Im thinking of crossing the border tomorrow to Buffalo and pick up a Xoom to bring back... but my question is, I know its not gonna work with our networks here but I'm mainly going to be using it over WiFi and hoping to tether using my Desire HD.
Questions:
1) Is it true I need to activate the WiFi by signing up for data plan? If so, is there a way around it?
2) Can I just go to Best Buy or Verizon and purchase the device straight up?
Your answers will determine how my plans for morning will be tomorrow... =)
cue_32 said:
Im thinking of crossing the border tomorrow to Buffalo and pick up a Xoom to bring back... but my question is, I know its not gonna work with our networks here but I'm mainly going to be using it over WiFi and hoping to tether using my Desire HD.
Questions:
1) Is it true I need to activate the WiFi by signing up for data plan? If so, is there a way around it?
2) Can I just go to Best Buy or Verizon and purchase the device straight up?
Your answers will determine how my plans for morning will be tomorrow... =)
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Activation is not required for wifi. If you convince them you don't want to activate it, you can get away with it.
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No, you don't have to activate the data plan, Best Buy was the only one saying that, and they backed off on it.
You can go and just outright buy one, yes.
USA!! USA!! USA!!
Here I come!
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No, you don't have to activate the data plan, Best Buy was the only one saying that, and they backed off on it.
You can go and just outright buy one, yes.
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Costco still requires activation.
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Costco still requires activation.
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Not true. I bought mine there and although he said I needed to, I told him that Engadget and other sites confirmed that Verizon backed off of this requirement. He made a few calls and confirmed that is the case and I walked out without any Verizon service.
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Not true. I bought mine there and although he said I needed to, I told him that Engadget and other sites confirmed that Verizon backed off of this requirement. He made a few calls and confirmed that is the case and I walked out without any Verizon service.
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It depends on the store. The Costco I bought mine from said I had to activate it. I told them that Verizon didn't require it and they said it's Costco's policy, which it is. This will vary store to store for Costco and Best Buy, depending on who is sticking to the corporate policy.
My advice is to go to Verizon. They are the only store that has said on a corporate level that they don't require activation.
Yep, I also picked up mine at Best Buy and wasn't required to activate it. I did though through my local Vzw store and to get my 25% Discount on accessories.
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This is some great info guys.. Buffalo is pretty limited in terms of options and so far I've only seen 2 Best Buys in the area I go to. Good to know I got CostCo and Verizon as an option.
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It depends on the store. The Costco I bought mine from said I had to activate it. I told them that Verizon didn't require it and they said it's Costco's policy, which it is. This will vary store to store for Costco and Best Buy, depending on who is sticking to the corporate policy.
My advice is to go to Verizon. They are the only store that has said on a corporate level that they don't require activation.
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I am not a Costco expert on policies but I do not believe this has anything to do with Costco. I think it is the Verizon reps not knowing what they are doing. I could be wrong but like you said, go elsewhere if you need to but Costco has the best return policy out there so it is worth the fight.
It has nothing to do with Costco or Best Buy policy -- they both follow Verizon's corporate policy, which was originally going to be that you had to activate a data package to purchase the device.
But due to customer blowback, Verizon's policy changed on the day of release. However, they did an incredibly horrendous job disseminating that information to sales staff -- both at corporate Verizon stores and at resellers like Best Buy.
For example, yesterday afternoon, I called a corporate Verizon Wireless store directly and they absolutely insisted activation was required.
Then I called VZW's toll-free number and they confirmed it wasn't. I asked them to talk to the store, they did, and I was able to purchase a device activation-free.
Bottom line, this isn't a matter of places following their own policy, it's a matter of places not yet knowing the policy has changed. Give it a couple of days, and I'm sure the problem will go away.
The guy at my Costco called his regional managers and a few minutes later received a corporate email saying their policy was unchanged, activation was still required. It may have varied in a few cases, but I went to 2 stores with the same results.
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The guy at my Costco called his regional managers and a few minutes later received a corporate email saying their policy was unchanged, activation was still required. It may have varied in a few cases, but I went to 2 stores with the same results.
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Find the info (Google it) from reputable sites and take it with you to Costco and make sure the Verizon rep tells the person on the other side the links to the article(s). Engadget was one of the first sites to post the change. It is a complete fact that activation on Verizon is no longer required anywhere. Again, it is worth it to buy at Costco with the return policy so if it were me, I would keep pressing it.
