It's official: T-Mobile unveiling first Android handset next Tuesday
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Sep 16th 2008 2:42PM
posted Sep 16th 2008 2:42PM
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DO WANT!
woohoo! it's about TIME.
AAHHH YEAH!!!!
Is it gonna be that thing in the picture? Looks kinda ugly.
That's what she said... About this other thing:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/ipod-nano-4g-leaked-in-actual-factual-really-real-spy-photo/
Then bam! It was released!
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/
Yeah... Android itself is ugly as hell, it seems.
lol, and then everyone loved the nano after it was released
People love the new Nano?
It might be ugly, but at least we'll be free from Microsoft and Apple. http://htcsource.com
Ever tried to look at yourself in a bleedin' mirror?
Exciting times we live in.
Now, how exactly do we go about installing Android on HTC Touches, Moto RAZRs, Samsung Instincts and Apple iPhones?
Man everyones going to have a new HTC but Verizon soon... =(
Fuck Verizon! :)
lmao
Verizon already has a HTC
As much as I like my iPhone (Classic) I am really looking forward to seing what comes out of tghe Dream and Android. I thinK ai m ready to move away from AT&T, but certainly not ready to move to T-Mobile. Maybe if Verizon got their hands on this thing and didn't lock it down to much. A guy can... DREAM... I guess.
-K
Verizon *not* completely destroying something by locking it down with its own branded crap? Keep dreamin'...
Why not T-Mobile? What's wrong with it?
huzzah!
I have been advising friends to hold out on iphone purchases just because dreams, storms, diamonds and who knows what were on the horizon.
hurray for choice
also maybe soon we can get a recent version of android running natively on a nokia n8x0 then i will be in gadget hog heaven
Here's hoping there a version of android for the 770. I have one kicking around that could use a supported OS. Speaking of which, the lack of support for the 770 has been one reason I never bought the 810 and people still say the 810 is quirky - hasn't Nokia had long enough to do bug fixes?
Anybody know when we're going to be able to get our hands on one in a store?
Well, the N800 did come in between there, and it's still being supported. Word from Nokia is that they learned their lesson over the 770 support-dropping; you know they came out with a version of OS2008 for it?
But I doubt Android will go back to hardware that old, at least for a while; the community people who'd be doing the device-specific work will more likely want to focus on the more powerful N8x0. And of course, the next generation of tablets will be OMAP3, for which TI is opening the specs, greatly easing the work.
i am getting one
So, is the UI going to be as is, or is the Dream going to sport a pimped up version of Android? Any Guesses?
Considering the hardware itself is an almost completely unchanged concept device, I highly doubt there are going to be many tweaks on the software side, either. T-Mo will write an application for MyFaves on the Home Screen and call it a day.
Finally, we long-suffering t-mobile users have the upper hand!
Man, for years we've been lacking in the hardware department. Loyal Tmo customers rejoice! I'm wondering what became of that 17th presale date that was being tossed around.
yup .. it's been a long long time. I've thought about bailing out on tmo so many times.
can't wait!
You'll only have the Upper-hand when it's the 2nd Gen or later version of Android - and when a phone (Hardware) worthy of Android is bearing the Android soul - let's not even mention T-Mobile and their pathetically slow attempt to roll out 3G across the USA?
I was on the T-Mobile boat for a while - but one can only wait so long before you must go else-where.
Sorry T-Mobile - do something to show me that you love me - make me fall in love with you again, and maybe, MAYBE - I'll take you back!
To T-Mo'Bull...
Very good statement... Because at&t was SO fast...SO FAST they they decided to roll out their 3G on existing GSM frequencies which now is backfiring at them as both networks must co-exist on the same frequency...WHICH in this case means that the more people blabber on their phone, the more their 3G network suffers and downgrades your data to EDGE. That's the way to do it...uhuh uhuh
AWESOME!!!
Hopefully it's not the ugly thing in the photo. Either way this is cool. I already have T-Mobile and have been waiting on a sweet Android phone for an upgrade. My current Nokia is on its last legs!
Excellent. Let's see what this thing can really do.
does it come with the cheetah (or is that tiger?) print pouch like the background?
I believe you'll find that it is in fact, Lepoard.
Cheetahs tend to have more solid colour spots, whereas lepoards usually sport two-or-more colour rosettes.
From the picture above, I would say that the device may be either huge, or too small buttoned. OS probably great though.
I hope this event really delivers (confirms?) the details (like pricing, data plans, preloaded apps, etc.) and not just everything we pretty much know so far.
Either way, I can't wait. It's about time for official-ness.
Looks good. I'm an AT&T guy, but I've always been curious about the whole Android project and this device.
FINALLY.
Will buy this hopefully will use gears and wifi together so I dont need a data plan.
You'll be on hand for the hands-on, eh?
Damn, and I ordered my iPhone on Thurs. Oh well.
the time has come now, can not wait for the Tuesday!
