Comments on: Google pitches Gphones to Verizon

Google is supposedly in serious talks with Verizon Wireless about using its upcoming Google-powered phones on its network, but a deal between the two companies is pretty unlikely.

[Galaxy5]

Verizon makes phones?

""serious discussions"with Verizon Wireless to put its mobile
"GPhone" software on Verizon phones."

In other words, Google is talking with carriers about pre-installing
existing Google phone apps on existing phones.

The technology media is worse than the political media when it
comes to uninformed hyperbole.

[MyRightEye]

Well, in consideration of Ron Paul...

I just can't agree with!

[aSiriusTHoTH]

umm... yea....

Umm.. yea... the articles is saying that Google wants to put their mobile OS on new cell phones released under the Verizon service.

Not that Verizon makes and/or will put them service on existing phones. That was pretty obvious... err... maybe not LOL

[TV James]

They might as well.

As strict as their guidelines are about how the phone must look and feel, they might as well make them. Pretty much like and number of GE products. Manufactured by other companies but the GE logo goes on it and you deal with GE for repairs and service.

[webkruzer1]

What a farce

Why would Google with all their money build their own network? They should but the spectrum on 700 Mhz and then 'allow' the cell phone companies to use it IF.... etc.

I can't wait for the day when all these greedy cellphone companies are gone.

I use Trakfone and pay only a FRACTION of the regular cost at any cell provider. Much more useful and I can even call EUROPE and ASIA for no extra cost! Same as I make a local call.

On the top of all this, I get signals in my house with this cheap Moto flip phone ($ 16.00 walmart) then with my Samsung ($150.00) phone. People should come to their senses and leave these greedy bastards.

BTW Verizon charge CONNECTION and monthly fees on the prepaid. What idiot would use their services like this. If you dont use the phone in a month, they still charge you about $30.00 as with other prepaid.

Check into it.
You will be glad if you want to save money.

[john55440]

Prepaid Cell Phones

T-Mobile prepaid is also very cost-effective for low volume users, with no daily/weekly/monthly fees, and minutes that roll over.

[steves10]

Not quite...

Tracfone's lowest rate (after paying for the '1-year' option, and the 'double-minute' option ($140 total) is the same $0.10 as T-Mobile, who does not make you pay for the one-year privilege or impose a charge to get that rate. The ONLY advantage I can see is International calling at the same rate, which IS pretty cool - if your destination and call type (land or cellular) is supported. Too much hocus-pocus in their plan structure for me...

[partytildawn-20159620461052270]

Google Will Make Big Mistake Tying to One Carrier

Great! Another new phone designed to screw over American consumers by locking it down to just ONE cell phone provider. Is Google really that insensitive to the market and to consumers? One would've thought that Google of all people would've known how p'd off most Americans are at this trend.

[tehrani625]

What are you talking about?

Google if i'm not crazy is not a hardware company so they arn't making a phone any time soon. They make software and they are offering it up to the providers. Sofare they have t-mobile and now they are going after verizon wirless. I like verizons network because i'm on it but the rest of their services and phones are terrable. Oh and the 2 year contract I'm not teribly crazy about either. I'm locked in till march of 09

[Renegade Knight]

T-Mobile

If you read the article it said that T Mobile has allready rumored to be on board.

Odds are Google is talking to everone. Who all is willing is another thing. But I for one could not mind an unlocked GSM phone with a Google OS...but it better actually be useful.

[pokaymahn]

oh yeah? then if you are so mad switch companies ninkapoop

[angrykeyboarder]

Um....

I'm reading it as Google is talking to Verizon Wireless about installing it's software on *new* Verizon phones (and existing as well).

What's the problem here?

[smdali]

it is just targetting the mobile search users

I think Google is just targetting the mobile search users.

[PostNoComments]

Another locked phone?

I thought Google was going to learn from Apple's mistake and release an unlocked phone. What a bummer.

[Kimsh]

only if

They will if they can still guarentee that you will be locked into their add service. You wont get a choice on who serves up adds to your phone...

[ittesi259]

You missed the point

The gPhone, as described in this article is merely a software suite, not a fully functional handset and hardware like the iPhone....if anyone is locking anything after that it would be the manufacturer of the handset and the service provider.

[ncgenius]

google phones

There is way more history on this than this article covers.Google has been lobbing the FCC for a while to provide airwaves with open plat forms,closer to what the internet provides.Phones(like computers now)would be the portal to those nets and use would be limited only by innovation.Currently phone companies have the abbility to monopolize what we can do with our phones when using the air waves by limiting what sofware and what phones we can use.Google has waffled on whether or not they will bid for the new 700megahertz air waves.The FCC has state these must be open platform use (largely because of Google)so google can either convince current carriers to smell the coffee and open their current networks or bid on the new air waves and enter a whole new branch of the industry.If the current carriers dont wake up they will lose huge customer base to an open platform carrier.I would switch immediately.I could use any phone with any operating system any program software i want.That would be awesome.You could get ringtones,music,video software from any source rather than Verizons over priced limited selection.The newest technology phones would be available immediately rather than waiting a year while Verizon "quality test" them(just an exuse for verizon to limit the phones ability to there sofware only,MONOPOLY)

[kool_skatkat]

Choice is...

choice is only good for people who know a lot. For the rest of us, we want somebody like Apple or other to make sure everything works. Don't have time grab applications and make up a phone from various pieces.

[kool_skatkat]

Google vs Apple

What about at&t... Google on Apple board, and Apple already friends with at&t.

[bryanjbusch]

Vaunted or rumored?

How can a company "speak boastfully" about something which exists primarily in rumors?

[Kimsh]

Ubiquitous add platform

I have to say that as much as I dislike the locked phone thing, I would much rather have that than give the intrusive add machine yet another vector into my life. I already pay for Sattelite radio as I refuse to sit through 10 minutes of adds for 3 songs. Its a quality of life thing really, I would rather hand out more cash and not spend half my life wading through pathetic advertising material.

[summershoe]

Developing countries?

I believe japan is the 2nd largest economy in the world and a majority of people there have been accessing the web on mobile devices for years now. The mobile market here is getting left behind because of the business model US carriers have chosen. Google will do fine in the rest of the world and eventually here too

[pokaymahn]

google pitches, verizon swings, and its aaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!grand slam