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kay cool, but mines unbranded... i thought unbranded would come first?:s did i miss a tweet?
Did you know your Sprint Hero will be getting Eclair early next year? Well...now you do! Happy Friday ladies and gents
That's the tweet. What I am interested in is why did they emphasize the Sprint version? I hope this doesn't mean that the original Hero will be left behind .
It doesn't mean the hero is left behind.
They already confirmed it is getting an update.
They just never confirmed the update for the sprint hero and the droid Eris.
Hence why they confirmed the update for those 2 phones now.
I just hope that they finish the update for the European hero this year. They did confirm it much sooner after all.
I agree, the European Hero Eclair update was announced almost 6 weeks ago now in October. What's taking so long?!
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kay cool, but mines unbranded... i thought unbranded would come first?:s did i miss a tweet?
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the update for unbranded hero will come earlier than the sprint version. this is how it's handled in nearly all cases:
- update is done for unbranded devices
- carrier pick up the update and provide them to their customers at a later point (because they have their own rom versions they need to update)
I'm using the custom rom taken from the unbranded rom, same phone just not going to get the stuff the carrier put in.
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the update for unbranded hero will come earlier than the sprint version. this is how it's handled in nearly all cases:
- update is done for unbranded devices
- carrier pick up the update and provide them to their customers at a later point (because they have their own rom versions they need to update)
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sweet, thanks!
I see the Atrix is showing as available (3 units) for £549.95 at Simply Electronics:
http://www.simplyelectronics.net/mainproduct.php?pid=13376&sd=specs
and due week beginning 28th March for £499.99 from King of Gadgets:
http://www.kingofgadgets.co.uk/motorola-atrix-sim-free-unlocked-mobile-phone.html
I can't find any other UK sites at the moment with either phones in stock or even an expected date though.
Anyone got the UK version yet?
I'm not the only one looking then lol.
I spoke to king of gadgets yesterday to confirm the due date. They have a high number of pre orders and are unsure of their initial stock allocation but week commencing 28th is still the date they have.
I've also got a notification request in at Play, and am monitoring clove, expansys and others.
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I bought an Atrix from a member on here for £360 it works perfect on O2 UK network
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Mitty1990 said:
I bought an Atrix from a member on here for £360 it works perfect on O2 UK network
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Does the software have any of the AT&T stuff or is it completely unbranded as well as unlocked?
are you sure the atrix on those sites are unbranded models and not just unlocked AT&T phones?
i dont think you can buy an unbranded atrix anywhere...
King of Gadgets is now showing a due date of July rather than week beginning 28th March. Oh well...
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King of Gadgets is now showing a due date of July rather than week beginning 28th March. Oh well...
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Oh #%$*@!%
Have just read somewhere that Motorola are showing Atrix docks in stock from early April though, so maybe all is not yet lost
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Monkey see, monkey do.
I ordered from simply electronics but then I read the reviews on the company by using my old friend google. Cancelled the order...
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Does the software have any of the AT&T stuff or is it completely unbranded as well as unlocked?
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It had the AT&T stuff but you can remove it via Manage Applications, also the seller unlocked it before he sold it
The only branding you would have is the AT&T logo on the back which you can wet sand off, other than that all of the bloatware can be removed.
Also it was only £360 imported which is a steal in my opinion, I hate UK prices of phones and gadgets
Mine is for sale if any of you internationalers are interested
I just bought one from eCell on eBay, £499 unlocked. They are adamant it is a totally unbranded device, but still show the at&t logo on the back cover in their photos. They have loads for sale though. I'll report back when I get it through.
Anyone else got this in the UK? Did it get the update through? Anyone got a totally unbranded device and not an unlocked at&t model?
I just requested a MoDaCo page for it as well.
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I just bought one from eCell on eBay, £499 unlocked. They are adamant it is a totally unbranded device, but still show the at&t logo on the back cover in their photos. They have loads for sale though. I'll report back when I get it through.
Anyone else got this in the UK? Did it get the update through? Anyone got a totally unbranded device and not an unlocked at&t model?
I just requested a MoDaCo page for it as well.
