I preorder my pixel 3XL at the initial announcement. Yeah, but with all these Black Friday great deals I really regret pre-ordering. I wish I would have waited. Being a project fi customer for a long time I feel left behind or forgotten by Google.
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I preorder my pixel 3XL at the initial announcement. