6+ months is too, too, long.....

[Droid800]

Come on dude. We're all registered users here. We can't complain? If the GNex section was just for happy owners, there would be tumbleweeds rolling through here. I want to be a happy GNex owner...I really do. We all do. Please VZW/Google/Samsung, will you make us happy?:'(

Except all he does is complain. If I was as unhappy with the phone as he is, I would have moved on a long time ago.
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[Saiga]

I want the phone fixed. I don't want to sell it and get a new phone. I want to keep the Nexus. Not my fault people drop the ball on suppourting this thing. Almost 6 months with an os it should have never even been allowed to launch with.

I have been waiting for the update. I am pretty sure it will help out a lot. If the next update don't make things considerably better than I will be selling the phone at that point. No question about it.

 

[zedorda]

I want the phone fixed. I don't want to sell it and get a new phone. I want to keep the Nexus. Not my fault people drop the ball on suppourting this thing. Almost 6 months with an os it should have never even been allowed to launch with.

I have been waiting for the update. I am pretty sure it will help out a lot. If the next update don't make things considerably better than I will be selling the phone at that point. No question about it.

Well I hope it does not fix anything and all the "crappy phone" owners revolt and occupy Big Red.:-!

 

[Channan]

I paid nearly $800 for the piece of crap. I think I have the right to complain. I didn't know you owned this website though. Good to know!

Having me stop complaining won't really matter much anyway. Look around, the vzw Galaxy Nexus has a horrible rep. People everywhere are complaining about it. Just look at all of the negative blog postings that have popped in the last few weeks about it. The phone will go down in history as the worst Nexus device ever. It is a fiasco, a joke. Sorry if you can't handle that. Or if it makes you sad. But it is reality. Search on twitter for vzw Nexus, you won't see very many positive things said about it. Overwhelmingly you will see complaints. Obviously there has to be some reason why.

Why did you pay so much? :O

 

[Saiga]

I think VZW needs occupied. Lol, lately they have done plenty to tick off their customers. but I do not want it to be at the expense of ignored nexus users. I think the soon to be ex grandfathered unlimited data people should revolt. I am among them.

But I stopped worrying about the loss of unlimited. If I do end up selling the Nexus I will use the money to pay my ETF and get the phone I originally wanted.

 

[Saiga]

Why did you pay so much? :O

I paid full retail on launch day. Then end up needing a spare battery and all the tax. If I took out the recipts its probably a little over $800 out of pocket I spent.

 

[Channan]

I paid full retail on launch day. Then end up needing a spare battery and all the tax. If I took out the recipts its probably a little over $800 out of pocket I spent.

I got mine on launch day. It was $650, a little over $700 after tax. Extended batter was $25 because it was half off. Overall less than $750.

 

[LBTRS]

Do any of you NOT understand the concept of a new OS version? It's the same with purchasing the newest Windows OS. You're naive if you think you're going to get a bug free experience right out of the gate with a newer OS (upgrade).

Your auto analogy is flawed because you are still missing the point. People DO buy a potentially buggy phone because they want to be a part of the cutting edge and accept the consequences that come with that. Case in point, I'm one such individual. There are many, many like me. I've said this before; when I bought the Nexus, I was warned by two corporate store Verizon reps to expect bugs (it was an unneeded warning as I knew what I was getting myself into). That's the key point of this whole argument, in my opinion. I informed myself. Go back and research any Nexus and tell me if there weren't bugs with the newest iteration of Android everytime. Personally, I believe this is the price you pay for wanting to be a part of the cutting edge. Further, you are not being a smart consumer if you're buying a phone without completely understanding the nature of cutting edge technology.

I'll concede that there is some chance of experiencing bugs with a new OS (even though ICS isn't a "new OS" but just an update to an existing OS). The problem with your argument is that you're not reading the topic of this thread. He is complaining about the length of time it is taking to release a fix for these "bugs".

There is no reason a bug fix update couldn't have been released by now to everyone as can be seen by the leaks and other devices running newer versions of ICS. I'm not talking about releasing new features, I'm just talking about fixing the known issues with the phone that prevent it from its basic operation as a smartphone.

And your "cutting edge technology" is a bit of a stretch as it is just a new look to an existing OS and hardware that is in its normal development path. There is very little if anything in the Galaxy Nexus that is "cutting edge", it's not like we just discovered cell phone technology and this is the first device to try it out.

 

[Saiga]

I got mine on launch day. It was $650, a little over $700 after tax. Extended batter was $25 because it was half off. Overall less than $750.

I got the charging station that charges the extra battery. It was $40. Either way $750 - $800ish what's the difference? Honestly what is another 50 dollars after the first 700? Lol. It is still way too much money for a phone that is less uselful than a HTC Hero.

 

[gregs1213]

I didn't read the whole thread, but the people that are saying just to "root" and mod is ridiculous. We are on an android forum, most people aren't even familiar with rooting. Many people who bought this phone, bought it because it was the top notch phone from verizon. It should work and not have all of these problems..

I'm rooted and running AOKP, and it's working a lot better now. Most people don't know/care/want to do that, so they shouldn't suffer and have to hold onto this phone for 2 years.. I am switching to Sprint after my 2 year contract is over..