The Officially Official Verizon Rep "Source" Thread

[FD2]

He's either a very large individual, or the Nexus isn't quite as big as I thought...

That looks like the OG Droid.

 

[mojonation1487]

It is possible that the phone could be sold tomorrow at some places even if it's not officially launched. I remember getting the Droid X2 a couple days early at best buy when it was unclear when the phone would officially drop. Best buy might be the place to check it out tomorrow and see if they can sell it.

yeah they can sell it if somebody pays $9,999.99.

 

[guinnkevinr]

yeah they can sell it if somebody pays $9,999.99.

I guess this is the time to break open the mutual funds

 

[DessVZW]

This is ridiculous. Please. Verizon actually respects its employees, unlike many of you seem to think. They would not dare waste the time of all of their thousands (yes, thousands) of managers at various levels within the company by sending out an email to "divert attention" away from the 9th only to then release it on the 9th.

Verizon wants a strong launch, not one where every store manager is caught off guard when the phone suddenly launches on a day that was rumored, then officially confirmed to not be the date, then turns out to be the date.

For what it's worth, I live with a VZW rep who has a corporate-provided tablet. E-mail used to be accessible from home, however they decommissioned the site (webmailx.verizonwireless.com - go visit and you'll see the message about how it's no longer in service). Since the decommissioning, the only way to get e-mail is to be a manager or to be approved by corporate for another reason (very rare), and they will then setup email on your device(s). I happen to have a partner who has a tablet with corporate email activated on it, so I can check email any time I want when I have the tablet, which is more days than not.

Let's just say you should take internal, corporate communications at face value and not dig deeper for ambiguous meanings or "secret ploys to trick managers and thereby trick customers into believing something isn't true that is true." What I'm saying is that your crazy conspiracy theories are just that - crazy conspiracy theories with no weight, that hold no water, and that aren't true in the least.

Let me tell you this. I've seen something today about the 15th. It's from corporate, it was sent to managers and some others. It's as official as it's gonna get right now.

Another thing. EVERYTHING IS TENTATIVE until it happens. ALWAYS. That's how VZW rolls. So you SHOULD believe every internal date that has been proven until it's been proven to no longer be true, or until that date arrives and the device launches, etc.

Over and out.

 

[kashabrown]

This is ridiculous. Please. Verizon actually respects its employees, unlike many of you seem to think. They would not dare waste the time of all of their thousands (yes, thousands) of managers at various levels within the company by sending out an email to "divert attention" away from the 9th only to then release it on the 9th.

Verizon wants a strong launch, not one where every store manager is caught off guard when the phone suddenly launches on a day that was rumored, then officially confirmed to not be the date, then turns out to be the date.

For what it's worth, I live with a VZW rep who has a corporate-provided tablet. E-mail used to be accessible from home, however they decommissioned the site (webmailx.verizonwireless.com - go visit and you'll see the message about how it's no longer in service). Since the decommissioning, the only way to get e-mail is to be a manager or to be approved by corporate for another reason (very rare), and they will then setup email on your device(s). I happen to have a partner who has a tablet with corporate email activated on it, so I can check email any time I want when I have the tablet, which is more days than not.

Let's just say you should take internal, corporate communications at face value and not dig deeper for ambiguous meanings or "secret ploys to trick managers and thereby trick customers into believing something isn't true that is true." What I'm saying is that your crazy conspiracy theories are just that - crazy conspiracy theories with no weight, that hold no water, and that aren't true in the least.

Let me tell you this. I've seen something today about the 15th. It's from corporate, it was sent to managers and some others. It's as official as it's gonna get right now.

Another thing. EVERYTHING IS TENTATIVE until it happens. ALWAYS. That's how VZW rolls. So you SHOULD believe every internal date that has been proven until it's been proven to no longer be true, or until that date arrives and the device launches, etc.

Over and out.

Thank you for a detailed, intelligent and thorough explanation of how it works. I, for one, believe everything you just wrote.

 

[mojonation1487]

This is ridiculous. Please. Verizon actually respects its employees, unlike many of you seem to think. They would not dare waste the time of all of their thousands (yes, thousands) of managers at various levels within the company by sending out an email to "divert attention" away from the 9th only to then release it on the 9th.

