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Best Buy sold out?

u too?
WTF?!
This is google's solution to lack of demand? Ok, let's hit a prime retail outlet and only give them 30 phones per store. Suuuuure. That's gonna work.
All u do is tick me off.
I can't even get an online order to process because it keeps erroring out through tmobile. Seriously?! WFF.

Lol you think 30 phones is bad? Because the majority of stores near me don't activate tmo they only had 4 and even showing up early I was the first in line to not get one. Caller me back because the guy in front of me didn't know that there's no 3g on att. Then the phone had a big screen defect. Luckily after BB computer wouldn't allow a return and having to drive 25 miles to a store that had one, the employee there figures out how to bypass it and get me a new one. So far perfect! Hang in there... went through 8 vibrants, four mt4gs and on my second nexus. You should just order it online, and save the hassle of having to deal with the store. Don't know why no one informed beat buy employees how to handle this phone.
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The first Nexus fell on its face so this may have been a safety measure. Best Buy was a poor choice in my eyes since they are not a full tmobile supporter. I don't get why they got the exclusive over the carrier themselves.

ive waited a total of 10 hours or more on the phone (on hold) with bestbuy.
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I don't understand actually, I mean in Boston the store had only 4 devices. I one of the 4 who got one . Why don't Google throw more phones? overstock is better than no stock at all. Was it a rush to catch the holidays? It doesn't make sense either, because if you want to sell for the holidays you want to sell larger number than this.

Least we could grt rewardzone points!

I only waited in line for about 30 minutes at the Best Buy Mobile at the nearest mall to me and one other guy showed up right at open, and they had about 70 to sell... so iono why other stores are being so limited... odd.

My experience was way different. In a city of 100k+ I stopped in today and they had only sold one besides mine yesterday morning. Guy said they had 25000 ready to order. Best buy headquarters is only a few blocks away so maybe that contributes
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any posibility to get an unlocked device next week?

Any one picked one up at their local at&t today?

was there a line?
were they sold out?
please do tell your exwpeience dropping by your local at&t

I exchanged mine in store today. No line, no grand displays. Just 2 people there to get the Atrix. Only one phone on display and one dock without a phone to power it. This was in Northern CA. I was at the same store for iPhone PreOrders and it was a madhouse. I thought there would be a little more demand for the phone.

I bought 4 of them today at AT&T. They were the only ones that I could get 4 from. Radio Shack only had 1, Best Buy only had 1, and they said that they would only sell one per family... Weird. It's not like anyone was knocking down their doors for it.

I did because Im nbot up for an upgrade till March and I had to be a pig and get it today at ATT and not radio shack since they wont honor ATT's 30 day policy. I asked about there stock and they said they had plenty.

I picked one up today. Went in and swaped my 3 day old inspire. Prolly best desicion I've made un a few days.
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i thought there might have been a mad rush for it and getting sold out. i just sold my hd2 and itching to get the atrix or the pre 3 if that ever comes out

Dmappdev did the same thing. Had the inspire for 3 days. Inspire was awesome but I am loving the size and weight of tHe atrix. The rest is just icing on the cake

My local store said they had several but couldn't sell them because AT&T didn't send them any 4G SIM cards. The rep said I was the 6th or 7th person they turned away.
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4g sim? what is that nonsense?
Has there even been any advertising for this device? Apple drops 10s of millions months before a product drops, it's not shocking that a device with no major add campaign isn't flying off the shelves.
Maybe att doesnt want people to grab it just yet, until they actually turn on their 4g backhaul, cause ill say this right now. ATT does not have true hspa+, not like t-mobile.

jhattenburg said:
4g sim? what is that nonsense?
Has there even been any advertising for this device? Apple drops 10s of millions months before a product drops, it's not shocking that a device with no major add campaign isn't flying off the shelves.
Maybe att doesnt want people to grab it just yet, until they actually turn on their 4g backhaul, cause ill say this right now. ATT does not have true hspa+, not like t-mobile.
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I've seen a couple of commercials here and there.

