Comments on: Rumor: HTC Dream (G1) to sell for $200? http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:38:33 -0500 hourly 1 By: Lee http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-948140 Lee Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:29:26 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-948140 Cab- this is an old article. The 200 dollars that is quoted at the top of this page was a limited time introductory offer made to t-mobile customers before the actual release of the phone to the public. We were allowed to PRE-ORDER the phone at a price tag of 199.99 (with an extension of contract). But that offer has expired. It was a pretty cool offer for the customers, and for t-mobile. It allowed us to get their new phone at a largely discounted price (about HALF market cost). And it allowed us to get it, without fighting the mobs at the stores trying to get one. It saved us a Lot of hassle. It also worked out well for t-mo because their customers were getting these phones a day or two before they actually went out on the shelves, so here they had all these peeps that already had the phones, telling other people "how cool they are" and telling them that they need to rush out and get one. Like Amused is saying, we DO actually get a discount on it, if we are a customer. But, we have to qualify for that discount, depending on how long we have been a customer to the company. AND we now have the option to get the phones at a discount thru them and their authorized dealers without the contract extension. But just for less of a discount. A lot of other companies WONT do that, because it doesnt guarentee them a continuous income for the company thru a longer service contract, or thru a cancelation fee. On the flip-side of what you are saying Cab, I can see the other side of the point. I can get, say... a LG voyager thru verizon for 75 bucks as a new customer. Or pay about 250 bucks for it, as an existing customer. (Which is still about 70 bucks less than market). IS that fair to existing verizon customers? No, not really fair at all. However, these companies HAVE to draw in new customers, in order to stay in business. So they make offers like that to draw in new suckers, er... I mean customers so that they can stay afloat. Besides, we STILL end up paying for that phone, regardless of what we pay up front for it. Part of what we pay every month goes to paying for that phone. Or part of the cancelation fees goes to paying what they lost money on, on the price of the phone. Cab- this is an old article. The 200 dollars that is quoted at the top of this page was a limited time introductory offer made to t-mobile customers before the actual release of the phone to the public.
We were allowed to PRE-ORDER the phone at a price tag of 199.99 (with an extension of contract). But that offer has expired.
It was a pretty cool offer for the customers, and for t-mobile. It allowed us to get their new phone at a largely discounted price (about HALF market cost). And it allowed us to get it, without fighting the mobs at the stores trying to get one. It saved us a Lot of hassle.
It also worked out well for t-mo because their customers were getting these phones a day or two before they actually went out on the shelves, so here they had all these peeps that already had the phones, telling other people “how cool they are” and telling them that they need to rush out and get one.

Like Amused is saying, we DO actually get a discount on it, if we are a customer. But, we have to qualify for that discount, depending on how long we have been a customer to the company.
AND we now have the option to get the phones at a discount thru them and their authorized dealers without the contract extension. But just for less of a discount.
A lot of other companies WONT do that, because it doesnt guarentee them a continuous income for the company thru a longer service contract, or thru a cancelation fee.

On the flip-side of what you are saying Cab, I can see the other side of the point. I can get, say… a LG voyager thru verizon for 75 bucks as a new customer. Or pay about 250 bucks for it, as an existing customer. (Which is still about 70 bucks less than market).
IS that fair to existing verizon customers? No, not really fair at all. However, these companies HAVE to draw in new customers, in order to stay in business. So they make offers like that to draw in new suckers, er… I mean customers so that they can stay afloat.

Besides, we STILL end up paying for that phone, regardless of what we pay up front for it. Part of what we pay every month goes to paying for that phone. Or part of the cancelation fees goes to paying what they lost money on, on the price of the phone.

]]> By: Amused http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-948067 Amused Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:26:49 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-948067 It sounds like you are not qualified for the best pricing yet. You could go to ebay and buy one for over 400, take a small discount from T-Mobile now or wait until you're qualified and get the best pricing. They didn't make the phone more expensive for loyal customers, that is just twisted logic. Does your cable company give you discounts on TV's every 2 years just because you're "loyal". Remember, T-Mobile can't make money if they take a loss giving all of their customer's discounted phone whenever the customer asks. Thats why every carrier requires a set amount of time between fully discounted purchases. It sounds like you are not qualified for the best pricing yet. You could go to ebay and buy one for over 400, take a small discount from T-Mobile now or wait until you’re qualified and get the best pricing.

