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It's here! Vodafone launches Google Nexus One - but with a 1Gb limit
26 Apr 2010 | 14.43 Europe/London
Vodafone will become the first European operator to market Google’s hotly-anticipated Nexus One phone this Friday, albeit with a 1Gb per mobile broadband download limit (the same limit placed on iPhone handsets at Vodafone).
The handset which the internet search and advertising giant hopes will become a formidable rival to the iPhone is to be given away free by Vodafone for customers signing up to a two year subscription starting at £35 per month.
Other tariffs start at £40 per month for 18 month contracts. All include a free handset, unlimited texts and a variable number of inclusive call time from 600 minutes per month upwards.
Attention may well be drawn to the limit place on downloads, though. Vodafone claim 1Gb is enough for 16 hours of streamed video or 10,000 web page. Suscribers will also get free use of Wi-Fi at home and a 1Gb allowance at BT Openzone hot spots. It ought to be pointed out, though, that the limit is still above Orange's fair use policy for the rival iPhone, which is set at 750Mb per month. O2 also quotes unlimited data being restricted to fair use on its iPhone sales but does not provide a monthly figure.
The Nexus One is made for the search giant by HTC and operates on Google’s Android mobile platform, which has been set up to the iPhone platform developed by Apple.
It also features a 5 Megapixel camera.
Vodafone is accepting pre-orders at its online store now and the phone will be in stores from this Friday, April 30th onwards.
The handset which the internet search and advertising giant hopes will become a formidable rival to the iPhone is to be given away free by Vodafone for customers signing up to a two year subscription starting at £35 per month.
Other tariffs start at £40 per month for 18 month contracts. All include a free handset, unlimited texts and a variable number of inclusive call time from 600 minutes per month upwards.
Attention may well be drawn to the limit place on downloads, though. Vodafone claim 1Gb is enough for 16 hours of streamed video or 10,000 web page. Suscribers will also get free use of Wi-Fi at home and a 1Gb allowance at BT Openzone hot spots. It ought to be pointed out, though, that the limit is still above Orange's fair use policy for the rival iPhone, which is set at 750Mb per month. O2 also quotes unlimited data being restricted to fair use on its iPhone sales but does not provide a monthly figure.
The Nexus One is made for the search giant by HTC and operates on Google’s Android mobile platform, which has been set up to the iPhone platform developed by Apple.
It also features a 5 Megapixel camera.
Vodafone is accepting pre-orders at its online store now and the phone will be in stores from this Friday, April 30th onwards.
I went and got the HTC Desire a few weeks back, pretty much the same phone and I only get 500MB a month, but then again I normally have Wi-Fi access be it at home or uni.
I can't see it being worth £5 more a month to get the Nexus One.
27 Apr 2010 | 09.43 Europe/London