If this is not the future I don't know what is.pxleyes said:Nexus One boot animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFSEsEZnnE&feature=player_embedded
If this is not the future I don't know what is.pxleyes said:Nexus One boot animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFSEsEZnnE&feature=player_embedded
The future, in my opinion, is no boot up screen and just going straight to the OS.Halycon said:If this is not the future I don't know what is.
I'm satisfied with the bootup animation for now!mAcOdIn said:The future, in my opinion, is no boot up screen and just going straight to the OS.
XMonkey said:I think this talk of $199 - $100 credit for google users (seriously, wtf?) is bogus, as is being able to use data only for your contract and just use GV for calls. As mentioned, this phone only works on 3G/edge with T-Mobile and take a look at T-Mobile's 3G coverage: http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx?WT.z_unav=mst_global_cvg (click the Data coverage tab). Now tell me how you'll be able to effectively use this phone for voice calls on a 3G network that size?
Google isn't playing nice with ATT because they've been in bed with Apple, makes sense why it lacks the 3G bands for ATT (as did the first G1 dev phone)VanMardigan said:No 3g for AT&T sucks, though. Edge just doesn't cut it anymore once you're used to having 3G.
XMonkeyXMonkey said:I think this talk of $199 - $100 credit for google users (seriously, wtf?) is bogus, as is being able to use data only for your contract and just use GV for calls. As mentioned, this phone only works on 3G/edge with T-Mobile and take a look at T-Mobile's 3G coverage: http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx?WT.z_unav=mst_global_cvg (click the Data coverage tab). Now tell me how you'll be able to effectively use this phone for voice calls on a 3G network that size?
XMonkey said:I think this talk of $199 - $100 credit for google users (seriously, wtf?) is bogus, as is being able to use data only for your contract and just use GV for calls. As mentioned, this phone only works on 3G/edge with T-Mobile and take a look at T-Mobile's 3G coverage: http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx?WT.z_unav=mst_global_cvg (click the Data coverage tab). Now tell me how you'll be able to effectively use this phone for voice calls on a 3G network that size?
DeadFalling said:Is 3G required for Google Voice? It doesn't work on Edge? Damn, this sucks. If you go on T-Mo, there's no 3G coverage like anywhere, and if you go on AT&T, which has decent 3G coverage, you can't use it because it doesn't have the right bands. Basically, this is a lose, lose right?
You had to know this was coming. That Android 2.1 OS that's been circulating inside the Google's ultra-exclusive Nexus One has hit the internet, and thanks to some clever hackery, you can now theoretically put the update on your Droid handset. We say theoretically, of course, because it's not quite a perfect rip. DIY instructions were briefly posted on Sholes.info but have since been replaced with a curt advisory to wait for a ROM that properly preserves file system permissions, else risking some serious breaking. The original image file is still available, but don't say we didn't warn you. Separately and perhaps unrelated, a video has surfaced of the Nexus One's boot animation running on Droid -- feel free to enjoy that instead, after the break.
Contract basically means you agree to pay $x per month for a plan for y amount of months. You choose a plan (amount of minutes, data, texts, etc) and then are locked into that for 1-2 years, the benefit (or downside, depending who you ask) to this is phone prices are heavily subsidized.BlueMagic said:Someone, clear my doubts. I thought a contract and a plan were the same thing. Apparently not. The basic question here is, if I bought the phone, would I be able to use it in Argentina?
Then the future is here! Put your phone on standby and straight into OS you go!mAcOdIn said:The future, in my opinion, is no boot up screen and just going straight to the OS.
DeadFalling said:Is 3G required for Google Voice? It doesn't work on Edge? Damn, this sucks. If you go on T-Mo, there's no 3G coverage like anywhere, and if you go on AT&T, which has decent 3G coverage, you can't use it because it doesn't have the right bands. Basically, this is a lose, lose right?
gimmmick said:It's a loose, loose situation if you're not located in a city with great tmobile service. I'm not sweating it because Vegas has amazing service from tmobile. (it was the one of the first cites that rolled out their 3g network). The best unlimited plan with amazing 3g service makes me one happy customer.
Iron_Scimitar said:I love the fact that Googles dislike of AT&T directly affects me, an iPhone owner that wants to upgrade to the Nexus.
Am I dumb for thinking that it'd be a SMARTER move to cater to the 3G band of AT&T to entice iPhone owners for a smooth transition of one 3G device to another 3Gdevice ? I've owned unlocked GSM phones in the past and my service was spotty as fuck. I dont see myself going back to having janky service just for a sweet device. (or switching to T-Mobile =\ )
Iron_Scimitar said:I love the fact that Googles dislike of AT&T directly affects me, an iPhone owner that wants to upgrade to the Nexus.
