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

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I actually called my local store, and they were all busy, so it transferred to a call center. Then they transferred to customer service. I said I wanted it upgrade eligible because I wanted to order online tonight (I'm really going to go into the store tomorrow), and she had her manager approve.

it now shows my account as upgrade eligible.

I think you should be able to call customer service to get it done, just say you want to order online tonight when the release goes live.

Just called and talked to them. She said her supervisor said they can't override the upgrade date especially for 4G phones. I'll call again and try a different approach.
 
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In before the lock :D

Going to try to get to vzw before work tomorrow. Going to have to get up early *ugh! BUT since I am adding a line and switching the phones they will likely have to set the thing up before I leave the store. :rolleyes:

Problem is? I want to unlock the bootloader and root before doing anything to the phone.

I may order online tonight then go in on my next day off and swap the numbers out then.

Not sure. I don't want my new phone tinkered with by anyone but me
 
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I was gone since 2 minutes before the announcement until just now! :D :D

Dayz and weekz on end of following in real time, most of the time - and I was out. :p

Congratulations, Nexicans, your diligence and patience have paid off.

There are too many to thank, I hope you know I've come to enjoy to all you great cats, and wishing one and all many good lucks and happy Nexus days. :)

Expect the thread to close 11:30 tomorrow following the Dinc thread tradition. Only thing Phases and Steven haven't said is - what time zone??

I have a source on when the lock is coming, so - maybe - just maybe ...


:) ;)

Again - congrats, everyone!

I had a similar event...my rep sent a text JUST before our server went for its dinner break (lol) He invited me to stop by early tomorrow morning to pick up my Nexus. There I was all excited and couldn't share it with my forum family. sigh
 
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arrghh -- should have done all my rational thinking pre announcement. it's not like we didnt have enough time :). what you're saying makes sense to me... probably a stupid question (this will be my first non-rental smartphone), but should i expect a cheap external charger to come out within a couple months?

The GSM Version has one now I think they're $4 with shipping on ebay. So I bet the US version will have one in a week or two if they're not already available.

The cheap Hong Kong chargers work great also I've had one from my Eris that still is working with my EVO and my Thunderbolt one is still kicking perfectly... The knock off batteries suck thou stay away they work fine for a couple months then they get to the point that they only give you an hour or two on a full charge
 
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I can't believe the day is upon us!!! Just thought I would share a little pearl of wisdom with the fine members of the pre-release thread. I know for a fact that when you're checking out in the VZW online store, you have the option to type in a promo code. I have done this in the past when I bought my OG droid and got free overnight shipping. A quick Google search provided the following code: FREEOVERNT
I have not tried this particular code, so I cannot guarantee it works, and if it doesn't I suggest a more thorough search for an active code. Happy shopping!!! :D
 
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Just called and talked to them. She said her supervisor said they can't override the upgrade date especially for 4G phones. I'll call again and try a different approach.

I didn't mention this before, but I rented a ReZound, and I returned it. But when I rented it originally, I used the last annual upgrade (Verizon discontinued these). So I should've been able to use that. Keep trying, Mine only moved from 12/28 to the 14, so it was only a couple weeks.

Good Luck. If nothing else, you could try to go into a vzw store tomorrow and ask them to move it up. When they have a commission hanging in the balance they might be more willing to go for it.
 
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Yes! Just called VZW customer service and got confirmed I can use the $100 discount code when ordering online and it should go through "just fine". She even notated it on my account in case I have any problems. Now I just have to wait until midnight since I am in CST zone. Whew!
I might not have phone in hand tomorrow but knowing it is mine is going to be a huge relief all the same.

What is the $100 discount code
 
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just tweeted P3, don't really care, but i needed to say it

@P3Droid You are acting like my kid nephew, he's 5 -- Grow up

I don't know him at all, but he has been acting like a 5 year old throughout this whole thing with all his statements and comments.

Mods: Delete if you think this is too much of a grey area with regards to personal attacks.
 
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I was denied the 3G to 4G $100 off promo (I live in Boston).
I live in Alabama and I pointed out that it is a Christmas discount for upgrading from a 3G phone to a 4G phone and renewing a new every 2 line. The CSR saw that it was true in her promos list and gave me the promo. She said it was not regional specific. She did ask where I got the promo code from and I told her from a forum thread.
 
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