It looks like residents of the Philippines are going to be getting their hands on an Android-powered handset soon enough all thanks to Taiwanese firm HTC. Mark Sergio, HTC Philippines country manager, said that the company is ready to ship the G1 to customers after receiving a lot of inquiries about the device.
The company is still considering various ways to market the Android-powered handsets once they have been released locally. One possibility they are currently considering is copying the single-operator model of Deutsche Telekom. Sergio said, “Even if the Philippines is a pre-dominantly pre-paid market, there are subscribers who don’t use entry-level phones and who prefer smartphones like the ones that we offer. We are targeting that market.”
HTC has a very active relationship with local ISVs (independent software vendors), allowing the port of locally developed applications. It seems to be taking a little bit of time to get the G1 overseas. So far only the US and UK legally have the T-Mobile G1.
[Via GMANews]
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Great, now Tito Boy's and Kuya Bong's AIM can log off intermittently too. j/k For once, I have a phone before my cousins can get a hold of them in the Philippines
by jayroam
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hahaha i think every filipino family has a tito boy and kuya bong!!!!!!!
by ckolg1
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Nice. Now i could IM Manny Pacquiao any time.
by curse-T
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If there was video recording (hint hint), Manny could do a vlog between rounds. haha
by jayroam
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Sweet! We got something before them! Hahahahaha!
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Ha! I got my G1 before my cousins tee-hee! And hopefully we'll have a lot of pinoy developers at the market!!! *excited*
by Oh.Diva
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The Philippines is next after which country....my big question is, is the phone unlock to begin with and when is next 2010
by dfarted
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so you mean california is finally get the G1? lol, jk. thats some pretty good news. now i can IM my cousins!
by pinaytoy
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Wrong! There`s more pinoys in a 3 block radius in Jersey City than there is in the whole state of Californication.
by JetsG1
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Originally Posted by JetsG1
Wrong! There`s more pinoys in a 3 block radius in Jersey City than there is in the whole state of Californication.
fo real? man im west coast, i dunno whats goin on over there. actually i do have some fam in jersey. 2 female filipino cousins.
by pinaytoy
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Whooaa female cousins? Hook a brotha up!
by JetsG1
(11) comments | Add your commentsDamn pinas is soooo way ahead they have been using 3G since 19forgotten, They are gonna need spare keyboards - the way they send text messages :P by JetsG1