So I'm of of the late people to order the prime (12/26) and just wondering how many of us are out there? Anyone got any idea when that second batch is coming to amazon?
I'm also an Amazon late buyer. Hoping our patience pays off with more polished machines.
I'm also in this boat. I'm honestly not expecting to get mine until February. I'm hoping that by the time it ships it will have ICS pre-installed.
Ordered from Amazon 64GB Champagne today After Return
I returned my TP yesterday to GameStop for a full refund. They had none in stock so refunded in cash no less. My reason for returning was a completely dead GPS. I never once got any lock of any type trying all the tricks on the GPS threads. Everything else worked flawlessly and I really hated parting with it but if I'm paying 500 bucks for a device it better work. I did notice a few people with later shipments having better luck than I did and so am rejoining the great TP Egg Hunt
P.S. From my own personal experience of two weeks playing with the TP if they get the GPS issue worked out this will be one badass tablet !!!
From the rumors i hear, the second batch of TP on amazon is due to ship during the first half of January so lets all hope that we get our tablets then and they are without problems
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From the rumors i hear, the second batch of TP on amazon is due to ship during the first half of January so lets all hope that we get our tablets then and they are without problems
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wasn't a rumor...had a re-pre-order from amazon and it was scheduled for delivery between Jan 26th-Feb 6th (i think).
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I returned my TP yesterday to GameStop for a full refund. They had none in stock so refunded in cash no less. My reason for returning was a completely dead GPS. I never once got any lock of any type trying all the tricks on the GPS threads. Everything else worked flawlessly and I really hated parting with it but if I'm paying 500 bucks for a device it better work. I did notice a few people with later shipments having better luck than I did and so am rejoining the great TP Egg Hunt
P.S. From my own personal experience of two weeks playing with the TP if they get the GPS issue worked out this will be one badass tablet !!!
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Man this just kills me.. I really don't understand why people need GPS so badly. I really can't think of a single time I would use it. My Galaxy Nexus is a MUCH better navigation device than a 10" tablet could ever be. As long as it can get my current city from wifi for searches, what other possible use is there?
It's probably been discussed in other GPS threads, but I haven't seen any real reason that I should worry about GPS on a wifi only tablet.
If you do a search on Amazon right now, the 32 GB Primes are only available from Amazon partners at highly inflated prices. There is a 64 GB available from Amazon, but no 32's.
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Man this just kills me.. I really don't understand why people need GPS so badly. I really can't think of a single time I would use it. My Galaxy Nexus is a MUCH better navigation device than a 10" tablet could ever be. As long as it can get my current city from wifi for searches, what other possible use is there?
It's probably been discussed in other GPS threads, but I haven't seen any real reason that I should worry about GPS on a wifi only tablet.
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Yeah, this bugs me too. People exchanging their otherwise perfectly working Primes because of GPS.... People should research enough to know that no amount of exchanges at this time is going to solve the issue.
Back on topic, I also ordered on 12/26 from Amazon (Grey 64GB)
Yeah, I posted about this yesterday. I ordered on Dec 19th, 64gb grey. One person in my post stated they ordered it on the 18th and it was delivered on the 30th. Not sure what size and stuff. I've also heard of some from the first round not getting theirs yet. I'm hoping that we get them in the next week or so.
I preordered my 64 champ. on the 22nd, had an est. of jan 24th-feb 7, and 3 days ago, changed to "we will notify you" and hasn't given me a new date yet
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Yeah, this bugs me too. People exchanging their otherwise perfectly working Primes because of GPS.... People should research enough to know that no amount of exchanges at this time is going to solve the issue.
Back on topic, I also ordered on 12/26 from Amazon (Grey 64GB)
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It's not even that, I just don't know what they are even using the GPS on a wifi tablet to do... As I said, android phones are much better navigation devices than big tablets. If they removed GPS function completely, I'm not sure what I would miss out on...
Just got off the phone with amazon about the 64gb champ. gold model. Csr told me that they are expecting to start shipping out this week, and have more coming the week after that, and the week after that.
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Just got off the phone with amazon about the 64gb champ. gold model. Csr told me that they are expecting to start shipping out this week, and have more coming the week after that, and the week after that.
