T-Mobile myTouch 3G pre-orders taken now: $199.99

[AIpha]

isnt a flat screen tv just a tv minus the CRT? isnt a laptop a desktop minus the bulk? isnt a bike just a motorcycle minus the motor?


lol just messin with u

Was about to say. xD

[LazyGenius]

Wow. Alot of hate towards the myTouch!

Well, I pre-ordered it.

I really love the much smaller size, and I can't remember when I've flipped the physical keyboard on my G1 out the last time. I've loved the G1, but face it, the hardware looks, um, shall we say, "dated"???

I figure this way. First, I won't GET the phone for three more weeks. Once I get the myTouch, according to California law AND T Mobile, I have 30 days to decide to keep it or return it.

That's about 7 weeks from now.

In 7 weeks, I expect to know if the boys at XDA have figured out a way to hack the myTouch and/or put Sense UI on the myTouch. Hardly impossible or even unlikely, considering the wonders they've already managed!

I'll ALSO be able to see what new phones are appearing, and which, if any, are coming to T Mobile. I really do NOT want to change carriers. I've tried the others, and frankly, hated them with a passion!

Anyways, using my wife's phone account, I get the myTouch for $200, and from what I've seen, I can sell my G1 on eBay for about $240-260, so I wont' even be out of pocket.

I also ( Blasphemy coming ... faint of heart, look away!!!) think I like the look and FEEL of the myTouch (stupid name....) more then the Hero. It's a VERY nice phone in your hands... it's much narrower then the iPhone, and the curves make it feel more comfortable, to ME, when I'm holding it (if you haven't held one or used one, only seen photos, you should really see it in person, it's MUCH smaller then the photos make it appear)

People are saying it doesn't ADD anything, it's even TWENTY DOLLARS MORE then the G1! Hey, it ADDS a much sleeker, thinner design. It ADDS more storage (about 4x as much) for apps as the G1 has, and it ADDS much better battery life, according to reports. My complaints about the G1 were it's large/unelegant, lousy battery life, and storage for apps is a JOKE (don't tell me about rooting... I'm rooted, but MOST users do NOT want to root their phones simply to gain space for apps). The mT addresses these issues.

Anyway.. just kind of surprised at the venom people seem to feel for this phone, but to each his/her own! Not trying to sell anyone. As I said, I plan to use the phone for three weeks, and see how I like it.

Just don't understand all the talk about how this phone doesn't ADD anything to the G1. That's simply not true, and a rediculous statement, even if YOU dont' happen to want/like the device.

i think alot of the hostility comes from people wanting a new device in the states and the fact that the HTC magic is an old phone... i mean we got the rest of the worlds leftovers while they cont to get new toys....

Isn't the Mytouch BASICALLY a g1 minus keyboard/and it's thinner?

yup.

[JohnnyLicious]

leftovers hahahah

i want my hero already =(

[newarkdanny]

well how come i have heard ppl say "i upgraded my phone so i added another 2 years to my contract so my contract is up to 10 years"

i added 4 years in less than a year

1. got my g1 when it came + 2
2. got robbed for g1, got new cheapo phone +2

**3** if i were to get the mytouch they would prolly want another + 2

= 6 years alll in less than a year

[AIpha]

You got robbed for your g1? Isn't there an app for that? xD

seriously though...sorry. :/

[Chi_Man]

Well T-Mobile suck the big one to me. I wanted to upgrade my phone for the myTouch 3G, but because I am on the flex pay plan, I am "not eligible" and have to wait until it is availble in the stores on August 5. Sucks big time ....

[ryan_prior]

why do people complain about having a contract? Who upgrades their phone that often? Pay the full cost if you want a new freaking phone.