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[Poll] - The Focus is almost here. Who's getting one Monday?

In just about two days the WP7 is coming out. Who all is planning on getting one Monday?

Maybe just to get some free Katy Perry tickets (im currently in nyc but dont live here).
Anyways it would be nice to get it ASAP since my current wm 6.5 is falling apart. The FB app stop working and now the AP too.
Also everyday it gets more slugish and bugy etc. I'm tired of it.

I think the Focus will have a very nice display, but not sure about the plastic exterior. I'll be getting a Venue Pro, but that's also because I'm with T-Mobile. So my only choices are HD7 and VP. HTC has been cutting too many corners this time, so they will not be getting my money until higher quality phones start getting produced by them again.

ericc191 said:
I think the Focus will have a very nice display, but not sure about the plastic exterior. I'll be getting a Venue Pro, but that's also because I'm with T-Mobile. So my only choices are HD7 and VP. HTC has been cutting too many corners this time, so they will not be getting my money until higher quality phones start getting produced by them again.
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i'm on t mobile too but since i'm 90% of the time have wifi so i'm probably going to wait and get the focus if it can be unlocked or the venue pro

Getting the phone yet bummed my 32GB Mico SD has been delayed shipping from an Amazon supplier. Wanted to load the phone right off the bat with maximum memory too.
EDITED: Decied to cancel the Class 2 32GB and get the Class 6 16GB

Ill have one Monday or possibly Sunday since that's when the AT&T stores actually get the phones. The guy at the store said he would call me Sunday when the phones arrive but I have my doubts.

I'm leaving sprint and HTC evo to try one out.
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Ren13B said:
Ill have one Monday or possibly Sunday since that's when the AT&T stores actually get the phones. The guy at the store said he would call me Sunday when the phones arrive but I have my doubts.
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Strange they would get them on Sunday. Didn't know there were companies that did deliveries on Sunday. I went to the local Best Buy mobile yesterday and they already had the Surround. He hadn't even heard of the Focus.

ryotgz said:
Strange they would get them on Sunday. Didn't know there were companies that did deliveries on Sunday. I went to the local Best Buy mobile yesterday and they already had the Surround. He hadn't even heard of the Focus.
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I'll chime in on that - I plan on being there first thing Monday, but I will call tomorrow to see if they'll sell early. I've been calling since Thursday since that's when the Captivate was being sold early, but they've been pretty adamant about not selling these early. When I did call, they mentioned I could pick it up on Sunday, but when I went into the store today, both the regional manager and store manager said I'd have to wait. I'll just call tomorrow and see who's working

dougp.me said:
I'll chime in on that - I plan on being there first thing Monday, but I will call tomorrow to see if they'll sell early. I've been calling since Thursday since that's when the Captivate was being sold early, but they've been pretty adamant about not selling these early. When I did call, they mentioned I could pick it up on Sunday, but when I went into the store today, both the regional manager and store manager said I'd have to wait. I'll just call tomorrow and see who's working
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I called one of the stores today and they had the Focus but wouldn't sell. Dropped by Best Buy and they showed me the Surrounds, but they didn't even know when they would get the Focus. Sucks because I think I could have one if they had them. I'll try to get one from a retail AT&T tomorrow. If not, I'm going to be late for work Monday

Does anyone know what GPS chip is getting put in this phone. If it is the same one that they put in their Galaxy S phones I'm going to have to pass. I have a Captivate and the GPS is worthless.

rkorzuch said:
Does anyone know what GPS chip is getting put in this phone. If it is the same one that they put in their Galaxy S phones I'm going to have to pass. I have a Captivate and the GPS is worthless.
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I've seen a lot of people concerned about that as well. All the reviews I've seen said it's much better than the Galaxy phones. So I assume its a different chipset or better drivers.

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I've seen a lot of people concerned about that as well. All the reviews I've seen said it's much better than the Galaxy phones. So I assume its a different chipset or better drivers.
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I believe it's different also since this hardware is completely different that the SGS phones. Also, Bill Gates is using it, so I'd assume it'd work or he'd be on a different phone

Just got mine...
Just home from the AT&T store.
Got a $100 "loyalty" discount, a 20% percent discount on the 32 gig memory card, (final price of $110) and 2 usb cords. Total cost out the door is $248.
The salespeople in the store knew nothing about the phone. They were asking me questions about it.
I was the first person to ask for one today.
kbanes

^^ So, they didn't wait for the 8th? How long have you been with AT&T? Let us know how you find it.

