Comments on: My Verizon and Backup Assistant Can Be “Disabled” Just Like Any Other System App in Ice Cream Sandwich

By: Jason Holmes

Jason Holmes — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:35:00 +0000

Statistically speaking your home PC is more likely to be infected with a virus than your smartphone. You’re better off using your phone than your PC per your checks vs. credit card statistics.

By: Noyfb

Noyfb — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:55:00 +0000

So with the NFC chip I can just go into Verizon, tap their register to pay my bill and pick up and pay for some nexus swag for my phone, like some ear buds and a case?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:23:00 +0000

Clearly if you read his whole comment you saw that he was talking about metropcs charging to use their backup app and if verizon charges for their backup app.

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:21:00 +0000

“With google backing up your important stuff why the hell would you need it anymore? Does verizon charge to use it?”

Yeah no google mentions here, do not get so defensive. I am just saying Google and Verizon are very similar, the question is which do you trust more?

Also I was referring to Google’s Backup being free everywhere

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:52:00 +0000

With ICS though you could show a discrepancy in their data counter, something Verizon has known to have had done before. I can deal with two apps on my nexus phone, especially if the two are ones that have a straightforward purpose (even if I never use them)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Wasn’t talking about google clearly was talking about backup assistant. great reading comprehension.smh

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:48:00 +0000

Why is verizon exempt from the same statement?

By: tjhrulz

tjhrulz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:47:00 +0000

Google is free everywhere

By: NachoBro

NachoBro — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:44:00 +0000

cool story bro

By: Creed74

Creed74 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:41:00 +0000

No offense as your logic is expressed very well. I think the only way I disagree is that were it a purely business decision, VZW wouldn’t have laid out all the marketing $$$ for the failed Black Friday and other promos. Sure inventory CAN be a factor but as most know, the carriers make their money on the backend.

What value is it then to delay rolling out an item unless it has a significant issue or two. I don’t mean a bug – I mean show stopper type deal exclusive to the LTE version. Like the LTE radio not switching between 3g/4g or the like. That is baseless but just an example of a show stopper.

At this point, with AT&T running their version through the FCC, the window to keep the thousands (not millions) of Android users from jumping ship is closing. So is their limited “exclusivity” if it still exists at all. It’s a juggling act I suppose as to whether the VZW bean counters say “okay, if we open GN now, we will be stuck with X million dollars worth of inventory” and on the other hand saying “we are losing X number of contracts per day for the next 2 years”.

We both agree it’s all about the money but I can’t see even a well-heeled company like VZW whizzing away the type of money they exist on just to move stock of a phone they’d prefer to sell for whatever reason

By: babadush

babadush — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:16:00 +0000

Haha I know nobody understood it. What people don’t understand is if google let’s Verizon mess with the nexus everyone else will say “well if Verizon can do it so can we” then there goes the innocence of the nexus.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:10:00 +0000

Man, you got hammered for that yesterday. I’m definitely on your side. It’s sad that Verizon doesn’t leave well enough alone. Just have your damn reps highly recommend it. Hell, for all I care have them sneak it on the first time they activate it at the store.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:55:00 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:49:00 +0000

IMO this delay is a business problem, not a technical one. It’s delayed for sales of RAZR, possibly the Rezound and even more the budget phones ($50-$150). It has nothing to do with the Nexus being a better phone and all to do with ICS being a major upgrade that is instantly recognizable just from the home screen.

Once Android 4 is seen by the average Verizon customer (who chooses Android for their smartphone) they won’t likely want to buy a phone with “old Android” with the promise of an upgrade. Then even if they will bite on a promise they want confirmation it will get ICS. Those that aren’t confirmed for a future upgrade will become untouchable by anyone other than those looking for free phones.

Are there bugs and issues? Of course, even with 4.1 being released already I bet there are still bugs that will ship with the phone. DL continues to say there are problems but none of the sources can pass on a specific example (unless I missed them)? Doesn’t sound too reliable.

So Verizon’s mission IMO it to clear inventory as much as possible of all non-upgradable phones and see a return on their DROID branded phones during the holiday season. Then when what they deem the critical sales period is over for the holidays we’ll likely see the Nexus.

I’m no insider, but this seems a much more logical explainable than bugs alone being the problem. Every LTE to date has shipped with bugs.

By: Mctypething

Mctypething — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:22:00 +0000

No he won’t. He’ll be hyping the next phone. That’s the cycle of how this site works now.