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Galaxy Nexus now on sale in Google Play
- dhawalhs 15y agoI bought one unlocked from Expansys for 600$ last month. I was really happy with the phone until today. 200$ price drop was unexpected. Event the Nexus S, which is a 2 year old phone is available for 350$ on Amazon.
- cryptoz 15y agohttps://play.google.com/store/devices https://play.google.com/store/devices gives "We're sorry, the document you requested is not available in your country." Ouch.
- vyrotek 15y agoWell, there is a small disclaimer on the page that says Currently only available in the USA. Not that it justifies completely blocking the page.
- jarek 15y agoSeriously. I can get it shipped and receive it in the U.S. but requiring me to proxy up to even view the order page is a bit much.
- Khao 15y agoWhen I go to the link in the article I get the famous "We're sorry, the document you requested is not available in your country." from the Play Store. I encounter this page so often it's not even funny anymore. Even worse, google keeps sending me emails about music albums in the Play Store and all the links in these emails show me this error.
- mladenkovacevic 15y agoI have the same problem. Although I fully expect to see this page (even though I click on those music e-mails every time hoping they suddenly unlocked it for us Canucks) I get those e-mails because I signed up for Google Music via a US proxy and now have access to it but I imagine I'd need to go through a proxy every time if I wanted access to the Play Music store. Needless to say it would make me feel a little better if they'd announce some date as to when we can expect it.
- sounds 15y agoBoth you and the parent surely already know it's not strictly Google that is doing this - it's the lovely RIAA (and/or MPAA depending on what content). Google could do a better job making this restriction clear and isolating it to just the content that is owned by them - leaving the rest of the store available worldwide. But I agree with pg, we need to find a way to get rid of the RIAA and MPAA. (And their Canadian counterparts. Go Michael Geist!)
- eigenvector 15y agoYou'd also need a US credit card with a US billing address if you'd like to actually buy anything. Which is unfortunate, because there are many things on the Play Music store I would buy if I could.
- ojilles 15y agoAnd then there is Google's insistance of showing their interfaces in the languages that happen to be your outward-facing IP address. Sigh. (For search, hitting up https solves this, but G+ keeps switching languages on me.)
- shangaslammi 15y agoAdd the language you don't want to see to the preferred content languages in your browser settings and then make sure it's the last one in the list. Works with most Google services and many others to stop the automatic language selection based on IP.
- ojilles 15y agoThanks for the tip, will try that. It feels so weird because I rely on Google Translate a lot. All from the same company :) EDIT: Just tried it. It still feels weird. I'm in italy right now, and Google leads me to "Google Italia", but then the UI is in English. Ah well, solves my problem I guess. Thanks man!
- mrgoldenbrown 15y agoAnd thus my paranoia about buying a new phone is justified - my 14 day "free to cancel" period with Verizon just ended, and now this is announced.
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- billsix 15y ago" The unlocked Galaxy Nexus requires GSM compatible service provider for voice calling. In the United States this includes AT&T and T-Mobile. Phones purchased from devices on Google Play are not compatible with Verizon or Sprint."
- gcb 15y agoGotta love how they treat GSM devices like some sort of weird plug that only fits a few operators, and completely leave the consumer hunting for frequencies and what-not that would actually mean something for international travelers.
- bconway 15y agoIt's says right on the Play page: This Galaxy Nexus is an unlocked GSM phone that will operate on more than 200 GSM providers worldwide, including AT&T and T-Mobile in the US. Even if you don't know what a Pentaband phone is, that's pretty straightforward.
- gcb 15y agoI know what a petaband is. but if you don't say it, i have no damn way to know if there's 200 GSM providers using 900hz exclusively!
- mrgoldenbrown 15y agoAnd thus my increased agony - I could have stayed with T-Mobile had this been announced just a bit earlier :)
- vladikoff 15y agoHere's a screenshot for those who can't access the page: http://i.imgur.com/rR80K.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rR80K.jpg
- iandanforth 15y agoI was one of the (few?) people who bought the original Nexus direct from Google and haven't regretted it. While I fully support their efforts, I would love more insight into the relationship their direct phone sales will have with their motorola division.
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- yellowbkpk 15y agoYou mean this, right on the top of the page? https://play.google.com/store/music https://play.google.com/store/music Or maybe you were trying to make a joke about how the Music store isn't available in your country.
- TazeTSchnitzel 15y agoWait, they already have that? I had no idea. I'm in Britain, all I see is Apps, Books and Movies.
- luigi 15y agoNow it's pretty obvious what everyone going to Google I/O will get...
- jfoutz 15y agoYes. The incredibly cool vr glasses. I want them, but couldn't get a ticket.
- oblique63 15y agoI'm not so sure about that. They didn't give away the Nexus S (or any phone for that matter) last year, and I believe the Nexus S was launched around roughly the same time as the Galaxy Nexus was, relative to the date of the conference. If they're giving away any phone at all, I'm guessing it might be a Galaxy S III, just because that's the only major phone that I'm aware of that's launching around the same time as the conference...
