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So I know this is old news now, but I called Verizon because my phone says I'm not eligible for an upgrade until March 22, but it allows me to click through on the new contract price. The only catch is I can't upgrade from a store or 3rd party, it must be online through VZW. I explained I was holding out for the Nexus and was going to buy it Friday morning and wanted to know when it would be available online, and she confirmed the launch date is in fact the 9th.
Again, I know no one has to believe me, but it was confirmed =)
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/0...nexus-release-date-of-december-9-is-official/
I bet even with its launch date being pushed so close its still going to do much better launch day then the RAZR
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So I know this is old news now, but I called Verizon because my phone says I'm not eligible for an upgrade until March 22, but it allows me to click through on the new contract price. The only catch is I can't upgrade from a store or 3rd party, it must be online through VZW. I explained I was holding out for the Nexus and was going to buy it Friday morning and wanted to know when it would be available online, and she confirmed the launch date is in fact the 9th.
Again, I know no one has to believe me, but it was confirmed =)
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I hope you're right but I just spoke with an online rep and she said she has no date that it'll be available.
I like getting mine online so they don't mess with it. That's part of the fun. Turning it on for the first time.
voxigenboy said:
I bet even with its launch date being pushed so close its still going to do much better launch day then the RAZR
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The store I came from, they already had a list of 10 people... and its not even announced yet.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
I am going with Friday. My b-day is Thursday and I was taking it off. Just changed my day off to Friday.
Hope this "gamble" pays off.
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Too be honest with you I doubt its going to get released on the 9th... Its already the 7th and they havent even acknowledged that the phone exists... your telling me that in TWO DAYS litereally they are going to go from not even telling us the phone exists to selling it on store shelves?
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Too be honest with you I doubt its going to get released on the 9th... Its already the 7th and they havent even acknowledged that the phone exists... your telling me that in TWO DAYS litereally they are going to go from not even telling us the phone exists to selling it on store shelves?
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You haven't been with Verizon long, have you?
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I know this may not be the best place for this but and I never rant but I am pissed and figured everyone in this forum has sprint as a carrier so i would like to get some feedback. Ill try to make this short and add to it if i get any responses.
I bought eh Evo on a 2 yr contract june 2010. in sept of 2011 i bought the galaxy 2. after 3 days i returned it due to LOS. at the time of purchase i asked the rep "if i return this phone will my contract date revert back to june 2010" he said yes. well i returned the phone and a week later when i called to check my contract date it had been changed to sept 2011. I explained the situation after being on the phone for hours and having to fax over receipts and call multiple times over a months period it was "resolved". in Dec the LOS was resolved so I paid full price for the galaxy 2 at Walmart so my contract date wouldn't change. I activated the phone called a week later to check my contract date and it was still june 2011. yesterday I called to add a phone to my line but out of curiosity i asked about my contract date and was told Dec 2011. I had to search for the receipt, fax it to sprint to prove I paid full prince for it and was on the phone for 2.5 hours 3 different times. I told them prove to me that I signed another 2 year agreement. finally I just hung up because it was unbelievable that the reps had to read my notes each time I called and didn't interpret it right. so i had to explain all over again. Finally some lady called me back and resolved the problem. I was so damn pissed and she kept saying please calm down sir i understand you frustration. I calmly said no problem Ms. just tell me how this happened and I will understand. she replied " it seems someone went into the system and changed you date for no reason". My question is would you stick with sprint knowing that this has happened more than once and i have to hold on to receipts on phones that a no longer own just to prove something that was supposedly resolved? I have the receipt for my evo because i still own it and for my second galaxy 2 because I still own it but now it seems i have to keep every receipt even if i don't own the phone anymore. The only reason I may stay is because Whenever i get a tmobile phone i go over 5gb in less than 2 weeks. They have me trapped.
Unfortunately it seems like you added a line. When you add a line on sprint even if you are using your own phone, a new line comes with a 2 year contract with sprint, which to me makes absolutely no sense at all. If you had only switched the phone on to your current evo line the contract date should have remain the same, but from reading what you had wrote up there. It looks like you add a second line while paying full price for the phone.
