yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
You guys going to be watching the Google Play event tonight?
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
I will just because I have nothing better to do
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Haha, same here probably.

Hey, aren't you a member on CTO?
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
Sure am :)
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Awesome! I thought the name looked familiar :highfive:
[Nexus 5 General] kangxi:
Where can you watch the event? What time is it again?
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
The event starts at 7pm EST. I'm still trying to find a place that is streaming it.
[Nexus 5 General] ztycoonz:
Need it

Just sold my Nexus 4 yesterday. I wonder how long I'll go waiting for the Nexus 5 before I break down and get something else? Eh who am I kidding I would wait forever!
[Nexus 5 General] madquack:
Here's to hoping the US thread doesn't go to sh*t like the rest of the threads in the Nexus 5 forum. :beer: Is it just me but has anyone noticed a complete and utter breakdown in maturity the past year or so on these forums? These forums are like a circus now, no one wants to learn how to do things on their own and have become too dependent on developers relying on them every waking moment, but hey maybe I'm over-generalizing here.

Onto more serious matters, are any other users going to be using this on Aio Wireless? I'm currently on the $55 plan with a Galaxy Nexus which is near-perfect for me, it'd be nice to take advantage of the slightly higher speeds that LTE provides albeit being capped at "only" 8mbps.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
I didn't want to say anything, but yes all the threads seem immature especially compared to last year's.

Honestly I would go with straight talk AT&T over AIO. With ST you at least get roaming and a soft cap at 2.5GB of LTE speeds. Yes, straight talk has LTE now!

I have ST - AT&T and pay 41.99 a month :thumbup:
[Nexus 5 General] fromrussiawithl0ve:
How fast is Straight Talks LTE?
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
That is a good question. I'm only in a HSPA area so I haven't been able to test the LTE speeds. I would assume it's plenty fast to do anything :good:
[Nexus 5 General] kangxi:
I wouldn't want to be capped at 8Mbps though. With Solavei's just HSPA+, get speeds of up to 15Mbps. Straight Talk would be a downgrade with less data (4GB vs 2.5GB). Yea, AT&T would have wider cover but it works just fine for me.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Yep, I have a big problem with that. T-Mobile only has EDGE coverage everywhere around me so it would be pointless to get Solavei. Maybe that other guy could make use of what you said though.
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
Depends on the area, but I can send you a speedtest pic of mine.

This one is sitting in my house.

Heres one I did couple weeks ago, out in town.

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/617918613
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Nothing to write home about, but it's better than AT&T's HSPA :good:
[Nexus 5 General] rubiconjp:
On Howard forums, people clocked up to 30+ Mbps on straight talk ATT so it seems to be full speed LTE on ATT for now.
[Nexus 5 General] GrandMstrBud:
I have them for now and in an iPhone 5C I've seen speeds as high as 21mb on LTE.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Nexus 5 release date may be October 31st in the US with a Canadian launch on November 8th - http://pulse.me/s/tlVXW
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
They better I'm running out of time to return my note 3
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Note 3 is too big!
[Nexus 5 General] Cronis:
yea if I want a tablet I'll get an N7 =p
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
I won't disagree but the battery life is amazing and media consumption is unmatched with the huge 1080p screen.

---------- Post added at 11:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:37 AM ----------

Which is my main concern with the nexus 5. Battery life. 2300mah on a large 1080p LCD is very questionable because in my opinion the nexus 4 was unacceptably weak in battery life.
[Nexus 5 General] mevensen:
Agreed. I'm still looking for some hard information on Sprint access and availability.

Do all those compatible bands translate to a phone that can use all of Sprint's frequencies (even though Spinrt's "first" tri-band phone would be released a week later, if the Oct 31 date is correct)?

Will the Sprint version be available on release? The Nexus 4G came to Sprint about 6 months after the release of the GSM version, IIRC.
[Nexus 5 General] vettejock99:
I'm sure others have made the connection already, but if not let me clear something up....

KitKat marketing, October 31 leak....candy and halloween, and images of a KitKat android wearing a mask.......does Oct 31 seem like a likely release date? Bet on it.
[Nexus 5 General] hotleadsingerguy:
That's not even remotely why Verizon was cut from the program...it's because CDMA requires licensing that Google doesn't want to pay for. Verizon didn't back down, so Google is only producing GSM editions. They don't have to pay to use the frequencies.
[Nexus 5 General] electro`:
http://goo.gl/ND9moJ
[Nexus 5 General] msponsler:
Considering that the LG D820 supports Sprint's 3 LTE bands and its CDMA/EVDO bands in addition to T-Mobile and AT&T's GSM/HSPA/HSDPA+/LTE bands we can logically expect the play store Nexus 5 (LG D820) to support sprints network. Does it have an ESN number? Will sprint let us activate it on their network? Those are the questions to ask. The phone is technologically able to work on Sprint's network.

