Comments on: T-Mobile HTC G1 (Dream) specifications and features – How good is this Google Phone?

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:47:18 +0000

G1 is awesome, except that it does not have voice recognition..I use a blue tooth and with my samsung rose I don’t even touch my phone and it says, “Say a command”..I then say , “call home”, and it says, “calling home”. So I get the G1, and I turn on my bluetooth, and it does nothing. I have to touch the voice dialing, then say call whomever, then it gives me a selection on my phone that I have to touch again. Help..I think that is called voice recognition???? Can you get an app for that?

By: Emily Sanchez

Emily Sanchez — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:15:45 +0000

Im on ATT, by the way

By: Emily Sanchez

Emily Sanchez — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:14:51 +0000

I have recently traded a BlackBerry Curve for an unlocked G1. I still have the data plan for the bb, and im not planning to change it anytime soon, so I have a couple of questions I was hoping you guys could answer.

Does using AIM,Google Talk, Yahoo Meseenger, or Youtube cost me more than what I am paying for internet and data?

How do you make it vibrate when you receive a new message?

On the bb, you have to close a window from the menu, or else it would stay open. DOes that happen with the G1 too? If so, how do I close it completely?

Thanks A MIliion.

Musically,
Sanchez

By: sindex

sindex — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:36:29 +0000

Yes Harry, there are many apps to edit/use any mp3 as a ringtone. Ringdroid is probably the best.

By: HARRY !!

HARRY !! — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:28:12 +0000

can you change the message tone to one of your MP3’s ??

By: HARRY !!

HARRY !! — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:27:06 +0000

every1 the G1 is mint i shall be gettin one 4 my b-day !!

By: ryan

ryan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:20:45 +0000

Has anyone had problems with the street view camera…?
The camera wont move anymore when i scroll on the ball

By: bob

bob — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:22:09 +0000

Keyboard is backlit. At least on the one I received Monday morning 10-20-08

By: master

master — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:27:52 +0000

I read a backlight on keyboard is an $ 18.00 option but have not confirmed this, also Gmail may be offered free in some plan/ package to encourage ship jumping,again not confirmed

Thanks for the specs/processor on the phone intomobile!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:14:56 +0000

Does anyone know whether or not the G1 qwerty keyboard is lit so night time use when you are out it available?

By: anónimo

anónimo — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:12:11 +0000

I don’t think T-Mobile/Google/HTC are trying to compete with the Touch Diamond/HD and/or X1 – the price point seems to suggest that (barring whatever additional cost WinMo may incur); it’s clear that the iPhone is the target, and in that sense it’s marginally up to par (HVGA, capacitive, larger but no multi-touch); for me, the pressure-sensitive screens on the other devices are the biggest drawback. But I agree… I would’ve preferred higher-res and ~$230 – comparable to the Diamond on Sprint with a 2yr contract minus the (ballpark) cost of WinMo.

I’m happy to see “Voice recognition, voice dialing;” I just hope it’s speaker-independent and actually functional (like Microsoft Voice Command, not like RIM’s implementation of VoiceSignal).

But I’ll echo the disdain over the lack of UMA support… probably the best feature any carrier has ever introduced to their networks, and T-Mobile treats it like the bastard, red-headed stepchild of their marketing strategy. *sigh* Guess I’ll be going with the Shadow II…

By: Sven7

Sven7 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:42:00 +0000

Ok, i can accept hat. It just depends on ones definition of impressive. For me something is impressive if it is out of the ordinary, significantly better than the average. And for new smartphones in Q4/08 HVGA ist pretty much average for upper class touchscreen devices. QVGA is low end and VGA is high end. WVGA is state of the art. Of course, HVGA displays can be impressive if for example combined with best-in-class sunlight readability and a capacitative touchscreen with multitouch (iPhone).

btt: all in all i’m looking forward to the G1. But mostly because of the software, not the hardware.

By: Will Park

Will Park — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:35:20 +0000

Right, the new BlackBerry Bold and Javelin have the HVGA resolutions I’m referring to. Just because the Diamond, HD, and X1 have higher resolutions doesn’t make the G1’s HVGA display any less impressive.

By: Sven7

Sven7 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:11:41 +0000

Are you serious? “spacious 3.2-inch high-resolution HVGA touchscreen display that boasts an IMPRESSIVE 320 x 480 pixel count” Impressive?

You do know that the other (in part older) Smartphones you mentioned have screens with higer resolution? HTC Touch Diamond, Touch Pro 640×480 (2x), Touch HD und Xperia X1 800×480 (2,5x). Even new Blackberrys have 480×320 or 360×480.

The G1 hardware is pretty unimpressive, even disappointing for a flagship device. It uses Touch Pro Hardware with a low res display. Google should have spent a few more dollars and invested in a Touch HD Android clone as flagship device to start Android. It would have delayed the device for a month but it would have been worth it.

By: Grr…

Grr… — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:33:26 +0000

Where the fuck is UMA?!