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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. ยป 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?
saladbowl831 said:
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.
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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!
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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Hello all,
I just got back from the local AT&T store (Vancouver, WA. Actual branch) and they had no idea about the HOX+, let alone any in stock. When I told the lady that it was released today, she looked in her iPad and found no release date. Then she did a horrible Google search and found a blog post from Oct 2 that didn't have any definitive dates. I just checked the actual AT&T site and it is there, ready for purchase. I also called a Best Buy in Portland, OR and they had no idea either. When they put out a press release launching a product, is that subject to regional rollout? I'm pretty sure when they released the GS3 or iPhone, they had them in stock.
Pretty frustrating overall.
Who has been able to buy them from AT&T here in the states?
-Strattoa
Got mine today. Walked in and they had 3 left. Walked out one happy customer.
Arlington Texas store
I picked one up today in Tulsa.
I asked about it today here in Troy, Ohio. The looked at me like deer in headlights.
What did you folks pay for it ?
I managed to grab one just down the road in Portland, OR...they didn't have any when I called around this morning (and many stores didn't know that it was coming out today) but after noon (when the deliveries come in) each store had 2-3.
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I managed to grab one just down the road in Portland, OR...they didn't have any when I called around this morning (and many stores didn't know that it was coming out today) but after noon (when the deliveries come in) each store had 2-3.
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Interesting. Which store was it exactly? I called the Best Buy Mobile store at Clackamas Town Center and they had no idea. I'd prefer to buy it at Best Buy if I could (better return policy/price matching), but would settle for something in Portland (no sales tax).
Picked mine up in Annapolis this afternoon
I got mine today in Denton Texas, they had only two deliverd.
My local ATT in Baltimore had no idea what the phone was... But they did try to talk me into the iPhone 5 so at least I got a good laugh. Probably try Bestbuy this weekend.
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Got mine today at a AT&T company store in Bakersfield, CA. The salesperson that greeted me did not think it was out but the manager overheard and said they had just arrived this afternoon and directed us to the display model he had just set up. Looked at the LG Optimus G and the Sony TL (James Bond phone) but the One X+ was the one for me.
i went in about a month ago after it was announced and the sales rep at the att store stated they wouldn't get one until next year. I went in on tuesday once online preorders went up and they were all clueless.I just pre-ordered it online and got it today. I was only charged 199 with no tax si i was excited about that.
I walking into a corporate store to ask, but I had to convince the sales guy to look it up on AT&T's own web site to prove it was real. I may try another store tomorrow.
Picked up the last one last night here outside Harrisburg PA. Well...don't have it yet (long story) but they put it aside for me and I'm going to go pick it up now!
I stopped and picked mine up this morning no issues.
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In Indian stores after I ask for HOX+ they start staring at me as Im alien. lol
Got mine this morning.
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Got mine this morning.
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lol so now you got the note 2 and this? Ok how about a comparison review or something on the note 2 forum
I got mine a few hours ago in Connecticut. The sales staff seemed to know about it.
I just got one in Queens,New York.
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Appears to be rolling out slowly. I talked to a guy at one store in Rochester, NY area and they only got a display unit. I went to another store in the mall and they had several. Both of these were corporate stores and not authorized dealers.
It is certainly no iPhone launch! At the mall location they did not even have the display unit out. I had to wait for them to get it out and open it up to see. I am sure I was the first to buy at this store.
I'm in Australia but know people in the US who could buy one for me and ship it over. Can he just go to any Verizon store and buy one outright? Anyone have any idea about stock levels? If it wasn't for the damn Verizon logo I would have done this a long time ago, but I am still holding out hope for an international version without a nasty carrier logo on it.
It's not too too hard to find in stores. I went to one store in a mall and they were sold out so they searched their database and another corporate store a mile away had 10 still. It's really luck of the draw. I don't think you will have much of a problem though
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Store in Paramus NJ (near NYC) had none left on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I ordered online today instead.
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I walked into a store today, and bought one on an impulse buy. No stock issues.
This was in central NJ suburb, in a non-mall store.
I called my friend who is a manager at a Verizon corporate store yesterday and he claims that he isn't even sure if they'll have any G2s in stock on Thursday or not. He claims they might have to order them. Has anyone else checked with their local Verizon store? I assumed that every corporate store would at least have a few of these on Thursday.....
Meanwhile I'm playing with my ATT version one already =P, just kidding, I did stop into a corporate verizon store to see if they had accessories already, and the store I went said they hadn't gotten anything for the G2 in yet, and that they werent sure either if they'd have the phone on Thursday..I left and was like that sucks for Vzw users.
I can't believe Verizon would screw this up that bad after announcing in their press release that they would be available in store and online on the 12th.They pulled it up in the store I was at Sunday and it said releasing on all channels the 12th.Maybe they will get their shipment in tomorrow.I don't think it is going to be heavily promoted with the Note 3 release as well as the new iphone release.
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I can't believe Verizon would screw this up that bad after announcing in their press release that they would be available in store and online on the 12th.They pulled it up in the store I was at Sunday and it said releasing on all channels the 12th.Maybe they will get their shipment in tomorrow.I don't think it is going to be heavily promoted with the Note 3 release as well as the new iphone release.
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Spoke to a store in Seattle and they said they were trained on the device and it was due in on Thursday but that seemed iffy. He said they will put it out the night before. I still wonder why there is so little on the website and the GN3 is out there for pre-order. Doesn't seem like they wanna sell the G2 over the GN3.
