T-Mobile sells a million G1s in the US

by Nilay Patel posted Apr 23rd 2009 at 12:47PM

We don't know why T-Mobile isn't trumpeting this, but Deutsche Telekom's Q1 results are out, and the multinational carrier says that over one million G1s have been sold in the US, making up a majority of the 1.5 million 3G devices currently active on T-Mo's network. That's quite an accomplishment in just six months, considering the Android handset launched without nationwide 3G coverage -- it's better now, but we're talking just 21 cities back in October. Of course, a million's just a drop in the bucked compared to the number of Blackberrys, iPhones, and Windows Mobile devices out there, but we've got enough of a soft spot for Android to overlook it -- now let's get some more devices out the door and really boost that marketshare number, shall we?

[Via Electronista]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile

Tags: android, financial results, FinancialResults, g1, google, htc, sales, sales figures, sales numbers, SalesFigures, SalesNumbers, t mobile, t-mobile, TMobile

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smover @ Apr 23rd 2009 1:00PM

Android needs :

- to be a mature OS, with all basic functionalities available today (video, a real GPS software...) and complete SDK
- good looking devices, because the G1 and G2 are just ugly
- devices with standard components (microSD/microUSB/ AND A 3.5mm jack !!!)

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Geoff Gibson @ Apr 23rd 2009 1:50PM

@smover

Well you got 2/3 points correct. However, your second point:

- good looking devices, because the G1 and G2 are just ugly

isn't valid at all. Personally, I like the way my G1 looks, and, although I know the popular consensus says otherwise, I also know that the popular consensus thinks the G2 (Magic) looks really good. However, the bottomline is that it's all just a matter of opinion and isn't something that can be perfected.

I've known more than a few people who can't stand the stylings of the iPhone, BB Storm, or Palm Pre.

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Pooper @ Apr 23rd 2009 2:34PM

Real GPS sofware? Telenav not good enough for you?

Style is subjective so you can toss that up to nothing more than opinion.

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DrJeckyl @ Apr 24th 2009 1:08AM

"- devices with standard components (microSD/microUSB/ AND A 3.5mm jack !!!)"

The G1 has a microSD slot.
It uses a mini usb*. Is that not good enough?
Agree about the 3.5mm jack.

* The port on the phone is not the same exact shape of a mini usb but a standard cable fits perfectly and functions normal.

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smover @ Apr 24th 2009 3:20AM

Regarding the design i'm not at all talking about my own bad tastes, because i'm one of these who think iphone design totally lacks personality and i even prefer the g1 to it :-) but take 10 random people to a phone dealer, and 9 at least will prefer apple's device look. It looks "high end", sleek, and the g1 is so bulky compared to it, made with heavy plastics.

gps > it is far from a tomtom or route66...

3.5 jack > it is now a market requirement ! It seems HTC don't get it but this is one reason why i may choose an n97 instead of a g1 or a touch pro 2 !

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Pooper @ Apr 24th 2009 12:33PM

"Regarding the design i'm not at all talking about my own bad tastes, because i'm one of these who think iphone design totally lacks personality and i even prefer the g1 to it :-) but take 10 random people to a phone dealer, and 9 at least will prefer apple's device look."

Either way, that is still only opinion. Of course the G1 is going to be bulkier. It has a full slide out QWERTY. Slap a QWERTY on that iPhone and watch it bulk up too.

Route66 is a POS and TomTom cost a small fortune unless you are talking about illegal cracks for WM. TT7 still doesn't do text to speech like Telenav does.

Sure Telenav cost 10 bucks a month but you don't have to store maps on your memory card and everything is updated. Now the argument can be made that when you have no cell signal that you also have no GPS service. Well, that is something a user would have to decide based on their coverage. Frankly, I am never where I am not covered and if that case ever comes up, I have a Tilt with TT7 in my glove box.

Who is to say we wont see TomTom or several other GPS in the Android Market in the near future. No one.

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Adis @ Apr 23rd 2009 1:28PM

I dont understand why people think T-mobile has bad service. I have been with them for a little more then 2 years (switched from Verizon when I got a bill for 1209.00) and really have not had any problems. Plus, I pay very little... Just switched to the loyalty plan with them. There customer service is what customer service should be. Your not on hold for hours and talking to someone you can not even understand... Good Ol' English speakers on the other side of the line.

I don't have a G1 waiting for the next one, as i don't like pull out keyboards. Using a blackberry.

But yea, good job T-mobile.. thats great!!!! I think once the new HTC's roll out more and more people will look into T-mobile.

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91mr2turbo @ Apr 23rd 2009 1:32PM

Sorry, but T-mobile is AWFUL overall. You might have ok coverage in your area, if so, all the power to you, stay with them and save some money. However overall it is awful. Usually I don't generalize things, as I have no problems with ATT, Sprint or VZW as a nationwide carriers, but I make an exception for T-mobile. If you think it's overall a great carrier, try traveling a lot and see how good it is in other areas :)

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Geoff Gibson @ Apr 23rd 2009 1:54PM

@ 91mr2turbo

I travel very often from Los Angeles, to San Francisco, to Portland, and upwards towards Seattle and sometimes even Vancouver, CA (different country/carrier at that point I know) and I always seem to have really good coverage. Sometimes it spots out in the more deserted area but my ATT friend gets the same problems around the same areas.

One time I even drove out to Ohio from Los Angeles and my T-Mob phone worked pretty much the entire way there and back. I think going down the 40 was where it was hit the hardest but even then it was never for more than a half hour or so.

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Jon Prompter @ Apr 23rd 2009 2:20PM

Well, you did just generalize and look foolish doing so. I travel all over this country for work and have no issues with T-Mobile coverage OVERALL. Go elsewhere, troll.

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reuthermonkey1 @ Apr 23rd 2009 2:49PM

You do look foolish generalizing indeed. I travel all over the place, from cities to the Western slope of the Rockies, and I get TMO service absolutely everywhere I go. Since I have been with TMO (~6 years now), I can count on 1 hand how many times I haven't had service - and each of those times, it was in desolate eastern Colorado. Even on the 4 hour trip through the Rockies on I-70, I get signal all the time. Let's not even mention that when I travel abroad my GSM phone can still be used.

The fact that you don't have a problem with ATT or Sprint, but have some mega issue with TMO is amazing. I've had more dropped calls and service issues with Sprint and ATT than any other carrier.

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psychoace @ Apr 23rd 2009 3:33PM

I've had one time were I was roaming. That was the worst it has ever gotten for me with T-mobile. It was in southern Illinios and it was still free so I had no problems

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hfm @ Apr 23rd 2009 9:10PM

I've had every carrier you can mention, some more than once... T-Mo has been pretty good so far as my current provider. And it's nice to have a phone that just works overseas, though you better make sure you set up correctly or you'll get nasty data charges.

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WhatADouche @ Apr 23rd 2009 5:19PM

T-Mo operates their 2G network in the 1900 MHz band with roaming agreements that cover places where they do not have native 1900 coverage. I've been up and down I-87 and I-88 from the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area down to New York City with T-Mobile and never had an issue with service.

Go troll over on that cocksucka BoyGenius' site, 91mr2turbo!

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