it seems like everyone is jumping on the computerworld story but i just don't buy their story. i really hope they are right but another "i spoke to a verizon rep" story just isn't enough proof at this point.
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it seems like everyone is jumping on the computerworld story but i just don't buy their story. i really hope they are right but another "i spoke to a verizon rep" story just isn't enough proof at this point.
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kornesque
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PerCompLLC
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I disagree about the dev support... This device will be HUGE in the dev community (it is already with the GSM version).
tpags
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About the email notification we signed up for, as someone stated in an earlier post they didn't receive their notification about the Bionic until sometime after it already had been released. Do you think it will be the same for this phone or do you think they will let us know when something relevant comes up as far as a date. Or was it just a waste of time.
jbdan
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Ytram
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Whatever is revealed at CES will not be out in January, so it's not true to say the SGN will be outdated at that point. Hell, some of these new phones they're talking about coming out in Q1 are still dual-core with 720p and ICS, which will almost bring it up to the SGN's standards. I say "almost", because ICS with an OEM skin is going to have the usual problems with slow updates and bloat.
I'd be shocked if any quad-core phones come out before summer, and even then, are we going to see very much in the way of user experience improvements with them?
bnace
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RazorSharp
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I remember signing up for the Bionic email list. IIRC, there was one email sent when the phone was finally actually released, saying something along the lines of "come get your Bionic." I think the email lists are primarily for them to gauge interest.
Sushibagel
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ROFL ROFL ROFL OMG that was great! I clicked the link before reading the quoted text and was like wtf?
Ytram
Android Enthusiast
Well, to be fair, the Bionic didn't have a pre-order, so it's not going to be an apples to apples comparison if the SGN does end up having a pre-order.
Cam
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Should ask them to narrow that down a bit.
crt134
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Yeah anything unveiled there won't be out (at least in the US) for months. I wish US carriers didn't kick phones around before releasing them. It makes it pretty hard to get uber excited about a phone that is "cutting-edge" technology wise when the rest of the world has had it for a while already.
Sushibagel
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Apples to Apples? I love that game.
That's the game where you try to put two fruit phones together to see if they can Beam but then it doesn't work right?
You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
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You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
Galaxy Nexus LTE Infinite Loop
AHAHAHAHA haven't had that happen in a while. Thanks for the laugh.
Cam
Android Enthusiast
GNex or bust. I'm never going to give it up, never going to let it down, never going to get a Rezound, and hurt you...You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
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Mooem
Android Enthusiast
You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
Galaxy Nexus LTE Infinite Loop
Oh Rick...
Sushibagel
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You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
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ROFL... I think I just got Rick Rolled.
Damn
lickwidravr
Android Enthusiast
You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
Galaxy Nexus LTE Infinite Loop
i hate you LMFAO
P.S. i almost had a heart attack when i read what you wrote, then i had a heart attack when i saw the video, thanks to you i'm dying, someone please call 911, i'm having a heart attack. lol
PerCompLLC
Android Enthusiast
You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
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ROFLMAO!! Rick Rolled...
MoPhoMan
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On Big Red, it's the blonde-headed stepchild you don't want to be
iiXioM
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You have got to be kidding me. New leak video. The guy in this video is showing a demo of a Galaxy Nexus Verizon LTE *HARDWARE* problem with the antenna. This is going to require a rework of the entire lot of phones already produced. The dude says to not expect the phone until at least FEBRUARY 2012! Off to get my Rezound! It's been fun folks!
Galaxy Nexus LTE Infinite Loop
I hate you, and yet oddly...i love you. Just what i wanted...to get rick rolled at work while constantly hitting F5..
Good laugh! haha
I've been following this thread for some time - to the point where I feel compelled to contribute to the conversation and share my thoughts.
Firstly, I want to say that, anyway you slice it, this phone is DELAYED. I can buy the fact that Verizon never gave a formal release date. However, Google has given plenty of timeframes - from Eric Schmidt to Matias Duarte. Samsung has even used the phrase... "delayed to December" (assuming that you can believe that source).
At the end of the day, GOOGLE is the real stakeholder in all of this and these delays impact them more-so than Verizon.
Case and point... my wife just gave in and decided that she is going to get an iPhone on December 1. She literally spends thousands of dollars a year on music, entertainment, books and apps. She (like most consumers) isn't going to sit around and wait for some unicorn when an Apple product is staring her in the face, especially after seeing what a fiasco my decision to wait has been. She gave Google their chance with the Fascinate... hated it. If the Galaxy Nexus were available, she might have given them another chance. But it's not so she decided to move on. As of December 1, she'll be back on a contract for another two years and iTunes (and iCloud) will still be a major player in our household.
Every single day that goes by represents more lost opportunities for Google to attract people to their ecosystem. I've been limping along on a Pixi because my OG Droid died on me four months ago. I too spend a great deal of money on music, movies, apps, cloud services, etc. But without a Google phone, what benefit does Google mobile services have for me? Every purchase I make through iTunes is a purchase that I won't make through Google music.
I truly feel that ICS is Google's chance to attract the Apple camp into their ecosystem. Instead, I find myself suddenly interested in WP7, MeeGo and IOS, even though I've been a die hard Android advocate and developer for many years. And, I'd bet that I'm not alone.
I don't know if Google has been backed into some kind of corner with Verizon or what. but, at this point, I think silence is Google's enemy and they certainly have lost at least some level of PR credibility here.
Firstly, I want to say that, anyway you slice it, this phone is DELAYED. I can buy the fact that Verizon never gave a formal release date. However, Google has given plenty of timeframes - from Eric Schmidt to Matias Duarte. Samsung has even used the phrase... "delayed to December" (assuming that you can believe that source).
At the end of the day, GOOGLE is the real stakeholder in all of this and these delays impact them more-so than Verizon.
Case and point... my wife just gave in and decided that she is going to get an iPhone on December 1. She literally spends thousands of dollars a year on music, entertainment, books and apps. She (like most consumers) isn't going to sit around and wait for some unicorn when an Apple product is staring her in the face, especially after seeing what a fiasco my decision to wait has been. She gave Google their chance with the Fascinate... hated it. If the Galaxy Nexus were available, she might have given them another chance. But it's not so she decided to move on. As of December 1, she'll be back on a contract for another two years and iTunes (and iCloud) will still be a major player in our household.
Every single day that goes by represents more lost opportunities for Google to attract people to their ecosystem. I've been limping along on a Pixi because my OG Droid died on me four months ago. I too spend a great deal of money on music, movies, apps, cloud services, etc. But without a Google phone, what benefit does Google mobile services have for me? Every purchase I make through iTunes is a purchase that I won't make through Google music.
I truly feel that ICS is Google's chance to attract the Apple camp into their ecosystem. Instead, I find myself suddenly interested in WP7, MeeGo and IOS, even though I've been a die hard Android advocate and developer for many years. And, I'd bet that I'm not alone.
I don't know if Google has been backed into some kind of corner with Verizon or what. but, at this point, I think silence is Google's enemy and they certainly have lost at least some level of PR credibility here.
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