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I wanted to get a thread going on where people find Evo's available to purchase.
I went to Sprint and they only had 5 and sold out in a few minutes. I am sure this phone will be easy to get in a few weeks, so I am not too worried, I just want one sooner than that.
Telesales might be an option.
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Good luck!!!
Will be additional pre orders for next weeks shipment arriving at radioshack stores. This is new info in the last half hour. If you want to order, be in store first thing june 5th, the phones arrive on june 11th
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The Sprint store we went to in a south suburb of Chicago had at least 30 of them, but would not tell us exactly how many. They were not sure when a new shipment would be in and I was told that new customers had priority over existing customers.
after seeing such a line..good luck finding them after today.
local 3rd party store showed 30k at 6am(pacific) just checked now and down to 1800 ...that from the dist they get from
Called the Sprint service/repair center in Chicago (Lincoln/Devon), they're getting a new shipment in tonight. They said they'll have plenty for tomorrow but I reserved one anyway.
Hope this is the same at other stores...might want to try the corporate repair centers first, they seem to be getting more of them.
san diego/la jolla, radio shack costa verde, sprint utc.
good luck if you're still trying to get yours
i have been emailed about my pre-order from mobile phones direct and now they are saying that delivery wont be in october, but they will start shipping on the 1st of november
i was hoping that i would be in the first shipments as i ordered on the 4th of sept
what do you guys think about this delay - i am seriously considering another phone, the blackberry i have now i doing my head in!
here are the emails weve been sent about the preorder:
Dear Customer
Many thanks for your order for the exciting new Desire HD!
Today, we can confirm you will still be one of the first customers to receive this amazing new phone.
We are expecting to be able to fulfil your order in the next 15 working days which means your Desire HD should be with you by the end of October.
There is no need to call us, we promise to update you with further information next week!
Kind regards
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Dear Customer
Your new HTC Desire HD!
The latest information regarding your delivery has not changed - ‘we are still expecting to be able to fulfil your order by the end of October’.
This will have no impact on you being one of the first customers to receive this amazing new phone!
There is no need to call us, we promise to update you with further information next week.
Kind regards
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Dear Customer
Thank you for your order of the stunning New Desire HD.
The demand for this product has been tremendous and unfortunately there has been a delay in getting supplies in the UK. This has meant they are in very short supply everywhere.
The good news is our shipment has been confirmed. We expect to commence deliveries during the week of the 1st of November.
We appreciate that you have been inconvenienced. We apologise on behalf of HTC.
What happens next? We will email you on the 1st of November confirming your delivery date.
Thank you and sorry for the delay.
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you could just wait ?, 1st of november is only 1 week away its not that long
at least you have a phone to use in the mean time i sold mine so i could buy the DHD imo dont be so impatient
I was in the same position as you however I ordered from e2save (part of the carphone warehouse) on Saturday via quidco, the deal was cheaper and the parcel is out for delivery today by DHL.
Needless to say I have cancelled my MPD order today, so much for utimate HTC partner!
actually if you are getting a run around like that then i would cancel and order with someone else just for the principle of give **** service then lose a sale
Yes I cancelled my order too with MPD after waiting for many weeks. The funny thing is they didn't seem to care about me cancelling, no apology for delay or trying to convince me not to cancel, just confirmation to say they have cancelled.
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THANKYOU! i have emailed MPD to cancel the contract, called E2Save (quidco just didnt work for me )
I got twice as many minutes, more texts and the handset price was cheaper!
AND its being delivered tomorrow!!!!!
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packetlos said:
I was in the same position as you however I ordered from e2save (part of the carphone warehouse) on Saturday via quidco, the deal was cheaper and the parcel is out for delivery today by DHL.
Needless to say I have cancelled my MPD order today, so much for utimate HTC partner!
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THANKYOU! i have emailed MPD to cancel the contract, called E2Save (quidco just didnt work for me )
I got twice as many minutes, more texts and the handset price was cheaper!
