Which phone to buy unlocked? Galaxy Nexus or Lumia 800?
Equipment manager now says “launch date is coming soon.” The same sheet yesterday had an all channel launch happening on 12/9.
release date changed again
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/07/galaxy-nexus-no-longer-launching-on-december-9/
It really is looking like Verizon doesn't want to release this phone..
I feel bad for the folks who are waiting on them to release it.
True, but at the unveil Google did mention it would be available in November, so there is a bit of disappointment.
True, but at the unveil Google did mention it would be available in November, so there is a bit of disappointment.
No one (outside of NDA-signed sources) knows for sure - some rumors have it pegged anywhere from 4 weeks to 3 months. It has been submitted for FCC approval with AT&T GSM bands so I would think it wouldn't be too far off.
Yes, I've seen images of going into the Mobile Network settings and being able to choose "CDMA only".
Just a guess but devices with Krait will probably be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in late Feburary. Perhaps CES? Qualcomm is predicting a 2H 2012 release but that's a lot of time between the conference so the optimist in me says late Q2 of 2012. All speculation of course.
This is such a disaster. Heads better be rolling at Verizon.
You can import the GN now to work on AT&T if you want.
I don't know what to do at this point - get a SGSii for ~$300 using $200 in Amex points from Amazon, or go with the GNEX for like ~$500. Ughhhhh.
Yeah but I don't get that logic. I am going to be paying the SAME monthly service fee whether I go contract or no-contact. So I can pay $500-600 for a piece of hardware or I could pay 1 cent for a piece of hardware.
As I think about it, perhaps a Third Option that I haven't really considered is to see if there is a CHEAP smartphone to pick up on Ebay (what could I get for $100 or less???) and then use that for the next 6 - 9 months to tide me over until a better LTE phone comes out, and at that point I could get into a subsidized contract with that phone.
I think they said Europe and Asia in November, the rest of the world by the end of the year.
They're different hardware (and in this case, software as well). One will get updates as soon as they're available, while the other is up to the carrier. Also, I think it's definitely worth it to not be tied down to a long term contract. Technology advances too quickly to be stuck with one company for 2 years.
But do you really think that in 2 years one of the majors like Verizon or AT&T will become so unpalatable as to be unacceptable as a carrier? They're both having LTE now. Within 2 years one of them will have screwed up so royally, or within 2 years one of them (but not both) will have implemented a completely better technology? I'm not talking about handset hardware here. I'm talking about whether or not to take the payola from the network in exchange for staying with them for 2 years. It would be DIFFERENT if they gave a discount on service for those why bring their own phone rather than getting a subsidized - then I would be happy to frontload my payments in exchange for paying less each month. But if I'm paying the same each month, then NOT taking advantage of that payola for a subsidized phone means that I am paying $600 just for the OPTION to be able to move carriers. But if I get 1 year into a 2 yr plan I could cancel anyway and still be out much less than $600.
Well you can't really leave the different hardware out of the picture, that is the reason why would you get a phone off contract.
To me, the extra cost is definitely worth it because you get a much better phone (including software and support). I like to save my upgrades for things like new iPhone releases. I use the upgrade and then immediately sell the phone for profit and either pocket the money, or use it to buy the phone I actually want.
If you're fine going with the Skyrocket, then by all means go right ahead. I'm just giving my own opinion (that I wouldn't get any other existing phone knowing the Nexus is out there).
So to you it is worth $600 to get GNex NOW vs wait 6 months for one and get for free.
But the $600 GNex isn't LTE correct? So you are buying ICS and a "pure" OS re: updates and getting a phone that won't ever be able to access a network that is 5-7x faster than the others. Don't you think in 9-12 months your Galaxy will look quite "old"?......when Krait LTE phones are out? You're banking at that point on being able to sell that phone at a premium to other "old" phones.