T-Mobile G1 now shipping with 3.5mm headphone jack

[MikeMc]

yep, us preorders got screwed, be it a cheap piece or not, it only makes sense for tmobile to send us all the adapter as well..

[akarol]

HAHAHA! Man, I swear the editors here do it on purpose. They wait for news to be about 2 months old before posting them.

BTW, the title is very misleading. It isn't being shipped with a headphone jack, but a headphone adapter with a jack. I was about to jump off of my seat until I saw the picture. Should have expected it.

[akarol]

yep, us preorders got screwed, be it a cheap piece or not, it only makes sense for tmobile to send us all the adapter as well..

I agree. I promised to myself that I will never preorder anything from T-Mobile again.

1. You have to return and exchange stuff by shipping it back which costs money and a lot more time over just going to a local store.

2. I have never seen any of their phones be sold out right away. If one store doesn't have it, the next one will. Was like that with the Dash and G1 and those were 2 of their most hyped products.

3. Apparently you lose out on improvements they make to their products. What would it cost them to send "preorderers" the adapter? Should we have an advantage over those who didn't preorder considering we committed to the product before it was even out?

[betawind]

Do we really need another one of these threads? There's at least one other on exactly whats being complained about.,

[rizoh66]

Why? I'm an original owner too, and I'm not upset about this and don't feel that it's owed to me either. I got exactly what I paid for. I didn't get short changed by T-Mobile. They provided me what they promised, and are free to change their packaging and accessories at any time. You buy an Xbox 360 as an early adopter, you get an Xbox 360. You wait, and in time there will be boxes on the shelf that include a free game that you didn't get. I don't see people standing in line shouting, "Hey, give me my game!" And why not? Because it's stupid, and they know it. This is no different.

All the complaints in this thread are just another example of consumers being convinced that all corporations are evil and "out to get them" when they don't wind up on the "pretty" end. Puh-lease! If you feel that way, just stop buying stuff! Certainly stop rushing to the front of the line to be first.

So if your XBOX 360 didn't come with a controller and less than 1 month later they started including it with the console for the same price you paid, you wouldn't raise a stink? The fact of the matter is that the USB port is the only way to listen to music with your own non-factory headphones. This adapter is a lot nicer than the ones i've seen online and they're made by HTC.

[betawind]

So if your XBOX 360 didn't come with a controller and less than 1 month later they started including it with the console for the same price you paid, you wouldn't raise a stink? The fact of the matter is that the USB port is the only way to listen to music with your own non-factory headphones. This adapter is a lot nicer than the ones i've seen online and they're made by HTC.

There's a big difference between a 5 dollar headset adapter and a 50$ controller..

[Chedderknight]

I got the g1 2 weeks after initial release hoping I'd get the 3.5 adapter

[rizoh66]

There's a big difference between a 5 dollar headset adapter and a 50$ controller..

There' a big difference between an XBOX game and an adapter as well. I'm just comparing his apples to my apples.

[embrace LB]

i'm getting a free adapter, one way or another. they better give it to me.

[Infinatenothing]

i'm getting a free adapter, one way or another. they better give it to me.

let us know how that works out Im trying to decide if its wroth throwing a fit over. I would buy one of they were for sale but t mobile isn't even selling them.