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Hi All.
i got mine from ATT in Dallas and it's unlocked to o2 uk. Got the unlock code from cellunlock.
Working fine, got the update last week, no wifi issues, no issues.
i don't believe there are unbranded phones yet, they are either att or bell. if it has att on the battery cover then it's definitely an att phone.
This is just my opinion.
Even though i'm dying to get one , i wont purchase the phone unless it's from a reliable source . Right now i'm checking expansys , handtech and clove almost daily to see if there is any update regarding the device availability but still there is no sign beside the indication that the accessories will be available in the 1st week of April @ clove .. sometimes i feel i lost the sense of the date >_<
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Even though i'm dying to get one , i wont purchase the phone unless it's from a reliable source . Right now i'm checking expansys , handtech and clove almost daily to see if there is any update regarding the device availability but still there is no sign beside the indication that the accessories will be available in the 1st week of April @ clove .. sometimes i feel i lost the sense of the date >_<
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Same here. I got burned on eBay with a G1 later reported as 'stolen'. It took me 6 months and a lot of legal threats (plus some police involvement) to get my money back...
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What I'd like to know is: do these unlocked phones have AT&T software on them that prevents sideloading and tethering?
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I just bought one from eCell on eBay, £499 unlocked. They are adamant it is a totally unbranded device, but still show the at&t logo on the back cover in their photos. They have loads for sale though. I'll report back when I get it through.
Anyone else got this in the UK? Did it get the update through? Anyone got a totally unbranded device and not an unlocked at&t model?
I just requested a MoDaCo page for it as well.
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*If* you decide to keep it, then it's easy to remove the AT&T logo. I did it (and documented all over the net) by just scratching it off with a coin. Leaves no traces and does not scratch the surface.
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*If* you decide to keep it, then it's easy to remove the AT&T logo. I did it (and documented all over the net) by just scratching it off with a coin. Leaves no traces and does not scratch the surface.
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Nice, thanks for that. I just sold my Nexus S because the back scratched way too easily, a coin would have killed the finish so it's good to know a coin would do no such damage on this device.
I may start a new thread and document everything about getting the phone into the UK, although it doesn't seem difficult.
eCell seem to be reputable on ebay. They sell a lot of phones and have 600k+ positive feedback so I'm not too worried about getting scammed. They want to wait 5 working days before shipping it to make sure I pay them and the money checks out. They are more worried about getting scammed by me by the looks of things. Still, £499 isn't cheap, but probably cheaper than Clove and Expansys, and definitely cheaper than Play.com will be, as they always seem to be the premium rip-off merchants.
I'll do a comparison between the UK ones and the AT&T ones as well. Curious if they will have sideloading and tethering out of the box so I'll let you know when I find out Moandal.
If not there's gonna be a bit of hacky sacky to do.
I have a contract renewal in May anyway so if this phone turns out to be a pile of AOL Online cds then I can sell it on and upgrade to a Pyramid or something.
Also, UK Accessory list, expected in 5-8 days.
http://www.expansys.com/motorola-atrix-207852/
I wish i 'd seen your post before I dived in. I too have bought from ecell. I previously had a at+t phone that was somewhat restricted. I hope this device is direct from Motorola factory. I expect delivery next week. I expect side loading and tethering all to be available without any carrier restrictions. Well this is why I am paying for a second phone... I know moto make great phones.
Btw.... ANYONE READING THIS DO NOT BUY FROM SIMPLY ELECTRONICS. I paid for a phone and then cancelled my order same day. 2.5 weeks, 6 phone calls, 5 emails I still have no refund.
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I wish i 'd seen your post before I dived in. I too have bought from ecell. I previously had a at+t phone that was somewhat restricted. I hope this device is direct from Motorola factory. I expect delivery next week. I expect side loading and tethering all to be available without any carrier restrictions.
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Do let us know... I am interested to get one as well. Want to hear from ppl that jave tested the water
So this thread is only to heard people talking about news of the 2.3.4 for our nexus s i9020A KB2. No longer kb3 or 1 conversation!!!
Still waiting.... on KoodoMobile !
Same, still waiting. Seems like a Canada only phone and we're always last to get anything lol.
