My Nexus 4 arrived Tuesday and I signed up for the T-Mobile $30/month plan. I'm not a phone geek (LOL) and I've only had a smartphone since June. At the time, I was debating between the Galaxy Nexus and Virgin Mobile's Evo V 4G. Unfortunately, in part because I couldn't get clear answers from T-Mobile on various issues, I went with Virgin Mobile. Big mistake. I live in the Washington DC area and Virgin Mobile allegedly provides strong 4G (Wimax) in the area. I had endless frustration -- part of it was the phone (which Virgin Mobile replaced once but continued to have lots of issues. It constantly would disconnect me from 4G, 3G and even my wifi network), but part of it was the network. I couldn't get much if any service in my office in downtown DC, even next to a window. Etc.
The Galaxy Nexus is so smooth, so fast (more than double the network speeds I was getting with Virgin Mobile). Everything I imagined a smartphone would be -- but wasn't getting with Virgin Mobile. Cell service is a bit iffy on my street (we live in a bit of a dead zone) but that's always been the case, even when I had a Verizon feature phone.
Camera is still taking getting used to but the picture quality is far better than the 5 megapixel camera I had on my Virgin Mobile phone.
Data speeds with HSPA+42 seem perfectly fine. I know there's a lot of complaining about the lack of LTE but I haven't had significant issues. Pages generally load fast.
Final test before I shut off my Virgin Mobile service and transfer my number will be at work on Monday -- I'm curious to see if it'll work better than my VM phone.
This phone was worth the aggravation with Google. Very happy with its features and the fact it's unlocked, which will enable me to use the phone on various local networks when I travel internationally.
The Galaxy Nexus is so smooth, so fast (more than double the network speeds I was getting with Virgin Mobile). Everything I imagined a smartphone would be -- but wasn't getting with Virgin Mobile. Cell service is a bit iffy on my street (we live in a bit of a dead zone) but that's always been the case, even when I had a Verizon feature phone.
Camera is still taking getting used to but the picture quality is far better than the 5 megapixel camera I had on my Virgin Mobile phone.
Data speeds with HSPA+42 seem perfectly fine. I know there's a lot of complaining about the lack of LTE but I haven't had significant issues. Pages generally load fast.
Final test before I shut off my Virgin Mobile service and transfer my number will be at work on Monday -- I'm curious to see if it'll work better than my VM phone.
This phone was worth the aggravation with Google. Very happy with its features and the fact it's unlocked, which will enable me to use the phone on various local networks when I travel internationally.