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

[SamMax]

isn't that almost exactly what happened to OTD and Cincy earlier in the day? sounds familiar.

Just to be clear I had absolutely no issues activating the Nexus.

I even made 3 calls on it. If you notice my screenshot I have the voice mail indicator on the screen from the store that left me a message.

 

[carpmike21]

isn't that almost exactly what happened to OTD and Cincy earlier in the day? sounds familiar.

The odd part is the "couldn't make a phone call" bug as the supposed explanation for the delay. SamMax received calls the phone that SamMax temporarily had, and that's how Verizon was able to leave a message to bring it back.

 

[JimmyB7]

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[BabyBlues]

Oh man, Pizza Town's sandwiches & zeppoles - do not get me started!

North Jersey Nexus meeting when we get them at Pizza Town!

I find it very weird that I'm not jealous of the person who snagged a Nexus.

This is troubling.

I'm worried about you.

KINCHLEY'S!!!!! I went to Ramapo (and my family used to live up in Mahwah) God I miss their pizza

I work up the road.

Also check out Jalapeno's Grille in Glen Rock (little further), but really good!

I haven't been there yet but my brother raves about it

 

[Khatmandu]

I find it very weird that I'm not jealous of the person who snagged a Nexus.

This is troubling.

Going to guess a lot of that has to do with you having a phone that's working fairly well as opposed to the OG Droid that was dying on you. You aren't feeling the need for a phone as keenly as you were. Combine that with other shiny objects competing for your attention (Tprime), and you're not as 'needy' of the Gnex as you were say a month ago.

 

[jdduncan11]

I know the Razr is thinner, but this phone felt almost thinner due to the fact it wasn't so wide and long as the razr.

Isn't the Razr wider than the GNex??

 

[AntimonyER]

Hatch...They didn't make the Premium in Sedan...It actually takes weight off the back for cornering...I Live mostly in Far Northern Wisconsin...Heated mirrors, Heated Wipers, and Heated seats are something I couldn't pass up on

I am from SW Minnesota originally (wearing my Vikings polo today, definitely NOT a fair weather fan) so I know what you mean about that stuff. Living in GA is nice, summer tires year round.

 

[EarlyMon]

I wish the anonymous person wasn't anonymous. We could be pestering him/her about every single thing, instead of killing time off-topic...

edit: hey mods, what about letting the person set up a second account, just for a week, with no identifying features, to tell us about the phone?

I have a feeling more will be revealed. You never know, but that's my feeling.

 

[OfTheDamned]

This is how I felt this morning when I had the Nexus.

"Teddy Bear," the porcupine, doesn't like to share... - YouTube

 

[gapi]

Its getting tight for me now as I am traveling on the 17th.

I called the once confident Costco rep who yesterday was feathering the tether nest at the Kiosk as we spoke and he responded today .......

"I'm sorry Mr. gapi, but this doggoned Verizon Yo-Yo phone has made a donkey of me for the last time. All I will say from this point is if we have it or not. I'm worn out on the thing. I have phones sitting here because customers keep looking for that one."

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[AntimonyER]

For all you who have held a demo unit. How is it possible that the phones so light but feels so well built and solid? This is one of my major concerns- I couldn't stand how light and cheap the samsung charge felt. I'm 6'3'' 220- I need a little bit of weight in my hands for something to feel well built .

Because its thin. It doesn't feel like a big hollow peice of plastic like the charge did.

 

[zerocool79346]

For all you who have held a demo unit. How is it possible that the phones so light but feels so well built and solid? This is one of my major concerns- I couldn't stand how light and cheap the samsung charge felt. I'm 6'3'' 220- I need a little bit of weight in my hands for something to feel well built .

It's far weighter than I expected it to be. Feels perfect IMO, much like the OG Incredible did.

 

[mobgob]

For anyone who has followed this thread or others in the past regarding phone releases are the weekends usually slow with leaks or info?

Thanks!!

I'm still new to this game.

 

[jasaero]

I seriously wish we could just buy our phones directly from the manufacturer and use it on the network of our choice. I understand that the costs would be higher for the devices, but our monthly bills could also be lower because the cell phone companies aren't having to subsidize them.

