gizmodo.com — The Official Google Blog confirms the company is currently "dogfooding" a new mobile device. TechCrunch is reporting that the mystical Google Phone is indeed the HTC passion. Billing, General Questions and General Troubleshooting questions will be handled by T-mobile but they will not sell the phone.
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zephikDec 13, 2009
Agree with the name. I don't want to buy something that's called "Passion", just sounds too girly for me. But, more than likely, it'll be called simply the "Google Phone".
stillhateyouDec 14, 2009
"Nobody even knows if the Google Phone will even be up to par, it's all speculation right now."No, it has a Snapdragon CPU. It will put the Droid to shame.
honoredmuleDec 14, 2009
Or wifi-phone, for a few lucky enough to find wifi and/or personal 3G repeater coverage sufficient.
honoredmuleDec 14, 2009
I really ought to start a tech "news" site. Rumors are so easy to imagine, and they're like free page views. Then if one of my 312 random guesses lucks out and sounds vaguely like an actual future product, I'll be so in there!
ehauganDec 14, 2009
If this thing is on T-Mobile can we PLEASE get UMA working on it this time round? UMA is really an amazing feature on the T-Mobile network that for some reason they dont advertise too much.
eight7Dec 14, 2009
The iPhone makes calls?
rtechieDec 16, 2009
Um, there's a serious problem with an unlocked smartphone in the USA that few people have bothered to mention.As far as I'm aware, the four major carriers (Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T) all have mutually incompatible 3G networks. And Android phones (which this is one of) make pretty heavy use of 3G services. So unless you want to be doing all your data on WiFi, it's going to be locked to one carrier's 3G network, and my understanding is that carrier is going to be T-Mobile. So, in practice, the phone is going to be locked to T-Mobile unless you don't want 3G.So I'd wait for the inevitable subsidized version on T-Mobile.
splashdogDec 17, 2009
So if I got one of these, and already have a Google Voice account, can I bypass a wireless service provider (e.g. Verizon, etc.). If yes, would this limit me to making my calls from wifi hotspots? Bottom line, after I buy the phone, what's the least I can expect to pay per month?