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I'm wondering how people in the US are buying their HTC Flyer. I thought Bestbuy sold them but I went to 4 best buy on yesterday and none of them had stock. None of them knew when or if they would get more. I looked online and no best buy in my area has them (very odd since I live in L.A.). Is there another place to get them for $299? Is this device discontinued? I really don't want to go the ebay route. Thanks in advance!
When the price drop occurred most places sold out without any new inventory .... I don't think they are getting more shipments as they are trying to get rid of all of the accessories ...
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I'm wondering how people in the US are buying their HTC Flyer. I thought Bestbuy sold them but I went to 4 best buy on yesterday and none of them had stock. None of them knew when or if they would get more. I looked online and no best buy in my area has them (very odd since I live in L.A.). Is there another place to get them for $299? Is this device discontinued? I really don't want to go the ebay route. Thanks in advance!
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Looks like Best Buy and HTC pulled a "Touchpad" at better than salvage pricing. Our Best Buy says they are waiting for deliveries of the new Jetstream model, but I can't see much demand for device that costs $699 and requires a two year contract on AT&T.
No fire sale, they lowered the price to compete with the Kindle Fire. After that they've been selling out quickly. I purchased mines two weeks ago. One store in NYC had them. The following week every store in my area had them.
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Bestbuy.com lists it as online only. I don't know if they do a ship to store option.. If so, that will save a few bucks on shipping costs
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I lucked out and got the last one in my area.
I got mine about 2.5 weeks ago at the BB here. They only had 3 left. I went back to BB 2 nights ago to get the invisible shield by Zagg ($9.99) and I got the last one.
They still have cases and styluses, though.
The stores in the New Orleans area still had them when I visited over the weekend.
well, 4 out of 10 stores in or near Omaha have them in stock based on the website and they show as backordered otherwise. While I think the 7" is an ideal size for my needs, I think the general market may lean toward the larger screens as a mainstream device and the smaller screens thought of more as book readers.
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Thanks for the input guys. I just left one best buy and they didn't even have the flyer on display anymore. I have a cousin in Texas who is close to a best buy that has stock so I will have him buy it for me. Everything seems to indicate that the flyer is at the end of it's life and I have to wonder if it will be updated to HC or ICS. Nevertheless, I still want to buy one since it is pocketable and allows me to take precise notes.
I picked mine up about 2 weeks ago and i got the very last one. I used to work at the geeksquad in the store and i was talking to the GM and he was saying they sold out really quick after the price drop. He didnt mention anything about it being discontinued though.
The Flyer is not being discontinued, it's just been selling really well.
I had been looking for a flyer for a couple of weeks, checking my best buy every day. All stores close to me had been showing out of stock. Then last weekend I went to the store and they had 1 in the store so I bought it. It was new and unopened so it wasnt a return. I think its just taking a while to full stock. I'm sure the price drop on accessories is because they have too much on the shelf vs the number off flyers in stock.
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The stores in the New Orleans area still had them when I visited over the weekend.
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I just bought mine yesterday. Had to drive to gretna to the bestbuy mobile store to get teh last one, after visiting the 3 stores in/around Metairie and calling the houma store (only one to show inventory online). After calling around I lucked out and the BBM store had 1 that wasn't showing in inventory. There aren't any within a 50 mile radius of new orleans! These things must be selling like hotcakes.
Want to pick one up but wasn't ready to pull the trigger. Only 3 stores have any in inventory. Concerned there will be no back fill and this is my last shot
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Want to pick one up but wasn't ready to pull the trigger. Only 3 stores have any in inventory. Concerned there will be no back fill and this is my last shot
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You may be on your last shot...seems that Adroid device shelf-life is counted in "dog months" - in other words 5 months on the market is nearly 3 years - they definitely are not tied to an annual upgrade cycle.
