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That is a good looking piece of hardware.
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Android Hardware Thread - 2009 Edition
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Jamesfrom818
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If Google can add Wave support, they can consider my soul signed, sealed and ready for delivery.
I don't understand any of this. Maybe thats why I'm not hyped at all.
you are not alone.
Brettison said:Okay I read this over a few times and I'm still like WTF confused by the pricing and VOIP stuff. So you buy the phone for $199 and you can get a $100 rebate for what?
Then it uses VOIP for calls? How does it do that? Over who's network? I'm confused as fuck on this part.
If I'm riding with a buddy in the car to meet some other friends and we are running late he tells me to call them to let them know. So I pull out my google phone and it uses VOIP in the car to call my friend's number I have said in my address book? How da fuck does this work, and what would I be paying for per month after I plop down my $199 while I wait for my rebate I hope I'd qualify for?
Sorry I feel sooo stupid right now! :lol
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To be honest isn't doesn't look surprisingly thin.
It looks about the same as the iPhone, maybe a bit thicker.
It looks about the same as the iPhone, maybe a bit thicker.
Skittleguy
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And it's packing a Snapdragon. This is the new Godphone.pxleyes said:
Bad_Boy said:
It uses data only plans from ATT. They are 30 per month for unlimited data. Google voice uses the data plan to make a phone call, skype style. So you hit dial and it uses the internet to make that call. On the front end it looks the same, its just that the call is routed via internet and not via whatever other way regular cell calls are routed.
So if you are in an area with no internet coverage then you are out of luck.
Maybe those charts in the Verizon ads are important...
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The google voice app on Android is still pretty inelegant.
It really bugs me, to be honest. Voicemail is fine, but dialing and receiving calls sucks.
You still have to press 1 or 2 or 3 depending on how you want to answer the call.
Which is ridiculous, it should have it's own dialar app with all the options.
It really bugs me, to be honest. Voicemail is fine, but dialing and receiving calls sucks.
You still have to press 1 or 2 or 3 depending on how you want to answer the call.
Which is ridiculous, it should have it's own dialar app with all the options.
SSGMUN10000
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Hmmm...how would I keep my same number if I am coming from another carrier? I know details are coming in but that just crossed my mind.
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...no?Jtwo said:
You can turn call presentation on/off and customize some settings (do it on the voice.google.com website). I have it off so that calls are receive as normal (except for people with blocked numbers: they have to present themselves to me
Also, dialing is just dialing. You can choose to ALWAYS dial with Google Voice, only dial with GVoice for international calls, never dial with GVoice, or have it ask you for every call.
How did you miss all this?
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No way, when someone calls your Google voice you still have to "press 2" to send to voicemail and listenin or "press 4 to start recording."
There isn't some fancy UI in the GV app with buttons like "ignore" or "record" it's still all done through the normal dialer app.
Right?
There isn't some fancy UI in the GV app with buttons like "ignore" or "record" it's still all done through the normal dialer app.
Right?
Battersea Power Station
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Ah, I see. I guess since I don't use call presentation I don't encounter that. I guess you're right, that Google could make native controls for those functions.
Vanillalite
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AndyD said:
Why the hell would AT&T or any other carrier for that matter be cool with letting people piggy back on their network for only $30 for unlimited data for VOIP and all the rest?
Plus wouldn't this really only work with T-Mobile since the phone would only be on Edge with AT&T so I doubt VOIP would really work. Plus you'd be fucked if you couldn't access the internet part of the network.
Also as the other poster said how would you get your existing number over to be the same for VOIP so people can call you?
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To be honest, they should even go a step further than that and have those options show up on the lockscreen/incoming callscreen.
Skittleguy
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They will probably change things for Flan. Afterall, they did make some dialer changes for Eclair.
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The app has been out for a while. What I'm asking for isn't a major update by any means.
w/e I don't actually use GV all that much since I can't change phone numbers. It is mighty fine for Voicemail though.
w/e I don't actually use GV all that much since I can't change phone numbers. It is mighty fine for Voicemail though.
Vanillalite
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Just talked to my bro who works for Cox (Autotrader.com) and they had some company e-mail that mentioned it. He just called on his way home, and asked what I was up to. Said I was reading stuff about the google phone. He said they got some company e-mail that mentioned something about this going down and some crap about the iphone too.
He didn't pay much attention and skimmed that part, but it does mean it's definitely legit and I have more faith we hear news tomorrow.
