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

[breadnatty08]

Got my morning off before work and just upgraded the Bionic to the latest Theory ROM with the leaked new OTA. Fixed the camera lag a bit but battery life is still a bit painful. I leave it on the charger all day at work just because.

Anyway, I'm a bit torn on what to do for the GN. I think my wife isn't too excited about taking over the Bionic (esp since putting on a beast of an Otterbox Commuter on it), so I'm looking into what the going rate is. Swappa seems to be selling them for $400-$550 so and ETF for upgrade wouldn't be so bad. The problem is, she doesn't want a phone so big, so there's not much out there on LTE except the Strat. (and that weird Pantech) phone that are sub 4.3" screen. Either way, the Nex is on my way!

 

[gapi]

Good morning Gnexers!



Is Verizon stuck in a real quandary here?

No doubt they wanted to push the RAZR as THE phone to get. Motorola being their preferred OEM, they were going to sink their marketing resources into selling RAZRs. But: now they have seen the absolute FIRESTORM of support and demand for Nexus from us, they're bewildered as to which one to market the most heavily! After all, they owe their stockholders money... and they HAVE to go where the money is, despite their desire for locked-down, controlled phones.

Now Verizon sees the mega-dollar signs hanging over Nexus and modest demand for RAZR, at best. And they're shifting gears in a hurry.

What has happened? We've all been waiting for the game-changer. Folks, it's looking more and more like we ARE the game-changer. I would like to think that our demand for this phone has Verizon reacting to US for once... not the other way around.

What think you?

I'm kind of thinking Verizon is tossing them both up to see which phone is going to be the FlagShip and hoping both will. I think putting the RAZAR out 1st is a good move in that direction.
The regular Joe, non-techy consumers are far many than the likes of us and the Motorola brand carries as much weight or more than Sammy.
I think Verizon could possibly have two success story flagships on their hands.
I am starting to admire their strategy. If I read it correctly.

 

[kegerino]

There was some talk earlier about signature requirements for delivery of our new Nexus phones. Here is the policy page from Fedex:

http://www.fedex.com/us/update1.html

For what it's worth, my wife's ip4 came 2 days early. The fedex guy usually will leave our package since he has delivered a few packages here before. Plus, those guys have to know there is somebody living at that address dying to get their hands on what's in that box.

 

[rpretzel]

Yeah, I 100% agree. Anything over a year on anything is like getting married.

Hey, carriers! Who do you think you are? I'm already married to a human being! How about a 1-year contract?

Spoiler

Plus that early termination fee is like alimony or something!

Or stay with a 2-year contract, but give an upgrade option after year 1. Vzw gets to lock you in for 2 years, but we get new phones every year. Win-Win!

 

[Member112085]

There was some talk earlier about signature requirements for delivery of our new Nexus phones. Here is the policy page from Fedex:

FedEx Home Delivery - Federal Express Shipments - FedEx Door Tag Signature

For what it's worth, my wife's ip4 came 2 days early. The fedex guy usually will leave our package since he has delivered a few packages here before. Plus, those guys have to know there is somebody living at that address dying to get their hands on what's in that box.

Do you have the option when pre-ordering with Verizon to have it shipped to a different address? I know I've done that before when getting a replacement phone through Asurion or through warranty replacement from Verizon. Just not sure if you can do that when pre-ordering online, since this will be my first ever pre-order (assuming there is a pre-order period).

 

[jimbo1mcm]

And finally: Does anyone recognize this person?

 

[Member112085]

Or stay with a 2-year contract, but give an upgrade option after year 1. Vzw get to lock you in for 2 years, but we get new phones every year. Win-Win!

They USED to do this, just like they used to have an option for a 1 year contract.

 

[HanS olo]

He's def lurking

I haven't worn those boots in years!

 

[Stigy]

Nov 17th date in the UK: Samsung Galaxy Nexus Now Listed as Available Nov. 17 via Amazon UK

 

[BabyBlues]

I haven't worn those boots in years!

