Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
Jnome
Enthusiast - Level 2

I had T-Mobile before Verizon and at the time i switched to verizon they

were both rolling put there version of 4g. T-Mobile's service was just as

fast as Verizon perhaps because less people are on it. Verizon does have

more reach but not much. Not enough for me to put up with product

manipulation. If I buy a premium product because I want to use the premium

features that the phone is capable of and then find that Verizon chose to

lock me out of those said features then yes I will go back to T-Mobile. The

innovation is more important to me then the service. Besides Wi-Fi is

getting better by the minute.

Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
Djeutopia
Enthusiast - Level 2

Jnome good points

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Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
kevv2288
Enthusiast - Level 2

So most people are complaining that Verizon is the reason the galaxy nexus hasn't been updated yet. But no one mentions that the sprint version also is still running 4.11. So if your going to complain at least acknowledge that sprint is as bad as Verizon too, and maybe there is a reason both CDMA carriers haven't updated yet

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Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
Tidbits
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kevv2288 wrote:

So most people are complaining that Verizon is the reason the galaxy nexus hasn't been updated yet. But no one mentions that the sprint version also is still running 4.11. So if your going to complain at least acknowledge that sprint is as bad as Verizon too, and maybe there is a reason both CDMA carriers haven't updated yet

CDMA and GSM have two different coding processes.  Apple for example will NOT release an update until all their devices are ready.  So in essence you get the placebo effect that all devices are updated at the same time.  CDMA requires, keys which the carrier is one of them, manufacturer, and Qualcomm.  If any changes happen to CDMA components it needs to be re-signed by all 3.  With LTE the new hardware is proprietary and belongs to various manufacturer and IS NOT open Source like GSM is.  It's easier to blame Verizon, but there are more hands involved than just the carrier.   GSM can use test keys for it to work, and for the most part most of it is open source(just the software).

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Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
zombielove69
Contributor - Level 1

Sprint is updating their nexus to 4.2 right now

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Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
zombielove69
Contributor - Level 1

Its pretty sickening how slow this is. The 4.1 JB update took 2 months and Verizon was the last carrier on the planet to update the Gnex. But for Verizon that was the fastest update of any phone ever for them, not including security patches.

I just hope Dish and Google get their carrier up by the time my contract is up.

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Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
rednibkram
Specialist - Level 1

And why am I not surprised!  Verizon is LAST AGAIN!

Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
shirke
Enthusiast - Level 3
Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
carseller0822
Contributor - Level 3

This quote from the second story pretty much sums up Verizon's handling of updates

"Soon though, it became clear that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update would be the only time that the word “first” would be attached to a Verizon Galaxy Nexus update."

Thanks for sharing those links.

Re: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Update
c_hack
Enthusiast - Level 1

No. Sprint just got the update. Sprint always rolls out updates before Verizon.

Verizon has consistently crippled their phones with crapware and early obsolescence. When you combine that with the highest pricing in the industry and abandoning unlimited data, its the bottom of the heap.

As soon as my contract expires I'm dumping Verizon - where customers come last.

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