I'm looking at getting a T-mobile Nexus S. I have ATT and plan to keep this service. Do the benefits ogre this phone exceed my loss of 3G?
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you are crazy if you give up 3g and go back to edge on any of these android phones. they are data monsters which thrive on 3g. kinda stinks without it. plus on edge you may miss calls alot if data transfer is in process.
the ATT nexus s version is coming out in a few weeks, so there is no reason to not wait for that version and buy it for ATT.
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you are crazy if you give up 3g and go back to edge on any of these android phones. they are data monsters which thrive on 3g. kinda stinks without it. plus on edge you may miss calls alot if data transfer is in process.
the ATT nexus s version is coming out in a few weeks, so there is no reason to not wait for that version and buy it for ATT.
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I was about to say the same thing
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Really? The ATT version is coming out in a few weeks? I've heard some rumors, but no confirmation anywhere...
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Reason I was speaking of the Tmo is because I could trade for it. I have a streak 7 I was going to trade for a nexus s
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Coldskiesfullofblue said:
Reason I was speaking of the Tmo is because I could trade for it. I have a streak 7 I was going to trade for a nexus s
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I would wait for the att version. EDGE sucks.
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Anyone know of the next phones due to come out for Verizon that support 4G LTE connectivity? I'm looking to upgrade my plan in the next couple of months and want something that is going to have lots of support from the developers.
The bionic...
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I know the Nexus 5 has LTE support, but I just wanted to be sure before I purchase it, that it'll be usable on Verizon. Always wanted a Nexus device!
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Won't work with Verizon they are of control freeks
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Definitely a no go on Verizon. Pretty much everyone offers LTE now, and the Nexus 5 works with all of them... except Verizon.
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I know the Nexus 5 has LTE support, but I just wanted to be sure before I purchase it, that it'll be usable on Verizon. Always wanted a Nexus device!
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I bet Little Red will get it next year... that's one of the reasons I switched carriers.
Seriously. Thanks guys! I was an inch away from buying it. Hopefully Verizon pulls the stick out of their asses and brings the Nexus 5 over. I get the feeling they just don't want a device of such a caliber to be sold through them at such a low price. Needless to say however, if the Nexus 5 comes over to Verizon, I'll have to retire my HTC DNA. Love it, but the Nexus 5 is such a sexy phone >.<
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Jesus. Going with Verizon was the BIGGEST mistake of my life.
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I ordered 2 nexus 5s and going to play ETFs and never touch Verizon again
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So, what's the basis for the incompatibility? Is the Nexus 5 just flat-out incapable of working on Verizon if I were to plug in a Verizon SIM?
Will Google have to make another version of the 5, or is this something that can be rolled out with a firmware update?
I've given up trying to understand Verizon's customer satisfaction strategy, but want to understand the nuts and bolts of why it won't work on their network.
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I ordered 2 nexus 5s and going to play ETFs and never touch Verizon again
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Yeah, I bought a 32GB version today too only to find out that it will not be compatible on VZW. Luckily, my contract is up pretty soon, I think. I plan on going to my VZW store and finding out the exact date. But yeah, I'm hopping off of VZW as soon as possible. I'm so sick of their nonsense. AT&T Straight Talk, here I come!
I did some research to see if WiFi calling/texting is available for the nexus 5, but unfortunately its not... Natively at least.
Does anyone know of a way to add the T-Mobile WiFi calling functionality to the N5? I figured there's probably some way to port it over.
Thanks! (I figured this would go in general? Sorry if its the wrong section)
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Wasn't done for the Nexus 4, probably won't be for the Nexus 5. WiFi calling has to be deeply integrated into the system.
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Wasn't done for the Nexus 4, probably won't be for the Nexus 5. WiFi calling has to be deeply integrated into the system.
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Well yeah, I figured that, but with custom recoveries, kernels, etc. already, I figured there would probably be some way to get it in there.
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Considering there's been a $1400 bounty to get it working on the Nexus 4 for the past year with no success, it's proven to be very difficult. Maybe one day it will happen, but don't give your hopes up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012468
As mentioned, even with $1,500 incentive, nobody was able to do it previously because it's just not possible without the custom bits from T-Mobile.
Damn... Well maybe one day. :/ I'm surprised T-Mobile hasn't allowed to it be added in an easier way. Such as through an app, or even taking it to a store and having someone there load it up for you.
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Just get Republic Wireless if you need wifi calling. It's Sprint though, so buyer beware.
I know the playstore nexus 5 doenst support wifi calling with T-Mobile sim.
But my question in theory is ... if I root do and will T-Mobile Branded n5 roms work on the play edition N5 ... with WiFi calling ?
Seeing like how we can flash T-Mobile roms on att htc one or s4 and get wifi calling since its baked into the Roms?
Seeing as its unbranded phone one would assume this is already a possibility if not yet already
I havent seen any mentioning but wanted to ask before I buy it.
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There is no such thing as branded or Google Play Edition Nexus 5.
There is only the one Nexus 5 like you can get from the play store.
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Instead of criticizing my way of wording my questions an actual response on the subject matter would have been more cconstructive..
