Android Phone

[Lonestar]

Uh, where am I mistaken?

nye lives in Alberta. Verizon is a ghetto US network. We don't have "Droid" phones here. We will, however, have the Nexus Prime.

In that it's going to be a Nexus Device. It isn't, it's going to be a "Google Experience Device"(like the OG Droid/Milestone and the Xoom) on Verizon. I'm sure it'll make it's way overseas as something else, but stateside it's going to be a Verizon Droid-branded device...which means it is not going to be a "Nexus" device.

Stop giving advice to Canadians.

You cannot get an Galaxy S2 through Rogers. Bell is the exclusive carrier. They do not have LTE.

http://www.androidcentral.com/rogers-bringing-lte-equipped-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-canada

"With Samsung having now officially announced the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, Rogers in Canada has wasted no time in letting folks know they will be one of the first carriers with the device. While Rogers LTE coverage at this point is still rather limited, come Sept 28 it will be expanding;"

You cannot get "Droid" phones in Canada at all.

You can't get the Milestone in Canada? Bull****.

Droid phones are Verizon-crippled versions of legitimate phones that Canada and the rest of the world get. There is no way the Nexus Prime will be CDMA only because it's designed to be Google's flagship reference phone for Android 4.0. It'll likely use Qualcomm's new megachip which is GSM/HSPDA/CDMA all in one. If not that, the one you're talking about is the CDMA version of the phone. I don't think you understand how unpopular CDMA is worldwide.

Kinda like how Google didn't have the OG Droid/Milestone be a quasi-reference device(using CDMA) and the Xoom being a Reference tablet(to the point of breaking it out at conferences to show of Honeycomb)?

[Lonestar]

Costco is offering $320 off the Galaxy S 4G with a two year contract. Given Costco's typical pricing, this is probably a free phone.

Is this a good deal?

Yes.

Of course, it's Sprint so coverage outside of urban areas will suck.

[Asher]

In that it's going to be a Nexus Device. It isn't, it's going to be a "Google Experience Device"(like the OG Droid/Milestone and the Xoom) on Verizon. I'm sure it'll make it's way overseas as something else, but stateside it's going to be a Verizon Droid-branded device...which means it is not going to be a "Nexus" device.

What do you not get?

The fact that Verizon is rumoured to be launching A VERSION of the Nexus Prime with crapware on it DOES NOT MEAN there will NOT be a Nexus Prime device, especially IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

****, look at the Galaxy S II. They are very different phones in the States on each carrier, while it's the same ****ing phone outside of the USA.

"With Samsung having now officially announced the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, Rogers in Canada has wasted no time in letting folks know they will be one of the first carriers with the device. While Rogers LTE coverage at this point is still rather limited, come Sept 28 it will be expanding;"

Rogers DOES NOT carry the Galaxy S II. I know because I am on Rogers and I wanted the Galaxy S II. Rogers WILL carry a version of it...SOMEDAY. And at this time the Nexus Prime will be out, making it a moot point.

You can't get the Milestone in Canada? Bull****.

You can get a Milestone in Canada. You cannot get a "Droid". And guess what? The Milestone you get in Canada is not CDMA. It's GSM.

Kinda like how Google didn't have the OG Droid/Milestone be a quasi-reference device(using CDMA)

No. Actually, nothing like that at all.

It's exactly like the Nexus One and Nexus S were reference devices.

and the Xoom being a Reference tablet(to the point of breaking it out at conferences to show of Honeycomb)?

Yes. Exactly like that.

Xoom was not CDMA.

As I keep saying, what Verizon is doing means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to Canadians. I CANNOT MAKE THIS ANY MORE CLEAR.

[Asher]

Look at the Galaxy S vs Nexus S.

Galaxy S came first. Nexus S came out ~6 months later more or less based on the same hardware, but with some tweaks and a new screen. Sound familiar? Because this is precisely what the Nexus Prime is rumoured to be, based off of the Galaxy S II.

Do you know what the Nexus phones are? They are phones that Google has a very big hand in designing. They are NOT your typical phones. Google designs the phones to match the desired features for their upcoming Android OSes so they can be used by developers to make software for them in advance. This is how I got my Nexus One and Nexus S units.