AND its being delivered tomorrow!!!!!
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Just a heads up, I ordered from E2Save on the 21st October and they still haven't shipped the phone, DHL tracking says 'Parcel data received awaiting coll'. I emailed them this morning and i'm still waiting for a reply.
Won't be a happy bunny if you get yours before me
I canceled my order with mpd last week. Ordered one from onestopphoneshop today £5 a month cheaper and should be dispatched today. Will update once I have dispatch notice.
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THANKYOU! i have emailed MPD to cancel the contract, called E2Save (quidco just didnt work for me )
I got twice as many minutes, more texts and the handset price was cheaper!
AND its being delivered tomorrow!!!!!
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lol no problem, I am gutted because my wife was out when DHL came so I have to wait until tomorrow to get my grubby mits on my DHD!
It's probably worth noting that I spoke to MPD this morning and they have had a shipment in and will continue to get them this week so should be dispatching them on a first come first served basis.
I'm hoping the guy I spoke to is right when he says I should probably get mine tomorrow or Wednesday, but I'm guessing Wednesday now.
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Just a heads up, I ordered from E2Save on the 21st October and they still haven't shipped the phone, DHL tracking says 'Parcel data received awaiting coll'. I emailed them this morning and i'm still waiting for a reply.
Won't be a happy bunny if you get yours before me
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the woman i ordered with today said they got a shipment of 140 just when i was ordering so it said "in stock" and so she said that i should get it tomorrow
maybe we will both get it tomorrow
Mobile Phones Direct - S*** in Service
I've ordered mine with MPD on 20th September and there is no sign of it.
I got the same email stating that they will update me about the delivery on 1st November...
I never buy with them again...
i think e2save are sending out t-mobile orders first!
i cancelled my vodafone order with them, as i had pre-ordered beginning ov october, only to hear t-mobile orders had been delivered before mine. and that people had ordered them last week, and had them next day !!!
also, all the tariffs keep changing there, last week t-mobile unlimited web 600 was £25 a month, free handset, now its £29.99 handset cost. and the vodafone deal i had has disappeared! now more expensive!!
ive given up, and am waiting til next year and 1.2 ghz ++ devices now.
and hearing all the complaints, it sounds like this is yet another rushed beta device from HTC.
Cancelled my MobilePhonesDirect order. Got it frm Mobiles.co.uk within 24hrs of order
santhoshkumar said:
I've ordered mine with MPD on 20th September and there is no sign of it.
I got the same email stating that they will update me about the delivery on 1st November...
I never buy with them again...
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I've cancelled my order with MPD just 30 minutes before. (helping those poor souls who still believe in MPD and queing there).
Ordered mine with Mobiles.co.uk (free phone + £50.00 Quidco) for the same deal on 26th October 10:00 PM. got it delivered today at 11:00 AM...
Hats off mobiles.co.uk.
I'm so glad I cancelled my MPD order! I've had my DHD since last Monday thanks to me not being willing to wait any more!
Got mine sim free from phones 4 u [email protected] £449.95, i cancelled the expansys £499order, mind you i had rang the phones 4 u northampton, corby, leicester, market harborough, coventry, and kettering branches,
if they try to tell you it is contract only, just tell them you know they sell it sim free, they tend to back down and say something like "i have just checked with my manager and oh yes i see it is available sim free.....sir"
good hunting.
Closing thread.
Topic has been talked about for a long time here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=805671
Feel free to post you update there
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Hey everyone,
I hope someone can answer this question for me. Ive played an order from Clove already and they'll have phone in stock on May 1st and will ship on the 3rd. I landed upon Handtec just today and they say they'll receive stock on 27th of April and ship the next day. So ofcourse... I'm thinking about cancelling from Clove and just ordering from Handtec.
Question here is if anyone knows whether cancelling from Clove will be a problem if I just send them an email and ask them to do so? And in the meantime Ill just place order on Handtec right away. I've emailed clove to cancel already but before placing an order on Handtec I thought i'd just ask here. Main reason I'm wanting to know now instead of waiting for a response is because Handtec says they still have stock from first batch available so I wanted to get in on that.
