yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] sshtac:
I'm guessing, the reason for using Best Buy is that Tmobile won't have access to the phones. They won't be able to lock them, install any software, branding, etc.

Allowing Tmobile to sell the phones might have been too much temptation for them. Taking them out of the equation guarantees no messing around.

This is all conjecture btw...
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
So pretty much more confirmation of what we already know :)

I feel better, kinda warm and fuzzy anyone else feel it
[Nexus S General] nxt:
I just feel naked without an Android covering me up right now. It's weird that I have to get onto gmail on the PC to check my emails. It's soo 2 years ago. LOL
[Nexus S General] harajuka:
doesn't really confirm though if stores that don't usually sell tmobile will be able to do upgrades or new activations ...
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
I could never go without an Android phone again...ever
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Not sure if someone mentioned that, but if not here you go :)
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
@BestBuy Mobile Confirmed: Online sales of Google Nexus S begin Thursday, December 16 at 8 a.m. Eastern time at w w w. B e s t B u y . c o m.

As this means that you can buy it online before the shops open at the west coast, Store Pickup should be the safest way to go? Or am I missing something?

Edit: To answer my own question.

Can I purchase the Nexus S online and pick it up at a local store?

In-store pick-up for online Nexus S orders will not be available, at least for the first week of sales. Home delivery will be available.

bestbuymobile.com/article/google-nexus-s-faqs

And the "New User Rules" are ANNOYING :P

No links, wait before edit...
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
The NS is not available for online order and in store pick up
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
Not so fast guys!! Just got off phone with Best Buy Customer Service for Nexus S and they state without a doubt there will be no inventory in any Best buy Store that is not a T Mobile affiliate. I even read the Minneapolis Best buy statement and the rep said that was incorrect and should have not been posted. They said only option is order online . They stated once again only Best Buy Mobile will have phones on hand and no off contract sales.I called a local store that yesterday told me to call today and find out what the inventory if any will be like and some woman came to the phone in the cell phone dept. and was very rude and said that they would not give out any information and if I wanted the phone to call or come in on Thurs. the 16th and see if they had any on hand or any left. Would not even discuss it. Each hour my dislike and distrust for anything to do with or handled by Best Buy grows by leaps and bounds. I find it incomprehensible that Goggle would allow Best Buy which has very few T Mobile affiliates to handle their launch. Does anyone know of a number or address for Best Buy Corp? Or do they even care?????? This just absolutely mind boggling that Best Buy is still in business IMHO
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
BestBuy has acknowledged multiple times that there WILL be inventroy in ALL stores, there is so much conflicting info but what BB corp is saying is yes all stores

Android and Me Article
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
God damn it. I didn't mean to "thanks" that.

It's pretty confirmed by Best Buy that the Nexus S will be available (at least unlocked) in all stores. It sounds like you had some mis-informed CS reps who were left out of the loop.
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
I have now talked to more than 3 reps on the Nexus S hotline and 4 stores and now all are saying that no inventory for non T Mobile affiliates only online orders. They are refusing to discuss off contract sales and tell me I will just have to order online. I am truly only trying to share what I have been told and told and told. The Nexus hotline told me they were giving out the information that they just received from corporate. I am just as unhappy about the situation as anyone. I am really hoping that everyone I have talked to is full of s--t and that the blog from Minneapolis is correct. Once again I am just trying to make you all aware of what might be coming down.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
I have talked to every rep at that call center and every best buy within an hour of me and only 2 stores say they will get the unlocked version.