They didn’t make the phone more expensive for loyal customers, that is just twisted logic. Does your cable company give you discounts on TV’s every 2 years just because you’re “loyal”. Remember, T-Mobile can’t make money if they take a loss giving all of their customer’s discounted phone whenever the customer asks. Thats why every carrier requires a set amount of time between fully discounted purchases.

]]> By: CAB http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-948035 CAB Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:56:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-948035 Actually- I am a T-Mobile customer and the price tag for an upgrade is $350??? How does that make sense? You make the phone MORE expensive for your loyal customers? Actually- I am a T-Mobile customer and the price tag for an upgrade is $350??? How does that make sense? You make the phone MORE expensive for your loyal customers?

]]> By: Alboogie http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-911614 Alboogie Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:31:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-911614 although you are not yet at 22 months into your contract you can still get a partial discount upgrade on any new phone from t-mobile, but you will also have to accept a new two year contract for a partial discount. although you are not yet at 22 months into your contract you can still get a partial discount upgrade on any new phone from t-mobile, but you will also have to accept a new two year contract for a partial discount.

]]> By: Alboogie http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-911596 Alboogie Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:26:14 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-911596 I work for one of the top four cellphone carriers and as far as coverage its 1)verizon 2)t-mobile 3)at&t 4)sprint. I work for one of the top four cellphone carriers and as far as coverage its 1)verizon 2)t-mobile 3)at&t 4)sprint.

]]> By: Lee http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-908590 Lee Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:33:44 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-908590 EwanG- I am about 15 months into my contract with T-mobile. I am eligible for about a 40 dollar discount if I upgrade my phone at this point in time. Tho doing so also means renewing the contract. Since buying one under a New contract would mean spending about 200 (probably After some kind of rebates) you would probly be spending somewhere around the same amount since I doubt that we would be eligible for the additional rebate, just the dollar amount discount. Thats taking a guess tho. Your best bet is to either talk to somebody at a store, or talk to t-mobile customer service for confirmable answers. natack- Thats definitely a nicer looking phone. UNfortunately...thats a set of pictures of the HTC TOUCH HD, which is also mentioned in the article that you posted a link to (and is gonna be a WM device :-( ). Here's more info on that particular device- http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=64796 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=htc+touch+hd Having an online store would be kinda nice. I know that it would definitely kick up some sales with the younger crowd, which is the center of T-mobile's target consumer. Myself tho, I wish that they would spend the money on getting some better phones. Maybe something (DECENT!) to replace the SideKick as their flagship. I have to agree with Victor. T-mobile definitely needs to improve the selection of their devices. Samsung can build some really great phones, and have some AWESOME devices in the works (Can we say... OMNIA?) Espcially now that they have HTC doing some of the work for them. But so far, T-Mobile only sells these cheap econo phones that Samsung makes. T-Mobile Always goes with the cheap version of a phone when the carry it. I've written in and complained about this so much that they dont even bother to respond to me anymore (lol). I do have to say this in their defense tho. The amount of coverage that a carrier can cover in any given area, isnt entirely up to the Carrier themselves. See- every given service area has X amount of bandwidth allowable for that area, alloted by the FCC. And the FCC doesnt dole it out evenly. No...what do they do? They AUCTION it. So say that T-Mobile and AT&T are both bidding on bandwidth in say... St. Louis. T-Mobile throws out a top bid of say... 12 million for 8 MGh of bandwidth. (this is all purely for example, dont take any of the figures or locations at face value! Aside from yeah....they Do bid in the Millions). AT&T throws a top bid of say... 12.35 million dollars. Who gets it? AT&T. So basically they are playing the same game of chance on bandwidth that we are playing when we are making bids on items on ebay. And it all comes down to who's willing to throw the highest stakes. EwanG- I am about 15 months into my contract with T-mobile. I am eligible for about a 40 dollar discount if I upgrade my phone at this point in time. Tho doing so also means renewing the contract.
Since buying one under a New contract would mean spending about 200 (probably After some kind of rebates) you would probly be spending somewhere around the same amount since I doubt that we would be eligible for the additional rebate, just the dollar amount discount.
Thats taking a guess tho. Your best bet is to either talk to somebody at a store, or talk to t-mobile customer service for confirmable answers.

