BB would be the first to know when a real date comes out as they have to update their systems and their IT staff consistently leak that info out
Release Date?
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Best Buy Chat info for Release Date - DELAY!!!
Been following the thread for a LONG time! Currently have the Launch Day PRE and on it's last leg....been trying to play the game of when the release of the Nexus S 4g on Sprint is. Last week went to Best Buy and pre-ordered, gave $50 and got gift card..when ordered the guy said date looked to still be 4/18. I just completed a chat with Best Buy mobile with the "chat online" option at the bottom for NEXUS S specific questions. The rep told me that the Nexus S 4g has been delayed by Sprint and there is NO RELEASE date given. They also said that there is NO REFUND for the $50 gift card. Wanted to share and see if anyone else has received similar info! BTW...GREAT THREAD...GREAT site!
Been following the thread for a LONG time! Currently have the Launch Day PRE and on it's last leg....been trying to play the game of when the release of the Nexus S 4g on Sprint is. Last week went to Best Buy and pre-ordered, gave $50 and got gift card..when ordered the guy said date looked to still be 4/18. I just completed a chat with Best Buy mobile with the "chat online" option at the bottom for NEXUS S specific questions. The rep told me that the Nexus S 4g has been delayed by Sprint and there is NO RELEASE date given. They also said that there is NO REFUND for the $50 gift card. Wanted to share and see if anyone else has received similar info! BTW...GREAT THREAD...GREAT site!
NoOOOOoooOO!!! Say that isn't so. Man that stinks if you were given accurate info. I really hope not. It seems so far to me that all the different answers are so far apart in their information, that we can't really believe any of them anymore. We're all going to be surprised when it actually does drop with anything less than an official press release from Sprint.
Urgh....
I'm so sick of all of these dates! Only one of them can be right, or chances are, none of them. I would rather have a single incorrect date. To this end, please someone pick a date. I will believe the first date that someone gives me. I think that will be easier for me to handle. Thanks.
I'm so sick of all of these dates! Only one of them can be right, or chances are, none of them. I would rather have a single incorrect date. To this end, please someone pick a date. I will believe the first date that someone gives me. I think that will be easier for me to handle. Thanks.
The epics launch date my local store knew weeks in advance. As of yesterday they are still unsure of a date for our Nexus, even though that first guy gave me the nod. Probably was referring to the training!!!
On the phone with Sprint Telesales now, 9:19 am Eastern, and he is telling me that Telesales will have the Nexus S 4G for sale by Sprint Telesales on April 26. No idea when it will go on sale in the stores yet. Preorders should be coming into stores anytime starting today. How reliable this is, I don't know.
BB Mobile in online chat said they don't have a street date yet, but that Sprint stores will get the phone first.
BB Mobile in online chat said they don't have a street date yet, but that Sprint stores will get the phone first.
Getting tired of waiting
This is the phone that is going to get me to switch from my original Palm Pre-.
I've been waiting since the announcement last month. Getting a little bit tired, though. Been considering switching to the T-Mobile version, but hate to leave the speedier Sprint I've been with for years...
This is the phone that is going to get me to switch from my original Palm Pre-.
I've been waiting since the announcement last month. Getting a little bit tired, though. Been considering switching to the T-Mobile version, but hate to leave the speedier Sprint I've been with for years...
atleast just give us a date already jeez
hi all, first time post, long time reader, and a quick question, if you think i should move to a different thread let me know.
went to the sprint store two days ago and the guys were clueless about pre-ordering the nexus and we all agreed it would be easier to wait when it comes in. he took down my name and told me he would just set one aside for me when they arrived. he also said he would call me a few days before when they knew they were coming in.
however, im in a bad spot because my wife is switching jobs and her existing at&t plan is up this thursday the 21st. i want to add her to my ind. plan and start a family plan + get her the nexus. i have a few old backup phones i could use in the meantime if the nexus doesn't come in for a few weeks, but my question is if i walk into the sprint store and start a new account for her with a backup phone, will they still let me use the new 'sign up' credit for the nexus when it finally comes in? any suggestions are appreciated.
went to the sprint store two days ago and the guys were clueless about pre-ordering the nexus and we all agreed it would be easier to wait when it comes in. he took down my name and told me he would just set one aside for me when they arrived. he also said he would call me a few days before when they knew they were coming in.
however, im in a bad spot because my wife is switching jobs and her existing at&t plan is up this thursday the 21st. i want to add her to my ind. plan and start a family plan + get her the nexus. i have a few old backup phones i could use in the meantime if the nexus doesn't come in for a few weeks, but my question is if i walk into the sprint store and start a new account for her with a backup phone, will they still let me use the new 'sign up' credit for the nexus when it finally comes in? any suggestions are appreciated.
