Google Nexus Rumored To Cost $530 Or $180 w/Plan

wkurzius writes "The new Google phone, the Nexus One, is rumored to cost $530 unlocked and will work on any GSM network. A subsidized version is also available for $180 and will get you a T-Mobile Even More Individual 500 Plan for 2-years with a $350 termination fee. Access to the phone is supposed to be invite only at first, with January 5th being the supposed release date."

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GSM + Google

[ground.zero.612]

Sweet! A decrypted protocol with an OS by a company that doesn't care about your privacy... Where do I sign up???

Re:No keyboard = do not want

[natehoy]

Dial? What is this dial of which you speak?

Oh, you mean "dial" as in "push buttons". How quaint.

I use a bluetooth headset, and just press the button and read off the numbers I want to call (assuming it's for someone not in my phone book).

I get three benefits out of this:

1. Everyone around me sees what an Important Person I am, and thinks, "wow, someone that technologically forward and yet tastelessly rude must be important." Many of the females obviously think "and I must mate with him immediately!" but sadly I live in a prudish area, so they just look at me with longing, pass into a slight faint where their eyes roll back in their head, then glare because they are angry they can't have sex with me right away.

2. I get to announce to everyone in earshot what number I am trying to call. I just know everyone wants to know that. It's important.

3. When the phone misunderstands the number I meant to dial, complete strangers have the pleasure of speaking to me, albeit briefly. Most of them understand the value of my time and, once they realize it's me, they remind me that I have important things to do and end the call.