I for one hope it is. I had sprint for years (palm pre, htc hero, Samsung epic 4g, nexus s 4G, HTC evo 4g LTE) before I went Nexus 4 and T-Mobile. I'm in Harrisburg PA, all four carriers have LTE here. Sprints coverage and speed is great...much better than T-Mobile. I'm chomping at the bit to jump back to Sprint.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Yea they also came out and said they are wrong and it was postponed. My take they were just trying to get more hits on their page. http://www.android.gs/go-launcher-a...ber-25-says-it-has-been-postponed-soon-after/

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Nexus 5 General] msponsler:
Yes and no about the CDMA licensing. CDMA phones allow more control by the carriers. Verizon would not allow Google to directly send updates to the G-Nex. And Verizon piddled around with it.

This I feel was the biggest reason Google has written off Verizon. It remains to be seen if sprint is going to allow direct updates from Google or not.
[Nexus 5 General] parmend:
If sprint sells the nexus 5 I hope there unsubsidized price is Google price . didn't t mobile sell the nexus 4 for like 499.9? I hope sprint doesn't pull that mess.
[Nexus 5 General] Jocelyn:
Just saw this posted over on the S4GRU forums. Iol?

Link - http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/4366-lg-google-nexus-5-lg-d820/?p=226148

Edit - Just saw the AC stamp :p
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
If it's $499 it'll flop.
[Nexus 5 General] Jocelyn:
Well yeah lol. If Sprint retails it for $499, I totally agree with you, considering a G2 only costs $50 more o.O

Edit - Assuming this is even real and Sprint gets it, they'll probably sell it for free-$200 subsidized. I just hope it can be had through Google play for Sprint.
[Nexus 5 General] Rarscaryfrosty:
If this is real, it's most likely a mark up on price. T-mobile sold the nexus 4 for $450 when it first came out, even though you could buy one right from the Google Play store for $350 (if it was in stock...)
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
I hope you're right.
[Nexus 5 General] harveydent:
In Tmo's case, they were getting the N4s from LG and not from Google and had to stick to the dictated MSRP. Maybe it's the same for that Virgin Mobile price.
[Nexus 5 General] thas5:
For what it's worth, that's the Canadian Virgin mobile. Unless of course you guys have a provincial and harmonized sales tax that I don't know about. This pic also backs up what Mobilesyrup posted about the Nexus 5 being released by Canadian carriers on November 8th. They also said in the same article that it would be released on the Play Store on October 31st. Obviously this is just speculation & rumours, but that's all we really have right now.
[Nexus 5 General] JCreazy:
This is the best speeds I've gotten on AT&T Straight Talk. Not common though.
[Nexus 5 General] kirdroid:
Why care about useless carrier prices, they will even sell for $1000 if they get a chance. Unsubsidized Google play is $350 which is what I care about :)
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
http://m.timesofindia.com/tech/tech...itKat-launch-delayed/articleshow/24737223.cms
[Nexus 5 General] TiltedAz:
I saw that too. Strange one sentence proclamation without source and then a bunch of blogger lemming rumors.
[Nexus 5 General] javskies:
The article claims a 13 mp camera. I wouldn't believe it for a second

Sent from my supercharged LGOG
[Nexus 5 General] Indiwiz:
I'd rather a great 8 mp with OIS than a 13mp.
[Nexus 5 General] harveydent:
10char
[Nexus 5 General] miamidesigner:
Also 2.3Ghz vs 2.2Ghz which is what has been quoted everywhere. BS i say...
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Well that's good news I guess
[Nexus 5 General] CEaton:
Yea I don't believe anything I read about the nexus anymore. I'll just check each morning, money sitting aside waiting.
[Nexus 5 General] whoa718:
if it is available for purchase on thursday, does google offer next day shipping?? if not that means we wont have it till the week after:crying::crying::crying:
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
It will most likely show up the following week. The play store usually has 1-3 days for processing.

Last year when the N4 was available it was a Tuesday. I don't believe they shipped any until Friday. I received mine on the following Tuesday.