I guess everyone bought the Koodo version, we will probably get the update last since we are the least owners of Nexus S
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I guess everyone bought the Koodo version, we will probably get the update last since we are the least owners of Nexus S
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Of course! It was the cheapest at $425 outright. All Canadian phone models are the same anyways (i9020a - GRI54 - KB2) except Wind/Mobi which sell the i9020t I believe.
Actually I paid around $230 (including tax) for it at Best Buy. I used $200 worth of Reward Zone certificates and also got the promotional 4000 points which is essentially $50.
Best part? No contract!
The phone is the same regardless off where you got it. I am on an 18 hardware refresh cycle and got the phone for $0 down.
the current roll out has been very much based on model and not the provider.
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I guess everyone bought the Koodo version, we will probably get the update last since we are the least owners of Nexus S
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Not everyone...when I looked for the phone the day it was available, Koodo didn't have any to sell, neither did Telus. I wanted to buy it at BestBuy next for the reward points but they didn't have an outright/no contract price SKU so I tried FutureShop and bought it there. If I had waited a week, I could have had reward points or a gift card, but I needed a new phone ASAP since I gave my Desire to my wife, the Legend to my daughter, and I was using a backup "dumb" phone. I tried the Motorola Atrix and found it was an awful phone with lots of performance issues and poor software implementation that made it a disappointment to use - so I returned it and awaited the Nexus S which I'm quite happy with.
Not that it really matters, but my phones are always "free" since I do hardware upgrades for iPhones and then sell them BNIB and keep the profits for the phones I actually want to use.
I'm on Rogers with my nexus s and no udate as of yet.
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I'm on Rogers with my nexus s and no udate as of yet.
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Updates come from Google not the provider. We have to wait until they start rolling it out for our model.
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We basically all run the ATT version, it says it somewhere in the packaging I got with my Koodo Nexus. I'm just waiting until CM7 goes to 2.3.4 wich will probably be before we get it anyway. But google will get to our model soon enough.
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But the question is WHEEEEEEN???
I punched in the manual checkin code, still nothing. Once I get notification though I'll post the link from logcat. I have adb set up at home and at work.
Same boat here, I bought my phone at BestBuy for Rogers and I still have not received a OTA notification. I would have tried to do the manual update, but that doesn't appear to be an option either.
It would be nice to get some sort of schedule.
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Not everyone...when I looked for the phone the day it was available, Koodo didn't have any to sell, neither did Telus. I wanted to buy it at BestBuy next for the reward points but they didn't have an outright/no contract price SKU so I tried FutureShop and bought it there. If I had waited a week, I could have had reward points or a gift card, but I needed a new phone ASAP since I gave my Desire to my wife, the Legend to my daughter, and I was using a backup "dumb" phone. I tried the Motorola Atrix and found it was an awful phone with lots of performance issues and poor software implementation that made it a disappointment to use - so I returned it and awaited the Nexus S which I'm quite happy with.
Not that it really matters, but my phones are always "free" since I do hardware upgrades for iPhones and then sell them BNIB and keep the profits for the phones I actually want to use.
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Actually this week you may get more points, bestbuy has new reward zone points
Spend over $500 = 5,200 bonus points ($65 value)
Online Code: 5200POINTS
So I guess buy the phone and some accessories and you get 65$ in points.
Just got my Nexus S from Future Shop this past Sunday. It is on Rogers and is a Factory Unlocked I9020A model. I too have not seen any updates as of yet for this phone.
Id like to see it soon though...
Nexus s fido
I have a nexus s from fido . There is a bug for some fido nexus s where the phone is always in roaming mode showing R next to the signal bar . I know that fido have been waiting on a software update since april 15 th .When that alert was posted in the system they said the update would be avalaible within the next two weeks. I am not sure if its the same update though .
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I have a nexus s from fido . There is a bug for some fido nexus s where the phone is always in roaming mode showing R next to the signal bar . I know that fido have been waiting on a software update since april 15 th .When that alert was posted in the system they said the update would be avalaible within the next two weeks. I am not sure if its the same update though .
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Hopefully 2.3.4 fixes the roaming issue. That little R is bugging me!