I was the only idiot waiting for the store to open at 9am. The only other guy that even walked in was some old dude that lost his iPhone.

Had to call 3 different AT&T stores. The 3rd one had 2 more in stock, and asked if they would hold it for me.

got mine at the local att store, not a single person there. 10am

Walked into my local store at 7:30 tonight. No line. Walked out with my Atrix in about 30 minutes.
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I was told by my local AT&T store that they wouldn't even have any until March 3rd. The one i actually ordered my phone from said coming into the store might be pointless. I guess maybe not... but oh well.
As for the popularity.... just think about it for a second. If it doesn't have a shiny apple on the back of it, then the vast majority of the "smartphone" population doesn't care about it.

designgears said:
got mine at the local att store, not a single person there. 10am
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I did the same thing, stopped by on my way to class this morning.
I dropped by yesterday to make sure that they'd have enough in stock, and the guy (at that time) told me they had plenty. When I was talking to the guy that was writing me up, he told me they only had two in stock haha. Lucky me.

My att said they sold a few today. They had both docks out for display and people were checking them out. Coming from an iphone4 I couldn't be happier to be honest.
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I picked mine up today in Rolla MO ( small town south east of St. Louis) I was the first on the list, some people after me came into buy as well. I got to keep my unlimited data plan, and the whole process took about 15 min. Unfortunately the store i went to didn't get any docks in, but i got a card for 15% off any accessories i pick up later.
Coming from a Iphone 3g I am very very happy with the atrix, I am having a few android growing pains ( like contacts not filtered by last name) But so far i really like this phone.
The best part is that my hick ass town which only got 3g last year, already has the back haul in place for 4g (att's sorry rendition of it) so im getting 4megs down and .5 up.. thats a hell of a lot better than the speeds i was getting on my crippled Iphone.

I called the two corporate stores near me. Only one got a shipment of 5 phones in yesterday, the other wasn't getting theirs until this afternoon.
I walked into the store that got them last night right after they opened and 20 miutes later me and my new phone hit the road.
They didn't even have any on display.

Arlington Texas
Bought mine across the street from the Cowboy's Stadium (not a fan just a location reference) and they only received three. I bought the last one. I have another that I pre-ordered for my Dad. The store I went to had the display out and they worked on it for a few days getting it all put together. It only had one working Atrix that was securely tethered with one of those flexy coil reels so that you can place the phone in any of the three docks to check it out. I was there just after 10:00 when the store opened.

Where to sell cracked Nexus 7 in Miami area?

Hi, unfortunately my Nexus 7 fell out of its case and now the screen is cracked. I'm using it with a mouse and keyboard now, as the touchscreen is the only thing not working.
I'm travelling right now and will be in the States for a few days, Fort Lauderdale and Miami to be exact.
As it'll be my first time in the country, I was wondering if someone could tell me if there are shops where I could sell my cracked Nexus 7 and how much I could expect?
Also, where can I buy a used Galaxy Nexus there?
Thanks!
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We don't really have stuff like that here dude. There's shops by Miami international airport but I wouldn't recommend that. Try putting it in craigslist and list it as for parts.
BTW craigslist.com is a classifieds site, not sure if you know that since you're not from the US.
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man if you make it here to orlando I might be needing one by the looks of it. Trade you for one with a google screen all nice and pretty, but on a serious note if you are in orlando maybe we can work something out. i would travel down there but It is a drive and I am only out there when heading to the ports Ft.Lauderdale or by South Beach that won't be until March next year.

