Ron Schenone

Google Nexus One – Not At All What Some Of Us Were Hoping It Would Be

Posted by on Jan 5, 2010 | 5 Comments

For the past few years I along with a lot of others in the blogging community, wrote about the future Google phone. What many of us had envisioned was a inexpensive phone that would be supported by advertising and provide a cheap cell phone experience. Many of us were fed up having to pay out our hard earned bucks to some corporate  conglomerate just to enjoy having a cell phone on our person.

So much for dreaming. What we have with the Google Nexus One is another fancy phone that is more computer than an actual cell phone. It is a competitor to the Apple iPhone, no more, no less. The toys that come with the Nexus One are plentiful and you can test drive most of the features on the Google Nexus One web site.

Some of the benefits that are being touted by some are that the Google Nexus One is being sold by Google, and can be purchased unlocked for $529. A 2 year contract with T-Mobile drops the price down to $179. Such a deal! LOL

Please do not get me wrong. The Google Nexus One is a fantastic cell phone and I wish Google well in their new endeavor. It is just not what I and others had expected.

Comments welcome.

Google Nexus One phone site

  • SJB

    You can have the Google phone. I’ll stick to my LG290C from WalMart and my $45. a month, NO CONTRACT, unlimited voice,web browser and text.

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    SJB – how is the service with Straight Talk?

  • http://ictheworld.wordpress.com hotrao

    I cannot be so enthusiast of Google new launch, because, as far as Mobile phones are going to become more and more Personal computer substitutes, interoperability between platforms is the key to not be fooled.

    An IMHO all players are pursuing a “mine is better” strategy.

    Google phone is awesome, but is one more player in a too crowded space.

    Hope, that we will reach a standardization similar to the one we have in PC market, because otherwise will be a step back.

  • Rick

    You think $179.00 is expensive for something that competes as more of a computer with the iphone, is unlocked, and is running an open architecture… I think you might want to hang up the tech commentary.

    Also- you should be using Jitterbug

  • http://wp3.lockergnome.com/nexus/blade/ Ron Schenone

    Rick,
    I have a perfect right to express my opinion. Please respect that.