Google G1 cell phone market, hundreds of people lined up

According to media reports, Google's mobile phone G1 today officially for sale, with T-Mobile signed a contract for two years after the product is priced at 179 U.S. dollars, the retail price will be 400 U.S. dollars. The use of touch-screen phone, and equipped with a sliding keyboard and the trackball, is the first to adopt Google's Android mobile phone operating system.

At present, users can T-Mobile launched 3G services in the city to buy G1 cell phones, these cities, including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Minneapolis. Tuesday night, T-Mobile in San Francisco sold the first G1 cell phone.

Tuesday night, the first sales in the United States G1 is T-Mobile's downtown San Francisco store, about 150 buyers line up in the moment before lining up for sale. 26-year-old San Francisco State University's department of student Christopher (Christopher Laddish) became the first owner of the G1 consumers, with operators Verizon contract expires Wednesday, G1 today in order to switch to T-Mobile. Christopher said: "I have been waiting for a few months."

"In the past month, we see T-Mobile G1 triggered by the enthusiasm and positive impact on customers will enjoy a mobile life." T-Mobile USA chief marketing officer, said Denny Marie Post, "In fact, these reservations in the G1 Users, about half opted for basic phone (non-contract). G1 design, functionality and pricing for the public to create a truly accessible equipment. "