Costco in my area required it as well. I got mines from Best Buy.
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Sprint will not sell you the Epic unless its activated in store, so for you unboxers, take your cameras to the stores if you were planning an unboxing video
we'll see what the shack has to say about that
Why do they need to open my box and finger freak my new $500 phone just to activate it? Use the ESN# from the box and call it a day!
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I believe Sprint mean it must be activated under a plan, not necessarily activating the phone itself. So if a person tries to come and buy one at full retail under no plan, they wont allow that.
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I believe Sprint mean it must be activated under a plan, not necessarily activating the phone itself. So if a person tries to come and buy one at full retail under no plan, they wont allow that.
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Nope,the phone MUST be activated or it will not be sold, period lol. This is coming from an internal memo I received today
Quoted per memo "no cold sales allowed"
I don't mind them having to activate the phone on spot. It means that it will be usable more quickly.
But the dude at radioshack IS NOT going to be the one who opens the box and takes off the plastic etc. I will most likely go outside the store and take a moment to open it, then let them activate it.
My phone was sent to me with service.
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So I won't be able to buy this as a gift for somebody?
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Whoops! Looks like my Sprint reservation will be for naught.
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So I won't be able to buy this as a gift for somebody?
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Not from Sprint
talk to the rep explain your situation, sure they can make an exception for the commission they are getting
Activating it in store and a cold sale are two different things. Cold sale means it was sold to someone at full price and they don't have an account. You CAN however, sell the phone attached to someone's line, without actually turning the phone on.
One caveat, however: Good luck finding someone willing to do this for you. I know I wouldn't.
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talk to the rep explain your situation, sure they can make an exception for the commission they are getting
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHA......HAHAHA......HA....*cough*
That's funny. Like the commission is anything decent on one line. I have to do 50 activations a month, and my commission check is barely decent.
Not that you would want to pay full price from Sprint when Amazon has a better deal on the buyout price.
Yeah but I can walk into a Sprint store on launch day and buy one. Can't do that with Amazon. Tuesday is far enough away as it is
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BAHAHAHAHAHAHA......HAHAHA......HA....*cough*
That's funny. Like the commission is anything decent on one line. I have to do 50 activations a month, and my commission check is barely decent.
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you balling, dude, lol
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Activating it in store and a cold sale are two different things. Cold sale means it was sold to someone at full price and they don't have an account. You CAN however, sell the phone attached to someone's line, without actually turning the phone on.
One caveat, however: Good luck finding someone willing to do this for you. I know I wouldn't.
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Why wouldn't you? If I buy it and give it to my friend who has a sprint account wouldn't the phone no longer be on my account and just transfer over to theres, or is it still tied into my account some how?
is the policy different for the shack and best buy?
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is the policy different for the shack and best buy?
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I dont think its any different at either of those places. I recall both places opening my phones during prior purchases. I went with a buddy of mine to best buy when he got his Evo and they actually updated it and told him they had to put a task killer on it before he could take it. Theres no way im letting the best buy mobile rep do that to my Epic
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Not that you would want to pay full price from Sprint when Amazon has a better deal on the buyout price.
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I thought the off contract price from both sprint and amazon was $499?
Trying to live a life where I don't have to give money to Best Buy. Saw that Verizon updated their Xoom page this weekend, but surprisingly still no order or pre-order information.
I'm assuming if I walk up on Thursday morning they'll have them, but stranger things have happened. Any word on Verizon corporate stores and their expected Xoom inventory?
Just called my local Verizon store, no one there knows if they'll get Xooms to sell on Thursday.
I've heard Verizon stores are only getting 2 or 3 units. This is all rumor at this point, but I do know that BB stores are only getting 5-10 units to sell with most being closer to 5.
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Trying to live a life where I don't have to give money to Best Buy. Saw that Verizon updated their Xoom page this weekend, but surprisingly still no order or pre-order information.
I'm assuming if I walk up on Thursday morning they'll have them, but stranger things have happened. Any word on Verizon corporate stores and their expected Xoom inventory?
