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

[statepenn03]

Han - I'm not sure you should get any info from your sister and post it until there's an announcement from Verizon, if they are indeed cracking down on leaks and everything, just my 2 cents though..

 

[Androidcurious]

Has Verizon ever let a phone go on sale without announcing it?

I don't think so but I honestly haven't followed every smartphone release they've put out. I just can't imagine this phone being thrown out there with no word at all. ATT all but buried the Samsung Focus S when it was released and even they managed to provide at least a Facebook announcement a couple of weeks prior.

 

[Rybnik]

A soft launch is wrapped in a flour based tortilla-like method and a hard launch is more of a crunchy corn meal based method.

Soft Launch Vs. Hard Launch | Small Business - Chron.com

Sounds like someone needs lunch!

 

[huskerkate]

OMG my store rep got fired this morning.

whoa!! that's not good...

it may be completely unrelated, but i would suggest that we stop with the calls/visits/chats to reps. it's getting US nowhere, and it may just be causing problems. i don't blame us - i blame VZW for botching the release, putting the info in VZW's system with a release date, and then (maybe) punishing its employees for its screw up. but still, we don't need to make things worse, imho...

 

[Grendil]

Why are people jumping to conclusions, my bet is it had nothing to do with the Nexus.

 

[HanSolo]

Are you serious??? for showing you the Nexus?

Holy crap, did they say what happened?

why!


???

They cleaning house on those who did or were suspected of leaking the info?

I have no idea. I don't think it was for showing me the Nexus, because he went in the back and brought it out to me with a bunch of people standing around and the manager didn't say anything.

But I called a few minutes ago to ask about the regional meeting, and they said "Jim is no longer working here."

I said "Since when? I just talked to him last night!"

He said "Since this morning."

I then asked him about the SGN and he was pretty pissy about the whole thing, gave me the "before the end of the year" BS.

I texted him on his cell phone to ask what happened, but I don't know if that was a work cell phone (probably) or his personal.

This blows.

 

[vikingking50]

Someone YELL to get this information avalanche started, I can feel the thread's momentum swinging back to Full Scoptimism.

I agree, can't check as much today due to work and every time I F5 I think maybe this is the time there are 10 new pages!!! Still hoping...

 

[X24]

Hopefully rumors of a "soft launch" are true.

It'll mean I can get my Nexus, and chances are there will be somewhere in town with stock since not everybody follows this thread

In other news, case and screen protector should be here today, and ADW Launcher EX +new games should keep me busy today. I already love ADW EX more than Launcher Pro. And at a dime, who wouldn't bite?

 

[Stigy]

Uh oh - is Verizon really canning employees for leaking info?

Would certainly line up with P3 and Pyde leaving (deactivating) Twitter / devices yesterday.

 

[coach26]

OMG my store rep got fired this morning.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things are getting real dicey!!!!! You better stop posting what sis says, we will all understand!!!!!!

 

[Old Member]

I have no idea. I don't think it was for showing me the Nexus, because he went in the back and brought it out to me with a bunch of people standing around and the manager didn't say anything.

But I called a few minutes ago to ask about the regional meeting, and they said "Jim is no longer working here."

I said "Since when? I just talked to him last night!"

He said "Since this morning."

I then asked him about the SGN and he was pretty pissy about the whole thing, gave me the "before the end of the year" BS.

I texted him on his cell phone to ask what happened, but I don't know if that was a work cell phone (probably) or his personal.

This blows.

If I were your sister I'd be sweating it out now.

 

[chanop]

Saw this on reddit. Is this an advertisement for gnex on the right?

 

[OfTheDamned]

BTW speaking of the Verge, this is an amazing Android article: Android: A visual history | The Verge

Great article!

It is amazing to think that Android came from this:

to this:

In such a short time.

Meanwhile Apple went from this:

To this:

 

[chandl90]

Alright guys I'm walking up to my store *1 mile from campus* where the manager told me I would get my nexus tomorrow. Im hoping he's there so I can "test the waters" so to speak. I mostly want to go an see if i can get some more information on this 100$ 3g-4g discount for the midwest, but kinda check up on the nexus too. Id like to add some more hearsay to this potluck. Ill be back in an hour or so

 

[AppsRUs]

::straps self in for the rollercoaster ride::

 

[Stigy]

Saw this on reddit. Is this an advertisement for gnex on the right?

http://getandroidstuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/42-inch-Nexus-S.png

Nope -- Nexus S (on Sprint).

 

[Aethulwulf]

OMG my store rep got fired this morning.