I've seen from some of the posts on these threads that some people who ordered online won't be getting the Galaxy Note on the 17th. Some have called AT&T and were told by a rep that they ran out of them at there warehouses. It also seems like most of the AT&T stores are only getting 10 for paycheck day (5 blue and 5 white), don't know about Best Buy but it seems like there will be a shortage on paycheck day as well. If the Note does sellout on day one I wonder what exuse the ifanboys will come up with this time.... I'm looking at you BGR! Lol
While I admit ibgr is a biased apple fanboy, I think ten per store sounds about right for most devices.
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I've seen from some of the posts on these threads that some people who ordered online won't be getting the Galaxy Note on the 17th. Some have called AT&T and were told by a rep that they ran out of them at there warehouses. It also seems like most of the AT&T stores are only getting 10 for paycheck day (5 blue and 5 white), don't know about Best Buy but it seems like there will be a shortage on paycheck day as well. If the Note does sellout on day one I wonder what exuse the ifanboys will come up with this time.... I'm looking at you BGR! Lol
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wow. Im so relieved I have my tracking number .
If people who placed preorders are not getting theirs, I don't believe it is because they are running out of stock at the warehouses. I ordered mine this morning and I have a FedEx tracking number for Friday delivery.
They have ordered more at this point but the initial order was really low
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If people who placed preorders are not getting theirs, I don't believe it is because they are running out of stock at the warehouses. I ordered mine this morning and I have a FedEx tracking number for Friday delivery.
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I think the reps are just making stuff up because they don't know what's going on. I called today because I coudn't remember if I did in-store pick-up or shipped to my house (ordered in-store on the 5th) and got the run-around with four different excuses for why the order was "in progress"/"pending" on the site. First it was because they said I didn't sign the T&A email, then it was stock issues, then it was because the phone doesn't come out until the 19th and another said I had to go back to the store to re-place the order.
Anyways, ended up just saying screw it and we'll just see what happens and see if the store calls to pick it up and then the tracking info appeared. I think they were just unprepared for it all.
my store got 10 blue, 5 white... i dunno if we are getting more tomorrow.
We didn't run out of stock.... there's only so many hours for shippers to ship phones, then it falls into next day which is tomorrow when they run past pickup times.
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The warehouses are not empty....trust me
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I think the reps are just making stuff up because they don't know what's going on.
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agreed. several AT&T employees who post here regularly have been telling us all to relax and not listen to those "Reps" that ppl are calling. if you havent gotten a tracking # yet by looking at this site https://www.wireless.att.com/order_status/ (thanx jpeg42) then perhaps the # will show up by morning and according to them, it SHOULD be delivered tomorrow.
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If people who placed preorders are not getting theirs, I don't believe it is because they are running out of stock at the warehouses. I ordered mine this morning and I have a FedEx tracking number for Friday delivery.
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Wow, that is just an insult for us who placed an order before you and haven't gotten any word on tracking info.. lol
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UPDATE: On second thought...I think I just got my tracking #
AT&T fails at launches that are non-iPhone as you guys have probably found out.
It's sad. The phone didn't even show up in our POS systems on the 5th, even with the SKU.
But you guys will be getting them either way.
I got paranoid and went to a AT&T core store on Super Bowl Sunday (first day we were supposed to be able to pre-order) and tried to pre-order it. Not only was there not a bunch of people waiting to pre-order it, the store employee had no idea that it pre-orders for the Note started that day. No other customer had come in asking about it by then (just after noon). So obviously, the demand isn't that bad. I'm pretty sure we'll be getting it in timely manner.
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I got paranoid and went to a AT&T core store on Super Bowl Sunday (first day we were supposed to be able to pre-order) and tried to pre-order it. Not only was there not a bunch of people waiting to pre-order it, the store employee had no idea that it pre-orders for the Note started that day. No other customer had come in asking about it by then (just after noon). So obviously, the demand isn't that bad. I'm pretty sure we'll be getting it in timely manner.
