Why is the Myouch 3g so popular?

Gentleman, play nice as requested. Perhaps take advantage of the forums ignore feature.

Dude, have you heard?  The MT3G is Tmo's flagship phone.  This is what corporations do to market their flagships.  The G1 was just the guinea pig.  No offense, but I sense a little jealousy that somebody's phone is not getting all the attention anymore.

 I dont think thats the case at all, he is my son so I know him pretty well

 Its more that the mt3g isnt really all that more then the g1...I know some of you disagree but the specs speak clearly. Having a OSK is a plus to him, me as well. Had T-Mobile U.S.A decided to go with the Hero I think thats a much nicer phone and well worth the title of "flagship phone", thats a phone that perhaps I would have overlooked the lacking OSK..T-Mobile seems to get the red headed step child often, and often its her own doing. The TP2 will be a phone thats gonna take the "flagship" title away..that doesnt, or at least shouldnt make anyone jealous.. thats just retarded

This is understood.  We know that the mt3g and g1 are the same phone.  Problem is, Tmo believes the mt is a potential iphone killer and not the g1.  The flagship name will never be replaced by the tp2, you can count on that.  The tp2 is an impressive phone, but that flagship name has already been placed on the mt3g.  Way too much hype about this phone has been put out by Tmo.  The flagship won't be leaving anytime soon.
Sorry to break it to ya, Black silva's DAD, but your son posted how this phone is a waste of money because it's like G1 w/o a keyboard...that post is reeking of jealousy.  That argument has been going on ever since the first magic was unveiled.  Why would your son create a post on the subject of not liking the phone?  Doesn't make sense unless there was some jealousy involved.  Excuse me for finding it weird that daddy is trying to clean up the meaning of his son's post.     

 What ever you think there chief. I see you have a MT3G in your sig, thats like me saying you want his post to be a post of jealousy, you apparently have issues that I am not so sure are tied to the phone. And yup, I am his dad, you have a fault in that? Is something wrong with the fact that both me and my son enjoy phones? That we both have G1's? That we both share the same thought on the MT3G? That we both frequent tmonews? Get over it bud. One of my lines is eligible for a full upgrade, I wont be using it on the MT3G as I already have a G1..IMO is a better phone, it has its faults yes, but so does almost everything ever made.

 This is not the first time I have said that he is my son on these forums, and it wont be the last..its also not the first time some idiot has made off topic comments about it either. He is my son, 13 years old, knows more about phones then most adults I know..perhaps you? Dunno. My reason for stating he was my son was, like I mentioned in my post was to assure you he is not jealous of the MT3G, you saw it as a way to attack in your immature ways. He could have gotten a MT3G had he wanted, at 13 years old he goes out in the neighborhood and gets lawns to mow, saved enough of his own money to buy himself a riding mower..had he wanted to get a  MT he would have gotten it.

 He has had several phones for his age, first was a crap moto that we got for him for his first phone, then went to a SE w550i which he paid for, after that a BB Pearl which he paid for, then a sidekick which he paid for, dash and again he paid for, iphone 2g that he paid for and finally the G1 and guess what? Yup, he paid for it. He earns his own money, sells phones he no longer wants on craigslist saves it and buys what he wants, so again, if he wanted a MT he would have one. To think that some one is jealous of something especially something thats easily in ones own reach is retarded. Do you think that you are that special?

 Ridiculous that you have to explain things to certain types of people, its almost as if they cant take someone's words for what they say. A professed Christian by reading your sig..act like it perhaps.

You and your son need to get a life geeez.

so what your saying is that we cant do things or talk about things we enjoy? is that it? i also like American Muscle but here is no place to talk about cars. i also like playing games on the computer but here is no place to talk about playing games. the necessary thing to do here is to talk about phones. no cars or games. i dont wake up and think i need to go talk to someone about this phone on tmonews. i do other stuff but i enjoy phones, i enjoy getting a new phone, build, rom, theme. if i dont enjoy the same stuff as you do then i have no life? is it my fault i have a particular interest in phones? and also i have no life so your going to come onto these forums, do the same thing im doing, and comment on how i have no life. you need to get a life because for all i know you get up in the morning and go to your computer and tell people they have no life. thats exactly what you just did to me. assuming that thats all i do. you dont know everything about me, therefor all you know  about me is what youve seen on these forms so for you to say i need a life when all you know about me is i like phones is wrong.

