The Nexus One's specs are almost universally better than those of the iPhone 3GS, except onboard memory.

If I were you, and email is important, go Blackberry. The new BB Bold 9700 is great.

Good call. The only reason I don't have a Bold is because it's on AT&T only, and I am happy with Verizon.

I'm on the Storm 2 now, and will look at N1 when it comes out on VZW.

Also, partially because HTC is the phone maker, and I believe HTC is a company to watch, as they are making some great phones right now. I played with their HD2 in Europe a few months ago and it is VERY impressive.

I was about to pull the trigger since I have been thinking about a touch screen phone. I was playing with a friends iphone and like the interface, but have never been a fan of Apple. I thought I was out of contract with AT&T, but just called and am stuck until April. Oh well, I guess that will prevent me from "shiny new toy" syndrome for now.

Looks great. Now just have to wait to come on Verizon.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/te...ef=todayspaper

NYT says it's not exactly the 'next coming' of cellular devices. If I have to endure TM's network, I'll pass until it casts a wider net. For now, my combo of Bold 9700 and iPhone work swell for me.

Sure, looks are important, but they're meaningless if the phone isn't compatible with a variety of networks.



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Pogue didn't say incompatible with variety of networks - nexus one works on all gsm networks. You would get 3G only on TMO network - which isn't any different than getting 3G via the iPhone on only the ATT network.

I've been using a Nexus One in New Zealand on Vodafone NZ's network. It's worked quite nicely.

OK. So I have had an evening to play with this thing a bit. Frankly I am a little bit disappointed. But it is more due to what appears to be the limitations of Android than this particular phone. I thought I was going to be able to simply go to the browser, pop in the URL, and voila, I would be able to listen to streaming web radio. But it is not so simple. That was one of the main reasons I bought this thing so I am kinda bummed. There are apps that have some stations preset. But I guess the ones I want to hear aren't the right format (requiring flash player or WMA). And you SOL if you want to listen to most of the BBC.

The touch screen is a little finicky. And the "back" button doesn't work consistently.

Part of this may be my learning curve. I have an old cellphone that I hardly ever use. So I am coming to this whole world of smartphones cold. But I am not a luddite by any means. I just never felt the need to be constantly available by phone. I don't make a lot of calls.

At this point I have just been using it connected to my wifi network. But I guess I will need to decide what sort of T-Mobile plan to get. I may just do a data only plan.

The Bold 9700 is also available on T-Mobile in the US.

I couldn't take David Pogue's word on anything. He's not exactly one of the sharpest technology commentators out there.

I have had T-Mobile for 9 years now and rarely had a problem with them.

Quite a few people have family plans and cant get this phone.

Loyal tmo people are pissed, myself included.

We are all out of contract, willing to change plans, sign a new 2 year contract but tmo/google will not offer subsidized pricing or guarantee we can port our numbers to the new phone.

Tmo/Google FAIL.....

The other outraged tmo group are the early purchasers of the G1 who are now stuck with their contracts for several more months. Since this group tends to be the innovators, they now want to get their hands on the latest gizmo and are being told they'll have to buy an unlocked Nexus One at the full $500 price or wait until their current contract runs out later this year. I'm among this group.

At your suggestion, I looked at the Bold 9700. Great phone. I ordered one.

As noted previously, the 9700 is also available on T-Mobile. It's actually a slightly different version. T-mobile's 3G network is on the 1700 MHz band while AT&T's is on 850/1900. The BB 9700 that each company offers only works on that company's 3G network, plus the worldwide standard 2100 MHz 3G frequency.

Glad to help, sapman986 - hope you enjoy it! I'm liking mine very much.

total cost of ownership comparison (iphone 3gs, palm pre, moto droid, google nexus one)

http://www.billshrink.com/blog/nexus...-of-ownership/

I believe that the nexus one is unlocked no matter which price you choose to buy it at, so that's something to consider as well, especially to frequent international travelers willing to use a local sim when traveling.