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The Truth about the Nexus One. *NON-BIASED*

Now that I have sold my Nexus One. i was very sad immediantly just because the phone was sexy as hell and amazing speed. The college i got accepted to sends all incoming freshmen a iphone 3gs and are required to use it to keep in contact with professors.
Now that thats said i want to continue with whats the truth about the nexus.
1) i had a problem with the headphones along with alot of other people when listening to music threw your headphones that came with the nexus you would get a shock... for me it mostly happend when i was plugged into a computer
2) DUST...omg the dust i got under the corner of the screen was annoying the crap out of me. i couldnt get it sent back because i wanted to keep the engraving on the phone. and i didnt want to wait 2 weeks for them to send me my phone back.
3) the phones speed is AMAZING but i feel as if google hasnt completly utilized the speed and GPU yet. *if they can pull this off, things would be so much better than the iphone*
want to add other things about this phone *without being biased* ? go ahead lets see if we can get some good information in here for new android users

Yeah...
Non-biased my ass. The only thing the iPhone does better than the N1 is the app store. To say they need to work on their GPU is just a pathetic representation of a review...
I'm not even going to try wasting my time to make this a worthwhile thread. OP, you're just... Ugh..
Too LAZY to send it back and wait a couple weeks for a problem... That's YOUR fault. There's policies in place to remedy issues... *****ing isn't the appropriate remedy.
P.S. Shocking from earbuds happens with more than just the stock headphones. Go google it.

they need to fix the dust under the screen issue.
!maybe a way to upscale low res images from the interwebs so they don't look like ass on the high res display!
but honestly, i have been more then happy with my Nexus after selling my 3GS.

pr0cl1v1ty said:
Now that I have sold my Nexus One. i was very sad immediantly just because the phone was sexy as hell and amazing speed. The college i got accepted to sends all incoming freshmen a iphone 3gs and are required to use it to keep in contact with professors.
Now that thats said i want to continue with whats the truth about the nexus.
1) i had a problem with the headphones along with alot of other people when listening to music threw your headphones that came with the nexus you would get a shock... for me it mostly happend when i was plugged into a computer
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THe headphones that come with the N1 doesn't work well on other standard 3.5mm jacks because the pins are specifically designed for the N1. Apparently if you insert the headphones into your computer half way it should work like normal headphones.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2299303&tstart=0
Shame you moved to an iPhone then

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2299303&tstart=0
Shame you moved to an iPhone then
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OWNED!!!

Rusty! said:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2299303&tstart=0
Shame you moved to an iPhone then
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I wish there were a "Like" button for your comment.
To the OP: cool story, bro.

There was exactly no reason for the OP as he just stated a few well-known issues that people can experience with this phone. Every device has a its own set of issues and the OP will now be fortunate enough to experience the many IPhone problems.
I think we'd all be better off if this entired thread was deleted.

Wow what college do you go to?

off to college and still can't spell... 'threw'

Abilene Christian University.
wow didnt know there was so many haters in here lol go get a life. i posted this thread for new people to look at some issues and as to the iphone headbuds that sucks i have never even heard of that problem i havent been shocked by them for a couple of weeks so we will see if i get that problem.
i spelt threw wrong....woah! your big and bad. big deal go get a life bro. im not wrighting a english paper here dumbass its a forum thread.

that's cool that abilene christian gives out 3gs's. i guess thats how my friend got his. congrats
anyways
the dust issue didnt happen to all nexus's. heck i haven't gotten one speck under mine yet.
also hope you didnt use the stock headphones. i usually assume stock is bad.
enjoy the iphone. i personally cant wait to see what comes out of the next one.

typ_ex said:
that's cool that abilene christian gives out 3gs's. i guess thats how my friend got his. congrats
anyways
the dust issue didnt happen to all nexus's. heck i haven't gotten one speck under mine yet.
also hope you didnt use the stock headphones. i usually assume stock is bad.
enjoy the iphone. i personally cant wait to see what comes out of the next one.
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thanks bro!
knock on wood lol unless you got a nexus within the past couple of weeks. i pre-ordered mine so i got the first *model* as some have said.
i did use the stock headphones they actually were pretty decent almost up there with the apples iphone stock headphones.
i know all the incomming freshmen for next year get the iPad's for free... im pissed lol

pr0cl1v1ty said:
Abilene Christian University.
wow didnt know there was so many haters in here lol go get a life.
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If you were to post in an apple forum..."hey, i just sold my iphonepod in favour of a nexus one" you would see similar responses. The only difference being a witch hunt would ensue if you left the apple collective
i spelt threw wrong....woah! your big and bad. big deal go get a life bro. im not wrighting a english paper here dumbass its a forum thread.
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People are growing tired of "it's okay, it's only the internet" as a justification for poor grammar and ill-written thoughts. It is also rather ironic that a person is off for higher education and is unable to use simple words correctly. Perhaps they should be handing out dictionaries and the like rather than iphones...
ps - you're, not your. writing not wrighting. an not a. it's not its.

