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I got mine ordered at about 7pm this evening (Wednesday). Do you think I'll get it Friday or Monday?
My order still shows awaiting inventory with expected shipping as 8/21.
Ordered mine on the 15th and it arrived the 17th.. Black 64G
Hoping I get mine tomorrow but right now fed ex tracking shows Monday
Verizon told me they haven't even stocked them as of 8/21. Went to a store today and told me they were out of stock. Hate Verizon customer service. One day it's this, next day it's that.... Argghh!
I am a new verizon customer (not that it matters) . But the local store by me had plently in stock on 8-21.
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Local Best Buy had tons in stock on the 21st, you also get a free Samsung Wireless charger if you get it there. We picked up an S6 Edge Plus and a Note 5 same day
So you guys may remember the promotion Samsung held in June. Where if you buy a regular S6/S7, S6/S7 Edge, or Note 5 between June 1st and June 19th, Samsung would send you a free Gear VR Along with some "experience pack" that has some games and movies, to my understanding, worth $50. Making the total package worth $150. Or the software pack was worth $150. I can't remember exactly, but I'm pretty sure it was the former. Well I bought my S7 in May, so I didn't qualify for it. But figured "what the hell. Worst that can happen is they deny me" and submitted for it anyways. And, well, they denied me. I figured that would be the result and shrugged it off. I still wanted a Gear VR, and planned on buying one, a few days before I was gonna get it, my laptop that had been hanging on by a thread, finally bit the dust on me. So I ended up putting the Gear VR on the back-burner and had to get a new laptop instead.
Fast-forward to a couple days ago and I get a random email from Samsung. They wrote that although I was initially denied the Gear VR bundle, they changed their minds. Telling me that I'll be notified when it ships (likely 6-8 weeks) and at that time I will also be provided with instructions to redeem the software bundle for it. That was awesome news to me. They didn't have to do that. I was already denied. They could have just left it at that, and no hard feelings, I bought my phone outside the time-frame after all. I was dead in the water. But they decided to manually override my denial and change it so that I WOULD get one instead. They had no reason or obligation to do so, but did it anyways. I'm so excited, and so happy to be receiving one that I thought I would make a post about my awesome experience with them. They definitely went above and beyond for a customer. So I wanted to make this thread to publicly thank Samsung, and to also show the community that I think their customer service is fantastic for going far above and beyond in order to hook me up with the Gear VR just out of the goodness of their hearts. Huge thumbs up for Samsung's service.. Great experience...
well I stand corrected. I got an email this morning with a tracking number. I should get it by the weekend. Sure sounds a lot better to me than 6-8 weeks lol. Also, since I'm rooted, I can hook my PS3 controller up to it, which is perfect. I can't wait to start playing with it
Congrats! Hope u enjoy ur new gear
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Congrats! Hope u enjoy ur new gear
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thanks man. I can't wait. I just found the right app to connect my PS3 controller and created my Oculus account, so I'm basically just waiting to get it in hand and I'm ready to go now
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FedEx updated me that my shipment is no longer in the "label printed" status and has actually shipped. I'll have it by the end of the day Saturday. Now that it's officially in the air, I can't get any "oh it was a mixup. We didn't intend to send you the approval email. Your purchase didn't qualify afterall, so we can't send you the promotional gift. We apologize for the misunderstanding" kinda crap that I was half expecting with my luck. But now it's in the air so I just gotta wait for it to arrive... Now I really can't wait
yeah i got a free Samsung Gear VR with my S7 haven't used it yet though lol
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yeah i got a free Samsung Gear VR with my S7 haven't used it yet though lol
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really? You should. I've read movies alone are incredible. And the games made for it are likely even better
I'm so excited for mine that I've gotten everything prepared to be able to start using it the moment it comes
sure , samsung is raising
I bought a used Sprint S7 off of Swappa and did the promo submission with my PayPal receipt thinking it would probably not be approved because it wasn't new from an official seller... I received an approval and shipment notice within 48 hours. Samsung is being pretty generous with their promo! No complaints here!
Heh, I bought an S7 2 days after the promo ended guess I should have given a shot back when submissions were open!
Lucky you anyway OP.
Is there any way of claiming one now?
