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Worst Gadget Buy EVER !!!

I have been wanting and waiting on the Xperia for a year now. Ever since they first started talking about it on the web. I pre-ordered the phone through Dynamism and cancelled the order twice with each delay. I heard that many people were ordering from Expansys and decided that since they had them in stock, I would give them a try.
Thursday morning I tried to order the Xperia from them with my Paypal account when there were 7 available units on their website. I had to jump through many hoops because my confirmed address with Paypal is a Post Office Box and Fed Ex will not deliver to a PO Box .. I scanned envelopes as requested by Expansys, showing that I received deliveries at my office address. I kept checking by telephone to see if their order department received the scans. A few hours later they said 'yes they had finally received the scans of my office delivery address, but now the phone was SOLD OUT.' I was told to keep checking the website to see when more units become available .." Expansys issued a refund to Paypal, but Paypal has not yet released it to me because the money I paid with came from my bank and they have to wait until that clear, which it did, but Paypal gave me some lame excuse ... Said I will have the refund within 4 business days.
Late in the day I saw the Expansys website was showing 72 available units. Quickly I called their UK office - My 6th international call in one day, can't wait to get the bill. The UK office was now closed and my call was forwarded to the USA .. I was talking to the USA at international rates
Spoke with someone named **** in the USA office. He said that even though the site says 72 units available, he can't say for sure if there really are any until I place an order. Said I could try and purchase one and see what happens.. So I did.
First I explained "I can't afford to have more money taken from my account if there aren't going to be any available phones." and he assured me that my debit card will NOT be charged if the phones are on back order.
I entered the debit card info, but with the wrong expiration date and the order didn't go through ... their computer retried the card 3 times and that put a lock on my card. I didn't know why it wasn't going through, or that the card was now destroyed, but since I have two bank accounts I used my other debit card.
That card was approved but inventory once again showed NO PHONES AVAILABLE. **** was on the line with me while I was ordering and on the line when the message came back NONE AVAILABLE .. He was still on the line when I logged into my online banking and sure enough, the failed order placed another hold on $800+ It will take 4 days for that hold to be removed. There is nothing I can do, my bank can do or Expansys can do to release the funds..
Last night when my bank saw another attempt to charge from Expansys.com they thought they were doing me a favor and froze that card too. I couldn't buy a cup of coffee at McDonald's this morning with either card and when I called my bank to ask why, they told me what had happened and why both cards were locked.
It didn't matter that my bank locked my second card, because by now there wasn't much money left ..
BUT BEFORE MY ACCOUNTS WERE FROZEN ..
I read here that someone was selling some Xperias on eBay .. person has great feedback etc ... With the last of my money I tried again. He shipped UPS yesterday morning and now .. more than 24 hours later .. my phone is still in customs in London for 'unknown reasons.' I was supposed to be getting it tomorrow ..
SO ... other than THAT Mrs. Lincoln .. How was the play ???

OMG
You're truly a gadget maniac to go through all that for a phone...
I salute thee and hope that you get your money and your Xperia soon enough
Makes me feel guilty that i can just go downtown and get one

Insaneboy said:
OMG
Makes me feel guilty that i can just go downtown and get one
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The USA is always last to get new gadgets !! Good gadgets .. I just gotta wonder .. what will come first .. My phone or "CHANGE." I am looking forward to both.

Amen to that!
theonlynickleft said:
The USA is always last to get new gadgets !! Good gadgets .. I just gotta wonder .. what will come first .. My phone or "CHANGE." I am looking forward to both.
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Man I can't believe what you've dealt with trying to get an X1. After all the frustration and stress you deserve it for free but we all know they're definitely not giving these things away . Wish I would have posted something sooner about Clove's service because they made the wait manageable and handed things very professionally.
Anyhow, props on being so patient and persistent! Let us know when it finally arrives and I certainly hope it is soon. Once you do get it, you won't regret it.....it's an awesome device.

I just checked with UPS again. They still can't tell me where the package is, why it hasn't moved or when I will receive it. I put a stop pay on my Paypal payment. I don't think I want this phone anymore. I am surely not going to pay a high dollar for it .. I will wait until something new comes out. This experience has taken all the fun out of the phone ...

