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What is going to happen to all the Galaxy Nexus' that are in stock?

So Google pulled the Galaxy Nexus off the play store now that the Nexus 4 has been announced. It was not like the Galaxy Nexus was out of stock, so what are they going to do with the remaining that was in inventory?

Probably put them on sale through retailers.

I was thinking that they are going to put it back up sometime after the LG is up for sale to avoid for everyone ignoring the LG and going with the cheaper alternative

There has to be some system in place between the manufacturers and the carriers.
I would t be surprised that when the phones cost $0, that the manufacturers give the phones to the carriers for some type of deal.
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Nothing really. The Nexus 4 is definitely a step up but not by that much. Look at how cheap it is to buy off contract. Says it all really. It can live happily with the G Nexus. It's basically the same but LG. £280 for the 16GB version in the UK is a ****ing steal.

Hopefully there is a decent sale for them at retailers. Wouldn't mind picking one up at the right price.

pepe86 said:
Hopefully there is a decent sale for them at retailers. Wouldn't mind picking one up at the right price.
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Exact reason why I am asking. Would retailers be selling them off contract though?

Depending on price I wouldn't mind picking up a Galaxy Nexus instead of the new N4...

[Q] Off contract Insurance question (Sprint)

Lets say I buy the 32 GB Nexus 5 from the play store (because Sprint is only offering the 16GB version). Somewhere down the line I lose the phone, or it quits working so I put in a claim for a replacement with Sprint's insurance. Are they going to send me a new/refurbished 32GB model or am I going to get the 16GB version? My guess is they send me the 16GB version thereby defeating the purpose of buying the 32GB Nexus from the play store. Anybody have experience with this issue?

Sounds like you should ask Sprint

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Sounds like you should ask Sprint
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HAHA...yes.....good idea. Should have mentioned I already had asked them. In fact I asked 3 different Sprint reps and one on Chat. They all referred me to Asurion (their insurance provider) After 5 minutes of playing "lets push a button" the insurance rep told me they would replace it with a 32GB version IF THEY HAD IT IN STOCK. And if not in stock, which she advised would be the likely scenario, then they would offer me the 16Gb version. That is just not acceptable so it looks like no Nexus 5 for me. Incidentally, the Sprint reps all told me they have NO information on a Sprint 32GB version. Hard to believe since that version seems to be the most popular on Google Play store

I have this same concern. It's probably best to drop the Sprint insurance and go with a 3rd party (SquareTrade, etc.). They won't cover theft/loss, but in just about any other way, they are superior. Currently, I have Sprint insruance on my Note 2, but I think I will drop it in favor of a thrid party solution. After all, I believe the decutible on Asurion is $200? So it's barely worth covering with them anyways. After a year, you would have enough to buy the phone again anyways (($10/month x 12 month) + $200 ded = $320).

Squaretrade looks to be $125 for 2 years which would be $5.20ish a month for 24 months.
I may go this route....

mevensen said:
I have this same concern. It's probably best to drop the Sprint insurance and go with a 3rd party (SquareTrade, etc.). They won't cover theft/loss, but in just about any other way, they are superior. Currently, I have Sprint insruance on my Note 2, but I think I will drop it in favor of a thrid party solution. After all, I believe the decutible on Asurion is $200? So it's barely worth covering with them anyways. After a year, you would have enough to buy the phone again anyways (($10/month x 12 month) + $200 ded = $320).
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Thanks....that's a worthwhile option I wasn't aware of

Itchiee said:
Squaretrade looks to be $125 for 2 years which would be $5.20ish a month for 24 months.
I may go this route....
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Look around for the best deal. SquareTrade often has coupons for 30% off. I'm blanking on some of the other companies available.
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Me: I have one more question
Me: How would TEP (Total Equipment Protection) work for this device as I purchased it from Google Play instead of Sprint?
Steven B.: You can add TEP once the device will be activated, just like other regular devices.
Me: but, as this device is a 32gb device, if it were to malfunction, would it be replaced with a 32gb device, or would it be replaced with a 16gb device?
Steven B.: With the same device.
Me: even though Sprint does not sell that device?
Steven B.: You would have to wait until it's in stock.
Me: So Sprint does intend to sell the 32gb Nexus 5 sometime soon?
Steven B.: In the near future yes.
Me: Thank you very much for answering my questions! I hope you have a great night.

