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Just a question about Pre-Ordering. Lets say on the 20th of April (no I dont have proof of this date, I made it up LOL) they start taking Pre-Orders for the Evo 3D @ $50. I get online, or go into the store, not sure which one you must do to get on the "list". I pay my $50, now what? Do I sit back and wait and on release day I am guaranteed a Evo 3D? Or did my $50 just buy me a gift card and sprint uses the pre order totals as a guideline on how many phones they need to produce before launch? I have never got a phone on launch day, I tend to be behind on getting my phones. In fact I just got the Evo 4G about a month and a half ago, LOL. Not this time though, I have a upgrade in hand and I am ready to camp out if need I hope it doesn't come to that, I hope my pre order purchase will secure me one of these monsters!
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preorder shmeorder, I'm camping
Camping = Waste of time.
I'm not sure how sprint does it, but at Radio Shack and Best Buy, you pay your 50 dollars, get a 50 dollar gift card, and when the phones come in one has YOUR name on it. So, to answer your question and give you some advise. Go to Radio shack (there's probably one closer and they have more stores meaning more preorders available) and pre-order. Come launch day you'll get your phone at 6 in the morning (earlier than everyone else) and you won't have to do stupid mail in rebates.
camping for the win. gives me an excuse to geek out with other phone geeks and drink and bbq in sprints parking lot. not to mention burn to paid sick days.
LOL we went down to the mall one Thanksgiving. We figured we would get there early, around 5 pm. Yeah right! The guy who was first in line had been there for 3 days He had a table set up with a extension cord out to a generator in the parking lot. On the table was a TV, microwave, and a mini fridge!!! Needless to say we went home, the line was loooooong. And Best Buy was handing out tickets good for one door buster. These campers had their families/friends there too! No way we would have gotten a ticket.
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Camping = Waste of time.
I'm not sure how sprint does it, but at Radio Shack and Best Buy, you pay your 50 dollars, get a 50 dollar gift card, and when the phones come in one has YOUR name on it. So, to answer your question and give you some advise. Go to Radio shack (there's probably one closer and they have more stores meaning more preorders available) and pre-order. Come launch day you'll get your phone at 6 in the morning (earlier than everyone else) and you won't have to do stupid mail in rebates.
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This. Let me tell you how pissed the 4 people who were waiting at my store super early for the OG Evo hoping to get one and we only had a couple free to sell besides preorders. (6 walk ups, 2 open to buy phones)
The preorder people got to pick them up whenever they wanted, and had time to get a complete setup and instruction session (for the ones that wanted it) and they also got a coupon for accessories.
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Camping = Waste of time.
I'm not sure how sprint does it, but at Radio Shack and Best Buy, you pay your 50 dollars, get a 50 dollar gift card, and when the phones come in one has YOUR name on it. So, to answer your question and give you some advise. Go to Radio shack (there's probably one closer and they have more stores meaning more preorders available) and pre-order. Come launch day you'll get your phone at 6 in the morning (earlier than everyone else) and you won't have to do stupid mail in rebates.
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i accually manage at radioshack. It is nice when my store gets pre orders not only because of the fact i know my store will get one of the new phones first but my store will also be the first to get restocked with the handset. so by all means anyone in south carolina close to charleston pm me and lets get you pre ordered
i cant wait for this thing to hit my store!!! ill have it paid for before we open..... lol. so all my fellow xda users in south carolina pm me so i can make sure i know who is who. even if its not pre ordered i open the store and i check in the shipments. and i also have resources to get the handsets from other stores.
Well it just so happenly I bought my evo on its release date with no knowledge of the device whatsoever. I was just walking through the mall. Now I'm hoping with knowledge of the evo 3d on its way soon I can better prepare myself for another walk in. I'm not worried about preorders. I will become a sprint gold member on the anniversary day of the evo. This allows me to get a upgrade yearly including 2011. I'm just satisfied knowing that ill have one for free. SnapDragon here I come.
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i am fuming right now. spoke with store manager on monday and got my preorder as a silver premier member expecting it the next day. they said i wouldnt get it until today.
today, coworker goes in to pick it up and they wont let us pick it up until tomorrow! they say that the phone cant be activated until the actual launch date, but thats such BS. people have been activating and using their EVO3D for a couple days now! i spoke to one of the reps saying that premier customers get it 3 days ahead and its even on their website!
freakin raging and just wanted to vent since ive been looking forward to this phone all year.
