Nexus One on ATT anyone ?

**richxps** · 01-12-2010, 10:47 AM

Hi, is anyone running the Nexus on ATT ? If so can you give a quick review on how it works on the 2g ?

Thanks

**Jeremy** · 01-12-2010, 10:55 AM

Well you won't suffer from the same spotty 3G issues like those users on T-Mobile but that means you are stuck on a S-L-O-W Edge only connection. To me, if I am going to pay $530 I want a device with 3G.

If you don't mind slow data speeds along with it's premium price, then go for it. If not wait a while as AT&T will have a similar HTC Android device.

*and no wifi only is not good enough for me.

**hawonjung** · 01-12-2010, 11:11 AM

I am using my nexus one with at&t right now. Phone reception is fantastic compared to my iPhone 3G and web browsing is not comparable when I use wifi on both. I will switch to T-Mobile soon

**Ryan32** · 01-12-2010, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by hawon

I am using my nexus one with at&t right now. Phone reception is fantastic compared to my iPhone 3G and web browsing is not comparable when I use wifi on both. I will switch to T-Mobile soon

I'd hold off on that man... Granted, i guess if your month to month it doesn't matter.... But i have not had a good experience with T-Mobiles 3G network....

It's slow as hell, that's when you actually get the signal. :rolleyes:

**TaeKwonDonkey** · 01-12-2010, 11:51 AM

After using the MT3G I couldn't tell the difference between EDGE and 3G but after using this phone I can't understand how people lived with EDGE in the first place. I recommend that you wait for the AT&T 3G android phones to come out

**rvinny** · 01-12-2010, 12:05 PM

i am running on AT&T and it works great. Reception and voice quality are way better than what I experienced on the 3G iPhone. Edge is adequate in my area (Philly) for Google searches, twitter, traffic updates and Google Nav. I save the web browsing for WiFi. I really don't miss 3G at all (especially the dropped calls) -

disclaimer: work pays for the phone. If I were paying $30mo for data - I would probably insist on 3G too.

**hawonjung** · 01-12-2010, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Theutus

I'd hold off on that man... Granted, i guess if your month to month it doesn't matter.... But i have not had a good experience with T-Mobiles 3G network....

It's slow as hell, that's when you actually get the signal. :rolleyes:

If I sign up T-Mobile it will be month to month. When I had G1 briefly 3G wasn't that slow and now T-Mobile rolled out 7.2 in Chicago I don't see any reason why AT&T would be faster. Coverage? Hah. AT&T's coverage is a joke. Either or T-Mobile 's 3G should be faster than AT&T's edge and cheaper.

**Jeremy** · 01-12-2010, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by hawon

If I sign up T-Mobile it will be month to month. When I had G1 briefly 3G wasn't that slow and now T-Mobile rolled out 7.2 in Chicago I don't see any reason why AT&T would be faster. Coverage? Hah. AT&T's coverage is a joke. Either or T-Mobile 's 3G should be faster than AT&T's edge and cheaper.

Not going to turn this into a carrier debate but I'm shocked you get poor service with AT&T in Chicago. My service in the area is top notch.

On the other hand T-Mobile is very poor here so I would not even attempt to try the Nexus One personally. Whatever works best for you is the way to go.

**jhamilton3#CB** · 01-12-2010, 03:15 PM

I can't imagine going back to EDGE only.. Wifi can be great but you will never always have it.

Awful lot of money to pay to have a sweet phone that is hampered by EDGE.

**Air Force One** · 01-12-2010, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by JHamilton24

I can't imagine going back to EDGE only.. Wifi can be great but you will never always have it.

Awful lot of money to pay to have a sweet phone that is hampered by EDGE.

I just went from a Blackberry Bold 9000 on AT&T 3G to the Nexus One on AT&T EDGE and the Nexus is much quicker. Network speed means nothing if the data bottlenecks at your device. The google navigation works fantastic over EDGE and I was worried about that but it zips right along faster than Telmap Navigation(50 bucks a year) on my Blackberry on 3G. Although I will say the Telmap Navigation is top notch if you are using a Blackberry, but I wouldn't trade Telmap on 3G for Google Nav on EDGE. Google Nav is much richer and full featured and has a better search function, all while at a slower network speed!

**LCW** · 01-12-2010, 04:35 PM

I noticed the opposite, that the 9700 Bold I had briefly on T-Mobile, was quite noticeably slower than the iPhone 3GS I had jailbroken/unlocked running on T-Mo... BB's are terrible bottlenecks... and I'm not sure if it's 100% the device, or also partially due to BIS... just an extra path for proxy data to take... more lag... more slowness.... Needless to say I'm never getting another BB again... was a HORRIBLE experience...

**dtboos** · 01-12-2010, 05:03 PM

Honestly its quite fast on EDGE. Anything that I would want to download thats going to be a large file, I will just wait till I'm in a wifi area, or at home.

Browser ect works pretty good. Actually faster than when I had the 3GS...

**Jeremy** · 01-12-2010, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Air Force One

I just went from a Blackberry Bold 9000 on AT&T 3G to the Nexus One on AT&T EDGE and the Nexus is much quicker. Network speed means nothing if the data bottlenecks at your device. The google navigation works fantastic over EDGE and I was worried about that but it zips right along faster than Telmap Navigation(50 bucks a year) on my Blackberry on 3G. Although I will say the Telmap Navigation is top notch if you are using a Blackberry, but I wouldn't trade Telmap on 3G for Google Nav on EDGE. Google Nav is much richer and full featured and has a better search function, all while at a slower network speed!

