It was my first thought too. "....and we're back". I know for a fact that I will be losing that damn dongle because when I had this phone, I lost it constantly. Bad idea.
Back in 2008, this phone used to be brand new, hi-tech, amazing and expensive. If you had one, your friends would be jealous. Now, only homeless people use it.
I was working at a phone customer service hotline when this thing came out. It was sold out immediately after its release, and I remember people calling us very upset, asking where they could get the very last G1s... Aaaah, the good ol' days :P
Awhhhh, my mum used to have this phone back in 2009. It was around the time Michael Jackson died and the phone actually came with Michael Jackson songs, I'm guessing to remember him.
Man I remember my mom giving me her G1. The things you could do just blew my mind. Changing the notification light was ludicrous back then. The app that allows you to get a police radio was crazy. When mine died I got a G2 for free. That device was amazing. Been rocking with android ever since
Thin smartphones are horrible. A light feeling smartphone feels cheap, and it comes along with horrid battery life. I’m happy starting to see apple learn their lesson finally.
This video was awesome! Especially the tweets. It gave it a really great sense of community and audience participation. What comes to mind from the device: greatness from small beginnings. Thanks for another great video!
To some people, yes. Was just a fairly large Android device with a good keyboard. It was, however, not available on all carriers, and quite ugly. Oh, and it sparked to have everyone call Android devices as 'Droids', which drives me up the wall. lol
YouonPictures To be more precise, my droid is the Asian Version. I guess it is the same with European version as it is also called Milestone. That's said, I don't have to stick with Verison. I'm using a SIM card from T-mobile now.
I still have this phone in a drawer. Prior to the G1 I had not been impressed with smartphones, but the G1 changed all that for me. This first Android (Google) phone was exactly what I wanted at the time and got me hooked on smartphones. I used it until I upgraded to the Blackberry Storm 2.
The track ball was probably one of my favorite feature on all of the early android devices. Would love to get my hands on an old G1 but I cant really justify buying one just to play around with it every once and a while.
I loved this phone. For 3 hours a day before the battery died, it was fantastic. I really loved this phone. It was really primitive but light years ahead of any phone I had used prior. It was also available on T-Mobile, and I wasn't willing to switch to AT&T for an iPhone.
Man this brin memories, I want it so so badly when it came out but I couldn't afford it so when time past the MyTouch3G came out for T-mobile and I say I definitely will get it and I fall in love with android ecosystem and never looking bad. Good vide friend keep it up.
I remember seeing the commercial for that. I was about 7 years old and I thought that it was the coolest thing ever. I didn't even have a phone yet. I have an HTC One X now.
Back in the day you had to love the G1, that was my first smartphone and I thought I was the coolest kid walking. The G1 opened the door for the Sidekick smartphone if anyone remembers. Now the Sidekick was where it's at. Once I got my hand on a Sidekick I said to myself I'm never getting rid of this phone and guess what I STILL HAVE IT. not sure if it works I have to find a way to charge too see as I don't have the cord for it.
Thank you for this. Yes u had the G1 and now the galaxy s3. I'm grateful Android was born and knew back then it'd survive and thrive. Long live Google Android! Best operating system in the world!
Ahh yes the android edition of the HTC Touch Pro. Just picked up a Touch Pro to relive the Touch Flo 3D nostalgia. Wish I could still activate this thing haha.
I loved this phone! Miss the keyboard to this day, although now android keyboards touch-keyboards actually work as they should Im still nastolgic over this one.
The start of it all. The beginning. I came from the sidekick and wanted the physical keyboard still and the g1 made me feel like I still had a sidekick accept for the fact that it was a million times better. Boy i miss this device.
My first phone was the HTC Legend. Great phone but a little small. Went to the HTC One M8 which I find is a little too big. Would prefer something in between with the M8 functions. I honestly don't know how anyone finds the phablets comfortable.
LOVED my G1!!!! (Still miss it sometimes) I got the G2 when my plan allowed me to upgrade...but, I didn't love it anywhere as much. My Galaxy Note (the first one) was my third phone. I'm amazed that tech as advanced SO fast.
