So ill be switching to Verizon in the next week or two, and was thinking about getting the GNex. I have a few questions though.
How is sound quality when talking on the phone (how do people sound and what do people say about how you sound?)
How is sound quality when listening to music?
How is the signal strength?
How is Bluetooth integration in your car? I had a Vibrant and the connection to BT always dropped randomly.
thanks for the input guys!
no one huh?
This isn't a US telecom forum. I wouldn't expect too much feedback.
I haven't had any issues with any of the things you mentioned... Some have complained of low speaker volume. Seems adequate to me.
Sound quality on call has been excellent for me.
Sound quality for music has been good, but sound volume has been an issue because the speaker isn't really that loud. The speaker is capable of doing much more than what it does now and Google knows it and said that an update will come in the future to fix it.
Signal strength is dependent on location, but I haven't had any problems. Verizon did announce today that an update is coming to tweak the signal strength bars to be more accurate as well as a few other things.
I haven't tried bluetooth so I can't comment.
It's been a great phone so far, I would highly recommend it.
P.S. I am on Verizon as well, on the East coast of the US if you were wondering.
I'll give you some info.
Call quality is OK, I haven't had anybody asking me to repeat myself at all, unlike when I was on Sprint.
Signal, there's a signal issue right now that should be addressed with a software update.
Sound quality for music is good, I have no complaints.
Can't comment on the bluetooth integration.
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So ill be switching to Verizon in the next week or two, and was thinking about getting the GNex. I have a few questions though.
How is sound quality when talking on the phone (how do people sound and what do people say about how you sound?)
How is sound quality when listening to music?
How is the signal strength?
How is Bluetooth integration in your car? I had a Vibrant and the connection to BT always dropped randomly.
thanks for the input guys!
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You'll be paying more on Verizon compared to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is actually not bad. Their data is good and fast around my area.
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I have the GSM i9250, but Bluetooth works great, either with headset or paired to my car.
I have T-Mobile and the nexus..yes I payed 750 for the phone but I only pay 70 a month after student discount for unlimited everything. I have the old android internet plan so I don't get throttled data.I use 5 to 6gb data...all that would of cost upward of 200 dollars a month on Verizon considering the overages.
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I have T-Mobile and the nexus..yes I payed 750 for the phone but I only pay 70 a month after student discount for unlimited everything. I have the old android internet plan so I don't get throttled data.I use 5 to 6gb data...all that would of cost upward of 200 dollars a month on Verizon considering the overages.
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Student discount, how did you get that ? I asked if they have it and they said no....
Why T-Blowbile? I have had nothing but good experiences with them.
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You'll be paying more on Verizon compared to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is actually not bad. Their data is good and fast around my area.
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I'm considering switching also and T-mobile is not really cheaper for multi-line plans. I will actually save money by switching to Verizon.
T-mobile is only cheaper if you have a value plan but those are a joke especially if you consider adding another 15-20 bucks a month on the bill for the full retail price of a phone.
The title of this thread made me laugh. T-Blowbile? In my case, I was out of contract and had the option of switching to Verizon and getting the GN at a subsidized price, but I instead opted to import the phone and use it on T-Mobile instead of Veri-sucks (see what I did there?). In my area, I have solid 3G coverage from both T-Mobile and Verizon, but Verizon's 4G is extremely spotty, and their 3G is extremely slow (CDMA 3G is only about 1 Mbps). For me, I gladly went w/ consistent 5-10 Mbps on T-Mobile over mostly 1 Mbps and the occasional 15 Mbps on Verizon. Nothing is more of a case-by-case basis than choosing a carrier.
the Nexus and the Rezound are the 2 top phones. The big pluses with the Nexus are the bigger screen & dev support. since you are into "sound" though I would consider looking at the Rezound. I had one and call quality + signal strength beat the Nexus hands down. additionally, sound quality on the Rezound is also better + blue tooth works flawlessly. downside is if you connect via AUX it tends to produce a bit of background noise/fuzz. also, if you go for the Rezound make sure you do a stress test to ensure it doesn't have overheating issues(aka bacon mode) + do a dead pixel test. sadly, both are known issues with the Rezound. I personally switched to the Nexus pretty much just because of the bigger screen(but dev support alone is also worth it).
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3G is extremely slow (CDMA 3G is only about 1 Mbps)
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I get 2-4mbps on 3G. I have LTE disabled. In Cincinnati, OH (major city) Tmobile's 4G is the same speed. In Indianopolis, Tmobiles 4G is like 8mpbs.
I don't really feel any difference going from Tmobile 4G to Verizon 3G. Also Verizon's LTE in Cincinnati is like 18-22mbps down. I disabled LTE because I don't need an always-on super-fast connection. 2-4mpbs is perfect for day-to-day stuff.
The only benefit is Verizon has better coverage when I travel between cities. Verizon is 95% always in 3G when I travel. Tmobile is 30% in 3G when I travel. Some data > no data.
...plus work picks up the bill.
