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Pro-tip: Get an unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus for $685

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Pro-tip: Get an unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus for $685
If you have been waiting patiently for the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus to arrive, you may have been tempted by the various stores offering imported versions for $750 or more, but a new coupon will get you quite a savings. 

Negri Electronics is offering the GSM Galaxy Nexus for just $730.50, but even better than that if you use the coupon code "VZSucks", you get an additional $45 off, which brings the total cost to just $685.50, and there is an option for free shipping. It's nice to see that even retailers are picking up on the outright anger at Verizon and are using it for promotions.

Smart money says that the full retail price of the Galaxy Nexus will be somewhere around $600-650, so this is a far better version of the "early adopter" tax than what we've seen with some other listings for the Galaxy Nexus. As the unlocked GSM version, this Nexus has a pentaband radio which will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile or any pre-paid carrier running GSM. It will not work on Verizon, Sprint or any CDMA pre-paid carriers like US Cellular, Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile, or MetroPCS. 

*WARNING* After a bit more digging, it turns out that the model being offered by Negri Electronics is not a US version. It is a Latin American version that comes with an AC adapter and may not include a warranty, so it may not really be worth the discount, even if the promo code does stick it to Verizon.

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1. ZEUS.the.thunder.god posted on 11 Dec 2011, 10:46 3

nice deal but the best part is the coupon code lol. thanx mike.
please remember "VZSucks" (yeah the coupon code)

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2. santy posted on 11 Dec 2011, 10:50 2 4

Cooooool ! I see LTE on the specs for gsm version. So att version will have LTE after all....yipeeeeee ! worth the wait !

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3. protozeloz posted on 11 Dec 2011, 10:52 3 1

LTE? Doubt it on the GSM version

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5. nak1017 posted on 11 Dec 2011, 11:09 3

I have the GSM version and it doesn't have LTE, sorry
Don't let that discourage you from getting it though, I'm still getting ~10 down and ~3 up pretty consistently so it ain't no slouch

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6. MichaelHeller posted on 11 Dec 2011, 11:13 2

Definitely not true. LTE and GSM are separate models. This model is GSM-only. No LTE at all. It will not work on Verizon, and it will not work on AT&T's LTE network. But, it will work on HSPA+ for AT&T and T-Mobile.

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4. protozeloz posted on 11 Dec 2011, 10:53 1

Lol nice way to promote a sale

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7. Synack posted on 11 Dec 2011, 11:34 2

HAhahhaha, I just LOL'd incredibly hard

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8. creektrails posted on 11 Dec 2011, 12:14 3

waiting, waiting, waiting......not necc. for the nexus but rather for the guy who invariably comments "verizon doesnt suck!! Its you people who are upset over a release that never was anounced. I want a phone with zero glitches, everything worked out, besides vzn is big, red, and beautiful......yadda yadda yadda. blah blah blah"

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9. henrickrw posted on 11 Dec 2011, 18:21

Here in Panama a friend of mine got one for 590 unlocked. Cmon.. Too much money

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10. deago78 posted on 11 Dec 2011, 20:26

Those liars. I am really glad I didn't buy this earlier today. I was quite literally a click away when I came back to PA to look at the story. Glad I did. Thanks PA.

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