Nexus One

exalted512
exalted512 Posts: 10,735
edited April 2010 in The Clubhouse
Who has one? A friend of mine got his yesterday...I fell in love instantly and bought one last night when I got home. It'll be here tomorrow.

What cool apps do you guys have? I was researching and found quite a few that I'd like

-Movies...movie times and such on a very quick platform
-Ringdroid...make ringtones including the ability to select what part of a song you want as the ring tone
-PDAnet...tethering
-Google Translate...speak into the mic, translate in any language
-Voice...google voice app
-Google maps...of course
-Bump...take two android phones, literally bump them together, and you each have the others phone number and name
-Pandora...pick a song, gives you internet radio based on the genre of the song you chose
-Google goggles...take a picture of something and search for that
-T-mobile my account...tmobile acct info
-keyring...have a kroger, blockbuster, or golds gym card? simply take a pic of it and you can scan it at those locations (or any place that has a membership card with a barcode) and simply hold your phone up to the scanner and voila!
-advance task killer...task management for androids
-sms popup...pops up text messages much like the iphone
-fly screen...allows you to add widgets to your 'locked' background
-where...gives you info, like movies and gas prices in your area
-g1 psycho... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7v8vNPkQvU

and probably the nicest app for it ive seen is wavesecure...free until march 31st
https://www.wavesecure.com/
It basically allows you to track your phone, lock it down...all kinds of things from your computer.

Post your favorite apps with what they do and if you do have a nexus one, how do you like it so far?
-Cody
Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited February 2010
    Still debating. I really really want one but just dropped 1K+ on TV. Would rather buy it unlocked to save money in long run with data plan etc...

    Pauly
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2010
    I bought mine unlocked as well.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    It looks like non-AT&T people finally have a viable iPhone alternative with this one. I'm with AT&T so I'll be sticking with my iPhone for now, but I'll no doubt try one of these when they drop enough in price, $529 is a little steep for a phone for me.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2010
    I put my at&t sim card in my friends nexus one and it was still extremely fast. I would like to try it again next to an iphone on 3g with at&t to see how much of a difference there is.

    There were a couple of reviews online where the n1 was on a slower tmobile network compared to the iphone next to it and still beat the iphone 2 out 3 times to different webpages.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    I don't care so much about the nexus on tmobile vs the iphone on att, I care about the nexus on att (which is 2g) vs the iphone on att (which is 3g).

    I moved from a Blackberry Curve to the iPhone, and found the 3g to make a significant difference.

    I'd like to know why Google decided to not support the AT&T 3g network with this phone, as that's a deal breaker for me.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2010
    I dont understand why they didnt try and do 3g on at&t either. Tmobile might have had something to do with that...we'll probably never know.

    Maybe I'll be able to find someone with a at&t iphone soon so i can put it head to head to my n1 on my at&t sim and see how it fairs.

    Rumor has it that a version of the Nexus One that will run on the AT&T 3G band is making its way through the FCC...so well see how that pans out.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    I think the N1 is supposed to be out on Verizon soon. When that happens I'm thinking about giving it, and Verizon, a try. I'll hang on to my AT&T line as well, but keep hearing such great things about Verizon and am tempted to give it a shot.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2010
    Dont I remember you ordering a Nexus One? I could've sworn I read that on here somewhere.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    I did, but that was before I read that it did not support 3g on AT&T - I should have paid more attention to that when I bought it, but honestly I never even thought of that as a potential issue - my fault for not checking, but dissapointing nonetheless
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited February 2010
    Does it like...make a phone call,like a $30 phone does?
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    Nope, nothing to see here, move along
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2010
    If you're happy with your $30 phone, why even comment on the thread as you clearly have nothing to offer.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    ^ or this...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited February 2010
    I see a sense of humor is lost on some of you yutes....oh well.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    If you're happy with your $30 phone, why even comment on the thread as you clearly have nothing to offer.

    so what does commenting on the comment that offers nothing to the thread offer to this thread? :p
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited February 2010
    As an alternative to Wave Secure you might want to check out Mobile Defence.