Is there any Cons to buying from best buy?

32gb is $249 at BB
32gb is $299 at Vzw
I'm really tempted to buy it from Best buy but I've never done a contract through them

GreeleyXda said:
32gb is $249 at BB
32gb is $299 at Vzw
I'm really tempted to buy it from Best buy but I've never done a contract through them
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I pre-ordered mine from best buy....cheaper and you get the free wireless charger. The process is pretty much the same.
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Best Buy also has a deal for $200 trade-in credit for ANY working smartphone.

fghtffyrdmns said:
Best Buy also has a deal for $200 trade-in credit for ANY working smartphone.
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I traded in my old HTC Thunderbolt best deal ever.
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I just got mine with Best Buy today. I'm on a loyalty plan 60 dollars unlimited talk test and 2 GB data. 249 plus tax I would have taken the 200 trade in for the gift card, but giving my Note 2 to my stepdaughter. I did get the wireless charger too the broke the USB cable within two minutes. It got bent as I accidentally tripped and the power bar turned over and actually bent the USB plug. No worries, will just use the USB cable from my charger if I use it.
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That sucks, I actually paid full retail via Vzws website.

xxpawzxx said:
I traded in my old HTC Thunderbolt best deal ever.
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Awesome, that's almost as good as my trading in a iPhone 3GS. That's why I save these old phones, I have a dozen more 3GS and 4s that I'll trade in when the iPhone 6S comes out.

I purchased the Note 5 on the Edge program and received a $200 Best Buy Gift Card and free wireless charger. I'll pay the phone off as soon as I can and use the $200 gift card on a Sound Bar for my TV.

I just made a boo boo. I bought the note 5 yesterday from best buy and didn't think of taking in my Droid X2 to see if they would give me the $200 gift card. Do you think they'd give it to me if I took it in and traded today?
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Juice3250 said:
I just made a boo boo. I bought the note 5 yesterday from best buy and didn't think of taking in my Droid X2 to see if they would give me the $200 gift card. Do you think they'd give it to me if I took it in and traded today?
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I'm not sure if it will help but I did the same thing with Verizon. I ordered on the phone and didn't do the trade in but they gave my a $170 gift card and $30 credit on my bill for a S5 I traded in at the store. BestBuy will most likely let you return the phone and repurchase it with the promo. They are good with stuff like that.

I may very well try it but I don't want to return the phone to get it.
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Juice3250 said:
I just made a boo boo. I bought the note 5 yesterday from best buy and didn't think of taking in my Droid X2 to see if they would give me the $200 gift card. Do you think they'd give it to me if I took it in and traded today?
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Yep, you could cancel the whole thing and do it all over if they wanted to go that route since you're in your 15 trial period.

As long as you're within 14 days of the activation (the carrier return policy that BBY is held to) and the promotion hadn't ended, they should and need to accommodate you on this.

The way I read it when going through the online cart, Best Buy would only give you the $200 device buy-back if you do the monthly installment, i.e. full price. Not true? I used an upgrade to get mine instead of paying the full price/24 mo.

Just ordered Note 5. Question.

I just ordered the Note 5 taking advantage of the $100 discount. I currently have a Note 3 and was wondering if I could get any money or credit for it by trading it in to Verizon. I also heard some people got credit or something from Samsung after buying the Note 5. I just can't find the thread anymore. Anybody know of any credit I can get with my Note 3 from Verizon or Samsung? Thanks.
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I purchased a Note 5 for my son at Best Buy and got a $250 gift card.
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Wendemixda said:
I just ordered the Note 5 taking advantage of the $100 discount. I currently have a Note 3 and was wondering if I could get any money or credit for it by trading it in to Verizon. I also heard some people got credit or something from Samsung after buying the Note 5. I just can't find the thread anymore. Anybody know of any credit I can get with my Note 3 from Verizon or Samsung? Thanks.
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I know VZW had a promo going a couple of months ago where you were guaranteed trade-in credit for the Note5--but that's ended for some time now. You should be able to look up the trade-in value for your phone on the VZW site before going in-store.
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They finally have the gold one, but they aren't letting switch it out unless I buy a new phone or upgrade another line. Sorry this didn't have anything to do with anything. Just a rant.
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Wendemixda said:
I just ordered the Note 5 taking advantage of the $100 discount. I currently have a Note 3 and was wondering if I could get any money or credit for it by trading it in to Verizon. I also heard some people got credit or something from Samsung after buying the Note 5. I just can't find the thread anymore. Anybody know of any credit I can get with my Note 3 from Verizon or Samsung? Thanks.
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I upgraded and bought my note 5 the same way 2 weeks ago. Online with promo code to get $100 off the phone. Before i did, i went to nearby verizon store and said i could get $300 credit if I were to trade in my note 3. But they said up to, if in above good or mint condition, depending on condition of your phone and manager descrition. Hope you enjoy your note 5

dont forget to claim samsung promotions. $50 BBGC and other goodies like bluetooth headphones, etc.