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Unfortunately it seems like you added a line. When you add a line on sprint even if you are using your own phone, a new line comes with a 2 year contract with sprint, which to me makes absolutely no sense at all. If you had only switched the phone on to your current evo line the contract date should have remain the same, but from reading what you had wrote up there. It looks like you add a second line while paying full price for the phone.
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Nope same number = same line. I used to swap out phones on a weekly basis by just changing the msl and some other number directly on the phone. and ike i said after a week or so after activating this phone i checked to make sure that my contract date didn't change and at that point it had not. someone had to have manually went into my account and changed it. the lady who finally resolved the situation even said someone did something the shouldn't have.
I has similar issues years ago and told Srint to go eff themself and went to Tmo. Only came back to Sprint because I got married and wife had them. Tmo service is much better but gotta keep wife happy.
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I get an upgrade at the beginning of next month. Should I get the GNex or hold out till the new nexus comes out? I know it hasn't been deemed official but google has been consistent. I'm on verizon so I don't get the unlocked goodness of the straight from google version. My other option is to get the S III but with a locked bootloader means a no go for me. I'd have to wait till december to switch carriers.
bukithd said:
I get an upgrade at the beginning of next month. Should I get the GNex or hold out till the new nexus comes out? I know it hasn't been deemed official but google has been consistent. I'm on verizon so I don't get the unlocked goodness of the straight from google version. My other option is to get the S III but with a locked bootloader means a no go for me. I'd have to wait till december to switch carriers.
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Either get the current nexus or wait till December.
My advice would be to wait until you can switch carriers in December. Get an off contract account and buy an unlocked nexus at that time.
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El Daddy said:
My advice would be to wait until you can switch carriers in December. Get an off contract account and buy an unlocked nexus at that time.
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What he said!
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In my area I only get to choose AT&T as far as carriers go and I don't really like them. T-mobile has very little coverage and the small regional providers all are buddied up with verizon.
Here's another question, does phone hardware really matter right now? I know the nexus is a little slower compared to the tegra 3 beasts but does it affect anyone at all? I used a droid incredible for 16 months mostly on cm7 and it never showed its age until apps got "prettier"...
Wait, you think Verizon is getting another Nexus?
lmfao.
Just get the Verizon one if you're planning on staying with them.
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If your eligible and don't want a locked s3 or a so called "non official nexus" then maybe switch providers. I dunno how early this upgrade is so there could be fees. If you want an s3 then switch as the bootloader issue might hurt you in the end. Or just run out your agreement and get a gsm nexus straight up as was mentioned already. That's how I got mine
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Wait, you think Verizon is getting another Nexus?
lmfao.
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Nope. Although it'd be stupid for google not to release one on the US largest provider. Just the fact that Verizon and Sprint can't do unlocked phones and even though I could care less about 4g (I dont have it) its still an option. I'm just looking for advice on wether to upgrade to a 8 month old device or wait till samsung drop's their developer edition of the SGSIII
If I were you I would wait. There's already a workaround for the locked bootloader on the GS3 if you want it, but in the smartphone game, it's always best to wait and see. I wouldn't advise you to get the VZW Nexus when there could be several more updated options (MOAR NEXUSESSS) available toward the end of the year (if the rumors are true). And if not, the GS3 and GN will still be there for you but at cheaper prices.
In the smartphone games "waiting and seeing" is dumb, there's always going to be something better around the corner. Just get what you like at the time.
As for the nexus being 8 months old, I'd say it'll still be relevant for quite some time. I have yet to find any apps that it can't run flawlessly.
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bukithd said:
Nope. Although it'd be stupid for google not to release one on the US largest provider. Just the fact that Verizon and Sprint can't do unlocked phones and even though I could care less about 4g (I dont have it) its still an option. I'm just looking for advice on wether to upgrade to a 8 month old device or wait till samsung drop's their developer edition of the SGSIII
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The unlocked GSM Nexus sells for $350. The Nexus 7 sells for $200 and $250. Do you really think Google is trying to profit off of hardware? That is not how Google makes their money. The could care less if you have a Nexus...as long as you are using google apps and search, they get paid.
bukithd said:
I get an upgrade at the beginning of next month. Should I get the GNex or hold out till the new nexus comes out? I know it hasn't been deemed official but google has been consistent. I'm on verizon so I don't get the unlocked goodness of the straight from google version. My other option is to get the S III but with a locked bootloader means a no go for me. I'd have to wait till december to switch carriers.