People dont know whats going on but read that android and me article
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
I had not read that article. Thanks so much for bringing it to the forefront. I sure hope that the blog is correct and up to date. I will rest on that and see what happens. A shame that so much misinformation and chaos has to herald the arrival of what I think will be a great phone and worth successor to the Nexus One.:o
[Nexus S General] harajuka:
Screw Bestbuy and their Tmo only stores... I will just show up thursday morning and just buy the full price Nexus S and also order my upgrade online. This way I will have my Nexus S on day 1 and not have to wait till the following week for my phone to show up. Once my upgrade phone shows up the full price one will be returned... Wish BB would get their act together so I don't have to do this.. I have sold my Nexus One already and cant live another week without my phone.. its killing me :p
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Ya just know this I just called a best buy that previously said no, and they just got word that yes, so thats changing quickly :)

Just show up at your favorite best buy and you should be golden.....but doesnt hurt to have a back up :)
[Nexus S General] CraigP17:
every best buy will have them. only about 250 best buy/best buy mobile locations actually carry and activate TMO contracts in store (all have the ability to activate and ship to home). IMO the # of Best Buy locations that activate TMO in store vs total Best Buy locations is due to poor overall national TMO coverage. love it or hate, its the truth.

your only options at a non TMO Best Buy is to purchase outright or activate on contract and have shipped.

stores that do activate TMO contracts in store will have significantly more product available if i had to guess.

this has been covered but there is only one device and it is unlocked. it is the same device whether you activate on TMO or buy outright.

this has been covered but there is only one device and it is unlocked. it is the same device whether you activate on TMO or buy outright.

this has been covered but there is only one device and it is unlocked. it is the same device whether you activate on TMO or buy outright.

this has been covered but there is only one device and it is unlocked. it is the same device whether you activate on TMO or buy outright.
[Nexus S General] ajftl:
only best buy mobile stores would carry it./..not the ones inside best buy.. those inside bestbuys dont sell tmo ...just the mobile stores at the mall
[Nexus S General] CraigP17:
edit....................
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
ALL Best Buy mobile outlets will be selling it, if they dont sell T-Mo it will be the Unlocked version
[Nexus S General] harajuka:
Looks like there's 2 Best buy Mobile store near me and looks like they are inside the mall. Ill have to check with them tomorrow and see what they will have for thursday.. Will report back once I find out tomorrow.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Engadget

Check it out :)
[Nexus S General] justsignbythex:
Is this phone really going to be selling like hot cakes?

I mean, it's a great phone and I'm getting it, but it's nothing too revolutionary.

It's like everyone is making it seem like the iPhone releases.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Hot Cakes, prolly not but there may be limited supply at each store so ya
[Nexus S General] justsignbythex:
Ahh ok. I really don't care about getting it then and there. I'll wait 3-5 days for it as long as I'll get it within a week.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
As i have just found out, most BBM stores that do NOT carry T-Mo will have an extremely limited quantity
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
Just got this link in another thread. "This has got to be one of the most colossal Cl

usterF--ks in this century. Only Google and "Best Buy could team up and manage to create a shambles of the launch which supposedly is Google's flagship phone.

The details change hour by hour!! How in the world does Best Buy stay in business?:mad: It now appears I must cancel classses and drive for an hour an a half one way and still not be assured there is a great chance of obtaining one in the store. What happened to Best Buy's statement in their blog last night where it was stated to the effect that " ALL stores will have ample stock on hand" Is 4 units ample stock? I have no BB t mobile affiliate in my immediate area(within 2 hour drive one way) The only BB mobile store stated last night that they will not have stock on hand only order online as they also are not a T Mobile affiliate. This may turn into a sell online only like the N1. The end result of that was pretty shabby. Google just does not get it. They are great with search/ navigation etc. Best buy must be exchanging ideas and strategies with Walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

http://androidandme.com/2010/12/news/leaked-quantities-for-nexus-s-launch/
[Nexus S General] azzeh3:
I went to a T-mobile carrying best buy this moring and asked the rep if I need to show up early and she looked into the inventory and told me I should be fine coming alittle late...I also asked if alot of people asked about the phone and she said yes and that the store is expecting this to be a HUGE launch lol