Just got my Nexus S about a week and a half ago.
Finally Rooted and Unlocked the Bootloader after slacking on following the tutorials.. So tempted to flash a rom/kernel instead of waiting for the 2.3.4 ota update..
Hopefully we get the update soon! I'm getting antsy. A user seems to have reported that they've gotten an update notification for their i9020A though - so that's good news!
So I downgraded my GR54 KB2 to GR40 KB1 and then upgraded to GJ22 KD1. Now my phone spases out at times. Does or can anyone get me the nandroid or stock version of 2.3.3 GR54 KB2? I just want to go back to stock 2.3.3 and then do an OTA update rather than manual. My Wind i9020T GR40 KB1 updated just fine but my TELUS i9020A GR54 KB2 messed up.
Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated.
Have any non-US Xoom owners (Wifi or otherwise) received the update?
I'm a UK Wifi owner myself and this anticipation is killing me! I'd have preferred if they just gave a solid date, even if it is a few weeks ago, rather than suffer the vagary of 'several weeks'
It's annoying, I have UK 3G model, but no mention of rollout to international markets anywhere.
I would love to have it before I go to New York & Connecticut at the end of the month. It'd be nice to be able to upload my pics from my Nikon D7000 to the Xoom for a bit of extra storage.
Also, I wonder if I could get it connecting to U.S. Wi-Fi? Although I've heard it's based on Mac addresses and not the location you connect from. Here's hoping though! ;-)
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Agreed, this is frustrating. I asked motorola on twitter; they ignored both times but continued responding to US users. Oh well. Shouldn't have expected any difference, considering how much of a farce their original release turned out to be.
I'm curious if anyone from Canada has received it with a Canada WiFi only Xoom?
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Agreed, this is frustrating. I asked motorola on twitter; they ignored both times but continued responding to US users. Oh well. Shouldn't have expected any difference, considering how much of a farce their original release turned out to be.
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So true. I just don't get what the big difference is that they have to roll it out that way. I can't help but think that chauvinism plays at least a small part in this.
EU Xoom 3G update - response
Response from Motorola owners' forum (May 13):
We do not yet have information on the timing of updates to non-U.S. Motorola Xooms. When we do, we will post it.
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https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/382931#382931
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Response from Motorola owners' forum (May 13):
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/382931#382931
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Well that's something at least I suppose. Here's hoping it'll get here before the end of the month, unlikely I'm sure. =/
I have the US version of Motorola Xoom but I am currently not in USA. Will I still get the update or do I have to be in USA to get the update?
I am assuming that since my US version Xoom is the wi-fi version, so it will not make a difference.
I have not yet received the update.
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I have the US version of Motorola Xoom but I am currently not in USA. Will I still get the update or do I have to be in USA to get the update?
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I have the US version too and live in Sweden. Got the update this morning so you should not have any problems.
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I have the us version and I am in canada I get the update just now
yey got my xoom update this morning as well. running US 3g version in czech republic. my battery is close to dead tho, so i have to wait until it charges so i can update.
it's pretty stupid that if the power cable is plugged it won't let me update for battery concerns.
Still dont have an update here in germany...
This sort of thing makes me think I should flash my uk wifi with a us version... hate waiting around for stuff for no good reason... although I don't know if it would work :-(
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You are lucky if you are getting the update, the Australian Xoom will ship with 3.0 on the 24th May and no schedule for 3.1 yet.
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I have the US version of Motorola Xoom but I am currently not in USA. Will I still get the update or do I have to be in USA to get the update?
I am assuming that since my US version Xoom is the wi-fi version, so it will not make a difference.
I have not yet received the update.
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I have the US Version as well and reside in the UK, i Just got my update and its all updated working fine. Android Market place has not had any changes though.
Finally got my update this morning, US Xoom Only Wifi from Venezuela
Nice =D
Let's keep this thread for users of non-US Xooms, either for celebration when the update finally arrives, or for lamenting its absence. We know that US Xooms outside of the US are being updated
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Let's keep this thread for users of non-US Xooms, either for celebration when the update finally arrives, or for lamenting its absence. We know that US Xooms outside of the US are being updated
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Totally agree! The title clearly states non-US users.