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I have T-Mobile and the nexus..yes I payed 750 for the phone but I only pay 70 a month after student discount for unlimited everything. I have the old android internet plan so I don't get throttled data.I use 5 to 6gb data...all that would of cost upward of 200 dollars a month on Verizon considering the overages.
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Ehh...not quite. The unlimited voice is expensive, but doubt you possibly use enough minutes to make it worthwhile. Verizon offers a 15% discount to students, so 10GB of data (the 5GB plan with the 2x data offer right now) is $40, 1400 minutes and unlimited text is like $70 a month. That comes out to $100 ($59.50 for voice after discount, $40 for data). This plan gives you 1400 minutes (more than most people will ever use), unlimited text, and 10GB of data a month.
Soooo you're wrong?
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The title of this thread made me laugh. T-Blowbile? In my case, I was out of contract and had the option of switching to Verizon and getting the GN at a subsidized price, but I instead opted to import the phone and use it on T-Mobile instead of Veri-sucks (see what I did there?). In my area, I have solid 3G coverage from both T-Mobile and Verizon, but Verizon's 4G is extremely spotty, and their 3G is extremely slow (CDMA 3G is only about 1 Mbps). For me, I gladly went w/ consistent 5-10 Mbps on T-Mobile over mostly 1 Mbps and the occasional 15 Mbps on Verizon. Nothing is more of a case-by-case basis than choosing a carrier.
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That's true, but more cases can be made for Verizon.
This is the thing: If you don't leave your home city very often and it gets much better T-Mobile coverage than Verizon...you'd obviously be better off picking T-Mobile.
However, if you travel at *all*, or you live in 98% of other cities in the country...Verizon's going to offer better service. Faster, and more reliable.
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Ehh...not quite. The unlimited voice is expensive, but doubt you possibly use enough minutes to make it worthwhile. Verizon offers a 15% discount to students, so 10GB of data (the 5GB plan with the 2x data offer right now) is $40, 1400 minutes and unlimited text is like $70 a month. That comes out to $100 ($59.50 for voice after discount, $40 for data). This plan gives you 1400 minutes (more than most people will ever use), unlimited text, and 10GB of data a month.
Soooo you're wrong?
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That's true, but more cases can be made for Verizon.
This is the thing: If you don't leave your home city very often and it gets much better T-Mobile coverage than Verizon...you'd obviously be better off picking T-Mobile.
However, if you travel at *all*, or you live in 98% of other cities in the country...Verizon's going to offer better service. Faster, and more reliable.
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24 months at 30 dollars is 720...I checked with Verizon . After taxes and insurance it would be 120 a month . That's 24x50= 1200....my total bill does not exceed 73 a month. So u see buddy, ur argument is benign .plus how the hell do u know that I don't use more than 1400 min a month...even if so, I still like to have the unlimited talk option. I've been with Tmo for 11 years..never had a problem and not on contract...plus 350 ETF for cancelling..gtfo with that. (Towards Verizon and not u)
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Student discount, how did you get that ? I asked if they have it and they said no....
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I thinks it depends on which university or college it is, but I assure you that they do have it, good sir.
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This is the thing: If you don't leave your home city very often and it gets much better T-Mobile coverage than Verizon...you'd obviously be better off picking T-Mobile.
However, if you travel at *all*, or you live in 98% of other cities in the country...Verizon's going to offer better service. Faster, and more reliable.
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I've done a lot of traveling, TMo has never let me down stateside. Try traveling to Europe and see how that cdma nexus fares.
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I ditched tmo for Verizon and the GN. totally satisfied!
I used to be blindly loyal to tmo, as some of the other responders clearly are. As for cost, I'm actually saving money thanks to a corporate discount and the service is amazing. Let's face it, tmo doesn't even have 4G. They're decent, but for what I was paying them I expect more.
Make the switch, double data right now and wifi tether works perfectly. The hardware is a no brainer. The phone is awesome, software will get there with time. They rushed out ICS but its good enough.
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so, i have an HTC evo "4g" with sprint that i got on launch day, but im really disappointed because sprint 4g has sucked in seattle and chicago. it only works outdoors and even then it feels like sudden bursts and not sustained speed.
i had a g1 on T-Mobile and was happy with it, but I've been in the evo/sprint world for a while so i need some help:
i see that T-Mobile is having an "any phone free" deal this weekend. it seems like it might be worth it to sell my evo, pay the etf fee with sprint, and go back to T-Mobile. what I'd like are some honest unbiased answers if possible, to the following questions.
1) sprint seems to have good prices, $69. unlimited data and 450 any mobile minutes + $10 data fee. is it the same price with T-Mobile? seems to be (500 minutes)
2) what rate of speed does T-Mobile throttle to after 5gb is exceeded?
3) the g2 is what im looking at, but what are similar phones from T-Mobile that I should look at and what are the drawbacks or advantages of the top two or three other phones?
4) can any new T-Mobile phone be rooted easily or do recent hboot/radios/firmware updates make it difficult on the g2 or other phones?
