Spoke with *UPPITY* sales clerk behind the AT&T corporate store in the Suburbs of NYC (Long Island, Hicksville) and was told the following:
"What happened to the Galaxy S II, I don't see it on the sales floor anymore?"
"Sorry it's been replaced by the newer, Skyrocket..."
"Didn't the Galaxy S II just get released a few weeks back @ $199 on October 2nd...?"
"Yes, it's obsolete now because the Skyrocket replaces it @ $149 so it's discontinued..."
I couldn't talk, I couldn't stand the way she just stared at me w/ a cavalier, uncaring look on her face when I exclaimed my displeasure that my brand new Galaxy S II was *DISCONTINUED*...
"Blah blah blah ... I'll be happy to refund the phone for you minus the $35 restocking fee...blah blah blah"
I'm upset at her ATTITUDE she showed, not at the Samsung Galaxy SII.. The Skyrocket is BIGGER, LAGGY and slightly FUZZIER display when compared to my S II SGH-I777 due to the 4.5 SUPERAMOLED screen. No FM radio BUT it does have Visual Voicemail as a built in app...
I ***GLAD*** I picked up my SHG-I777 when I did otherwise, it would be too late. Hopefully this salesclerk is off her rocker when she suggests that the SGH-I777 has been discontinued for any FENCE SITTERS out there... ??!???
My personal TAKE on WHY AT&T dropped the SGH-I777 are two:
1. it's because they don't want to take heat for the HPSA+ vs. 4G (LTE) radio that wasn't on the SGH-I777. Also I played with it on display and I *LOVE* my SLIM S II vs. the Skyrocket
2. Confusion on Joe and Jane public walking into the store, "Look honey, there's the new galaxy Sii for $199 no it's over here called the Skyrocket and it's $50 CHEAPER at $149..." (No TYPO, that's $149.00...)
BTW - I also saw the OTHER LTE phone the HTC (Sorry don't remember the Model # exactly) BUT it does have an ON BOARD FM tuner and HD screen very VERY sharp gives the iphone a better run for the money and I *think* it might be a slightly better display than the SGH-I777
Whew what a mouthful! At any rate, still LOVING and ROCKIN' my SGH-I777 don't have any regrets or buyer's remorse... Hopefully this will be a helpful read for one or two people out there...
HTC
I think the clerk was b.s.'ing you because the corporate store here still had S2 for sale and they claimed they will continue to sell it for some time to come. I agree about the HTC Vivid screen, it was quite nice.
I was told by Best Buy manager today that they pulled the OGSGS2 from the stores
I originally wanted to test out the Skyrocket till my 30days is up and then choose to go back to the OGSGS2, so I had to ask them if they are available...but he said they are being pulled
This might not be the case with AT&T Stores
Their removing it in select lte markets so they can sell more of the skyrocket, don't get the skyrocket horrible battery life and horrible processor
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Actually sad about this.
If not many original ASGS2 are sold and no talented developer works on "reoriented" kernels like for Captivate, our ROM choice would be very limited.
It's actually ridiculous to officially discontinue a 1 month old phone, even quicker than HP Touchpad...
its even on the site they may just take it out the store but we will have to see over the next week i really don't see it going anywhere anytime soon
Both phones are showing up on the site, and the Skyrocket is $50 more.
However, a number of leaked documents indicate that to try and push the ****rocket despite it being an inferior expensive device, they are discounting it by $100 and eliminating the I777 in LTE markets.
It may depend on the market it's being sold.
Where are you guys located?
yeah, i posted a thread on this about the phone being removed from LTE market AT&T corporate stores, but instead of opinions, everyone gave me heat about it.
but i guess it's bc i'm new and have no credit on anything i say yet, idk. lol
sucks though, but i still have my OGSGS2. i love it. you're right about the skyrocket, bit laggy.
but i do have a vivid, and i personally think its a good device, but i still find myself with my OGSGS2 alot more
http://www.talkandroid.com/71088-an...date-for-evo-3d-and-galaxy-s-ii-more-to-come/
there are rumors that it may happen soon
Well if the minimium wage associate with three hours of product training said it's discontinued than it must be.
I am a store manager for at&t in Jax FL, and I can assure you that it has not been discontinued. As a matter of fact, one of the memos that we got state that the skyrocket should be able to compliment the galaxy s 2 sales. The sgs2 is one of at&ts best sellers, and there is nothing slated for discontinuation. Any info anyone receives of the contrary, is b/s. Can we please put this rumor to bed now! Mid October, a report came out that Samsung sold 30mil gs2s in 15 days.
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I work for a corporate AT&T in South Florida and we actually just received another shipment of the OGSII. We're not an LTE market yet, but for what it's worth we haven't received any notification that they're discontinuing the SGII. She probably just made that up.
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I am a store manager for at&t, and I can assure you that it has not been discontinued. As a matter of fact, one of the memos that we got state that the skyrocket should be able to compliment the galaxy s 2 sales. The sgs2 is one of at&ts best sellers, and there is nothing slated for discontinuation. Any info anyone receives of the contrary, is b/s. Can we please put this rumor to bed now! Mid October, a report came out that Samsung sold 30mil gs2s in 15 days.