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I was at a Verizon corporate store in North Seattle yesterday. I asked if they were going to have Xooms on Thursday. The guy I ended up talking to would not come out and outright confirm it, but "highly recommended" I visit the store early on Thursday. Take that for what it's worth. I'm buying mine at Costco.
Just saw this on BGR this AM:
(boy genius report url)/2011/02/22/verizon-wireless-to-launch-motorola-xoom-on-february-24th-599-99-on-contract/
Surprised they aren't doing pre-orders.
As a corporate store they r not allowed to disclose that information on stock count even after Thursday but trust me they have plenty
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I've heard Verizon stores are only getting 2 or 3 units. This is all rumor at this point, but I do know that BB stores are only getting 5-10 units to sell with most being closer to 5.
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Can you reserve one at a verizon corp store, or is just first come first serve?
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Can you reserve one at a verizon corp store, or is just first come first serve?
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First come first serve
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First come first serve
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Looks like I'll be there at 8:45am on thursday lol
Its worth calling. Icalled my local VZW store today and asked if they were doing any presale on the Xoom. She said she would hold one for me and took my name and number. I'll be stopping by Thursday morning (opens at 7:30!) to pick mine up. If they end up not holding one for me, all is well, I have a pre-order in with Best Buy.
But, moral of the story, its worth calling and asking if they will put one on hold for you.
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Looks like I'll be there at 8:45am on thursday lol
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Looks like an early morning for me as well. There's a non-corporate store near me, so I'll also check in with the owner tonight. The small shops are usually pretty good about cutting deals, but they usually get stock after everyone else.
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Its worth calling. Icalled my local VZW store today and asked if they were doing any presale on the Xoom. She said she would hold one for me and took my name and number. I'll be stopping by Thursday morning (opens at 7:30!) to pick mine up. If they end up not holding one for me, all is well, I have a pre-order in with Best Buy.
But, moral of the story, its worth calling and asking if they will put one on hold for you.
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does yours always open at 7:30??? Mine doesn't open til 9
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does yours always open at 7:30??? Mine doesn't open til 9
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Yeah it does. I live downtown chicago, so there are 5ish stores within a couple miles of where I live and work. There is one that opens at 7 as well, but its a bit further a way.
Checked my store this am (Sac Cal) and they seemed to be barely aware of what I was talking about
They're telling me (harlingen, texas) that the 28th is when they'll make theirs available but that the tablets they'll have WILL have flash 10.2. I have no clue why the delay but the wait is gonna suck. He took my name and number and said he'd call me the 27th.
My verizon said they will have them
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My verizon said they will have them
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Same, but he told me the number was very limited...
alee said:
Trying to live a life where I don't have to give money to Best Buy.
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Can I ask why?
I stay away from walmart.wondering if its the same reasons
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Can I ask why?
I stay away from walmart.wondering if its the same reasons
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Rotten customer service, poorly informed apathetic sales staff and being forced to listen to a sales pitch for product protection plans which is laced with guilt and unfounded fear for most consumers.
Since there is no price advantage at Best Buy, why put up with the aggravation.
Corporate VZ stores will definitely have Xoom's available on the 24th.
Sounds like this may only last until April 16th. O well.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03/25/sprint-announces-mail-in-rebates-coming-to-an-end-on-march-27/
A friend of mine bought his last Friday at Sprint, sans-rebate. He went in there and told the rep he'd just go to Best Buy. The rep waived the mail in and threw in a pouch.
When the phone first came out and supplies were limited they stuck to their guns... but now that the phone is everywhere, I think they're feeling the hurt a little from losing to BB/Radioshack.
Yeah, Sprint is testing out in-store instant rebates instead of mail in starting next week. I've heard it from a couple of Sprint store employees in different areas. There's no information yet on how long the "testing" will go or if it might become permanent. It's certainly a great idea on their part.
We signed up for Sprint around the beginning of February, I sent in my rebate forms about the beginning of March (because I changed from Epic to EVO, so I had to wait to send the forms with receipts in). On the 14th they sent me an email saying that they received it.
I checked the link today to check the status on it (https://www.sprintrebates.com/) and It says that it's been approved, in the final stages of processing, and that my check should be mailed to me within 30 days.
I would have gone to Best Buy had I known better, c'est la vie.
If anyone plans on upgrading until then, I guess its worth it.