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lol So, essentially, they told you nothing you didn't already know? Why can't they be definitive!?!?! Good luck. Hopefully yours comes in soon.
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lol So, essentially, they told you nothing you didn't already know? Why can't they be definitive!?!?! Good luck. Hopefully yours comes in soon.
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well, I originally had a shipping estimate of jan 24-feb 7 and they changed it to "we will notify you when we have a date" and I called to ask why, and he basically told me that it will be shipping sooner than expected
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well, I originally had a shipping estimate of jan 24-feb 7 and they changed it to "we will notify you when we have a date" and I called to ask why, and he basically told me that it will be shipping sooner than expected
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Ah, I see. Well mine still says Jan 24-Feb 7. What number did you call?
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Ah, I see. Well mine still says Jan 24-Feb 7. What number did you call?
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I went through the help link on their website
Just got amazon to give me a 100 dollar gift card for the delay by complaining
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Just got amazon to give me a 100 dollar gift card for the delay by complaining
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I smell a troll... proof, or it didn't happen
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I smell a troll... proof, or it didn't happen
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How would i even prove it.... and honestly i don't care if you don't believe me lol
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Every Best Buy in GA shows "unavailable" but a store I called said 2 of them still had them. They said it's not showing as discontinued but they don't know when more will come in. Did I miss out?
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Every Best Buy in GA shows "unavailable" but a store I called said 2 of them still had them. They said it's not showing as discontinued but they don't know when more will come in. Did I miss out?
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To be honest, I'm not sure. The price did drop a couple of months ago to $299, and they sold like crazy. I'm not sure what HTC's plans are with it, but I've heard that BB stores may show 1 in stock, but that may be the floor model. I don't know if HTC really knows what to do with it, but there has been Honeycomb leaks and such, so time will tell if they officially release HC for this device.
The plot thickens.....I called 3 Best Buy stores and got 23 different answers. Yes I'm being sarcastic. One store though said "it's discontinued because of poor sales". I called Corporate and they said it has been pulled for the "sale" tomorrow. Whatever that means.
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The plot thickens.....I called 3 Best Buy stores and got 23 different answers. Yes I'm being sarcastic. One store though said "it's discontinued because of poor sales". I called Corporate and they said it has been pulled for the "sale" tomorrow. Whatever that means.
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I would think if HTC was going to dump it, the recent update would of never happened. Best Buy is going to ruin my Christmas. So what if I wasn't good this year? My money is good!
No HC update !? So HTC has deceived us ...
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The plot thickens.....I called 3 Best Buy stores and got 23 different answers. Yes I'm being sarcastic. One store though said "it's discontinued because of poor sales". I called Corporate and they said it has been pulled for the "sale" tomorrow. Whatever that means.
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I'm not surprised, they don't know. There were poor sales because the price was over $500 for it, so since other tabs were around $299, that's a no brainer. I'm not sure what they mean by pulled for the sale either...? I would think that if they had stock, the thing would sell great, but who knows? It sounds like Best Buy doesn't know either.
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Jury is out on that, there's been 3 leaks, so there's something going on there...
I was worried that the $299 price drop was an indication that BB and HTC were clearing stock as they discontinued the device. Looks like this may be the case, and the new price was too good to be true. The fact that HTC's 10.1" tablet is also waaay overpriced suggests that the price drop wasn't an acknowledgment that HTC's pricing structure is unrealistic. And all this leads me to believe that HTC will probably end up having to exit the tablet market altogether. Oh, well, there's always ASUS and Samsung.
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And all this leads me to believe that HTC will probably end up having to exit the tablet market altogether. Oh, well, there's always ASUS and Samsung.
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The following Forbes article speculates that Black Friday will being tablet market dominance by Apple, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, spelling "doomsday" for all other tablet manufacturers.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2011/11/22/black-friday-tablet-doomsday-for-many-phone-vendors/
Maybe a bit extreme, although I see the point that Amazon is going to shake up the tablet landscape in the coming months. I expect at least Samsung to hang tough for some time. And HTC seems to be still in the fight, at least for the short term, with a 10.1" quad core tablet in the works:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57326923-251/quad-core-htc-quattro-tablet-details-leaked/
The Quattro may help explain the demise of the Flyer. Even though its not the same 7" form factor (which I really like), it would seem unwise for HTC to keep 3 tablets in the lineup, if none are selling too well. And with the Flyer already 6 months old, its not surprising to see it drop from the lineup.
