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Question Re: Radioshack Pre-Orders

There was a rumor going around the Radioshack might be giving the inspires out early - can anyone confirm a case of this? I had called two stores and they both said no, however if someone can confirm a positive on this - I will keep calling!

The stores were given strict instructions not to. Plus many of them have likely not received their stock yet.

mentalcase said:
The stores were given strict instructions not to. Plus many of them have likely not received their stock yet.
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Thanks, this is what I thought. When I reserved mine the guy said that the system won't even allow them to sell them until Sunday... but then again on various message boards there were people saying the Radioshack sales rep that they pre-ordered their phone with said they would call them if they got them early. If the sales reps are unsure of information, they should just not say anything.

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If the sales reps are unsure of information, they should just not say anything.
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Keep in mind that a Radio Shack employee isn't much higher on the ladder than a McDonald's employee. So you can't expect much common sense from them. lol

Donatron said:
Keep in mind that a Radio Shack employee isn't much higher on the ladder than a McDonald's employee. So you can't expect much common sense from them. lol
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Well, maybe a little higher than McD's employee... but I haven't been inside McD's in about 12 years.
My Radioshack guy was way to "YEAH BRO, TOttalLy bro! Sick Phone Bro!!" for my taste. I'm not really a personable shopper... I kinda want to get in, take care of business and get out while in a store.

I actually just came from a radioshack after calling the store and she told me I could buy one...I was like are u sure?? She said yeah ..come over...I rushed over there to talk to her, she went back to get it and give it to me and her manager saw her...and said no! What a **** lol...anyways she atleast opened the box and let me play with it for awhile...thing is sexy! Feels so solid..camera is awesome ...and btw everyone *****ing about the battery cover being tough to come off is either a like girl or a retard...got it off in no time...can't wait till Sunday now! Ima pick one up first thing
Oh btw it booted up super fast, and asphalt 5 HD installed
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man I was just in radio shack today and they wouldn't let me pre order - they said they'll only have 4 left after the pre orders so I'd better be there when they open on sunday if I want one.

Went in my local Radio Shack yesterday, and they told me the pre order deadline was on Wednesday. Anyhow, they called me today and have one with my name on it for Sunday morning pick up. I doubt if these people will let one go early.

I also pre-ordered from RS and have been trying to get them to give it to me early, lol. When I pre-ordered on the 8th, guy said they were getting it in on the 10th and I could pick it up then!
So I went back on the 10th and unfortunately there was a different guy working and he refused to give it to me. Bah! I think it depends on the person there, some people seem to be more/less knowledgeable that others.
That being said, just heard Costco has them now and are being sold. I'm going over soon and see if they sell them off-contract. If not, then I'll swing by RS again and see who's working tonight, lol. Worth a try.

Looks like the only chance I have to get this a little early is to drop by RS before closing on Sat night, and hope they're cool enough to let me walk out with it...
I don't know why ATT is making such a big deal about the 13th release date. If a store has in stock, who cares!

Mine opens at 10...guess i'll go try my luck

I tried to get mine today but no luck. I even said that I'm flying for business and won't be able to make it tomorrow, but still.
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I tried with no luck. Radioshack has their sku locked so it won't even ring up. Very disappointing and a waste of a drive. Oh well 1030 tomorrow isn't too far off...

Called my radio shack today and no luck either. Was told they couldnt release them until tomorrow, and that they hadnt even got them in yet, truck was supposed to come later today.

WHERE IS THIS SURVEY ON THE RECEIPT? I can't find it anywhere - I think it might have been cut off? Do you enter your order information on the online survey site? If so, can someone please post the URL to the survey? Would be much appreciated, thanks!