nooomoto said:
We don't really have stuff like that here dude. There's shops by Miami international airport but I wouldn't recommend that. Try putting it in craigslist and list it as for parts.
BTW craigslist.com is a classifieds site, not sure if you know that since you're not from the US.
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So craigslist is pretty much like gumtree in the UK? Would that also be my best bet to get a used Galaxy Nexus?
clago87 said:
man if you make it here to orlando I might be needing one by the looks of it. Trade you for one with a google screen all nice and pretty, but on a serious note if you are in orlando maybe we can work something out. i would travel down there but It is a drive and I am only out there when heading to the ports Ft.Lauderdale or by South Beach that won't be until March next year.
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Hey, yes it'd be cool if we could work something out. I am going to be in Miami between the 18th and 21st of this month. I am not looking for another Nexus 7, as I'm heading down to South America for another month and a Galaxy Nexus would be perfect in terms of portability. Let me know what you think!
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If you're going to be in the USA for more than 3-4 days and you know someone here, I would recommend you just buy it through the Play store (or have them buy it and pay them back when you get here). It's 2-3 days shipping as they force you to pay for that and it's about $10 on top of the cost of the phone + tax.
The main reason is that if someone is selling what is more or less a new phone on Craigslist, there is a VERY high probability something is wrong with it. Like a friend of mine who going a Galaxy S III off eBay and now is stuck with a piece of crap that reboots itself randomly 5-6 times a day...or like when I bought a GS2 off Craigslist only to find it randomly powers off whenever it feels like it. So even if it seems fine when you check it out, you might be buying crap.
In other words, you are probably buying someone's problems in the high end phone area. You might also consider buying it new from a place that sells phones off contract. Most retails stores allow that as well. Not worth the $50-75 you might save buying it "used" off Craigslist.

if you want, id be interested in purchasing it from you. just let me know how much you are asking and maybe we can work something out.

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If you're going to be in the USA for more than 3-4 days and you know someone here, I would recommend you just buy it through the Play store (or have them buy it and pay them back when you get here). It's 2-3 days shipping as they force you to pay for that and it's about $10 on top of the cost of the phone + tax.
The main reason is that if someone is selling what is more or less a new phone on Craigslist, there is a VERY high probability something is wrong with it. Like a friend of mine who going a Galaxy S III off eBay and now is stuck with a piece of crap that reboots itself randomly 5-6 times a day...or like when I bought a GS2 off Craigslist only to find it randomly powers off whenever it feels like it. So even if it seems fine when you check it out, you might be buying crap.
In other words, you are probably buying someone's problems in the high end phone area. You might also consider buying it new from a place that sells phones off contract. Most retails stores allow that as well. Not worth the $50-75 you might save buying it "used" off Craigslist.
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Thanks for the info. Do you know how much tax it will be? From what I've read it should be 6% in Florida. Is that right? Buying it brand new is also an option for me, as it is still considerably cheaper than in the UK. From a quick search it seems most retailers don't sell the Galaxy Nexus for $349, as offered in the Play Store. Am I right in believing that?
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if you want, id be interested in purchasing it from you. just let me know how much you are asking and maybe we can work something out.
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Will send you a PM now!
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tkm89 said:
Thanks for the info. Do you know how much tax it will be? From what I've read it should be 6% in Florida. Is that right? Buying it brand new is also an option for me, as it is still considerably cheaper than in the UK. From a quick search it seems most retailers don't sell the Galaxy Nexus for $349, as offered in the Play Store. Am I right in believing that?
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Looks like 7% in Miami. Yes, $349 is the MSRP, so $373 should be your price when all done. Unless you go Play store, then add about another $9-12 for shipping.
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ExploreMN said:
Looks like 7% in Miami. Yes, $349 is the MSRP, so $373 should be your price when all done. Unless you go Play store, then add about another $9-12 for shipping.
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Thanks for the info! I will probably get it off Amazon for $390 (the white version), because I can't buy the phone through the Play store outside of the US and I am not too keen on using a proxy website.
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Who's camping?

