With Sprint releasing the Galaxy Nexus, I thought it might be a good idea to rename the Verizon Subforum as the LTE Nexus subforum. A lot of good info in the Verizon subforum will be applicable to the Sprint model as well.
Talked to Rob. What are thoughts on going from this:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
--Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
--Verizon Galaxy Nexus
---Verizon Galaxy Nexs - All Things Root
to this:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
-- (GSM) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Sprint) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (T-Mobile) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
If there are arch/brand specific questions in the parent forum, people can just put that in the thread title if they feel the need.
Talked to Rob. What are thoughts on going from this:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
--Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
--Verizon Galaxy Nexus
---Verizon Galaxy Nexs - All Things Root
to this:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
-- (GSM) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Sprint) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (T-Mobile) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
If there are arch/brand specific questions in the parent forum, people can just put that in the thread title if they feel the need.
:thumb:-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
-- (GSM) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Sprint) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (T-Mobile) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
..I suppose I could make new prefix sets:
(Verizon) General
(International) General
(Sprint) General
...
Yeah GSM International would be better I guess.
The problem with the prefix idea... there is already a prefix set assigned to device forums and I can force the usage of one.
So they would have the choice:
Verizon
T-mobile
International
Sprint
Accessories
Tips
General
...etc
..I suppose I could make new prefix sets:
(Verizon) General
(International) General
(Sprint) General
...
:thumb:
This seems like a bit more work for you now, but I think it will make it a lot easier for everyone down the road.
to this:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
-- (GSM) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (Sprint) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
-- (T-Mobile) Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
Rooting is pretty much the same AFAIK, it's really when you get to roms, basebands, and kernels. But each ATR would have its own root guide sticky (I assume) addressing the nuances for each phone. I imagine a disclaimer that it is for the particular variant of the device as well.T-mob should be GSM.
Now this is a serious question because I don't know the answer, but how different is rooting a Verizon GNEX compared to a Sprint GNEX? How different is the architecture?
Rooting is pretty much the same AFAIK, it's really when you get to roms, basebands, and kernels. But each ATR would have its own root guide sticky (I assume) addressing the nuances for each phone. I imagine a disclaimer that it is for the particular variant of the device as well.
Well, the problem is we need to cater to both the technical, who understand what GSM and LTE and all that is, and the average person who walks into a T-Mobile store and buys a phone and all they know about it is that it's a T-Mobile phone call the Galaxy Nexus.
GSM maybe should be "international", and leave carriers as is.
I realize there will be some amount of stuff that could go in either - but Rob didn't want to go the redirecting route.
Maybe:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
--Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
and each will have prefix sets to differentiate.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus:
General
Tips
Accessories
(Verizon) General
(Verizon) Tips
(Verizon) Accessories
(T-Mobile) General
(T-Mobile) Tips
(T-Mobile) Accessories
.....
...
And in the ATR:
General
Verizon
Sprint
T-Mobile
.....
Well, the problem is we need to cater to both the technical, who understand what GSM and LTE and all that is, and the average person who walks into a T-Mobile store and buys a phone and all they know about it is that it's a T-Mobile phone call the Galaxy Nexus.
GSM maybe should be "international", and leave carriers as is.
I realize there will be some amount of stuff that could go in either - but Rob didn't want to go the redirecting route.
Maybe:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
--Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
and each will have prefix sets to differentiate.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus:
General
Tips
Accessories
(Verizon) General
(Verizon) Tips
(Verizon) Accessories
(T-Mobile) General
(T-Mobile) Tips
(T-Mobile) Accessories
.....
...
And in the ATR:
General
Verizon
Sprint
T-Mobile
.....
With this scenario you would be constantly adding prefixes to the list (especially if this format is used for the GS3). Plus, guides would need specific knowledge about the devices in order to properly prefix them (GSM docks are not compatible with LTE docks for the GNex but I wouldn't know that if I wasn't an owner).
I think sticking with General, Tips, Accessories, and Support would work. All guides would be able to properly prefix threads and the guides that are familiar with the device can keep up with manually adding the prefix to the actual thread title.
Exactly, if we wen't down the road with different prefixes, every device would have a totally different set depending on hardware variances and carrier availability. It would be a nightmare.The more I think about it, I feel the standard prefixes should be kept. I don't think it's going to be that much harder to ask what carrier someone has if they have not been specific enough with their questions. It happens with a lot of other devices already. It will also keep every device from having it's own custom prefixes.
Well, the problem is we need to cater to both the technical, who understand what GSM and LTE and all that is, and the average person who walks into a T-Mobile store and buys a phone and all they know about it is that it's a T-Mobile phone call the Galaxy Nexus.
GSM maybe should be "international", and leave carriers as is.
I realize there will be some amount of stuff that could go in either - but Rob didn't want to go the redirecting route.
Maybe:
-Samsung Galaxy Nexus
--Galaxy Nexus - All Things Root
and each will have prefix sets to differentiate.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus:
General
Tips
Accessories
(Verizon) General
(Verizon) Tips
(Verizon) Accessories
(T-Mobile) General
(T-Mobile) Tips
(T-Mobile) Accessories
.....
...
And in the ATR:
General
Verizon
Sprint
T-Mobile
.....
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