Thanks in advance!
FYI... I had a TON of trouble ordering from Handtec. Unlike most web sites, like Amazon.co.uk, HMV, and many others... even AFTER Handtec had charged my credit card for the Samsung Galaxy S II, they insisted I provide a copy of my driver's license, a business card with the business address (since that was where I wanted the phone sent, so they could sign for delivery, etc.), and more. After two weeks of trying to make them happy, they STILL wanted more information. I indicated I'd NEVER had to give so much info in the past, and if they couldn't ship my order with what I'd sent... I wanted my money back. They cancelled the order within 30 minutes, and I'm stuck waiting for a credit and not expected the 32GB phone I'd ordered.
Frankly, I've never had such terrible service and I'd suggest sticking with Clove for the couple days difference.
oh really? that bad huh? someone told me that clove is great with service so they'll cancel just fine. so.. I already ordered from Handtec. I hope this doesnt happen because the difference is basically a week (April 28 vs March 3) considering that march 7/8 will be weekend so I wont get it till the week after.
im having it delivered to my house which has same address as paypal, billing, and delivery so hopefully there wont be as many problems.
I wonder if its better to just tell Clove to not cancel anything and instead just cancel with Handtec right away?
I got my HTC Desire from them a year ago, it went perfectly and the phone arrived the day before it was expected (1 day after it was released).
are you in UK or international though? and are you talking about handtec?
I cancelled Clove on Thursday and ordered from Handtec. Clove acknowledged they will cancel via email. The email was a little odd, said they had already charged my card and it will take 4-5 days for the refund to appear, but probably just a generic email since it was a pre-order and they hadn't charged my card yet.
I'm hoping I don't have any ordering issues with Handtec. I don't mind providing card statements for proof of address if required. For Handtec, I paid with AMEX via PayPal. I'm hoping they take the address being the same as my PayPal address as "proof of ID". I did get a PayPal confirmation of payment in addition to Handtec's.
i did the same, paid with paypal so all 3 adresses are exactly the same. i emailed clove again and asked them not to cancel just yet, ill wait for a response from handtec first. Also cause i added a few accessories to the handtec order and seems like none of the accessories are available during launch ... so i guess they'll probably ask me to pay shipment later for accessories which im fine with.. just as long as it doesnt delay the phone's shipment.
thanks for your response by the way, now i dont feel too bummed out about ordering from handtec
i'm really tempted to do the same and cancel my clove order.
one week earlier + savings of about 15 pounds. hmmmm
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went ahead and ordered with handtec as well. I'll keep my clove order there until the 28th. If that bad boy ships from handtec, i'm cancelling my clove order right away.
I'm going to call Handtec in the morning and make sure it'll be in the first batch of shipments, specifically the ones shipping out on 29th. I'll post here with what they tell me.
edit: heh good idea, ill keep my clove order till 28 or so as well
Sorry, yes, that was Handtec, to a residential address (same address as payment was from). I am in Northern Ireland so it is part of the UK, but deliveries often take a day longer than on the mainland. It was shipped on the day it was released, so the equivalent of 27th April, and delivered the next day.
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FYI... I had a TON of trouble ordering from Handtec. Unlike most web sites, like Amazon.co.uk, HMV, and many others... even AFTER Handtec had charged my credit card for the Samsung Galaxy S II, they insisted I provide a copy of my driver's license, a business card with the business address (since that was where I wanted the phone sent, so they could sign for delivery, etc.), and more. After two weeks of trying to make them happy, they STILL wanted more information. I indicated I'd NEVER had to give so much info in the past, and if they couldn't ship my order with what I'd sent... I wanted my money back. They cancelled the order within 30 minutes, and I'm stuck waiting for a credit and not expected the 32GB phone I'd ordered.
Frankly, I've never had such terrible service and I'd suggest sticking with Clove for the couple days difference.
