G1 Google Android Phone Review

Horrible aesthetics, competent functionality. I wish they would’ve made it look nicer.

yes since open source ang g1 phone, really interesting phone ang g1.:)

I should get me one of these babies. Is this better than the iPhone?

It will be much better if it doesn’t look “so plastic.” I want it to have a sleeker and shinier body.

do any of you know where this phone can be bought in the phil? thanks!

I’m having the same problem as Rochelle…I can’t get past the activation screen. To those using the G1 with Globe, what are the APN settings?

Looks like Google is on to something. Look, the USS Enterprise looks like a sink (when viewed from the top), but it can travel at light speeds. This phone, ugly or otherwise, sure delivers.

i have one now …. and its great …..

saan po ba kayu nag pa open lyn ng g1 phone… nees help talga… tnx…
email me dwl_lim****@****.***

nag automatic connect sa net. magasto sa load..

hi

i was gifted by my brother google android phone but i am not able to access any services because i dont have internet settings could u please any one mail me i am useing idea postpaid connection

heeelppp…………..

how much is this in the philippines anyway…i really want a new phone.hndi na me makapaghintay…sna mura lng

Greetings,
I just got mine from V-mall its great i love the
voice text / search functions, i just click the mic and say what i want to google and it shows up immediately i even browse youtube using voice.. google map is also great i know exactly where i am and what st with one click…

for globe users here is ahow to activate your g1

Postpaid:
APN: internet.globe.com.ph

Prepaid:
APN: http.globe.com.ph

Thats it.. enjoy!

Will the HTC Magic or G1 work only with Postpaid plans? I’m travelling to Manila next month and I have my TMobile G1 unlocked. However, I’m not sure if the email (Google) or data will work with prepaid plans. Can someone please verify? If yes, which prepaid plans should I get from the companies (Globe and Smart)

Thank you!

i just both my G1 phone from T-mobil. my questions are how much is to unlock my phone and where to unlock my phone. ill be going to the philippines next week and i need your help pls.

Sirs, anyone who already tried Android 2.0 in there G1. Update naman po kayo kung smooth yung takbo Android 2.0 compare to 1.6. Thanks for the update. :-)

hi, i can access to the internet using gprs using globe but when i open my gmail, gtalk, market or even im i cannot access on this. the only thing i do is browse to web. anyone who can help me or us in this issue.

thanks

share mo naman what u did and what are your apn settings pls.

too many keys. they should have made it simpler with fewer keys like the modu phone.

The settings is correct,
i had the same problem at first
but it was my sim, i borrowed my friends globe sim
and it worked.. i was able to register the phone then i downgraded it and updated using the latest cyanogen now it has the option to skip the gmail regisration or log in:)

correct im sure its the sim,
Make sure the globe sim you use had gprs access before para sure ka na gumagana yung sim, make sure it has enough credits kasi when i used my friends sim it did not work the 2nd time yun pala walang load na.

You can also bypass the gmail activation but it depends on you frimware version
here is the link:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/archive/index.php/t-781450.html

i used http.globe.com.ph for apn
and it worked fine.

until now my sim does not work and i dont know why, ill probably call globe soon to check whats wrong with my sim…

once activated download the goggles application its so nice you can take pictures of things and it will google it for you:)

We used are G1 last December 2009 till last week when we were in Manila. Ok naman lahat, we were able to use it, email, data, even google maps (kaya palaging nauubos ang load ng Mr. ko dahil tuwang-tuwa siya sa google maps sa Pinas!). I bought 3 Smart Pinoy SIMs sa ebay sa US so we have SIMs pagland sa Manila kaagad.

When we first used the phone, ang nakita kong problem was we had to search for a network. I had to do the following to all phones:

Settings >Wireless Controls > Mobile Network > Network Operators chose the network.
Then, I had to go to:
Settings > Wirless Controls > Mobile Network > Access Point Names : enable Smart and then check for the settings.

I just had to switch off the Background Data sa email at malakas mag-consume ng load. I just do refresh every hour to check my emails..or kung kelan ko trip mag-check.