I'm really sorry Han. I was thinking about contacting my Verizon corporate rep again, but this is making me pause... I mean, it's just a phone for me, but it's a livelihood for them, right?

Just a phone, though...

When I thought about checking with my rep, I thought it had been like two weeks since I last checked with him. But when I looked, I see that I checked with him on Monday. It's only been 3 days, but it feels like 3 weeks. I almost fell out of my chair when I realized I had already checked with him THIS week.

I need to step away and take a breath...

 

[lickwidravr]

i have a weird feeling that the meeting was about people leaking information. I haven't received one e-mail from my rep with regards to any questions that i had for a while now. but i did just call the store just to ask about the gn and he/she answered so maybe he/she got their hand slapped and told not to email customers about anything.

 

[cusjs]

Saw this on reddit. Is this an advertisement for gnex on the right?

NOPE ! Thats the S

Who is training all of these ninjas in here whoa!!!

 

[OfTheDamned]

Saw this on reddit. Is this an advertisement for gnex on the right?

Galaxy S

Edit: I meant Nexus S.

I have too many Galaxy's and Nexusesesses in my head.

 

[harpua]

so the last 2 days corp. store has said they have no stock + no info..a retailer/reseller vz place put my name on a list and said friday they'll have it, and have it for sale..i said i'd be there when the place opens..but they open at 9am. corporate store opens at 8.

im going to wait at the corp. store for doors to open..see if i can get an hour early, if at all

 

[adjuster11]

So what's the prize for the first one of these abominable snowman that's captured, photographed, tagged, and then uploaded to this website?

Bonus points for a close up of your receipt showing price paid.

It should be worth a Pez dispenser, at least.

 

[Ninjak]

*remains calm, deep breaths* FINALLY i have caught up on this thread. It would have been sooner, but it would be inappropriate to type out the number of expletives in my head regarding the expletive network speed here today. It takes a solid minute just to open a new page because of something on this expletive network. I was better off with my phone while stuck at my stupid 1x data rate for the past 24+ hrs. It didn't get to 3G until on the way to work this morning and never got back to 4G. And, naturally, I can't check it again until I leave work at 3pm. (So much for my dental appt fortuitously being on a possible launch day). Anyhow, it makes perfect sense for Verizon to put off the launch of the phone due to the 4G issues happening. Ohers have said that VZW isn't stopping sales of Bionic, etc. True. But bear in mind that those are pre-existing devices which have already been proven to work on the 4G network. Because devices like the XYBoard and GNex have never been really seen/heard of by the general public, many people are going to assume that there's something wrong with the devices themselves despite all the logical explanations that might be provided to them. Why? Because (get ready for what may be the quote of day here) consumers aren't the most intelligent people in the world. Especially when it comes to tech. Because they are generally ignorant of (ignorant meaning "not educated about", not "stupid") such things and want to know and understand something very simple. Something goes wrong, over-simplifed analogies occur. We tech support people see it all the time. "I can't get to my email therefore my computer is broken." A frozen application becomes equal to "Windows is broken". And I'm sure you all know several more examples of this. Now, if something "breaks" that they already used successfully before, they might be amenable to hearing that something suddenly went wrong and can be fixed. If you give someone something brand new and it doesn't work as designed, it's automatically junk, on the other hand. Verizon doesn't need a whole bunch of Chicken Littles seeing that and spreading a bunch of bad press via word of mouth to equally non-technical friends. I know many people who think their phones are broken if they suddenly get a pop up for an update. They expect it to just work, especially people coming from feature phones. As it is, it's been reported that ICS isn't as simple to figure out as Gingerbread is, but most of us are power users who want the nexus for reasons beyond what the general public will. If this phone gets labeled as an "iconic" device and starts getting press, Verizon doesn't need a "complicated" phone combined with a malfunctioning network. Particularly the first ICS device which would make Google look bad as well in some cases. I don't mind waiting a bit longer for all that to be sorted. The better embraced this phone is by the general populace, the better off the Android platform is. And we could use that now that Apple's filing all these patent infringement allegations against the OS now.

End of line.

 

[chandl90]

Saw this on reddit. Is this an advertisement for gnex on the right?

Nexus S I believe actually... notice the actual buttons on the device

 

[HanSolo]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Things are getting real dicey!!!!! You better stop posting what sis says, we will all understand!!!!!!

If I were your sister I'd be sweating it out now.

Yeah, I'm probably not going to be asking her for any more info at this point. I don't think she's sweating it out, or else she would have told me. Also, what she tells me is the same info that like 25 to 50 other people have, so it's not traceable, I don't think.

But probably best to be on the safe side.

I'd take my pics down from the "Who are you" thread, but I can't edit.