I looking with a magnifying glass at the chip, i noted that this is NOT NRF24L01+ but just a NRF24L01 without the plus.
I used this smaller versions and they worked immediately. I_GATEWAY_READY message appeared. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4G-NRF24L01-PA-LNA-Wireless-Module-with-Ceramic-Antenna-1-27mm-/400746941364?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d4e610bb4
MySensors did post a warning on that: http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/728/radio-setup-give-check-wires/16
THREAD RESOLVED.
@brettzky84
there is TONS of this on the Vera website, and many many folks are connecting them with a (serial I think) interface that you may buy and the plugin @Dwalt mentioned.
