Verizon Galaxy Nexus (Prime) Waiting Room

[the901]

I would have to agree that generally speaking, an nfl audience is not the GN target market. That doesn't mean that there aren't some football fans that want this device, but out of 100 tv sports attics, 80 of them are below the brain function of anything more complex than opening a can of beer. That only leaves 20% that may or may not be interested in a high end Android device, and advertising is too expensive for these numbers. More importantly though, is the fact that Verizon wants to sell bloat filled Droid devices way more than it wants to sell a Nexus.

I know some of you are going to take offense at this, and I realize there are plenty of intelligent people that watch football, but a group of guys that cut the sleeves off their flannel shirts and yell, "git er done" is not the demographic for this phone.

Your 20% number is way low. Think of all the people that play fantasy football.

 

[greydarrah]

Your 20% number is way low. Think of all the people that play fantasy football.

You could be right (though 20% of the general nfl fan base is a huge number of people), but I still think that Verizon has no interest in spending a great deal of money marketing a non bloated phone over the Droid line.

 

[the901]

You could be right (though 20% of the general nfl fan base is a huge number of people), but I still think that Verizon has no interest in spending a great deal of money marketing a non bloated phone over the Droid line.

From what I have seen, that might end up being true. Out of curiosity, has there been much advertising for the Rezound? If not, then VZW just loves their Moto...

 

[Silent Patriot]

Every time a Galaxy Nexus Prime is sold...

Censored

 

[dubge]

Re: Every time a Galaxy Nexus Prime is sold...

So that is why they are not selling them!

Verizon = Antichrist

 

[Premium1]

Re: Every time a Galaxy Nexus Prime is sold...

Well looks like no angels are getting their wings, since it is the galaxy nexus, not galaxy nexus prime..

 

[thedeceiver]

From what I have seen, that might end up being true. Out of curiosity, has there been much advertising for the Rezound? If not, then VZW just loves their Moto...

As one of the brain dead NFL watchers, they advertised the crap out of the Rezound during Sunday Night Football last night.

Also, the statement that most people that watch Football are stupid is... frankly, stupid. Make sure you tell all those Harvard Alumns that when they go and watch their team try and put a whooping on Yale, that they're stupid.

Guess what, 80% of people that want these phones are fat nerds. Or bored husbands whose wives and kids no longer entertain them.

Aren't generalizations fun?

 

[Clancy3434]

yea... there were rezound and razr ads, not to mention other ads for random verizon phones, on every single commerical break... including ads for a deal on samsung phones that ends today.

those must be the phones for all the dumb, sleeveless flannel shirt wearing football fans that reside in new york city.

they're saving the nexus ads for meet the press.

 

[Foyt20]

As one of the brain dead NFL watchers, they advertised the crap out of the Rezound during Sunday Night Football last night.

Also, the statement that most people that watch Football are stupid is... frankly, stupid. Make sure you tell all those Harvard Alumns that when they go and watch their team try and put a whooping on Yale, that they're stupid.

Guess what, 80% of people that want these phones are fat nerds. Or bored husbands whose wives and kids no longer entertain them.

Aren't generalizations fun?

Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes.

I love generalizations.

 

[izzyncade]

I would have to agree that generally speaking, an nfl audience is not the GN target market. That doesn't mean that there aren't some football fans that want this device, but out of 100 tv sports attics, 80 of them are below the brain function of anything more complex than opening a can of beer. That only leaves 20% that may or may not be interested in a high end Android device, and advertising is too expensive for these numbers. More importantly though, is the fact that Verizon wants to sell bloat filled Droid devices way more than it wants to sell a Nexus.

I know some of you are going to take offense at this, and I realize there are plenty of intelligent people that watch football, but a group of guys that cut the sleeves off their flannel shirts and yell, "git er done" is not the demographic for this phone.

Just wondering why you would be in this forum for the GN... your sig line tells me that you love your Bionic...

Also... your numbers... where did you come up with those? I know I might not be the smartest of the bunch but I did enjoy statistic in college and would love to crunch those numbers with you...

 

[NewAge]

As one of the brain dead NFL watchers, they advertised the crap out of the Rezound during Sunday Night Football last night.