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I work for a corporate AT&T in South Florida and we actually just received another shipment of the OGSII. We're not an LTE market yet, but for what it's worth we haven't received any notification that they're discontinuing the SGII. She probably just made that up.
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At last, voices of reason. Thanks guys for speaking up. Hopefully the Skyrocket will get its own forum soon so these endless threads with nothing but hearsay will have a home to call their own.
he's not in a LTE market. i'm specifically speaking of that, not everywhere.
the stores vary.
here in the LTE market, we didn't even have the OGSGS2 in store, everyone who wanted it had to order it.
I think it was said that it's temporarily discontinued in LTE markets to boost Skyrocket sales. Odd but that's what I was told in the couple stores by me.
Oh well, I got my OSGSII from Best Buy for $99. And I hopefully will get a $100 BB gift card for reward points
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At last, voices of reason. Thanks guys for speaking up. Hopefully the Skyrocket will get its own forum soon so these endless threads with nothing but hearsay will have a home to call their own.
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Hi Barry,
Voice of reason, *finally*?!?? Really, did I sound hysterical, was I not reasonable when I created my OP...? I paraphrased my ENTIRE conversation that took place when I walked into my LOCAL corporate AT&T store in Hicksville, NY (516) 935-7770. I was only asking about my current unlimited data plan and also wanted to see the new Skyrocket...
Would you like to know the reason why I bothered to asked the clerk about the SGH-I777this in the first place..., it's because I couldn't find it!!!!
I found the Android section with only 4 Android phones (Skyrocket, HTC, and two others but NO Samsung SGH-I777, so I had to ask...
Yoneilio - As an AT&T store manager, please contact Rob at the corporate AT&T store here in Hicksville, NY because he'll tell you just like I was told by the young sales girl that the SGH-I777 has been pulled...
*MAYBE* it's just this store policy if I had *KNOWN* in advance the reaction I was going to get, I wiould have asked for more specific details:
Is it pulled from this store only?
Long Island
or NYC metro area?
Believe me I will find out now, you guys just made it my *** Voice of Reason***...
For the record, I only posted this up here to find out the reaction and to see if this was local or not, I'm glad that Yoneilio spoke up at an AT&T rep and states that this isn't the case! Yoneilio when you call Rob, speak some sense into him and ask him WHY this is being pulled and how IRRATE the folks here are on the forum!!!
@ Giantenemybird - This goes for you too, since you're also an AT&T employee, see if you can get the skinny from Rob, too *IF* you can call long distance from FL to NY...
MANY MANY thanks to both of you both for your help in ADVANCE!!!!
I'm here in Forest Hill Queens and the AT&T store by me still has the OG GS2 in stock. I checked the store in Time Square and they also have them in stock.
Boston, LTE market. Have both in stock but the skyrocket is $249.
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I'm here in Forest Hill Queens and the AT&T store by me still has the OG GS2 in stock. I checked the store in Time Square and they also have them in stock.
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Thanks Firepac! If you head out EAST *EVER* The AT&T store is in Hicksville, same exit as IKEA, it's in the Walbaum's shopping center next to Liberty Travel agency... it a *NICE* store but NOTHING in comparison to the one in Downtown FLUSHING, NY...
Glad to know that so far, it seems to be isolated to only Hicksville...
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Really wanted to pick up this phone today. Been waiting for it since i broke my Infuse 4G about a month ago. Went to Wal-Mart, they didn't have it. Went to AT&T store they didn't have it and said they have to order it. Called another AT&T and they said Northern California store won't be getting it. What's the deal? Does iPhone 5 have anything to do with it?
i'm in the Monterey area.
Have you tried best buy?
Also if your a new Att customer or adding a line to a family plan (not upgrade) you can get the Galaxy SII for $99 + waived activation and free overnight shipping: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286281
There are 3 markets in the US not getting the GS II. Your market must be one of them. I think NC or SC might be the other and some place in Texas. I will look for the official info.
Edit: here is the official info. » Samsung Galaxy S II - $199.99 (excludes LA, N. Cal and STX)
I don't know what STX is. Maybe southern Texas?
Yeah, I'm in SF Bay Area too, just called 3 AT&T stores and they said they will not be carrying it... at all WTF? Anyone know why this is?
I don't know what's going on, but I called RadioShack and they said they have one in stock. I'm leaving now to pick it up.
I live in san Jose and i got the last copy at the bestbuy mobile check there
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Really wanted to pick up this phone today. Been waiting for it since i broke my Infuse 4G about a month ago. Went to Wal-Mart, they didn't have it. Went to AT&T store they didn't have it and said they have to order it. Called another AT&T and they said Northern California store won't be getting it. What's the deal? Does iPhone 5 have anything to do with it?
i'm in the Monterey area.
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thats what the att rep told me also, i had the sprint samsung galaxy s2 version and returned it today so i can get the gsm galaxy s2 version from at&t today. Kinda sucks when every other place not bayarea related gets the phone and we dont. Im gonna wait for the Nexus prime instead. f-u at&t.
yea, i went to the store today too, im in modesto, they said it's because of the lawsuit that apple has against samsung. thats why they are not carrying them.
also my local target had some in stock... so i guess they are selling them.
i just pick mine up at west covina bestbuy
Can't have anything HOT in a corporate store that might smirk the iphone can they? LOL...makes me still wonder, conspiracy wise if at&t delayed the s2 to as close as the iphone 5, to keep the drones on board. Why would they get a superior phone, when they can get another looks/works like the old iphone?
