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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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I bought my skyrocket January 20th will I be able to exchange it for the galaxy note when it comes out?
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According to AT&T's policy you have 30 days to make up your mind on the phone. But since the Note isn't available yet you might have to return it and wait a few days.
So if I wait until the 19th will it be to late?
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I would personally return it now. Feb 19th is your 30th day (31 in jan) and inventory could be limited. Ive heard some horror stories of carrier stores not exchanging for a new phone on launch day and they cited some BS excuse that they claimed is in some random piece of documentation allowing them to deny you an exchange on launch. I have a concession line at an ATT corporate store and I know I am not allowed to get it on launch just because "the manager said so"
Ok thanks
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If you still have the phone you had before your skyrocket, you could just return the skyrocket and pre-order the Note in-store and just use the old phone until the Note comes out on the 19th. That way you guarantee you get in before your 30 days are up.
I ask the guy that works there and he said I couldn't preorder it in store
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I ask the guy that works there and he said I couldn't preorder it in store
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AT&T employee here. If it's a corporate store, he's a liar.
edit: this is assuming you go ahead and do a reverse upgrade.
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AT&T employee here. If it's a corporate store, he's a liar.
edit: this is assuming you go ahead and do a reverse upgrade.
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I've been to three corporate stores. All of them say you can't do it in store.
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I've been to three corporate stores. All of them say you can't do it in store.
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This is exactly why I don't buy any phones from these stores. I call AT&T and order the phone through a rep. When you buy directly from AT&T you can always speak to a manager or someone other than an store employee. I've had no problem doing it this way and I know several people who got screwed dealing with those AT&T Corp Stores.
Refer to the thread where the phone could not be found in our system.
Yes, it can be preordered in cor stores, but there have been issues with the phone not being found in OPUS.
Today it appears to be working.
Escalate your problem to the manager and he or she will more lonely likely know what to do. I had the same problem with getting a skyrocket on the 24the and wanted to return it for the note and the employees did not know what to do. The manager was within ear shot and was able to remedy the problem.
edit for spelling*** still getting use to swyping on the 7.7.
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I don't know what corp stores you go to but the one by me is great (although I didn't preorder with them so I could get free case from Best Buy) I was going to get the HTC Vivid a few months back talking to a Store rep he wanted to know what I was looking for in the phone and suggested I wait for the Galaxy Note I stopped in every now and then and he updated me on what he knew was comming he even let me know about the free case from best buy and said he would match that for me on preorder if they were getting the same one but on the 4th he didn't think they were getting the same one I went to Best Buy and preordered but the service I get in the Corp Store is awesome they keep up on rumors and new phones software and inform me alot of the time.
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I don't know what corp stores you go to but the one by me is great (although I didn't preorder with them so I could get free case from Best Buy) I was going to get the HTC Vivid a few months back talking to a Store rep he wanted to know what I was looking for in the phone and suggested I wait for the Galaxy Note I stopped in every now and then and he updated me on what he knew was comming he even let me know about the free case from best buy and said he would match that for me on preorder if they were getting the same one but on the 4th he didn't think they were getting the same one I went to Best Buy and preordered but the service I get in the Corp Store is awesome they keep up on rumors and new phones software and inform me alot of the time.
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I'm not saying they are all bad (corp stores) but most of them are. Especially the ones by me. Every time I go into one of them Corp AT&T stores none of them seem knowledgeable about new products, they are rushing me to buy a phone I don't want, their prices are a lot higher than going through AT&T website and I feel like I'm being taken advantage of. Not to mention I feel like I'm wasting their time when I come in just to take a look. I hate those effen stores and I don't want to give them any business.
Some of my friends and family tried to return phones to them and got a ridiculous run around. I don't have time for their BS. I've returned several phones to AT&T directly without issue. I returned a returned a Fuze that I used for several months and got a Tilt 2. Try getting the same courtesy from one of those Corp Stores.
I personally feel more comfortable dealing with AT&T directly.
hey all. I have a great feeling sprint wont be shipping out the online pre ordered LTEvos on time before or on friday.
are people who pre ordered the phone online allowed to go into the sprint store on friday morning and pick up the phone??? there is a sprint store RIGHT next to my job and that would be great!
I would say no cause I think most stores are independently owned.
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hey all. I have a great feeling sprint wont be shipping out the online pre ordered LTEvos on time before or on friday.
are people who pre ordered the phone online allowed to go into the sprint store on friday morning and pick up the phone??? there is a sprint store RIGHT next to my job and that would be great!
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If pre-ordered phones don't get shipped to customers what makes you think pre ordered phones would be delivered to store locations?
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I would say no cause I think most stores are independently owned.
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No they're not. Given there are quite a few authorized dealers who are independently own but I never go to those and neither should you. Retail stores only so you don't get screwed.
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Just called my local sprint store in Keller,TX and was told they will no longer launch this Friday and don't know when their new launch date will be. Sucks
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Just called my local sprint store in Keller,TX and was told they will no longer launch this Friday and don't know when their new launch date will be. Sucks
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Just called Pleasant Hill, California Sprint store in the mall. Last Saturday the associate told me that I would be able to pick up my phone on Friday. Just now the guy I spoke with was stuttering and stammering when I asked about it.
Official word from their store; they do not have a launch date as of today and they have no further information on the subject that they are able to share with anyone.
Apple can go sit and spin. And I know people are saying it's not their fault. But I'm willing to wager they had a helping hand in the situation.