natack- Thats definitely a nicer looking phone. UNfortunately…thats a set of pictures of the HTC TOUCH HD, which is also mentioned in the article that you posted a link to (and is gonna be a WM device :-( ). Here’s more info on that particular device-
http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=64796
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=htc+touch+hd

Having an online store would be kinda nice. I know that it would definitely kick up some sales with the younger crowd, which is the center of T-mobile’s target consumer.
Myself tho, I wish that they would spend the money on getting some better phones. Maybe something (DECENT!) to replace the SideKick as their flagship.
I have to agree with Victor. T-mobile definitely needs to improve the selection of their devices. Samsung can build some really great phones, and have some AWESOME devices in the works (Can we say… OMNIA?) Espcially now that they have HTC doing some of the work for them. But so far, T-Mobile only sells these cheap econo phones that Samsung makes.
T-Mobile Always goes with the cheap version of a phone when the carry it. I’ve written in and complained about this so much that they dont even bother to respond to me anymore (lol).

I do have to say this in their defense tho. The amount of coverage that a carrier can cover in any given area, isnt entirely up to the Carrier themselves. See- every given service area has X amount of bandwidth allowable for that area, alloted by the FCC.
And the FCC doesnt dole it out evenly. No…what do they do? They AUCTION it. So say that T-Mobile and AT&T are both bidding on bandwidth in say… St. Louis. T-Mobile throws out a top bid of say… 12 million for 8 MGh of bandwidth. (this is all purely for example, dont take any of the figures or locations at face value! Aside from yeah….they Do bid in the Millions). AT&T throws a top bid of say… 12.35 million dollars. Who gets it? AT&T.
So basically they are playing the same game of chance on bandwidth that we are playing when we are making bids on items on ebay. And it all comes down to who’s willing to throw the highest stakes.

]]> By: natack http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-907933 natack Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:27:51 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-907933 That looks a lot more like the HTC HD which does not have the qwerty kb and is not the same phone. That looks a lot more like the HTC HD which does not have the qwerty kb and is not the same phone.

]]> By: natack http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-907760 natack Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:02:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-907760 Here is a link I found with a "supposed" picture release of the HTC Dream phone: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/09/16/dlgoog116.xml Tell me if you think that is the actual phone for release......I would buy that in a heartbeat! Here is a link I found with a “supposed” picture release of the HTC Dream phone:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/09/16/dlgoog116.xml

Tell me if you think that is the actual phone for release……I would buy that in a heartbeat!

]]> By: Victor Caballero http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-907544 Victor Caballero Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:52:29 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-907544 Just received this... very interesting.. 1. T-Mobile USA expands UMTS footprint By Phil Goldstein Comment | Forward T-Mobile USA is expanding the reach of its UMTS footprint by pushing into 13 new metropolitan areas. The company said it was on track to expand to 27 major markets by the end of 2008. The move came as T-Mobile also announced a series of new backhaul agreements to transport the high-speed data traffic. T-Mobile currently has UMTS access in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, the New York metro area, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio and San Diego and plans to expand to Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco and Seattle later this fall. The backhaul agreements are meant to increase bandwidth and access of applications using HSDPA technology as well as to expand service in Tampa, Orlando, South Florida, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Memphis. All of this is meant to boost T-Mobile's 3G presence as it fights with AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless for market share and plays catch up in deploying high-speed data services. For more: - see this article and release Just received this… very interesting..

1. T-Mobile USA expands UMTS footprint
By Phil Goldstein Comment | Forward

T-Mobile USA is expanding the reach of its UMTS footprint by pushing into 13 new metropolitan areas. The company said it was on track to expand to 27 major markets by the end of 2008.
The move came as T-Mobile also announced a series of new backhaul agreements to transport the high-speed data traffic.

