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Went to Best Buy today and pre ordered the Incredible. Cant wait for the 29th! upgrading from a G1 running on ATT. So happy to get rid of ATT!
Best Buy turns the $100 mail-in rebate into an instant rebate, so its $199 in store.
Anybody else get theirs on order today??

hoop762 said:
Went to Best Buy today and pre ordered the Incredible. Cant wait for the 29th! upgrading from a G1 running on ATT. So happy to get rid of ATT!
Best Buy turns the $100 mail-in rebate into an instant rebate, so its $199 in store.
Anybody else get theirs on order today??
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I went to my local best buy store too. They said only 2 ppl had pre-ordered all day. I heard they do not honor the new every two discount so I'm sure alot of ppl will pre-order via vzw online tomorrow. I'm actually really surprised that there has not been any vzw htc incredible commercials. I have seen plenty of vzw moto droid commercials. I would think that they would want to take advantage of the large viewing audeinces watching both the NBA and NHL playoffs, but I guess not. I suspect that Incredible may not be as big to the general public as the moto droid was. Which is fine with me I talked to a CSR @ vzw and she told me that the incredible is shown as in stock and there was no note on the device stating that it would not ship before 4/29. She did say the launch date for all channels (stores/webstores) is 4/29. Best buy told me that pre-ordered phones can be picked up on or after 4/29.

when i went to BB one of the mobile guys asked if he could help me...i asked him about the pre order and he didnt know anything about it. Had to ask his manager what that was, so im guessing they hadnt done any pre orders that day.
I love android and my G1 but cant wait to get some better hardware

I was the first to pre-order at my local store. It only cost $100 to put my name in the hat for two incredibles (..and of course they gave me two $50 dollar gift cards which I will use towards my phones next next week). The girl said the store will receive a greater amount of phones if more people pre-order at that location.
if one person pre-orders, they may get 5 phones
if 15 preorder, the store will get 25 phones (examples, but she has seen other pre-orders use the 15=25 numbers)
going from At&t (no complaints) with a Kaiser (wife has a moto q9 with a broken "a" key) to verizon with two incredibles.

Wait 100$ to preorder? So you have to pay 300$ when you get the phone?

I just got my new homeowners tax refund and once the check clears tomorrow I'll be marching into Best Buy and preordering that beautiful beast of a phone. Cyanogen expects that it will be simple for his roms to work on the Incredible since its very close to N1.

Pre-Ordered mine on Monday. I asked about getting it early and the lady said no. It sucks that some people who ordered through Verizon have gotten theirs today.

polo2883 said:
Pre-Ordered mine on Monday. I asked about getting it early and the lady said no. It sucks that some people who ordered through Verizon have gotten theirs today.
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where did you hear that some ppl already got theirs?

Yeah I hadn't heard this either.

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where did you hear that some ppl already got theirs?
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There are a couple of videos up on androidfroums that show people who got theirs early

Hmmm, maybe best buy will get theirs early then.

i just got on the list with my local verizon store, they said they should have theirs by the 27th

Hmmm, I may have to cancel my preorder then.

[ strike ]I pre-ordered mine on the 19th but they still haven't charged my card. Should I have been charged? Or are they waiting till it ships to charge me? Has this happened to anyone else? I just want to make sure I'm not the only one. [ /strike ]
Ooooppps just realized that this was for best buy pre-orders, sorry

Last I read in forums was the Best Buy gets their inventory of phones on 4/24

i would leave any preorders that you did online alone, they will have it shipped to you by the 29th. if best buy or local stores get them early, they arent going to be able to give them out until the 29th anyway.

HTC Incredible is a great phone but i want to see it upclose before getting into a contract. I think it might be too plasticky but i will still get it.

There was an error at verizon on phone orders allowing them to get shipped early. They've plugged that mistake. Those lucky enough to have done a phone order on the Monday got them early.

I have mine pre ordered with Best Buy. Between my New Every Two and some BB Reward Zone certificates, I'm getting mine for ridiculous inexpensiveness!
Sorry, but I had to gloat.

Just pre ordered mine today and got Best Buy to price match Verizon on the 529.99 that big red is offering. BB wanted me to pay 599.99 but I'm not doing that.

Moto X is live on Verizon's site - post here if you ordered!