I'm not buying the Forbes article's take on tablets as a whole, but I suspect it's on target as far as HTC goes. HTC made a mistake in pricing the Flyer at $500. It was also a mistake not to have a 10" tablet to market at the sane time. Had HTC priced the Flyer at $400 and had a 10" tablet out at $500 they might have had a shot.
But I do think that the Forbes article's post-mortem on Samsung is way premature. The Nook Tablet and the Fire are going to shake up the market this Christmas, but consumers are not going to settle for tablets with such limited functionality that are tied so closely to one vendor's ecosystem.
I bought all of the HTC Flyers. That's why there's none left..Muhaahahahahaaa
I was in Best Buy yesterday and asked about the flyer and was told that it is being cleared out because a new HTC was being released next month, but I really do not believe that, as for the Flyer I know of a place that has over 786 of them to sell, it is a good place to buy from ,I have purchased from them many times because they are here in my town and I can go to their outlet, http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/HTCFLYERP512
The term open box means that they open up the boxes and check out the contents to make sure they are in good shape and working order, that way they can sell it at a reduced price. Plus you can get a extended warranty from them also, believe me they have great stuff and well worth the price which is much better than Best Buy.
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I was in Best Buy yesterday and asked about the flyer and was told that it is being cleared out because a new HTC was being released next month, but I really do not believe that, as for the Flyer I know of a place that has over 786 of them to sell, it is a good place to buy from ,I have purchased from them many times because they are here in my town and I can go to their outlet, http://www.techforless.com/cgi-bin/tech4less/HTCFLYERP512
The term open box means that they open up the boxes and check out the contents to make sure they are in good shape and working order, that way they can sell it at a reduced price. Plus you can get a extended warranty from them also, believe me they have great stuff and well worth the price which is much better than Best Buy.
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Great info, thanks moe!
I live in GA and got one at the beginning of the month at a BestBuy Mobile shop at the mall.
I just don't understand if they're supposedly clearing them out, why would they raise the cost of the Scribe pen back to $79.99?
Well I think its a safe bet that HTC is not manufacturing any more Flyers. The only question is how much stock is still floating around
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Well I think its a safe bet that HTC is not manufacturing any more Flyers. The only question is how much stock is still floating around
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Ok but why the update on 11/14? To support the existing Flyers I suppose?
Yeah, support.
It's cheaper to do a production run of a million or 2 than to start and stop assembly lines. So HTC probably produced all they wanted in May - June and are just selling what remains. That's typical.
My Best Buy still has a display model set up. Maybe they finally have the HC update done so they pulled remaining stock, and are repacking them with HC ROMs so no one gets one without it? I know it is probably a long shot but you never know.
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My Best Buy still has a display model set up. Maybe they finally have the HC update done so they pulled remaining stock, and are repacking them with HC ROMs so no one gets one without it? I know it is probably a long shot but you never know.
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I like the optimism. Lets say ICS instead and shoot for the stars!
I went to BB yesterday and the managers told me that they are not discontinued, but that the corporate store would not sell them any more for some unknown reason, but they do plan on selling it again once they get some more stock. She emphasized that it is not discontinued.
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BB is probably holding the last few they have so they can do a door buster sale free giveaway when you buy a toaster on Dec.24th
First and foremost....I got my Prime today. Its perfect. No light leakage...No WIFI issues, GPS works, No loose screen, Update took 5 minutes and had no issues. Keep the faith people...There are good primes out there...We just see a majority of the issues here on the forums.
Now to the order of business. I am a seasonal Best Buy employee (Senior at Purdue University who works here during christmas...mainly for the sick employee discount). You CAN CURRENTLY get the Grey dock at ANY Best Buy store. They are still not available to order online and you will not find the device in the store that day, but they are obtainable. The process is as follows.
1) Simply walk into said Best Buy.