If you imported it from the US to the uk and customs have nabbed it, I'm sorry to say that you'll probably have to pay 17.5% tax, with some random £8 or so fee to boot.
I've had the same when ordering memory from ebay, I had to pay an extra £50 on top of what I'd paid, as well as waiting 3-4 days for customs to get their finger out of their...

SquidgyB said:
If you imported it from the US to the uk and customs have nabbed it, I'm sorry to say that you'll probably have to pay 17.5% tax, with some random £8 or so fee to boot.
I've had the same when ordering memory from ebay, I had to pay an extra £50 on top of what I'd paid, as well as waiting 3-4 days for customs to get their finger out of their...
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It is coming from the UK to the USA .. Hasn't moved for 48 hours. This is my thought. The package is going to my office. A coin shop. the word "coin" is in the name of the business. I forgot to tell the seller to remove that. My bet is on that someone at UPS thought it was full of coins and opened it. Then tossed it aside when they didn't find any. If it had contained coins, I would have received an empty box.
ALSO.. Our insurance company will no longer insure packages that are shipped UPS for this exact same reason.

I dont know, maybe it wasnt meant to be.

theonlynickleft said:
It is coming from the UK to the USA .. Hasn't moved for 48 hours. This is my thought. The package is going to my office. A coin shop. the word "coin" is in the name of the business. I forgot to tell the seller to remove that. My bet is on that someone at UPS thought it was full of coins and opened it. Then tossed it aside when they didn't find any. If it had contained coins, I would have received an empty box.
ALSO.. Our insurance company will no longer insure packages that are shipped UPS for this exact same reason.
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Gutted, I hope it does turn up for you, I'd be mightily miffed (as I was when ordering that memory) if anything got delayed.
I'm waiting for word from Vodafone UK when they get some xperias in stock, I'm exchanging my Touch Pro as I've had a quick go on an xperia one of my colleagues has gotten his hands on and I'm quite impressed by the responsiveness compared to the TP.

1. the title of the thread is wrong.
2. take a deep breath , and relax, THIS JUST ONLY A NEW GADGET !

ChefChaudart said:
1. the title of the thread is wrong.
2. take a deep breath , and relax, THIS JUST ONLY A NEW GADGET !
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+1, from the title I thought you didn't like the phone. Sorry about all your trouble.

True it's just a phone, but that phone cost her her morning coffee and that is nothing to be joked about
to OP: I hope you get the phone soon and that all the trouble is left behind

You basically screwed your self 3 times here trying to get this phone. Chill out and wait till you know for sure. Customs does this **** all the time, they can take anything they want and hold it for as long as they want. Happens to me all the time with shipments from Thailand for my company. You definitely shouldn't have done Paypal, then had them refund it, and then use your debit card (with the same company) the same day for the phone again, that was stupid. You should have just given the money via paypal and been the first to get the phone when it was back in stock. I am sure you have another phone you can use in the meantime.

OK .. my final post on this subject - Got my last payment refunded by the ebay seller. Of course, gotta wait for it to clear before I get access to that money. Have first payment still on hold in Paypal and the second on hold at my bank .. but the GOOD NEWS IS ..
My regular gadget seller has one coming to me overnight - saturday delivery .. He just got his shipment in. I buy most of my gadgets from him and he is totally reliable and honest .. in case anyone is looking .. In fact. Sometimes he has things that he hasn't up on his website yet. Thats how it was with my Blackberry Bold and my HTC Touch Pro .. just tell him Diane sent you .. you won't be disappointed .. EVER !!
His name is Ron and his website is www.networkingrus.com - I should have waited on him. He seems to always get the latest gadgets quick for a USA seller. He was a lagging a little behind the UK -- - but I had asked him weeks ago to let me know when he got the xperia in and at noon he sent me an email saying he had some. YIPPEE <<< I will yell that tomorrow in BOLD if nothing goes wrong ..
Diane

Expansys is a great place to buy from. Just make sure you're buying through your country. Being in the US and buying from expansys UK is a huge hassle. You should have bought through expansys USA. http://www.expansys-usa.com we had 4 arrive today.

ORLANDO,
FL, US 11/01/2008 7:07 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
Yippee !!!