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This is standard procedure many stores follow if you are first time customer with them.
Even clove will tell you to provide 2 address proofs for international orders for the first time. (same address that is on file with CC bank / company ).
But dealing with clove was butter smooth. Last year I had ordered from them couple of times. But they verified my documents the same day and shipped the order on time. Second time, nothing was needed.
Most companies do this to protect themselves. Retailer / etailer is always at higher risk of chargebacks in case of frauds. They tend to play safe (unless you are as big as amazon ) as dealing with chargebacks is PITA.
So looks like Handtec isn't that bad after all then. Awesome.
I'm on the same boat and am seriously contemplating ordering from Handtec. But from all the positive experience people have had from Clove, I'm a bit reluctant to switch over. Especially since Handtec has been pretty uncertain in emailing me their proper ETA dates
For those that know, are these two companies pretty much even? Or is one more reputable than the other?
With the cheaper phone price and earlier delivery, I'm tempted but something is telling me Clove will do the business. After all, a week difference between the two is huge and it's telling me somethings missing. Perhaps Clove may very well ship earlier than expected.
I just can't see how Handtec, at a cheaper price and earlier delivery, still has open orders for the first batch. Isn't this phone supposed to be da bomb in ridiculous demand?
well what i'm doing is keeping the clove preorder for now, if handtec actually ships when they're saying they will... then ill cancel clove right away. otherwise ill cancel handtec's. Also i got an email response from Clove saying they will be shipping starting May 3rd (so not before that) and someone mentioned somewhere earlier that ... they're not supposed to be released til 1st may but that if Handtec ships them on 29th, people wont get them til May 1 anyway so they're not breaking any release date rules.
anyway i'll contact handtec in the morning and see what they say.
I'm just stressing more than I should about this. If Clove is aware of their competitors shipping at an earlier date and having their customers cancel their pre-orders because of it, wouldn't they want to do something about it?
For me, Handtec's offer is too good to be true. Sure it's logical to put in two pre-orders and cancel the other one. But is there a chance it may backfire? Perhaps there's a change in shipping date to either site and then it turns out one ships a day before the other and it'll be too late to cancel.
well ill wait till 28 or 29 and see what happens with handtec, if nothing ill cancel and keep my clove order. otherwise.. if handtec does ship that day then awesome, i get it a week earlier. clove doesnt seem to have any indication that they will be shipping before 3rd, they said there's a holiday or something which is why they arent shipping on 1st or 2nd.
edit: also clove's site says that you can cancel a pre order anytime before it ships AND that if the shipment date has changed they will confirm with you if you want to go ahead or not. so having said that if they change from may 3rd to earlier they'll notify.. if not then there it is.
has anyone tried talking to clove and figuring out why theyre waiting till may 1st, when handtec is sending theirs out 27/28th? clove should move up their date..
i am a bit worried, i have ordered it from handtec & i have used a friends credit card to do so & my delivery address is at my home, we both live in different cities & I dont know what handtec will do @ security check!!
i dont want them to delay my shipment because of that
It would be advisable to call them and speak to them directly. I wouldnt state that you have used a credit card on a different person's name but would confirm the status of your order and the shipping address.
Ask them whether if "All Izz Well"?
The reason I asked is because I ordered my Samsung galaxy note from phones4u on Thursday, as I read on google the release date was the 3rd. I saw it on phones4u with a deal with orange. and I bought it.
Anyhow, I was told the following day (Friday) after calling them that the phone was on pre-order, and it would be with me at 11.11.2011 at the latest!
So basically I am confused, I've read on various forums that others ordered it around the same time and received it the next day, and this is all from phones4u!
Anyone else in a similar situation?
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The reason I asked is because I ordered my Samsung galaxy note from phones4u on Thursday, as I read on google the release date was the 3rd. I saw it on phones4u with a deal with orange. and I bought it.
Anyhow, I was told the following day (Friday) after calling them that the phone was on pre-order, and it would be with me at 11.11.2011 at the latest!
