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

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BabyBlues said:
2 Off Topic:

1 - Avatar done for tonight. I'm amused by it

2 - Cyanogenmod site seems to be down and it's irritating the bejeezus out of me cause I keep having fc's and wanted to try a nightly
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Out of curiosity, am I the only person here who is not planning on rooting the Galaxy Nexus?

Also out of curiosity, can you still get OTA updates with a rooted Nexus?

I had my DInc for well over a year before rooting it, and nothing actually changed in my daily usage of the phone, except now the OTA updates don't work.
 
Premium1 said:
It isn't breaking any law. Same way certain games can't be sold until a certain time. Same could be true for these devices.
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I had the Rezound on the 9th it didn't launch until the 14th, Verizon was a little surprised I had it, but activated it nonetheless.
 
Theeulogy said:
From the VZW site;
Q: Can I use my Verizon Wireless 4G SIM card in a 4G LTE device not purchased from Verizon Wireless?
A: Yes. You may activate any 4G LTE device that has been certified by Verizon Wireless to be compatible with our 4G LTE network, including devices not purchased directly from Verizon Wireless. Simply activate your 4G SIM card on a Verizon Wireless price plan

I am not so sure that a sim phone can be blocked.
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Sometimes verizon puts a date when phones can be sold and until then you can activate the sim but the esn would not allow the phone to be activated. Who knows maybe that is not the case, that is just what I was told.
 
i keep reading that the reason could be because with 4g down they wouldnt be able to activate the sims. but i dont get how that makes sense, since people who dont live in 4g areas can activate their sims. can someone explain the difference
 
SamMax said:
I had the Rezound on the 9th it didn't launch until the 14th, Verizon was a little surprised I had it, but activated it nonetheless.
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Yeah well verizon sold it so they prob didn't care if it was activated early. I know sometimes they do that and sometimes they have a hard release not to sell before.
 
yorcadon said:
Out of curiosity, am I the only person here who is not planning on rooting the Galaxy Nexus?

Also out of curiosity, can you still get OTA updates with a rooted Nexus?

I had my DInc for well over a year before rooting it, and nothing actually changed in my daily usage of the phone, except now the OTA updates don't work.
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1) probably not the only person not rooting, but i maintain that if you have an unrooted android device, you are missing out on alot.

2) yes, you can still receive OTA updates while rooted.
 
Ok, I emailed Anthony the author of the article from tweaktown.com and asked him to please confirm the 199 dollar price. He pointed me to a article here:

Galaxy Nexus to hit Verizon stores this Friday, $199 w/ contract - TechSpot News

Which has a link to here:
[EXCLUSIVE] Galaxy Nexus To Drop Stateside December 9th

reading the article, there is a link here that points to a 199 picture here:
Verizon Wireless holiday ad shows Galaxy Nexus priced at $199.99 - TechSpot News

Since the picture no longer exists except in cyberspace....I, MYSELF, am not willing to call it confirmed.
For the sake of us all, I hope I'm wrong, I'd love to pay 199, but I'm putting another 100 plus tax a side like I planned all along.

billd
 
vandyman said:
I wonder if Batman can help?

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I don't think he can...

Batman ualuealuealeuale - YouTube
 
soccerplaya2090 said:
i keep reading that the reason could be because with 4g down they wouldnt be able to activate the sims. but i dont get how that makes sense, since people who dont live in 4g areas can activate their sims. can someone explain the difference
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For some reason when the lte network is down it causes issues with activating lte sim's. Idk maybe they are tied together to the same network?
 
yorcadon said:
Out of curiosity, am I the only person here who is not planning on rooting the Galaxy Nexus?

Also out of curiosity, can you still get OTA updates with a rooted Nexus?

I had my DInc for well over a year before rooting it, and nothing actually changed in my daily usage of the phone, except now the OTA updates don't work.
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No - after much debate I decided to play stock first and then when I get bored I will root. (plus I will hopefully be able to play the 'damsel in distress' card and just hand the phone off to someone more experienced and say 'unlock it please'). Lol.

I believe OTA can be received until a ROM is flashed. I could be wrong though .


I had my DInc a year before rooting too! I rom'd the hell out of it for 2 months then decided to stop for a while. :D
 
I'm really hoping and praying that the Radioshack right next to my work has the GNex on Friday and that they don't know not to sell it. That would be amazing!
 
Okay phandroids. Whats new in the world of fhe gnex release? I last logged on around 5 pm. Any new "leaks" or unofficial news from vzw employees?
 
ebe3692 said:
ok I dont mean to disparage anyone, but lets say youre some high school dropout turned manager at some podunk Radio Shack. Corporate hasnt been by your store in months. Some dude comes and flashes some green of which you are going to get a cut. Maybe this crazy obsessed nerd might kick in a little extra to get bragging rights to be the first w a GNex to post pics of on the internet.
Maybe you think no one will be the wiser if you ring him up....
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I am sure that I don't know the dumbest guy in the USA, but I know people dumb enough that if they had access to Gnex at a Radio Shack, they would take one home and use it.

Point is, if this thing is in stock at stores, it is going to find it's way onto the street. That or a guy from Engadget is going to find one in a bar.:eek:
 
yorcadon said:
Out of curiosity, am I the only person here who is not planning on rooting the Galaxy Nexus?

Also out of curiosity, can you still get OTA updates with a rooted Nexus?

I had my DInc for well over a year before rooting it, and nothing actually changed in my daily usage of the phone, except now the OTA updates don't work.
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Rooting by itself will never stop OTA updates.

Rooting and removing apps, and really changing system settings can cause the OTA to fail installation.
 
yorcadon said:
Out of curiosity, am I the only person here who is not planning on rooting the Galaxy Nexus?

Also out of curiosity, can you still get OTA updates with a rooted Nexus?

I had my DInc for well over a year before rooting it, and nothing actually changed in my daily usage of the phone, except now the OTA updates don't work.
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I'm unlocking, rooting, the whole she-bang. First thing. Root does not affect OTAs. Some custom ROMs do.
 
Theeulogy said:
I am not so sure that a sim phone can be blocked.
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Yes, the phone can be blocked. Each phone has a unique set of identifiers that Verizon sees and can also block if needed. As I understand it, every one of these phones has to be registered in their system to begin with (e.g. only phones certified for Verizon will work, keeping people from just making 700mhz LTE phones randomly).

A stolen shipment of phones can just as easily be struck dead by these same methods.
 
Randino said:
Do you own this, if so, would you recommend it? I'm interested in it, but don't know anyone who has it.
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I have one. Don't use it much because I have a separate networked media player. I'm hoping the update adds some more functionality and I'll find myself using it more.
 
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