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Preorder Captivate

Does anyone know if AT&T is going to allow you to preorder this phone? I really want to be guaranteed one on Sunday!

I was wondering the same thing. I was also wondering if other merchants like Best Buy would carry the phone on launch day.

I'm just gonna be there at 11am when the store opens on Sunday. I went and asked about it a couple days ago at the local ATT store and they had no idea they were even going to carry it. Kind of dissapointing really, but that just means they haven't been hyping the phone, and I'll be able to get one for sure

An AT&T customer service rep said "no" to pre-ordering. I'll just order it online on Sunday. Why risk having to pay a store's re-stocking fee in the event you want to return / exchange it? Not being negative - just realistic.

It will available. Its not a Iphone. Only tech savvy people like us will be interested in these type of phones. No pre order necessary. I don't understand how and why people are willing to stand in a line for hours for crap like that.

less hype = loyal customer base and less teenagers showing off their new phone and complaining it isn't like the iphone >.> I seriously hate it when younger kids (10~14) have a smart phone and barely know how to use it, ahem I'm talking about you grade schoolers with blackberries
still awaiting confirmation if it is 350$ but I'm really hoping that it isn't sold out when i attempt to get one by the end of next week =[

less hype = less stock = one phone per store.
You telling me there's no person in a 5 mile radius around me that doesnt also want the captivate?

caelestis2 said:
less hype = less stock = one phone per store.
You telling me there's no person in a 5 mile radius around me that doesnt also want the captivate?
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LOL no one carries one unit per store.

I called 4 BestBuy stores around me and none of them know if they will have it Sunday. Most of them said to call back later to see if they came in on their truck this week. Doesn't surprise me AT&T stores don't know about it. The one by me, I told them they had the Aria, but they didn't believe me until another guy came out of the back room with one and said "Is this what you were talking about?" wtf?

Danni3 said:
less hype = loyal customer base and less teenagers showing off their new phone and complaining it isn't like the iphone >.> I seriously hate it when younger kids (10~14) have a smart phone and barely know how to use it, ahem I'm talking about you grade schoolers with blackberries
still awaiting confirmation if it is 350$ but I'm really hoping that it isn't sold out when i attempt to get one by the end of next week =[
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Its confirmed on ATT Twitter now! $350 off contract

fade2black said:
I called 4 BestBuy stores around me and none of them know if they will have it Sunday. Most of them said to call back later to see if they came in on their truck this week. Doesn't surprise me AT&T stores don't know about it. The one by me, I told them they had the Aria, but they didn't believe me until another guy came out of the back room with one and said "Is this what you were talking about?" wtf?
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I've chatted with AT&T reps online who, when asked about the Captivate, had no idea what I was talking about. And this is a product that's 5 days away. Let's cut to the chase. My experience has shown that - generally speaking - we know a lot more about their product line than they do. It would be a good thing if their employees shared our passion.

fade2black said:
I called 4 BestBuy stores around me and none of them know if they will have it Sunday. Most of them said to call back later to see if they came in on their truck this week. Doesn't surprise me AT&T stores don't know about it. The one by me, I told them they had the Aria, but they didn't believe me until another guy came out of the back room with one and said "Is this what you were talking about?" wtf?
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I went to an ATT store near me today and the lady there said that they had gotten their demo but not the shipment. She said that she didn't normally get excited by phones, but this one she was pumped about. She had to check with someone else to confirm the Sunday date, though I knew about that, and she said that they didn't really know the price off contract. She also said they usually get their shipments on Wed or Thurs with the info about the phone that they need to know.

