T-Mobile is one of the most popular cell phone providers around right now — so will the T-Mobile G1 live up to all of that hype? It is one of a growing number of smart phones which will be based on the famed Google Android OS. A lot of smart phones are going that route, as this particular operating system is open source, which will give developers free reign.

But the operating system is only one aspect of this phone. Thus far, one of the only problems reviewers seem to have is with T-Mobile’s own 3G network, which is still considered to be much smaller than the 3G network provided by AT&T, one of T-Mobile’s biggest competitors.

Still, because the phone is priced at merely $179.99, it is a sure bet that a lot of people will want to try it before turning to the iPhone. Heck, at certain stores it will be going for less than one hundred and fifty dollars!

Some of its most impressive features include a touch screen, a tactile keyboard, a GPS which links right to Google Maps, and the ability to connect directly to Amazon’s MP3 store.