I'm really thinking I might at the very least camp it for an hour before my T-Mobile opens. I was told they only have 5 phones to sell and they didn't know if they were getting another shipment. I assume they are though, because why else would they delay the launch. If I can't get one, then it's not the end of the world.
So, what are your game plans? Anyone pitching a tent?
BTW, I went in and checked out the demo. First impressions were good, everything I had expected although I will say this: the midnight blue is the BIGGEST fingerprint magnet I've ever seen. The back of it looked like it had already seen three years of hard abuse. I'll def be putting a case or skin on it

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I'm really thinking I might at the very least camp it for an hour before my T-Mobile opens. I was told they only have 5 phones to sell and they didn't know if they were getting another shipment. I assume they are though, because why else would they delay the launch. If I can't get one, then it's not the end of the world.
So, what are your game plans? Anyone pitching a tent?
BTW, I went in and checked out the demo. First impressions were good, everything I had expected although I will say this: the midnight blue is the BIGGEST fingerprint magnet I've ever seen. The back of it looked like it had already seen three years of hard abuse. I'll def be putting a case or skin on it
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I'm pretty confident in saying that you won't have to camp. Nobody outside of these forums even knows the phone is being released. I work in a dept of over 300 people with smartphones and not a single person has heard nor cares about the N6.
The are you going to buy it poll on the most frequented android forum in the world had a whopping 155 votes. People are acting like this phone isn't going to be available.
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I tend to agree. I contemplated camping until I considered I might be the only one outside waiting. I might get there 20 minutes early though. Just in case. Even if they sell out the stock before I get a chance to buy one. I'm doubtful it will be on back order the first day. So odds are they'll be able to ship it in a couple days, hopefully.
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I think it'll be win win. If I get one, awesome. If not then I'll get what I really want: 64gb white

My impression was waiting 4-5 hours before they open. Interesting that people in here are not to worry about it. Guess depends where you live. When I got my M7 on launch day in Bellevue, I went half an hour before they opened and was like 4th in line, and several people behind me. Going based on that.

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Not right now...

For perspective, the Nexus 5 sold less than 5 million units since release. The Note 4 sold nearly that in a week. No matter how difficult Google makes it to get online, the phone will be widely available at the carriers. Nexus devices have never sold well, even at 299-399 dollars. I suspect the 650-700 dollar Nexus wont be flying out of the stores, either. If people want a Phablet, they'll just get a Note 4, its pretty much cornered the market on Phablets. I love the Nexus line, but I can count on one hand how many people I've ever seen in the wild with one since the Nexus one, and I live in NY.

At the earliest, I'll be there around 1 hour before release. Like others have said in the thread so far, this isn't a very popular release outside of the XDA forums. In fact, most Tmobile reps are clueless about the launch itself.

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At the earliest, I'll be there around 1 hour before release. Like others have said in the thread so far, this isn't a very popular release outside of the XDA forums. In fact, most Tmobile reps are clueless about the launch itself.
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I agree. And on top of that, getting any consumer electronics item a few weeks before it becomes widely available isn't going to improve your life in any measurable way. By the way, I ordered through Motorola and am expecting delivery on November 26th. I think I can wait another 11 days.

Does camping around your phone that has two apps set up to alert you when it's available count? I will actually be working at T-Mo that day, I'm in training so don't go asking me questions b/c honestly I know as much as you all at this point. I'll get outta work around 2-3pm and maybe drive around to take ganders at it if I can.

I'll be camping at the website waiting to order a 64 GB one. Haha

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I'll be camping at the website waiting to order a 64 GB one. Haha
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Same and hopefully they allow us to do that at Midnight.

i seriously doubt camping is necessary. google did no large scale marketing at all, and stores typically get new devices in during a shipment midday (unless led by apple who can drive a SPECIFIC launch date world wide). heck, i sold 2 galaxy edges at my att store on the 13th even though we expected them to arrive on the 18th. so fingers crossed we get our nexus 6 before the expected arrival of 21st.

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i seriously doubt camping is necessary. google did no large scale marketing at all, and stores typically get new devices in during a shipment midday (unless led by apple who can drive a SPECIFIC launch date world wide). heck, i sold 2 galaxy edges at my att store on the 13th even though we expected them to arrive on the 18th. so fingers crossed we get our nexus 6 before the expected arrival of 21st.
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Wait someone bought the edge!?!?