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Really wanted to pick up this phone today. Been waiting for it since i broke my Infuse 4G about a month ago. Went to Wal-Mart, they didn't have it. Went to AT&T store they didn't have it and said they have to order it. Called another AT&T and they said Northern California store won't be getting it. What's the deal? Does iPhone 5 have anything to do with it?
i'm in the Monterey area.
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I don't know what STX is. Maybe southern Texas?
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Yes, apparently San Antonio, Austin, and Houston areas do not have it.
I was at Target last night and they had a non-functional display unit there, so I'm guessing they'd also have stock there. I'm in the bay area, north cal, too.
Can't wait until I can upgrade!
I got screwed over by this too. I waited until opening at the corporate store and they said "sorry, we didn't receive any". Great. On the launch day.
Luckily best buy had 4 in stock and I got the last one.
I also picked up the GSII yesterday Saturday. Asked if they had the GSII, sales guy said yes, so picked it up. Great device. Its the best phone I have used. Now I see why Apple is really worried that the SGII will be a better device.
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The local BB here had no display model, finally a blue shirt asked what I was looking for, told her she didn't have it, but said she thought she had a non working display model "behind the counter". Way to hide a NEW RELEASE.
Confirmed...
I got the last of only 5 today at BB in Simi Valley, CA. and it just so happened that the region Samsung Dealer was there when I was there. And he confirmed that the ATT stores in this area and several others would not be getting the SGSII because...He could not say the reason but did drop the "Assumption" that it was because of a certain brand of phone exclusive...What a Joke, but that is what happens when you sign into exclusive deals. Oh well I was not planning on getting this today but the opportunity was there and I traded in my Infuse (of only a month and a half)and now I am a (Happy) SGSII user. Now the Fun begins!
Yeah, definitely something weird. I talked to a mobile services rep at Target tonight (he says they're getting them in stock @ Target this week) and he mentioned that "something happened" in regards to why the AT&T stores are not carrying them around here. Which is strange, because why just NorCal, and not SoCal?
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I got the last of only 5 today at BB in Simi Valley, CA. and it just so happened that the region Samsung Dealer was there when I was there. And he confirmed that the ATT stores in this area and several others would not be getting the SGSII because...He could not say the reason but did drop the "Assumption" that it was because of a certain brand of phone exclusive...What a Joke, but that is what happens when you sign into exclusive deals. Oh well I was not planning on getting this today but the opportunity was there and I traded in my Infuse (of only a month and a half)and now I am a (Happy) SGSII user. Now the Fun begins!
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How frustrating... Im going to pick one up in San Diego on a business trip in a few days. I hope they still have some stock by then.
when i went into the corp stores yesterday their reasoning was "it was illegal to sell this phone in california". after some searching on the internets it seems the rumor is apple has some sort of lawsuit with samsung and therefore at&t is not selling the gs2 in stores. who wants to guess that itll be lifted once the iphone5 is out?
Got mine yesterday at the att store in Oceanside. They wouldn't tell me how many they started with, but there was only one left at 5:30. So far, it is amazing. Turned off my old GS. Trying to see how long I can go without rooting...
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and i have to say that it actually wasnt half bad.
one thing that i was kinda hoping not to be true was to feel the lesser speed which i did feel.
the LTE does seem promising. i got a full signal and i can't say that it was "blazing" fast on at&t's LTE, but it was great.
i could only imagine if it were an exynos chip how much more great it would be.
also, the vivid is a great phone for the cost. smooth, fast, and great in your hands.
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and i have to say that it actually wasnt half bad.
one thing that i was kinda hoping not to be true was to feel the lesser speed which i did feel.
the LTE does seem promising. i got a full signal and i can't say that it was "blazing" fast on at&t's LTE, but it was great.
i could only imagine if it were an exynos chip how much more great it would be.
also, the vivid is a great phone for the cost. smooth, fast, and great in your hands.
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So u felt a lag?
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So u felt a lag?
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yeah i did, but not much. i don't want ppl on here to go crazy denial on me like they did on my other post. lol
but i did feel it. but then again, i had my SGS2 oc'd to 1.5ghz. so it blew it away.
but at 1.2ghz, it was nearly the same. OG SGS2 a "little" faster.
but i was impressed. even though it has the same res as the SGS2, the screen wasn't horrible. put it like this: if you live in an LTE market and DONT have an OG SGS2 already, i'd get it. honestly.
plus, at&t is going to stop selling the OG SGS2 after nov. 6th.
but that's only at actual at&t stores, idk about like best buy, radioshack etc.
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plus, at&t is going to stop selling the OG SGS2 after nov. 6th.
but that's only at actual at&t stores, idk about like best buy, radioshack etc.
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Even in non-LTE markets? That seems doubtful to kill your flagship after a month. They still sell terrible phones, why stop selling the arguable best phone you offer?
