 joakoPremium
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kudos:5 | Unlocked firmware Since this is open source, right, is there an unlocked/unbranded firmware that can be loaded into these devices?
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 ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
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1 edit | said by joako:Since this is open source, right, is there an unlocked/unbranded firmware that can be loaded into these devices? Yes Android is open source, and runs on mobile Linux. But doesn't come stock with "root" which is sysmin for what you are talking about.
There are some how-tos on Youtube that you can search for, something along the lines of "Rooting Nexus One" or "Installing root on Android" or something of that nature..or you can just Google it.
But there's not much you can do on rooting yet..as the Nexus One is still pretty new to the market.
This is not to say that the stock Android OS on the N1 is locked down like the iPhone..because its not, its open source.
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kudos:5 | So I can get the AT&T phone and out-of-the-box tether it to my PC with the $15/month data plan? That has not been possible with any AT&T-branded phone I have tried.
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ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
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Michigan City, IN | said by joako:So I can get the AT&T phone and out-of-the-box tether it to my PC with the $15/month data plan? That has not been possible with any AT&T-branded phone I have tried. I couldn't help ya on that one..the Nexus One for AT&T is not even out yet.
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kudos:5 | Well it seems to me that the Google phone is just the same crap as the iPhone.
Just the fact that it needs to be jailbroken like the iPhone. If it is so open, why is that?
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ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
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2 edits | said by joako:Well it seems to me that the Google phone is just the same crap as the iPhone. Just the fact that it needs to be jailbroken like the iPhone. If it is so open, why is that? The iPhone is closed source..Android is not, big difference. As for rooting..you really don't even need to do that.
Try browsing »androidforums.com/ or Googles forum »www.google.com/support/forum/p/android?hl=en
I would link you to a forum here but sadly DSLR members here don't think we need a Google/Android forum.
As seen here
»Android forum?
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to get tethering you will have to root your nexus one first, check out the XDA forums for that. Also you will be violating AT&T TOS if you do. |
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Let me explain it, you can jail break the iphone, apple will unjailbreak it for you in the next update. you can root your android phone and google will say cool and tmobile will still give you support on it. like in my case where one of tmobiles apps didnt work on my rooted phone they asked which ROM i was using and they said they will add that to there database. a few weeks later the app was updated to work with my rooted phone. and i actually received an email from tmo support, saying that they thank me for helping them.
Android rules, and so does tmobile.
PS: and they look the other way when you mention tethering too. very cool. |
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