The Moto X has been live on the VZW site for about 15 minutes now. Did you get one?
I grabbed one on a 2-year contract upgrade for $199.99. White, 16GB (only the 16GB is available, of course - no 32GB).
I was fortunately not forced to give up my Unlimited data during the time of upgrade. This was a complete surprise to me... so I double-triple-quadruple checked during the transaction and despite doing a 2-year contract upgrade I was able to keep my data plan as unlimited on my line. I suspect, however, that this is a feature of my being on an employee account with VZW. Still, you may want to see if you have the option.
I paid $14.99 extra for next-day shipping. The website said delivered by 10:30am on 8/30/2013. Woohoo!

Aw we posted at the same time.
I'm having mine delivered to my workplace, I can't wait!

imnotmikal said:
Aw we posted at the same time.
I'm having mine delivered to my workplace, I can't wait!
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Yeah, sorry for double threads. Mods can delete this one if they want. Apparently, I can't figure out how to do so.
Enjoy your phone. I almost went with black after hearing so much about the discoloration, etc. of the white version, but I'll be getting a case anyway so... I went with what I preferred.

I ordered the white.
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No way possible i could buy this phone with 11gb of storage..lol...I will wait for the 32gb or the dev edition

I ordered mine a little bit ago with overnight shipping by 10:30am friday so I can play with it at work (I work 2nd shift) rather than sit there waiting till I get home to use it.

I ordered one as well, but through my GF's account (she's getting my Galaxy S3). I tried to use mine and keep my unlimited data, but no luck. Oh well, 16 GB black version on it's way to my house by 10:30 AM tomorrow! I already took the day off

There's a 30% off coupon that was posted: Verizon30
Use it to make it come to $139.99

just ordered the black off contract,

I don't understand this launch, unless they're intentionally making it hard to find so people will buy those other pieces of garbage.

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There's a 30% off coupon that was posted: Verizon30
Use it to make it come to $139.99
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I used this. Was nice to get this at a lower price.

got one as well, gonna see how it like it compared to my S4 and then decide which to keep.

I ordered mine, in black. Hoping I don't regret this, was originally going to hold out for the Nexus 5 on T Mobile.

Anyone get a shipping notice yet?

I ordered the White. Got my shipping notification a while ago.
Excited.
Sent through mental telepathy...or my unlocked SGS3

Ordered a white one, got my shipping notification a few hours ago... Tomorrow by 10:30AM!

ordered a black one got my notification, I also got it for $139

Going to wait until the developer edition comes out, 11gb just won't be enough for me. It's going to be a painful wait lol

Ordered the black on its way to my door tomorrow
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ordered one too!!! sooo excited!!!

Who else is looking to buy the unlocked US996 V20?

Just wanna get a thread started so we can list who's selling it to see who's got the lowest price (with tax etc)
I'm on Verizon and I'm looking to spend the extra cash because it's unlocked and the bands on the VS995 V20 on Verizon are identical to the bands on the US996 V20 (in fact, the unlocked has more bands than Verizon) so I have a feeling it's going to work fine. I'd rather have the chance of an unlockable bootloader and root than a locked down Verizon version with all their BS.
so far, we know B&H has it for $799. Problem is, if you want Silver like me, you have to wait weeks longer. B&H updated shipping to Mid-November for Silver, and Titan is early November. B&H comes with that useless little tablet as well, but the nice thing about B&H is if you're in Jersey like me, there's free overnight shipping, and they only charge tax if you're in NY..that's about $53 worth of saving right there.
Newegg is also selling it for the same price with the tablet and power bank. Newegg has specific release dates, though. Titan is November 11th, and Silver is November 24th. Newegg charges tax in NJ and it's like 3-5 day free shipping.
Basically, B&H is the best bet so far (for me, anyway.) Problem is that the headphone offer from LG ends 11/20/16...so wtf are these people supposed to do who are ordering this version and won't get it until the end of next month? Pretty crappy on LG's part; they can't ship the silver in time to these dealers, so the buyers get punished? Dumb.
I'm still waiting to see if Best Buy is going to sell it because I'd like to get the points from being an Elite member and use a gift certificate. Amazon doesn't have anything listed yet, either.
Anyone have any other places where we can look to buy the unlocked version?? Looks like we won't be getting it until the end of next month....shame, but we can atleast watch more reviews on the phone itself, and on accessories!
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figured id update. I got my us996 from Amazon, and I run it perfectly on Verizon! gets HD voice and volte so everything is good!

