Don’t misunderstand me - I love my iPhone. It is probably my favorite gadget I’ve ever owned. It is simple to use, has clean user interface and a gorgeous design to boot. Glass front and back and aluminum casing? Talk about sexy!

But when the Nexus S was announced, running the latest stock Android build, Gingerbread, and the Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, allowing you to simply touch your phone to virtually a quarter-sized piece of “paper” or another phone and wirelessly beam information, pictures, you-name-it… I knew this device would be vying to usurp my iPhone.

Of course, it was only available on T-Mobile, who doesn’t have the greatest (any?) coverage in my location.

Granted, it was available unlocked, so I could have used the Nexus S on AT&T, but due to it made for T-Mobile, it wouldn’t be able to run on AT&T 3G speeds. Plus, I have to deal wit AT&T’s icky tiered data plans, yuck!

Then a month or two ago, Sprint announced full integration with Google Voice services.

For those that don’t know, I adore Google Voice. Texts are sent as data -the way it should be - not as an overpriced, $0.20 per incoming and outgoing text that virtually costs these mobile carriers NOTHING to send and receive. I get my own special number, the ability to ring multiple devices when someone calls my number, complete control over whose calls come in and whose are blocked, plus the ability to have my voicemails transcribed automagically into readable texts and sent to me via email or text message.

And did I mention all free? Of course, there was always some backhand way to use this service on my iPhone. I had to call a special number so my Google Voice would show up on the caller ID when I call with my iPhone. If I didn’t, they’d get my cell phone’s number, which is controlled by my carrier, AT&T.

While this backward way of calling a special number to call my friends was annoying, it was all worth it for these features.

Then Sprint said, “you know what? It doesn’t matter if you call with your cell phone, it can show your Google Voice number, if you want. ‘Cause we cool like that.” And, wow. Sprint became my hero.

But no iPhone on Sprint. Shucks.

So, I sucked it up. I wasn’t too into Sprint’s HTC Evo due to all this Android fragmentation and custom UI that each Android handset maker feels they feel the need to bog their phones down with. But surely, it WOULD be nice to have some of their unlimited data, not that tiered data bull crap.

Then Sprint announced they’re getting the Nexus S.

I think I cried that day.

Sprint + Google Voice + Nexus S. A beautiful threesome was married that day. I’m very jealous. i

Phone? AT&T? Google? Why can’t you all get a long like that?