HTC Dream aka G1 Android Google Phone
i have never ever liked a phone as quickly as the htc dream
it's a real phone
the hard buttons - home, back, menu makes it easy to use
no need to sync to a computer
and so bright and clear
- and what i didnt like
the built-in sms and phone
i replace it with the chomp sms and phone book
all the apps are free
imagine a dictionary and thesarus free
also nes emu with games!
- i suspect many more better apps are waiting to come in
as soon as google starts the paid apps section
- stuff like ms office
and hopefully a useable screen capture for my reviews
ok, enough ramblings. here goes
1. iphone and gphone
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- both are born out of an entirely new OS
- both are heavy users of data and internet
- both are groundbreaking in many ways
- both has an apps store - very easy to download stuff
imho only nokia can keep up with these two
if it continues to innovate and move to touch screens
- forget the rest
esp palm and windows mobile
which are running on a really ancient OS
2. gphone vs iphone
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- at the offset, gphone does not have the bad attitude that iphone has
it listens and allows modification as an open system
- its first release is bug free unlike iphone who had just cleaned up its act
a few months ago - putting loyal users through much pain
- gphone is a real phone with cut and paste, mms etc missing in iphone
very easy to use and configure
- all gphone apps are free at this time; gphone leans heavy on app tools
while iphone is heavy on games, lifestyle, entertainment etc
i really liked the gphone and it has all the stuff i need
it is now my first phone
and i can freely recommend it to anyone
even my grandmother
3. iphone vs gphone
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- the current 2.2 firmware is stable and for the first time, working great
gphone is also stable
- i am able to get all my emails into iphone; works like a dream
gphone repeatedly rejects my yahoo mail
- iphone is slim, bright, clear, easy to use - but a huge learning curve
ghone is easiler to adapt for normal phone users
- iphone has more memory, more stuff at the apps store
gphone is just starting, but will catch up and overtake iphone
iphone is not for everybody
but now that it is more stable, better
if gphone was released before valentine
i would have given it to my wife
instead of the iphone
here are some gphone related stuff i have posted on the web
how to backup the phone
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317089&postcount=9
how to set up the phone for other telcoms
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317090&postcount=10
how to install your yahoo email
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317091&postcount=11
how to enter data without having to slide open the keyboard
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317092&postcount=12
how to send a contact detail to another
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317061&postcount=3
how to create templates for quick sms replies
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317063&postcount=4
how to save contacts for group sms
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317064&postcount=5
how to send a sms to a group of contacts
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317065&postcount=6
how to install an apk file on the phone
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317066&postcount=7
should i get a htc dream aka g1 android google phone now?
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317067&postcount=8
what is the most serious shortcoming of the g1 os
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317093&postcount=13
Are there any apps specifically for singapore
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317094&postcount=14
what are some of the best tips for the g1
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317095&postcount=15
what are some recommended free apps for travelling
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317096&postcount=16
what are some recommended free apps for contacts
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317106&postcount=17
what are some recommended free apps for sms
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317107&postcount=18
what are some recommended free apps for lifestye
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317110&postcount=19
what are some recommended free apps for productivity
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317111&postcount=20
what are some recommended free apps for utility
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317112&postcount=21
what are some recommended free apps for entertainment
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317113&postcount=22
what are some recommended free apps for news
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317115&postcount=23
what are some recommended free apps for internet
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317118&postcount=24
what are some recommended free apps for reference
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317119&postcount=25
what are some recommended free games - brain
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317122&postcount=26
what are some recommended free games - sensor accelerator
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317125&postcount=27
what are some recommended free games - casino
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317126&postcount=28
what are some recommended free games - arcade
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317126&postcount=28
what are some recommended free games - puzzle
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317128&postcount=30
what are some recommended free games - others
http://www.spug.sg/forums/showpost.php?p=1317129&postcount=31