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Wal-Mart confirmed to sell T-Mobile G1 very soon

28 October 2008 by Staff Editor


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Just the other day we reported on rumors of the T-Mobile G1 coming to Wal-Mart and a lot of people were surprisingly mad about it although the device will be getting a lot more recognition. The rumors are true with the exception of the date that it will hit shelves.

The device will be on sale a lot sooner than expected, Wednesday morning the G1 will be available at a discount. The price has been confirmed at $148.88, which is over $30 cheaper. The G1 will blow many of the Wal-Mart’s current phone lineup out of the water. The question is, will this help or hurt T-Mobile?

Any cell phone enthusiast will not be very happy about this decision, especially with the G1 being the first phone to run Android. Many of our users are either very angry about the decision or cracking jokes at the thought of it. Either way this will bring the T-Mobile G1 to a larger market and will help with the one-stop Christmas shopping this year. There may be more of a chance to get a G1 in areas where there is a shortage of devices. We want to know what you think about T-Mobile’s decision to allow Wal-Mart to sell this phone.

Photo courtesy of Android Community member heyitsnan.

[Via CNN Money]

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  1. Kind of makes me upset given that I have been a loyal customer for 4+ years with an average monthly bill of $200+ per month and yet t-mobile didn’t give me a discount for being a loyal customer and or ordering it early. I should call them up and request a credit for the amount of the difference.

    Another thing also, I don’t consider the Wal-Mart employees to be any good at educating the customers on what the phone actually does and does not do. I see allot of confused customers walking out only to have the phone not meet their expectations because they were mislead or just plain lied to.

    I am happy for the fact that the G1 is getting exposure and increasing its popularity. The reason I say that is because that only means the market will be bigger and will be more of an incentive for a developer to develop and sell his apps to android users.
  2. My tough luck. I ordered an upgrade on Oct 21 and it was placed on back order. I guess I should spend more time at Wal-Mart or start looking elsewhere. Lousy deal!
  3. I'm willing to bet one of the main reasons they're taking so long to ship pre-orders is the fact that they have to ship stock of this phone out to Wal-Mart's all across the US. I can't say I'm not irritated by the fact that I ordered my phone 2 weeks ago and don't have it, while someone will be able to walk into Wal-Mart on Wednesday and not only get the phone I "pre-ordered", but get it CHEAPER than mine.
  4. I kinda feel like I did the day AOL went onto the Internet...

    W

    /elitist?
  5. I think this is wal-mart adding a rebate to the phone, nothing T-Mobile or HTC have that much say in I think. It's not like Apple dropping the price of the iPhone. Sites like letstalk.com have been offering drastically cheaper cell phones than you could get from the carrier or manufacturer for a long time now.
  6. Ok...who is this confirmed through? I hope its not being "confirmed" via the photo, because that is an obviously horrible Photoshop.
  7. As a two recent posters said:

    #1 - There is always a price for early adoption - Because I am a gadget freak I always pay full price, though those who wait a month, or months could get a used version for 50% off, or get the gadget on sale.

    #2 - If Wal-Mart is doing something special (rebate or just simply taking a hit in the hopes of selling accessories or getting more people in for the new "it phone") - there isnt an awful lot T-Mobile or Google can do about it.
  8. This can only be good for T-Mobile and the G1. The more people who have the phone the more developers will want to spend time developing apps for a larger market and Wal-Mart can provide this larger market whether you agree or like Wal-Mart or not, it is still a large company with a huge customer base.

    As the first poster said, most Wal-Mart employees don't know much of anything about their products. It is bad in electronics when buying HD-TVs or Gaming Systems (I've overheard a ton of incorrect info being passed from an employee to a customer) however you can say the same for some of the T-Mobile Retailers. There are posts here in the forums that are about how some employees at a T-Mobile store didn't know basic info about the G1, so you will get that everywhere.
  9. i work at the walmart connection center and the tmobile repsaid we are getting it for unde $100 because we dont sell phones for over $100 and we are pretty well educated about phones and the g1 im just like one of yall and i have the phone so you might want to think before you say we dont know anything
  10. @justinwion; I wouldn't say all Wal-Mart employees don't know anything. I had a friend work in electronics who was a huge gadget, computer, gamer person. Knew a lot about everything he sold. But there are a lot (more then those who know) that don't know anything. At my local Wal-Mart we have mostly 60+ year old ladies that have enough trouble ringing something up, let alone informing us about it. So, although you and the people at your store know your products, that isn't always the case.
  11. Its safe to say in general they do not know the department they are in. With no formal training and being switched to several different areas that they may or may not know about its hard to really care. Employees are not even payed enough to care about their jobs. When I go there I know not to bother asking about anything that needs more than a key.
  12. Of course the employees aren't knowledgeable...that costs money which u don't provide when u pay silly low prices. It's a pretty simple business model why complain?
  13. So are these just WalMarts in 3G areas or Wal Marts everywhere?
  14. It's $31 difference. Who cares?
  15. this is a great move by tmobile and google to get more g1 out in circulation. what this means for developers is that they can get their works in more hands... if the G1 gets exposure like the sidekick ( as far as units sold ) then thats more opportunity for the developers that what to sell their apps to make money of course.. but just please we ask dont be greedy.. 25 bucks investment to publish apps and possibly 100 hours of programing.. apps should go for about free - 5.00 max... the reason I say low prices is because if the price is high and only 5 percent of g1 users by the app due to need and higher price, the income potential is kind of on the low side. but with a lower price and higher percentage of android users purchasing its more profit( for those that want to charger ). these apps should be developed for the love of programing and possibly sponsorship with google advertising dollars.
    Apps shouldnt have a real charge until they are def bug free.
  16. Don't worry about application prices. Android users will regulate that themselves by simply not paying for higher priced applications.

    No matter how endorsed an application is, if someone else offers an equally functional application for a lesser price, users will flock to that instead, thus forcing competitors to either lower their prices or suffer.
  17. @divest: the apps price will regulate themselves yes... but the people making the apps may not realize they would sell enough more apps at a lower price that their profits would surpass the cost of selling cheaper in the first place because of far more numerous sales. A lot of developers I think either don't realize this or don't understand it well enough to put it to use and will hurt both themselves and the people who want the apps by charging too much for them....
  18. I am very upset about the sale of the G1 at wal-mart for $150. I have family that "pre-ordered" the G1 online and are still waiting for their phones to come in. I informed them of the sale and told them to cancel their order and head to walmart. What ever happened to buying a good quality product for a fair price, if they can sell it that cheap only 2 months after the release date than I feel like I've been ripped off.

    Has anybody else noticed that the sliding screen is starting to get loose and it feels like it moves alot now?
  19. Quote:
    Originally Posted by akarol View Post
    It's $31 difference. Who cares?
    For some people its a world of difference.
  20. Any Walmart sightings yet? Or any real indication of where (which cities/which stores) we should expect to see them?
  21. id doubt tht its a rebate. thts jus walmart
    they supposibly buy bulk amounts of things to sell em at lower prices
    && yeah thy have no clue wht they are selling most of the time
    bt if yew are going to spend money on a electronic, let alone a fone, yew shud research it before doing so to make sure its smthn yew want
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