T-Mobile currently has UMTS access in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, the New York metro area, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio and San Diego and plans to expand to Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco and Seattle later this fall. The backhaul agreements are meant to increase bandwidth and access of applications using HSDPA technology as well as to expand service in Tampa, Orlando, South Florida, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Memphis.
All of this is meant to boost T-Mobile’s 3G presence as it fights with AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless for market share and plays catch up in deploying high-speed data services.
For more:
- see this article and release

]]> By: Victor Caballero http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-907177 Victor Caballero Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:45:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-907177 Hey guys, I do live in a horrible area for tmobile coverage, tmobile has acknowledged and are willing to let me out of the contract. Believe it out not. This is pretty good considering. I have several friends and family friends that live in the la area, that have had tmobile and switched and have been so much happier. Back to handsets, I have tried several handsets from tmobile and they all suck. The motorola is the worse, blackberry is ok, samsung is best. Will I try the android, i am tempted. Not enough info yet to make the decision. Here's part of what I was referring to regarding t-mobile growth. from: http://seekingalpha.com/article/90484-wireless-carriers-sprint-and-t-mobile nlike Sprint, T-Mobile USA added customers: 668,000 in Q2, down from 981,000 additions last quarter and 857,000 last year. However, thanks to the SunCom acquisition completed in Q1, total customer base grew to 31.5 million from 26.9 million last year. The decline in additions is mainly due to higher churn following the expiration of two-year contracts introduced in April 2006. ARPU was $51, down from $52 last year. Things might look up for T-Mobile with the BlackBerry Bold being released on the network later this month. It is also planning to launch a mobile phone application store similar to the Apple iPhone App store. Hey guys, I do live in a horrible area for tmobile coverage, tmobile has acknowledged and are willing to let me out of the contract. Believe it out not. This is pretty good considering.

I have several friends and family friends that live in the la area, that have had tmobile and switched and have been so much happier.

Back to handsets, I have tried several handsets from tmobile and they all suck. The motorola is the worse, blackberry is ok, samsung is best. Will I try the android, i am tempted. Not enough info yet to make the decision.

Here’s part of what I was referring to regarding t-mobile growth.

from: http://seekingalpha.com/article/90484-wireless-carriers-sprint-and-t-mobile

nlike Sprint, T-Mobile USA added customers: 668,000 in Q2, down from 981,000 additions last quarter and 857,000 last year. However, thanks to the SunCom acquisition completed in Q1, total customer base grew to 31.5 million from 26.9 million last year. The decline in additions is mainly due to higher churn following the expiration of two-year contracts introduced in April 2006. ARPU was $51, down from $52 last year. Things might look up for T-Mobile with the BlackBerry Bold being released on the network later this month. It is also planning to launch a mobile phone application store similar to the Apple iPhone App store.

]]> By: Bill http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-907174 Bill Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:44:52 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-907174 Well I have T-MObile here in Michigan and have had it for over 8 Years. It is Absolutely hands down the BEST Provider in Michigan and Rarely EVER have any dropped calls in 8 years. People need to stop Hating for no supported reason. Well I have T-MObile here in Michigan and have had it for over 8 Years.

It is Absolutely hands down the BEST Provider in Michigan and Rarely EVER have any dropped calls in 8 years.

People need to stop Hating for no supported reason.

]]> By: EwanG http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-907144 EwanG Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:26:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-907144 The question I'd like to have answered is, how much will it cost me to upgrade? I'm about 14 months into my 2 year Tmo contract (Dash in case anyone is curious), and normally Tmo doesn't offer a price break until you hit 22 months. So am I basically SOL for 8 months, or will they be offering a loyalty discount, or ... ? The question I’d like to have answered is, how much will it cost me to upgrade? I’m about 14 months into my 2 year Tmo contract (Dash in case anyone is curious), and normally Tmo doesn’t offer a price break until you hit 22 months. So am I basically SOL for 8 months, or will they be offering a loyalty discount, or … ?

