Google To Buy T-Mobile? Free Nexus One, Anyone?

Bloggers and other web commenters speculate on the good and bad that could come from Google Inc  buying T-Mobile USA from its German parent. And distribute free Nexus One Android-based smartphones to the carrier's 33 million subscribers. The free smartphones, of course, would run location-aware Google mobile ads.

Sounds insane? Or not?

To be perfectly honest: Google buying T-Mobile is just speculation. In fact, some in the online world are just suggesting the move. Neither company will comment at all about the speculation.
With Google Voice and now the Nexus One, like it or not, Google is becoming a telecom operator, I believe Google views the largest U.S. operators as competitors and are obstacles to owning the mobile channel, if they purchased T-Mobile they would pick up 33 million new Google Voice users.

TmoNews, which calls itself "The unofficial T-Mobile blog" site, took that GLG nugget and added the notion that T-Mobile's 33 million subscribers should get free, Google ad  -supported Nexus One Smartphones."Imagine Google suddenly has 33 million Google Voice customers, "What is to stop them from giving away their phones ad-supported? Would people really go for phones that are free, but inundated with ads every time they make a phone call, or go to browse the web?"

Some commenters downplayed any thought of a Google-T-Mobile combination, noting that it would hurt other carriers already supporting Android phones. Honestly, I do not see Google taking any part of T-Mobile. They have too much invested in the Android product with other carriers.