I'm still holding out hope for the N5 to be available on Amazon at launch. $3.99 next day. Prime FTW!
[Nexus 5 General] abejoker:
I'm still debating between a NEX5 or a N1020
[Nexus 5 General] BravoMotorola:
Ew. Good luck with that literal camera phone.
[Nexus 5 General] LoRd_LyKoS:
I will debate it when it is released...Because can be next week or in a month....jaja
[Nexus 5 General] DXM31:
Or even better Best Buy then I will just drive and go pick it up.:cool:
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
That would be cool, except for sales tax. :(
[Nexus 5 General] harveydent:
Amazon has sales tax everywhere now
[Nexus 5 General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Um, you sure about that?
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
I don't get sales tax on amazon

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Nexus 5 General] Steve - O:
No, not everywhere. Only in Arizona, California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota,

Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
Not in Minnesota.
[Nexus 5 General] n1gh7m4r3:
Anyone curious about 4.4 possibly having the Linux 3.10 kernel, and how that will affect battery life, as well as performance?
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
It'll help, but probably not as big of a leap as you're hoping.
[Nexus 5 General] DXM31:
We have tax in Texas with Amazon, it started a few months ago...somebody sued somebody...we get taxed:silly:
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Same here
[Nexus 5 General] robstunner:
Wait states are charging sales tax for amazon and Illinois isn't participating? Wow, I'm blown away
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Hey at least you guys sell alcohol on Sundays :p

I live just in the other side of the border in Indiana along lake Michigan. We come to you guys for alcohol on Sundays and you come to us for smokes lol

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Nexus 5 General] cornelious2:
Technically if your in Illinois your supposed to self report and pay it on all online purchases.
[Nexus 5 General] epsix:
Can I ask a question? Kinda trollish...You buy N5 only to get the latest android update? To me I rather pay a little more to get a better phone. Camera when taking pictures is not good.
[Nexus 5 General] marleyfan61:
How can you possibly comment on the quality of the camera on a phone that isn't even out yet? Geeze.
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
How do you know how good the camera is? Its not released yet

Also I see you have a gs4 which is a phone that had been released well after the n4. The n4 runs so much smoother than the s4 you should try it out. Samsung phones have a serious lag problem. I've converted quite a few friends and family to Nexus devices after they feel how smooth Android devices can really be.

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Nexus 5 General] Ohgami_Ichiro:
Amazon charges sales tax in states they have distro centers and/or offices in.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Hopefully they will announce this girl tomorrow. Not getting my hopes up though..
[Nexus 5 General] koriflame:
This phone is a female? I read the leaked manual top to bottom several times and I swear I couldn't find the gender of this phone in there for the life of me. Do you have any proof?
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
It's beautiful haven't you seen it? Me being a male then logically makes the phone a female.

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Unless you're gay
[Nexus 5 General] Jubeldum:
This is the Nexus 5 US thread, not the iPhone 5 thread. :p

Sent from my LG-LS970 using the Power of the Force
[Nexus 5 General] Ajfink:
Also in Harrisburg!

Sprint's coverage/LTE aren't that much better (if not being worse) around here than T-Mobile's, from what I've heard from people I know with Sprint. I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile and am on the $30/month plan. I can't complain about the LTE coverage around the 'Burg...it's pretty solid.

Sent from my Nexus 4.
[Nexus 5 General] rochrunner:
I have to stick with AT&T (or Aio -- same towers) for now. Reception is good almost everywhere I go except for when I'm at home. This is somewhat phone (antenna) dependent, so I'm a bit worried about trading my current phone for a Nexus 5 and possibly getting even worse coverage. T-Mobile is out since I'm definitely in a coverage hole, and I want to stick with a GSM phone for when we travel to Europe, etc. Guess I'll take my chances with the Nexus 5 though.

On the tax deal, Michigan is also making noise about forcing Amazon to collect. If they do, between that and Amazon raising their minimum for free shipping to $35, it might cut down their price advantage for me for small orders.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
So it's looking like we will hopefully see this gal on Friday :o

https://mobile.twitter.com/PaulOBrien/status/394546298869018625
[Nexus 5 General] Jubeldum:
It's been 18 hours since anyone has posted. I hope nobody had s nervous breakdown or popped a vein in their head. :D

Sent from my LG-LS970 using the Power of the Force
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
We all had a mass suicide because there is still no word on the phone :eek:
[Nexus 5 General] Jubeldum:
I hope they made it to the mothership,

Sent from my LG-LS970 using the Power of the Force
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Are you a ghost :eek:

>^.^< Sent From Meow HTC One
[Nexus 5 General] siloner:
H-h-h-he's a-a-alive???? :eek::eek::eek:
[Nexus 5 General] nickmv:
Not sure how things are run in Michigan, but in Illinois, the state Supreme Court just ruled that maneuver unconstitutional and ordered the state to cease the practice at once.