2) Head to the computer department and find someone who does not look stupid.
3) Tell them you would like to do an OMS order for the Asus transformer prime dock.
4) They will say they cant do it and cant find a SKU.
5) Give them this sku: 4175048
6) They will be able to OMS ship either to that store...or to your house.
7) Wait a week or so, depending on when you order...(Our trucks come from the Chicago warehouse every Thusday night so it totally depends on when that store gets shipments from its warehouse)
8) Recieve your dock ahead of schedule.
This does work as I have done it for myself and have a dock on our truck due this Thursday the 5th.
Just as a quick update on the units themselves...I have just today started to see them moving through RSS (our investory software). Only 2 of them were shipped to the largest store in central Indiana which I bet are OMS or some sort of .Com orders. You are not able to OMS the actual tablet.
-Quix.
I will try this tomorrow. If it works, you are awesome. Thanks!
Wtf, why not. Ups usually doesn't arrive till about 5 pm so I have some free time thanks!
Ill kiss you if this works. Tired of missing online stocks that run out in <20 minutes.
Is this able to be done over the phone with your local Best Buy store? :O
Thanks for this appreciate it but I do hate to inform you your GPS may work from a technical standpoint( like everyone's) but will not work as a real world practical turn by turn navigation device.
You should indeed be able to do this over the phone assuming you are ok giving them your credit card information over the phone as well.
-Quix
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Ill kiss you if this works. Tired of missing online stocks that run out in <20 minutes.
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I owe you a kiss. On the truck for the 10th. The guy was pretty adamant about them not having anything at any best buy. I told him to check the sku for ****s and giggles and he told me there were actually 128. dont know if that was for the store or all of bestbuy, but its one less now. Thanks for the heads up.
Worked for me. Estimated delivery date Jan 9 - Jan 12
And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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Almost guranteed:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...218459198234&skuId=4175048&st=TF201&cp=1&lp=3
SKU 4175048 is for the gray/Amethyst one.
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2) Head to the computer department and find someone who does not look stupid.
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That in itself could be more challenging then finding a KB dock in stock
Great...now if I could just get the blasted tablet....
As of 8 minutes ago I have a transformer prime, although I'm at work and haven't seen it (in person) yet. @OP any word when they will have them instock at the stores because I am leaving at the end of the week. If I would do this today would they have it by Friday? Or am I better of to wait and do it next week?
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As of 8 minutes ago I have a transformer prime, although I'm at work and haven't seen it (in person) yet. @OP any word when they will have them instock at the stores because I am leaving at the end of the week. If I would do this today would they have it by Friday? Or am I better of to wait and do it next week?
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Depends on when they get their weekly inventory shipments in. Usually less than a week, but they can tell you if you call. My bestbuy is on Tuesdays, Quix says Chicago's is Friday, etc.
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And you guys are sure they are sending you the Amethyst one and not the Champagne one?
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Yeah, unless they are blatantly lying:
ASUS TRANSFORMER TF201 KEYBOARD DOCK-GR
SKU: 4175048
thanks a lot, i just walked out of the store, it worked exactly the way you said it was gonna be. Igot my order with a fulfilment date as 01/07/2012.
Impatiently waiting now!!!!.
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SKU 4175048 brings up the gray dock on best buy online
What is oms stand for? Lol newbie here ,ill try this at mu local bestbuy
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Omg, it worked! This magic word "OMS", it's amazing! Shipping to my house by next week. Thanks!
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You should indeed be able to do this over the phone assuming you are ok giving them your credit card information over the phone as well.
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How would one go about doing this on the phone? I ordered my prime over the phone, because I had to do financing, because for some reason I couldn't find out how to do it online. I was transfered about 4 times to different departments until I was connected with someone who ordered my prime and let me do financing.
So if I want to get the keyboard, and use the "magic OMS word," would I call the 1-8xx number? (I don't know it off the top of my head) And once I call, who do I ask to talk to?
So what happened to the Adorama pre-orders thread with thread id of 1379332? It was still here this morning and now it seems to be deleted. I have the old link bookmarked and it will not load up. I also searched for "Adorama" and the thread does not show up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379332
Does anyone know why this was deleted?