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A friend of mine bought his last Friday at Sprint, sans-rebate. He went in there and told the rep he'd just go to Best Buy. The rep waived the mail in and threw in a pouch.
When the phone first came out and supplies were limited they stuck to their guns... but now that the phone is everywhere, I think they're feeling the hurt a little from losing to BB/Radioshack.
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you realize sprints not losing anything on this, right? the customer is still signing up to pay a bill to them each month
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Yeah, Sprint is testing out in-store instant rebates instead of mail in starting next week. I've heard it from a couple of Sprint store employees in different areas. There's no information yet on how long the "testing" will go or if it might become permanent. It's certainly a great idea on their part.
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this isnt a trial, it was already trialed in a few markets and now is going nationwide
It's just alot more convenient. I upgraded a few weeks ago and i have to wait for my rebate to come in the mail. In the mean time i have an extra $100.00 i have to pay on my bill, along with the new phone.
This was tested in austin texas and columbus ohio and we saw an average 30% growth in month over month sales. It will be here until the 16th of april and determined after that if it will be made permanent.
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My understanding is that the margins on the devices are razor thin and the carriers really could care less who sells you the device retail. They make all their profits on the service. So I doubt losing retail device sales to Best Buy is their motive for this.
But then again I don't own a sprint store so I have no idea how accurate that is.
Either way it seems like Sprint is making some nice, aggressive moves to sign up new customers.
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My understanding is that the margins on the devices are razor thin and the carriers really could care less who sells you the device retail. They make all their profits on the service. So I doubt losing retail device sales to Best Buy is their motive for this.
But then again I don't own a sprint store so I have no idea how accurate that is.
Either way it seems like Sprint is making some nice, aggressive moves to sign up new customers.
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Thats true. Not much markup on the phones retail prices. Not to mention we sell them on contact for almost nothing. Were just selling a subscription service
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Did the rebate get us to buy he Treo? No.
Follow up to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12393565&postcount=4
I got my rebate check yesterday. It was $200 exactly as was stated (my wife and I both got phones). Six weeks was about right, then.
The instant rebate has been extended to May 7th.
Xoom coming to sprint tomorrow still $599. I don't know if I am just easy out of the loop on this or what and a google search told me nothing. But I went into my sprint store today and they told me that the xoom is launching tomorrow. They even offered to let mar have one today but I'm not interested. Just thought I would let you guys know if you didn't already. Like I said couldn't find out on google.
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Xoom coming to sprint tomorrow still $599. I don't know if I am just easy out of the loop on this or what and a google search told me nothing. But I went into my sprint store today and they told me that the xoom is launching tomorrow. They even offered to let mar have one today but I'm not interested. Just thought I would let you guys know if you didn't already. Like I said couldn't find out on google.
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Xoom wifi is being sold in stores.
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It was available on the store officially 5/8, I ordered mine last night, can't wait!!! Love that I can charge it to my account and pay it off on my own time.
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It was available on the store officially 5/8, I ordered mine last night, can't wait!!! Love that I can charge it to my account and pay it off on my own time.
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Me too! 10 chars
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It was available on the store officially 5/8, I ordered mine last night, can't wait!!! Love that I can charge it to my account and pay it off on my own time.
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How do you do that. I would jump on this if I could do that.
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Wouldn't you have to pay it off on the next bill? I don't like charging stuff to my account because I'd rather pay for it in full. I didn't know you can essentially finance equipment.
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Wouldn't you have to pay it off on the next bill?
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That is the way it has always worked with my account...
Just make sure you dont get caught up dude @ the guy who said he would pay it off at his own pace.
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the xoom was released on sunday. i ordered one and have it now. none of the stores had it in stock.. perhaps tomorrow they will. i sold my 3G version....
and yes you can charge equipment to your account.
I'm a girl btw, and I was told by the Sprint collections department that you do not have to pay it off in full the next billing cycle, that there is no time limit as long as they see you are paying on it, so we will see.
EDIT TO ADD: I was told that I had no limit on my account, not sure if that has anything to do with it. I know Sprint implements "spending limits" to some customers and some have no limit, so not sure if this has anything to do with it.
Too bad they don't have a 3/4G version available. Would love to add it to my unlimited plan.
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I'm a girl btw, and I was told by the Sprint collections department that you do not have to pay it off in full the next billing cycle, that there is no time limit as long as they see you are paying on it, so we will see.
