Verizon Galaxy Nexus (Prime) Waiting Room

[MRW1215]

It's already covered. Just do what i'm doing. Buy the Nexus Prime on a new contract, then cancel the contract. In the end this will cost you $550 instead of the $800 best buy is claiming.

This is exactly what i'm doing:
Price match 199.99 at best buy with the Verizon ad on a contract renew.
Do not activate the phone (to avoid the monthly bill for the month)
Cancel the contract the next day which costs $350 for a smartphone, minus $10 a month that you actually use the plan, so I will pay $350.
Use Groove IP with Google Voice to make and receive calls over wifi or pre-paid data.
My total cost will be $555, which I will pay $200 with my best buy rewards certificates and then $350 cash to Verizon for the contract cancellation fee. Then I would have to buy Groove IP for $5 on the android market.

NOTE: I have already contacted Verizon and confirmed that canceling your contract in no way harms your "reputation" as far as you being considered for contracts later. As long as you pay the $350 fee, then your end of the contact is fulfilled and you will not be punished.

Hope that makes sense to people..

Seems a bit complicated, heh... That makes me wonder, though, what stops us from buying a phone for the contract price from, say, Amazon Wireless, then not using it to activate the new line? When I bought my first smartphone from Amazon, it seemed like I had to redo all the contract setup stuff with Verizon that I had already done on Amazon.

 

[ManBearPig618]

Anyone think a date could be announced tomorrow?

 

[KG II]

Back on Track?

Just saw this on twitter from phonearena

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...after-quick-hiatus-to-repair-software_id24123

Hopefully this means we'll get something announced soon.

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[jephanie]

Re: Back on Track?

Just saw this on twitter from phonearena

Samsung GALAXY Nexus shipments resume after quick hiatus to repair software

Hopefully this means we'll get something announced soon.

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I wouldn't count on it based on this story based on their own details:

Of course, it goes without saying that we are talking about the GSM model of the Samsung GALAXY Nexus. Verizon is expected to launch an LTE enabled CDMA variant of the first Android 4.0 handset sometime next month for a contract price of $199.99 with November 29th the latest rumored launch date.

 

[ManBearPig618]

Re: Back on Track?

Yeah, that's the volume bug on the GSM Euro launch model.

 

[NewAge]

Anyone think a date could be announced tomorrow?

I'm not holding my breath but still praying.

 

[Somethingsfishy]

Anyone think a date could be announced tomorrow?

NO WAY!

That would make WAY too much sense.

 

[sfbates]

Anyone think a date could be announced tomorrow?

im still holdin for a pre order at 12:01!

 

[Jol.E.Roger]

Waiting. Watching the clock.

How does the rest of the song go

 

[grimshad]

Seems a bit complicated, heh... That makes me wonder, though, what stops us from buying a phone for the contract price from, say, Amazon Wireless, then not using it to activate the new line? When I bought my first smartphone from Amazon, it seemed like I had to redo all the contract setup stuff with Verizon that I had already done on Amazon.

Well I explained it in detail, it's really not that complicated tho, just buy the phone on contract and then cancel the contract. Assuming the phone really is $800 off contract, then you will save a few hundred $.

 

[f150fan]

Waiting. Watching the clock.

How does the rest of the song go

Is that a Pearl Jam reference? If so, nicely done sir.

 

[KG II]

Thanks guys. I see your point. Now just hoping that post about pre orders is true.

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[Somethingsfishy]

Cmon Verizon, one last chance to redeem yourself!

 

[davey11]

Monday and diddly squat.

Sigh

Move on to praying for Tuesday

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

Wow! The whining just continues to grow. There really is an entitlement mentality here. It's like some people are pinning their hopes and dreams on VZW announcing their hopes and dreams announcing the Nexus.

It would be great if they did. But, the whole don't let me down, don't do this to me, you are forcing me to get such and device, or "rent" such and such a device because VZW isn't doing what I want or think they should is ridiculous. Especially when the majority of the outrage is based off nothing that VZW, Google's, or Samsung have said, but off of rumors.



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[pauldroidr2d2]

Cmon Verizon, one last chance to redeem yourself!

Redeem themselves? Are you serious? What exactly do they have to redeem themselves of?

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[pauldroidr2d2]

NO WAY!

That would make WAY too much sense.

Do you think that they should announce a specific date no matter what? What if there are some serious bugs they are working to resolve?



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[Mr. Poppalopolis]

At least I'm not the only one sticking up for Verizon and their business choices...

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

At least I'm not the only one sticking up for Verizon and their business choices...

I'm not really sticking up for them. I guess I'm growing more and more amazed at how irrational people are acting over this phone.

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[crzycrkr]

I'm not really sticking up for them. I guess I'm growing more and more amazed at how irrational people are acting over this phone.

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Totally agree. Verizon said by the end of the year. No one should be ing about it until January 1st. Why should Verizon worry about a handful of people foaming at the mouth over the Nexus? If they're that worked up about it they're not going anywhere anyway, and its such a small group of people they're not work worrying about.

Maybe it should be as far behind the European release as the SGSII, lol