- untog 15y agoWow. I ordered an HTC One S a few days ago but it hasn't shipped yet. It was $549- $399 is a lower enough price that it is sorely tempting. And it's a Nexus device. The only issue I have is the size of the thing. Hmm. Are there any GNexus owners our there that can tell us about the size of the device? It's the one real sticking point I have with it. EDIT: For anyone else that's wondering, I looked up the refund policy. They pay return shipping, but you pay a 15% restocking fee- $60, pre-tax.
- lucian1900 15y agoYes, the Galaxy Nexus is gigantic. I'm also pondering getting an HTC One S.
- falconred 15y agoWas considering the One S, but I think the lack of NFC will be annoying in a year or so.
- lucian1900 15y agoI seriously doubt NFC will matter anywhere other than US very much.
- jarek 15y agoIt could matter if it was supported in software and ecosystem, which it more than likely won't :(. We have a lot of NFC terminals in Canada and I wouldn't mind ditching a few paypass/paywave cards from my pocket but it won't be that simple.
- MartinodF 15y agoWe have tons of NFC-enabled terminals in Italy, at least in the bigger cities. They're already used by Mastercard PayPass and Visa PayWave. If I could use my Italian credit card with Google Wallet (or even recharge the Google prepaid card) I would be doing half of my purchases via NFC.
- axiomotion 15y agoVery tempting but I want to wait for the SGS3 before committing to a new phone.
- huggyface 15y agoCancelled my HTC One X preorder to await Samsung's announcement. I suspect the SIII, while likely remaining a fantastic device, will underwhelm given how astronomical expectations have become.
- gikrauss 15y agoHere's a link using a web proxy for those outside the US: http://www.uswebproxy.com/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5Lmdvb2dsZS5jb20vc3RvcmUvZGV2aWNlcy9kZXRhaWxzP2lkPWdhbGF4eV9uZXh1c19oc3Bh http://www.uswebproxy.com/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5Lmdvb2...
- snippyhollow 15y agoAn HTTP _NOT_ S proxy, for those of you going too quickly on the sign-up page... ;)
- bishnu 15y agoIs this being sold at a loss? An unlocked 16GB iPhone 4S is costs $650. If not, I'm impressed at the price point Samsung is able to achieve given the Galaxy Nexus's feature parity with the iPhone 4S. Which begs the question, why not spend an extra ~$150 per unit to really blow it out of the water, specs wise?
- gouranga 15y agoYou can get a Nokia Lumia 710 for less than $200 unlocked without a contract in the UK. Why the the iPhone 4S/Galaxy Nexus cost what they do I don't know...
- gcb 15y agoMarket. Demand. Profit.
- jsnell 15y agoBecause the 710 is basically 2 year old hardware. It's absurd to compare it to modern flagship devices.
- gouranga 15y agoWhy? Does the same stuff quite happily. Much as my 5 year old laptop does the same stuff quite happily as a modern flagship device.
- freehunter 15y agoEven though gouranga is being downvoted for saying the same thing I'm about to, it bears repeating. Specs matter in the Android world. The faster the phone, the better your experience. This is a tradeoff of an open, general purpose mobile OS. In iOS and Windows Phone, the software is catered directly to the hardware. Faster hardware does not mean you're going to ever notice an increase in speed inside the OS. So when people say "yes, but can it match my dual core, 1.5Ghz, whatever else flagship Android phone?", the answer is simply "it doesn't matter". That's not a cop-out, that's not a defense, that's the truth. Windows Phone and iOS are built for their hardware and always run at a constant speed. It doesn't have bleeding edge hardware, but it doesn't need it in order to run as fast as a flagship Android phone.
- gulbrandr 15y agoNous sommes désolés, le document que vous avez demandé n'est pas disponible dans votre pays. Thanks Google & France -.-
- sjs382 15y agoWhich network does this work on, for 4G? And what are the other GSM providers in the US?
- cleverjake 15y agoTru, Simple Mobile, T-Mobile USA, Wal-Mart Family Mobile, Cincinnati Bell Wireless, Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular, Shaka Mobile, Locus Mobile, 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless, Commnet Wireless, TerreStar, Immix, i wireless, Indigo Wireless, Airfire Mobile, Alaska Wireless, Amerilink Wireless, Cellular One of East Central Illinois, Cap Rock Cellular, Broadpoint, call4care, Cellular One, Pure Prepaid, Plateau Wireless, Asset/Vada Wireless, ASTAC, Cross Communications, Cordova Wireless, Corr Wireless, Chariton Valley Wireless, Consumer Cellular, Fuzion Mobile, GCI Wireless, Epic PCS, DTC Wireless, Earthtones, GTC Wireless, West Central Wireless, Westlink, Viaero Wireless, Union Wireless, Túyo Mobile, Simmetry, Telecom North America Mobile Inc, Mobal Freedom, Mid-Tex Cellular, KTC, Jolt Wireless, Long Lines Wireless, Pine Cellular, NEP Wireless, and XIT Communications
- sjs382 15y agoSprint & Verizon are NOT GSM. Are all of those others?
