*Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread

jdduncan11 · Dec 2, 2011

scott5626 said:
lol no one is even a little bit curious...

Ok. I'll bite. Who is it?

lickwidravr · Dec 2, 2011

nyg010 said:
I say once the phone is released and the thread is closed we have a local meetup thread for people who want to go to the bar with fellows geeks in the local area

I'll second this motion, plus then we can all beam with one another....i can see how disastrous this will seem:

"Hey babe/honey, i'm going to a bar to meet up with some people i met online then we are all going to beam."

"YOU'RE GOING TO WHAT?!?!?!?!?!"

hgray · Dec 2, 2011

dantheman7 said:
Proof?

Is the sky blue?
Answer: Yes.

There's your proof.

IndecisiveElle · Dec 2, 2011

Nessier said:
Been lurking here for a while anxiously waiting for details on the release, and thought I'd finally chime in with a few stories about best buy...

A manager at Best Buy told me over the summer that he had physically handled the then-upcoming iPhone and that it was 4G with a larger screen...so obviously BB employees sometimes talk out of their you know whats....

Last week someone at BB told me that VZW is contractually obligated to make phones available in BB the same day as in VZW stores. Not sure if that is true.

Finally, a few years ago I did a preorder of the original blackberry storm through best buy and they didn't get enough devices in on day 1 to fulfill all their preorders, and they gave out phones to those who preordered them in random order. So I don't know whether their policies have changed, but back then there was no guarantee that a preorder would get you a phone on launch day.

Anyone have experience with preorders or launch day orders through wirefly? They have a good stock?

I have only purchased accessories from Wirefly, but I found the service and prices to be excellent!

You bring up a good point with your BB stories -- I don't think anyone has mentioned that TECHNICALLY (I am pretty sure this is still the case) Best Buy Mobile is a separate company than Best Buy which operates out of it's stores and under the same umbrella and there is obviously cooperation between the two within the stores. The same set-up goes for Geek Squad. What this can mean is that you need to read the specific policies for the wireless section, and not just the general merchandise. Hence the slightly different return policies, etc.

Also, certain decisions are left up to stores. What you are describing with the Storm incident, sounds like that particular store didn't plan ahead. Just like people have certain VZW reps they can count on, apply the same logic to Best Buy. I know a lot about the stores in my area because my ex was Geek Squad for several years at one of them, I know who to trust better than the average consumer. Just some extra food for thought, FWIW.

and Welcome!

akellar · Dec 2, 2011

scott5626 said:
Not much that we don't already know. He doesn't work for Verizon, he's expecting (hoping) for a launch date on the 8th. I didn't want to pry he was a really cool dude. He has had Razr and said it blows the Razr away. (obviously) if he tells me more and is ok with me sharing it I will.

That was worth teasing? :thinking:

BabyBlues · Dec 2, 2011

Welcome Nessier

saulback · Dec 2, 2011

scott5626 said:
You have me confused with someone else

Apologies. Must be another scott. Regardless, if he wants to reveal himself, let him do it.

greenmonster14 · Dec 2, 2011

hgray said:
tnstaafl

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

I am sure any band would donate their services for free for any event as grand as the US introduction of the best smartphone of all time! In all seriousness, I just don't see how a band, playing a few songs for a phone kickoff event, would put so much of a dent in Verizon's budget that the consumer would feel the pain financially as a result of it. No Way.

SamMax · Dec 2, 2011

akellar said:
That was worth teasing?

I guess not :eek:

NCTurner · Dec 2, 2011

jbdan said:
I'm sure it has WB, flash on/off, metering (center, frame average, center weighted), ISO, and a little exposure compensation (I'm going off my CM7 Inc). There are a few apps in market where you can pimp out your camera though

Noticed I said lighting 1st in my earlier comment. Knowledge of it in photography is priceless

Thanks...I'll have to play with it some. (fyi - I do a fair amount of photography...just nice to have a camera with me at all times, since I don't carry my D300S everywhere...lol.)

You're right about the lighting - for those that don't know:
The word "photography" comes from the Greek words phos ("light"), and graphis ("stylus", "paintbrush") or graph

jdduncan11 · Dec 2, 2011

tempco said:
@PydePypperPyde Pypper
@guts311 I've been told straight up it will NOT release/ship prior to the wk of the 12th. So IMO the 8th is wrong release day info.