Oh man, you really need that phone so bad I'm still waiting it to be released officially in Hungary, though I could buy it already trough UK stores. Nothing's worth so much trouble with customs and foreign online stores
BTW Expansys sells the X1 at a very expensive price, I wouldn't recommend to buy it from them.
I hope the X1 will please you

theonlynickleft said:
ORLANDO,
FL, US 11/01/2008 7:07 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
Yippee !!!
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Glad to hear!
I've had a text from Vodafone confirming that I'll get mine on monday
I'm looking forward to the xperia, from what I've seen of a mate's phone, it's more responsive and is much better for playing and recording videos than my Touch Pro. I'll miss the keyboard on my TP though...

EVO Sells Out In-Store & Online

Engadget is reporting that Sprint has sold out on their initial stock of EVO's for their stores and online, and likely BestBuy and The Shack.
Great news eh?
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Every store in Houston sold out within 15 minutes. I was able to convince a best buy employee to give me some poor other guys preorder...

Grims said:
Every store in Houston sold out within 15 minutes. I was able to convince a best buy employee to give me some poor other guys preorder...
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you must have done some pretty serious convincing...

Checked the Sprint link...
Here was the message
"Sorry, this device is so hot we can't keep it on our virtual shelves.
Check back later - more are on their way!"
Man, I just ordered mine yesterday online and it arrived today (free overnight shipping) ...Phew, that was close!

i had called up 3 different sprint stores and this is what i was told
store 1: sold out, will get new shipment either friday or tuesday
store 2: sold out, taking deposit to reserve one (45 people already on list)
store 3: had few in stock (Silver Spring, MD)

ffolkes said:
you must have done some pretty serious convincing...
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Not sure how I did it to be honest. I'm told I come across as very intimidating.. but I was in no way upset, and understanding of the shortage. Next thing I know I see him go to the locked closet...grab one out of the stack and peel someones name off of it..

Grims said:
Not sure how I did it to be honest. I'm told I come across as very intimidating.. but I was in no way upset, and understanding of the shortage. Next thing I know I see him go to the locked closet...grab one out of the stack and peel someones name off of it..
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are you a new customer? maybe thats why
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697976

Radio shack is the only place in lower NH i could get on a pre-order list. Comes in Friday

Good thing I ordered mine Sunday.. i received it earlier today!

Here in Ohio no better, Went to best buy with my buddy, was quoted as Evo shippment tomorrow and now it's been moved to a nice lovely ambiguous "sometime from wednesday to friday" Here's hoping sooner rather than later but oh well. Here's hoping we can survive the great evo shortage of 2010! (*side note* kinda regretting not pre-ordering sooner, I was 8 people into the 2nd batch forcing me to wait an extra week. BAH!)

its good news, i just wished they had more accessories on launch day!

Decided to give in and pick one of these up yesterday. Couldnt find one in stock anywhere. This morning I was prepared to call every Radio Shack in the area. The 1st one I called said someone just took themselves off the list and that they had one available. I put my name on it, and picked it up 20 minutes later.
I have 2 friends that got theirs this same way. I did pre order one for my girlfriend though while I was there and she will be getting it on Friday.

I just got mine today and I had to call 8 or so sprint stores to find one in stock, ends up the store I got mine at had 10 in stock still from the first shipment and they had given a lot of their first order of 300 to other area stores. Once I got there it took them about 2 and a half hours to activate the flippin thing, my voice and 4g connected but my 3g never came up, took them forever to sort it out. They actually had to activate two evos to figure the problem out. I got 2 boxes and goodies out of the deal though, I am in the kc area too.