So basically I am confused, I've read on various forums that others ordered it around the same time and received it the next day, and this is all from phones4u!
Anyone else in a similar situation?
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Hey man, did you get your phone yet?
I upgraded my vodafone contract early with phones4u yesterday to the Note (from Galaxy S). They said 3 - 5 working days yada yada. I went on the online chat today just to ask if they had a more accurate date so I could arrange to be in, but the woman told me it's not released until the 17th... I'm assuming she was confusing the Note with the Nexus and gave up in the end.
Got my phone from phones4u. Just walked in to my local store and walked out with the phone, simples. This was on the release day and not online, I think you will have better luck by going in store.
Dialaphone woes
I ordered mine over a week ago from Dialaphone (subsidary of Phones4U) they gave me a delivery date of 11th November, but emailed me late last night to say no stock. Hmm.. I did an anonymous cold call to them earlier in the week, they said same thing but failed to let me know that my phone was never going to arrive today.
Luckily I ordered one from Handtec, and it arrived within 24hrs yesterday. When the Dialaphone one eventually arrives I will tell them to shove it!
Crap customer service, but Handtec saved the day with 100% satisfaction.
PS the SG Note is a dream to use!
Yeah I just walked in to phones4u on release day and bought it there and then on a brand new orange contract.
Phones4u are now saying they're awaiting stock, but still saying the "release date" is the 17th. Oh well. If I'm luck I'll get it by Friday!
Wondering if this is because I'm going through the upgrades section. I know phone companies keep their stock for new customers and for upgrades completely separate sometimes. Suppose it means they can get new customers on to contracts as quickly as possible, and keep those existing customers on hold for a while.
Either way, I can't fecking wait.
Spoke to phones4u this morning, as today (17th November) is the day they claimed that the Galaxy Note was being "released".
I have been told that they've got stock and that it's being delivered to me on Monday, so fingers crossed!
I also asked about email confirmation, as I didn't get any - at all. Apparently this is because the upgrades process is "nearly completely manual". Suppose that would make sense, and also explain why it's difficult to get stock levels accurate.
Really hope it's here by Monday!
I had the same issue going through phones4u to upgrade my orange contract and the online chat system is useless, i was told that there was no stock of the handsets by the online people, but when i spoke to an account manager they said there where plenty and it was orange who did not want me to get the deal phones4u had offered as it was reserved for new customers!!
So basically i told orange i would go to another company ie vodafone or someone like that and they soon changed there tune so now today the 17th i am waiting for royal mail to drop mine off........
still no joy with phones4u. Just phoned them and apparently they've had trouble getting the transaction to go through the till, but it should be being dispatched by special delivery this afternoon. at which point I should FINALLY get some form of email confirmation.
*sigh*
Lets start a thread for those of use who preordered through Best Buy (regrettably) and post when we preordered, color, location and when we received our notices that our device is ready for pick up.
PS. I got BB to tell me what position in line I am for my preorder, the customer service rep I spoke with talked with the store that I preordered from and she said I was either #4 or #6, she couldn't remember which one it was.
Obviously I haven't received mine yet but will post on here the second I do.
Oct 3rd
Menomonee Falls, WI
White
I preordered 10/15, black N4, Maryland. TBD when I receive the notification. But I called last night and she said mine is in the system and will be ready in store the 22nd. Although she said most likely it will processed the 22nd and than ready for pickup the next morning. My main concern was since I preorderd so late, would that effect when I could get my phone. Seems it won't be an issue. I did enroll in text message notifications too. I'm ready!
Wow, that is good news for you. Hopefully it is true.
I'm going to call my store this morning when they open and see if they have any new information. I need to ask about my email address I gave them too because I never received a confirmation email from when I ordered my phone which is weird because my wife did get a message.
Yeah I know. I never knew if when you had preordered mattered or not but seems not. I'm going to call again today to verify. Is your wife the primary line? I didn't get the confirmation either but realized my father is still the primary on our family plan so he received it. So that's why I told the women I spoke to to sign up me up for text alerts which will keep me updated on the status of my order.