Am I dumb for thinking that it'd be a SMARTER move to cater to the 3G band of AT&T to entice iPhone owners for a smooth transition of one 3G device to another 3Gdevice ? I've owned unlocked GSM phones in the past and my service was spotty as fuck. I dont see myself going back to having janky service just for a sweet device. (or switching to T-Mobile =\ )
Eldar Murtazin: Google Phone Is Fake, Apple Started Rumors
When the rumors first squirted out and the WSJ published the Nexus One name, the avalanche began. Murtazin was quick to jump on the opposing side, claiming the whole thing just didnt make sense and/or fit into Googles strategy as a software company and his conclusion (translated) of the rumors was, I do not believe in them. This is what Ive said all along but as the opposition mounted, I conceded the point that a Google Phone could exist and have jumped right into the rumor train the past few days.
But Murtazin didnt stop at making a lengthy blog post he also took to Twitter and began justifying his position.One of his justification seems to come from a conversation he had with a Google employee who said the story is much different than it looks:
All this happened on December 13th and in the past 2 days a lot more has happened. What Murtazin has to say is based on opinion and speculation but he is certainly the type of person that would know. On the other hand, plenty of credible sources have gone along with the rumors which Murtazin says Apple started. Its pretty much impossible to pinpoint who started such rumors especially since these rumors have existed for some time it would be like trying to find the starter of Apple Tablet rumors or Playstation Phone rumors.
Any way you look at it well find out the truth in the VERY near future as the phone is rumored to begin selling as early as January 5th. There have been SOOOO many articles about the Google Phone and Nexus One that assume truth and fact, I wanted to present this opposing opinion to even things out. If you can remember, Ive shared the same opinion as Murtazin for quite some time and Im incredibly eager as you are to see where it all heads.
Once the phone specs get official, I'll start the thread if no one else has taken it.Jtwo said: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?
I'm just happy it's coming out on soon and on T-mobile.
Vyse The Legend said:Uh oh. Eldar Murtazin, editor-in-chief of Mobile Review and the king of insider information for the mobile phone industry, has chimed in:
The Google Phone is a fake. The Nexus One is simply another Android phone. The rumors were allegedly started by Apple in an attempt to generate ill-will for Google and Android.
He posted all this via his Twitter, as he often does. Most recently, he broke the story that FoxConn had officially received the build order for this year's iPhone model.
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Edit: Beaten. :lol
I agree. It's nice that T-Mobile is getting a high-end phone for once.
SimleuqiR said:Motorola is working on a chip that can be used for both AT&T and T-mobile 3G bands in the USA. Hopefully the next Google Experience phone will be a true "unlocked" phone.
Pctx said:So wait... Apple started this rumor fest.... it basically blew up in their faces.... half of America is hyped as all hell on getting this phone.... and somehow Apple is still claiming that they are superior? :lol
Wow.
prodystopian said:Qualcomm is doing one better and making a chip that can go on ATT and Verizon's next gen networks.
http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/11/12/qualcomm-chip-promises-1ghz-speeds-in-mainstream-smartphones/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/qualcomm-now-sampling-industrys-first-dual-carrier-hspa-and-multi-mode-3glte-chipsets-for-global-markets-69841892.html
SimleuqiR said:Someone here originally pointed to the twitter posting about "Apple starting the rumor" (can't find the post now). And I wonder to myself why would Apple want to do this? A true Google Phone would be huge!!
Not sure how giving Google ideas helps them in the long run. :-/
Good stuff! I wish the US mobile industry were more like Europe's. Carriers should compete on plans and services, not on who can monopolize the biggest network.
Pimpwerx said:That specific phone is in the hands of a large number of Google employees. They beta Android phones way ahead of schedule, but this one is widespread. Not sure where the news of it being fake come from, but from what I've heard personally, the phone is real, and while many people will be "gifted" one this Xmas, they're not supposed to officially give them away until January. I heard this from someone who also uses AT&T as his provider, and he was using this phone. I didn't ask him if he was using it on his plan or not, though. PEACE.
Fatalah said:We can still be excited at Snapdragon finally coming to the Android product lineup...
Vyse The Legend said:The phone is real. No one is saying it's not. It is not, however, the fabled Google Phone, i.e. a phone designed for VOiP that will revolutionize the phone industry. It's just an HTC phone that is heading to T-Mobile, and it will, more than likely, be sold directly by Google as the ADP3, because it uses SnapDragon and a WVGA screen.