Wendemixda said:
I just ordered the Note 5 taking advantage of the $100 discount. I currently have a Note 3 and was wondering if I could get any money or credit for it by trading it in to Verizon. I also heard some people got credit or something from Samsung after buying the Note 5. I just can't find the thread anymore. Anybody know of any credit I can get with my Note 3 from Verizon or Samsung? Thanks.
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I went from a Note 3 to 5 also and did get an offer from Verizon. The offer said up to $200 back. When I clicked on the link and filed out the form their website it told me they would give me $19.84 for the Note 3. Decided to just sell it on ebay with all the related accessories - I'll do that and get around $200 instead...

KruseLudsMobile said:
I went from a Note 3 to 5 also and did get an offer from Verizon. The offer said up to $200 back. When I clicked on the link and filed out the form their website it told me they would give me $19.84 for the Note 3. Decided to just sell it on ebay with all the related accessories - I'll do that and get around $200 instead...
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Dang sorry to hear you got sandbaged on the Verizon price. Hope you get better deal on ebay.

KruseLudsMobile said:
I went from a Note 3 to 5 also and did get an offer from Verizon. The offer said up to $200 back. When I clicked on the link and filed out the form their website it told me they would give me $19.84 for the Note 3. Decided to just sell it on ebay with all the related accessories - I'll do that and get around $200 instead...
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Hey man the website price isn't correct. They should text you a promo code about a week after purchase. I traded in a galaxy nexus that was worth $1 when I entered it on the site, but then I entered the promo code and it jumped to $200.
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javamaan said:
dont forget to claim samsung promotions. $50 BBGC and other goodies like bluetooth headphones, etc.
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Can you elaborate on this? What's BBGC and how can I claim these "goodies"? Thanks.

Wendemixda said:
Can you elaborate on this? What's BBGC and how can I claim these "goodies"? Thanks.
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BBGC= Best buy gift card. He's talking about the promotions you can sign up for on the Samsung website for doing things such as buying a phone, activating Samsung pay, etc. Usually they will throw in a free item or cash back.
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toskabab said:
BBGC= Best buy gift card. He's talking about the promotions you can sign up for on the Samsung website for doing things such as buying a phone, activating Samsung pay, etc. Usually they will throw in a free item or cash back.
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Just checked Samsung site. My card is not compatible with Samsung Pay (I already knew that) and I can't find any offers related to buying a new phone. Is that something you need to do before buying? I'd love to get something out of buying the phone if I can ?

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Can you elaborate on this? What's BBGC and how can I claim these "goodies"? Thanks.
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BBGC = Best Buy Gift card. For goodies please go to samsungpromotions.com
All these promotions are for USA buyers.

javamaan said:
BBGC = Best Buy Gift card. For goodies please go to samsungpromotions.com
All these promotions are for USA buyers.
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Thanks. I live in Iowa.

I got the best discount from Best Buy
Wendemixda said:
I just ordered the Note 5 taking advantage of the $100 discount. I currently have a Note 3 and was wondering if I could get any money or credit for it by trading it in to Verizon. I also heard some people got credit or something from Samsung after buying the Note 5. I just can't find the thread anymore. Anybody know of any credit I can get with my Note 3 from Verizon or Samsung? Thanks.
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You did not say where you ordered your phone. It seems like the offers are always changing. I was able to get the best deal through Best Buy back in December. I got Best Buy $100 discount as well as $ off by financing through the Verizon plan of the day. I was planning to buy it out right. But it worked out to be cheaper to add it to there program. I had unlimited and they weren't about to let me keep that anymore.

just pre-ordered my v20 through t-mobile.

so exactly at 12 i called up t-mobile and pre-ordered my v20. the price of the phone is $769.99. i also took advantage of the free tablet offer. getting an LG G Pad X 8.0. looking forward to that. never really had a tablet. definitely going to root it and unlock it. in t-mobiles system they only had the titan color, which is what i wanted anyways. can't wait to finally have the phone in my hand....

