Google launches the Nexus One with AT&T and Rogers support
Americans and Canadians rejoice as coming from nowhere, and without announcement, (even though we broke the news on it) is the Google Nexus One with AT&T and Rogers network support. Android fans can point their browser to the now familiar Nexus One URL and score a Nexus One with three 3G/UMTS bands (850/1900/2100 MHz) and four GSM radio frequencies (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) on board. No subsidies on this puppy, so you will have to cough up $500 and change to rock the latest Google has to offer. Not a bad way to start improving sales, right?
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Please hurry and run to Verizon. You can join the others that are saying that they are beginning to see the #1 3G coverage network speeds slow down as data centric devices and users increase on the network.
And you’ll be one less to bog down At&t’s network and whine about it.
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Not seeing that at all. FUD!
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Best network in the world? so when you travel the world all you have to do is pop in a sim from that country and you get verizions world network? Oh Im sorry I guess you wouldnt know about world phones and sim cards, I,ll give you a hint. gsm is the world standard and used by almost every country in the world. now who did you say runs the most awesome up to date network?
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My $50 Verizon Smartphone has a SIM card, so I don’t understand your point. Also, I’m taller than you and I can lift 100 pounds straight up over my head.
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@IT&T
Average user doesnt travel all over the world that often
Man, what are you doing?
***$15/mo Internet for the N1 on AT&T??
Is that actually correct?***
I read a an internal memo when the nexus first came out(I work in a retail store) saying that an unlocked nexus will go on the PDA data plan $30 bucks a month…. but you can lie and say u have a dumb phone and get the $10/$15 plan and just wait till they add it automatically.
but definately gonna take back my backflip and get this.
Now anybody want to buy an iPhone 3gs for $529!?!?!
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man how stupid can people be? Look my maps bigger than yours, sounds like 2 guys with little d*CK syndrome. Why don’t you worry about who has the best coverage where you live? And if everyone has the best coverage where you live, then who has the best network/features..
For me that’s AT&T, best coverage, best coverage in buildings and WAY faster speeds..
Case closed…
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oh yeah, and you can actually talk and surf the web at the same time..
Or send pictures to someone while you’re talking to them.
Pretty soon you’ll be able to have video calling.
is there a map for that???
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All of you are too moronic to realize that even though it seems expensive on the outset, a subsidized phone costs you money.
tell me how it’s cheaper being unsubsidized?
If i’m planning on staying with at&t for 2 years anyway, They don’t give you any discounts on your monthly plan if you buy unsubsidized phone. So please tell us how WE’RE the ones that are morons…
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Because he’s too moronic to realize that carriers don’t offer cheaper plans on unsubsidized phones.
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There is one that does. T-Mobile.
I’ll pass and wait for the Desire on AT&T…. then wait for the next iPhone on my other line.
That will keep me happy until late 3Q
Me too, at least with the Desire I can try it out in store to see how I like it. Plus it doesn’t have the trackball, which over time goes to garbage. Anyway, hope those who are getting/will be getting the Nexus 1 are happy with it.
I love my Nexus One! I have been using it on T-Mobile since it was released. I’m not a fan of the Sense UI so I wouldn’t be as happy with a Desire, especially if a company were to hack it all up like AT&T and Motorola did with the Backflip. Another reason I’m glad to have the N1 is because Google is directly in control of its OS updates. I’m sure the N1 will have newer versions of Android way before other phones like the Desire. I would hate having to wait months and months to get new OS features.
From what I have been seeing you can turn of Sense and go with the regular Android UI on the Desire. I think the thing about the Backflip not having a Google search engine is because it isn’t a With Google or Google Experience phone, at least from what I understand. As long as the Desire still got the updates, to me personally the wait wouldn’t kill me.
I have the Google Nexus One and I purchased it unsubsidized on T-Mobile. With my plan, it was $200 cheaper in the long-term (2-years) to purchase the phone unsubsidized.
The amount of money saved will vary from person to person depending on your service plan. It’s relative.
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I am happy it is finally coming to Canada, but why the heck is it only being launched on Rogers? It’s ridiculous that all a large chunk of the new smart phones have to filter through Rogers, debated to be the worst cellular provider in Canada, before they can reach Telus and Bell.
It’s not really being launch on Rogers per se. It’s just compatible with their network. I’m not sure why they only mention Rogers. Maybe Rogers is the most popular network that has those 3G bands. I’m not sure, since I no next to nothing about the Canadian companies but it’s also compatible with Bell and Telus 3G networks.
Because Rogers happens to be the only 3G network in Canada (appart from the newly launched, still teeny tiny Wind network). There are basically only 3 cell networks in Canada. Rogers. Bell in the East and Telus in the West.
That is to say that Rogers is the only real gsm network in Canada…
Look, this still isn’t an attractive option. The Google model only works on T-mobile due to the Even More Plus plan. Why pay for a phone out of your pocket with ATT or VZW and still pay a rate plan w/ built-in subsidy costs?
They need to change this.
You are right, they should all change like T-Mo has. Until then, there are still other advantages that have been mentioned here for not signing a new contract or buying the phone at full price. Free turn by turn GPS navigation on the N1 saves AT&T customers some money since they won’t have to pay AT&T a monthly fee for it anymore. There is also a work around for some people who get a different phone subsidized with their contract and then sell it to recoup part of the cost of the N1 which is like getting the N1 subsidized in a roundabout way.
It’s very curious that they mention Rogers and not the other 2 of the big 3. Bell and Telus both offer network(s) compatible with the “AT&T/ROGERS” Nexus One.
can someone tell me what the point of a track ball is on a touch screen phone?
for apps and games? or does the OS actually make you use it for something? has anyone played with a nexus one to comment?
There are some games that make use of the trackball. I hardly use the trackball on my N1 in most cases but it really does come in handy for editing text when you are typing a message and notice a mistake. It can be tricky getting the cursor to go where you want it by tapping on the screen but with the trackball, you can easily move the cursor where it needs to be. It can be used on web pages too for selecting links if there are a lot of little ones close together but you could also zoom the page in to make them bigger and then tap them as well. I haven’t seen any place yet where the OS makes you use the trackball. It’s just there as an option for times when finger taps might not work so well. It just depends on whats most comfortable for the user.
Can I use my iphone data plan sim card with the nexus one and swap between phones?
pretty lame that AT
What is the point of selling an unlocked device without the frequencies to support more than 1 carrier? If you can only use T-Mobile why not just buy the phone subsidized by T-Mobile for cheaper? It’s such a shame that Google/HTC engineers did not design a single model using Motorola’s 3g antenna chip supporting both AT&T’s & T-Mobile’s bands, THEN sell it unlocked. Google could’ve even struck a deal with BestBuy or RadioShack to display the unlocked device on a shelf where people could decide if they liked it before purchasing it. When Verizon starts selling the N1 in their stores/kiosks sales should drastically improve-not simply because of Verizon’s network or subscriber base, but because consumers will be able to see it, touch it, truely desire it, and even contemplate switching carriers to get instant gratification. And even though the CDMA version cannot even make a voice call while using data, ever have the option to change a SIMcard, or roam globally, it will sell better because of physical exposure (and most likely Verizon ads, as well). Consumers are far more likely to purchase a vehicle if they have taken it for a quick test drive! Duh… we already knew this! Google should only offer online purchasing to supplement store sales. It seemed like overnight they simply forgot how Americans buy phones!
Overall it’s just a completely short-sided business model.