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pguillory08 said:
plus, at&t is going to stop selling the OG SGS2 after nov. 6th.
but that's only at actual at&t stores, idk about like best buy, radioshack etc.
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What is "OG" sgs2? Original?
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yeah OG is the original.
and dude idk!
i have no idea why they are going to stop selling it. it's messed up and we were all shocked about it.
they're even going to stop selling the atrix 2(which isn't great) but you get me?
i think it could only be in LTE markets, but still, it's the best phone we offer.
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plus, at&t is going to stop selling the OG SGS2 after nov. 6th.
but that's only at actual at&t stores, idk about like best buy, radioshack etc.
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whoa lol i work for best buy mobile and we haven't heard that yet if thats true damn haha can't wait to get my skyrocket
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yeah man it's wack.
but that's what it is.
i was totally dissapointed.
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plus, at&t is going to stop selling the OG SGS2 after nov. 6th.
but that's only at actual at&t stores, idk about like best buy, radioshack etc.
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Do you guys literally just make this stuff up? The company I work for pays about $1.5MM a year to AT&T and our corporate rep happened to be in today. We talked about LTE strategy, devices, and the merger. The strategy all along was to offer both phones as they appeal to different audiences. The ASGS2 actually has more features for corporate use (lock down) and is selling and expected to continue to sell well. They've offered aggressive corporate pricing since it launced and consider it a cornerstone phone for the corporate market.
Do you know how much it costs to launch a phone marketing wise, train staff to support it, and provide h/w service and replacements for two years after it's launched? It isn't like the Skyrocket snuck up on AT&T after they launched the ASGS2. If they didn't intend to sell both they never would have launched the ASGS2. So unless you know something that a major account rep doesn't it's hard to take what you said seriously.
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yeah man it's wack.
but that's what it is.
i was totally dissapointed.
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Does the lte sgs2 have an fm radio?
BarryH_GEG said:
Do you guys literally just make this stuff up? The company I work for pays about $1.5MM a year to AT&T and our corporate rep happened to be in today. We talked about LTE strategy, devices, and the merger. The strategy all along was to offer both phones as they appeal to different audiences. The ASGS2 actually has more features for corporate use (lock down) and is selling and expected to continue to sell well. They've offered aggressive corporate pricing since it launced and consider it a cornerstone phone for the corporate market.
Do you know how much it costs to launch a phone marketing wise, train staff to support it, and provide h/w service and replacements for two years after it's launched? It isn't like the Skyrocket snuck up on AT&T after they launched the ASGS2. If they didn't intend to sell both they never would have launched the ASGS2. So unless you know something that a major account rep doesn't it's hard to take what you said seriously.
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This.
Also, anyone who knows anything about marketing or brand management would know that to axe the ASGS2 after barely a month would be near-suicidal. Especially when the ASGS2 was touted as the rival to iPhone 4/4S and AT&T has been doing everything it can to wean itself off that dependency especially now that it's available on other carriers.
So far we've had... a dark horse who won't even identify himself, and a 3rd party retail-level employee do nothing but speculate.
BarryH_GEG said:
Do you guys literally just make this stuff up? The company I work for pays about $1.5MM a year to AT&T and our corporate rep happened to be in today. We talked about LTE strategy, devices, and the merger. The strategy all along was to offer both phones as they appeal to different audiences. The ASGS2 actually has more features for corporate use (lock down) and is selling and expected to continue to sell well. They've offered aggressive corporate pricing since it launced and consider it a cornerstone phone for the corporate market.
Do you know how much it costs to launch a phone marketing wise, train staff to support it, and provide h/w service and replacements for two years after it's launched? It isn't like the Skyrocket snuck up on AT&T after they launched the ASGS2. If they didn't intend to sell both they never would have launched the ASGS2. So unless you know something that a major account rep doesn't it's hard to take what you said seriously.
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Hey smartass, yeah you. Ill have documentation for you tmrw. They're gonna stop selling those phones in Houston for sure to advertise the LTE market. There's making.g things up here Guy. But its okay, one day you'll come to reality instead of a
Jake niece business Rep.
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This.
Also, anyone who knows anything about marketing or brand management would know that to axe the ASGS2 after barely a month would be near-suicidal. Especially when the ASGS2 was touted as the rival to iPhone 4/4S and AT&T has been doing everything it can to wean itself off that dependency especially now that it's available on other carriers.
So far we've had... a dark horse who won't even identify himself, and a 3rd party retail-level employee do nothing but speculate.
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Lol and yet here is another one who follows in footsteps of true specation. Do you really this.k I'd take the time to really make up the fact that they aren't selling the phones anymore here? If you haven't noticed, at&t's pride is much more on the LTE market rather than the a rial phone. But okay, you're right. I told you guys abput the skyrocket being a wack snapdragon, and ill tell you.again.about this.
All I wanted to do by getting.on.this forum is to become an android fan even more, and help inform you guys a bit more. But maybe.I was wrong and you all know things I.don't eh?
So much for the xda "noob" video explaining how rudeness and all that other junk.ain't allowed.
How bout this, stick.to my posts, and I guarantee that I will provide you.all with every at&t phone.spec for the new future there is. Lol
Honestly.
