Verizon getting Google's Nexus One in Spring 2010
By Darren Murph 
posted January 5th 2010 12:46PM
posted January 5th 2010 12:46PM
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posted January 5th 2010 12:46PM
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Cool, seems live Verizon is leaving the boring phone market and stepping it up a notch. I think this development will finally make AT&T do something about their crappy network. AT&T was great before the iPhone and bad network issues of dropped calls and slow 3g, I had them for nearly 3 years but I've changed to Verizon and got a DROID. I don't see the problems or the hate with Android OS, does everything my old WinMo Samsung Jack did but 100 times faster and I have an easier time using the onscreen keyboard than the iPhone's (got to play with it for a while, never got used to it and reception was horrible plus late with the 3g and no mms until after I gave up the phone!? WTF). Yeah, no more surf and talk and no rollover eventhough I never went over the plan but I happily give that up for a phone and network that just works. If the Nexus improves on where the DROID, Eris, Hero, G1, etc all excelled and Google and Carriers some type of close to standard OS (WinMo and Blackberry have some type of variant depending on the phone so Google didn't do anything really crazy) then AT&T should be scared, I may be just one person, but I'm sure there are more people are/were AT&T and feel the same way. Can you hear me now AT&T!? Yes you can, because I actually have service!!
@Caprice0083
Up until lately it has always been choosing either a cool phone or the more reliable network....I live in a more rural area, but now Verizon is giving us the phones that we really want. Way to go Big Red.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bet it'll be black when it gets to VZW
Uh.. Droid > Nexus One.
I don't get why Verizon would hype up The Droid and then come out with another phone that's "superior".
This is just pretty much a better Hero.
Really bad marketing technique. This should have come to Sprint.
@thrash1256 You know....you have a really good point.(no sarcasm)
@thrash1256 from the way VZ's marketing the Android phones, I think this will be part of the Droid series, so technically they're just coming out with another Droid, and will probably market all 3 Droids, just as the two are being shown off at this point.
Verizon should be happy about this, but I would still go with T-Mobile. TMo has hspa running in my town, and Verizon is relatively stuck at evdo. T-Mobile service is cheaper- so why are we talking about Verizon?
because verizon dwarfs tmo
would much rather have this with sense ui than stock android though, thats a bummer...
Damnit, and right after I just got my Eris..
@TendoMan Shit, man. I'll take your Eris in a heartbeat...
@TendoMan
Yeah, I just got my Eris a week or so ago too, but it's a very nice little phone and I don't think you're going to have too much trouble finding someone to buy it when the Nexus One comes to Verizon...
I"ve Ordered my Nexus One even before the Conference was over for my T-Mobile but I have to say I was VERY happy to see them offer it to Verizon also!
Even tho I love T-Mobile, I like Verizon also and I"m so happy that they get a shot at it. Especially since Att is completely and Utter JUNK! bleh
I look forward to sharing my phone with you my Verizon Brothers and Sisters!!! See you in the MARKET!
@Goona
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10406417-266.html
while verizon will not release the numbers, and motorola is keeping mum as well, i'd be willing to grant a bit of credence to the analyst that cnet chose to use ...
you will be right when you come back that these are not 'official' numbers, but i challenge you to find me numbers, 'official' or otherwise, that show the droid to have sold significantly less than 1,000,000 units by now.
@whwillisiv
damn, and i thought everyone complaining about the comment system on here were just not using it right ... this comment was meant for pages ago
@whwillisiv
Why the heck would I need to show any links showing that it has sold any amount. Y'all are the ones claiming it has sold so well, where are the official numbers. Stop posting links to all these analyst guesses. If the Droid has sold as well as y'all would like us to believe, you would bet that Verizon would be touting the numbers. Going by their commercials on the Droid, they ain't scared to boast.
*trying not to feel buyers remorse* (bought a droid in the beginning of november)
@startrekgeneral
It's not all that different from the Droid since the Droid is getting the 2.1 update. The screen's are the same size and the processors are not very different in capability. The biggest difference is Droid has keyboard, Nexus One doesn't and the slightly thinner form factor.
I have a question for someone that is using either the Droid or the Nexus One. What occurs when, for example, you are using the GPS to navigate and an incoming call or SMS/MMS comes in? Due to the nature of VZW's network, I am assuming that you cannot have a phone conversation while having the phone navigate. I would at least hope that the phone will prioritize the voice call over the data streaming of the navigation application.
Also, for someone such as myself that reads Engadget simply for the news and not to bicker over inexpensive consumer products, it is a bit ironic to hear the droves of open source/Google/Andriod fanboys accuse iPhone supporters of the same thing. These are just smartphones, not a religion. Just a casual observation here :)
@ebgolfin
Google has said that the navigation caches the route ahead so even if you have to take a call, the cached data can be used and the call will continue. A simple solution :)
@ebgolfin SMS/MMS scrolls in over the info bar during NAV, and calls come in, you can answer, then once answered, the NAV goes back to the map - unless you specifially recall the phone from either the U-Turn button OR the info button pulldown, then choose Call in-place to go back to phone, (U dont need to hangup to get back to the NAV as the NAV will re-appear once your caller has hungup, unless you were already looking at the map.) This all assumes that your phone is in the Car dock, however. Not in the dock, there are slight variations to this scenario.
