We originally thought that the Nexus One was going to land on Vodafone some time in June, but it looks like we were a day out – Vodafone just announced they’ll be selling the Android handset exclusively from tomorrow.
The phone will only be available online, and there are apparently a limited number of handsets, so it’ll be first in first dressed for anyone wanting one. The phone itself will be available for $0 up front on a $79 cap over 24 months, which definitely puts it on the pricey side of Android smartphones.
It will be interesting to see if there’s anyone really keen on the Nexus One who hasn’t already bought an unlocked model, but in any case, more variety in the Android smartphone market in Australia is a good thing.
[Vodafone]
ted
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 3:28 PMlike with the Legend I feel a bit let down with Vodafone’s priceing, $20 more then the Galaxy S on Optus, next thing you know Telstra will be undercutting them!
matt
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:12 PMexactly. and considering tech wise, the galaxy s pwns it. even with it’s weaknesses, that’s nearly $500 less over the 2 years…
honestly, the article caught me by surprise, I thought you were actually saying it was on special… because it’s so old…
Harvz
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:48 PMTHEY JUST DID!
http://ausdroid.net/2010/06/30/telstra-drops-htc-desire-down-to-49-gets-competitive/
Arthur Lim
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:58 PMTelstra fights back!
“Telstra announces new aggressive pricing for HTC Desire. To be available for $0 upfront on Telstra’s $49 Cap Plan from tomorrow.”
The Desire on Telstra’s $49 cap vs. the Legend on Voda’s $49 cap!
Source: http://twitter.com/Telstra/status/17395880438
matt
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 6:14 PMwow. A whole 200 MB?
RaVe-N
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 3:46 PMIsn’t the saying “first in best dressed”?
Jamie Carl
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 3:57 PMI’m hoping this takes off here. I’ve had my N1 for 5 months since importing it from the US and absolutely love it.
Great timing too with the release of Froyo!
Arch
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 3:57 PMGreat News My contract expering soon.thinking of mlegend but this will be the best option.. thanx… Gizmodo.
Art Nau
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 3:58 PMmmm like half a year over due…
Harvz
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 3:59 PM$79…for real? galaxy s is $59 and new. this is 6mths old.
this is the first time in my life i think optus is doing good by the customer and not just going along with what everyone else is doing.
but then there is froyo
JonBOY26
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:07 PMNexus what…..? oh that’s right, Google did release a phone once upon a time. But then nobody bought it, everybody forgot about it and iPhone 4 came thundering along.
Tom
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:01 PMiPhone’s good as well, but they work well together, because the iPhone looks good, and the Nexus One can actually get reception when you hold it.
mavrick
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 10:18 PMhahaha!!! Tom, u made me laugh!!!
Nice One!!! No doubt Nexus One can get reception!
Greg
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:15 PMGreat phone, great that it’s finally available here officially, shame about the carrier’s substandard network.
Matt
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:17 PMDoes this mean we’ll get navigation (without the Brut hack) and google voice soon?
Glad I already have my imported Nexus
John O'Halloran
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:56 PM$79 cap over 24 months???? That works out to be $1896 over two years. Is it just me or does anyone else think that this is a ludicrous amount to spend on a phone?
Arthur Lim
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 4:56 PMTelstra fights back!
“Telstra announces new aggressive pricing for HTC Desire. To be available for $0 upfront on Telstra’s $49 Cap Plan from tomorrow.”
Source: http://twitter.com/Telstra/status/17395880438
Paul McManus
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:04 PMI’d like to see some of the official N1 accesories made available in Australia. In particular the car dock but also the desk dock and spare battery.
I bought a desk dock off ebay but all it is is a usb plug wedged into a plastic mould – the phone doesn’t recognize it as a dock at all.
David Anderton
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 6:53 PMThat is ridiculous, a phone that is 6 months old is 30 bucks more expensive per month than its newer superior brother the Desire. Not to mention that the call rates on Telstra are much better…EPIC fail
Brian
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7:21 PMDamn, I’m not gonna be one of the few Nexus one owners in Aus anymore…
But this does mean a lot more official goodies =) Navigation… Voice… CASES and ACCESSORIES. I always wanted a case for my Nexus (even though the android pouch was OK)
moggyx
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7:52 PMWhat… what…. what are you doing vodafone. Pull my pants down?? You want to do what to me???
What a freaking rip off.
Isaac
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 11:10 PMHahah, some of us bought a nexus one months ago!
Perth!
Mitch
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 12:27 AMUmmm the HTC Legend was also $79 over 24 months.
But I went in store, and asked the Vodafone salesperson, and came out with the phone on a $79 12 month plan.
Don’t believe everything you read, but I reckon it’ll be the same plans as the Legend ($49 x 24 months or $79 24 / 12 months).
Simon Reidy
Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 12:13 PMThe Desire is much better value on Telstra. Not to mention you get superior coverage, a nice aesthetic design, superior multi-touch (the Desire has much better responsiveness as demonstrated on numerous tech sites) and HTC Sense. The only downside to HTC Sense is that you’ll be waiting longer for Froyo to be released.
The Nexus One was cool 6 months ago. Now it just looks old and overpriced.
Johan
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 9:36 PMOh my. There seems to be a lot of people thinking a bit too much short-term here. First of all, the Telstra $49 cap is not very competitive at all. $400 of credit + 200MB of data is really quite limited. To say that their network is superior is definitely not true, however they do have better coverage (if you live in rural areas). Desire and Nexus One is basically the same phone, therefore I personally think that Vodafone offers a much better deals with the Nexus One on their $49+$10 plan. This cap gives the user $450 of standard credit, unlimited calls to Vodafone and 3 (31% of all phones in Australia), and 500MB of data. The plan is $10 more expensive, however it surely gives a heck of a lot more value. I think that everyone that has used Telstras service can agree that it’s really quite bad, and far from superior.
Jason
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 2:45 PMI have been considering both the nexus one from voda and the desire from telstra.
Unfortunately, i still haven’t seen an N1 in the flesh.. none of the voda stores seem to know anything about the N1. I guess you can only get it on line. I would also consider $49 + $10
I also went into a telstra store and jbhifi. Just for look and feel of the device, I am tending towards the desire. Also, it seems that the $49 Desire equates to a $39 plan + a $10 browsing pack (which is 200mb) according to jbhifi I can get the $39 and up the data plan to $20 giving me 500mb.. so $59 for $400 call credit and 500mb ..pretty comparable to vodafone i think! and jbhifi will also give me a $100 voucher for being a new telstra customer (i am currently on optus)