Which Sprint store was this? Im also in the KC area and have a few friends wondering if anyone has them in stock. Sounds like that store may be worth a shot.

argh its sold out online again!! I can't wait any longer!

wakeboarder1335 said:
argh its sold out online again!! I can't wait any longer!
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i ordered mine online last night at 11pm central time and it was available waiting for it to come now ughhhh!!!!! all i have been doing is making lists of apps and what i want to try (been a windows mobile guy since the tilt days currently have a HTC Touch Pro 2 unlocked gotta sell that once my EVO comes in cant wait

Which Sprint store was this? Im also in the KC area and have a few friends wondering if anyone has them in stock. Sounds like that store may be worth a shot.
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I scooped mine up from the studio Sprint store, downtown in the power and light district, like 14th and grand, also I got a call from the Sprint store that I was on a waiting list at and they had one for me, i was number 15 I believe.
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I ordered mine online on the 7th, and it showed up UPS on the 9th. I couldn't have done better searching around. I say Sprint has come a long way.

spyngamerman said:
i ordered mine online last night at 11pm central time and it was available waiting for it to come now ughhhh!!!!! all i have been doing is making lists of apps and what i want to try (been a windows mobile guy since the tilt days currently have a HTC Touch Pro 2 unlocked gotta sell that once my EVO comes in cant wait
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I was going to order it online last night and then dumb me second guessed myself and decided to see if i could get lucky in a store today. Now I realize that was a very stupid idea.

how are some of you getting overnight delivery; i placed my order around 12pm PST yesterday and i still haven't received a delivery notification or any updates; it still says waiting in the warehouse for processing; this is annoying me since it's supposed to be overnight delivery

[INFO] My Transformer Story (Got it at Fry's)

So, I was unsuccessful getting the Transformer from Amazon/Best Buy in the 3 minutes it was available online.
I went and "preordered" it at JR Music just in case (shipping was cheap, no tax for me since I'm in California) as a backup if I don't ever get one in store anywhere else.
Fry's online in-store check is actually pretty ok.
I kept checking every day. I'm in Southern California. I would see Anaheim have 1, then hours later, none, then City of Industry have one. Etc..etc.. First time I saw this was Tuesday night, I called and they "confirmed" they didn't have any.
Anyways starting Wednesday, whenever I see the Transformer "available" at a store, I went and ordered it for in store pickup (they don't ship from stores). You are required to put a credit card, but it's not charged.
Within minutes I'd get an email the Transformer IS NOT AVAILABLE.
Fast forward to today (Saturday 4/30) around 1am I check online and I see a different store (San Diego) has it in stock, this is the first time I seen the website show San Diego.
I go ahead and order it.
Come 9am I get an email saying my order is READY FOR PICKUP!
I go ahead and call them to make sure it is available and ON HOLD for ME, since I'm driving 2 HOURS to get to San Diego Fry's!!! Called up, she said she got 4 in that day and one is definitely set aside for my online order.
Get there around 1pm, went to register, and got it. I asked the lady if there were any extras and if there are if I could buy 1-2 more (1 for friend, 1 to sell). She came back and said no, all gone.
Anyways I'm happy. Ordered the official Sleeve from Newegg and it'll be a 1 day ship too (they're close by). Can't wait to buy the keyboard now!
There you have it. If you guys have a Fry's near by, keep checking their website for in-store availability. If you see it available, PLACE THE ORDER (I placed a total of 6 different orders). If it's not available, your order is cancelled. If it's available, you'll get notification for pick up! Hurry and get it otherwise they will cancel it. When you get there, you can pay however you like, don't have to use the CC you used for the online order.

The website doesn't always tell the truth. My store showed ZERO, but then I called, and they had 3. I had someone put it on hold for me. I'd call, or just go by, don't rely on the website!

Zach Alt said:
The website doesn't always tell the truth. My store showed ZERO, but then I called, and they had 3. I had someone put it on hold for me. I'd call, or just go by, don't rely on the website!
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Yeah I know, website is slow to update.
But personally I hate calling Fry's so website is the only option

Why I love the iPhone
I too have had a rough time getting the tablet. I started out placing an order with Datavision. They literally have the worst CS ever! Anyway, it said they were in stock and I went to check out and then it was out of stock. I called them to ask what happened and he said "Don't worry about it, its sold out anyway"-Thanks man .
Anyway I canceled it within a couple days. I kept checking everywhere. Finally got on newegg and put the damn thing in my cart and next thing you know they wouldnt let me checkout cuz it was already gone! I was so upset. I gave up! So i went to work on Friday and I was already having a good day so i thought i would just check amazon anyway...turns out there was a guy selling his transformer for $426 shipped and it was in "like-new condition". I neglected my work for a good 10 minuts and I just ordered it immediately! I didnt care that my boss was watching me shop online (i gave them my two week notice anyway... so suck it!). I was so freakin happy!
Then suddenly, my world came crashing down. The dudes account was "under review" because he was a first time seller on amazon. I was like NOOOOOO!!! So he couldnt accept my payment. I took a risk (sorta), i said to him, ill just paypal you the money! So i paypal'd him $420 and he shipped it using fedex 2-day delivery! so in the end...im getting it TUESDAY! im so excited i cannot wait! the best part of this whole thing...when i asked him why he is selling it....
i couldn't get it to tether with my iPhone!
i started laughing!
FINALLY, IPHONE, I HAVE A REASON TO LOVE YOU!!!
and thats my story