]]> By: Lee http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-906036 Lee Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:43:53 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-906036 Omg that G1 is one VERY UGLY phone! Especially when you slide it up. I mean yeah...htc has never made some of the absolute "best looking" phones, but still...that's just ghastly! I would very seriously think that if they were going to premier the new O/S that they would do it on a much more attractive device. All that aside, I am glad to see Android finally make it debute. I just hope that it's release version isn't all buggy, or unstable. I am completely ready to see some serious competiton against Windows Mobile. And I'm definitely anxious to see smartphones hitting the market that isnt loaded with it (WM). I mean yeah, there are a lot of blackberries out there, but they are proprietary. You have to subscribe to additional fees to get your services. Android is gonna be open source, which means you should be able to do whatever you want to with it, unless you are hindered by your provider. I'll also be glad to see an o/s on the market that is icon based. How much of a pain is it, to try to touch those lousy LITTLE text commands on a windows mobile device? Especially on a phone that doesnt have that great of a touchscreen? So yeah, while the phone itself is disappointing as far as appearance, I am glad, and hopeful, for the awaited release of Android. I hope that it lives up to our hopes. Sprint is in trouble. I can't say that I am really sorry to hear that. We had them for landline, and it was a horrible experience. Always charging us for stuff, telling us they were gonna get it cleared up, and then it was right there again on our next bill. Not to mention that **** they pulled when they layed off... what was it, 6,000 workers on the same day that they agreed to pay some of their VIPs a retirement of over 10 million dollars? The same VIPs which were caught embezzling from the company? (And yeah, a cousin of mine was one of the guys they laid off). Sprint will be in trouble, and the trouble is corporate management. Until they straighten up their act, they will be trouble. Same with Verizon. They are leading the way technologically, and they are leading the industry. But they are bunch of thieves too. Same crappy practices of throwing extra charges on your bill, and supposedly taking care of it, only to get hit again. How many lawsuits have they had against them? A friend of mine got an invite for a class-action suit against them just the other day. Ok, yeah...I've had a few problems with T-mobile (namely them charging me for a replacement phone that I never received, because they couldnt get my address right, and were sending it to a vacant building!!) but my service has always been pretty good. The coverage here in MO/KS is tight. I do get a dropped call every now and then, but its rare, and far between when it occurs. AND my bill is almost always the same! Omg that G1 is one VERY UGLY phone! Especially when you slide it up. I mean yeah…htc has never made some of the absolute “best looking” phones, but still…that’s just ghastly!
I would very seriously think that if they were going to premier the new O/S that they would do it on a much more attractive device.

All that aside, I am glad to see Android finally make it debute. I just hope that it’s release version isn’t all buggy, or unstable. I am completely ready to see some serious competiton against Windows Mobile. And I’m definitely anxious to see smartphones hitting the market that isnt loaded with it (WM).
I mean yeah, there are a lot of blackberries out there, but they are proprietary. You have to subscribe to additional fees to get your services. Android is gonna be open source, which means you should be able to do whatever you want to with it, unless you are hindered by your provider.

I’ll also be glad to see an o/s on the market that is icon based. How much of a pain is it, to try to touch those lousy LITTLE text commands on a windows mobile device? Especially on a phone that doesnt have that great of a touchscreen?

So yeah, while the phone itself is disappointing as far as appearance, I am glad, and hopeful, for the awaited release of Android. I hope that it lives up to our hopes.

Sprint is in trouble. I can’t say that I am really sorry to hear that. We had them for landline, and it was a horrible experience. Always charging us for stuff, telling us they were gonna get it cleared up, and then it was right there again on our next bill.
Not to mention that **** they pulled when they layed off… what was it, 6,000 workers on the same day that they agreed to pay some of their VIPs a retirement of over 10 million dollars? The same VIPs which were caught embezzling from the company? (And yeah, a cousin of mine was one of the guys they laid off).
Sprint will be in trouble, and the trouble is corporate management. Until they straighten up their act, they will be trouble.
Same with Verizon. They are leading the way technologically, and they are leading the industry. But they are bunch of thieves too. Same crappy practices of throwing extra charges on your bill, and supposedly taking care of it, only to get hit again. How many lawsuits have they had against them? A friend of mine got an invite for a class-action suit against them just the other day.

Ok, yeah…I’ve had a few problems with T-mobile (namely them charging me for a replacement phone that I never received, because they couldnt get my address right, and were sending it to a vacant building!!) but my service has always been pretty good. The coverage here in MO/KS is tight. I do get a dropped call every now and then, but its rare, and far between when it occurs.
AND my bill is almost always the same!