The way it is done now makes about as much sense as telling someone they have to buy their television through their cable/satellite provider.

I've yelled this meme in forums on cellphones for YEARS. So annoying to me this isn't even an option. And when a company such as T-Mo does offer unsubsidized pricing for plans if I am not mistaken they give you a pretty crap discount compared to the sorts of incentive money it seems retailers get for selling devices.

I think to make this happen, we consumers need to DEMAND that it does. Tell them we don't want a contract and subsidized pricing, but rather better monthly cost and pay whatever the device costs from whomever we want. As long as most customers are happy with the subsidy regime we are stuck I am afraid as no other carriers seem to want to set things up different.

 

[sgrinavi]

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[Travillion]

When Verizon does finally make an announcement it should be something like:

Title: Verizon Galaxy Nexus
Body: Go!

OR

Title: Verizon Galaxy Nexus Released
Body: Enjoy!

How about:
Body: We're so sorry for treating you like insignificant pawns in our corporate games and have decided to subsidize the full cost of your phones because it's the least we can do to make up for our awful treatment of you. You deserve better.

 

[captenblack]

Don't know. Probably just the place in town. I'm playing chauffeur tonight for mom and my aunt (she is visiting) and they'll be at the house eating when I get home. I wish it was Pizza Town or Kinchley's though



Yummy!!!

Which place in town? Is Brothers Pizza still open there? Villa? I think those were there when I lived in your town.

 

[daveydog]

Isn't the Razr wider than the GNex??

And the gnex is longer, I thought....

 

[49er]

How disappointing.....I just got my XO Screen Protector in the mail today......but alas, no Nexus to put it on.

 

[TheWaiter]

So, I couldn't wait.

Being the conservative type (personally, not politically, though there is nothing wrong with that), I was waiting until my GN was on order until I did this, but since that's not happening, I decided not to wait any longer...

My good old Eris has been rooted!

I rooted mine a week ago.

 

[AntimonyER]

I have a feeling more will be revealed. You never know, but that's my feeling.

Yeah right after I put that, "Secret Santa" via OTD gave us a nice little bit of info. I can definitely live with that delivery, just saying, can get more real time info the other way.

 

[zx10droid]

salt in the wound....
Gallery of Verizon’s Retail Release Galaxy Nexus and In-Box Accessories

 

[Flipper44]

As one of the offenders, sorry guilty as charged.. however, please take the time to read the first post in the thread. This is a bit of a lounge-type thread where off topic stuff is allowed. Like you, some have had issues with it at times.. however it can be used as a bit of a measuring stick. If you're seeing a slew of off topic posts, there is likely no new info. Trust me, we'd all be atwitter about it if there was. Also, the most recent info tends to be in the first post. Steven and the other mods keep it pretty much up to date with rumors, leaks and pics.

And honestly, IMO, the off topicness here and there is part of the thread's charm and has contributed greatly to the sense of community here. I've commended them privately before, but Steven, Early and OTD have done an amazing job of keeping us relatively on track and civil (though some of that has to do with the wonderful folks posting here as well) without throwing the mod powers around willy-nilly like I've seen on some boards. They deserve a lot for helping to forge this community into what it is today. This isn't really a thread, it's a conversation among friends and that's quite frankly just awesome. I'd not go anywhere else for news without bringing it back here to my Gnex family because this place is like home, and the only thing I thank Verizon for with the delays is letting me spend just a bit longer with the great folks here.


...but since you're new here I'll refrain from the off topic stuff for a bit to raise the signal-to-noise ratio on GNex news since I've got nothing today.

I think I found the off topic tag Testing

Spoiler

Sorry for my mistakes...I was Lurking for weeks and only jumped in a week or 2 ago

 

[BabyBlues]

For anyone who has followed this thread or others in the past regarding phone releases are the weekends usually slow with leaks or info?

Thanks!!

I'm still new to this game.

News usually slow. Off topic chatter abounds.

Which place in town? Is Brothers Pizza still open there? Villa? I think those were there when I lived in your town.

Villa Rosa. Brothers is in Oakland now. We have Puzos and Tastee too but not nearly as good IMO

 

[trav473]

WOW, 30 pages to catch up on???!!!! and that is just from about 12:00 today!!

What have I missed?