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IMO it's lacking first because it's only on T-Mobile, which is one of the smaller carriers in the U.S, so there is less of an incentive to develop apps for it,
by oomkiller 17y ago
IMO it's lacking first because it's only on T-Mobile, which is one of the smaller carriers in the U.S, so there is less of an incentive to develop apps for it, because there are inherently less users. Another issue is that T-Mobile has a very small service area compared to AT&T or Verizon, so applications that demand connectivity to work effectively would have trouble. This is a big issue for companies that develop applications for serious business/government use like ours (emergency management). Not being able to listen to your Pandora radio is one thing, but not getting alerts about an emergency is totally different story (this is just our case in particular).
- nuclear_eclipse 17y agoWell, for one thing, the G1 is not locked to T-Mobile; it will work on any GSM network, which in the US means AT&T, although according to some people, the 3G doesn't work on AT&T because of different radio frequencies. Secondly, while I haven't had much experience outside of the Ohio and New York regions, I've never had any problems with service in the three years I've been with T-Mobile, and they're constantly notifying me of new towers going up in my area. I've looked at their coverage maps, and it really seems to me like you'd have to go way out in farm country or forest areas to lose your signal; anywhere with a highway nearby seems to be covered. But then again, I can't tell if they're stretching the truth or not...