Waiting for the G1

Waiting for the G1
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Andrew Garcia
Andrew Garcia
Published: Oct 22, 2008
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Waiting for the G1

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T-Mobile had a special presale for the G1 with Google at its 3rd and Mission San Francisco store, selling the first Android phone 11 hours before it was available anywhere else.


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I’d estimate 60 to 70 people were lined up 90 minutes before the sale started.


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The crowd was somewhat organized.


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Welcome to today’s economy, where crowds throng to buy electronics among boarded-up storefronts.


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The crowd was growing fast enough that T-Mobile added a second section to the line as I arrived.


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We cannot verify whether he was indeed the first to get it.

Andrew Garcia

Andrew cut his teeth as a systems administrator at the University of California, learning the ins and outs of server migration, Windows desktop management, Unix and Novell administration. After a tour of duty as a team leader for PC Magazine's Labs, Andrew turned to system integration - providing network, server, and desktop consulting services for small businesses throughout the Bay Area. With eWEEK Labs since 2003, Andrew concentrates on wireless networking technologies while moonlighting with Microsoft Windows, mobile devices and management, and unified communications. He produces product reviews, technology analysis and opinion pieces for eWEEK.com, eWEEK magazine, and the Labs' Release Notes blog. Follow Andrew on Twitter at andrewrgarcia, or reach him by email at agarcia@eweek.com.

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