Comments on: T-Mobile G1 review

By: ahriman22

ahriman22 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:43:25 +0000

There’s no point in getting her the phone if you aren’t paying for the data plan. It’s an INTERNET phone and allot of the features require the internet. Get her a cheaper phone, she’ll just bug you to upgrade the plan.

By: jessika

jessika — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:54:34 +0000

the g1 DOES have a keyboard on the touch screen. It seemed like the touch screen not having a keyboard was a bit thing with everyone. If you tap the part that says type to compose a keyboard comes out and it works really well so yeah. Just letting you all know that.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:57 +0000

My daughter wants the G1 and I have two questions – I won’t be paying for the web, so it will be a basic calling, texting phone. Does the phone perform well without having the web available? If we can find a decent used phone, are there any differences from phones first out or like a second or third printing of them?

By: Connor

Connor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:37:43 +0000

just lettin you guys know what the end is “angled like a banana” They thought it would help it to fit more comfortably in your hand and make it easier to text with. This way it rides up your right hand instead of sticking into the palm completely. I totaly disagree, but thats what the man at the Tmobile store told me.

And dont base your dislike off just one review. I’ve heard many say its a great phone

By: monique

monique — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:09:45 +0000

omg you guys are stupid i have the g1 and its one of the best phones ive ever had its fast and it does soooo much its like a small computer the phone is THE BEST almost as good as iphone

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By: Jaiter77

Jaiter77 — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:25:05 +0000

I own a G1, and it is, in my opinion, a great phone. Heck, I’m typing this with it. It’s not perfect, but the phone has some great features. I don’t think I am qualified to rate the G1 against the iPhone, but in some ways the G1 is better, and in other ways, the iPhone is better. For example, eMail on the iPhone is completely superior to email on the G1, but the G1 has a real keyboard. This review in paticular was hard on the G1, but to be fair, for the most part it was accurate. However I do NOT think anyone should not purchase the G1 because of this review. Go out and try it for yourselves. It’s a good phone.

By: J

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:17:02 +0000

i think everyone wants perfect out of the box with every possible feature. the benefits of the phone out weigh any negatives. it has good functionality that will only get better. for people who are supposidly tech based and intuitive you sure do cry a lot about things. the phone has promise and a good platform to build off of. as the months progress the phone will be tweeked and become even better. im not saying its perfect but it has great potential.

By: Mr. Realistic

Mr. Realistic — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:19:37 +0000

Um have you tried this bogus idea or are you just speculating? That does not not even sound like it would physically work. Stick to your day job, an inventor you are not…. lol

By: BranDon

BranDon — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:38:06 +0000

This phone is amazing i’ve had it for a week an three days now this phone does everything many of the problems you talk about are basically non accuring the speakers have amazing clarity, the buttons are just perfect an the phones wi-fi an 3-G have topped not one not two but seven of my friends i-phones, AND blackberries the service is amazing T-mobile has totally outdone themselves

By: joe

joe — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:50:22 +0000

i dont understand why everybody thinks tmobile has such horrible service .. ive had tmobile for about 4 years and i get great service everywhere .. i guess it all depends on location .. i cant wait until my g1 comes next week !!

By: joe

joe — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:53:28 +0000

The iphone is so bad the texting is garbo i hated it after a week i sold it for 400 more than i bought it for now i have a sidekick lx i had a slide and a iD i love my lx i cant live without it…for christmas the only thing i asked for was a g1 and i cant wait it looks better than the iphone and the sidekick i just hope the aim is good

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:07:41 +0000

As for the Banana shape… If you lay it face down, it keeps the screen from actually touching the surface. Kind of a good idea…

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:37:48 +0000

Just wanted to say I got the G1 last week and love it! It’s not perfect but no phone is. I wanted to clear up the fact that the LED lights DO IN FACT light up for alerts. Whenever my phone is in sleep mode and I get a text, missed call, etc; the green light blinks.

By: TexasCNC

TexasCNC — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:53:35 +0000

I was surprised myself at how poor the G1 handles email and I’m not just talking about Outlook.
The capabilities of the email client are terrible. Nothing like GMail on the WEB – as a matter of fact I have to use the G1 web browser to get to gmail because the native client is so bad.
No capability to edit emails.

IMHO if you need email capability to take care of business the G1 is not a toll you want to invest in at this point. A third party application is seriously needed to make this a usable platform. I’m sure this will come but without it today (Nov.2008) it is only a phone; which works quite well.

