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

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teddyearp said:
More dribble from the earp:

Well, I do not intend this post to be 'baiting' nor 'attacking' nor anything else that (I hope) the mods need to 'infraction' me for.

But I keep seeing the word delayed in so many posts here I feel I must say something about that word. Delayed implies that VZW made an official announcement and then had to back away from it. The speculation that a 'delay' has to do with the google wallet, the recent LTE outage, aliens landing, John
Wilkes Booth coming back to life, nor my defense of P3Droid and Lee Harvey Oswald is IMHO null and void.

I, and others, have posted some fairly solid info that the Samsung i515 phone will release the week of 12/12, with _possible_ pre-orders the week of 12/5. Well the _possible_ pre-order date range was given as just that. Possible. It didn't happen. We still have a few days to go to see the release date of the week of 12/12 to come and go; but we have yet to see an actual official release date announced by VZW. So that said, there is IMHO, no such thing as a delay as of yet, no matter what the speculation is, as such speculation is based on rumor and not an official announcement by VZW.

Now that I've said all that, who's looking forward to a Motoroogle developer device that will really rival the Moto A855 in openess?

Oh and to finish, I did go to a local Authorized retailer in Chehalis, WA (go wireless) last Tuesday (12/6). I charged into the store and when they asked "Can we help you?" I just said, "I'm looking to see if you have a Galaxy Nexus accidently on display". They replied, "No". I asked if they had anyone else ask about it. They replied, "No, you're the first one". So I turned around and asked if they could say anything else about it, and of course they said "No". So I said, "Well probably next week then". And they said "Yup". Now this last paragraph was just my dealings with CSR's in a VZW retailer. IMHO none of it can be taken to the bank as in my experience VZW employee's have no clue and/or are under such strict NDA agreeements that ANY thing they say is just that. Talk.

Now the earp is done dribbling.
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I had an appt. For yesterday at 9am for my phone. I didn't get it. To me it is delayed.
 
SoapyJCD said:
New poster to the forum, and have been lurking for weeks.

Had a visit to VZW company store in FtMyers, FL this evening an had a VERY positive and helpfull experience with an associate. He was happy to "demo" the Gnex and offered that they have more than 30 waiting for sale once release date has been announced. He explained that while the battery life would not be "exceptional", that an "extended life battery" would be availabe for an additional charge. Also, his location would be offering free Gnex classes on saturdays after release to help customers become familiar with all the features. I expect this may be an effort to promote Google+, but who cares. Finally, regarding release date, he was non-commital, but offered that advertising would be "Heavy" shortly prior to release. (anybody have a hook with whomever creates advertizing for VZW?) I left after 30 uninterupted minutes whil trying not to drool on my size 13s.
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Welcome. *here's a tissue for the drool you accidentally let out *

And where is this store (I'm on the app and can't see)

dawnierae said:
See...I knew I could count on you, BB! Unicorn touching? Sounds....dirty.
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Yup. I knew you'd appreciate that.
 
teddyearp said:
More dribble from the earp:

Well, I do not intend this post to be 'baiting' nor 'attacking' nor anything else that (I hope) the mods need to 'infraction' me for.

But I keep seeing the word delayed in so many posts here I feel I must say something about that word. Delayed implies that VZW made an official announcement and then had to back away from it. The speculation that a 'delay' has to do with the google wallet, the recent LTE outage, aliens landing, John
Wilkes Booth coming back to life, nor my defense of P3Droid and Lee Harvey Oswald is IMHO null and void.

I, and others, have posted some fairly solid info that the Samsung i515 phone will release the week of 12/12, with _possible_ pre-orders the week of 12/5. Well the _possible_ pre-order date range was given as just that. Possible. It didn't happen. We still have a few days to go to see the release date of the week of 12/12 to come and go; but we have yet to see an actual official release date announced by VZW. So that said, there is IMHO, no such thing as a delay as of yet, no matter what the speculation is, as such speculation is based on rumor and not an official announcement by VZW.

Now that I've said all that, who's looking forward to a Motoroogle developer device that will really rival the Moto A855 in openess?

Oh and to finish, I did go to a local Authorized retailer in Chehalis, WA (go wireless) last Tuesday (12/6). I charged into the store and when they asked "Can we help you?" I just said, "I'm looking to see if you have a Galaxy Nexus accidently on display". They replied, "No". I asked if they had anyone else ask about it. They replied, "No, you're the first one". So I turned around and asked if they could say anything else about it, and of course they said "No". So I said, "Well probably next week then". And they said "Yup". Now this last paragraph was just my dealings with CSR's in a VZW retailer. IMHO none of it can be taken to the bank as in my experience VZW employee's have no clue and/or are under such strict NDA agreeements that ANY thing they say is just that. Talk. All I can say is that they didn't deny knowledge of it.

Now the earp is done dribbling.
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Your post certainly isn't crossing any line, we all appreciate the info.