5) how is indoor T-Mobile hspa+ or hsdpa signal? wimax at its 2.x ghz and barely penetrates windows so indoor reception is basically none. what frequency is T-Mobile 4g, how is their coverage?
thanks for any responses. I'd like to make a decision tonight or tomorrow morning to switch or not (and choose the right phone).
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Short awnser: BUY A G2.
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I'll try to answer as best I can.
Although the G2 is my very first Android device, I've been so impressed by it. I would definitely recommend it!
I believe that you're throttled down to EDGE speeds, which is damn pretty horrible because I actually get EDGE where I live and only get HSDPA signal (3G signals) on campus. When I'm on EDGE, I only get about 10kbps... yes, it sounds horrible. But when you are in a good part of town, I've seen mine go to as high as 7mbps!
As of right now, I'm sure that if you get a G2 this weekend, that the root process will be the same. I rooted last month using the gfree method by first getting a temp root and then permanent root. It's pretty cool since a lot of people say that this is the method that results in the least bricked devices. If I can do it, it'll be easy.
T-Mobile signal will really just depend on your location.
The alternative to the Tmobile G2 is the MyTouch4G. I've read that the MT4G is faster; however if the physical keyboard is what you want, then the G2 is the way to go. Both devices are pretty similiar.
Hope I helped.
interesting. thanks for the replies. so when you get throttled after 5gb they always restrict you from the hspa+ network and only let you connect to edge, at whatever connection speed you can manage to pull in from those towers? I figured it would be a set kbps limit. I was also looking at the mytouch 4g and dell streak because I love the huge screen, but the dell streak support community seems to be basically non existant for some reason.
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I actually did EXACTLY this almost a month ago (kinda weird since I live near Seattle too, lol). Bought an Evo on launch day because of the hype etc. and don't get me wrong its a great phone, but the battery life left a lot to be desired, and the 4G sapped battery extremely hard and almost never worked indoors, even when the area was blanketed in 4G coverage.
Eventually I really got put off by the way Sprint treated me after I went through 4 different replacement phones but thats a whole different story. I demanded to be let out of my contract and I've been with T-mo since then w/ a G2. They're great so far and I really love the Even More + plans. $59.99/month and no contract. Can't be beat in my opinion and there's just no way I can go back to a contract, I know I wont have the G2 for 2 years that's just impossible the way technology goes.
So anyways.
1) Plans are about the same price, except the one good thing about Sprint is unlimited calling to ANY mobile carrier, not just T-mo. But it really depends how you call, I really don't call much. Also as I said the Even More+ no contract plans are the beeeest if you're like me.
2) I can't give you good info, never capped. I know a lot of people can give you good info though.
3) Most hardcore Android users will say to just get the G2. It is 99.9% stock android, and has great features. The Streak doesn't have the best support but that's your own deal depends wat you're into. The MyTouch4G isn't your best bet because man that skin is terrible, and to be honest the design is just terrible compared to the G2 (chrome + cheap plastic = ew).
4) G2 is easily perm-rootable, not exactly one click but not impossible. Can't say for the other T-mo offerings.
5) I get great cell penetration inside. Haven't had tons of HSPA+ experience, but its on the same spectrum as their UMTS and HSDPA (1700 I believe?) which is pretty high frequency but I think they space their towers well. A quick comment on the UMTS/HSDPA speeds is that I've been consistently pulling 1.8mbps down AND up. On Sprint I could maybe push that down, but never up. Oh and one other thing, WiFi calling is awesome. I'm home for the weekend and there's very weak service here. Hop on WiFi and you can make calls/texts. I don't like having to rely on it because I wish service would just work here, but its nice to have just in case.
Obviously you're gonna get some positive views of the G2 in this forum but I think I can offer some good perspective cuz I did have the Evo before.
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so, i have an HTC evo "4g" with sprint that i got on launch day, but im really disappointed because sprint 4g has sucked in seattle and chicago. it only works outdoors and even then it feels like sudden bursts and not sustained speed.
i had a g1 on T-Mobile and was happy with it, but I've been in the evo/sprint world for a while so i need some help:
i see that T-Mobile is having an "any phone free" deal this weekend. it seems like it might be worth it to sell my evo, pay the etf fee with sprint, and go back to T-Mobile. what I'd like are some honest unbiased answers if possible, to the following questions.
1) sprint seems to have good prices, $69. unlimited data and 450 any mobile minutes + $10 data fee. is it the same price with T-Mobile? seems to be (500 minutes)
2) what rate of speed does T-Mobile throttle to after 5gb is exceeded?
3) the g2 is what im looking at, but what are similar phones from T-Mobile that I should look at and what are the drawbacks or advantages of the top two or three other phones?
4) can any new T-Mobile phone be rooted easily or do recent hboot/radios/firmware updates make it difficult on the g2 or other phones?