I think ill wait for the Quantum. My XDA At&t brothers look at us all gather around anticipating these devices lol.

rexian said:
^^ So, they didn't wait for the 8th? How long have you been with AT&T? Let us know how you find it.
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I'm guessing he got lucky - I called 3 stores today, and none would give it out today. This includes the primary AT&T store in Houston.

dougp.me said:
I'm guessing he got lucky - I called 3 stores today, and none would give it out today. This includes the primary AT&T store in Houston.
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Yep, I was even given a time tomorrow that they'll be allowed to give them out - 3 p.m. Not sure if I buy that, but he did say I was the only person who even asked

They didn't act like it was any big deal. I asked for one, and he just went into the back of the store and got it.
I had gone in last Wednesday to ask if they had the approved microsd card, and they said that they didn't have anything in the store yet, but that I could come in on Sunday and pick up the phone.
I'm having trouble with Zune. I can't get Zune to see the phone when I plug it into the computer. I don't know if it is because I already have a Zune 80 assigned to the computer or not.
Other than that, it is pretty snazzy.
I've been with AT&T for several years. 10 maybe? They weren't AT&T at the time...

Hey Kbanes,
What type of micro SDHC card did ATT sell you?

Thinking about biting the bullet

And just getting my nexus 4 from the carphone warehouse for over £100 more than the play store.
I sold my galaxy s3 to get the nexus on the 13th Nov. Had the nexus in the basket about 30 times but I would get an error when pressing proceed.
Couple of reasons why im thinking about going for it is, there's no real date on the net stating when stock will be in. Some sources say 13th Nov? And just read today on a site could be end of December. And correct me if I'm wrong but are people not still waiting on their order from the 13th?
Probably the biggest reason I'm thinking about biting the bullet is that I'm rocking a galaxy tab p1000 for a phone! And tbh its driving me up the wall!! Haha
Do you think I am crazy?
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Yes, you're crazy. Who isn't.

shenery said:
And just getting my nexus 4 from the carphone warehouse for over £100 more than the play store.
I sold my galaxy s3 to get the nexus on the 13th Nov. Had the nexus in the basket about 30 times but I would get an error when pressing proceed.
Couple of reasons why im thinking about going for it is, there's no real date on the net stating when stock will be in. Some sources say 13th Nov? And just read today on a site could be end of December. And correct me if I'm wrong but are people not still waiting on their order from the 13th?
Probably the biggest reason I'm thinking about biting the bullet is that I'm rocking a galaxy tab p1000 for a phone! And tbh its driving me up the wall!! Haha
Do you think I am crazy?
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I bit the bullet. Didn't regret it for even a second, this phone is so good. Though I didn't have an S3 before it...
If you include the play store shipping fees, it's actually less than £100 difference, more like £90.

I also bought it from Carphone Warehouse and regret it a lot less than i though i would. The phone is so good it is still worth £389.95. I will possibly regret it when they come back on sale but not having to trawl the web for the smallest rumour about more stock or constant F5ing of the play store is a god send :good:

1981suede said:
I also bought it from Carphone Warehouse and regret it a lot less than i though i would. The phone is so good it is still worth £389.95. I will possibly regret it when they come back on sale but not having to trawl the web for the smallest rumour about more stock or constant F5ing of the play store is a god send :good:
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Yeah i cant be arsed checking the web every 2 mins to see what's happening.
I think google have be wankers with all this. IMHO The reason they sold out was to give 3rd partys a chance to get you in to a 24 month contract.
I have a good mind to now buy the phone at all!!

shenery said:
And just getting my nexus 4 from the carphone warehouse for over £100 more than the play store.
I sold my galaxy s3 to get the nexus on the 13th Nov. Had the nexus in the basket about 30 times but I would get an error when pressing proceed.
Couple of reasons why im thinking about going for it is, there's no real date on the net stating when stock will be in. Some sources say 13th Nov? And just read today on a site could be end of December. And correct me if I'm wrong but are people not still waiting on their order from the 13th?
Probably the biggest reason I'm thinking about biting the bullet is that I'm rocking a galaxy tab p1000 for a phone! And tbh its driving me up the wall!! Haha
Do you think I am crazy?
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This is the way I looked at it, I paid 700 for my GNex at launch last year, so I figured even if I didnt get in on a Play Store order launch day anything under 700 was still a deal when I compare what I paid last year for a Nexus. Luckily I got in on Play Store and wasnt backordered.