I'm in the same boat as you. I've been searching all over for information about availability/ compatibility of US996, especially with respect to Verizon. As you have already metioned, the only places I have found that offer the 996 variant are B&H and Newegg. I did come across a link on LG's website, but it only lists B&H currently.
https://www.lg.com/us/products/wtb?modelId=MD05779514
I'm sure you've probably also noticed the discussion on reddit about US996 on Verizon.

I don't think i have. can you link it? basically I think the unlocked will work on Verizon no problem, as all the bands are identical.
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jayochs said:
I don't think i have. can you link it? basically I think the unlocked will work on Verizon no problem, as all the bands are identical.
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I agree. It seems as though it should work on Verizon. Honestly, I don't have enough knowledge to figure these things out for myself, but I do have a knack for acquiring information and following the advice of other developers such as yourself.
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/58df4w/unlocked_lg_v20_and_verizon_lets_talk_about_it/

oh I'm no developer haha. I wish. I'm just an avid android guy! and that thread is me lol whoops.
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May want to check out the other US996 thread here, as it has some additional info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/carriers-us996-v20-t3483840

jayochs said:
oh I'm no developer haha. I wish. I'm just an avid android guy! and that thread is me lol whoops.
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Sounds like we're both on the same path. I'm just glad to see that I'm not the only one out here who is ready to pounce!! Guess I better slow my roll. Excellent job with your efforts brotha. Keep up the good work!
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here's hoping it'll work perfectly with Verizon and we get the headphones even tho it won't ship until later, and hopefully it's worth the wait
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It seems like the best option for me. I'm not all that impressed with the Pixel. Would be nice to get those headphones, but I like over ear headphones better than in ear anyway. Just as long as I can optimize my chances of acquiring root I'm happy. Fingers crossed!

alright, just bit the bullet and pre-ordered at B&H.
$799 flat, no tax, and free 1-2 day shipping because i'm close in NJ and they're in NYC.
comes with the crappy little LG tablet too, which i don't need, but there's no point selling because the price is gonna be next to nothing when the market gets flooded with them and everyone is selling them online...so i might just keep it as a book reading tablet since it's only 7 inch, and my main tab is a galaxy tab s 8.4.
they're closed still for their holiday until weds, but i'm going to write to them weds to confirm what it costs to return it in case i get it and it won't activate with verizon. also want to know if i can easily cancel the order between now and then in case we hear more about it not working, but as of now, i'm confident it will work as it's got the exact same freqs as the VZW model.
i pre-ordered the silver because i don't want titan, so i have to wait until the end of november for it. newegg says it ships the 25th, so i'm sure B&H will get it around the same time. i don't mind waiting. already got myself a thin TPU case so i'm fine for now.
anyone else bite the bullet yet?

here a link to US996 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electroni...ie=UTF8&qid=1477372723&sr=1-6&keywords=lg+v20

ahh there ya go. but yeah 56 bucks more for tax. eh
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I bit the bullet on Newegg, since it comes with a power bank and they have a more firm date. The 11th is annoying, since all carrier versions are already out....but I'd take an unlocked one over a carrier one any day. I'm also scouring ebay to see if any more H915s pop up.

cool cool. you in a state that has to pay tax on new egg orders?
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I ended up preordering from B&H. I was reading that they will accept returns on opened cameras so I imagine shouldn't be a problem with a phone (hopefully without a restock fee).

sequence2469 said:
I ended up preordering from B&H. I was reading that they will accept returns on opened cameras so I imagine shouldn't be a problem with a phone (hopefully without a restock fee).
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B&H has a restocking fee

rodriguez236 said:
B&H has a restocking fee
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Bummer. I might have to go with Amazon then.

If you have an AMEX Card, you get free ShopRunner membership that you can use on Newegg with free 2 day shipping and free returns.
I would either go that route or with Amazon prime.
Edit: I looked on Newegg about their preorder, and it does not allow the use of ShopRunner. It has a standard 3 day shipping, but there is no returns.
https://kb.newegg.com/Article/Index/12/3?id=1167#84 " Products covered by this return policy may only be returned for a replacement of the same item. If the original item is no longer available, a refund in the amount of the price originally paid will be issued."

sequence2469 said:
Bummer. I might have to go with Amazon then.
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wonder what the fee is, and if it's less than tax for me. bc if so then it's still worth it for b&h lol
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jayochs said:
wonder what the fee is, and if it's less than tax for me. bc if so then it's still worth it for b&h lol
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I was checking out a forum for photographers that said B&H will accept cameras up to 30 days after purchase, but they may charge up to 15% restock. I feel more confident about Amazon prime with respect to returns. For me, the phone comes out to $869 with tax and free delivery. Which would be less than a 15% restock fee ($105) from B&H. So question is what's up with the restock fee?? Maybe I'll shoot them an email.