5) how is indoor T-Mobile hspa+ or hsdpa signal? wimax at its 2.x ghz and barely penetrates windows so indoor reception is basically none. what frequency is T-Mobile 4g, how is their coverage?
thanks for any responses. I'd like to make a decision tonight or tomorrow morning to switch or not (and choose the right phone).
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I was in the exact situation as you. Loved my EVO but Sprint's customer service is absolute ****, 4G coverage is poor, reps constantly lied about when coverage was coming to my area, and the battery life of the EVO was horrible.
1.) Base plan is $79.99. I get 10% off through student rate and talked customer care into giving me Android preferred web plan which is $20 instead of $30. So my net bill is quite a bit lower than my Sprint Everything Plus bill was.
2.) Don't know. I've personally never gone over 5 GB of data on any phone I've owned.
3.) Galaxy S 4G and MyTouch 4G. Both have FFCs. Neither have keyboards. GS4G has faster data but poor upgrade history and it's yet to be seen if the Vibrant dev community efforts will be compatible.
4.) Don't know. This is better handled at whatever other phone your considerings respective community.
5.) T-Mo 3G is 1700 MHz downlink and 2100MHz uplink. Coverage is fair in Eastern Washington. Certain areas are still EDGE only. Haven't had any issues keeping a decent 3G signal indoors in dense areas. My EVO actually roamed indoors in a few places which I thought was pretty pathetic. My average speeds range from 2-6 Mbs down and 1-1.8 Mbs up.
I was in the same boat. Wanted to leave Sprint for T-Mobile.
It's 2011 and all T-Mobile could give me was EDGE indoors and out. Not worth the money. Especially when the coverage map showed HSPA+ coverage. I live in Tampa, FL.
Sprint isn't any better (claims indoor 4G, can't get it outside or inside), but it was cheap at the time. Not so much now since they keep jacking up prices. First removal of employee discount on almost everything, and then the stupid +$10 premium data on EVERY smartphone.
I guess I'll be letting AT&T or Big Red milk me for money in the near future.
TL;DR - Coverage maps are bull****. You have to take the hard credit pull hit and try the phones out for yourself. I returned my T-mobile phones in less than 24hrs with no questions asked.
Man I am LOVING my G2. And believe it or not, one of my favorite things about it is the battery life!!!! I've gone almost two days without much charge at all and I'm still sitting at 22%. Seriously impressive. I am running the cyanogenmod 6.1.1. It's pretty damn smooth but it seems to have a few quirky behaviors. But then again, most custom ROM's do too. But for the most part it's simply the ****. I show this phone off to the iphone 4 followed by plenty of questions afterwards.
It's a dope phone. Go for it. You won't be disappointed.
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1.) Base plan is $79.99. I get 10% off through student rate and talked customer care into giving me Android preferred web plan which is $20 instead of $30. So my net bill is quite a bit lower than my Sprint Everything Plus bill was.
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Could you give a little more info on the $20 Android Preferred web plan over the normal web plan? never heard of this.
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Could you give a little more info on the $20 Android Preferred web plan over the normal web plan? never heard of this.
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I also have have the $20 andriod preferred web, you have to ask to speak to customer loyalty dept. And you have to have been with Tmo for a certain number of years, I don't know how long the requirement is but I have been with Tmo for Nine Years.
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I believe the requirement is 1 or 2 years. I was a customer for 4 before my EVO misadventure so I smooth talked them into letting me have it. You must talk to the loyalty department. No other department will be able to do it and will probably have no idea what you're talking about.
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I also have have the $20 andriod preferred web, you have to ask to speak to customer loyalty dept. And you have to have been with Tmo for a certain number of years, I don't know how long the requirement is but I have been with Tmo for Nine Years.
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Alright thanks, well I got a while to go before I'm there . It just seemed like they were pretty reluctant to make my plan any cheaper than it already is. The Even More+ $59.99 plan is pretty cheap already and I can't argue with it.
I'm not sure if it'll apply to Even More Plus plans since the data plan is included and not a separate add-on.
Im currently fed up with Sprint's .30mbps download in my area. I was thinking about switching to Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus, but I couldn't imagine giving up my anymobile any time or unlimited data. Even though the data is slow and terrible now, in 1 year or more, they will have lte (maybe) and then I would kill myself for not just waiting it out.
As I said in another thread milling over what-to-do regarding the same decision:
Being over-charged for data you get is preferable to being charged anything for data you don't get.
Sounds like you already answered your question.
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Sounds like you already answered your question.
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I kind of did. I'm just stuck between a rock and a hard place.
I really started noticing slow data when I got my Evo 4G the day it came out. I'm in Phoenix and I still don't have 4G. I've waited 2 years since I got the evo 4g to get 4g and over that period of time, 3g just keeps getting slower and slower. Im sitting on the second floor of my house with 4 out of 6 bars getting .32mbps. I can see the tower from my window because its on a light pole at the school a block away from me.
Faster data just means you get to your cap faster.
What's the point?
I use WiFi enough that it doesn't matter to me.
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Faster data just means you get to your cap faster.
What's the point?