I bought the S7 on July 15th. The perfect date to get absolutely nothing! I suppose it's not worth submitting a request anyway?
Congrats, I wish the promotion was still going on but I got a used one off ebay. Is there a big difference between the 2016 version and the older version? Can the newer version fit A case with my s7?
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Congrats, I wish the promotion was still going on but I got a used one off ebay. Is there a big difference between the 2016 version and the older version? Can the newer version fit A case with my s7?
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No, thats not going to happen with any model of Gear VR.
You have to put it in naked. Sorry bub.
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Congrats, I wish the promotion was still going on but I got a used one off ebay. Is there a big difference between the 2016 version and the older version? Can the newer version fit A case with my s7?
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I can use thin silicone cover with 2016 version.
but case like UAG, spigen crystal don't work.
I received the Gear VR '16 in December after buying S7 Flat screen 930F. Is it just me or doesn't it fit the S7 Flat properly?
They were actually meant for the Note 7 as they all come with the Type C adapter. Therefore (me thinks) it was meant for the larger phones being the Note and Edge series. But it works ok - just feels like the phone might fall out of the casing.
I got lucky! Back in December, my previous phone (LG G3) died. Called Verizon to see if any deals were coming up since at the time, the only good ones were with trade-ins. Since my G3 was dead, no trade-in possible. The rep looked and found in his email that starting the next day, various phones would be on-sale for $10/month with no-trade in! This was for the Moto Z, S7, iPhone 7s, and the Google Pixel. I immediately went with the S7.
When I went in the next day (couldn't wait for online to be delivered), the rep in the store brought out the Gear VR. I stated I didn't want to purchase it. He said he understood, but at the time, they were doing the special where if you purchased an S7 or S7 Edge, you got the Gear VR 2016 for free. He wasn't sure if it would work for the no trade-in deal I was using, but he wanted to see if it would. Lo and behold, when he scanned it in with my S7 purchase on the $10/month no trade-in deal, it came up free! So I got quite a deal all together. My phone is $10/month with no trade-in and I got the Gear VR 2016 for free to boot. Also, they included an Oculus code that was good for a $50 valued bundle that covered one of two bundles that I could choose from: a game bundle, or another bundle that included 2 movies (ID4 - the original in 2D, and Life of Pi in 3d) as well as some other VR apps, including Face your Fear, Ocean Rift, etc. Wasn't too bad. Face your Fear was good, especially the Story Time where you're a child in your bed at night and you can choose from three supposedly "happy" books to read at bed time. Yeah, right! Very well done!
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I got lucky! Back in December, my previous phone (LG G3) died. Called Verizon to see if any deals were coming up since at the time, the only good ones were with trade-ins. Since my G3 was dead, no trade-in possible. The rep looked and found in his email that starting the next day, various phones would be on-sale for $10/month with no-trade in! This was for the Moto Z, S7, iPhone 7s, and the Google Pixel. I immediately went with the S7.
When I went in the next day (couldn't wait for online to be delivered), the rep in the store brought out the Gear VR. I stated I didn't want to purchase it. He said he understood, but at the time, they were doing the special where if you purchased an S7 or S7 Edge, you got the Gear VR 2016 for free. He wasn't sure if it would work for the no trade-in deal I was using, but he wanted to see if it would. Lo and behold, when he scanned it in with my S7 purchase on the $10/month no trade-in deal, it came up free! So I got quite a deal all together. My phone is $10/month with no trade-in and I got the Gear VR 2016 for free to boot. Also, they included an Oculus code that was good for a $50 valued bundle that covered one of two bundles that I could choose from: a game bundle, or another bundle that included 2 movies (ID4 - the original in 2D, and Life of Pi in 3d) as well as some other VR apps, including Face your Fear, Ocean Rift, etc. Wasn't too bad. Face your Fear was good, especially the Story Time where you're a child in your bed at night and you can choose from three supposedly "happy" books to read at bed time. Yeah, right! Very well done!
