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[Member-Found Deals] Nitemare3219:
I ordered mine from Newegg on Saturday when it was still $629.99, so I did get screwed badly. Luckily, they refunded me $100. I used Next Day Air and got it yesterday. I will clear up all the doubt/whatever else in this thread.

The box comes unsealed (the seal that says if broken, do not purchase, blah blah). Other than that, the phone was 100% in factory condition. There was a little (and I mean nothing to stress over at all) dust/lint inside, but who seriously cares.

The battery and all of the accessories were sealed, and all the original plastic pieces were covering various parts of the phone. It included some foreign language card and I have no idea what it says. I see nothing on it referring to Brainstorm (whatever that company is) as said in the other reviews.

The Samsung warranty card clearly states it is supposed to be filled out by the dealer and purchaser when bought, so I don't think they're going to cover the phone. Newegg, however, does have a 30 day return policy and a 90 day replacement policy IIRC.

The phone also is sent from Newegg's warehouse, not a third party seller. Upon booting my phone, I was presented with the first time boot screen in English prompting for my Google info, etc. It was running 4.0.1 (Hong Kong build I believe), but I had zero problems unlocking, rooting, and then flashing the latest North American build along with radios, etc.

Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase. There is nothing wrong with buying from Newegg. People who cry over a broken seal (as in some reviews) are ridiculous. If you have any other questions, let me know.
[Member-Found Deals] svtfmook:
it came from newegg's NJ warehouse. i was expecting it to come from some weird place and take about a week, i was very surprised to see this coming out of NE's warehouse and deliver in 2 days. normally, NE mall stuff comes from 3rd parties ala amazon.

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which rom and radio did you flash? are you on att? nvm, just saw your carrier, lol

also, newegg should refund you the difference if the price changes within 15 days, i've done it countless times. surprised they only refunded $100.
[Member-Found Deals] Nitemare3219:
The one from the thread that states how to change whatever build you have to 4.0.4.

And Newegg's FAQ clearly states that unless it's an Iron Egg product, they offer no price guarantee (go figure). Originally they only offered me $50, and then I said I'd just refuse delivery and such. I was offered $100 as a final offer, otherwise they said just re-order it. My impatience screwed me in this time for $100, but oh well. I still got a good deal in my opinion. Plus if it were under $500, I wouldn't have gotten the 12 mo. 0% APR.
[Member-Found Deals] onthecouchagain:
Purchased. Cannot wait. Thanks for everyone's input.

I went to an iPhone 4S when my Nexus S was stolen. Have been looking for a way to get back to Android since.

:) I'm home.
[Member-Found Deals] randomnameftw:
LOL

It's a great phone, you'll love it.
[Member-Found Deals] svtfmook:
ok, received mine.

it's a docomo

4.0.1

BB: XXKK1

Build: ITL41F.I9250XEKK9

no dust, bootloader is already unlocked, all plastic on the phone, no seal on package, no visible markings on phone, no business cards in box, battery and all accessories were sealed
[Member-Found Deals] onthecouchagain:
The prices of GNs are really dropping huh? Ebay has it for $430 now. It even looks to be the UK version. I guess this is in light of HTC One X and the soon to be announced SIII?
[Member-Found Deals] Vcolassi:
I ordered mine from yapper wireless or something through Amazon for $501 overnighted.mhopefully all is good with mine. Excited to get it tomorrow. Here is my link. Not that im worried but they have great reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ZEF01A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A36R4S1BBQZP8X
[Member-Found Deals] enigma00:
Wait... yours was the docomo model (SC-04D)?

newegg's website clearly says it's the i9250. I would be pissed if I got the SC-04D in its place.
[Member-Found Deals] malikadnanm:
$10, what a bunch of cheapos
[Member-Found Deals] enigma00:
They are selling you a cheap docomo phone (reportedly, Amazon Japan is selling the sc-04d for less than $350) and you are OK with $10?

There is a whole thread on SIM unlocking the sc-04d. You should look it up, and also check your IMEI.