Jack45 said:
I've chatted with AT&T reps online who, when asked about the Captivate, had no idea what I was talking about. And this is a product that's 5 days away. Let's cut to the chase. My experience has shown that - generally speaking - we know a lot more about their product line than they do. It would be a good thing if their employees shared our passion.
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Are you surprised? It's not the Jesus phone so what do they care?

p.ford said:
I went to an ATT store near me today and the lady there said that they had gotten their demo but not the shipment. She said that she didn't normally get excited by phones, but this one she was pumped about. She had to check with someone else to confirm the Sunday date, though I knew about that, and she said that they didn't really know the price off contract. She also said they usually get their shipments on Wed or Thurs with the info about the phone that they need to know.
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I went to my local corporate store today and they wouldn't show me their demo and said they had no stock to sell. I went out to my car and called the next closest store and they told me the same thing!
I explained at the first store how a few people online had seen them in the store and even a few had purchased units and she told me if they had stock they would probably sell it but they had no stock and were HOPING they had a few for Sunday.

ctalbot said:
Are you surprised? It's not the Jesus phone so what do they care?
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I wouldn't put up with it if I were in upper-level management at AT&T. Either you give a damn or get out. The store managers should be ashamed that some of their employees are uninformed and, worse, uncaring. And the district managers should be ashamed...and so on. If we have to educate them about their product line then we should be receiving a portion of their salaries. During a chat session today with a CSR at AT&T I sent him the link about the upcoming release of the Captivate.
There are no excuses.

AT&T is making a huge mistake by not hyping this phone. They obviously don't know how great of a product they have and to be the first in the US to release it! I realize they are trying to stay close with Apple, but come on!! Unleash the beast! Give the consumers what they want! Oh yeah and Apple, LMAO... http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20010212-37.html

Jack45 said:
During a chat session today with a CSR at AT&T I sent him the link about the upcoming release of the Captivate.
There are no excuses.
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I had a chat session with a CSR today also and the guy pretty much said "Check out att.com/android for any news about this phone." Like everyone else said, we seem to know more about the phone than AT&T itself.

kennethpenn said:
Its confirmed on ATT Twitter now! $350 off contract
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This is a pretty douchey thing to ask for a newb like me, but can you provide a link for that tweet?
Not doubting, just hoping.

http://twitter.com/ShareATT
@harishv79 - The Captivate is $350 w/o contract
9:32 AM Jul 12th via web in reply to harishv79
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Haven't we known the off-contract price for a week or so now? Maybe I just dreamed it, who knows
I had to ask around at three stores before I found one where they even knew that the Captivate was coming out (the first two had no clue when it was coming out, if AT&T was even sending them any, or when). At the third store though, the guy was awesome and let me sign up to be notified as soon as they get it sometime next week (hoping for Sunday or Monday), and he said he'd put one aside for me.
I do hope Wirefly/Amazon puts the Captivate for sale online for under $200, like how they're selling the Aria for free with a contract, but I'll get it in store if not.

Good bye, G2X. Hello, Sensation?

This is my official letter of resignation to the G2X.
I purchased my G2X about a month ago, thinking that everything would be just peachy. This phone was top-of-the-line material, dual-core, HDMI, and everything I thought would be cool.
I have had this phone a while now, and I am getting sick of it.
It all started with the text messaging. I would get message after message after message of the same message, like my friends were text-bombing me. Turns out they weren't. I called T-Mobile, and they said that it was a "message database error. Our server thinks that your phone didn't get the message, so it resends it in hopes that it receives it." Well, it wasn't the server. It was the phone. I flashed CyanogenMod nightly onto the device, and successfully fixed that error.
Second, the battery life. The device drinks battery like a drunken sailor drinks alcohol. I couldn't make the device last a full day. No matter if I froze the bloatware and didn't use it, the phone would be dead by nightfall. However, through CyanogenMod, it let up on the drink-age, but not enough. Also, the CyanogeMod nightly would have strange errors with the battery display. It would lock at a certain percentage, then drop unexpectedly, and lock again.
Third, the GPS. No matter where I am, the GPS will not locate me quickly. If I want to get directions back home, it can find the directions easily. But, it spends 15 minutes trying to locate me. I drive and I drive in hopes of a location, but to no luck. Finally, as I approach my house, it kicks in and guides me the rest of the way. I just think on a phone with such processing power, GPS should be the last of my worries.
Fourth, the screen-bleed. Now, this is debatable, and I feel as though my device doesn't really have too much of an issue with this. But, I still cited it as a problem with T-Mobile, because it really is. When the screen is blacked-out, I can see white patches in the corners drawing into the center. Not good for such an expensive device.
Lastly, the heat. This phone cooks at higher temperatures than my George Forman. When I am trying to download a large package or watch a movie, this phone gets hot to the touch. The battery feels warm, and my hands get all sweaty. Not good.
I went into T-Mobile today, and asked if I could have a replacement or exchange. They said no. I had passed up my 14-day return policy.
I found it odd that the G2X was not visible in the store at all. Before, it had been placed prominently in the high-end-smartphone section, with a spotlight to attract attention. Now, it has been replaced with the G2. The store still has the cases and screen protectors, but no G2X.
I called T-Mobile and asked for a replacement device, it is all I could do.
One thing I found interesting was that with all the issues I relayed to the representative, she said none of them are issues with the device that T-Mobile knows of. I really want to call shenanigans on that. T-Mobile has to know about this.
My hopes are to get two replacements within 90-days. This will qualify me for a replacement with another phone of similar qualities. The lady on the phone told me that the computer analyzes the phones and chooses a compatible one for me. I am crossing my fingers that the compatible phone will be the Sensation.
The replacement comes in the mail tomorrow.
I plan on waiting a few days before calling back and citing the errors that the replacement has.
So, good bye G2X. Hello, Sensation.
What are some other issues with the device that are worth citing?
I know it's kinda "morally incorrect" but, I want to know these errors so I can have a full arsenal when I call.

