Yes, I am absolutely buying this phone unlocked - and paying the full $530 for it without a quibble. I'm also purchasing the dock when I purchase the phone. I upgraded last year to a blackberry, and got tired of it very quickly, so I bought an iphone (2G!!) from a friend when she upgraded to a 3GS because I wanted an iphone so badly. I figured I would just use the 2G until February, which is when my account says I'm eligible for an upgrade again, and then get the 3GS, or suck it up with the 2G until June and then buy the newest iphone. I'm talking to a CSR at AT&T about it, and she informs me that I can't buy an iphone, because even though it says I'm eligible for an upgrade, it means on every phone except the iphone, and if I want the iphone, I'll have to pay the full price, at the least the "early iphone upgrade" price, which is still about $500 for a 16G 3GS, right? So it would obviously be out the wazoo for the newest iphone in June. She said that Apple set the standards on when I could upgrade, and they only let you get the iphone at the discounted price if you are eligible for a CONTRACT EXTENSION, once your contract is up, not just eligible for an upgrade. So I started seeing the ads for the Nexus One, and fell in love with it, and I figured this was perfect. I could get the N1, have a completely awesome phone, and not be using an upgrade/contract extension to further lock me in with AT&T - it's the best of both worlds. And I figured, when it rolls around to next year and I'm "really" eligible for an upgrade, I can get the newest iphone then -IF i want one. From everything I've been reading, I'm thinking that the Android OS is going to be it for me.....too awesome!
Sorry about the long rant! Still makes me a little mad that I thought all these months that I would be able to get an iphone for the best price, only to find out the month before that I couldn't . . . . but I'm thinking it's worked out for the best!
And, I just want to say - obviously, I've been using the iphone 2G, which is EDGE, and I haven't really even missed the 3G. I'm a stay at home mom, so I'm obviously not a major business phone power user, and the speed was actually just fine for me. And I can think of the ten places I go most often throughout the week with my kids, and they ALL have wifi now anyway, so I don't think it's going to be much of an issue at all. I'm already used to the slower speed, BUT the N1 processor is supposed to be faster all around, so I might even see an improvement, right?
Soo, to finally answer the question - yes, it's definitely worth it to me to pay for this phone. I absolutely can not wait to get it!
P.S.The only thing is that I wish the N1 had Sense UI, because I've looked at a friend's Hero(?) that had it, and I thought it was beautiful. But maybe the N1 is awesome enough without it? Any thoughts from people who have seen both?
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