cggorman
Android Enthusiast
Not that I know of. I should clarify, I call them all puppies. Even the great Dane one of my friends has is a puppy to me.
i have puppies, but I think you might have me confused with somebody else.

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Not that I know of. I should clarify, I call them all puppies. Even the great Dane one of my friends has is a puppy to me.
Wait wait wait, whats up with Google Voice?
Good Morning Gnexers!
Well, the Chief was in class all day yesterday UGH and I missed a whole bunch of posts!
SO whats new besides Google Wallet being the delay?
Not that I care about it... there's only a handful of gas stations anywhere around me that use that payment system and I don't use them
TIA
Wikipedia??? Seriously?![]()
WRT reception, I feel the bars report low. The GNex seems to have reception on par with the OG Droid despite seldom reporting more than 2 bars. I live in a rural area and drive thru farm land, so I guess I'd say its fine in weaker areas.
I think the camera is fine. It won't replace a real camera, but I don't think its realistic to expect it to. It's leagues better than the OG. Leagues.
GPS is outstanding. More accurate and faster lock than the OG.
THE PHONE GETS HOT. I think this is gonna be a source for much complaints from casual users. I'm quite used to it coming from a highly overclocked OG, but many people are not. The screen dissipates at least half the total heat, which is new to me. I think the major contributor is the 4G radio.
lol now everyone is worrying about updates?!
My mistake, I meant Google Wallet![]()
i have puppies, but I think you might have me confused with somebody else.![]()
i have puppies, but I think you might have me confused with somebody else.![]()
What area of the country do you live in? (farmland is why I ask)
Not mucho. A nice shot of a case of GN's behind a glass case in a store is about it.
As for the wallet, you bring up a point with me with the gas stations. I would have to choose if I want to dig out my wallet and card or pull my phone from the cradle and bang it against the pump.
As for the Google boys video commercial for Gwallet where they toss the wallet out the window as to make a suggestion it will no longer be needed...... Gwallet will not work if and when I need to show my Drivers or PI license, Carry permits and ...........
We Wait.........
TL;DR: Updates were one of the main reasons a lot of us wanted this phone, and at least for stock, that seems to be slipping away. I think that's a reasonable thing to get upset about.
Oh oops. Thought the pics posted of the 2 dogs were from you.
If your friend can pick you up a $10 Costco gift card before the 15th, you can use that like a "guest pass" if you use it to pay for part of the total at the register.
At least that's how they did it a few months ago, according to a friend. It's worth a shot, probably.
Would you please elaborate? I keep reading things along this line and it makes me wonder if this is even the best choice for me. I'm NOT a tech person. I can't tell you how many times dh has had to help me out with my computer. He's not a phone guy has never helped me with my DX, although I've never really needed any help. But is the GN going to be harder for people like me to use? He would never let me hear the end of it if I bought it and couldn't figure out how to use it. Do you think the Rezound is a better choice for the average consumer?
i did too. i thought one of the mods posted them from secret santa yesterday
It isn't illegal per say, but it does violate some FCC regs to lock the phone. The loop hole for any carrier is that they must maintain a level of "reasonable" network management..
How do you quantify "reasonable" in this situation.. Well thats up to the lawyers..
NW Ohio.
]I think the ReZound or even the (shudder) Razr is a better choice for a non-tech user. Please understand, the Nexus (all of them) are Pure Google experieince, you don't have apps that hold your hand like on most phones (yes I know, bloat, bloat).
Think of it this way - if you were going to buy a new computer, would you want Windows 7 on it, or the newest, bleeding edge version of Windows 8 which you've never seen? Of course a computer nerd wants the latest and the greatest - figuring out the new software and learning how to use is part of the fun!!!
For a normal person, who wants, new, fast easy, and it just works....... bleeding edge ain't so great! This is the FIRST phone with the new version of Android. The phone has no buttons on it at all. Here is an example:
When you are at the home screen, and want to go into settings, you do this:
Hit the MENU button
Choose settings
Change whatever you need to change.
It was like that in Android 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, etc, etc - you hit that sequence without even THINKING about it.
You CANT do that in ICS and on the Nexus - there is no menu button - the way you interface with the phone is DIFFERENT now......
Is it better? Is it worse? Google thinks it's better, that's why they changed it, but the bottom line is, you will be learing a new way of interacting with your phone.
For some people, that IS the biggest selling point! For others, it wil be a huge PITA[/spoiler].
I'm not trying to scare you away from the Nexus, just know going in that its gonna be a like a new car, and when you go to hit the cruise control, you are gonna accidentally turn on the windshield wipers a few times before you learn the new layout and controls........
Hope this helps you decide.
WRT reception, I feel the bars report low. The GNex seems to have reception on par with the OG Droid despite seldom reporting more than 2 bars. I live in a rural area and drive thru farm land, so I guess I'd say its fine in weaker areas.
I think the camera is fine. It won't replace a real camera, but I don't think its realistic to expect it to. It's leagues better than the OG. Leagues.
GPS is outstanding. More accurate and faster lock than the OG.
THE PHONE GETS HOT. I think this is gonna be a source for much complaints from casual users. I'm quite used to it coming from a highly overclocked OG, but many people are not. The screen dissipates at least half the total heat, which is new to me. I think the major contributor is the 4G radio.
Holy crap, you too?! Please tell me the store was in/near ToledoNW Ohio.
Well, since i got a welcome email from both verizon and google, i guess i might as well come out of hiding....
I'm the lucky guy that got a non-corp store to sell him a GNex.