"But the court said the state’s Main Street Fairness Act adopted in 2011 violated a federal law, which prohibits levying discriminatory taxes on “electronic commerce.”"

Consumers aren't just bending over and taking it up the A$$. They're fighting back.
[Nexus 5 General] Watcher07:
heard the kool-aid was to die for.
[Nexus 5 General] n1gh7m4r3:
That's my kind of humor right there.
[Nexus 5 General] aimetti:
lol this is going to be a disaster just like last year.
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Ahhhhhhhh motherland! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
[Nexus 5 General] Soldier 2.0:
Someone please share Google Maps location of this place. I got the popcorn in the microwave...
[Nexus 5 General] marleyfan61:
Look at all those Nexi !!!!
[Nexus 5 General] Soldier 2.0:
What is up with THIS?

From USA TODAY

What's up with Google's secret barge in the S.F. Bay?

A mysterious four-story barge has people wondering what Google is up to.

http://usat.ly/1bwaivz

Get USA TODAY on your mobile device:

http://www.usatoday.com/mobile-apps
[Nexus 5 General] MaxCarnage:
That's the "American Ninja"-style obstacle course you have to go through to get your Nexus 5. Supposedly it's less infuriating than the Google Play pre-order process.
[Nexus 5 General] looney2388:
When the nexus 4 came out last year, was play store the only place that sold it unlocked? I'm asking cus when the nexus 5 drops here soon, I want it to buy it unlock through Newegg, Amazon, or tiger direct since I'm station here in the UK and I have US mail box. Play store uses UPS and stuff takes a month or 2 if it's UPS
[Nexus 5 General] Ace42:
Hello friends, I come to bestow good news. Ahem.

Ladies and gentleman, the next generation of Nexus hood is upon us. I recently came from a dinner meeting with Andy over this matter and you can all relax. There's supposedly a Halloween campaign where people will be dressed up as Halloween themed Androids, and their announcement will follow suit. Personally I'm excited for their chocolate since it'll be android shaped and scrumptious as well.

With the N5 we can expect an early Nov release btwn 7-12, this gives you time to sell those rusty nexus 4's some of you haven't sold yet. The model Andy had was a developer unlocked version with a new bootanimation. The device is speedy and we can expect T-Mobile to carry the black variant online with limited supply.

Physically their N5 is more of a smoother and slicker N4, the weight feels good in the hands, really easy to go single handed. I love them soft touch rears as well, better than many.

Sincerely,

Ace
[Nexus 5 General] MaxCarnage:
Great friends with Andy and all he could do is give you a release date window? I don't think you bought the man enough beer.
[Nexus 5 General] Indiwiz:
This part actually seems legit, T-Mobile never has all the colors of many phones ?
[Nexus 5 General] Paddington:
Who is Andy? Is this like a play on Android, or is Andy an actual higher-up at T-Mobile?

Also, if this is true, wouldn't this be in relation to a T-Mobile release date, not a GP release date?

Looks like last year there was only one day between GP release and T-Mobile release, so I guess it doesn't matter that much.
[Nexus 5 General] javskies:
Tl;Dr prob not real anyways

Sent from my supercharged LGOG
[Nexus 5 General] MaxCarnage:
I think he was trying to imply that it was Andy Rubin, who works at Google X and not on the Android team anymore. Sundar Pichai runs Google and Chrome now.
[Nexus 5 General] dominican2589:
I can't seem to find this info. Does anyone remember if any other store (not including T-Mobile) sold the Nexus 4 besides Google Play? If they did, which stores and how long until after google started selling it did those stores get it?