I use WiFi enough that it doesn't matter to me.
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This. I only use 3g while driving and for streaming music.
Holding out for sprint lte may be worth it if you're in a big city where you can almost guarantee it coming and they keep it unlimited. You may want to stay month to month until u decide
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I feel your pain. My speeds are awful. Verizon is roaming in my area. At&t is pretty fast here. It gets about 8 mbps down and around 5 up. A lot faster than sprint.
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bbedward said:
Holding out for sprint lte may be worth it if you're in a big city where you can almost guarantee it coming and they keep it unlimited. You may want to stay month to month until u decide
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I'm in Los Angeles - pretty big city. They've had about 2 years to get wimax working here- I get about 500k when I actually can connect to 4G before it drops. How many years you going to wait for LTE to be acceptable in a "big" city? Ask people in NYC how much they are enjoying the "fast" Wimax they are receiving.
Oh and how is that unlimited working out for people who bought data connections - do you really think Sprint who was the first to charge $10 for rich data experience on newer cells is not going to stiff you on unlimited data soon? if they ever did offer decent data speeds, I'm sure they'd charge another $10 or $25 for an "enhanced" data experience.
If I'm thirsty and someone said I can have 5 gallons of water as fast as I can drink it or I can have one teaspoonful per hour each month with no limit - I'll take the 5 gallons.
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25mbs down and 6mbs up? Amazing!
Nothing like downloading a movie in under ten minutes... better be a good movie though since that uses up a good chunk of the 2GB you get per month.
Sorry, but it has to be about more than just raw speed.
This is like saying "I have a Lamborghini! But I can only drive in 40 miles a month"
The real question is, does 2mbit/s do it for you?
Because I don't know one thing you can't do on a phone [from stream music to streaming video] at 2mbit/s.
These aren't servers, they're phones.
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The numbers may not be the same the point is.
Does your current data speed work for you?
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Faster data just means you get to your cap faster.
What's the point?
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A lot of people seem to miss the point here. Yeah, you can get to the cap faster, but getting the faster speed is really just expecting you to use the same data amount, you just get it faster.
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I'm in Los Angeles - pretty big city. They've had about 2 years to get wimax working here- I get about 500k when I actually can connect to 4G before it drops. How many years you going to wait for LTE to be acceptable in a "big" city? Ask people in NYC how much they are enjoying the "fast" Wimax they are receiving.
Oh and how is that unlimited working out for people who bought data connections - do you really think Sprint who was the first to charge $10 for rich data experience on newer cells is not going to stiff you on unlimited data soon? if they ever did offer decent data speeds, I'm sure they'd charge another $10 or $25 for an "enhanced" data experience.
If I'm thirsty and someone said I can have 5 gallons of water as fast as I can drink it or I can have one teaspoonful per hour each month with no limit - I'll take the 5 gallons.
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Well thats not entirely fair. 2GB isn't that much. In Cleveland I get great 4g speeds and good
(just as good as Verizon) 3g speeds, my biggest complaint is Toledo speeds (attrocious) where i'm spending most of my time nowadays, which is the main reason sprint isn't working for me great right now.
I'd switch if I didnt save tons of money on sprint (24% discount on top of their cheap plan), but I was just saying verizons biggest feature is LTE which sprint is supposed to have in 8 months or less, and 200+ markets in 2013.
No need to dog my suggestion, sprint is still cheaper than every other carrier but if their lte is unlimited and no extra charge other than the 10/Mo charge they already have, sprint will be very attractove.
switching to verizon/att on a 2yr contract is a big deal, much more pricey than sprint too. Unless you are well under 2GB and have unlimited pockets staying month to month til lte pricing is announced isn't bad.
I get your frustration, but coverage in your area is different. Sprint guarantees certain speeds for 3g/4g so if you're not meeting those call and they should let u cancel.
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I'd move for sure. Why have a device like this that crawls.
Doesn't Verizon have an unlimited option?
Sorry if that's been answered.
rockky said:
I'd move for sure. Why have a device like this that crawls.
Doesn't Verizon have an unlimited option?
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No.
Not unless you're grandfathered in.
This is why I got a VZW line before the cap hit...best of both worlds. Will probably be phasing my Sprint line out in March.
Just to be clear....can't purchase say 5, 10 G limits on Verizon like T-Mobile?
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Just to be clear....can't purchase say 5, 10 G limits on Verizon like T-Mobile?
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Sure can if you have that insane amount of money...
The new plans are $30 for 2GB per month, $50 for 5GB, and $80 for 10GB.
[Those are all per line and monthly charges]
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388130,00.asp#fbid=xZhcarNKQX2
brownhornet said:
This is why I got a VZW line before the cap hit...best of both worlds. Will probably be phasing my Sprint line out in March.
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Grandfather won't last forever.
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I am in the same boat, I drop calls left and right at my house and I recently moved and the data is just pure horrible.