It seems they closed all the US pre order threads which is ridiculous because some of us are STILL waiting on our pre orders ಠ_ಠ
It looks like they merged all the seperate threads into this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352938&page=56
And then closed it...
I was following the B&H thread (which the posts from are now showing up in that larger merged together closed thread) and there actually was a B&H rep who posted in it a couple times.
I'm one of those that are waiting on adorama too ...
Sad that Helen (adorama) and Henry (B&H) now are merged into the tonnage of the mess from the multitude of pre-order threads.
I do tho understand the mods needed to do something, and I'm sorta glad they DID.
I can understand the merging... but they closed the merged thread. Probably a mistake, but as of right now no one can post to it since it is closed.
I agree! Not all of us have gotten our pre-orders yet and it was great having the Adorama rep posting updates to the Adorama pre-orders thread. Now I fear that we will no longer be getting any updates from her on this.
I wasn't aware that the "new" thread is now closed too. So we definitely wont be getting any updates from Helen (Adorama rep). This really sucks!
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I wasn't aware that the "new" thread is now closed too. So we definitely wont be getting any updates from Helen (Adorama rep).
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So, Helen, is this an indication of the status of our orders? My order for the 64GB Grey Prime and Dock has said Pending since 12/2/2011.
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So, Helen, is this an indication of the status of our orders? My order for the 64GB Grey Prime and Dock has said Pending since 12/2/2011.
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No, this is me doing my Bat Woman impression, because I found the new thread!
The latest update I have is that the purchasing manager had reason to believe he would be seeing a steady stream of units shipping out by the 3rd week of January.
I've asked for a confirmation that this is still the case but haven't heard back, yet.
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No, this is me doing my Bat Woman impression, because I found the new thread!
The latest update I have is that the purchasing manager had reason to believe he would be seeing a steady stream of units shipping out by the 3rd week of January.
I've asked for a confirmation that this is still the case but haven't heard back, yet.
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Thanks for the update!
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No, this is me doing my Bat Woman impression, because I found the new thread!
The latest update I have is that the purchasing manager had reason to believe he would be seeing a steady stream of units shipping out by the 3rd week of January.
I've asked for a confirmation that this is still the case but haven't heard back, yet.
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It's now the 4th week of January and my order is still "pending" (and no info from Adorama ...)
Helen, can you please provide some info?
I ended up cancelling my order with Adorama and picked up one from NewEgg when they had one in stock. I then picked up a dock from TigerDirect when it was in stock. I now sit with a nearly perfect 64GB Grey Transformer Prime and Dock and a 32GB MicroSD Class 10 card (which I got from Amazon for $39, Deal of the Day). Everything works great on the Prime, WiFi is great and GPS is so so. The GPS works after the latest update but just not great. I don't really use the Prime for GPS though so it is fine with me.
I would suggest setting up alerts on NowInStock.net for the Prime and Dock so that you are notified when someone has them in stock and you will be able to get your order in before the run out, which is usually very quickly.
I'm wanting/waiting for a 64gb champ (w/dock) ... seems I've picked the absolute worst combo.
Then again I've not had to RMA (yet)!
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It's now the 4th week of January and my order is still "pending" (and no info from Adorama ...)
Helen, can you please provide some info?
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Please email me with your order number: [email protected] and I'll see what I can find out about your order.
They probably cancelled your order. They cancelled my preorder and never said a word. It wasn't until I called up and asked why the processing info never changed that I was told it was cancelled. Never dealing with them again.
Who preordered the Nexus 7 tablet??? i did anyone else??
Pre-ordered the 16gb shortly after it was available. Google said I wouldn't be charged until it was shipped. I was charged immediately. So I expect to get it in 2 days.
I ordered one.
I like my Kindle Fire but I wanted bluetooth and some other goodies that the kindle was missing.
I ordered one too. I have some long flights coming up in August and was thinking about getting something to play with, this came along at the right time to trigger an impluse buy. Hopefully, I won't regret it.