I'm kind of debating of just buying an EVO now, and switching to the Nexus S 4G assuming it comes out in the next month.
Nexus S Launch
I've been following the launch for the Nexus S like crazy--reading online, asking different people etc. I pre-ordered mine 3 weeks ago at BB. Of course there's been lots of rumors about the release....I was in the Sprint store this weekend about ready to throw my HTC HERO across the room and asked the guy why they're being so secretive about the launch. He said that it's becuase they're may be a HUGE announcement from another carrier with a new phone--i.e. i-phone and that they are waiting to see when they announce that so they can swoop in and announce the Nexus S. I kind of though this didn't make ANY sense since Apple typically comes out with a new Iphone every July, NOT now....but then again it is Apple and they like to be super secretive? It didn't make a whole lot of sense when he said it but I thought I'd pass it along--It seems to be the only reason they're being so secretive and/or delaying the launch. "Spring" could really be up until June something. Let's hope it's not that long!
I've been following the launch for the Nexus S like crazy--reading online, asking different people etc. I pre-ordered mine 3 weeks ago at BB. Of course there's been lots of rumors about the release....I was in the Sprint store this weekend about ready to throw my HTC HERO across the room and asked the guy why they're being so secretive about the launch. He said that it's becuase they're may be a HUGE announcement from another carrier with a new phone--i.e. i-phone and that they are waiting to see when they announce that so they can swoop in and announce the Nexus S. I kind of though this didn't make ANY sense since Apple typically comes out with a new Iphone every July, NOT now....but then again it is Apple and they like to be super secretive? It didn't make a whole lot of sense when he said it but I thought I'd pass it along--It seems to be the only reason they're being so secretive and/or delaying the launch. "Spring" could really be up until June something. Let's hope it's not that long!
See, this is what I don't get. If what you said is true, then that makes no sense to me business-wise. The Nexus S, although a great phone, is old tech. Sprint waiting on another company to make the "first move" so to speak is kind of outlandish. The NS4g is not a game-changer overall. Maybe it will be one of top 2 phones on Sprint, but overall, there will be far better phones for the masses. So Sprint waiting on Apple to announce their latest iteration of the iphone doesn't seem accurate to me.
That's not to say that you weren't told that. I'm not calling you out so please don't take it that way. I just hope that these Sprint people are just making things up or are very very misinformed.
Just my .02
That's not to say that you weren't told that. I'm not calling you out so please don't take it that way. I just hope that these Sprint people are just making things up or are very very misinformed.
Just my .02
I agree, this makes little sense to me. The Sprint store employees I have engaged in the past few weeks, though well intentioned as they may be, seem ill informed about the Nexus S 4G in general or it's release date specifically.
I believe we can agree the Nexus is mostly a "geeky" phone that appeals to hardcore users and hackers mostly because of it's unadultered OS. When seen side-by-side with equivalent offerings from HTC, Samsung and others, for the average consumer it may not have enough eye candy to sway them into buying it. If Sprint wanted to "steal the thunder" from other company/network phone anouncement, it will make more sense to me to use the EVO 3D for that instead of the Nexus 4G ~ specially since this phone has already been "out there" on T-Mobile for awhile and it's only "new thing" is the addition of a 4G radio, otherwise specs seem unchanged.
I also believe this phone will be released with little fanfare by Sprint in the early part of May. My only question at this moment is if Sprint will offer this phone for direct purchase from their website - I much prefer this method (for convenience) as opposed to purchasing on a local Sprint store or Best Buys.
And the guessing game continues...
Well the white iPhone is supposed to come out April 26th on Verizon and ATT. Maybe that's what he is referring to.
How can it be "officially" pushed back if there was no official release date to begin with? And since your source is confidential then it is not official. Official is when it is announced by Sprint. Internal documents are subject to change. Regardless, we're all still in the same spot we have always been. No man's land. Endlessly waiting for an OFFICIAL release date...
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