Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

[ryancmatchett]

Not holding my breath on any replies, but thank you. Perhaps I can be the insider source for our next big Nexus pre-release thread. XP

Someone star this post and remember it!!!!
And good luck!!

Going camping tonight with the kids...headed out in an hour. See you all tomorrow night...TGIF!!!!

 

[IHateMyTreo]

Not holding my breath on any replies, but thank you. Perhaps I can be the insider source for our next big Nexus pre-release thread. XP

You mean you want to be Steven's "Love Tunnel"?

 

[breadnatty08]

Not holding my breath on any replies, but thank you. Perhaps I can be the insider source for our next big Nexus pre-release thread. XP

I don't suppose you can use us as references?

 

[Copacetic]

Not holding my breath on any replies, but thank you. Perhaps I can be the insider source for our next big Nexus pre-release thread. XP

Loving this idea!

 

[The_Chief]

WOW - WHAT A PHONE!


Darling Bride's new SGS3 sitting next to her humble little OG Droid

 

[samwapp]

Holy jeez spiderman is good

 

[RazorSharp]

I don't suppose you can use us as references?

Not unless they ask me if I know a group of rowdy miscreants who can vouch for my character.

 

[Copacetic]

Not unless they ask me if I know a group of rowdy miscreants who can vouch for my character.

Lol

 

[ajdroidx]

Hey all, wanna quickie blogish post?

- Rain all over the place here in Colorado, even the burn areas, but the news is not that great... flash flooding and I heard of a mudslide earlier today. Yikes.

- Rain has pretty much missed me (so far) Seen an awesome striated base from the one that just grazed us (mesocyclone).

- Been paying a LOT of attention to the SIII but a situation has come up with it and I am starting to suspect verizon's CDMA network may be partly to blame, though I cannot prove it.

Now, the S3 situation. I am hearing some reception (think galaxy nexus) issues, not 100% confirmed on this, but if its true, then that is NOT good. The other part of the S3 situation? The boot loader seems to not only be locked, but protected on verizons network only!

WHAT!? Again, not 100% confirmed on this, but both these are cause for me to dismiss, not only this phone, but Verizon as well.

Seriously thinking about going to AT&T. And while I was thinking about grabbing a GSM nexus and go prepaid until my contract is up, I realize how much the camera bites for the applications I use it for.

So right now I am thinking of leaving verizon for AT&T and grabbing either a one x or s3 or perhaps a note to hack the tar out of.

 

[The_Chief]

Are you saying that the bootloader is locked and SEALED on Verizon's S3 only?

That's enough to frost my butt... and I wasn't even going to root it!

 

[ajdroidx]

Are you saying that the bootloader is locked and SEALED on Verizon's S3 only?

That's enough to frost my butt... and I wasn't even going to root it!

Verizon bootloader is LOCKED?!? - xda-developers

More info:

http://www.androidnz.net/2012/07/public-service-announcement-do-not-buy.html

Looking worse by the minute

Final nail? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28395222&postcount=167

 

[The_Chief]

Well, looks like modders are screwed either way: they either get a phone they can't root, or they can send it back and get something else.

Of course, it's after 6/28 now, so they would lose unlimited data unless they pay full retail for that something else.

And guess what? They can't get a Nexus... it's BANNED!

It's all Apple. I know it. They've got the money to throw around to pull this crap.
Well, 70% Apple, 30% Verizon just being Verizon.

EDIT: I bet this is Verizon's way of getting rid of the customers that are costing them money... the unlimited data folks and tetherers. The modding community is throwing fits about this right now.

 

[ajdroidx]

Well, they can get a nexus, but only have about 6 days to do so as the injunction has been granted a stay...

Samsung gets temporary stay on Galaxy Nexus ban in US while waiting for Apple response -- Engadget

 

[halon]

VanirBean v8 is out - everything gets wiped, Uberwipe is baked in.

 

[ajdroidx]

Google needs to roll out their own LTE service. Or start slapping around the carriers for doing this crap. I thought Android was open. Locked boot loaders and bloat ware that cannot be removed, is not, in my opinion, OPEN.

Guess I will take my 700 bucks elsewhere, verizon!
Though Im sure they really care

 

[halon]

Locking the bootloader on the S3. No more unlimited data. Share everything way overpriced. Bloatware. Letting Apple sell their phone on your network and you have no say over their phone all the while you demand control over every other phone. WTF is Verizon's problem?

 

[ajdroidx]

I think the DOJ needs to start looking into Apple for antitrust issues. Seriously. EVERYWHERE you go there is Apple products and very little android stuff. Go into walmart and they got icrap everywhere and not even a charging dock for a droid x. Verizon too. They have a whole WALL plastered with stuff for the iPhone. Very little for everything else.

Microsoft got slapped with an antitrust suit (I believe) for not including Java VM in their browser (I think)

But apple can push there wares like this and use anticompetitive measures. Suing other handset manufactures, and patent trolling. Who's the real victims here, Apple? I seriously think the DOJ needs to go after Apple. This all smells very anticompetitive to me.

Kind of makes me sick typing this out on my MBP *gulp* (but we are talking phones here and not computers )

 

[jmar]

Locking the bootloader on the S3. No more unlimited data. Share everything way overpriced. Bloatware. Letting Apple sell their phone on your network and you have no say over their phone all the while you demand control over every other phone. WTF is Verizon's problem?

And this is why we should thank our lucky stars that we all got the Nexus. I do not envision another Nexus coming to Verizon, though I wish I did. Makes me wonder about how much longer I will be loyal to this company. I guess the truth will be in how long I can stand pat with this phone, since the next time I "upgrade," I would stand to loose my current unlimited data (which I have never abused by the way)!

I may have to move to T-Mobile if it still exists by the time I get the itch for another Nexus!

Sheesh.

jmar

 

[halon]

Call me crazy, but I think Verizon will get the next Nexus

 

[jmar]

Call me crazy, but I think Verizon will get the next Nexus

You RRRRRRRRRR Crazy!

jmar

 

[ajdroidx]

I bet those cooperate fat cats at verizon are playing brittany spears' "Oops, I did it again" over ad nauseum whilst the encryption scheme ran in the background just knowing they where going to piss off a whole developer community.

I wonder how many returns they are going to have tuesday when more phones spill into homes

I bet a lot LESS people would be ticked if verizon would have just said the boot loader was going to be locked instead of not saying anything and hoping no one would notice. False advertisement? Doubtful but still pretty deceitful if you ask me.

 

[ajdroidx]

Call me crazy, but I think Verizon will get the next Nexus

Okay crazy, but, who would buy it? :ahhhhh:

 

[halon]

I just think that with the word of 3 or more manufactures making the phone that Verizon would take at least take one? Right? Right...

 

[ajdroidx]

A Motorola nexus?
An Apple nexus? LMAO, that would be funny as hell - in bizarro world.
LG? Never had an LG phone

 

[halon]

A Motorola nexus?
An Apple nexus? LMAO, that would be funny as hell - in bizarro world.
LG? Never had an LG phone

You never read those articles?