I’ve recieved my long-awaited G1 from the UK, I believe it was the third to become available on eBay UK and the first that I could convince the seller to ship to Australia.
The good news is that I successfully unlocked it with the service at http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com/ and it is FULLY WORKING with 3G on the 3 network in Australia.
More to come in the morning! Read More…
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This post was written by Dave Sims on November 7, 2008
Finally, the G1 has been probed, in a naughty way! You can now ‘jailbreak’ your G1 - giving you root access to the device. There check out the how to here at androidcommunity. Read More…
This post was written by Dave Sims on November 5, 2008
After exhaustive research we’re able to bring you some advice that could save you a few bucks. The t-Mobile G1 that’s available in the USA and is currently being shipped, is incompatible with australian 3G networks. Buying one of the phones currently on eBay and trying to use it in Australia will only end in tears and heartbreak of unprecidented magnitude.
There’s hope on the horizon though, and it comes from those whingers up in that cold place.
The UK version of the G1 will be compatible with optus, telstra and voda’s 3G networks. (Not sure about 3 at this stage). With a zero cost option available there, it won’t be long until some of these beauties show up on eBay UK. Read More…
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This post was written by Dave Sims on October 16, 2008
Well it was bound to happen sooner or later, and for all I know there may have been previous auctions, but today I went to check out eBay and see if any G1s were listed. Well there are loads!
This one is a white one! (many have asked the seller how he managed to pre-order a white g1.. ) and the seller has only 1 positive feedback of 100% - nonetheless the bid is currently at over US$800 (it ends in around 16 hours)
This one’s black! but the seller looks a lot more legit - with much more feedback all 100%. I bid US$600 on this and was outbid instantly so I’m sure the final price will push into the 4 figures.
Another black one from a legit looking seller, currently at ~$450, and last but not least, there’s about 40 of these ones from a seller with only 1 feedback rating… *sniff sniff* what’s that? cat food??
I’d be very careful buying a G1 on eBay - it’s the kind of product release that brings the scammers out of the woodwork.
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This post was written by Dave Sims on October 15, 2008
Michael Martin over at Google Android News has reported that T-Mobile UK announced availability of the T-mobile G1 on a £40 per monthplan with ZERO intial cost. Yes, that’s right, the poms get free G1s! It’s a bloody outrage I tells ya. They are apparently available from October 30th and 25,000 lucky anglo-techies have pre-ordered the G1.
You poor yanks have to hand over $175 of your hard earned credit crunched dollars, while the tea-sipping nancy-boys in the UK get their G1 for nada. WELL I WON’T STAND FOR IT. (Ok I will)
Here’s T-mobile Uk’s page about the G1..
Now if only they’d make the G1 available in Australia.. I would be a happier man.
UPDATE! Here’s the official press release
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This post was written by Dave Sims on October 15, 2008
T-mobile have come to the party for those of us who are itching to try out the new G1 smart phone before it’s official release. They’ve put an emulator online which allows you to play with most of the G1’s cool features. Check it out at the T-Mobile website. Read More…
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This post was written by Dave Sims on October 5, 2008
A leaked image of a dark and dull looking screenshot from an internal source at Best Buy has found it’s way onto the internet, more specifically to The Boy Genius Report.
If we squint a lot, we can read an “In Stock Date” of the 26th of October, and a “Street Date” of the 16th of November, which let’s us assume that the T-mobile G1 will be sold in Best Buy stores from the 16th of november 2008.
Hands up if you are going to camp out the front? Read More…
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This post was written by Dave Sims on October 2, 2008
Those zany techsters over at Android Community have just recieved confirmation that the 16gb microSD cards WILL be supported by the T-Mobile G1, with a firmware upgrade. Read more at their site! Read More…
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This post was written by Dave Sims on September 30, 2008
Here’s a video showing the packaging of the T-Mobile G1. I’m sure many of us can’t wait to have the pretty green and white box in our hot little hands!!
Thanks to android community. Read More…
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This post was written by Dave Sims on September 29, 2008
