Preordering at Sprint or Best Buy - One (M7) General

Did anyone else have issues pre-ordering when they went to either of these stores? When my friend and I went to Best Buy there was only one pre-order made and that associate wasn't working that day. None of the current employees could help us finish our order and we ended up leaving the store with nothing.(got the 50$ BB coupon refunded as well)
Sprint couldn't even log into their system to do the preorder, but after taking our info, it only took 15 minutes from the time we entered the store to the time we left. BB took 40..for nothing being accomplished.
At least I will receive my phone on the 19th and I'm off work that day so I'm happy.
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I didn't have trouble ordering my 2nd one for my wife!
I prefer to order from sprint online...I can't stand someone else unboxing my smartphone putting there grubby hands all over it like BB does. Half the fun when buying a new toy is unboxing it yourself and turning it on.
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who is pre-ordering the Sprint Evo 4G?

I'm headed to my local Best Buy store to be there when the doors open at 10:00 a.m. today to pre-order the Evo... is anyone else going to get this phone right away? For those who don't know, if you gave Best Buy your email address at the Evo page on their site, they sent out an email last night around midnight pacific time saying that you could pre-order the Evo now. There doesn't seem to be any way to pre-order it online yet, so I'm gonna be at the store today! See you there?
Let's try to get an idea of which store you pre-ordered from and how many people were there, or if you're going to wait and try to get one when it comes out June 4th?
just did...10:00 Chicago!
pre-ordering the Sprint Evo 4G at 10:00 a.m. May 13, 2010
Give us the details when your done.
Amazon or wirefly will probably have it cheaper but you do go on.
awesome rockky, how did it go? for those of us who haven't preordered a phone at best buy, what can we expect? what's the process like? were there many other people there? preoorder supplies limited?
wrb123 said:
awesome rockky, how did it go? for those of us who haven't preordered a phone at best buy, what can we expect? what's the process like? were there many other people there? preoorder supplies limited?
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preordered.....just give them $50.....done deal
Just preordered mine. $50 down. Filled out a sheet with my contact info. Done deal. Can't wait!
10:10 am !
first to preorder mine @ BEstbuy SPringfield Ohio .
hell the employee had no idea that the preorder was a go !
slapped down 50 got a 50 card to hold onto till the 4th then it will beapplied to my phone WOot !
http://radioshackwireless.com/templ...geid=7831&refcode1=RSK_4444_000_SITESEARCHEVO
I am heading to RS to do my preorder! 20$ off accessories and it's 2 miles away verses 50 miles away!
Sporkman said:
10:10 am !
first to preorder mine @ BEstbuy SPringfield Ohio .
hell the employee had no idea that the preorder was a go !
slapped down 50 got a 50 card to hold onto till the 4th then it will beapplied to my phone WOot !
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me too, STL Missouri, BB rep new but the mobile guy did not, then the mobile was shocked at the $199.99 price tag, as he looked at his iPhone in disgust. haha
Neither of them knew what they were doing and one was a manager but I have my receipt locked in the safe Christmas or Birthday eek:I will figure out what to say to the wife later) is early for me!
Just went to a seattle suburb best buy and they said I CAN'T pre-order this phone because they don't carry sprint phones in the store?! they said they can only carry 3 of the major carriers so they have verizon, att, and tmobile. i showed the email i got and they said sorry, order it online. i explained that i can't order it online because their website says to get it in the store... wow. I guess ill try radioshack even though I hate that store.
When you go into pre-order can you order it for the full price or do they only do pre-orders if you are signing a new contract?
Went to a Sprint store, and they took my name, address, phone number, and social security number, and they said that will reserve an Evo for me on the day it comes out. They said theywill get a line like they did for the Pre, but can schedule me for any time of day (after the rush dies down) so I can just walk in and choose a plan and walk out. They will call me on the 3rd (the day before it comes out) to schedule a time for me to come in. Sounds good - buying it directly from Sprint is fine with me anyway. Getting a little bit tired of Best Buy, and Radio Shack is so 1980 anyway
Well made my pre order at best buy. $50 and thats it.
Done. Leaving bestbuy as we speak
After reading online about a gift card we're supposed to get i went back and got mine. Would've been nice if the best buy guys mentioned this in the first place. Appointments are to be set on the third when they call people based on when they made the preorder. I'm 8th in line at my store
by the way, the Sprint store didn't require me to put any money down, they just took my information and said they will call me the day before. so, maybe try the sprint store if you don't have the $50 right now. the guy i dealt with was a sales manager or something to that effect and was very friendly and knowledgable, he said he guarantees i will have one reserved. no gift cards though he said they don't even know which contracts are applicable for this phone yet for sure, but he said he's pretty sure it will be "80 bucks" which makes sense based on the 450-minute plan for $69 and the $10 fee for 4G.
The store I called said they are not doing reserves or pre-orders, wtf
preordered mind at bestbuy 50dollars down cant wait to june 4
going to pre order mine later today
I just preordered at One of the BB's in Las Vegas. 50$ commitment thogh they said I could use the 50$ for something else or apply it towards the phone at release. So it's almost like a free preorder. Thogh you can't preorder if you are too broke. I went to BB, a retailer I abhor, because they weren't as dumb as the broad I talked to at radioshack two days ago and becase they always deduct mail in rebates at the time of purchase.
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FYI If you were thinking of getting the nexus S 4G

