Well the reason has been given.

[grayfox99]

What we all knew has finally been confirmed.

A Samsung executive said, “We expect the domestic sales proportion to dwindle over time while global sales will rise,” while later adding, “Negotiations with American telecom companies have dragged on.”

This kind of thing just gets really tiring.

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[aTeam]

Arghhh I've been sitting on an upgrade since March and I've been researching android phones since November. I guess I'll have to wait... impatiently.

[chuckz28]

Ugh, this is so frustrating. Beyond ridiculous at this point. I have 3 lines waiting to upgrade and this is the only phone I want. I want it so bad I can taste it and we have nothing but bad news.

[Dmunjal]

Why not buy the SGS2 from Newegg for $679 and get a white iPhone 4 upgrade from AT&T and sell it on Craigslist for $600? You'll be out an extra $100 but it will be worth it since you'll have an unlocked phone that is not tied to AT&T's upgrade schedule.

[DolfanCole]

Originally Posted by Dmunjal

Why not buy the SGS2 from Newegg for $679 and get a white iPhone 4 upgrade from AT&T and sell it on Craigslist for $600? You'll be out an extra $100 but it will be worth it since you'll have an unlocked phone that is not tied to AT&T's upgrade schedule.

May work for those on AT&T, but does nothing for us on Verizon or Sprint.

[wynand32]

I don't think this means all that much. We've been hearing that negotiations with US carriers have been slow. But the executive's statement that domestic (i.e., South Korean) sales are dwindling while global sales are ramping up isn't relevant, I don't think. Seems like the two quotes are a non sequitor.

There's nothing here that says we couldn't see the SII in August as we've been anticipating. That would already be later than the Galaxy S was, and could reflect the slow negotiations.

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[Abhinayp]

Originally Posted by Dmunjal

Why not buy the SGS2 from Newegg for $679 and get a white iPhone 4 upgrade from AT&T and sell it on Craigslist for $600? You'll be out an extra $100 but it will be worth it since you'll have an unlocked phone that is not tied to AT&T's upgrade schedule.

Does that from newegg come with samsung's warranty?

[mikaeldalc]

You'll only be getting 2g speeds. Not worth buying unlocked version. Just wait for the next big thing. I just went with the htc sensation and couldn't b happier. Htc is going to show love to their products for a period of time while Samsung will give u an update in a year then forget about u. I loved my vibrant but only because of team whiskey. By the time the galaxy s2 comes out, we'll be talking about quad cores awesomeness.

[EggoEspada]

Originally Posted by Dmunjal

Why not buy the SGS2 from Newegg for $679 and get a white iPhone 4 upgrade from AT&T and sell it on Craigslist for $600? You'll be out an extra $100 but it will be worth it since you'll have an unlocked phone that is not tied to AT&T's upgrade schedule.

A great idea for those on AT&T waiting for this device.

[BillK]

Originally Posted by wynand32

I don't think this means all that much. We've been hearing that negotiations with US carriers have been slow. But the executive's statement that domestic (i.e., South Korean) sales are dwindling while global sales are ramping up isn't relevant, I don't think. Seems like the two quotes are a non sequitor.

There's nothing here that says we couldn't see the SII in August as we've been anticipating. That would already be later than the Galaxy S was, and could reflect the slow negotiations.

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I guess I'm confused as to why carrier negotiations for the S2 would be any different than any of the other Samsung phones. What needs to be negotiated with VZW with the S2 vs. say the Charge? Does it all boil down to just carrier specific branding/differentiation from other carriers because it's launching across multiple carriers?