I would have returned the phone back to newegg.
[Member-Found Deals] svtfmook:
found the gnex sc-04d on amazon.jp

it will not allow me to purchase it

all places i can purchase a docomo gnex, want $450 for it

i don't know anyone in japan, and even if i did, i would only save a few bucks after shipping, tipping and taxes

i'm ok with with it
[Member-Found Deals] slickromeo:
if you want to know what the difference is between a docomo Gnex and a regular i9250. then there's a really detailed thread here for you to read. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1559622
[Member-Found Deals] svtfmook:
read that, only real difference is the verbiage on the battery cover...

phone will be in case anyhow, lol
[Member-Found Deals] slickromeo:
i'm not sure if you read it because you mentioned the only difference is the verbiage on the battery cover which is not true. you will not have a unique IMEI number, unless you are lucky enough to receive a batch which is factory unlocked from docomo, and if that's the case then, they do not arrive on the yakju build of ICS.
[Member-Found Deals] svtfmook:
well, i'm on a yakju build and not really concerned about the imei
[Member-Found Deals] Scyke:
I tried finding the closest thread on here to post my question. I am looking for the cheapest and best place to buy my Galaxy Nexus. I found it on newegg here :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875176322

I wanted to use it on Tmobile USA. This one would work right? And is Newegg a good website to buy from? Is there any other sites that have it cheaper?
[Member-Found Deals] pewpewbangbang:
eBay would be cheapest

Newegg is a good site, but not exactly for unlocked cell phones. They're apparently sold through 3rd party and many of them have come unsealed and opened. Some even used.

Expansys and NegriElectroncis are the best sites in general for buying unlocked cell phones. They also come with warranty and assist with manufacturer warranty.

eBay is the absolute cheapest if thats what your looking for. 1saleaday or something had a deal, idk if theyre all gone or not though
[Member-Found Deals] Scyke:
How can I know that i am safely buying one from ebay?

Edit: I see that 1dayasale on ebay has it for 429.99. Are they a safe group to buy from?
[Member-Found Deals] pewpewbangbang:
They're a fairly reputable website....they do daily deals kind of things.

It's the best deal, you just don't get warranty assistance or anything. It probably comes with manufacturer warranty but you will most likely have to ship back to europe.
[Member-Found Deals] Scyke:
And this one will work fine with tmobile 3g/4g?
[Member-Found Deals] randomnameftw:
yes
[Member-Found Deals] Scyke:
Thanks. I will hopefully order today or tomorrow
[Member-Found Deals] theSpam:
Hmm, still $530+ on NewEgg Canada...

In any case, it's surprising how quickly the prices are dropping. I paid $440 for mine less than two weeks ago...and it was slightly damaged too.
[Member-Found Deals] NardVa:
This phone may be under 400.00 once the SG III drops.
[Member-Found Deals] shinji21:
Rumor for an att gnex lte version. Maybe thats why this vsm gnex price keeps dropping lately.
[Member-Found Deals] pewpewbangbang:
I don't think its going to get to $300's till closer to the next launch of Nexus.

SGSIII will affect sales a little, but not a ton. Nexus S still sold well when SGSII came out and at around $400's maybe high $300's still
[Member-Found Deals] robrob777:
For the guys that received the Docomo Version, is your imei correct (settings/aboutphone/status?

or it shows 004999010640000?

Some of us had this issue with Negri's Docomo.

