cordova-plugin-admob-simple | Cordova plugin allowing Admob interstitials and banner ads | Mobile Application library

I am at wits end. I cannot get this plugin to work. I have followed to the letter the instructions at PhoneGap Cordova Admob plugin not working (When you scroll down to the answer that references this plugin.) I an using the most recent phonegap cli running with phonegap serve. I even created an empty page (debug.html) to make sure no other code interfered.

What I have done so far:

• Made sure the plugin existed in main config.xml
• Checked in web broswer that the Admob.js file was in fact loaded from plugins folder.
• Made sure the plugin was referenced in platforms/android/android.json
• Made sure I linked cordova.js on the page
• Made sure plugin was located at platforms/android/assets/www/plugins
• The platform android was added
• The plugin shows up in phonegap plugins list
• No errors when plugin was installed and/or when I run phonegap serve
• Tried with isTesting both true and false
• Made sure deviceready is in fact firing
• Checked and re-checked my Admob code.

I always get the alert that 'admob plugin not ready'.

I have tried changing the line "window.plugins.AdMob" to AdMob, plugins.Admob, navigator.Admob, window.Admob. I still get this error.

When I comment out that check ("if ( window.plugins && window.plugins.AdMob ) {"), and just force it to run the code, nothing happens. I get no errors on the command line, no errors anywhere that I can find to debug.

Here is my code: