So i call them up last Friday asking if they had any EVOs and the guy says "No but if you pre-order now we guarantee you will have it next week" so I decide to go with the shack due to the extra $20 in accessories and the fact that he guaranteed it to be there.
so I called this past Wednesday to ask if they had them in yet and the people told me it would be here on Friday, So i wait until today then call them at noon and ask, they tell me "we are waiting on the truck" and ALL throughout the day that is the only excuse i get is the truck and to call back in an hour or a half an hour until I finally went in and the guy says " Oh they will be here Monday" so I ask "why was i guaranteed Friday and given the run around all day?" he responds "I will take your name down for the manager and you will definitely have one Monday".
I feel like they lied through there damn teeth to have me buy the $50 card and lock me in or at least make a $50 profit because really what do they sell that is worth spending the cash on?......... then I will have to get another $50 to cover the gift card if I were to buy from another store.
What, a salesperson was dishonest in order to acquire a commision? Call Geraldo Rivera!!!
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What, a salesperson was dishonest in order to acquire a commision? Call Geraldo Rivera!!!
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Especially at The Shack. They are bordering on bankruptcy or a buyout, right? They need every dollar they can get.
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what, a salesperson was dishonest in order to acquire a commision? Call geraldo rivera!!!
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roflmao !!
Nowai
Think that's bad? try getting a replacement from them if your Evo is getting more mess up (screen is raising higher and major light leakage now). I called every radioshack up to 50 miles from where I'm from and all of them saying there's none in stock and are only doing pre-order or so their saying. Who knows if their saying out of stock only to lure the new customer with their preorder crap. Very fustration I'm telling you.
I know warranty is up to 1 year for manuafacture defect and also have the 7 dollars insurance through Sprint but I just want to go in and out with a new device without waiting since this is a manufacture defect.
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Think that's bad? try getting a replacement from them if your Evo is getting more mess up (screen is raising higher and major light leakage now). I called every radioshack up to 50 miles from where I'm from and all of them saying there's none in stock and are only doing pre-order or so their saying. Who knows if their saying out of stock only to lure the new customer with their preorder crap. Very fustration I'm telling you.
I know warranty is up to 1 year for manuafacture defect and also have the 7 dollars insurance through Sprint but I just want to go in and out with a new device without waiting since this is a manufacture defect.
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I knew there was a reason I got mine through BB and just got them to comp the $20 as well
They have no control of "the truck".
good old radioshack lol
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Think that's bad? try getting a replacement from them if your Evo is getting more mess up (screen is raising higher and major light leakage now). I called every radioshack up to 50 miles from where I'm from and all of them saying there's none in stock and are only doing pre-order or so their saying. Who knows if their saying out of stock only to lure the new customer with their preorder crap. Very fustration I'm telling you.
I know warranty is up to 1 year for manuafacture defect and also have the 7 dollars insurance through Sprint but I just want to go in and out with a new device without waiting since this is a manufacture defect.
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I know the feeling, mine has major light leakage now, and I called Sprint because I had ordered mine on release day, and put me on hold only for some rep to tell me they are not taking orders over the phone even more, even for defective products, I had to go to a corporate store and get put on a waiting list. I was like WTF? Went to the corporate store and they would only tell me they would add me to a waiting list, and didn't know when the phones would be in, they are estimating 1 week. Store Manager didn't even apologize, that made me even madder, thinking about telling them to shove it and wait on the next new android phone to come out, especially since I bought mine off contract, bought my wife's with her upgrade and no problems with hers.
Have you ever worked in retail? Honestly, most of these people will tell you what they know, and a lot of these things are out of their control.
Contrary to popular belief, most people that help you at retail stores and restaurants are not out to ruin your life and steal your money, wife, job, etc. Their normal people just like you, and most of them do really try to help you out.
So cut 'em some slack!
I walked into a Radio Shack today in downtown Miami and bought 2. They were the last two left in all of Miami! I feel so lucky
I don't think they "lied through their teeth" exactly. Odds are Fridays are their normal delivery days for product. Shipments can get delayed. End of story.
Gregalous said:
Have you ever worked in retail? Honestly, most of these people will tell you what they know, and a lot of these things are out of their control.
Contrary to popular belief, most people that help you at retail stores and restaurants are not out to ruin your life and steal your money, wife, job, etc. Their normal people just like you, and most of them do really try to help you out.
So cut 'em some slack!
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He works for Radio Shack...GET 'EM!
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I knew there was a reason I got mine through BB and just got them to comp the $20 as well
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you know best buy was offering a free bt headset instead of $20 right?
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Hardly. Nothing about Radio Shack now represents the old Radio Shack. I thought they were supposed to cater to hobbyists instead of immitating Best Buy!
Here is another one....On June 16th I found a new "in stock" Evo sold by Amazon. I went through the checkout and selected "overnight" shipping. I filled out the payment info and just as I clicked down on the confirm purchase button I saw the small print at the bottom saying that the order should arrive on June 30th!! 2 friggin weeks?!?!? Luckily I hadn't released my mouse button and got out of it.
lol, thats retail for you. reguarless they have to say they guarantee it, because thats radioshack's policy, who wants to take a loss from their job. their not worried, so at the end of the day its not their problem. just like anywhere else in retail.. you WILL get the phone but at the end of the say the wait is your loss lol
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Just wondering how the turnout was. Any lines how many others on the pre order list etc? Someone on engadget posted this, im kinda surprised ...
" Pre ordered mine in Alabama- got there after church early service about 1.5 hours before BB opened at 11. I went ahead and stood at the doors even though nobody was there yet-just messed with my phone for awhile. About 20 minutes before the doors opened, a line started to form and by 11 there were about 30-35 people in line for pre orders, surprisingly a wide range of ages- about 25-30% female and 70-75% male. I was shocked to see a line period. Figured I'd be the only one."
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Just wondering how the turnout was. Any lines how many others on the pre order list etc? Someone on engadget posted this, im kinda surprised ...
" Pre ordered mine in Alabama- got there after church early service about 1.5 hours before BB opened at 11. I went ahead and stood at the doors even though nobody was there yet-just messed with my phone for awhile. About 20 minutes before the doors opened, a line started to form and by 11 there were about 30-35 people in line for pre orders, surprisingly a wide range of ages- about 25-30% female and 70-75% male. I was shocked to see a line period. Figured I'd be the only one."
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Dude, please tell me you have pictures? My BB had lots of people out line, but none of them for the XOOM. Do you live in a tech savvy district? I find it odd that anywhere would have a line for the XOOM, but it's encouraging.
I just bee-lined for the mobile department and some cute chick handled my pre-order. I played with a galaxy tab for about two minutes then left.
Heh, what line? I went in at 11:00am-ish and they open at 10am. Went over to wait for help in the celluar area, talked to the salesperson about pre-ordering and then left. I asked and they said I was the first person even to ask about pre-ordering.
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Dude, please tell me you have pictures? My BB had lots of people out line, but none of them for the XOOM. Do you live in a tech savvy district? I find it odd that anywhere would have a line for the XOOM, but it's encouraging.
I just bee-lined for the mobile department and some cute chick handled my pre-order. I played with a galaxy tab for about two minutes then left.
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Oh that is from a comment I pulled from someone else on engadget. I decided not to place a pre order as I will be buying from Costco...
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Oh that is from a comment I pulled from someone else on engadget. I decided not to place a pre order as I will be buying from Costco...
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That's what I get for skimming the post
The BB's in MA don't open until 11:00 on Sundays (vestiges of the old Blue Laws). I got to the store at 10:45. There were a dozen or so cars in the parking lot with people waiting, as no one wanted to stand outside in the cold (20* F) and wind. They opened the doors right at 11:00 and I was the first one in the store. I walked right over to the mobile counter and asked about the pre-order. They pulled a spiral notebook out of the locked cabinet behind them which had the pre-order info in it (for the Xoom and Thunderbolt), scanned the bar code on it and filled in my info on the first page, then rung up the pre-order with the $50 gift card. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes, and none of the other people waiting were there for the Xoom.
I did find it interesting that not all BB's were doing pre-orders for the Xoom. I called 3 last night, and 2 out of the 3 were doing pre-orders.
BB in my area was a joke
Only myself and one other person were there at open yesterday to pre-order. Both of us were told they were not doing pre-orders for the xoom. I laughed and said its on your website so look it up. 10 min later they found it and placed our orders. Considering we all know this was in their play book, they had training and this is usually a good best buy I was disappointed by their stupidity. In the end its ordered so as long as it comes in and I get a call on Thursday I will be happy.
I just returned from Best Buy (Knoxville, TN), worked yesterday so I didn't have time to stop by. The person at the Mobile center wasn't sure they were taking pre-orders, she had to ask a couple of people. Funny thing is when she got confirmation she knew exactly where to go in their little folder of pre-order forms, flipped right to the XOOM and pulled one out. Based on what I saw there was only one other pre-order from this location. All in all, quick and painless.
I just left Best Buy in Miami, FL and tried to inquire about pre ordering the xoom, and also to check if I could use a 10% coupon. I went to the mobile section and asked a girl about the xoom and she gave me a "deer caught in the headlights" look. She said, "oh, you mean the iPad thingy?" I said, "please don't call it an iPad." She checked with another of the associates and sent me to the computer section. I just decided to leave ASAP. I'll try another Best Buy later.
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No matter where I have worked, I learned as much as I could. It bothered me in my first week at a new job, having to ask for help, how can these people go years oblivious.
I went to the bestbuy in georgia..at about 10:45 there were maybe 10-15 people there.When the doors opened I thought for sure everyone was headed for the Xoom..but it turned out that none of them went near the mobile center.I was the only & 1st person to pre-order the Xoom.
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Heh, what line? I went in at 11:00am-ish and they open at 10am. Went over to wait for help in the celluar area, talked to the salesperson about pre-ordering and then left. I asked and they said I was the first person even to ask about pre-ordering.
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Same here 12:20 and I was the first one pre order. Its funny though cuz the sales rep I spoke to didn't even know what it was. She thought it was a phone. But I said its not a phone. Then she looked into the inventory then asked me is it a tablet? I was satisfied finally she got what I was asking for. I kept waiting for another 20 mins while she trying to look for where to do pre order. As long as I got my xoom im happy.
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Ours was weird. I stood in line at the mobile center for maybe 15 minutes while people got their phones replaced, wireless modem cards fixed, etc. When I asked about the Xoom, he asked me to follow him to the magnolia room and did the pre-order back there. Never had that happen before. No idea how many people ultimately pre-ordered in our store.
i walked in today around 3pm and asked about it. the staff said that the preorder guaranteed a unit if they shipped to that store, not that they (the store) were guaranteed units in the first place.
no thanks bb...... ill chance a direct buy from vzw or or costco....
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Ours was weird. I stood in line at the mobile center for maybe 15 minutes while people got their phones replaced, wireless modem cards fixed, etc. When I asked about the Xoom, he asked me to follow him to the magnolia room and did the pre-order back there. Never had that happen before. No idea how many people ultimately pre-ordered in our store.
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Well lets wait until motorola out the number of xoom sold then we'll all know, at least nationwide not one store particularly. But best buy site says xoom pre order is now on back order. Wondering if they really just sold their whole stock ones on day one.
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i walked in today around 3pm and asked about it. the staff said that the preorder guaranteed a unit if they shipped to that store, not that they (the store) were guaranteed units in the first place.
no thanks bb...... ill chance a direct buy from vzw or or costco....
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That is always the deal on pre-orders. The date is subject to change and they often don't know how many they will get if any.
i agree, but preorder to me says i will definitely get a unit on release date, not that i will get one if they ship. the least bb as a corp could do is say yes this store will get a delivery of units. but i guess in this day and age of advanced supply and management systems a store cant tell if they are going to get them.
if i preorder and the store says sorry we did not get any, i would run my complaint as far up as i could go.
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That is always the deal on pre-orders. The date is subject to change and they often don't know how many they will get if any.
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I'm gonna be pretty pissed if my store doesn't get at least 2 units (I was #2) - They shouldn't advertise you can pick up the unit in that store on the 24th if you aren't guaranteed it.
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I'm gonna be pretty pissed if my store doesn't get at least 2 units (I was #2) - They shouldn't advertise you can pick up the unit in that store on the 24th if you aren't guaranteed it.
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Indeed. Fine Print is gay.
Side Note. Should I have pre-ordered accessories too?
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It is possible to activate the 3G with another carrier? or it's blocked to Verizon ? like here, in Canada..
This thread is simply to poll the community about the deal. I'm just curious how many of us got it.
Since we're seeing some folks getting their tracking numbers (and some getting XOOMs now), please feel free to discuss shipping. There is a way to check it on Fedex HERE if you haven't gotten an email already. [EDIT] Detailed instructions HERE.
Oh, and just for fun...
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Yes and No.
I got in on the deal, but don't consider it closed until the unit actually ships at 25% off...
I don't think this poll should be up yet either. Since nothing has shipped, we really aren't 100% sure we "got in" on this deal in the first place. Once orders are shipped and credit cards billed, only then will we know who actually got 25% off and who didn't.
Right now it's just speculation, but anything can happen. They may honor them all, they may only honor up to a certain point, they may run out of stock and just cancel the remaining orders, or they may cancel them all.
It aint over until the fat lady sings, and it's awfully quiet right now.
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Yes and No.
I got in on the deal, but don't consider it closed until the unit actually ships at 25% off...
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They already announced they are honoring the orders. I'm having some trouble getting a free case, as I was a charged for it. Battling cust reps right now and contacting corporate.
That's why I stated in the OP that this isn't about the shipping. It's just to see how many actually got through before they pulled the plug on the deal. If nobody has gotten their shipping confirmation by tomorrow, then I'll start worrying and have the thread closed, but for now, I'm trusting Moto to keep their word on actually honoring the deal.
There was an article posted on Droid-Life about this pricing error from Motorola.
Author said that Motorola had reached out to him and said that they would indeed be honoring these orders. Let's hope for the best!
droid-life.com/2011/02/24/tip-save-25-off-a-799-motorola-xoom-without-a-contract/
my first post so i'm not allowed to link, but check the above url
I just called Motorola and was told that my xoom was arriving today. I bought the xoom that i am on for my wife but once I found the discount code from Motorola, I couldn't resist not waiting for a wifi only edition. My total was 673 for 1 xoom, 2 portfolio cases and 1 free gel case plus free shipping. We will see if it arrives in an hour or so.
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I just called Motorola and was told that my xoom was arriving today. I bought the xoom that i am on for my wife but once I found the discount code from Motorola, I couldn't resist not waiting for a wifi only edition. My total was 673 for 1 xoom, 2 portfolio cases and 1 free gel case plus free shipping. We will see if it arrives in an hour or so.
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When did you order that you are getting yours today. Did you ever get a tracking number?
I am so sick of these threads. I was on that forum 5 minutes after the main poster posted the coupon. I went to the shopping cart, added everything, then verified for everyone else that it was legit. I was planning on buying it after I got a response back from my work finance department, which they ended up taking one hour too long to get back to me and the deal was over.
I was upset about missing out on the deal for a couple days, but now it's just getting irritating seeing every other post about everyone that got the deal. Quit rubbing it in our face. Yes, it's nice that lots of you got it, and I'm happy for you. But I don't need to be reminded about how screwed the rest of us are spending $800 on it. I, for one, will be extremely happy once those do ship and we can stop hearing about it.
I did get in on the deal, but I feel you
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When did you order that you are getting yours today. Did you ever get a tracking number?
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I placed my order on the 24th and never received a tracking number, which is why I called in the first place. We will see if it actually shows up today.
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I am so sick of these threads. I was on that forum 5 minutes after the main poster posted the coupon. I went to the shopping cart, added everything, then verified for everyone else that it was legit. I was planning on buying it after I got a response back from my work finance department, which they ended up taking one hour too long to get back to me and the deal was over.
I was upset about missing out on the deal for a couple days, but now it's just getting irritating seeing every other post about everyone that got the deal. Quit rubbing it in our face. Yes, it's nice that lots of you got it, and I'm happy for you. But I don't need to be reminded about how screwed the rest of us are spending $800 on it. I, for one, will be extremely happy once those do ship and we can stop hearing about it.
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Ditto. And all of the people that got a $600 Xoom and they're *****ing about having to pay for a case or forgetting to add their case to their order. Give me a break.
I haven't seen ANYONE on this forum rubbing it in anyone's face, and that's not the intent of this thread. I just want to know how many people got one over on Moto. I'm sorry that you missed it. I've also missed great deals that I wish I would have been able to take advantage of, and yet the world didn't end because I missed them.
Last time I ordered from the moto store (early December) it took them 2 days to ship. (Moto Roadster) Ordered on a Wednesday, shipped on Friday, received on Tuesday.
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Last time I ordered from the moto store (early December) it took them 2 days to ship. (Moto Roadster) Ordered on a Wednesday, shipped on Friday, received on Tuesday.
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Was that for standard shipping or next day shipping or etc...?
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Ditto. And all of the people that got a $600 Xoom and they're *****ing about having to pay for a case or forgetting to add their case to their order. Give me a break.
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Bang on. They call up moto to complain! Unbelievable these people.
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Bang on. They call up moto to complain! Unbelievable these people.
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I think we're all still fearing that Motorola might be withdrawing despite their "pledge to honor the deal". My credit card has not been charged as of this morning. But I'm optimistic!
i missed out on this deal and Google IO, wtf.
I think this is a sign...Steve Jobs calling me back to the Applesphere
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Bang on. They call up moto to complain! Unbelievable these people.
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While I did get in on it, I don't feel "entitled" like some do. I wouldn't try to get the free shipping if I forgot, or the case if it was out of stock. If I get it, I get it. If I don't, sure I'll be disappointed but it was a mistake after all, and I won't be calling and *****ing like I know some would.
Hell, people are boycotting motorola because they missed the deal! I just don't get the entitlement of today's society. I would hate to work for the unemployment or welfare office!
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I ordered Thursday, payed for the 1 day shipping and live in Oklahoma. I have heard they will be shipping from or have shipped from Texas in previous threads. I hopefully will receive it today, hence why I paid for the one day shipping. It says on my order it shipped on the 24th, but I'm not buying it. My CC was charged Friday. Has anyone received on yet, and if so who is the carrier? If its fedex I may call the local office and see if pickup from the store would be acceptable tomorrow before my flight takes off around noon.
I have $50 for the person that roots my EVO. I dont mean next year either. Im talking rooting it in a timely manner. I fully understand devs have lives, and new phones their trying to root in some cases I just wanna add a little incentive for getting it done. I just bought this EVO last night after returning my 3rd Nexus S 4G due to radio issues. The rep told me it would have 2.2.1 out of the box but did not. Although it runs very smooth with 2.3.3 on it, I prefer aosp over sense.
that sux man! is a return an option? I would think you could find a reputable seller that knows the product better than who you received your evo from! my local sprint store can hook up deals on used evos in "exelent condition" check your local store if it isn't corporate. Some sellers on ebay actually know what the product too. that's what the message feature is for. look for someone in florida!!
I payed $100 for this one and have black tie protection so i wouldnt want a used one. But root would be nice. I know it will happen eventually, just want the devs to know that there are people that appreciate their work and time. And, hopefully get someone to take time away from the 3D also
Who is working on rooting it? Is anyone?
no body cares about this phone anymore. HOWEVER, IF YOU TAKE IT TO A SPRINT STORE! ASK THEM TO DOWNGRADE IT FOR YOU! lol! no joke. just do it! BUT you must know the difference between a corp store and franchise
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no body cares about this phone anymore. HOWEVER, IF YOU TAKE IT TO A SPRINT STORE! ASK THEM TO DOWNGRADE IT FOR YOU! lol! no joke. just do it! BUT you must know the difference between a corp store and franchise
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LOL, they cant downgrade it any more than we can at this point. There is way to many EVO 4G owners for this thing to go unrooted forever. I hope...
Your best bet at this point is to swap the phone on Craigslist along with the $50. There are a few folks who don't use the phone no more and didn't do the upgrade. There are ads on Craigslist for evo trades only. They get to make $50 but still sell the evo for there asking price.
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Your best bet at this point is to swap the phone on Craigslist along with the $50. There are a few folks who don't use the phone no more and didn't do the upgrade. There are ads on Craigslist for evo trades only. They get to make $50 but still sell the evo for there asking price.
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Thats something I thought about, I just dont want to lose the insurance from Best Buy. I plan on buying the Photon when it drops anyway, so I guess its not a huge deal. I guess I just thought for $50 someone would take a few hours(or whatever) to figure it out. Its all about the downgrade, that much I know. Hopefully someone figures out a way to get it to work.
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no body cares about this phone anymore. HOWEVER, IF YOU TAKE IT TO A SPRINT STORE! ASK THEM TO DOWNGRADE IT FOR YOU! lol! no joke. just do it! BUT you must know the difference between a corp store and franchise
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no sprint store has that capability, only htc does , and even contacting them directly about it just produces a nice " we cannot downgrade it because it would render your device innoperable" ......
im sorry but short of desoldering nand and reflashing ...yeah...just wait till they are tired with the 3d and somone MIGHT get back to evo, but for now, i think there are thousands of us on the "i kinda hate my phone now" boat , someone will eventually do it i guess, i personally think this release is a trainwreck , and id rather have stock froyo than this tbh but we are pretty boned for the time being..
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Thats something I thought about, I just dont want to lose the insurance from Best Buy. I plan on buying the Photon when it drops anyway, so I guess its not a huge deal. I guess I just thought for $50 someone would take a few hours(or whatever) to figure it out. Its all about the downgrade, that much I know. Hopefully someone figures out a way to get it to work.
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downgrading/rooting 2.3.3 its the same problem,i believe the hboot simply WILL NOT let you install anything other than a signed , higher version newer date ruu
unless someone finds a way to change the version number on the ruu package itself (short of impossible to do judging by what little understanding i have of code and programming) you cant install anything thats the thing...
the hboot on the 3d is similar i believe to the evos hboot, once they crack that one , that knowledge may make doing it on evo 4g a possible task, but im just monitoring the pertinent threads/channels at this point until i can upgrade on sprint or i manage to sell my evo so i can get a 3d
I chose this unrooted EVO 4G over the 3D last night. The 3D is really nice, but the screen size is a little narrow, and that was one of my big issues with the NS4G.
Well, this offer will stand for a few weeks. Ill say August 8th is the cutoff for me to give $50 to the person that gets us root. If my phone is rooted by that day, the person that figured it out is getting paid.
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I payed $100 for this one and have black tie protection so i wouldnt want a used one. But root would be nice. I know it will happen eventually, just want the devs to know that there are people that appreciate their work and time. And, hopefully get someone to take time away from the 3D also
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I used there black tie and they sent me a refurb 2.2 on it try that
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I used there black tie and they sent me a refurb 2.2 on it try that
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And if they dont send me one with 2.2, I just swapped a brand new phone for a refurb.
do it 3 times and you get a brand new device
Fraudulant insurance claims are probably one of the main reasons the manufacturers are locking their phones down. Im not saying not to do it, Im saying I prefer not to do it.
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do it 3 times and you get a brand new device
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and at the end its just going to cost both him and the company money, and solve nothing, as all phones come with 2.3.3 now, even more so if its a new one....
so as others have said, your best bet is craiglist or waiting pretty much
as of thursday no they dont i just got my refurb 2.2 with black tie its free to replace for any reason but lost or stolen
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I have $50 for the person that roots my EVO. I dont mean next year either. Im talking rooting it in a timely manner. I fully understand devs have lives, and new phones their trying to root in some cases I just wanna add a little incentive for getting it done. I just bought this EVO last night after returning my 3rd Nexus S 4G due to radio issues. The rep told me it would have 2.2.1 out of the box but did not. Although it runs very smooth with 2.3.3 on it, I prefer aosp over sense.
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Android 2.2 went live Aug 3, 2010 and it was rooted Aug 26, 2010. Which for those of you who can't add thats 23 days. Android 2.3 went live June 15, 2011 and its July 10, 2011 which puts us at 25 days. So I would say that we are right on course for something to be announced soon.
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I chose this unrooted EVO 4G over the 3D last night. The 3D is really nice, but the screen size is a little narrow, and that was one of my big issues with the NS4G.
Well, this offer will stand for a few weeks. Ill say August 8th is the cutoff for me to give $50 to the person that gets us root. If my phone is rooted by that day, the person that figured it out is getting paid.
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Best bet is to wait but keep in mind there is no guarantee that the 3d will be rooted by then either.
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Anybody know how to claim the offer from 3 when you have bought the G3? I didn't get any info when my phone was delivered today.
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Yay finally this info is public, I was told about it about a month ago from a certain Three employee that may or may not be featured in the tweet above
Thanks for the info is the watch not out till the 8th then?
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Thanks for the info is the watch not out till the 8th then?
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I believe the 8th is when the global services for the watch are opened so owning one before then won't get you very far anyway.
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I believe the 8th is when the global services for the watch are opened so owning one before then won't get you very far anyway.
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I bought my G3 from three last week and had no idea about this offer??
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I bought my G3 from three last week and had no idea about this offer??
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I may be wrong, but I believe the offer was only open to anyone who pre-ordered the g3.
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I may be wrong, but I believe the offer was only open to anyone who pre-ordered the g3.
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I DID pre-order
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I DID pre-order
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in which case show your receipt to a store from the 8th and they will honour the offer
I also did a preorder here on Vodafone spain d855 gold one with lg smartwatch and the lg g3 case for free only 300 units
Hope that i will be lucky . on 9/7i will have it and i will post some pictures here
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i went into three this morning and the guy there was adamant that I had to have pre ordered the watch at the same time I pre ordered the G3...
He wasn't going to budge, so i walked.
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i went into three this morning and the guy there was adamant that I had to have pre ordered the watch at the same time I pre ordered the G3...
He wasn't going to budge, so i walked.
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should have got him to telephone HQ he would have been put right.
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should have got him to telephone HQ he would have been put right.
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he assures me he has....don't believe him though.
This was the Cannon Street store, and I have also had the same reply from the Holborn store. Canterbury say they will do it, but I can't get there for another week or so.
I phoned 3 myself and they were useless, because I upgraded in store, they tell me they are unable to provide any clarification.
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i went into three this morning and the guy there was adamant that I had to have pre ordered the watch at the same time I pre ordered the G3...
He wasn't going to budge, so i walked.
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I had exactly the same. So I cancelled my contract with them
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I had exactly the same. So I cancelled my contract with them
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This "promotion" is a joke. I mean, at NO point when i was upgrading did they say that I had to pre-order both at the same time.
Did you have to pay any fee for the remainder of your contract?
This is from the Three website:
"Only £99 When Bought with LG G3*
*Once you’ve purchased the LG G3, visit one of our stores within 21 days to get the LG G Watch for only £99, which is usually £169 when purchased on its own. You must provide proof of purchase via your dispatch note/receipt with mobile number and ID.
The LG G Watch is available in store from the 8th July, but you can secure yours on pre order from 26th June in store."
It seems pretty clear to me, but apparently I am reading this wrong.
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This "promotion" is a joke. I mean, at NO point when i was upgrading did they say that I had to pre-order both at the same time.
Did you have to pay any fee for the remainder of your contract?
This is from the Three website:
"Only £99 When Bought with LG G3*
*Once you’ve purchased the LG G3, visit one of our stores within 21 days to get the LG G Watch for only £99, which is usually £169 when purchased on its own. You must provide proof of purchase via your dispatch note/receipt with mobile number and ID.
The LG G Watch is available in store from the 8th July, but you can secure yours on pre order from 26th June in store."
It seems pretty clear to me, but apparently I am reading this wrong.
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My contract is only 7 days old! They just said return the phone then.
So I then rang again to the online team and they confirmed and apologized that the other staff haven't got a clue what they are talking about. She told me to go in-store from the with with my receipt to claim my watch
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My contract is only 7 days old! They just said return the phone then.
So I then rang again to the online team and they confirmed and apologized that the other staff haven't got a clue what they are talking about. She told me to go in-store from the with with my receipt to claim my watch
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well good luck with that. I tried this also, but he was adamant, even with a receipt and proof of what their website he wasnt doing it.
Ive had this problem went in this morning and refused to accept that this offer exists at all which was rather annoying tbh so i told them to ram it ill buy one online.
They also said that this offer was onky for pre orders and that everyone should of known about it at no point has 3 in my town ever advertised this offer or mentioned it when i got my phone ended up having a huge argument with the store manager telling him is useless and a joke then i showed him my tweets from here that i posted between my self and Brendan and he still refused to acknowledge the offer so i gave up.
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Ive had this problem went in this morning and refused to accept that this offer exists at all which was rather annoying tbh so i told them to ram it ill buy one online.
They also said that this offer was onky for pre orders and that everyone should of known about it at no point has 3 in my town ever advertised this offer or mentioned it when i got my phone ended up having a huge argument with the store manager telling him is useless and a joke then i showed him my tweets from here that i posted between my self and Brendan and he still refused to acknowledge the offer so i gave up.
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I just spoke with "Sharon" at three on the phone. She confirmed that the watch should have been pre-ordered at the time i got the phone.
But, she has applied the £70 difference to my account so i can buy the phone at the full price and be no worse off.
My advice, speak with three, tell them whats happened and they should sort it out.
Good luck, took me a 30 minute phone call to get the resolution i deserved!
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I just spoke with "Sharon" at three on the phone. She confirmed that the watch should have been pre-ordered at the time i got the phone.
But, she has applied the £70 difference to my account so i can buy the phone at the full price and be no worse off.
My advice, speak with three, tell them whats happened and they should sort it out.
Good luck, took me a 30 minute phone call to get the resolution i deserved!
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This is pretty stupid seen as they were not even offering the watch at the time most people pre-ordered!
Ok, so I pre-ordered the S10+ 128GB Prism Black from Best Buy as a pickup (On Feb 22nd, says it will be ready for pickup March 8), I'm now reading several horror stories as well as past experience being terrible. In a nutshell when I had pre-ordered the S8+ from BB, got an email saying it was ready for pickup, went to the store, I find out they sold my reserved device to somebody else... All in all I was able to pickup the phone from another store the same day. As I was searching around I've found that situation has happened to many more people.
Any insight from someone with past experience doing pre-order pick ups from BB on major release days? Any hiccups or problems along the way you may have faced especially for phones?
More than once I've went through that nightmare at BB. I swore to myself no matter what incentives they offered I'd never pre-order with them again
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More than once I've went through that nightmare at BB. I swore to myself no matter what incentives they offered I'd never pre-order with them again
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Yeah, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt one last time, here's hoping they don't screw up my order again...
Just use the shipping option. It's free and you will get it on release day. Best of all you don't have to walk into a BB store!
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Yeah, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt one last time, here's hoping they don't screw up my order again...
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Lol, I can't, FedEx and UPS don't bother knocking on my door, ever. I'm in an apartment so they just leave the door tag notice at the lobby door and never attempt to look for my name in the dial box.