I'm watching this on a Z Fold 4, how far we've come. Wasn't my first Android handset, that was the HTC T-Mobile G2. And Mr. Mobile looks like he belonged in a boy band back in the day 🤣
I still have this phone put up in my closet. It wasn't the prettiest phone when it dropped. But the android platform was very powerful even so then. I knew then it was gonna be a major contender.
This was my first google phone, I then picked up the my touch 3g, but I sold it to my brother because I was amazed how the iPod worked, something I don't really regret. I came back to this cellphone and I then sort of regretted selling my my touch. I had a horrible experience with the android app store and my battery was burning hot, I then decided I would never go to android again. I picked up the iPhone 4 around 2010, and it worked like a charm.
+David Cipriano that is honestly an inspirational story, thank you so much for sharing! I really thought that the iphone 4 would be slower then a phone that came out mid 2008. Who would have guessed?
Yeah, really all those old shitty android phones, they are way slower than the iPhone 6s. Couldn't they have predicted the future in order to beat apple?
the tweets were a "nice touch" and weren't as distracting as i initially thought they'd be, y'all didn't "bombard" the vid with them so it came out well : ) BTC
+Joni Johnson Nexus 5 is a great phone. It's at 3 years old phone and still works great. Battery life is also still great. I had an iPhone 4s before that and it took me almost a year to adapt to the change and find out where everything was. I'd say both are great phones, but the iPhone 4s slowed down much quicker than the Nexus 5. (Which still runs OK, but gets warm when watching 1080p videos, lags every so often, and switches between 4g and 3g way to often)
As a Nexus lover nowadays (since the Galaxy Nexus), I am seriously thinking of getting one of these just to add to the retro collection. In a few years, it would likely be very cool to own the first Android phone. What is the latest OS one can load on this?
The first time I experienced the G series of phones was in Denver but it was in 2010 and the T-Mobile store had the G2. I thought it was a great device but never got it. My first Android was a Motorola Droid X and I thought it was amazing. I wish I could have kept it. Then I used an iOS device when it was at iOS 6 I believe and the ability to find my downloaded apps from the app store instead of trying to search for them all over again made me switch. Fortunately, Android's Play Store corrected that and now I use almost every platform. Ah, memories lol
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I just realized this video is 9 years old. I tought it would be about the old days of phones, but it is actually in the old days of the phone
Something the g1 and the iPhone 7 have in common, no headphone jack.
It was my first thought too. "....and we're back". I know for a fact that I will be losing that damn dongle because when I had this phone, I lost it constantly. Bad idea.
still no headphone jack!! android giants adopted it too, damnit.
The G1 was ahead of its time!
Pocketnow is really top-notch. Your love of tech shines through. Great video and series!
This throwback needs a throwback
I still have my G1. It blew my mind at the time. As the first Android phone, I'll never get rid of it.
Nick Loz how do i cut it on? i found my moms
Nic Loz
I just bought an HTC Incredible since it was my fav phone of all time. Had to relive the moment and ordered it from Cellular Seller.
@@MissTrishLyn hold the end call button to turn it on
I bet you voted for sniffden and think Donald Trump didn't try to illegally overturn the election
Back in 2008, this phone used to be brand new, hi-tech, amazing and expensive. If you had one, your friends would be jealous. Now, only homeless people use it.
G1 worth a ton on ebay for collectors.
same with iphone 6 lmao, people will think that you're poor if you still use it today, although it used to be a highly anticipated flagship in 2014
Nikolaos Vamvakas I member these days 😆
@@maximilianuspramudyakrisna2370 nahh it's old but iphone is still an iphone
I have this G1 and it is amazing. I still have it on my shelf as a piece of history
I miss this type of phones with keyboard, I remember having this phone I felt so cool
I was working at a phone customer service hotline when this thing came out. It was sold out immediately after its release, and I remember people calling us very upset, asking where they could get the very last G1s... Aaaah, the good ol' days :P
Awhhhh, my mum used to have this phone back in 2009. It was around the time Michael Jackson died and the phone actually came with Michael Jackson songs, I'm guessing to remember him.