I went in today and bribed the Guy to sell me one and he finally caved and went to ring me up....only to find out the sku wasn't recognized and it was literally impossible to buy guess I will be there bright and early. On a side note I also went in to att to ask about the price off contract as I heard it was 399 at corporate stores only for them to rudely tell me that because there wasn't a price tag yet that they couldn't tell me. Wtf att?? That kind of bull**** is probably why I will still buy at radio shack even if att is cheaper.
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Got mine today from Radio Shack. Got to know the tricks. I was buying outright so that may have been the difference. He rang me up with 481.49 in gift cards. He will use those gift cards to ring the actual phone tomorrow. I waled out with a phone and was happy. I do have to make a return trip to get my real receipt. Radio Shack is supposedly $50 higher than COR stores on an outright purchase. I had a Otterbox Defender IP4 that I was given from there for Christmas. He took that back which netted my price down to about the same as the COR stores. If I did not have the freebie $50 off, I would have just waited to get it at a COR.

laxwillsch said:
I went in today and bribed the Guy to sell me one and he finally caved and went to ring me up....only to find out the sku wasn't recognized and it was literally impossible to buy guess I will be there bright and early.
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Haha, I considered that also, slipping the guy a $20... but if the sku won't even take, then I guess I'll just have to wait until Sunday morning.
BTW, I was looking at my pre-sale receipt and it does not mention the 2/13 release date at all - it only says they'll hold it for 3 days after getting it in stock. I suppose if you wanted to be a giant PITA, you could make a fuss out of it, but whatever... I'll just wait.

[POLL] Asus Transformer US Success Poll (Shipping Confirmed)

ONLY VOTE ON A RETAILER IF YOU ALREADY GOT IT, OR HAVE A TRACKING NUMBER
I wanted to create a poll to get an idea of what retailers are getting the most stock. This will also give us an idea of how many xda member have actually had success. If you ordered multiple from one store, just vote on the one, and post how many you got here. I will try to update this post summarizing all of the extras.

Walmart, delivery within 2 hours

Isn't this the exact same as the US owners sign in thread?
(I haven't gotten one yet, gonna wait till mid may probably)
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nsstrunks said:
Isn't this the exact same as the US owners sign in thread?
(I haven't gotten one yet, gonna wait till mid may probably)
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Well, if the OP put a poll in the thread, then I would say yes.

Bumping to get more responses.

Amazon and newegg
A thread on this already though but getting votes on backorders too!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053679

dotpro said:
Amazon and newegg
A thread on this already though but getting votes on backorders too!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053679
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Thanks, I didn't see that one. It's a little over complicated. Especially since people's statuses have changed within the past 24 hours.

timtlm said:
Thanks, I didn't see that one. It's a little over complicated. Especially since people's statuses have changed within the past 24 hours.
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hehe, yeah, 24 hours is an eternity here.

Not voting yet, as I don't know whether I can revise my answer, and Amazon is supposedly *about* to ship now too, but I have an origin scanned NewEgg order, I have a Tiger Direct order supposedly awaiting pickup, and I have an Amazon order "shipping soon" but with no ETA. Once Amazon ships, I'll vote in the poll to add all three.

Amazon
Amazon x2.
1 in hand.
1 due Monday according to tracking.

knoxploration said:
Not voting yet, as I don't know whether I can revise my answer, and Amazon is supposedly *about* to ship now too, but I have an origin scanned NewEgg order, I have a Tiger Direct order supposedly awaiting pickup, and I have an Amazon order "shipping soon" but with no ETA. Once Amazon ships, I'll vote in the poll to add all three.
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OK, Amazon has shipped out, so that's now tracking numbers received from all three companies. Amazon and NewEgg had origin scans immediately, Tiger Direct still hasn't done despite getting the tracking number first.
NewEgg was by FAR the fastest to ship, and Amazon took the longest by a good half day.
Of the three, the only good experience was NewEgg. Amazon and Tiger Direct were both absolutely terrible, required multiple chase-ups to get anything done, flat-out lied to me at some points, and likely still wouldn't have shipped if I'd not done anything to get them moving.
Although they haven't admitted as much or given me *any* real information, Amazon's issues seem largely to relate to my decision to use One Click purchase, which I'll never be using again. (Doing so appears to delay initial processing of your order by 30 minutes from the time the last One Click item was added to your account, even if it is a completely separate order with separate shipping and invoice from the other items you've purchased.
Tiger Direct's issues seem to relate to basic competence, and I have no intention of ever buying a product from them again.
The only company not to ship anything to me at all was B&H, but in fairness, they were the second-last order placed (the last one placed on launch day), and I cancelled the order with them immediately that I received my first tracking number from a competitor.