I really hope you get a Sensation. I'm praying for you.

Thank you, man.
Do you think the Sensation will be pulled up as a "similar device" for the G2X?
I don't want to trade for like a G2 or the HTC Galaxy S.

Replacements
They will only offer the Vibrant 4g as a replacement. The Sensation is too near start of life for it to be offered. Good luck either way but after a 90 minute phone call with care and Executive care (1-800-318-9270) I was told the same thing.

Do not want.
Why the Vibrant?
I want a phone that has Dual Core capabilities, and the Vibrant (Galaxy S) doesn't have that.
Now, 1GHz is still good, but..

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Oh God just go already! Why do people feel the need to post these stupid "Goodbye cruel g2x" messages. I understand discussions about bugs and flaws your phone may have...but these silly "I'm leaving" pronouncements are just clutter.
It's not constructive, no one really cares, and it's just flame bait. You would do much better if you were to go to the Sensation forums and announce your grand arrival...I'm sure someone there would appreciate it.
In conclusion, so long and don't let the door hit ya on the way out!
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Oh God just go already! Why do people feel the need to post these stupid "Goodbye cruel g2x" messages. I understand discussions about bugs and flaws your phone may have...but these silly "I'm leaving" pronouncements are just clutter.
It's not constructive, no one really cares, and it's just flame bait. You would do much better if you were to go to the Sensation forums and announce your grand arrival...I'm sure someone there would appreciate it.
In conclusion, so long and don't let the door hit ya on the way out!
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+1 g2x is beast

if gps which is such a complaint for so many phones on these forums is such a big deal and has to be accurate to the millimeter then suggest that you get a tom tom a compass and duct tape it to what ever phone you are currently pissed at.

I'll save you the disappointment now and tell you, Tmobile doesn't have a phone in their input into their system as a replacement for the G2X. In other words, they WILL NOT swap you into a different phone. The most they will do is give you an early upgrade and "allow" you a full discount to purchase the Sensation. I spent all day yesterday speaking with several different members of several different department's management teams and that was the only solution offered other than letting me out of my contract (which they did do). Also, you don't need to wait days before you call them, just go ahead and call them back immediately. Also, they are aware of the problems with the phone as it is well documented in their company, and anyone there with any knowledge knows the reason the phone was pulled was due to quality issues (which they admitted to me on several occasions). It really is pathetic how Tmobile feels it's alright to screw over their customers the way they are doing. I called the corporate phone number yesterday and left a message and am expecting a call back from the corporate office tomorrow. Hopefully there will be some accountability...

