Android in the UK

[mr_stranger]

So it's here. Launched in the UK today.

Launch at 0700 in the store on Oxford Street. Was anyone there? How many people turned out?

Noone except me at my local shop. The staff seemed pretty clueless about the whole thing. Am on the £40 tariff, which has 800 anytime mins, unlimited texts, and unlimited data. Phone was free. Also paying £6.99 insurance.

First impressions are very good. 3G is very, very quick. Edge is impressive too. Phone feels solid and well built. Android itself seems very clever.

Set up was so easy. Put in my Apps for Domain email address, and it just worked. Cal, email, contacts. Brilliant.

Plugging it into a PC was fine, and I just dragged music files onto the SD card.

Absolutly need a way of closing programs that are running though, and the native IM programme is wierd..can't see how to add an MSN account, so have downloaded IM+ from the Market. Also needs a screen keyboard, to do quick texts, etc...and also for the screen to flip without having to open the keyboard.

Annoyingly it doesn't come with a USB to 3.5mm Headphone adaptor, so will need to visit Maplin.

[dewudzki]

Ill get mine straight after work. Cant wait ;]

white one obviously.

[pllb]

I added an msn account..if you click menu button when an application is open it brings up the you guessed it...menu of options =) Congrats on the purchase.

[mr_stranger]

I added an msn account..if you click menu button when an application is open it brings up the you guessed it...menu of options =) Congrats on the purchase.

Clicked on the Menu button, and pressed ACCOUNTS, but there was no MSN option!

[pllb]

Clicked on the Menu button, and pressed ACCOUNTS, but there was no MSN option!

You clicked on msn then clicked menu? or you clicked menu from within the IM application itself..you have to open msn first.

[mr_stranger]

You clicked on msn then clicked menu? or you clicked menu from within the IM application itself..you have to open msn first.

But where is MSN?

It's not an option.

I go into IM, and it just has GOOGLE TALK.

[riwiho]

But where is MSN?

It's not an option.

I go into IM, and it just has GOOGLE TALK.

Hello - I am having the exact same issue with my G1 here in the UK. Picked it up this morning but nothing in the IM app other than googletalk

[Darrell]

Guys, not speaking from knowledge, just guesswork. But there are differences between UK and US version. We do not appear to have Amazon store.

[Darrell]

I can confirm no MSN option when you open IM.

[mr_stranger]

IM+ it'll have to be then.

[MR SNEAKY]

from what i was told today amazon will launch soon and so will google street view.i just need to work out how to send a text to the whole of my contacts

all in all fantastic phone