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Verizon holds up Samsung Nexus Prime because of Google Wallet

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October 14th, 2011 at 12:21 PM Filed Under Latest News, Rumor
Verizon holds up Samsung Nexus Prime because of Google Wallet

Verizon holds up Samsung Nexus Prime because of Google Wallet

Last week Google and Samsung jointly announced that they were canceling their “unpacked event” that was set to unveil the NFC-capable Samsung Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich. Rumors swirled around that the reason was a patent dispute, but our sources close to the matter are telling us a different story, which to us makes a lot more sense. As you will have gathered from the title, the issue is in fact with Verizon. Can you guess what it is?

The Samsung Nexus Prime Google Wallet fight with Verizon

Yes, it’s the green eyed monster that turns reasonable human beings into trolls when the magical words NFC payments is mentioned. Verizon reportedly will not allow Google Wallet on their network, and in turn El Goog may not allow the Samsung Nexus Prime to hit Verizon without it. Isis strikes again as yet another member impedes NFC from taking off and hurting the nascent industry. Apparently Google, Samsung and Verizon are still attempting to negotiate things out for acceptable terms, but Verizon is acting as a stick in the mud. Isis members want to control every aspect of NFC payments via NFC mobile wallets and the Google Wallet threatens them and their “Open Ecosystem” which isn’t really an open ecosystem at all.

Samsung Nexus Prime may not launch on Verizon

We have reliable sources on this story and they are telling us that things have got so bad that the Samsung Nexus Prime may not launch on Verizon at all which leaves Verizon without a hero phone to compete against AT&T and T-Mobile. Don’t sweat it, fellow NFC fans, as we are also being told that a GSM version is already being manufactured and this whole mess that is hurting NFC may end up with a multi-carrier launch after all, so no getting tied in to Verizon. Big Red isn’t helping anyone at this point – not industry stakeholders, not consumers and arguably not themselves as they now face a situation where they will not have any killer NFC smartphones to compete with nemesis / Isis bedmate AT&T who are already slaying Verizon stating they have better LTE. We will know more on Tuesday evening when Samsung and Google unveil both the Samsung Nexus Prime and Ice Cream Sandwich. Thanks Verizon for looking after consumers who want the Samsung Nexus Prime and NFC!

Thanks to: NFC Dragon
  • JSCHORR100

    WTF?

  • Anonymous

    Sure hope this report ain’t true!

  • Guest35

    It’s about time that AT&T started getting the best Android devices. . .

    While AT&T faltered under the initial iPhone weight, I say, let Verizon become the iPhone network and all others can run Android…then we’ll see what happens.

  • http://www.facebook.com/borgey401 Andrew Borges

    LOL this is bullshit, don’t even sweat this guys. This moron shouldn’t even have posted this

  • Adrynalyne

    LOL, lamest rumor…evar.

  • Adrynalyne

    LOL, lamest rumor…evar.

  • Adrynalyne

    LOL, lamest rumor…evar.

  • Anthony

    I can see this being true. That would explain the two different model numbers that has been floating around.

    • Andrew

      No, one being GSM and the other being cdma would explain it. Same exact situation as the Nexus S.

  • The123

    I think the funniest part is

    “AT&T who are already slaying Verizon stating they have better LTE”

  • Andrew

    So why was it rescheduled for a week later? Seems like everybody has “sources close to the situation” when it comes to this device. This is rumor is just as lame as the patent rumors. And t mobile and at&t both didn’t allow wallet on the nexus s and they still got it. They support Isis just as much if not more so your point is moot. Let’s be serious here the phone is in Verizon device manager and best buy system. Also there’s maps out with release dates and pricing. Verizon would have given this the axe a long time ago if this was true. It’s not like Google is adding NFC at the last moment so Verizon knew about this from the beginning. Okay now that I’ve proven you’re gay post wrong please don’t troll no more kthankzbai

  • http://www.nfcrumors.com Seth Planck

    All I can tell you guys is that this rumor comes from a highly placed source who I know well and trust. We sat on this rumor for a couple of days before we published as per request of our source. From what we are hearing on both sides there is an internal battle still ongoing between Verizon and Google. Our source said that there will either be a Verizon Nexus Prime without Google Wallet or no Verizon Nexus Prime and then the device will hit multiple MNOs. Whether you agree or not, this has been happening. We do not suppose to know the outcome at this time and are as eager as anyone else to hear the announcement Tuesday evening.

    • Dave

      Seth, You have got too many rumors correct in the past for me to simply dismiss this.

  • http://www.facebook.com/timothymowens Tim Owens

    So if you root the phone without Google Wallet, could you just install Google Wallet on it any way? If so, what’s the big deal?

  • http://www.techiecop.com/cellphones/samsung-cellphones/samsung-nexus-prime-rumors.html Samsung Nexus Prime

     I doubt that this is a prime at verizon, verizon isnt fond of open
    bootloaders and there is the bing thing as well. Something similar maybe
    but no one has a clue to what a prime looks like nor have they seen it
    in the wild. Rumors rumors rumors, googles nexus prime is more secretive
    than the freaking iphone 5. Unless there actual pictures of the phone
    with someone holding verizon or anyother carrier next to it than I will
    believe it until than this is all BS just like the touchpad was expected
    to do crap [altough it wasn because of the touchpad being a good
    product its cause hp decided to cut it off, none the less.]