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So i went to work on Friday and I was already having a good day so i thought i would just check amazon anyway...turns out there was a guy selling his transformer for $426 shipped and it was in "like-new condition". I neglected my work for a good 10 minuts and I just ordered it immediately! I didnt care that my boss was watching me shop online (i gave them my two week notice anyway so suck it!). I was so freakin happy!
Then suddenly, my world came crashing down. The dudes account was "under review" because he was a first time seller on amazon. I was like NOOOOOO!!! So he couldnt accept my payment. I took a risk (sorta), i said to him, ill just paypal you the money! So i paypal'd him $420 and he shipped it using fedex 2-day delivery! so in the end...im getting it TUESDAY! im so excited i cannot wait! the best part of this whole thing...when i asked him why he is selling it....
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Hah, so that was you that bought it!
I saw that too, it was "used for 5 hours". I saw he was a first time seller too so I didn't go for it. Then a few hours later when I went to check Amazon, it was gone (You probably tried to buy it) lol.
Anyways glad you got yours from him and didn't get ripped off!

I just checked my Frys and they have it in stock! Although it doesn't say how many units they have in stock.

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I just checked my Frys and they have it in stock! Although it doesn't say how many units they have in stock.
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It may or may not be really in stock.
My suggestion, ORDER IT and just wait for a yes or no. If you're lucky it's' a yes.
They're closed right now so you won't get an answer till morning.

Downers Grove Fry's
As of 09:30 this am - they had 2 Docks and 3 16 GB Tablets.
Spent an hour at the store as they tried to locate them.
On sales person said that they did not have them for sure - I showed them on their site that they show poisitive inventory - manager looked it up and sure enough - 4 tablets and 3 keyboard/docks.
Picked up 1 of each - presents for my daughter.

wish there was a Frys in East Coast

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wish there was a Frys in East Coast
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There are 2 of them in metro Atlanta.

BestBuy In Store pickup is now live

I was wondering when the in store pickup would go live for Best Buy.
I went to the site just now & it still said to pre-order.
Out of curiosity I added the item to my cart. I was then presented with being able to pick the item up in the store. I was able to enter my zip code to see what stores in my area would have one. I was surprised to see that some stores had them, while others did not. I went ahead and pre-ordered mine. I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow. I can feel relieved knowing I don't have to rush to the store in the morning.

I called and complained today about that and your post got me excited but no luck here

Hmm. In store pickup doesn't work for me.

It's only showing the Samsung - Galaxy Tab 10.1 - 16GB - Metallic, which is just what I wanted. The others do not seem to qualify for in store pickup yet. It also says not available for shipping anymore for that model as well.

Okay just keep clicking it.. for some reason it worked. Thank-you so much

I wonder how accurate these inventories are. I searched my area, Los Angeles, and it only shows that it's available for pickup at like 4 out 30 locations, all the others say unavailable.

In my area it says none of the Best Buy's around me will have it. That seems very doubtful.

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In my area it says none of the Best Buy's around me will have it. That seems very doubtful.
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Yea, that's what I'm thinking. For me, it's basically showing that no stores in L.A. have it. I'd bet inventory gets updated before opening tomorrow.

I've noticed they have now removed the pre-order button & replaced it with shop now. Also the 32 GB white version is now available in my area. Hopefully they will make updates in other areas as well.

No, just click it! I got a 32gb white to work!!!! Its confirmed

Got mine. Worked thabkyou so much

What's up with the west coast stores? None are showing they have any of the models except a couple stores in Cali that only have the 16gb metallic gray.

