AT&T Chat Rep stated April 30th in store release - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General

I recently got an email from AT&T stating my device was on backorder. I logged on and chatted with a rep to see when will it ship. Rep stated the in store release of the GS4 is on April 30th and my device will ship the same day. I can hold for a couple of days until the device ships, but I just wanted to let you guys know about the date in case you were interested.

Grain of salt. Today, they told me the 27th was ship date. I think the most valuable information from AT&T was posted by the AT&T rep in another thread.
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I don't know how different your release dates in the US usually is from the rest of us, but Samsung has stated that the global release is at 10:00am at the 27th.

I'll be able to sell it on the 26th in store.. assuming they aren't on back order for us

attbrandon said:
I'll be able to sell it on the 26th in store.. assuming they aren't on back order for us
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can you sell without a contract for current att subscribers

samven582 said:
can you sell without a contract for current att subscribers
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Yes.

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Any T-Mobile Stores Confirm Sale Date Prior to 6/15? [Some Walmarts selling 6/8]

I've made a few calls to some Metro Detroit T-Mobile Stores and all of them told me June 15th. Has anyone got confirmation from their local T-Mobile store will have it on-sale any soon?
Also, any info on how to find the Select Walmarts on June 12th? Wonder if that means 12:01am you can get it at a 24hrs store.
I will be getting one of these bad boys as soon as I possibly can
-CMYLXGO
UPDATE 6/8/2011: It appears that Walmart stores that have inventory are selling them for $600 off contract and $148.88 for 2-Year contract.
UPDATE 6/12/2011: Here is a PDF print out of the Walmart Ad showing the price at $148.88 for those that want to try and price match incase their local Walmart is out of stock due to this post on XDA
this the kind of thread people lash at you lol. You called ths stores like I did and they said the 15th.... xda isnt gonna be able to tell you different.. i would just look @ tmobile news via droiddog dot come and call your local stores friday saturday and sunday and the days prior to the 15th... good luck.. i want it bad too!
I went to my local T-Mobile store and they also would only disclose June 15th as the go-live date for the Sensation @ T-Mobile Stores.
However, he showed me their Sensation display phone and said that they were receiving boxes (6/5) that were shrink wrapped and labeled do not open till 6/8. He couldn't confirm but he thinks its marketing/advertising stuff and that's when they need to start putting up the marketing and display material up in their store.
In checking out the demo phone (not working) and actually holding it in my hand, the feel and look of the phone are pretty sweet!
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this the kind of thread people lash at you lol. You called ths stores like I did and they said the 15th.... xda isnt gonna be able to tell you different.. i would just look @ tmobile news via droiddog dot come and call your local stores friday saturday and sunday and the days prior to the 15th... good luck.. i want it bad too!
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Well...let me set my track record here first...
I was able to get my TouchPro2 2 days early by heading to some select BestBuy stores that had inventory on hand and was willing to sell it. It was a thread just like this that made it possible.
I was also able to get my HD2 2 or 3 days early by calling several local T-Mobile stores. The store I went to said...if the phone is in the system and I have the unit in hand they will sell it. And they did.
So...this is a usefull thread if indeed the phones get sold prior to June 15th. The sooner I get a phone, the sooner I will be able to release a tested ROM or Add-ON.
-CMY
Out of the 8 local stores I called, one confirmed that they would have them tomorrow June 8. So I'll be there first thing tomorrow and picking one up. Hopefully they stick to their word..
EDIT: Well damn it, I called again to double check and wouldn't you know it, they changed the date to 15th.. Two locations initially said 8th now the 15th.. FFUUU
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Well...let me set my track record here first...
I was able to get my TouchPro2 2 days early by heading to some select BestBuy stores that had inventory on hand and was willing to sell it. It was a thread just like this that made it possible.
I was also able to get my HD2 2 or 3 days early by calling several local T-Mobile stores. The store I went to said...if the phone is in the system and I have the unit in hand they will sell it. And they did.
So...this is a usefull thread if indeed the phones get sold prior to June 15th. The sooner I get a phone, the sooner I will be able to release a tested ROM or Add-ON.
-CMY
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Nice! i am rally anxious for it. Keep watching videos and about to make a 10 minute call around to stores lol
