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

Anyone know or heard if we order tonight will it ship same day with over night shipping?

spaceynyc said:

if you had these two options which would you picK

-go to VZW tomorrow morning get the phone for $299

-get the phone from an online site that'll arrive Friday afternoon but it's $199

I CANT PICK!

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I would wait a day to save $100!

did anyone else notice in BGR's stock photos that the LTE symbol and Verizon symbol seem to be more like emblems on the back than them being printed on?

Good Bye all.....



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a slight difference...I think I'll adjust OK.

Been following in the shadows for a while now. Got mine reserved picking it up at 9am. I can't wait. Probably won't sleep tonight lol.

spaceynyc said:

if I tell you guys the online site, you'll probably just buy all the copies before I even get a chance lol. convince me that i'm wrong!

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How about you PM me the link?

Tomorrow is going to be an awesome day. It's going to be hard sleeping tonight.

As BB said, we only have one more day to wake up together, but its too soon for me to start saying goodbye to my friends.

This has been very similar to a hostage situation where the captives forge a strong bond (but without a literal gun to our heads)

zx10droid said:

did anyone else notice in BGR's stock photos that the LTE symbol and Verizon symbol seem to be more like emblems on the back than them being printed on?

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Is it me or does it look smudgy or something in the middle and around the logos? Strange.

I'll be waiting until Friday night at 5 pm...unfortunately. But this is only because a friend can order me one and have it shipped overnight and apply unlimited data...

While I don't want to wait a moment longer, I'll definitely wait 24 hours in order to enjoy my nexus without data concerns!!!

clichename1221 said:

How about you PM me the link?

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6 other people asked before you lol that wouldnt be fair!

yorcadon said:

5 calls to CSRs and still haven't gotten my upgrade pushed forward. I got one to say she could push it forward 1 week to the 21st... And another said I can try back tomorrow when the phone is released and I might have better luck... Frustrating considering I've had an email in my inbox from a month and a half ago saying he could upgrade me just fine and to give him a call. Now his extension says it's unavailable.

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When you guys say your upgrade isn't available til (x) date...do you mean that your contact isn't up until that date?? My contract isn't up til 12/23, but I can upgrade at any time.

I still cannot believe it. I am just in shock.

I know Cheetara kept telling us, but I was too afraid to hope.

And now the day is here.

I think I'll get there at 730am for the 9am opening and just hang out. If there is no line, I'll grab a coffee at the Starbucks across the street and stake it out until people start showing up.

I'm SO GLAD I got the day off tomorrow!!!

My final post in this thread:

Ahh, I thought this day would never come to see a Nexus released on Verizon.

A true successor to the OG Droid.

How are all these people saying they have one "reserved"?? My store says first come, first serve? You guys giving reach arounds to CSR's?

Steven58 said:

I'm closing it 12:30pm est ish. Closing post done!

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So...a half hour past noon tomorrow?

Moral dilemma here:

I have been calling and emailing non-stop about getting my 12/28 upgrade moved up early (all of the other lines' upgrades aren't until late next year either). I was having no luck at ALL. Well today, I called yet again, and the person said that the main line on the account had an early upgrade available (which was not the case yesterday), and that I could use it on my account. I was so excited, and the CSR said she would call me in the morning to place my Galaxy Nexus order (we made an appointment basically).

So, I checked online to verify that the line does indeed have an upgrade, and it does! Then I thought, wait, why don't I just go buy the phone in stores tomorrow instead of not getting it until Monday?

Should I be nice, and give the person who helped me out the sell, but not get the phone until Monday, or should I just ignore the appointment and get the phone tomorrow? I'm leaning towards tomorrow and feel kind of bad....

My store has about 40 ready to sell, I intend on buying all 40 of them.

I will say the silicone case Verizon sells is well worth the $27 bucks...been on almost 3 weeks and looks like brand new still.

Highly recommended

I know how some of you really feel

iPhone 3GS Shot with 9mm and Burned - YouTube

The Droid Razr and the Rezound , two of Verizon's most returned phones ever.

altimax98 said:

*****Store Meetup Thread*****

Please everyone please support this thread. We've all become friends and family and I created that thread to help organize some meetups between friends. Here are some meetups already!

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...galaxy-nexus-store-meetup-thread-12-15-a.html

Meetups Below!!!!