JRudnik said:
Thank you, man.
Do you think the Sensation will be pulled up as a "similar device" for the G2X?
I don't want to trade for like a G2 or the HTC Galaxy S.
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2 days ago, I called Customer Care and essentially told them that I would be getting the Sensation in exchange for the G2X at no cost to me what so ever. I made sure it happened, in a nice way of course. I didn't give them a chance to say otherwise
I made sure Customer Care put in the notes on my account BEFORE I delt with the retail store (where I purchased my G2X on 6/03), that any restocking fee would be waived....that it would simply be a straight across the board swap for my G2X, Speck Case and Screen protectors....for a Sensation, new case and new screen protectors. Plain and simply because I was sold a defective product and the accessories were pointless now....obviously.
Long story short.....Got my SWEET new Sensation, case, screen protectors at zero cost to me.....straight swap. Of course keep in mind I was in my 14 days, so I had some extra pull.
I'm pretty sure I got around policy, but it sure felt like the right thing happened on every level
As far as the G2X goes.....I simply could not live with that screen bleed. It really did wash out the top part of the screen. Plus there are a bunch of stories of peeps on multiple G2Xs....all with bleed to some extent. The Sensations screen is gorgeous....resolution, size and no bleed!!
Lastly...I also discovered that the Sensation not only records 1080p at 30fps...it also is the only one between G2X and SGS2 that records the audio in STEREO!! The others record in mono.... That's a pretty big deal for me as I love making vids

bdkinney said:
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Oh God just go already! Why do people feel the need to post these stupid "Goodbye cruel g2x" messages. I understand discussions about bugs and flaws your phone may have...but these silly "I'm leaving" pronouncements are just clutter.
It's not constructive, no one really cares, and it's just flame bait. You would do much better if you were to go to the Sensation forums and announce your grand arrival...I'm sure someone there would appreciate it.
In conclusion, so long and don't let the door hit ya on the way out!
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Like!.....

Hoggles said:
2 days ago, I called Customer Care and essentially told them that I would be getting the Sensation in exchange for the G2X at no cost to me what so ever. I made sure it happened, in a nice way of course. I didn't give them a chance to say otherwise
I made sure Customer Care put in the notes on my account BEFORE I delt with the retail store (where I purchased my G2X on 6/03), that any restocking fee would be waived....that it would simply be a straight across the board swap for my G2X, Speck Case and Screen protectors....for a Sensation, new case and new screen protectors. Plain and simply because I was sold a defective product and the accessories were pointless now....obviously.
Long story short.....Got my SWEET new Sensation, case, screen protectors at zero cost to me.....straight swap. Of course keep in mind I was in my 14 days, so I had some extra pull.
I'm pretty sure I got around policy, but it sure felt like the right thing happened on every level
As far as the G2X goes.....I simply could not live with that screen bleed. It really did wash out the top part of the screen. Plus there are a bunch of stories of peeps on multiple G2Xs....all with bleed to some extent. The Sensations screen is gorgeous....resolution, size and no bleed!!
Lastly...I also discovered that the Sensation not only records 1080p at 30fps...it also is the only one between G2X and SGS2 that records the audio in STEREO!! The others record in mono.... That's a pretty big deal for me as I love making vids
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You were in your 14 days of course you got it. had some extra pull??? what are you on about? You can do whatever you want in your 1st 14 days and 20 days if you got it online.. "I had some extra pull" lol ooookkkaaay

Please just go!
G2X

bdkinney said:
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Oh God just go already! Why do people feel the need to post these stupid "Goodbye cruel g2x" messages. I understand discussions about bugs and flaws your phone may have...but these silly "I'm leaving" pronouncements are just clutter.
It's not constructive, no one really cares, and it's just flame bait. You would do much better if you were to go to the Sensation forums and announce your grand arrival...I'm sure someone there would appreciate it.
In conclusion, so long and don't let the door hit ya on the way out!
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I cared about his post. Others too I'm sure.
Leaving angry rants on forums is a pretty ugly way to go about your day.
Be positive or sign off for good from XDA. Please
How is this thread in any way shape or form negatively affecting your day?
This is a GENERAL TOPIC forum. This is where this kind of thread goes.
Could the Mods please start banning people who troll and flame for the sake of just being angry.... Like this guy/gal.
I feel sorry for you. Lighten up....life is good