Bought one from o2 the day after google screwed me over when i had been up all night and i havent regretted it at all.
I could afford to buy it and its a great phone and a nice step up from the gnex i had before.
Im enjoying my phone while some poor people that actually got through the order prcess succesfully are waiting on devices still.
just go get it if you can afford it mate

Just bought it. Should get it tomorrow.
Google you win...... This time

djkinetic said:
This is the way I looked at it, I paid 700 for my GNex at launch last year, so I figured even if I didnt get in on a Play Store order launch day anything under 700 was still a deal when I compare what I paid last year for a Nexus. Luckily I got in on Play Store and wasnt backordered.
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That's what I say. Last year I paid $649.00 in Toronto. I will most likely look on kijiji And spend $500.00 still cheaper than when i bought Gnexus:good:

Orders from eXpansys

My order (Black) on eXpansys shows "In stock in 8 days", so the date should be before the 29th, that was now said to be the "official" one...
What about your ones?
Do you think that will be really getting it before everyone else, since they are the official HTC distributors?

Expected 7 Days
silver

Mines 9 days (Black)

I wouldn't be buying from eXpansys if I were you guys...
They are the reason I have a $700 brick on my shelf.
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Why? It's a perfectly good site.

daoutlawz said:
I wouldn't be buying from eXpansys if I were you guys...
They are the reason I have a $700 brick on my shelf.
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Blame the manufacturer, not the one who sold it to you.

Bought my galaxy note from them, the note died 5 months after purchase (still within 12 month warranty) and they literally refused to honour the warranty. And now it just sits there.
Samsung also refuse to help me because it was purchased from an international store.
So now I'm stuck with a phone that doesn't work and I cannot get fixed even when I offered to pay both Samsung and eXpansys.
If I was to purchase internationally again, I'd go clove or handtec like I've done in the past.
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daoutlawz said:
I wouldn't be buying from eXpansys if I were you guys...
They are the reason I have a $700 brick on my shelf.
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Why? I've been using them for years. Only ever had one problem where they sent me a used phone, which they rectified to my satisfaction.

Bought my Note 2 and HTC One X from them.. no problems at all.. i can say their customer service is trash tho..
Its like they only have 8 people working there.. 1 manage shipping, the rest just answer calls
but this was eXpansys USA.. so idk if its the same in your country

From eXpansys website:
SIlver: Stock Expected In 6 Days
Black: Stock Expected In 7 Days
UPDATE: eXpansys just communicated that, even for them, launch date will be on 29th, as for everybody else.

Can't wait
Yesterday it said 7 days.
Now, today it says 16 days...
I can't wait any longer
EDIT: I just read they will launch it on the 29th, like everyone. It still suck though but maybe it's better because I have exams till the 29th.

**** , i need htc one now

misterthomas32 said:
Yesterday it said 7 days.
Now, today it says 16 days...
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Probably, they updated it due to the fact they realized they're launching it on 29th too...

Palla71 said:
Probably, they updated it due to the fact they realized they're launching it on 29th too...
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Yes I think so, but it sucks since I'm counting down since the first rumours got out.
I love HTC and it's not a good thing for the company to postpone the release.

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Phones 4 U are reporting that they have the stock in their warehouse, I've cancelled mine and switched to them

l.m.prowse said:
Phones 4 U are reporting that they have the stock in their warehouse, I've cancelled mine and switched to them
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ship me one to spain

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l.m.prowse said:
Phones 4 U are reporting that they have the stock in their warehouse, I've cancelled mine and switched to them
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lolwat?
It's because they gave it 5 out of 5 stars, right? Damn you Handtec.

Haven't seen anything like that before. They mail me saying that the One is in stock and after 2 days they say they gona deliver by end of March. Why telling me that it's in stock in the first place then?

T-Mobile Early In Store Release

Saw this today and was wondering if anyone heard anything ?
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Link? I still see oct 17 @ tmo site...
I think you are logged in... Let me try that...

It was on my T-Mobile page
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vegabyson said:
Saw this today and was wondering if anyone heard anything ?
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When I preordered online the 1st time around, it said devices would ship by 10/15. Maybe that's what they mean? But it wouldn't be unheard of for stores to get early drop shipments and do soft releases for those who ask. Best bet is to call the stores.

adorkablejuliep said:
When I preordered online the 1st time around, it said devices would ship by 10/15. Maybe that's what they mean? But it wouldn't be unheard of for stores to get early drop shipments and do soft releases for those who ask. Best bet is to call the stores.
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every store I called has said the 17th..

