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***Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread**

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muscal said:
Just called 3 different verizon stores here were the responses i got:

Q: Do you know an accurate release date for the Galaxy Nexus?
A: 1st Rep. said by the end of the year, 2nd Rep. said within a month, the 3rd Rep. said within this month. All three said these were all approximations and really don't have a clue....and that I would have information most likely the same time they would.

Q: Have you received any accessories in yet?
A: No, nothing. Accessories usually arrive between a week and half to 4 days before a launch. The RAZR accessories arrived 1 and half weeks before it launched and the Rezound stuff got here four days ago.

Q: Has a Samsung Rep come into your store for a product demo?
A: Two reps said nope but the third from (Palo Alto, CA) said a Google Engineer came in today and i got to play with the device a bit, working on Verizon. The engineer also said there were issues with connecting to Exchange Servers which could be one of the bugs the forums you are reading have been talking about. (I'm guessing he reads this thread).

NOTE: Now we know the "bugs" are legit...****in P3Droid was right.

Sorry couldn't get much info for you guys. At least the reps were very enthusiastic about the launch and plan to get the phones themselves. Maybe if we keep calling in they will bitch to their manager about not having info for us and then the manager will bitch to his regional manager etc..
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Great, the reason I am getting this phone is for mostly for work use. We use hosted Exchange.....Even if the phone is released early, hopefully this is fixed :D


Oi!
 
IgnatiusXIX said:
Get both ;)

Surely your husband has learned by now that you're always right and know whats right, eh?
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LOL! Good point. After all, I justified the purchase of my current Transformer by telling him that everyone always asked my opinions on tech toys, and if I don't have an android tablet I can't answer their questions about it.

I need the Gnex worse than I need the new tablet.
 
SirLance99 said:
I get the skepticism. I really do. It was a phone conversation. I don't record that stuff because we are friends and pass information to each other all the time. So I can't show you anything. Look. I'm a fan of this phone like you guy's. Big fan. I normally don't chim in on these things because most of the phones we sell are crap. But this is different as you all know. I would never say false information to get you guy's all in a frenzy. You do that well enough on your own. I'm just trying to share information that I normally don't because I care about you guy's.
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Thank you very much.
 
latest tweet from P3
mmm, update for Nexus pushed today..I wonder what it is?



looks like it was a kernal change from 3.0.1 to 3.0.8
 
jamor said:
Are there build issues in the Nexus line? What are those guys talkin bout. Reviews didn't mention poor quality.
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If this does end up getting delayed because of connectivity issues, I think that it is safe to say that VZW clearly has issues with their LTE. First TB, then Bionic, now possibly GN. All different manufacturers.
 
Trent Reznor said:
It honestly doesn't make a huge difference to me if the phone is released the 17th, the 28th, or early December. What really irritates me about this release is VZW in ability to simply give a release date:mad::mad:

I don't put much if any truth in the new rumors about problems with ICS... a Samsung VP (i think might have been a google person) was on GMA last week showing of the phone and said it was in VZW court to release.

VZW - just give us a release date and I will patiently wait, whether it be a few day or a couple weeks, for the phone to be released. In the meantime... your inability to effectively manage the release of a highly anticipated phone has me considering leaving VZW. I will not buy nor do I want one of your other phones. The longer you wait the more chance a different carrier will release a phone that will catch my eye.

End Rant... sorry but had to get that off my chest:o
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Wow...I just seen your post catching up after posting mine. Very similar thoughts. And I agree 100% with you. A firm release date is all I want.
 
darejer said:
If this does end up getting delayed because of connectivity issues, I think that it is safe to say that VZW clearly has issues with their LTE. First TB, then Bionic, now possibly GN. All different manufacturers.
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We'd have to see, now that Rezound and RAZR reviews are coming aplenty, if there are wide reports of such issues on those devices before a reliable pattern can be determined.
 
Ninjak said:
We'd have to see, now that Rezound and RAZR reviews are coming aplenty, if there are wide reports of such issues on those devices before a reliable pattern can be determined.
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Again...Not about the LTE. It's the Exchange Servers that they are having trouble connecting to ICS. Not hardware.
 
Dixiebug said:
LOL! Good point. After all, I justified the purchase of my current Transformer by telling him that everyone always asked my opinions on tech toys, and if I don't have an android tablet I can't answer their questions about it.