Can we expect others stores to carry the Nexus 5 around the same time? I am interested in pre-ordering but Google just charges too much for shipping.
[Nexus 5 General] Ace42:
I have not had the honor of meeting Pinchai yet. I tend to see Andy at a local bar, which is when I often talk with him over a meal. I last spoke to him around the time moto x leaked out. He is not very closed off from what I can tell, he is quite the benevolent fellow.
[Nexus 5 General] Khaiyan:
Not sure if you are trolling or genuinely serious o.0 Either way, your Nov 7-12 delivery frame doesn't quite add up to the mounting rumours that it will be available from November 1.
[Nexus 5 General] Watcher07:
Well, in all fairness the rumors are that on November 1 SOMETHING will happen (via evleaks), not necessarily that launch will happen, could be the announcement. I haven't actually seen anything beyond conjecture based on evleaks 11/1 tweet for the white one that there would be a launch on 11/1. With all the updates and leaks and warehouse pics, etc., etc. it's getting difficult to sift through the chaff. I agree though, not sure if trolling or serious, either way I'm still amped for the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] Khaiyan:
Well the 11/1 date has been put forward by a number of very reliable sources such as evleaks and Paul O'Brien (I don't think either of them have ever been wrong), however, you are right that this could be an announcement. At this point, I would settle for that!
[Nexus 5 General] Paddington:
I was under the impression the November 1 date was just based on evleaks and everything else was just circular citing without any second source. I have yet to see an anything definitive about November 1.

Evleaks has been wrong about half of his Nexus 5 guesses. I agree he's usually spot on, but not with the N5.
[Nexus 5 General] kimtyson:
I have major doubts about Ace42. His post states "The model Andy had was a developer unlocked version". Well, isn't that the definition of Nexus? There wouldn't be a specific "model" that he described. I call BS or dufus. Take your pick.
[Nexus 5 General] lwfb:
I agree mate, at this point I'd be happy to get an announcement/official confirmation.

I'm OK with waiting until the middle of November to purchase it, like what happened with the Nexus 4.

I don't need to purchase it on the 1st, but I'd like to know when I can purchase it at least. That it itself will give me some peace.
[Nexus 5 General] Khaiyan:
A third option, troll?

Yep. I'm in no rush, I just want to see an announcement and a few hands on videos, preferably from the big guns like The Verge. That will keep me going till the actual release! :)
[Nexus 5 General] Ace42:
Let's see what happens, and if what I say is of the fullest validity, then I want an apology. Otherwise I vow to make a purchase of no N5 for a year's worth of time.

Sent with Mako-no-ōkami
[Nexus 5 General] MaxCarnage:
Well in case you do meet him it's Pichai, no 'n'.
[Nexus 5 General] Zainiak:
Damn, this guy means business
[Nexus 5 General] ChazzMatt:
Evleaks has been wrong on the Nexus 5 a lot. He should just shut up about it.

He said the Nexus 5 phone that went through the FCC was only a cdma variant of the g2, and was not the Nexus 5. This was AFTER the FCC had already released the report, showing it was multiple LTE bands, HSPA+, GSM , and CDMA.

Then he made his idiotic statement.

A week later people were still laughing so hard he admitted he was wrong.

It was so obvious it was the Nexus 5, and it had Nick more than CDMA. He must have been drunk when he tweeted that.

_______

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus i9250
[Nexus 5 General] DowntownJeffBrown:
He actually said on twitter in response to a question that 11/1 was the in hands date and not the announcement
[Nexus 5 General] ctowne:
Me wantz nexii
[Nexus 5 General] Bond007mgm:
Is it just me or is the Google Play store website down?

https://play.google.com/store

Edit: I guess it was just me, I've been hitting refresh too much, lol
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gonik:
Hello there nice people of Desire HD's XDA Community,

I have a somehow strange problem regarding my phone. After around 3 years my Volume Down button has stopped working. In order to turn the vol down, i have to push the Up button and then slide the bar down.

This isn't much of a problem but the real problem is that, now, I cannot enter Recovery mode if something goes wrong with my ROM. Has any of you faced something like this in the past?

Thank you for your time
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharksfan7:
If you're running a custom ROM, it probably has an advanced power menu that will allow you to reboot directly into Recovery. Just hold the power button until the power menu shows up and see what options are available. If you're using 4EXT Recovery, its Control app has a power menu that allows you to reboot into Recovery as well. If you're running CWM or TWRP, perhaps their apps have a similar option.

If your phone is off you can try connecting it to your computer and using adb to boot directly into recovery,

adb reboot recovery
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gonik:
hey sharksfan7... Thank you for your answers. I am familiar with all of these functions.

I was asking for something in case of the phone does not boot and there is no PC available.

Or even if some user had the same problem before and can recommend me something he/she did. Like, replace the volume rocker (although I don't think a piece of plastic is the issue. More likely some "sensor" is fried/broken)

Again, thank you for your time