I'm OK with a 15th or 16th release at the latest

NCTurner · Dec 2, 2011

jbdan said:
I agree, but I just read the OP this morning and realized Phases asked that it be done.

Maybe it would be a good idea to still hide stuff, but put a short note as to what is hidden? (e.g. "college football")

Old Member · Dec 2, 2011

jdduncan11 said:
I'm OK with a 15th or 16th release at the latest

I am not. I was looking forward to holding it in my hand this time next week.

SamMax · Dec 2, 2011

tempco said:
@PydePypperPyde Pypper
@guts311 I've been told straight up it will NOT release/ship prior to the wk of the 12th. So IMO the 8th is wrong release day info.

So the 12th or the 15th now?

Who do we believe P3 or Pyde? Or are they in agreement now??

Ninjak · Dec 2, 2011

HanSolo said:
I'm sure this was already posted, but for those of you who are planning on snatching up the TP upon release day, there might be a problem.

Amazon Canceling Asus Transformer Prime Orders, Lists

dantheman7 · Dec 2, 2011

hgray said:
Is the sky blue?
Answer: Yes.

There's your proof.

What a non-answer. I'd like to know how you come to such a completely unsubstantiated claim. To my knowledge, there is no evidence of said artificial outage being created by Amazon.

sarxsvt · Dec 2, 2011

lickwidravr said:
I'll second this motion, plus then we can all beam with one another....i can see how disastrous this will seem:

"Hey babe/honey, i'm going to a bar to meet up with some people i met online then we are all going to beam."

"YOU'RE GOING TO WHAT?!?!?!?!?!"

Be sure to refer to it as "touching droids" that makes it totally ok.

IndecisiveElle · Dec 2, 2011

Cincybearcatfan said:
I am not. I was looking forward to holding it in my hand this time next week.

Ditto -- but I have to admit I'm not sure what would be better for my schedule. Slightly before finals so I don't play with it too much when I need to get down to studying/projects. Or half way through them, which is what the 15/16th would be.

College BS

I go to a commuter campus - so we follow the same academic calender as public secondary schools in terms of when we start a semester. Which means I didn't start until AFTER labor day, per Michigan state law, which means I have my last final on the 21st! :eek:

So glad I'm graduating in April! I'm too old for all this - want to focus on my darn career!

Deleted User · Dec 2, 2011

HanSolo said:
I'm sure this was already posted, but for those of you who are planning on snatching up the TP upon release day, there might be a problem.

Amazon Canceling Asus Transformer Prime Orders, Lists

windhunde · Dec 2, 2011

garbageduck said:
Very OT:

I was on O&A once... hehe

Awesome... I assume this was from the eggnog challenge. Was this the Baby Bird year?

49er · Dec 2, 2011

Ninjak said:
Ugh. Glad I ordered mine via J&R, but who knows if they'll fare any better in fulfilling these. Always had luck with them before, though, and have to support my hometown store.

Those guys are pretty good, hope you get it.

hgray · Dec 2, 2011

greenmonster14 said:
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

I am sure any band would donate their services for free for any event as grand as the US introduction of the best smartphone of all time! In all seriousness, I just don't see how a band, playing a few songs for a phone kickoff event, would put so much of a dent in Verizon's budget that the consumer would feel the pain financially as a result of it. No Way.

Bands are cheap. Venues and logistics concerning the event are not.

Dent or drop of water in a bucket. CEO's and investors aren't paying for it. Period.
They pass the buck to consumers. Always.

SamMax · Dec 2, 2011

saulback said:
Apologies. Must be another scott. Regardless, if he wants to reveal himself, let him do it.

it's cool
Never said I knew who he was, just said he was a member here.

RazorSharp · Dec 2, 2011

tempco said:
@PydePypperPyde Pypper
@guts311 I've been told straight up it will NOT release/ship prior to the wk of the 12th. So IMO the 8th is wrong release day info.

Hm.. P3 better hope this is wrong, otherwise he'll be munching plastic!

lickwidravr · Dec 2, 2011

anyone mention "19 Results found for "5801"" instead of 15 from the other day?

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