Mobi Galaxy Nexus 299+ tax Tomorrow!!!

**Juste** · 08-10-2012, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by xtachx

Before that... samsung galaxy note 2 will be released. With flexible screen. No one can stop me from buying that!!

Can we be sure it will have the AWS bands ?
Unless you meant using it on Telus network...

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**bubble.tea** · 08-10-2012, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by migo

...Those are significant. Have they been fixed in 3rd party ROMs, or are those driver level problems Samgle need to fix?

To be honest, I have absolutely no idea. I did find a thread discussing the screen issue ON XDA, so I assumed HAD there been a solution, it would've been posted in that thread. I last checked that thread earlier this year, so no clue if remedied.

Originally Posted by torontocolin

Buy a spare battery, or the expanded battery. Spare batteries can be found for around $20 on eBay.

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Not an option. Especially for battery removal plates with delicate snap-in tabs. Multiple..DAILY battery swaps is only begging for a damaged one. Next thing you know-you're buying a new battery plate cover.

Bandaid Solution.

Originally Posted by migo

iPhone is too small for gaming, but 3.5" is actually fine for general phone usage. The GNex is actually perfectly sized for gaming....

Agreed!

Originally Posted by jokeracing

When I had this phone before my s3 no problems with battery. Where are you going to be without an outlet to plug and charge it anyways?

You can't go far cause mobi won't have service there anyways.

Have my screen turned up all the way. Everything syncing and alerting me all the time. If my battery goes low I leave it plugged in next to my desk for awhile or charge it on my way home in the car.

LOL., please, there are people who have come to rely and expect a phone NOT to need to be nursed (suckled from a breast) throughout the day. It's obvious you have had ' no issues ' with battery. Your phone spends 75% of it's day plugged in.

The gaming comments about the phone?

Get an iPhone for games....

I guess the push for quad core mobile processors was intended for making calls, browsing the internet and sending an email then huh? What was I thinking that they wanted to push mobile gaming on Android devices?

**Deafmented** · 08-10-2012, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by amin123

This is really sad that Mobi doesn't care for its existing customers.. I m with Mobi since 2 year and there are 3 active lines though I can't get GN at promo price!! And any new customer can get it for 300 !! Wow!! Way to piss off existing customers!!!!

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Welcome to Mobilicity! They don't care about your needs unless they don't have you as a customer. I don't see anything changing in the future with regards to sale prices on phones. If you're already a customer, get to the back of the line. On a positive note, Mobilicity dropped the price on the GN down to $299 which will inevitably reduce the value of it in the used resale market. You will start seeing these phones all over Craigslist in the coming weeks for less than $300. It's all good if you don't mind buying a slightly used model. Furthermore, while a $299 GN is a pretty good deal, it's not much lower than what the price should be considering the phone is almost a year old. Smartphone's lose almost half of their value in the first year, and realistically this phone shouldn't be priced any higher than $349-$399.

I'm already over the hype this sale brought on. I wasn't even interested in buying a GN since I ended up having quite a few issues with my Nexus One. I'm just gonna wait for the next new cool toy and buy it at full value from the internet when it hits the streets.

Just found this image on RFD http://oi49.tinypic.com/2mhvu5t.jpg

It looks like Mobilicity's official stance is that existing customers should be able to purchase the GN if they're enrolled in automatic monthly payments, but good luck getting one from a dealer anyway.

**cricketfan** · 08-10-2012, 04:02 PM

In a way this is a lose lose for mobilicity, new customers mostly will not tolerate the call drops and slow data, will switch asap. While existing customers which are patient enough to be with mobilicity for all this time will get more and more pissed of not getting on this deal.

It feels like the big 3 are paying wind and mobilicity to make hardware related mega blunders. First wind holding onto s3 and now this.

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**amin123** · 08-10-2012, 04:16 PM

They changed the terms and now it clearly says existing customers can buy it too.. but hell..nobody has stock!!!! Anyone come across any store that still has stock???