rvinny said:
off to college and still can't spell... 'threw'
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I thought the same thing as I was reading the post!
pr0cl1v1ty said:
Abilene Christian University.
wow didnt know there was so many haters in here lol go get a life. i posted this thread for new people to look at some issues and as to the iphone headbuds that sucks i have never even heard of that problem i havent been shocked by them for a couple of weeks so we will see if i get that problem.
i spelt threw wrong....woah! your big and bad. big deal go get a life bro. im not wrighting a english paper here dumbass its a forum thread.
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Let me help you with that since you'll need to know this in college:
i spelt threw wrong....woah! you're big and bad.
Your is a possessive term, where as you're is the conjugation of "you are". So in the future, make sure you check if your usage is right by replacing the term with "you are" and seeing if it makes sense to you.
Anyway dude...bro... you need to grow up and stop acting like an e-Gangsta. To be fair, nothing you posted is anything new. We've all heard it all before and so the thread is a flaming waste of space. That being said, good luck in college.

The phone has a powerful processor and an impressive amount of RAM. I dont think it uses either one nearly to its potential (at least i hope not), which is kind of cool because, although the phone is smooth and fast, the performance ought to be able to be vastly improved with software updates. I like the phone a lot but i also think its fair and justified to expect a lot more from it down the road.
If anyone that knows about hardware can confidently tell me not to expect much more from the device please post that information so that i may sell this phone. thanks

'Through' is the correct spelling. 'Threw' is the past tense of 'throw
"Yesterday, I threw a ball through a hoop."
I'm glad Jesus can afford iphone 3gs's for all students!

Jesus is a baller, lol, im still confused about this dust issue, does anyone have a picture of what this is all about? I got mine the day it launched and I have no idea what people are talking about I havent had any problems with dust and really cant see how it could get under the screen, I keep mine in my pocket every day so Im sure it woulda happened by now if it could. Id also have to agree that the only thing the iphone has is the app store, once androids gets up there it will be a lot better because there's a lot more potential. Id already have to say that handcent, dolphin, and google voice are good examples of that because apple only lets you use their stuff and blocks something if they already have an option is pretty wacksauce in my opinion, why not let the people choose which they like the best, makes no sense to me. Oh well. /rant

C.Slater said:
'Through' is the correct spelling. 'Threw' is the past tense of 'throw
"Yesterday, I threw a ball through a hoop."
I'm glad Jesus can afford iphone 3gs's for all students!
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now thats funny lol
I would assume jesus would upgrade but that is best saved for a different forum

Meaningless thread...
Wow, OP is so smart that he can go to a university!!! SO? I've got my B.S. already, duh!
I just wonder who the heck would buy OP's engraved Nexus One with dust under the screen...

[CLOSED/G2] Problem with non spring loaded hinge

I wanted to make this thread because I've read in a few different threads that people are having problems with the slide up screen.
Apparently, if you hold the phone upside down - the screen will slide down and sort of just do it's own thing.
I also read that some people who have their G2 are not experiencing that same problem. Defect? Or is it supposed to do that and is a result of bad designing?
I plan on getting my G2 Oct. 6 and I just wanted everyone to be aware of that potential problem.
If you are having or not having that issue, feel free to let it be known below.
Thanks!!

I'm pretty sure it's a defect with a few people's phones. So far, only one person out of like 6-7 said it happened to them. Maybe he could tighten a torx screw or something? Not too big of a deal... I guess we'll see!

I thought the issue was when it's closed, people hold it upside down and it starts to kind of open up?

ericc191 said:
I thought the issue was when it's closed, people hold it upside down and it starts to kind of open up?
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I have this issue. If you hold the bottom of the phone, and them hold the phone upside down, then the screen portion slides along the hinge all on its own.
I believe this is an issue with it being a non spring loaded hinge, but I will confirm tomorrow maybe if I can drop by a T-mobile store and ask to see their demo ( I think they will let me if they see I have one)

Hmm.. I'm pretty picky about these kinds of things. Crossing my fingers the G2 I get will be solid.

ericc191 said:
I thought the issue was when it's closed, people hold it upside down and it starts to kind of open up?
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Yea, that's what I said...

ericc191 said:
Hmm.. I'm pretty picky about these kinds of things. Crossing my fingers the G2 I get will be solid.
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I'm the same way man, I don't want this to be a huge factor when I want to purchase the phone. I'm a monster in that way.. And all my iphone friends will make fun of me too. And I CAN'T have that. Damnit. lol

sino8r said:
I'm pretty sure it's a defect with a few people's phones. So far, only one person out of like 6-7 said it happened to them. Maybe he could tighten a torx screw or something? Not too big of a deal... I guess we'll see!
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From my readings on this forum, more than one...

