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Joining you all tomorrow!

Just wanted to say hello...
I'm due to pick up my Galaxy SII tomorrow from my local carrier.
Man, they are hard to get your hands on around here. I was told by the corporate rep who's also a friend of mine that the waiting list has over 200 people on it right now!
Short version. I'm coming from a Dell Streak 5, which I bought used from an XDA member and was able to sell here to a friend. My boss is going to foot the bill for half of the price of my new contract GSII, so I'll come out about $200 bucks ahead to upgrade!
Been lurking over in this section for a few days trying not to make too many bonehead moves so I don't end up asking the same dumb questions again. The search button is great, but it honestly doesn't always produce very well in terms of direct results.
Anyway, I'm glad to be joining your ranks.

Great congo ;D

Do Google employees have Nexus devices already on hold for them?

Are they the first in line to get the devices or do they have to buy from the store like the rest of us?

if you work deving for Google you get a rooted/unlocked one. Not sure it's for much but photo ops these days. But you can get them off eBay occasionally
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TONY206 said:
Are they the first in line to get the devices or do they have to buy from the store like the rest of us?
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If this source is correct, Google employees had to order just the same as everyone else and a lot of them missed out on buying one too
https://plus.google.com/106515095432315677569/posts/fAA6PNbUxCK
Didn't get yours? That's okay...neither did I...and neither did a lot of Google staff...yet (yes, they order phones just like the rest of us). You will, though...you will. If you don't get it today, the next scheduled release is in 3 days once they can get a better handle on orders and stock.
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bryanlim05 said:
If this source is correct, Google employees had to order just the same as everyone else and a lot of them missed out on buying one too
https://plus.google.com/106515095432315677569/posts/fAA6PNbUxCK
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The reason I asked is because a known Google employee purchased my extra Nexus 4 on ebay so I believe it is correct.
I just thought it was a trap lol.

The guy I talked to for Google Canada said he never even got a chance to order one.
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The higher up guys at google probably got them free or had first hand dibs when they got the shipment (before it went on sale)
CS guys have to pay like everyone else i'm assuming.

I can just imagine all the Google employees dropping all their work and you just see them all constantly hitting F5 at launch time ^_^

No you have to order same as everyone else. UNLESS you are directly involved in development or senior executive
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I work for one of Google's partner companies and I have to speak with their client account team members daily. Last year, when the Galaxy Nexus came out, they all received one with a special battery cover the day before the launch without having to order or wait. However, this time around I've had a few of them confirm that they had to order the phone like the rest of us. Of the 5 account team members I've spoken to in the last day or so, not a single one was able to get an order in for an N4 and most were amazed that I was able to.

How rare are these?

So there's a limited supply of these sweet glasses I assume? Are there any indications when these will ship internationally or anything? Since I'm gonna use the glasses for long distance pumping on longboard I cannot buy em from the US, there will be crashes, no doubt about it, I need to have some kind of warranty or insurance from a store here in Sweden.
All the extreme spamming of invites (someone should merge all of em into the sticky) are those prototype glasses that were released for developers only? I dearly hope that the 1500$ price tag I noticed is just taken out of the blue because it would be an expensive piece of junk when I'm done longboarding for the summer unless the insurance or warranty covers my fail costs :fingers-crossed:
Last but not least, they're ugly ass f* right? Though I'm not riding longboard to be sexy so I really don't mind :silly:

Well, 10000 initially, then each of them got 3 invites each. Not all invites given away, however pretty sure all those that accepted invites also got 3 invites (I know I did)
There can't be many outside the us. Had to jump through heaps of holes just to get it to Australia
The us$1500 is before you add tax (us$120)

I don't think they're ugly.

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Well, 10000 initially, then each of them got 3 invites each. Not all invites given away, however pretty sure all those that accepted invites also got 3 invites (I know I did)
There can't be many outside the us. Had to jump through heaps of holes just to get it to Australia
The us$1500 is before you add tax (us$120)
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Hi can you spare an invite?
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I think there's more than the original 10,000 + 30,000 invites. Google has a waiting list now that people have successfully been able to receive an invite. Additionally, I was able to get one through some contacts at Google, so I don't think there's any way to tell. Plus, after sending my 3 invites out in early December, none of my invites received an actual invite yet. Given the consumer one is supposed to be released first half of 2014, the appeal to spend $1500.00 bucks on the prototype is waning, IMHO.

I got in on first invite rush. Only one of the three people I invited have got invite (that would make them 3rd round I guess)
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I signed up via the web form and received invitation few days ago. Probably more floating around besides the initial batch.

Pixel C 25% Off For Developers!