RIP Michael Jackson
***** True tbh
now this video needs a throwback 😅
This really wasn't that long ago, crazy how far it's come. Great videos!
i'm an avid iPhone user but i still remember this phone. My dad waited in line for hours to get it, definitely one of smartphones greatest classics
My first smartphone.
Hehe
ayy me too
My first smartphone: Redmi 1S
i find it funny that this video is twice as old to me now than the htc was to him when he made this video.
Man I remember my mom giving me her G1. The things you could do just blew my mind. Changing the notification light was ludicrous back then. The app that allows you to get a police radio was crazy. When mine died I got a G2 for free. That device was amazing. Been rocking with android ever since
it truly was ahead of it’s time, now most phones don’t include a headphone jack, despite many of them being plenty large enough to include it.
watching this because the iPhone 7 won't have a headphone jack. The first Android phone didn't have a headphone jack either
It did, but required a extention because of the port.
and? it was the FIRST android smartphone, not the 9th generation
Dontay Banks Oh excuse me sorry, and you have make a big deal about it and call me a a**hole?
+xXJayKaiXx *an
yes, apples making the same mistakes Android did 8 years ago... round of applause
Holding it in my hand right now... This thing is my pride and joy!
Still to this day one of my favorite phones of all time i loved the G1
The market needs a good QWERTY slider. But, nowadays, we are obsessed with thinness.
I like thicc tho
What about Dvorak/Colemak/Workman sliders?
... and QWERTZ
Thin smartphones are horrible. A light feeling smartphone feels cheap, and it comes along with horrid battery life. I’m happy starting to see apple learn their lesson finally.
Yes I love the integrated tweets on the throwback videos.
This video was awesome! Especially the tweets. It gave it a really great sense of community and audience participation. What comes to mind from the device: greatness from small beginnings. Thanks for another great video!
Pocketnow do a throwback on the original Motorola Droid! That phone was the true game changer!!
I'm still using the original Droid
To some people, yes. Was just a fairly large Android device with a good keyboard. It was, however, not available on all carriers, and quite ugly. Oh, and it sparked to have everyone call Android devices as 'Droids', which drives me up the wall. lol
YouonPictures To be more precise, my droid is the Asian Version. I guess it is the same with European version as it is also called Milestone. That's said, I don't have to stick with Verison. I'm using a SIM card from T-mobile now.
I still have this phone in a drawer.
Prior to the G1 I had not been impressed with smartphones, but the G1 changed all that for me. This first Android (Google) phone was exactly what I wanted at the time and got me hooked on smartphones. I used it until I upgraded to the Blackberry Storm 2.
Love this! Keep them coming! Former HTC G1,MT3G,G2,OneS, and now the "ONE". HTC ftw!
The track ball was probably one of my favorite feature on all of the early android devices. Would love to get my hands on an old G1 but I cant really justify buying one just to play around with it every once and a while.
used this phone for two years, and waited for 2 hours on line to get this baby. Loved it!
Not only did I watch this for the HTC Dream throwback, but I also watched it for Michael Fischer Pocketnow era throwback :D
I love videos like these, hopefully it becomes a mainstay.
I was just watching videos of the g1 today. Its crazy how far android has came. My first smartphone
Please make more of these throwback videos! This was very entertaining. Thank you!
This video is now almost 5 years old, just like the G1 was back when this video was made. Wow. Yet this video seems still pretty new
I love this throwback line of videos. Keep up the good work!
I will honestly say that this is the first and only phone that I have rooted. It still perform as it should in 2017.
One of my favorite phone of all time legend!
"the g1 is actually almost 5 years old"
Interesting to hear when watching the video 7 years later
I loved this phone. For 3 hours a day before the battery died, it was fantastic. I really loved this phone. It was really primitive but light years ahead of any phone I had used prior. It was also available on T-Mobile, and I wasn't willing to switch to AT&T for an iPhone.
