Allegedly leaked Nexus One purchase page answers, raises questions (update: we've got the terms of sale)
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted December 29th 2009 9:02PM
posted December 29th 2009 9:02PM
One thing that caught our eye is a mention of personalization -- you'll be able to get the phone engraved, something that we've been able to independently confirm through another tipster of ours. It looks like you can do two lines of text on a metallic bar on the back of the device... just don't expect to return it if you do (seriously, it says right in the terms of service that you're married to that thing if you get it etched).
To be perfectly honest, it's hard to say if this is the real deal or not. We don't get why Google would want to lock you into a single plan, nor do we fully understand why you would need to activate your phone via the website (as shown in the grab). Of course, the big G sometimes works in mysterious ways -- perhaps they're going for a little Apple magic here with restrictive plans and draconian ideas about how you can use the phone. It wouldn't be surprising given the timing of the company's little event next week. Don't worry, all will be revealed soon enough.
Update: Well what do you know. We've just been hit with a few photos of our own, apparently straight from HTC training materials, according to a tipster. And what else? Oh yes -- a PDF of the terms of sale, which you can download and view right here.
@KillTheApex
I was asking if T-Mobile would offer their current phone insurance package... It's being sold by what would seem to be a T-Mobile Affiliate/Reseller. T-MOBILE should be the ones offering insurance, like they do on countless other devices, not somebody like SquareTrade.
@GenesisDH
If this is bought for, say, AT&T, then I think you're left to 3rd Parties.
T-Mobile customers shouldn't also be forced to the same situation, especially if they are renewing a contract to get the NexusOne.
I don't know if people are still reading this, but I am 99% positive this is fake based on some information I found out today, and using simple logic.
@Siraris - you are wrong and just trying to stir things up. The device has been through the FCC and Google is having a media event on Tuesday. Go troll somewhere else.
@gallery69 What am I trolling, by saying that these prices are wrong, and that you will not be forced into this one plan? Yea, I'm a super troll.
@Siraris
Source of this 'new info' you speak of, please.
$530? No f^cking way. period.
@zbot
you do realize that the price mentioned is cheaper than what you'd pay for most high-end unsubsidized smartphones in the US right?..... right??
Nah...guess not or you wouldnt be whining about it. Now run back to your backwards system of purchasing phones only from carriers while they rip you a new one with their overpriced plans :-P
@spartandre217
um.... i don't sign 2 year contracts AND i don't pay 530 for a phone. only an asshat would do that. google failed at this price. they need to subsidize the phone to the 350 or less range. i'm certainly not paying 530 for an unattractive nexus one even with decent specs. i'll wait till it's 300 on ebay.
@zbot You guys are idiots. Plain and simple. You're paying for the full cost of a phone no matter what... either outright when you purchase a phone, or if it's subsidized, you pay for it via increased monthly payments. I don't see why it's so hard for you morons to understand this. Go back to VW or AT&T.
@uansari1
i repeat again, idiot, since you insist on not reading my post. i have NEVER paid the full cost of a smartphone yet. i am also not on 2 year contract, and do not intend to be any time soon. if google wanted to change the game they would have brought the phone unsubsidized far below 530. since this is the unsubsidized cost, i will be waiting until these hit craiglist or ebay, and WILL NOT be paying 530, idiot.
T-mobile makes this phone a huuuuge skip and a huge disappointment for me. On AT&T (with 3G) I'd consider it, but the likelihood of my leaving Verizon for any phone is slim.
It doesn't matter if "it's the cost you'll pay for any unsubsidized phone." That still doesn't make the price any less ridiculous. $530? I'll just put a little more with that and get another MacBook instead. I have an iPhone that works great. If they bring it in at around $300, I'll snatch one up but absolutely no way in hell am I pay that much for a FUCKING PHONE.
AFAIK, T-Mobile is supposed to be finished with 3G speed upgrades in existing markets within the next 40 days.
I think the prices are ok, The contract term with only one plan cannot be true, why would they kill their sales? Most likely, this phone will be treated just like other smart phones on t-mobile.
Releasing the phone 4 weeks too late, right after the holidays after consumers blew holiday budgets, will hurt the unlocked sales.
TMO could now focus on subsidy sales by allowing new and existing customers to get the full "discount" and pick a smart phone plan of their choice.