Not Available-Dallas Metroplex
Checked BB website at 9:30am Dallas time, none of the 4 versions are available, none. I checked all the stores the site would check for zip code, +/-30 in all, NONE. What a joke, yet again from Tablet Manufacturers.

Talked to a guy last night here in Texas about my 32GB grey one I pre-ordered and he said there were none that had been shipped but to check back around 1 or 2 because that was their afternoon shipment and it might be in then.

This morning I checked and 2 stores had them in stock. Now 4 do. I'd keep checking for those that are discouraged.

Thanks for the tip. Checked online, and website told me that the BB 3 blocks away had them in stock. The clerks didn't even know that they had come in or that they were on sale as of today. I asked them to look it up on their computers, and low and behold, they were sitting in the "cage" in the back room. Walked out with the 32GB Grey.

Not 1 Store in Jersey ????
I was lucky enough to get a Tab on June 8th in NYC. However they only had the White 16BG in stock. Not what I wanted but they said we could swap it out when it hit stores on the 17th. So I woke up early-completely wiped my Tab and went to Best Buy in NJ expecting to swap it out with a black 32GB. To my surprise everyone at Best Buy was in the dark about it. It was like I was speaking a foreign language. They didn't even know the release date. I immediately called Best Buy CS and the girl checked the entire country. They said other than a few stores in FL & 1 in West VA they didn't have any in stores. Might be because they have to fill pre-orders but i find it really disappointing that they send out PR and hype it up as today being the firm launch datea and not one store has them.And no idea when they will be in stock.

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I immediately called Best Buy CS and the girl checked the entire country. They said other than a few stores in FL & 1 in West VA they didn't have any in stores. Might be because they have to fill pre-orders but i find it really disappointing that they send out PR and hype it up as today being the firm launch datea and not one store has them.And no idea when they will be in stock.
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Complete and utter lies. I got a 32GB at a Chicago BB not 15 minutes ago. No pre-order. No deposit. No questions. No sales tax, even.

None of the NY stores have a 32gb in stock according to their website.

I don't know how accurate things are with BB right now. No BB stores around me are showing available online, however my local Fry's has both 16gb and 32gb in stock. I find it hard to believe that the only Fry's in my state has both in stock but no BB's have them.

Heads up to those going to get their phone at a T-Mobile store...

I just spent 20min waiting outside a T-Mobile store before it opened, the doors finally opened, I tell the rep I would like to buy a Note 4 and to my shock she said "we didn't get any". I called every other store in a 30mi radius and NOBODY has them. So make sure you call before you waste your time driving to the store.
This is all very ironic since I decided not to preorder so I could be one of the first people to get one on launch day I am pretty ticked so I filed a formal complaint, and encourage others to do the same (being polite of course). Stores are suppose to get shipments days in advance of a major product launch.

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I just spent 20min waiting outside a T-Mobile store before it opened, the doors finally opened, I tell the rep I would like to buy a Note 4 and to my shock she said "we didn't get any". I called every other store in a 30mi radius and NOBODY has them. So make sure you call before you waste your time driving to the store.
This is all very ironic since I decided not to preorder so I could be one of the first people to get one on launch day I am pretty ticked so I filed a formal complaint, and encourage others to do the same (being polite of course). Stores are suppose to get shipments days in advance of a major product launch.
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Where the f do you live? On a remote island?

suzook said:
Where the f do you live? On a remote island?
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Um I live 20 min away from Google headquarters, Facebook etc. So not exactly

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Where the f do you live? On a remote island?
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Its true. I live in NW Houston and working in SE Houston/Pasadena area so I called a lot of stores near home and work and about half of them said that Note 4 is sold out (calling within 9am-930am) and the rest said they are still waiting for the shipment and some said they only do store orders and directly shipping it to my home address. One store told me to hurry up in the afternoon because they are only getting 4 units. WTF?

Wow, only 4? I wonder if Samsung is to blame or if it's T-Mobile. Or both. I haven't heard of any other carriers having supply issues yet.