So. Much. Derp.
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yeah this thread makes me want to cut myself... but I won't, because then I wouldn't get to enjoy my new phone...
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blazin-asian said:
i am fuming right now. spoke with store manager on monday and got my preorder as a silver premier member expecting it the next day. they said i wouldnt get it until today.
today, coworker goes in to pick it up and they wont let us pick it up until tomorrow! they say that the phone cant be activated until the actual launch date, but thats such BS. people have been activating and using their EVO3D for a couple days now! i spoke to one of the reps saying that premier customers get it 3 days ahead and its even on their website!
freakin raging and just wanted to vent since ive been looking forward to this phone all year.
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Maybe the Dingo ate your baby.
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Why didn't you order it online Tuesday instead?
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because we know the store manager and he usually hooks it up. he was able to charge it to our account so no payment was needed up front.
Maybe a Dingo baby ate your rebate. #wtf
=) MIUI-licious EVO
That early release was only for online or called in orders..no store pick up
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because we know the store manager and he usually hooks it up. he was able to charge it to our account so no payment was needed up front.
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I ordered online and charged to my account...
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Maybe the Dingo ate your baby.
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LOL, this was great
blazin-asian said:
i am fuming right now. spoke with store manager on monday and got my preorder as a silver premier member expecting it the next day. they said i wouldnt get it until today.
today, coworker goes in to pick it up and they wont let us pick it up until tomorrow! they say that the phone cant be activated until the actual launch date, but thats such BS. people have been activating and using their EVO3D for a couple days now! i spoke to one of the reps saying that premier customers get it 3 days ahead and its even on their website!
freakin raging and just wanted to vent since ive been looking forward to this phone all year.
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Ok, since several have already so eloquently described how you are completely mistaken and have no reason to be upset, let me explain.
Tuesday morning at midnight sprint.com started allowing orders on the web site for the phone, the people that have them now are those who ordered online after that time. The phone doesn't officially go on sale until 6/24. A pre-order simply guarantees that there will be one waiting there for you once the phone goes on sale to the general public. Most retailers are opening an hour early to fulfill pre-orders and let those individuals get their phones and accessories before the general sale. Therefore, unless you ordered from sprint.com, you have to wait till the 24th to get the phone. I pre-ordered on 5/25 and I still have to wait till tomorrow to get my phone.
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because we know the store manager and he usually hooks it up. he was able to charge it to our account so no payment was needed up front.
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If you purchase from a Sprint store or sprint.com you always have the option to charge to your account as long as you have sufficient room under your spending limit. If you ever do an insurance claim for a phone you have the same option, you can either pay Asurion the $100 or have it charged to your Sprint bill.
blazin-asian said:
i am fuming right now. spoke with store manager on monday and got my preorder as a silver premier member expecting it the next day. they said i wouldnt get it until today.
today, coworker goes in to pick it up and they wont let us pick it up until tomorrow! they say that the phone cant be activated until the actual launch date, but thats such BS. people have been activating and using their EVO3D for a couple days now! i spoke to one of the reps saying that premier customers get it 3 days ahead and its even on their website!
freakin raging and just wanted to vent since ive been looking forward to this phone all year.
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What makes you so special that you get the phone at the store a day earlier than everyone else? Quit crying and wait till tomorrow like anyone else who pre-ordered the phone.
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Derp.
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One of the worst things to get popular thanks to the internet.. top 3 in this category is 1. lulz 2. pew pew 3. derp
I'm particularly upset because he said I could pick it up today and now have to wait because of a BS excuse meanwhile everyone is playing with theirs already.
You guys sure are mean today because I'm sure many of you are familiar with the idea of getting the new toy on release date. It's not like I have a number in line or anything, there is a box with my name on it in the store and I can't even get it is why I am upset.
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I'm particularly upset because he said I could pick it up today and now have to wait because of a BS excuse meanwhile everyone is playing with theirs already.
You guys sure are mean today because I'm sure many of you are familiar with the idea of getting the new toy on release date. It's not like I have a number in line or anything, there is a box with my name on it in the store and I can't even get it is why I am upset.