Lol, yeah. My bad I must have miss read your OP.

Haha, all good. But man I really want this phone. Luck pre order people

When's your arrival date? They got me for the 1st.

the demo i have has this problem, i'm not really that picky but to be honest i feel a bit burned on the slide since i had a G1 first and insurance couldn't get me another one.

tubaking182 said:
the demo i have has this problem, i'm not really that picky but to be honest i feel a bit burned on the slide since i had a G1 first and insurance couldn't get me another one.
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Then it sounds like this is an issue that might happen with time? Hinge gets loose/relaxed?

ericc191 said:
Then it sounds like this is an issue that might happen with time? Hinge gets loose/relaxed?
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See I can't really call it loose. And if it were any firmer it wouldn't slide right. I just guess I wish it would hold tighter? I'm not sure. Its solid as hell , and the hinge is metal , and slides like butter, and when in the up it has a very slight wobble? Maybe its something to get used to.
It doesn't feel cheap by any means. But in that respect I'm not entirely sure how it is supposed to feel..being one of the first owners and all.

i don't like that it "falls" open, not that i hold the phone at that angle very frequently, but it would annoy me later on. but as already stated, it's not really loose, the only person to use this thing was me all day and it was like this right out of the box, i think the hinge itself is a little too slick(greased or internally loose) but it may get better with time. we will see what happens, as with all things we won't know till later

Haha man, I'm not even pre order status. I have to wait until it comes out. But I got a homie who works at T-Mobile. He said he gonna hook me up some how.
But yea, I wonder if they will fix this on 2nd gen models. Not wanting to wait that long tho. Sucks that this is an issue tho.

TheManCityLife said:
Haha man, I'm not even pre order status. I have to wait until it comes out. But I got a homie who works at T-Mobile. He said he gonna hook me up some how.
But yea, I wonder if they will fix this on 2nd gen models. Not wanting to wait that long tho. Sucks that this is an issue tho.
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I wouldn't even say it needs fixing. The G1 wasn't even solid initially. The left side wobbled etc. The EPIC has wobble side to side when screen is closed and when open.. I think this is the most solid slider I have used since the TP2. I guess I'm just gripe-y

hehehe! I'd rather have this issue than the one on the MTS. You practically need a crowbar to open the keyboard. and as you open it, it makes a horrible grinding sound.

TheManCityLife said:
I'm the same way man, I don't want this to be a huge factor when I want to purchase the phone. I'm a monster in that way.. And all my iphone friends will make fun of me too. And I CAN'T have that. Damnit. lol
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don't worry about it man! screw the isheep...

Mine does not do that.
I wouldn't worry about it. Worst case you'll get it replaced.

A different kind of comparison...HTC EVO vs Chrome OS Netbook (First Entry - 2/3/11)

So yesterday i received a cr-48 from google. I about **** myself. Being one of the lucky ones i decided to start a blog that compared my evo and the netbook. What I'm looking for is ideas to do comparisons on. From simple to complex and anything in between. After a day of pretty intense use i haven't been able to find much on the basic side of things that one trumps the other on.
So shoot me ideas on what i could try to make these 2 devices do battle with. Post 2 will be reserved for things covered and things to be covered. I will try to keep up with this as much as possible and post my review and comparison at http://evovscm48.blogspot.com/

Link to album...https://picasaweb.google.com/Vitaminjay1982/LETTHEBATTLEBEGIN
Let me know if that link is broken!
Covered:
UPDATE!!! Initial Product Review! http://evovscm48.blogspot.com/2011/02/chrome-os-notebookmy-review.html
To cover:
Google Voice and Video Chat

At least give us a picture of the thing, sheesh.
How is the call quality on the netbook? I know...bad comparison. I bet the evo wins.

This gives me a great idea! I got these apples the other day, I'm gonna go out and get me some oranges and do a comparison.
I kid, I kid.

uniquenameevo said:
At least give us a picture of the thing, sheesh.
How is the call quality on the netbook? I know...bad comparison. I bet the evo wins.
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Google voice and video chat are on this bad boy. Thats actually one of the first topics i was covering seeing as how you can use both as a phone.
Pic...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FPvO7wC8vNdfKIvZqMFZLnezmgkkz51QTYWbPu2vQcQ?feat=directlink

I will be taking much better pics shortly and adding them to that album. Link to the album will go in post 2.

