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Just got back from making the rounds to 4 sprint stores.
Two each corp stores/normal outlets.
At the one (corp) store I use they said that even if paying full price....ie, no upgrade no contract, they were only getting 10 each at the stores.
As I traveled to the other stores they told me without me mentioning the 10 per store thing, that they would only be getting 10 units.
My store guy says to go to Best Buy and get one and then come back and he will activate it and throw in a few accessories.
They ALL said that the big box stores would be getting more than the sprint stores would be getting.
I know this might not make those who have an upgrade eligibility available to them, but those like me who will be paying full price might need to know.
That's it.
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Just got back from making the rounds to 4 sprint stores.
Two each corp stores/normal outlets.
At the one (corp) store I use they said that even if paying full price....ie, no upgrade no contract, they were only getting 10 each at the stores.
As I traveled to the other stores they told me without me mentioning the 10 per store thing, that they would only be getting 10 units.
My store guy says to go to Best Buy and get one and then come back and he will activate it and throw in a few accessories.
They ALL said that the big box stores would be getting more than the sprint stores would be getting.
I know this might not make those who have an upgrade eligibility available to them, but those like me who will be paying full price might need to know.
That's it.
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You must live in the middle of nowhere, because the big sprint stores out my way (Baltimore) are getting way more than 10. The closest one to my house said 200 atleast on launch day.
Where do you live?
I checked at my local Sprint store yesterday. They said that they had no idea how many Evo's they would have. She said it could be 5 or 20. I'm going to another store tomorrow to see what they tell me.
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I checked at my local Sprint store yesterday. They said that they had no idea how many Evo's they would have. She said it could be 5 or 20. I'm going to another store tomorrow to see what they tell me.
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Oh ****, dude. I'm in Greenville right now too. Where did you ask? I'm planning on getting mine from the Haywood Rd store. Let me know your results.
I'm just outside Chicago, NW 'burbs.
1 of the stores is a repair/tech center, they all said the same thing and I didn't say anything about numbers till they did!
But it would be hard to believe that ANY sprint store gets more than 20, that number of 200 sounds just bragish by the store clerk.
Best Buy in Naperville Illinois, states they will have enough for Pre-Orders with a cut off date for guaranteeing them of 28th this month.
I Went in some big sprint dealers in my local area in New Jersey. They all said that they wont know how many they would be getting. But they know whoever pre-order will most deff get theres before those paying full price or upgrade with no pre-order.
Most likly doing pre-orders on phones like this. They send in how many pre orders they got and just order that many. Same with the palm pre. people had to wait 2-3 weeks before they got another shipment in of palm pres.
Like the user said above i think they would just get about 10-20 and half of those or most will be for pre-orders. If those people dont pick they order up with in 2 days. then its just a first come first serve thing
Today I went to a Sprint store that's by my work (scouting a "plan B" store in case the one by my house runs out) and asked the following:
Q: Are you taking pre-orders for the EVO
A: No.
Q: Will you be opening early on the 4th?
A: No. 9AM like usual. (the one by my house IS opening early)
Q: How many phones will be here on the 4th?
A: Not sure but if you get here before noon you will probably get one. Probably not if you wait until 7PM.
Q: Really? Do you anticipate a long line when you open?
A: At the Palm Pre release there were 15 people already in line when I opened.
Q: Any advice?
A: (Laughs)If it ends up being like the Palm Pre release, which had as much buzz before it as the EVO, it will be crazy for a couple of hours and then dead.
If you come here around 11AM or noon there will probably be no wait.
So, it sounds like there's going to be more than 10 phones there on the 4th. This is a small store that's kind of off the beaten path so I imagine the larger stores will have more.
I've also got a guy at a Radio Shack that said he will put one aside for me if I call him in the morning of the 4th. He made it seem like I had nothing to worry about. I think I'm (sort of) covered but I am still worrying and obsessing about it
HTC's next super-phone should have a time machine built in to get me to the next upgrade.
yeah the store b y me pretty much said the same thing. the manager said around 100 phones. they are opening an hour early. he said come around noon and there should be no wait. he said sprint orders phones from numbers from recent launch dates. he said when the palm pre released the store got 90 phones and they were sold out by the end of the day. he said the evo has got a lot more attention so it should be around 100 phones this store will get. oh yeah, no pre orders.
watzone69: I checked 2 stores in the Pflugerville area this weekend with much the same list of questions...same replies. Come before the end of the day, should be ok.
