T-Mobile makes internal mention of Nexus One (sort of) for 'early January' release

It manages to never actually call out the device by name, but T-Mobile's thrown up some internal verbiage mentioning that "Google... is scheduled to launch a new Android device in early January." That would line up with information we'd previously received reporting to some sort of January 5 launch, and we can only assume they're talking about the Nexus One here -- though the name could still change by the time this hits retail channels. Interestingly, T-Mobile calls out that Google and HTC will be directly responsible for support on the handset, bypassing T-Mobile for everything other than wireless service -- the great "dumb pipe" dream, realized. Stay tuned, because it looks like this is all about to get real.

[kpgalligan Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:27AM]

I want this now. I've rooted my G1 and I like it. Dumb pipe is great.

You can take my un-crippled phone back when you pry it from my cold, dead, nerdy hands.

[patsy Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:34AM]

@kpgalligan Same here, cm4.2.11 on G1, which is all nice and well and overall fairly zippy, but sometimes so slow that I want to smash it against the nearest (brick) wall. I want that blazing fast N1 with that massive screen NOW!!!

[kpgalligan Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:39AM]

@patsy cm 4.2.9.1

Agree. Seems OK, but occasionally it takes a nap while opening mail or whatever. Seriously can't wait for the new phone. Unless its ridiculously expensive (> $500) I'll pick one up asap.

Well, maybe. We'll see how much it is ;)

[gonintendo Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:51AM]

@kpgalligan Have you guys tried out dwangs rom? I find it to be a bit snappier.

[kpgalligan Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:54AM]

@gonintendo I haven't tried anything other than getting the cm rom running then tethering the phone. I guess I can play around with it when I get bored. Need to figure out how to back things up, though. Starting from scratch once is cool, but doing that many times will get annoying.

[patsy Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:32PM]

@kpgalligan I've been playing around with SugarSync, which sounds pretty good. You get 2GB of free storage, and you can specify which folders on the SD card to automatically sync. I haven't figured out whether it has a background process taking care of syncing, or whether you have to have the app running for that. Google really needs to add a generic data syncing service to Android, so you can backup anything you deem important in the cloud. I've lost quite a few notes in the Notepad app when updating ROMs.

[POZ Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:39PM]

@kpgalligan

HOLY MACKEREL. I am so excited, I would like to punch myself in the second face I don't have temporarily.

SPLENDID. Get it done T-mo. They are pulling out all the stops to get people on their network. Commendable. FREAK OUT.

[gonintendo Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:25PM]

@kpgalligan just use nandroid. it should be in the recovery (hold home while booting) and apps2sd will let you keep your apps. I'm pretty sure that cm has it enabled by default.

[HelghanSuperSniper Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:31PM]

@gonintendo

Who's ROM? Tell me more. I'm running the latest Cyanogen ROM and it's great but as others have mentioned, from time to time, it will go from blazing fast to .....Zzzzzzzzz slow.

[henrycabendick Posted Dec 29th 2009 4:50PM]

@kpgalligan Ah yes finally, The stike of the Nexus is now so close, so close that we can order it on January 5 with Tmo. However, with the caveat of keeping the price away from the users ...yet. Make it below 300 USD and surely this phone will make a blast. Not an iPhone killer (for now), but definitely worth buying. Details: http://bit.ly/google-phone-made-for-tmobile

[gonintendo Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:34PM]

@kpgalligan just use nandroid. it should be in the recovery (hold home while booting) and apps2sd will let you keep your apps. I'm pretty sure that cm has it enabled by default.

[gonintendo Posted Dec 29th 2009 5:35PM]

@HelghanSuperSniper http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567023 it's actually pretty popular and has been consistently fast for a good 6 or 7 releases.

[aubreyq Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:28AM]

It's heeeeeeeeeeeeeere!!

[Tony P Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:28AM]

As soon as I can scrounge up the monies I will be buying this. Hopefully it isn't too expensive.

[GeorgeAnthony Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:29AM]

I really wish this the Nexus One had been provided to a different company. T-Mobile doesn't work in my area. At all.

Seems odd to me that Google didn't go with a larger company, especially if they want to compete with the iPhone.

I don't know anyone that uses T-Mo. The city I live in is limited to AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and US Cellular for actual retail locations.

Guess I'll be with my Sprint HTC Hero for the time being.

[wupolo Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:36AM]

@GeorgeAnthony which city are you in?

[bradsh Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:41AM]

@GeorgeAnthony The way the phone is being sold fits perfectly with T-mobile's contractless "even more plus" plans, which have no phone subsidy. It really was an incredibly logical choice to launch there first, especially considering their partnership surrounding the G1.

[GeorgeAnthony Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:46AM]

@wupolo

Eureka, CA. Fairly small city in Northern Cali (the real Northern Cali, despite what Bay Area residents may think).

I had the MyTouch for a 30-day trial. When it did have a signal, calls would drop frequently, was constantly roaming when "searching for service" wasn't on the screen. Loved the build of the phone (with the exception of lack of 3.5mm headphone jack), but it just would not work in my area.

T-Mo also wasn't able to give me a number with a local prefix. The nearest prefix they could give me was located 300 miles south of Eureka, basically the Bay Area. So, if I wanted to call to order a pizza, locally, I had to program the phone to have my area code in any local number I dialed. Not a big problem, but still... If people called me from a land line (yes, I know people that still have land lines, hahaha), my number would come up as long distance and they had to include the area code in order to call me.

@bradsh

Good point. Didn't really think about that aspect. Thanks for the reply.

Good day.