Sprint S8/S8+ Waiting Room

Thought I would start this since there isn't one yet.
S8+, Orchid Gray, should arrive 4/21. I'm hoping for a early birthday present.

S8+, Arctic Silver

Yep, Artic Silver here as well. Took 5 day for sprint to finally reverse my upgrade after the Note 7 Debacle. Wasn't worth the fight personally, but all went well. Phone looks great tho in local BB
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S8+ Arctic Silver here
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s8+ in black myself and should be here the 21st. The s7e they swapped out for my note 7 just never cut it.

S8+, Orchid Grey.
Sprint website says they expect to start shipping on 4/17

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S8+, Orchid Grey.
Sprint website says they expect to start shipping on 4/17
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Right, and other parts of the sprint site mentions 4/21, even on your order receipt I think it mentions the 21st. But the 17th is a Monday, which is a classic day for Sprint shipping new devices.
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Ordered a black and artic silver one on the pre-order day through Best buy for Sprint. Can't wait!

S8+, Orchid Grey.

am i the only one that likes midnight black? my order is in, will pick up from best buy on 4/21 cant wait

I ordered mine from Sprint today. I normally would have used Best buy but they don't offer Galaxy forever.
I had the same problems ordering as others here. They tried to charge me for the rest of my lease from my S7.
Once I called they cancelled the rest of my lease to fix the problem.
At this point it seems Sprint has the best pre-order deal.

Dvin211 said:
I ordered mine from Sprint today. I normally would have used Best buy but they don't offer Galaxy forever.
I had the same problems ordering as others here. They tried to charge me for the rest of my lease from my S7.
Once I called they cancelled the rest of my lease to fix the problem.
At this point it seems Sprint has the best pre-order deal.
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Glad I never had this issue but I went into my local sprint store to pre-order.. sure i'm going to get that 30$ charge but that was it. Did you go in or upgrade online?

Orchid gray plus also, ordered from best buy. That promo they offer i think you need to go on samsung after you get your phone to register. Defaintly gonna pay 100 extra to get that 256evo gb sd card, it cost arou d 100 on ebay on its own

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am i the only one that likes midnight black? [emoji14] my order is in, will pick up from best buy on 4/21 cant wait
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Actually, the black one was super nice. Sort of reminded me of the Jet Black iPhone. Coming from the LG V20 that I absolutely hate. Always having samsung sort of spoiled me I guess
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I called Best buy twice. The two agent's I talked to said the Galaxy forever was a Sprint only promotion.
That $100 they are taking off the monthly payment isn't such a great deal when your making 24 payments.
I rather go through Sprint and be able to trade my device in after 12.

S8+ Midnight Black
After the Note 7 drama I went back to rooted Note 4. The wait is over 4/21
Galaxy Forever on Sprint with a monthly discount on phone payment due to having older plan

We really don't need a waiting room thread for each individual carrier. Please continue the discussion in the thread linked below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/how-to/galaxy-s8-s8-waiting-t3581697
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US Pre-order Waiting Room

Noticed no one's started the US Preorder room yet so figured I would.
Preordered 128gb Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy Watch 3 direct from Samsung (educational discount) a few minutes after preorders opened up. Shows right now shipping on the 19th with estimated delivery of the 21st. This is the first time I haven't ordered through T-Mobile (RIP JOD).

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Noticed no one's started the US Preorder room yet so figured I would.
Preordered 128gb Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy Watch 3 direct from Samsung (educational discount) a few minutes after preorders opened up. Shows right now shipping on the 19th with estimated delivery of the 21st. This is the first time I haven't ordered through T-Mobile (RIP JOD).
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U think they'll ship sooner?

Pre-ordered a 128GB Bronze from Tmobile, hopefully they ship early. I remember years ago they used to ship the week before.

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U think they'll ship sooner?
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With last years note samsung shipped out a few days before T-Mobile. My biggest reason for going direct to Samsung though is that I wanted the Galaxy Watch 3 and didn't want to wait for the phone to arrive before ordering the Watch 3 with the $200 discount.