Thanks
[Member-Found Deals] NardVa:
If Sprint drops their LTE nexus and AT&T drops a rumored LTE Nexus I think the price of the Galaxy Nexus will drop even more. That all but kills the US market for the Galaxy Nexus because everybody can get a discounted Galaxy Nexus through their carrier except Tmobile customers.
[Member-Found Deals] rip93:
Now I'm getting worried. Has anybody else recieved one from newegg yet? Mine will be here Tuesday. I'm not exactly sure if I should be concerned if its a docomo version other than it was cheaper and possible iemi issues. Will this mean I will have to unlock the device every time I flash a rom? Is it hard to get an unlock code?
[Member-Found Deals] Cabal_:
It's not hard, it will just cost you ~$32 to get a code. That being said, if you ordered an I9250 and received an SC-04D, I would return it on principle. They (would have) sent you the wrong item.
[Member-Found Deals] rip93:
If it is the SC-04D I probably will return it. I am hoping Newegg will not put up a fight. I am still hoping that I still have a chance on getting a I9250. The last guy mentioned it shipped from New Jersey I think. The one I ordered shipped from Tennessee. So I have my fingers crossed. Hoping to hear from others that recently ordered from Newegg to see what version the received.
[Member-Found Deals] GoogleFan:
Mine also shipped from Tennessee and will be here Tuesday.ironically I live in New Jersey and usually when I order from Newegg they do ship from nj.I'm very disheartened as I always wanted a galaxy nexus and have only read positive reviews for it so naturally when I seen it priced at $450 I jumped on it.since then I've read some reviews painting it as a bad device. I've read horror stories about the pentile display,discoloration and banding.Now After ordering from Newegg I see these reports of opened boxes and Docomo versions.But anyway I honestly the main reason I made this purchase is for the latest pure aosp builds So I am willing to overlook a lot of shortcomings in return for a device that I'm confident will be relative to software updates within the next year unlike my t989.
[Member-Found Deals] svtfmook:
the bootloader comes unlocked. it's fine. i've flashed 4 different roms on mine already. you don't need a code to unlock the bootloader. the sim should also already be unlocked since it worked fine out of the box on att. you have no reason to be concerned. seriously, it's the same hardware, just different battery cover.
[Member-Found Deals] rip93:
Thanks for the reassurance svtmook. If it's that easy I may just keep it. It's just the horror stories I read in the docomo thread that had me worried.
[Member-Found Deals] suland:
Got mine 9250 from dailysteals for $460 last week. It was sealed new and works like a charm!
[Member-Found Deals] thos25:
I purchased a gt-i9250 through transformersandgsmphones.com (via Amazon) last week. Paid 455. Received it, was a DoCoMo SC-04d. Thought they were essentially the same. Flashed the yakju build on it right away. Put both at&t card in it, then a t mobile card. Both worked.

The imei number is something like 3489xxxxxx.....

After reading this thread though, realized that the DoCoMo is less desirable, called the seller and explained that they are not selling the advertised product. They agreed to return it and exchange it for an actual 9250.

I'm more concerned with resale than having any functionality problems. May end up selling it in a month or so for a ONE X, so I don't want to have a model that brings in less money.
[Member-Found Deals] robrob777:
Your phone looks OK, the problem that some of us had with Negri's Docomo was that negri unlocked the phone using a non desirable method.

If you wipe data and your lock or imei doesn't go away, You have a perfectly unlocked phone. besides that my Docomo is perfect, Excellent battery life, no problems at all so far.

here are some pics

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24090442&postcount=142
[Member-Found Deals] thos25:
Well that is good to know. Was reading through the other thread that was linked to on here and I pretty much came to the conclusion that mine was good to go. Only thing I want to confirm is whether I have the 900 band as some reported that they do not...
[Member-Found Deals] rip93:
Got mine today. Its not a docomo and its the yakju build. Seal was broken like others mentioned, but I think it was only to swap power adapter. I think I'm good to go.
[Member-Found Deals] UnusualSuspect:
Mine just arrived a few minutes ago. Docomo SC-04D, unlocked, 4.0.1 straight out of the box. Before I go to bed tonite, it'll be yajku 4.0.4.
[Member-Found Deals] Cabal_:
Just to verify, you ordered an I9250, right?
[Member-Found Deals] UnusualSuspect:
Yup, I ordered the $450 Galaxy Nexus GT-i9250 from Newegg. What I got has an NTT Docomo battery cover (I'm thinking I'll replace it with the stock one) and a Japanese battery (It says NTT and SC05 on it, I do not see the characters "NFC" on it).

They replaced the wall wart with the US version. It also came with a short (3') USB cable and a set of earbuds.

Depending on how this works out, I think I got a screamin' deal. For $450 on eBay, you're getting into used/heavily used/damaged phones.
[Member-Found Deals] pewpewbangbang:
NFC isn't on the cover...it has NFC though, they all do

They didn't replace the wall plug with a US version. Japan uses the same socket.
[Member-Found Deals] rip93:
This what I ordered as well. Now I'm curious about the charger being US/Japanese standard. My cover doesn't say docomo but it wasn't seated properly after taking it out of the box. Could they have switched it? How else would I know its the docomo version? The imei number matches the stickers that were in the box.
[Member-Found Deals] UnusualSuspect:
Mine has a sticker in the battery compartment that clearly identifies it as a NTT Docomo SC-04D, made in Korea in Dec 2011...