I think I'll drive by a store tomorrow and ask if I can get one to see what they say.

wase4711 said:
every store I called has said the 17th..
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That may be when they're expecting to receive it and start selling it. I would definitely call in Wednesday or especially Thursday to see if maybe they got some in earlier than expected. Never hurts to ask. I called BB every day for a week before Moto 360 release and managed to snag 2 before official launch.

adorkablejuliep said:
That may be when they're expecting to receive it and start selling it. I would definitely call in Wednesday or especially Thursday to see if maybe they got some in earlier than expected. Never hurts to ask. I called BB every day for a week before Moto 360 release and managed to snag 2 before official launch.
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yeah, thats sort of what I plan to do; plus I have a "friend" at my local Tmo store, and told him to let me know when he can actually sell me one.
if I have to wait a couple extra days, thats ok with me too, since I have an M8 to use until then

i wish they would do that, even my friend who works at tmo couldnt get me one... i have to wait..... 5 more days. unless i beg the guy in the nearest store, he seemed cool.

I called a store today and said it wouldn't go on sale until the 17th. Has anyone gone by a store yet to ask in person?

I have a sibling that is a manager at a corporate retail store and they don't have any in stock. It's still lined up for the 17th launch.

mionky said:
I called a store today and said it wouldn't go on sale until the 17th. Has anyone gone by a store yet to ask in person?
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Went to 2. Both said the 17th. Made me feel like an idiot asking. Lol.

yyhd said:
Went to 2. Both said the 17th. Made me feel like an idiot asking. Lol.
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Well that sucks. Oh well, I'll just wait until Friday and get mine. I would have pre ordered if I had known I could have gotten it today. I'll be out of town Friday, so I didn't want to preorder and have it sitting at home until I got back. I'll just go to a T-Mobile store while I'm out of town.

I was told from a t mobile rep if you used jump as I did you get priority shipping, I received my note 4 on the 13th of October
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Kawaisa said:
I have a sibling that is a manager at a corporate retail store and they don't have any in stock. It's still lined up for the 17th launch.
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just came back from my main tmobile store, and the mgr said he STILL doesnt have any note 4's, and he has lost about a dozen sales because he has nothing to sell yet. He said they didnt even send him a "preorder" sheet, so he could request a certain amount of phones, so he has no idea how many he is getting, or when they are coming..

wase4711 said:
yeah, thats sort of what I plan to do; plus I have a "friend" at my local Tmo store, and told him to let me know when he can actually sell me one.
if I have to wait a couple extra days, thats ok with me too, since I have an M8 to use until then
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Damn your already getting a Note 4 after just getting the M8 a few months ago. I guess I'm also considering it. We bad. LoL. I have a guy that always hooks me up at T-Mobile too. If I get it I'll use my wife's Jump and then give her my G3. I might wait til Christmas since I still like my G3 and maybe there might be some kind of promo then.

the M8 was just a stop gap phone until the note 4 showed up!
look whose talking, you getting rid of the G3 already???
My wife loves hers, but my son still kept his G2 for some reason.

sweets55 said:
Damn your already getting a Note 4 after just getting the M8 a few months ago. I guess I'm also considering it. We bad. LoL. I have a guy that always hooks me up at T-Mobile too. If I get it I'll use my wife's Jump and then give her my G3. I might wait til Christmas since I still like my G3 and maybe there might be some kind of promo then.
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I sold my G3 last month and used my brothers nexus 5 till I got the note.
Last year was worse tho, had the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, LG G2, Sony Xperia Z2, and Nexus 5 within span of 3.5 months! Lol

wase4711 said:
the M8 was just a stop gap phone until the note 4 showed up!
look whose talking, you getting rid of the G3 already???
My wife loves hers, but my son still kept his G2 for some reason.
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Yea I said we bad as in both of us. lol I have a Jump I can use so why not but I'm not sold on the Note 4 yet. Might wait and see about the Nexus or maybe even the iPhone+ for something different. I played with one today and it's not that much bigger then the G3 /Note 4.
m3lover1 said:
I sold my G3 last month and used my brothers nexus 5 till I got the note.
Last year was worse tho, had the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, LG G2, Sony Xperia Z2, and Nexus 5 within span of 3.5 months! Lol
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Damn...A year or so ago I got tired of Samsung phones so went to LG. I had the LG G2 around 4 months then the Flex for around 4 months and the G3 for around 4 months. I tried the Sony Z but didn't like the battery life. I thought about maybe getting the Z3 but I just don't know about Sony/T-Mobile updates.

and I thought I was bad...

