Im currently planning to get a nexus 5, but im confused, as to exactly what phone company supports nexus 5?
i see, so no verizon, if i wanted to get a nexus 5 on a carrier, would i have to buy it from google play?
that would be the cheapest option. you can also buy it from carrier for more money but i do not know why anyone would do that unless they needed financing for it.if your carrier is GSM, just get their microsim and stick it in, done. if it is CDMA like sprint, call their customer service to activate it.i see, so no verizon, if i wanted to get a nexus 5 on a carrier, would i have to buy it from google play?
ahh i see, so buying from google play is better, so if i buy this https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_5_32GB_Bright_Red?id=nexus_5_red_32gb , im able to choose whatever carrier i want , or is there a cdma edition to a gsm edition?
i see, for the at&t its byop plan? so that means i could pretty much use it on any carrier that provides a sim card? c:
as xdrc45 said the same phone is GSM and CDMA both. the phone you linked has both these radios. just use it wherever you want (in the USA). outside it you will not get LTE.
Well, technically the Nexus 5 CAN work with Verizon, but due to a spat with Google VZW says keep 'em off
Although it doesn't affect me in any way, I'm interested to learn why Verizon fell out with Google.
As the Nexus 5 continues to become more popular, I'm sure that decision will be to Verizon's disadvantage.
The funny thing is that, as of today, Verizon is introducing a BYOP plan, which ought to make it easy and possible for Google to create a Verizon Nexus 5 or Nexus 6 (or whatever the next one is called). Bet it still won't happen (which is too bad because my wife has to have Verzon for where she travels and I'd love to replace her Moto G with a Nexus at some point).
The Nexus 5 didn't get certified for band 13 LTE, so if it were to be available on Verizon it would likely require recertification or another device entirely.
If I remember right, it didn't pass FCC certification til like a month before release.
I don't know how long that process takes, but no point getting it certified on that band if you know Verizon won't let it on the network.
Like I said, just speculation on my part . You probably know more about that process than I do
Not quite. There are two types. One for North America, and another for pretty well the rest of the world. Different LTE bands supported. Both have 16G and 32Gb models. I am using the 32Gb "other" Nexus!All N5's are the exact same.... The only difference is there's a 32g or 16g version.
Not quite. There are two types. One for North America, and another for pretty well the rest of the world. Different LTE bands supported. Both have 16G and 32Gb models. I am using the 32Gb "other" Nexus!
True, but software wise they're the same. Even the radios had matching MD5's :thumbup:
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