I have been following this mess since April when there was a report that the GS2 could reach the US by May! That fiasco dragged on until August and then Verizon passed to sell the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
I figured I could wait until October. Then October passed. I figured I could make it to early November. Early November passed. Now it's mid-November and this is still dragging on. It's unbelievable. The phone I wanted (GS2) is now available pretty much everywhere in the world except Verizon. The LTE version of the GS2 has even arrived on AT&T.
I'm sure if Google/Samsung had it to do all over again they would have avoided Big Red. It's not worth it.
FWIW: I'm hearing last week of November, which would be on schedule, or the first week of December, which would be a week late.
Regardless, do you want this thing early? Or do you want it to work when you get it? (Loaded question, I know, and I'm sure we'll still see bugs at some point, right?)
Regardless, everybody chill a bit.
Now excuse me while I go contemplate importing a GSM version. :-/
Look- that's still an aggravatingly long time. The device was unveiled a MONTH ago!
If I don't get something concrete within a week, I'm getting an iPhone. At least they are prompt and don't let carriers shaft their customers.
when you say last week of november do you mean the week of the 28th? and the first week of december being the week of the 5th?
I highly doubt that. Whether people like it or not, Verizon has the largest number of subscribers, and any phone manufacturer would be crazy to ignore them. Apple caught lightning in a bottle, but that won't happen again, at least not for a long, long time.
I agree and disagree.Yes, Verizon has the largest number of subscribers, and yes any phone manufacturer would be crazy to ignore them. That being said, we are not talking about just any old phone here, we're talking about Google's flagship phone - The Nexus. I would venture to say that any phone manufacturer would be crazy to ignore the fact that the US Market has a sizable amount of people who prefer a GSM phone (AT&T and T-Mobile) and Google and Samsung would be out of their minds to not release a GSM Nexus in the US market. Granted, those of us who want no part of a CDMA phone, like Verizon and Sprint sell can import an International version of the Galaxy Nexus, but giving Verizon anything other than a "temporary exclusive" on the Nexus makes no sense from a business sense. Regardless of the difficulties Verizon is experiencing right now, I fully expect to see an AT&T version of the Galaxy Nexus in January or February - the GSM phone was what was demonstrated at the unveiling in Hong Kong, BTW.
-Mike
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What would liberals want with the Galaxy Nexus?
What would liberals want with the Galaxy Nexus?
I agree and disagree.Yes, Verizon has the largest number of subscribers, and yes any phone manufacturer would be crazy to ignore them. That being said, we are not talking about just any old phone here, we're talking about Google's flagship phone - The Nexus. I would venture to say that any phone manufacturer would be crazy to ignore the fact that the US Market has a sizable amount of people who prefer a GSM phone (AT&T and T-Mobile) and Google and Samsung would be out of their minds to not release a GSM Nexus in the US market. Granted, those of us who want no part of a CDMA phone, like Verizon and Sprint sell can import an International version of the Galaxy Nexus, but giving Verizon anything other than a "temporary exclusive" on the Nexus makes no sense from a business sense. Regardless of the difficulties Verizon is experiencing right now, I fully expect to see an AT&T version of the Galaxy Nexus in January or February - the GSM phone was what was demonstrated at the unveiling in Hong Kong, BTW.
-Mike
OH NOES! You mean we might have to wait a week longer than was rumored for a phone!? First world problems...
OH NOES! You mean we might have to wait a week longer than was rumored for a phone!? First world problems...
Hahaha that's what I've been thinking the whole time I've been reading these forums. We all must have pretty good lives if a phone can make us worry this much. Just sayin...
I always get a good laugh reading peoples cliff jumping responses when something is delayed a few weeks longer. You would think that their spouse just told them that they were leaving them for someone of the same sex by their overreaction.