[android-beginners] Re: Cheapest way to acquire a development phone?

2009-08-25 Thread Yusuf Saib (T-Mobile USA)
You don't need a development phone to try out apps. Dev phones are for people who want to change the OS. Any Android phone with WiFi but no plan could be used to try out apps. Yusuf Saib Android ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the

[android-beginners] Re: Cheapest way to acquire a development phone?

2009-08-25 Thread Casper Bang
Search on ebay or wait a few months, as current owners of the HTC Magic with 6 month contract (like me), will want to move on to newer devices. /Casper On 24 Aug., 21:01, Ron ronbruck...@comcast.net wrote: I need an actual Google phone with GPS to get some idea of what applications are out

[android-beginners] Re: Cheapest way to acquire a development phone?

2009-08-25 Thread Bart Trojanowski
Hi Ron, I found that acquiring a Tmobile G1 on eBay a cheap alternative to buying an ADP1. You should be able to get a used G1 for about $200, and a new one for about $300. Make sure you get an unlocked one if you plan on using it on a network other than Tmobile. Judging by your email address