OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/25869/Google_continues_selling_devices_directly_I_think_ Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:03 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Link via proxy http://www.osnews.com/thread?515535 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515535 For those living outside the US, here is a link via a proxy to see the page :

http://www.boomproxy.com/browse.php?u=czovL3BsYXkuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9zd... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Vai777) Comments Yeah, its there in the USA. http://www.osnews.com/thread?515537 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515537 Great price considering its unlocked. Just wish I could get a lower rate from At&t if I got it. At this point, there are too many new phones coming out incrementally better than the previous. Jelly Bean should be here sometime in the summer, probably debuting on new Google hardware. Might just wait for that. There is nothing I can't do on my current year and a half old phone that I need or want it to do. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:02:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bill Shooter of Bul) Comments RE: Link via proxy http://www.osnews.com/thread?515554 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515554 Ta. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Beta) Comments RE: Link via proxy http://www.osnews.com/thread?515569 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515569 Funny. The whole site opens in the german language if I visit it using your link. Not available in a german speaking country, though.

Could mean that it is planned to be available elsewhere soon. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Heard) Comments Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515571 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515571 Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ?

after all my friend boasts all day long about his iPhone being 4G .... because it says so on his screen

i tried to explain the speed differences

HSPA+ 42Mbps DL and 23 Mbps UL
WiMAX 75Mbps DL and 30Mbps UL
LTE 300Mbps DL and 75 Mbps UL
* all numbers are theoretical peak data rates

and explain the technical definition of 4G is 100 megabits per second (Mbit/s) for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) or 1000 megabits per second (Mbit/s) for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users)

but Apple says it is 4G ,, soooo ,, it is 4G
and "it just works" . then he shrugs and smiles and says "my phone is better then your phone"

i am trying not to, but starting to, hate the uneducated iPhone users

-Nich Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nich) Comments I have an app for that http://www.osnews.com/thread?515591 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515591 http://www.beststungun.com/cell-phone-stun-gun.html

;^) Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Lazarus) Comments RE: Yeah, its there in the USA. http://www.osnews.com/thread?515602 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515602 T-Mobile offers lower rates if you bring your own phone, and the Nexus works on T-Mobile. We live and travel in areas well-served by them, and have been very satisfied. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ricegf) Comments RE: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515614 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515614

but Apple says it is 4G ,, soooo ,, it is 4G
and "it just works" . then he shrugs and smiles and says "my phone is better then your phone"


Typical iPhone douchebags. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (0brad0) Comments RE[2]: Yeah, its there in the USA. http://www.osnews.com/thread?515620 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515620 Yeah, that's true, but I already have a sizable discount through other means on at&t. I'm being a bit greedy personally, but its the principle of the thing.

Maybe I should wait for a new phone to come out on at&t say the HTC X one or whatever, unlock it, sell it and use the money to buy this, pocketing the difference. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Bill Shooter of Bul) Comments RE: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515660 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515660 Maybe you need new friends more than a new phone? Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (avgalen) Comments RE: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515670 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515670 I don't think you can blame a customer for thinking he has 4G if the display says 4G.

Not only Apple, but others too offer "4G", while it's not. It's not right if you have to doubt everything your phone displays and need an "education" to figure out what it does mean.

I have come across people who asked me for help regarding mobile phone connectivity who didn't know what I was talking about when I asked if the display said 3G. If your friends boost about 4G they at least are educated enough to see what's on the display. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MOS6510) Comments RE: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515685 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515685 I think people need checkbox features to psychologically justify money spent on new gadget. They may not understand what it means but it gets them warm and fuzzy feeling that the upgrade is real. Of course there are countless reasons to upgrade but they are too subtle and complex to be enclosed in one word monicker. That's exactly the same as in camera megapixel race. Producers pitch the sensor resolution in new gen cameras. They are indeed better but the real advancements come from optics and software while trying best not to screw up with even tinier photocells. Megapixel is just a rating system agreed between consumers and marketers.Edited 2012-04-25 16:05 UTC Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dsmogor) Comments RE[2]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515711 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515711
I don't think you can blame a customer for thinking he has 4G if the display says 4G.

Not only Apple, but others too offer "4G", while it's not. It's not right if you have to doubt everything your phone displays and need an "education" to figure out what it does mean.


Yes, iPhone users are not supposed to have a brain and go through life like useless bumps on a log and be complete idiots. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (0brad0) Comments RE[3]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515712 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515712 It seems you don't even need an iPhone to do that.Edited 2012-04-25 19:06 UTC Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MOS6510) Comments RE[4]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515716 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515716
It seems you don't even need an iPhone to do that.


Of course, but iPhone users do it 10x better than everyone else. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (0brad0) Comments RE[5]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515718 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515718 "One major observation made is that iPhone users tend to be wealthier, more educated and more liberal and tasteful compared to Android users."

http://www.devicemag.com/2011/08/18/richer-educated-and-tasteful-ip... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MOS6510) Comments RE[6]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515745 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515745 Still using this last year "study" ?
It's basically like judging someone by their shoes. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (dvhh) Comments RE[7]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515749 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515749 What has changed in the last 8 months for you to suspect something has changed?

I don't think it's realistic to believe millions of iPhone owners swapped their phone for an Android, while millions of Android users bought an iPhone. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MOS6510) Comments RE[8]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515756 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515756
I don't think it's realistic to believe millions of iPhone owners swapped their phone for an Android, while millions of Android users bought an iPhone.

A million is a statistic. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:12:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Neolander) Comments RE[6]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515771 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515771 Wow, another bullshit "study". I believe that about as much as I would believe the opposite. In other words: not at all.

If you are looking for more, Android users seem to prefer ugly-looking full featured devices


I'm pretty sure "ugly-looking" isn't an unbiased measurement.
The fact that "tasteful" and "ugly-looking" is applied automatically to iPhone and Android devices respectively tells you all you need to know about this "study". It's worthless for anything but a laugh. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Soulbender) Comments RE[7]: Will Google sell this as a 4G phone ? http://www.osnews.com/thread?515772 http://www.osnews.com/thread?515772

I'm pretty sure "ugly-looking" isn't an unbiased measurement.
The fact that "tasteful" and "ugly-looking" is applied automatically to iPhone and Android devices respectively tells you all you need to know about this "study". It's worthless for anything but a laugh.


The study doesn't put any judgment on the looks of the phones, it's something the author of article linking to the study did. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MOS6510) Comments