knoxploration said:
OK, Amazon has shipped out, so that's now tracking numbers received from all three companies. Amazon and NewEgg had origin scans immediately, Tiger Direct still hasn't done despite getting the tracking number first.
NewEgg was by FAR the fastest to ship, and Amazon took the longest by a good half day.
Of the three, the only good experience was NewEgg. Amazon and Tiger Direct were both absolutely terrible, required multiple chase-ups to get anything done, flat-out lied to me at some points, and likely still wouldn't have shipped if I'd not done anything to get them moving.
Although they haven't admitted as much or given me *any* real information, Amazon's issues seem largely to relate to my decision to use One Click purchase, which I'll never be using again. (Doing so appears to delay initial processing of your order by 30 minutes from the time the last One Click item was added to your account, even if it is a completely separate order with separate shipping and invoice from the other items you've purchased.
Tiger Direct's issues seem to relate to basic competence, and I have no intention of ever buying a product from them again.
The only company not to ship anything to me at all was B&H, but in fairness, they were the second-last order placed (the last one placed on launch day), and I cancelled the order with them immediately that I received my first tracking number from a competitor.
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Excuse me for asking, but why are you ordering more than one? *confused*
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js042507 said:
Excuse me for asking, but why are you ordering more than one? *confused*
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so he can sell on ebay and gouge
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lou0611 said:
so he can sell on ebay and gouge
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No, he was just trying to get one. Every time he ordered one, they would be out of stock and not ship, so he would try the again. I did the same, but was able to cancel the unsuccessful ones before they shipped. If you followed the us availability thread you would know he just plans to sell the extras at cost to other members.
Edit : someone claims to have bought one from office depot. Hmm, I haven't seen anything about them ever having it.

timtlm said:
No, he was just trying to get one. Every time he ordered one, they would be out of stock and not ship, so he would try the again. I did the same, but was able to cancel the unsuccessful ones before they shipped. If you followed the us availability thread you would know he just plans to sell the extras at cost to other members.
Edit : someone claims to have bought one from office depot. Hmm, I haven't seen anything about them ever having it.
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I was kidding. IM still looking for one. I returned my Acer iconia
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Yeah, I understand. Asus made a mistake with limiting their stock. C'mon Asus! I have called all of the local stores, and checked online numerous times for a darn transformer. This is getting ridiculous...seriously. I will post some info immediately if I happen to score. Two weeks, and these will be overstocked though. I have no patience either.
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Yep, timtlm's spot-on. I ordered from Amazon shortly after they went on sale, but could see they'd screwed my order up, as they never tried to charge my card or ship, and at 5AM on my supposed delivery day, they suddenly backordered me. So, I ordered from Tiger Direct when they briefly came in stock, they again accepted my order, this time my card was authorized too, and my order went to the warehouse for six hours. Then they too backordered me. In the meantime, I'd also gotten into the queue at B&H, who I knew were backordered, just in case they got stock. I knew I'd be very near the start of their queue, because I prepared very carefully to order when they opened for business.
Turns out all three of the above shipped out orders to customers behind me in the queue, and skipped me.
So I placed a fourth and final order late on Thursday, when NewEgg briefly came in stock, having seen my other orders being ignored despite calls and emails to try and fix the situation.
NewEgg shipped the following afternoon, but in the meantime I'd apparently put the fear of god into a manager at Tiger when I'd called them the previous day, and my order was the very next one they shipped. And finally, Amazon claimed to have identified a problem in my account after two hours of web chat and 3 or 4 detailed emails from me. So they started shipping too, but with no ETA.
Tiger I couldn't stop from delivering at that point, but UPS hadn't scanned my shipping tag, so I also couldn't trust them not to screw up again and print a tag then leave it sitting. (I have only a week to receive the tab before a lengthy overseas trip.) Amazon had no ETA, so I likewise had no idea if I'd sit in "Shipping Soon" for days. I cancelled B&H at this point, but I didn't dare stop NewEgg.
Turned out NewEgg shipped before Tiger scanned or Amazon gave me an ETA. Then in the next few hours, I suddenly had scanned tracking numbers for all three.
And I'm planning to sell the extra two at my exact cost, once they arrive. (Well, unless my wife decides she wants to keep one too.) I've been through hell with this launch, and I want to do the right thing by other people who are having similar issues. So I don't intend to make a single cent on the sale (but equally, not to lose any money.)
Thanks to Tim for stepping in to defend my rep, and no offense taken from anybody else. I'm thick skinned and know you were likely joking about. I just figured you might be interested to hear the whole story. (And honestly, it's therapeutic typing it.)

