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only white 16gb available for sale. grey version not available til 17th per Samsung rep. total disappointment
radiohead14 said:
only white 16gb available for sale. grey version not available til 17th per Samsung rep. total disappointment
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Long line still?
lines aren't bad. I was actually one of the first 50 but gave up my spot after talking to the Samsung rep. they're quite disorganized tho
i got there at 11am. i was honestly turned off by the whole experience. the Samsung reps don't know when they will be shipping the grey models. they just told me to keep checking. it really seemed like they were not ready to release this thing yet.
Any word on when the 8.9 will be available?
radiohead14 said:
it really seemed like they were not ready to release this thing yet.
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Time is ticking. The tablet market is hot, and moving very rapidly. All tablet manufacturers have to push these things out as fast as they can, before more competition gets their units out, ramp up production, or newer, better models come along. They don't really have time to come out with a polished and well planned launch. I'm sure this is why it was a NYC only event. They just weren't ready for a full launch, but are trying to get these released as quickly as possible.
Wait, sorry if i'm off here but, everyone is upset because they only have the white model and not the grey one?
mchimney said:
Wait, sorry if i'm off here but, everyone is upset because they only have the white model and not the grey one?
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if you were there at the launch, you'd be too.
1) no announcements were made that they only had the 16gb white model. there were a lot of people who were waiting longer than me who left the line after hearing the Samsung rep tell me about that. they all wanted a 32gb model, due to the lack of micro sd slot.
2) Samsung reps had no idea when the rest of the models will be available. no eta. only told me to keep coming back. it was a disorganized launch. there were gaps in information between Samsung reps and Best Buy employees. the Samsung rep even admitted that they had to ship some models last second just to even have demo versions.
don't get me wrong.. i'll be going back there again tomorrow in hopes that they suddenly get some new shipments of the grey 32gb model.. fingers crossed.
i bought the 16gb white model the only model available , was planning to get the metallic grey , might return this for the metallic grey once that comes out.
Also got the free leather sleeve . the line wasn't too bad i reached there exactly at noon.
I bet the grey will be out on the 17th. I would be a little bit miffed to get there & wait only to find they have 16GB white models if I was wanting grey or a higher capacity.
They talked the release up enough that they should have mentioned that model was to be the one released.
I'm still bombed at still no word on the 8.9.
I think i'll give it a few more weeks after that I'm probably just going to bite the bullet and place an order for the iPad2 :-|
radiohead14 said:
i got there at 11am. i was honestly turned off by the whole experience. the Samsung reps don't know when they will be shipping the grey models. they just told me to keep checking. it really seemed like they were not ready to release this thing yet.
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Yeah it was super fishy that the annouced launch way back from Jan of this year was a one Best Buy only launch with the rest coming a week later.
It appears now from your experience that you are dead on correct, they simply wernt and still ARE NOT ready to launch but are scrambling to get them ready.
The sad part is that the average non XDA tablet buyer will be non the wiser until a major new publication decides to cover this.
My biggest question is this: What is the exact count of 16GB white versions avaliable at Best Buy today?
I would buy the 16gb white one then.... wait and return for whatever tablet you want.
MrSewerPickle said:
My biggest question is this: What is the exact count of 16GB white versions avaliable at Best Buy today?
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i asked.. Samsung rep couldn't tell, Best Buy employee didn't know. there really was that disconnect. i also asked them if there was an option for those of us there that showed up - if we could get some sort of email or phone notification if the model we wanted came in stock at the store.. nope. no luck
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I would buy the 16gb white one then.... wait and return for whatever tablet you want.
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i waited this long already. i can wait another week or so
I'm personally not upset the white 16gb was wat i wanted anyways, but i forgot about the leather sleeve, since i doubt the sold 200.
Anybody in the area stop in and see how many of these are still left in stock or estimate of how many has been sold?
I'd be curious to know.
Daps said:
Anybody in the area stop in and see how many of these are still left in stock or estimate of how many has been sold?
I'd be curious to know.
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I got there after 2pm and they had stacks on the desk where the samsung employees were demoing. I would b shocked if they become out of stock. They had alot of keyboards, docks and folio cases also.
so its safe to say their strategy was a smashing failure. hope this expedites their worldwide launch. they should've premiered elsewhere
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That is a bit disappointing
I was going to attempt to make a trip out.. glad I didn't.