johnnyp500 said:
You were in your 14 days of course you got it. had some extra pull??? what are you on about? You can do whatever you want in your 1st 14 days and 20 days if you got it online.. "I had some extra pull" lol ooookkkaaay
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My lord...you guys are scary angry. I bought it at a retail store. Tmo Customer Care said I would have to PAY for the Sensation in store. They said I could walk out with a new G2X at no charge. I told them no, I'll get the Sensation at no charge.
Sorry to correct you, but I think I may have slightly gotten around policy.
Why are you guys so angry and pent up...get some fresh air. Would not want to be around you guys on a day to day basis.
Have a nice day....hope you feel better

Hoggles said:
I cared about his post. Others too I'm sure.
Leaving angry rants on forums is a pretty ugly way to go about your day.
Be positive or sign off for good from XDA. Please
How is this thread in any way shape or form negatively affecting your day?
This is a GENERAL TOPIC forum. This is where this kind of thread goes.
Could the Mods please start banning people who troll and flame for the sake of just being angry.... Like this guy/gal.
I feel sorry for you. Lighten up....life is good
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Too much damn posts that's the problem spamming the thread and making useful threads fade
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Hoggles said:
My lord...you guys are scary angry. I bought it at a retail store. Tmo Customer Care said I would have to PAY for the Sensation in store. They said I could walk out with a new G2X at no charge. I told them no, I'll get the Sensation at no charge.
Sorry to correct you, but I think I may have slightly gotten around policy.
Why are you guys so angry and pent up...get some fresh air. Would not want to be around you guys on a day to day basis.
Have a nice day....hope you feel better
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Well then good for you, if youre happy im happy

Cant we all just get along? come on.. let's watch some bob ross and hear him talk about the happy little squirrel that lives in the happy little tree, in the happy little forest(and a forest where you can have as many happy tree's as you want in your world)
I too am getting a sensation, but I'm also keeping one of my g2x's
I only have a little screen bleed (acceptable amount), finally starting to see better battery life, and no random reboots or overheating.

This certainly received a lot of hate. Heh.

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My lord...you guys are scary angry.
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You scare easy...

Im Back

Well, after trying to make a trade for my phone to a guy that had rep in Puerto Rico, it had failed. He tried to scam me. Instead of a phone in the mail, i got a disc for a manual to a car. And, it went to an address close to my house of an automotive place. So, i was able to stop the packages before they reached him. They recalled them. They were overnighted back to Des Moines, IA. Then, due to a shipping error, they were shipped back to Puerto Rico. So, the post master has been notified and they are now going to package them up and ship directly to my post office where I will be able to pick up directly without worry of it being sent back. Cost me 5 bucks to ship to PR. Cost me 4 times that to recall them and wait 2 weeks.
Needless to say, when I get my phone back, I will definitely be hugging it and giving it some TLC. I sold the Note that I had on crackberry. So all I had was a Motorola razor v3. hate that phone!!!
But, come May when I am due for early upgrade to iPhone-I will be making that switch to a 32gb. If I don't decide to wait for iPhone5.

You heard the news about ICS right?

It sucks that someone with rep is scamming, cant trust anybody. You should post about the guy somewhere, so others dont get scammed by same guy.

Yep. I did hear about ICS. Q3 it looks like. Let's hope it is sooner.
And yeah, no kidding. All these years I've been trading. My first one was a Blackberry 8100. Never had a problem. But this time... it sucked. I am done doing trades. Never again. Straight up Paypal only. Lesson learned.
Lets hope they really show up tomorrow. Suppose to package them both as one and ship directly to the post office. We shall see... I have been waiting too freaking long. And if it doesn't, I will be pissed at USPS.

Id remove tracking numbers, scammer might try calling and messing with it.