- ecspike 15y agoProbably not as well. Sprint has a crapload of MVNOs.
- cleverjake 15y agoYou are incorrect. They support GSM, since their 4g rollouts. The HTC thunderbolt was the first phone on verizon whose gsm features were supported. That being said, I copied the list from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless_communications_service_providers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_wireless_...), a line wrapped on TracFone Wireless's MVNO explanation and it included those by mistake. Sorry for the misinformation.
- duxup 15y agoGSM unlocked.
- gergely 15y agoCan anyone please comment the weight and the size (height, width, length) of the package what you get when you order it, based on this I can calculate how much would it cost to ship it from US using service like borderlinx.
- gcb 15y agoHear! Hear! Hardware is not the cloud. They can't release new versions. google never addressed any hardware issues (3 of them) with the Nexus One they sold. 4mo and they closed the support forums. Never a single email replied. Even via the google wallet mediation (ha!)
- roc 15y agoSo Google Play is selling physical products too? Does that strike anyone else as weird? It just seems like there should be some logical separation of brands/experiences there. Even if it's all running on the same backend.
- mmahemoff 15y agoAmazon doesn't make that distinction. That said, the old name (Market) felt much more appropriate overall.
- zipperhead 15y agoCan anyone comment on the 3G reception and the wifi reception? I've heard varying reports on problems in these areas, but it's difficult to tell if they are carrier-related for the 3G. Also, is the wifi any good? I found the reception on the Nexus S severely lacking.
- blinkingled 15y agoI think most of the talk about reception issues on the GNex relate to Verizon CDMA version of the phone. I tried out a GNex on AT&T here - 4.0.4 has a bug that results in 3G connectivity issues - the recently released minor OTA update fixed that. Prior to and after the update, indoors I get 2-3 bars in my house whereas at the same place with my Atrix I get consistent 4 bars. But calls and 3G Data experience is similar on both phones. So unsure if lesser bars on the Nexus mean anything. Outdoors I traveled 700+ miles with it and had no issues with reception - mostly full bars, 1-2 bars in few areas but calls worked fine there. WiFi - it is not worse or better than any other device in my house, which is to say it works well across considerable range without any drops. I bought it from Amazon for $643 - but fortunately I was well within the return window so have returned it today for the $399 Google market version.
- ecspike 15y agoThe Wifi is on par with the Nexus One for me. The only connection issues I've had were capacity/carrier based (e.g. T-Mo in San Francisco). Lucky...I bought mine last month for $529. Not full price or bank breaking but still a bummer.
- zht 15y agoI ordered one. Hopefully it'll get here by Friday :).
- yock 15y agoI ordered one to replace my aging Galaxy S Captivate. At this point I'd settle for a phone that is simply 100% functional out of the box.
- rafedb 15y agoAnyone know if this takes standard SIM cards or micro SIM cards? Seems Verizon's Nexus takes micro, but I thought I heard the non-LTE uses standard SIM. Just want to make sure I know which to get for this...
- callahad 15y agoHere's to hoping that unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexuses purchased from other vendors finally get Google Wallet, too.
- sngo82 15y agoExtremely tempted to buy this, but wondering if I should possibly just wait for the next nexus as the specs, while still nice are starting to get outdated, on an Atrix currently.
- jkaljundi 15y agoWe're sorry, the document you requested is not available in your country.
- TheRevoltingX 15y agoUgh, you gotta be kidding me! I just bought this at Frys for full price (that's 799$) I'm going to go see if they price match since I just bought it this weekend.
- ComputerGuru 15y agoHow are they charging 2 times the price? On Google Play it's 400 without any contract or commitment...
- TheRevoltingX 15y agoI don't know, I'm pretty bothered by this. I checked Google Play the day I purchased it and it was only available w/ a contract. That's why when I saw it at Fry's I bought it because it was unlocked. Should have waited two more days and gotten it at half price. In any case, I'm going to go complain to them about this. I believe they offer price matching.
- ComputerGuru 15y agoThey definitely do, I don't know if they offer price guaranteeing though. (matching is before the fact, guarantee is after). At any rate, you'll definitely be able to return it as a worst case scenario.
- devindotcom 15y agoIf you're sensitive to Pentile screens, save yourself the trouble. I was excited about this phone but it all went out the window when I held one in my hand. The screen is, to me at least, a horror.
- KVFinn 15y agoDoes anyone know if you buy this unlocked, can you use it on wifi without a cellular contract at all? Basically, can you use it like an Android iPod Touch?
- johansch 15y agoI bought a Galaxy Nexus for work use in January from an Australian retailer. Just recently it started malfunctioning - it somehow thinks there is always/intermittently a USB charger attached, even when there isn't. This wrecks havoc on battery life since the screen lights up every time it thinks there is a USB charger attached. This does not seem to be a very uncommon issue. (Google "galaxy nexus always charging".) I am moving to Sweden in less than a week, and average repair time seems to be two weeks judging from online reports from other victims. And.. this is the kicker: Samsung doesn't offer worldwide warranty repair for their mobile devices. :/