@iAirmanshirk: HAHAHAH, YOU'RE FUNNY. You should be a stand up comedian. Man, I can't stop laughing at your unbelievable funny joke.

Ike_Skelton

I got mine on the 11th, and it had one in it.

Ike_Skelton

I picked my G1 up at the store last weekend and it came with this thing, along with the earbuds. I think I have about 8 feet of headphone cable when they're combined.

canadianco

@PH0ENIX1:
Yeah, but the 3G speed makes up for it and is "transparent" to the user. HTC should have included the headphone jack from the beginning.

UnseenLlama

@UnseenLlama:
Agreed. Although it's not bad as the Storm not having wifi.

PH0ENIX1

@iAirmanshirk: nobody likes you

anus1220

How this phone didnt get a 3.5mm jack built it boggles my F'n mind...but kudos to them at least listening to peoples complaints about it and coming up with a solution.

efenili

They're still selling the g1...? oh i thought they would have discontinued it..

iAirmanshirk

Perhaps they are responding to the unhappy folks from the start? In that case it would be nice of them to include it at no extra charge, I mean it doesnt cost and arm and a leg, I saw one for $5 the other day.

I am getting my G1 in the mail today so I will look for the headset piece,.

grimdeath9740

According to the T-Mobile forums, they're looking for a possible way of sending said adapters to us early buyers. Not a huge deal, but it'd be nice if they did. :-)

ryaninc

@Zarian: Just a hint, try discussing it reasonably first, and then start bitching if they say no.

Null42

Mother *(&^@(&*#^

I have phone insurance wonder if I should have my phone stop working.....

I'm totally call up T-Mobile and bitching I got my phone 5 days ago.....

Zarian

@anus1220:

3.5mm is indeed the standard 1/8" Mini-Phono jack, and will work with standard earphones.

MichaelS

My ATT Tilt (HTC Kaiser/TytnII) only has the single USB and I didn't get no stinkin' cable. I'm bummed now...

fsusmithc2

Is 3.5mm the same size that would fit into a zune or ipod (or any other mp3 player)? Or is this the one that fits in cell phones and shit?

anus1220

Off Topic a bit - but I heard a rumor that T-Mobile is sending out replacement batteries since the current one sucks so bad but I have not been able to find any proof of this online.. Anyone else hear this rumor?

Truth Bringer :D

Should have had a built in 3.5mm headphone jack from the start. How stupid was that move?

UnseenLlama

If this were an Apple product, there would be riots and issuance of store credits. Instead us TMo customers who bought their product day 1 will be forced to wait and see if maybe, just maybe they will give us one for free. But I'm not holding my breath. TMo don't let me down!

Matt

So if I buy a G1 from Walmart can I activate it and use it on ATT? I'm not switching to T-Mobile at this point..

Jrsy is back to being the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude

@UnseenLlama: Until you find yourself in a place that accounts for 70% of the country where there's no 3g but there is WiFi, then the lack becomes very visible.

BanMeAgainBrianLam

@UnseenLlama:
Not stupid. No 3.5mm helps limit the G1 to tech-savvy people who are dedicated to Android, which buys Google some extra time to iron out some initial kinks (software bugs, OTA updates, etc) and gives devs some breathing room before their apps go mainstream.

terebakashi

You know, this is not so bad. It doesn't make sense in this day and age to not include a standard 3.5mm jack, but a USB adapter is a heck of a lot better than the wonky fastport on the Sony Ericsson W810i that I have. Seriously, after plugging and unplugging the big fat charger plug, eventually, the sound through the including headset/mic piece, or even just a regular fastport 3.5mm adapter can get rather wonky. At least the USB won't start fucking up like that.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

@iAirmanshirk: Actually, I'm starting to see these things more and more. Really, if you're a TMo customer, this is one of the few interesting phones that they actually have if you want something with a discount (and a plan). There's really nothing in their stores other than Blackberries, maybe a low-order SE and Sidekicks.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

so who wants to call and bitch first that the preorders didn't have one in the box? I was told from a t-mobile rep it was supposed to be in the box... hmmm... i think i might call.. who wants to go first..

kllngtme

1UP HTC. iPhones headphones = GARBAGE.

Mona

What about the customers that already got the G1?!

