Thursday, October 02, 2008

First Google Android Phone Hits October 22

It seems like a pretty interesting looking device if you wanted a flip phone with a full keyboard. The plans seem pretty reasonable as well. T-mobile's $35 a month blasts AT&T's $50 for unlimited texts and data for the IPhone. I think Android will be looked at much closer a year from now to see what cool stuff people have cooked up for it. Then we will really see the IPhone vs. Android debates.

The T-Mobile G1 is $20 cheaper than the iPhone, at $180 for existing customers, and comes with two data plans: $25 a month (with unlimited Web access and limited text messaging) and $35 a month (with unlimited everything). It goes on sale October 22 at T-Mobile stores, but existing customers can begin pre-ordering on the Web already. Expect a huge marketing push. This will be the biggest marketing campaign in T-Mobile’s history. (Although they didn’t say it at the press conference, I suspect Google is footing the tab). The commercials are already out on YouTube.

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