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

[Crashumbc]

Well, best to just mention at this point, around here, we attack issues and not each other and let's all be polite.

Mr. Politenessman says that so many problems can be solved with politeness - and we do not endorse harassing CSRs or anyone.

Every time you guys talk about being polite I think of "Roadhouse"

/sorry

 

[MSUgEEk]

Sounds like an 11/21 release. Nexus challenges each day leading to the launch.

 

[Sushibagel]

Probably reading too much in to this, but wouldn't this align with a 11/21 VZW release?

Or would it launch on the start day wouldn't that make even more sense? Just throwing it out there. Maybe its wishful thinking.

 

[MoPhoMan]

To demonstrate my ignorance for the evening, what is a soft launch? Does it mean the product is for sale with no fanfare or does it mean inventory is limited like a early production run?

I heard the term in Ocean's Thirteen but want to understand it in this context.

Congratulations RichSz, this is the first Ocean's Thirteen reference in the thread!

 

[Dubbin1]

I know, and I hope I'm wrong... but the last Nexus release had the same give away and ended just before it became available.

I agree that it doesn't mean that it has to end on launch day, but it seems pretty reasonable to me that the 21st is it.

Probably reading too much in to this, but wouldn't this align with a 11/21 VZW release?

It cant possibly be what it means cause I want it sooner

 

[Dubbin1]

Every time you guys talk about being polite I think of "Roadhouse"

/sorry

Every time I hear roadhouse I think of Family Guy.

 

[dyerk18]

It cant possibly be what it means cause I want it sooner

I know! Me too. But a 21st release is very likely. All other contest had chances to win a phone up until the day of release. Wouldn't make sense to release the phone before the 21st....oh well. IT'S STILL SOON! So excited. Good day for GN news!

 

[th0r615]

Or would it launch on the start day wouldn't that make even more sense? Just throwing it out there. Maybe its wishful thinking.

Verizon doesn't launch phones on Saturday and without a press release the day before.

 

[shawn218]

contest rules
http://static.googleusercontent.com...w.google.com/en/us/nexus/challenge3/rules.pdf


AND for people who are buying the gnex off contract, right in that PDF is says this

Seven winning entries will receive a Galaxy Nexus phone as described at
Galaxy Nexus. (ARV of each individual prize: $500.00 USD).

 

[IgnatiusXIX]

contest rules
http://static.googleusercontent.com...w.google.com/en/us/nexus/challenge3/rules.pdf


AND for people who are buying the gnex off contract, right in that PDF is says this

Seven winning entries will receive a Galaxy Nexus phone as described at
Galaxy Nexus. (ARV of each individual prize: $500.00 USD).

Yup, you're thinking the same thing I was when I read the $500 ARV price tag. Interesting, no?

 

[th0r615]

contest rules
http://static.googleusercontent.com...w.google.com/en/us/nexus/challenge3/rules.pdf


AND for people who are buying the gnex off contract, right in that PDF is says this

Seven winning entries will receive a Galaxy Nexus phone as described at
Galaxy Nexus. (ARV of each individual prize: $500.00 USD).

Thats interesting that it says 7 but there are 10 contests?

 

[darejer]

Probably reading too much in to this, but wouldn't this align with a 11/21 VZW release?

EDIT: Disregard - another post beat me to it. My apologies.

It is Samsung/Google's game, not VZW's. And it is "around the world"... the Euro release is on 11/17. I don't think that it means anything.

 

[shawn218]

also for people who are hoping to win this contest.. lmao..

The prizes will be awarded within approximately
twelve weeks of receipt by Sponsor of final prize acceptance documents

no one on this forum has that in them

 

[EarlyMon]

Welcome to the forums, EdenObscured!

 

[GMK83]

Yup, you're thinking the same thing I was when I read the $500 ARV price tag. Interesting, no?

The price is at $500 so it doesn't require a 1099 form. It has nothing to do with what it will retail for.

 

[Sushibagel]

no one on this forum has that in them

Lol Very true

 

[darejer]

also for people who are hoping to win this contest.. lmao..

The prizes will be awarded within approximately
twelve weeks of receipt by Sponsor of final prize acceptance documents

no one on this forum has that in them

And it is 7 winners in the WORLD!!! That is a big contestant pool.

 

[DrexelDragon]

And it is 7 winners in the WORLD!!! That is a big contestant pool.

you can say that again lol

 

[Crashumbc]

And it is 7 winners in the WORLD!!! That is a big contestant pool.

Plus you have to answer questions/riddles or something not just follow them


too much work I'm lazy :/

 

[floorit]

Does anyone know how Verizon taxes a on-contract phone? Do they tax you for the full retail price or for the price of $299? (In California if that would make any difference).

 

[zx10droid]

Does anyone know how Verizon taxes a on-contract phone? Do they tax you for the full retail price or for the price of $299? (In California if that would make any difference).

they only can tax you on what they sell it to you for, at least in my state. that would be like getting taxed full msrp on a new car but actually getting it $2500 less than msrp

 

[darejer]

they only can tax you on what they sell it to you for, at least in my state. that would be like getting taxed full msrp on a new car but getting it $2500 less

I'm on Sprint right now and going to switch to VZW with the Gnex. But Sprint, in CA, does charge tax on the full retail value of the phone.

 

[floorit]

they only can tax you on what they sell it to you for, at least in my state. that would be like getting taxed full msrp on a new car but actually getting it $2500 less than msrp

Yeah I'm hoping so. But when my mom got her iPhone it was 250? I also know some parts of the country have been trying to change it, taxing customers on the full msrp of cell phones, but didn't know if California was doing that yet. Thanks.

 

[BuTbKa]

Does anyone know how Verizon taxes a on-contract phone? Do they tax you for the full retail price or for the price of $299? (In California if that would make any difference).

They tax on full price in CA

 

[tdub88]

they only can tax you on what they sell it to you for, at least in my state. that would be like getting taxed full msrp on a new car but actually getting it $2500 less than msrp

But in Cali they can tax HIM for what I buy here in Idaho..... have to take care of the masses somehow.