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

[rg98356]

Only if att had the unlimited data plan I would of bought the gsm version already. Especially when negri doesnt charge your for taxes and $45 off with code "VZSucks".

 

[Flipper44]

i pulled out my secret weapon. Gave chuck norris a call. Explained our situation. He replied, "give me an hour." when chuck norris demands, you deliver. We should be good to go by 7 pm est.

finally a chuck norris reference....

 

[jamesoja]

This footage was just recorded at VZ Headquarters! They defeated the windsock and crushed our spirits and have left us with this nice little message.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGXzlRoNtHU

 

[Sushibagel]

well i can refute that with a certaintly. a good friend of mine is the manager of a "premium retailer" where vzw phones are sold. earlier this week when stories of the 9th started coming out, i text him and he told me that it was possible but that he hadnt received his stock of them yet. today i text him on the outside chance the he may be willing to sell me one and act like he didnt know of the delay, and he told me they still hadnt received any stock yet, but that he had gotten an email last night notifying him that the shipment was on the way and would be there monday.

I'm not sure how credible your source is but if that is true then maybe that could be the case. But if I were a manager of any store that sold Verizon stuff and knew my job was on the line. I don't care if it was my best friend I wouldn't sell them a phone and saying you don't have it in stock is a good was to side step that situation. I'm just saying.

But it could very well be true. I really have no way of knowing.

 

[donnyb]

I just got off the phone with my local Radio Shack. I asked if they had SGN for sale, she told me to hold. Twenty seconds later she comes back and says "yes we do". Not even going to waste my time driving over there. I am sure the system won't even let them sale it. Maybe I'll stop by on the way to the gym.

 

[mistermojorizi]

went to a few stores around me, central california, costco, corporate, authirized agent, etc. they all had the phone in stock, they all couldn't sell it or let me play with it. the costco guy seemed to know more than the rest and said that it's cause of the volume problem just like the European one. I didn't argue with him that we don't have those european bands so it wouldn't be that.

 

[zx10droid]

im anxiously awaiting seeing a comparison photo of the vzw with and without the extended battery from the profile view

 

[jasaero]

I will say that in my town, 35k, between the premium retailer and the bestbuy there are only Nine GNexs total...4 at ther retailer and 5 at the BB...now i know it's a small town but only 9...seems a bit low...i've always thought a supply issue could definitely be the reason for the delay and VZW underestimated the demand for this device and i think they're finally realizing it

Even so that is a HORRIBLE reason for a hard stop sale. This isn't a reason to stop a soft launch were it can be sold by those that do have some stock and just not make it public it is going out the door or do any ads.

 

[donnyb]

i pulled out my secret weapon. Gave chuck norris a call. Explained our situation. He replied, "give me an hour." when chuck norris demands, you deliver. We should be good to go by 7 pm est.

lol :d

 

[EarlyMon]

I vote we get these guys to take over the release - at least they know how to organize things!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw#!

 

[IgnatiusXIX]

Did we ever find out what the "special hours" were for tomorrow? My store opens an hour earlier. NOT trying to speculate. Just wishful thinking, and curious what VZW DOES deem worthy of opening an hour early for.

 

[coach26]

Went to Corp store.....



Without asking, rep said to me "you want to see it don't you"



I saw it...





played with it...




IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!




I WANT ONE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Rep said hopefully the 15th????





THE END



PS - WIFE SAYS I'M A NERD!!!!!!

 

[zx10droid]

I'm not sure how credible your source is but if that is true then maybe that could be the case. But if I were a manager of any store that sold Verizon stuff and knew my job was on the line. I don't care if it was my best friend I wouldn't sell them a phone and saying you don't have it in stock is a good was to side step that situation. I'm just saying.

But it could very well be true. I really have no way of knowing.

obviously with the internet its always one mans word against anothers.... but i have known this friend for almost 20 years and totally believe him. he sold me a dinc 2 days before launch and sold my wife a tb(that she wound up returning because it sucked) a day ahead of launch. its not a business relationship between him and i, we go have a beer from time to time, play fantasy football in the same league and the like. as has been pointed out by a few others, vzw likely wouldnt delay a nationwide launch because a few stores here and there havent gotten their devices yet, but like i said, sometimes we over analyze everything and the simplest answer is often the correct one.