All I wanna say is, don't doubt, or actually, don't denounce my intelligence until I have provided you all with false information.
Thanks.
** and for the Guy up there, there's no FM RADIO-STOCK.
like I said, STOCK, there is no radio.
Just wanna be clear and correct for the make-believers.
They don't sell the OG S2 in California corporate stores, but I don't know if the Skyrocket is the reason.
No its not. Corporate stores will only order them for you. But starting this wknd even that is going to be to an end. :/
It already sucked that they never sold em in stores. Well, corporate stores. Lol.
I've learned to be very clear around here.
Maybe they're just taking their original SGS2's and replacing them with their new LTE chip, so that way, they're not necessarily restocking or anything...
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Hey smartass, yeah you. Ill have documentation for you tmrw. They're gonna stop selling those phones in Houston for sure to advertise the LTE market. There's making.g things up here Guy. But its okay, one day you'll come to reality instead of a
Jake niece business Rep.
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I'd like to see this documentation.
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Lol and yet here is another one who follows in footsteps of true specation. Do you really this.k I'd take the time to really make up the fact that they aren't selling the phones anymore here? If you haven't noticed, at&t's pride is much more on the LTE market rather than the a rial phone. But okay, you're right. I told you guys abput the skyrocket being a wack snapdragon, and ill tell you.again.about this.
All I wanted to do by getting.on.this forum is to become an android fan even more, and help inform you guys a bit more. But maybe.I was wrong and you all know things I.don't eh?
So much for the xda "noob" video explaining how rudeness and all that other junk.ain't allowed.
How bout this, stick.to my posts, and I guarantee that I will provide you.all with every at&t phone.spec for the new future there is. Lol
Honestly.
All I wanna say is, don't doubt, or actually, don't denounce my intelligence until I have provided you all with false information.
Thanks.
** and for the Guy up there, there's no FM RADIO-STOCK.
like I said, STOCK, there is no radio.
Just wanna be clear and correct for the make-believers.
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Dude, you haven't given proof of -anything- you've said over the past day or two. Nothing. No pictures of the new phone, no docs suggesting they're even thinking of completely removing the i777 from the market. How the hell can you even think that they would completely remove one of the -best- phones on the market?
As far as I, and many others can tell, you're just speculating on what will happen. There is no way you can know these things if you're a normal ATT employee. If every normal level employee knew this, there would have been massive leaks of this info as soon as they found out. And I -highly- doubt you're some top-level employee by the way you write and the way you're addressing everyone else.
There isn't even any documentation that you even work for ATT, I even find that hard to believe.
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Do you guys literally just make this stuff up? The company I work for pays about $1.5MM a year to AT&T and our corporate rep happened to be in today. We talked about LTE strategy, devices, and the merger. The strategy all along was to offer both phones as they appeal to different audiences. The ASGS2 actually has more features for corporate use (lock down) and is selling and expected to continue to sell well. They've offered aggressive corporate pricing since it launced and consider it a cornerstone phone for the corporate market.
Do you know how much it costs to launch a phone marketing wise, train staff to support it, and provide h/w service and replacements for two years after it's launched? It isn't like the Skyrocket snuck up on AT&T after they launched the ASGS2. If they didn't intend to sell both they never would have launched the ASGS2. So unless you know something that a major account rep doesn't it's hard to take what you said seriously.
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I can confirm this as well. My rep told me the same thing, the SGS2 is selling very well for AT&T and there are no plans to stop selling it.
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Hey smartass, yeah you. Ill have documentation for you tmrw. They're gonna stop selling those phones in Houston for sure to advertise the LTE market. There's making.g things up here Guy. But its okay, one day you'll come to reality instead of a
Jake niece business Rep.
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I'd love to see this proof you speak of.
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Lol and yet here is another one who follows in footsteps of true specation. Do you really this.k I'd take the time to really make up the fact that they aren't selling the phones anymore here?
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Yes, I do. Judging from your overly emotional response to posts that question the validity of your claims.
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If you haven't noticed, at&t's pride is much more on the LTE market rather than the a rial phone. But okay, you're right. I told you guys abput the skyrocket being a wack snapdragon, and ill tell you.again.about this.
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What does pride have to do with it? They will market LTE heavily in the areas that have, but they will not discontinue a phone that sells well to force people onto LTE. The store reps will BS the consumer into thinking the LTE phone is the greatest thing in the world.
Um... When did you tell us about the skyrocket being a "wack" snapdragon? Everyone correct me if I am wrong, but didn't information from sites/press release and the fact that the phone is out in Korea indicate the specs? Also let us not forget the fact that qualcomm will not or doesn't have to capability built in to offer an LTE solution that doesn't use their chips.
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Dude, you haven't given proof of -anything- you've said over the past day or two. Nothing. No pictures of the new phone, no docs suggesting they're even thinking of completely removing the i777 from the market. How the hell can you even think that they would completely remove one of the -best- phones on the market?
As far as I, and many others can tell, you're just speculating on what will happen. There is no way you can know these things if you're a normal ATT employee. If every normal level employee knew this, there would have been massive leaks of this info as soon as they found out. And I -highly- doubt you're some top-level employee by the way you write and the way you're addressing everyone else.
