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Re: Nexus 5

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Post by Zak »

OoTheNigerian wrote: post #6

As an African/Nigerian I am not even allowed to see what it looks like. Talk less of trying to make a purchase [1]. Last Night, I had to lie that I am in the US so I would be allowed to by Remote by 37Signals on my kindle. Quite ridiculous and annoying. http://imgur.com/eS8agor

Google really loves their geolocation. It's a bit absurd that when I'm signed in to Google, they still try to give me sites in German, Czech or Swedish based on my location when I've expressed my preference for English in my account settings (not to mention the browser's Accept-Language header).

I'm guessing here, but I think there might be some correlation between people who travel internationally a lot and people who buy high-end smartphones. Making it difficult for people traveling internationally to buy apps or to buy devices and have them shipped to their homes isn't exactly smart. I used X11 forwarding over SSH to run a browser on my VPS to make sure they let me order my Nexus 5 in the US while I'm in Germany.

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Post by untog »

dangrossman wrote: post #136
mkaziz wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This actually has LTE?

So does a rooted Nexus 4. It's got an LTE chip, and the N4 just got an FCC certification for LTE, so there might even be an official firmware update in the works to turn it on without rooting.

AFAIK the Nexus 4 only does two LTE bands, and only works with T-Mobile (and even then not all their bands)

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by rgraham »

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've had Straight Talk for a year. I setup auto-pay, got my SIM cards, and have never needed support. My data usage is always under 2GB and I'm aware of using WiFi where possible. It's been a dream.

I've also never had a good customer experience with AT&T, Verizon, etc.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by andybak »

brandoncor wrote: post #160

Can someone explain why Motorola Mobility wouldn't take over manufacturing Nexus devices?

The simplest one is that Google doesn't want to alienate all the other handset manufacturers. Just look at the trouble Microsoft has recently caused amongst it's partners by competing directly with them.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by masonhensley »

neovive wrote: post #108

Anyone know if the Nexus 5 will use a Micro SIM or Nano SIM? Straight Talk doesn't sell Nano SIM cards at the moment.

I printed off a template to cut my normal sim to micro/ nano (cant remember which) for my Nexus 4. I just used some kitchen scissors and a little hand file to clean up the edges.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by sampo »

solnyshok wrote: post #106

my friend working at Samsung, tells me internal joke, that there must be a very well paid guy at Google HQ whos sole responsibility is to figure out how to cripple Nexus devices (micro SD slot, battery) and distribution (limited rollout to only bunch of countries) in order to NOT alienate other Android manufacturers.

> limited rollout to only bunch of countries

Nokia used the same trick with their N9 phone.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by rgraham »

robflynn wrote: post #116
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 had straight talk for a bit. If I used more than 2GB of data in a month they would threaten to cancel my service. I'm not sure how much you use but that's something to be wary of. Otherwise, my service was fine. They didn't do LTE at the time so I was stuck with 3G.

There is widespread LTE on Straight Talk on both T-Mobile and AT&T in my area (Austin).

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by jwoah12 »

sidi wrote: post #173
McGlockenshire wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

T-Mobile has non-contract plans. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans Scroll alllll the way down to the bottom, look for the $30/month plans. They include 5 GB of data per month at 4G speeds, after that you're throttled. I've never come anywhere near to hitting that limit, so I don't know what the throttle is. You can order a SIM card online, or pick one up in a store. http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/p…

I am currently on this plan (on a Nexus 4), and it works quite well for me. There's also a 100 minutes talk time limit on the plan, with 10C per minute for extra talk time.

Hmm looking at my recent statements, I'm always between like 150 and 375 minutes, so even with the 10c per minute extra, I'd never be looking at more than $60/month at worst. I'm assuming nights and weekends still don't count as minutes on this plan?

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by goatslacker »

davidw wrote: post #166
knes wrote: post #73

Nearly ordered one. Last minute I though "Is this phone going to anything my nexus 4 can't?" And the answer was nope for me

What's it got that the Nexus 4 doesn't have? I'm pretty happy with my 4, which I just got a few months ago. I suppose I'll wait for the 6. After that they're going to have to think of a new name because there's already a Nexus 7...

I don't think they're making a 6 inch version. I can see the case for a 5inch and a 7inch. In the future they'll probably just keep making 5 7 and 10.

Re: Nexus 5

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Post by shiftpgdn »

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$.

Does that price include VAT? Many americans will pay an additional 5-10% over the list price due to local sales tax laws.
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