Comments on: Google Phone By HTC – Early 2010?

By: Satin Panties %0A

Satin Panties %0A — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:12:15 +0000

i like wireless internet because you can surf anywhere and you can avoid those ethernet cables ,;,

By: Magnesium Ascorbate :

Magnesium Ascorbate : — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:39:16 +0000

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By: jason

jason — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:46:15 +0000

For those who don’t want to follow my links, here is the quote from the techcrunch article which establishes with relative certainty from a ‘rumor’ perspective that this is not the google phone:

“The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It’s no longer a myth, it’s real.

The next “super” Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that’s much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone – The Dragon/Passion. This is the phone the senior Android guys at Google are now carrying around and testing, at least as of a couple of weeks ago. If you’re willing to give up the Droid’s keyboard, the Dragon/Passion is going to be a really cool phone. It should be fully available very soon.

But it isn’t the Google Phone. Everything up until now has just been a warm up to the Google Phone.”

By: Edwin

Edwin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:09:36 +0000

I have no doubts, google well be releasing there own phone, but i also believe this is going to be one step to start moving how the whole cell phone industry does business. Why do you have to have a call plan and a data plan when just having a data plan on a internet based phone(netbook,lapotp or any other small device able to communicate through IP) would be enough to have Voip routed to that device to make regular phone calls. At&t always loves to milk as much money from there dying infrastructure till they have to put money in and come up with better stuff. Can’t blame them they see things from a business standpoint to make there inventors happy. But one thing most business don’t see is how to actually start placing new innovations that can reach more of the market. free B!

By: Zoram

Zoram — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:17:22 +0000

If this would all be a data plan only then Verizon stands to benefit the most from this device, since they have the largest 3G coverage in the US. It kind of makes you wonder why they have been agressively touting their 3G map against AT&T. I would want to have this phone with a carrier that covers data on the largest scale available. I will probably buy a Droid while all of this plays out but will not enter into any contract agreement, this is game changing and I can see Google/HTC delivering a revolutionary device and service!

By: Y314K

Y314K — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:04:03 +0000

Rob Jackson: With all of the HTC Passion/HTC Dragon/Google VoIP Device by HTC rumors from this past months & this past week …. We still seem to not have an answer to a one of the basic ?’s… So I am posting this to all with some source(s) that might be able to get an answer…
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-1. Does the “Game Changer” HTC Dragon = Google VoIP Device by HTC … (I believe it does, or it wouldn’t be a “Game Changer”, enough Android SnapDragon phones as coming out already from other manufacturers but a Data Only Device will be a game changer…)
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–2. Does the Verizon HTC Passion = “Game Changer” HTC Dragon = Google VoIP Device by HTC … (I am divided over this… On the one hand if Google was going to release a Data only device on the current market, Verizon would be the perfect network to release it on, there is a map for that… If what the device needs is data only… Then that map is a must for widespread data connectivity… On the other hand if Google is bypassing the carriers then the HTC Passion is probably just a HTC phone with Sense 2.0 & still needs the voice contract of it for phone calls… So the Passion just might be a 1Ghz HTC Hero with new Sense UI on it & not the HTC Dragon it self… + both seem to have different rumor time of releases… HTC Passion = Mid Dec. ’09 & Google VoIP Device first half of 2010)
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—3. From the different blogger’s with sources on this phone(s)… Can the mix up on carriers or GSM/HSPA vs CDMA stories be related to there being two different devices that are being discuss as one…. This has been my guess for a while… or a device that can do both CDMA & GSM/HSPA on the same device… Even better but less likely..
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What dare say u & u’r sources…???

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:47:58 +0000

The most disruptive thing Google could do would be to offer entirely FREE service. Who cares how much the phone costs, when most of us are paying $100/month?

Google wouldn’t jump into the hardware game to build a better device (they already work with manufacturers on that) or to try to create something to compete at the iPhone’s price point. The reason Google would jump into the hardware game is to manufacturer something cheaply to give away for free:

http://nofilmschool.com/2009/11/the-google-phone-will-be-free/

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:08:36 +0000

First off this makes no sense at all, Do you know how much phones cost without a carrier picking up the cost of the phone to sell it to people. The droid by moto cost 569.99 full retail, how many user are will to shell out that kinda cash on a phone. And do you not think Verizon put something in the contract about Google not competing against them, Google did grant Verizon a 6 month right to droid 2.0. If anything the phone would be a droid phone and lunch on Verizon because its already clear that Verizon will be the carrier that makes or breaks droid. Do you really think droid would ever become a major platform while only on T-mobile or Sprint? You would need to put them together to get to the size of Verion’s customers base.

