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

[VolDroid]

A tid-bit,

• I called Verizon and confirmed (in my area = N. GA) the taxed amount is on the sale price, not the full retail.
• My local Corp Store has no interest in taking my number or holding one.
• I have called every possible resource about a 3G to 4G $100.00 discount and my BS call still stands. I hate it though.
• I'll be on the side walk outside the V store @ 8:30 AM Thursday with a StarBucks Quad-Shot Grande Latte in hand unless Jody or a subpoena arrives and has me occupied.

I will be making my purchase in a N. GA store as well...I know one of the sales reps and taxes are slightly less south of the border...

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Steven58 New Computer: Pix or it didn't happen!!!














just kidding, of course we believe you!!

 

[shawn487]

OMG, I DROPPED IT!

Missed my breast pocket and watched in horror as it tumbled almost 5 feet and bounced on the concrete.

No damage. Just a little impression on the corner that hit first.

...so, there ya go. Plastic has its place.

Here thousands of people are waiting to get a Galaxy Nexus and you are just throwing yours around like a regular Droid.... I kid, I kid!

 

[eddieruko]

Personally speaking- I've tried many things before I had a job where I got thousands of dollars worth of programs for free, but seriously- nothing can replace CS5.

as an amateur photographer, i can't imagine doing it without CS5 in addition to Lightroom. it's actually really neat to see how well all of those programs work together, particularly on my macbookpro.

as off-topic as that is, i'm actually really looking forward to this same experience on the nexasaurus and tasting icecreamsandwiches.

 

[Ninjak]

Ok, well I gave away nothing more than what was in the post that I directly quoted (which wasn't "hidden" either). But that's cool to give me flack for it. So sorry bro.

OT:
No real harm done, no worries. As a sysadmin, I've trained myself to forget a ton of IT data and user account info as it is.

If only I could forget this debacle of a nexus launch...

 

[nyg010]

Plastic vs. Concrete= The horror story of a geek's life.

Here thousands of people are waiting to get a Galaxy Nexus and you are just throwing yours around like a regular Droid.... I kid, I kid!

 

[chanop]

If the 15th doesn't happen, I'll wait until the 22nd. If the 22nd doesn't happen, I'll wait until the 29th. If the 29th doesn't happen, that's when I'll actually get the rage.

 

[The_Chief]

Holy Smokes!

Seventy-Nine Thousand posts!

The only record that the epic DInc thread now holds over us is the views. They had 2.25 Million views. We now have 1.85 Million.

Ya think we'll break that one too?

 

[pedromartinez]

Just picked up my Asus Transformer tablet (not the Prime) from Best Buy. That will give me something to play around with this week in between studying for finals.

I'm starting to think the 15th is the cut off day for me. The Nexus is nice but it doesn't blow me away. The video and pic quality look pretty bad and after suffering through the crap quality of that on my DX I don't know if I want to do that again. Might just get a Rezound.

I still have two lines eligible for upgrade next year so I don't have to live with the Rezound forever. I can just get the best phone next fall.

The Rezound is a great phone. You can't go wrong. The 3 things that made me return my Rezound is ICS in Q1 in 2012, larger screen (don't like capacitive buttons I always accidentaly hit them when watching a movie), and being able to overclock GNex to 1.5GHz and its already faster than the Rezound at 1.2GHz.

Once you play with ICS, you'll regret having to wait for it. It's that much better.

 

[EarlyMon]

Tell me more of your certainty...

My views of Rezound getting S-off and full root based on status of work discussed at XDA, quoted here -

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...isis-wallet-cause-delay-1551.html#post3627664

 

[rove75]

Holy Smokes!

Seventy-Nine Thousand posts!

The only record that the epic DInc thread now holds over us is the views. They had 2.25 Million views. We now have 1.85 Million.

Ya think we'll break that one too?

Didn't the views go up even after that thread closed because people kept looking?

 

[GatorsUF]

OT Tebow:

Spoiler

Brian Urlacher Grudgingly Praises Tim Tebow - Deadspin

Hahaha.

Spoiler

The best part is Tebow thanked Urlacher for the praise.

 

[Tinks]

So random thought. It occurred to me as I made my last post that because I haven't SEEN the nexus I really have no idea how big it actually is. Then I had a panic moment where I wasn't sure if it would fit in my coat pocket. (Scottevest coat pocket made specifically for touch screen phone.) For anyone else that might have one, I have found the dimensions of the device online and measured the pocket and am happy to report that it should fit just fine. Snuggly, but fine.

 

[EarlyMon]

Holy Smokes!

Seventy-Nine Thousand posts!

The only record that the epic DInc thread now holds over us is the views. They had 2.25 Million views. We now have 1.85 Million.

Ya think we'll break that one too?