Google is offering a 25% discount off the Pixel C for developers. You can read about it here, and sign up for it here.
I signed up and got a code several hours afterwards.
Give it a shot...
:^)
Doc

I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.

Sadly this is only for the USA. Too bad for the rest of us

oRAirwolf said:
I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.
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Hey if you think that breaks your balls try pre-ordering the HP WebOS tablet at full price

fiver5 said:
Hey if you think that breaks your balls try pre-ordering the HP WebOS tablet at full price
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Damn, that's a proper kick to the family jewels...

I bought the Pixel C two weeks ago. I called and got an RMA and ordered it again. Saved me $150.

Nexus products always go on sale a few months after release. If you want a brand new Nexus when it first comes out, you pay a premium. This is the case with most electronics anyways.
I'm getting my Pixel C delivered Tuesday

I really want to buy it.. but every single tablet I have bought I rarely use them (nexus 7 1st and 2nd gen, lg g pad)
I'm not sure if the Pixel C would be any different.. decisions decisions

To those of you who've received the discount: how do they decide whether or not you're a developer? And how long did it take for you to receive the code? I've written simple apps, but never published anything.

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To those of you who've received the discount: how do they decide whether or not you're a developer? And how long did it take for you to receive the code? I've written simple apps, but never published anything.
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Don't think they did any checks I don't have a developer account with google (although I've done a few off playstore apps) I got mine within 30 minutes after submitting the request.

onilink67 said:
Don't think they did any checks I don't have a developer account with google (although I've done a few off playstore apps) I got mine within 30 minutes after submitting the request.
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Thanks. Just got mine.
For reference: I don't live in the US, and my Google account is not registered there. I used a VPN to register for the code, and I plan to have it sent to relatives in the US and have them forward it to me.

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Thanks. Just got mine.
For reference: I don't live in the US, and my Google account is not registered there. I used a VPN to register for the code, and I plan to have it sent to relatives in the US and have them forward it to me.
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I think you don't need a VPN. I got a code without it but can't use it I don't have any relative in the US so I can't buy it with the code. Still waiting that G extend the promotion...

Sergio3.14 said:
I think you don't need a VPN. I got a code without it but can't use it I don't have any relative in the US so I can't buy it with the code. Still waiting that G extend the promotion...
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i would think you would just need an u.s. address with someone who would forward it. personally, i think the developer for N preview thing is somewhat of a guise just to help boost sales without overtly offending those who spent full price on tablet. i have not seen google do a 25% off sale 90 days post release. The recent Christmas promotions did not go to 25% did they?

For info, it's also available for UK and for Ireland, Australia (and somewhere else I can't remember). I'm UK and received my code a few hours after application. There's no check, it's just an offer based around the fact this is a dev device like the Pixels. Unfortunately, el goog have moved away from low price offerings to the faithful (and early) adopter, especially abroad. The N6P went with $50 play credit in the US and nothing elsewhere. Part of me sees this Pixel C discount as some reparation to the lack of pre-order Nexus love.
Ramble over, apologies!

Any word if discount codes are still being sent out? I signed up for one today (Saturday), just curious if I should expect to get one still or not.

oRAirwolf said:
I'm not gonna lie, as a day 1 adopter, this kind of breaks my balls. Those of us here who dealt with problems with the touchscreen and wifi since release should be receiving this "developer" discount, as we were the ones that were basically beta testing this for Google. I feel somewhat betrayed for this, but I am also glad at the same time, as this should increase the adoption rate of what has turned out to be an amazing tablet.
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I took advantage of this deal and still feel like it is overpriced at $400 for the 32gb considering its being marketed to developers as a quasi nexus but then we are punished for unlocking the bootloader with 30 second warnings on start...
I'm building aosp for it right now hopefully I can get $400 worth of fun out of it somehow

randomblame said:
I took advantage of this deal and still feel like it is overpriced at $400 for the 32gb considering its being marketed to developers as a quasi nexus but then we are punished for unlocking the bootloader with 30 second warnings on start...
I'm building aosp for it right now hopefully I can get $400 worth of fun out of it somehow
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Judging by your thanks meter, we have something good to look forward to

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Judging by your thanks meter, we have something good to look forward to
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thats a silly way to judge anyone I got a build booting and managed to compile a kernel off the chromium 3.18 source but now am wayyyyyyy too drunk on clearance champag (mmmm) to continue tonight haha I still need to figure out how to package up any custom kernel into a .fit image for inclusion into the boot.img

Do you guys think, since the discount was expanded to UK, Australia and so on that there is a chance Google will expand it even further, to maybe other countries in europe?