Also, the statement that most people that watch Football are stupid is... frankly, stupid. Make sure you tell all those Harvard Alumns that when they go and watch their team try and put a whooping on Yale, that they're stupid.

Guess what, 80% of people that want these phones are fat nerds. Or bored husbands whose wives and kids no longer entertain them.

Aren't generalizations fun?

Hey I'm a skinny nerd and always bored. Nerds don't have to be fat to want this phone! But obsessive, nerdy and bored sure. And as a watcher of football I can agree those commercials were constant, and Razr.

 

[Droid800]

Thanks for pointing out that i don't want to buy this phone. I wasn't aware till you just told me.

And i agree... advertising to a massive national audience would be stupid. Only dumb jocks and apple fan boys watch football.

Or you might actually use that brain of yours and read what I wrote. The bigger reason why is that NFL mobile is not compatible with ICS yet and Verizon very rarely advertises a phone that isn't available.

 

[nemov]

Given the way things are going I'm almost convinced that this phone might not come out until January. Verizon has held off this long. Why not push it past Christmas to sell more RAZRs?

There is no pressure for Verizon to sell this phone. Google and Samsung have no leverage.

Thankfully, I have waited so long that me and my wife's upgrades are pushed together. Next time I can abandon ship.

 

[zer0vette]

people are either waiting for this phone or they're not. People who don't know what this phone is will just get pushed into a RAZR or rezound or whatever is the being advertized by VZ salesmen. There's no conspiracy at this point in the game IMO.

I'm confident we'll see this phone this week. *fingers are crossed*

 

[Droid800]

Given the way things are going I'm almost convinced that this phone might not come out until January. Verizon has held off this long. Why not push it past Christmas to sell more RAZRs?

There is no pressure for Verizon to sell this phone. Google and Samsung have no leverage.

Thankfully, I have waited so long that me and my wife's upgrades are pushed together. Next time I can abandon ship.

Google and Samsung absolutely have leverage. There's certainly a contract that will have financial implications for Verizon if they don't launch soon.

 

[thedeceiver]

Google and Samsung absolutely have leverage. There's certainly a contract that will have financial implications for Verizon if they don't launch soon.

I'm sure there is a contract too, but I'm sure Samsung/Google built in a minimum hardware order to protect themselves from VZW getting cold feet or not advertising the thing. I'm sure their "leverage" is relatively minimal.

 

[CallerHoller]

4g is down in Snohomish Washington again. I vote that 4g is effecting sim cards!

 

[thedeceiver]

4g is down in Snohomish Washington again. I vote that 4g is effecting sim cards!

Snohomish Washington might as well be on Mars.

 

[greydarrah]

Just wondering why you would be in this forum for the GN... your sig line tells me that you love your Bionic...

Also... your numbers... where did you come up with those? I know I might not be the smartest of the bunch but I did enjoy statistic in college and would love to crunch those numbers with you...

I do love my Bionic, it's been a great device for me, but I'm still getting a GN, and expect it to be even better. As to my numbers, I made them up...a total guess. Like this...While there are a few Verizon reps that know as much about Android devices as people in this forum, 90% of them are idiots.

You might like to watch nfl games, and you might be a great candidate to sell a GN to, but I don't think Verizon wants to spend 10 or 20 million dollars on GN commercials during the games for the general audience that watches them. They would rather sell them a Droid. Based on the past weekend's commercials, it seems like I'm correct.

Anyway, I'm happy I could get people to respond with things other than, "They never announced a date. It'll come out when they are ready."

 

[Droid800]

I do love my Bionic, it's been a great device for me, but I'm still getting a GN, and expect it to be even better. As to my numbers, I made them up...a total guess. Like this...While there are a few Verizon reps that know as much about Android devices as people in this forum, 90% of them are idiots.

You might like to watch nfl games, and you might be a great candidate to sell a GN to, but I don't think Verizon wants to spend 10 or 20 million dollars on GN commercials during the games for the general audience that watches them. They would rather sell them a Droid. Based on the past weekend's commercials, it seems like I'm correct.

Anyway, I'm happy I could get people to respond with things other than, "They never announced a date. It'll come out when they are ready."

Well, and like I've been saying, nfl mobile doesn't work on the nexus yet, so it wouldn't make any sense to advertise it to an audience that will want to use an app that doesn't work.


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