Verizon wants a strong launch, not one where every store manager is caught off guard when the phone suddenly launches on a day that was rumored, then officially confirmed to not be the date, then turns out to be the date.

For what it's worth, I live with a VZW rep who has a corporate-provided tablet. E-mail used to be accessible from home, however they decommissioned the site (webmailx.verizonwireless.com - go visit and you'll see the message about how it's no longer in service). Since the decommissioning, the only way to get e-mail is to be a manager or to be approved by corporate for another reason (very rare), and they will then setup email on your device(s). I happen to have a partner who has a tablet with corporate email activated on it, so I can check email any time I want when I have the tablet, which is more days than not.

Let's just say you should take internal, corporate communications at face value and not dig deeper for ambiguous meanings or "secret ploys to trick managers and thereby trick customers into believing something isn't true that is true." What I'm saying is that your crazy conspiracy theories are just that - crazy conspiracy theories with no weight, that hold no water, and that aren't true in the least.

Let me tell you this. I've seen something today about the 15th. It's from corporate, it was sent to managers and some others. It's as official as it's gonna get right now.

Another thing. EVERYTHING IS TENTATIVE until it happens. ALWAYS. That's how VZW rolls. So you SHOULD believe every internal date that has been proven until it's been proven to no longer be true, or until that date arrives and the device launches, etc.

Over and out.

Strong launch? A strong launch requires advertising the product. This is a SOFT launch. That's just simple fact.

 

[trigun123478]

This is ridiculous. Please. Verizon actually respects its employees, unlike many of you seem to think. They would not dare waste the time of all of their thousands (yes, thousands) of managers at various levels within the company by sending out an email to "divert attention" away from the 9th only to then release it on the 9th.

Verizon wants a strong launch, not one where every store manager is caught off guard when the phone suddenly launches on a day that was rumored, then officially confirmed to not be the date, then turns out to be the date.

For what it's worth, I live with a VZW rep who has a corporate-provided tablet. E-mail used to be accessible from home, however they decommissioned the site (webmailx.verizonwireless.com - go visit and you'll see the message about how it's no longer in service). Since the decommissioning, the only way to get e-mail is to be a manager or to be approved by corporate for another reason (very rare), and they will then setup email on your device(s). I happen to have a partner who has a tablet with corporate email activated on it, so I can check email any time I want when I have the tablet, which is more days than not.

Let's just say you should take internal, corporate communications at face value and not dig deeper for ambiguous meanings or "secret ploys to trick managers and thereby trick customers into believing something isn't true that is true." What I'm saying is that your crazy conspiracy theories are just that - crazy conspiracy theories with no weight, that hold no water, and that aren't true in the least.

Let me tell you this. I've seen something today about the 15th. It's from corporate, it was sent to managers and some others. It's as official as it's gonna get right now.

Another thing. EVERYTHING IS TENTATIVE until it happens. ALWAYS. That's how VZW rolls. So you SHOULD believe every internal date that has been proven until it's been proven to no longer be true, or until that date arrives and the device launches, etc.

Over and out.

A store manager that I talked to yesterday,texted me today that its coming the 15th. She is still holding me one though. Does it list a reason for the delay?

 

[BaloneyPony]

I live with a VZW rep

Life partner?

 

[DessVZW]

Strong launch? A strong launch requires advertising the product. This is a SOFT launch. That's just simple fact.

Ok, geez. Technically, yes, this'll be a soft launch, but it doesn't mean Verizon isn't expecting it to do well. Well is relative, again.

Let me be more clear. Verizon prides itself on organization and integrity. They're part of its corporate culture, its credo. They're not going to lie to their employees just so it'll trickle back to an extremely small subset of customers (like us on these forums). They're deliberate, but not going to intentionally mislead. Their strategy is to withhold information, not to mislead people explicitly.

A soft launch, but an organized one where people are informed and not blindsided. This is the Verizon way for the Galaxy Nexus.

 

[DessVZW]

Life partner?

Does it matter? I fail to see how any more intimate details about my life are necessary. I've already qualified my source well enough for the purposes of the conversation we're having.

 

[ohiomoto]

yeah they can sell it if somebody pays $9,999.99.