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Yeah I know. I never knew if when you had preordered mattered or not but seems not. I'm going to call again today to verify. Is your wife the primary line? I didn't get the confirmation either but realized my father is still the primary on our family plan so he received it. So that's why I told the women I spoke to to sign up me up for text alerts which will keep me updated on the status of my order.
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No we both actually don't have service with Verizon yet. The plan was, when I received the phone to switch to Verizon.
Still got my fingers crossed that I will have it this week still but who knows....
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Westminister, CA
Will let you guys know when I get a notice
Local best buy knows nothing. They say they don't have inventory yet but they receive weekly shipments on thursday and it might (or might not) be on the truck. They have no clue what position I am on the wait list; they have no clue if they have an allotment. They have no clue when they will make the phone available if they do receive it. In fact calling the person I spoke to ... would be a good description.
I called my Best Buy last week and the guy told me I would be able to pick it up on the 24th. When I preordered the lady told me I would get an email the night before it's available. So I'm not expecting to hear anything until Thursday night.
I ordered the black one.
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Local best buy knows nothing. They say they don't have inventory yet but they receive weekly shipments on thursday and it might (or might not) be on the truck. They have no clue what position I am on the wait list; they have no clue if they have an allotment. They have no clue when they will make the phone available if they do receive it. In fact calling the person I spoke to ... would be a good description.
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I'm kicking myself for switching my preorder to Best Buy. They still haven't sent a notification on a Sprint Note 4 a family member ordered.
If I find out I have to wait til 10/31, I'll be livid because I can't switch back to ordering it from Amazon. Also I need to purchase it through preorder to get that rebate--I'm paying full price for the phone.
This really is the worst handled launch of a phone.
I worked for Best Buy on and off over the years in their Mobile dept. The way it works is the district warehouse sends a predetermined number of product to each store based on sales rank for various products - regardless of the number of pre-orders the store may have received. For example, I pre-ordered a Black N4 from my local best buy the other day, and talking to my former co-worker she looked up the number of black N4s assigned to be delivered to our store. RSS showed 11 were ordered for our store, though the system does not say when they will arrive, or if they will all arrive at once. Best Buy employees have no ability to look up pre-order quantities so you cannot tell if of the 11 expected to the store one will be allotted to you. Pre-orders are filled in order of receipt, so the earlier you were to pre-order the more likely it is you'll get one the day/day after they receive them. Best Buy will get a truck on thursday morning (23rd) likely having the first round of N4s on it. So thursday they will process the delivery and you'll get a notification mid to late afternoon that they have your phone (if there were enough delivered to get to your name) You shouldnt get any notifications from best buy until the store you ordered from processes their received stock and your pre-order is filled in store and is awaiting pick-up.
Hope this helps.
Just got off the phone with a sales rep at my local BB where I preordered. He said he doesn't have any new information but they are expecting to receive Verizon note 4s in on Thursday and I should check back with them then. I'm going to keep calling every day to see when they actually get some in. Also, once we know that they are starting to get them in, it wouldn't hurt to call around to the other BBs in the area to see if they maybe got more in than the store you ordered from. It may be a long shot but if a store got like 20 of them in and only had 10 preorders, the remainder will be available to be sold. In that case, you can simply go that location and have your preorder fulfilled through that store. Again, probably a long shot but at this point, I just want the damn phone asap.
I'll keep everyone posted.
Well let see... When I was in store doing my pre-order with Gift Card on my BB credit card, I was promised the 17th as discussed in prior thread(s). I never actually believed this since various Best Buys deceived me so much on my qualified trade in being a Droid X. Even the original rep had got smart with me in the store I pre-ordered and rudely swung her monitor around showing my Droid X was listed in there system as a $0 value. She was correctly corrected by both a co-worker and manager of which I further had them write my trade in model and acceptance of trade upon picking up my pre-order when it arrives on paper.