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Spoke to a store in Seattle and they said they were trained on the device and it was due in on Thursday but that seemed iffy. He said they will put it out the night before. I still wonder why there is so little on the website and the GN3 is out there for pre-order. Doesn't seem like they wanna sell the G2 over the GN3.
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Money talks.I am sure Samsung is paying a lot of money to the carriers to get this preferred treatment.
my former boss runs a franchise store and they'll have it Thursday... which is why I avoid corporate verizon stores at all cost.
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Spoke to a store in Seattle and they said they were trained on the device and it was due in on Thursday but that seemed iffy. He said they will put it out the night before. I still wonder why there is so little on the website and the GN3 is out there for pre-order. Doesn't seem like they wanna sell the G2 over the GN3.
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Speaking of. I have not seen one commercial yet for the g2. I don't recall what they did with the sg3 when it came out on verizon if there were commercials before or after. Kinda sad. Sleeper hit of the year.
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my former boss runs a franchise store and they'll have it Thursday... which is why I avoid corporate verizon stores at all cost.
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I am pretty sure corporate stores will have them Thursday as well they are just clueless.It took 4 people 10 minutes to figure out how to be able process the payoff on my installment loan.They did not know anything about the G2 until they looked it up on their computer.
agreed. there's no marketing and hardly any training I've heard, so i think corporate store reps are just idiots.
no I don't think that, I know it. when i ran a franchise store, the horror stories of corporate idiot reps along with my own past truly made me realize how much better going to anywhere but a corporate store is lol
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agreed. there's no marketing and hardly any training I've heard, so i think corporate store reps are just idiots.
no I don't think that, I know it. when i ran a franchise store, the horror stories of corporate idiot reps along with my own past truly made me realize how much better going to anywhere but a corporate store is lol
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I would go elsewhere but the corporate stores are the only ones that can do the 12 month installment plan.I don't want to tie my money up until I sell my current phone and its my only phone so I can't sell it first.I finance it then pay it off when my previous phone sells.
ahh yes I understand. eh I'm just gonna buy it up front and then sell my s4..hoping I can get at least 475 to 500 since it's rooted mdk..
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I spoke with a rep over the phone and she informed me that the phone will be released on all channels Thursday. Due to my work hours I'm going to order it on Thursday morning and pay for overnight shipping. I should have it for Friday night.
I'm selling my Note 2 for this.
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I spoke with a rep over the phone and she informed me that the phone will be released on all channels Thursday. Due to my work hours I'm going to order it on Thursday morning and pay for overnight shipping. I should have it for Friday night.
I'm selling my Note 2 for this.
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Plan to be at the store when they open Thursday.Selling the S4 for this.
Anyone know the off contract price of the G2 on Verizon?
Thanks.
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Anyone know the off contract price of the G2 on Verizon?
Thanks.
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The rep I chatted with said $599.99 which would be inline with everyone else's price.
Has anyone seen any photos of Verizon's variant besides that press release picture? I can't seem to track down anything.
16 gb or 32 gb, white option too?
I just spoke with a VZW store in Salisbury, MD. They have no idea about the phone except that theyll have it Thursday. The representative told me all they would get was the 16 gb model--this seems to contradict everything else i've heard about the storage
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I just spoke with a VZW store in Salisbury, MD. They have no idea about the phone except that theyll have it Thursday. The representative told me all they would get was the 16 gb model--this seems to contradict everything else i've heard about the storage
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doubt it. again, corporate reps are not too bright.
then again, i wouldn't put it past verizon to screw us every chance we get.
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I just spoke with a VZW store in Salisbury, MD. They have no idea about the phone except that theyll have it Thursday. The representative told me all they would get was the 16 gb model--this seems to contradict everything else i've heard about the storage
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The rep I chatted with online said only black and 32GB available at launch.
I would say the Verizon corporate stores will have them Thursday. I only deal with my local corporate store and they are never in the loop with anything. They even tell me that, they say VZW is horrible about giving them information. Also it better be 32gb cause if its only 16gbs that will suck and ill have to look else where.
A T-Mobile rep at the store showed me an email that said they are now aloud to sell the phone before the 7th!
Mm I had to order mine online, I got mine overnight should be here by Tuesday
Not at the 5 T-Mobile stores I went to today. Had to order it and have it overnighted.
Called 3 around me, and all saying preorder or wait til 7th.
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A T-Mobile rep at the store showed me an email that said they are now aloud to sell the phone before the 7th!
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I needed that email a few hours ago, had to preorder at the TMo store.
I just checked 8 stores around me. All said the 7th.
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That's weird I picked mine up 2 days ago. The guy did say the called it off a few times and at that time they were allowing it he actually bought his with mine
Just left tmo, they said the 7th. They even called into support and were told the same thing. They have them in stock, but can't sell until the 7th. I was trying to exchange my phone due to my speaker isue.
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DO what I did, preorder, ahve it shipped to the store and pick it up.
I preorderd mine on the 22nd and picked it up from the store on the 27th
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DO what I did, preorder, ahve it shipped to the store and pick it up.
I preorderd mine on the 22nd and picked it up from the store on the 27th
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Followed your logic, but with the wrong carrier -- at&t.
They choose to have mine arrive later than store shipment and it arrives on the 6th while theirs arrived on the third and available for public sales on the 3rd.
Will likely flip mine for a T-Mobile due to being incredibly wary on the bootloader being locked so not likely having root/ rom access.