Asurion gave me a Nexus for my X2 - Motorola Droid X2

Yep, crazy.
I called them up and they told me that the X2 was no longer made so I could have a "similar device", the system told him the 2 closest options were the Droid 3 and the Incredible 2. I was assuming from the beginning that I was going to end up with an Inc2, so I simply asked, "What about a Nexus?" He said, "OK, Let me check on that". I was shocked to even hear him say he'd check on it but I was still totally expecting to be shut down. He comes back on the line and says, "Yeah, we can do that, let me check our stock". Takes another minute and he comes back and says "Yeah, we got that in stock and we will send it out to you, overnight with Saturday delivery". And said it would come along with a SIM card, wall charger, car charger and headphones. I couldn't believe it! :victory:
I was still a little doubtful, I was thinking that this was all too good to be true and I would end up with some other phone at my door today. NOPE. It was a brand new Nexus with everything he said. Awesome!
Not sure if anyone else will possibly get the same treatment I did, but I guess it never hurts to ask. haha :good:

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Nice!!!

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alias747 said:
Yep, crazy.
I called them up and they told me that the X2 was no longer made so I could have a "similar device", the system told him the 2 closest options were the Droid 3 and the Incredible 2. I was assuming from the beginning that I was going to end up with an Inc2, so I simply asked, "What about a Nexus?" He said, "OK, Let me check on that". I was shocked to even hear him say he'd check on it but I was still totally expecting to be shut down. He comes back on the line and says, "Yeah, we can do that, let me check our stock". Takes another minute and he comes back and says "Yeah, we got that in stock and we will send it out to you, overnight with Saturday delivery". And said it would come along with a SIM card, wall charger, car charger and headphones. I couldn't believe it! :victory:
I was still a little doubtful, I was thinking that this was all too good to be true and I would end up with some other phone at my door today. NOPE. It was a brand new Nexus with everything he said. Awesome!
Not sure if anyone else will possibly get the same treatment I did, but I guess it never hurts to ask. haha :good:
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That's awesome! I'm loving mine and I'm sure you'll love yours, too!

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RyanThaDude said:
That's awesome! I'm loving mine and I'm sure you'll love yours, too!
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Yeah coming from the X2, which is about the worst Android phone I have come in contact with, the GNex is a world of difference! Glad that you got out of this junky pile of crap phone too

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Alright alright, go easy the x2 isn't that bad. Try owning a Samsung intercept.
Then you would appreciate anything else lol.
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Congrats dude! You must have a horse shoe up your @$$ cause that doesn't happen every day. Welcome to the club!!!!
ECLIPSE!!!

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I almost hope my 2nd Bionic will die as bad as the first one did. Would like to land a gnex, too! Envious...

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tallyforeman said:
Congrats dude! You must have a horse shoe up your @$$ cause that doesn't happen every day. Welcome to the club!!!!
ECLIPSE!!!
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Haha yeah, have you heard of this working for anyone else?

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alias747 said:
Haha yeah, have you heard of this working for anyone else?
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Nope, not until reading your thread.

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alias747 said:
Haha yeah, have you heard of this working for anyone else?
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I, for one, AM NOT jealous of ANY of you nexus or S3 totting people. I know my patience will pay off big time. You see, in just under a year a new slew of phones will arrive with a more mature Snapdragon architecture or a Tegra with LTE... And then, there will be a nexus with Key Lime Pie out! And then, I can be happy with that for 2 years.. You are going for a phone that already past its prime! While I can continue to enjoy Jellybean on my Dinc2, same as you, I realize that down the line the next phone will be better suited and more future proof than the Gnex.
Bottom line, I guess we should pick when to enter the game and at what cycle of the year to upgrade for the best future-proofness and fun to be reaped from our Android purchases!
Anyway, since this Nexus is a free replacement, I agree that u just don't caya!

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litetaker said:
I, for one, AM NOT jealous of ANY of you nexus or S3 totting people. I know my patience will pay off big time. You see, in just under a year a new slew of phones will arrive with a more mature Snapdragon architecture or a Tegra with LTE... And then, there will be a nexus with Key Lime Pie out! And then, I can be happy with that for 2 years.. You are going for a phone that already past its prime! While I can continue to enjoy Jellybean on my Dinc2, same as you, I realize that down the line the next phone will be better suited and more future proof than the Gnex.
Bottom line, I guess we should pick when to enter the game and at what cycle of the year to upgrade for the best future-proofness and fun to be reaped from our Android purchases!
Anyway, since this Nexus is a free replacement, I agree that u just don't caya!
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Really? I sense a bit of jealousy in your post... haha
But yeah, as far as I am concerned, the Nexus is still the 2nd best phone offered by Verizon right now. I wouldn't touch any of the stupid Razr variants and the clear best phone is the S3. Besides, like you said, great phones will be out next year, the Nexus just needs to get me through about a year and I am due up for renewal. This device will get developed on for a LONG time. Whoop!