@ebgolfin BTW, in case no one here knows (and by the sound of it, not many anywhere really do) VZW is set up: CALLS come in over 1X or EVDO, GPS NAV comes in on GPS, and WiFi comes in on Wifi.. Does everyone have this straight now? 3 completely separate radio systems here, folks, move along. And of course, there is the completely separate BlueTooth system, as well.
why is it called the "google phone"? isn't it just an htc phone with android on it?
@kjsin1994
Pretty much... but the difference is that Google is selling it directly unlocked and for T-mobile on their website.
anyone else feel ashamed to have service with att?
@engadgetfan
Not at all. My service with AT&T has been absolutely wonderful. Calls never drop and I enjoy excellent signal strength.
As with any wireless carrier, your opinion on the matter should, in theory, be based on your geographic location. That, or the amount of internet hype/negativity you ingest on a daily basis.
Use the carrier that has the best coverage in your area, that has a plan that fits your usage profile, and carries the devices you are interested in using. It's quite simple and there's no need to hate one provider over another.
Wow. Well that was surprising. It looked like a T-Mobile exclusive, but now a phone that's give or take as good as the iPhone in the virtual QWERTY department is going to Verizon? Sounds like a win to me. Whoever snags the Xperia X10 is really gonna be sitting pretty though. Both phones can very much go toe to toe with the iPhone from everything we've seen so far.
LAME! Googles stupid for picking Verizon for it's CDMA partner, which still isn't an Open Handset Alliance member. While Sprint is one of the founding members. Nice slap in the face for Sprint. Google is such a back stabbing company, the Nexus One has been an eye opener from the beginning. At first google said they weren't making their own phone cus they wouldn't want to alienate their handset manufacturers. Then they did it. Obviously lying that whole time. Then stabbing Sprint in the back and going with a company who hasn't officially joined the Alliance but does have deep pockets. Good times google. I should ditch my G1 for an HD2. At least Microshaft stabs you in the front.
@Doax "At first [G]oogle said they weren't making their own phone cus they wouldn't want to alienate their handset manufacturers." always was a rumor, and Google has stated the opposite, in fact, on their site. YOU need to do more research. Sprint lost because they didn't want the HTC Nexus One branded to them, but they are not "out", as anyone can touch their Nexus One to Sprint's network. Verizon one over again to Sprint also due VodaPhone's 45% ownership of Verizon, and GSM capabilities - especially since Verizon's own GSM will be up and fully testing by May 2010.
This is the beginning of the end for Apple's domination of smart phones. You know they will come out with something awesome come July but the Android OS is already great, and there are now at least 5 worthy phones to run it on. There is only 1 iPhone. The fact that Android is not offered on every carrier except ATT (atleast in US), is going to spell trouble for iPhone market. Competition and Capitalism at its finest!
I have a couple questions. I am considering getting this for Verizon. Now I'm already on a two year plan that doesn't end until next Christmas. How would I go about getting this phone, without having to upgrade, and how much would it cost? And I heard that on the iPhone you have to pay like a extra $50 dollars a month to get internet and such. Would that happen for this phone to? Because I'm on my grandmas plan and I don't pay anything, so that wouldn't fly with her. If someone can help me it would be greatly appreciated, because I'm not really feeling the G'z One Boulder anymore haha
@gtowngmen25
You can sell your phone and use that money to pay the full (unsubsidized) price of the phone. Or if you're on a family plan you could try to use someone else's 2 year upgrade if theirs is available.
And yes you have to pay the data plan which is $30 per month.
@gtowngmen25 The extra 50 per month is for tethering/data, NOT phone internet.
No, there's no way AT&T should be scared because of this. Maybe because of they're network issues in San Fran and NY, but not this. They still have exclusivity (in the US) on one of the greatest smartphones, nay, pieces of tech ever created. I'm not going to go into the fragmentation of the Android market here, but Verizon customers surely must be getting overwhelmed by having to choose the Droid, or wait until the Nexus One, or wait until Motorola's next device with a full keyboard (I forgot the name). Not to mention, why not do T-Mobile with the Nexus One?
@balwheeler Dang, after the keys falling off (even the refurb now), I will NEVER buy another Moto. HTC (or LG for the screen), but NEVER another Motoflop.
So tough making decisions without any reliability at all of what is coming and when and with what carrier...
Greatly looking forward to this new phone. I've struggled with significant call quality problems with the Droid, and Motorola seems unresponsive to the concerns.