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Nope, won't work. The phones are the same and the ROM's are the same. It was the same situation with the Nexus 4 as well.
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Instead of criticizing my way of wording my questions an actual response on the subject matter would have been more cconstructive..
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His response is on point. There are no tmobile versions of this phone, therefore there are no tmobile roms for this phone, therefore no tmobile wifi calling is possilble.
So we can flash T-Mobile roms on the google play nexus Not the carrier branded and it still wont produce wifi calling
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Instead of criticizing my way of wording my questions an actual response on the subject matter would have been more cconstructive..
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I just wanted to say that there's no difference, so no special Tmo Roms
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Then explain why if you walk into their store buy it from them Wifi calling is a feature
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no bro it wont work
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So we can flash T-Mobile roms on the google play nexus Not the carrier branded and it still wont produce wifi calling
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Lulz there are no T-Mobile roms. There are custom roms such as Cataclysm, Mahdi - ROM, and others, in addition to other AOSP based roms, but no roms from T-Mobile. The n5 you buy from T-Mobile is the same phone you buy from Google play
Your phrasing is a little abrasive, just saying.
But why is the t-mobile rep telling you it supports wifi calling? You should ask the rep. Clearly the rep is misinformed.
It is a feature on a tmo branded device. This is not a tmo branded device... The moto x is another non branded tmo device. Sadly it only works on to branded phones... Ones that have to branded Roms. I don't even think the iPhone 5/c/5s has WiFi calling either.
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Let's clarify something here: there is only one version of the nexus 5 (OK 4 if you count colors, and storage space )
Whether you buy the phone on contract, off contract, from retail store, or Google play store, your getting the exact same phone. An already carrier unlocked, bare bones android experience (which in turn allows you to customize your way and not be limited by bloatware). No specific carrier software gets pre-installed.
So no specific T-Mobile software gets preinstalled. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a way to add support for what you asked, as I don't have T-Mobile or know anything about it lol.
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lojak29 said:
I know the playstore nexus 5 doenst support wifi calling with T-Mobile sim.
But my question in theory is ... if I root do and will T-Mobile Branded n5 roms work on the play edition N5 ... with WiFi calling ?
Seeing like how we can flash T-Mobile roms on att htc one or s4 and get wifi calling since its baked into the Roms?
Seeing as its unbranded phone one would assume this is already a possibility if not yet already
I havent seen any mentioning but wanted to ask before I buy it.
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As for T-Mobile ROMs, I would look on the nexus 5 development forum section to see if there are any with T-Mobile software baked in, though I haven't seen any carrier specific ROMs yet.
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lojak29 said:
Then explain why if you walk into their store buy it from them Wifi calling is a feature
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It is not.
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Let's clarify something here: there is only one version of the nexus 5 (OK 4 if you count colors, and storage space )
Whether you buy the phone on contract, off contract, from retail store, or Google play store, your getting the exact same phone. An already carrier unlocked, bare bones android experience (which in turn allows you to customize your way and not be limited by bloatware). No specific carrier software gets pre-installed.
So no specific T-Mobile software gets preinstalled. Unfortunately I don't know if there's a way to add support for what you asked, as I don't have T-Mobile or know anything about it lol.
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As for T-Mobile ROMs, I would look on the nexus 5 development forum section to see if there are any with T-Mobile software baked in, though I haven't seen any carrier specific ROMs yet.
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I already knew the answer, but thanks for answering this poor guys question the way it should have been answered in the first place! It's a shame that it's not as easy as baking the WiFi calling feature into a custom ROM. Or better yet it's a shame nobody has been able to do it... yet. It would give me a legit reason to root!
On the old G2x they were able to include wifi calling on Aosp roms. So it can be done, not sure if it's worth the time to find out
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The g2x was a tmo branded phone with tmo bloatware....no nexus phone will support T-Mobile WiFi calling...ever
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laker666 said:
The g2x was a tmo branded phone with tmo bloatware....no nexus phone will support T-Mobile WiFi calling...ever
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Being a T-Mobile phone had nothing to do with it unfortunately. If that was the case they would have wifi calling on CM on the GS4, but they don't.
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Being a T-Mobile phone had nothing to do with it unfortunately. If that was the case they would have wifi calling on CM on the GS4, but they don't.
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I think that's his point. On AOSP and CM ROMs you won't have it only on devices with the tmobile bloat
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OP, I think you're confused by the fact that there are no variants of the N5 like there are with most phones. Let's take the Galaxy S4, for example. There a Verizon variant, a Sprint variant, a T-Mobile variant, an AT&T variant, an international variant, and a Google Play Edition variant (and probably others).
With the N5, there is ONE (1) variant (yes, I realize there's an international version, but for the purposes of this post it's not relevant). Whether you get the phone from Google Play, Sprint, Best Buy, Amazon, or somewhere else, you're getting the exact same phone. Since there are no variants of the phone, there are also no carrier-specific roms like you would see with other phones like the GS4. There's also not a Google Play Edition N5 - it's just the Nexus 5, period, end of story. I realize that it's a difficult concept to get your head around, because I can't think of any other phone that's been made and marketed this way, but there ya go.