I haven't played with a G1 but it fell off the shelf of possible phones when I found they wouldn't be supporting A2DP (stereo bluetooth). (Also one of the many reasons the iPhone sucks). The camera is also fairly poor (or so I've heard), and doesn't support video. (Some of these things may have changed with more recent updates).<br>
<br>I still can't believe that smartphones are still being released that don't support a full bluetooth stack. It'd also be nice if the G1 supported flash (youtube/pandora/<a href="http://last.fm">last.fm</a>).<br>
<br>-B<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Chris Freeman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cwfreeman@gmail.com">cwfreeman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Matthew Nuzum <<a href="mailto:newz@bearfruit.org">newz@bearfruit.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Yeah, but seems like we were singing a similar song a year ago.<br>
> Expectations for Android have been very high but I can't hold my<br>
> breath much longer. I held off getting a smart phone last fall opting<br>
> to buy a full-featured phone on ebay and skipping a contract. Not<br>
> wanting to wait too much longer.<br>
<br>
</div>For me, the biggest problem is that the phones are tied to the service<br>
provider. I want a G1, but I won't pay the disconnect fee for 2 people<br>
to get off of Sprint. That said, I am also drooling over the Pre, and<br>
I have a Centro already. I'm in no rush to get shiny and new.<br>
<br>
I have a friend with a G1, and he loves it. If T-Mobile is a<br>
possibility for you, you might want to look at it if you can't wait<br>
much longer.<br>
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