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Wait someone bought the edge!?!?
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yeah haha we had 2 edges come in and they gobbled it up at my att store in addison tx

Will likely be at one of the leaked stores supposed to sell it at least 5 hours in advance of opening.

zcgofaster said:
I think it'll be win win. If I get one, awesome. If not then I'll get what I really want: 64gb white
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Ditto

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Not right now...
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Get this man a beer for this post (and maybe a nudie mag)

I'll probably be showing up right when they open at 9AM. I was at one of my local stores at 9AM for the Z3 release (returned it due to lack of group messaging support) and I was the only one there.

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I'll probably be showing up right when they open at 9AM. I was at one of my local stores at 9AM for the Z3 release (returned it due to lack of group messaging support) and I was the only one there.
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I think this is much more popular than the Z3.

From VZW S4 ==> TMO Nexus 6

Thought I'd share my experience, had an VZW S4 (GPE Edition via Loki), and used the TMO Uncarrier deal to break it off with VZW. I live in Jacksonville, FL, and I never once got LTE at my home, or on I-95, now with TMO, I have yet to drop from LTE once.
Went into the TMO store with my family in St. Augustine, told them I wanted a Nexus 6 and to get rid of Verizon, the guys were great, they told me that a shipment of N6's had just come in an hour ago and that they had two left. I handed him my S4 (Which I decided to keep laying around for now ) and he switched the number to the Nexus 6 (Took maybe ~15 Minutes) while I signed the papers for the phone and a new Unlimited Data Plan (for $80 less than my family paid for 3 lines with VZW).
I then started messing with my N6 while the guys were finishing up, now, my father and mother had planned to keep their phones and just migrate to TMO, but after seeing my N6, my dad said he wanted one, so the guys went in the back and after another ~15 minutes, my dad was set as well. My mothers iPhone 5s took all of 2 minutes to switch the new SIM into it and activate. Then, on the spot, my dad asked for a 4th line and new Nano-SIM, then my dad popped the SIM into his old iPhone 5 and handed it to my little sister and said "Merry Christmas", made her whole year.
Literally, ditched Verizon, had the cancellation bills paid, and walked out with 4 lines (1 Line of Unlimited Data, 2 Lines of 4.5 GB Data, 1 Line of 2.5 GB Data) for $240 a month and it only cost $100 up front for two new N6's and 4 Nano-SIM cards. ALL WITHIN ~45 Minutes.
The N6 has been great, I've already rooted it, and enabled double tap to wake, and other than that, this thing is near to perfect.
Moral of the story, to anyone wondering if they should take the plunge, do it, you will not regret it.

I also live in Jacksonville. Which store? I didn't think any T-Mobile stores in the area carried it.
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funcrusher said:
I also live in Jacksonville. Which store? I didn't think any T-Mobile stores in the area carried it.
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St. Augustine, FL in the Marshalls Plaza on US-1 near the Home Depot.

npjohnson said:
St. Augustine, FL in the Marshalls Plaza on US-1 near the Home Depot.
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Thanks!
Actually found a Jax store that has it as well. Too bad they won't let me exchange my unit that has a bad case of the pink tint (since a store ordered it for me).
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funcrusher said:
Thanks!
Actually found a Jax store that has it as well. Too bad they won't let me exchange my unit that has a bad case of the pink tint (since a store ordered it for me).
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Darn. That sucks. Could you post some pictures of the pink tint? I keep hearing of it, but have yet to see it.
I am colorblind, and it is hard for me to see burn-in and light tints, when I sold my S4, the sales rep said it had a horrible case of burn-in, and I had never noticed.

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Darn. That sucks. Could you post some pictures of the pink tint? I keep hearing of it, but have yet to see it.
I am colorblind, and it is hard for me to see burn-in and light tints, when I sold my S4, the sales rep said it had a horrible case of burn-in, and I had never noticed.
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I'll try to later - I'm out and about at the moment. In the meantime, enjoy your device!
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