Personally I don't think that Google tried very hard. I suspect carrier pressure. They really don't want us to start asking intelligent questions such as why t

Personally I don't think that Google tried very hard. I suspect carrier pressure. They really don't want us to start asking intelligent questions such as why they should be able to lock us into multiyear contracts and control how we can use our own property. but the Nexus One was just too much hassle and would have cost much, much more in the long term It sounds like you're on a family plan. If you weren't, the unsubsidized N1 would come out cheaper over two years using T-Mobile's contract-free plans. And you can "cancel" anytime without an ETF.