Comments on: The Google Phone: Right for Web Workers?

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:26:24 +0000

I had no idea how important having 3G could be until I got my iPhone. If the phone isn’t able to run 3G where I live, I don’t think I would ever bother with it. I’m curious to see how this phone plays out though. It is Google, as mentioned above, yet it seems kind of clunky and out-dated (just by looking at photos). I’ll be watching and paying attention, though.

Jake
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By: I'VE MADE IT!

I'VE MADE IT! — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:31:33 +0000

Well the Google has stretched everywhere. Soon we’ll find Google in our fridge! Google phone?
Maybe this kind of service should be left to AT&T, Verizon. By offering everything Google could soon offer nothing good enough.
On the other hand don’t think that Google will allow The Google Phone to have such a low credibility as the most people attach to at this moment. I’m sure the empire will use all its power to push a bit…

By: Gunther Larssen

Gunther Larssen — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:27:18 +0000

Why would Google, hitch their cool new phone to the bottom-feeder T-Mobile?
What a waste. Why not just use a couple of cans and a string…

By: Sachin

Sachin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:24:25 +0000

Well done OrganizedFellow, you have great imagination!!!

By: OrganizedFellow

OrganizedFellow — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:34:28 +0000

@EVAN;

1. You could be at the location at night, and not be able to see the street sign, the building name, etc.
2. You can give someone directions, not just turn by turn, but also add, “at the third street light” , or “at lamp post #3″.

Use your imagination.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:39:16 +0000

For example, you can view a StreetView glimpse of where you are as you walk down the street, and the view will update as you move along.

I can think of exactly zero uses for this.

By: James Salamone

James Salamone — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:27:42 +0000

Well I’m done being pumped up by Google about this phone and it’s not even out yet…..Why you ask???

Well in the fine print on its G1 site: “If your total data usage in any billing cycle is more than 1GB, your data throughput for the remainder of that cycle may be reduced to 50 kbps or less.” BUT IT GET WORSE!! They can even stop your plan for good..just because I got a cool new phone and want to be a power user!!

Let me breack it down: 50 kilobits per second is roughly 6 kilobytes per second — about the speed of the dialup modem

One gigabyte is about how much it takes to download the equivalent of a few albums, a decent quality movie, and a decent quality TV episode — not much. Add to that whatever email, Web browsing, file downloading, app downloading, and whatever else you’ll be doing, and it wouldn’t be far-fetched for the power users that Google is courting to hit that 1 gigabyte cap — 34 MB a day — on a regular basis.

In closeing I just want to remind you AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint — offer a more liberal cap: 5 gigabytes

I LOVE YOU GOOGLE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!…before it’s to late