One of the best "throwback" videos out there. Better than phonedogs boneyard videos and way more nostalgic and heartfealt. Excellent.
Man this brin memories, I want it so so badly when it came out but I couldn't afford it so when time past the MyTouch3G came out for T-mobile and I say I definitely will get it and I fall in love with android ecosystem and never looking bad. Good vide friend keep it up.
It looks rough as hell today, but this phone really was revolutionary for 2008.
I remember seeing the commercial for that. I was about 7 years old and I thought that it was the coolest thing ever. I didn't even have a phone yet. I have an HTC One X now.
i was stoked when this first hit the market. wow the years fly
Watching this throwback review brings back memories of my Motorola Droid, circa November 2009.
THE G1 PREPARED US FOR THE DAY THE IPHON LOST THE HEADPHONE JACK
The Phone that started it all. 😌 Complete nostalgia.
What? No 3.5mm Jack...???
Guess Apple copied this ancient Android with the iPhone 7, eh?!!
Prince Xamim at least they made something better out of that garbage :)
Thank you very much to you and including my tweet!!
I find this segment and Mr.Fisher delivery of it, to be very nice. Please, do more of in this segment with Fisher!
I love throwback reviews!
One of the best phones I ever had. Hands down.
Back in the day you had to love the G1, that was my first smartphone and I thought I was the coolest kid walking. The G1 opened the door for the Sidekick smartphone if anyone remembers. Now the Sidekick was where it's at. Once I got my hand on a Sidekick I said to myself I'm never getting rid of this phone and guess what I STILL HAVE IT. not sure if it works I have to find a way to charge too see as I don't have the cord for it.
Thank you for this. Yes u had the G1 and now the galaxy s3. I'm grateful Android was born and knew back then it'd survive and thrive. Long live Google Android! Best operating system in the world!
It's easy to forget that this video is 5 years old
Please do an episode on the HTC Desire Z/ T-Mobile G2. It was my first smartphone, and I remember loving the hell out of it.
Maybe the next throwback review should be of the original Samsung Galaxy S.
I still have my S2 as my daily driver
+Jordan Woolery I still have my Galaxy S Vibrant Tmobile.
black .thanos My dad still has his Galaxy S, though I hope he goes for a new S6 when they go to the carrier this month.
Still using i9000 as my daily phone with 5.1.1
+EJ Tech how is the S2? Is it good or laggy?
Ahh yes the android edition of the HTC Touch Pro. Just picked up a Touch Pro to relive the Touch Flo 3D nostalgia. Wish I could still activate this thing haha.
Now Galaxy S4 is almost 5 years old. How time change
Keep the throwbacks coming!
I loved this phone! Miss the keyboard to this day, although now android keyboards touch-keyboards actually work as they should Im still nastolgic over this one.
It had the great keyboard, so easy to type on.
The start of it all. The beginning. I came from the sidekick and wanted the physical keyboard still and the g1 made me feel like I still had a sidekick accept for the fact that it was a million times better. Boy i miss this device.
One of the best episode! can you guys do a throwback video on the motorola droid 2 global?
My first phone was the HTC Legend. Great phone but a little small. Went to the HTC One M8 which I find is a little too big. Would prefer something in between with the M8 functions. I honestly don't know how anyone finds the phablets comfortable.
LOVED my G1!!!! (Still miss it sometimes) I got the G2 when my plan allowed me to upgrade...but, I didn't love it anywhere as much. My Galaxy Note (the first one) was my third phone. I'm amazed that tech as advanced SO fast.
My favorite phone hands down...
Great throwback video! I miss that sliding keyboard...
Phone so old even the most viewed throwback video is 9 years old wow!
Today marks the 6th birthday of the htc dream.
happy birthday!!
My first android phone. I still consider one of the best smart phones in it's time RIP G1
Amazing phone. Need to buy one of these to go alongside my Nexus One, GNexus and Nexus 4
really love eps like these! keep up the amazing work!!