Point in case made get a life

you dont know everything about me. this could be all i all day, but its not. so you cant say i need to get a life. how about you get a life and stop criticizing what people chose to do with there free time. i have a life a great one in fact. if you enjoy something then thats great, enjoy it. who am i tot ell you how you should live your life? but when your being flat out rude or mean is when someone should say something so here i am saying something about how your just criticizing what people do that has nothing to do with you. am i hurting you by coming onto these forums and talking about stuff that i enjoy? i dont need you to tell me how to live it. if i want to live MY life how i want to then i can.

i dont need you to tell me how to live it. if i want to live MY life how i want to then i can.

My life, my way, myTouch???

i dont need you to tell me how to live it. if i want to live MY life how i want to then i can.

My life, my way, myTouch???

what is your problem no i like a real keyboard and the mytouch is a waste of money. do you not speak English i dont like the mytouch. i like real keyboards. If it had a real keyboard the it would be a little more interesting but not to the degree that people are making it out to be.

Gentleman, play nice as requested. Perhaps take advantage of the forums ignore feature.

thanks matt but i would like to get my point across to him that if i to do something with my free time i can without being criticized.

Gentleman, play nice as requested. Perhaps take advantage of the forums ignore feature.

Thanks for the tip matt. That feature really works.  Love your quote btw.

i dont need you to tell me how to live it. if i want to live MY life how i want to then i can.

Touchy touchy... I was making a joke! Relax!

(oops... I think I just made another joke... I can't seem to help myself)

This is NOT an attack, so chill.....

My life, my way, myTouch???


what is your problem no i like a real keyboard and the mytouch is a waste of money. do you not speak English i dont like the mytouch. i like real keyboards. If it had a real keyboard the it would be a little more interesting but not to the degree that people are making it out to be.

Gentleman, play nice as requested. Perhaps take advantage of the forums ignore feature.

thanks matt but i would like to get my point across to him that if i to do something with my free time i can without being criticized.
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i dont need you to tell me how to live it. if i want to live MY life how i want to then i can.

Touchy touchy... I was making a joke! Relax!

(oops... I think I just made another joke... I can't seem to help myself)

This is NOT an attack, so chill.....

My life, my way, myTouch???


what is your problem no i like a real keyboard and the mytouch is a waste of money. do you not speak English i dont like the mytouch. i like real keyboards. If it had a real keyboard the it would be a little more interesting but not to the degree that people are making it out to be.

Gentleman, play nice as requested. Perhaps take advantage of the forums ignore feature.

thanks matt but i would like to get my point across to him that if i to do something with my free time i can without being criticized.

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sorry for being so jumpy lol. but people need to stop saying im jealous over the mt3g because i truly dont like it. i didnt mean to be so rude but it was getting very annoying. lol.

i own the g1 (rooted and customized to hell and back) and the mytouch 3g and honestly since popping my sim card into my mt3g, i havent looked back, i do miss the keyboard at times but i loaded the HTC IME onto it and its not bad, i also have 92 apps installed with 182mb of memory left, as well as hooked up PDANET app to my computer and mt3g for wired (sadly) tethering, this all being said, the biggest advantages of root access (at least IMO), space and tethering are solved...

