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Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:46:00 EDT

anon posted : Guys one serious question. I am based in Europe and has a friend right now in US who was supposed to fly back on 21st Novermber and thus me and my gf we both sold our phones as he was gonna bring us two nexus4. While now suddenly his return has been preponed to 17th Novermber. So can he order the phones at midnight of 12th November as soon as it is 13th or will he have to wait till morning and most importantly will he be able to recieve them by 16th latest?? Or will they be available in any stores in US at the same price as google store (I heard about LGs debacle in European pricing). So to sum up if he orders as soon as the order is up or so will he get them by 16 or can he buy them in stores at the same price? Bottomline will he be able to buy these two phones for me and my gf at the said price. Now we are really in soup here as both of us are using stone age old phones and have finances ready precisely enough to pay him back euros equivlant to the cost of two nexus4 at USD prices.. Thanks for every suggestion in advance

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:51:26 EDT

tc1uscg posted : I would be mostly happy with a phone that gets great service rather being able to play angry birds in HD. All we have here is just another phone that does nothing more then, let's say, a Motorola Admiral. Being water proof wouldn't hurt either. Just saying. Google isn't going to be a threat to anyone except themselves until they BUY a mobile carrier.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:49:56 EDT

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:00:42 EDT

morbo posted :

said by NJBoricua75:

Not all Verizon's fault.

Almost all was Verizon's fault including:

* extremely delayed Android OS updates
* not a pure Android experience
* Google Wallet not installed by default and impossible for ordinary users to install on their own.

As much as Verizon's network is great, they cannot be trusted for a Nexus device in the future. Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior, and Verizon will provide a shitty experience for a Nexus device.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:45:00 EDT

pnjunction posted : The dev community for this phone is going to be huge, no doubt about that.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:25:38 EDT

Big Dawg 23 posted : You can count on the usual suspects to build roms. Cyanogen will have one done quickly without a doubt.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:47:32 EDT

dnoyeB posted : Galaxy Nexus works just fine for me. Very much worth its costs. It does have a crappy wifi radio, but everything else is smooth.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:03:36 EDT

ARGONAUT posted : Any unlocked phone will work with Straight Talk. :)

Straight Talk uses at&t or t-mobile network.

I would hold off on getting the phone until you know good ROMs are be developed for it.

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Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:16:58 EDT

GLIMMER posted :

said by NJBoricua75
Not all Verizon's fault. It still has a crappy processor, radio and camera. Those are all Samsungs fault
[/BQUOTE :

crappy processor? are you on crack it was top of the line when it was released A YEAR A GO....

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:25:25 EDT

Thaler posted : No kidding. The reason I avoided iOS initially like the plague was that I couldn't get it on a carrier that had service in my area. Android platform phones had the strength of being on any carrier.

Now I can get an iPhone 5 on a Sprint network, but not a Nexus. Same shoe, other foot. :huh:

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:10:51 EDT

elefante72 posted : I would agree HSPA+ is powerful, but LTE is an arms race with these guys. None of these guys is going to pass on this.

In fact I'm moving my wifes prepaid from VM to Straightalk this week (on TMO) because I get like 128kbps on Sprint and my friend is getting 9Mbps sitting in my house. I hear the AT&T sims for ST they shut you off at will.

The CDMA vendors more than anyone else need off. Obviously Verizon has done that, but Sprint is sucking wind.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:08:15 EDT

NJBoricua75 posted :

said by yuppers :

After the carrier DISASTER that was the Galaxy Nexus T-Mobile may have been the only one to allow Google to be Google. I regret getting my Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus due to VZW's meddling.

Not all Verizon's fault. It still has a crappy processor, radio and camera. Those are all Samsungs fault

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:03:52 EDT

anon posted : After the carrier DISASTER that was the Galaxy Nexus T-Mobile may have been the only one to allow Google to be Google. I regret getting my Verizon Wireless Galaxy Nexus due to VZW's meddling.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:59:05 EDT

djrobx posted :

said by elefante72:

The reason why they didn't do LTE:

1. LTE phones run in different frequencies on different carriers. They would have to create a different phone for each carrier and likely kiss some serious a$$.
2. No provider currently allows LTE on MVNO (Sprint coming)
3. Cost, can keep it simple to support
4. The MVNO market is not small anymore, in fact that is where all the growth is happening. The big guys are simply churning product at this time, and slowly killing off phone subsidies. American Movil is almost as big as Tmobile (24 million subs) and that is only one MVNO.
5. Seriously undercut Apple. This shows a rocking phone for almost half the price, and no contract. This is an all out assault to Apples ridiculous margins. Apple puts out subpar stripper ipad mini with a resolution that my $100 china android pad has. I think my days of buying Apple stuff is done....

6. LTE isn't a big deal on an HSPA+ capable carrier.

On my AT&T iPhone 5 I get 5-6mbps on HSPA+, and 10-14mbps when I hit an LTE area. It's better, but not game changing. I usually turn LTE off because I'm told it'll save a little battery.

On my Verizon iPad, it's different story. When I'm on 3G, I'm getting 150-384kbps most of the time, and browsing media heavy sites is the pits. Things improve dramatically when I hit an LTE area, and I would never dream of shutting off Verizon LTE when it's available.

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Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:24:55 EDT

elefante72 posted : This is crazy: $350 16GB to apples $650 (no contract) and a phone w/ superior specs. A pure google phone, no carrier lock. Who cares about the DMCA.

This phone w/ work on any GSM carrier and HSPA for most. In the US that is TMO and T (ATT) or ANY of the dozens of prepaid MVNO. Slap this on straighttalk for $45 a month.

The reason why they didn't do LTE:

1. LTE phones run in different frequencies on different carriers. They would have to create a different phone for each carrier and likely kiss some serious a$$.
2. No provider currently allows LTE on MVNO (Sprint coming)
3. Cost, can keep it simple to support
4. The MVNO market is not small anymore, in fact that is where all the growth is happening. The big guys are simply churning product at this time, and slowly killing off phone subsidies. American Movil is almost as big as Tmobile (24 million subs) and that is only one MVNO.
5. Seriously undercut Apple. This shows a rocking phone for almost half the price, and no contract. This is an all out assault to Apples ridiculous margins. Apple puts out subpar stripper ipad mini with a resolution that my $100 china android pad has. I think my days of buying Apple stuff is done....

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:02:46 EDT

tennisman94 posted :

said by Nightfall:

If so, that is going to be a limiting factor. I know they said it is going to be unlocked, but it would be nice to see what other carriers will allow it.

The new nexus 4 has a pentaband HSPA+ radio, so it will work on any GSM carrier worldwide. In the US that means AT&T, T-mobile, and associated MVNOs. T-mobile will be the only carrier that subsidizes the new nexus, but you can still pop in an AT&T or MVNO SIM since it's unlocked.

Re: Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:58:57 EDT

GLIMMER posted : any carrier that has gsm with work with these phones. They wont work on sprint or verizon

Nexus 4: Tmobile is the only carrier?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:50:34 EDT

Nightfall posted : If so, that is going to be a limiting factor. I know they said it is going to be unlocked, but it would be nice to see what other carriers will allow it.

Otherwise, I love my Google Nexus 7 and the 10 looks very nice.
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