They're definitely still selling them - https://www.google.com/phone/choose?hl=en&gl=US&s7e=
Not sure for how much longer, though. It should work fine with prepaid - you won't get any kind of mobile data (3G or otherwise), but then you never do with prepaid plans anyway. Just buy yourself a T-mobile (or whoever) prepaid SIM card and drop it in. - Justin On 14 June 2010 09:17, Thomas Sweeting <tsweet...@mfri.org> wrote: > Is Google still selling the Nexus One? > > I am trying to figure out how it might work with a non-contract prepaid plan. > In the past I have known people to use unlocked iPhones on T-Mobile and it > was my understanding that they were using some kind of non-contract prepaid > option, but at the time I didn't press them on it, so I don't know any > details on how it worked. > > Tom > > On Jun 12, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Derek Monner wrote: > >> It's $529, and it is unlocked in the sense of not being fixed to a >> carrier, yes. In fact you get your choice of a phone that works best >> with T-Mobile or with AT&T, since the 3G bands they use differ >> slightly. If you were going with T-Mobile that might be a good idea >> for you, Matt, since you can get a significantly lower monthly rate >> with no commitment if you don't have them subsidize your phone. >> However, I don't have any reason to think that this phone, as shipped, >> is unlocked in the sense of being able to install a customized OS. >> That requires root access, which can be easily had on any Nexus One >> via publicly available methods. >> >> -- >> Derek Monner >> Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science >> Language Science IGERT Fellow >> University of Maryland, College Park >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Justin Walker <che...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> It's my understanding that if you buy a Nexus One direct from google >>> (and pay $600), you get a fully unlocked phone. >>> >>> - Justin >>> >>> On 12 June 2010 18:11, Derek Monner <dmon...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> If you want it to work overseas, it should, as I understand the >>>> situation, be GSM and not CDMA. That means Sprint and Verizon are out >>>> for US carriers. AT&T's Android selection is pretty weak, and the >>>> highest-end phone on T-Mobile is the Nexus One >>>> (http://google.com/phone); you could also use this guy on AT&T >>>> apparently, but you can't get a discount when you sign up. Going with >>>> this one will also net you timely OS upgrades; it's going to be among >>>> the first devices to get Android 2.2 in the coming months. No phone >>>> that you buy from a US carrier is going to be completely unlocked >>>> ("rooted"), but there are many methods available for rooting the Nexus >>>> One if you search the internet, and many custom OS ROMs as well. I >>>> have never owned one, but I know a couple people who are very >>>> satisfied. >>>> >>>> Not needing European compatibility in the foreseeable future, I just >>>> invested in a HTC Evo with Sprint. Long live Android! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Derek Monner >>>> Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science >>>> Language Science IGERT Fellow >>>> University of Maryland, College Park >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Richard Matthew McCutchen >>>> <rmccu...@umd.edu> wrote: >>>>> UMLUG folks, >>>>> >>>>> I am looking to buy an Android smartphone that is fully unlocked (i.e., >>>>> permits installation of a customized OS) and will work in the US and >>>>> overseas. I expect to keep the phone for at least 4 years, so I'm >>>>> willing to pay more for better or future-proof features. Can anyone >>>>> suggest a device they've been happy with or a good place to shop for >>>>> such a smartphone? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Matt >>>>> >>>> >>> >
