[Lancaster] Android G1 phone?

[Wayne Ward]

Mine must be faulty, im ringing T mobile on monday see if i can get a 
replacement.

Wayne

Sam Barnett-Cormack wrote:
> Wayne Ward wrote:
>   
>> I just stopped using it totally - i followed all the guides how to cut 
>> the power usage down but
>> i have to charge it twice a day!
>> Ive looked at some extended batteries seems like the answer..
>> there is a double battery were you need a bigger back on the phone or 
>> one the same size so no horrible back sticking out! which ill probably 
>> go for.
>> The keyboard is wicked but a virtual keyboard would be handy aswell as 
>> the proper keyboard
>>     
>
> I've found it fine for moderate usage of voice and data, with one charge
> overnight.
>
> Sam
>
>   
>> Sam Barnett-Cormack wrote:
>>     
>>> Mike Dent wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: lancaster-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:lancaster-
>>>>> bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Wayne Ward
>>>>> Sent: 21 March 2009 19:24
>>>>> To: Lancaster LUG
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Lancaster] Android G1 phone?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a G1 the phone is pretty good I have a SSH client installed
>>>>> havent looked for a vnc client yet..
>>>>> You have a app called market place were new apps get added daily which
>>>>> is handy - you can seem to get what ever apps you need. The battery
>>>>> life
>>>>> is pants though! ive had to turn off bluetooth / wireless / gps
>>>>> basically all the stuff i use on the phone!! Although i used the gps in
>>>>> the car last week and it worked great! the calendar and conacts sync to
>>>>> google calendar and then i sync my google conatcts and calendar with
>>>>> thunderbird which all works A1 tasks sync with RTM  and I use a RTM
>>>>> client on the G1.  Some of the other apps i use are pocket ebay wifi
>>>>> scan and wptogo for blogging to my wordpress. T-mobile has been pretty
>>>>> crap and i have a lot of problems with calls were i have had tmobile
>>>>> reset the account and im still have small problems - So to sum it up -
>>>>> Great phone - some great apps - Crap battery and a crap network.....
>>>>>
>>>>> Wayne
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> Thanks for the comments guys. Looks like the phone will do most of the stuff I want and then some.
>>>> Shame about the battery though :(
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> The battery life really depends on what you're going to do. While it's
>>> in low-power mode (sleeping), it uses pretty much nothing. It'll
>>> disappear quite quickly if you do much, though, especially if what
>>> you're doing involves the network. I've found that this is less of an
>>> issue if you're using Wi-fi with good coverage. If you're going to
>>> "work" seriously on it, though, it helps to have it plugged in.
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
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