Thank you for lesson learned. I have it since this past Monday already.
Are you trying to save $6 on the shipping?

chong67 said:
Thank you for lesson learned. I have it since this past Monday already.
Are you trying to save $6 on the shipping?
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I mentioned I didn't preorder since I wanted to have it as soon as possible, I didn't feel like waiting for the UPS truck to show up. I called the minute preorders were up, they said I would get it on the 17th probably in the afternoon.

jinda628 said:
Its true. I live in NW Houston and working in SE Houston/Pasadena area so I called a lot of stores near home and work and about half of them said that Note 4 is sold out (calling within 9am-930am) and the rest said they are still waiting for the shipment and some said they only do store orders and directly shipping it to my home address. One store told me to hurry up in the afternoon because they are only getting 4 units. WTF?
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Sorry to hear you haven't had any luck locating a store with Note 4's in stock.
I'm south of Houston & planned to walk into a store to pick one up but decided to pre-order instead...certainly worked out for the better.

I called 6 different Corp stores and they all said shipment got botched and hopefully ups is delivering them today. Non Corp stores have them. Any reason not to go to a non Corp. At AT&T I got screwed by going non Corp

AirTec said:
I called 6 different Corp stores and they all said shipment got botched and hopefully ups is delivering them today. Non Corp stores have them. Any reason not to go to a non Corp. At AT&T I got screwed by going non Corp
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I've never gone to a non corporate store to get a phone. I know there are some things 3rd party stores can't do. It's kind of funny I actually work in mobile sales for a major company but we don't sell T-Mobile so I have to go get one at a store like everyone else. Our store actually only had 3 to sell as of last night when I got off(the rest of the shipment we got was all in store pickups for preorders) and I mentioned to management how BS that was.

2ndammendment said:
I mentioned I didn't preorder since I wanted to have it as soon as possible, I didn't feel like waiting for the UPS truck to show up. I called the minute preorders were up, they said I would get it on the 17th probably in the afternoon.
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Now that we know, ordering at the store is not it. Now you can tell UPS to hold your package while its on its way and you just pick it up at the service center. Everyone that live near KY gets free upgrade to next day air.

Got mine this morning at 10am. Showed up to the store at 9 and they told me they didn't have any and when I called at 10 they told me they had gotten 10 in and to hurry
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As of 12:00 a vast majority of the stores in the bay area don't have any but one had a few whites and another had a few white and one black.

2ndammendment said:
I just spent 20min waiting outside a T-Mobile store before it opened, the doors finally opened, I tell the rep I would like to buy a Note 4 and to my shock she said "we didn't get any". I called every other store in a 30mi radius and NOBODY has them. So make sure you call before you waste your time driving to the store.
This is all very ironic since I decided not to preorder so I could be one of the first people to get one on launch day I am pretty ticked so I filed a formal complaint, and encourage others to do the same (being polite of course). Stores are suppose to get shipments days in advance of a major product launch.
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I was the same. I was really mad. but I got mine from a different store. The funny thing is all the guys at tmobile had a new shirt has the next big thing is here and they have nothing in stock

I played with the Note 4 for a bit but going to probably wait and see how I like the Nexus 6. The store only had a few left of the 8 they got.

I called 10 stores this morning in my area for 2 white (for a friend - got mine Wed). 7 had sold out already, 2 will not get their shipments in until after 3pm and 1 had 2 left. Unfortunately, they won't hold them so he's gonna try his luck at those 2 stores since the last store is an hour and half drive and likely won't be stocked when he gets there.
From what the stores told me, most of them got 2 white and 2 black and received their shipment later than expected but still sold out quickly. I'm surprised - they had so many s5 on launch day but I guess the Note 4 is a different breed!

same here some stores hadnt gotten the shipment yet. but i found one that did so i got mine.

fcortes626 said:
same here some stores hadnt gotten the shipment yet. but i found one that did so i got mine.
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Guess samsung just wants to "sell out"

So much for Samsung spending millions on marketing and promoting their phones only to mess up their store launch day
Well I dont even know if this is Samsung's or Tmo's fault.
Oh, there one store 60 miles away from me expecting the delivery in 30 mins. Crossing my fingers that I'll be able to get one 2 hrs from now. Cant leave work yet

all the other stores said to call or go back at 11 am to 2 pm to see if they already had them.