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

[Mach Droid]

So, if I gave one of you Midwesterners (Illinois, preferably) my phone number, could you potentially call me and wake me if the phone goes on pre-order tonight??

If I post my address could someone knock on my door and wake me if the phone goes pre-order tonight? J/K

 

[cole924]

80k?!?!?!? I love you guys... but 80k?!?!? That's insane!

 

[zogster]

Ok folks, been lurking for a while. Just got home after going to a premium retailer and then the corporate store. Premium retailer said they were just able to order this evening and sell on Thursday, but everyone here already knew this.

Ok, so I have a big question here though.

My dad, sister, and brother and I are all on the same plan. My sister's phone broke in March and she used my upgrade, so I get to use her upgrade, which is available now.

I was wondering: her phone is 3G, mine is not. Can I get the promotion applied to her number and then use it on my Nexus? I would be going from no data package (no internet) to 4G, but since it is her upgrade, could that be applied?

My dad's upgrade is also available, and my brother's phone is dead. Both of them already have 3G. Can we get the promotion applied to my dad's line and have my brother use his upgrade and use the $100 promotion?

 

[df2rools]

anyway to get a $100 off on an added new family plan line? im in a place that should have 4G starting on the 15th (NY)

 

[Steven58]

Some of you are going too far lying to to CSR's and trying to cheat your way to extra promos or getting things you shouldn't. If the conversation goes south and morally disintegrates into this type of thing, we will delete such posts and seriously infract such posters. Android Forums, in NO WAY advocates "sticking it to the man" or taking advantage of corporations in any way. If you are eligible for the discount, go for it. If not, pay the extra $100. DON'T CHEAT! If you are going to cheat in any way, then don't talk about it or promote it here.

If I may get personal? When we cheat others, we are really cheating ourselves out of talking moral high ground and out of growth in character. I don't believe $100 is a good price to sell my character for. Neither should you.

Bottom line: Don't do it. If you do, don't talk about it here.


Now, having said that, I want to share MY personal testimony of HOW I GOT THE 100 DOLLAR DISCOUNT! Yup! I did!

To make a long story short, I want to summarize by saying that it turned out that I was talking to a CSR who dabbled in developing. He has a DX2 and described the super cool boot animation he was developing for his phone. He and I hit it off and I invited him here to talk a look around. If you see this and are visiting, I WARMLY WELCOME YOU and want to tell you how much of a joy it was to share that long conversation we had about the phones we love so much!

Firstly, I want to tell you all that I was dead honest with him. I told him who I was. I told him that I started this mega thread (that's when he said he knew AF and would check it out!)

At first he couldn't find the discount by code. Then I told him about the 3g to 4g promotion title. He put me on hold then found it. He told me it is ONLY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND THE MIDWEST which is something we suspected. We suspected it was regional. I'm in the Northeast, so it was a go.

I told him that I did NOT have the mailer but I was hoping for it. I told him that I found out about it here. So, what he did was to put a note in my account for the CSR in the store, about the 100 dollar discount. The only thing is that the phone has to "come out by the 31st" he said. Fine, it's coming out this Thursday, right? RIGHT?

So yeah, he and I became fast friends. We shared stories and had each other laughing. People like this man are why I am a Verizon fanboy. I don't really care what's going on with Nexus politics, but I'll tell you this. Everytime... every.time that I've had an issue or a need with VZW service or needed help, Verizon has ALWAYS come through to help me.

Moral of the story: Take the high ground. I didn't cheat. I was open and honest about this promotion. I got it. I even told him about you wonderful people who chipped in toward the purchase of a Nexus for me. (I'm still choked up by that... I have no words... thank you. thank you.) I got the discount and I have your gift. I'll be getting a Nexus with some nice accessories. Can anyone say "Dock?"

 

[zedster]

Pretty smart man. You get that from the whois?

in firefox if you right click and click view page info it tells you
VZ uses a lot of SHTML (server side html) which since it just rendered from your request will show the current time, static webpages will show the date of their last edit. Again to see it you will have to turn on redirect warning

 

[Yadao]

So will this discount everyone is clamoring over valid on on-line orders? I live in a smaller city and we have no corporate stores nearby. I'm not counting on being able to walk into one of our authorized retailers and picking one up on day one.

 

[Graham84]

Does anyone know of the $100 3G to 4G discount will work when buying a 4G phone online?