I never go over 2 gb a month, The max I ever used was 3.5gb and that was when I first got the evo3d and I was doing speedtests left and right. I stream radio and music my way to work and from work. Now I have the gs2.
If I go verizon I will start out with 2 and I will just pay 10 bucks for the next 1gig and I am sure I will never go over that and my monthly discount will make up for that difference.
I used to get decent speeds at work but ever since the iphone launch I cant even hit half a meg, in the city I live I never hit even quarter mb ever since I moved here. I work in sacramento and the speeds on 3g have gotten worse, even 4g is capped at 2mb now it seems.
This! Over thr past few months I average maybe 3-4gb a month on Sprint, 3g mmostly as 4g iis way inconsistent and I a tired of data drops and awful battery life on it.
That being said, during peak hours incdenver, Sprint 3g is crawling in places I get 2mbps during off peak hours. Lately, at my gym, I can't even stream Pandora cuz it's so slow. I ended up getting tmobile for 14 days and I got about 7mbps average pretty much everywhere! Why'd I cancel? G2x was a letdown and I get sprint free. But seriously, caps are caps and I docsee myself aas being a heavy user and oon mobile, 5gb is plenty. I'm mobile a lot and rarely in one place to use wifi, I'd like to be on a network where, oh I dunno, I can at least stream youtube and not get stuck at 100-300kbps?
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A lot of people seem to miss the point here. Yeah, you can get to the cap faster, but getting the faster speed is really just expecting you to use the same data amount, you just get it faster.
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I totally don't know which provider to choose for the galaxy nexus!!!
Should I pay $750 for the GSM version??
I would be able to
-get the $30 walmart/tmobile plan
-no contract
-able to save $$ overtime....
-Speeds wont be fast as the Verizon model
Or
Get the Verizon Nexus!
-I have LTE in my area
-My bill would be $79.00 plus taxes
If you was in my position, which model would you get?
whats more important to you? speed or cost?
For me, it was a pretty easy choice. I use wifi the majority of my day, at work and home. So I go for cost
Easy decision for me, I'm stuck on Verizon until I get rid of my ~$1100 in ETFs, plus the LTE is fantastic around here. It's nothing to pull 16 Mbps down.
Ez decision. Big red robs you and make you think you like it. Pay the money upfront for the phone and get your tmob plan to make it back in the short and long term.
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Well you get what you pay for.
$30 vs. $80.
5-7 mbps vs. 20+mbps
100 minutes vs. 450 minutes
unlimited text vs. 0 text
Is the $50 premium worth it? Do you really need more than 7mbps down? I would say no unless you are tethering. GSM HSDPA+ is perfectly fine for a phone. Nobody needs 20mbps to stream media of any kind.
You wanna be the tortoise or the hare? Lol
I was in the same boat on AT&T after having been bitten by the iPhone 4S bug. After a few weeks, I totally realized I never should have bought it. Battery life is great and all and the apps are well designed, but there is something about having the same phone as my mother that rubs me the wrong way. Verizon's LTE is mighty tempting as well and even though we just launched a few LTE devices on AT&T, none of them caught my eye.
I ultimately decided to go with importing since my monthly bill would be lower with my work discount. LTE is great, but I can't imagine doing anything with it that I can't do on AT&T's HSPA network. Plus with how the launch of this phone has gone, I didn't want to take the risk that this would be Verizon's first and last Nexus phone. Hopefully AT&T does decided to launch an LTE version of the Nexus in the next six months. If not I'll just wait for the next Nexus....
I would also add... if you plan to travel outside of north america get the gsm phone, cdma doesn't work outside of North America (ok china and india?)
also. i've been using tmobile and not at&t which is awesome where I live. (~9mbit/s down). I cannot speak to the battery usage of LTE, but I hear its terrible
I say go with GSM
(note CDMA/LTE version is slightly heavier [15g] and thicket [0.5mm])
It was easy for me.
Got the imported GN. Went into AT&T store renew my contract by getting a iphone 4S for 200 hoping that I would be able to sell it for 500+ on ebay etc. That would help me cover some of damage that importing GN did to my bank. lol.
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Please explain what you can do on the LTE network that is impossible on a 7mbps+ HSDPA+ connection?
I use slingbox, tunein radio and SiriusXM without a hiccup.
How would Verizon make this stream better??
These outrageous LTE speeds only benefit users if you are tethering to download an .iso or something. Outside of that, it's marketing gold.
Discuss.
If I get the verizon lte model I may actually get the Big old Cheese during a wootoff for once with the better speeds and ping.
All of these posted speeds are nice, assuming that for both AT&T and Verizon provides the same level of coverage and network performance as promised. Even though my area is in HSDPA+, AT&T service is crap and isn't worth a damn during peaks times when I need to use my phone. I'd be lucky to get 1MB down if that.
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All of these posted speeds are nice, assuming that for both AT&T and Verizon provides the same level of coverage and network performance as promised. Even though my area is in HSDPA+, AT&T service is crap and isn't worth a damn during peaks times when I need to use my phone. I'd be lucky to get 1MB down if that.
