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1 T-Mobile G1 available FREE in the UK October 15, 2008 at 5:01 pm

[...] of the T-mobile G1 on a £40 per month plan with ZERO intial cost. Yes, that’s right, the poms get free G1s! It’s a bloody outrage I tells ya. They are apparently available from October 30th and 25,000 [...]

2 Want a Free G1 - Go to the UK | AndroidGuys October 15, 2008 at 6:48 pm

[...] postulated that you should become British to get a free G1 but perhaps you can simply visit and sign up for the plan to get the free phone and then cancel or [...]

3 Jon October 16, 2008 at 12:11 am

because God loves us most of all.

4 Al Sutton October 16, 2008 at 12:26 am

This is not the bargain you think it is.

You can get the tariff the press release mentions for 31.50 GBP at the moment, so you’re paying 8.50 GBP more for the tarriff just for getting a G1.

This means over the life of the 2 year contract you’ll end up paying 204 GBP (around 350 USD) for the ‘phone.

It’s not looking so “free” now.

5 Wollt ihr ein kostenloses G1? Fliegt nach England! - Vertrag, Endeffekt, iPhone, T-Mobile, Gedanken, Frage, Angebot, Womit - G1Blog.de | Das T-Mobile G1 Blog October 17, 2008 at 7:04 am

[...] dachten sich die amerikanischen AndroidGuys, angeregt durch das GoogleandBlog, dass man doch so ziemlich günstig -wenn nicht sogar kostenlos- an ein T-Mobile G1 kommen [...]

6 Michael Martin October 17, 2008 at 10:32 am

@Al

Your equation does not include the voice plan on the G1 in the US, just the data plan, which I believe you need to have at least the $40 voice plan in addition

G1 US
——-
179 USD for the ‘phone
25 USD x 24 months for the Tariff
40 USD x 24 months for the VOICE PLAN

Total : Total 779 USD + 960 USD = $1739

G1 UK
——
0 GBP for the ‘phone
40 GBP x 24 months for the Tariff

Total: 960GBP (roughly 1,675 USD)

7 Al Sutton October 17, 2008 at 11:09 am

@Michael,

Think you’ve crossed my post here with a message on the mailing lists.

Here I was showing that there is a cost to the G1 based on the difference in T-Mobile tariffs offered if you don’t buy a G1 compared with if you do.

On the android-discuss mailing list I was discussing the cheapest way for a developer/techie to get a phone to play around with.

So even with the voice plan (T-Mobile offer a 29.99 USD one by the way), you’re looking at a 2 year ownership cost of about 1,500 USD, which is still 175 USD less than the UK price, so it is still a long way from a “Free” G1.

Al Suttons last blog post..HandyCalc (Version 0.31)

8 Michael Martin October 17, 2008 at 12:34 pm

It may be negligible but unless there are other fees in the UK then you must add in taxes, the upgrade fee of $15, and although the minimum voice plan at T-Mobile is $30, I believe to get the G1 it needs to be the $40 or $50 plan.

In the end I believe there is a savings in the UK even if it breaks near even as its better to pay later than upfront if the costs are equal.

9 G1 Current News » Post Topic » T-Mobile G1 available FREE in the UK October 22, 2008 at 1:12 am

[...] of the T-mobile G1 on a £40 per monthplan with ZERO intial cost. Yes, that’s right, the poms get free G1s! It’s a bloody outrage I tells ya. They are apparently available from October 30th and 25,000 [...]

10 dynamitebears October 26, 2008 at 1:46 pm

they get it for free cuz its probably part of big brothers plan to track them all. duh. the uk is like the book 1984 and america is on its way. nothing to worry about though. as long as there is a use for you.

11 Michael Martin October 26, 2008 at 8:11 pm

@ Dynamite

I was just thinking along those lines when reading Android articles over the weekend, but I feel in this case rather than big brother government its more like big used car salesman tracking people for advertising.

12 Best Holiday Season Deal for the T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone | GAB December 1, 2008 at 1:52 pm

[...] like any Cyber Monday deals will pop up either so unless you live in the UK were you can get the G1 for FREE then here is my best [...]

13 Pyrofyr December 24, 2008 at 10:57 pm

And the internet reveals yet again, that everyone is paranoid.

14 Martin Power December 31, 2008 at 7:55 pm

Hi
I just got myself a new G1 to be delivered on Friday with free 8gb card plus combi 35 and web and walk on 12 month deal plus line rental discount for upgrading so £35 per month for 12 months – Bargain…..

Martin

15 the prophete January 24, 2009 at 9:15 pm

Hey guys im from south africa.Any idea whe the android wil be available in south africa.Thanx in advance

16 Mike April 10, 2009 at 1:25 am

Don’t think south Africa is going to sell the g1, you’d have better luck getting it imported. Try eBay, but good luck finding a seller willing to ship to your country, what with all those rampant scams…

17 Allen Gooden May 7, 2009 at 9:20 pm

I don’t believe South Africa is 3G really yet. In the years to come I would say South Africa will being to adpt to this innovated technology.

18 games October 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm

I love this phone, G1 is the best!

19 Free Droid Phone January 11, 2010 at 11:31 pm

great phone, even more great if you can get it for free

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