And is willing to wait 6 hours for it to activate! LOL

 

[ihyln]

Thank you for a detailed, intelligent and thorough explanation of how it works. I, for one, believe everything you just wrote.

lol without any proof?

 

[Stang68]

I guess this is the time to break open the mutual funds

You got the DX2 early? Hmm...that gives me a leeeeetle hope.

 

[guinnkevinr]

You got the DX2 early? Hmm...that gives me a leeeeetle hope.

Yeah it was just as easy as walking into best buy and asking if they had any in stock. The guy had no clue, checked and sold it to me. I'm not even sure if he knew it wasn't released yet. Just sold what he had sitting on his shelves.

 

[mojonation1487]

Ok, geez. Technically, yes, this'll be a soft launch, but it doesn't mean Verizon isn't expecting it to do well. Well is relative, again.

Let me be more clear. Verizon prides itself on organization and integrity. They're part of its corporate culture, its credo. They're not going to lie to their employees just so it'll trickle back to an extremely small subset of customers (like us on these forums). They're deliberate, but not going to intentionally mislead. Their strategy is to withhold information, not to mislead people explicitly.

A soft launch, but an organized one where people are informed and not blindsided. This is the Verizon way for the Galaxy Nexus.

"but an organized one where people are informed and not blindsided"

We seem pretty uninformed. lol I'd like to be informed ANYTHING at all. They haven't actually mentioned the words Galaxy Nexus in anything whatsoever to date other than twitter saying to sign up for updates. That's a poor business model. Unfortunately, in a cell phone business (especially when you're a big four carrier), you don't need a good model. Cell phones are a necessity now and people will buy no matter what.

 

[DessVZW]

"but an organized one where people are informed and not blindsided"

We seem pretty uninformed. lol I'd like to be informed ANYTHING at all. They haven't actually mentioned the words Galaxy Nexus in anything whatsoever to date other than twitter saying to sign up for updates. That's a poor business model. Unfortunately, in a cell phone business (especially when you're a big four carrier), you don't need a good model. Cell phones are a necessity now and people will buy no matter what.

I'm talking about employees. Verizon NEEDS its employees (managers, for the most part) to know when something is coming out and to have marketing and signage (OMM) prepared for that day.

Verizon doesn't need its customers to be prepared. We are always there, ready to buy. That's not the worry. Verizon doesn't assume to micromanage what its customers think, at all. No company does.

We knew the RAZR was coming because the night before stores were putting up HUGE displays in every corporate store for the RAZR. Even had they not announced a release date, we would have known. They will have to display the Galaxy Nexus in their store at some point, and OMM is always done at night, not in the morning before opening. So drive by your local VZW store the night of the 14th (right at/after close) and walk up to the building. Peek in the windows and see if there are any reps adding the phone to the wall display; there will be.

 

[Stang68]

Yeah it was just as easy as walking into best buy and asking if they had any in stock. The guy had no clue, checked and sold it to me. I'm not even sure if he knew it wasn't released yet. Just sold what he had sitting on his shelves.

Well, you've given me a sliver of hope for later today

 

[JoeUserTX]

Man, that has got to be frustrating and stressful, as an employee at a retail store; not knowing until the day you show up for work (or, the evening before) that a promo has started.

Makes me glad I haven't worked retail in a few decades... lol

 

[mojonation1487]

I'm talking about employees. Verizon NEEDS its employees (managers, for the most part) to know when something is coming out and to have marketing and signage (OMM) prepared for that day.

Verizon doesn't need its customers to be prepared. We are always there, ready to buy. That's not the worry. Verizon doesn't assume to micromanage what its customers think, at all. No company does.

We knew the RAZR was coming because the night before stores were putting up HUGE displays in every corporate store for the RAZR. Even had they not announced a release date, we would have known. They will have to display the Galaxy Nexus in their store at some point, and OMM is always done at night, not in the morning before opening. So drive by your local VZW store the night of the 14th (right at/after close) and walk up to the building. Peek in the windows and see if there are any reps adding the phone to the wall display; there will be.

Having worked for Verizon for 3 years previously, this is not a uniform policy.

 

[GODAWGS31005]

Anyone been to Best Buy?