... I just need a magnifying glass to read it!

I didn't know that about Japan having the same plugs - live & learn. Yeah, under the magnifying glass I can see Japanese writing on my wall wart.
[Member-Found Deals] GoogleFan:
I also ordered an I 9250 from newegg and received a docomo. I was pretty pissed at 1st and was ready to return it but upon booting it and finding it had been unlocked and pre flashed with i9250 firmware I became more at ease.I quickly launched the galaxy nexus toolkit and was up and running aokp in no time.I had already ordered the official Samsung extended battery with back piece from eBay so once that comes in I won't have to look at the docomo on my backpiece I'll just have the box with Japanese writing on the back as the reminder of neweggs blatant incompetence.I would have probably returned the phone if I wasn't so impatient but hey it works.The hardware is purpordedly the same and I'm running the software I want so I still feel I got my moneys worth but newegg definitely needs to be better at making sure they ship the specifically described item.
[Member-Found Deals] voidthedroid:
Where did yours ship from?

Thanks
[Member-Found Deals] GoogleFan:
Mines shipped from Tennessee but I seen a guy have one shipped from Jersey and his was also do como so its not just one vendor shipping the wrong phone which further adds to my theory that new egg knows what there doing.
[Member-Found Deals] voidthedroid:
I have one commimg from cali tomorrow. Hope its all good
[Member-Found Deals] Cabal_:
Does your IMEI (post-flashing) match the unique one on the box?
[Member-Found Deals] voidthedroid:
Got mine, shipped from California i9250 everything sealed.
[Member-Found Deals] Gforce083:
Oh man...

...this thread has my nervous now! I bought this for $449 from Newegg Saturday and should have the device tomorrow. I really do not want to find out this is an unlocked DoCoMo version with Asian software and branding on the back.

I want exactly what was advertised and I paid for. It seems as if 70-80% are getting the DoCoMo and the rest of ya'll have gotten lucky with the true i9250 model.
[Member-Found Deals] NardVa:
If you can return it for a refund you can buy the phone from the Google Play store for 399.99. Save money and it want be DoCoMo.
[Member-Found Deals] InternationalNexusFan:
NewEgg has a ****ty return policy. Amazon.com has a much better one.
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
hey,

I was just browsing for a media player in the play store and I came across VLC! It looks like it was just put out yesterday but I am pretty excited about this! lol so just wanted to pass along the information as usual I take no responsibility for any of this just wanted to pass it along! :)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS52bGMucGxheWVyMiJd
[EVO 4G General] UnlnvlslblE:
I was looking for this over the weekend and was bummed it wasn't available yet! Thanks, downloading now!
[EVO 4G General] SilverStone641:
Very cool! Thanks for the tip!
[EVO 4G General] Red_Vex:
Make a scan with air push detector. Contains that ****

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Yeah I didnt even know it was coming out I guess it was a good time to look lol, your welcome but dont thank me thank the developers of the app.

Just trying to share the knowledge :)

Yeah I learned that the hard way, gosh I hate airpush :/ but I really needed a player that could play the proper files so its worth it with me thanks for letting us know though man
[EVO 4G General] scottspa74:
Weird, I'm just getting a page not found. Anyone who has the apk, please please PM. Much thanks.
[EVO 4G General] Skripka:
Me too. Play Store does not currently list a VLC player:

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=vlc+player&c=apps
[EVO 4G General] gatormatt:
Yup I'm getting the same. Someone do us a solid and post the apk here please.
[EVO 4G General] scottspa74:
That would be great, huh?
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Hey guys,

I promise you it was there it appears google play took it off, and of course I just deleted it off my phone, il try and track down an apk for yall just keep checking back, it does have some nasty pinpush adds though so be fore warned

EDIT:

Scott I pm'ed you and everyone else I managed to find a copy of the apk file pm me if you want the link :)
[EVO 4G General] scottspa74:
Right on, stevo. Good looking out. Much thanks.
[EVO 4G General] souleman:
Unofficial version made by an XDA member... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1517415

Beta version... http://depositfiles.com/files/4de3wkfa5

My guess is the one on the market wasn't actually by VLC and claimed it was, so it was taken down.
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Anything for my fellow xda brothers :) your welcome! I hope its working all well for you.

alright, I am really not sure because it looked pretty much all legit and it it was by the VLC developer so I am really not sure what happened. but thanks for the idea and links :)
[EVO 4G General] scottspa74:
OK, so I checked Wikipedia, but still uncertain, is the evos snapdragin s1, s2 or s3? Not sure which to download from xda thread. Much thanks. We're arm, right, not cortex?
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Grr I wish xda would work right, but we are an s1 snapdragon phone :)
[EVO 4G General] scottspa74:
You are much appreciated in my book, I don't care what everyone else says about you ;)

(Lol jk obviously)
[EVO 4G General] alxrock:
looks like a Fake.

