Ok, now we continue to the second part of T-Mobile G1-Google Phone Full Reviews. If you missed the first part, you can still read it here. Apart from before, the call quality was awesome on the G1-Google Phone (some callers couldn’t detect that we’re on a cellular phone), the G1-Google Phone’s speakerphone was loud & clear, and the dialer app is efficient and user friendly (T-Mobile’s myFaves feature is now supported).

Messaging options on the G1-Google Phone are abundant—just about all that’s missing is full-on Exchange support, which will come once an enterprising developer fills the void. Alright, but how’s G1-Google Phone 3G reception? If you’re in New York, you probably had no trouble getting a 3G signal, both in Manhattan and Brooklyn—indeed, 3G reception on the G1-Google Phone was better than on Apple iPhone 3G. Remember that T-Mobile only recently launched its own 3G network, and it’ll only be live in about 21 cities by the end of the month. The G1-Google Phone will work on EDGE technologies-Beside that, you can always having a connectivity to the internet via Wi-Fi (wireless networks).

The G1-Google Phone’s internet browser is one of the best browser on a phone, although it isn’t 100 percent perfect. Huge size pages rendered more or less perfectly, but you can’t pinch or double-tap the non-multitouch screen to zoom in or out; but you must tap on twin virtual magnifying glasses at the bottom of the G1-Google Phone’s screen. Also, scrolling gets to be a bit choppy on larger websites, and because the G1-Google Phone lacks an accelerometer, you’ll have to open the keypad or tap a menu option to turn the screen to a landscape orientation mode. As additional, G1-Google Phone’s trackball is great for clicking on Website links, you can switch between browser windows, and save or copy URLs—this is a feature that was missing on the Apple iPhone.

The built-in GPS on the G1-Google Phone managed to pinpoint our location to within about a third of a block or so when we was outside. However: If you’re indoors, the G1-Google Phone’s map application can’t locate you unless you’ve got 3G mode turned off. And as with the Apple iPhone, the GPS-equipped G1-Google Phone won’t do guided turn-by-turn directions.

Like its Maps application, the G1-Google Phone’s music player isn’t nearly as slick as the Apple iPhone’s, but it does well. Song’s playback controls are easy to use, album art gets displayed, the typical repeat and shuffle modes are present and accounted for, and you can create playlists on the spot. Songs will play in the back, and if a call comes in, the G1-Google Phone automatically pauses your music and starts where it left off once you hang up. There’s also an Amazon application that lets you shop and download MP3s directly over the phone’s microSD cards up to 16GB are supported currently. One ’serious’ problem here: There’s no 3.5mm headphone jack (and no stereo Bluetooth/A2DP support, which is also missing from the great Apple iPhone), so you’ll have to use the dinky earbuds that come in the G1-Google Phone box or grab a mini USB-to-3.5mm adapter though…

Ever heard the G1-Google Android Phone? or T-Mobile G1?
Android-powered G1-Google Phone is the first touchscreen smartphone we’ve seen that’s a real Apple iPhone competitor—and a great one. While it lacks the Apple iPhone’s shine and polish, the G1-Google Phone got the goodness from the peppy, easy-to-use Android OS (operating system), not to say the open-source thing that’ll probably lead to a explosion of inventive applications. Valued from usd $179 and set to ship from October 22 (you can pre-order it here), it’s no shock the G1-Google Phone is already a big hit.

First, the HTC-built G1-Google Phone isn’t much to look at. G1-Google Phone available in black and brown, this G1-Google Phone’s 4.6 by 2.16 by 0.62-inch handset isn’t nearly as hot as the Apple iPhone, and at 5.6 ounces it’s nearly a full ounce heavier than Apple iPhone. The 3.17-inch touchscreen slides up and over to reveal the space of QWERTY keypad beneath, while below the screen you’ll find 5 button keys—Menu, Call, Home, Back, and End—and a small-sized trackball. A volume tuner is on the right side of the G1-Google Phone, while the camera shutter is on its left. But something seems missing here: A direct physical “silent mode” key (instead, you must press and hold the Power button and select the Silent option).

The G1-Google Phone’s QWERTY keypad, it’s something of a bit disappointment. The keypad as a whole is plenty roomy (with dedicated number keys, as well as separate period, comma, and “@” buttons), but the keys felt slippery; also, while the backlighting (which turns on automatically depending on the level of ambient light) is quite effective in the dark, it makes the keys devilishly difficult to make out in low- to medium-light situations.

Another complaint of G1-Google Phone—because the G1 lacks a virtual keys, you must slide open the QWERTY keypad any time you need to enter any text—even just your ZIPcode or a user name. Quite little annoying huh. By the way, the G1-Google Phone scores great marks with its easy-to-use Android-powered interface, which (like the Apple iPhone’s) begins and ends with a multi-paned home screen with some icons.