Yeah just pre-ordered as well - very excited about it
I also pre-ordered the 16 GB one. I offloaded my KF tonight on Craigslist. The one thing that surprised me was the final cost with tax and shipping was $282. A bit steep but should be worth it! I wish Google would have done free shipping for pre-orders. I was already charged too which surprised me.
i also pre-ordered the 16gb one.. cant wait!
Ordered the 16GB one. Cost is £208.99 including shipping.
Well worth it!
I've been waiting for a "nexus" tablet for at least a year, the minute it became available I ordered the 16gb.. at $259 (cdn) it was a no-brainer.. Up until a few weeks ago I was prepared to spend $400-700 for one, super excited!
charged the CC imediately??
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Pre-ordered the 16gb shortly after it was available. Google said I wouldn't be charged until it was shipped. I was charged immediately. So I expect to get it in 2 days.
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I saw a couple people post that they were charged immediately. Im looking for some clarification I know usually this isnt how it should work and as you said should be charged upon shipping. Many times they will charge a dollar or just check to make sure there are funds in the account but dont actually put a charge through, can you verify that the funds were removed from your account. Also, does anyone know what the deal is with the nexus 7 appearing to run some version of the phone OS and not the Tablet OS interface, should i be put off by this or is it something that can be changed easily enough. Thanks
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I saw a couple people post that they were charged immediately. Im looking for some clarification I know usually this isnt how it should work and as you said should be charged upon shipping. Many times they will charge a dollar or just check to make sure there are funds in the account but dont actually put a charge through, can you verify that the funds were removed from your account.
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The funds have been deducted from my account although it is still pending. It usually takes 3 days for a pending charge to go through and I don't doubt it will. I have 2 other unrelated charges made the same day that are the same status. I assume its because I used a debit card. I've seen many others in the same situation.
Yeah it looks like a phone OS. I'm used to that running CM7 on my Nook Color. By the time it ships it may be different. It really doesn't bother me either way.
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The funds have been deducted from my account although it is still pending. It usually takes 3 days for a pending charge to go through and I don't doubt it will. I have 2 other unrelated charges made the same day that are the same status. I assume its because I used a debit card. I've seen many others in the same situation.
Yeah it looks like a phone OS. I'm used to that running CM7 on my Nook Color. By the time it ships it may be different. It really doesn't bother me either way.
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Interesting, thank you. My only real experience is with the HP touchpad running CM9 and that has the tablet UI which i do prefer a bit over the phone UI, i wander if this is something that can be "tweaked".
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i wander if this is something that can be "tweaked".
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With it in the hands of so many devs already I would say probably.
I ordered mine last night!
Dont mind paying the shiiping as I have read there is virtually no markup on device..
Cant wait to get it. I didnt pay attention to if it hit my account now or later and dont really care as long as i get it mid july as stated on their site... But, I wont cry if it comes earlier!
I hope so
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With it in the hands of so many devs already I would say probably.
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Ha, i believe you are indeed correct, but as both a noob to the site and really to the android experience over all I'd rather ask first, than to appear a fool and pretend to know something i dont. Interestingly enough, the Dev. version from the conference is actually a unit with a white rubber back, not gray, it looks fairly nice as well, honestly looks like a golf ball.
For whatever reason, when I decided to buy the Pixel 6 on Friday (1/21), buying it direct from Google seemed like the way to go. For some reason it wasn't showing up for overnight delivery on Amazon and my local Best Buy was out of them (the unlocked version).
It said "Get it as soon as 1/22!" so I clicked the link. Tossed the phone and case into my cart and went to check out. There was no option to get it next day, but I had a busy weekend planned anyway, and it said it would arrive 1/25-1-27. There was an option for $20 to bump it up by one day. Pass.
Ordered it, and pretty much forgot about it until today. Checked my order and it still hasn't even shipped, but apparently Google only gives you an hour or so after ordering to cancel. I checked; too late for me to cancel.
At this point it's back in stock for tomorrow morning delivery by Amazon and BB has gotten some more in, but I can't cancel my Google order. Grrr...
Kind of odd that it would sit 76+ hours without shipping, and not be cancel-able at this point. Note to self: don't buy directly from Google anymore.