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alias747 said:
Really? I sense a bit of jealousy in your post... haha
But yeah, as far as I am concerned, the Nexus is still the 2nd best phone offered by Verizon right now. I wouldn't touch any of the stupid Razr variants and the clear best phone is the S3. Besides, like you said, great phones will be out next year, the Nexus just needs to get me through about a year and I am due up for renewal. This device will get developed on for a LONG time. Whoop!
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Suit yourself. I am really NOT jealous. It may seem so, but that is because I am kinda sick of people saying over and over and over that they got a gnex and they are lucky. I am happy for them, but at the same time I am not jealous. I may have been jealous back in June or so. But now, getting a Gnex is not a big deal as I know the next Nexus is gonna come soon. Plus part of the point I am making is to let people understand what they are getting themselves into. Yes, Gnex is cool, but at this point even a VZW Gnex is having OTA troubles... Troubling for a nexus. Plus with the next nexus coming soon, the timing to get a gnex is not great. Think of it this way. The number of "new" major OTAs that the gnex will get will be lesser than that for the next guy as it is already down its support cycle. It is at its middle or actually probably past its peak. Plus the Gnex has some known issues and I am all together not so enthused to get a Gnex when I know a few more months of wait and I can get a much better phone. And a phone that is fresh in its software support even from Google...
So it makes sense to wait to get a new phone IF you are doing so buy using up an upgrade. However, I agree in ur case as u got it on insurance, this won't matter to u...

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Bull**** you aren't jealous. You made a thread (here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586153) in April specifically about how you were so excited to get a new phone and get away from the X2. In fact you told people in the thread to directly lie to the Ascurion (multiple times) in order to get a different device.
You bashed the Samsung Fascinate, then the D3 for the locked bootloader and no confirmed (at the time) ICS, and then lauded the D Inc2 because of the unlocked bootloader and ICS.
You would have **** yourself if they gave you a Galaxy Nexus.
You're probably just pissed that your constant complaining and lying didn't get you any further than the OP who just happened to stumble into this kick ass replacement.
Edit: Almost forgot. I think it's hilarious that you're trying to bash the GNex for the lack of OTA support from VZW. I can't remember the last time I actually waited for an OTA. LOL

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Zues532 said:
Bull**** you aren't jealous. You made a thread (here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586153) in April specifically about how you were so excited to get a new phone and get away from the X2. In fact you told people in the thread to directly lie to the Ascurion (multiple times) in order to get a different device.
You bashed the Samsung Fascinate, then the D3 for the locked bootloader and no confirmed (at the time) ICS, and then lauded the D Inc2 because of the unlocked bootloader and ICS.
You would have **** yourself if they gave you a Galaxy Nexus.
You're probably just pissed that your constant complaining and lying didn't get you any further than the OP who just happened to stumble into this kick ass replacement.
Edit: Almost forgot. I think it's hilarious that you're trying to bash the GNex for the lack of OTA support from VZW. I can't remember the last time I actually waited for an OTA. LOL
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Ah, how I pity you mere mortal. Read carefully. I asked no one to lie to anyone. I asked no one to call "Asurion". I don't even know who they are. I asked people to call to VZW as WE are within our god damn rights to request a different phone if the one we have doesn't work as we are within the 1 year warranty. I scammed NO ONE. I just allowed people to get a problem solved, in the fairest and most just manner in the light of how VZW and Motorola are ripping their customers off with subpar products.
And neither there do I specifically talk fondly about the Gnex. I never told people I got a gnex nor did I tell they will get a Gnex with this process....
So, before you start spewing foul language at me, without being provoked, slap yourself real hard on the face so that you knock yourself out and avoid typing a ridiculous post. Anyway, I suppose it was my mistake to make a friendly comment on a random thread. I apologize to thy greatness, you won't be seeing me here anymore!
Plus I am NOT bashing the Gnex. I see a LOT of people on the Dx2 forums that constantly praise their Gnex and I just said, it is great but "meh" I can wait for the next one that will be coming round the corner. I only said that in light of this info, there is no particular reason to go the present gnex IF you can wait for the next one, that will mostly be better than this is every way...
Long story short... Take some things on XDA at face value. Stop investing sooo much g-damn emotion into a inanimate object...
Ah screw it, you pissed me off sufficiently to say the next line (I hope you enjoy it)
Gnex is utter crap compared to iPhone 5 and iPhone will always rule. And Apple will ultimately destroy Android to make possession of Android illegal...
I hope that makes u super mad.