-________-''

Chon

@Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: its definitely better than no 3.5mm jack at all - but to follow the cues of a 2.5 year old so-called "dumbphone" (a la the w810) and include a cumbersome adapter...i dont know - not exactly a "super phone" in my book...

but then again - looking at the hardware, it wasnt even close to begin with...

Kricket

@Zarian:

i wouldn't have you phone "stop working" unless you want to pay $140 for a headphone jack, which is the cost of the deductable on tmobile's crappy insurance. i found this out when i went in and wanted to replace my battery cover.

meggman

well, As far as the battery goes, it makes sense that it runs out quick when you use it a lot. I had been off from work fro 2 weeks and in this period of not having much to do, i turns to my G-phone a lot. Naturally the battery didn't last as long. Started work on Monday and for some magical reason, the battery lasted in the green for most of the day.
I dont use my phone for music playin much, but the adapter would be good as an option for when i want to listen to imem radio, and soon, possibly flash enabled radio station websites. G1= +1, iPHone = -1

beanPirate

@Chon:
Call and complain. It's not that expensive and if you nag enough there's a decent chance they probably will send you one. But it's so cheap it's not worth it to spend too much time on the phone trying to get one.

stopcrazypp

@Jrsy is back to being the dude, playing the dude disguised ...:
Yeah you can unlock it with an unlock code, though if to want to get one for free it will have to be after 90 days of continuous service on T-mobile. However due to the 3g radio not being in the same bands you won't be able to get 3g on AT&T, just EDGE.

Then there's the issue of getting out of the contract too and the ETF, though that is pro-rated.

I'm on AT&T and I want an Android phone too. Probably going to wait until next year to see it there's one that will support AT&T's 3G bands and also see if there are going to be even better phones.

stopcrazypp

@canadianco:

i bought a really short one for my wing about a year ago. it's super cheap and is about an inch long. oh, and it works for the g1 obviously.

pure241

My bro is going to be pissed. T-Mo better give these away to prior G1 buyers.

silverghozt

@Mona: yeah - but on the iphone 3g, you can use any set of headphones you want - no need for an adapter...

Kricket

@Truth Bringer :D: My battery life was absolutely attrocious the first week. I'd unplug around 8-10am, and I'd be down to to 25% by the end of the work day without much use at all. It'd be fully drained by sometime during primetime TV.

Thankfully the RC29 update totally fixed the problem. I can put decent, regular use into the phone, get the "15% left" warning but not have to plug in before going to bed.

If you're still having poor battery life, you probably either really do have a bad battery or are over-enjoying your new super-gizmo.

Though I'd considered getting an extended life battery (and accompanying bulge) for my Dash, I don't think I'd like any additional thickness on the G1 due to an extended life battery. Hopefully someone releases a larger capacity battery with the same form factor as the stock one. I think there might already be a third-party one.

dafunkk12

@Null42:

Well yes I meant that.....
>_>

Zarian

Unlike most of the other early adopters in the comments here, I knew going in that this was going to be added to the box later and I'm not bitter about it because I made my decision to buy early fully informed.

I would, however, like to know if this is available to purchase separately. All I can ever find are really crappy third party adapters that have customer reviews claiming they fell apart after two days.

chefgon

Could somebody tell me if I can get a G1 for 175 or 150 dont remember the price at walmart and then unlock it ? ? I mean just grab one to use as a wi-fi, mp3 and ocassionaly as an GSM phone ?

Mannyatic

@Matt: Are you kidding, does the lack of firewire in the new macbooks sound familiar to you?

Ooglez

@anus1220: Further, anything fits in shit... anus1220.

USB_Humping_Dog

@chefgon: I got 3 of these, and am really happy:

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The first one I lost with my really nice heaphones (that sucked). Then I bought another one for me and my friend who just got the G1 as well. It's a really solid adapter, as far as I can tell, and I'm very happy with it.

bkchosun

I picked up a G1 today after my Curve died, and was pretty surprised, and happy, to see this included. It was something I was going to miss about my Curve (along with UMA). Now if Google/T-Mobile can just get UMA working...

SpyderMS

bugger!!! I ve had mine since it came out... First thing tomorrow is to go to tmobile store and find a way to get this adapter for free. Who's with me?

jncarlos

i was at a tmobile store in Redondo Beach Galleria (not sure of exact name). The guy told me they were NOT shipping. i did convince him he was wrong but it is funny how sure he was and how ill informed the average salesmen is. i bet most people in the forum tend to know much more about a given product.

diamonddnice