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

Mon Oct 6, 2008 12:45PM EDT

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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]

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  • 1 Posted by therez0 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:05PM EDT Report Abuse

    I'm still in wait for a better network mode personally; whether that means waiting for an unlocked version, or waiting for another carrier to get the G1, depends on how much money I have and how long I'm willing to wait.

  • 3 Posted by kit7faith on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:52PM EDT Report Abuse

    get the one and only iphone 3g other cellphone is just a copycat....

  • 4 Posted by ricktbeeler on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:40PM EDT Report Abuse

    I'm just waiting for them to get 3G in my area. No use having that phone if t-mobile doesn't have 3G internet access available yet.

  • 5 Posted by goodnewsforyou on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:11PM EDT Report Abuse

    Not me. 1) You cannot record video. the Android SDK does not support it for now. 2) A first release is bound to be buggy. 3) I am waiting until it is free with a 2 yr contract, and has been in the market at least 6 months.

  • 6 Posted by fairwench4u on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:58PM EDT Report Abuse

    TMobile's phone selection is non-existent,everything they sell is over a year old techwise. Any talk of selling something that is state of the art or of some quality is going to get a buzz

  • 7 Posted by robbieh02879 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:44PM EDT Report Abuse

    I think you'll be waiting a while before this one is free..lol With this kinda buzz it won't be free until a new version comes out, and even then probably not..pre orders are selling on ebay for Hundreds of dollars. Like it or notr this is a major player. With the software even if it has bugs you will be able to just download upgrades for the phone e.g. Blackberry, so it's not necessary to "hold" off on buying one just because of "bugs".

  • 8 Posted by lornamomof4 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:56PM EDT Report Abuse

    I'd really like one, but I'm going to wait and see how things work out.

  • 9 Posted by djskid_1rs on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    I'm still waiting for the Blackberry storm , iPhone 3G feels trash compared to the Storm . I would definitely trade my iPhone 3G for a Blackberry Storm , hands down .

  • 10 Posted by savojah on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:06PM EDT Report Abuse

    Already pre-ordered it. It's not an iphone, but it's close, and already being a t-mobile customer, they finally got a phone that I really want, and is cool, so I went ahead and got it.

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