Another bump to collect more responses.

I ordered at about 12:05 am on release day from Amazon. sat there and refreshed the search page for at least 20 min before submitting the order.
I did see green "in stock" designation on the product page and quickly ordered the 16 gb and the dock. By the time I finished ordering all stock was gone.
there was no estimated arrival or ship date on the order status page, i just assumed i missed the initial run and would have to wait for another re-up.
forgot to check my email for a day and half, come back to my house on Saturday afternoon (ordered 4/26, shipped overnight on 4/29), only to find a carrier called "OnTrac" leaving the front of my house.
I didnt give it a second thought, I just figured they were delivering next door or my housemate got something.
good thing someone was home! I walk in and find a modest size box, look at the label, to me from Amazon. Nice.
also, i don't think the limited stock available is a function of Asus doing it on purpose or super, abnormally high demand. I do believe the reports that they had trouble sourcing different components in order to met their initial plan. there is no business case for creating false shortages to increase demand in the tech world, it's first come first serve for profits, IMHO of course.

newegg here
Ordered and got a shipping number in 3 hours. It should be here by Thursday.

t-mobile sent me an empty box!!??

So yesterday I got my replacement G2X phone - I open the box and the only thing in the box is a return shipping label.
I swear I'm soooo sick of the crap I have put up with when dealing with T-Mobile.
Anyway I called t-mobile back and of course I had to talk to 3 different people - none of which spoke english well enough that I didn't have to say "what?" to every sentence they spoke. So now SUPPOSEDLY they're sending me another box (hopefully this time it will have a damn phone in it)....yet I get no confirmation email or anything - so I question if they really did or not.
I'm about to call back AGAIN and try to find out WTF is happening - if anyone here knows someone like a supervisor at T-Mobile PM me.

We have problems with UPS. There have been many accounts with the workers taking phones and resealing the box. If they are sending you another on then they are tracking the IMEI and you do not have it. Sorry you are having issues. I work there so if you need any help PM me.

GTRACER88 said:
We have problems with UPS. There have been many accounts with the workers taking phones and resealing the box. If they are sending you another on then they are tracking the IMEI and you do not have it. Sorry you are having issues. I work there so if you need any help PM me.
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Ditto....we have had a few customers in the same few miles of each other that have had a few issues...also people in the neighborhood have been taking boxes taking the phones and resealing them....track the imei
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That same thing happened to me a few months ago, got a box with no phone in it. Took them 3 weeks to send me another one because UPS had to do some stupid internal investigation.

brian6685 said:
That same thing happened to me a few months ago, got a box with no phone in it. Took them 3 weeks to send me another one because UPS had to do some stupid internal investigation.
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Now that would piss me off. My luck would be "Sorry Mr Ickster we can't find any sign of it, you are SOL."