They broke you!!! LMAO. I lose in thinking you'd be able to stay away for the 2 days.

 

[Ytram]

Getting tired of all of this doom and gloom news I keep seeing about the SGN not having Gorilla Glass. Until it's further clarified what kind of fortified glass they're using, they're just fearmongering and people are biting.

We just have to remember that Google is involved in selecting every single part of this phone, and I can only hope they wouldn't skimp on one of its biggest selling features(a 4.65 inch HD screen) just to save a few bucks over using Gorilla Glass.

 

[pcj]

They broke you!!! LMAO. I lose in thinking you'd be able to stay away for the 2 days.

It's a different account...?

 

[Ytram]

They broke you!!! LMAO. I lose in thinking you'd be able to stay away for the 2 days.

That's not Hans.

 

[jrob007]

They broke you!!! LMAO. I lose in thinking you'd be able to stay away for the 2 days.

Be careful... it's not the real hans.

 

[BabyBlues]

It's a different account...?

That's not Hans.

Be careful... it's not the real hans.

It may not be but it's only 2 posts - I'm betting he did it as a joke. (OR someone else did it as a joke which is just as funny)

 

[3vil]

Be careful... it's not the real hans.

It is still funny though.

 

[pcj]

It may not be but it's only 2 posts - I'm betting he did it as a joke. (OR someone else did it as a joke which is just as funny)

Great, now we're speculating about the speculators.

 

[Ytram]

It is still funny though.

We're just saying, if he asks you what you're wearing or what your credit card number is, you don't just blindly tell him. Hans is one thing, but this Hans olo just looks like a shady character.

 

[kegerino]

Do you have the option when pre-ordering with Verizon to have it shipped to a different address? I know I've done that before when getting a replacement phone through Asurion or through warranty replacement from Verizon. Just not sure if you can do that when pre-ordering online, since this will be my first ever pre-order (assuming there is a pre-order period).

Not sure, I didn't try. Some places are funny about delivery address being different from billing address.

 

[Member112085]

I haven't worn those boots in years!

Translation: "But I have worn the lederhosen."

 

[NeedzAndroid]

1. In the Incredible pre-release thread, there were numerous reports of people getting phones 1-2 days early, but I would not expect it.

2. They will not accept anything but their signed permission slip. If you signed one in the past (I signed one shortly after I first moved here), and check the box for "all future deliveries" or whatever it is, they will leave all future boxes requiring a signature. You may want to consider calling UPS/FedEx and asking if you can sign one at your local store/warehouse in advance.

With regards to the screen, it will not be as bad as running a phone app on a tablet because of the smaller screen size. However, you most certainly do have a point. Tablet optimized apps will surely look great. For example, I'll be interested to compare the regular Angry Birds to Angry Birds Rio as Rio is designed for higher resolution displays.

i got my incredible 2 days earlier than launch when I pre-ordered it

 

[gapi]

There was some talk earlier about signature requirements for delivery of our new Nexus phones. Here is the policy page from Fedex:

FedEx Home Delivery - Federal Express Shipments - FedEx Door Tag Signature

For what it's worth, my wife's ip4 came 2 days early. The fedex guy usually will leave our package since he has delivered a few packages here before. Plus, those guys have to know there is somebody living at that address dying to get their hands on what's in that box.

Not from what I know. They get fired if they have a "shipper required signature" indication on the package. No if, ands or buts.

 

[dakster]

I haven't worn those boots in years!

But the hat.... you wear that to court yes???

 

[Steven58]

Good morning. All caught up. Catch you a bit later.

 

[RadYOacTiVe]

The few things I have ordered from Verizon, a signature is always required. I have left notes asking to leave the package and they don't. I end up watching the tracking from work and telling them I will pick up from the hub on the way home. It's such a pain that I would rather just run up to the store and pick it up.