X 8.0 is a decent tablet and you will love it.
It's rootable with dz and LGUP.
I will pay off and trade in my V10 for it.

Hmm.. I'm a bit too tired to call T-Mobile, but their website shows nothing thus far.
I'm still very hesitant.. I don't mind waiting a bit to see if LG will allow an official bootloader unlocker for the H915. But T-Mobile phones have been unlockable in the past. I don't know which one will see more developer action

If you log into MyT-Mobile you can order it. I actually ordered mine 10 minutes before Midnight PST

I ordered through the website this morning. I'm sort of curious since the website doesn't have it as pre-order and it's showing a ship date of 10-17 to 10-24 and the phone as in stock. So I'm cautiously optimistic that I could have this thing in hand this week.

Going to walk into the local dealer and order at 10am. Figure I've bugged them long enough that I should. Also going to take advantage of the phone trade-in. I see online that there are two tablets available. Is the one you listed the better of the two?

Ordered mine through T-Mobile as well!! It's expected to ship as early as today; can't wait. I didn't do the tablet because the customer service said you had to keep the data plan open for 2 years, which makes it a not free tablet since the plan is $10 per month. I'll get the headphones whenever the phone gets in, though, so that's a plus! Definitely looking forward to getting this now that my Note 7 is gone and I'm back to my Note Edge that has a bunch of dead pixels
Just a note on this, I ordered through the web then called the customer support because the shipping upgrade I did hadn't processed properly. The person on the phone said the phone is already backordered as of just a few minutes after I ordered and that any new orders from this point forward likely won't ship until early November.
Now I just need to find a solid case and buy the stylus!!

New V20 video from t-mobile with @ askdes
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=nkkAb8cPw6s
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flipovich said:
Ordered mine through T-Mobile as well!! It's expected to ship as early as today; can't wait. I didn't do the tablet because the customer service said you had to keep the data plan open for 2 years, which makes it a not free tablet since the plan is $10 per month. I'll get the headphones whenever the phone gets in, though, so that's a plus! Definitely looking forward to getting this now that my Note 7 is gone and I'm back to my Note Edge that has a bunch of dead pixels
Just a note on this, I ordered through the web then called the customer support because the shipping upgrade I did hadn't processed properly. The person on the phone said the phone is already backordered as of just a few minutes after I ordered and that any new orders from this point forward likely won't ship until early November.
Now I just need to find a solid case and buy the stylus!!
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So much for the tablet. I don't use much of the tethering I already have. I don't need another data plan.
And that's not cool that they're already sold out. I was going to trade in my N6 and use my cracked Note 3 until this got here but I'm not willing to use the Note 3 that long. LG has made us wait long enough. They really should have had more stock in country than this.

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So much for the tablet. I don't use much of the tethering I already have. I don't need another data plan.
And that's not cool that they're already sold out. I was going to trade in my N6 and use my cracked Note 3 until this got here but I'm not willing to use the Note 3 that long. LG has made us wait long enough. They really should have had more stock in country than this.
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Still worth a shot! You may order at the same time that someone else cancels an order! Plus, the phone customer service person seemed to have thought that it had been on backorder for several hours already, so maybe they sell from a different pot of phones than the web does. Look at buying on the web as that's what I did and got a ship out date of this week. Definitely worth it, IMO. I'm sitting on a Galaxy Note Edge that has several green lines running down the screen until I get this one, lol

flipovich said:
Still worth a shot! You may order at the same time that someone else cancels an order! Plus, the phone customer service person seemed to have thought that it had been on backorder for several hours already, so maybe they sell from a different pot of phones than the web does. Look at buying on the web as that's what I did and got a ship out date of this week. Definitely worth it, IMO. I'm sitting on a Galaxy Note Edge that has several green lines running down the screen until I get this one, lol
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Just realized my old Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a 4G phone that I can trade in. And hoping you're right about separate pots but that's not usually the case.

