Still too geeky... try http://uk.lge.com/products/model/detail/mobilephones_lgviewty(ku990).jhtml
Key point; no keyboard. Al. Michael Martin - MM Agency wrote: > Al, > > You echoed my thoughts and term of "Geek Phone" - now what if the G1 came > out looking like this - > http://www.googleandblog.com/slick-google-android-phone/3215/ > > > ,Michael Martin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Al Sutton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Who else is thinking this... > > > I'm going down the route of unlocking the G1 so I can use my normal SIM > which I get decent 2G & 3G coverage from. > > As for mass adoption, I think the problem is not simply cost. The > T-Mobile shop I visited is in a town of 75,000 people and is the > commercial hub for a number of surrounding towns and villages. It has a > number of web design agencies based there as well as "Internet > consultancies" and a couple of small ISPs. The next nearest T-Mobile > shop is 8 miles away and when I visited them at around mid-day today > (launch day here) I was the second person who had shown an interest in > buying a G1. Talking to the in-store staff the main issues seemed to be > lack of headphone socket, poor camera, and form-factor. > > The impression I got was that it looked too "Businessy" for the people > after a personal 'phone, yet it's not got the Business functionality > that corporates want (Exchange intgration, no PDF reader, etc.). > > I guess it may just be a geek-phone :). > > Al. > > P.S. I still laugh when I see that T-Mobile UK offer the user guide from > their website as a PDF and, of course, you can't read it on a G1. > > Mogees wrote: > >> I certainly understand where you're coming from in terms of you not >> getting the 3G coverage and also being forced to pay for more minutes >> than you need. On the point about the G1 not gaining mass adoption, >> here's some news that may point to the contrary. Walmart is going to >> start selling G1's for $149 in the US, which I think will make it a >> very popular mass market gift in the US for this holiday season. >> >> http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/wal-mart-sell-g1-149/2008-10-28 >> >> >> On Oct 29, 2:44 am, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I've recently decided not to buy a G1 when they launch in the UK (where >>> I live) for a number of reasons, I'm wondering who else has thought it >>> through and come to a similar conclusion? >>> >>> Al. >>> >>> P.S. For anyone who is interested I've put my reasons in my blog >>> > athttp://alsutton.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/why-i-wont-be-buying-the-and... > >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
