DISQUS

Al Sutton · 1 year ago

25,000 isn't such a great figure when O2 were reporting 200,00 iPhone pre-registrations after the Steve Jobs iPhone 3G keynote.

There's also an issue with the price. At the moment the T-mobile website lists Combi 35 and Flext 40 @ 31.50, so do you pay the extra 8.50 a month just because you have a G1?, over a two year contract that means you're looking at paying 204 quid for the 'phone.

The other problem they face is a "what if" one... What if people don't like it?, if you dribble it out and it's not taken up you just end up with a pool of unsold 'phones, because it's geekier and bulkier than the N96, it's easily beaten by the camera and audio features in most phones in the same price bracket (no headphone socket.. I ask you), and it's not corporate enough to match the Blackberry or Windows Mobile devices, so what if it's squarely aimed at a market that ends up not being big enough to support it?

Am I getting one... not in the first batch... maybe I'll wait for the G1 2.0 :).

Al Sutton · 1 year ago

Correction to last post, O2 are reporting 200,000 ... the last zero got eaten by the dog ;).

jdbradford · 1 year ago

This is all great ... but have a couple of questions

1. Can you get the phone on any other tariff? I don't need lots of mins and texts are irrelevant if I can email/twitter

2. Are these going to be available in the "usual outlets" or is this a TMob store only deal?

Mac Morrison · 1 year ago

well as you've done a rather good job of advertising it for them - i think they should give you a free one.

mac

Ewan · 1 year ago

I have to buy mine like anyone else. Arse.

worldofnokia · 1 year ago

stores will have a life REAL WORKING G1 by end of next week if anyone wants to pop along to your local store to have a look.

paul · 1 year ago

you have got to check out http://www.g1tube.com

A great site for all the latest android videos