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Fox Business News is running the same story regarding Customs.
http://tinyurl.com/6sbj7fx
I was at walmart earlier, casual passed cell phones and saw an evo lte. I thought, wtf? I asked if they had them and they ended up not having it but asked if I wanted them to call another store. I was about to make another errand that would pass another walmart so I said sure. She called and sure enough, in stock! I honestly expected it to just be mis-information and be an evo design, or viper lte/etc.
So i go to the other store, (i-30 and bucker in east dallas) and sure enough, two in stock!
Now the bad news, they couldnt get the system to work for me. They'd put in my info and it would return an error saying information couldnt be retrieved. Girl was very helpful and even called sprint to verify I had an upgrade. No dice though on getting the system to accept it.
I will say, I tried to preorder online and got some dumb error at checkout too. Then wirefly had an error but they were able to solve it, so might just be me.
Sadly, I left without one.. but there is two there for others! Dont overlook wally world!
Agree with that. Also check you local Sams Club as well i think they will have them at the price 147.97 upgrade and new line. So that is where i will be going to get mine on wed. When the national evo day starts.
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Agree with that. Also check you local Sams Club as well i think they will have them at the price 147.97 upgrade and new line. So that is where i will be going to get mine on wed. When the national evo day starts.
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ah! that reminds me, price at walmart was 158.** i think, possibly 159 but I could almost swear it was 158 which i thought was an odd number.
also, there were literally signs up that said that evo lte was in the weekly ad but not in stock
158.88 at my Walmart in NY,none in stock though.
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I was just at Walmart and I thought I would as and the guy looks down about pulls out an HTC EVO 4g LTE box. My jaw dropped. Ill wait a couple days and get one from by BB pre order.
Well just stopped at a sprint store in plainview texas was told stores wont have them till the 3rd, so i went to Walmart and to my surprise they had 1 .......yup i got it
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Darn, you guys got my hopes up. I called about 3 different local Walmarts and 2 Sams Club and the Walmarts dont even sell Sprint phones and Sam's club, like everyone else, doesn't know when they're getting it. I'm dying to be able to cancel my Wirefly pre-order and just get the damn phone already!!!
I just went to a Walmart that had 3 in stock. The lady was going to sell me one. I gave her my number, and I couldn't be found in the system. She said since my number was long distance it wouldn't work.
I've never heard of that, but maybe it's true. I didn't have a lot of time to argue otherwise, so I left without one.
I just cancelled my wirefly order and bought one from my Walmart.
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Where are the locations for Walmarts that have them in stock if you're willing to share? I've been calling around with no luck in Orlando.
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Just want to give thanks for this thread. Was able to get one from Walmart yesterday in Columbia MD.
FYI - Walmart dosen't sell many phones at all so therefore their CSR are clueless to how they sell phones. It took me about an hour to get mine but what saved me for even getting the phone was that I had Sprints backdoor Number in handy and called them 3 times and handed my phone to the CSR Rep so the Sprint Rep could coach him on what to do.
I suggest yall definitely do that if you go to Walmart
My local Walmart had a full stock of them as I believe no one knows Walmart has the phone and the funny thing is that there is a Sprint Store located right next to walmart in the plaza and they have still yet to receive their 1st shipment.
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Just want to give thanks for this thread. Was able to get one from Walmart yesterday in Columbia MD.
FYI - Walmart dosen't sell many phones at all so therefore their CSR are clueless to how they sell phones. It took me about an hour to get mine but what saved me for even getting the phone was that I had Sprints backdoor Number in handy and called them 3 times and handed my phone to the CSR Rep so the Sprint Rep could coach him on what to do.
I suggest yall definitely do that if you go to Walmart
My local Walmart had a full stock of them as I believe no one knows Walmart has the phone and the funny thing is that there is a Sprint Store located right next to walmart in the plaza and they have still yet to receive their 1st shipment.
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Man, you aren't too far from me. I'm in Gaithersburg, any idea how many they had in stock in Columbia?
Its crazy that Walmart has random stock of these phones while preorders at all major phone vendors haven't been completed (or even started).
I bought mine from dunnellon Florida. It was the only one they had.
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Man, you aren't too far from me. I'm in Gaithersburg, any idea how many they had in stock in Columbia?
Its crazy that Walmart has random stock of these phones while preorders at all major phone vendors haven't been completed (or even started).
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have you tried walmart in germantown? maybe they have it too..
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have you tried walmart in germantown? maybe they have it too..
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Yea, I'm probably going to swing by that one after work. Not looking forward to it. That Walmart is a giant clusterf. But a mans' gotta do, what a man who want his cellphones' gotta do.
EDIT: I see you are in Gaithersburg too. Are you going to go there as well, or do you have your phone already?
Picking mine up now. The woodlands, TX @242 location. They have several
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Edit: ultimate fail job! Lady heard LTE and thought I meant LG Viper LTE. Battled 5 o'clock traffic with 2 young ones for nothing!
I just called my local walmart and they told me they don't sell Sprint phones in store.... so confused right now.
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I just called my local walmart and they told me they don't sell Sprint phones in store.... so confused right now.
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Called three Walmarts in my area and that's what they all said.
I got the last one at Walmart in Slidell la. Had to fight some traffic to get it. $171 with tax.
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I just called my local walmart and they told me they don't sell Sprint phones in store.... so confused right now.
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Some do, some don't, just depends. In Orlando most sell Sprint, but one or two don't.
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.
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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.