One bad thing about Buzz: Those replies are on the Buzz server, not here.

I’ll try to scale back the user requirements for posting, as I have gotten complaints about that.  But if spam gets too high, I’ll have to turn it back on.

I had just been pricing out Android phones at T-Mobile last month, so I was a bit interested.  Here’s a quick breakdown of the options, buy-first, or 2-year contract:

You’ll notice the subsidized plans are not the same — the Nexus’ plan includes unlimited text messages.  If they allowed you to drop that, the subsidized Nexus 2-yr price would be about $1860, not too bad.  I kinda doubt they’d let you drop that, though.

Also, I’m a bit curious what the plans look like family-style.  Again, can you change the Nexus plan to be a family plan?  A casual glance generally shows a 750 minute minimum, and another $20 baseline, and $10 per extra phone.

And finally, some crazy folks propose dropping voice altogether, and going data-only, for an apparent $40 / month + a Skype subscription for $3 a month.

Recently, our AT&T GSM reception at home has improved from 0 to 1 or 2 bars… I wonder how T-Mobile would perform?