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For whatever reason, when I decided to buy the Pixel 6 on Friday (1/21), buying it direct from Google seemed like the way to go. For some reason it wasn't showing up for overnight delivery on Amazon and my local Best Buy was out of them (the unlocked version).
It said "Get it as soon as 1/22!" so I clicked the link. Tossed the phone and case into my cart and went to check out. There was no option to get it next day, but I had a busy weekend planned anyway, and it said it would arrive 1/25-1-27. There was an option for $20 to bump it up by one day. Pass.
Ordered it, and pretty much forgot about it until today. Checked my order and it still hasn't even shipped, but apparently Google only gives you an hour or so after ordering to cancel. I checked; too late for me to cancel.
At this point it's back in stock for tomorrow morning delivery by Amazon and BB has gotten some more in, but I can't cancel my Google order. Grrr...
Kind of odd that it would sit 76+ hours without shipping, and not be cancel-able at this point. Note to self: don't buy directly from Google anymore.
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Usually they have a status associated with the order. It's probably being sent to shipping if it's not cancel-able. Google does not give you "an hour or so after ordering" to cancel. If it's not in stock they will give you as many days/weeks as it takes to get to shipping. It's only the 24th and not even the earliest it was expected to arrive. Give it to the 27th and ... well all good things come to those that wait.
Yeah, pretty stoked about getting this thing. Can't blame me for some impatience ! My first Pixel. I've had pretty much everything but Google-made Androids.
The status shows "not shipped" but no cancellation because the order went to the warehouse on Friday. They are probably backed up like everyone else these days.
Ok, sitting back and waiting. Lots of great info on this subforum.
Lol..
I can't wait for the Pixel 7.
Shipping date Oct. 25, 2022.
My dear friend just look at me, you will definitely feel good.
I live in a country where Pixel phones are not officially available.
I placed an order on October 26th from Google store US to be shipped to my friend in CA.
Google started shipping on Nov. 7th, and meanwhile, I started worrying about FedEx as everyone on Reddit said Fedex always lost packages.
Finally thank god, it was delivered to my friend on Nov. 15th.
My friend started the shipment on Nov. 22nd via USPS.
In the end, it took a month to reach me.
And, it came to me without a warranty.
bush911 said:
My dear friend just look at me, you will definitely feel good.
I live in a country where Pixel phones are not officially available.
I placed an order on October 26th from Google store US to be shipped to my friend in CA.
Google started shipping on Nov. 7th, and meanwhile, I started worrying about FedEx as everyone on Reddit said Fedex always lost packages.
Finally thank god, it was delivered to my friend on Nov. 15th.
My friend started the shipment on Nov. 22nd via USPS.
In the end, it took a month to reach me.
And, it came to me without a warranty.
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did you have to pay taxes and import duties?
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did you have to pay taxes and import duties?
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Yes.
I paid US tax $ 55.15
I paid USPS fee $71.75
I paid import tax almost $70
All for the 128 GB pixel 6 with a Pixel bud which I finally sold at almost $90
Wow big taxes! You are hard core! Do you like the phone enough to justify the effort?
I had one colleague a few years back from a small European country who had trouble getting good phones there. He practiced what I call Phone Tourism. He travelled to the US twice a year for work. Each time he would buy a phone or two here at a retail store. So he could always trade up once or twice a year and maybe sell an extra on the side. Never declares anything.
Meanwhile, minutes ago I got a note that my phone just shipped! Too early to know delivery date yet but at least it's moving.
Actually, the phone is not a nice surprise.
It is not as good as I expected and it is not good enough to justify my effort.
I was so naive as to believe the Google release show.
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Actually, the phone is not a nice surprise.
It is not as good as I expected and it is not good enough to justify my effort.
I was so naive as to believe the Google release show.
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I'm curious what aspects disappointed you. Sorry you don't love it. I jumped into the Pixel party a bit on a lark, since my OP6T's final software update broke a few things and pissed me off. Not certain I will love it like I did my 6T that I kept for three years.
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Actually, the phone is not a nice surprise.
It is not as good as I expected and it is not good enough to justify my effort.
I was so naive as to believe the Google release show.
