11/21/2011: VZW Nexus (Unconfirmed)

[Mooem]

Yeah not holding my breath either on Monday being the day BUT how awesome would it be...

 

[moosc]

OK first there was no marketing for rezound second no preorder on bionics. Third I just got back from the cemetery and my grandmother swears on her mothers tombstone that the release is is Dec 1. So Mon we get preorderd and shipment arrive Dec 1. That's perfect for me.

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[edoublediz]

ericsckane wrote:

Apparently the decision isn't hanging on some "bug", but whether the release of the Galaxy Nexus is going to greatly reduce the sales of the Razr/Rezound (which many of us have speculated for a long time).

If that's true, I think it is rather hilarious, considering the marketing jobs they did with these two phones. The Razr marketing seemed decent at best. The Rezound marketing was atrocious. I have only seen one commercial for it ever. If you're not gonna advertise the hell out of a new phone, why bother worrying about its sales?

i completely disagree. the rzr has been blasted all over tv. i have seen 3 different rezound commercials just tonight in the past 2 hours. the one with the guy walking while everything is "blowing up" the guy in the cab when the cabs dash turns into the studio. one more i actually cant remember what in the heck it was.

you know it is hard to accurately depict what is being advertised while you are glued to a computer screen desperately seeking info on a phones release!!!

damn you vzw

 

[Premium1]

i completely disagree. the rzr has been blasted all over tv. i have seen 3 different rezound commercials just tonight in the past 2 hours. the one with the guy walking while everything is "blowing up" the guy in the cab when the cabs dash turns into the studio. one more i actually cant remember what in the heck it was.

you know it is hard to accurately depict what is being advertised while you are glued to a computer screen desperately seeking info on a phones release!!!

damn you vzw

I've also seen multiple razr and rezound commercials today alone.

 

[Eric Kane]

It's not just the commercials. It's how they're positioned at the stores. Most reps have a sales arsenal of the Razr, the Rezound, and the iPhone. They really do push for certain phones to be sold and their reps oblige.

 

[kharrigan]

Now that you mention it, I don't recall a lot of advertising when the iP4 launched on Verizon either... Or the iP4S. The only thing I recall from them is "Can you hear me now?"

Apparently not.

 

[Adrynalyne]

Apple handles their own advertisements.

 

[jkarg00]

George Washington told me in a dream this afternoon it would be up for pre order the 18th and available in stores/online the 21st

 

[spridell]

Well we all knew for a while now that Verizon didnt want to release this phone and hinder the sales of either the Razr and Rezound.

I was in a Verizon store tonight and they were pushing the Razr hard. Employees actually putting the phones in peoples faces and showing it off.

Now a web only release for a week or so might not be that bad of an idea for Verizon. The average person doesnt know about the Nexus. So they can keep pushing the Razr at the stores while we people who know about the Nexus can order it online.

Seems like a win win for Verizon. Both phones will be selling.

 

[edoublediz]

Apple handles their own advertisements.

that is absolutely not true! they handle the majority of it of course, but att has had dozens of different commercials.

 

[BSG4893]

I dont know what has annoyed me more, the rumors for the release of this phone or when i was waiting for the thunderbolt lol... regardless im dying to get my hands on this phone...

 

[Deltaechoe]

you forgot one part, after waiting for the TB, actually using the damn thing, that's whats annoyed me the most

 

[stockandroidguy]

With all I've been hearing about the 21st I really hope this is it, but I won't hold my breath

 

[Joe the Insider]

I can tell you as a vzw employee that there isn't a release date yet. The phone was brought up in our meeting yesterday and everything is ready to go except a release date. I'm only being honest so there isn't a let down. It's gotta be soon though.

 

[reflekt2099]

i'd have to say that i'm gonna go with 11/21 being the launch date.

- we saw a couple weeks ago, the leak of "11/21 w/o"
- the FCC approval a couple days ago (which usually means imminent launch)
- the huge release of videos of the galaxy nexus on android's youtube, complete with VZW's LTE version of the galaxy nexus
- the updated google galaxy nexus page showing the final and official specs of VZW's LTE version of the galaxy nexus

these at least, tell me, there's a very imminent launch on the horizon, and I can't wait for tomorrow's announcement (crossing fingers)

 

[ManBearPig618]

4 day online web sale of Droid Charge ending the 21st....

 

[Droid800]

Lets be realistic, k....

When does Verizon get shipments? If they do not ship over the weekend, if stores do not see stock on Friday (tomorrow), it won't be for sale on Monday.

Erm. You do know what next weekend is, right? At this time of year, retailers EVERYWHERE get shipments on the weekend. I work in retail management, and all of our stores are getting slammed with deliveries on Saturday, because of how busy next week is going to be. I would wager that if this rumor is true, the Nexus is going to be shipped alongside all of the stock they're building up for Black Friday weekend.

 

[Droid800]

....Again, you're basing this off of what Verizon normally does. Has any of this been normal to you? Not to mention I don't think anyone has ruled out the "web only" thing initially, which would solve this whole stock issue. You can constantly try to find holes in everything that isn't confirmed (which is why it says "unconfirmed" in the first place), or you can just take the information for what it is; rumor and possibility, not truth and fact.

The launches of the Razr and Rezound have been anything but normal. Verizon has been launching phones on Thursdays for how long? And then for these two phones they start sales for one on a Friday and the other the following Monday. That's not normal.

The only thing that makes me think what you heard is right is that Verizon is going to want all of those extra sales next weekend. Even if they don't advertise it heavily, just having it in stores in the first place will net them sales they might not have otherwise had.

 

[Adrynalyne]

Erm. You do know what next weekend is, right? At this time of year, retailers EVERYWHERE get shipments on the weekend. I work in retail management, and all of our stores are getting slammed with deliveries on Saturday, because of how busy next week is going to be. I would wager that if this rumor is true, the Nexus is going to be shipped alongside all of the stock they're building up for Black Friday weekend.

You know what the word 'If' means, right?


I honestly did not know. I confirmed Saturday shipments in this thread, btw, so your point is moot.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...2011-vzw-nexus-unconfirmed-4.html#post1414867

 

[Adrynalyne]

that is absolutely not true! they handle the majority of it of course, but att has had dozens of different commercials.

I welcome you to show me a Verizon funded one. I've not seen one myself.

iPhone commercial. iPhone, only.