3G sign was no problem too. Well, at least nakalagay sa top portion ng phone na 3G ang signal.

G1 is good and it’s looks and it’s functions no question about it. The problem are the 1. trackble itself is it last long kung mahirap mag navigate kung sira ang trackble 2. kung walang hindi touch screen pano mo magagatin yung up and down scroll 3. kung hindi handwriting recognition matagal ang pag-gawa ng message (edit and reply.

nath:

Nagbakasyon kami last December hanggang Jan. 2 sa pinas at gamit namin ang T-Mobile G1 namin. I had it unlocked by T-Mobile dahil matagal na akong customer, pero ang nakakagulat pati yung sa 9 year old child ko na kabibili ko lang pumayag silang i-unlock!

Sundin mo lang yung pinost ko sa taas at tignan ang APN (depende sa gamit mo Globe or Smart) kung tama.

Ako tuwang-tuwa gamitin, ultimo pag-surf sa net kapag may kailangan ako, kagaya ng paghanap ng lyrics sa kanta ng biglaan nagawaw ko.

Marami ren naka G1 sa pinas grabe! Tanong lang. Alam ko na off-topic toh.. Meron ako Motorola Cliq sa T-Moblie.. Pwede ko ba gamitin sa pinas? Pano ko ma uunlock?

Thanks! :D

Hi Rommel,

I am able to text, and call, and internet OR MMS using this phone. Meaning, it’s working fine except for the internet and mms, which can only be done exclusively from each other. I was able to put it these settings for internet and mms APNs (2 separate APNs):

internet: APN – internet.globe.com.ph
MMS: APN- mms.globe.com.ph
mmsc- http://192.40.100.22:10021/mmsc
mms proxy- 192.40.100.20
mms port- 8080

when i use the internet, i can’t send MMS, and vice-versa. because when i want MMS, have to switch the APN to that of the MMS, so browsing is denied because it’s looking for the internet APN. so, if i want to browse, i have to disable the MMS APN, but what if I have incoming MMS then I would not be able to get it. Or, if I set the APN to MMS, then it would be a hassle to switch to internet APN each time I want to browse.

I tried combining the 2 configurations into 1 APN however I would be able to get the internet to work, but not the MMS:
APN- internet.globe.com.ph
server- mms.globe.com.ph
mmsc- http://192.40.100.22:10021/mmsc
mms proxy- 192.40.100.20
mms port- 8080

also tried putting in proxy with 192.40.100.20 (after the APN field) but this still doesn’t work for MMS.

is it really this way? I believe it shouldn’t be, because I sought assistance from Globe and they told me for the windows version, it doesn’t work that way. Actually in any other phone, for that matter. internet and mms shouldn’t work separately. But they can’t help me out yet because they don’t have any android phone officially with globe as of the moment. Maybe u have better settings for this? Please advise. Thanks.

oh wait finally got it for mms & internet. there shud be 2 APNs, for the internet, APN type shud be default. while for the mms, apn type is mms. the green button should be with the internet apn. with this, both can work simultaneously =)

now i’m left with the problem on changing the google account.

and i’m also checking with u guys if u get to access yahoomail thru the browser?

Thanks for the tip. will try it also. But actually, I’m just trying to access yahoomail via the Browser only, not even the email app on the phone. each time i visit yahoomail, i get this error msg:
error 502 – bad request. the server could not resolve your request for url: http://m.yahoo.com/w/login/user?_done=widgt%3Aygo-mail%2Fhome.bp&.tsrc=yahoo&.intl=PH&.lang=en-ph

why is this so? help and feedback pls! tnx!

