T-Mobile G1 Google Phone review

Lately I noticed that I can’t keep up with modern technologies anymore. Every time someone asks me to text them something, it takes me long long time to type that message. I have no idea what computers are better. I don’t have a facebook account. And I’m not that old! I can only imagine what baby boomers feel like these days.

The nature of my business requires me to spend a lot of time on the internet communicating with the customers. So up until today I was permanently attached to my office with the fear of missing that important e-mail. I’ve been thinking about getting i Phone for quite a while, but never got one. This Sunday I was out shopping at Ikea and on  the same plaza I noticed T-Mobile office. I had no intention to upgrade my phone but simply wanted to check out what they had with internet access. The sales rep was really nice and told me to come back on Wed when some new phone will be released. So this morning I stopped by again and 5 minutes later walked out with brand new G1 Google Phone.

 So far so good. Internet service costs $24.99 and I also purchased optional insurance for $6 per month since the phone is pricey. So here I am, sitting in the office and trying to learn how to use it. Considering I’ve never used anything like this the learning process is pretty simple. Most of controls and menues are easily found and I never had to open the manual. The download speed is pretty quick. The keybord is easier to use than I expected. Once you understand how everything works, it’s a breeze. Of course it will take a while go get used to it, but I’m already able to browse the web and send e-mails. When I recall trying the same basic procedures using Blackberry, I remember that it was much more complicated if not impossible for newbie user. So overall I’m very impressed. The back cover is rubberized so it won’t get scratched like iPhone’s chrome. The phone comes with 1Gb mini SD card but I can always upgrade up to 16Gb. I don’t even thing I’ll bother with upgrading though.

Time will tell if this purchase was worth it. I really hope I’ll be able to use it for business needs when I’m not in the office. First real test will be next Monday when I’ll be testing my new 749R at Willow Springs. How did we ever live without the cell phones let alone the phones with internet capabilities?

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