There isn't even any documentation that you even work for ATT, I even find that hard to believe.
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Anyone hear of any good deals on the HTC Titan releasing on AT&T this Sunday? I know it'll be $200 straight from AT&T on a new/upgrade line. Anyone hear anything else from other retailers?
Or even, what is the unactivated price of the phone? Haven't seen AT&T speak a word about it being bought outright.
no **** if they can register online for a new windows phone for $0.01 and i am thinking that Titan would be the same.
Or will be and Bogo (Buy one get one) like other rumor before.
So sad that i am not american, or having SSN to register online.
Would love to trade in my UK Titan for AT&T Titan since i need U.S Agent on the phone, not UK.
Finally listed on the AT&T site: http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...+TITAN+(TM)&q_sku=sku5400337#fbid=VqHNNV47IAn
$199.99 on a 2 year commitment
$549.99 without a commitment
Oh yeah. Are you gonna get it my friend? I need some review of At&t version just in case some **** change inside the phone compare to the UK vesion
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Oh yeah. Are you gonna get it my friend? I need some review of At&t version just in case some **** change inside the phone compare to the UK vesion
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Course I'm gonna get it. I just want to find a place with the best price today. XD
Went to my local AT&T store today and they did not get any Titans in yet.
What a disappointment!
Same here. I've called every store in a 75 mile radius, and none of them have it in stock. My local store says they don't even have an estimate of when they will get any.
So frustrating for ATT to post that it will arrive on the 20th, but then they don't have ANY available to get your hands on.
I even went online to upgrade my line on the ATT site, but when I click that I want to upgrade, it gives me the iPhone ONLY! No options for any other phone. Hmmm Starting to sound like Bill upset ATT at some point...
I just called 611 and asked them where I could get it. She put me on hold and called all the same stores I did and got back on the line and let me know she was unable to find any either.
Also, my local ATT Rep that I deal with told me that ATT took his Company Owned WP7 from him and replaced it with an LTE Android phone. He said he asked to keep his WP7, but they will not allow him to because they are pushing their LTE network. He's pretty frustrated...
I'll cross-post this from my original WPCentral post.
I had to try two stores but the 2nd one actually had the Titan on display, in the place of the Focus. It was next to the Focus S, which was convenient.
Impressions:
Love it. I want one, definitely. Build quality is fantastic, feels great on the hand, not too large at all.
I compared the screen to the Focus S and I prefer the Titan. The white point is better and it doesn't turn blue when you view at an angle. The contrast is also very good, though obviously the blacks on AMOLED are nill, and LCD can't compete with that. But blacks are not the only screen characteristic, and combining them all, I prefer the Titan's. On full brightness, I think both were equivalent.
I prefer the Titan's button layout. Not going to do many accidental button presses when handling, unlike the Focus S.
The one thing I prefer about the Focus S is the oleophobic screen coating. I tend to have moist hands, and my finger glides with less effort on the Focus S, whereas on the Titan it's more like sliding down a regular piece of glass. I will get used to it, but I thought I'd mention it.
Oh, the Focus S was plugged in and it DEFINITELY has a typing lag. The Titan was not plugged in, and everything was fluid and snappy, including typing.
I had a conversation about the $0.01 sale and they caught onto some language on the AT&T site that says:
Exclusively at att.com - starting Friday, November 25 through Monday, November 28, customers can enjoy select Windows 7, BlackBerry and Android devices starting at only a penny.
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But below, under Saturday, it clearly says "All WP7 devices."
They sent an e-mail to a manager to see if they could do anything about that deal for me, as well as waive activation on the two lines. If not, I'll just wait until Saturday and order online without the hassles and arguing.
On a side note, they also said the employee discount does NOT apply to the $30 messaging unlimited service item, only to the base plan and data package. This is a bummer, if true. I'll try arguing with Premier over the phone after I get all set up, either this week or next Saturday.
Hell, I can't even find a store that 1. Knows what phone I'm talking about. And then 2, has the Titan in. I went to two separate stores and the first girl didn't know what phone I was talking about and said, I don't think we have a phone called that. You may be referring to the "Vivid"? Another associate walked by and she asked her. She said she saw the display in the back, but the phone hadn't come in. Try back tomorrow around noon. Second store, the lady at first didn't know about the Titan, then after I jogged her memory, she said oh yeah, we have the display out, but no phones. She proceeded to ask her manager about it and he said, they pushed their ship date back and it may be a few days. WTF!
I tried almost 10 different stores in the Kansas City Missouri/Kansas area and all of them either did not have any, didn't get it in yet, or sold what little they had. One store had a demo, another store said they sold 2 this morning but that was all they had.
Most of the stores told me that they were expecting them tomorrow. So I guess I'm making another trip out tomorrow...
So, what happened? The iPhone was EVERYWHERE! Ready to sell at midnight +1 second. Why is this phone so hard to get ahold of? Did HTC Fail on shipment? Did ATT Fail on ordering? What the heck? And WHY did ATT announce it's Nov 20th availability, when they knew they would not have it?