I live the in Midwest and I am planning to call shortly but I'm hoping it works for online sales as well.

 

[soy.lor.n]

Naming my Nexus Gadot.

Hmmm...maybe I'll go with Guffman

SPOILER ALERT:

Spoiler

I don't know if Godot ever came, but I know M. Guffman never did

 

[cheesypuff]

And a great one at that! Welcome cheesy

yeah, i was trying to answer somebody back, but the forums wouldn't let me because my first post was flagged for spam (but i had no links) so i did a quick first post to get past the spam filters and quickly reposted my answer to another member =)

 

[donnyb]

If the pre-order goes in to effect tonight, what is better pre-order or pick-up?

 

[EarlyMon]

This may be a good time to mention this thread for those of you who haven't noticed and might be interested in meeting fellow Nexicans during the release -

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...ial-vzw-galaxy-nexus-store-meetup-thread.html

 

[jbdan]

Ok folks, been lurking for a while. Just got home after going to a premium retailer and then the corporate store. Premium retailer said they were just able to order this evening and sell on Thursday, but everyone here already knew this.

Ok, so I have a big question here though.

My dad, sister, and brother and I are all on the same plan. My sister's phone broke in March and she used my upgrade, so I get to use her upgrade, which is available now.

I was wondering: her phone is 3G, mine is not. Can I get the promotion applied to her number and then use it on my Nexus? I would be going from no data package (no internet) to 4G, but since it is her upgrade, could that be applied?

My dad's upgrade is also available, and my brother's phone is dead. Both of them already have 3G. Can we get the promotion applied to my dad's line and have my brother use his upgrade and use the $100 promotion?

Welcome zog! idk the answer you could call VZ and ask though.

 

[Androidjunkee]

I hear you, honestly.

Please rest assured that we seem to be in the home stretch. People monitoring the web are likely to chime in here or via our IRC channel.

If a release trigger or release news or ordering news happens that's in any way significant, one of us (if Steven is not available) will update the OP and the title in as close to real time as our fingers will allow.

Thanks man.

You guys have done an unbelievable job with this thread. I couldnt even imagine. lol

Hopefully it is coming to close soon. Not that I want it to but we all deserve to play with our new Nexus after the past couple months.

 

[cole924]

I actually had to back away from this thread as we had 15 pages of people lying. Like.. what has this world come to? Some of us don't get it.. so stop lying and just deal with it.

Don't let karma catch up with you......

 

[woodstorm]

Ok folks, been lurking for a while. Just got home after going to a premium retailer and then the corporate store. Premium retailer said they were just able to order this evening and sell on Thursday, but everyone here already knew this.

Ok, so I have a big question here though.

My dad, sister, and brother and I are all on the same plan. My sister's phone broke in March and she used my upgrade, so I get to use her upgrade, which is available now.

I was wondering: her phone is 3G, mine is not. Can I get the promotion applied to her number and then use it on my Nexus? I would be going from no data package (no internet) to 4G, but since it is her upgrade, could that be applied?

My dad's upgrade is also available, and my brother's phone is dead. Both of them already have 3G. Can we get the promotion applied to my dad's line and have my brother use his upgrade and use the $100 promotion?

The way it was described to me was that you were eligible if the upgrade line was 3G and you were going to use it on a 4G device.

 

[Bamsmom]

Ok this is how I am looking at this...a woman's point of view...


For the last 2+ months I have been cruising this forum looking for any scrap of news that this phone is going to release soon INSTEAD of what I'm usually doing...


Which is cruising the Internet looking for new pairs of shoes to adopt into a loving home.

VERIZON PLEASE! Do you really want to leave another innocent pair of shoes homeless for the holidays??????

Oh the humanity!!!!

 

[altimax98]

This may be a good time to mention this thread for those of you who haven't noticed and might be interested in meeting fellow Nexicans during the release -

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...ial-vzw-galaxy-nexus-store-meetup-thread.html

thanks for linking it. im going to be updating tomorrow after work.


if the preorder isnt tonight ill be at my location thursday morning

 

[scottg96]

If I post my address could someone knock on my door and wake me if the phone goes pre-order tonight? J/K

Sounds like a plan. I'll also take your SSN, driver's license, etc. just to be sure you know when this thing drops.

