Hmmm I think it is fake... or else it is a horrible business plan... THE Nexus One... with a 500 minutes plan... That is like buying Ferrari but you can only drive it for 5 miles per month.... doesn't make sense at all... Maybe the $79.99 even more plus unlimited EVERYTHING... or the 99.99 contract version of that plan... then we are talking...
@TikiTeko I sure as hell wouldn't want this phone if I was going to be talking over 500 minutes a month. Get a phone that's ergonomic and small if you're going to be doing that much talking. This is designed purely for the people who use data a lot more than voice.
@Chefgon lol Ever heard of bluetooth headset or just plain ol' wired handsfree headset? I never use a phone close to my face, no matter how ergonomic ( have yet to see an ergonomic phone - no talking about chins here ). It is the most comfortable way to use your phone and remain productive.
That's fair, I hadn't thought of that. I've tried 5 or 6 different bluetooth headsets and I hated them all, so I'm still in the land of holding bricks up to my face.
@TikiTeko Well, correct me if I'm wrong -- but Android has really slick Google Voice integration, no? My roomate get's prompted to dial with or without Google Voice when he's about to make a call. You could get the 500 minutes, and dial with your GVoice account (which I thought goes through your data plan?).
Forgive me if I'm completely delusional. It's early and I need coffee.
@audioHack, Google Voice is not VOIP (or is not *yet* VOIP). So, Voice calls still eat your voice minutes. You can call internationally for a very cheap price (3 c per minute from USA to Moscow, for example). Apparently, such calls are first routed to a local Google phone number, then travel to another country through Internet and finally go again locally through phone. Hopefully, Google will do something good with Gizmo5 VOIP provider they bought recently, so that Voice will become a VOIP.
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Hmmm I think it is fake... or else it is a horrible business plan... THE Nexus One... with a 500 minutes plan... That is like buying Ferrari but you can only drive it for 5 miles per month.... doesn't make sense at all... Maybe the $79.99 even more plus unlimited EVERYTHING... or the 99.99 contract version of that plan... then we are talking...
@TikiTeko
Cripes, my plan is €10/mo for 50 minutes and unlimited texts ... I can't ever envision needing 500 minutes ...
@TikiTeko :S I talk a lot I guess... but I will eat 500 minutes in a slow week. So far on December I have talked like 3500 minutes.
@TikiTeko
I sure as hell wouldn't want this phone if I was going to be talking over 500 minutes a month. Get a phone that's ergonomic and small if you're going to be doing that much talking. This is designed purely for the people who use data a lot more than voice.
@Chefgon lol Ever heard of bluetooth headset or just plain ol' wired handsfree headset? I never use a phone close to my face, no matter how ergonomic ( have yet to see an ergonomic phone - no talking about chins here ). It is the most comfortable way to use your phone and remain productive.
@TikiTeko
That's fair, I hadn't thought of that. I've tried 5 or 6 different bluetooth headsets and I hated them all, so I'm still in the land of holding bricks up to my face.
@TikiTeko Well, correct me if I'm wrong -- but Android has really slick Google Voice integration, no? My roomate get's prompted to dial with or without Google Voice when he's about to make a call. You could get the 500 minutes, and dial with your GVoice account (which I thought goes through your data plan?).
Forgive me if I'm completely delusional. It's early and I need coffee.
@audioHack You may be able to use Google Voice, but trust me, I don't mind sharing my life with US Government, but I do mind sharing it with Google.
@audioHack,
Google Voice is not VOIP (or is not *yet* VOIP). So, Voice calls still eat your voice minutes.
You can call internationally for a very cheap price (3 c per minute from USA to Moscow, for example). Apparently, such calls are first routed to a local Google phone number, then travel to another country through Internet and finally go again locally through phone.
Hopefully, Google will do something good with Gizmo5 VOIP provider they bought recently, so that Voice will become a VOIP.