Nexus One starting to show up in third party retail channels, commands big money

If you want to know what Google meant by "more retail availability" for the Nexus One when it talked about spiking its first-party phone store, take a good, hard look at our brave new world here. Independent retailer i Wireless has started offering a number of Android devices in the past few days, including the Nexus One -- a product that's still extraordinarily difficult to find outside of Google's own site, especially since none of the American Big Four carriers intend to offer it directly. It turns out that i Wireless is an authorized T-Mobile affiliate, so they're selling the phone for $299.95 on contract after rebate -- a good bit more than the $179 Google charges, but in return, it looks like you can select just about any plan T-Mobile offers (Google restricts you to the Even More 500 plan to get the subsidy). We think we already miss the old way of getting these things.Continue reading Nexus One starting to show up in third party retail channels, commands big moneyNexus One starting to show up in third party retail channels, commands big money originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 May 2010 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

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