Still no update in the UK...
bought it from saudi arabia(middle east), no update yet
wifi MZ604.
Wonder for how long we h to wait
I am one of the people that tried to buy a nexus 6 just 4(!) minutes after it was up for pre-order and found the dreaded "We are out of inventory. Please check back soon." message...
Since then, every so often I went on the play store and jumped from midnight blue to white from 32 to 64... A few times more as a nervous twitch waiting for the day I would find the message "Ships in 2 to 3 weeks"... I knew they restocked on Wednesday, nonetheless I tried...
All this for telling you guys that today after a few refresh the midnight blue became available... I couldn't believe it and stupidly I clicked on the white (as that's what I wanted) and found it out of stock.. I went back to blue and that one too was out of stock again! Darn it... After a few desperate refreshes however it became available again and I managed to snag it... So... I'm not sure what kind of game google is playing but I would just give it a try every day just refresh for 5 mins... You might "hit the lottery"!
The next lottery is when will it ship. Glad to hear your gettin one.
If you are content with 32gb pick one up at T-Mobile. I got one yesterday was out of there in less than 30 minutes
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The next lottery is when will it ship. Glad to hear your gettin one.
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True...
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If you are content with 32gb pick one up at T-Mobile. I got one yesterday was out of there in less than 30 minutes
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Well I called my local t-mobile and they told me that 1) they sold it but they had none in stock... 2) the phone was locked to them as far as they knew (I'm with at)... I didn't want to chance it and go through the hassle.. I just wanted an unbranded, unlocked version.. 32 GB was plenty for me.. My N5 is 32 and I've never gotten close to fill it up!
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True...
Well I called my local t-mobile and they told me that 1) they sold it but they had none in stock... 2) the phone was locked to them as far as they knew (I'm with at)... I didn't want to chance it and go through the hassle.. I just wanted an unbranded, unlocked version.. 32 GB was plenty for me.. My N5 is 32 and I've never gotten close to fill it up!
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The phone is definitely not locked to them. But you have to be a tmo subscriber to purchase one. In other words you can't go in to buy one as an att customer without switching over
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The phone is definitely not locked to them. But you have to be a tmo subscriber to purchase one. In other words you can't go in to buy one as an att customer without switching over
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Not even if I wanted it at full retail price?
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Not even if I wanted it at full retail price?
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Even if you wanted it at full retail. It's always been this way. I'm sure there is some loophole. But they don't make money on hardware..... It's their service
I was just randomly checking yesterday and also got a midnight blue one in 32gb. I was hoping for white, but I cannot complain since I wanted this phone so badly (I'm on Verizon). The email I got said it leaves the warehouse on December 17th so still a little ways off, but I don't mind at all since I was finally able to order it!
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I am one of the people that tried to buy a nexus 6 just 4(!) minutes after it was up for pre-order and found the dreaded "We are out of inventory. Please check back soon." message...
Since then, every so often I went on the play store and jumped from midnight blue to white from 32 to 64... A few times more as a nervous twitch waiting for the day I would find the message "Ships in 2 to 3 weeks"... I knew they restocked on Wednesday, nonetheless I tried...
All this for telling you guys that today after a few refresh the midnight blue became available... I couldn't believe it and stupidly I clicked on the white (as that's what I wanted) and found it out of stock.. I went back to blue and that one too was out of stock again! Darn it... After a few desperate refreshes however it became available again and I managed to snag it... So... I'm not sure what kind of game google is playing but I would just give it a try every day just refresh for 5 mins... You might "hit the lottery"!
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Agreed. I found my Cloud White 64 on Monday November 3, in between Wednesdays.
I went to sprint to pay cash and they had a few in stock, he said they never sell any of the nexus 6 and always have a stock. He let me pay cash because i said it was a holiday gift .
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I went to sprint to pay cash and they had a few in stock, he said they never sell any of the nexus 6 and always have a stock. He let me pay cash because i said it was a holiday gift .
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Really? They didn't let me buy.
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Really? They didn't let me buy.
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Have you tried Best Buy?