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This is *exactly* the problem. Here are my AT&T HSPA+ speeds on my GSM Galaxy Nexus:
From my house -- 5 mb/s
From random place in the west part of the city -- 10 mb/s
From downtown at 10 PM -- 5 mb/s
BUT, from downtown during the business day, when it matters -- 0.5 mb/s
It's what I call the football game effect. At a football game, AT&T phones get basically zero service, whereas Verizon's CDMA network is capable of normal speeds. Downtown has that same issue during the day, as will any crowded area (shopping mall, etc).
This is the reason why I'm likely going to switch to Verizon if they ever release the phone. Enjoying LTE has less to do with the crazy 50 mb/s speeds than it does with enjoying reasonable speeds even in crowded areas. I'll still keep the GSM phone for international travel, though.
I wanted a GSM device and I didn't want anything a carrier had a chance to mess with. This meant importing. Yeah, I paid about $750, but it was worth it. I get updates prompt from Google, I don't worry about carrier apps that can't be uninstalled, I can change phones whenever I want without having to call or get permission from my carrier, and I'm stuck on AT&T for a while anyway.
I'm very happy with my purchase. Honestly, with the VZW one, you'll be tied in to a contract anyway. You'll end up paying more than the phone's cost over that time regardless. The GSM import is just more up front. And if you can get WiFi fairly often, then it's worth it to go with the cheaper plan.
Also, to reply to the poster above me: I haven't had any issues with speed in Boston on AT&T. It seems pretty consistent. Maybe your area is more of a problem area? I know a lot of people hate on AT&T, but I've found their network to be quite stable.
Here's my thing. I promised myself that if I Verizon didn't release the Galaxy Nexus today, I would stick with t-mobile. Here's how I plan to that. Hear me out, need feedback on this harebrained idea!
1. Buy unlocked galaxy nexus online for $800
2. Get tmobile value plan (bring your own device)
- 500 min
- 2gb
- Unlimited texts
= $50/month (base, not including tax and crap)
TOTAL: $800 + (50 x 24 months) = $2,000
Compare to Verizon - Galaxy Nexus: $200
- 450 min ($60)
- 2gb ($30)
- 1000 texts ($10)
= $100/mo
TOTAL: $200 + (100 x 24 months) = $2,600
Thats $600 Saved over 2 years! Whats the catch??? What am I missing in these calculations???
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I could use some constructive feedback on this forum. I watched the entire intro video. Please don't hate. Thanks
1) The Galaxy Nexus can be had between $680-700.
2) T-Mobile plans are cheaper than Verizon. You pay more for Verizon and get a broader coverage area.
3) The VZW Galaxy Nexus is $299
Don't mislead readers into thinking they are going to read some exciting news. Not a good way to start off.
here is the way I see it. What may work for me may not work for you and vice versa...
Verizon over T-mobile:
- it is not 2GB, it is 4GB for the holidays.
- LTE speeds.
- Better coverage ( at least in my area, I get constant drop calls at my home)
- Insurance in an expensive phone.
Like I said before, not everyone's case is the same.
Me personally, I will be joining my parents family plan and I will be paying less than what I'm paying in T-Mobile right now.
I am at a loss how anyone can deal with only 2 gigs of data.
Yes, wifi, etc, except the wifi radio on the GNEX is very weak. My iPhone will have full bars of wifi whereas the GNEX cannot even connect.
Godspeed with LTE too.
Go with Simple Mobile and get their unlimited plans... $60...no taxes or no hidden fees
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/
Apologies, I did not think through the title. I'm a complete technology noob and I dont use forums much. I'm learning.
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Apologies, I did not think through the title. I'm a complete technology noob and I dont use forums much. I'm learning.
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No problem. People can get their hopes up and take it out on you, then I would have to do some more work, lol.
ericshmerick said:
I am at a loss how anyone can deal with only 2 gigs of data.
Yes, wifi, etc, except the wifi radio on the GNEX is very weak. My iPhone will have full bars of wifi whereas the GNEX cannot even connect.
Godspeed with LTE too.
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Really? I only have a 1gb fair use policy on Orange UK. Never go over 750mb tbh even with high usage. I have no idea how you're using over 2Gb, unless you're downloading alotta netflix. Also my GNex has a better Wifi coverage than my Sensation XL and my brothers iPhone 4s. As for the OP's question, if i were you i'd wait till the Verizon Gnex is released. As others have said, you get LTE/better coverage/more data etc
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I am at a loss how anyone can deal with only 2 gigs of data.
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Yeah i'm pretty new to all this and with 4g I might have to bump that up. On 3g over the last few months I only used 1gb/month on my crumbling G1
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I am at a loss how anyone can deal with only 2 gigs of data.
Yes, wifi, etc, except the wifi radio on the GNEX is very weak. My iPhone will have full bars of wifi whereas the GNEX cannot even connect.
Godspeed with LTE too.
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I'm around wifi so much I only use maybe 200-300MB of cell data per month.