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He probably doesn't want to risk losing his job for selling it early. Sprint themselves stated Premier members could order early on the website and most of the people who have it early did that. If I was a Sprint store manager and my best friend wanted it the day before and I know there was more than a 10% chance I'd lose my job over it I'd tell him to wait till the next day and I'd just hold his for him.
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I'm particularly upset because he said I could pick it up today and now have to wait because of a BS excuse meanwhile everyone is playing with theirs already.
You guys sure are mean today because I'm sure many of you are familiar with the idea of getting the new toy on release date. It's not like I have a number in line or anything, there is a box with my name on it in the store and I can't even get it is why I am upset.
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I don't think people are being mean but it's kinda obnoxious that you want it a day earlier because your name is on one, so are many other people and they have to wait till tomorrow. I ordered from amazon and have to wait till Tuesday. That's the price I pay for paying 470 for it.
I was not trying to come off as obnoxious, but I was upset that I couldn't pick it up because it can't be activated until tomorrow which is a total lie.
I'll just drink some cognac in the meantime to pass the time =)
Cheers.
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I was not trying to come off as obnoxious, but I was upset that I couldn't pick it up because it can't be activated until tomorrow which is a total lie.
I'll just drink some cognac in the meantime to pass the time =)
Cheers.
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How is it a lie? The employees are under very strict orders not to activate them before hand. If they do they risk punishment, or termination. To me that says I can't activate a phone for you ahead of time.
blazin-asian said:
I was not trying to come off as obnoxious, but I was upset that I couldn't pick it up because it can't be activated until tomorrow which is a total lie.
I'll just drink some cognac in the meantime to pass the time =)
Cheers.
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It's not a lie. Sprint employees are not allowed to activate Evo 3Ds until the 24th regardless of your premier status. People who have the phone now are the ones that bought from the premier store on Tuesday.
I'm guessing this also means that if you have a defective Evo 3D, then you are SOL? Or can a manager make an exception?
There's a lot of difference between store getting a delivery of phones, and store allowing to sell a phone.
If you are in such rush to get it NOW NOW NOW, why didn't you order it online? I had mine in my hands yesterday.
well, I preordered my evo 3d w/ a sprint store several weeks ago, but wont be getting it till Monday. I am number four on the list but they are only getting two tomorrow. grrrrrr.....
you guys got ne ideas on how I can still get one tomorrow? I know most of the preorders are soaked up already though...
Call or go buy all your local Best Buys, Radio Shacks, Walmarts, Targets, authorized retailers, Sprint tele-sales, etc.
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well, I preordered my evo 3d w/ a sprint store several weeks ago, but wont be getting it till Monday. I am number four on the list but they are only getting two tomorrow. grrrrrr.....
you guys got ne ideas on how I can still get one tomorrow? I know most of the preorders are soaked up already though...
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Be waiting at the store before it opens in the morning, so you're the first one through the door when it opens. They operate on a first-come basis ... they can't prevent you from picking up your phone if you're the first one who shows up with proof of pre-ordering.
My guess is that HTC learned their lesson from the OG Evo... you should almost undoubtedly be able to walk into any other authorized retailer tomorrow and pick one up unless you live in the middle of nowhere.
All of the stores I have contacted about accessories in my area have told me they will have more than enough stock of the phones to satisfy pre-orders and walk-ins.
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Be waiting at the store before it opens in the morning, so you're the first one through the door when it opens. They operate on a first-come basis ... they can't prevent you from picking up your phone if you're the first one who shows up with proof of pre-ordering.
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if only I could... I have to work tomorrow and wont be able to pick it up until 3 or 4 pm....
if you did the giftcard deal from sprint, you can use the giftcard at any corporate sprint store, maybe worth camping out at a larger one and see if you luck out and they have some and you can still apply it towards that?
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if only I could... I have to work tomorrow and wont be able to pick it up until 3 or 4 pm....
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not true, when the PRE came out, we had a list, and we HAD to hold the phone for I believe...24 or 48 hours for the person's in priority of the list (corporate sprint atleast)
good news is tho that some people actually didn't come and pick theres up, bad news is it still took a couple days to release them.
good news is my manager was a **** and he started selling the hold overs that night rofl.