Hi, just got a nexus one from the us. Do you guys know the apn settings for this pho e? Or are they the same as the g1. Thanks

Hi tanong ko lang sabi kc ng iba sa G1 phone di raw basta nakakapag-share ng fiLe sa bLuetooth di raw pede mag-pasa or manghingi ng images,music or video kaiLangan daw me APP ako na i-download at instaLL.. pede maLaman kung ano yun.. ???

saLamat in advance sa sasagot sa tanong ko!
=Junio=

i have a android g1..maloloka na po ako sa kahahanap kung pano ko ma aactivate yun browsing?im using globe sim po..any1 here pls help

para sa mga users ng g1 na hindi nagwowork yong network gawin nyo, pero kailangan openline na dapat,

press menu button wireless controls>mobile networks>network operators
mag scan yan ng available networks globe sun or smart then pili kayo..

how to sign in gmail activation screen, pag na activate nyo na pwede na rin kayong mag surf sa net tried and tested sa globe, sa smart di ko pa natry, gamit kayo ng globe tatoo o kaya starter sim kailangan may load din na 30 pesos, at syempre may account din dapat kayo sa google mail. mas mganda gawa kayo sa pc muna para di maubos yonbg load na 30.

gawa muna kayo ng new access point
press menu button network settings>access point name>> menu button then new apn eto lagay nyo
then pag ok na yon ang gawin nyong default connection

name: any name
apn: http.globe.com.ph
proxy:blank
port:blank
username:blank
password: blank
server: blank
mmsc: blank
mms proxy: blank
mms port:blank
mcc:515
mnc:02
apn type:blank

akoy may katanungan din, saan ba pde pagawa tong g1 ko? ribbon ang sira.

Junio:

You can do this if you want (root). Here are some links:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=442480

http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-root-a-t-mobile-g1-and-mytouch-3g-android-phone/

@junio:
HTC service center is in makati yakal street (wine depo building 2nd floor). tel: 7283388. my friend who has an HTC phone was able to have it rooted there because the HTC phone he availed from Smart did not have an updated software.

There’s supposedly another one in Unit 1002 Pearl Of The Orient Tower,1240 Roxas Boulevard,Ermita Manila, Tel. 6324000.338 t0 39 Fax No. 632 400 340. they service alcatel and i think HTC as well.

Brightpoint service centers should also know how to service htc phones.

@jak:
sorry i’m not familiar with the settings for nexus, what i have is a g1.

hi, im an android fan. gusto ko pong bumili ng HTC na may android. saan po pwedeng makabili? anong tindahan? st? or address?

sino pong may alam sa mga prices ng mga phones na yan? php price po kung pwd…

thanks a lot sa re-reply…

baet67 nagagamit mo na ba phone mo? i mean nakakappag txt ka na ba? kung hindi pa kung kailangan mong mo pang mag sign in sa google account mo palit ka muna ng globe tattoo sim, kailangan may 30 pesos na load, pero kung nagagamit mo na, at nakagawa ka na ng access point yong gawin mong default connection yong ginawa mo, punta ka s ginawa turn the trackball pakanan pupunta yon sa bilog tapos press mo pag nagkulay green yon na ang default.

i have htc touch pro 2 and it is locked with tmobile. does anyone know here kung sa pwede magpaopenline? please help. And question, can you use wifi and surf net site like fb even without sim card?

ganon ginawa ko baet67 gumagana naman nakakapag browse din ako sa fb, kung ayaw globe tatoo subukan mong starter sim ng globe.

Kristine:

Having the Background Data on always, will eat up your load. When I was backhome and used our G1, I switched this off and also other applications, e.g., gps as they eat up the load. I just turn it on, whenever I check my email, which was often however, at least it’s not always.

Factory data reset your phone so you could use your own google account once it asked you to enter your account info. Remember you have to have an account with google/gmail to have your phone running. Go to PRIVACY > FACTORY DATA RESET. This will however remove all your apps, etc. I think there is a setting there too to back up your data and settings to your SD card.

Hope this helps.

Hi, again, Kristine. Try switching off the “sync”. When we went home last year, my hubby’s load was outrageos! Reason: he had his background data on and gps on, and Layer. Try disabling, “background data” and uncheck the “auto sync” too..to be sure and GPS. If you have any other Apps that you think use Data, syncs (e.g., FB) or apps that try to connect to something, switch it off too. Just refresh your email whenever you want to check your email. Try adding some load and see what happens. However, in my experience, if I get problems with a phone, I just Factory Reset it for a clear set. Email is easy to setup and will always be available, no need for backup and Apps can be downloaded easily. However, for SMS and MMS, you may need to back them up first.

try all internet settings for globe, but still i cant browse…

pls help me…

i can’t use my bluetooth on my g1…what will i do to access or use my bluetooth…hope someone will help me with this

Make sure your bluetooth device to be paired is switched on.