]]> By: ace http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905979 ace Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:16:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905979 Okay im tired of People saying that tmobile has bad service and sucks. Can you support your conclusion by any facts other then opinions..? because what ive read/seen is tmobile getting more and more customers each year' and have you seen there rates? i can say its way more better than at&t sure tmobile doesnt have 3g yet, but its still ranked number 4 in united states based on its customers and when it comes to customer service they won the J.D Power in customer service award' Okay im tired of People saying that tmobile has bad service and sucks. Can you support your conclusion by any facts other then opinions..? because what ive read/seen is tmobile getting more and more customers each year’ and have you seen there rates? i can say its way more better than at&t sure tmobile doesnt have 3g yet, but its still ranked number 4 in united states based on its customers and when it comes to customer service they won the J.D Power in customer service award’

]]> By: Scott http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905907 Scott Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:38:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905907 Google applications all have an icon and that's what you're looking at on the interface. Also, icons are preferable to text in what is going to be an international platform. Google applications all have an icon and that’s what you’re looking at on the interface. Also, icons are preferable to text in what is going to be an international platform.

]]> By: EH http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905901 EH Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:36:05 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905901 Yeah, it must be the rumor because the markets are otherwise calm. Yeah, it must be the rumor because the markets are otherwise calm.

]]> By: Amused http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905878 Amused Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:26:40 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905878 Yeah, victor sounds pretty clueless - or he simply lives in a poor coverage area. AT&T stopped advertising "fewest dropped calls" simply because the survey that they based their claim on (a Telephia survey) actually showed that T-Mobile had the fewest dropped calls of any national carrier in 28 of the TOP 30 markets. He asks how many towers T-Mobile has - try 41,000 cell sites and growing! He really should do a little research and stop buying into the marketing that most carriers spend their money on. Yeah, victor sounds pretty clueless – or he simply lives in a poor coverage area. AT&T stopped advertising “fewest dropped calls” simply because the survey that they based their claim on (a Telephia survey) actually showed that T-Mobile had the fewest dropped calls of any national carrier in 28 of the TOP 30 markets. He asks how many towers T-Mobile has – try 41,000 cell sites and growing! He really should do a little research and stop buying into the marketing that most carriers spend their money on.

]]> By: Darnell Clayton http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905793 Darnell Clayton Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:45:28 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905793 Actually you all are wrong--minus the Verizon part. It depends on where you live. For instance, T-Mobile down south here is fairly good, along with AT&T (Verizon is the best, while Sprint is horrible). When I was in Texas, T-Mobile was horrible, Sprint was pretty good and Cingular (which is now AT&T) was okay. There are some areas where T-Mobile is better, and others where AT&T is better, but both of them have better customer service than Sprint (which treats customers like dog food). That aside, I am glad T-Mobile has a decent phone now (with "cool" factor added inside). Now my friends won't be jealous of my iPhone any more. :-) Actually you all are wrong–minus the Verizon part.

It depends on where you live. For instance, T-Mobile down south here is fairly good, along with AT&T (Verizon is the best, while Sprint is horrible).

When I was in Texas, T-Mobile was horrible, Sprint was pretty good and Cingular (which is now AT&T) was okay.

There are some areas where T-Mobile is better, and others where AT&T is better, but both of them have better customer service than Sprint (which treats customers like dog food).

That aside, I am glad T-Mobile has a decent phone now (with “cool” factor added inside). Now my friends won’t be jealous of my iPhone any more. :-)

]]> By: tax http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905712 tax Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:10:21 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905712 I won't switch to tmobile for any phone, the service sucks.. I won’t switch to tmobile for any phone, the service sucks..

]]> By: Jim http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/17/rumor-htc-dream-g1-to-sell-for-200/comment-page-1/#comment-905701 Jim Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:05:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=42691#comment-905701 I'll be getting one. I wouldn't move to AT&T for anything in the world (bunch of cowards). They come up in last place in almost every survey I read, and their rates suck! I've been with T-mobile since it was Voicestream then bought up. Rates are good, service is good. Can't complain (other than the fact they are behind in cool phones and 3G) LOL. I’ll be getting one. I wouldn’t move to AT&T for anything in the world (bunch of cowards). They come up in last place in almost every survey I read, and their rates suck! I’ve been with T-mobile since it was Voicestream then bought up. Rates are good, service is good. Can’t complain (other than the fact they are behind in cool phones and 3G) LOL.

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