The device is definitely rooted. I guess some people would be thrilled, but it wasn't what I was shopping for. If I can get it to take updates, I'll be okay, though.
Nathan On Jul 18, 7:10 pm, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: > Never had a problem with WiFi, however, the N1's soft touch buttons > are somewhat painful. I've accidentally pressed the home button a few > times while typing on the on-screen keyboard. They also seem to only > register if you click them on the top (closer to the screen). Other > then that, it beats the G1 in every other way. > > On Jul 16, 7:20 am, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Since the question comes up of what dev phone to use, I thought I'd > > post my initial experience with a Nexus One as a dev device. > > > I got a Nexus One from Ebay with Froyo loaded. It is for TMobile and > > is working with my prepaid SIM card and sometimes working with wifi. > > > Since getting it, I have been able to develop and test pinch and zoom, > > which will be a benefit to my customers. > > > Nonetheless, I have a few questions. > > > System Updates: > > A few times, it has tried to install a system update (its on FRF50 > > now). It goes to system recovery and then fails because of a lack of > > signature on the update. > > Is there a way to manually install these updates. > > If not, will these ever work if I don't have a data plan? > > > WIFI drops > > This phone has been terrible about dropping wifi in my house, while my > > G1, laptop, and Windows Mobile 6 devices have all been fine. > > I can pretty much count on the fact that wifi won't work every time I > > go to pick it up. The wifi status still shows it connected to my local > > network as if nothing is wrong, but the market, the browser, and every > > other app using internet will be in a fail state. > > In advanced WIFI settings, the Wi-Fi sleep policy is set to "Never", > > but the behavior is as if it were set to "Always" > > > Has anyone with some Nexus One Experience worked around these issues? > > > I happen to also be the network administrator for my househould ;), so > > I can set up my Belkin router differently if that helps. > > > Thanks, > > > Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