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Well, after trying to make a trade for my phone to a guy that had rep in Puerto Rico, it had failed. He tried to scam me. Instead of a phone in the mail, i got a disc for a manual to a car. And, it went to an address close to my house of an automotive place. So, i was able to stop the packages before they reached him. They recalled them. They were overnighted back to Des Moines, IA. Then, due to a shipping error, they were shipped back to Puerto Rico. So, the post master has been notified and they are now going to package them up and ship directly to my post office where I will be able to pick up directly without worry of it being sent back. Cost me 5 bucks to ship to PR. Cost me 4 times that to recall them and wait 2 weeks.
Needless to say, when I get my phone back, I will definitely be hugging it and giving it some TLC. I sold the Note that I had on crackberry. So all I had was a Motorola razor v3. hate that phone!!!
But, come May when I am due for early upgrade to iPhone-I will be making that switch to a 32gb. If I don't decide to wait for iPhone5.
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The Iphone is crap, dude. Why would you bother?

First glance at post......I'm black.
2 double takes later I realize I'm an idiot. You made me laugh!
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HAHA! glad I can make you laugh. lol. As for the iPhone, I like to switch every now and then. I've had iphone before and liked it.
But, good news, my phone is back and... In the same shape as I shipped it. In mint condition. Whew. So glad. )
Now, to go put the new rom on it.

Was the guy who tried to scam you from the xda forum? If it was you should post somewhere who it was so someone else doesnt get scammed.

I just want to point out it is important to atleast mention an online name of the person who tried to scam you. You were almost out your atrix 2 and this "guy from PR with rep" is still out there probly scamming others and you think it wasnt important to mention those details?

he wasn't from this forum. he was from the iMore and crackberry.com forum. If he has an account here, I don't know what it is. The appropriate posts have been made on said forums.
Thanks.

Awe...I would be ticked. You said you had the note...as in Galaxy Note? That phone/tablet/thing looks sweet. haha

Funny thing happened at AT&T store

Been into two stores now looking at the one x and when the rep asks how they can help me I tell them I am there to look at the one x and they don't say another word after that. It's too bad cause I really want to try and talk one of them into selling me one early. It almost seems like they brave no idea about them at all. I asked if they had a gray one I could look at and the girl today looked at me like I had three heads.
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Yeah its pretty much the same here, hell most don't even know they have a demo model up, and it's funny how they keep telling me that's its not out yet
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Yeah, same thing here. I spotted the phone from across the store, and when the lady asked if she could help I told her I was here to look at the HOX, she ignored that and thought I was talking about the Beats radio that it was attached to.

My local store kept trying to lead me to the ifruit 4s display lol.
Sent from a little blue planet, third from the sun.

I called two local AT&T stores this morning. One said they had a demo unit on the floor. The other said I could play with one if I came in.
I went to the store that said I could play with one and a sales rep handed me his. Said he had had it for a week. It was the white model. It was pretty dirty. I hope that isn't common.
I'll post my impression plus pics once I hit 8 posts. I'll be posting a link to where I wrote about the One X in a different forum.

Called my AT&T store this morning, they said they had it out on display. Went in tonight after school, and they guy said something about how it "wasn't released yet" and it had been "pulled by corporate" or something and they weren't allowed to have them out on display until the 6th. Shady as hell, and now I don't know if I want to pre-order and pick it up there, who knows what's going on with those idiots?

the manager at my local corp. store let me check it out then said "just pretend that you didn't see it yet"

blairh said:
I went to the store that said I could play with one and a sales rep handed me his. Said he had had it for a week. It was the white model. It was pretty dirty. I hope that isn't common.
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Some people just don't touch the phone with dirty hands and then never wipe off the phone... Lol. I've been one to text while eating pizza, I'll make sure not to do it with my HOX

They work on commission. They aren't going to help you on a product they can't sell yet.

homeboy at my store told me since my contract expires april 28th he can sell me a HOX on may 1st but i cant tell anyone ! lmao

vioalas said:
Some people just don't touch the phone with dirty hands and then never wipe off the phone... Lol. I've been one to text while eating pizza, I'll make sure not to do it with my HOX
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I like the white but worry that it will look like a white apple keyboard after a few weeks. Afraid it might start to turn yellow in the back.

