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T-Mobile G2 available for pre-order right now. Will G1 owners finally upgrade? [POLL]
September 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
HTC, T-Mobile
The T-Mobile G2 is available for pre-order. Anyone willing to sign over their mobile life to T-Mobile USA for the next two years can get the successor to the G1 for $199 and ensure that they receive the phone by October 6th.
With tens of thousands of contracts set to expire in October, the time has come for G1 owners to declare their loyalties. Early adopters of the original Android phone have refused to upgrade for a myriad of reasons: they need their physical keyboard, so the myTouch was never an option; they want a stock Android experience, so the Sense and MOTOBLUR phones that T-Mobile has been peddling were swiftly ignored; and they love T-Mobile, or hate its rivals, too much to consider switching carriers, so the Droid and EVO aren’t contenders.
So what will it be G1 hold-outs? Will you finally upgrade to get a physical keyboard, stock Android 2.2, 3.7-inch screen, and an 800 MHz Scorpion processor that – though light on numbers – should still be able to keep pace with its Snapdragon friends?
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Even when going through the G2 pre-order landing page & logging in – the G2 does not show in the available phones within the upgrade list. Weird.
same here….g2 is not showing up.
I called up customer care and they took care of everything very quickly. If you are having problems like I did, just call them up. T-Mobile has the best customer service for a reason, and my order showed again why its true.
Wasn't radio shack going to sell the G2 for $150? I'm going to wait for reviews before I get it. I'm too attached to my G1.
Well I just pre-ordered mine from T-Mobile over the phone for 150 (down payment on the next bill) and 3 payments of 33 dollars for the next 3 bills (after the first one). They guarantee shipment by Oct 6th or before (possibly as early as 4th). I also qualified for the full 199.99 dollars discount, but they do charge you 249 with a 50 dollars mail-in-rebate. Waiting anxiously!
The keyboards on the droid 2 and galaxy S just plain suck compared to the G1, I'm waiting to make sure they didn't screw it up before I sign another 2-year contract. Also, the multicore 1.2Ghz phones sound pretty interesting and might not be too far off. Thanks to CM my G1 still has some life left in it.