<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 3:41 PM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 04/17/2013 03:30 PM, leam hall wrote:<br>
> We have Verizon as the wireless carrier. Would like to get an Android based<br>
> phone on the chance I start doing programming on it. What phones are the best to<br>
> have for programming purposes?<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Whatever Google sells, like the Nexus4. Don't know if that is available<br>
unlocked for Verizon or not. Mine is GSM.<br>
<br>
By stating with google devices, you prevent the network-provider delays in<br>
getting updated OS releases. It also means you run the reference platform for<br>
Android.<br>
<br>
If you plan to run other firmware, then I don't know.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think this topic came up on the list, but just in case you didn't know:</div><div>The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far): It Is Now a Crime to Unlock Your Smartphone</div>
<div><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/the-most-ridiculous-law-of-2013-so-far-it-is-now-a-crime-to-unlock-your-smartphone/272552/">http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/the-most-ridiculous-law-of-2013-so-far-it-is-now-a-crime-to-unlock-your-smartphone/272552/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>And when you consider that most all of the cell carriers don't provide security updates for the phones in a timely manner, it's like saying we are required to have insecure phones if we buy them from a carrier.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Chuck</div></div>