G1 All Dressed Up UPDATED

a couple of things that are probably not generally known (my apologies if you already do): flexpay and prepaid customers are not eligible to per-order the phone. the white g1 will be available at product launch in 10/22 from the stores. it will not be available for presale at all. brown, black and white are the only colors that have been mentioned anywhere in our resources as of this date. tmo is expecting delays in shipping (due to overwhelming response) by as much as 13 days after the 10/22 launch date for the phones to begin arriving at your home, but they will go out to those who pre-ordered first. in other words, you may see it arrive on 10/22, but just as likely later. you will be billed for the phone on the date it actually ships to your home. we anticipate the demand in store to be so great that we will run out very quickly, my guess is same day with follow up shipments due after the presales are sent out from the warehouse. my guess is just that, a guess. it is pure speculation on my part. according to fox news, not my work resources, the g1 will only be available in tmo stores that are in three-g network cities upon national launch. there was a definite lack of info on that subject at work. cust care can only tell which cities three-g has already launched in and which cities it will launch in by the end of the year. we do not know three-g launch dates. a good thing to keep in mind is that you must have a google account to use the data portion of the phone, because the phone will require login to Google (hey, they had to get something out of the whole deal, right?). the data services for the phone are running $35 including unlimited sms/mms or $25 per month 400 sms/mms. Google talk is included unlimited with the lower plan, but other IM clients use up your text messages, so for heavens sake, be careful! I doubt there will be a keylock function because the screen slides shut, as mentioned on the features section of the microsite, and usually that means no keylock. that is pure speculation on my part, tho. I could easily be wrong. until the national launch, tmo cust care will be directing all inquiries re: the G1 to the website. we actually have very little info otherwise. hope these little details help!

I have more info and some corrections! first, foxnews is wrong; when the phone launches nationally, it’s nationally, not just in 3G network area stores. next, jennyfur, what glaring mistake are you referring to in the picture, and which pic, and which site? for pricing, what I have seen so far is 179.99 for customers eligible for the full discount on a handset upgrade, 299.99 for those who qualify for a partial discount, and 399.99 for full price. your eligibility depends on when you purchased your last phone from tmo and how long your last contract was. PLEASE do not call cust care if you don’t like the pricing you are eligible for, we can’t do a thing about it! the G1 does support MSN IM. correction to my earlier post: your new contract date is as of the day you order, not the day you receive the phone. the phone is not available in puerto rico (sorry). you can only order one phone per phone number; if you are not sure if your order went thru, and upon trying again a second time on the same phone number you receive an error message stating the number is ineligible, your first order made it thru just fine. your buyers remorse period starts the day you receive the phone. THE BIG NEWS: the phones are now expected to ship in time for pre-sales to arrive ON 10/22! this is not what we were told yesterday, and I am glad to hear it, personally! if you want to track your order on ups.com, it will show “backordered” until it ships. ShadowSearcher: whatever the system shows you are eligible for now is what you will be eligible for on the release date if your contract ends before then, AND you have not updated recently. so, go ahead and order now. if you’re not sure and want to be certain you are eligible for the full discount, call cust care and ask. I know that some people are paranoid about possible bugs because this is the first phone of its kind, but remember that EVERY phone has them, regardless of “fixes” in later models. the next model is always going to have upgrades to hardware and/or software and that phone will consequently have its own issues. trust me, I can see all the known issues for every tmo phone, and when I worked at another major cell company prior, it was exactly the same. waiting is pointless. realmarider, where did you get $350 from? sounds like you included the cost of express shipping, and it’s just a couple of days more for ground which is free. save the money, wait a couple of days. derrick, have you upgraded very recently? that may be what’s making you ineligible. if not, call cust care and ask t it is giving you that message. lloyd (the infamous): you speak as if you have held the phone. have you? i’m curious how you know the picture jumps (remember, it has autofocus), how the micro SD is a hotswap wannabe, and how you know what the keyboard feels like. I’m not attacking, I’m really curious! if you have actually held one of these puppies, I have some questions! like, is the exterior rubberized or plasticky? I can’t tell from the pics. btw, the screen does not swivel, it just slides. what I haven’t figured out is how it is supposed to have a hinge if it slides. I taken apart many slides and haven’t seen one with a hinge yet. ah well, have fun and happy ordering!

oh man, you’re right! I didn’t even notice! as much as I love my job, even I have to admit that is pretty stupid! not even a time zone difference could be used to explain that one. you can’t even chalk it up to job security- you know, the old “make intentional mistakes so you have something to fix later” thing.