CHH2 said:
Just realized my old Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a 4G phone that I can trade in. And hoping you're right about separate pots but that's not usually the case.
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I wonder if they have additional stock coming in that is not accounted for.

haris163 said:
I wonder if they have additional stock coming in that is not accounted for.
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Unaccounted for? Probably not. Sounds like the next ones don't hit the country until well into November. Someone said they were quoted 11/15-12/15. I've yet to order mine. Heading to the store here in a little bit to do it. LG really keeps dropping the ball on this one. They better hope rumors of something really awesome don't hit before the V20 ships.

T-Mobile stores will have them in stock on release day. The ones being shipped to you through pre-orders will not cut into the stores stock.
For those of you being quoted a November ship date, just walk into a T-Mobile store on release day.

So it looks like you do have to be careful about which 4G phone you try to trade in. They just use a database and if your phone isn't in it, too bad. My Galaxy Nexus didn't make the cut so I'll have to send them my Nexus 6 instead. And just to note, they only apply the actual trade in value. (In my case $60) You have to fill out some promotion that I can't seem to find and they (LG?) send you a check for the rest of the amount. So for me, that would be the other $140.

jrwingate6 said:
T-Mobile stores will have them in stock on release day. The ones being shipped to you through pre-orders will not cut into the stores stock.
For those of you being quoted a November ship date, just walk into a T-Mobile store on release day.
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Curious as to when that is?
Reason I ask, call me a conspiracy theorist if you must. T-Mobile is facing a potential customer dip due to the Note 7 fiasco. What better way to avert potential customer base loss (device lease fees etc.)by getting the V20 out as quickly as possible, primarily before the Google Pixel hits the streets... Do they actually have them in stock, or are they baiting customers? Seems odd to completely skip the "preorder" phase and go straight to "In-Stock" and shipping 17-24 October...
I am actually one of those folks, preordered the Pixel XL on October 4th which should be here this week. However, now with the V20 available I still have time to cancel my Google order and pick up the LG.
So now I have both on order and "technically" should have both by the end of the week. As outlined though, I doubt the V20 ships to anyone this week... Of course I could be way off base, but think the V20 thing is a tad more than coincidental...
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Steve Lazarus said:
Curious as to when that is?
Reason I ask, call me a conspiracy theorist if you must. T-Mobile is facing a potential customer dip due to the Note 7 fiasco. What better way to avert potential customer base loss (device lease fees etc.)by getting the V20 out as quickly as possible, primarily before the Google Pixel hits the streets... Do they actually have them in stock, or are they baiting customers? Seems odd to completely skip the "preorder" phase and go straight to "In-Stock" and shipping 17-24 October...
I am actually one of those folks, preordered the Pixel XL on October 4th which should be here this week. However, now with the V20 available I still have time to cancel my Google order and pick up the LG.
So now I have both on order and "technically" should have both by the end of the week. As outlined though, I doubt the V20 ships to anyone this week... Of course I could be way off base, but think the V20 thing is a tad more than coincidental...
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I think the backorder situation on both phones is driven by the Note 7 fiasco. People are grabbing for the next best phones available.
Other than the battery issue, I think both phones are a step down from the Note 7.
I too was told early to mid November for delivery while my order acknowledgement says this week. I guess it'll be here when it gets here.

I just spoke with T-Mobile help on twitter. They checked my order and confirmed the 10-17 to 10-24 shipping date was correct. They're probably trying to get these out as quick as possible due to the Note 7 recall and the massive iPhone 7 back-order. I paid for overnight shipping, so I'm hoping that it really does ship today. I'll update in this thread as soon as I get a tracking number.

I just orderer mine via phone. Shipping date 10/17 to 10/24. He did not give me overnight shipping, i dont know if it will be cause of any delay. I'll update u guys as soon as i get any.
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StaticMoot said:
I just spoke with T-Mobile help on twitter. They checked my order and confirmed the 10-17 to 10-24 shipping date was correct. They're probably trying to get these out as quick as possible due to the Note 7 recall and the massive iPhone 7 back-order. I paid for overnight shipping, so I'm hoping that it really does ship today. I'll update in this thread as soon as I get a tracking number.
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I was not offered that option.
zainqaiser said:
I just orderer mine via phone. Shipping date 10/17 to 10/24. He did not give me overnight shipping, i dont know if it will be cause of any delay. I'll update u guys as soon as i get any.
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I'm wondering if we can have it added afterwards. Regular shipping is ground shipping, 7 days. Which means it is possible you might not get the phone until after it hits stores if it ships towards the end of the window.