EDIT TO ADD: I was told that I had no limit on my account, not sure if that has anything to do with it. I know Sprint implements "spending limits" to some customers and some have no limit, so not sure if this has anything to do with it.
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That's the most insane thing I've heard in a while. I've never heard of anyone doing this. So you're going to float your bill and pay fees and other penalties until you can afford to pay it off? If you have even a slightly good credit rating you could get a $600 credit card with 0% for a year probably...
i added a couple of mobile phones several years ago to my account--not at the same time but one was one year and then a year later or so..
anyway, i paid the mobile handset off across 2 billing cycles at least (phone was like 600 ish then) and had no fees or extra costs.
the main thing was paying your wireless bill on time.
home girl's case may be solid and unique to her case so i am inclined to believe her based on my past experience.
you must not have any limits or ASL on your account and be in good standing with no past due balance. im sure you may know this...
From what I was told purchasing "equipment" doesn't incur fees, only your service bill does. I will still pay my service bill on time but the equipment I charged will be paid off in payments. After searching online I too am seeing conflicting information regarding this, so now I'm slightly leary. Worst case scenario I will be sending it back if what I was told was false.
Yeah I've been with Sprint for like 7 years since I was in high school. I don't have a spending limit on my account and pay my bill in full every month and never had one late payment. I don't like to bill to my account but to each is own.
I prefer to just pay it in full just be to be on safe side of things. Good luck with your purchase though but just make sure you call to verify the payment plan options because it's harder to get things fixed when they are screwed up.
I'm only saying to call because every time I call Sprint I get conflicting information and nobody seems to know what they are doing. Also if you want to check your Sprint Credit Worthiness log into your Sprint account then delete the address bar and replace it with this:
javascript:function getYesNo(s){if(s=='Y') {return 'Yes';}else{return 'No';}};alert("Your Hidden Stats:\n\nSprint Financial Value: "+loyaltyAccVal+" of 10 (higher is better)\nCredit Class: "+creditClass+"\nAccount Spending Limit: "+getYesNo(aslFlag)+"\nHotlined Account: "+getYesNo(hotlineFlag));
and hit enter. A box will pop up and that will show you. I believe it would be correlated to the results if they will allow you to bill to your account.
Mines shows:
Sprint Financial Value: 7 out of 10
Credit Class: G1
Account Spending Limit: No
Hotlined: No
Well I've gotten conflicting info when calling. When I speak to sales they have no idea and put me on hold to find out and then tell me it has to be paid in full after speaking with the "collections department", when I spoke to someone in billing I was told that it doesn't have to be paid in full and many customers have "made payments" on purchases billed to their account. I would love to pay for it in full but I can't shell out $600 at once so that's why this option appealed to me, if it turns out that's not the case as I stated before I will give them hell and worst case scenario return the equipment.
Yeah just looking out for you. I always call multiple times and ask for a manager because there are a bunch of nifnards working for Sprint.
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Yeah just looking out for you. I always call multiple times and ask for a manager because there are a bunch of nifnards working for Sprint.
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LOL isn't that the truth! Its going to really piss me off if that's not how it works for my account as I was really looking forward to getting the Xoom and accessories I ordered. I hate calling there because I can never get a straight answer about anything, and the order is already out for delivery so too late to cancel if that's true, I will truly give them hell if I was given false information.
there is no pay plan. they give you about 2 bill cycles which is plenty. if you need more time, make sure you are showing good faith--by paying your wireless bill and also paid a good portion of yourequipment--this gives you good favor with the account rep and they may be more inclined to help.
we all want to pay our balances off at once--however sprint extends this as a courtesy to their good customers. if you know you can afford the device you can maximize your purchasing power in a short time period.
I did call accounting services again to confirm my initial answer towards this. I was told there is no official "payment plan" per say, however they do not "require" you to pay the equipment off the following billing cycle. He did mention as long as you are paying your cell bill and making payments towards the balance there should be no problems, however he recommended that its paid off in a "timely manner". So yep, basically what the poster above me said. We shall see...
AT&T, SOB!!!!!
Does this happen to any of you?
yes I received an email that it is canceled, but on their website it is still showing as "in progress"
wow.
they give any reason as to why they cancelled the order?