XD

 

[ncravey]

Id like to quickly point out that the CSR i talked to (the one who gave me the "doorways" system info) said that they dont even have the price given to them until the day the phone is released. Not saying I doubt what anyone else says, but at this point, i think any CSR that will confirm or deny a certain date should have their information taken with a few grains of salt

Well I got a price from the csr I chatted with so does that mean pre-order tonight?

 

[rstat1]

Was this on, view-source:Galaxy Nexus by Samsung - Android 4.0 Smartphone | Verizon Wireless before tonight??? I looked at it earlier.. I don't remember seeing it, could have been there before though...

".phone_gallery_box {margin:4px;width:182px;}
.price_box {padding:5px 16px 0px 16px;white-space: nowrap;}
"

Well if the two comments above and below it are any indication, it's been there quite a while. Almost a year.

 

[Smartphone]

Some of you are going too far lying to to CSR's and trying to cheat your way to extra promos or getting things you shouldn't. If the conversation goes south and morally disintegrates into this type of thing, we will delete such posts and seriously infract such posters. Android Forums, in NO WAY advocates "sticking it to the man" or taking advantage of corporations in any way. If you are eligible for the discount, go for it. If not, pay the extra $100. DON'T CHEAT! If you are going to cheat in any way, then don't talk about it or promote it here.

If I may get personal? When we cheat others, we are really cheating ourselves out of talking moral high ground and out of growth in character. I don't believe $100 is a good price to sell my character for. Neither should you.

Bottom line: Don't do it. If you do, don't talk about it here.


Now, having said that, I want to share MY personal testimony of HOW I GOT THE 100 DOLLAR DISCOUNT! Yup! I did!

To make a long story short, I want to summarize by saying that it turned out that I was talking to a CSR who dabbled in developing. He has a DX2 and described the super cool boot animation he was developing for his phone. He and I hit it off and I invited him here to talk a look around. If you see this and are visiting, I WARMLY WELCOME YOU and want to tell you how much of a joy it was to share that long conversation we had about the phones we love so much!

Firstly, I want to tell you all that I was dead honest with him. I told him who I was. I told him that I started this mega thread (that's when he said he knew AF and would check it out!)

At first he couldn't find the discount by code. Then I told him about the 3g to 4g promotion title. He put me on hold then found it. He told me it is ONLY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND THE MIDWEST which is something we suspected. We suspected it was regional. I'm in the Northeast, so it was a go.

I told him that I did NOT have the mailer but I was hoping for it. I told him that I found out about it here. So, what he did was to put a note in my account for the CSR in the store, about the 100 dollar discount. The only thing is that the phone has to "come out by the 31st" he said. Fine, it's coming out this Thursday, right? RIGHT?

So yeah, he and I became fast friends. We shared stories and had each other laughing. People like this man are why I am a Verizon fanboy. I don't really care what's going on with Nexus politics, but I'll tell you this. Everytime... every.time that I've had an issue or a need with VZW service or needed help, Verizon has ALWAYS come through to help me.

Moral of the story: Take the high ground. I didn't cheat. I was open and honest about this promotion. I got it. I even told him about you wonderful people who chipped in toward the purchase of a Nexus for me. (I'm still choked up by that... I have no words... thank you. thank you.) I got the discount and I have your gift. I'll be getting a Nexus with some nice accessories. Can anyone say "Dock?"

Aren't you getting your nexus for free? Maybe you will actually make $100; you deserve much more than that for putting up with all of us!

 

[zedster]

BREAKING EPIC EPIC EPIC WIN on the part of this board
to demonstrate how the verizon url works someone load in poop salad so it displayed in the header, google picked up on it and it's now an indexed page

https://encrypted.google.com/webhp#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&site=webhp&source=hp&q=site:verizonwireless.com+poop+salad&fp=f07ec813f13f6e1

 

[TKEnzy]

At first he couldn't find the discount by code. Then I told him about the 3g to 4g promotion title. He put me on hold then found it. He told me it is ONLY FOR THE NORTHEAST AND THE MIDWEST which is something we suspected. We suspected it was regional. I'm in the Northeast, so it was a go.

So, I take it New Jersey is considered the Northeast then? This is fantastic news. Hopefully my section of Jersey qualifies, I wasn't going to bother the CSRs with this, but now I've got to give it a shot.

 

[smittysmitt3434]

If I give someone my credit card number, can you order a phone for me?