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

[hgray]

No I was going off what Hans sister texted him today about phones getting shipped to warehouses soon and then after they get to warehouses they can be shipped to stores. If they aren't in warehouses yet, 2 more shipping destinations (warehouses, then stores) aren't going to be reached overnight. That's all I meant

Gotcha. I actually blazed over that post when first scrolling through, so thanks for bringing that to my attention!

I could be wrong, but I SINCERELY doubt they are just now shipping over the stock from Korea. More likely, they are shipping from Samsung state-side facilities to Verizon warehouses.

This is what I'm hoping for. I wonder how their warehouses are distributed. Could affect how long it takes for each warehouse to turn around units to the stores.

 

[X24]

I think I would have loved having an sd card... I'm slowly creeping up on 20Gb of music... leaves me with 8-10Gb of extra space on the Gnex.

I may have to offload some of my less-frequently listened to music to the cloud, along with putting my 10Gb of dropbox space to use.

 

[woodraskam]

What was the time frame between FCC approval and the Bionic release?

old: A month 7/1 to 8/7

Edit: 2 months 7/1 to 9/8
LINK

 

[MSUgEEk]

Just wondering...does anyone know a firm answer why Verizon passed on the Galaxy SII?? I'm really not buying that it is because they were going to be the exclusive carrier of the Nexus anymore. As late in the year as this launch date has slipped (whether planned or by delays), they are not going to be exclusive for long if at all. I know some articles I read said it was because of their Droid Charge...psshh poppycock! The SII would have FAR outpaced the Charge in terms of sales...why not pass on the Charge and carry the SII?

 

[Interestingman]

I sent two e-mails about the Galaxy Nexus. Got a reply back today. I'm pretty sure I've seen this same reply before on this site. Nothing new to report:

"There are several wireless phones being tested for functionality and reliability with our network. Verizon Wireless will not offer a product or service unless it meets the high standards our customers have come to expect. Verizon Wireless is constantly improving the services, features, and wireless phones we offer to our customers for their communication needs.

We appreciate your business and thank you for using Verizon Wireless."

You mean like the the Bionic met the high standards their customers have come to expect? LOL

 

[darejer]

Just wondering...does anyone know a firm answer why Verizon passed on the Galaxy SII?? I'm really not buying that it is because they were going to be the exclusive carrier of the Nexus anymore. As late in the year as this launch date has slipped (whether planned or by delays), they are not going to be exclusive for long if at all. I know some articles I read said it was because of their Droid Charge...psshh poppycock! The SII would have FAR outpaced the Charge in terms of sales...why not pass on the Charge and carry the SII?

My guess is that they couldn't get the fat LTE chip into that slim bod

 

[OfTheDamned]

It is done by OTD's undead, speed-reading minions...

Why are my minions being dragged into this?

 

[bcltoys]

If I end up getting this phone that is my birffday.

 

[Delvirtud]

What realm you play on? I'm on US-Area 52.

Dark Iron, but alli. ;(

 

[eddieruko]

I think I would have loved having an sd card... I'm slowly creeping up on 20Gb of music... leaves me with 8-10Gb of extra space on the Gnex.

I may have to offload some of my less-frequently listened to music to the cloud, along with putting my 10Gb of dropbox space to use.

google music is also an option. just got my invite last night. it stores nothing on your phone unless you want to for offline listening pleasure. i will say that i've got ~4000 songs in my library now. started to upload last night, at 8am only got through 400 songs. wondering what it's at when i get home. i definitely plan to take advantage of that.

its actually pretty neat and a few clicks on my mac was all i needed to get started. if you're a big audiophile, my only concern would be sound quality if you were in a lower bandwidth area...

 

[tbrindisi]

As someone with clients in distribution, I can tell you that the standard lead time between placing an order from Asia and receiving it on US shores is about a month. Obviously this varies from product to product and only applies if the cargo is shipped via vessel (would they really pay to air freight these things though? that's not standard practice for quantities that Verizon would be receiving) but it doesn't bode well for a November release if that screenshot from earlier shows orders being placed today.

You obviously have never ordered an iPhone on launch before. When preordered from Apple, they would actually ship the phones straight from China with Air Freight. You get your tracking number when it ships and it would actually only take 2 or 3 days from when it was shipped. Customs holds it up a little bit. Some would actually come early but a hold was placed on them by Fed Ex so that everyone would get them on launch day and not a day earlier. Some always slip through the cracks though and people get them early.

Shipping aside, since we don't really know when they were actually shipped to the warehouses, I feel we will be getting an announcement tomorrow and they will be available this friday. Just a gut feeling. I was worried about the FCC thing for a while, but looks like thats cleared up now.

 

[HanSolo]

Just got confirmation: This Thread's Reunion will be at the Han Solo residence and it WILL be catered!! Date TBA.

Awesome! Thanks HAN!!!

Riiiigghtt. I'll PM everyone the address later. Just don't be alarmed that it's an abandoned warehouse on Chicago's south side. We like to live rough.