I went to pay my bill the day before the 6/15 announcement and the guy said th 8th and showed me the dummy model. I called back after the announcement and the person (not the same one) said they don't know. I'll be at the store when it opens tomorrow...it's in walking distance.
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Chris19145 said:
Out of the 8 local stores I called, one confirmed that they would have them tomorrow June 8. So I'll be there first thing tomorrow and picking one up. Hopefully they stick to their word..
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Hey Chris, where are you located?
Hey guys, when letting us know of your calls and confirmations and whatnot... can you please list your location so it would help fellow XDAers outs?
I just called a local store in a high-end location and was told "it's either coming out on June 8th or June 15th".
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I just called a local store in a high-end location and was told "it's either coming out on June 8th or June 15th".
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That is some BS...If it was coming out on the 8th they would know today since they would need to be ready for it tomorrow morning. Morons!
I'm a T-Mobile USA employee. In a meeting it was originally announced for June 8th but recently that was changed to June 15. Reason is unknown. Speculation is a few last minute bug fixes.
The employee I spoke with had to ask one of his colleagues. At this point, I have just about resigned myself to waiting another week. I just sold my MT4G, so it's back to my trusty old G1 for a week.
setzer715 said:
I'm a T-Mobile USA employee. In a meeting it was originally announced for June 8th but recently that was changed to June 15. Reason is unknown. Speculation is a few last minute bug fixes.
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I guess its off to Walmart then
Two tmobile locations in NJ told me the 8th, however, that was last Wednesday.
Will Walmart allow me to buy it off contract? Or are they strictly contracts and shenanigans?
I chatted with a T-Mobile rep yesterday. They said if I buy thru Walmart it will be thru Walmart Mobile. I don't understand this. They pretty much said I can't upgrade my current contract to get the HTC Sensation. I will have to wait till the 15th and get it thru T-Mobile. They also said they had the launch on the 15th of July in there system.
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Two tmobile locations in NJ told me the 8th, however, that was last Wednesday.
Will Walmart allow me to buy it off contract? Or are they strictly contracts and shenanigans?
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Last time I looked at Walmarts off contract price on a phone, it was more expensive then buying it at the T-mobile store. YMMV
Paten said:
Last time I looked at Walmarts off contract price on a phone, it was more expensive then buying it at the T-mobile store. YMMV
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Great. My G2X sells in one hour on ebay.
Looks like I may be rocking a white Samsung f'n Gravity until the 15th.
I'm good with this idea for a thread. Almost started it myself earlier today.
I've rooted and ROM'd phones for two employees at my city's largest T-Mobile store. One being a manager. They are always cool with me and will hold their first Sensation for me. We text each other with news so they said if they get them in for tomorrow's possible first day they would let me know. No word yet on receiving stock for tomorrow.
I live in Greensboro, NC. Not the biggest market so maybe they aren't on the premium stores list. If he texts me... this is the first place I'm posting.
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I'm good with this idea for a thread. Almost started it myself earlier today.
I've rooted and ROM'd phones for two employees at my city's largest T-Mobile store. One being a manager. They are always cool with me and will hold their first Sensation for me. We text each other with news so they said if they get them in for tomorrow's possible first day they would let me know. No word yet on receiving stock for tomorrow.
I live in Greensboro, NC. Not the biggest market so maybe they aren't on the premium stores list. If he texts me... this is the first place I'm posting.
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Buy two, I'll pay for shipping.
digiholic said:
I'm good with this idea for a thread. Almost started it myself earlier today.
I've rooted and ROM'd phones for two employees at my city's largest T-Mobile store. One being a manager. They are always cool with me and will hold their first Sensation for me. We text each other with news so they said if they get them in for tomorrow's possible first day they would let me know. No word yet on receiving stock for tomorrow.
I live in Greensboro, NC. Not the biggest market so maybe they aren't on the premium stores list. If he texts me... this is the first place I'm posting.
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I'm in Charlotte and all the stores here said june 15..... no way little Greensboro will get it before Charlotte lol