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Why didn't you go for the iPhone 7s? :fingers-crossed:
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Why didn't you go for the iPhone 7s? :fingers-crossed:
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Lmao! You had me going there for a minute!
iBolski said:
I got lucky! Back in December, my previous phone (LG G3) died. Called Verizon to see if any deals were coming up since at the time, the only good ones were with trade-ins. Since my G3 was dead, no trade-in possible. The rep looked and found in his email that starting the next day, various phones would be on-sale for $10/month with no-trade in! This was for the Moto Z, S7, iPhone 7s, and the Google Pixel. I immediately went with the S7.
When I went in the next day (couldn't wait for online to be delivered), the rep in the store brought out the Gear VR. I stated I didn't want to purchase it. He said he understood, but at the time, they were doing the special where if you purchased an S7 or S7 Edge, you got the Gear VR 2016 for free. He wasn't sure if it would work for the no trade-in deal I was using, but he wanted to see if it would. Lo and behold, when he scanned it in with my S7 purchase on the $10/month no trade-in deal, it came up free! So I got quite a deal all together. My phone is $10/month with no trade-in and I got the Gear VR 2016 for free to boot. Also, they included an Oculus code that was good for a $50 valued bundle that covered one of two bundles that I could choose from: a game bundle, or another bundle that included 2 movies (ID4 - the original in 2D, and Life of Pi in 3d) as well as some other VR apps, including Face your Fear, Ocean Rift, etc. Wasn't too bad. Face your Fear was good, especially the Story Time where you're a child in your bed at night and you can choose from three supposedly "happy" books to read at bed time. Yeah, right! Very well done!
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I received the Gear VR '16 in December after buying S7 Flat screen 930F. Is it just me or doesn't it fit the S7 Flat properly?
They were actually meant for the Note 7 as they all come with the Type C adapter. Therefore (me thinks) it was meant for the larger phones being the Note and Edge series. But it works ok - just feels like the phone might fall out of the casing.
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I'm such a klutz! After Youtubing, I discovered that you have to move A to B on the VR device by pressing down on that "adapter" for the smaller S7 or S6 to fit in properly. Now I'm happy... hope this helps anyone.
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I'm such a klutz! After Youtubing, I discovered that you have to move A to B on the VR device by pressing down on that "adapter" for the smaller S7 or S6 to fit in properly. Now I'm happy... hope this helps anyone.
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LOL. Yup! That's correct! I figured that out myself as well when I first tried it. I kept wondering why my S7 kept slipping out until I read the instructions. RTFM! :laugh:
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.
PhoneArena has reported that pre-ordered Note 10+ deliveries are being pushed back by one week. I went to check Samsung web page and it's true. Only the black Note is still on schedule for 23rd. I'm hoping that this is simply a demand-supply situation and those of us who have made the early bird reservations will get the phones as promised on 23rd. My pre-order email confirmation says 23rd no updates from Samsung whatsoever.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Expect-delays-for-some-Galaxy-Note-10-Plus-pre-orders_id118119
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PhoneArena has reported that pre-ordered Note 10+ deliveries are being pushed back by one week. I went to check Samsung web page and it's true. Only the black Note is still on schedule for 23rd. I'm hoping that this is simply a demand-supply situation and those of us who have made the early bird reservations will get the phones as promised on 23rd. My pre-order email confirmation says 23rd no updates from Samsung whatsoever.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Expect-delays-for-some-Galaxy-Note-10-Plus-pre-orders_id118119
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This is for people that just pre-ordering at the moment. If you pre-ordered early as you mentioned, then you should be fine. I remember when I pre-ordered S10, the story was the same, but since I ordered early, it arrived 2 days prior to the promised date. If I remember the date correctly, it was March 8 when the phone would be delivered, but Samsung shipped it on Monday, March 4th and I got it on the 6th. I am hoping for the same story with Note 10, where Samsung would ship the phones on the 19th and I would get it by 21st
That's right, I remember the hype related to S10, I was ordering, canceling and reordering again. Went from S10+ to S10(returned, couldn't stand the fp sensor) and settled down w/ S10e, great phone - just little bit to small for reading ebooks. Ended up getting it very late because of that. They(marketing people) know how to make people go crazy
Mine still says Aug 23rd. Hoping for an earlier arrival! I've been tempted to call Samsung to see if they could switch my phone order for another color, but have been nervous about screwing anything up and it gets here late.
