Except they would not need to send the phone back for a new sim since the sim does not come preinstalled anyway...
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Except they would not need to send the phone back for a new sim since the sim does not come preinstalled anyway...
I'm starting to think we all need counseling. Are there any shrinks in here that can start up some group sessions?
I've come to think of this thread as therapy for the torment that Verizon is putting us all through.
With all this talk about stores shipping the phones BACK, I sure hope that Verizon hasn't decided to scratch the whole thing and cancel Nexus..
Come on, Chief.
Let's think this one out before reacting. The phones aren't going to be shipped back and teh whole thing cancelled. The cost of doing that is absurd. No business would take that on. Not even multi-billion dollar companies.
This thing will be released. We just haven't found the source of the issue yet. Try and find consistencies in all the stories/rumored releases/etc. Verizon has been quiet. There is something there that is holding it back but it's almost over.
This is an insane other side of the spectrum thought. It just won't happen.
With all this talk about stores shipping the phones BACK, I sure hope that Verizon hasn't decided to scratch the whole thing and cancel Nexus..
I apparently missed that memo. Where was this information?
49er
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It's flagged in their systems...they will be unable to sell until 12/14.
Playing with an ICS ROM'd Fascinate. Ice Cream sandwich is far and away better than GB. I don't understand why LG, HTC, Moto or Sammy don't develop a vanilla android line. Their software costs would be greatly reduced. They could release new software shortly after release from google and they could tap into our ever-growing "NERD" market.
Why ship the phone back for new sim cards; when they could ship new sim cards to the store and replace them at time of purchase ?
bsems1000
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Costco screens seem to me to be the best leak we have right now...
Lol. Will an inventory screen really say "till"
devildriver6
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I called the Costco in Arlington, TX and they said the same thing. Only sh**** thing about it though is that they wont sell unless you sign a contract... They wont sell outright. BOO!!
I know there has been wave after wave of predictions and reports of conversations and none have held up.
Take this with a grain of salt, but a little while ago, I was talking to our corporate level rep. I jokingly asked his when the Nexus was getting released not expecting no answer or an "I don't know". I have been badgering him over the last week or so.
He looked me dead in the eye and said "Tomorrow". I told him what I was seeing on the various web sites and that didn't seem possible, but he looked me in the eye and said again "tomorrow."
I don't know if he really knows, but he seemed dead certain to me.
Take this for what's it's worth which is probably nothing.
Take this with a grain of salt, but a little while ago, I was talking to our corporate level rep. I jokingly asked his when the Nexus was getting released not expecting no answer or an "I don't know". I have been badgering him over the last week or so.
He looked me dead in the eye and said "Tomorrow". I told him what I was seeing on the various web sites and that didn't seem possible, but he looked me in the eye and said again "tomorrow."
I don't know if he really knows, but he seemed dead certain to me.
Take this for what's it's worth which is probably nothing.
FWIW for those of the west coast (Orange County, CA), I called the VZW Corp Store at Irvine Spectrum and I spoke to a rep over there and he said that they have em in stock, HOWEVER, they are basically waiting for Mother Hen (Verizon Wireless) to give them the okay to sell.
He's played with the phone and said that there are no issues that he knows of with it. When I asked if he knew why it got delayed, he said no.
On a side note, I appreciate all the info that I've gotten from this thread and the <3
He's played with the phone and said that there are no issues that he knows of with it. When I asked if he knew why it got delayed, he said no.
On a side note, I appreciate all the info that I've gotten from this thread and the <3
Being Rational.
Has this phone really been delayed? Verizon has never released an exact date. Therefore it can not be delayed. There is no reason for Verizon to hold this phone so they can push other phones. Honestly, how many ordinary people walking into a Verizon store could tell you the difference between a Galaxy Nexus and or a Razr/Rezound. Verizon will push which phone it chooses regardless of which phones are on the market. The people here on this thread are in the vast minority of phone users. The main qualm it seems is the lack of communication Verizon has employed with this phone. Verizon is alienating a particular subset of people. However, I think they are more geared toward marketing towards the masses then people on this site. Which does suck but its the truth.
Has this phone really been delayed? Verizon has never released an exact date. Therefore it can not be delayed. There is no reason for Verizon to hold this phone so they can push other phones. Honestly, how many ordinary people walking into a Verizon store could tell you the difference between a Galaxy Nexus and or a Razr/Rezound. Verizon will push which phone it chooses regardless of which phones are on the market. The people here on this thread are in the vast minority of phone users. The main qualm it seems is the lack of communication Verizon has employed with this phone. Verizon is alienating a particular subset of people. However, I think they are more geared toward marketing towards the masses then people on this site. Which does suck but its the truth.
I think they may be saying that so people will quit coming in store and asking to play with it if in fact verizon does want a "soft" launch at first.
I just left a Costco in MD. The phone rep said the Nexus was scheduled to be released tomorrow but now it is indefinitely on hold. I asked if he had any insight if we were talking a week, month, etc. He had no idea outside of up until today he was told it would be available for sale on Friday and that changed today.
SamMax
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Only if Verizon typed it, every leak I have seen has been a grammatical nightmare.
I just got off the phone with my local VZW (corp) rep - he says he got an email this afternoon, FROM VZW, that the phones can be sold a week from today - 12/15/11. He said it didn't address the reason for the delay, but they for sure have the go ahead next week.