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:31:20 +0000

Phil, I like where you are thinking. While reading up on Google’s new Chrome operating system today I realize that a whole lot of people can get by on nothing but web applications …and itunes. That Google has organized and packaged all the other information in the world, their lack of a Gtunes seems like the elephant in the room.

Because Google already has VOIP service in Google Voice (which Verizon has begrudgingly agreed to allow) I think the rumors are plausible. I think this is especially true if Google can work out some sort of revenue sharing plan to make up for carrier loss of text message plunder.

Based on their history, I don’t think that Google will side with any one manufacturer over an “Exclusive” Google phone though. If the rumored data only phone does come out, I’d wager that it will just be a promotional event tied to the release of the next Android phone, much like they announced turn by turn navigation for the Droid..and all Android 2.0 phones.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:54:01 +0000

Fragmentation is a huge issue and google sees itself heading down the windows mobile route so I wouldn’t doubt it if google phone is coming.

Think about it from a branding perspective. It’s google droid or droid. Rarely is any phone Refered to as verizon droid or motorola droid. Google is setting the chess pieces in play like they always do. It will probably be voice over ip …but with google ads included for subsidized service prices.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:49:12 +0000

Google is making all the carriers their bitch. They will release A google phone that operates over voice over ip

AT&T didn’t ban google voice. Apple did.

By: chewtoy

chewtoy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:36:16 +0000

Well, I’ll be a broken record here in the hopes that people who influence design decisions will start to pay attention:

* Make it run standard Android.

* Make the camera CCD as good as the one in any $250 camera — if it can’t take fast motion pics in good light and still pics in poor light, then it doesn’t deserve to exist in 2009.

* Make the speakerphone LOUD.

* Make the microsdhc slot accessible on the OUTSIDE of the phone!!! Its location on the G1 is incredibly stupid, and the droid is much, much worse!

* Put in an FM tuner. Bonus points if it’s HD.

* Put an option for voicemail storage ON the phone SD card.

* Don’t skimp on the hardware buttons.

By: Hank

Hank — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:59:13 +0000

Brief background on my situation:
-Verizon customer
-ne2 up was up in Sept.
-Waited for the Droid
-Got it
-Returned it- didn’t like the weight and physical kboard
-Excited about Passion/Dragon
… and now this news…
I like the coverage/reliability of the Verizon network. Would the gphone’s VoIP be as reliable as the Verizon voice service if I were broken down on the side of a road at 3am in a rural area?
To get a gphone, would I be able to dump Verizon? Or would I still get the data plan through them? I had my heart set on the Passion/Dragon until I read this post a second ago. What would the Passion/Dragon have as pros over the gphone?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

By: ari-free

ari-free — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:55:53 +0000

I trust that Google knows how to deal with ads. It is a big advantage that nobody else has (that’s why AdMob was so important). It probably won’t have the specs of that SonyEricsson but ads would allow it to be a very cheap, if not free phone. That’s the “big deal.”
Another point: it would be a clearcut android phone. It would be ‘the’ Android platform to develop for. It wouldn’t be another android wannabe phone that takes a million years for the next OS update. It wouldn’t be like all those other phones that try to hide the fact that they use Android or depend on carriers to push it (“we have a Pre and a Blackberry and oh we also have an android phone”).

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:41 +0000

Didn’t read all of the comments so please excuse if this has been said.

Has anyone thought about that rumor of Google opening a music store? Could Google be making an IPod Touch like device that will also have VOIP and its down music store? Would something like this sell if you can’t use it on broadband? Or maybe you can use it on broadband. What is you simply have a data plan say for your computer and you can use your usb broadband modem with the device on any network? I have never used it and don’t know if they block VOIP but its a possibility right? And don’t Sprint and Verizon sell those little wireless broadband routers that you can carry around and connect with any PC over wireless? Or why not just build all the neccesary broadband antennas into the phone to cover all carriers.

Thats my bet on it when you say “economic changer”. If they produce something its going to be the first phone that will work on virtually ANY network. And with all the carriers moving towards unlimited plans why wouldn’t they allow it? They’ll just up the data plans or make new ones that allow VOIP traffic. The days of a carrier specific phone could come to an end and the markets would immediately be flooded with this VOIP model. It would actually usher in a new age of telecom. Google would love this because it would push almost EVERYONE to move to smartphones where they can up the web traffic they receive.