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not true, when the PRE came out, we had a list, and we HAD to hold the phone for I believe...24 or 48 hours for the person's in priority of the list (corporate sprint atleast)
good news is tho that some people actually didn't come and pick theres up, bad news is it still took a couple days to release them.
good news is my manager was a **** and he started selling the hold overs that night rofl.
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lol... yeah i think that's the deal at my sprint store. but thanks to the ideas posted by you guys.....
i called my local radio shack, the manager said be there 15 mins before open and he will hook me up. guaranteed. He said I have to cancel the sprint preorder though (feel guilty doing this because I really like the store I preordered it from)...
next question though, can I not trade in my evo 4g at radio shack and still go bring it to a sprint store for the $150 credit?
you can trade in your phone to a corporate store at any time and get the money for it, you don't need to be purchasing anything at the time.
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you can trade in your phone to a corporate store at any time and get the money for it, you don't need to be purchasing anything at the time.
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is a corporate store any Sprint store that is only Sprint? Obviously it's not those guys at a kiosk in the mall... but a typical Sprint store should do right? Or do I need to find a special one?
Go to Radio Shack.
I just canceled my best buy order due to their bs.
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Go to Radio Shack.
I just canceled my best buy order due to their bs.
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yeah, the manager at RS hooked me up. he said be there by 8:45 and he will let me in before the doors open.
but just to reiterate... a sprint "corporate" store is just an officially branded Sprint store, right? like, are there non-corporate official Sprint stores? (not including the mall kiosks and the like)
shad0w77 said:
well, I preordered my evo 3d w/ a sprint store several weeks ago, but wont be getting it till Monday. I am number four on the list but they are only getting two tomorrow. grrrrrr.....
you guys got ne ideas on how I can still get one tomorrow? I know most of the preorders are soaked up already though...
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That's why I ordered mine from a Sprint Corporate Store.
Starting to get annoyed at my local store. It is a partner store, so they said they were opening at 10. My brother ordered his and they told him 8. Today a buddy preordered and they said they will be open "by 10".
I guess I will drive past it and see if it is open at 8, if not I will go back a few hours later. In the meantime I can pick up some bagels for my wonderfully understanding wife
I preordered from a corporate store but they've yet to call me about picking up my pre-order tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I was one of, if not the first, for that store to pre-order. I hope they haven't forgotten about my pre-order.
Got mine from wirefly. New contract. Left T-Mobile after 7 years. Feels great.
Got a tracking number this morning.
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The sales lady at Sprint across from the Falls in Miami told me i couldn't buy the phone unless i bought 2 accessory's that they were doing a bundle only sale.
I told her to get me a manager, she went and spoke to someone and when she came back she was rude and told me she would just do it.
anybody have the same problem?
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The sales lady at Sprint across from the Falls in Miami told me i couldn't buy the phone unless i bought 2 accessory's that they were doing a bundle only sale.
I told her to get me a manager, she went and spoke to someone and when she came back she was rude and told me she would just do it.
anybody have the same problem?
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at BB they was pushing bundles too ..
but at most sprint stores the "CSR" are in it for the commissions so yea they want you to BUY BUY BUY
miamidade said:
The sales lady at Sprint across from the Falls in Miami told me i couldn't buy the phone unless i bought 2 accessory's that they were doing a bundle only sale.
I told her to get me a manager, she went and spoke to someone and when she came back she was rude and told me she would just do it.
anybody have the same problem?
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Happened to me @ RS. Then the manager walked over and I said are you really going to force me to buy a screen protector and an Otterbox case?!? He said no u don't have to, we're not forcing it on you. Then the salesman helping turned to the manager and said, "oh we're not?". I was about to flip out! *SMH*
My CSR asked me if I wanted any accessories, I said no, he said "are you sure" , Yup.. ok no no problem... I worked sales before I get it, he wasn't pushy with me, sorry you guys getting ****ty people :\
My sales lady wasn't pushy at all. She asked if I wanted to buy any accessories, I told her no and that was the end of it. I was in and out of the Sprint store in like 15 - 20 minutes.
Went to Sprint store and wasnt even asked if I wanted any accessories.
i actually bought a mount and car charger needed one for my evo and never got around to it so i decided to do it now or i probably never would. plus i got a extra discount.