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Tmobile is cheaper
You'll be able to talk and surf
The resale will be higher
And GSM isn't poop
Go to tmobile
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I want to switch to T-Mobile from AT&T and finally ditch my iPhone 4S. I am so tempted by their unlimited data plan. How is the service in general compared to AT&T (coverage permitting of course)?
Is the new unlimited data plan really unlimited???
No they lie, it's not truly unlimited, they have limit at 9000+ GB per month ...
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No they lie, it's not truly unlimited, they have limit at 9000+ GB per month ...
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Do they really?
Never tried at&t, but t mobile is better than Verizon where I live in south tx.
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I love Tmo's service. I've been with them for about 3 years now & the coverage is pretty good. 4G speeds are good, a little slower than AT&T's 4G, but I've had both & the difference isn't really noticeable during every day use.
I had T-Mobile prior the iPhone 4S. Their service was excellent here. Some places EDGE, yes, but calls never dropped. I got onto AT&T and calls started dropping like crazy. During peak hours data was very slow. At first I liked being on a much larger network, but now I hate it.
I want truly unlimited data and better service. T-Mobile does have better quality service, its just not as mature as AT&T.
Loving mine. Had sprint for years but tmo is much better. Came from a tmo gs3 and I love this phone.,?
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I wanna know why the unlimited data plan is limited to 9000+ GB???
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I wanna know why the unlimited data plan is limited to 9000+ GB???
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The highest anybody has got is 1tb.. I dont think you'll get to 9tb
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I left AT&T for T Mobile over a year ago and I am glad I did. I rarely get dropped calls and speeds are better as is customer service. Cheaper service and better service, imo. T mobile is faster with updates than AT&T ever was.
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Rhiannon224 said:
I left AT&T for T Mobile over a year ago and I am glad I did. I rarely get dropped calls and speeds are better as is customer service. Cheaper service and better service, imo. T mobile is faster with updates than AT&T ever was.
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Believe me, I want to switch to T-Mobile so bad, but I dont want to pay an ETF with AT&T. It would be $195 if I left. Started service Oct 2011 with them.
Anyway, they drop so many calls and data sucks. Their LTE is nice but the costs are not. They also throttled speeds during calls too.
$140 for 4 lines, unlimited 4g,unlimited messaging, and 1000 minutes (never used) is a great price
love t-mobile data speeds customer service and all. I mean I live in a big city and I am inside a big city 99% of the time. I guess unless you travel a lot outside a city you'd be fine coverage wise. t-mobile data speeds is great too. I get 10mbps and up in and around metro-jax peaking at 27mbps.
last September 5 they introduced the truly unlimited nationwide 4g for $20 on value plan $5 cheaper than 5gb+hotspot. never been happier. I don't even know what wifi is anymore lol
I couldn't even hit 200gb on my laptop where I download tons of data and stream Netflix a lot so I wouldn't worry too much with 9.5TB of caps.
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I think that they had/felt like putting in a number. But after all that I am sure your billing cycle would be over anyways. Between my home and T-mo interweb, I usually DL about 300GB per mo.
I truely enjoy my Note2.
Note 2 is the sickest phone ever
For once there is a phone that is everything it claims to be. Note 2 passes my expectations in entertainment, for business, and for school. I've been entertaining people by the handfuls with this thing. T-Mobile has definitely made some big changes with their phones and their customer service. Although every now and again I get into it with them, but that's everywhere. I've driven cross country a couple times with my SGS and SGS II and both times I only lost signal in the most desolate places. Speeds are very impressive. I try to compare with other people and their different carriers all the time. There are moments when I get speeds close to Verizon users, using SpeedTest. Overall I'm very impressed with T-Mobile and their fight to bring back some competition to the phone market. I have unlimited everything including data with no cap to slow down and I only pay $75/month. That's including insurance for $7.
I've had T-Mobile for 8 years and I'm happy with my service. Not to mention all of my 3 lines have unlimited everything (no caps) and its under $100
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$140 for 4 lines, unlimited 4g,unlimited messaging, and 1000 minutes (never used) is a great price
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Damn thats spensive . im paying 74.00 for 1000 mins unl/txts unl/4g and 3 lines and they gave me the note 2 for 140.00 after rebate at that price.
Same here I have had T-Mobile for 11 years thats since they were VoiceStream, love the service I live in NYC great speed and coverage for 2 lines unlimited everything for $100. As a matter of fact before I purchased my Note 2 my upgrade wasn't until june 2013 they gave me an early full upgrade for being a loyal customer. They actually have a loyalty department which I thought was pretty awesome great customer service have no plans on ever leaving.
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I like tmobiles service and the note 2 is one of the best phones i have ever had.
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I like tmobiles service and the note 2 is one of the best phones i have ever had.
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But how does T-Mobile compare to AT&T? AT&T has LTE everywhere here in Chicago. T-Mobile does have a nice AWS HSPA+ network but its not as mature as AT&T's. Speeds top out around 25mbps too.