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wow.
they give any reason as to why they cancelled the order?
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I don't think so...
The email said "unable to verify the information you provided or you have exceeded the number of lines of service that we allow customers to purchase online."
I am using Atrix on AT&T, and they cannot verify my information? What the hell? Why not just simply call me to "verify"?
It hasn't happened to me but I didn't sign in to order it. On the website it still says "In Progress" for me as well.
I haven't gotten an E-Mail from them about it being canceled, but I noticed earlier that the $50 credit was canceled from my card before it even went through.
I just checked my bank account and I saw that I had my $50 back as well.
Upon detailed inspection of my account the order still says Shipment Pending but in my bank statement the transaction doesn't exist. Like it never happened. On another note, if you check the AT&T store it now shows the lapdock as $99.99 and it is currently "Out of Stock."
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They have taken the money from my account and haven't put it back yet. Maybe good news for me? Time will tell! Still showing shipping pending
I suggest if you all really want the Lapdock, to go get the $75 refurbished one now!
Sure you pay $25 more, but it's still a great deal and if you don't get a confirmation email with tracking # on your current order, then you are most likely SOL just like the whole HP Touchpad and Blackberry on Black Friday incident a while back.
I called them they told me they were on back order and when they ship they are going to charge my card
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Mine's cancelled also. I'm actually glad about it; almost got a buyer's remorse. Oh well, no more conflicts between blur or CM7. Cyanogenmod ftw.
same here. I called but the att guy knew nothing
I have pending shipment, no email about cancellation and money still gone. I want a dock! haha
what i'm curious about is are they still making lapdocks or have they switched solely to lapdock 100s now? Because I'm tempted to call ATT and have them switch my order to a refurbished unit in order to get one. If they're still making the OG lapdock then I'm not too worried. but if they aren't then I'm gonna be pissed =(
I received the email today after ordering on the 4th.
My email stated it was canceled because they were out of stock.
What pisses me off is many others received their order that ordered after I did.
I spent an hour on the phone Monday being bounced between ATT departments and everyone of them said they could not find any order I placed.
The last one I talked to stated the product was back ordered and I would receive it when it was back in-stock.
After this mess I am considering dropping service. I am not that concerned with the dock itself but I have an issue staying with a company that clearly does not fulfill its obligations after the confirmed an order.
I second your thoughts.
Once they confirm order,they must fulfill that.
If you all have confirmation papers of your order, you can try what I did. I got my Lapdock today by calling first to my ATT Store I go to and I had them price match it for me for $50. All I had to do was call the ATT customer care and cancel my order and have them put a note in my account for the store in my area to do the price match.
I heard from another thread that ATT had 4000 on backorder and I used that line as leverage.
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I did the same thing today. Had to call all three stores in my town to find the last one, but they did match the price and I carried it out with me.
Called and cancelled my order too so that should free one up for someone!
Get 'em while you can.
Voelker45 said:
If you all have confirmation papers of your order, you can try what I did. I got my Lapdock today by calling first to my ATT Store I go to and I had them price match it for me for $50. All I had to do was call the ATT customer care and cancel my order and have them put a note in my account for the store in my area to do the price match.
I heard from another thread that ATT had 4000 on backorder and I used that line as leverage.
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I just did the same thing this morning. Called a nearby store and asked if they could price match my online purchase. They said no.
Called another nearby store and this store said yes. Took all of 5 minutes to buy the dock, no questions at all whatsoever. I just gave them a copy of my confirmation email and I was out of the door. I am sure local stores are dying to get these out of their inventory because I doubt they sell anymore, they don't even carry the Atrix anymore. I don't know why the first store with 14 in stock didn't want to do it, the second store only had 2 in stock.
I, too did the price match thing with a local store! I called about 5 different At&t places until the one 5 miles away agreed to the price match...but said he couldn't give me a discount right at the store...but would credit the excess to my next bill. So I said, sure why not...I just didn't wanna wait and wait and wait for nothing from At&t anymore..and I am very happy with it! Yay!
The new lapdock for Atrix 4G isn't listed online anymore at AT&T in the regular store which means they won't be selling it through the regular online store anymore. (Refurb still listed for $75). If an item doesn't show up, it's gone for good is what I was told by AT&T. Lapdock does however still show up in the Premier store for $299 and is available.