Verzion needs to release the HTC Touch Pro before the Android for me to stick with them. If that doesn't happen im jumping ship to T-Mobile.
Go ahead and jump, the water's nice. Plus we're GSM = most cell phones in the world.
I WANT THE ANDROID. I JUST DON'T WANT THIS UGLY PHONE. ONLY IF IT WAS THE HTC TOUCH HD WITH ANDROID THEN IT WOULD BE GREAT. SORRY GOOGLE BUT THIS HEADSET IS AWFUL. I'LL JUST JOIN THE CROWD AND GET A IPHONE.
if you think that headset is big you should see the phone! wow! (idiot)
If you think the headset is big, you should see ALL CAPS WRITING IN BLOG COMMENTS!!!!!
THIS IS HOT!!!
Exciting!
TMo must be tired of customers defecting to AT&T for the iPhone.
You know until the 3G iPhone, T-mobile customers were the one group who had no reason to go to ATT? Same data quality, much better rates, and no need to sign a new contract. (Unless visual voicemail is really that desired; I've never had an iPhone or ATT service, so I don't know what I'm missing...)
I don't think, based on either the OS or the industrial design of the device, that this is going to prove to be a compelling argument for them to stay...
Where will the event be? Will it be part of advertising week? Google is having a few events next week. They will be busy...
I read somewhere it is to be held in Seattle. Sorry, no source :(
I'll have one to go please.. thanks..
Wow.,this is the new "IPHONE KILLER"????
Where'd the confirmation come from?
@ joel
yeah joel im pretty sure this is more than an iphone killer. i think itll be an iphone slaughterer. like straight spartan 300 status. i have an unlocked iphone on tmobile and i will admit that i love it and i am an apple fan but both fans and fanboys must admit that the iphone is lacking in some departments and it is in those very departments that the android picks up the slack. i am very excited about the release on the 13th and the anouncment on the 23rd but what about the rumored preorder tomorrow the 17th? any word if thats still a possibility? oh yeah and ANDROID WILL BE EPIC! IPHONES EAT SHIT!
" ...i have an unlocked iphone on tmobile and i will admit that i love it and i am an apple fan but... IPHONES EAT SHIT!"
I think you are confused, and possibly out of breath.
+ranked both of you.
I don't think he's confused; first off, one could be an Apple fan, and criticize the iPhone for not being an Apple Newton, and in fact running counter to the Apple way (though there are very few who actually would do so...); second, I think that was an order, not an assessment.
Out of breath, though? Definitely.
This is probably a good time to remind people that Android isn't just about one phone. There will be others; if you don't like this design there will be another Android phone that you will like, most likely in 2009.
I hope this unveiling will give information on a UK release.
I've been waiting for this for ages, so close to settling for a Diamond many times too!
THJ and Benson. thanks for the up rank ( i ranked both of you up too). Im not confused at all however i do see how my post could make one think so. what i mean to say is that i like my iphone and last year when it was released it was the best phone (in my opinion) on the market. No device is perfect, including the iphone, this is where i say eat shit iphone because as good as a phone that it is, it also lacks some of the most crucial basic features. mms most importantly for me. this is where the dream (g1, android, killa) will pick up the slack. iphone had its year of fame and it was a good phone but its time to hand the throne over. and concerning the fanboy status, i dont consider myself a fanboy because i dont pledge alligance to one brand. i am a fanboy of what i like. if apple makes a good product here and there i am going to give credit where credit is due but the same goes for any other company as well (HTC). thanks again guys.
Can't wait to compare this baby to the SE X1 experia and the omnia and decide wich one will be a worthy successor for my aging N95 8gb.
I was with Cingular/AT&T for 30 days. They have, hands down, the most hideous customer service on the planet. I signed up for their service when I moved to Texas. With my move nad the change of address, their first bill to me got crossed in the mail and was returned to them. Do you think that they might have called me? I mean they gave me the phone number so it's not like they didn't know it. No. They just shut off my service without so much as a call or email or letter. How pathetic is that? Then they tried to feed me this cr@p that I was actually a day beyond my free trial period because Amazon activated my phone two days before I received it and therefore I owed them $245. After finally relenting to let me out of my contract, they agreed to only bill me for the service I used, but sent me a bill for the full $245 anyway. It took 4 months and dozens of phone calls before I could get a full, itemized bill of the charges to determine what I actually needed to pay them. It was the most miserably pathetic excuse for customer I ever experienced. They could save TONS of money by just simply deleting the entire customer service organization, top to bottom.
Anyway, I drooled over the iPhone but will never buy one as long as it's locked into AT&T. After the 30 day AT&T disaster, TMo took me back with open arms and I have no plans on leaving.
This Android thing seems pretty cool. I am seriously looking forward to this launch.
some people here doesnt understand what is android all about. please read-up first before you trot that iPhone in here.