OKAY, this might not yet be a deal but worth taking note.... This is probably the greatest news I've heard since the new Iphone 3g came out and I've been jealous of all my friends who decided to switch over to AT&T-Cingular (crappiest customer service ever.. i was with them for 2 yeras before joining T-mo for the last 3 years) and they get locked on a 2 year contract for $199.. even worst are my friends who got ripped off by spending $599 and they were even new AT&T customers (however, they did not qualify for $199 because they were only a few months into their previous contract)... I don't know why AT&T would do that to make their own customers pay the same price as those who can buy the Iphone 3G without a contract..

Anyway, the best things come to those who wait...

T-Mobile is now announcing a 1-week Preorder starting Sept. 17 for the supposed "Iphone Killer".. The new HTC Dream phone running Google's highly anticipated Android Opensource OS.

It has everything the Iphone has (3x5" touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS and A-GPS, 3G network, etc..) PLUS a pull out Qwerty keyboard and swappable SIM card and microSD storage)

All this just in time for T-Mobile's rollout of their 3G Network in October which will have cheaper data plans than AT&T. This is likely to be their flagship phone introduced with 3G.

and best of all..

all at a low price of $150!!!!! (Possibly FREE or with rebate through T-Mobile Business Direct channel too??!)
Thanks AT&T and Apple for giving your competitors lower pricing!!

Get ready to get rid of them Dashes, Wings, and whatever current T-Mobile smartphone you have and get ready to make all your Iphone toting friends jealous.... haha..

HTC DREAM

At the low, low price of $150.....plus the 2 year contract, I assume.

And don't bet you will be able to keep your current plan, of course. They will be 'special' as well...

Martian536 said:OKAY, this might not yet be a deal but worth taking note.... This is probably the greatest news I've heard since the new Iphone 3g came out and I've been jealous of all my friends who decided to switch over to AT&T-Cingular (crappiest customer service ever.. i was with them for 2 yeras before joining T-mo for the last 3 years) and they get locked on a 2 year contract for $199.. even worst are my friends who got ripped off by spending $599 and they were even new AT&T customers (however, they did not qualify for $199 because they were only a few months into their previous contract)... I don't know why AT&T would do that to make their own customers pay the same price as those who can buy the Iphone 3G without a contract..

Not that it's at all relevant to this deal, but anyone who bought a first gen iPhone IS eligible for the $199 at any time, regardless of when they bought it.

lol.. swappable sim card.. teheheh

to flagg:

I heard you have to turn over your iPhone when you upgrade, is that true?

Naw, you bought it, it's yours to hang on to. But if you bought one within Apple's grace period, they'll let you upgrade it free. (More on that below.) But if you bought an original iPhone early on -- which means half of your two year contract is about up -- know that when you buy an iPhone 3G you'll be re-upping that two year contract from date of purchase. So if you buy an iPhone 3G on day one, your new contract will expire on July 11th, 2010.

So if I bought an original iPhone, I can trade it in for an iPhone 3G?

Yes, but only if you bought it AFTER May 27th, 2008. Anyone who bought theirs before that has to live with their purchase -- not that anyone can stop you from showing up to your local Apple Store and raising a ruckus.

Source: Engadget

to wiru (i dont know what your trying to ask),but: tmobile said they wont change the pricing on their data plans..

It would be a sweet deal if i can get it through business direct. I think its a pre-sale not a pre-order. Ive never heard to T-Mobile doing a pre-0rder.

So, I'm on my family plan with a troublesome Dash (the microphone doesn't work 50% of the time). Do you guys think this deal will work for me without having to get a new plan? If it's some internet add-on requirement that I can cancel after a month, that's OK.

Any info on CPU/RAM? Will we be able to install WM6.1 or WM7 on it? I'm not thrilled about Android from what I have seen so far.

great 3g touchscreen phone for the price! about time tmobile came out with something. in the meantime i enjoy my 1st gen unlocked jailbroken 1.1.4 apple iphone! with tzones for only $5.99

to wiru (i dont know what your trying to ask),but: tmobile said they wont change the pricing on their data plans..

sorry for not making it clear. i think there are a BIG community of FWer running on unlocked iphone using tzone hack for $5.99. for those of us using iphone unlocked also have the option of chosing edge from tmobile for $20 a month. my question would be if tmobile launches 3g, can us FWer using 1st gen iphone run on 3g network? is 3g a hardware limitation or software limitation? also , what is the cost of 3g per month thru tomobile?

wiru

wiru. the iphone not being capable of running 3g is a hardware limitation. And far as current rumors, the pricing should remain the same ~20 bucks. I dont know if the tzones hack will be available 3g.. since the 3g is on a different band.

RUmor or not... I'm being optimistic here... the reason being is because someone definately needs to grab share of the market and give Apple/AT&T a run for their money.. and it is in line iwth the expected release (OCT 08) of T-Mobile's 3G network.. they would need a 3G phone to offer to come out with it...

htcsource.com also has the same mentioning and they mention its from a "reliable T-Mobile" source.. haha.. its okay to "DREAM" once in awhile right? haha..