cybertec69
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No, Nexus phones will not be allowed on the high security Verizon network:icon_ devil:Is this compatible with Verizon?
No, Nexus phones will not be allowed on the high security Verizon network:icon_ devil:Is this compatible with Verizon?
I might be wrong, but the last time Verizon and Google claimed to be working together on something, wasn't it just a lackluster phone when compared to what other carriers got.
I've been asking for it for years...Google, create a damn carrier service!
Totally agree. And remember, we already have a model for the Google-Verizon collaboration phone, which is the Droid Ultra/Maxx/Mini project. I remember hearing all the advanced publicity on the X, and pretty much assumed, "OK, if Verizon is getting a custom-designed phone with the same innards as the X plus some extra special sauce, the Verizon phone will be the one to own." So yeah I was wrong. Of course, this has ended up being a frustrating year for me -- over and over, what the analysts predicted and what the Google leaked was consistently well ahead of what actually materialized. I must be pretty naive that I'm so disappointed that well-established companies would actually market vapor-ware. Or maybe a kinder way of saying it is: if you're working on a new feature, sell it like it's real, even if there's a slim chance you'll deliver it as promised.I'll translate: A Nexus similar device that is hobbled, reverse engineered, buggy, and DOA for people who want a real Nexus but can't have one and want to be really disappointed for two more years.
They'll call it "Galaxy Nexus 2.0".
Totally agree. And remember, we already have a model for the Google-Verizon collaboration phone, which is the Droid Ultra/Maxx/Mini project. I remember hearing all the advanced publicity on the X, and pretty much assumed, "OK, if Verizon is getting a custom-designed phone with the same innards as the X plus some extra special sauce, the Verizon phone will be the one to own." So yeah I was wrong. Of course, this has ended up being a frustrating year for me -- over and over, what the analysts predicted and what the Google leaked was consistently well ahead of what actually materialized. I must be pretty naive that I'm so disappointed that well-established companies would actually market vapor-ware. Or maybe a kinder way of saying it is: if you're working on a new feature, sell it like it's real, even if there's a slim chance you'll deliver it as promised.
Case in point: I think the most unique, promising feature of the X was "contextual awareness." But having owned and operated an X for about a month now...yeah...I can testify that it's a not-quite-as-promised feature. Not even a full notch above what any other phone already does. (Though I admit to loving the phone anyway!)
So the take-away message here is that whatever magical collaboration Google and Verizon have in mind, I would keep my expectations fairly low.
-Matt
And it's a self-inflicted wound, no less!I see why you're called Gadgetrants..