    Other apps to consider:
    Shazam - Song identification
    Shop Savvy - Barcode scanner that automatically searches local and internet prices.
    Unit Converter - Advanced converter
    Fandango - Movie times, and ticket purchasing
    Trapster - GPS speed-trap alerts
    Torrent-FU - Remotely manage uTorrent on your PC
    Slacker - Nice when you want an alternative to Pandora

    That's all I can remember right now.
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited February 2010
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    It looks like non-AT&T people finally have a viable iPhone alternative with this one. I'm with AT&T so I'll be sticking with my iPhone for now, but I'll no doubt try one of these when they drop enough in price, $529 is a little steep for a phone for me.

    I'm sorry, but in my opinion most of the Android based phones smoke the iPhone. I personally have both an iPhone (business line) and an HTC Hero. I barely even touch the iPhone anymore, except for phone calls (BTW AT&T coverage and service blows!). The Hero does almost everything better and faster. I just didn't realize how slow and limited the iPhone was until the Hero came along.
    HT
    Mits WD-65737, DirecTV, Oppo DV-970HD, XBOX ONE, Yamaha RX-A1030, Parasound Halo A23, Rotel RB-985, Music Hall MMF-7, Parasound PPH-100, LSi-15, LSi-C, LSi-FX, LSi-7, PSW-1000, Monster HTS2600

    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2010
    another cool app ive found is locale. It can automatically set your ringer to vibrate depending on the time and location. Great for students who forget to turn their ringers off.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    I see a sense of humor is lost on some of you yutes....oh well.

    We're an angry bunch....with way too much time on our hands. I'm a Droid fan for the moment and have been very happy with it.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited February 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    We're an angry bunch....with way too much time on our hands. I'm a Droid fan for the moment and have been very happy with it.

    +1

    My buddy got the new ported ver for his G1, its pretty sweet and he has it overclocked. Runs smooth.
    Life without music would♭
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited February 2010
    cmy330go wrote: »
    I'm sorry, but in my opinion most of the Android based phones smoke the iPhone. I personally have both an iPhone (business line) and an HTC Hero. I barely even touch the iPhone anymore, except for phone calls (BTW AT&T coverage and service blows!). The Hero does almost everything better and faster. I just didn't realize how slow and limited the iPhone was until the Hero came along.

    Cool, and I couldn't disagree with you more, it's neat how we all get to have our own opinions isn't it.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2010
    Can anyone confirm if the Nexus One is indeed coming out on Verizon March 23rd?

    Up for a new phone in April and I'm with Verizon so I'm trying to figure this out now. I see the Motorola Droid has great reviews, but I'm sick and tired of the blocky, rectangular phone.

    I know, aesthetics is a dumb thing to pick a phone over, but that's not what I'm doing ultimately. I like the Nexus One, but I'll be getting the Droid if Verizon won't be offering the Nexus One.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2010
    Well, I guess I have my answer. Right on Google's page:

    https://www.google.com/phone/choose?locale=en_US&s7e=

    The date isn't confirmed, but it does say Spring 2010.

    Nice!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited March 2010
    http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/10837.html

    March twenty-third is what I've heard....hey...im a poet and didnt even know it.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited March 2010
    Nah, twenty-three doesn't even rhyme with heard....geez :D
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited March 2010
    fixed :)
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,807
    edited March 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    I see a sense of humor is lost on some of you yutes....oh well.

    It wasn't funny and honestly, comments like that do nothing but serve to get other people all twisted up. You come off as having an air of superiority because of you believe that a $30 phone is just as good as anything. Maybe that works for you but it doesn't work for other people. You just don't have the need. I unfortunately walk around with about $1500 in wireless and cellular communication equipment at all times. Do I want to? No. With a $30 phone work ok for me? Yes. But my job necessitates the equipment. I'm not going to mock you over your choice of a $30 phone and honestly, I think you're out of line for underhanded comment.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited April 2010
    Looks like no Verizon release date yet. But man, I love this phone. My biggest gripe is I wish it would learn words I type and no autochange them. Like tard becomes yard and haha become Bahamas...weird.

    Posting from it right now...more than worth the money i paid for it.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2010
    I thought Nexus made some kind of hair products....man I got to get with it, so what my Sprint phone suks......?????, hell, I just got att dsl internet, you guys give me a break, Cody I learned words at school, man what a generation gap............and here I thought WE changed ****....haahahahahaha, rock on and I will try to catch up, well, maybe not as I am very angry with retirement looming and more time on my hands........to aggravate the mods at CP.......

    so waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........................

    RT1
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