Will AT&T turn off the phones in time if you do not return it?

Will AT&T turn off the phones in time if you do not return it? Maybe a couple months or ? I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
Thinking of my options and if I can hold off until the S8 release. BTW, I don't fly commercially, but they could cripple the phone so bad it could be pretty useless.

Phredeee said:
Will AT&T turn off the phones in time if you do not return it? Maybe a couple months or ? I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
Thinking of my options and if I can hold off until the S8 release. BTW, I don't fly commercially, but they could cripple the phone so bad it could be pretty useless.
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In just got a text from ATT saying that on Oct 15, all Note 7's will officially be banned on all flights by the FAA.
As for a shut down, its possible, but not confirmed. If it happens though, it'll most likely be a few months down the road. Enough time for people to find replacement phones. I wouldn't be surprised if it was soon after the S8 launch.
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They're not going to remotely shut then all down.. Even in the policy and texts you notice that they say you're 'highly recommended' to return it. When it comes to installments, legally it may be smarter for them not to charge people, because then the 'loan' may be subject to lemon law or something similar, but that's over my pay grade.
For those worried about being shut down, just look at the Quickfire. That phone was recalled and people still have them on the network (probably only 2 or 3 after all this time). Point being, they can't just shut em off unless they can prove it's harmful to the network. While the note can seriously damage itself and possibly your leg, a defective battery can't hurt the network so we should be safe.
As silly as it is, I just can't bring myself to return it.. I've switched back to my 7 edge because work doesn't want us using Note 7's, but I'd like to keep it just on the off chance theres any new info. Definitely not paying $900 for a marshmallow device without updates though.
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They've already started. My ver 1 note 7 has its imei magically blocked and I had my imei guys to get on it and there was nothing they could do. Only way is imei swap. Took me over an month to get someone natively American on the phone at Samsung to take my exchange instead of just hanging up like an idiot. I got mine from Craigslist.

So att is blocking imei?

I'm on my note 5..but my note 7 still works

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They will block all imei's till the end of this month as I know, even if you try to unlock phone via code they won't provide it officially, I managed to request a code for unlock on this page for 30$ facebook.com/gsmserviceremote , it took 1 day and code worked
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warriorpluto said:
They've already started. My ver 1 note 7 has its imei magically blocked and I had my imei guys to get on it and there was nothing they could do. Only way is imei swap. Took me over an month to get someone natively American on the phone at Samsung to take my exchange instead of just hanging up like an idiot. I got mine from Craigslist.
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If you have yours from Craigslist, don't you think it's more plausible that whoever sold you the phone, may have ripped you off one way or another?

AT&T already stated you can use your note 7 until December 31st. Samsung plans to give everyone a free upgrade to the s8 for all of our troubles if you turned your note 7 in for another galaxy device.

b0Ne83 said:
AT&T already stated you can use your note 7 until December 31st. Samsung plans to give everyone a free upgrade to the s8 for all of our troubles if you turned your note 7 in for another galaxy device.
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Link for all that info?

borijess said:
Link for all that info?
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I was told this by an AT&T rep & here is the info on Samsung: http://www.sammobile.com/2016/10/23...tedly-let-customers-get-a-galaxy-s8-for-free/

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I was told this by an AT&T rep & here is the info on Samsung: http://www.sammobile.com/2016/10/23...tedly-let-customers-get-a-galaxy-s8-for-free/
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Where is the 31st deadline?

b0Ne83 said:
I was told this by an AT&T rep & here is the info on Samsung: http://www.sammobile.com/2016/10/23...tedly-let-customers-get-a-galaxy-s8-for-free/
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That's for South Korea only, no upgrade program here so don't hold your breath on that. Also at&t reps rarely know much more than us I don't believe that they're going to kill all devices after the new year.
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So far I haven't heard of an official final date.. as a matter of fact, I received an email today from AT&T about me turning my Note 7 in, and it stated they urged me to turn it off and bring it back, but there was no date involved or anything.

svache said:
So far I haven't heard of an official final date.. as a matter of fact, I received an email today from AT&T about me turning my Note 7 in, and it stated they urged me to turn it off and bring it back, but there was no date involved or anything.
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Me too