AT&T Pre-order info

Spoke to a rep over chat today, and oddly enough she told me the AT&T release date of the device. She stated, FWIW, that the S4 will be released by AT&T on the 27th. I asked if pre-orders would be received by then, and she stated that they will ship on the 27th and received by the 29th.
Now, a couple of things don't make sense. AT&T doesn't release devices on Saturdays, warehouses don't usually ship things on Saturdays, and things shipped on Saturday usually don't arrive on the following Monday .
So, take it with a grain of salt, but i figure we can start an AT&T thread as April 16th is right around the corner!
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Spoke to a rep over chat today, and oddly enough she told me the AT&T release date of the device. She stated, FWIW, that the S4 will be released by AT&T on the 27th. I asked if pre-orders would be received by then, and she stated that they will ship on the 27th and received by the 29th.
Now, a couple of things don't make sense. AT&T doesn't release devices on Saturdays, warehouses don't usually ship things on Saturdays, and things shipped on Saturday usually don't arrive on the following Monday .
So, take it with a grain of salt, but i figure we can start an AT&T thread as April 16th is right around the corner!
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Those reps never know anything, I had the same problem with the SIII launch. I expect to get it that same week around Friday (19th) or no later than next Friday (26th).
Anyone know if ATT will sell me the phone outright if I am not an ATT customer?
Dimeezy said:
Anyone know if ATT will sell me the phone outright if I am not an ATT customer?
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Of course. Money buys anything.
Dimeezy said:
Anyone know if ATT will sell me the phone outright if I am not an ATT customer?
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The question is, will they unlock it for you even if you pay full price? Otherwise, either you will have to become their customer or you will need to find another method to unlock it.
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The question is, will they unlock it for you even if you pay full price? Otherwise, either you will have to become their customer or you will need to find another method to unlock it.
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If.you buy retail price they have to give you the unlock code if asked for. Otherwise if your on 2 year contract you have to wait 90 days before you can receive the code. Past experience when unlocking previous phones.
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If.you buy retail price they have to give you the unlock code if asked for. Otherwise if your on 2 year contract you have to wait 90 days before you can receive the code. Past experience when unlocking previous phones.
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Unfortunately, this is not true in all cases. When the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (AT&T) was released, many people had trouble getting an unlock code from AT&T even after paying full price for the phone because AT&T claimed it was a exclusive and they didn't have to give unlock codes until after 6 months. There is plenty to read about this in the Skyrocket forum if you want to. Of course, not everyone had trouble getting the code from AT&T, some just had to ask, others had to escalate the issue, and still others never did get a code. But it isn't a given that a carrier (AT&T anyway) will provide a code just because full price is given. They could very well claim the I337 AT&T version is an exclusive and deny unlock codes. As I mentioned, it has happened before. When you factor in the new rules regarding carriers not having to unlock phones, it is very possible AT&T will do everything possible to not unlock phones, even from full purchases. Of course, I hope there won't be a problem and they will unlock phones that are fully purchased, but there certainly is no guarantee that they will do it at all or in every situation.
i wouldn't believe those reps. when the S3 launched, NONE of them had a clue when the launch date was before hand. anyway, i wouldn't expect a solid release date to be announced until after the HTC One goes on sale. why would a company announce a date for a second product before the first has launched? it's pretty obvious it's because of the HTC One. it's because of this that i think Verizon will announce the date of theirs landing first (they didn't snag the HTC One).... prob announce it next week, too.