Sadly i do miss all the system wide themes and some apps that only work for root, but i will say this, the mytouch 3g runs 2x faster than my g1 cyanogens latest build, the browser speed blows my mind on the mt3g ( i live in EDGE only for now, come on tmo get some 3g in cincy.

but for the average non tech geeky user like myself, the mytouch 3g is much more appealing than the g1.. for one it looks a ton better, i have the white and i think its one of the best looking phones on the market. For two it has lots more room for apps than the g1 and is more of a mass market design rather than the g1's geeky super functional but super fugly looks.

i bought the mytouch because i wanted to give it a true shot and maybe send it back if i didnt like it however, i love it and am gonna keep it, which doesnt mean i am getting rid of my g1. but what excites me most is this is androids first delve into possible mass market appeal, i mean with apps, the corp. email, the packaging, the marketing, the looks, and the accessories, the mt3g has positioned itself to become a pretty popular phone and what that means for us nerds, is more developers and better apps.

wtf? wat is happening? we used to all luv each other up in here? we all are not going to like the same sh*t peeps! c'mon peeps...have a beer, relax & lets talk bout some phones...some good, bad, nice, ugly, whatever NO WE SAID THEY SAID...

i own the g1 (rooted and customized to hell and back) and the mytouch 3g and honestly since popping my sim card into my mt3g, i havent looked back, i do miss the keyboard at times but i loaded the HTC IME onto it and its not bad, i also have 92 apps installed with 182mb of memory left, as well as hooked up PDANET app to my computer and mt3g for wired (sadly) tethering, this all being said, the biggest advantages of root access (at least IMO), space and tethering are solved...

Sadly i do miss all the system wide themes and some apps that only work for root, but i will say this, the mytouch 3g runs 2x faster than my g1 cyanogens latest build, the browser speed blows my mind on the mt3g ( i live in EDGE only for now, come on tmo get some 3g in cincy.

but for the average non tech geeky user like myself, the mytouch 3g is much more appealing than the g1.. for one it looks a ton better, i have the white and i think its one of the best looking phones on the market. For two it has lots more room for apps than the g1 and is more of a mass market design rather than the g1's geeky super functional but super fugly looks.

i bought the mytouch because i wanted to give it a true shot and maybe send it back if i didnt like it however, i love it and am gonna keep it, which doesnt mean i am getting rid of my g1. but what excites me most is this is androids first delve into possible mass market appeal, i mean with apps, the corp. email, the packaging, the marketing, the looks, and the accessories, the mt3g has positioned itself to become a pretty popular phone and what that means for us nerds, is more developers and better apps.

Just give it some time.  Someone will be able to gain root access on the MT3G before you know it.  Then you will be able to do all anything  and everything to your phone.

i own the g1 (rooted and customized to hell and back) and the mytouch 3g and honestly since popping my sim card into my mt3g, i havent looked back, i do miss the keyboard at times but i loaded the HTC IME onto it and its not bad, i also have 92 apps installed with 182mb of memory left, as well as hooked up PDANET app to my computer and mt3g for wired (sadly) tethering, this all being said, the biggest advantages of root access (at least IMO), space and tethering are solved...

Sadly i do miss all the system wide themes and some apps that only work for root, but i will say this, the mytouch 3g runs 2x faster than my g1 cyanogens latest build, the browser speed blows my mind on the mt3g ( i live in EDGE only for now, come on tmo get some 3g in cincy.

but for the average non tech geeky user like myself, the mytouch 3g is much more appealing than the g1.. for one it looks a ton better, i have the white and i think its one of the best looking phones on the market. For two it has lots more room for apps than the g1 and is more of a mass market design rather than the g1's geeky super functional but super fugly looks.

i bought the mytouch because i wanted to give it a true shot and maybe send it back if i didnt like it however, i love it and am gonna keep it, which doesnt mean i am getting rid of my g1. but what excites me most is this is androids first delve into possible mass market appeal, i mean with apps, the corp. email, the packaging, the marketing, the looks, and the accessories, the mt3g has positioned itself to become a pretty popular phone and what that means for us nerds, is more developers and better apps.

i'm glad you like it man but everytime i try to text someone i get annoyed and switch back to the g1... i really love the feel of the mytouch but if ONLY it slid up to reveal a keyboard it would be my perfect device... :/ i just can't live without the keyboard... as much as i try... but i'm glad you like it though, it is a real hot device, finally t-mobiles stepping up their game

i own the g1 (rooted and customized to hell and back) and the mytouch 3g and honestly since popping my sim card into my mt3g, i havent looked back, i do miss the keyboard at times but i loaded the HTC IME onto it and its not bad, i also have 92 apps installed with 182mb of memory left, as well as hooked up PDANET app to my computer and mt3g for wired (sadly) tethering, this all being said, the biggest advantages of root access (at least IMO), space and tethering are solved...