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With last years note samsung shipped out a few days before T-Mobile. My biggest reason for going direct to Samsung though is that I wanted the Galaxy Watch 3 and didn't want to wait for the phone to arrive before ordering the Watch 3 with the $200 discount.
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I'm hoping they do lol the gf got me this phone for my birthday, and the arrival date is a day after.

yeah blah blah blah me too - ordered on day one like all of us impatient blokes and should ship on the 19th here in the US through fedex. the note 10+ shipped right along schedule as it was anticipated last year so hopefully the shutdown won't cause any MAJOR delay in shipping...

Black 512, game controller, and buds live ... unlocked also the first time I've bought a phone straight out, other than the nexus 6p lol

128 Bronze, Watch 3, Buds Live (both black) and a case. Nothing has shipped yet, seems on my invoice all will ship "by" 19th and est delivery on 21st.

Pre ordered my 512Gb black as soon as it was possible. Got a military discount of $108.75, not much but better than nothing. Didn't do a trade in, just paid for it all. About the 4th or 5th one I've ordered direct from Sammy, the others I ordered the T-Mobile variant but I got the unlocked one this time. Less bloat to get rid of and from what I've read it will have wifi calling and volte, only thing missing is video calling and I always disable it via adb anyway. Hopefully will ship before the 19th, don't know but fingers crossed.

128 bronze through TMobile. I have the galaxy buds plus. Thinking about the live. They seem more comfortable I guess. Also does anyone know if you can use an Xbox controller on the note for gamepass? Probably a silly question since you can use it on iOS for apple arcade.
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I ordered Verizon Note 20 Ultra 128 GB Mystic White and used my credit on the White Bud lives. Phone and buds have a ship date of Aug 19 but my email states phone will arrive on Aug 21 and buds on Aug 24.. Not sure why that is when both items are on the same invoice and I ordered the day before pre-order opened because of my reservation

Same boat as alphamega. Ordered the verizon N20U, 128gb, bronze, through samsung the day before official release. Shop App says everything is shipping by the 19th, but online it says the phone gets here on the 21st, and the case and buds/uv/charger get here on the 24th. Who knows, I'd guess it'll all change by the time things start moving from warehouses.

Ordered 128gb white with buds live and a case. I wanted to wait to see the watch 3 review before ordering, I will trade in my gear s3 to get $100 off.

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128 bronze through TMobile. I have the galaxy buds plus. Thinking about the live. They seem more comfortable I guess. Also does anyone know if you can use an Xbox controller on the note for gamepass? Probably a silly question since you can use it on iOS for apple arcade.
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Yes, I use my normal Xbox controller with the beta

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Yes, I use my normal Xbox controller with the beta
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Thanks!
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Camwise said:
Noticed no one's started the US Preorder room yet so figured I would.
Preordered 128gb Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy Watch 3 direct from Samsung (educational discount) a few minutes after preorders opened up. Shows right now shipping on the 19th with estimated delivery of the 21st. This is the first time I haven't ordered through T-Mobile (RIP JOD).
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This is the first time I also order through Samsung. The JOD plan was asking too much as a down. I did it for the Note 10+ but no way I'm going to do a $550 down payment on it. Like some have said, hopefully we don't see any shipping delays.

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This is the first time I also order through Samsung. The JOD plan was asking too much as a down. I did it for the Note 10+ but no way I'm going to do a $550 down payment on it. Like some have said, hopefully we don't see any shipping delays.
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Unfortunately, jod does ask for large down payments for new devices. I guess that's what happens the more expensive these things get
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Pre ordered through AT&T website with $1000 off with iPhone 7 trade in with upgrade promo. Note 20 ultra 512gb mystic black. And i ordered the watch 3 black 45mm. Let’s hope the phones ship early.
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I ordered bronze 128gb with the galaxy buds. Would have ordered different accessories, but it looked like it was charging an extra $50 for them. Got an email later saying they would credit me the $50 but it’s too late to change the order now. Bought from Sammy nearly every year. Note 7 I think shipped a week early. Wish that was the case this time around. Using my daughter’s crappy old iPhone since my son lost his phone a couple of weeks ago. Kids...

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Unfortunately, jod does ask for large down payments for new devices. I guess that's what happens the more expensive these things get
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I have a friend who has been working there for a while and they feel it's a way to get people off the plans as they can just increase the monthly payment for it. The program was not really sustainable but it was a way to bring customers in. At one point, they had told their reps not to offer the JOD plans unless the customers asked for it. But I knew from the beginning it wasn't going to last.