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Google Says Partial Nexus One 3G Fix On the Way

Jan 25, 2010, 10:04 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Google indicated that it has discovered the root cause of the Nexus One's difficulty in connecting to T-Mobile's 3G network. Part of the problem is due to a software error in the Nexus One's 3G radio. Another part of the reason some customers are experiencing poor 3G performance is due to T-Mobile's smaller 3G footprint. T-Mobile's 3G network is much smaller than those of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. Google said it is working with HTC to develop a software fix for the radio of the Nexus One, and may have an over-the-air update ready as soon as next week. The software update will not, however, improve the 3G coverage provided by T-Mobile.

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Azeron

Jan 26, 2010, 1:07 AM

Ummm...

"The software update will not, however, improve the 3G coverage provided by T-Mobile."

Seriously.

skaii

Yeah really. It's like DUH...

T-Mobile's 3G network has grown and is still growing by leaps and bounds.

That being said, it would be nice to have a little bit of non-prejudice news. It seems like PhoneScoop does everything in its power to bash...
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kiptonia

Azeron said:
"The software update will not, however, improve the 3G coverage provided by T-Mobile."

Seriously.

I laughed. 🙂

AndroidAutobot

I completely agree with the OP. Whoever wrote that bit is absurdly unecessarily biased and that whole "t mobile's 3g network" bit was uncalled for.

A company's 3g coverage is NOT a component of the phone. Whoever the person was that wrote this cl...
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KNOWSmuch

Jan 28, 2010, 4:43 PM

Can I report this article to the Moderator?

🤣 Wow! Did you really need to take a little jab at the end there? What does that matter to the article

vampyra

Jan 25, 2010, 10:18 PM

cant just blame company--

gotta blame the idiots who bought a phone that the company cant comment on nor give info for...

that right there says *hey dont trust this phone*

mkl4466

Its just like when people buy unlocked phones and use them on Tmobile. Google is doing their part to fix the software. Anyone who bought a nexus one really has no right to complain about poor 3G coverage, since the only people getting the nexus one ri...
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sugarb85

What!? Obviously you do not understand what it means to get an unlocked phone.

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Sikety

Jan 26, 2010, 12:33 PM

200mil vs 230mil = much smaller?

Att's 3g network reaches 230 million people, T-Mobile's covers 200 million people. This is really MUCH smaller? I don't think 15% more coverage is MUCH. I will take the HSPA and 15% smaller 3g coverage area over an overcongested bogged down 3g network anyday of the week. 😁

ac2913

they reached 200 mil on dec 25th 2009...by the end of the yr (31st) they were at 205 mil....

in fact now...its at 215 mil pops....REALLY NOT A BIG DIFFERENCE

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xjittianx

"T-Mobile's 3G network is much smaller than those of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon"

you're are exactly right when it comes to AT&T, but consider sprint and verizons 3g coverage. Anyone got some factual numbers for us?

I do agree with the biased repo...
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ECANTU

Jan 26, 2010, 9:54 AM

yay

my phone was already blazing fast!! 🤤

stephen5688

Jan 25, 2010, 10:15 PM

well

maybe they should have thought of that before they went with T mobile

Jayshmay

Does Android have the ability to swtich from 3G to EDGE?

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Omagus

Going with AWS is actually a pretty smart idea (for both the NexusOne and the Nokia N900), although there is a high risk/reward factor. The phone isn't intended to be a mass market product (at least not yet) as much as it is meant to show the ultimate...
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