Radioshack where I live said they are getting 10 phones plus the number of preorders they get.
Sprint is anticipated a large order. If you call most of the large stores they will not be taking pre-orders not because of the lack of interest. They are not taking pre-orders because they will most likely have enough to feed the frenzy for the first 4-6 hours.
The Droid Incredible was the same way. There wasn't a long line but more so of a steady pace that last the whole day. It was gone the next. Now nationally backordered.
Just get in a little early or call on June 3rd and make nice with a manager and tell them you would really like one on June 4th. I did that with the Incredible and they held one for me. I just got them to talk about the phone, how business, do you like the phone, etc. Then they said - "Hey look I will hold one for you, give me your name".
Don't spend your wheels worrying about it. You have to remember there are Best Buys, Radio Shacks, Sprint Stores and Independent resellers as well. Lot's of ways to get one.
The Radio Shack I went to said they haven't even had any inquiries about it. After I pre-ordered mine he said he would call the district manager and make sure they had it for me.
sold out in virgina bb
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17006&type=page&skuId=9895819&_requestid=133906
I called around to different Radio shacks asking if I pre order what time can I come to pick it up, one store said they are scheduling appointments for people to come in bc they dont want everyone in the store at once...
3 other stores I called said they will just call me when it gets in but they have no idea when the shipment will even get their but it usually gets in around noon so about then...then they ramble on saying "oh you can get it on the 5th too"
lol yea right..let me wait till the 5th
maybe BB can give me a better answer on how early on the 4th I can get it.
take THAT Shack! BB FTW
My RS asked for a time when I placed my pre-order, and I asked for first thing in the morning... 8AM for this particular shop. YMMV
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What time BB telling you?
My appointment time at The Shack is 8:30am.
My Shack opens at 9:30, so that's when I'll be there.
They asked me when I wanted to come in. Said I was the first pre-order they had.
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the one near me is 9am
"we'll call you Thursday"
They said they may open early but aren't sure. Over 20 ordered there so far.
They told me at 9:30am, gaureented delivery by 9:30am
They asked me Fri or Sat, I said Fri. They asked morning, afternoon, or night, I said maybe afternoon since if they get shipment on Fri, it would be after 12pm. But I will check on Thur and see if they have it, and go in the morning. I don't think they can stop us, if they have it in hand already.
Said come in when the doors open!
The Shack by my house usually opens at 9:00, but the manager said he'll open at 8:00 to get me my phone before I go to work on Friday. He also said his Sprint rep confirmed he'll have the phones in store by then!
the radioshack i preordered mine asked what time i wanted to get it. i don't get off work until around 5, so i'll be getting mine that friday at 7.
pretty excited; this should be a great phone.
The Radio Shack where I pre-ordered opens their doors at 9:00AM.
They said they will be ready to roll when the doors open.
I will sitting on their door step at 8:30AM drueling.
I will call a few days before to make sure they received their EVO shipment.
My RS asked me what time I said 8am, I was the 12th person to preorder as of 3 o'clock today.
As a side not check your receipt and tell me when you preordered and what the pin# at the top is, the manager at my store told me that is the number that tells them how many have sold nationwide.
Mine says 127,768 as of today. I am just curious if that is correct.
I understand if you don't want to give me the exact#, but I am just curious if the early orders have much lower #'s and so on.
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My RS asked me what time I said 8am, I was the 12th person to preorder as of 3 o'clock today.
As a side not check your receipt and tell me when you preordered and what the pin# at the top is, the manager at my store told me that is the number that tells them how many have sold nationwide.
Mine says 127,768 as of today. I am just curious if that is correct.
I understand if you don't want to give me the exact#, but I am just curious if the early orders have much lower #'s and so on.
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I'm in the 14k range. I pre-ordered at 7pm on the 14th, which i believe was the first day pre-orders were available for The Shack.
The manager I talked with told me the appointment thing is not a corporate thing. They are probably just trying to avoid being overrun in the morning. I was at the Pre launch waiting in line in the morning (10 or so people) and within an hour of being open, the store was empty. Did have some nice cookies though
He said all phones will be at the store by the 4th.
Roman G said:
My RS asked me what time I said 8am, I was the 12th person to preorder as of 3 o'clock today.
As a side not check your receipt and tell me when you preordered and what the pin# at the top is, the manager at my store told me that is the number that tells them how many have sold nationwide.
Mine says 127,768 as of today. I am just curious if that is correct.
I understand if you don't want to give me the exact#, but I am just curious if the early orders have much lower #'s and so on.
