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

[tomato88]

I may be purchasing Nexus from VZW this time, but next time when my contract is up, I'm definitely leaving VZW.

 

[OfTheDamned]

I have a PM from a member who wishes to remain anonymous.

This is whet he requested me to post.

The Story (briefly)

I GOT ONE!
It CAN be done…for now, anyway…
$249.99 (apparently there is a sale on 4G phones&#8230
I got it from a NON-corporate store. I got there shortly after open (9am) and was the only person in the store. There was one sales associate. A very helpful individual. Chatty and eager to help, but seemed clumsy like a recent hire. The associate mentioned just coming back from some off-site training that took several days. As soon as I walked in the door, s/he asked if I was the person that had the Nexus reserved. I said Yes, of course, and was poised for the killing blow. Remarkably, s/he walked to the back room and grabbed a small white box with a post-it note on it. It was a GNex! Instead of telling me it wasn’t available yet, s/he opened up the box and started scanning! This was actually gonna happen!

And then, a snag.
And yet another.
And another.

I don’t know what all the problems were, but the associate had to make like four phone calls to get the system to accept the phone and SIM. After the system accepted everything, we booted the phone and inititalized everything. I verified voice, voicemail, and data. Then when the associate tried to ring it up, the system wouldn’t accept payment!
At this point, we’ve been at it for an hour and a half and there are four other customers behind me complaining.

The associate finally rings me up manually (or so I assume, based on the mumbling&#8230 and then I RAN!

 

[MMcCraryNJ]

So the corporate decision not to release HAS to be due to Wallet. Verizon knows they can't legally block it, AND Google controls the OTAs AFAIK. So whenever Google decides enough is enough, Verizon can't do anything about it (other than brick every phone on the network). THe press release Verizon put out said they were still in negotiations... I think Verizon is still trying to get a revenue sharing agreement out of Google for Wallet, and they are holding the release until they get something (Because in reality, the release is the ONLY leverage they have, once its out, its Google's). JMHO.

Google Wallet is not on any other Nexus device other than the Sprint Nexus S 4G.

-It is not on the GSM Unlocked Nexus S. You cannot put it on there without hacking it.

-It is not on any of the other carrier versions of the Nexus S. You cannot put it on there without hacking it.

-It is not on the GSM Unlocked Galaxy Nexus. You cannot put it on there without hacking it.

-It is not available on any other device OTHER than the Sprint Nexus S 4G.

Verizon isn't blocking anything. Google has some sort of deal with Sprint that we don't know or don't understand. Google Wallet is NOT a part of the AOSP.

Google Wallet is not the cause of any type of delay.

 

[coach26]

I do not care much for the 12/15 rumor.
I will be hoping for a VZW PR today and a release on 12/12.


^^^^^Are there any Cheer leaders that can help with this rally?

I like the 12/11 one myself, but will settle for 12/12!

 

[gapi]

Uh oh, I'm in trouble.

From Miss Piggy:

Flowers in advance of arriving home, an accessory box of candy is a plus. The note should read, Reservations @ XXXXXX's for 8:00 tonight, Your Loving.........

 

[AntimonyER]

Yeah the new store is nice. Im home a couple times a year and always for one reason or another stop in a browse a bit...I guess some folks browse car dealerships, and I browse cell phone stores. Go figure

Yeah I bought my thunderbolt from there, but that was because my Dinc went through the wash over the weekend and I needed a phone ASAP. I like the service at the Pooler store better though, and its 2 miles from work, so I can stop off there at lunch pretty easily.

 

[vandyman]

The last time VZW released a PR on the the Gnex was about a month ago at 7:00pm est on a Friday. So who knows for sure.

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[meek_reese]

Not so much ... | Android Central

HAHAHA I swear Verizon is just trolling us. King of Trolls I tell ya'!

 

[statepenn03]

I like the 12/11 one myself, but will settle for 12/12!

12/10 sounds pretty good too!

 

[WheresTheBeef]

Let me guess, you got the gray version?

yeah, ordered the grey. Didn't really know how champagne would look in real life. At least I didn't get a cancellation.

 

[Mr. Link]

So anyways, back from my little lunch trip. I stopped by my Verizon store, and while I was waiting for a rep, I checked out the Rezound. Not bad, the screen looked beautiful of course. Then the rep came by, I told him I was interested in the Galaxy Nexus. No deer between the headlight looks, no clamming up, just sorry, it was supposed to release today, but got pushed back. I asked to take a look, and he said let me check in the back for one, and came back out. Man is it a sexy phone. The Rezound has nothing on it IMO from a feel standpoint, and the screen is gorgeous. and its so thin. Anyways, he said he didn't know a date, so I told him the forum I am on is thinking the 15th, and he smiled and nodded and said yeah I can't give out dates yet, but you should probably plan on stopping by on whatever day you think it is... haha.

And of course, I get back and see I missed a ton of news and excitement, and then dismay. Sorry OTD and Cincy! So close.

I am demoing a Rezound and have to say it's a REALLY nice phone. I was starting to get worried that I put the Nexus on such high regard that I would be disappointed when I finally got it. I'm glad to hear that you think the Rezound is nice...but I'm even happier to hear that you think the Nexus is better than the Rezound...sweet...can't wait!

 

[gapi]

OK here's the skinny...

I went to buy the phone thinking there's no way I'm walking out of this store with it. The activation went through just fine but they couldn't ring up the sku.

So they hand wrote a purchase agreement and copied my credit card (they were assuming they could run it later today when the sku was active) they never got word from their boss stating anything different from the 9th as being the launch date.