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I'm in the same boat as you but I'm already eligible for an upgrade and my contract with sprint ends in 2 months. I pretty much spent a whole day on here reading after purchasing the Nexus from best buy.com and ultimately decided to cancel my order. The Sprint GNex is getting the shaft because they won't be releasing source code and the only way to get updates is to either flash a port or wait for the OTA. And we all know how timely those OTA's roll out from Sprint. The dev's do an amazing job with what they are given but I need a stable/working phone and running leaks/ports isn't for me anymore.
I read through a lot of the ACS JB thread and it seems like lot of people are having issues with MMS right now.
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My advice would be to wait until you can switch carriers in December. Get an off contract account and buy an unlocked nexus at that time.
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I'm dumping sprint after my contract ends. I'm tired of paying about the same as everyone else but having the crappiest carrier/speeds. It's pretty sad when I'm getting .01Mb/s down AND up.
I plan on picking up the unlocked Nexus ($350) from the google play store and going with TMo. They currently have a pre-paid plan for $30 a month, no contract, 100 minutes, and unlimited text and data.
I don't ever talk on the phone so I don't care about the minutes. They do throttle after 5gb but I get the impression that sprint does the same thing if you are a heavy user, but that's just my theory.
Thanks for the info for those who offered it. Verizon may be exspensive and hardasses but its my best choice. As for my phone, if the SIII dev edition comes to existance I'll probably get that but the VZW gnex seems to be very limited when it comes to veriozn's habits...
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Thanks for the info for those who offered it. Verizon may be exspensive and hardasses but its my best choice. As for my phone, if the SIII dev edition comes to existance I'll probably get that but the VZW gnex seems to be very limited when it comes to veriozn's habits...
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At least the Verizon GNex got put back in the AOSP tree and source and binaries got dropped well before OTA.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers
So at least that means there will be more stable ROM's and possibilities since the Dev's can build directly from source and don't have to port.
If you are grandfathered in on Verizon's data plan then you may as well stay with them. Have they started enforcing the policy that you lose your grandfathered plan once you upgrade?
Since the Motorola Mobility merger is now completed (on paper) I can see the next Nexus device beeing a Motorola one which could take a while to happen. Since the GNex will probably at least even get the next Android after JB you're pretty much set with it, so get it!
I'm with Sprint and was wondering if I should go for the Galaxy Nexus or get a quad core phone; I'm due for an upgrade in about 2 months but the local Sprint store reps said I could get an upgrade sooner.
I have a Nexus S 4G right now and I love it. I don't think I would ever like a non-Nexus phone (being a dev phone and easy to unlock the bootloader). Any thoughts on this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056138
Thanks for the link joooe. It's 7 in the morning and I'm tired as hell, didn't want to search... My bad.
I think I'm going with the GNexus, most posts are positive.
PS. Dropped my Nexus S in the toilet last week (Don't worry, the bowl was clean lmao), that's the reason I need a new phone ASAP. But... It's still chuggin'.
Everything's OK but I have a feeling one day its gonna crap out.
Yep, it's still a great phone but you might want to compare prices regarding newer phones, like the new Nexus.
The gnex is a great phone. You will love it, and since sprint doesn't offer the nexus 4 :banghead:, I'd pull the trigger on it. Plus sprint has them free right now.
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I'd go refurbished phone and save my upgrade for the next big thing from sprint.
I'd have to agree with the posts about getting a refurbished phone. Even check eBay. I got a GNex in great condition for $150 shipped priority. If you're interested, I can get you the seller id so you can contact them if they have more (it was an eBay store front).
This way you can save your upgrade for the next generation of phones in the fall, if that's what you'd like. As far as still relevant, it's a big question to answer. For me, it will be relevant for quite some time, as long as CM supports us. I just updated my Sprint variant to 4.2.2 via Cyanogenmod because I know I'll never see it on Sprint (or at least for several months).