Wow ok so I guess its not all that uncommon. Geeze I sure as hell hope it doesn't take 3 weeks. Since I was at the 15th day they won't let me take it back to the store either - and I see the empty box looks like they were going to send me a refurbished phone - which I find 100% unacceptable as I bought a brand new phone 2 weeks ago for full price and it's defective. Next thing of course is I want my bill waved for however long it takes them to send me another one.
If they'd just of let me take it back to the store all this b.s. wouldn't of even happened. What a bunch of idiots considering they know they have a theft problem when doing it this way.

Hopefully it was the worst screen bleeder / rebooter ever.

wow i'd be so upset. good luck bro

wow. this is ridiculous. I hate thieves..

My replacement said it was delivered but it wasnt! I know the UPS guy(he has been the same guy for years) and I know he wouldnt take it. I do live in a 4 family apartment building though. Sometimes if he gets in the front door he will leave it in front of my apt door.. I'm thinking he did that and someone took it Who do I call about that? T-mobile? Ups?

graffixnyc said:
My replacement said it was delivered but it wasnt! I know the UPS guy(he has been the same guy for years) and I know he wouldnt take it. I do live in a 4 family apartment building though. Sometimes if he gets in the front door he will leave it in front of my apt door.. I'm thinking he did that and someone took it Who do I call about that? T-mobile? Ups?
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Had ups deliver my phone to the apt next to me. They signed for it and luckily took it to the office. BTW they NEED a signature to deliver a phone. It requires it for that type of package.
I'd say ur trusted delivery man took it.
He can't just leave a phone on your front door.
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UPS= Ur Package Stolen!
I hate when they ship packages with UPS. When it gets stolen (before a delivery attempt made to your address) guess who steals them? The employees. Its funny when you track a package online and it gets to a UPS distribution center near your city. Then it stays there for days and days and they can't find it. You call up Amazon for a replacement, and then the same thing. Package #2 is lost somewhere at a UPS distribution center. Third package comes Fedex and boom it gets delivered. I knew a guy that worked at UPS and he told me some stories. Fellow employees offering iPods, cameras, laptops for $50-$100. A few of them got caught up in a sting but there will always be new employees stealing. Best thing of all was UPS didn't seem to give a damn when I called them about two missing packages. The UPS employees know what is inside the packages. Laptops, cameras, ipods, phones, etc, they all know what's inside.

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UPS= Ur Package Stolen!
I hate when they ship packages with UPS. When it gets stolen (before a delivery attempt made to your address) guess who steals them? The employees. Its funny when you track a package online and it gets to a UPS distribution center near your city. Then it stays there for days and days and they can't find it. You call up Amazon for a replacement, and then the same thing. Package #2 is lost somewhere at a UPS distribution center. Third package comes Fedex and boom it gets delivered. I knew a guy that worked at UPS and he told me some stories. Fellow employees offering iPods, cameras, laptops for $50-$100. A few of them got caught up in a sting but there will always be new employees stealing. Best thing of all was UPS didn't seem to give a damn when I called them about two missing packages. The UPS employees know what is inside the packages. Laptops, cameras, ipods, phones, etc, they all know what's inside.
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Certain packages are used to ensure delivery and confirm receipt. Its too bad people know this and you would see people putting packages in their car.
Packages that never left the warehouse on a truck.
Thank goodness I only had to drop a roommate off.
I got a big mouth and integrity. I would of said something.
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TechnoHippie said:
Wow ok so I guess its not all that uncommon. Geeze I sure as hell hope it doesn't take 3 weeks. Since I was at the 15th day they won't let me take it back to the store either - and I see the empty box looks like they were going to send me a refurbished phone - which I find 100% unacceptable as I bought a brand new phone 2 weeks ago for full price and it's defective. Next thing of course is I want my bill waved for however long it takes them to send me another one.
If they'd just of let me take it back to the store all this b.s. wouldn't of even happened. What a bunch of idiots considering they know they have a theft problem when doing it this way.
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They never should've sent you a replacement phone. The policy is if you are still in your buyer's remorse period then they have to re-order you a new phone if yours is defective. They only send out replacement phones if you are past your buyer's remorse period.
I had this happened to me last week when they sent me a refurb. I called back and talked to customer loyalty instead of customer service and she apologized and ordered me a brand new phone.
You should do the same. Do not settle for a refurb.

