AT&T Nexus One now for sale, Verizon in the spring

Robert Hallock 16 Mar, 2010 at 2:01pm ET Article published in Tech

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   16 Mar 2010 ~ 2:28pm Kwitko Android-based phone on AT&T. Do not want. What's the point of using Android if you're going to strip out all the Google apps? And installing 1.5? And limited apps to the Android store?
   
   Please read enlightening article forthwith: http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/03/08/atts-android-motorola-backflip-crippled-users-give-negative-reviews-att-heavily-modified-android-backflip-blame-apple/
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   16 Mar 2010 ~ 2:38pm Thrax Though this is implied by direct-to-consumer sales, I want to make it clear: AT&T (and T-Mobile, and Verizon) had no hand in the firmware for the Nexus One. It is a bog standard Android 2.1 ROM.
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   16 Mar 2010 ~ 2:39pm Kwitko My mistake. I confused the Nexus with the Droid. I'm blinded by ATTrage. But I guess for an unlocked phone it's not so bad.
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   16 Mar 2010 ~ 2:39pm AlexDeGruven

   Thrax wrote:

   It should be noted that because Google is selling this item directly to consumers, AT&T simply provides the contract and the pipe. They did not modify this phone.

   
   They will also likely be loathe to give any support outside of anything that can be directly proven to be network related.
   
   AT&T is not subsidizing the device, nor selling it, so they're able to wash their hands and say 'Sorry, not a supported device' if they come up against a support issue they're not able to address easily.