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ThatObviousUser
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oh crap, they dont all have 4g? what about this one?:
http://www.expansys.ca/google-nexus-prime-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-224148/
:x
it's not an LTE phone, and neither is the $800 international galaxy S3. the only ones that are 4G (as in LTE and not renamed, faster 3G) are the verizon nexus and the at&t and verizon branded S3s.
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ThatObviousUser
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The Google Play version is unlocked and 3G pentaband (or I'm pretty sure it is.) Meaning you can use it on AT&T, T-Mobile, and any of those wacky Euro carriers and it'll always be able to do 3G. Probably.
However, yeah, *while it can do HSPA+, only the Verizon version has "actual" 4G (LTE.) And as I said, it's also the only one with 32 GB of storage. But
But it's a trade-off since you have to glitch Google Play to get Google Wallet, it only works on Verizon, it's locked, you can't buy it from Google Play, and official updates have been really slow. For me, the tradeoff was easily worth it. Dat 4G speed.
However, yeah, *while it can do HSPA+, only the Verizon version has "actual" 4G (LTE.) And as I said, it's also the only one with 32 GB of storage. But
But it's a trade-off since you have to glitch Google Play to get Google Wallet, it only works on Verizon, it's locked, you can't buy it from Google Play, and official updates have been really slow. For me, the tradeoff was easily worth it. Dat 4G speed.
Arrowgigantic
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Can, but won't. Ever. Meanwhile, I've actually done 29.369mbps on real 4G.
ThatObviousUser
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Verizon 4G is definitely insane if you live in a big city like I do.
Yeah I messed up OK. >.>
Yeah I messed up OK. >.>
True, but I can go a full day with a single charge.
My mobile data speed needs top out at about 150kBps, anything higher than that isn't worth the battery trade off yet.
The Faceless Master
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it counts as 4G to AT&T... except for when they're counting bandwidth limits...
i maintain a 15mbps connection at home and 52mbps at work, and I'm rarely searching for signalt in between, so on a typical day with 4g on I make it all the way through.
Unknown Soldier
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The custom kernels for Verizon's Tuna do amazing things for it's battery life. It still can't match the International Tuna but it's a lot better than stock.
Circle T
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Sadly, it does with AT&T as well.
*Edit* - I should have read just a couple more posts before replying....
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa
Not sure which dock to buy.
Also, WTF at not being able to buy through my phone via the Play Store App.
Not sure which dock to buy.
Also, WTF at not being able to buy through my phone via the Play Store App.
Reasonable prices to boot? I guess they don't like money.
Big thing to note about that HDMI dock, it only outputs video playback, and not whatever app you're in.
I wonder if their gearing up to release a bunch of shit during I/O.
e: The car dock has pogo pins! Verizon am cry.
Circle T
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Why the f wouldn't the Desktop Dock work with the VZW version? Is it because of the slight size difference, or is there a technical reason?
I'm just about 100% sure they work with the Verizon version.
Battersea Power Station
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Damn, the last Maps update broke photos in Latitude. What the fuck is Google testing their apps on? So frustrating...
They also removed some functionality from the so-called bubble buttons on a Maps search, I guess to make more room for Zagat scores. :/
They also removed some functionality from the so-called bubble buttons on a Maps search, I guess to make more room for Zagat scores. :/
Yes, but at least the pogo car dock works. Its been tried before
Sweet! Is there a desktop dock with pogo pins for the VZW Nexus? My Google searches have come up empty...
ETA: I mean, one that isn't $90. Oh, and it looks like the car dock only works after taking a razor blade to certain portions of it and installing some custom APKs. :/
4.0.4 includes all of the dock settings
Nice. Now I just need to get the update. Supposedly it has been rolling out over the past couple days, but so far, I haven't been one of the lucky ones.
Good Job Bob
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ghostofsparta
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Is there anything you can do about the stretched out picture for contacts?
even with haxsync I can't get the damn thing to fix contact pics :/
If it's not too many contacts you can choose the picture yourself. Otherwise it pretty much depends on the source and whether they support higher resolution contact pictures.
What? Never had this issue. What do you mean by stretched?
ghostofsparta
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While on that same review it says : "High-res photos are also now allowed in the contacts tab, which means that you have a large and high-quality image of your friend or family member getting all up in your face when they call you."
not true, not even in their image.
Basically anywhere(messages, contacts app, phone app) when you click on the little image icon it will bring up a larger pop up menu with a stretched and pixelated image of the contact.
While on that same review it says : "High-res photos are also now allowed in the contacts tab, which means that you have a large and high-quality image of your friend or family member getting all up in your face when they call you."
not true, not even in their image.
If you add a picture manually to the contact it will look good, or if one of the social sites in the contact info is providing a high res image(Google+ images come in high res and clear).
While on that same review it says : "High-res photos are also now allowed in the contacts tab, which means that you have a large and high-quality image of your friend or family member getting all up in your face when they call you."
not true, not even in their image.
Basically anywhere(messages, contacts app, phone app) when you click on the little image icon it will bring up a larger pop up menu with a stretched and pixelated image of the contact.
Like Coco said, you need more of your contacts on Google+! :-D
On a serious note, I do not have this issue even with Haxsync. All my pictures are synced from FB in high-rez. There might be a couple of contacts that took their FB profile picture with their 3+ year old Blackberry camera. But that's not Haxsync or the Peoples App's fault.
Also, "their image"? It's possible that the images you have store on Gmail Contact's are old and need to be updated with high resolution ones, so the phone can display them that way What was your previous phone? If you had any of the previous Nexuses the contact pictures quality was shit.
ghostofsparta
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Okay this is weird.
I swear I did add my pictures manually and they still looked bad. But right now I tried another one and it looks fine. I guess I'll have to update my contacts.
if you set the pictures through google contacts it still comes in as shitty.
Really? What happens if you set the pic through the phone, then wipe the phone - factory reset or installing another Rom? Does it keep the higher res pic in the cloud synced ?
Haven't really played with Roms since I bought the Tuna.
Here's what I noticed.
If a contact uses the g+ image, it comes in with decent quality. If you set a picture manually, or through a social network, the pictures are decent quality.
When you enable contact sync in account manager (in system settings), all pictures (except g+) will be pixelated. It seems that Google compresses them server side.
Solution? Turn off contact sync
If a contact uses the g+ image, it comes in with decent quality. If you set a picture manually, or through a social network, the pictures are decent quality.
When you enable contact sync in account manager (in system settings), all pictures (except g+) will be pixelated. It seems that Google compresses them server side.
Solution? Turn off contact sync
So...how do you sync your contacts?
I never said it was MY solution, just A solution.
Personally, I try and get as many friends and family to open a g+ account, otherwise I live with the 16bit looking contact images.
Voltron64
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Is this true? I'll buy one right now.
Arrowgigantic
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Just got Verizon 4.0.4 OTA!
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