Im in Houston and it sounds like they have a lot in stock so who knows lol
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
I sure hope that they do for your sake. Here in Central Fl there are virtually no T Mobile affiliates so we have no assurance ( under than arriving at store around 7 am or earlier, and as fast as things change that could change 5 times by Thursday:rolleyes:) that there will be units on hand to purchase off contract.
[Nexus S General] Lootes:
I am really curious to see what the sales numbers will actually be. There hasn't been any mainstream marketing for this launch by Google, Best Buys or T–Mobile. So I assume knowledge of this launch is limited to tech savy folks like us. That being said this is supply and demand so it only takes one person to buy the last phone.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
I wonder how long the Best Buy exclusivity is going to last... other places like Wirefly and Walmart, if/when they begin selling it, may have some good deals.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Ill be at a best buy a good 2 hours early.
[Nexus S General] Lootes:
Reading the androidandme.com report, I believe the Glendale is a Big Box Store with Best Buy Mobile, so they should have about 75 units. That falls in line with what I was told on the phone that they will have plenty. Err did I say Glendale...I mean somewhere else, everyone stay away from my Best Buy ;)
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Yea they are big box with best buy mobile but they dont sell Tmobile, so 4 units
[Nexus S General] Lootes:
The Glendale one does carry T-Mobile. Glendale and Pacoima are the only two in the greater LA area that do.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
ohhh alright, then you should be golden :)
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
Well, guys, I decided to ask Best Buy Mobile's Twitter last night: I think you will be pleased with the results.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Im pretty sure thats the same FAQ from the 6th, they did put out another press release on the 13 clarifying the information :)

and i did call my local best buy that "leak" information is 100% accurate! they will get 4
[Nexus S General] lawalty:
I have read that 2 version will be available. 1 - $529 unlocked. 2 - $199 optimized for T-Mobile. You can see the ad HERE.

My question is, what it "optimized" mean???? I'm thinking NO wifi tethering, unless you pay extra for it. And, how are they going to pull that off?
[Nexus S General] harajuka:
Ok, here is my deal here in Florida. I called the 2 Best Buy Mobile Specialty Store near me the one's that are in the malls. One of them does not carry t-mobile and the other does.. And with my luck the other store is on the other side of town.. The store that does carry tmobile said that they will have the nexus S on thu and will be able to do upgrades and new activations etc.. When I asked about how many they were getting she didn't tell me but she said that there's a good amount and that I should be fine. Ill still show up before they open just in case there's a line..
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
the "unlocked" and t-mobile contract phone is the SAME phone, same sku and all.

Leave it to BBY marketing dept to screw things up
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
4 units? Ouch :(

Thats 2 person buying two handsets... Not much of a line.

The possibility to get one on launch day seems smaller and smaller...
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Get there before they open, but you have to think realistically the majority of people geting the NS on launch day are XDA'ers

How many best buys do you have near you and how many XDAers do you think you have in your city?

Either way being a hour or 2 early cant hurt now can it :)
[Nook Color General] ws6kid:
I have been looking for a notepad type app that will work with a stylus made for a IPad.. can anyone recommend one?
[Nook Color General] ws6kid:
nvm found Note Everything works pretty well..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malicenfz:
My battery connection port is all loose now without the old audible sort of click it feels and even looks loose. Is this normal? Anyone else have this problem? It still charges

Sent from my Axura 2.1 phone with Gingerbread keyboard.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kppanic:
You can always manually tighten the port casing by force.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malicenfz:
How?

Sent from my Axura 2.1 phone with Gingerbread keyboard.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malicenfz:
Bumping for info

Sent from my Axura 2.1 phone with Gingerbread keyboard.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malicenfz:
Guess I still got no help thanks anyways guys.

Sent from my Axura 2.1 phone with Gingerbread keyboard.
[General Questions and Answers] ABC991:
Hello

I bought a Samsung Omnia Lite with windows mobile 6.5 pro and I'm looking for free Hebrew , I tried several types of Hebrew [like Badnimits Hebrew etc.] and all the Hebrew is the Reverse example: the contacts are in Hebrew and reverse, when you write a message then needs to write upside down

thank you for the help.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmdoc99:
i was wondering if there is a way to make the screen rotate all the way around so i can hold it upside down if i so choose?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside79:
What? Lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
This is an option with custom ROMs like Cyanogen. Pretty certain nobody has done this on the Vibrant yet though.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpasanthosh:
Hi can any one get me the camera app used in custom rom 2.1 AOSP by jerpelea.?