I pre-ordered mine on bestbuy.com and got 18 months no interest financing (not that I need it or care for it, I guess it is just kind of cool to get)
Just as a side note, does this best buy have a parking? Hey, its NYC and parking is tough
They do not.
I was on the phone with an AT&T rep today looking for a black HTC ONE. He called HTC and they said a black model will Not be coming to AT&T. If this is true I would like to know what other places I can order the black model from?
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I was on the phone with an AT&T rep today looking for a black HTC ONE. He called HTC and they said a black model will Not be coming to AT&T. If this is true I would like to know what other places I can order the black model from?
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You will have to wait longer to get a black one and pay outrageous prices. You can check Negri electronics or expansys-usa but be prepared to pay big bucks.
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panflute said:
I was on the phone with an AT&T rep today looking for a black HTC ONE. He called HTC and they said a black model will Not be coming to AT&T. If this is true I would like to know what other places I can order the black model from?
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First of all, what are you doing listening seriously to an AT&T rep?
Advice from a Rep? That's like asking a blind man for fashion tips....
Yeah, stop listening to AT&T's reps on the phone. It's due to come, just later than the silver version.
panflute said:
I was on the phone with an AT&T rep today looking for a black HTC ONE. He called HTC and they said a black model will Not be coming to AT&T. If this is true I would like to know what other places I can order the black model from?
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Napoleon_PhoneApart said:
First of all, what are you doing listening seriously to an AT&T rep?
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The black one is definitely coming to AT&T - just a little bit later. The SKUs for the 32GB and 64GB are even active in the system. You just happened to have talked to a highly uneducated AT&T employee.
This is patently false. Move along, children.
I ordered the T-Mobile version earlier today, FINALLY. Not sure if I should have waited for the DEV edition, but the T-Mobile version comes with an unlockable bootloader so I guess that's good. If the DEV edition becomes available later this week I will simply return the tmo version and get that.
Anyone else order the T-Mobile Moto X?
UPDATE: Our Moto X's have started shipping, although the moto site still does not reflect it. Showing a delivery date of 9/16 (Monday)!
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I ordered the T-Mobile version earlier today, FINALLY. Not sure if I should have waited for the DEV edition, but the T-Mobile version comes with an unlockable bootloader so I guess that's good. If the DEV edition becomes available later this week I will simply return the tmo version and get that.
Anyone else order the T-Mobile Moto X?
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Might wait for the Dev. Edition and/or Motomaker edition, the appealing thing about the Moto X is the possibility of the 32gb internal storage and you won't get that with the carrier version.
Do we know if the Dev edition will come with T Mobiles AWS HSPA? If so, that is what I'm going to wait for.
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Do we know if the Dev edition will come with T Mobiles AWS HSPA? If so, that is what I'm going to wait for.
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It probably won't. The T-Mobile version does though, and is fully unlockable... so I'd go with that one.
Almost bit the bullet and bought one of these. Can't justify dropping 600 bucks for 16gb and from most accounts a poor camera and average screen. I really wanted to love the phone, but in my limited time in playing with one, I just don't feel it's a 600 dollar product. Motorola pays 220 dollars to have the phone made, they would have taken over the world if they didn't try to get 3x the price out of customers.
Semantics said:
Almost bit the bullet and bought one of these. Can't justify dropping 600 bucks for 16gb and from most accounts a poor camera and average screen. I really wanted to love the phone, but in my limited time in playing with one, I just don't feel it's a 600 dollar product. Motorola pays 220 dollars to have the phone made, they would have taken over the world if they didn't try to get 3x the price out of customers.
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Good luck finding a phone to buy. AFAIK most phones cost about that much to make.
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Good luck finding a phone to buy. AFAIK most phones cost about that much to make.
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Thanks for wishing me luck, it worked. I bought a LG G2 for 600 dollars. Problem solved. I appreciate the luck! :good: 32GB, 1080P screen, Great camera with OIS, for the same price. It wasn't the fact that phones cost 600 dollars, its the fact that Motorola is charging 600 dollars for that phone. Its not a 600 dollar piece of hardware. Anyway, I'm good to go now, back to my regularly scheduled G2 forums. Best of luck X guys! Its really a cool and unique phone.