By: Email? You don't need no Stinking Email

Email? You don't need no Stinking Email — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:37:30 +0000

I really feel that the e-amil weakness of the G1 needs to be made VERY clear. It is the worst experince you could possibly imagine. Google mail on the G1 only get to Goo… Really I have to use the WEB browser on the G1 to use the ‘WEB’ Gmail as what is sync’d directly by the G1 is not usable.

No edit capabilities are available, except to edit subject.

Touch the forward email option and it will not allow you to edit the Quoted Text.

So while everyone is focused on the fact that the G1 cannot connect to Outlook Exchange I was blown away with the poor excuse for its own Gmail support; in a nutshell the feel of GMail on GoogleWEB is not there at all. If emails are a part of your daily activity IMHO the G1 is not a tool you want to invest in until a third party application is developed that is racked on this website with four stars or better.

As for my busines email activities I’m forced to use OWA thru our business exchange server. Usually this is considered a last ditch effort as OWA in itself is not a robost enviroment BUT it is light ahead of what you get on the G1 – I repeat it is Light years ahead of anything else on the G1 one today (Nov.2008)

I hope this helps someone thinking about getting a G1 for business eMail, wait or pay the pain I’m suffering.

By: random1

random1 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:04:20 +0000

no its actually a good devise, i think like the first Iphone, the carrier could have waited a little longer and get theyre s**t together…the phone itself takes a few days to get used to but hey ive had it since launch and hasnt crashed on me once. I know of people that have the Iphone and it crashes on them all the time…all in all i think that Android is here to stay

By: JustTorn

JustTorn — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:24:26 +0000

I previously was using the blackberry pearl and one thing that I hated was not being able to see some links sent via email etc. Hence why I was so excited about the G1. I agree there are a lot of things that lack in this design one thing that I can not get passed is constantly losing the ability to receive or make calls. I have had this phone since the 20th and the past week I have had issues with using the phone for calls. Called Tmobile and they acknoledged that G1 phones were having these issues. How funny is it that the phone does everything else but make phone calls.
Also my phone has turned off a number of times and has made it difficult to turn on. I called for a replacement phone and will give it 1 more week, if not, going back to my BB pearl for CALLS, very quick email and AIM service

By: mike shuster

mike shuster — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:20:29 +0000

ahahahahahahaahah goodd one on the ” thats what she said ” actually had me laughinggg hahahaha .. but im getting this phone for christmas..

1. will they tweek all the problems by then . ?

2. for aim.. the messages take a while to come threw ?? i am really looking forward to aim and texting on this device but is the aim good ?

please commenntt over thiss with pros n cons and details on the a.i.m pleeaseeeeeeee

By: G1userforawhile

G1userforawhile — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:02:13 +0000

I dont normally post comments on blogs, but I did feel the need to post after reading this article.

I am going to have a hard time believing much of any kind of review that comes from this website after this. There are alot of things that just simply are not true about the phone, and many things that are just mis-understood.

I pretty much stopped reading the article when the IM application starts to get talked about; Hiding offline buddies? That can be found in the settings menu…..

Wi-Fi DEMOLISHING the battery? Not really. I can leave the phone on all day with wifi and Edge, with heavy calling and I still only have to charge it once a day.

Regardless, I hope that BGR is able to get its reviewing skills up to snuff and actually USE the product before reviewing – not a half-baked pre-launch sounding review. (One that had many inaccuracies at that) This is one more reader you lost because of this article – not because of the negatives about the phone, because like all things it has negatives, but the article was written poorly and not even correct.

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:36:41 +0000

I had the SK LG before this phone. SK never had good reception, was always looking for service, and I had crazy amount of dropped calls. I have been using the G1 and it is like a breath of fresh air. I don’t think people should get discouraged. It is a good phone. Yes the aim should be better, other then that it is worth it!

By: abcyesn

abcyesn — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:22:43 +0000

I just surfed the web today and was checking other sites of forums about people with Pre-ordering their phones after Oct. 3rd – 21st that we had to wait till November 10th. I have just read that it is supposed to be shipped out for all pre-orders during this week!!! WOW!! i do not know how they did it, but it has been confirmed that they will come about 3 days prior to the shipped date that you receive from UPS tracking!! Although mine is not shipped yet, hopefully it will be soon…

http://www.G1-Forum.com is a website that’s dedicated to the T-Mobile G1.