Official AT&T Galaxy S4 Preorder Status Thread

Post your preorder status here!
Current status: SHIPPED!
TO BE DELIVERED THIS THURSDAY!
I placed an order with AT&T Premier at 3am on Tuesday.
Ordered two black 16gb.
Order status was immediately at backordered but changed to processing.
I wish they gave free overnight shipping but best I got was free two day.
So it if ships on the 30th (tuesday), Looking at a Thursday delivery day!
Update 04/22
ATT SENT AN EMAIL:
"Dear Valued AT&T Customer,
Thank you for ordering the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 from AT&T. We are excited to announce that we are able to ship devices earlier than originally expected. Customers who preordered their smartphone early can begin receiving it as soon as April 25th.
You should expect to receive an Order Confirmation email with your shipment tracking number as soon as your order has been shipped."
Update:
Checking your order status:
Go to https://www.att.com/order_status/
There you will be able to see if you are on backorder. This works even if you are a premier customer.
Update from ATTBrandon
ATTBrandon says that att will start shipping on April 23. (This upcoming tuesday)
Lets hope its true.
It is now clear that the phone is on backorder for late orders since some emails are coming in to people saying their order is backordered.
I DIDNT GET AN EMAIL YET!?!
Dont worry. From my experience I never get the emails like "your order has finished processing and is ready for shipment" This does not mean anything. If you check your order status and it says that backordered quantity = 0, you're good to go. If it says 1, dont worry it might change on the day att begins shipping. If you ordered very late, than you will have to wait if backorder = 1.
Should I cancel and try to pick it up in store?
This is entirely up to you. There is no guarantee you will be able to pick it up in store.
ATT Support/Chat said "So and So"
Dont listen to att support. Whatever they tell you when you call or chat online regarding your order, unless they tell you there is a problem with your order is all false. They know as much as you do, maybe even less.
Nice man. Here in Australia we have to wait till the 23rd, then we can preorder. :thumbdown:
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Ordered mine tuesday morning. It says 2-day delivery, but it also says it'll arrive "on or around may 3rd"
I guess we'll see whether it gets here thursday the second or friday the third (fingers crossed!)
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Ordered mine tuesday morning. It says 2-day delivery, but it also says it'll arrive "on or around may 3rd"
I guess we'll see whether it gets here thursday the second or friday the third (fingers crossed!)
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That's pretty much in line with what AT&T has said. On or around the 3rd for delivery.
I ordered mine right after the site went live. At the beginning of the order it said ships April 30th. However, halfway through the order process, there was a page that mentioned April 26th. It was either "ships by" or "delivered by." Then at the end of the order, it went back to "ships on April 30th. I'm wondering since AT&T was supposed to be one of the first carriers to have the S4, that the "April 30th ship date" is just a precaution and they might quite possibly be delivered on April 26th.
Anyone else notice this?
Ordered at 7am est on Tuesday. Had to do it over the phone to get an early upgrade but I chose overnight shipping. The order status just says processing. Where is everyone seeing the ship date and such?
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I ordered mine right after the site went live. At the beginning of the order it said ships April 30th. However, halfway through the order process, there was a page that mentioned April 26th. It was either "ships by" or "delivered by." Then at the end of the order, it went back to "ships on April 30th. I'm wondering since AT&T was supposed to be one of the first carriers to have the S4, that the "April 30th ship date" is just a precaution and they might quite possibly be delivered on April 26th.
Anyone else notice this?
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I honestly feel like they will ship before the 30th. The 30th date seems like an insurance policy against delays, but I bet they want to be first. Who knows. Wishful thinking.
Around or before May 3rd my status says on the AT&T premier site. Not a official ups or FedEx tracking yet .
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I honestly feel like they will ship before the 30th. The 30th date seems like an insurance policy against delays, but I bet they want to be first. Who knows. Wishful thinking.
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I think you may be on to something. I dont understand how if I go on att's site it still says "your device will ship on april 30". No way preordered have held this long. Unless samsung has sent a few million of them. What's the point of holding on to them when there are already ordered in place and they have the stock.
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I think you may be on to something. I dont understand how if I go on att's site it still says "your device will ship on april 30". No way preordered have held this long. Unless samsung has sent a few million of them. What's the point of holding on to them when there are already ordered in place and they have the stock.
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I ordered Wednesday, and called back Thursday to cancel and they said I couldn't because it was being prepared to ship, but my status does not say warehouse. I'm PO'd because I want a free accessory or money off, especially if the other stores will get it first, what the F is the point of a pre-order if everyone else does it cheaper or offers more, AND delivers it earlier. I will return mine and goto best buy, very annoyed at AT&T for not cancelling my order.
I ordered mine from at&t a few days ago. Should have it may 1st as i paid for overnight shipping.
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I think you may be on to something. I dont understand how if I go on att's site it still says "your device will ship on april 30". No way preordered have held this long. Unless samsung has sent a few million of them. What's the point of holding on to them when there are already ordered in place and they have the stock.
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Revised shipping! April 23rd! Told yall so!
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So far mine still says shipping on the 30th.
Boom!
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Wooo! Just doing my regular obsessive "galaxy s4" search in google and saw the news. I'm leaving the country May 2nd and only got standard shipping without the ability to change (ordered in store) so this is amazing news for me. Thought for sure I was gonna get the phone May 3rd and be pissed lol
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So far mine still says shipping on the 30th.
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My order status still says to arrive may 3rd but I doubt they will hold the earliest pre orders back.
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I'm thinking about ordering a 2nd Galaxy S4 but off contract. My family plan is full so I can't add another $10/month line. I can however add a brand new plan...my question is if I add a new plan w/2 year contract Galaxy S4 for $199...then cancel the plan immediately (ETF for $325) will my total charges just be $525 (phone + etf)? Or are there other hidden charges like I still have to pay for that first month of service on the new plan? And do they disable or blacklist the phone you ordered when you cancel and pay an ETF? This seems like a much better deal to get an "off contract" phone than paying the $639.99 for the same exact thing...am I wrong?
Nice, I'm very happy!
any word on in-store availability?
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any word on in-store availability?
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Do a google on "ATT april 23"
a lot of reports say its still not 100% confirmed but I think it is.

