CNN says you can get a Tmobile G1 for $148.88 with a savings of $31.11 starting tomorrow at WalMart. Its still a 2 year contract and yes upgrade customers are also eligible.
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Tmobile let me sign one year contract to buy G1 phone for $299 with $18.88 upgrade fee.Is that fair??

@yzhu0312
Tmobile charged you an extra $150 for doing it a one year contract. Early termination fees are $175 I believe. For $25 extra you can terminate when ever you want. Also, they have pro rated termination fees now, which means after an year, you can terminate the contract by paying $175/2 = $87.50. Just my 2c...

phone looks like crap. the only good thing with G1 is the breadcrumbz app and google earth, both of which will be available on iPhone in firmware 2.2. and dont give me that open source crap because 1) you can jailbreak your iphone and 2) even not jailbroken, the apps available on the iphone are just as good as G1 ones

gimme the red

I like Google but not for a phone, I hear it's bulky and heavy... iPhone baby

nice software
piece of crap hardware

nevertheless, still a good heads up, friends of mine paid full price only to find out about the costco deal 2 days later

gohandbz88 said:... Everytime, you turn on the phone, it requires you to login to your google account.

This got to be annoying.

TryToBuy said:gohandbz88 said:... Everytime, you turn on the phone, it requires you to login to your google account.

This got to be annoying.

I usually don't turn off the phone unless I need to pull the sim card so it's not a nuisance at all.

mailfroggy said:phone looks like crap. the only good thing with G1 is the breadcrumbz app and google earth, both of which will be available on iPhone in firmware 2.2. and dont give me that open source crap because 1) you can jailbreak your iphone and 2) even not jailbroken, the apps available on the iphone are just as good as G1 ones

gimme the red

I have it and it's actually pretty amazing. It's got a very good keyboard, and the Google apps are implemented really well. I get 3G in my city, and GPS works well.
Actually, the only bad thing about it is a crappy camera (which needs motion compensation really badly, the photos are blurry as a rule).

You don't know what you're talking about. There is no "Google Earth," but it does have "Google Maps." Breadcrumbz is also not an included application.

It does not need to be jailbroken. There is an abundance of 3rd party applications, and there will only be more.

Look, just because you bought an iPhone and need to justify the $300-$500 you spent on it to feel good about your purchase, does not mean that iPhone is truly superior. If your mind was just a little bit more open, you'd see that G1 is every bit as good. And yes, I own an iPhone too.

stanr said:gohandbz88 said:Everytime, you turn on the phone, it requires you to login to your google account.

This statement is false. The phone logs you in automatically.

I stand corrected. I haven't turned off my phone since I turned it on for the first time.