I work at a Sprint store and we don't do anything like that. You can walk in and buy one with no stipulations. Do you know if it was a corporate store or indirect retailer?
I've had it happen. They are never supposed to do it but sometimes they will when they think they have a hot phone. It's to boost their sales numbers. Last time they did it to me I emailed [email protected] and had the manager of the store chewed the F out.
Also you can say yeah I'd love to buy the accessories and then right after they ring them up go you know what I don't want those anymore please return them. Make sure to open them first though so it really screws with them.
When my uncle bought his evo the same thing happened to him. Are you sure that its a corporate sprint store, because if its not and its a 3rd party sprint, they try to pull that bs on you.
I work with some sales reps that do that to customers. Some managers train/tell the employees to say crap like that.
The BB were I got mine already had that piece of ****, invisible shield pre installed. On all of them
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The BB were I got mine already had that piece of ****, invisible shield pre installed. On all of them
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what best buy did you go and get your from? i only ask cause im from the area. I usually go to the one by the international airport in River City.
I was asked if I want to buy accessories. I said no. The rep said "well, you'll really want to. This is a $500 phone you're buying here!"
I wanted to respond with - "I will buy some accessories, but not your overpriced junk." But i didnt.
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what best buy did you go and get your from? i only ask cause im from the area. I usually go to the one by the international airport in River City.
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it is raining in j'ville
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I was asked if I want to buy accessories. I said no. The rep said "well, you'll really want to. This is a $500 phone you're buying here!"
I wanted to respond with - "I will buy some accessories, but not your overpriced junk." But i didnt.
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Haha , I like.
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still?? i know we got storms heading my way..but yesterday i was on my way home from jax and it just kicked my ass all over the place.. i was on 95. and i thought i was going to hydroplane. it flooded my front yard with in minutes...actually it was right after I sold my Evo..haha.
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you live in the jax area?
YUP
The lady in telesales tried to get me to pay $54 for a blue tooth and something else. I only noticed it because she gave me a total of $260. When I inquired about the phone being $199 she came clean about the accessory bundle.
I would have gone to store to buy, but I'm on SERO still. Only choice was to deal with telesales and now I have to wait until 28th to get my phone.... sucks too because my tp2 has been broken for a month.
Withdrawals bad. Tired of taking laptop to toilet lol.
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I'm an idiot for not preordering
Called sprint to move up my upgrade and I need the evolte to come in at bestbuy before my buy back goes down even more.
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I was going to create this thread but didn't know if there were enough of us.
The fact that Sprint has not set a street date yet is scary to think about.I pre ordered on May 7th and have no idea when I will ever see my purchase.I thought for sure it would be in stores by Friday but it seems I may be way off...
Either the new arrivals have to be inspected just like the 1st batch or there is a major shortage on the S4 Chips or its a combination of both.I feel us who pre ordered in Stores not called Best Buy won't see our phones for 2-3 week minimum.
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I'm an idiot for not preordering
Called sprint to move up my upgrade and I need the evolte to come in at bestbuy before my buy back goes down even more.
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Bestbuy is still taking preorders and you get a $50 giftcard. I just preordered mine about 30 mins ago...
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I got my 3D on launch day and the 280 buy back goes down to 210 on June 24 which won't cover the frigging tax in CA. Hope it's before then, I have to pay Sprint 115 to upgrade early
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So what are your thoughts..im at a loss of words here..How do you go from a national launch date of May 18,putting stupid little memos out to your stores about opening early and having launch parties to a one week delay,sent out pre orders and SCREW any local sprint stores you went to and pre ordered your phone from?
I don't understand and wish we could know more about what is going on instead of being left in the dark.Because as it stands they have my money collecting interest and I have no god damn clue when I will see my purchase.(yes i pre ordered but i paid the full amount)
i went to the sprint store to buy a case and they were all excited to see the phone and the ppl their told me national release is next week. take that with a grain of salt
I'm another one following closely. I even paid 115$ to get my upgrade date pushed up so when I buy this phone I will get it for the upgrade price...Anyway I didn't pre order it because I have the Evo3d and was gonna stay with it because I didn't think it was that much of an upgrade...anyhow I just cracked the screen on my 3d from dropping it...so I figured instead of paying 100$ to get a refurbished Evo3d I midas well just get the lte...So thats what I'm going to do...