Anyone get a ship notification since ordering the T-mobile version?
dyndragon said:
Anyone get a ship notification since ordering the T-mobile version?
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I have not and I ordered mine yesterday in the morning.
dyndragon said:
Anyone get a ship notification since ordering the T-mobile version?
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Ordered mines yesterday as well...has not shipped yet...i don't understand why it would take longer then 24 hours if its in stock.
Good thing you ordered right away because it's now listed as out of stock.
Semantics said:
Thanks for wishing me luck, it worked. I bought a LG G2 for 600 dollars. Problem solved. I appreciate the luck! :good: 32GB, 1080P screen, Great camera with OIS, for the same price. It wasn't the fact that phones cost 600 dollars, its the fact that Motorola is charging 600 dollars for that phone. Its not a 600 dollar piece of hardware. Anyway, I'm good to go now, back to my regularly scheduled G2 forums. Best of luck X guys! Its really a cool and unique phone.
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You're welcome
And congrats!
I tried to order one several times yesterday. I had it the basket every time and when I clicked the purchase button I kept getting a message about an error with my credit card which has plenty of money on it. Now I have three holds pending on my credit card in the amount of the purchase and they all say Motorola Direct. First chat session was cut off and second one was with a person saying the only moto x available for purchase was the att exclusive one. I told them they had bad information and they insisted I was wrong. I made a call about it and have had two call backs today but each time I was busy. Hoping for another call back today because I'm not going to sit on hold for another 20 minutes today to see what they have come up with. They did admit that the website has a problem but without more info I am in the dark still I'm losing my faith in this company and it sucks because I want to try this phone and give them a chance but it is frustrating so far. I know its early in the game for the T-Mobile variant but damn, its not looking good so far.
dyndragon said:
Good thing you ordered right away because it's now listed as out of stock.
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Only black is available currently, says so on the page.
Mine still has not shipped and I ordered shortly after it went live.
same here
orderd yesterday as soon as I could and it still shows not shipped
Same here.. Ordered yesterday and still no shipping notification. Not sure why the delay when it shows in stock. Anyone spoke to Moto customer care?
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Same here.. Ordered yesterday and still no shipping notification. Not sure why the delay when it shows in stock. Anyone spoke to Moto customer care?
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Same here, I called and the guy told me that the order won't show up in his system until Thursday? Wtf does that even mean?
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Same here, I called and the guy told me that the order won't show up in his system until Thursday? Wtf does that even mean?
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In other threads that don't have to do with the t-mobile version, people have reported the phone showing up even before the motorola order status page was updated. So....anyway, take that with some heavy salt.
dyndragon said:
In other threads that don't have to do with the t-mobile version, people have reported the phone showing up even before the motorola order status page was updated. So....anyway, take that with some heavy salt.
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Hopefully that's true because it sucks to wait for a phone in stock. Does anyone know if signature is needed for delivery?
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Still no shipping confirmation. Its been two days. Wonder what the hold up is?
Iwhen I Google this, articles come up with "t mobile moto x now available, not shipping yet"
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Just wanted to start a thread to gather all info about the Canadian S6.
I'm wondering if there's going to be a big difference between the Canadian carrier variants and the US carrier variants.
Stock firmware can be found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G920W8/
Excited as well. You getting the edge or regular?
I think if anything our model will be close to the T-Mobile Model.
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Just wanted to start a thread to gather all info about the Canadian S6.
I'm wondering if there's going to be a big difference between the Canadian carrier variants and the US carrier variants.
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Both are Exynos processors and usually T-mobile variants are linked to Canadian so there shouldn't be any differences.
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Excited as well. You getting the edge or regular?
I think if anything our model will be close to the T-Mobile Model.
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Yup, just like the Note 4 Canadian and T-Mobile, pretty much the same.
The S6 regular is actually the way to go. The edge is fancy dancy but there is NO use for it except to show off. You lose screen area, I played with both and the edge is awful.
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Excited as well. You getting the edge or regular?
I think if anything our model will be close to the T-Mobile Model.
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I'm most likely going to get the s6 normal, I feel the edge doesn't justify spending an extra ~$100.