I ordered a pair of these yesterday over the phone with sprint, I asked them to match the bestbuy $149 price and they did, and they also waived the activation and gave me free shipping. And since I'm porting 2 numbers over from tmobile they are giving me $125 per line for that.
So if you hate best buy as much as I do, you don't have to deal with them if you can stand to wait a few days for a phone to ship out.
I'm going to spend that time backing up what I want off of my current phones and getting ready to ebay them or something.
I wonder if that only works for new customers, or if it works for those of us who upgraded.
EXACTLY what I did as well... Remember to fill out your paperwork for the port credit (you have 72 hrs).
https://www.spcconsumer.com/
The Nexus Rocks
Nice to know...I'm going to see if Sprint can credit my account the $50 difference I paid when I got my Nexus.
thanks for the heads up. wish i would of known sooner, i already bought mine from best buy. i paid the $199 bc i was adding a 5th line...i would take it back, but i already ported my at&t number over, so its a no go...oh well at least i'm still getting my $125 port-in credit.
i paid almost $600 for mine. got it on sunday at my local sprint store
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why so much? I don't know really how sprint plans work, I didn't have a contract on tmo, does sprint have non contract plans like month to month that you're on so you didn't have to renew a contract?
my line was an upgrade....paid 199.99 tired to get them to pm they told me to get bent. I could return it but then its 35.00 restock....thats lame! They also reset my upgrade status from 75 to 150....so maybe I sholdnt complain to much.
i wasn't eligible for upgrade or discount so i paid retail. but so far i love this phone. i came from a rooted evo with aosp gingerbread
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Good tip. I HATE going to best buy too.
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I had a Hero, but broke contract for $50 to get the Nexus S at $199..I also got $40 for my hero which had a cracked screen and serious body damage. Best decision I've ever made!
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I bought this phone for retail as well for $550 plus tax from sprint release morning. Came out to be $620 with tax and the gloss black tpu case. Worth every penny,love thus phone so much! I hate beat buy as well they are selling it retail for $699 little over 8 bills with tax and a case. Screw that. This phone is awesome and I love it's on sprint
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Anyone know if they'll price match in the Sprint store?
I just wanted to update, called UPS to tell them to hold the package at the warehouse, not able to do that only sprint can change it. I just called sprint they told me they can't change it either.
I specifically asked the rep I placed the order with if this was possible and I was LIED to.
Now I have to either try and work from home or take a day off of work to wait at my house for my phone to show up. What a ****ing joke, this isn't getting off to a good start at all.
http://www.wirefly.com/catalog/sprint/samsung/nexus-s-4g-from-google-black/
$99 starting tomorrow! damn that was quick :|

