How many days are you willing to wait in front of a T-Mobile store to be the first to own a gPhone? You might have to decide soon. According to the Reuters news agency, T-Mobile is set to announce availability of its mobile phone based on Google's Android operating system as soon as September 23.
According to sources the T-Mobile phone, called "Dream," will be available "within weeks." Those same sources say T-Mobile plans to hold a press event in New York City on September 23. Reuters, however, is not clear in its report as to whether the actual T-Mobile Dream phones will go on sale that date. If the sources are correct in estimating actual phones being available in "a couple weeks," then September 23 could be the date the Dream becomes a reality.
Dreaming of the Dream
Last month The New York Times reported sources at HTC, the makers of the Dream hardware, as saying T-Mobile would only hold a press conference in September showcasing the Dream smartphone. HTC sources told The New York Times that the actual Dream phone wouldn't go on sale until October or "before Christmas."
Last month the U.S. Federal Communications Commission certified that the Google software and the HTC phone met network standards, giving T-Mobile the green light for U.S. sales. According to documents filed with the FCC there was a strong indication the phone wouldn't hit the U.S. market until November.
In early August the debut of T-Mobile's Dream phone was rumored to be delayed until 2009.
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