Nexus S Market is T-Mobile branded :(

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Yeah, thats not what I expected to see on my unlocked Google branded phone.

Phil said it best -- that's horse-doo-doo. Bad form Google, very.

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

Well...so much for "Pure Google" -- Yep, let the floodgates to the backlash begin in 5...4...

 

[donatom3]

Doesn't the market on any android phone figure out what carrier you are on and put their tab? I'm on an EVO with Cyanogen Mod 6 and it has a Sprint tab.

Otherwise there does not appear to be any other special branding on that screen shot.

I don't see the problem here at all. I'm sure a Nexus S unlocked on another carrier would show a different carrier tab for the last one.

 

[decyphersmc]

what happens if it's switched to a different carrier, does the tab just picked up the name or is T-mo hard-coded into that market app?

 

[bigbuss786]

In a way i was shocked... but it is mainly for their network here in the US. Most people will be signing up with T-Mobile... so they have to mark their spot. I just want those dual chips, so we can have GSM/CDMA/LTE in one phone. That would be epic.

 

[Prof-KOS]

Neither my Nexus One nor my Milestone have ever had anything other than 'Downloads' in that position. That is kind of BS there Google. Easily fixed for the rooted I'm sure, but still bad form.

 

[chrispix]

I saw that too, really don't like it, now it is an additional tap to get to my downloaded / purchased apps.

 

[jonesdavide]

I was just in my local Best Buy and the demo Nexus S they had on display did in fact show "Downloads" and was NOT carrier branded.

However, this particular unit was also not registered on the T-Mobile network but was connected to AT&T because it had Cingular APN settings. I tried to register it on T-Mobile so i could compare signal strength with my G2 and it failed every time i tried to register it.

This particular Best Buy also doesn't sell T-Mobile phones so that might have something to do with why that demo unit couldn't register onto T-Mobile.

 

[chaz_uk]

Have you tried the newer market on it? Hopefully it goes away then.

 

[Smokexz]

I honestly do not really care, however it should be fixed.

Sent from my Nexus S

 

[Raven71]

My Captivate says ATT on the tab. I'm sure whichever carrier you get that's the tab. Still with a 15min try or buy on apps the market ain't going to be getting much business

 

[kgeissler]

I remember reading somewhere today that it only displays "t-mobile" if the SIM card is in, otherwise it says "downloads".

 

[vladk.ru]

My Captivate says ATT on the tab. I'm sure whichever carrier you get that's the tab. Still with a 15min try or buy on apps the market ain't going to be getting much business

The Captivate has an ATT tab because it's a ATT branded phone. Since the Nexus S is "pure Google" and unlocked it should not have a T-Mobile tab, just like the Nexus One didn't have one.

Still, doesn't stop me from wanting one, but I want to see the CES phones before spending $529.

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

My Captivate says ATT on the tab. I'm sure whichever carrier you get that's the tab. Still with a 15min try or buy on apps the market ain't going to be getting much business

All the other unlocked phones I have here don't have a branded market, regardless of the SIM. This one does. This means, you can only download and install apps that the carrier hasn't blocked.

Not a big deal with T-mobile, but if an unlocked Nexus S with an AT&T SIM card has an AT&T butchered market, that's a serious problem.

 

[anon(52425)]

Is it really that big of a deal? Seems a little silly to me.

OMG, there is a hint of T-Mobile on this phone!

I can understand if there was a bunch of their own apps and crap on there but just a title buried in the App store seems petty. IMO.

 

[uansari1]

Yeah, thats not what I expected to see on my unlocked Google branded phone.

Phil said it best -- that's horse-doo-doo. Bad form Google, very.

I asked that very same question when Engadget posted their hands on...

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Is it really that big of a deal? Seems a little silly to me.

OMG, there is a hint of T-Mobile on this phone!

I can understand if there was a bunch of their own apps and crap on there but just a title buried in the App store seems petty. IMO.

So you're OK with apps missing from the Market, on an unlocked Google dev phone, because a carrier has blocked them?

Google PdaNet + T-Mobile
or
Where + AT&T

If I wanted a carrier locked Market I would have bought a carrier locked phone.

 

[Smokexz]

Its true what you say Jerry, however it probably isn't something that bothers him... which is why it doesn't really bother him.

Sent from my Nexus S

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Its true what you say Jerry, however it probably isn't something that bothers him... which is why it doesn't really bother him.

Sent from my Nexus S

I just need something to complain about lol. Minus the USB connector issue with the first unit, I'm already in love with this thing

Galaxy S hardware and unfettered Google software = nerdgasm.

 

[igotsanevo4g]

I just need something to complain about lol. Minus the USB connector issue with the first unit, I'm already in love with this thing

Galaxy S hardware and unfettered Google software = nerdgasm.

Lol.

Funny to see t-mo, the most laid back of the carriers throwing that on there. Strange, and un-needed.

Btw, hows the no sd card or 4G going?