Get your Gmail account ready

[droidntn]

Headsup for those who may not know. I was asking tonite what I needed to do to help expedite things Thursday and the saleslady said to have my Gmail ready, which I already have.
She said they have to put it in the device so we can access the apps.
She said people come in there, and want soandso@gmail.com and it isn't available and it just holds the line up.
I HOPE I don't get behind 1 of those.

Anyway, she said it'll make it a WHOLE lot quicker for everyone if you have your gmail/password ready.

 

[ceriem]

Headsup for those who may not know. I was asking tonite what I needed to do to help expedite things Thursday and the saleslady said to have my Gmail ready, which I already have.
She said they have to put it in the device so we can access the apps.
She said people come in there, and want soandso@gmail.com and it isn't available and it just holds the line up.
I HOPE I don't get behind 1 of those.

Anyway, she said it'll make it a WHOLE lot quicker for everyone if you have your gmail/password ready.

Lol, this is why all the email that currently forwards to my BlackBerry has been forwarding to my GMail for about a year already. I knew it's come in handy one day.

 

[bc6droid]

Hmmmmmm, should I set up another gmail account.

 

[tony bag o donuts]

Weird my brother used the device and activated it for 24 hrs before he setup a gmail acct (seriously)

 

[ceriem]

Weird my brother used the device and activated it for 24 hrs before he setup a gmail acct (seriously)

You don't need to set one up. Some stores want you to have one when you buy it so they can show you ho to download apps and stuff. It's mostly for noobs, so I wouldn't worry. But for the full Android experience, I would recommend just drinking the Kool Aid and going Google.

 

[doctorlove316]

Lol, this is why all the email that currently forwards to my BlackBerry has been forwarding to my GMail for about a year already. I knew it's come in handy one day.

LOL, I did the same exact thing. As soon as I realized that I was fed up with BlackBerry, I set up a GMail account because I KNEW that it was only a matter of time before I went to Android. That's when I started my countdown to NE2, and it's here now!!!

 

[lemcoe9]

I use Google Apps for my domain (firstname@lastname.com) and I assume it should work just fine

 

[droidntn]

Google and Gmail are quick/easy. why not use em anyway?
Some folks just want to be fashionably different.

Closet Googlers.

 

[lemcoe9]

Google and Gmail are quick/easy. why not use em anyway?
Some folks just want to be fashionably different.

Closet Googlers.

That's why I use Google Apps. I don't look like I use a gmail account, but I really do

 

[localbiz#AC]

Got a dumb question, just to clarify, I currently have a Google account where my contacts, calendar etc are but am not using Gmail with that account. (Currently using a Blackberry Storm) Do I need to have an active gmail account?

Thanks

 

[largeselection]

I don't think I'm going to activate at the store. I want to pick it up and activate it when I get to my office... Reduce the amount of time a rep has to do stuff to it. At my local store the reps always seem to forget how to take the battery covers off and stuff and end up physically forcing stuff more than I'd like.

 

[kj11]

Lol, this is why all the email that currently forwards to my BlackBerry has been forwarding to my GMail for about a year already. I knew it's come in handy one day.

samezies

 

[Rachus]

Google and Gmail are quick/easy. why not use em anyway?
Some folks just want to be fashionably different.

Closet Googlers.

I use Google for about everything it offers, except Gmail. I do have 2 Gmail accounts but forward all mail from both to Hotmail. Gmail's interface is "fashionably different" I believe, just to be "fashionably different". Seems all other email clients have certain, universal features except Gmail:

1. The ability to "Sort by" (no not "Search", but rather just click column headings to Sort by Sender, Date Received, etc.
2. Not this "Older ? Oldest ?" business (rather they use "Page 1, 2, 3" links)
3. "Labels"...as opposed to just folders.
   

 

[Chewie18]

I agree about having the rep at the store setting it up.

But is there any advantage?

 

[rion_j]

I don't think I'm going to activate at the store. I want to pick it up and activate it when I get to my office... Reduce the amount of time a rep has to do stuff to it. At my local store the reps always seem to forget how to take the battery covers off and stuff and end up physically forcing stuff more than I'd like.

I'm curious if taking it with you w/o activating is even an option when you purchase at store. Since it's launch day, they may insist on activating it for you to make sure its at least up and running before you walk out the store. But, hey, I'm with you, i'd much rather do this on my own. No need for a rep to assist.

 

[Cory Streater]

I don't think I'm going to activate at the store. I want to pick it up and activate it when I get to my office... Reduce the amount of time a rep has to do stuff to it. At my local store the reps always seem to forget how to take the battery covers off and stuff and end up physically forcing stuff more than I'd like.

Ditto for me. Doing my own unboxing and putting everything together myself is like a ritual to me. I will not let them do it period.

 

[Stang68]

I think I may have them activate it and then I'll add my gmail account, etc...

 

[MolecularGraph]

Well I just got all my email set up to goto one account, so AOL, and a couple Gmail's setup to goto 1 account automatically... I excluded my spam mail account lol!

 

[MolecularGraph]

I feel like its a bit of a load of crap that you need an gmail to access the App market, if that is indeed whats going on there, it should just be open.

**EDIT** That was not a reference to Android being an "open" OS, but it sounded cool

 

[Mister869]

Among my reasons I will be in a rush to pick up my Droid X and head straight to customer appointment. I won't have time until later in day to make sure things work. I do not want my BB de-activated.