Easily. This thread will continue to get views after the lock, just as the Dinc thread did.

ninja'd!

 

[cggorman]

Here thousands of people are waiting to get a Galaxy Nexus and you are just throwing yours around like a regular Droid.... I kid, I kid!

when I held the newborn device the first time and saw no "Google" or "nexus" birthmark, I said, "phone, you are going to have prove yourself worthy of my love".

 

[Rippin508]

Not sure if this has been posted in this thread, but another AF member, DucatiDude, has been able to purchase one at Radio Shack. See the story here:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/462059-shack-now-selling.html

 

[dakster]

Try Photoshop Elements....GREAT graphics program, which will do (probably) 99% of what most people would ever do on the full version of PS. Cost is very reasonable, especially if you catch it on sale somewhere, or buy 1 version back (since there are usually very few changes to new versions.)

I do a fair amount of photography, and PS Elements will even let me work in all my RAW files as well.

Gimp is free

Not sure if the windows ports are as up-to-date as the Linux versions, but it does way more than the average person would ever need.

 

[Stigy]

Not sure if this has been posted in this thread, but another AF member, DucatiDude, has been able to purchase one at Radio Shack. See the story here:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/462059-shack-now-selling.html

Paying cash for the device because they can't ring up the SKU is real sketchy in my opinion.

I'd rather wait for the release of the device.

 

[RazorSharp]

So random thought. It occurred to me as I made my last post that because I haven't SEEN the nexus I really have no idea how big it actually is. Then I had a panic moment where I wasn't sure if it would fit in my coat pocket. (Scottevest coat pocket made specifically for touch screen phone.) For anyone else that might have one, I have found the dimensions of the device online and measured the pocket and am happy to report that it should fit just fine. Snuggly, but fine.

Have you seen this site, Tinks?

OG Droid vs. Galaxy Nexus

Make sure to hit the "Toggle screens" button too.

 

[nyg010]

If it came to that point, I would have just bought a new jacket

So random thought. It occurred to me as I made my last post that because I haven't SEEN the nexus I really have no idea how big it actually is. Then I had a panic moment where I wasn't sure if it would fit in my coat pocket. (Scottevest coat pocket made specifically for touch screen phone.) For anyone else that might have one, I have found the dimensions of the device online and measured the pocket and am happy to report that it should fit just fine. Snuggly, but fine.

 

[ShanMan14]

I tried the $100 promo thing, it's a long response from VZW but here's the important info:

The only offer we have for $100 at this time is if you have a basic phone and upgrade to a 4G Smartphone. I apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

As an alternate solution, Verizon Wireless recently launched a new Trade-In program. This program will allow you the empowerment to get value out of your used wireless device from any carrier (postpaid and/or prepaid) and help the environment at the same time.

It goes on in agonizing detail about how to do he trade-in program.

Oh well, worth a shot. BTW, I'm not in the Midwest so I did not expect much but figured it was worth a try.

 

[callmeox]

Take this FWIW because it seems like some CSRs are totally clueless, but:



So I ask again, for those who did get the $100 discount applied to your account, can you explain exactly how you went about doing so? Would be massively helpful

Since you didn't get the mailer, any attempt to acquire the discount would require lying. You have made it very plain here that you are against the VZW policies around the information blackout on the Nexus, so we can not be a party to any prevarication used to fraudulently gain the discount that you are not entitled to.

Sorry.

 

[BabyBlues]

So I email a customer that their ship date is 12/19.

The response..... Thanks. Does that mean you can ship me some for delivery on the 16th?.

Ugh! What is wrong with people???!!!?????

 

[Ninja Monkey]

The Rezound is a great phone. You can't go wrong. The 3 things that made me return my Rezound is ICS in Q1 in 2012, larger screen (don't like capacitive buttons I always accidentaly hit them when watching a movie), and being able to overclock GNex to 1.5GHz and its already faster than the Rezound at 1.2GHz.

Once you play with ICS, you'll regret having to wait for it. It's that much better.

Well I won't be overclocking because of battery life. I really want a 4G phone more than ICS. I have played with ICS. Again, not blown away. It's very nice but I guess after all the hype I was expecting more. Just starting to feel kind of blah about the Nexus. By the time it come out CES will be right around the corner and they will showcase phones that will blow the Nexus away. The Nexus specs aren't all that great to begin with IMO.

Like I said, I have two upgrades next year so I can go 9-12 months on the Rezound and then upgrade to a phone superior to the Nexus and I probably won't have to wait three months for it. Just my two cents.

 

[nyg010]

Wow, awesome site. GN is basically the same size as my DX.

Have you seen this site, Tinks?

OG Droid vs. Galaxy Nexus

Make sure to hit the "Toggle screens" button too.