He didn't pay much attention and skimmed that part, but it does mean it's definitely legit and I have more faith we hear news tomorrow.
Vyse The Legend
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www.Google.com/support/phone (the link found in the manual that comes with the Passions floating around now) is somewhat live now. There's absolutely nothing on it yet, but earlier today it gave a 404 error then redirected to the Android site.
wave already semi works on the browser. I believe Google aren't going to make a dedicated Wave app, just have their future apps working through the browser, much in the same way as there isn't a Google Reader app from Google, they've optimised Reader to work nicely in the browser.Jamesfrom818 said:
Personally, I'd prefer a dedicated app but I understand why they are going this way, much easier to roll out updates. I'd imagine there will be 3rd party Wave apps popping up tho, in much the same way as there are 3rd party reader apps available on Market.
DeadFalling
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OMG...
My brain can't comprehend this properly. 3.7" OLED, dual mics, snapdragon, THIN, trackball, android 2.1, $199 with a $100 credit, only $30 a month for use on AT&T or T-Mo with no contract, all calls made over Google Voice.
IF THIS HOLDS TRUE I WILL BE TEMPTED TO BUY PHONES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!
Seriously, if this is accurate... This will be a bigger game-changer than the iPhone was. Android would have like 90% of the market. OMG.
Our only proof of the $199 price point is a comment from some random user on some blog though? Sounds really shady to me? Anyone?
PLEASE BE TRUE!!!
My brain can't comprehend this properly. 3.7" OLED, dual mics, snapdragon, THIN, trackball, android 2.1, $199 with a $100 credit, only $30 a month for use on AT&T or T-Mo with no contract, all calls made over Google Voice.
IF THIS HOLDS TRUE I WILL BE TEMPTED TO BUY PHONES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!!
Seriously, if this is accurate... This will be a bigger game-changer than the iPhone was. Android would have like 90% of the market. OMG.
Our only proof of the $199 price point is a comment from some random user on some blog though? Sounds really shady to me? Anyone?
PLEASE BE TRUE!!!
DeadFalling said:
A data-only plan on T-Mobile costs $40/month and a plan on AT&T costs $35/month.
However, according the FCC filing, the phone will not support AT&T's 3G network.
3G works on T-Mobile, but their coverage is extremely limited:
http://coverage.t-mobile.com/default.aspx?MapType=Data
I imagine that very few people could actually get by on a data-only plan. You would have to (1) live in a large metropolitan area that gets T-Mobile data coverage and (2) rarely travel outside such areas.
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Yeah guys, I wouldn't get too excited about a 100 dollar unlocked uberphone with a 30$ monthly plan.
The only way I see that happening is if google starts their own MVNO or something equally ridiculous.
EDIT: So andrex is banned. Who's doing the "Meet the.." thread?
The only way I see that happening is if google starts their own MVNO or something equally ridiculous.
EDIT: So andrex is banned. Who's doing the "Meet the.." thread?
Nexus One boot animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFSEsEZnnE&feature=player_embedded
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Hmm, helluvalot better than the stupid Droid eye.
DeadFalling
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tokkun said:
Ah.. well $40 still is remarkable if it pans out. A data-only plan wouldn't be THAT restricted, would it? I mean, it would kinda suck if you ended up in the middle of nowhere with no way to call, but would you still be able to use the T-mo network to call in an emergency -- just be charged like 60c a minute or whatever ridiculous amount it is. The loss of some coverage for the cheaper price is fine by me. Plus, there's always Wifi to add to your coverage area, so you know you'll be able to get good coverage on, in my case, a college campus, or at home/work/McDonalds lol
Yeah but a phone call to someone about a flat tire, or out of gas wouldn't really need 911 serviceJamesfrom818 said:
Jamesfrom818
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DeadFalling said:
I'm pretty sure any cell phone can dial 911.
You don't have a phone every mile or so on your freeways/highways?
DeadFalling said:
They charge 45 cents per minute for voice on the data plan.
If you're in a situation where you think you can get data coverage most of the time and are only worried about emergencies, it's fine. However, I think that most people would not get sufficient 3G coverage even during normal use. For example, I live in a mid-sized city and there is no T-Mobile 3G coverage at all. According to their coverage map, the nearest 3G area is about a 2 hour drive away. If I drove to my hometown or the city I went to college in, I wouldn't even get 2G data from T-Mobile.
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