_MetalHead_ said:
This gives me a great idea! I got these apples the other day, I'm gonna go out and get me some oranges and do a comparison.
I kid, I kid.
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LOL! Thats a good way to put it. I figure I would put 2 very web centric devices up against one another and see how it turned out.

vitaminjay1982 said:
Google voice and video chat are on this bad boy. Thats actually one of the first topics i was covering seeing as how you can use both as a phone.
Pic...
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Ok...really? How it works as a phone? C'mon...that's just silliness. Are you allowed to do this while testing?

vitaminjay1982 said:
LOL! Thats a good way to put it. I figure I would put 2 very web centric devices up against one another and see how it turned out.
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I know, I was just messing with you I'm pretty pissed, I signed up the minute they launched their pilot program and I haven't gotten one. I wonder if they take browsing history into account when selecting who these go to... That might explain why I wasn't picked.

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Ok...really? How it works as a phone? C'mon...that's just silliness. Are you allowed to do this while testing?
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I havent tried it yet but the application to do it is there.
_MetalHead_ said:
I know, I was just messing with you I'm pretty pissed, I signed up the minute they launched their pilot program and I haven't gotten one. I wonder if they take browsing history into account when selecting who these go to... That might explain why I wasn't picked.
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I honestly didnt think i was gonna get picked either. I gave up all hope.

You can make calls from gmail.com. It works really well too.
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Initial review...http://evovscm48.blogspot.com/2011/02/chrome-os-notebookmy-review.html

Wow, you got your Cr-48 late. I got mine 2 months ago when they first started shipping.
Have you discovered where the dev switch is yet?

Hell...I'm just happy I got one.

I just got mine too a couple days ago.

I haven't gotten one yet, still hoping to, but I've seen some other sites that say that the cr-48 has Bluetooth in it so that plus the Verizon card built into it might work for calls or voip.
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what to see some real hate

check out sprints facebook page lol

LOL... This announcement would've been a success if it was made on April Fool's Day immediately followed by an EVO2 announcement.
PS. My name is HondaCop and I approve this message.

funny part is NONE of the facebook sprint people are made a post normally some says something wrong and BOOM 3 or 4 sprint people post defending ... NOTHING tonight lol

Link to page: ?

freeza said:
Link to page: ?
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http://www.facebook.com/sprint

get your zings in now I got three likes and comment in like three mins

Yep and check out the Youtube site. I don't like wishing bad on anyone but somebody needs taken to wood shed on this. I simply can't believe how horrible an idea this was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7nf6TNHH4

I will agree that the Echo is a big disappointment, and I comment on sprints facebook that way.
After watching that youtube, (before that all I saw was the one pic showing off the huge hinge) the echo does look kinda cool. It's the processer, and the rest of the specs are weak.
Has anybody seen how much RAM/ROM it has? Also is that the second gen snapdragon, like the 800mhz one in the G2? The running two seperate screens at once is kinda cool.

Someone needs to be fired.

Drewmungus said:
I will agree that the Echo is a big disappointment, and I comment on sprints facebook that way.
After watching that youtube, (before that all I saw was the one pic showing off the huge hinge) the echo does look kinda cool. It's the processer, and the rest of the specs are weak.
Has anybody seen how much RAM/ROM it has? Also is that the second gen snapdragon, like the 800mhz one in the G2? The running two seperate screens at once is kinda cool.
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NVM, read it wrong

Epic fail in my book, Ill just keep my Evo until they release something worth upgrading to...

I find it hard to believe that there wasnt a handful of people at sprint that thought this was a terrible idea. I wonder it this was a one or two man mainshow as far as approval of the idea of the phone.
There is literally one or two positive comments amongst hundreds of borderline verbally "violent" comment against the Echo.
Makes you wonder if Dan just said "We are doing this phone, if you dont like it then your fired" or if the even did any market testing????

thenags said:
Someone needs to be fired.
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And blacklisted.

I hope they read everything on the web and not order too many of them, unless they need expensive paper weights in the office.
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Yeah, they got a lot of heat for this.
I'm switching to Verizon on Thursday (you know why!), but I was still curious what this "magic" announcement is going to be.
EPIC FAIL SPRINT!

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Epic fail in my book, Ill just keep my Evo until they release something worth upgrading to...
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+10,000,000
Seriously? This is what Sprint got all excited about. A single screen dual core phone would have been much, much more exciting.

