The Googlephone, or Nexus One as it has been officially named, may not be so sweet a deal for most phone users. Details have emerged which make us to believed that owning the hot new phone from GOOG is going to cost you either $530 upfront for the unlocked version or $180 for the subsidized version which will cost you a commitment for 2 years to pay $80 per month for a rather weak T-Mobile plan which includes 500 talk minutes and unlimited text and web access.

$80 per month for anything but unlimited usage is steep regardless of how cool the phone is and I don’t think hordes of GOOG fans are going to rush into paying that much for the new geek device. It’s just a phone and for $50 I can get the same services locally using another provider.

Leaked Nexus One Documents: $530 Unlocked, $180 With T-Mobile – Nexus one – Gizmodo

• Yeah, it’s $530 unsubsidized. Google’s not going to be selling the phone at cost, like so many people considered. They’re not going to save us from the “making money off of hardware” culture we’ve got right now, so this is basically just another Android handset, albeit a really good one
• If you want it subsidized, you’ll have to sign up for a 2 year mandatory contract and pay $180 for the phone
• There’s only one rate plan: $39.99 Even More + Text + Web for $79.99 total
• Existing customers cannot keep their plan if they want a subsidized phone; they have to change to the one plan, and this only applies to accounts with one single line
• If that doesn’t fly with you, you have to buy the $530 unlocked version—this actually might save you money over two years if you already have a cheap plan
• Family plans, Flexpay, SmartAccess and KidConnect subscribers must buy the phone unlocked and unsubsidized for $530
• You can only buy five Nexus One phones per Google account
• There is language in the agreement of shipping outside the US
• Google will sell it at google.com/phone, which explains what they were doing with that page a few weeks ago
• Google will still call it the Nexus One apparently, and not the Google Phone

And here is a big one:
• If you cancel your plan before 120 days, you have to pay the subsidy difference between what you paid and the unsubsidized price, so $350 in this case. Or you can return the phone to Google. You also authorize them to charge this directly to your credit card.

I need a new phone. I have needed a new phone for over a year now but I have held off for hopes of buying a nice Zunephone that I could use to keep the blog updates running on this Zune blog. Sadly I must come to realize I may never have a Zunephone so I need to move on and check out the new stuff in phones. I already made the choice to avoid Apple products just because I don’t like the company and their me too products. I hate most iPhone and iPod users because they are iNerds and idiots of the worst degree. I prefer anything but iPod but I’m sweet on the Zune still.

Anyway if I was to get any other phone besides a Zune phone it would be a Googlephone because I’m a huge fan of the largest search engine. I really use a lot of Google products and services and the new phone from Google is a sure bet to be a cool device to own. The Google phone is said to be an unlocked iPhone wannabe with features we all will want and use. I’m hoping it turns out to be a sweet phone. Check back more for new on the new Google Phone and my reviews of Googlephone when I buy one.

Google Phone’s Existence Confirmed; It’s Unlocked, Thinner Than iPhone | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Although Google did not specify details on the phone or its plans to sell it, numerous sources have fleshed out the picture. The handset is designed by Google, made by hardware partner HTC, is running Android 2.1, and is called the Nexus One, according to multiple sources including the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, and leaked photos. The phone will be sold online by Google itself, the AllThingsD reports.

The Nexus One will, crucially, be sold unlocked, according to TechCrunch, giving Google complete control over the hardware and software with no pesky carrier interference. Even the iPhone, which has had almost unprecedented autonomy in its functionality is still constrained by carriers: AT&T’s anti-tethering paranoia is a good example.