Hey, I'm a big boy, so I'll survive, but it is a bit silly...
It's frustrating that iPhone is treated like a princess, even though many people really don't prefer it. My thought is that Apple is kicking back a LOT of money to ATT to make it so.
If you have a Microsoft retail store in your area, most likely they are in stock.
oh yeah? so look like all americans can buy titan pretty cheap.
i might look for somebody here to trade in the UK version for US version if there aren't any downgrade in the hardware. Ha!
Maybe, because i just can't stand the British accent.
Hit me up when you have them, i want to hear the review from you guys.
AT&T Titan
Just picked up my Titan from the AT&T store yesterday after church. The guy said it was the last one. I asked how many did you get? He said only one. I'm like WHAT! What's up with that man?! So he says they don't get many of the new phones when they're first released. So I asked how about the new android phone. They got 6 of those in. So I said dude, why is AT&T hatin on WP7. LoL
Anyway, it was only $99 in the store yesterday. $199 if you purchased online. Don't know if the price is the same today or not but that was my experience.
So far so good. I logged in to my windows live account online, went to market place and reinstalled all of my app's that I previously had on my HTC Surround. The apps were practically installing as fast as I could go through my list and choose them. When I clicked on the last one to install and checked my phone out it was already done. I had my phone connected to my wifi at the time. The flash is super bright, and the battery life has been good. Had full battery still when I woke up this morning. Didn't leave it charging. Then I took the Navigon GPS software for a test run on the way to work this morning. Battery is holding pretty well after a 30 minute drive using GPS. Looks like it may have dropped maybe 10%. I'll report again this evening after a full days use.
I'm planning on ordering this online Friday for a penny.. I was going to wait for the 3rd gen phones but for a penny I cannot resist!!!
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Just picked up my Titan from the AT&T store yesterday after church. The guy said it was the last one. I asked how many did you get? He said only one. I'm like WHAT! What's up with that man?! So he says they don't get many of the new phones when they're first released. So I asked how about the new android phone. They got 6 of those in. So I said dude, why is AT&T hatin on WP7. LoL
Anyway, it was only $99 in the store yesterday. $199 if you purchased online. Don't know if the price is the same today or not but that was my experience.
So far so good. I logged in to my windows live account online, went to market place and reinstalled all of my app's that I previously had on my HTC Surround. The apps were practically installing as fast as I could go through my list and choose them. When I clicked on the last one to install and checked my phone out it was already done. I had my phone connected to my wifi at the time. The flash is super bright, and the battery life has been good. Had full battery still when I woke up this morning. Didn't leave it charging. Then I took the Navigon GPS software for a test run on the way to work this morning. Battery is holding pretty well after a 30 minute drive using GPS. Looks like it may have dropped maybe 10%. I'll report again this evening after a full days use.
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$99 in store? What!? Is that special pricing or something or did it actually say that on the price tag in the store?
I totally didn't look at the price tag of the demo phone, I was too busy looking at the phone. I should double check today!
I also picked one up, but not for $99 ($199). I'd like to know if they messed that up too, or if you just got lucky.
My daughter invited us to dinner last night about 50 miles away from my house, so I made calls to stores close to her. The closest one was 25 miles past her house and they only had 1 left out of 4. The held it for me, and now I am the proud owner of a new Titan. So far, I really love it. I have not had a chance to play much, but I'm sure I'll be posting more as I get into it more.
I'm REALLY glad to hear about the battery being pretty good a couple posts up. My Focus was dying pretty quickly, so I hope this helps.
Congrats to all the other new owners!
PS: I did get a chance to try Tango Video Chat with my Wife's iPhone 4s, and I have to say, the video quality in & out is 200% better on the Titan than it was on my Focus.
i think i will go to Radioshack or AT&T store today and check if they have them because i see none last night at bestbuy.
Well, welcome aboard the Titan Owner Club guys, prjkthack just need to buy it,my friend. haha.
can you guys check if the AT&T version do the turn-by-turn navigation with bing map?
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i think i will go to Radioshack or AT&T store today and check if they have them because i see none last night at bestbuy.
Well, welcome aboard the Titan Owner Club guys, prjkthack just need to buy it,my friend. haha.
can you guys check if the AT&T version do the turn-by-turn navigation with bing map?
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I'm sure as long as its in the US with a US Live ID, that turn-by-turn will work with Bing. I don't think its a phone/hardware thing, more of a location of the phone/regional setting/Live ID thing.
Also, Radio Shack doesn't have any in-store. They do online. They generally don't carry a lot of Windows Phone devices (almost none to be exact).
Update: Gave in and just ordered it directly online from at&t. Which I guess I won't have to deal with store employees but at the same time, just means I gotta wait another day or two. Hopefully it ships out today.
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can you guys check if the AT&T version do the turn-by-turn navigation with bing map?
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It works just like it did on my Focus. Tap to hear the next item... ATT/California, US
I tried searching online for sales numbers but couldnt find any. Was it successful or what?
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Only thing I've seen unofficially is people here saying that their local store was sold out.
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Only thing I've seen unofficially is people here saying that their local store was sold out.
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I'm not sure what that means in that the store in my area told me they were sold out, but then again they mentioned that they only started out with 6 units.