mr.orange303 said:
Had ups deliver my phone to the apt next to me. They signed for it and luckily took it to the office. BTW they NEED a signature to deliver a phone. It requires it for that type of package.
I'd say ur trusted delivery man took it.
He can't just leave a phone on your front door.
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i call bull ****
ive had over 5 vibrants sent to me NEVER SIGNED for any of them
and ive had 4 BRAND NEW g2x's sent to me never signed for any of them...
and yeah OP you should have got a NEW devices not refurb (i dunno if they even have a steady pile of G2x refurbs yet)
but tmobile will get it all sorted out just call 40 times a month like i have to do.... now my bills only 110 before taxes(2 lines unlimited 5g data/txt/750mins) 124 after tmobiles 14 bucks in taxes and fees

nate420 said:
i call bull ****
ive had over 5 vibrants sent to me NEVER SIGNED for any of them
and ive had 4 BRAND NEW g2x's sent to me never signed for any of them...
and yeah OP you should have got a NEW devices not refurb (i dunno if they even have a steady pile of G2x refurbs yet)
but tmobile will get it all sorted out just call 40 times a month like i have to do.... now my bills only 110 before taxes(2 lines unlimited 5g data/txt/750mins) 124 after tmobiles 14 bucks in taxes and fees
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That's because he handed you the box LOL.
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nate420 said:
i call bull ****
ive had over 5 vibrants sent to me NEVER SIGNED for any of them
and ive had 4 BRAND NEW g2x's sent to me never signed for any of them...
and yeah OP you should have got a NEW devices not refurb (i dunno if they even have a steady pile of G2x refurbs yet)
but tmobile will get it all sorted out just call 40 times a month like i have to do.... now my bills only 110 before taxes(2 lines unlimited 5g data/txt/750mins) 124 after tmobiles 14 bucks in taxes and fees
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Yeah, I had 3 brand new G2x and one refurb sent to me and they were all unsigned and just left on my front porch. So no issues with stolen phones here.

mr.orange303 said:
Had ups deliver my phone to the apt next to me. They signed for it and luckily took it to the office. BTW they NEED a signature to deliver a phone. It requires it for that type of package.
I'd say ur trusted delivery man took it.
He can't just leave a phone on your front door.
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He has been my ups driver for 25 years. He would never do it, unless he was off that day and someone else took his place. Our front door is secure so if he happens to get in the hallway (someone leaving lets him in, or has a delivery in another apt in the building and someone lets him in) he will just leave it on the apartment door step. Even stuff that 100% needed to be signed for he will just leave in front of the door. Now if he cant get into the building and I'm not home he doesnt just leave it there. Only if he gets access into the building
this is what they have in tracking.. could they have been any more vague?
Delivered On:
Tuesday, 10/12/2010 at 11:00 A.M.
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mr.orange303 said:
Had ups deliver my phone to the apt next to me. They signed for it and luckily took it to the office. BTW they NEED a signature to deliver a phone. It requires it for that type of package.
I'd say ur trusted delivery man took it.
He can't just leave a phone on your front door.
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they're SUPPOSE to have you sign but most don't, i've had it happen many times. even on orders i specifically said i wanted a required signature.
if they deliver to the wrong house that person could still sign...btw

TechnoHippie said:
Wow ok so I guess its not all that uncommon. Geeze I sure as hell hope it doesn't take 3 weeks. Since I was at the 15th day they won't let me take it back to the store either - and I see the empty box looks like they were going to send me a refurbished phone - which I find 100% unacceptable as I bought a brand new phone 2 weeks ago for full price and it's defective. Next thing of course is I want my bill waved for however long it takes them to send me another one.
If they'd just of let me take it back to the store all this b.s. wouldn't of even happened. What a bunch of idiots considering they know they have a theft problem when doing it this way.
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Where did you buy the phone from originally? If you buy the phone full price, you have a 30-day return period. 14 days is only when you buy the phone with contract.
If you bought the phone from the store, you should have been able to go there to exchange it for a new device. If you bought it online or over the phone, then yes, unfortunately you have to wait for another device to be shipped to you...and usually you have to send yours back first.
And you shouldn't have a problem getting credited for the amount of time you were without a phone.

