Google Releases a Nexus One with AT&T and Roger’s 3G Frequencies!
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?
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.
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).
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.
akademik, Check it out, your not fully updated…
https://theunlockr.com/2010/03/08/verizon-tests-lte-and-we-compare-it-to-t-mobiles-hspa/