I always thought orders like that were always from distribution centers overseas. Does anyone know if a company like Samsung would first ship their products to a state side distribution center that another company like Verizon would order from?

Regardless of how long it takes for an order to be shipped out from Korea, or where it ends up once it gets here, that last text from my sister said:

They're arriving at warehouses real soon. After that we will ship to stores. That's how it always works.

Seems like the orders were shipped from Korea a while ago and are about to arrive. I don't know how she gets the info, but I know it's not first-hand, so the obligatory grain of salt is needed.

I suppose they could have tracking info online that tells them when the boat comes in or whatever. I have no idea. But the feeling seems to be that Verizon's warehouses will be stocked really soon.

 

[BabyBlues]

Why are my minions being dragged into this?

To help you read and mod fast enough to keep up when we get snippets of news and the inmates go nuts

 

[MMcCraryNJ]

To add to my previous statement, also I think it would be nuts for Verizon to sit on a large amount of devices because I'm sure that in some way they have to pay for storage.

And you can say, well 120,000 some-odd devices isn't that much to store. Phil Nickinson posted over in a thread on Android Central saying that this number isn't a "nationwide" number.

Just throwing that out there too. Maybe I'm just being overly optimistic since I just sold my Vibrant and am now using a G1/HTC Dream to get by until this thing is out.

On a closing note, I also feel that there is a lot of very wild speculation out there that sometimes gets interpreted by the masses as fact, and I know it is an exciting time and emotions/tensions are running high for us gadget freaks, but I would hope that people would really sit and think for a minute as to what makes sense/is logical vs what is completely illogical and make no sense at all.

 

[Member112085]

Just got confirmation: This Thread's Reunion will be at the Han Solo residence and it WILL be catered!! Date TBA.

Count me in, plus one. Since we're traveling, I call dibs on your spare bedroom.

 

[MSUgEEk]

I always thought orders like that were always from distribution centers overseas. Does anyone know if a company like Samsung would first ship their products to a state side distribution center that another company like Verizon would order from?

Seems like I remember back in the day, when the new iPhone would come out there would be leaked pictures of cargo ships with crate loads of Apple products on them as an indicator even before the press conference to announce the phone's availabilty. My memory is cloudy on this subject, but that seems to be the most accurate I can remember. That means the hardware was made, shipped to the US, placed in Apple warehouses, announcement was made either concurrently or before the devices shipped from those warehouses here stateside. The phones are more than likely here stateside already. It would be almost impossible to manufacture, ship, and release within a month. These things were more than likely manufactured weeks ago and shipped over then....IF the phone launches by the end of the month that is.

 

[williams7187]

Just got confirmation: This Thread's Reunion will be at the Han Solo residence and it WILL be catered!! Date TBA.

I hope the "Date TBA" is decided by someone other than VZW . On a side note, Ice cream sandwiches to be served for dessert?

 

[crt134]

Why are my minions being dragged into this?

Well, since the thread isn't moving at blazing speed at the moment I figured your minions should be put to good use.

edit: actually the thread is moving pretty fast...I think you need more minions.

 

[dr01d3tte]

My guess is that they couldn't get the fat LTE chip into that slim bod

RAZR is wafer thin and has the LTE chip plus an SD card.

I was sooooo bummed that SGS2 didn't go to VZW!

BTW when I was buying my RAZR (edit: last Friday), the store clerks were talking about the Samsung rep that had spent the day there prepping them on the Gnex.

 

[kg6epf]

Dark Iron, but alli. ;(

What realm you play on? I'm on US-Area 52.

US-Thorium Brotherhood-Sons of Anarchy-Hilfe

Back to the topic... Must have Nexus! (begins Zombie Nation chant)

 

[Stigy]

RAZR is wafer thin and has the LTE chip plus an SD card.

I was sooooo bummed that SGS2 didn't go to VZW!

BTW when I was buying my RAZR (edit: last Friday), the store clerks were talking about the Samsung rep that had spent the day there prepping them on the Gnex.

AND did you ask for any more info?!

 

[Interestingman]

RAZR is wafer thin and has the LTE chip plus an SD card.

I was sooooo bummed that SGS2 didn't go to VZW!

BTW when I was buying my RAZR (edit: last Friday), the store clerks were talking about the Samsung rep that had spent the day there prepping them on the Gnex.

What did they have to say about it? Anything juicy?

(post #100 ... when do I graduate from being a "Junior Member"?)

EDIT: Now!

 

[zx10droid]

i think its already been suggested earlier in the thread, but i seriously doubt that Samsung is just now shipping the phones out from Korea. Its much more likely that they send their shipments to local subsidiaries in the USA then ship to carriers from there

 

[dr01d3tte]

What did they have to say about it? Anything juicy?

(post #100 ... when do I graduate from being a "Junior Member"?)

Just now Congratulations!

Yes, they said "next Thursday", meaning 11/17.

But as we all know, the store reps are often the last to know anything.

 

[Member112085]

(post #100 ... when do I graduate from being a "Junior Member"?)

EDIT: Now!

Right now! Congrats!