Comments on: Nexus One Price Change?

By: Tom G

Tom G — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:08:14 +0000

Jer,

Actually Circuit City is not out of business. They’re an online store now and that IS the future – e commerce will soon be burying retail stores. M commerce comes after that just so you know.

By: Hollywoodmic

Hollywoodmic — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:52:28 +0000

This is how to do it. Call an HTC rep. 888 216 4736

HTC rep has no real T-Mobile of Google agenda. Me: G1 owner, 5 months left on contract.

If I want to buy the Nexus now:

#1 Option: buy Nexus at $279, change to the only Nexus One plan at $79,(My G1 plan is also $79 but it’s “all you can eat”. Enter new 2 year contract @$79 (again lower minutes than G1 Plan.

#2 Option: Buy Nexus One unlocked at full price. Use month to month plan. Drop T-Mobile or Nexus when you want. Re-sell unlocked Nexus One on ebay to recoup some cost. (This is the route the HTC Rep, a G1 owner is personally doing herself).

#3 Option: The best plan is probably to stick with my G1 for the 4 months left on contract. Then dump T-mobile and buy Nexus One in the Spring with Verizon and superior coverage.

By: swehes

swehes — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:12:44 +0000

I have been thinking. google offers only one plan with t-mobile. 500 minutes voice but and unlimited messages and data. Is this because they bought Gizmo5 not to long ago and planning on offering a VoIP version over the data network? That would explain them offering only one plan.

What do you guys think?
Rob Jackson. You need to research this one. :)

By: name

name — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:51:57 +0000

They really need to reduce price of monthly plan. That is the most important thing, not the price of handset.

By: Presto117

Presto117 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:20:19 +0000

even if i could get this phone just as a full upgrade without adding a new line to the family plan, how about selling it in stores? sure, it’s great that google’s getting on top of things and selling it themselves as their phone, but it runs on t-mobile’s network (and soon verizon’s) and i realy don’t like buying things online unless a) the price is ridiculously lower than a b&m store or b) it’s only available online. i hate waiting for things to ship and i love the thrill of buying new, expensive electronics in the store and being able to bring it home with me, and being able to use what i paid for immediately. I actually didn’t even know that they didn’t sell it in stores until i went to one with my mom (she needed a new phone) and they told me you have to get it through google. not even a demo unit. i will bet anyone dollars to donuts that if they sold the phone in stores, had posters outside that claimed it was google’s baby and whatnot, it would sell more than it does now. i know if i had the money to spend on another new phone i would get the nexus hands down, but i’d always prefer to actually test it out first, and i’m sure i’m not the only one.

By: Greg Gensen

Greg Gensen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:23:02 +0000

TmoNews is reporting that early adopters who paid $379 will receive a $100 credit from T-Mobile within 14 days… At least T-Mobile and Google are treating their customers better than the Apple iPhone early adopters.

By: Paul S.

Paul S. — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:19:40 +0000

The Nexus One IS on a great network…
Facts…ATT claims their 3g network reaches. 230 million people. TMo’s 3g network now reaches 210 million people. ATT has installed their 7.2 HSPA+ network, but has not installed the backhall service needed to run it…TMo has done both and now has the fastest 3g service in America.

By: John

John — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:24:18 +0000

Anybody else sense this whole google/android thing is starting to look a little shaky?

By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:42:16 +0000

Ill be waiting…. if I could get the nexus with my wifes employee discount through tmob i would have it already, but I cant. So I will keep on waiting…. maybe for X10… hopefully the Nexus..

By: greatcasa

greatcasa — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:33:49 +0000

I’m still trying to figure out why this wasn’t launched at least with TMobile, or by itself on Sprint. Sprint has a larger customer base than TMobile, with the exact same coverage as Verizon (have full usage of each other’s network now after the recent deal), have embraced Android and Google (first to integrate Google Voice with Sprint Voicemail), and have the most competitive plan pricing that only TMobile can compete with. I still don’t get why people and phone companies support wireless carriers that practically give phones away (Verizon Bogo, etc) and then spend 2 years raping you on your convoluted monthly bill. As an example, I’d rather pay $179 up front for my Blackberry tour with my real totally free plan (except for minutes) for about $75 a month, then $100 for the phone on Verizon and pay well over $100 a month for a similar plan that doesn’t give you as much (navigation, tv, etc).

By: LaptuaZ

LaptuaZ — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:24:31 +0000

Only reason why I didn’t buy one was because I got a new tv while I waited for the price to drop. For some reason I still cannot upgrade my G1 with t-mob. I have had the phone since day 1. There will be so many good Android phones that will come out in the next year, so people will probably always feel burned because a month later a cooler looking phone will come out…

By: timmo

timmo — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:31:22 +0000

$379 was the upgrade price if you were out of contract and had an existing data plan. $279 was the upgrade price if you were out of contract and did NOT have an existing data plan.

You’re still paying a $100 surplus over a new T-Mobile customer.

A lot of people here just say “Hey, buy the phone unlocked, it’s cheaper in the long run.” Given the time value of money, it’s pretty much a wash. Even if true, paying a lot of money upfront to buy an unlocked phone is NOT the way that the vast majority of people in the US buy their cell phones, they buy them subsidized. The average Joe is going to see a $530 price and freak out.

It’s OK for the early adopters, they’re used to buying unlocked phones, but if you want a mass-market success, you have to craft the offer to a wider group of people than those who have no problem buying an unlocked phone.

Google seems to be trying to change the subsidization practices that pervade the industry, but what they’re doing to T-Mobile customers isn’t going to endear them to the world that buys subsidized phones, and is unlikely to change their minds.

By: Russell

Russell — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:28:17 +0000

glad i only had to pay $179 to add a line, then switch the old number to the new line and cancel the old line! but now i’m stuck for another 2 years!! i hope they don’t come out with the “Nexus One” kiler within the next 24 months!! LOL

By: rick

rick — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:46:21 +0000

early adopters … sorry. that’s how it goes. Regarding everything else: until the phone is on Verizon, I view this as a beta run. I’ve been a VZW customer for 10 years and I consistently have better coverage than people I’m with on other carriers. I hate a lot of VZW policies and pricing, but they are the top dog. This phone on Verizon will sell. A LOT of people are waiting for a powerful HTC phone on VZW. The Droid is not for me. I love the Eris, but it’s not powerful enough. Come on Google and VZW, bring it on. Let me buy it IN a store and support in a store, then people will come.

By: Hollywo0d

Hollywo0d — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:11:36 +0000

I love the ones who complain about paying full price when theres a chance they could be eligible for an upgrade in the future (i.e. Family plan users).

This is why you WAIT. You shouldnt get a discount for wanting to be an early adopter.