If you have not noticed, there are thousands of eager G1 fans waiting for the delivery of their T-Mobile G1 pre-order units. When I ordered my G1 on the day it was announced, I was given a message that said my G1 would be delivered before October 22. Since October 22 is the official G1 launch in T-Mobile’s retail locations, the assumption was that everyone who was able to place their pre-order within the first week or so would get their phones on October 22.
This may not be the case. There are reports on various forums and blogs that G1’s are already shipping to various parts on the country. Android Community has an extensive thread with dozens of people reporting the same thing. At the moment it seem only people on the West Coast (mainly southern California and Washington State) are able to access their tracking information on UPS.com, but I’m sure as the day progresses, more users will be chiming in and adding their city to the list.
If you did pre-order the T-Mobile G1 you are probably aware that T-Mobile will not be sending out UPS tracking numbers for your order. However, you can track the phone by using your cell phone number or the main cell number for your T-Mobile account. Here’s a few steps on how you can do this.
1. Go to www.ups.com
2. On the top menu, click the "Tracking" button
3. Once on the Tracking page, click the "Track by Reference" link on the left menu
4. Once the page loads, use your cell phone number in the "Shipping Reference" field
****Make sure you enter your number like this 555-555-5555, if you leave out the dashes this will not work*****
5. Fill in the date range
6. Hit the "track" button at the bottom of the page
If you’re T-Mobile G1 has been entered into the system it should give you some details on the tracking. Many people are still getting messages saying that UPS can not locate the shipment details at this time.
Confirmed 5 States – if you have a confirmation, lease us a message letting us know which state you are in
CA
NV (thanks Rudy)
OR (thanks Chris)
RI (thanks haitiankid4lyf)
WA (thanks David)
