Galaxy Nexus Unlocked for $349 (Was $399) straight from Google Play Store

Now that's what I call a hot deal!

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa

ETA: 4G speeds on both AT&T AND T-Mobile. This is one of the very few pentaband GSM phones out there.

Awesome deal!

However, tax and $10 shipping puts it at $440 for me, which is only $10 less than Amazon. Hopefully tax doesn't kill it for others though.

I LOVE this phone. Got it for $460 a month ago. Works well on T-Mobile for me.

cyfan said:   I LOVE this phone. Got it for $460 a month ago. Works well on T-Mobile for me.

Don't forget Straight Talk BYOD SIM option. $45 for unlimited everything (sort of).

Straight Talk SIM Only

might be worth getting a faster 4g service from Simple mobile
for additional $15 buckaroos...

LaidOffTechWorker said:   cyfan said:   I LOVE this phone. Got it for $460 a month ago. Works well on T-Mobile for me.

Don't forget Straight Talk BYOD SIM option. $45 for unlimited everything (sort of).

Straight Talk SIM Only

Does Straight Talk throttle or limit bandwidth or coverage? Will it allow 4G data?

the $30 T-Mobile 5gb data / 100 minutes works great with this phone if you don't use many voice minutes

very tempting, BUT.... it's quickly becoming an outdated phone mainly because no 4G and the fact it doesnt have microSD slot still irks me. as much as i was dreaming for it last year i'm gonna have to pass now.

KayK said:   SteelRing said:   very tempting, BUT.... it's quickly becoming an outdated phone mainly because no 4G and the fact it doesnt have microSD slot still irks me. as much as i was dreaming for it last year i'm gonna have to pass now.umm.. it does have 4G.

Well, it's got "4G", but not true 4G. HSPA+ is pretty fast but it's not nearly as fast as true LTE 4G. On the plus side, most people would probably never really notice the speed difference and battery life is much better without LTE.

448.xx including shipping and tax

does it work in India?

Not sure what google is trying to do here. You can get the latest iPhone for $199 from Apple.com. Google is charging 2x as much.

I recommend simple mobile - $40 INCLUDING taxes for 'unlimited' 3G data, etc. Great deal. I think that beats the $45 (+tax?) Straight Talk plan.

The external speaker volume is very low on my NG, does anyone else have the same issue? Also, I can't update to the latest ROM 4.0.4 via OTA.

isdex said:   The external speaker volume is very low on my NG, does anyone else have the same issue? Also, I can't update to the latest ROM 4.0.4 via OTA.

Yeah. The NG has a pretty pathetic speaker. Try putting your phone in a bowl, it helps amplify.

eviljim said:   Yeah. The NG has a pretty pathetic speaker. Try putting your phone in a bowl, it helps amplify.it's much better with 4.0.4 though still not great

Got the following info. I would assume it is from Samsung USA. Also there may be 15% restocking fee even within 14 days.

Regular warranty service and out of warranty repairs
After 14 days from delivery or for an out of warranty repair, please contact Samsung support at 1-888-987-HELP(4357). Samsung operates a repair and return service for Galaxy Nexus phones.

Thanks for posting this! I've been looking for the Straight Talk "sim only" option.

namlook said:   Tax and shipping kills the deal.

eviljim said:   I recommend simple mobile - $40 INCLUDING taxes for 'unlimited' 3G data, etc. Great deal. I think that beats the $45 (+tax?) Straight Talk plan.

3G data is too slow. $30 T-Mobile plan is the way to go. 5GB of 4G speed then you get throttled, but it's unlimited. Just makes calls over voice IP if you need more than 100 mins. Yep, + unlimited text. That's the best deal out there if you don't need a lot of voice minutes. Extra minutes are 10c if you want to stick with T-Mo. Been saving me over $50 month over those ATT thieves. As for LTE, 6-10MBps is good enough for surfing the web which is what I get around here. My iPad has LTE but it really isn't needed for 98% of the people. I mean I am getting 35MBps on the Verizon LTE iPad but it's really not needed for 99% of what you do.

abscess said:   frenzieddeals said:   Good plan, even better with Galaxy S2 which runs twice as fast on HSPA42+. Now if only they would come out with the ICS upgrade....What kind of speed do you get? I've never seen better than 10mbps in the Bay Area.

I'm getting about 11mbps in Seattle (considering their homebase is here in Bellevue (right outside Seattle) they better have good speed here. I too have the Galaxy S2 running on the tmo $30 plan. Using it in conjunction with GrooveIP and its pretty solid with fairly good coverage. Now if there is no 4G service, Edge data just plan sucks. No way you can run GrooveIP with that. Have to revert using the limited 100 minutes, but that doesn't happen too often if you are in the city. I surf and videos fairly hard and pretty much AVG 140mb a day, easily within my 5GB month 4G speed.

Back to topic, the Galaxy Nexus is a pretty kick ass phone and its a great price for a no contract smart phone.

I still think they're wrong.

In my mind, the Galaxy SIII is currently a great example of it done right: 16GB is great for apps, games, etc., and I can use a MicroSD card to keep my music, movies, and photos on.

This requires virtually no management as far as juggling apps back and forth, and keeps everything pretty well organized.