Comments on: Wireless N On the Nexus One, Could It Be?

By: Nikademus

Nikademus — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:06:43 +0000

@russ check the Android forums at google.com/support .11n has had issues on ALOT of nexus ones, it is not OFFICIALLY supported but may work no problem on some devices. Alot depends on how your router is setup and such. This seems to be a fix for the people that could never get it to work.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:02:23 +0000

@Kmobs
So does that mean you can’t flash custom ROMs to the Incredible, Desire, EVO, etc or just that it’s more work? I’m not terribly familiar w/any of this, still itching to get my first Android phone.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:51:46 +0000

I wonder does HTC Desire have Wireless-N built-in but yet to be unlocked by Google?

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:33:26 +0000

Funny, my Nexus One is connected to a Wireless N network right now at 65Mbps; I’m a decent distance from the access point so its just adjusted to provide the most stable signal at the moment.

By: Kmobs

Kmobs — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:33:11 +0000

@Frank
Actually the Incredible/Desire/Evo/ ETC all seem to have the system partition SPL locked.

Nexus One > all of those other phones due to the unlocked bootloader.

And it’s not google’s fault android is ‘fragmented.’ Its the hardware vendors that enjoy throwing skins over the stock android UI.

SenseUI is shit compared to the stock look IMO. The only reason those devices have extra ram over the N1 is to cope with the extra bloat.

By: Russ

Russ — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:46:21 +0000

Research more! The Nexus One has worked with 802.11n networks since launch, this is not news.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:57:13 +0000

Eh, if Google properly addresses the Android fragmentation issues as they intend to, it won’t be such a big deal in the future… Plus you can always root your Incredible and just flash it w/a different ROM. Frankly if given the option I’d easily pick the Incredible or Desire over the Nexus One… Then again I don’t mind rooting it if need be.

Think about this tho, software issues you can always circumvent… Or at worst hold out for an update. The slight improvements in hardware that phones like the Incredible and the Desire have brought over the Nexus One you can never really replicate (e.g. touchpad, physical buttons, better multi-touch sensors, etc.).

With the Incredible already out, and the EVO right around the corner, it seems almost pointless to bring out a CDMA Nexus One (‘least in the US). Altho giving folks the option of buying an unlocked unsubsidized phone mid-contract is always better than not having the option at all, and the N1 is probably cheaper than an Incredible w/o a contract from Verizon.

By: hector

hector — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:27:28 +0000

@kwest12, Nexus still has an advantage: being a Google phone you are “up-to-date”…

By: kwest12

kwest12 — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:59:23 +0000

@TPR300C, awesome news man! Thanks for posting here, I stopped following the Incredible thread for a bit due to time constraints lol. Anonimac = God Of The Incredible btw!
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@Eric, I wouldn’t be surprised to see all those fixes, and I don’t think that Vzw or Sprint will outright drop it. I think the problem will be that by the time either carrier releases it, there will be FAR more desirable phones on both networks.

By: Moto DROID has always had N

Moto DROID has always had N — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:55:34 +0000

Not a big news flash as the Motorola Droid has had wireless N capability from it’s launch last year…even when on 2.0. This is definitely **NOT** “one more piece of evidence to support that Google will be shortly unveiling a brand new update to the Android OS”

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:06:56 +0000

I am hoping that this delay in the CDMA version is because they are getting this device straightened out. Fix the multitouch, dust under screen, fragility of screen. I still want this phone! I want the device that will always be compatible with the new OS. Things have been eerily quiet on this device and I was starting to feel like Sprint and Verizon are on the verge of rejecting it.

By: khc

khc — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:42:52 +0000

Just got a wireless N router, set it to mixed mode, and nexus one connected using N.

By: Jer

Jer — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:42:52 +0000

Does no one have high interest in the FM signal bit? That would be very cool if there are both receiving and transmitting capabilities.

By: kungfo0

kungfo0 — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:32:46 +0000

I’ve been able to connect to N-only networks on my Nexus since launch.

By: William Laws

William Laws — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:10:52 +0000

It seems like some N1′s already have Wireless N….

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=71a1c6a1e16585e1&hl=en