As for using the word "delay" or calling it "unannounced" is pure semantics. Some feel more comfortable calling it a delay, while you don't think it is, and that's your right. But I'd like people to not go down arguing over semantics.

Either way, it doesn't serve any purpose to argue if the glass half empty, or half full, in the end it only has 50% liquid in it. So we look forward towards the next rumored release date.
 
TWISM said:
Is it just me, or are there numbers in the earpiece of this phone on eBay...?

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Samsung Google Galaxy Nexus - 32GB - Black (Verizon) Smartphone | eBay
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Auction title claims it is for Verizon, but gives the standard GSM specs. Dubious.
 
SoapyJCD said:
New poster to the forum, and have been lurking for weeks.

Had a visit to VZW company store in FtMyers, FL this evening an had a VERY positive and helpfull experience with an associate. He was happy to "demo" the Gnex and offered that they have more than 30 waiting for sale once release date has been announced. He explained that while the battery life would not be "exceptional", that an "extended life battery" would be availabe for an additional charge. Also, his location would be offering free Gnex classes on saturdays after release to help customers become familiar with all the features. I expect this may be an effort to promote Google+, but who cares. Finally, regarding release date, he was non-commital, but offered that advertising would be "Heavy" shortly prior to release. (anybody have a hook with whomever creates advertizing for VZW?) I left after 30 uninterupted minutes whil trying not to drool on my size 13s.
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Welcome to AF!

Which one did you go to in FM? Daniels and 41?
 
Been following the thread forever, and I really thought I was going to have a phone in hand on Friday... and was sad when I didn't (like the rest of you).

We are currently on AT&T with unlimited data and plan to switch to Verizon for the Nexus. However, I'm not feeling so much Verizon love lately... if I wanted to stay with AT&T and import a phone, how would that work? Is anyone else doing that? Just curious about my options.

:)
 
nj02vette said:
So who here, if you got a Nexus today, would flip it on ebay for a quick buck.

Not me. I don't support people who do that, and couldn't in good concious try to overcharge anyone, even if they're willing to pay for it.
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One the same principle, could you in good conscious buy it from verizon? Or most other goods from any other seller for that matter knowing they overcharge also?
 
nj02vette said:
So who here, if you got a Nexus today, would flip it on ebay for a quick buck.

Not me. I don't support people who do that, and couldn't in good concious try to overcharge anyone, even if they're willing to pay for it.
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If I got one I would keep it for sure, only way I would sell if I was able to grab more than one, but then I would try and sell to someone on the forums. Let them enjoy it early.
 
nj02vette said:
So who here, if you got a Nexus today, would flip it on ebay for a quick buck.

Not me. I don't support people who do that, and couldn't in good concious try to overcharge anyone, even if they're willing to pay for it.
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Yeah, plus once one of these phones is mine, am not going to be able to sell it, even for extra money.
 
I would definitely sell it if I had a phone to hold me up until they release. Its not like im forcing anyone to buy it :p
nj02vette said:
So who here, if you got a Nexus today, would flip it on ebay for a quick buck.

Not me. I don't support people who do that, and couldn't in good concious try to overcharge anyone, even if they're willing to pay for it.
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TWISM said:
If I got one I would keep it for sure, only way I would sell if I was able to grab more than one, but then I would try and sell to someone on the forums. Let them enjoy it early.
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If I could procure two, I'd just beam stuff back and forth with :D on my face...
 
nj02vette said:
So who here, if you got a Nexus today, would flip it on ebay for a quick buck.

Not me. I don't support people who do that, and couldn't in good concious try to overcharge anyone, even if they're willing to pay for it.
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i would sell it to Peter Alfonso for the normal price plus shipping
... and them wait for mine :-)
 
WheresTheBeef said:
:eek: 3 of them for yourself??
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Yeah, extreme weather conditions calls for multiple options. The plan was to just refresh/replace an 8 yr old one, well the sale was too good to pass up. At over 30% off, it was hard to limit the stack to 3. Good news, the money I saved alone on that purchase was enough to cover the Nexus.
 
Poe78 said:
Been following the thread forever, and I really thought I was going to have a phone in hand on Friday... and was sad when I didn't (like the rest of you).

We are currently on AT&T with unlimited data and plan to switch to Verizon for the Nexus. However, I'm not feeling so much Verizon love lately... if I wanted to stay with AT&T and import a phone, how would that work? Is anyone else doing that? Just curious about my options.

:)
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Welcome to the forums!

Cindir4 said:
Just to be clear.....I.....am still hanging in there. Barely. Waiting. Not patiently. :p:p
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Yay!

nj02vette said:
So who here, if you got a Nexus today, would flip it on ebay for a quick buck.

Not me. I don't support people who do that, and couldn't in good concious try to overcharge anyone, even if they're willing to pay for it.
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Not me.
 
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