To me, that makes sense, and I do believe that they are at least poised to release them next week. From the nationwide turnabout that we saw at nearly all stores today from the local reps, it did sound like they were reading from a script. Part of that was they always seemed to ask for our names/phone numbers. I'm sure that was part of their orders, so that when VZW did decide to release the phone, they would personally contact interested parties.
On an aside....didn't that poster...OpenYourEyes (?) say nearly this exact thing - that this week was the target week, and if it didn't release this week, they would release it next week, regardless?
I bet we see some ads this Sunday, during the NFL games, or maybe Monday night?
Anyway, just passing what I know along. I do 100% believe my rep is telling me what he knows. I would also highly doubt that VZW would postpone this again. Though we may not like VZW, they're not complete idiots, and are #1 in their line of business for SOME reason.
To me, that makes sense, and I do believe that they are at least poised to release them next week. From the nationwide turnabout that we saw at nearly all stores today from the local reps, it did sound like they were reading from a script. Part of that was they always seemed to ask for our names/phone numbers. I'm sure that was part of their orders, so that when VZW did decide to release the phone, they would personally contact interested parties.
On an aside....didn't that poster...OpenYourEyes (?) say nearly this exact thing - that this week was the target week, and if it didn't release this week, they would release it next week, regardless?
I bet we see some ads this Sunday, during the NFL games, or maybe Monday night?
Anyway, just passing what I know along. I do 100% believe my rep is telling me what he knows. I would also highly doubt that VZW would postpone this again. Though we may not like VZW, they're not complete idiots, and are #1 in their line of business for SOME reason.
strange things afoot at the BigRed V:
i just stopped by my corporate store to complain about the battery life on my rent-a-razr (read as: dig for Galaxy Nexus info). this store was confirming Dec. 9th over the phone on monday, but the first rep i talked to quickly said "we can't talk about that phone, corporate orders". as i started to walk away, a second rep came out from behind the counter and asked me to go look at the rezound if i wanted to exchange for something with a removable battery. i explained that i wasn't interested, to which he replied "no, you'll want to see this." i followed him over to a corner of the store, and he pulled a mythical GNex out of his pocket. he let me hold it for about 30 seconds, enough to gauge weight and size (slightly heavier and thicker than the razr, but definitely "fits" my hand better), then returned it to his pocket and said "come by tomorrow. we have accessories, and i'm not promising anything, but... come by tomorrow." as a manager walked over to see what we were talking about he immediately jumped into a sales pitch for the rezound. not wanting to give anything away, i told him that i would just wait for the GNex, whenever it will be released. this is when the manager replied "we've never even seen that phone, who knows if we'll get it at all." fed up with the disinformation, i asked the 2nd rep for his card, told him i'd see him soon, and left the store.
why would a manager blatantly lie to my face about "never seeing" a phone that one of his reps is currently carrying?? all i can say is that i hope rep #2 still has a job tomorrow... or the 15th... or whatever we're quoting as the release date now. i will be stopping by tomorrow just in case, but the whole situation just struck me as odd.
That is what I am saying about my phone call from my rep last night. He was not in the store you could tell sounded like maybe the parking lot. He said 'come in Friday morning' and then something else inaudible and then hung up. He knows what I am looking for....soooo very mysterious like this is a crack deal or something and 'they' are watching. Find out soon enough I guess.
It is delayed. Verizon has set many internal dates and each one has been missed. That is a delay.
jdduncan11
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I can't wait to see one of the pens put a HUGE hit on him tonight!
Flyers are going to spank the Pens without Sid the Skid
jkc120
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I thought about buying it (heck it's only $0.10), but didn't for two reasons:
1. I will probably use the default ICS launcher once I get the nexus
2. I actually kind of like launcher pro plus
What does the EX version give you over the free one, out of curiosity? I guess it's only a dime, so I should probably just do it.
I based my statement on post 71563, in which the poster describes their store as having shipped the phones back.
I'm not in a position to challenge anyone's honesty here, so I am speculating along with everyone else. WHY would they have to send Nexi BACK unless they were scrubbing the phone?
Not a good scenario from any angle I look at it.
But I DO think someone in this thread's gonna end up with a Nexus tomorrow, considering the total cluster this non-release has turned into. Looks like it won't be me, though, having spoken with a Corporate store and a Premium Reseller.
I'm not in a position to challenge anyone's honesty here, so I am speculating along with everyone else. WHY would they have to send Nexi BACK unless they were scrubbing the phone?
Not a good scenario from any angle I look at it.
But I DO think someone in this thread's gonna end up with a Nexus tomorrow, considering the total cluster this non-release has turned into. Looks like it won't be me, though, having spoken with a Corporate store and a Premium Reseller.
At this point I think confusion about on sale dates is to the point even internally to Verizon and other 3rd party retailers that some sales will end up starting Friday if'n there is stock as there is obviously no specific dates to start selling said stock. Pretty sure this became an issue as soon as they put it on that site for 12/9 and let stock go out to storefronts.
Basically at this point it seems VZW may be forced to let it sell tomorrow here and there. It's all rotten in general though. There is obviously some legal button pushing going on behind the scenes related to this phone or I am pretty sure a more stable launch date would have existed all along.
Basically at this point it seems VZW may be forced to let it sell tomorrow here and there. It's all rotten in general though. There is obviously some legal button pushing going on behind the scenes related to this phone or I am pretty sure a more stable launch date would have existed all along.
They never announced but they did have the equipment guide with a date on it. Plus you are foolish if you think verizon won't show favor to one phone and hold another from selling.
This is exactly right. I saw that post.
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