As the 17th passed with no email or notification that my Note 4 was in store, I called and finally reached a different manager. He right away told me that there was a lawsuit of some sort between Verizon and Samsung or Best Buy - he really didn't give me much information regarding that other than Verizon had just sent them a letter around the 14th demanding they would not receive shipments until the day of the 23rd and be allowed to release them then. The manager also promised me that mine would be available as of that date and that even further, they would likely actually receive the shipment on the 21st or 22nd and start sending folks like me notifications of pickup ready for the 23rd.
That is where things stand at this point with me. Gee, I wonder what to expect next...
A few weeks ago I wanted to preorder the N4 but my best buy said they were done with verizon note 4 preorders. But than a couple weeks later, on 10/15. I went back into the store and I was able to preorder a N4. My question is, if I'm preordering the phone, that should mean that's one additional N4 my best buy needs to have shipped to it's store. It makes absolutely no sense that none of us shouldn't get our PREORDERED N4 on release day. That is the whole point of doing a preorder, or else why bother. Like I said in my previous post, BBM told me a date of the 22nd being in store, which they will process it than or that night, and be ready for pick up Thursday. I hope this remains true. I know I preordered very late, but I still a preorder. My thinking is that say my best buy originally was told they were getting I don't know, say 30 Verizon N4s. Well they got confirmation they could actually receive 40 so they opened preorders back up and that's when I got mine. I'm hoping this is the case at least.
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A few weeks ago I wanted to preorder the N4 but my best buy said they were done with verizon note 4 preorders. But than a couple weeks later, on 10/15. I went back into the store and I was able to preorder a N4. My question is, if I'm preordering the phone, that should mean that's one additional N4 my best buy needs to have shipped to it's store. It makes absolutely no sense that none of us shouldn't get our PREORDERED N4 on release day. That is the whole point of doing a preorder, or else why bother. Like I said in my previous post, BBM told me a date of the 22nd being in store, which they will process it than or that night, and be ready for pick up Thursday. I hope this remains true. I know I preordered very late, but I still a preorder. My thinking is that say my best buy originally was told they were getting I don't know, say 30 Verizon N4s. Well they got confirmation they could actually receive 40 so they opened preorders back up and that's when I got mine. I'm hoping this is the case at least.
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Only time will tell. Hopefully they will start receiving the devices in the next day or so and have them available to us that preordered relatively early (Oct 3rd, in my case). That would be the best case scenario, worst case scenario is they only receive a couple devices of each color and this goes on for weeks until they fulfill all of the orders.
Fingers crossed, getting pretty anxious here
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A few weeks ago I wanted to preorder the N4 but my best buy said they were done with verizon note 4 preorders. But than a couple weeks later, on 10/15. I went back into the store and I was able to preorder a N4. My question is, if I'm preordering the phone, that should mean that's one additional N4 my best buy needs to have shipped to it's store. It makes absolutely no sense that none of us shouldn't get our PREORDERED N4 on release day. That is the whole point of doing a preorder, or else why bother. Like I said in my previous post, BBM told me a date of the 22nd being in store, which they will process it than or that night, and be ready for pick up Thursday. I hope this remains true. I know I preordered very late, but I still a preorder. My thinking is that say my best buy originally was told they were getting I don't know, say 30 Verizon N4s. Well they got confirmation they could actually receive 40 so they opened preorders back up and that's when I got mine. I'm hoping this is the case at least.
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Basically the Pre-order guarentees the $200 working phone trade in offer, and that if there arn't enough phones on the first truck, on tuesday (usually the next delivery day for bby) you'll have guarenteed product. Verizon store is the same way if you go in and pre-order. It's basically just a hold to prevent someone from walking in and buying the N4 once they have one available. It's supposed to reduce people calling in and coming to store asking alll the time "Do you have this phone now?"
Unfortunately bby gets what Samsung sends them, then from there they send their pre-determined shipments out to the stores based on store sales statistics, not so much on pre-order demand.
