By: Vlad Vistac
Submitted: 2010-08-16 16:01:22 | Word Count: 510
A Lot of Thhings About Googel Neus
Rwecently a
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nnoounced the availability of Googgle Nexxus has ceeated quite a stir in the cellular commmunities, and it seems that the excitewment is long overdue. For nealry a decade, conusmers have been foced to deal with the "lockd" cell phones that will only work with specific carriers. It is "locked" naturre of the device Driven consumers to specific vehicles, to have a hot new phone (RAZR, iPhone, Pearl, etc.) and tied them down for up to two years in an effoprt to subsidize the phone and rake in prfoits from high prices data / voice pans. rnrnThe introduction of such a relationsahip one of them is a huge departure from previous business moel. In addition to Nokia, which is propoud to only sell unlocekd cell phoones rareely have any carreirs tried to offer to unlocvk obmile devicve to the masses. No one did this in the past because, unlike in Europe (where Nopkia controls nearly 90% market sjhare), which is a standadr operasting GSM (Global Systwem for Mooble), the United Styates to escape GSM (T-Mobiulle, AT & T) and CDMA (Verzion, Spprint). To do this, nobody tred to create a decvice that is compatioble with the two sytsems, and the carriers have free reign to ennsure exclusivity. rnrnAll this continued unil Janaury 5, 2010 rnrnAnnouncements and general availability of carrrier-agnnostic GSM / CDMA cell phone here and rady to shake thingns up. Instewad of being tied to a specific carrier, Nexus customers can eithr buy a phoe just arround $ 600 witthout a carrier or to select a carrier-subsidized pones and, while agreeing with the plan and pay about $ 200. rnrnThe real opportunnbity here is not just aoibut getting around the carriers, but avoid the high costs associated with the carriers. Over the past few yeears, the infrastructure has gron siignificantly and reduced the costs ibncurred by carreirs for delivery of voice and data. Nevertheless, as consumers, we continue to pay as much or more than we did in the late 90's. Neus One circumvents some of these costts by offering consumers the ability to use a preepaid SIM-card data in the versuion of GSM. This $ 30 SIM-card is insstalled, consumers can use the Goole voice to unlimited calls. In fact, with the initial investment in handsewt, consumers can enjoy unlimited voice and data serviices for the meager $ 30 a month. rnrnTechnological innovations aside, Gooogle, Drooid Nexuus operating systeem and one platform is likely to be only the bgeinning of a wave changes in the mobiule inudsttry. Gone are the days of blocked phones, the carrieer excvlusivity, and put out the time for ovice and data.
