*Official Galaxy Nexus Pre-Release speculation thread

Ken7 · Dec 7, 2011

zx10droid said:
on a side note: those who were saying "the gnex wont be able to hold ICS over the razr or rezounds heads for long and will not be the best phone at that point", just got cracked in the head. motorola said today expect it to be 4-6 months before they begin updating their current devices to ics. so those that bought an r-phone hoping it would be updated in jan or feb might be out of look longer than they thought

Unless that's how long Motorola thinks it will take for the bugs in ICS to be ironed out.

BTW, do you have a link to that article? Either way, it says nothing about the Rezound.

Edit: Googling this up, I came up with this article today...nothing about 6 months:

http://www.intomobile.com/2011/12/07/motorola-lays-out-ice-cream-sandwich-update-path/

zx10droid · Dec 7, 2011

BB:

best avatar yet! lol'd

quiksilver169 · Dec 7, 2011

OT: Pretty funny read from last year, yet somehow is even more promienent as time goes on. Everyone redirect your hatred towards these annoying facebook status posters....

http://hilariousandhandsomesportsguys.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/characters-we-hate-the-facebook-status/

AcousticRx · Dec 7, 2011

EarlyMon said:
I've been through launches before.

Here is what I Skyped to Steven exactly 25 hours and 25 minutes ago -

That was total seat of the pants, just going by launches I've seen.

Here's my next prediction - Verizon customers will have phones in hand by Monday.

If Friday doesn't release, there will be an outcry from retailers forcing Saturday sales - no one wants to sit on inventory over a shopping weekend during December.

No insider info - just me having watched releases and having seen patterns.

The salt is over by the stove.

I hope you're right Early

Dubbin1 · Dec 7, 2011

akellar said:
This is absolutely false. I was specifically told, by a call and email, that activation status had no bearing on the return policy. As long as it was purchased in the time frame it could be returned or exchanged until Jan 15th with the $35 restocking fee. She's blowing smoke up your ... to make you feel like she's doing you a favor.

I agree, I have talk to numerous CSR over this, they all said the phone can be activated and still returned by 1/15. I made sure they put a note on my account stating what they told me in case I "rented" a phone.

grl4boy1 · Dec 7, 2011

akellar said:
This is absolutely false. I was specifically told, by a call and email, that activation status had no bearing on the return policy. As long as it was purchased in the time frame it could be returned or exchanged until Jan 15th with the $35 restocking fee. She's blowing smoke up your ... to make you feel like she's doing you a favor.

Amen Brother.

RookTheKlown · Dec 7, 2011

I'm still hopeful for a launch by Monday. We've got 2 plausible theories that would have a positive spin.

First, Verizon changes the info to "coming soon" just to squash rumors - Entirely possible. If you've gotten to the point where you can see that your gag order has done nothing to plug leaks, with the information even hitting local news in some areas, your best bet to put an end to it is some misdirection. With Han's sister confirming the stock being out there, it

HanSolo · Dec 7, 2011

zx10droid said:
on a side note: those who were saying "the gnex wont be able to hold ICS over the razr or rezounds heads for long and will not be the best phone at that point", just got cracked in the head. motorola said today expect it to be 4-6 months before they begin updating their current devices to ics. so those that bought an r-phone hoping it would be updated in jan or feb might be out of look longer than they thought

I knew they wouldn't be getting it that early. There are so many Verizon phones that haven't gotten major updates until almost a year passes by. It's ridiculous.

AntimonyER · Dec 7, 2011

brandonhutch said:
You know, kind of like when a toddler whines. If you leave it alone, it will eventually stop whining.

Ha, you haven't met my kids. They disprove this theory every day.

Kengh · Dec 7, 2011

AcousticRx said:
CSR at my local corporate store "I think the razr and bionic are the best phones with their capabilities. Only thing Nexus has going for it is android 4.0." Silly Baxter.....

People like this have no business working for a tech store. I know it's just a job, but still of you're going to just say random crap then just work at Wendys.

zx10droid · Dec 7, 2011

Ken7 said:
Unless that's how long Motorola thinks it will take for the bugs in ICS to be ironed out.