VZW Note 3 @ Best Buy Oct 4th(?)

Hi guys, I just wanted to pass along some potentially juicy info. I've been amped up about a potential early release of the VZW model from that last thread that got closed, so I've started my own sleuthing around.
I saw a thread somewhere that someone had heard from a Best Buy employee that the VZW version would be on sale on Friday, October 4th (that's this Friday!) As a result, I decided to call 4 of my local Best Buy stores (which included one specialty BB Mobile store) and check for myself. This is what they said
Store 1: "we don't have an exact date yet, but it should be within the next week" (this is unfortunate, because this is the closest store to my house)
Store 2: "our system says October 4th"
BB Mobile: "we haven't received any shipments yet, but the system says October 4th"
Store 3: "We haven't gotten a shipment yet, but if they arrive, they will go on sale on October 4th"
Things are beginning to look up again for the Verizon faithful. I encourage everybody give their local BB stores a call to see if you get similar responses. My only question now is if they'll price match VZW's $699 price if the corporate stores haven't started selling them yet (Best Buy currently lists full retail price for the VZW variant as $799)
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Hi guys, I just wanted to pass along some potentially juicy info. I've been amped up about a potential early release of the VZW model from that last thread that got closed, so I've started my own sleuthing around.
I saw a thread somewhere that someone had heard from a Best Buy employee that the VZW version would be on sale on Friday, October 4th (that's this Friday!) As a result, I decided to call 4 of my local Best Buy stores (which included one specialty BB Mobile store) and check for myself. This is what they said
Store 1: "we don't have an exact date yet, but it should be within the next week" (this is unfortunate, because this is the closest store to my house)
Store 2: "our system says October 4th"
BB Mobile: "we haven't received any shipments yet, but the system says October 4th"
Store 3: "We haven't gotten a shipment yet, but if they arrive, they will go on sale on October 4th"
Things are beginning to look up again for the Verizon faithful. I encourage everybody give their local BB stores a call to see if you get similar responses. My only question now is if they'll price match VZW's $699 price if the corporate stores haven't started selling them yet (Best Buy currently lists full retail price for the VZW variant as $799)
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And they said that this was for the VZW version? The only reason I want to verify, is that the AT&T version releases on Friday the 4th, so I hope they weren't looking at that.
One can only hope, ive called 5 stores in utah and 4 of 5 said the 4th?? but that's weird cause its friday and VZW usually likes thursdays???
i guess we shall wait and see....i'll know when/if i get my preorder email friday morning!
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And they said that this was for the VZW version? The only reason I want to verify, is that the AT&T version releases on Friday the 4th, so I hope they weren't looking at that.
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This is the Verizon version. I'm grasping at straws every chance I get, so I hope this Oct 4th date holds true. My heart's been broken once already with the original Sept 29 early shipment rumor (which I hold nothing against the EZ in his thread for), so I'm hoping this holds true.
And hopefully it's for both preorder and walk ins. I'm contemplating cancelling the VZW corporate preorder, and pre-ordering one with BB...
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Honestly, if by some miracle BB gets it on 10/4 then I will be at the store asking them to hold one while I call Verizon and cancel my pre-order.
Just spoke to my local Verizon store and she said that they were actually supposed to have them in-store in the next few days, but that had been pushed back and that they don't have a definitive date at this time.
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Honestly, if by some miracle BB gets it on 10/4 then I will be at the store asking them to hold one while I call Verizon and cancel my pre-order.
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Just got back from BestBuy - pre-ordered there as well. If it's a waste then I just have a $50 gift card sitting around. At this point I cant tell if my pre-order from Verizon will arrive before or after BestBuy... Either way, hoping that one of these places gets it this week.
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Just got back from BestBuy - pre-ordered there as well. If it's a waste then I just have a $50 gift card sitting around. At this point I cant tell if my pre-order from Verizon will arrive before or after BestBuy... Either way, hoping that one of these places gets it this week.
