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Re: Nexus 5

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Post by Zikes »

apawloski wrote: post #120
jwoah12 wrote: post #102

I just ordered one, but I'm currently on Verizon. What does everyone think is the best way to go in terms of non-contract carriers for the N5? Heard some good things about Straight Talk, but also read that their customer service is horrible.

I'm in a major city (so coverage is good on most networks), but T-Mobile has a $30/mo, pay-as-you-go plan for unlimited text/data and 100 minutes of talk (which isn't a problem if you use something like Google Voice).

I'm on this plan and the biggest issue I've run into is that while the data is "unlimited", after 5GB it's throttled to frustratingly slow 2G speeds.

I was under the impression it was 5GB 4G then 3G from there, but it is not so.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by jordanthoms »

vladgur wrote: post #156

So i placed an order for a 32GB version and then a 16gb became available. Now im unable to cancel the 32GB order and I get this error message: "There Was a Problem We are unable to cancel your order at this time. If your order is being prepared for delivery, you will receive an email shortly if you haven’t already. For further assistance, please visit the Google Play Help Center." The orders are not shipped until Nov…

Try calling the store support at 1-855-836-3987 - Although they might be busy right now.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by hahainternet »

vladgur wrote: post #156

So i placed an order for a 32GB version and then a 16gb became available. Now im unable to cancel the 32GB order and I get this error message: "There Was a Problem We are unable to cancel your order at this time. If your order is being prepared for delivery, you will receive an email shortly if you haven’t already. For further assistance, please visit the Google Play Help Center." The orders are not shipped until Nov…

In the lower right of my order status screen is a help link and a free phone number for support. This is in the UK, so I don't know if yours is identical.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by hbbio »

Ives wrote: post #20

It's quite depressing that a 350$ phone will probably translate to 460€ in Belgium and the Netherlands. That's 626$ if you use the official exchange course between euro's and dollars. We don't have phones on Google Play. EDIT: Strike that, it's dropped to 399€, that's still 543$.

US price (San Francisco):

$349 + 8.75% tax = $380

French price (without tax for companies):

349E - 19.6% tax = 292E = $403

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by corresation »

hahainternet wrote: post #104
aiaf wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Nexus 4 camera is the worst camera to ever grace the Nexus line.

I have a G1, does that count? :)

aiaf is likely talking from a relative perspective, and the G1, Nexus One, Galaxy Nexus S...they all were somewhat in line with contemporaries. The Nexus 4 was a massive regression compared to its kin.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by corresation »

mrmch wrote: post #34

2gb of Ram is disappointing, extra memory really helps a smart phone keep up after two years of use.

You do make a fair point from a future proofing perspective, however worth noting that 4.4 brings zram, which is in-memory page compression (OSX Mavericks just brought that functionality there, so you may have heard about it).

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Post by masonhensley »

anologwintermut wrote: post #131
apawloski wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm in a major city (so coverage is good on most networks), but T-Mobile has a $30/mo, pay-as-you-go plan for unlimited text/data and 100 minutes of talk (which isn't a problem if you use something like Google Voice).

Whats the preferred way to get google voice working on android ?

I am regretting the GV port I did when I moved to the Nexus line. All my friends like to MMS/ group text and I've had to revert to the base number of my sim card to communicate with my close friends.

With regards to one of the up the stream comments, I love the T-Mobile $30/mo 100min, unlimited text, 5gb 4g plan on my Nexus 4.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by NatW »

sylvinus wrote: post #54
Ives wrote: post #20

It's quite depressing that a 350$ phone will probably translate to 460€ in Belgium and the Netherlands. That's 626$ if you use the official exchange course between euro's and dollars. We don't have phones on Google Play. EDIT: Strike that, it's dropped to 399€, that's still 543$.

I'm getting 349€ from France.

In France it's 349€ for 16GB, 399€ for 32GB (+ 9.99€ shipping). Currently will ship by Nov 8th. (The VAT (tax) is included in the price).

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by andybak »

jmomo wrote: post #170

My three year old Nexus One has more storage with it's 32GB SD card plus it's 512MB internal storage. In fact, I don't think any of the Nexus phone has had more storage than the Nexus One was capable of. Google is doing evil by "strongly encouraging by use of brute force" users to store their data in the Cloud/NSA, where governments and private parties can then inspect that data and figure out what a good/bad citizen…

I'm afraid you have tipped over into tin-foil hat territory there.

There's a well documented usability argument by a Google engineer against removable storage. If you don't buy that then the next most obvious argument is that Google has direct business benefits for encouraging cloud storage.

But your leap into "they want your data to be readable by the NSA" is just a touch too far for my tastes.

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