By the way, everything that is claimed in the article is true, and it works very well. My phone is configured to do everything shown here plus more.
--Ed On Feb 4, 12:46 pm, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > What I did say is that many of these options, if made available to > users from the outset (with or without root), would have made the G1 > an outstanding competitor to the iPhone. I generally agree with > Incognito about look and feel, which is why it is ridiculous to > require root access to change something so simple as the appearance of > the clock on your home screen, or the icon set. I rooted my phone > because it was the only way I could be happy with my phone. > Apparently, I am not alone, and many others have done so for the same > reasons. (Voice of the Customer, anyone?) > > Multitouch, custom theming (look and feel), task manager, unfettered > SD card usage, tethering, autorotation, full backup and recovery > capabilities, plus much more = a better phone than you can get > anywhere else. > > Too bad you have to root it to get it. > > --Ed > > On Feb 4, 12:13 pm, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Looks like the average customers also needs a Task Manager! I would say its > > a balance between brains and beauty. > > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > >http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914http://androidrocks.in-Android > >Consulting. > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Incognito <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Don't agree. The average customer cares more about look and feel. > > > > On Feb 4, 2009, at 3:56 AM, Muthu Ramadoss <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > Wow, cool stuff. As someone was saying (Ed?) if only G1 had given root > > > access to its users it would have been hyped as a "true competition" to > > > iphone instead of the "one more smartphone" hype. > > > > I'm sure the next Android phone (G2?) is going be bigger and better! > > > > take care, > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > > <http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz>http://linkedin.com/in/tellibitz+91-9840348914 > > > <http://androidrocks.in>http://androidrocks.in-Android Consulting. > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Al Sutton < <[email protected]> > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> <http://hehe2.net/gadgets/howto-multitouch-tethering-task-manager-for-...> > > >>http://hehe2.net/gadgets/howto-multitouch-tethering-task-manager-for-... > > > >> Claims to have; > > >> - Tethering via USB, Bluetooth > > >> - Multitouch > > >> - Task Manager > > > >> What to people think? > > > >> Al. > > >> <http://andappstore.com/>http://andappstore.com/ > > > >> -- > > >> ====== > > >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the > > >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, > > >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. > > > >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not > > >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's > > >> subsidiaries. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