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5/15 - 34K
Rad Shack / Sprint were very stringent on the Eligibility for upgrade in order to pre-order the phone. You _had_ to be eligible now in order to sign-up.
The only thing I could think of as to why would be they may release to the phone to pre-orders early. Im kinda expecting a call early that week.
I work for Radioshack; our memo instructed us to ask people when they would be available to pick up their preorder, because it would get very hectic with everyone in the store trying to activate all at once. Our stores usually have a max of four registers, and activating and ringing up takes a decent amount of time if it all goes perfect. So it's understandable if some stores took initiative and started setting times instead of asking; a lot of people who've preordered at my store keep saying, "oooohh, I dunno, maybe sometime around noon. I dunno." We only hold the preorders for two days, so it's important to have a date and time in mind so people don't forget.
As for shipments... we honestly have no idea when they're coming in. I hate to be negative, and I'd love to say we'd have it in early (like video stores with new release movies), but... realistically, based on previous history... I'd be surprised if we got the phones on the 4th. We'll see though, hopefully we'll have them early *crosses fingers*
But I will check on Thur and see if they have it, and go in the morning. I don't think they can stop us, if they have it in hand already.
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Wrong. If a store sells a phone before its release date, there are fines involved; not to mention Radioshack as a whole could lose the ability to sell Sprint phones. It's a MASSIVE breach of contract, so I would lose that mentality real fast.
Rad Shack / Sprint were very stringent on the Eligibility for upgrade in order to pre-order the phone. You _had_ to be eligible now in order to sign-up.
The only thing I could think of as to why would be they may release to the phone to pre-orders early. Im kinda expecting a call early that week.
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Also contractual agreements. We can't sell the phone outright or on 1-year upgrades, under any circumstances. I'm sure if you had an upgrade eligibility on June 1st, they'd let it slide, but in the end that'll depend in individual managers, so ask. That said, we are supposed to be getting more than our preorder total... quite a few more... but I can't reveal how many; suffice to say you'd be okay going in day-of, so long as your eligibility date is June 1st.
the sprint store took my name and phone number about three weeks ago, and they called me this morning as promised to tell me the evos would be in tomorrow and I could finalize my preorder giving them my credit card number over the phone, but since I work nearby I decided to stop in. They wrote down my credit card number on the waiting list form. It looked like there were about 15 people preordered at this store. He said they expected to get 100+ phones but ended up only getting about 60. So apparently there will be about 45 available for people who line up outside. He said they open at 8 but will have employees in early to activate phones for the preorder customers. He said stop in any time, walk past the line and find him and he will help me. He also sold mea gel case for $15 which I'm "not allowed to show anyone" so I won't they had three other cases - the silver-ish bodyglove one, a hard plastic white one, and a pouch type one that totally covers the phone. The car charger I bought is just a generic sprint one for whatever phone. They said they got about 30 or 40 cases in. Someone was in the store hooking up the store evo phone when I was in there. So, if anyone arond seattle wants an evo you might be able to get one in the morning here (44th/148th streets I think, with a scottrade office next door) considering the best buy doesn't carry any sprint phones. There is also a radio shack right next door to the sprint store. Good luck!
went to local sprint store to check out evo, was told new customers only will get first crack.premier customers can order phone.everyone else 2 to 3 month wait according to supply. store is in kenner la.
Something about this being your first post makes it extremely hard to believe
i went to my sprint store today to make sure everything was good for me to charge it to my account and guess what none of that was mentioned, it's first come first serve. this isn't at&t and this isn't some new iphone, i remember at&t screwed new customers that way over a new iphone.
actually, my sprint store said that new lines had first dibs, then upgrades/buyouts, and then outright purchases. based on a first come first serve bases per category. doesnt make much sense, unless they are going to just organize us like a bunch of kindergardners when we file in the store.
and my local store is only getting 9 phones. had 10 people on their "list", and only 4 were new lines.
Yay I'm a new line
My store is doing nothing of the sort. First come, first serve, simple as that.
My local store told me first-come-first-served. Glad I don't have to wait in line!
I went to Radio Shack two weeks ago to Pre-Order.
On Tuesday, I got confirmation for a 7:00AM appointment.
This evening I called to:
1) confirm they got the shipment. Answer: YEP, they are in the store.
2) confirm my appointment. Answer: Again... Yes "see you here".
I love Radio Shack customer service!
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How ridiculous is this? THE VALUED CUSTOMER WHOS BEEN PAYING THERE BILL FOR in my case 13 years is FAR more important than a NEW CUSTOMER!
