T-Mobile: G1 already sold out, still taking pre-orders

Despite tripling the number of units available for the G1's October 22 launch date, the carrier has already "sold through them all," although current T-Mobile customers can still place a pre-order.

According to a T-Mobile spokesperson, the carrier will keep taking pre-orders through Oct. 21 for "delivery at a later date"; no official word on exactly what "later" means, although Matthew Miller at ZDNet pegs November 10 as the likely shipping date. Keep in mind, however, that you must be an existing T-Mobile customer to place a pre-order; everyone else will have to wait until October 22, when the G1 officially goes on sale.

Meanwhile, Gizmodo reports that a "pretty full-featured" emulator for the G1 went online over the weekend; however, the last time I clicked on the link, all I got was a "403 Forbidden" error. Ugh.

Anyway, here's the full statement from T-Mobile RE: G1 availability:

Given the great anticipation and the heavy pre-sale demand for the T-Mobile G1 with Google, we nearly tripled the number of phones initially available for delivery on our Oct. 22 launch date, and have sold through them all.  However, to accommodate additional T-Mobile customers who want to pre-order a device, they now have the opportunity to place a pre-order through Oct. 21, for delivery at a later date.
Also, people can still pre-register on the T-Mobile G1 Web site to be notified prior to launch where they can purchase the device beginning Oct. 22.  Details are available on the T-Mobile G1 Web site, www.T-MobileG1.com.

Frankly, given all the comments and e-mails I've received about the G1 (check out my hands-on impressions), I'm not all that surprised to learn that T-Mobile's already burned through its initial shipment of handsets. Indeed, here are the two comments I hear most often about the G1: "It's ugly" and "I want one." I'd be shocked if the G1 doesn't make for one of the biggest phone launches of the year, second only to the iPhone 3G.

So, just curious: Who out there's already placed a pre-order for the G1? And who's still in wait-and-see mode?

Related:
T-Mobile clarifies G1 Android pre-order availability and text messaging question [ZDNet]