Several news agencies and multiple techie bloggers have been reporting rumors of the new Google G1 phone coming to Wal Mart stores soon…well, the wait is reportedly over.
Today the Dow-Jones newswire reported that Wal-Mart will indeed begin selling the Android based G1, available through T-Mobile, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29th…and at a discount!
“Wal-Mart will carry the Google Inc. (GOOG) G1 phone, sold through Deutsche Telekom AG’s (DT) T-Mobile USA, in 550 Wal-Mart stores at the reduced price of $ 148.88 for new customers, or existing customers eligible for an upgrade, who sign up for a two-year agreement,” Wal-Mart spokeswoman Melissa O’Brien reportedly told the newswire.