Blue = Meetup same time
Green = Different Time

Spoiler

Florida
Altimax98 - Lakeland - Lakeland South - 9am (opening)
redchilicat - Lakeland - Lakeland South - 9am (opening)

Illinois
m1scr3ant - Orland Park or New Lenox - Corp - 9am
fillyo - Orland Park - Corp Store - 9am
fatalysis - Chicago - Corp - 7am
homegeek - Chicago - Schamburg/Arlington Heights/Lincolnshire - 9:30am

Maryland
salizai01 - Columbia - Snowden Square - 9am
civicsisedan - Columbia or Fredrick - ? - Opening
crankerchick - Columbia - Snowden Square - Opening
mistamista2000 - Clinton/Waldorf - VZW Woodyard Road - 9am
ISASoilder - Waldorf - Verizon Corp- 11am-2pm

Mass.
Caminyx - Boston - Downtown Crossing - 7am
RazorSharp - Boston - Downtown Crossing - 7/8am
gakirby (and friend) - Boston - Downtown Crossing - 7/8am


New Jersey
BabyBlues - Paramus or Butler - Open - 9am
Evolution4G63T - Paramus - Garden State or Rt 17South - 9am

New York
VZWAndroider - New York - VZW Corp @134 West 34th Street - 8:30am
alee0729 - New York - VZW Corp @134 West 34th Street - 8:30am

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lol. I remember waiting with some dudes outside of the VZW store before TBolt launched and we were chatting and getting to know each other. But once those doors opened...it was every man for himself! I think I only said goodbye to one of them before we all left the store. It's like hockey. You're friends before and after the game, but look out once the puck is dropped.

Will I be able to call in and order this tonight? What is the telesales number?

Ok guys, I am not normally the sentimental type, but I have a few things that are important for me to say to the group collectively.
As most of the folks that have been here since the beginning already know, I have been waiting for an upgrade since early June. I had a Samsung Rogue that I loved until my needs out grew the functions. My ex wife decided to get drunk and throw it across the room and it was never the same again. The GSII was next on the horizon and I was hooked. I scoured the internet for information and came across the Android Forums. This is where my life changed.

I lurked in the GSII forum until the day that Verizon announced they were passing on the GSII and I was crushed. This takes us to late August, and I am sure I am not alone in this thread of those waiting for the GSII only to be shat on by Verizon, and told to keep the faith, because they passed for a better phone.

It’s pretty much well documented history as far as the facts go from there on out, but this thread began just days before that, so I lurked here for a while and was sucked in by the most amazing group of NAexaholics that could have ever gathered in one forum. At the time, we all believed in the Nexus Prime as it was rumored, but regardless of the name of this phone, we all knew it would be epic. None of us could have ever imagined the Roller Coaster that would take us on so many ups and downs, but I wouldn’t change a thing. The last few months have been the greatest and most horrible days, only to be followed by the greatest moments again. It truly has been an honor and privilege to have been a part of this diverse group of lovers, haters, geeks, nerds, naysayers, killjoys, skeptics, and eternal optimists. Not to mention those that diagnosed illnesses, addictions, vices, and temptations because of this thread.

Thank you to Steven, HanSolo, Baby Blues, Blue Biker, Antimoney, Early Mon, The Chief, Of the Damned, Nj20vette( I am typing this from memory, and hope I got that right), Coach26, Cereal Killer, and sooo many more of you that I can’t think of off the top of my head. Without a doubt to Phases and Rob as well for providing us the arena for the most epic thread, for the most epic phone release to date, IMO.

To Verizon: Thank you for finally coming to terms with what your faithful customers have desired all along, but please get your proverbial heads out of your proverbial asses from now on, and have a little transparency with the folks that pay your salary next time. You have my money for the next two years. What you do with that money will determine whether or not you ever get it again, and you have a lot ground to make up after this.

Added accolades: How could I have forgotten The Roosevelt? That Hitler video is still the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. I am sure there are many others that I didn't mention, but to all of you, everyone, thank you for entertaining me and providing this forum, even when we disagreed. I will always remember this thread.

jdduncan11 said:

When you guys say your upgrade isn't available til (x) date...do you mean that your contact isn't up until that date?? My contract isn't up til 12/23, but I can upgrade at any time.

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No, my 2 year contract is up 4/28/12, but you can upgrade after 20 months. So my account says "Eligible for a discount on 12/28/11 !" I don't even care about the new every two discount, I just want to be able to sign a new 2 year contract so I can get the phone for the $299 price.

Interesting write up on the release from USA Today New Android: Galaxy Nexus Ice Cream Sandwich hits Thursday

How the 99% lives...