I need the Gnex worse than I need the new tablet.
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Absolutely. I wanted to get the Prime as well, but with them now launching so close together Im forced to choose the Nexus alone. I actually didn't anticipate the Prime to launch until after the holidays. I forgot all about it until early last week.

Just the other day, part of me said eff it; get the Prime and drop to a dumb phone on VZW until this contract is up and bail once a quality quad core came around (SG3ish). Then I remembered how VZW has everyone in this area by the balls as far as quality coverage is concerned. They know it and they use that power. And that doesn't just go for less populated areas like mine. They know they have a superior network and they hold it over our heads and I think its ridiculous. So, here I am. Waiting on a phone I desperately need just as much as I want it. (And I'm talking about a general upgrade here.) I travel a great deal and I'm tired of this ol' Droid not delivering when I need it to. I wont settle for anything other than an all touch, all vanilla android experience.... so again, here I am...
 
tbrindisi said:
I don't understand anyone who wouldn't go that route if they are not planning on going with or are currently on verizon. The SGS2 is a superior phone. I am only going with the gnex because verizon screwed us over and passed on the SGS2. If you are worried about the SGS2 not having an LTE radio, the gnex on GSM wont have one either anyway. Not like it matters if you plan on sticking with AT&T since they won't have a decent LTE footprint until 2015.
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My main preference for Nexus is pure ICS. This is my first Android so I am not to keen on rooting and loading a new ROM once it is ready. But if that's what I really want will have to get over my fears.

I know LTE is not available here and will not be for a long time. Plus I have heard nothing but bad about LTE and battery usage. So I actually prefer a non-LTE phone if it is cheaper.
 
EdenObscured said:
Great, the reason I am getting this phone is for mostly for work use. We use hosted Exchange.....Even if the phone is released early, hopefully this is fixed :D


Oi!
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Been meaning to tell you for a while that I love your avatar pic thing. Mortal Kombat has a special place in my heart. My 5 year old's name is Raiden. :)
 
muscal said:
Again...Not about the LTE. It's the Exchange Servers that they are having trouble connecting to ICS. Not hardware.
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If that's the case then the update that P3 says he got today may be the fix for it. Hopefully that's the case and the release stays on for this week. At this point I think the devices are in Verizon's warehouses and unless a major hardware issue suddenly shows up (which would be catastrophic) any updates from here on out will be OTAs that hit the phone after it gets activated.
 
woodraskam said:
If this was the case, why would the source code just be released today?
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This was an engineers unit. It could have been an outdated build from today. This was today he brought it in to the VZW rep I spoke with. Plus, doesn't each phone have a different Kernel? Does the source code include the kernel? Please inform me i'm wrong.
 
huskerkate said:
I actually tested a RAZR today at lunch. It is a sweet device, and no doubt about it. The UI was fast, smooth and responsive. And Blur wasn't nearly as bad as I imagined. The screen got a little warm but not too bad (I'm from Phx, so our definition of "hot" may note the same as the rest of ya...) The screen was quite nice. I have better than 20/20, and I couldn't notice any pixelation without really, really really straining.

In all seriousness, and much to my surprise, my only real gripe is that it seemed almost TOO thin. The width and height didn't bother me at all, and actually felt quite comfortable.

That could very well be my next device. And given VZW absolutely blowing this launch, the only thing that kept me from buying was that I wasn't blown away. It's an outstanding device, but just didn't below my doors off. I may still end up with it, but I now know that there's nothing out there that I have to have..
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I did the same today. Similar feelings, but I did see pixels and noticed grays were not flat colored. MUCH better than LCD on Bionic though. Although found size OK as you did, I found the screen TOO small for width and height. Seems a phone with that much area really should have a bigger screen. Had a tabletish feel and look as far as bezel size goes I thought and that distracted from the awesome thinness IMO. Definitely not WOWed and really not as impressed by the overall hardware design as I figured I would be due to it's huge bezel that didn't seem as significant in pictures.
 
woodraskam said:
If this was the case, why would the source code just be released today?
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Because the fix was probably already done and included in the code released today. All of this rumor and drama about it being delays may simply because Verizon put a "hold" on the release until the fix is confirmed. They may not have moved the release date at all (whatever date that may be).
 
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