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Only thing I've seen unofficially is people here saying that their local store was sold out.
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Most new phones sold out in first week in stores. That doesn't mean anything because typically each store only get a very limited number of handsets on release day.
i predict it will do OK
i mean i think its the best phone out, but of course a 5.3" screen is still far away from the norm right now,so wont be a super hit
at&t's main warehouse is out and they have to ship mine from a different warehouse
I recall reading when Samsung launched the International GNote that they said they did not intend to bring this to the North American market. I guess they saw how popular it was and maybe the number being imported...at least AT&T noticed and jumped on it. They brought it to the US pretty quickly after the International launch (Nov 2011)
That does not really answer the questions but the reviews from the people that have it are very positive. I think it will a big hit! (coming from a man who has two!) lol! Relatively speaking! Feel sorry for my skyrocket but since I have the LTE GNote, no room for 800 x 480 resolution...My International GNote just got it's 4th update and is still rocking!
For the last few days the S2 (I777) has shown 'out of stock' on the AT&T website and now is not showing up at all. Has anyone heard any noises about AT&T discontinuing this device?
Mine is performing nicely on CM9 and I was considering purchasing one for my wife as well.
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For the last few days the S2 (I777) has shown 'out of stock' on the AT&T website and now is not showing up at all. Has anyone heard any noises about AT&T discontinuing this device?
Mine is performing nicely on CM9 and I was considering purchasing one for my wife as well.
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If you go to your local at&t authorized dealer, they will probably be able to get one for you.
Here in CA you could only purchase online or call in to order. Yet they just had a $9.99 with contract that is how I picked up mine this time. First one I sold and than saw the special and said YES... I just went to look and yes nothing is there it was saying out of stock after the sale. Hmmmmmm
I know Sprint is selling there's for $50.00 with contract my co-worker just picked it up... But hey the l777 is still cooler and sexier...
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If you go to your local at&t authorized dealer, they will probably be able to get one for you.
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Nope. None are at the local AT&T stores.
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Here in CA you could only purchase online or call in to order. Yet they just had a $9.99 with contract that is how I picked up mine this time. First one I sold and than saw the special and said YES... I just went to look and yes nothing is there it was saying out of stock after the sale. Hmmmmmm
I know Sprint is selling there's for $50.00 with contract my co-worker just picked it up... But hey the l777 is still cooler and sexier...
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I was hoping to catch a $10 deal for my wife's upgrade. Boo.
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Nope. None are at the local AT&T stores.
I was hoping to catch a $10 deal for my wife's upgrade. Boo.
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You may have better luck searching at stores in a non-LTE market - the i777 went AWOL from all the stores as soon as the LTE network went live here in the SF bay area. They were heavily pushing the ****rocket, even though their own maps show that I live outside the planned LTE coverage area (by a few miles).
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Strangely enough, Seattle does not have LTE yet.
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For the last few days the S2 (I777) has shown 'out of stock' on the AT&T website and now is not showing up at all. Has anyone heard any noises about AT&T discontinuing this device?
Mine is performing nicely on CM9 and I was considering purchasing one for my wife as well.
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In my area the i777 hasn't been in stock anywhere for atleast a month now. I was in the same boat when my wife's upgrade came up about a month ago. Nobody had this phone in stock, not even the att store (it was online, but price wasn't conducive). I finally just settled on getting her the i727 (Skyrocket). Its a really nice device. A little bulkier than the i777 but she's had a good experience with it. Just upgraded it to cm10 (she was running cm9 flawlessly since day 1) and its running great. I actually prefer her display
Originally we had planned to sell the Skyrocket and use that to just buy her an i777 outright. But the Skyrocket wound up being a good device. You could always go that route if you don't plan on buying insurance anyways.
I just ordered a new GS2 from ATT. The invoice order I received in my email referred to the GS2 as the "discontinued Samsung Galaxy S(TM) II"
Business strategy to force users to migrate to the Galaxy S3.....instead the Galaxy S2 still is a actual phone...
Go to WalMart they got crazy deals on the S2, if I were u go hunt one now they'll be gone out of stock before you know it!
Thanks to all who replied. It is looking like there will be no more I777's. Buzzkill.
I guess the GT-I9100 will still be around but, of course, with no subsidized price from AT&T.
I just got my SG2 two days ago. When I called AT&T they told me places like radio shack, wal mart, and sams club would be must likely to have this phone. I got mine from sam's club for under $20. Just a thought for you
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Go to WalMart they got crazy deals on the S2, if I were u go hunt one now they'll be gone out of stock before you know it!
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Walmart had a special about two month's ago for $ .10 for new or upgrade or even add a line. They sold out in less than twenty four hours I was told. Then I saw the $9.99 on ATT said okay gotta have it. Makes sense if ATT was trying to clear the stock for the Skyrocket and S3. Being it seems they are trying to only do LTE these days.
I am thrilled I got it though.
I am glad I got mine also. I have a HTC one x and the SG2. I am loving the root abilities on the SG2 and the ease of rotting it
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Yea man, Walmart is definitely the spot to check out. I picked up mine and my fiancés GSII'S for 10 cents apiece!
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