Sprint starts training employees on the Galaxy Nexus, could launch by May

You know when a carrier starts to train their employees on a specific device, that said device should be launching soon. Looks like the crew at Sprint are starting to get some training material regarding the Galaxy Nexus. It is no secret that Sprint will be selling the Nexus, after all, the leaks were kinda permanent links. The only thing we are all still waiting to find is the launch date. In most circumstances a device will be launched in 3 to 6 weeks after employee training. That has been my experience at T-Mobile and should hold true to Sprint as well. That could be the Nexus in stores late April to mid May.

Engadget was able to get a hold of a slide depicting the training material, which is full of information we all already knew. They did discover that the LTE service on the device would be shut off by default. This could be for two reasons. One, Sprint plans to push these devices to market ahead of their LTE launch plans. That would be the most logical guess. I have a feeling there could be another factor though. By having LTE turned off by default, they can sell the Galaxy Nexus across their entire network. Giving people in areas that don’t have LTE a chance to get the device without sacrificing battery drain searching for the service.

No matter the real reason behind the LTE being shut off, at least we know the device is getting closer to launching.

Source: Engadget