BTW, do you have a link to that article? Either way, it says nothing about the Rezound.

heres the link to the article... and you are correct, i had a brain lapse and didnt even think about the rezound not being a moto product, FAIL

Motorola Update on Ice Cream Sandwich | The Official Motorola Blog - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA

edit: the 4-6 months comes from bullet 3 in that article. 2 months of preparation and 1-3 months of carrier testing

Airmaxx23 · Dec 7, 2011

I know it's been said before but keep in mind that Verizon has not officially given a release date so they have not broken or postponed anything.

trophynuts · Dec 7, 2011

not to add fuel to the fire here but honestly if i was VZW i'd say ok screw it lets just wait and Launch it on 1/1/2012. 2012 is suppose to be a big year for Google and what better way to kick it off than to launch their new mobile OS on day 1.

something to think about so you don't possibly go crazy every 3 days when its not launching.

jbdan · Dec 7, 2011

Kengh said:
People like this have no business working for a tech store. I know it's just a job, but still of you're going to just say random crap then just work at Wendys.

Thing is though that some of them really believe that....

statepenn03 · Dec 7, 2011

BabyBlues said:
I love that site.

Me too!

AntimonyER · Dec 7, 2011

EarlyMon said:
I've been through launches before.

Here is what I Skyped to Steven exactly 25 hours and 25 minutes ago -

That was total seat of the pants, just going by launches I've seen.

Here's my next prediction - Verizon customers will have phones in hand by Monday.

If Friday doesn't release, there will be an outcry from retailers forcing Saturday sales - no one wants to sit on inventory over a shopping weekend during December.

No insider info - just me having watched releases and having seen patterns.

The salt is over by the stove.

How long till DL or one of the other blogs posts the latest rumor of a saturday launch?

RazorSharp · Dec 7, 2011

zx10droid said:
heres the link to the article... and you are correct, i had a brain lapse and didnt even think about the rezound not being a moto product, FAIL

I mean, yeah the Rezound isn't Motorola, but HTC has the same amount of quality checks and steps and testing necessary to roll out ICS for their phones, I'm sure.

woodraskam · Dec 7, 2011

zx10droid said:
heres the link to the article... and you are correct, i had a brain lapse and didnt even think about the rezound not being a moto product, FAIL

Motorola Update on Ice Cream Sandwich | The Official Motorola Blog - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA

On the other hand, Sense is a beast on top of android that is gonna need tinkering to work. I never expected a quick update to my DInc, and I would expect nothing different with the ReZound.

Premium1 · Dec 7, 2011

HanSolo said:
I think it's hilarious that the other day he was saying he'd never heard of AF, and today he suddenly knew I was on the forum.

He creeps on this forum and AC all the time. You can tell because he is banned on AC yet makes tweets about what people say.

sneakking · Dec 7, 2011

just to pile on, my guy at the local store confirmed that they pushed the release back...i asked him to text me if anything changes.... :mad:

WheresTheBeef · Dec 7, 2011

trophynuts said:
not to add fuel to the fire here but honestly if i was VZW i'd say ok screw it lets just wait and Launch it on 1/1/2012. 2012 is suppose to be a big year for Google and what better way to kick it off than to launch their new mobile OS on day 1.

something to think about so you don't possibly go crazy every 3 days when its not launching.

Not sure this would pan out especially if TP is to get ICS before end of the year...

zx10droid · Dec 7, 2011

trophynuts said:
not to add fuel to the fire here but honestly if i was VZW i'd say ok screw it lets just wait and Launch it on 1/1/2012. 2012 is suppose to be a big year for Google and what better way to kick it off than to launch their new mobile OS on day 1.

something to think about so you don't possibly go crazy every 3 days when its not launching.

yeah, except for the fact that google has already launched their new OS, back in mid november when they released the code, then a couple of days later when their new flagship phone was released in the UK

durangojim · Dec 7, 2011

JRowMe said:
yeah that's why i can't say that... but i am convinced this is my last VZW phone.

Here's the thing. Why the more primitive portions of our minds get all upset and angry about the delay of this phone, harumph, harumph, the more developed portions of our minds and subconscious have this conversation:

"Dude, relax, it's just a phone. Verizon still has the best network and coverage, in this case the best phone and in the grand scheme of things, this whole thing isn't very important."

That is why people won't change carriers and we'll all be ok even if we have to wait a bit longer. Today I had to tell one of my favorite patients he has cancer. I don't really think the Nexus can compare to that.

Premium1 · Dec 7, 2011

trophynuts said:
not to add fuel to the fire here but honestly if i was VZW i'd say ok screw it lets just wait and Launch it on 1/1/2012. 2012 is suppose to be a big year for Google and what better way to kick it off than to launch their new mobile OS on day 1.

something to think about so you don't possibly go crazy every 3 days when its not launching.

Except they said later this year.... You think people are upset now, don't release it until next year and see people's reactions. Plus it isn't a new mobile os it would be months old by then.....

ebe3692 · Dec 7, 2011

well, this is how I felt after checking the thread this morning:

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