Information regarding Verizon Note 4/ Best Buy:
I hope everyone is well. I work for Samsung inside of Best Buy, and I am also awaiting a note 4 via verizon. I can tell you in OUR circumstance, all intial orders tracked through RSS were pre-orders ONLY, and not all preorders will be met. We are currently getting in only 6 (4 black, 2 white) at my location. They are "on order", and are expected in later this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. They are available FOR sale prior to the 23rd, but more than likely, Best Buy will tell you that they are not or you won't know because your e-mail doesn't go out until late tomorrow night.
They are on there way and you should be receiving e-mails no later than tomorrow evening if you were the first couple of pre-orders per color. There will be a VERY limited amount, so for those pre-ordering late, my best wishes are with you.
I just wanted to give you a straight, no bs response unlike some of the things I've read/heard/ seen dished out from BB employees.
Best of luck and I hope you all get your phones soon!
Samsung guys in best buy work for Samsung, not best buy. They don't even have access to best buy sales systems. Besides asking a mobile sales rep for the incoming quantity that is shown in RSS there would be no further information except sales guidelines for when they are allowed to actually sell the device. Best buy has to abide by Samsung / Verizon's contract as to when they will sell their phone. Same thing for PS4 Xbox etc... Sell a product prior to the agreed release date and best buy can be sued for a ton of money loose rights to sell product etc
coastieET said:
Samsung guys in best buy work for Samsung, not best buy. They don't even have access to best buy sales systems. Besides asking a mobile sales rep for the incoming quantity that is shown in RSS there would be no further information except sales guidelines for when they are allowed to actually sell the device. Best buy has to abide by Samsung / Verizon's contract as to when they will sell their phone. Same thing for PS4 Xbox etc... Sell a product prior to the agreed release date and best buy can be sued for a ton of money loose rights to sell product etc
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The interesting part is RSS has the street date listed as 10/17/14, so there is nothing prevent the sale. POS picks up the street date and will not allow sales ahead of the street date based from RSS. The only thing claiming 10/23/14 is a sheet of paper that is often wrong.
Kmclove14 said:
Information regarding Verizon Note 4/ Best Buy:
I hope everyone is well. I work for Samsung inside of Best Buy, and I am also awaiting a note 4 via verizon. I can tell you in OUR circumstance, all intial orders tracked through RSS were pre-orders ONLY, and not all preorders will be met. We are currently getting in only 6 (4 black, 2 white) at my location. They are "on order", and are expected in later this afternoon or early tomorrow morning. They are available FOR sale prior to the 23rd, but more than likely, Best Buy will tell you that they are not or you won't know because your e-mail doesn't go out until late tomorrow night.
They are on there way and you should be receiving e-mails no later than tomorrow evening if you were the first couple of pre-orders per color. There will be a VERY limited amount, so for those pre-ordering late, my best wishes are with you.
I just wanted to give you a straight, no bs response unlike some of the things I've read/heard/ seen dished out from BB employees.
Best of luck and I hope you all get your phones soon!
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I was told I am number 4 or 6 (the BB rep that called me couldn't remember after contacting the store). You said that your store is only getting 6 in total. Do you think all stores are only going to get 6 in (or about that amount) or do you think that some stores may receive more/less?
I really hope I'm in the first wave of devices they receive.
coastieET said:
Samsung guys in best buy work for Samsung, not best buy. They don't even have access to best buy sales systems. Besides asking a mobile sales rep for the incoming quantity that is shown in RSS there would be no further information except sales guidelines for when they are allowed to actually sell the device. Best buy has to abide by Samsung / Verizon's contract as to when they will sell their phone. Same thing for PS4 Xbox etc... Sell a product prior to the agreed release date and best buy can be sued for a ton of money loose rights to sell product etc
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We do work for Samsung, but we have complete access to all numbers for Best Buy as well .
The release date was weeks ago in the system; they are fair game when they arrive and your name is called.