Like most new phones, Google’s new baby the Nexus One is getting off to a rocky start. Numerous people on the Nexus One support forums are reporting spotty 3G service in areas that are supposedly blanketed with 3G. With the smallest 3G footprint of the big four US carriers, you can bet T-Mobile users know exactly where they can find that high-speed goodness.

Specifically, users say that the phone will switch back and forth between 3G and the slower EDGE data in 3G saturated areas. The more unlucky are reporting no 3G at all. Some users have even gone so far as to put their Nexus One SIM card in another T-Mobile phone to prove that Google’s new device isn’t connecting to the available 3G network. There are even some pics of other T-Mobile devices with 3G right next to a Nexus one rocking EDGE.

Just today we’re getting word that T-Mobile and Google have acknowledged a possible issue affecting a “small number” of customers. T-Mobile says to hold tight while they look into it. Anyone out there have a Nexus One? Any issues?

Google’s Nexus One announcement earlier this week included confirmation that future phones sold on the Google website would all be available unlocked. So, Google intends to work with various hardware partners, and sell some of the resulting phones as Google branded. Some have said this could be a dangerous road for Google to travel, as they may risk alienating their partners. Among those critics is Microsoft.

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach took Google to task for the move in a speech at CES.  "Doing both in the way they are trying to do both is actually very, very difficult…  Over time you have to decide whether your approach is with the partners or more like an Apple approach that is more about Apple. Google's is an interesting step. We'll see how people react," said Bach.

Microsoft has been struggling with Windows Mobile as of late, so you have to wonder if they should be giving Google advice in this space. It is possible that some hardware partners could be put off by Google’s move, but Android has one big advantage over Windows Mobile. Google does not charge their hardware partners a license fee to use Android. We’ll have to see if hardware companies are scared enough that Google could upstage them to pass up that deal.

It looks like the pricing details for the Nexus One Android phone have been leaked. Gizmodo is reporting that the handset will indeed be sold by Google, unlocked for $530. T-Mobile will subsidize the phone down to $180 with a two year contract, but it will still be sold through Google. So clearly, Google will not be selling the phone at cost or giving it away as some had speculated. This bit isn’t all that surprising, assuming the information is correct.

What is strange are some of the rules for purchase. First, there’s only one plan, the $39.99 Even More + Text + Web for $79.99 total cost. If you are on a family plan, Flexpay, SmartAccess, or KidConnect plan, you must purchase the phone for the full $530 unsubsidized price. Only 5 Nexus One phones can be purchased per Google account. Not that that would stop you from making more accounts. Weirdly, you also have to acknowledge in the terms of sale that the phone is made by HTC, not Google.

Finally, if you opt for the subsidy and cancel the account before 120 days have elapsed, you have to pay the difference between the subsidized and unsubsidized price. If that isn’t workable, you can return the phone to Google. This charge is authorized at the time of purchase. If these details turn out to be accurate, are you interested? More importantly, do you buy that this is the real deal pricing?