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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, July 22 2013 @ 05:40 AM EDT |
All Three. It's an Unholy Trinity.
If you have a handset that was made by Alcatel, but it is branded Orange,
the software is loaded by Alcatel to the orders of Orange but needing
approval from Google because Orange know their customers want the
Google Play app system. And you have to go to Orange for all problems,
hardware, software or network.
If you got a HTC handset, unlocked and sim-less, then put in a Verizon
sim, the software is loaded by HTC with approval from Google because
HTC is a Google Licensee, and the hardware is approved by Verizon for
operation on their network. Your hardware warranty might be voided by
changing the software HTC loaded, your network warranty might be
voided by loading software not pre- approved by Verizon, even if the
software was compiled by you for that hardware from source code
downloaded from Google.
There are the Google-Nexus creations, hardware made by whoever's
turn it is this time, software loaded by the maker, but totally under
Google's instruction. This is a flagship product that Google wants
untainted by hardware or network vendors. I've never had one myself,
I don't how the support system works.
You could get an "Old Hundred Names" from China. The software
is loaded by the maker, as it should be, he ought to know what runs
best on his chipset. He'll almost certainly not be a Google licensee,
so doesn't need their approval or suggestions. When you put in a
sim your network operator will tell you there is no network performance
warranty for hardware they have not approved. And in case of
trouble, you're on your own.
The first option doesn't work if Orange doesn't operate, or doesn't
sell that model in your region.
The second option doesn't work if HTC sell a different software
package on that hardware in your region.
The third option doesn't work in most of the world where Google
refuses to sell this hardware.
I have yet to hear of anywhere where the fourth option doesn't work.
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