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Hopefully it's the same as the S4 release from Verizon which shipped 8 days before it's expected ship date.
..Also the S3 pre-orders arrived several days before the ship date as well.
..Unfortunately it looks like they didn't start shipping the Note 2 until it's ship by date.
It's Verizon though, so of course we can't have a truly definitive ship date.. If they botch my order I'll ship the Note back and just wait until December to cancel and go to T-Mobile. I lover Verizon's service, but they make getting the latest greatest so damn difficult.
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Hopefully it's the same as the S4 release from Verizon which shipped 8 days before it's expected ship date.
..Also the S3 pre-orders arrived several days before the ship date as well.
..Unfortunately it looks like they didn't start shipping the Note 2 until it's ship by date.
It's Verizon though, so of course we can't have a truly definitive ship date.. If they botch my order I'll ship the Note back and just wait until December to cancel and go to T-Mobile. I lover Verizon's service, but they make getting the latest greatest so damn difficult.
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They make everything difficult dont they
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Won't be available on October 4th for verizon trust me
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I've been calling best buy and only one store in my area said they'd have the verizon Note 3 Oct 6th which is a sunday.... odd date if u ask me.
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Won't be available on October 4th for verizon trust me
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May I ask what makes you say that? I'm not disputing you (quite the opposite, judging how all these early release rumors are going), but maybe you know something that we don't.
I'm gonna call BB every day until we can get something more concrete, either from them or from VZW
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May I ask what makes you say that? I'm not disputing you (quite the opposite, judging how all these early release rumors are going), but maybe you know something that we don't.
I'm gonna call BB every day until we can get something more concrete, either from them or from VZW
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youre fine i just say that knowing verizon and other people saying they would ship by now. verizon wont let bb beat them to the punch.
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Called 2 best buys near me (Hershey, PA) as well as 2 verizon corporate stores. Best buy guaranteed the 4th - verizon reps said that is the tentative date if all goes well. Take that as you will, just thought I'd share
it will be nice if they do release it on the 4th but this sounds a lot like the AT&T thread that claimed a release on the 27th at best buy. I used to work at bb a few years ago and the release dates would change all the time until the day before something is supposed to release then they would put a notice on that product to start putting it out on the sales floor. Not sure if they still use this method but thats how it worked when I was there.
Went into my local BB today (Long Island, NY) and they said the 10th.
Well, I called the store closest to me again, came at them with "I've been hearing it'll release on Oct 4th for Verizon", and they told me "we won't know until the Oct 4th release date".
I'm considering just putting money down on a preorder at the store, then waiting to see if BB or VZW will sell one to me first. Does anyone know if BB will price match Verizon's retail price if it hasn't released yet?
My friend that works at Best Buy Mobile spoke with a rep who said it will be at Best Buy on the 10th. The phone will be out for every other carrier on the 4th; Verizon hasn't given an exact date yet which is why Best Buy employees are most likely saying the 4th since that's the day it will be released for every other carrier.
I second that. My friend is a manager at the Samsung department of BB mobile and he said 10th is when BB will have the GN3.
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I second that. My friend is a manager at the Samsung department of BB mobile and he said 10th is when BB will have the GN3.
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I was told via BB Wireless sales chat (3) different chat sessions and each one said Verizon Wireless, October 4th. I will stop into the store tomorrow, if its there great, if not, then next Thursday it is. But if you notice the BB website says "In Store Only" for Verizon and "Pre-Order" for all other carriers. So why would that be if there isn't something going on.