Thanks for all the suggestions! I want to spend as little money as possible; I'm under my fathers Family Plan. From what I can gather it would be around $40 to upgrade to the Galaxy Nexus, or so I've seen online. I'll try to find some refurbs to compare.
It's almost that time for those of us who got the VZW variant on release day. My upgrade is listed as May 15th which i'm sure is the same for many of us.
I have been going back and forth between the S4 and the X Phone even though we have very little on either at this point. I was grandfathered into unlimited data with my Galaxy Nexus and desperately want to keep it so the X Phone would be the clear winner since it's rumored to launch on the Play Store with a low price like the Nexus 4 was. On the other hand the Galaxy S series has always out shined the Nexus line in terms of pure specs. I really want to make the jump to the 5 inch form factor especially with a 1080p screen. I'm thinking that if the S4 lives up to the spec rumors and has a good development scene like the S3 does I'll be buying it outright and thus keeping my unlimited data with it.
What does everyone think about my choices and what are you looking into for your upgrade?
When march 15th comes, leave verizon, buy a new nexus, profit.
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I got my gnex some months late, so I've got until September.. Since that's forever in phone time, its too soon to tell for me.
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When march 15th comes, leave verizon, buy a new nexus, never have reception.
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Fixed that for my area.
Ya dropping Verizon isn't an option for me either due to my family plan and reception.
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I'm not married to a carrier so unless Verizon gets another Nexus phone between now and next April when my contract is up, I'll be leaving Verizon. I have an N4 on Tmobile which works fine for me, so I'll be happy to ditch Verizon, better coverage be damned. My only complaint about T-Mobile is the maximum 50 MB of data roaming per billing cycle. That's tough because I have a lot of family out in eastern KY that I visit regularly, and T-Mobile doesn't, and probably never will, have service out there. I could burn through 50 MB checking Twitter and Google+. Thank God for wifi.
Now, should Verizon get the next Nexus in October or November, whenever it comes out...I might seriously consider it because I don't mind paying the money for the better coverage. But it has to be a Nexus. I'm not interested in any Android phone that doesn't run vanilla stock Android or get quick updates. Let's be honest, Verizon's approval process may delay updates, but the VZW Gnex still gets updates faster than any other phone Verizon has ever offered. That's the beauty of having no middleman. Updates come right from Google after VZW approval. Win.
Already Switched
Couldn't wait the contract out when I realized I'd been using custom ROMs on my Nexus since March as Verizon will never update in a timely manner.
Went with Galaxy Note 2 the day it became available on Verizon. Not a single regret - fast, huge screen, battery lasts forever, LTE but also works on GSM when I need it to. Just get the best that's available in your timeframe, there's always something better round the corner.
Agreed. When I got my Galaxy Nexus I told myself I wouldn't get anything other than a nexus. I'm also a crack flasher and always looking for new things to load up on the phone. But after seeing how great the dev scene was for the S3 I started looking at the S4.
The bootloader is unlocked on the s3 I'd assume right? Was that through Samsung or did the community get it unlocked?
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Agreed. When I got my Galaxy Nexus I told myself I wouldn't get anything other than a nexus. I'm also a crack flasher and always looking for new things to load up on the phone. But after seeing how great the dev scene was for the S3 I started looking at the S4.
The bootloader is unlocked on the s3 I'd assume right? Was that through Samsung or did the community get it unlocked?
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Every variant of the S3, except Verizon's version, comes factory unlocked. You can use odin to flash whatever you want.
Didn't know that. Hmm I guess I'll have to wait till after the announcement to get some info on the bootloader on the VZW variant. But according to the leaks there's is one version of the device that supports all radios so I'd assume that it will be unlocked.
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Didn't know that. Hmm I guess I'll have to wait till after the announcement to get some info on the bootloader on the VZW variant. But according to the leaks there's is one version of the device that supports all radios so I'd assume that it will be unlocked.
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Actually, I guess the bootloader isn't truly "unlocked" in a Nexus sense where you can use fastboot to flash whatever you want. What "unlocked" means on the Galaxy S III is that it doesn't have a NAND lock. On most phones, the bootloaders have a hard NAND lock that checks for a signed recovery and kernel image every time the phone boots up. If it detects unsigned stuff (like ClockworkMod recovery or a custom kernel), the bootloader will go into an error state and won't boot.