I'm watching this on a Z Fold 4, how far we've come. Wasn't my first Android handset, that was the HTC T-Mobile G2. And Mr. Mobile looks like he belonged in a boy band back in the day 🤣
It's wack that this video itself is now a throwback
This video is such a great idea!
Everybody wanted this for real, it was too epic when it first came out
The drop drawer is what attracted me to using an android device.
G1 and Milestone - best phones I ever owned :)
This kind of phone should make a comeback
I was way more pleased watching this than an iOS 7 review video.
I still have this phone put up in my closet. It wasn't the prettiest phone when it dropped. But the android platform was very powerful even so then. I knew then it was gonna be a major contender.
i love this phone very much.. this was my first ever android phone.. i did put cm 6 to it..
Great video. I look forward to your next throwback.
This was my first google phone, I then picked up the my touch 3g, but I sold it to my brother because I was amazed how the iPod worked, something I don't really regret. I came back to this cellphone and I then sort of regretted selling my my touch. I had a horrible experience with the android app store and my battery was burning hot, I then decided I would never go to android again. I picked up the iPhone 4 around 2010, and it worked like a charm.
+David Cipriano that is honestly an inspirational story, thank you so much for sharing! I really thought that the iphone 4 would be slower then a phone that came out mid 2008. Who would have guessed?
Yeah, really all those old shitty android phones, they are way slower than the iPhone 6s. Couldn't they have predicted the future in order to beat apple?
Memories.
the tweets were a "nice touch" and weren't as distracting as i initially thought they'd be, y'all didn't "bombard" the vid with them so it came out well : )
BTC
That was my first smartphone! Then I got the first Motorola Droid and I've been rocking an iPhone ever since. To each their own.
Not trying to hate on iPhones, but I think you should really check out the new Androids. They are truly great smartphones!
+Joni Johnson Nexus 5 is a great phone. It's at 3 years old phone and still works great. Battery life is also still great. I had an iPhone 4s before that and it took me almost a year to adapt to the change and find out where everything was. I'd say both are great phones, but the iPhone 4s slowed down much quicker than the Nexus 5. (Which still runs OK, but gets warm when watching 1080p videos, lags every so often, and switches between 4g and 3g way to often)
As a Nexus lover nowadays (since the Galaxy Nexus), I am seriously thinking of getting one of these just to add to the retro collection. In a few years, it would likely be very cool to own the first Android phone. What is the latest OS one can load on this?
Someone ported JellyBean to it. It runs like complete shit, but it's possible.
Is the phone somewhat usable on whatever is the last OS it can run reasonably well (given the hardware)? Can it at least do 2.3?
Ivy A Nguyen
yes with a ram hack it can run 2.3 pretty good
4.1 I believe it was.
G1 was my first android phone loved it
The first time I experienced the G series of phones was in Denver but it was in 2010 and the T-Mobile store had the G2. I thought it was a great device but never got it. My first Android was a Motorola Droid X and I thought it was amazing. I wish I could have kept it. Then I used an iOS device when it was at iOS 6 I believe and the ability to find my downloaded apps from the app store instead of trying to search for them all over again made me switch. Fortunately, Android's Play Store corrected that and now I use almost every platform.
Ah, memories
lol
I remember WANTING that phone, I had to wait until the MyTouch 3G landed on T-Mobile USA. Always been an Android user since the early days
I had one. I also had the G2 which was an amazing phone. With the optical track pad
In 2008 I had a Sony Ericsson Z770, I loved that phone! Then switched to the SE W508
Better than my first phone back in early 2008 I need a 3.5 to 2.5mm headphones jack adapter the
Sideekick slide
Original iPhone next? Or perhaps the Nexus One...
Fantastic look back though, really interesting stuff!
I have always wondered which was the first Android phone I never thought HTC was the branded the that made it thank you for informing me
My first touchscreen
I saw a guy at Ross 6 months ago who still was using the G1
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This phone was everything for me. The phone that broke me away from Sidekicks and I haven't looked back since.
Had this phone, my first smartphone!