Sadly i do miss all the system wide themes and some apps that only work for root, but i will say this, the mytouch 3g runs 2x faster than my g1 cyanogens latest build, the browser speed blows my mind on the mt3g ( i live in EDGE only for now, come on tmo get some 3g in cincy.

but for the average non tech geeky user like myself, the mytouch 3g is much more appealing than the g1.. for one it looks a ton better, i have the white and i think its one of the best looking phones on the market. For two it has lots more room for apps than the g1 and is more of a mass market design rather than the g1's geeky super functional but super fugly looks.

i bought the mytouch because i wanted to give it a true shot and maybe send it back if i didnt like it however, i love it and am gonna keep it, which doesnt mean i am getting rid of my g1. but what excites me most is this is androids first delve into possible mass market appeal, i mean with apps, the corp. email, the packaging, the marketing, the looks, and the accessories, the mt3g has positioned itself to become a pretty popular phone and what that means for us nerds, is more developers and better apps.

i'm glad you like it man but everytime i try to text someone i get annoyed and switch back to the g1... i really love the feel of the mytouch but if ONLY it slid up to reveal a keyboard it would be my perfect device... :/ i just can't live without the keyboard... as much as i try... but i'm glad you like it though, it is a real hot device, finally t-mobiles stepping up their game

lol thats what makes the mytouch a mytouch is the no keyboard. i to like a real keyboard for texting, but when im googling or something its like the v/k gets better. lol but i feal your pain with my v/k on the G1.

i understand tmobile having a flagship phone and i understand tmobile wanting the mt3g to be there flagship phone but when theres a phone exactly like it with a keyboard they should both be flagship phones

Look, the G1 had it's chance to be a flagship phone and it failed miserably.  Many people thought it was ugly and slow.  It couldn't even come close in competing with the Iphone. T-Mobile had high hopes for the phone and it wasn't well received.  In fact T-Mobile had a net loss of over 50,000 postpaid subscribers during the last three months.  T-Mobile isn't going to make the G1 a flagship----they want to sweep it under the rug somewhere so it will just go away.  It's an embarrassment.   Sure, they'll still probably sell it until they run out , but you won't see anymore TV commercials or ads for it. 

No, the MT3G will be the ONLY flagship phone.  T-Mobile is putting it up against the iPhone.  Will it be successful...probably a little.  But it will sell many more units than the G1 ever did.  The majority of people don't want a big bulky brick phone with a chin.   

i understand tmobile having a flagship phone and i understand tmobile wanting the mt3g to be there flagship phone but when theres a phone exactly like it with a keyboard they should both be flagship phones

Look, the G1 had it's chance to be a flagship phone and it failed miserably.  Many people thought it was ugly and slow.  It couldn't even come close in competing with the Iphone. T-Mobile had high hopes for the phone and it wasn't well received.  In fact T-Mobile had a net loss of over 50,000 postpaid subscribers during the last three months.  T-Mobile isn't going to make the G1 a flagship----they want to sweep it under the rug somewhere so it will just go away.  It's an embarrassment.   Sure, they'll still probably sell it until they run out , but you won't see anymore TV commercials or ads for it. 

No, the MT3G will be the ONLY flagship phone.  T-Mobile is putting it up against the iPhone.  Will it be successful...probably a little.  But it will sell many more units than the G1 ever did.  The majority of people don't want a big bulky brick phone with a chin.   

it beat the iphone's speeds. its bulky because of the keyboard. and yhe mytouch has a chin, its not that bulky, yes bulkier than the iphone but theres a reason for that. yes the G1 and mytouch will be the flagship phones because if you want a keyboard go for the G1 if you wan a sleek phone with out a keyboard go for the mt2g if you want winmo go for the tp2. and the only reason there putting it up with the iphone is because it has the same for factor as the iphone. the only reson people even like the iphone is because its an apple and because of its apps. and when flash comes to android our android apps will completely destroy apples apps. and the iphone isnt getting  flash people.

