Google Being Sued Over Nexus One 3G Issues
Google Being Sued Over Nexus One 3G Issues
Posted 09/02/2010 at 1:35pm
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A Florida man has filed suit against Google in response to the Nexus One's 3G signal issues. Nathan Nabors is seeking unspecified damages and class action status for the suit. Manufacturer HTC and original carrier T-Mobile are not listed in the filing. The allegation is that Google made misleading claims about the Nexus One's capabilities, then failed to adequately resolve issues when they cropped up.
Google started selling the Nexus One direct to consumers in early 2010. At the time, the phone had only T-Mobile US 3G bands. Consumers reported issues in getting, or holding on to, 3G frequencies in areas that other phones had no problem. After a software update, Google declared the problems fixed, saying that any further issues were on T-Mobile's end.
It's unclear if a judge will eventually grant class action status to the suit. If so, Nexus users might get a check for $10 in 2-3 years. The lawyers managing the case however, will probably do much better. If you have a Nexus One, let us know how your 3G is these days.
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arkarkwin
September 03, 2010 at 6:29am
I don't have these 3G issue with my Nexus One. I live in Maryland, Bethesda, which is part of Washington Metropolitan area. I have close to 2 mps to 3 mps and signal are strong and solid. But not just in my house because I live in a dead zone. I could work 10 minutes away from my house and got 20 ASU 60 dbm full 3G bars but not in my house.
toydawg
September 03, 2010 at 4:51am
I've had my Nexus one for about 6 months now and love it! I've actually never had issues with 3G speeds in L.A. Especially when I am home, i've seen my phone hit 4.5 Mbps consistantly. I use the tethering feature wherever I go and it's come in handy on family trips where my cousins have to use my connection with their iPhones just to get faster service! I've been a long T-Mobile subscriber primarily because of their rate plans. I know they don't have a spectacular lineup of phones, but you can't beat their rates! Google and HTC must be very happy with them since most of Android's developer phones are on T-Mobile (G1, MyTouch3G, Nexus One).
usmanjohna
September 02, 2010 at 4:30pm
I currently live in Australia. They use the same frequencies that T-Mobile does in the US for 3G. I have been using the HTC Desire here for a couple of months without incident.
Danthrax66
September 02, 2010 at 1:41pm
What other phones, Verizon phones? DIFFERENT NETWORK people are fucking stupid. T-mobile doesn;t have a 3g network so that is the reason why they don't have signal.
lhted
September 02, 2010 at 8:35pm
Yeah, stupid people with their stupid facts and stuff. T-Mobile's supposed "3G" network that was supposedly set up in May of 2009, supposedly. Everyone with half a brain knows that's a lie, perpetrated by T-Mobile to get people to sign up for this fake service. I know for a fact that my T-Mobile phone says that it's connected to a 3G network, but it's not. It's just connected to an Edge network with 3G speeds. And another thing, everyone knows that all these cellular companies are just one company, CellularOne, with a bunch of fake businesses created by CellularOne, just like what Enron did.
Rock on Danthrax66. We don't need these stupid people and their stupid facts.
Techrocket9
September 02, 2010 at 1:47pm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure that T-Mobile not only has a 3G network, but that it is the fastest in the country:
http://gizmodo.com/5357444/t+mobile-3g-data-will-hit-21mbps-in-2010
lhted
September 02, 2010 at 9:01pm
Ok, so they do have 3G. It's still stupid with all their stupidness and stupitude. I only said they didn't have it because they might as well not have it because 3G is stupid since 4G isn't stupid. And T-Mobile is so far behind everyone else that nobody knows what they have anyway because everyone is so stupid. Stupid people with all their stupid stupidness. God, you people are so stupid. Sometimes I think I really need to start my own website that's not filled with such stupid information when I visit this stupid site every stupid day. You people don't know anything. Stupid stupids.
Danthrax66
September 02, 2010 at 3:10pm
fast doesn't mean reliable and who cares about 3g speed 4g is where it's at. T-mobile behind the curve like they have been for years.
Cooketh
September 02, 2010 at 2:58pm
Gizmondo is so unrealiable. Fact is, T-mobile uses a very different type of 3G frequency than verizon, at&t, and Sprint does. I won't elaborate on technical jargon, but I assure you that T-mobile's network plays a part in this issue.
The question is, does this issue fall upon google or T-Mobile? Especially since google released fixes for this issue and have their hands tied. There's nothing more they can do. I personally think the suit is garbage to begin with, but if there was any responsibility to be had, it falls on T-mobile now, since google did all they could from a firmware stand point. And if it's a hardware phone defection, it falls on both google and T-mobile. Yes, the phone is made poorly in terms of offering service on T-mobiles frequency, but T-mobile also gave the ok for this phone's production and sale on their network.
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