It seems much better than the stock camera app.

Pls suggest which camera app is the best for X10i.
[Wildfire General] McSpee:
Hello everyone:)

I create a ROM for my Wildfire.

I used dsixda HTC Android's Kitchen.

How can I test my rom before injecting on the phone?

Is what I can test my rom with the Android emulator?

I'd really like some help, thank you in advance.
[Wildfire General] Deep-Knight:
The easiest way IMO is to make a backup of your current rom via nadroid backup, then wipe & install. Test your Rom, and revert your backup if you like.
[Wildfire General] McSpee:
Merci, donc pas d'autre solution que d'injecter la rom dans le téléphone pour la tester
[Wildfire General] brilldoctor:
Google translate: Thank you, therefore no alternative but to inject the rom into the phone to test it
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcoplo:
What is it? what kind of impact have on the phone and on user?

:confused:

Thanks in advance :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
It boosts up the performance of the X10.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] telmoabff:
And you can enable and disable it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9130873&postcount=521
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadrick:
how come when i install a theme using the installer i finish installing framework and my phone reboots and keeps rebooting?
[EVO 4G General] Cidigital:
http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/12/09/htc-knight-rumoured-ride-sprint-jan-6.htm

Check this updated article from Dec. 9th, 2010.....now...I may get this....was not going to get it if it did not have a front facing camera....for real.....we would all be charged the $10 fee....and Sprint wants to keep in the EVO family....they need to give us more.....and I have been waiting 4-ever for a keyboard.....finally....and all those articles that said no front facing camera.....well...read for urself!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] Reckless5040:
Annnd not getting an epic anymore lol
[EVO 4G General] Leukay:
...and the keyboard lol
[EVO 4G General] JKingDev:
Exactly! Was planning on switching to sprint in jan. This is just in time. Just what I wanted. I do not want a behemoth to carry arround. My nexus one with 3.7 screen is perfect size. All I missed was a slide out keyboard and front facing cam.

One other thing I like to consider though. Which will be more likely to have future OS versions ported? I dont bother on relying on sprint/samsung/htc for updates. I am asking about difficulty for devs. A big reason I was considering the epic is that the nexus s came out running the same platform, which made me think porting new OS releases would relatively easy. Is the shift likely to get new releases faster since it is an HTC product? I know it is impossible to know anything but what are your guy's thoughts on this right now?
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
ummm GB in a few days??? Yea ok, and I thought i saw a pig flying a minute ago.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Oooo la la. I might switch. Getting really sick of the sluggish Evo.
[EVO 4G General] TorxT3D:
sluggish evo? its got alot of life left in it.

what does the shift have, like a 2 inch screen, 400mhz cpu, and a lame keyboard? no thanks. :p :D

/exhaggeration
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
ignore him he nothing but a evo hater lol
[EVO 4G General] JKingDev:
Err, not sure if this is sarcasm, as beyond exaggeration it is false. You imply the shift has a slower CPU. Dont count mhz. The second gen snapdragon in the shift will certainly outperform the evo without question and with 45nm tech get better batt life to boot. I agree the Evo is not sluggish though. Which means the shift will be even better. Maybe you just need to ditch sense?

As for screen size that is not a downgrade. It is user preference. I like a nice compact device, not a brick.

Same thing with keyboard. I like getting real work done on my handset. KB is very effective.

If you already know this and were joking I apologize :D. If you were serious you should really rethink your position and recognize that different things suit different people (the CPU issue however is clear cut that the shift is superior).