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@Frankenscript Don't believe bush911, lol. With the January update, which you should do before anything else, you're gonna really like this device. It's thin, slightly large if you're coming from a P5 but you get used to it. The display is beautiful and the software is working really well. As the monthlies roll out it will even get better. Enjoy it and yes, I do know what it's like to be waiting in anticipation. We've all been there.
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I'm curious what aspects disappointed you. Sorry you don't love it. I jumped into the Pixel party a bit on a lark, since my OP6T's final software update broke a few things and pissed me off. Not certain I will love it like I did my 6T that I kept for three years.
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There are some minor problems which are really annoying. The on-screen fingerprint reader is not good, I always get a 7 out of 10.
The phone always becomes overheated while doing simple tasks, which never cause similar issues on my previous Pixel 3.
The front camera is not better than the one on Pixel 3, the main camera, the main camera doesn't show much superiority over the pixel3.
I hope all the above issues will be fixed by a future software update
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Yeah, pretty stoked about getting this thing. Can't blame me for some impatience ! My first Pixel. I've had pretty much everything but Google-made Androids.
The status shows "not shipped" but no cancellation because the order went to the warehouse on Friday. They are probably backed up like everyone else these days.
Ok, sitting back and waiting. Lots of great info on this subforum.
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The main reason you don't always wanna buy from Google is their customer support isn't too great. If for any reason you find yourself returning the phone for a repair or trade-in, be sure to take several pictures of it before sending it off. Video of it turning off and on, the speakers working, and the phone being totally reset is also a good idea.
I'm really enjoying my P6P, and they're finally doing better with the bug fixes on it. Congrats on the new phone, hope you like it!
Tracking last night showed delivery today, but I think it missed a handoff and now shows delivery tomorrow. Good enough. Gives me time to sort through my current phone and delete the crap. The problem is what to do with three years worth of original size photos. I'm a pack rat and don't routinely delete stuff.
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Tracking last night showed delivery today, but I think it missed a handoff and now shows delivery tomorrow. Good enough. Gives me time to sort through my current phone and delete the crap. The problem is what to do with three years worth of original size photos. I'm a pack rat and don't routinely delete stuff.
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Save everything to your computer. Get Backup SMS and save all your texts and phone log to an outside source. If you use the Authentication app either make sure you have it copied to another phone or the backup codes for your apps just in case the original craps out in the transfer. Also do a full Google backup when you see it on the truck for delivery. You should be good to go at that point. Oh yeah, copy everything. Delete it if necessary on the new Pixel.
Hi folks the Pixel six is here! Thanks for putting up with my impatience.
Pretty phone but I'd didn't realize how thick it would be! Anyway I'm setting it up. Most stuff transferred easily via the cable method from my old phone. Had some scary moments with Angry Birds 2 until I remembered how to sign in through Google play. But all good now.
I've got to get a better charger though. I thought my OP6T dash charger would do it, but being a USB A device apparently I'm limited by it.
Searching threads here for great info, will try to minimize repetitive questions.
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Hi folks the Pixel six is here! Thanks for putting up with my impatience.
Pretty phone but I'd didn't realize how thick it would be! Anyway I'm setting it up. Most stuff transferred easily via the cable method from my old phone. Had some scary moments with Angry Birds 2 until I remembered how to sign in through Google play. But all good now.
I've got to get a better charger though. I thought my OP6T dash charger would do it, but being a USB A device apparently I'm limited by it.
Searching threads here for great info, will try to minimize repetitive questions.
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Yeah, everybody gets excited when they order the Pixel 6. It is some kind of unknown disease.
Check out the Pixel 6 pre order thread that I started way back when. Lol..
Pixel 6 pre order thread.
As the title says this thread is for pre order talk. For me, I ordered the 128GB Black. estimate delivery date is Oct 27.
forum.xda-developers.com
Hi all, Several lessons out of this thread!
Google as mother company of Android is on top to impose their mandatory services to collect our data, but weak in promoting, selling, shipping and supporting their hard products!
On Android point of view, no doubt that bugs will be fixed in the future and improvements made.
Having said that and coming from Samsung, I got my first google phone P6 at a distributor shop and I'm very happy with it.
I know there is no "ideal" device, however here, my expectations are fulfiled.
Enjoy using our new toy