You can't forget it has much to do with the browser on the device and the Bold definitely does not have a "performance" browser. Turning off 3G on my iPhone 3GS and you take a huge it in speed. So that would be a better comparison to see how the Nexus One on Edge handles data. I've personally tested this today with my buddies Nexus One and a iPhone 3GS beats it on Edge only as it should and while both are running Edge it's a close competition. So to say Edge only is fast. Maybe compared to a Blackberry 9000 sure. Not compared to the iPhone 3GS.

I do agree about Google Nav. One of the best GPS apps out there currently.

**Jeremy** · 01-12-2010, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by dtboos

Honestly its quite fast on EDGE. Anything that I would want to download thats going to be a large file, I will just wait till I'm in a wifi area, or at home.

Browser ect works pretty good. Actually faster than when I had the 3GS about this time last year.

The iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G? The 3GS did not come out until June.

**dtboos** · 01-12-2010, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Jeremy Sikora

The iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G? The 3G did not come out until June.

My sense of time is horrible. It was the 3GS. So now that I think of it it was probably August when I got it. It was after the local heatwave in July so there we go. Thank you kind sir, you have found my memories

**Cory Streater** · 01-12-2010, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by dtboos

Honestly its quite fast on EDGE. Anything that I would want to download thats going to be a large file, I will just wait till I'm in a wifi area, or at home.

Browser ect works pretty good. Actually faster than when I had the 3GS...

Wow that's amazing!

**TaeKwonDonkey** · 01-12-2010, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by mi_canuck

I noticed the opposite, that the 9700 Bold I had briefly on T-Mobile, was quite noticeably slower than the iPhone 3GS I had jailbroken/unlocked running on T-Mo... BB's are terrible bottlenecks... and I'm not sure if it's 100% the device, or also partially due to BIS... just an extra path for proxy data to take... more lag... more slowness.... Needless to say I'm never getting another BB again... was a HORRIBLE experience...

Same, one of the reasons I switched back to Android was that I couldn't stand how slow BIS was on BB. Internet browsing on BB is archaic

**Jeremy** · 01-12-2010, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Cory Streater

Wow that's amazing!

That's the best you got?!

**dman91** · 01-12-2010, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by TaeKwonDonkey

Same, one of the reasons I switched back to Android was that I couldn't stand how slow BIS was on BB. Internet browsing on BB is archaic

Indeed. This is one reason I've sold my BB and won't look back. BBs are nice phones but if you do a lot of web browsing and are into multimedia, Android definitely seems like a better way to go.

Unless RIM can fix the build quality, OS, and browser in their devices, I won't even think about buying another BB.

**Air Force One** · 01-12-2010, 06:32 PM

I'll keep my Bold to pop in the sim for when I go somewhere near water. As Blackberry goes, it's a nice device, the best IMO,(excepting the Storm which I have next to zero experience with) but I could never go back unless they did some kind of revolutionary update to their OS and UI. Right now I'm an Android(and nexus) guy.

Of course, until something better comes along... then I'll jump if it's truly better.

**jhamilton3#CB** · 01-12-2010, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by dman91

Indeed. BBs are nice phones but if you do a lot of web browsing and are into multimedia, Android definitely seems like a better way to go.
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iPhone 3GS would be the way to go..

**dtboos** · 01-12-2010, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by JHamilton24

iPhone 3GS would be the way to go..

For some people yes. They have an intuitive and easy to use UI which is well integrated into peoples music libraries and so forth. They are literally ***** proof. To me Android is superior and will continue its upward swing to far surpass what Apple will allow to happen to their platform. There are lots of platforms for lots of different people. I personally don't care for the iPhone, but you do. Case in point.

**Air Force One** · 01-12-2010, 09:24 PM

People act like we've never heard of iPhone. If I wanted one I would have one. It's not that hard since I'm on AT&T anyway. Simply does not interest me. Lack of ability to run multiple apps at the same time alone is a deal killer. A smartphone has to be able to multitask out of the box at the very least for me to even consider it.

Now, if Apple decides to realease a device that can run multiple apps at the same time, has a better screen than the Nexus, and better processing, then I'll take a look. Then again, it won't be long until there is a Nexus 3G version for AT&T and then there is always the Nexus Two that is bound to come out.

**Jeremy** · 01-12-2010, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by Air Force One

People act like we've never heard of iPhone. If I wanted one I would have one. It's not that hard since I'm on AT&T anyway. Simply does not interest me. Lack of ability to run multiple apps at the same time alone is a deal killer. A smartphone has to be able to multitask out of the box at the very least for me to even consider it.

Now, if Apple decides to realease a device that can run multiple apps at the same time, has a better screen than the Nexus, and better processing, then I'll take a look. Then again, it won't be long until there is a Nexus 3G version for AT&T and then there is always the Nexus Two that is bound to come out.

New iPhone with all of those things you mentioned is coming... ssssshhhh, don't tell anyone though.

Will be a impressive device. Competition is a great thing.

**Air Force One** · 01-12-2010, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jeremy Sikora

New iPhone with all of those things you mentioned is coming... ssssshhhh, don't tell anyone though.

Will be a impressive device. Competition is a great thing.

Agreed, Which brings us back to the Nexus One. It's here now...competing.

I'll worry about the next device when specs are confirmed and I can buy one.

I didn't even know I was interested in the Nexus until about 30 minutes before I bought it.