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Okay let's be honest here the nexus isn't nor hasn't nor will it be the last phone that Verizon HDS back updates from.
As far as the next nexus goes. Who knows when it will be here. Nothing concrete yet. Even if it does come out soon, most if not all of us previous X2 owners got it free of charge. I mean it's simply really. I'll write you a mini guide right meow.
-Unlock X2
-dial 611
-wait to hear the words "main menu"
-press 00
-tell Verizon rep that your phone is suffering from random reboots, lag and poor signal.
-explain that when texting someone the screen will freeze up completely but if you keep typing the message after 20 seconds or so it will catch up And the entire message will be written up in a half a second
-explain to them that it suffers from reboots during calls (my x2 did this all the time) and ask them politely if they could call you back if your call gets disconnected. Feel free to disconnect the call if you want the added effect - wait for the callback and tell then sorry it rebooted. This happens all the time
-tell them that the phone lags while trying to play games, multitask or navigate the menus/app drawer
Now tell them that you have been online independently researching these issues and it would seem that x2 users worldwide have the same issues and they are not specific to your device. Make sure you help them to understand that these are issues due to poor coding from Motorola and no amount of x2s they send you will ever solve the problems you are facing.
Make sure to explain to them what you use your phone for. For example if you use it for work and you can't have a phone that constantly reboots during calls because then it becomes an issue w/ your employer.....blah blah blah.
Just make sure you go into the call being as nice and polite as possible. If they detect even a slight hint of anger frustration or sarcasm in your voice they will not help you.
If you followed all of those steps correctly - you have just been offered a new phone model! Congrats
Droid x - first smartphone
Droid x - $100 asurion claim - broken screen
Droid x2 - free replacement - warranty exchange for x (used above steps to obtain)
Droid x2 - free replacement
Droid x2 - insurance claim $100 (dropped off [email protected])
Droid x2 - free replacement
Samsung stratosphere - free replacement warranty swap for x2 (using above steps)
Samsung stratosphere - $100 insurance claim (broken screen)
Samsung galaxy nexus - free warranty replacement using above steps
Samsung galaxy nexus - free replacement HW issues
Samsung galaxy nexus - ditto^

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RoyJ said:
Okay let's be honest here the nexus isn't nor hasn't nor will it be the last phone that Verizon HDS back updates from.
As far as the next nexus goes. Who knows when it will be here. Nothing concrete yet. Even if it does come out soon, most if not all of us previous X2 owners got it free of charge. I mean it's simply really. I'll write you a mini guide right meow.
-Unlock X2
-dial 611
-wait to hear the words "main menu"
-press 00
-tell Verizon rep that your phone is suffering from random reboots, lag and poor signal.
-explain that when texting someone the screen will freeze up completely but if you keep typing the message after 20 seconds or so it will catch up And the entire message will be written up in a half a second
-explain to them that it suffers from reboots during calls (my x2 did this all the time) and ask them politely if they could call you back if your call gets disconnected. Feel free to disconnect the call if you want the added effect - wait for the callback and tell then sorry it rebooted. This happens all the time
-tell them that the phone lags while trying to play games, multitask or navigate the menus/app drawer
Now tell them that you have been online independently researching these issues and it would seem that x2 users worldwide have the same issues and they are not specific to your device. Make sure you help them to understand that these are issues due to poor coding from Motorola and no amount of x2s they send you will ever solve the problems you are facing.
Make sure to explain to them what you use your phone for. For example if you use it for work and you can't have a phone that constantly reboots during calls because then it becomes an issue w/ your employer.....blah blah blah.
Just make sure you go into the call being as nice and polite as possible. If they detect even a slight hint of anger frustration or sarcasm in your voice they will not help you.
If you followed all of those steps correctly - you have just been offered a new phone model! Congrats
Droid x - first smartphone
Droid x - $100 asurion claim - broken screen
Droid x2 - free replacement - warranty exchange for x (used above steps to obtain)
Droid x2 - free replacement
Droid x2 - insurance claim $100 (dropped off [email protected])
Droid x2 - free replacement
Samsung stratosphere - free replacement warranty swap for x2 (using above steps)
Samsung stratosphere - $100 insurance claim (broken screen)
Samsung galaxy nexus - free warranty replacement using above steps
Samsung galaxy nexus - free replacement HW issues
Samsung galaxy nexus - ditto^
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You've been through a LOT!!!! Impressive.
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tallyforeman said:
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I hope there is no drama man! I will just retreat from hot button issues like Nexus and all...
Anyway, since when did DX2 forum become a Gnex forum or a S3 for that matter!? I wonder if we ex-DX2 owners are pissing current DX2 owners... hmm...

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Nah, its all good. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I could care less unless its a whyphone lol. Either way, it made for some good lite reading.

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Lol,gnex past its prime...Lol lol lol
Sorry, i found that hilarious
Congrats to OP!
And of course there is always gonna be another awesome device soon. Well, an awesome nexus that is and ice already started saving for it. Soon as it drops I'm buying that bad boy!
So off course if you can wait, and can afford it, then wait for the next nexus. Or just get yourself a nexus 7 to hold you over. Either way, everyone should experience a nexus device of some kind
Just saying. Love the x2 for introducing me to Android and this awesome community, and in the process showed me what the nexus line is. Love Android. Any Android. Android FTMFW all day over any iDevice.
Sorry lol, I'm just trolling my old stomping grounds lol.