Cheers!
[EVO 4G General] psychopsilocin:
Those of you who do decide to buy the Shift might be disappointed come June when the true successor to the Evolution drops.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
@op

You may wanna do some research....this phone is coming with 2.2
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Please hush. I'm tired of fanboys saying the Evo is not sluggish. Its hands down the laggiest Android phone out there that is running froyo and above. Youtube and common sense are your friend. Installing CM6 does nothing but help a little.
[EVO 4G General] david279:
Don't know about that.........Def not slow over here.
[EVO 4G General] traybent:
Will there be a root for Evo shift 4g ,or would be the same has the Evo??
[EVO 4G General] THunDA:
Same here,im really happy with the performance of my EVO.
[EVO 4G General] david279:
The shift is more like a g2 than anything so we'll have to look that direction I believe for root.
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
Its gonna have to be rootable if ill ever consider buying it.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
Do you actually think about it before you type?? I can't tell. Do you even own an EVO? JUst by your laggiest statement i can tell you are a moron.
[EVO 4G General] KillGod:
LOVE my EVO. Hate physical keyboards. Remind me of girl stuff.
[EVO 4G General] Rippley05:
Haha, classic definition of user error right here.

Honestly, if your EVO is that bad then you either have a bad device, or you've done something horribly wrong, in which case.. you shouldn't worry about owning a smartphone.. stick to the flips. :D:D:D
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camiel1979:
Hope you can help me out. When my tablet running 2.2 is waking up out of sleep mode, it keeps starting up google search. It's almost like the search button (top right when in landscape) is continuously being pressed.

I have done a factory reset, without any luck.

After a while this error just stops and the tablet functions normal again. When being used, this does not occur. Only whilst waking up and starting up this happens.

Any suggestions?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cajl:
never had this error.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marine6680:
The only wake issue I have is sometimes it does not want to wake, or wifi has issues connecting after a wake from deep sleep.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camiel1979:
It's working ok again.

Did a reset, calibrated the system and now it's working perfectly.

So if you might ever happen to have this same problem, reset an calibrate the system and you're ready to go.
[Captivate General] Cezar`:
You might say 'a useless post' but losing just 8% of battery with a 1.3Ghz max freq CPU over night -8h- is not the only good thing that this rom does. I believe because of the kernel scheduler tweaks and maybe the the GPS improvements added to this rom by default (i believe samsung did something or maybe is just the behavior of 2.2.1) doesn't need any kind of tweaks. I just installed the ROM, started GPS plus and I had 11 sats, with 10 locked in 10 secs. Didn't have chance for a test drive yet...

Any other experiences like this?
[Captivate General] alex4lex:
I'm using excaliburs kernel... battery life was so-so. Gps is good for stock, can actually pinpoint my exact location. I hope devs start cooking with this build :D its awesome. The browser is smoooooth
[Captivate General] mikejames07:
Which modem are you using with this ROM?
[Captivate General] alex4lex:
Nothing fancy, just a jk3 modem. Getting around 1600kbps down and 1461kbps up. I think devs need to start rocking this JPU build...it's beast.
[Captivate General] mikejames07:
I'm actually flashing now :D
[Captivate General] alex4lex:
Oh man, I love it... there's just something about not having to do a lagfix and the phone is already super fast...gives me a hope for the future for the captivate :rolleyes: Wishful thinking.
[Captivate General] mikejames07:
How did you apply setiron's kernel? I have the ClockworkMod update.zip on my sd card to boot in to CWM recovery but I did't know if this is compatible with this Firmware
[Captivate General] mikejames07:
I figured out how to install the kernel, but I have one more problem. I can't get my internal sd to mount on my MAC. I have USB debugging on. You guys having this problem?
[Captivate General] ryude:
It's a bug with that kernel, he just updated the kernel to fix that issue.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orite:
What's the fastest way to drain a battery down ? I want to cycle through a few batteries and see if there's any improvement in battery life.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
Play a game on it with Bluetooth and Wi-fi turned on, with the screen at maximum brightness ?

Do a massive amount of downloading from a 3H/HSPA service if your data plan allows you to do so ?

Depends if you want to leave the phone unattended or not while you do this.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orite:
Best way to do it unattended and without sound would be best. Right now I have Wireless Hotspot On, Bluetooth On, and I'm recording a video.