This G1-Google Phone also displayed a status bar along the top of the home page (and on every Android page). The bar contains a battery life indicator, the time, signal strength, and pops up with alerts for new e-mail, SMS messages, missed calls, and voice mails. Maybe this is a feature that Apple should steal.

Google G1-Android is, of course about Google, and the first thing you do with the G1 is sign in with your Gmail login account. This G1-Google Phone automatically syncs up all your Gmail messages, contacts, Google calendar events & almost everything, and they’ll stay synced whenever you’re in Wi-Fi (wireless hotspot) or cell range.

Don’t forget to read the part 2 of [T-Mobile G1-Google Phone Full Reviews] in the next post!

While I like the fact that T-Mobile let us existing customers pre-order the T-Mobile G1 the day it was announced last month, the benefit of pre-ordering seems to have lost that huge advantage I was thinking we were gaining. If you were in the first batch of pre-orders then you should be getting your device today or Wednesday, with some reports that people started receiving them yesterday. The latest news from T-Mobile is that you will be able to pick up a G1, supplies are limited, at the San Francisco store at 3rd and Market starting at 6pm Pacific Time tonight, Tuesday, 21 October. Then on the 22nd of October T-Mobile will supposedly have stock of the G1 at retail stores within the 3G coverage zones. If you were thinking about ordering online today you may just want to head down to the store to pick up the device in person instead of waiting until some time in early November.

Read more on http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=188

Third Generation (3G) cellular systems were developed with the aim of offering high-speed data connectivity to mobile customers. Conceived during the early stages of the Internet explosion, a clear need was established for consumers to be able to access data and multimedia services at a suitable rate. In many parts of the world, the spectrum required to run the new 3G services was auctioned to cellular operators for fees ranging in the multi-billions of dollars.

3G systems are defined by the International Telecommunications Union initiative IMT-2000, as being capable of supporting high-speed data rates in the range of 144 Kbps to >2 Mbps, depending on the conditions and mobile speed. A number of different technologies can fulfill the requirements of the ITU, including some variations of 2G technology, commonly referred to as 2.5G. Development of GSM technology has lead to GPRS and EDGE, while CDMAone (IS95a) systems have born a number of evolutionary systems, which collectively are grouped and classified under the term CDMA2000.

There is general confusion over exactly what constitutes a 3G system and what is a 2.5G system. While technically, many CDMA2000 systems are modifications to existing 2G architectures, they are now widely sold and marketed as 3G systems. The GSM variant on the other hand, while theoretically capable of 3G performance are generally classified as 2.5G systems. This is primarily because a new standard was specifically developed by GSM manufacturers and operators to fulfill the 3G requirements that used a completely different technology to the incumbent GSM system. It is called Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA), and is destined to be deployed by existing GSM network operators.

The Top 10
These are the VoIP blogs that almost everyone in the idustry reads on a daily basis. I read each of these blogs daily. The content on these sites is outstanding and serves as the origin of some of the hottest industry chatter. If you are in the VoIP industry and you are not reading these blogs, you are not doing yourself or your company justice.

Andy Abramson – VoIP Watch
Om Malik – GigaOm
Rich Tehrani’s Blog
Jon Arnold’s Blog
Greg Gatlitzine’s VoIP Authority Blog
Skype Journal
Russell Shaw’s IP Telephony Blog
Tom Keating’s VoIP and Gadgets Blog
Jeff Pulver – Pulver Blog
Mark Evans Blog

The Prominent
These are the VoIP blogs that you might not read everyday, but you definitely should read them every week. Most of the blogs speak to a specific niche of the industry or, cover more then just the Voice Over IP industry. These blogs often contain high level and or are extremely technical so many of the VoIP blogs are not for the faint at heart.

Asterisk VoIP News
Alec Saunders Log
Martin Geddes -Telepocalypse
Ted Wallingford’s Signal to Noise
Erik Lagerway – SIP That
Brough Turner
Skype Blogs
Aswath’s Weblog
Phone Boy
David Beckemeyer Mr. Blog

Always Worth a Read
These last ten VoIP blogs are typically focused on reporting about the happenings in and around the VoIP industry. Many of these blogs have a huge amount of valuable content and a extremely active community of individuals commenting on the topics and news presented. Though these are not daily or sometimes weekly reads, these should be in your feed reader.

Ken Camp’s Realtime VoIP
Solomon’s Ige VoIP Blog
Gary Kim’s Blog
Mark’s VoIP Security Blog
Irwin Lazar’s Real-Time Blog
VoIP Supply Blog
VoIP Now
VoIP Low Down
VoIP Central
VoIP Loop

Now it comes time to hear about who I missed – Let me know if I missed your VoIP blog or your favortie VoIP blog. I would be happy to add to this VoIP blog list!