[Q] USPS might of lost my phone I sent back to At&t, What you think?

So yea, I had gotten my replacement last Friday and mailed back my old phone the same day. They weren't very specific on where the package should be dropped whether it be at the Post Office or In a Blue Collection Box. I stuck my package in the Blue USPS Collection Box, been tracking this return tracking number for the phone being sent back and still says "Not Received" nor any information was updated. Did USPS lose my package or was I not suppose to drop it in a Blue USPS Collection Box? Either way the phone weighs only 4.9 ounces plus the box is probably another 5 ounces, Definitely doesn't weigh more than 13 ounces, Even if I did make a mistake I figured they would send it back. Just a little nervous, Don't wanna end up owing $400 if they did lost it. They were suppose to send my phone last Thursday but the ***** never knocked on my door to deliver it, they stuck phone batteries I bought in my mailbox when it shoulda been dropped at my door, put my phone case I bought in my neighbors mailbox, and I usually receive smashed packages, This company is horrible and I do fear they did something stupid.
Edit: Did anyone else send their phone back by sending it in the Blue USPS collection box without any issues? Honestly think At&t should switch there mailing service to UPS, not USPS. FedEx would be 2nd best choice.

I returned it in a shop yesterday, who takes parcel service from UPS, USPS, and FEDEX. I didnt dropped in blue box.
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May be its last friday wait for one more day.. the system may update the details today..

atrix4nag said:
I returned it in a shop yesterday, who takes parcel service from UPS, USPS, and FEDEX. I didnt dropped in blue box.
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Quote on Quote could it be they forgot to scan it while mailing it out? I do understand the mail gets seperated when it gets to the Post Office, But mistakes do happen, and the returning label does not need a stamp cause it's already paid for by the company.

Axiomkid said:
Quote on Quote could it be they forgot to scan it while mailing it out? I do understand the mail gets seperated when it gets to the Post Office, But mistakes do happen, and the returning label does not need a stamp cause it's already paid for by the company.
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hmm.. possible.. may be they forgot to scan it. May be update ATT with this issue.. just see what they say..

atrix4nag said:
hmm.. possible.. may be they forgot to scan it. May be update ATT with this issue.. just see what they say..
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Yeah. Givem a call. Letem know. It's not your fault
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Erik_T said:
Yeah. Givem a call. Letem know. It's not your fault
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Thanks Guys, I did exactly that. I called and spoke to someone and she said she would put on my acct that the phone was sent back. Doing some searching around and etc I found my original packaging labels when I got my phone 4 months ago. On the mailing back receipt label it says "Remove any original labels. Apply Label to return package and place in ANY US Postal Service drop box/Post office location'. Upon finding this I was relieved. Cause I stuck it in a drop box rather than going to the Post office.
Edit: As I said USPS isn't a service ppl should be using other than sending and receiving regular mail...... NOT PACKAGES!
I checked the site when my phone was suppose to arrive, The ***** never knocked on my door, And the very next day I had to go to her truck to get my package cause she didn't even know I had one..... REALLY! I mean Wtf! They stuck the phone case I bought in my neighbors mailbox, and They Stuff **** in my mailbox trying to make it fit rather than just bringing it to my house but instead smash my package to make it fit. This company is some real ****ed up ****. If they did lose my package NOT MY FAULT! I Agree!

Galaxy S4 on vehicle for delivery?!!