[D Y Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:01PM]

@GeorgeAnthony A lot of the t-mo phones work over UMA/wireless. Especially out in the remote areas. It's a shoddy workaround but will help until they put a tower out there. I used to use UMA in my old office which was basically a concrete bunker. No-one had service but me. Something to consider if you're still on T-mo.

[Jeremy99 Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:18PM]

@GeorgeAnthony You may get lucky in the next few months.... not that kind of lucky, but cell service lucky. Looks like T-Mo is trying to build a tower in Eureka

http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/property-law-real-property-zoning-land-use-planning/13129055-1.html

[GeorgeAnthony Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:26PM]

@Jeremy99

Thanks for the reply! I have contacted the city council about this matter, and the city was under the impression that the cell tower was already approved and in place.

When I contacted T-Mo, they weren't aware of the tower existing or not existing and would still have to give me an out-of-area, long distance prefix. Which would mean long-distance charges for my family members that still use land lines. Minor issue, but still...

Either way, I'm hoping it happens soon or the Nexus One branches out to other carriers.

For now, I'm content with my Sprint HTC Hero.

[LazarusLong Posted Dec 29th 2009 1:03PM]

@GeorgeAnthony Couldn't agree more. I'm also in an area that is not served by T-Mobile (or Sprint or AT&T). I do get very good coverage with Verizon however.

[diverbelow Posted Dec 29th 2009 1:16PM]

@GeorgeAnthony

If some reports are correct, all you need with the Nexus One is just a data plan. The voice calls are VoIP. Depending on where you live in Eureka, CA there may or may not be data service.

[Butler Posted Dec 29th 2009 3:21PM]

@diverbelow wrong.

[Strangel0ve Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:31AM]

What if this is the HTC HD2.....with Android!

Jizz in my pants....

[Putzy09 Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:31AM]

Now… what about us in the UK? Any hope, perhaps?

[lookseehear Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:16PM]

I'll be so pissed if we get shafted like with the droid here in the UK. I was hoping for it to come to orange initially but their contracts seem quite expensive.
Anything but o2 will make me happy I guess.
My iPhone is spazzing out as I write this, it's as if it knows it's going to be replaced...

[dansus Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:43PM]

@lookseehear

Whats wrong with Tmobile?

[audi2009 Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:32AM]

So... Would I need to buy this unlocked to use on ATT? and would it work?

[wupolo Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:33AM]

@audi2009 3G wouldnt work

[bachviet Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:35AM]

@audi2009
Yes on EDGE/GSM only

If it's under $300 unlocked/unbranded, I am going to buy one.

[Pulldovr Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:37AM]

@bachviet it will be unbranded if tmo is going to give the tech work to HTC and Google i would think ...

[Edobe Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:15PM]

@audi2009 If you don't have a preference between T-mo and AT&T you should just pay the etf and switch to T-mo, With the even more plus plans you'll save $40 ish a month compared to a comparable AT&T plan. You'll maket your etf back in 4 months and it's all savings from there.

[dansus Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:15PM]

@Pulldovr

It wont be branded, thats the point..

[audi2009 Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:35PM]

@Edobe
Im kinda stuck, 3 phones in a family plan, mine is the only one with 2 years up so I can leave ATT, but then I still have 2 more on the family plan contract. So I think it would come out to more money having ATT and Tmo at the same time

[Eroded Fallacy Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:39AM]

Just a few days away from all the internet madness. I cant wait to have that phone waiting for some official news, price doesn't matter when the phone looks that great.

[bradsh Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:39AM]

"Keep all informmation regarding this launch confidential until a formal announcement by Google is released"

Somewhere at Google, reading this article: "FUCK. Really? REALLY?"

[sirphunkee Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:42AM]

"The Google Android phone will be sold solely by Google via the Web"

Since T-Mobile is taking themselves out of the hardware sales side of it, in addition to the hardware service side, I'm taking that to mean that there would only be an unsubsidized option...which would be in line with T-Mobile's newer BYOP pricing structure.

[Showbiz Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:43AM]

It's already been established this will be $100.

[kpgalligan Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:47AM]

@Showbiz

$100 for an unlocked phone at this level? No way. Established where?

[robholden Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:02PM]

@Showbiz
Wheres that been stated? It would be truly great if that were the case, somehow i don't see it coming... i think the best we might get would be 200???

[Showbiz Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:05PM]

@kpgalligan plenty of places, do a search. Pricing to be $199 with a $100 rebate.

google is wanting to get this in hands at slightly above cost in order to get eyeballs looking at their ads.

Everyone needs to take a breath and consider that the actual cost of a cell phone is typically $200 or less. The additional cost is profit and our a way to make back the cost for development.

In the Google phone case, the specs are largely the same as other HTC android phones. I would be surprised if the actual cost of the parts and labor to put the thing together are much more then $100 to $150.

[ChazClout Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:45AM]

Any leaks on a Euro release? :(

[njsrikar Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:02PM]

@ChazClout
na na na nana

[thintheherd Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:48AM]

I'm assuming this is T-mobile USA. Correct? Wrong? If it doesn't come to the US, I'm going to drive to T-mobile and club them like baby seals.

[njsrikar Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:01PM]

@thintheherd you assumed right...it is tmob US

[thintheherd Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:07PM]

@njsrikar Thank god. I can put the club away.

[Magellan Posted Dec 29th 2009 12:18PM]

@thintheherd Knock a few baby seals anyway, then we will get more naked chicks doing PETA adds.

[Lucas Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:50AM]

This is off topic, downranking is understandable:
Why do I keep hearing people on here saying stuff like "I'm on Verizon with a Droid but I'm going to drop my contract and not use a good phone anymore so that I can switch to another network for yet another new phone"? (Paraphrased) It's not like you guys have THAT much money.

[gonintendo Posted Dec 29th 2009 11:55AM]

@Lucas I know right?