i understand tmobile having a flagship phone and i understand tmobile wanting the mt3g to be there flagship phone but when theres a phone exactly like it with a keyboard they should both be flagship phones

Look, the G1 had it's chance to be a flagship phone and it failed miserably.  Many people thought it was ugly and slow.  It couldn't even come close in competing with the Iphone. T-Mobile had high hopes for the phone and it wasn't well received.  In fact T-Mobile had a net loss of over 50,000 postpaid subscribers during the last three months.  T-Mobile isn't going to make the G1 a flagship----they want to sweep it under the rug somewhere so it will just go away.  It's an embarrassment.   Sure, they'll still probably sell it until they run out , but you won't see anymore TV commercials or ads for it. 

No, the MT3G will be the ONLY flagship phone.  T-Mobile is putting it up against the iPhone.  Will it be successful...probably a little.  But it will sell many more units than the G1 ever did.  The majority of people don't want a big bulky brick phone with a chin.   

it beat the iphone's speeds. its bulky because of the keyboard. and yhe mytouch has a chin, its not that bulky, yes bulkier than the iphone but theres a reason for that. yes the G1 and mytouch will be the flagship phones because if you want a keyboard go for the G1 if you wan a sleek phone with out a keyboard go for the mt2g if you want winmo go for the tp2. and the only reason there putting it up with the iphone is because it has the same for factor as the iphone. the only reson people even like the iphone is because its an apple and because of its apps. and when flash comes to android our android apps will completely destroy apples apps. and the iphone isnt getting  flash people.

sprint's getting the Hero with Flash, so they'll be the first. Not us.

i understand tmobile having a flagship phone and i understand tmobile wanting the mt3g to be there flagship phone but when theres a phone exactly like it with a keyboard they should both be flagship phones

Look, the G1 had it's chance to be a flagship phone and it failed miserably.  Many people thought it was ugly and slow.  It couldn't even come close in competing with the Iphone. T-Mobile had high hopes for the phone and it wasn't well received.  In fact T-Mobile had a net loss of over 50,000 postpaid subscribers during the last three months.  T-Mobile isn't going to make the G1 a flagship----they want to sweep it under the rug somewhere so it will just go away.  It's an embarrassment.   Sure, they'll still probably sell it until they run out , but you won't see anymore TV commercials or ads for it. 

No, the MT3G will be the ONLY flagship phone.  T-Mobile is putting it up against the iPhone.  Will it be successful...probably a little.  But it will sell many more units than the G1 ever did.  The majority of people don't want a big bulky brick phone with a chin.   

it beat the iphone's speeds. its bulky because of the keyboard. and yhe mytouch has a chin, its not that bulky, yes bulkier than the iphone but theres a reason for that. yes the G1 and mytouch will be the flagship phones because if you want a keyboard go for the G1 if you wan a sleek phone with out a keyboard go for the mt2g if you want winmo go for the tp2. and the only reason there putting it up with the iphone is because it has the same for factor as the iphone. the only reson people even like the iphone is because its an apple and because of its apps. and when flash comes to android our android apps will completely destroy apples apps. and the iphone isnt getting  flash people.

sprint's getting the Hero with Flash, so they'll be the first. Not us.

no if hero has flash android has flash. it doesnt matter what phone is what, adobe will be making flash for android not just the hero. so if they make flash for android and you go to there site to get it it wont be select your mobile device it will be android.

For all those saying the MT3G is "faster" than the G1 - it isn't.  As someone else already pointed out, the specs speak for themselves.  Maybe it seems faster because a) you want it to be since you plunked down some good money for it, or b) it is running better b/c you're old G1 was overloaded w/ apps running in the background, but the phone itself is NOT FASTER.  Same processor and same RAM.  It boils down to this:

MT3G gives you:

1) Nicer form factor.  There's no denying this
2) Better battery life.
3) More ROM for storing more apps (not for making your phone faster)
4) A virtual keyboard w/ no multi-touch support (a little dig - yes- but it really annoys me that Google would not have implemented multi-touch support in time for this "flagship" phone that only has a virtual KB)