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Do you guys think, since the discount was expanded to UK, Australia and so on that there is a chance Google will expand it even further, to maybe other countries in europe?
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It was extended only to English speaking countries so it seems unlikely to me

*sold out* cheap Mate 9 on Amazon

All sold out now
I knew it would get discounted, but not this fast or by this much so soon.
USED VERY GOOD @ $425
USED LIKE NEW @ $450
BRAND NEW @ $500
If you really want one you can check back as they get more returns and people cancel orders they will put more back.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01MYRABC3/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

Thanks!

Motherfu........
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Just got my price adjustment from best buy!

acshulk said:
Just got my price adjustment from best buy!
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when did you buy your phone? i got my phone a month ago

Only 6 days ago. There is a 14 day return policy. You are out of the window. Doesn't hurt to call and try to get it done anyway. I called 1-888-best-buy

Wow. I just got mine on Thursday. I emailed Amazon. Hopefully they adjust.

Amazon does not. You'd hafta buy it again and return the old one. I'm certainly thinking about it...
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Guys I had to return my first one because the bottom of the screen was yellowish so beware, these are either like new for a reason or they just didn't like it.

Totally bummed I missed this.

Never mind

400
I saw a amazon third party seller had new mate 9's for 400 + 5 dollar shipping. But I assume they sold out before I pulled the trigger because it's not in my cart anymore.

sd97cl said:
I saw a amazon third party seller had new mate 9's for 400 + 5 dollar shipping. But I assume they sold out before I pulled the trigger because it's not in my cart anymore.
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I think they were a shady seller. It said to email them before purchasing in their description. I was almost tempted until I saw that.

I tried hard for the past few months not to purchase this phone. Yesterday I failed I made an impulse buy off swappa!

954wrecker said:
I tried hard for the past few months not to purchase this phone. Yesterday I failed I made an impulse buy off swappa!
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You won't regret it. I just came back from vacation. I only had my mate 9 and I didn't need to touch a PC once because I could do everything on it. Fantastic device.
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CptAwesomeTT said:
You won't regret it. I just came back from vacation. I only had my mate 9 and I didn't need to touch a PC once because I could do everything on it. Fantastic device.
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It's going to be pretty hard to knock off my OnePlus 3t. I have it pretty dialed in and it's the fastest most energy efficient phone I've had by far. Same setup on my Nexus 6P and Note 5 have always got me an average SOT of 6-8. I thought that was really good...OnePlus averages 12 and Ive never seen it average under 10. I have hit 14 before a few times over a few loonngg boring 3 day weekends.

No mate 9 for me. My gut was right. The guy was a scam and swappa was extremely unhelpful. Took them forever to shut the guy down no matter how much evidence they had he was a scammer! Anyone know anyone who wants to do a story about how shady swappa is? I have so many screenshots and messages and saved web pages before they erased my messages. First and last time using swappa for sure

954wrecker said:
No mate 9 for me. My gut was right. The guy was a scam and swappa was extremely unhelpful. Took them forever to shut the guy down no matter how much evidence they had he was a scammer! Anyone know anyone who wants to do a story about how shady swappa is? I have so many screenshots and messages and saved web pages before they erased my messages. First and last time using swappa for sure
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I've had nothing but great experiences on Swappa. Care to elaborate more? I mostly sell but I'm now extremely curious about your buying experience.

jonathan3579 said:
I've had nothing but great experiences on Swappa. Care to elaborate more? I mostly sell but I'm now extremely curious about your buying experience.
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So the wrong phone arrived today it's the white one not the black one I ordered. Swappa wasted my time to verify everything with the numbers I provided. The help they gave me at the end was exactly the same as earlier. Contact PayPal! Thank you swappa what a great business. It shows me they are amateur and have no power to help anyone at all in any way other than tell people to contact PayPal. The last thing I want is a white phone OR to try and deal with PayPal again after the last 3 days of dealing with this.

954wrecker said:
So the wrong phone arrived today it's the white one not the black one I ordered. Swappa wasted my time to verify everything with the numbers I provided. The help they gave me at the end was exactly the same as earlier. Contact PayPal! Thank you swappa what a great business. It shows me they are amateur and have no power to help anyone at all in any way other than tell people to contact PayPal. The last thing I want is a white phone OR to try and deal with PayPal again after the last 3 days of dealing with this.
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That's extremely crappy. Swappa made a HUGE deal about me refunding the buyer of my old Note 7 despite the fact that he could have just swapped it out or tried to get a refund himself. They really need to get their act together and treat all cases the same. They should be the ones trying to make the seller do the right thing here...