Unlocked Android phone is pricey outside U.S.

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Dec 9, 2008 1:17 AM EDT
Computerworld; By Nancy Gohring
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Just in time for the end-of-year shopping season, Google Inc. is offering an unlocked Android phone targeted at developers but available to anyone. While the phone might be attractive to consumers and developers in the U.S., its price in other countries is putting off even developers. The Android Dev Phone 1 can be used on any compatible network, unlike the G1, the first Android phone on the market, which works only on T-Mobile's networks in the U.S. and the U.K. Developers can load their own applications onto the phone for testing. Previously, developers had to buy the G1 and subscribe to T-Mobile plans if they wanted to test their applications on a phone before adding their software to the public Android Market.

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