At&t reps
I always hate it when I seem to know a lot more than the at&t sales reps. They are the ones selling it and should honestly know more than me! I not that big of a phone geek either.

I also don't understand how a few people got it early. I called two AT&T stores and both said they won't have any stock in until May 6. ):

slaughtercolors said:
I always hate it when I seem to know a lot more than the at&t sales reps. They are the ones selling it and should honestly know more than me! I not that big of a phone geek either.
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although i do read alot on phones, i understand where your coming from. you would think a saleman would have an answer to every question...or at least one. it truly is sad.

chaosjh said:
although i do read alot on phones, i understand where your coming from. you would think a saleman would have an answer to every question...or at least one. it truly is sad.
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Yeah most are clueless and its sad they dont even know that places like XDA exist. I am lucky that our local corp store manager does know XDA and is a regular poster here though I am not supposed to tell

I had the total opposite experience at the Rogers store last week. Told the guy I was looking for a One X and he's all "yeah, great phone bro. I know we got some in, just let me check."
Turns out there weren't any in when I walked into the store, but a shipment was actually delivered while the guy was looking. Now that's some good timing. I may have been the first one in Toronto to pick one up! (If anyone got one earlier than 1:30pm EST on April 20th, then I guess you beat me to it.)

I went into my local official AT&T store today to see if they had one on display and fortunately they did. It was set up playing MOG to display the Beats Audio speaker they are selling. The sales rep I dealt with knew what was up, he even knew the release date. We had a good chat about the phone and how nice it was. I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus right now, and I will miss stock Android but Sense 4 is really not too bad. I had 2 updates with AT&T burning a hole in my wallet so I went ahead and did the preorder. I know I could have saved $50 to get it elsewhere, but I have had some bad experiences in the past getting my unlimited data plan stripped off of my plan when I got a phone for cheap at Costco. Now that I have unlimited LTE I don't think I will have to worry about plan changes for a long time. I decided it was worth $50 to not have to go through the hassle I went through last year when I upgraded to an Inspire and spent a month trying to get my unlimited data put back on my plan. The only bad thing is that on the AT&T map I live about 4 miles out of LTE, but at least I work in an LTE area.
So now May 4th (or hopefully sooner) I will have the phone with my unlimited LTE attached sitting on my doorstep.

Surprised looks....

I went to buy a Gear S2 the other day. I went to Best Buy and had to get the guy to check stock. He said "what phone are you going to use?" I said "A Galaxy S7" and he replied "Yeah those should be out soon!" I pulled it out of my pocket and he said "What?!?" I told him the story about how I was surprised too and let him play with it for a minute. It turns out they didn't have the Gear so I thanked him and went across the parking lot to Target.
Same scenario... The watches were in a case so I had to ask for help. The girl asked "what phone are you going to use?" "A Galaxy S7 edge". "Oh, did you pre-order it?" I take it out of my pocket "Yeah I already got it". You would have though that she just spotted a Bigfoot scurrying across the electronics section. Again, I told the story about how I was surprised by the (very) early delivery and she asked if she could see it. After playing with it for a minute I got my watch and went in my way.
I am usually on the front edge of things but I have never been THIS far on the front edge.

Thanks for sharing the story. Enjoy the exclusivity now as it will all be over in a day or two!
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Cool story, bro!

morbidz said:
Cool story, bro!
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I was going to say that lol

Did you get her phone number?

Thats what I was thinking about :laugh:
natefish said:
Did you get her phone number?
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natefish said:
Did you get her phone number?
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This is the real question of the day.
On another note, I had the BestBuy Samsung rep tell me that I can't have my S7E because it's not out. Then I said T-Mobile ships everything early to which he scoffed and said Samsung shouldn't let them The best part was I went there to get a Tech 21 case, and he said they can't sell anything until 3/11, so I asked a BB employee who happily got me one from the back room. I'm using the case as I type this

I am genuinely happy for you. I can't bear the waiting, my golden baby is still out there. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed: