T-Mobile myTouch 3G '1.2' in the wild, Fender not the only one that can play this game

If you thought you'd have to submit to the reality of owning a faux woodgrain-themed myTouch to get in on that all-important 3.5mm headphone jack, think again -- the myTouch 3G "1.2" that's been making the rounds on the rumor circuit recently has just been snapped, it seems, and it's exactly what you'd expect: a Fender Limited Edition minus the Fender branding and with a return to the solid colored-shells of old. For most -- particularly those who don't believe in that loud, newfangled rock 'n roll -- this is probably a more sensible choice, and we'd argue it probably breathes enough life into the aging set to keep in on shelves for the better part of 2010.

[micanuck Posted Jan 22nd 2010 12:14PM]

so a regular myTouch3G *doesn't* have a 3.5mm jack?? Seems silly that it wouldn't have one from the get-go...

[Iamperfect2 Posted Jan 22nd 2010 1:22PM]

Yea, I liked my regular mytouch but switched to Fender for $30 extra and got the 3.5 Jack (headset included) n 16 gig micro SD card. The new music player included with fender is pretty nice too. The instruments apps are fun. I haven't listened to the included music yet.

[illiterati Posted Jan 25th 2010 10:11PM]

@Iamperfect2 woah how'd you manage to get out of the original contract?

[Iamperfect2 Posted Jan 25th 2010 11:51PM]

@illiterati I called in to cancel my service.

[Peter F Posted Jan 22nd 2010 1:25PM]

If they are going to be getting a new phone why not go for something else? Something with a modern processor perhaps?

[marik1234 Posted Jan 22nd 2010 1:52PM]

^Agreed, the MT3G is so last gen. I have T-Mobile and have been with them forever and love them and won't be leaving anytime soon but wow come on T-Mo hop off the MT3G, it's a garbage last gen phone. Step up your game to something current gen and not that garbage 528mhz CPU or a garbage 3.2" screen and non AMOLED at that too. smfh. Makes me even more raged with the fuckin Espresso comingo out soon which is basically gonna be a MT3G with a sidekick-like keyboard, god fuckin damn please get rid of that last gen 528mhz CPU and 3.2 non AMOLED screen and move on to something respectable atleast. HTC needs to step its game up with physical keyboards too. Look at what Moto did, they went all out and actually gave us something ahead of the time with the Droid even tho I prolly won't ever have it because I'm never going to Verizon, T-Mo has better coverage, speed AND prices for me where I live, plus phones...so yea absolutely no reason for me to go VZW, it'd be stupid for me. But anyway yea the Droid has a nice CPU with that ARM cortex A8 600mhz AND a frickin 3.7" screen. It might not be AMOLED but it's not like Moto just decided to settle on something and call it a day and halfass it, they didn't settle at 3.5", they went all out with 3.7", AND a physical keyboard and Android 2.0...while no T-Mo devices have 2.0 yet, excluding the Nexus One because I don't classify it as a T-Mo phone because of all the problems with that situation. That's the one area Google messed up in how they handled selling the Nexus One, they need to fix that too. I mean everyone has flaws even T-Mo who's my favorite carrier and I wouldn't switch to anyone else. I'm using a G1, can't decide whether to stick with Android and get the Nexus One or get the HD2 even tho it's WinMo...doesn't look like any beast Android QWERTY phones are coming out soon so might as well just get a touch only beast phone right now. Don't want the N900.

[pachi72 Posted Jan 22nd 2010 4:00PM]

@marik1234 Tmobile doesn't have better coverage than Verizon.

[whoiam06 Posted Jan 26th 2010 2:36PM]

@pachi72 "... T-Mo has better coverage, speed AND prices for me where I live ..." Please not that the previous poster had noted for where they live.

[maythetechbewithyou Posted Jan 24th 2010 12:11AM]

My question is why get it if it costs the same with contract for a superior Nexus One?

[whoiam06 Posted Jan 26th 2010 4:41PM]

@maythetechbewithyou Because you have to get it through Google. Even if you're a current subscriber to T-Mobile, you have to pay something along the lines of $280 as an upgraded price vs. a new 2 year contract through T-Mobile via Google, and $530 unlocked. So in the long run the Nexus One is still more expensive.

[maythetechbewithyou Posted Jan 26th 2010 5:49PM]

@whoiam06


Are you sure about that? google.com/phone has it for 179 with a two year contract for new subscribers. My general pricing and decision question was geared to new subscribers as well so yes by my meaning the Nexus One is the better option