The Galaxy S III has no such check, so you can use Odin (a Samsung proprietary tool) to flash whatever you want and the bootloader will allow it to boot. It just has no NAND lock. If you have an HTC or Motorola phone and you use one of their "bootloader unlock tools" to "unlock" your bootloader, all you're doing is shutting off the NAND lock. The Galaxy S III comes that way from the factory, except for Verizon's version.
So yeah...not truly unlocked in the Nexus sense, but still a hell of a lot easier than 99% of phones out there. The only device I can think of that had a NAND lock from the factory but could be unlocked Nexus style (NAND lock disabled and allowed to flash whatever you wanted openly via fastboot) was the Motorola Xoom. Of course, the Xoom was functionally a Nexus in everything but its name.
I'm gonna wait out the end of my contract. I'd switched to VZW from a Nexus S on T-Mo because at the time, VZW had the new Nexus and my work started offering a monthly plan discount. I've had great reception and speeds with VZW. But having been with android since the first day the Nexus One became available, I've been disappointed with the updates to the Verizon GNex.
Shortly after my contract with Verizon is up, I'm getting the latest (but not the Nexus 4) unlocked Nexus from the play store and switching to a cheaper GSM month-to-month plan.
For me the two main points that will make me change back to GSM is the cheap-ish pay as you go plans and the update cycle of a Google controlled Nexus.
Whenever the GSM Nexus 5 (or whatever it will be called) is available unlocked on the Play store is when I'll make my move.
I've been seriously thinking about waiting for the S4, but I'm also tempted by the DNA, especially if the price drops. But the big thing now for me is price since the new policy on unlimited data kicked in. Never was a big consideration for me before, but I would go broke from the overages if I took the subsidy
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Waiting to see what the X phone is all about. And more importantly where the updates will come from. Otherwise I'm waiting until my contact expires in 2014 and leaving Big Red.
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Another launch day buyer here. Part of a family plan, really like the service/price and unlimited data. I'd love to buy a cheap ass nexus 4 on gsm off contract but given my situation it's really not an option(Verizon has the best service across Colorado and I travel a fair amount).
I was pissed with big red getting so far behind on updates, I almost gave in and got the DNA but I knew it would be a bad move. I finally installed cm10.1 about a month ago and it feels like I have a new phone.
That being said, I can wait a little longer and will definitely consider the s4. I loved the original idea behind the x phone but the latest rumors have it being a failure or just a regular phone. I really like the gnex size and do not want to go beyond a five inch screen. I'm a tall guy with big hands but do not like note 2 size.
Will just wait till IO and see what comes about.
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There really is no phone worth waiting for other than lg optimus g pro or lg nexus 5. Period.
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vince7 said:
There really is no phone worth waiting for other than lg optimus g pro or lg nexus 5. Period.
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Exactly. VZW's entire phone lineup is absolutely worthless to anyone who wants stock, vanilla Android and quick updates. It's the Galaxy Nexus or nothing right now. The GNex may not get updates as fast as the GSM models, but it still gets updates faster than any other VZW phone.
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I've got close to a year of waiting, and highly doubt I could give up VZW. Updates being timely or not. Maybe there'll be a Note 3 by then.
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I hate losing a pure android experience. So due to the fact that Verizon has failed to offer a pure android phone as of late....looks like I'm keeping this.
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I'm thankful that I live in an area where VZW isn't my only option. My Nexus 4 is on T-Mobile and they have good service here in central NC. The problem with T-Mobile is that the overwhelming majority of their network is 2G/EDGE. Literally, once you get 15 or 20 minutes outside a major metro area, you're on 2G. Plus, their hard capping of data roaming to 50MB per billing cycle (even on the unlimited plan) is rough. But... you can't argue with the price and (in my experience) the customer service.
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It's really a dilemma. Just switched over to vzn, got a family plan with wife and both are happy with reception where we need it. And the main reason to move was the galaxy nexus and lte. Now I feel stuck. My only hope is the xphone or whatever it'll be called. Hope it's out this summer.
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