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Mine still says Aug 23rd. Hoping for an earlier arrival! I've been tempted to call Samsung to see if they could switch my phone order for another color, but have been nervous about screwing anything up and it gets here late.
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Even if you call, Samsung may not do it and will tell you to "cancel and reorder". I wanted to make a simple change to my S10 pre-order back in March, but the rep told me the above
I pre-ordered mine from T-Mobile, Aura Glow 256gb Note10+ right when pre-orders opened. Still says estimated shipping is Aug 23. BTW why isn't there a mega thread for US models like there are for UK, Canada, etc?
Such an "Apple" thing to do. Hold back stock, then report there is such demand that devices are delayed in shipping. UGH
As of right now (Aug 14th,2019) Sprint shows only one delay and that's the 512gb Aura Black version of the note 10 + so, here's to hoping
Not mines just got FedEx tracking and money was pulled from my bank, scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday AT&T Note 10 Plus 512gb
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Not mines just got FedEx tracking and money was pulled from my bank, scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday AT&T Note 10 Plus 512gb
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Venom did you order direct from Samsung?
Just checked my order on samsung.com and the "Cancel" button disappeared. According to previous experience, the warehouse may start shipping phones starting Monday
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Venom did you order direct from Samsung?
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Yes preordered 3 Note 10 Plus all 3 coming Wednesday AT&T Note 10 Plus.
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Like venom, tracking received and due in Wednesday 8/21. Preorder from Samsung 10+ blue 256.
My note 10+ black will be here tomorrow. Ordered directly from Samsung.
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Yeah. Mine is out for delivery today. Just waiting on it to arrive.
Im still doing the setup on the S23U and when I recieved the phone I didn't receive the return box for the S22U trade in. Is this normal. When I received my last 22U they sent a return label and box to send the phone to Tmobile.
So far, its so good. I do like the feel of the new phone, its easier to hold and its not as curved on the sides
Where did you order it from? Samsung website?
In Canada, I received an email with the return label to print. Shipped it back in the box they shipped my s23 in (still had my original s21 box to put the phone in)
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Where did you order it from? Samsung website?
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I tried to order from Samsung, but had to many issues, so I ordered from T-Mobile.
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In Canada, I received an email with the return label to print. Shipped it back in the box they shipped my s23 in (still had my original s21 box to put the phone in)
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Yep that's how it was with my s21 ultra when I upgraded to the s22 in the USA. Took a while for them to send the email too
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I tried to order from Samsung, but had to many issues, so I ordered from T-Mobile.
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Well I guessing TMobile is different. If you order from Samsung you put the phone in the box the new phone came in and they have shipping label info on the Samsung Shop App in notifications. Guess you need to call T-Mobile and get instructions for how they do it.
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Im still doing the setup on the S23U and when I recieved the phone I didn't receive the return box for the S22U trade in. Is this normal. When I received my last 22U they sent a return label and box to send the phone to Tmobile.
So far, its so good. I do like the feel of the new phone, its easier to hold and its not as curved on the sides
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You should get an email form Samsung with the return shipping label attached. They want you to send in your trade-in using the same box the new one came in.
It's different here in Ireland, we get a second letter sent out a few days to a few weeks later with all the stuff to send the old S22 back in, in 2020 in the height of the pandemic I had both phones for 6 months lol
On chat a Samsung rep said that the trade-in instructions are provided 15 days after receipt of the S23U. That is when the return privilege expires in the US
I'm curious about this as well. I'm in Canada and the only box I got was the box that my s23 ultra came in. I'm not talking about the s23 ultra box that had the device sealed in.
Germany's side:
9th of February: received the S23 Ultra
10th of February: trade-in email (label + instructions)
11th of February: posted my S22 Ultra within the cardboard box in which the S23 Ultra came with the return label on it (I packed the S22 Ultra in its original box with its original accessories)
15th of February: phone checked and validated by the trade-in services
First time I was trying Samsung's trade-in process, and I must admit it was great.
I sent my traded phone in the box they sent me the S23 ultra (the big one, not the phone's box), and they've received it already. I asked them and they told me they don't provide boxes/envelopes, only the tracking 'stamp'/code