Google Releases a Nexus One with AT&T and Roger’s 3G Frequencies!

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So AT&T users, finally Google has released a Nexus One that you can fully enjoy (I know you were looking at the Backflip with disgust just waiting for a real Android phone).

Google announced today on their blog that the Nexus One with AT&T and Rogers 3G frequencies is now available for purchase on their site (Google.com/phone in case you forgot).

Now, AT&T didn’t want to play ball apparently and give them a contract deal so if you want the phone with AT&T’s 3G you are going to have to pay the full $529 to get it. But still at least you have the option now…

What I still don’t get is why they just don’t put BOTH US frequencies into one phone instead of making two separate models (and beyond that, why not a CDMA/GSM Model that will work on all 3G frequencies and CDMA?)?!

Anyone on AT&T ready to grab one?

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  • anon

    I bought a Nexus about a month ago and really like it. Not the bestest phone ever, but the bestestest I’ve ever owned.

    But T-Mobile’s network around here is iffy.

    And where I work has AT&T repeaters in it.

    I may have to eBay mine sooner than I thought.

  • anon

    I’ll wait till I find out more about plans. It’s not clear to me whether an AT&T contract is required. It would be insane to require a contract, but I haven’t heard the details on that yet.

    • Anon,

      I can tell you that an AT&T contract is NOT required. According to Google’s site it is just buying the phone that happens to have AT&T’s 3G built in, but you dont HAVE to use it on AT&T if you didn’t want. So you could essentially use any plan that would work for you, no requirements on AT&T’s side (since you’d just buy it and put your AT&T SIM in when it arrived).

  • akademik

    This news made my day. The Motorola Backflip can simply be described with one word, AWFUL. I have been using the Nexus One on the EDGE network but now I am glad to see the UMTS/3G version finally release. I just don’t understand why they didn’t in the first place. And to Verizon, ha ha. You guys got screwed again with AT&T getting the Nexus One and it wasn’t even mentioned for AT&T as far as I know. Did anyone see the article from PC World magazine. AT&T has the fastest network with an average of 2400 kbps download speeds with Verizon being the slowest at merely 700 kbps on 3G.

  • Krisdub