[Official] Best Buy GS3 thread

Ordered your GS3 from BB? I feel your pain, never gonna preorder from a 3rd party again. But if you have any info re: BB preorders, post it up here.
I gotta say, my whole reason for preordering through Best Buy was because they were the first to open for preorders. They started accepting preorders on 6.5.12, everyone else the following day, so I surmised that at best I'd get the phone slightly before everyone else or at worst the same time as AT&T. The sad truth is that although I preordered before 99% of the people here, I'll likely be one of the last to get the damn thing.
That being said, I'll never preorder though Best Buy again. They are as wildly uninformed as AT&T but when push comes to shove, BB gets pushed to the side as if somehow it's customers (who's money goes directly to AT&T just the same) aren't as important as those who preordered through AT&T direct. The one's who lose are us, the customers. Lesson learned. If I ever preorder a phone again, rest assured it will be direct from the carrier.
Sorry for the rant, just sucks to see so many people who preordered after I did get their phone, or at least shipping confirmation (with delivery eta 6.21.12) before I even know if my preorder is going to be filled on or before 6.21.12 as stated on my preorder receipt.
I preordered in a Best Buy store and have no reason to think I wont be able to pick my phone up tomorrow.
Yeah...I ordered from Best Buy as well. But ain't quite ready to rush the joint with torches.
We shall see what tomorrow brings.
Two BBs around me both said the phone was coming out tomorrow. So I'll be up and on the phone seeing if I can buy an unreserved one
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Phone* not process.
We do have the Zagg HD for them though.. Lmfao
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Do you get shipments overnight, or early morning?
Why not wait a year? I remember all this fuzz a year ago with the GS II. Now you can get a GS II for 99 cents...
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Post your Best Buy instore pre-order status today 6-21-12
Post in here any information you get today from the instore Best Buy preorders whether you were able to get your phone or not, when they may get them and the city you are in.
Waiting on my call, Austin Texas Lakeline Mall store.
Ian B
Just called my store 12:15 pm and they have been delayed till Mon 6-25-12. Preorders will be filled then by order in line.
I keep hitting refresh in my email inbox. Still nothing from Best Buy....
Frisco, TX
Nothin in my hand milwaukee wisconsin.
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I'm at Gurnee, Illinois hoping they get some, worst case scenario i use the $50 gift card on something else....sigh
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I called my local store (Watertown, MA) a little after 10am and they had no idea when the shipment was going to come in. I've also tweeted @BestBuy. I'll post if/when they respond.
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Do you get shipments overnight, or early morning?
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Morning shipments. Best buy does not do any inventory things at night. They will arrive in stores via UPS or FedEx.
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I pre-ordered mine at Best Buy, my gf works in mobile and just called and word is they haven't got their UPS shipments in yet today(due in any time)but RSS is still showing they should be here today. So I'll wait before I grab my pitchfork.
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I pre-ordered mine at Best Buy, my gf works in mobile and just called and word is they haven't got their UPS shipments in yet today(due in any time)but RSS is still showing they should be here today. So I'll wait before I grab my pitchfork.
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Yeah...gonna wait until noon to call. Fingers still crossed.
Just went into my best buy store here in frisco, texas. When I arrived the salesman showed me an internal email they received that stated that the pre orders would be closer to july first before they would be filled.
As I was walking out the salesman called me back over to show me a new email they received that said the preorders would be fulfill tomorrow.
Bottomline, the store doesn't have a clue nor does the best buy home office.
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Best buy always does that crap I think it's a scam to try to get more preorders to be honest
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Just called my local BB (Corpus Christi, TX) and was told the SIII was delayed but hopefully they'll fulfill pre orders this weekend. I was 14 out of 25 pre orders
Mine told me they didn't even have a date for sprint yet lol. I'm going wherever gets it in store first.
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Couple guys in the main Sprint pre-orders thread said they received calls from their local Best Buy telling them to expect a call around noon tomorrow to pick up their phone. They were both expecting shipments by tomorrow morning.

Best Buy in Store Purchase

So I tried 3 Best Buy location this morning.
The first said they only had enough for the people who pre-ordered, and that they might get more in tomorrow.
The Second said they don't have any and don't know when they will have any.
The third (at a major mall) said they were sold out, but might get some in later today or tomorrow.
The good news is that I was told by a manager that they have extended the $200 working phone trade-in deal until November 1st!
That's good news about extending the promotion, I pre-ordered on the 12th, I still haven't received an email from BB, I'm hoping to get it over the weekend.
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My local store got enough black for preordered plus additional 2 for walk ins. Didn't get enough white to fill preorders.

When will ATT have new note7 for sale?

I have my replacement but every place I have been to isn't selling new ones yet.
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i waiting too
Bought mine at best buy att variant if interested in purchasing now
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flyinj54 said:
Bought mine at best buy att variant if interested in purchasing now
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I heard on the radio today that AT&T was selling them again. But, both Best Buys within an hour of me said probably later this month before they even get any in stock.
I did a search on the best buy website for stores within 250 miles and found one store 80 miles south of me with only black in stock. So of course I went down the next day and passed 2 best buys to get to the one that had a few blacks in stock
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The guy I talked to at a corporate store told me that Samsung was only paying AT&T through the 15th of this month to handle the returns and that he guessed that would be close to when they would start selling them again at AT&T stores. That's just his guess though.
Oct 14 is relaunch date, if best buy has them they will sell it to you, as of right now no note 7s in at the best buy I work at.
I would try best buy online, I bought mine last week on sept 28th. Got a message the next morning that it was going to be delayed, was kinda sad wanted to cancel but decided to wait it out. On the 30th I got a confirmation email saying it was shipped and lo and behold it was delivered the same day. I used overnight shipping and they even credited me for it because of the possible "delay" beforehand.
yeah you just have to find the right store, I never owned the Note 7 before the recall, then on Sept. 23 I called my local ATT corporate store, and they had the Blue Coral in stock and I asked if they would sell me one.... the sales guy had to ask the manager, so I walked out with brand new coral blue N7 within 10 mins.
I just ordered one on the Best Buy website. In my area in-store pickup is currently unavailable. But they will ship it to you, and you can get next-day delivery for an additional charge.
I think they are getting a new stock, because I was not able to place an order for delivery or pickup yesterday.
Wonder if they are shipping them on Southwest Airlines
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