Monday night I finally ordered the G1. The development phone turned out to be cooler and cheaper than the T-Mobile introduction deal, so I got it from Google directly and not from T-Mobile. It arrived Wednesday morning. Processing and shipping from the USA to Europe within 36 hours – that’s fast!
A big box contained the small box:
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There is a small note included that contains the set-up instructions. It is mandatory to create a Google account and log into that account to complete the set-up. A mobile data plan is necessary to do this, you cannot use a wi fi network. There are ways to work around this, though.
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Hidden in the top of the box there is a compartment that contains additional set-up instructions.
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It looks like these instructions are the regular instructions for the non development phones.
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The phone itself has a print on the back.
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If you fold out the phone it looks like this.
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Included in the box is an AC Adapter, it has rectangular shaped plugs but works on any voltage between 100 and 240. This means I only need a cheap 1 euro converter to be able to plug it into a European socket. The phone can also be charged using the included USB cable.
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The rest of the box contains the battery, a headset and a USB cable.
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