Does anyone know if there's going to be any demos before the launch, like at Best Buy in the US?
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I'm most likely going to get the s6 normal, I feel the edge doesn't justify spending an extra ~$100.
Does anyone know if there's going to be any demos before the launch, like at Best Buy in the US?
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Eaton Center in Toronto.
Brava27 said:
Yup, just like the Note 4 Canadian and T-Mobile, pretty much the same.
The S6 regular is actually the way to go. The edge is fancy dancy but there is NO use for it except to show off. You lose screen area, I played with both and the edge is awful.
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I've been planning to get the regular S6 for awhile now since I personally feel the edge (at this point) is a little gimmicky and I don't see much potential for features that I'd really miss (I don't put it facedown to see notifications, I'll likely have a case, and I definitely wouldn't use it as a night clock). To add further insult, it's an extra $100 for it. It does look fancy though, and the curves make it look like a slimmer phone.
However, what makes the edge "awful" in your opinion? I'm curious. I only heard from 1 (maybe 2 reviews?) that it doesn't feel as nice to hold onto.
To address the original question, the Canadian and US variants will likely be the same. While I'm on Rogers ($50/month, 6GB data, etc., anybody? ), I do hope it supports AWS bands for Wind Mobile. I'm all open for it supporting all the bands.
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Does anyone know if there's going to be any demos before the launch, like at Best Buy in the US?
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A lot of Rogers outlets seem to have them now. I've seen them in Winnipeg.
I have the regular s6 preordered at wind mobile. what color are you guys getting and how many gb? I'm getting it in black and 32gb model.
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I have the regular s6 preordered at wind mobile. what color are you guys getting and how many gb? I'm getting it in black and 32gb model.
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Black, 32gb! I was thinking about 64gb.. but I can't justify $110 for 32gb lol.
Getting a friend to hold mine for me at Rogers.
htc fan89 said:
I have the regular s6 preordered at wind mobile. what color are you guys getting and how many gb? I'm getting it in black and 32gb model.
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Gonna get myself a black 64gb, most likely from wind
Getting a 64 S6 Edge Gold.. Rogers...... I am excited... all over GTA the best buy and rogers locations have Demos.....
I pre-ordered both S6 and Edge in Gold 64GB variant as didn't know how each would feel in hand. This was prior to the demo phones being set up. Now that I've tried both, I'm leaning toward the regular S6. The S6 just feels more comfortable to hold. Also I'm not sure if I can get over the distorted colours at the curves on Edge display now that I've seen it. Plus to securely grip it because it has such thin metal sides, I'd have to grip the actual curve screen which might trigger some touch points. This might be annoying. However the Edge is the definite better looker whereas the S6 has the similar look of older models outside of its better construction materials. I'll keep both reserved and see how gold looks on both. Tough..
128,gb black, not waiting another month for gold.
Anyone know if it will be possible to just walk in and buy it outright from Telus, cant upgrade have to have good billing history for 9 months and im at 7 so just looking to buy the phone outright. Also is there anyway of preordering it if im buying outright?
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Anyone know if it will be possible to just walk in and buy it outright from Telus, cant upgrade have to have good billing history for 9 months and im at 7 so just looking to buy the phone outright. Also is there anyway of preordering it if im buying outright?
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I know that with bell they don't let you buy it outright for pre orders... However, you can buy it from the store outright.
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Any ideas when canadian carriers are going to have stock? Preordered mine through Fido at the beginning of the month. I thought the release date is April 10 but there's a thread on r/android that T-Mobile preorders are shipping now.
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Any ideas when canadian carriers are going to have stock? Preordered mine through Fido at the beginning of the month. I thought the release date is April 10 but there's a thread on r/android that T-Mobile preorders are shipping now.
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I don't know exactly when they will have stock, but I wouldn't bet on getting one early. I pre-ordered mine through Rogers. They ship it to your local Rogers store for you to come down and pick up. But I've confirmed with the employees there that their system will not allow them to process the upgrade on your account until April 10, and they're not even going to call you before the 10th even if it arrives early.
Anyone know where to get a S6 at a Reseller, looking to buy it outright and have it on the 10th, i've seen some sites like This but it doesn't have a date nor reviews to trust the site. Anyone have a better site I can get it at?
