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

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halon said:
Watching Kitchen Nightmares. Thinking that my Nexus should be sitting next to me AND why did I ever go to culinary school.
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Cause you want to be a wonderful man and well rounded and able to wow your significant other with a show of love through making her favorite things

ebe3692 said:
Dude Han, I wish you the best, but if you are about to die in a fiery car crash on your way there - PM me so I can take your place....
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I laughed, not because I want him to die but because it was damn funny

HanSolo said:
Epic fail!

I called him back to see if he could check the sku before I make the hour long trip.

He checked and said, "hmm, that's weird, it won't let me sell it."

He also said that it was the only one they had received today. He is going to try again tomorrow morning to check and see, and will call me back.
Dammit all!
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Sorry Han. Go enjoy dinner. Don't sulk too much.
 
Steven58 said:
I got this PM with pictures from one of our own. I don't know if s/he wanted me to use their name, so I have this person as anonymous, now, just to be cautious. If they want to be public, that's fine. They can do that later. If not, I'll be glad to be a conduit of info.

Steven
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How the frak is this happening?

And why the frak couldn't it have happened at my radio shack!?
 
Steven58 said:
I got this PM with pictures from one of our own. I don't know if s/he wanted me to use their name, so I have this person as anonymous, now, just to be cautious. If they want to be public, that's fine. They can do that later. If not, I'll be glad to be a conduit of info.

Steven
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Wow... so RS gave them the phone and said since you are such a nice guy we trust you to come back and pay for it in a week (or more). That is some seriously stupid RS employees.
 
IgnatiusXIX said:
If this is in fact the truth; I hope one of the execs would be frustrated enough after this is all said and done that we get some inside dirt regarding this launch. Of course who do you side with here? I imagine those that wanted to kick the phone out the door were the ones who were saying "eff Google get it out there!" And those that were holding it up were the ones saying "this is wrong and potentially illegal etc. Hold up!"
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I think someone needs to do something showing the time it takes droid branded devices to launch compared to non-droid branded devices and how many delays happen for each. and really show how much vzw is favoring those devices. I can only imagine that the big wigs are not to happy they are sitting on this stock and not selling it. Whether they hate the phone or not they are all about making money and are not making money not being able to sell the phone.
 
darejer said:
I don't think that would be it. This would be more contractual. Because Google could simply install GW via an OTA after the phone was launched.
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Right, this is true. I was going off the assumption that there were people in the decision making process (according to a couple sources we've been lead to believe understand whats going on inside) that were not happy with the delays and wanted the phone on the streets quite some time ago.

I'm not going to pretend to know whats going on with this situation- just curious like everyone else.















and frustrated as hell.
 
So just walked into a Verizon corporate store in NY and purchased an Otterbox Defender case as well as screen protectors, an MHL cable, and the extended battery. Also apparently if you buy two or more accessories you get 20% off. Looks like they markup up pretty high eh? :rolleyes:

FYI, I don't think anyone else on any forums has purchased an Otterbox case for the phone yet. I guess you can consider this news that they're are being made and available already for purchase but you have to ask for them yourself. :)

EDIT: More details: They have a Defender series case that's more rugged and comes with a holster (the one I got) and a Commuter series case that's less rugged with no holster but has a nice plastic finish and cheaper.
 
Kenahng said:
You can't eat Ice Cream sandwich for dinner:c
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Yes you can! You've never had ice cream for dinner??!!

F150FAN said:
I have seen them twice in Chicago, best concerts I have ever been to. I am not just saying that either. They sound amazing live. The next best live band I have seen would have to be Gravity Kills, if anyone remembers them. The energy that these guys would have on stage was truly amazing.

@BB Now that is a great band to see for the first time ticket buyer!
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I certainly couldn't complain for spending my hard earned money on that. It was spectacular.
 
Whats goin on kiddos, any NJ'ers get blue balls today by having a manager say they have a nexus to sell you today??
 
GoogleFanBoy said:
While we have some down time, I've recently been wondering the best way to respond to a situation like this. So many times I've been told "Trust me, and iPhone is just so much better than a Droid, you should get an iPhone..." "blah, blah,..." So, I either have to "go off" on them and risk coming off dorky, pretentious, or just a jerky fanboy (not saying you were being jerky Steven, but you know what I mean), or I just have to sit there and take it. I've tried to come up with the proper way to show them they're wrong without "hitting them with a ton of bricks", but I haven't found it yet. I mean some of these people are close friends and family!
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There is no right answer. When friends and family ask me to recommend a phone, I take into a account what they want, what they tell me they need, what I think would work best for them. If someone just loves Apple and won't consider anything else, why in the world would I care?
 
I am not a conspiracy theorist and tend to believe in the simplest explanation. I honestly thought for a while that the delay was either due to a bad marketing strategy or some technical issues.
Now I am really starting to think there is something dirty going on here on the end of Verizon. I dont know exactly what, maybe blocking of google wallet, but this is starting to reek of shady doings
 
woodstorm said:
Trends don't work by volume. It's an odd formula that Twitter uses to trend topics.
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Based on the info below we need to not tweet it for a day or two, then all post up at once.

What makes a trend a Trend?
Twitter users now send more than 95 million Tweets a day, on just about every topic imaginable. We track the volume of terms mentioned on Twitter on an ongoing basis. Topics break into the Trends list when the volume of Tweets about that topic at a given moment dramatically increases.

Sometimes a topic doesn
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I've been lurking on this thread for a day or two, but I figured it's about time I jump in.

Anyhow, I've been calling various NY/CT Verizon stores, Radio Shacks, Best Buys, etc; here are some of my findings

Verizon Store Hartsdale: Store doesn't have phones on hand, no release date info.

Verizon Store Port Chester: First time I called, the rep slammed the phone on me after asking if they had the Galaxy Nexus in stock. Later called back, and they're in the same boat as Hartsdale.

Best Buy Hartsdale: Store doesn't have the phones in stock; supposed to launch on the 15th.

Best Buy Mohegan Lake: Store has the phones, but can't sell them. Rep had no info on launch date.

Best Buy Norwalk: Rep was completely mum. Revealed nothing about launch date or store's inventory.

Radio Shack Yorktown Heights: Has the phone in stock. Rep claimed that Google delayed the phone and that it would be on sale tomorrow. (Highly Unlikely)

Radio Shack Bedford Hills: Store doesn't have any in stock, but one is supposed to come in on Thursday, the 15th. Rep was nice enough to take down my info and put it on hold for me.

If anybody else is in the tri-state area, share your findings.
 
nyg010 said:
Whats goin on kiddos, any NJ'ers get blue balls today by having a manager say they have a nexus to sell you today??
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The corp store where I purchased the accessories in NYC said they have them in the back and are ready to sell them as soon as Verizon gives them the words. They showed me the stockpile of boxes (they had quite a lot, about 50 or so I would say). I was somewhat shocked at how many they had. Wasn't allowed to take any pictures though. :(
 
Steven58 said:
I got this PM with pictures from one of our own. I don't know if s/he wanted me to use their name, so I have this person as anonymous, now, just to be cautious. If they want to be public, that's fine. They can do that later. If not, I'll be glad to be a conduit of info.

Steven
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Awesome
 
lotuseater said:
Based on the info below we need to not tweet it for a day or two, then all post up at once.
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Well since it was essentially a new hashtag and we did just start tweeting it all at once, I would think we already had the velocity thing going. I just dont think we hit the number.
I think we probably had the most momentum today and chances to hit it on a re-try are pretty low.
I would really have loved to see that trend, but I dont think its gonna happen
 
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