When I got home and pulled the phone out of the box I seen they called & texted, they were frantically trying to reach me of course I knew it was it was all about.
I consider these people friends and wouldn't want to see them fired. I am unemployed right now and I realize how tough it is out there.

but here is the good news...When I called Verizon to make certain that my upgrade eligabity was reset, I explained to the rep what happened. The Verizon rep was very forthcoming and told me that Verizon has not deleted the Nexus from their info guide but only hidden it, she says the release date is there and it's the 15th. I asked how she knew this and she said she really wants the Nexus so she went digging and found it, of course we all know that could change, but I don't doubt the rep for 1 second (and I usually doubt everything) that the 15th is the target date.

I'm SORRY and know I'm not going to score points here with this one ............... but if any of us had been through that there would be pictures. If not just the box there would be pictures.

After all the BS we have waded through to not post pics is, well.........

 

[sarxsvt]

Well, here's a bit of unrelated news to brighten up your guys' collective days

Motorola Wins Europe-Wide Sales Ban Against iOS Devices

While I want to give this a fist pump.

I actually won't because I would prefer not to see anyone's devices banned anywhere.

The patent system is absolutely ridiculous as it currently stands.

Edit: Did you catch Apples "suggestions" to Samsung on how to avoid design infringement? They were basically 1) Make it not rectangular with rounded corners (how the heck can you attempt to patent a rectangular design, are there not infinite prior works examples of this?) 2) Offset the screen 3) You can choose no bezel or a huge bezel 4) "Lots of Visible Adornment" aka Make it hideous 5) Those horizontal speaker holes .... gotta change those! 6) Make it thicker

 

[carpmike21]

I have a PM from a member who wishes to remain anonymous.

This is whet he requested me to post.

Any chance you can get (s)he to give us a fuller report on whether they got an OTA, what the firmware now reads, etc?

 

[mitchg53]

I have a PM from a member who wishes to remain anonymous.

This is whet he requested me to post.

With all this confusion at stores i'm sure he's not the only one that got one.

 

[gapi]

I'm in the store and the manager says he doesn't care.

GETTING NEXUS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pictures?

 

[atrain311]

yeah, ordered the grey. Didn't really know how champagne would look in real life. At least I didn't get a cancellation.

I got the cancellation from AMAZON and then went to Best Buy and they put it through and everything. Have a receipt, payment was accepted, which I thought was weird, but it says shipping between something like the 13th through the 18th (I don't have the receipt in front of me), so hopefully it will be mine soon enough. It has potential to be a very geek-y Christmas.

 

[Scotty Pimmpen]

That is heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing - I don't know how gracefully I would have handled the point where they took the Nexus back out of your hands.

YO are you a bboy? I ask cause of your avatar.

 

[APKhaos]

So the corporate decision not to release HAS to be due to Wallet. Verizon knows they can't legally block it, AND Google controls the OTAs AFAIK. So whenever Google decides enough is enough, Verizon can't do anything about it (other than brick every phone on the network). THe press release Verizon put out said they were still in negotiations... I think Verizon is still trying to get a revenue sharing agreement out of Google for Wallet, and they are holding the release until they get something (Because in reality, the release is the ONLY leverage they have, once its out, its Google's). JMHO.

100%. Its not only Google that has leverage on the Wallet issue. The FCC lease agreement for C-Block airspace included net neutrality clauses that prevent the leaseholder [VZW in this case] from restricting services.

"The FCC added terms to the auction that were meant to prevent winners from "denying, limiting, or restricing the ability of their customers to use the devices and applications of their choice." Free Press attorney Matt Wood said, "We think this could very well be a violation of the C-block conditions. When you have a powerful network operator, it can wield a lot of influence. But Google Wallet should be allowed to compete with Verizon."

As I posted days ago, VZW may be a victim of its own hubris in this case. They tried to strong-arm Google on the inclusion of a standard ICS feature, and ran foul of both Google and the FCC in the process. Its highly likely that they need the additional time to unfuch this mess, and release the Nexus with Wallet. I suspect they are negotiating terms for revenue sharing with Google as we speak, and doing so from a fairly weak position. Such a shame, eh?

 

[dragonfinder1]

Absolutely! I'll PM you the paypal deposit arrangement later.

Spoiler

TP= toilet paper? Why would you want to play with it when he done with it????????

 

[AppsRUs]

Not so much ... | Android Central

Results of the incompetent...

 

[woodraskam]

I'm SORRY and know I'm not going to score points here with this one ............... but if any of us had been through that there would be pictures. I not just the box there would be pictures.

After all the BS we have waded through to not post pics is, well.........

There was a pic with 7777 in the dialer.

 

[vandyman]

I have to head off to the Epic nut house that is called work.
So I will be back here later for the continuing mid night party.

^^^ So much nicer at night....

 

[Mitchwell]

So the corporate decision not to release HAS to be due to Wallet. Verizon knows they can't legally block it, AND Google controls the OTAs AFAIK. So whenever Google decides enough is enough, Verizon can't do anything about it (other than brick every phone on the network). THe press release Verizon put out said they were still in negotiations... I think Verizon is still trying to get a revenue sharing agreement out of Google for Wallet, and they are holding the release until they get something (Because in reality, the release is the ONLY leverage they have, once its out, its Google's). JMHO.

I dont care about google wallet! I have an actual wallet with money, credit cards, and a license saying I can drink alcohol! Just give me the damn Nexus you tight ass Verizon higher ups!

 

[nismo300zx96]

I've given up on putting faith into any further rumored dates. I'm trying my damnedest not to follow the sheep and sell my soul to the devil by picking up the 4s. Somebody please help me