” Are you sick of Apple controlling what goes on the iPhone?” No it is their device they get to call the shots. Don't like the way they run their shop, don't buy their product.

“Are you going to get a Nexus One?” If offers a painless way to manage Podcast down-loads, maybe. It all depends if Apple insists on continuing their relationship with AT&T. The DSL service from Ma Bell works for me but the Cell Service consistently rates at the bottom of Consumer Union's test scores. A jail-broken iPhone that uses the T mobile network is a better fit for me as I am absolutely tethered to my iPod classic. A nexus one that does the podcast drill and rides on verizon's network and does not cost and arm an leg on cell charges would bring me over to the dark side.

I will definitely get one now thanks to your awesome straightforward no frills review. AT&T disappointed me (they wouldn't do a free upgrade to the 9700 and the plms of the network just was a turnoff for me in regard to considering an iPhone bec I wasn't with them long enough) and I was like are u serious?

I should have not never left T-mobile but I was mad (but they could have told me to wait bec they was dropping all these good phones recently) smh and I did have an iPhone but I got tired of jailbreaking the phone! lol

So I will get the Nexus One at the beginning of February.

I am on the fence in regard to the iTablet (need some key info on it before making a purchase!)

Just verified you're right about this. Customers up for a full discount get
$250 off and customers eligible for a partial discount (1 year into
contract?) get $150 off the $579 price tag when you buy it without a
contract.

Sheesh!!!

I just called tmobile and here is basically what I was told:

If you choose to have the subsidized pricing, you HAVE to switch to the tmobile 500 minutes plan. You can't keep your loyalty price plan. However, after staying on the 500 minutes plan for one month (which was the stupid deal that Tmobile worked out with Google) you can switch to a different plan and here is how your choices work:
1. you can switch to any of the even more plans, but the equivalent one to the Loyalty plan would be the Even More Unlimited.

or

2. You can switch to the Even More PLUS plans, but in this case you HAVE to pay the $35.00 transfer fee to be on this “no contract” plan. You will continue with the Nexus One on the 2-year contract you agreed, but after that, you will move on with being on a “no contract required” plan, but have to pay full price (meaning, unsubsidized) for any future phones you buy through tmobile.

Personally, I think this is ridiculous. I have literally, jump through a bunch of hoops, just to get back to an unlimited talk plan with this phone, while my cost of getting the phone keeps rising. For the life of me, I can not understand why Google would have done everything else so right with this phone and yet, screw it up hand-in-hand with Tmobile so badly with choosing a service plan. I had hoped to get this phone myself and am still considering it, but I am going to have to consider my “plan” of attack now… and BTW this does not even consider adding the price for the internet plan…

Adria:

Here's the thing, you can continue on the 50 unlimited in two ways:
1. Either pay for the unsubsidized plan and you can keep your loyalty
plan that you and I have now
2. Get the subsidized phone, stick with the 500 minute plan that they
require for ONE month and then call tmobile and ask to switch over to
their 49.99 Even More Plus (which is the plan for unsubsidized
phones). If you do this, you have to pay an additional 35.00 fee to
transfer to the Even More Plus option. Then after you complete the 2-
year agreement that you already had with the subsidized nexus one, any
future phone upgrades through tmobile will be at full, unsubsidized
prices.

So your second part was a bit incorrect, the “hot mess” is what you
just read above. After that you'd be back to your unlimited plan
choosing one of the paths noted above.

I did inquire about the data plans and yes, what I noted originally
and re-stated above, does not include the data plan option. With
regards to that, you would have to add that on, depending on what plan
you're on, it would be (I believe) an additional 30.00 or 34.99 price.
But I believe that is across the board.

I really want a new phone and preferably a high end phone. I like the
iphone, but will not and can not tolerate AT&T at all. I also don't
want to get into the “jailbreaking” issue. A friend did note something
interesting if I am willing to pay the 529 price for the Nexus One,
why not just buy the OEM version of the iphone 3gs which DOES support
the 3G band that Tmobile uses. That is an interesting point and it's
still cheaper by 29 bucks then the Nexus One. I lean towards android
because I like the direction it is heading, but so many half ass
situations… it really just sucks to have to keep playing this game.

Wow this is the first time I have ever heard such good talk about Tmobile. I always hear complaining. This new Nexus sounds great. I hope you enjoy it. My upgrade is coming soon as well!!

My contract is up Feb. 22nd. I have a G1, and do love the iphone, but I will also be going to the Nexus One. I love being able to run custom ROMs, and, who doesn't love voice navigation on your phone? Good write up!