From their Twitter page:

VideoLAN ‏ @videolan

"The VLC Player available in GooglePlay is a scam. Please *don't* use it! We will issue an official statement when we release VLC for Android"
[EVO 4G General] cybervyrus8587:
I have the beta version fond on xda and it works fine. As for the one on the market I saw it but did not download because there was nothing as far as PR so no surprise its been taken down. And now there is a "divx" player that looks identical to the vlc one. Something seems off.
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Lmao, why thank you!

Il take that as a compliment! ;)
[EVO 4G General] yuuzhantar:
the package name show its a fake

It will probably be org.videolan.vlc
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
Hey,

Yeah it could be fake which would be sad, but even if it is it is playing all the video formats it needs to so it still works for me lol :)
[EVO 4G General] EndlessDissent:
Ehhh... Not trying to rain on your parade, but I'm pretty sure that when VLC is officially released, it won't have push ads. It may not even have ads at all, judging by their previous work. Honestly, if it were me, as soon as I saw the ads, I would have assumed it were fake and dumped it.
[EVO 4G General] stevovanburen:
yeah,

well I mean it looked real, but I was suspicious to when I saw those :/

I am sure everyone knows by now it was a fake, but I mean the player still plays formats that nothing else plays and I found an apk with out the ads, so I mean it works for me even if it isnt vlc.
[TouchPad General] Amplificator:
I've had Android on my Touchpad 32G for quite some time now, both CM7 and the latest CM9 alpha.

Recently I wanted to upgrade to the official nightly, so I downloaded that, Gapps, Rohans tweak and various other small things and was ready to go.

I did a wipe/factory reset, wiped cache and dalvik as I usually do.

Then I tried to update to the nightly, however it just rebooted my Touchpad.

When it starts to install it shows the usual "finding package...", "opening package..." and "installing package..." but when it gets to the "installing package..." part it freezes for a second and then reboots everytime I try it.

I have both CWM and TWRP, and TWRP now refuses to run. I can select the option in moboot and it is actually trying to run, and even go as far as showing the splash that is supposed to "roll up", but then it reboots just like when I try to flash a rom.

CWM works perfectly as well as the original webOS 3.0.5 installation.

I have tried clearing the uiImages from /boot (using webOS and classicnerds cleaner) which doesn't solve my flashing problem.

Now, upon flashing any new rom, it always reboots as per the description above.

Any solution to this? Help would be much appreciated.
[TouchPad General] Amplificator:
I have created a 4GB partition for Ubuntu chroot that can be started from within webOS.

Does creating that partition break the ability to flash?

It was created using Tailor from the webos-internals testing feed.
[TouchPad General] ve6ay:
I actually had this issue myself yesterday, in that I couldn't flash anything. What I ended up doing was deleting ALL the partitions, doing a factory reset to 3.0.0, then upgraded to 3.0.5, then reinstalled using ACMEInstaller. There's a guide here on how to reflash back to factory (which removes everything - Android, WebOS, all the partitions and data of everything), which I followed, then I reinstalled the latest nightly (20120402) with ACMEInstaller.

That's what I would suggest. Yes, wipe-everything-and-reinstall is kind of annoying, plus you lose everything from WebOS, but this way you're sure to have it working again, like I did.

Then, as a suggestion, when you flash the ROM, flash JUST the ROM, and the GApps zips first. Boot up and make sure they work. Then flash Rohan's tweak, reboot, make sure it works. Then reboot, do a backup, and flash the other stuff one at a time, so you can try and troubleshoot where the problem lies.
[TouchPad General] Amplificator:
That seemed to work, thank you.

Before I did that I tried repairing the partitions using Tailor, however it didn't work.