By: Mayra

Mayra — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:47:55 +0000

I think the review on this is pretty bad. No offense. But some of it really isn’t even true. I have it and I really do love it. Obviously it’s not going to be perfect, it’s only the g1. Once the g2 or g3 comes out that will be a lot better… I love everything about it though, the only things that I dislike is the fact that it takes MORE than 10 seconds to take a picture, it’s ridiculous. Another thing that I don’t really like is that it doesn’t look that nice, it looks kind of cheep. But really it is a good cell, and I would recommend anyone to get it.

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:21:03 +0000

I have the G1… this is a good review. As it is with pretty much anything… nothing will ever live up to what people want.

Probably my biggest complaint is the headphone jack… but at the same time I never used my phone as an mp3 player my I-Pod does the job np.. and since i don’t listen to music when i’m not at my desk or in my car all is well.

By: fabian

fabian — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:12:39 +0000

re: michael jones
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/10/16/t-mobile-g1-review/#comment-299253

if you raise the keys it may not close and they will eventually trap dust and fall off

By: abcyesn

abcyesn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:43:24 +0000

These are some of the features that are easily implemented with the software of the G1 but havent been setup yet. The third one is a hardware feature issue.

1. Stereo Bluetooth: I love this feature on my other devices mostly for music. I have a bluetooth stereo speakerphone that i love but i cant use it for anything other than calls with the G1 in its current state. i would love to just send it over bluetooth and have it play.

2. UMA/Hotspots calling: Yes this really should have been a launch feature but I know from other devices like the blackberry curve, the software has to be optimized to not kill the battery since its running over wifi. Blackberry has done a great job with there version so I imagine its only a matter of time before we get it on the G1.

3. 3.5mm audio jack: This is a HTC thing, they ship the G1 with a very good quality headset but many would like to plug up the device to a auxillary or use different headphones. I believe i have seen adapters for this but the last one i saw for 10 dollars was a motorola branded one and i wouldnt take a chance on anything other than htc.

4. Corporate email and outlook: these should come in time considering the phone lends itself to users who actually have a need for these services.

For more see http://www.G1-Forum.com

By: piccabo

piccabo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:20:57 +0000

well, i am a few days behind on this review, but i just got my device (work for the company) and i love it. I agree with a lot of this review, but i will say that the open platform has kept me glued to this thing since I got it last week. Every day more applications are available and contrary to what others are saying on these reviews the size is perfect and it does not in any way feel cheap or plasticy. It feels solid and fits in my hand better than an iphone. The auto focus on the camera can be a pain but the touch screen is great and the google apps preloaded make it so much fun right out of the box. Oh, and I might add, the speaker phone is the best I have EVER used, I was in a busy parking lot with some street racer cars driving by and I held the phone at my hip and talked and the people inside one of my locations could hear me crystal clear. Hope this helps!

By: D4RK_4NG3L

D4RK_4NG3L — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:34:26 +0000

I may not get all the sweet stuff to review however when I get stuff I try to be straight forward and not put a douchebagish twist on anything. Yes and I invent my own words too. So yes now I am going to shamelessly plug my blog because this blog makes me look so good http://d4rk-4ng3l.blogspot.com

By: dan

dan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:27:53 +0000

Ummm wow…if I see the word bias(ed) one more ‘effin time…seriously though bg hire some decent writers…it seems the tech blog scene lost its way…we should be psyched about this device because the os is left unpolished…we’re all still geeks right? Some of us are devs!! I mean these reviews come off like some mr.gadget or whatever his name is ‘tech’ segment on local news stations…we all get the concept yet get mad when google doesn’t cross our t’s and dot our I’s…I just want a review aimed at the geeks not the consumer…open platforms are not for everybody…get an iphone if you dnt wanna get ur hands dirty…3rd parties make great apps and I can’t tell you how many windows phones I’ve killed effin with the registry and downloading shady apps…that’s the spirit…I don’t know anymore this site lost all its spunk engadget blows and gizmodo is just engadget for stoners….which is hilarious but still….not good anymore…im goin to ars peace. LOS ANGELES JUNGLIST WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!

By: D4RK_4NG3L

D4RK_4NG3L — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:43:56 +0000

Don’t be a sheep, use the phone yourself and see if it works well for you, Reviews are told through the reviewer’s bias, the only true way to find out is to be there first hand. If you keep an open mind, and try it your self I am sure you will be nicely surprised… Thank the universe for Reference Numbers!!!! BTW its not like any of these reviewers had an agenda lol!!!!!!

By: GODMODE

GODMODE — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:36:34 +0000

God, how depressing. Gizmodo and Engadget say similar things. To late to cancel, though.

Maybe tmobile will get the BB Storm?