The fact that carriers in the US end up selling variants of the Nexus S doesn't mean the Nexus S does not exist. Samsung is free to make derivative phones based off of the design of the Nexus phones. They can rebrand them something else (let's say...Droid something?) and change things out (say...CDMA?), but that doesn't stop the original from existing.

[Asher]

It is also entirely possible that Verizon simply brands it DROID Prime, even though elsewhere in the world the same phone will be known as the Nexus.

Verizon built brand equity on the DROID name, they may use it locally. Again, it means **** all to notyoueither in Canada.

[Lonestar]

What do you not get?

The fact that Verizon is rumoured to be launching A VERSION of the Nexus Prime with crapware on it DOES NOT MEAN there will NOT be a Nexus Prime device, especially IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

Droid Prime(well, Samsung Prime). Implies heavily it isn't a "Nexus" device.

****, look at the Galaxy S II. They are very different phones in the States on each carrier, while it's the same ****ing phone outside of the USA.

UMAD?

Rogers DOES NOT carry the Galaxy S II. I know because I am on Rogers and I wanted the Galaxy S II. Rogers WILL carry a version of it...SOMEDAY. And at this time the Nexus Prime will be out, making it a moot point.

Yeah, you're mad.

(and the linked press release implies heavily that Rogers will have the SII shortly)

You can get a Milestone in Canada. You cannot get a "Droid". And guess what? The Milestone you get in Canada is not CDMA. It's GSM.

So, same phone except the Radio is different, eh?

No. Actually, nothing like that at all.

It's exactly like the Nexus One and Nexus S were reference devices.

A lot like that. Google used the OG Droid as their halo device to save the OS. Whether you admit it or not, the Dorid was an important GED, and about as close to being a Nexus without having the word "Nexus" in front of it.

Yes. Exactly like that.

Xoom was not CDMA.

Yes it was. Unless now you're making the argument that Verizon doesn't use CDMA.

As I keep saying, what Verizon is doing means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to Canadians. I CANNOT MAKE THIS ANY MORE CLEAR.

If Verizon is the release customer for the Samsung Prime in the States, then it sure as **** isn't a Nexus device. Nexus devices aren't released that way.

[Asher]

I'm sure that's why there's a page on Samsung's WAP site called "Nexus Prime".

You've no idea what you are talking about. There's a chance Verizon brands the Nexus Prime the DROID Prime in the US on Verizon, but that doesn't impact anyone outside of the USA and it's probably the same phone anyway. There's also a chance the DROID Prime is the CDMA variant of the Nexus Prime. In either case, your posts in this thread are useless.

[Lonestar]

The compsci Major is so mad.

[Jon Miller]

How easy is it to buy a 'foreign' phone without crappy stuff on it in the US?

Yes, I know this means I would have to use AT&T/T-Mobile.

JM

[Lonestar]

How easy is it to buy a 'foreign' phone without crappy stuff on it in the US?

Yes, I know this means I would have to use AT&T/T-Mobile.

JM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=75-176-292&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Page=2#scrollFullInfo

There you go sport.

[The Mad Monk]

Yes.

Of course, it's Sprint so coverage outside of urban areas will suck.

It's actually T-Mobile.

Can I tether this phone to my laptop for internet access? It's one of the primary reasons I would be getting one.

[Jon Miller]

If you have data, it should be easy.

I had unlimited data (from anywhere in the world) on t-mobile until I quit it because I lived in Sweden. That was a contract though. From what I have read it is hard to get data on a pay as you go plan.

JM

[Lonestar]

Ah, I was thrown off by the "4G" moniker. The tmobile network isn't 4G by any stretch.

You can tether it fine. You'll have to pay extra for a wifi hotspot, alternatively you could download the easy tether app and use a USB cable.

[Jon Miller]

With the iPhone I can just use things I got with the iPhone (bluetooth or usb). Is it that much more difficult with the Galaxy?

(actually my blackberry in the US connected directly to my computer too...)

JM

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, the iPhone has its own propritary connections for usb. Android phones and Blackberries have basically all gone to a micro-usb connector, so you can switched those accessories.