It has wonderful qualities but it does lack a lot I should have just stuck to the new Blackberry.

There is no way to save an incoming number to your phone. YOu have to write it down then add it to you phone. You can sometimes save a number if it is sent with a text but doesn’t work all the time.

The maps portion of the phone can never find my location when i select that option.

The Google option is just about the only thing I like and that works well.

I could have saved alot of money and got a way less expensive phone that has more features that lack in this phone.

Don’t waste your money on this phone, you will be disappointed…i promise!!!

Soo I was really excited wen this G1 came out…I left my old sidekick for this one…at first it was all good…but then the battery ran out fast..I thought it would be wayyy better like how they showed on t/v..but oo well

Even though there are sum things that make it succkkyy..its still a nice phone…I mean compare to the flip ones…I think its a tight phone[well for now]and I mean for the other people that don’t want this phone and have just sell it..and stop whining about it..ahah

Well I still like it :]

The phone has great apps, movement, style, and all that jazz. Unfortunately the service reception was so poor that I had to return it. I did not have any service in my building, not a work, or other various locations. Forget have network surfing service, I mean I was not able to even recieve phone calls or text.

I live in NYC! I figured the 3G network would be around and working. But not according to t-mobile, although my blackberry works fine. I’m figuring it has to do with the reception and it’s capability of the G-1.

The battery life is awful. If you’re on the run the whole day, the phone will die in the middle of it.

A customer service rep suggested a Samsung T-919 Behold that is being released in mid-November. Just incase anyone had the same issue I had! I might opt for that.

But alas, I was sorely disappointed

Size

I got over the size and weight of the G1 rather quickly from previously owning a Sidekick. All the reviews said the ackward bend to the home panel wasn’t a distraction or a discomfort. But I found that to be inccorect. If you don’t have large hands the phone sits ackwardly and makes it difficult to navigate across the keyboard.

Battery Power

If not available to connect to a direct power source this phone will not last all day. I found myself to be down to 38% batterly life by 2pm. This is going to get me to far. I didnt use this phone any differently than my blackberry and my blackberry went for days without a charge. This leaves much to be desired.

Local Memory vs. SD Memory

It was not clear from any initial marketing how apps would be stored. But straight out of the box i had the dreaded Low Space inidcator. I couldn’t clear this indicator. I had to repeatidly clear Cache memory, cookies, bookmarks and other application memory to get this to clear. Too much of a constant Chore.

Syncing.

My phone refused to sync, which was later indicated by the low local memory. If your phone is running low on memory it wont sync leaving you with old data. This was by far the most annoying issue. Since now i have duplicate contacts in both my gmail and phone when it did finally decide to sync.

Lack of assecories

I could not find a case that was worth while. Leaving this phone susceptible to damage. Commmee onn…A million cases for the Iphone not one that was worth it for the G1…

Maybe i might come back for the next gen but this one has all kinds of issues to work out.

1. Battery life is really bad (lost 45% of the battery in 3 hours of on-again, off-again usage; have had to recharge twice since 6:30 this morning);

2. Contacts, which rely on Gmail contacts, truly suck; no Outlook sync; and

3. Inconsistency across apps; some give you a menu after a long hold, others rely on pressing the menu button

BUT, here are the good things:

1. Excellent screen quality; better than the iPhone

2. good keyboard, well designed, with all the keys you’ll need

3. Android Market — already several apps available for download, and they all work flawlessly so far

SUMMARY: If you absolutely have to have an ultra-cool phone and don’t want to put any more money into Apple’s pockets, then this is it. But if you can wait 4-6 months, there will be much cooler hardware and the software will have improved quite a bit, plus the Android Market will be full of killer apps. My old MDA phone died last month, so I needed a new phone, and that’s the only reason I bought this. I expect that I will upgrade to a better Android phone next Spring.