So I'm waiting for it to hit the stores..whenever that will be...I see Bestbuy is still taking preorders but what I'm worried about is that the phone will hit the stores before I get my preorder...but I just don't know...I'm not sure if I should just wait for the stores to start selling it or preorder it from best buy..
Any thoughts??
That sucks Brian. I do know there is an impending S4 shortage. The US version of galaxy 3 will have s4 too, rumors are iPhone 5 also
I'd be ecstatic if launch was this weekend or next week
Someone posted a number on the bestbuy thread. It gave me the run around to preorder at stores or online. Online says to call the number or go to a store. Gonna try a store after dinner
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i too am awaiting sprint stores to carry the phone so i can use an upgrade. i was hoping i wouldn't have to wait long
Good venting topic. I could not pre-order from Sprint online because my upgrade elegibility only reset on May 18. I could not pre-order from 3rd parties because I have a SERO plan. Now BestBuy store pre-orders are being filled while the Sprint corporate store where I'm on the Device Waiting List for EVO LTE tells me that maybe they'll have them next week. Should have just pre-ordered at BB and gone through the pain of activating a phone on a SERO line there. I sure hope this merits at least a waived activation fee once the phones are actually available.
I still believe that most of us pre orderers will get the pphone tomorrow ..I did mine at target and they said they will have it tomorrow ..and I'm the only preorder..I'm thinking about my lonely evo all by itself..I wonder where it is right now ..wish I could go save it from her misery
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Good venting topic. I could not pre-order from Sprint online because my upgrade elegibility only reset on May 18. I could not pre-order from 3rd parties because I have a SERO plan. Now BestBuy store pre-orders are being filled while the Sprint corporate store where I'm on the Device Waiting List for EVO LTE tells me that maybe they'll have them next week. Should have just pre-ordered at BB and gone through the pain of activating a phone on a SERO line there. I sure hope this merits at least a waived activation fee once the phones are actually available.
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We are in the same boat my friend..I initially went to Best Buy for my pre order because of the deal they had with the gift cards.After waiting for 30 minutes i remembered i went though this last year with my Evo3D.Im on a really cheap contract(Sero+ Discounts from the OG Evo 4G) I have 2 lines unlimited everything No $10 data premium charge for $95/month..No way Best Buy could keep me on this plan.Last year I had to go to a Sprint Corporate store to Pre Order.
I can only upgrade through a Sprint corporate location because my plan doesn't show up in 3rd party computers...And here we are to this very moment,lost and hoping for some info.I've ruled out this weekend(god its going to be long) and set my eyes to next week...Im not looking for a freebe here or a damn cheeseburger..Just give me a god damn date and be done with it.I think there isn't a date because its going to be a long while(2+ weeks) buts thats just the pessimist in me./Frustration
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firmbiz94 said:
I still believe that most of us pre orderers will get the pphone tomorrow ..I did mine at target and they said they will have it tomorrow ..and I'm the only preorder..I'm thinking about my lonely evo all by itself..I wonder where it is right now ..wish I could go save it from her misery
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please PM me if you get it from Target tomorrow...Any bit of info is good..also PM me if you dont get it...If Target freaking gets it before sprint stores something has royally gone crazy.
I feel your pain man. Im going to keep in touch with my corporate store daily... I wish SERO wasnt such a pain in the ads to keep VIA 3rd party...
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BrianBaker said:
I was going to create this thread but didn't know if there were enough of us.
The fact that Sprint has not set a street date yet is scary to think about.I pre ordered on May 7th and have no idea when I will ever see my purchase.I thought for sure it would be in stores by Friday but it seems I may be way off...
Either the new arrivals have to be inspected just like the 1st batch or there is a major shortage on the S4 Chips or its a combination of both.I feel us who pre ordered in Stores not called Best Buy won't see our phones for 2-3 week minimum.
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I've been saying it for a while. But there are more issues out there. The fact that some of these phones cleared customs a week ago and only getting to customer now is crazy. I think the phones are barely trickling in. In fact I know they are.