So I'm looking at my FedEx tracking and I'm seeing this
"Estimated delivery :
Thur 4/25/2013 7:00 pm"
but also this
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"4/24/2013 - Wednesday
9:38 am
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
----, OH
9:25 am
At local FedEx facility
----, OH"
I dashed out my exact location but apparently it's on the truck for delivery in my town right now but FedEx still says its ETA is tomorrow. Will they deliver or will they make me suffer and wait till tomorrow; can I call them if they don't make it around to schedule a pick up at the sorting facility?

Thermalwolf said:
So I'm looking at my FedEx tracking and am seeing this
"Estimated delivery :
Thur 4/25/2013 7:00 pm"
but also this
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"4/24/2013 - Wednesday
9:38 am
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
----, OH
9:25 am
At local FedEx facility
----, OH"
I dashed out my exact location but apparently it's on the truck for delivery in my town right now but FedEx still says its ETA is tomorrow. Will they deliver or will they make me suffer and wait till tomorrow; can I call them if they don't make it around to schedule a pick up at the sorting facility?
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patience my friend, lol

winwiz said:
patience my friend, lol
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Haha just can't help myself :angel:
On a side note Is anyone else getting early shipments cause as it stands it looks like some people are getting there S4's even EARLIER then what was announced of an already early announcement lol, way to go AT&T, FedEx and Samsung

Thermalwolf said:
So I'm looking at my FedEx tracking and I'm seeing this
"Estimated delivery :
Thur 4/25/2013 7:00 pm"
but also this
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"4/24/2013 - Wednesday
9:38 am
On FedEx vehicle for delivery
----, OH
9:25 am
At local FedEx facility
----, OH"
I dashed out my exact location but apparently it's on the truck for delivery in my town right now but FedEx still says its ETA is tomorrow. Will they deliver or will they make me suffer and wait till tomorrow; can I call them if they don't make it around to schedule a pick up at the sorting facility?
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I think that means you should get it today.

If this is about an AT&T unit, it should go in the AT&T S4 section.

myphone12345 said:
If this is about an AT&T unit, it should go in the AT&T S4 section.
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It is and I'm sorry I didn't realize the forums were finally split off.
Mod please move this thread

I got mine today via FedEx.
AT&T shipped it yesterday from Texas and it made it to me in FL today.

emptylane said:
I got mine today via FedEx.
AT&T shipped it yesterday from Texas and it made it to me in FL today.
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Here's the kicker though, does your tracking say FedEx 2Day or FedEx Next Day, if it's 2Day then ill feel confident in knowing that FedEx wont jack my delivery up until tomorrow which one user is claiming to have happened to them today!

yeah mine was FedEx 2nd Air.
FedEx listed it as being delivered by 04/25/13 at 4:30PM
However at 6am this morning it made it to the local facility and by 10am it was delivered to my house. (Left on front door).
I ran home and grabbed it quickly.

att s4
got mine today. was suppose to be here tomorrow. the wife's is still scheduled for tomorrow delivery. it's nice, but i still like my s3 too.

Overnighted from Tx! Arriving tomorrow at 3pm! Here in California
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drtvadr said:
got mine today. was suppose to be here tomorrow. the wife's is still scheduled for tomorrow delivery. it's nice, but i still like my s3 too.
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First impression! ?!?!?!?
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Thermalwolf said:
Here's the kicker though, does your tracking say FedEx 2Day or FedEx Next Day, if it's 2Day then ill feel confident in knowing that FedEx wont jack my delivery up until tomorrow which one user is claiming to have happened to them today!
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Happened to me too. "not scheduled for delivery"
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how come people from states are getting the handset before UK cause pre order started first in UK. im sooo jealous
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Mine said eta of the 25th but showed up today as well. One day shipping from Texas to Ohio. Is there a link to the US version thread?

First impressions of this phone are amazing! I can't wait to root it so I can restore everything from my s3 to it.

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Mine said eta of the 25th but showed up today as well. One day shipping from Texas to Ohio. Is there a link to the US version thread?
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Today is 25

On truck for delivery sometimes means from one fedex location to another

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Today is 25
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I'm eastern daylight time. I received mine at 1pm eastern daylight time on 4-24.