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**amin123** · 08-10-2012, 04:56 PM

Well well well.. I called few stores.. all were out of stock.. except one..

Chartwell Shopping Centre 2301-2361 Brimley Road
Scarborough
M1S5B8
(416) 546-1299

This is a mobilicity store and not any dealer or retailer.. so one will expect that they will follow the mobilicity policy.. BUT the lady who picked up the phone said they have stock but they won't sell it to existing customers because its their policy not to sell it to existing customers!!!! And when I said it says on Mobilicity's website that existing customers can buy it, so she said it doesn't matter what the website says.. its our policy not to sell!!!

WoW!! Even their own stores can't stick to the policy..!! And we wonder why mobilicity company is not growing! Their policy doesn't matter to anyone!!

Anyways.. please let me know if any of you find a kind enough store employee who will sell the phone to poor Mobilicity customer !!!

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**will888** · 08-10-2012, 08:13 PM

Essentially 100% of the stores are franchised. These are business people who are doing this for a living and not as a charity. If they sell to an existing customer, all they get is the margin on a phone with a heavily discounted price. If they sell to a new customer, they get that plus the commission for signing up a customer. If I were running the place, I would choose new customer over existing one 100% of the time.

The way I see it, unless Mobilicity deploys a retention department, existing subs will continued to be screwed. We need access to these hardware promotions via retention. Existing subs need to unite and take the complaint to stewart lyons' door step. Xtachx, perhaps you can weigh in and take the message to the corner office.

**bubble.tea** · 08-10-2012, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by will888

..... Mobilicity deploys a retention department, existing subs will continued to be screwed. We need access to these hardware promotions via retention. Existing subs need to unite and take the complaint to stewart lyons' door step. Xtachx, perhaps you can weigh in and take the message to the corner office.

Xtachx....I was just about to say., someone needs to mention this at the next 'what do we need' meet&greets.

**ECBomb** · 08-10-2012, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by bubble.tea

Xtachx....I was just about to say., someone needs to mention this at the next 'what do we need' meet&greets.

Since xtachx isn't with Mobi anymore, I'm not sure if he's as willing to sit through one of those again. I may be wrong, but he had more incentive because he was a customer for the past 2 meetings.

**ECBomb** · 08-10-2012, 08:52 PM

Also, I just called the Vancouver corporate location on W. Broadway. Apparently they're only selling it to existing customers IF you're willing to pay your next 3 months in advance (same treatment as new activations). I don't mind since I was planning to stick with them anyways, but that's a huge slap in the face...

**xtachx** · 08-10-2012, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by ECBomb

Since xtachx isn't with Mobi anymore, I'm not sure if he's as willing to sit through one of those again. I may be wrong, but he had more incentive because he was a customer for the past 2 meetings.

You can email them too and ask them to meet you. They are super nice and friendly!

**z24gta** · 08-10-2012, 09:07 PM

I wanna test out mobilicity, but no stores have it and I don't want to prepay 3 months.

**cricketfan** · 08-10-2012, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by xtachx

You can email them too and ask them to meet you. They are super nice and friendly!

But their tactics aren't. If mobilicity wasn't good at my home and work, I would have surely switch for the 60$ promos.
xtach, but you already know them. Plus when you go meet them, you can tell them, why even the most die hard loyalist had to switch.: yes yes:

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**cricketfan** · 08-10-2012, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by amin123

They changed the terms and now it clearly says existing customers can buy it too.. but hell..nobody has stock!!!! Anyone come across any store that still has stock???

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Why, what's wrong with your nexus s, you can put jelly bean on it via xda. It's as good as this phone. If I were you, I would stick to nexus s till nexus four makes an entrance.

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**Mr Mystery** · 08-10-2012, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by cricketfan

Why, what's wrong with your nexus s, you can put jelly bean on it via xda. It's as good as this phone. If I were you, I would stick to nexus s till nexus four makes an entrance.

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Nexus S is = the Galaxy Nexus???? Lol, not even close.