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The nexus devices do not support verzion's lte network, so in the end you are left paying 650-900 for a developer version. That's fine for me, I'm a mobile deve
by jaegerpicker 13y ago
The nexus devices do not support verzion's lte network, so in the end you are left paying 650-900 for a developer version. That's fine for me, I'm a mobile developer but not many who aren't directly making money off of the device would be willing to make the same choice.
- naner 13y agoyou are left paying 650-900 for a developer version The Nexus 5 is $350-$400. The Nexus 4 was even cheaper. I got mine for $200 when the sold off their remaining inventory. Also most of us don't need Verizon.
- cma 13y agoHe means to get 4g on Verizon w an unlocked boot loader you end up paying for the dev edition.
- naner 13y agoThanks for clarification, I was pretty puzzled.
- thinkmassive 13y agoThat's incorrect though. The Verizon Galaxy Nexus has an unlocked bootloader and works fine on their LTE network.
- jaegerpicker 13y agoRight but the Nexus 5 does not support Verizon's 4g network. Verizon coverage is much better in the Northeast USA (where I live), so much that even if I wanted to switch to T-Mobile (or god forbid AT&T) I doubt I could.
- ibrahima 13y agoIt actually does support at least one of the bands that Verizon uses for LTE. There's a small chance that, like the Nexus 7 LTE, if you insert an already activated SIM card it might just work for LTE.
- thinkmassive 13y agoI've been using a subsidized Galaxy Nexus with LTE on Verizon's network for two years, so I'm not sure where you came up with that claim but it's wrong.
- jaegerpicker 13y agoYes the galaxy nexus a three year old phone that's, IMO, not a very good phone. My point was that just getting a nexus device isn't a very good option for a large portion of people.