And if I ever make the choice of going to the FedEx store to pick it up with the door tag, they'll tell me the driver left the package in the truck and they can't get in. I've gotten 3 packages returned because of this. I don't know if I have bad luck, or it's like this for everyone else in Los Angeles.
I'm waiting for my S10+ 1TB/12GB Ceramic Black. Order status still shows "Preparing for Pickup on Friday". They better not give that away, as I'm sure the inventory of the 1TB model will be limited. Does anyone think there's a micro chance of early delivery, or is Best Buy going to sit on them until Friday regardless of when they arrive?
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I'm waiting for my S10+ 1TB/12GB Ceramic Black. Order status still shows "Preparing for Pickup on Friday". They better not give that away, as I'm sure the inventory of the 1TB model will be limited. Does anyone think there's a micro chance of early delivery, or is Best Buy going to sit on them until Friday regardless of when they arrive?
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I don't think they'll release them early, either tomorrow or Thursday we should get an email saying it's ready for pickup. Then apparently someone will call us to schedule an appointment for Friday to come in.
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Lol, I can't, FedEx and UPS don't bother knocking on my door, ever. I'm in an apartment so they just leave the door tag notice at the lobby door and never attempt to look for my name in the dial box.
And if I ever make the choice of going to the FedEx store to pick it up with the door tag, they'll tell me the driver left the package in the truck and they can't get in. I've gotten 3 packages returned because of this. I don't know if I have bad luck, or it's like this for everyone else in Los Angeles.
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I always have stuff shipped to work.
This AM the cancel button is finally gone. Still shows "preparing". It will have to ship today to arrive tomorrow. I've ordered from BB before and this happens. My account gets charged when it ships and even though it gets shipped ground I get it the next day because the point of origin is always within a day range for ground shipping. Of course there's always a risk of exception and this means it wouldn't arrive until Monday.
If it were outside of the one day range (for ground) they'd either have to ship earlier or use a more expensive service to assure delivery by release date.
I was in a BB store (a rarity for me haha!) yesterday and noticed they had the phones on display. Just from the initial impressions it was mostly meh (I have a Note 9 so that bar is higher) but I did play with the camera briefly and it definitely got my attention.
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This AM the cancel button is finally gone. Still shows "preparing". It will have to ship today to arrive tomorrow. I've ordered from BB before and this happens. My account gets charged when it ships and even though it gets shipped ground I get it the next day because the point of origin is always within a day range for ground shipping. Of course there's always a risk of exception and this means it wouldn't arrive until Monday.
If it were outside of the one day range (for ground) they'd either have to ship earlier or use a more expensive service to assure delivery by release date.
I was in a BB store (a rarity for me haha!) yesterday and noticed they had the phones on display. Just from the initial impressions it was mostly meh (I have a Note 9 so that bar is higher) but I did play with the camera briefly and it definitely got my attention.
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I just got another transaction from BB on my card, $100 tax. Strange because they charged me the same amount already a week ago, maybe the second charge will go away after I pick it up
As far as Best Buy Canada goes, my S10+ pre-order was supposedly lost in transit. Four hours of calling around later, replacement order is in, and will be arriving in around two weeks. Can't say I'm all that happy, but at least it's on the way again.
Finally got the email it shipped around 1800 local time. Fed Ex home delivery from NY. Scheduled delivery Friday by end of day. Talk about waiting until the last minute! :|
My order status has been stuck on "Preparing for Pickup Today" all day. It's now 13:00 on a Friday. Seriously doubt I'll see it today.
Best Buy, Never Ever Ever Ever Again........
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Best Buy, Never Ever Ever Ever Again........
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same, although I got notified it's ready for pickup an hour and a half after the store opened, was able to pick it up shortly after. Their customer service and order tracking is completely terrible. Next time it's directly from my carrier or Samsung.
I picked up my 2 devices Friday and it was pretty painless. They gave me a gift card for my 2 trade ins which I applied towards the new phones. I did order a blue and prism white but they couldn't find the blue one. They offered to hold one for me when the truck came in but I liked the prism white better anyways so they used an extra white one to give to me.
Process was easy for me.
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I preordered the first day in store at Bestbuy. It kept saying up until 6pm on March 8, Preparing for Pickup. At 6pm I get an email saying that it's delayed and if they can't fulfill my order by April 7th they'll cancel it. Ordered S10+ in blue on Verizon. There's posts all over about this happening so many people. Bestbuy shouldn't promise what they can't deliver.
Sunday April 7th?
Sheesh, that's bad.
I've never had issues with getting it shipped from them.
That's what I suggest.