I think Kyocera makes the best music....listen to the song they have on the youtube ad....It's great! I feel like I'm back in the '80s!

im pretty sure majority of sprint agreed that it was a failure, but kyocera pushed money and persuasion into this event.... im willing to bet sprint wanted nothing to do with this phone and kyocera paid for the event, not sprint.

So was this the equivalent of being rick rolled by sprint? I never expected to get trolled by my own phone company, they should know its bad business to play with peoples emotions when you are trying to get money from them.
But then again this is the same company who called the epic, well, the epic.
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i had to rick roll myself after seeing that

Samsung Note in the Super bowl!

Surprised nobody has commented on this -
Samsung is going to have a NINETY second spot during the superbowl!
A normal 30 second spot costs around 2-3 million bucks, and samsung is buying three of them! Whoa
The commercial is being directed by the Farrely brothers (There's something about mary, etc)
www.bgr.com/2012/01/31/galaxy-note-to-star-in-samsungs-first-ever-super-bowl-commercial/
Neat stuff - Glad to see Samsung going full steam ahead with this fantastic device.
- Frank

90 secs!? :-o
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Wow I like to see this

not talking on it though
I LOVE my Note but sorry, it looks hilarious holding it to your ear, my wife refers to it as my 'pizza box' Fortunately I use a headset most of the time anyway...
Can't wait to see what Bobby Farrelly cooks up for a tv commercial!
Now that I think about it, considering Something About Mary, Irene, Dumb & Dumber, yeah, he probably *will* have someone holding it to their ear to talk...

davedigerati said:
I LOVE my Note but sorry, it looks hilarious holding it to your ear, my wife refers to it as my 'pizza box' Fortunately I use a headset most of the time anyway...
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That's odd... people normally don't even notice how big the phone is when I'm talking on it... (possibly cos it's mostly hidden by my hands ).
People do, however, notice its size if I'm using it for other stuff like messaging or browsing...
OT: I'm really happy Samsung has been pushing this phone into the mainstream so much. It's an awesome device. And it'll be even greater with all the development support that comes from being a mainstream success.

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Chuckle chuckle chuckle...
#Tapatalk #Galaxy Note

Not a big fan of the commercial to be honest.
They sure didn't say much for a 90 second spot.
But I guess the whole point is to get people talking about the note, and then the Note will take it from there.

Is it this one?

ChodTheWacko said:
Not a big fan of the commercial to be honest.
They sure didn't say much for a 90 second spot.
But I guess the whole point is to get people talking about the note, and then the Note will take it from there.
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Yah I was really looking forward to it too, but was a bit disappointed. Not even a mention of the 5.3in screen, just the stylus. The ad missed the mark IMO.

k1ng617 said:
Yah I was really looking forward to it too, but was a bit disappointed. Not even a mention of the 5.3in screen, just the stylus. The ad missed the mark IMO.
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Dont let a Samsung employee hear you calling it a stylus

I hope they do something outrageous about it like it having a dual personality, a phone and a tablet, and it falls in love with an iPhone and follow it across the country. Oh wait, they already did that.
EDIT: ARRGH, my post is too late.

GIANTS won! Yeaaaaaa

Thought it was great! Really makes people think about a bigger better option, the Note. No hard sell just fun and entertainment, better than the half time show. The next three ads will do the rest. Haven't met anyone yet that didn't want my Note.
I won't say the Giants won as much as they just got lucky.

Waste of 9 million bucks. Terrible Imo
From the giant: Galaxy Note

why what do employees refer to it as?

Wish the ad showed some of the features of note, rather than people screaming around

Was really hoping for a much better spot outta Samsung on this one. Thought their previous commercials were great. Although i will say, i had 3 friends text me saying they saw a commercial for my phone.

drgopoos said:
Wish the ad showed some of the features of note, rather than people screaming around
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^^^ This. If I didn't know what the ad was for (and I hadn't been following the Note for months now) I would think it was just another Android handset with that pointy stylus thing that Steve Jobs said was bad. Not a single thing special about it. Didn't feel like 90 seconds; seemed like it was over and I was still waiting for some tangible "here's why this thing is awesome" moment(s). Oh well. As the Note has done elsewhere in the world, I'm sure it'll sell itself on the merits as people start using them.

The add was lame. I was sold on the specs alone before the thing was ever announced (just rumored) ... Of course we have to remember, most people aren't nerds like us...
The downside to it's success is that, unlike the Dell Streak I'm writing this on, I wont be the only person I know who has one! When I whip out the Streak I always realize that no one has ever seen a phone like this. That is about to end...
The upside is of course that the development from this community, and the updates from Samsung should be great.
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supern0va said:
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Samsung are allll about it being the "s-pen", i was just being facetious