There is a reason why only enough phones (for half a dozen preorders) are being shipped to every best buy. No extras are being shipped anywhere.
Sprint has dragged their feet with a new launch date because they just don't have the supply. I think they fulfilled the preorders first, then shipped to Best Buy, then shipped to Wirefly, then shipped to Amazon. Now they are probably trying to build some stock for a national launch. But its trickling.
purock said:
I've been saying it for a while. But there are more issues out there. The fact that some of these phones cleared customs a week ago and only getting to customer now is crazy. I think the phones are barely trickling in. In fact I know they are.
There is a reason why only enough phones (for half a dozen preorders) are being shipped to every best buy. No extras are being shipped anywhere.
Sprint has dragged their feet with a new launch date because they just don't have the supply. I think they fulfilled the preorders first, then shipped to Best Buy, then shipped to Wirefly, then shipped to Amazon. Now they are probably trying to build some stock for a national launch. But its trickling.
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Thats fine..but trickle that Sh*t to the customers who gave them their $$ in THEIR stores as well..Im sure there weren't many of us...We pre ordered just like the rest of these guys.Why are we the ones to wait..If Best Buy can hand it out in store to their customers we should be treated the same way.
Hello Everyone,
I am buying outright once my local sprint store gets one. My job pays for my simply everything plan but, if I want ownership of the phone, I must buy outright. To have done an upgrade or bought outright through the corporate account, would have been a nightmare with our office. Plus, the phone would have shipped to corporate( in a different state) then would have shipped to me.
Sure hope my local stores can get some soon. Yes I must wait but, it is worth getting free simply everything plan and mobile internet for my laptop that I can use as personal too.
Monnie
BrianBaker said:
Thats fine..but trickle that Sh*t to the customers who gave them their $$ in THEIR stores as well..Im sure there weren't many of us...We pre ordered just like the rest of these guys.Why are we the ones to wait..If Best Buy can hand it out in store to their customers we should be treated the same way.
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I agree. Seems like Best Buy got preferential treatment. Think about it, they had to get the phones shipped to their distribution centers then shipped to the individual stores and they are handing out the phones the same day online sprint orderers are getting their phones.
None of the logistics of this whole ordeal make any sense. But one would think that Sprint Stores would have higher importance over third party retailers.
I'm beginning to get a little aggravated myself.
I did go to the trouble of preordering but someone at Sprint keyed in the order number wrong for someone else who was canceling and my order got cancelled by mistake. So, I call Sprint and spend about an hour and a half moving up the chain of command only to find out that I'm SOL. The phone is no longer available for preorder nor is it available for regular orders.
I'm thinking "no big deal" since I'll be able to walk into a Sprint store the day after preorders arrive and pick one up but now it's looking like that's not gonna happen. To add insult to injury they've still got my $216 and they're telling me that it will be another 10-15 days before they'll be able to credit it back to my account.
Sheesh!! Come on guys........
purock said:
I agree. Seems like Best Buy got preferential treatment. Think about it, they had to get the phones shipped to their distribution centers then shipped to the individual stores and they are handing out the phones the same day online sprint orderers are getting their phones.
None of the logistics of this whole ordeal make any sense. But one would think that Sprint Stores would have higher importance over third party retailers.
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While box sales are important for corp owned stores, they make up a very small % of overall box sales within the company. They are mainly for customer service.
Kisakuku said:
Good venting topic. I could not pre-order from Sprint online because my upgrade elegibility only reset on May 18. I could not pre-order from 3rd parties because I have a SERO plan. Now BestBuy store pre-orders are being filled while the Sprint corporate store where I'm on the Device Waiting List for EVO LTE tells me that maybe they'll have them next week. Should have just pre-ordered at BB and gone through the pain of activating a phone on a SERO line there. I sure hope this merits at least a waived activation fee once the phones are actually available.
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Actually now it's no go for we SERO-P customer to upgrade at BB. I pre-ordered the phone from BB online on the first day, and today they shoot a call telling me that the order could not be processed since I'm on SERO-P. I then called Sprint employee account service and got confirmed that we SERO user can no longer get new phones while keep the plan from 3rd party retailer. Now I'm stuck at nowhere to get the phone except waiting for the official launch date to be announced. Hope this would make you feel better