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How ridiculous is this? THE VALUED CUSTOMER WHOS BEEN PAYING THERE BILL FOR in my case 13 years is FAR more important than a NEW CUSTOMER!
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Dont be so loyal, they know they have you in there hands, they want to pick up more people, so they offer better incentives. /end sarcasm
intouch
if you go to a intouch wireless store you can pre-deposit for a phone. i hooked up two for tomorrow and when i left he said they had 14 more. this was the woodinville, wa location.
it seems they are receiving anywhere from 15-25 phones for launch day.
i also got my name on the list at an official sprint store (which I won't be using it turns out) and when i went to visit the manager assured me that as long as i got my name on the list i was gonna get a phone. I was number 32 though and he did state that they were only going to get 30 originally but they had more ordered for everyone on the list so he said no worries. this was the northgate seattle, wa store.
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How ridiculous is this? THE VALUED CUSTOMER WHOS BEEN PAYING THERE BILL FOR in my case 13 years is FAR more important than a NEW CUSTOMER!
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Way to overreact bud. Like I said, Sprint corporate policy is strictly FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. If you don't get it tomorrow, you'll get it Monday or Tuesday.
I believe they make more commission of new lines and since they paid by commission they like to lie and tell customers new lines get first dibs.
So it does not surprise me some Sprint stores would do this.
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I believe they make more commission of new lines and since they paid by commission they like to lie and tell customers new lines get first dibs.
So it does not surprise me some Sprint stores would do this.
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Lol, actually no. Why a new line over an existing line? Simple: You are guaranteed to make the sale in a new line, because you're 100% sure the line is elig for the upgrade. Some existing lines like to say "But I've been with Sprint FOREVER, they OWE me this phone," and then you find out they aren't elig until NEXT MONTH. Existing lines with Sprint customers are a gamble because they're constantly trying to get something because of their tenure. New line, no fuss, just a sale.
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went to local sprint store to check out evo, was told new customers only will get first crack.premier customers can order phone.everyone else 2 to 3 month wait according to supply. store is in kenner la.
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Dude. Go to the BB in metairie by the mall if you want it. I pre ordered mine last friday and I'm getting it next week when the 2nd shipment comes in.
Sprint online ordering is shipping out today. Should have Monday, Tuesday at the latest. I spoke with a rep and she said the online orders are going in front of all the Sprint Telesales, they just process faster.
Sprints off contract price is less anyways.
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Lol, actually no. Why a new line over an existing line? Simple: You are guaranteed to make the sale in a new line, because you're 100% sure the line is elig for the upgrade. Some existing lines like to say "But I've been with Sprint FOREVER, they OWE me this phone," and then you find out they aren't elig until NEXT MONTH. Existing lines with Sprint customers are a gamble because they're constantly trying to get something because of their tenure. New line, no fuss, just a sale.
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Well, actually, his answer was extremely accurate. It does indeed make the most sense to limit stock to new customers; it earns the store more money, and the employees more money. That said... I don't agree with it from an ethical standpoint. I prefer the first-come, first-serve approach.
Though you definitely hit the nail on the head at the bolded line above
So I starting calling the corporate sprint stores in my area and I noticed they were all asking if I was an existing (EC) or new customer (NC) before telling me if evo's were available. Turns out they are lying about their evo stock to EC. They will sell you one only if you're a NC
So I called a store, and told them I was a tmobile customer.
"We have 5 in stock so if you come in the next 30 minutes you can get one" .
Then, I told them I wanted to buy the phone outright, full retail, no line activation
sprint rep told me they don't have phones in stock for me.
Immediately I called sprint customer service; they called the store. (10 min after original call). Store now says none are available, and there is a waitlist.
I'm not the only one.
http://androidandme.com/2010/06/car...unning-low-but-could-be-higher-than-we-think/
Try it yourself:
Around Sunnyvale, Ca
5 of 6 stores I called asked if i was an existing customer before answering if they had it in stock. 6 store said none.
2 of 2 stores, told me they had stock, then changed tune when they found out i was an existing customer.
I should have just gone to the store, waited for them to present the phone. then reveal I'm an existing customer. If they try to pull it back, then call sprint customer service.
Sprint may be trying to lure new customers to their network. More money on a new customer than an existing one. Shady but it may be true.
Lol this is so true. My wife and I were on vacation in Florida this week. We decide to go to a sprint store to see if any were available. They ask is this for an existing account or new account. I say new account. Mind you at least 5 people were in front of us asking for evos. Bottom line, when we said we were new customers the manager pulls out 2 evos for us and set up our account. Needless to say we got very strange looks at us and probably some middle fingers behind our backs as well. Feeling sorry for the existing customers.
Remember a corporate store does not get paid on the new or upgrade like a third party agent would. So I do not see the incentive outside of perhaps signing new customers. But then again I would hope they want to keep the old ones as well
Sorry to hear that you are having these issues.
A letter to Mr. Hesse would be good to report this [email protected] - don't expect a nice reply from him though It's automated. Email [email protected]
he will like it - no really he would.
No surprise really since they work off commission..
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This happened to me.
I'm an existing Sprint customer. I entered into a 2 year contract in December and got an HTC Hero.
I visited a Sprint corporate store in Culver City, California on launch day at 10:00am. I took my lunch break early (hour lunch). I signed in with the person at the front kiosk and it took 45 minutes before a sales person seen me. I told him I had a Hero, am not eligible for an upgrade, and would like to purchase an Evo outright a full price, and have my account moved over to it. He said he couldn't do this and he could only sell the Evo to customers who were eligible for an upgrade or if I wanted to add a new line. I was pissed and was going to be late coming back from lunch, so I left.
On the way back t work I called Sprint customer service from my phone. I explained what happened and the customer service rep said the store should have been able to sale me the phone at full price as long as I had the phone activate in the store, which I was going to, because I was going to have my account moved over. The customer service rep said she'd call the store to find out what happened on my behalf. I asked her if she could have the store hold a phone for me because they'd probably be sold out by the time I got off of work. She said she couldn't do this because the phone was in high demand.
Later at work I got a voice mail from the customer service rep I talked to earlier. She called the Sprint corporate store that wouldn't sell me the phone and talked to the manager. The manager agreed to hold a phone for me until I got off work for the inconvience.
After work I visited the Sprint store. The manager directed me to the person earlier who wouldn't sell me the phone earlier. The first thing the sales rep told me when I sat down was that they were instructed not to sale the phones to existing customers unless they were eligible for an upgrade or adding a new line. I think it's the store managers instructing their employees to do this to make their numbers look better or something.
Glad I didn't buy off sprint. I got a hero back in December too but got my evo from ebay. $520 and came with an extra 2gig sd. And since it's a google IO evo it has a month for free with full data. Now I have two sweet android phones! :3
Somewhat related: Add the $292 (total) speeding/changing lanes without indicators/not keeping distance tickets I got trying to get to the post office before it closed. Good thing the radar got me doing 90 and not the 155 before I hit the breaks!
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Glad I didn't buy off sprint. I got a hero back in December too but got my evo from ebay. $520 and came with an extra 2gig sd. And since it's a google IO evo it has a month for free with full data. Now I have two sweet android phones! :3
Somewhat related: Add the $292 (total) speeding/changing lanes without indicators/not keeping distance tickets I got trying to get to the post office before it closed. Good thing the radar got me doing 90 and not the 155 before I hit the breaks!
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I'd say, all in all, you paid way too much for your phone (including your tickets) But at least you have two phones now. (sarcasm if you didn't get that)
And 155mph to get to the post office? Get real. If true, you're damn lucky you didn't kill someone. Idiot.
They aren't lying. Their telling you the truth, you just failed to ask more question. They only have stock for new lines... if someone wants it without adding a new line, they'll order it and have it sent to the store overnight. I had my company rep order it for me and I got it Monday, $502 shipped.
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And 155mph to get to the post office? Get real. If true, you're damn lucky you didn't kill someone. Idiot.
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I HIGHLY concur with this statement... fool.
This is not new. T-Mobile was doing the exact same thing when the HTC HD2 ca me out...mainly due to the low supply.
T mobile was doing the same with the HD2
Reps in stores get more commission off building a brand new accounts and new activations. It's like this on all carriers.
They aren't lying. Their telling you the truth, you just failed to ask more question. They only have stock for new lines... if someone wants it without adding a new line, they'll order it and have it sent to the store overnight. I had my company rep order it for me and I got it Monday, $502 shipped.
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nope. they are lying. if you read the thread its not sprints policy to separate stocks for existing and new customers. they rater get more commission buy refusing to sell to me rather than another customer. they refuse by telling me they have none when they do. Of course, sprint structures their commission in away as to encourage this behavor.
guess i got lucky
I was depositing a check at an ATM and saw a Sprint store a couple shops down so I decided to go in and see if they had any. After telling the girl behind the counter that I was an existing customer and wanted to buy it outright she told me they had a waiting list going but that they had received a shipment Wednesday that they had not checked yet. She took my number and said she'd call me after they sorted through it. I went across the shopping center to have lunch and when I was finished eating my phone rang. The Sprint rep had pulled one for me. I ended up getting my phone for nothing out of pocket. She suggested to add a 3rd line to get the phone at the new activation cost, waived the activation fee and billed the cost of the phone to my account which wont post until NEXT month. Sorry to hear about the troubles you guys are having...
I got one from the online store...ordered yesterday at around 10am and it's "out for delivery" from UPS right now. Just in case you haven't checked that out.
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I was depositing a check at an ATM and saw a Sprint store a couple shops down so I decided to go in and see if they had any. After telling the girl behind the counter that I was an existing customer and wanted to buy it outright she told me they had a waiting list going but that they had received a shipment Wednesday that they had not checked yet. She took my number and said she'd call me after they sorted through it. I went across the shopping center to have lunch and when I was finished eating my phone rang. The Sprint rep had pulled one for me. I ended up getting my phone for nothing out of pocket. She suggested to add a 3rd line to get the phone at the new activation cost, waived the activation fee and billed the cost of the phone to my account which wont post until NEXT month. Sorry to hear about the troubles you guys are having...
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And you also got an extra phone bill every month for 2 years for a 3rd line.
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While telling people only new/upgrade accounts can get the phone is shady and unethical, I have to admit I wouldn't mind being able to restrict it to that at my store. It sucks selling something and making 0 money off it when the next guy would put some $ in your pocket. But alas, I just sell them to whomever. (assuming I have any in stock lol)
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I got one from the online store...ordered yesterday at around 10am and it's "out for delivery" from UPS right now. Just in case you haven't checked that out.
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they shipped mine using USPS and it says Guaranteed Delivery Day/Time: June 11, 2010 12:00PM
guess what, it's past 12pm and there's no USPS guy, no delivery
i wished they had shipped using UPS
radio shack
I have been going to radio shack here in NYC for sprint stuff. No lines, just walk in and grab an EVO. Everyone goes to the sprint stores, but honestly the radio shack guys on 12th and broadway are super nice. They held a pre for me last year and now hooked me up with the EVO on launch. I saw there were lines at the sprint stores, but no prob at the rat shack.
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I have been going to radio shack here in NYC for sprint stuff. No lines, just walk in and grab an EVO. Everyone goes to the sprint stores, but honestly the radio shack guys on 12th and broadway are super nice. They held a pre for me last year and now hooked me up with the EVO on launch. I saw there were lines at the sprint stores, but no prob at the rat shack.
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I was investigating where to get mine from on release day. I am a current customer not eligible for an upgrade. I was going to be buying outright. bestbuy wanted 599 for outright, radio shack wanted 499 outright and sprint wanted 450... I talked to someone at a commission based sprint store and he explained that they were not selling outright because the store made no money off of it. I was a little annoyed, but understood why... plus that store only ordered 15 evos. I then went to radio shack. they told me that they had a very large order and that they would be able to sell me one outright... The day of the release, I woke up at 6 in the morning and headed over to the radio shack that said they would sell it outright. When I got there, the sales rep that I had talked to before appologized to me and told me the regional owner of all my areas radio shacks had sent out an e-mail telling them not to sell outright.... I felt defeated.... I decided to just wait till later and get it when I could. I was driving around my home town around 3 p.m. and drove by the corporate sprint store and decided, why not. I went in, walked right up to a rep, no lines at all, and asked if they by chance had any evos left and that I wanted to buy it outright. he sat me down, walked into the back and walked out with an evo. he told me that after this one they only had 3 left. He explained to me that corporate stores don't make more or less on upgrades or outrights. To finish up this long story, I ended up getting it for 450 from the corporate store in my area. Not all of the stores were turning away outrights. Next time there is a new phone release, I am going back to that store. If any of you are in St. George, Utah, It is the only corporate store there...
jblazea50 said:
they shipped mine using USPS and it says Guaranteed Delivery Day/Time: June 11, 2010 12:00PM
guess what, it's past 12pm and there's no USPS guy, no delivery
i wished they had shipped using UPS
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Didn't know USPS does guaranteed delivery? They are the slowest shipping out there.. Yeah, they should've used UPS or FedEx for better tracking..