For G1:
1) Go to Settings
2) Go to Wireless and Networks
3) Check Bluetooth
4) Go to Bluetooth Settings (manage connection, set device name & discoverability)
5) Check Discoverable
6) Go to Scan for Devices
7) You may be asked for a PIN to connect, type in the device’s PIN (if you don’t know check manufacturer’s document or try 1234 – if other device is not a headset, check the device since a PIN will also be asked for this to connect)
8) Once paired, select the device name to connect (You can also touch and hold the name to pen the context menu, then select CONNECT)
9) CONNECT status should appear if paired and connected.

Notes:
1) Check on manual/instructions of your other bluetooth device on how to pair with other bluetooth device.
2) The phone supports only the headset and hands-free bluetooth profiles (e.g., gps).
3) If pairing to a second handset while the first one is connected (or profile is still intact), the first headset will remain connected (unless you disconnect or unpaired it). To switch connection, You must SELECT this second headset again after pairing..or delete any connections before pairing for a new device.

@maze:

Factory data reset your phone so you could use your own google account once it asked you to enter your account info. Remember you have to have an account with google/gmail to have your phone running (create on from PC). Go to PRIVACY > FACTORY DATA RESET. This will however remove all your apps, etc. I think there is a setting there too to back up your data and settings to your SD card.

@tocampo…thanks for the info…yes i have Google accnt…i’ll try it…but is there any other way that i can do that i don’t have to reset the data…thanks again…God bless

try using your google account.

When you first boot the phone, it will ask for your gmail/google acct to activate, market will normally identify that same acct.

Here is a link which may help you:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2332

If you plan to factory reset your phone, read this thread too:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452316

Try unpairing:
1) From the main screen, press the Menu button and choose Settings.
2) Select Wireless & networks, then Bluetooth settings.
3) Scroll down to the device you want to delete. Press and hold until a popup menu comes up.
Choose Unpair. This will make the status change from “Paired but not connected” to “Pair with this device.”
4) Reboot the G1.
5) When it comes back up, the bluetooth device will be gone from the list.
6) Rescan and connect

may prob din ako sa phone ko. binigay sakin ng mom ko as a present on my 18th birthday yesterday. nilagyan ko ng unlock pattern. unfortunately, my friend made a multiple attempts. kaya kinailangan kong i-master reset. naging okay naman. pero nung nasa set up na ko, hiningi yung gmail account ko. nilagay ko naman. pero hindi daw provisioned yung simcard ko for data services. Anong gagawin ko? Pa-help naman po.

@kamirucorella,

sorry but read ur concern so so late….ur unit need to be reflashed…..if interested u can leave msg here or send e email, br

pa help naman po

@armiel,

sorry am so so so so bad coz of this late reply….anyway, if still needing my help u can add me on your YM here: darie****@****.***

let’s discuss possibility & other details in threshing out problem concerning data services….tnx

Seems like most g1 initially eats up load even if apps that can eat load are disabled. Resetting to factory default very fixes this .

Before smart sim din gamit co but because it eats much of my load ngchange aco ng globe sim.,khit nkauncheck ung background data mo after awhile ubos n lod mo,stick to ur globe sim :-)

you goint to bjutifol in my tv i e ni but i not jor mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

i did factory reset on my phone and now I cant get past the setup screen. i have a google account pero di ko siya maaccess.. paano yun??

Very good Web browser. Highly configurable. Solid call quality.

g1 is so old and parts for it are so hard to find, your better off buying a new phone. But if you really want to get it fixed. most places can fix it if they can find the part. i suggest getting the part from an old broken g1 with the flex still ok. are you in Phil?