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Any ideas when canadian carriers are going to have stock? Preordered mine through Fido at the beginning of the month. I thought the release date is April 10 but there's a thread on r/android that T-Mobile preorders are shipping now.
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I just talked a bell online orders representative on the phone and after checking he said that they have not received anything yet.. He also said that it would ship as soon as they receive it..
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Tennoh said:
I pre-ordered both S6 and Edge in Gold 64GB variant as didn't know how each would feel in hand. This was prior to the demo phones being set up. Now that I've tried both, I'm leaning toward the regular S6. The S6 just feels more comfortable to hold. Also I'm not sure if I can get over the distorted colours at the curves on Edge display now that I've seen it. Plus to securely grip it because it has such thin metal sides, I'd have to grip the actual curve screen which might trigger some touch points. This might be annoying. However the Edge is the definite better looker whereas the S6 has the similar look of older models outside of its better construction materials. I'll keep both reserved and see how gold looks on both. Tough..
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it seems the Gold version on Rogers and every other carrier in Canada is getting it April 30th... read the article on Mobilesyrup... they got confirmation from Samsung for the April 30th date
I have it pre orderd and i am #1 in line for the 64gb Gold Edge as well ;>
i am worried about the free wireless charging pad for the Gold version... i am corporate client and it still says u can get a free wireless charging pad on their NRS reservation system... @rogersHelp replied to me tweet saying it was dependent on what number you are in the queue... but never stated for which colour variant..
kinda sucked reading that news today... i was really excited to get my phone on april 10th.. sigh... oh well more time to get all my accessories since most are still pre order status.. i would rather get the colour i want if it's only going to take 3 more weeks.. i am not paying $460+ dollars for a colour i KIND of want.. rather pay to get what i want..
At this point I have exhausted all options. I have contacted every possible department with Sprint to try and confirm if they will be carrying the Carbon Grey. I do not understand how a company has no idea if they will be carrying a specific color. I want to grab the phone, and have been holding out on ordering as I want to see if the Carbon Grey is coming. If it isn't, I would just go and get the glacier silver, but if the carbon grey is on the way then I will wait. Anyone have any information if they will in fact have it eventually?
Probably will be in a few months after sales start to decline for the glacial silver. No source, just thinking from their perspective
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I'm pretty sure that glacial silver is the only color ever coming to the Sprint and Verizon variants.
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I'm pretty sure that glacial silver is the only color ever coming to the Sprint and Verizon variants.
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Well that stinks! If that is the case I may just run out and grab it then. So disappointed that this cannot be confirmed by anyone at Sprint. I will be so mad if I buy this phone and 2 days later they announce carbon grey!!!
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I'm pretty sure that glacial silver is the only color ever coming to the Sprint and Verizon variants.
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TMo will only have silver as well, so the only way to get a carbon gray in the US in the foreseeable future is to buy the unlocked one from HTC.
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TMo will only have silver as well, so the only way to get a carbon gray in the US in the foreseeable future is to buy the unlocked one from HTC.
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I chatted with HTC and t-mobile. T-mobile said they will be carrying all 3 colors when it launches tomorrow on May 18th. Take it with a grain of salt though as I am sure no one has any idea. HTC said when more stock is available of the gray, they will open it up to more sales locations. As you can see on HTC's website, the unlocked gray is backordered.
One thing you may want to consider if you're going to use a case for your phone, you won't be able to see the color of the phone for as long as you have the case on unless you get a clear case. I waited to get the Harman kardon edition of the m8 and for the first months it was cool but after that I never took it out of the case so color really didn't matter. Just my experience, you don't have to agree.
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Hmmm...Well that is semi promissing. Maybe the carbon grey will be released eventually.
If anyone finds out that carbon grey will be coming please post! I am so ready to upgrade!
jrocka312 said:
If anyone finds out that carbon grey will be coming please post! I am so ready to upgrade!
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That's all I am waiting for as well. As soon as the carbon gray comes out on Sprint, I will be upgrading.
hey guys take a look to the htc web page, it says Carbon Gray exclusive to HTC.com .
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hey guys take a look to the htc web page, it says Carbon Gray exclusive to HTC.com .
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I saw that yesterday as well. I have no problem buying it from them if they are going to offer it first.