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Not a lot of people even knows the phone exist. Probably won't even notice it until a few months when it catches up. Only problem with AT&T is the lag in customer service about any information about the product and some CRS has no idea about the phone.
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I got paranoid and went to a AT&T core store on Super Bowl Sunday (first day we were supposed to be able to pre-order) and tried to pre-order it. Not only was there not a bunch of people waiting to pre-order it, the store employee had no idea that it pre-orders for the Note started that day. No other customer had come in asking about it by then (just after noon). So obviously, the demand isn't that bad. I'm pretty sure we'll be getting it in timely manner.
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Yeah..There shouldn't be any issues of walking into most retail stores within the first 2 weeks, and being able to purchase a Note right on the spot.
And based on the way Samsung did their SB commercial...I wouldn't be surprised if it's true that many Americans still have no clue what the Note is (and/or they flat-out don't care about it).
And this is considering that Samsung has advertised the Note a ton dating back to last September's IFA in Germany. But I think it's the case that it's far more recognized in the overseas markets.
Like in Asia...it supposedly has sold fairly well in Taiwan and Singapore...and they both are small nations overall.
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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Slow Roll Out
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.
Walked into the Sprint store around the corner from my house which is also a full service center and asked them if they had any Galaxy Note 3's in stock as I wasn't sure if every store had any that wasn't already sold to maybe pre-orders. There were 2 workers and a manager and they all looked at me like I was confused about what day it was and they told me to come back when they go on sale on Friday. It only took after I told them it was Friday they went out back and brought me out a nice white Note 3.
It must be bad if your own workers aren't even prepared or care it seems that they launching a phone that morning.
The EVO 3D at least had more hype from Sprint and the stores for that launch where packed.
I did sign up for notification of the release of Note 3 from Sprint's website and didn't receive any e-mails about it being in stock until almost 4pm today. The headquarters must not of been that excited either.
Even with the quiet and poorly handled launch this phone just simply amazes me and I can't put it down.
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My experience was similar, I was in line as the door opened and there were only two people ahead of me. When I got to the counter they told me they were out of the Note 3. I just stared for a moment and said "Ok, I guess I'll buy it somewhere else" and left. Drove to best buy and managed to buy one. While I waited in line to get to one of the two people dealing with phone activations much of the crowd from the Sprint store showed up at this Best Buy
Later that day I went back to the Sprint store for a case to find out much of the stock showed up around 1:00.
Way to handle a launch.
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Walked into the Sprint store around the corner from my house which is also a full service center and asked them if they had any Galaxy Note 3's in stock as I wasn't sure if every store had any that wasn't already sold to maybe pre-orders. There were 2 workers and a manager and they all looked at me like I was confused about what day it was and they told me to come back when they go on sale on Friday. It only took after I told them it was Friday they went out back and brought me out a nice white Note 3.
It must be bad if your own workers aren't even prepared or care it seems that they launching a phone that morning.
The EVO 3D at least had more hype from Sprint and the stores for that launch where packed.
I did sign up for notification of the release of Note 3 from Sprint's website and didn't receive any e-mails about it being in stock until almost 4pm today. The headquarters must not of been that excited either.
Even with the quiet and poorly handled launch this phone just simply amazes me and I can't put it down.
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Let's try to keep all same topic discussions to one thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46175675
I will close this thread since the other was first.
Have a great day!
I remember reading a lot of Samsung backplates when the note was announced. To date I can't find these any where, in store or on the internet. It looks like they haven't been released yet. Is there a time for this?
I asked the same question a week ago nobody has any idea apparently.
Accessories for the Note 3 have taken an extremely long time to hit retail or anywhere else. Best Buy just started selling the S-View cases no more than a week ago and the phone has been out since September on some carriers. They still don't carry any other cases besides that one. There online site is starting to populate with stuff such as the wireless charging back and one other case, but that's it. Still not in stores either. Dont know what the hold up is with the Note 3 accessories.
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