Pre-Orders beginning April 1st, shipping the 11th!

We've been seeing every other carrier accepting pre-orders with no mention of Verizon's schedule..but today I received an e-mail stating April 1st will begin pre-orders and they'll ship on the 11th, which is the supposed day of release. I'm wondering if it's worth it to just walk into a store to get it release day, or pre-order it to get it a few days after? Not sure..but I'm selling my GS4 so I can pickup an S5!
jayochs said:
We've been seeing every other carrier accepting pre-orders with no mention of Verizon's schedule..but today I received an e-mail stating April 1st will begin pre-orders and they'll ship on the 11th, which is the supposed day of release. I'm wondering if it's worth it to just walk into a store to get it release day, or pre-order it to get it a few days after? Not sure..but I'm selling my GS4 so I can pickup an S5!
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Walk into store. I doubt they'll be sold out.
Verizon launch of April 11th is what I'm seeing too.
So we can walk in and get it on the 11th?!?!?
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mexiken said:
Walk into store. I doubt they'll be sold out.
Verizon launch of April 11th is what I'm seeing too.
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yeah, suppose you're right. has anyone ever done pre-orders though? i never have. do you typically get them release day, or days after?
jayochs said:
We've been seeing every other carrier accepting pre-orders with no mention of Verizon's schedule..but today I received an e-mail stating April 1st will begin pre-orders and they'll ship on the 11th, which is the supposed day of release. I'm wondering if it's worth it to just walk into a store to get it release day, or pre-order it to get it a few days after? Not sure..but I'm selling my GS4 so I can pickup an S5!
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Oh My God! I was literally about to switch carriers if I didn't find some hope of a release for the s5 on Verizon in the next two weeks. Then my friend sent me this link. I'm like hopping in my seat right now....It's like my friend whenever a new zedd song comes out....................:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
well it's April 1 and there's no pre-order... wtf verizon?
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got my GS5 case today..went with a spigen shell that's sort of like my incipio feather for my G2. nice case, very light. seems as if the S5 is slightly taller than the G2.
FWIW, I'm talking to a rep on the website chat, and they're saying the email information was incorrect and pre-orders begin April 5th. take that with a grain of salt..
she also explained that if you have a pre-order, you'll get it on release date...it won't be shipped on the 11th; rather, it'll be at your door on the 11th. i hope that's true!
I went into the store and they said without a doubt that the 3rd would be preorder time... I think all Verizon reps just talk out of their asses at this point. I also asked about Kitkat on the S4 and Note 3 and all they could say was every single other carrier is having major bugs and thats why it'll be a while before we see it on VZW
lmfao nice. nobody knows wtf is going on. sigh. lol
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On the Official Verizon Forums (https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/819130?start=170&tstart=174) 2 people confirm the pre-order day to be tomorrow...Don't know if they can be trusted...one person claims to have spoken with a rep who got an email (go to page 19 or 20 in the thread) stating that the S5 would be available for pre-order tomorrow. @jayochs
vampi369325 said:
On the Official Verizon Forums (https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/819130?start=170&tstart=174) 2 people confirm the pre-order day to be tomorrow...Don't know if they can be trusted...one person claims to have spoken with a rep who got an email (go to page 19 or 20 in the thread) stating that the S5 would be available for pre-order tomorrow. @jayochs
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yeah, i heard the 4th somewhere else too. weird. none of them know wtf they're tlaking about lol.
Too bad they don't just release it tomorrow
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pre-orders LIVE! they went up at 12am of the 4th. got mine in white, off contract, for 599!
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I'm in for a Black one, added a line for father, will cancel data and put on my line. Hoping for root w/ tether in short order.
Bought one...fiddlesticks
jayochs said:
yeah, suppose you're right. has anyone ever done pre-orders though? i never have. do you typically get them release day, or days after?
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You receive the phone the day of release.
sunNsnow said:
You receive the phone the day of release.
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suhweeeeeet. i'm pumped. friday can't come quick enough lol
also, i can't believe this place is STILL so dead..wtf?
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You receive the phone the day of release.
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That was confirmed on the first page already.
It is quiet in here, maybe knox is scaring everyone off.

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