When will the new Nexus 7 with LTE come out???

[KevLar72]

What ?
The best 7/8in tabs right now are the 2nd gen Nexus7 and the Note8.
I'd like to see an LTE version of the Nexus7 duke it out with the Note8 !

 

[havvkeye]

Yes - Verizon does this. I have a 6GB data plan and 4 devices on it. First device is free, each additional device is a flat $10 a month.

Also a question: I don't want to pay for two data plans. Are there any carriers in the US that would allow me to have two devices on the same, say, 3 GB plan without paying extra?

If not, I'll simply tether and get the WiFi only Nexus 7.

 

[Richard Blumberg]

I just asked a woman T our nearby t-mobile office how much it would cost to add the tablet to my current no-contract plan with them. $20/month. Not bad.

 

[jRoguetech]

They said unlocked in the presentation.

Will it be capable of voice (aside from VoIP solutions)? AT&T charges $30 for additional "smartphones" and $10 for "tablets" (and $20 for "netbooks") - they view the Nexus 7 as a tablet, but that precludes having it as the first or only device on a voice plan ("unlimited talk"). So, I guess it's a two-fold question. Is it capable of it, and will it be allowed (the latter I don't expect a response to).

It amazes me that cell service providers think they can arbitrarily define industry standards, when the industry itself is constantly blurring the lines.

 

[ew800]

Sure wish we would here something/anything about LTE timing in the US. I think we are starting to push the limits of "coming weeks".

 

[anon(847090)]

New Nexus 7 hits Japan Aug. 28, LTE version tipped for September | Android Central

 

[anon(847090)]

here coming september 12th O2 Says The LTE Version Of The Nexus 7 2013 Is Coming To The UK On September 12th For ?319.99

 

[ew800]

If Japan and UK are said to be getting it in mid-September, hopefully the US is about the same time frame.

 

[bearda]

Will it be capable of voice (aside from VoIP solutions)? AT&T charges $30 for additional "smartphones" and $10 for "tablets" (and $20 for "netbooks") - they view the Nexus 7 as a tablet, but that precludes having it as the first or only device on a voice plan ("unlimited talk"). So, I guess it's a two-fold question. Is it capable of it, and will it be allowed (the latter I don't expect a response to).

It amazes me that cell service providers think they can arbitrarily define industry standards, when the industry itself is constantly blurring the lines.

I really doubt it will do voice. The spec page lists it as Nexus 7 32G + Mobile data. If they did voice too I would expect it to use a non-data specific wording. The previous cellular Nexus 7 didn't do voice, and nobody really does voice-over-LTE in the US so I wouldn't expect any change in the situation with the new model juts based on it having a new LTE radio instead of the old one.

 

[physioprof]

I was originally planning to wait for the LTE version, but I got too excited and bought the WiFi-only. Now that I've got it, I am most likely not going to bother with the LTE. When I am out and about with the tablet, I also always have my Verizon Galaxy S4 in my bag or pocket, and the Nexus works great with the S4's WiFi hotspot. And when I am at home or at work or at the gym, there is WiFi everywhere. So far I have not yet experienced a use case in which having LTE on the tablet would have made a difference for me.

 

[Roffles]

Not that anyone has asked but I don't really care when it comes out. I don't feel like being ____ed carrier-style because watch them be the only ones selling the thing. This device is excellent at the price that it is but I would not pay a lot more for it. Screen withstanding, this is a "budget" tablet.

Yeah totally, I have the LTE version of the N7 because I use FoxFi to tether it to my unlimited LTE phone. It's robbery to have to use and pay for more than one LTE device to do the same stinkin' thing when you're mobile.

 

[patruns]

I just asked a woman T our nearby t-mobile office how much it would cost to add the tablet to my current no-contract plan with them. $20/month. Not bad.

Yes, but that does not get you hardly any data. If you are considering this you better find out how much the various levels costs.

https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/mobile-broadband.html

 

[Mivo]

If Japan and UK are said to be getting it in mid-September, hopefully the US is about the same time frame.

Here in Germany the LTE version was released on the 28th, but it was/is currently only sold through Saturn and Media Markt (electronic chains).

 

[genoist]

When adding on to an existing account the plan starts at $10/month for 500 MB of data (throttled after limit). You can add on more for $10 / 2 GB, so $20 would be 2.5 GB. You can go all the way up to 12.5 GB (iirc). So in the end, "hardly any data", really depends on what you actually need. I have a 2.5 GB plan on my current tablet, and will keep using that on my N7 when the LTE version comes out since the majority of my data usage is on WiFi. I may even average less than 500 MB right now, but I know that will go up with the N7.

Yes, but that does not get you hardly any data. If you are considering this you better find out how much the various levels costs.

https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans/mobile-broadband.html

 

[patruns]

When adding on to an existing account the plan starts at $10/month for 500 MB of data (throttled after limit). You can add on more for $10 / 2 GB, so $20 would be 2.5 GB. You can go all the way up to 12.5 GB (iirc). So in the end, "hardly any data", really depends on what you actually need. I have a 2.5 GB plan on my current tablet, and will keep using that on my N7 when the LTE version comes out since the majority of my data usage is on WiFi. I may even average less than 500 MB right now, but I know that will go up with the N7.

Did you look at the link you quoted? I do not see any 12.5GB option.

 

[genoist]

Did you look at the link you quoted? I do not see any 12.5GB option.

The 12.5 GB plan isn't on the web site, but it's an available mobile broadband plan. 10.5 is as high as you can see on the site.