 

[zx10droid]

Did we ever find out what the "special hours" were for tomorrow? My store opens an hour earlier. NOT trying to speculate. Just wishful thinking, and curious what VZW DOES deem worthy of opening an hour early for.

ive been saying for days.... they are holiday hours, most retail businesses do this during christmas shopping season

 

[49er]

I PULLED OUT MY SECRET WEAPON. Gave Tim Tebow a call. Explained our situation. He replied, "Give me an hour." When Tim Tebow demands, you deliver. We should be good to go by 7 PM EST.

Fixed. Chuck has been replaced.

 

[jdduncan11]

So when im shopping for a case, will any case made for a nexus fit the verizon one? I thought i heard it was slightly bigger, am i wrong?

check out TPU-CASES.COM, - All TPU Cases Shipped Free in the USA Their case was molded for the LTE version, but will fit both.

 

[OfTheDamned]

This is by no means a negative, but the GSM version seems to have more of a curve to it. I thought the LTE version would be the same

I was thinking about the curve today just before the phone was ripped from my hands by those horrible.............I mean........ummmmm..........yea the curve.

Seriously though the curve is very subtle and you don't notice it at first. If you start to think about how perfectly the phone is fitting into your hand though you start to remember the curve is there. It is just about perfect, IMHO.

 

[chandl90]

going by what i have read from various forums, twitter, fb and the like, my personal opinion is that the delay is because not everyone got their stock in time for release. i know it seems so simple that it couldnt possibly be right to many of us, but sometimes the best answer is the simplest. many reports of stores NOT having them in, some only have 1-3 while others having 30+. P3 said a while back(when he first started saying 12/9 which turned out to be correct) that they would be in port on 11/29-11/30, so with that being 10 days ago, i could see them not having gotten all of their stock out to all of their direct and indirect retailers by now

Im going to have to agree with you. A few of the stores I called said they had one or two. Others said they would let me know when they got them. Although that doesnt account for the reports of phones being sent back unfortunately

 

[thegravytrain]

i don't know how many times i've hit F5 today. i am so lame. *shame sets in*

 

[OfTheDamned]

What's worse? This, or Aces cracked on the river at the final table heads up?

That is a good question. Final table of the main event? Aces would be worse because that is a life long goal. The sting would be sweetened by the fact that you would still win over $5M though. The bracelet marks your place in poker history though. Still the wait for the Nexus has been longer than the whole world series so............... I still think getting knocked out in second would suck more than this.

 

[RazorSharp]

That isn't exactly "evidence" IMO. DL does a good job, and pocketnow also, but I am looking for a screenshot of emails or some document pointing towards the 15th. Otherwise its all hearsay at this point.

FWIW I also heard the manager at my store say the 15th, but not sure where they got that info. Maybe VZW is just calling all the store managers instead of making an official email.

With the total smackdown on leaks and information Verizon has been implementing over the past week or two, it seems highly unlikely that we'll get any email or document screenshots for the remainder of the launch.

Spoiler

OK so my wife caught me playing with it today

That's what she said!

 

[carpmike21]

I was thinking about the curve today just before the phone was ripped from my hands by those horrible.............I mean........ummmmm..........yea the curve.

Seriously though the curve is very subtle and you don't notice it at first. If you start to think about how perfectly the phone is fitting into your hand though you start to remember the curve is there. It is just about perfect, IMHO.

Sounds like true love, if I've ever heard it.

 

[Steven58]

OP updated with today news. (newses? )

Deleted wrong dates and other stuffs.

 

[NEXUSorBUST]

Is it possible to change your username on here? If so, how? (I have been a long time reader/lurker, newbie poster)

 

[landolakes]

The store rep did say it was available Sunday but I knew more then him so the proverbial grain of Adobo, I'm Latino sal para mi.