Comments on: Google Staffers Get Dream Phone as Xmas Bonus

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:47:17 +0000

It’s simple Dave, you just put your ATT sim card into the phone and you’re good to go. If you should choose to add the data package, you give them the phone’s IMEI number and they add it to the network for data. Usually though, the ones purchased from the store require the phone to be added to the network to even let you into the menu to make calls.

By: Dave Kaufman - Techlife

Dave Kaufman - Techlife — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:01:08 +0000

I am interested in the idea that they can use this on “any carrier”…how? If I go to AT&T and get a sim card and a voice plan, how does that work? I am just using this as an example. Interested for interest’s sake.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:20:52 +0000

Turns out this was Google’s HOLIDAY bonus. NOT their yearly performance bonus. The performance bonuses have been as high as 20 to 30k, but the holiday bonuses (which everybody gets) are typically about $1,000. So the notion of an ailing Google going cheap on their workers is a bit overblown.

By: Gabriel A. Zorrilla

Gabriel A. Zorrilla — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:31:24 +0000

Awww man!!! I was just about to call to Google’s Headquarters in Argentina to try to get those babes… err… for free of course ;) ;) ;)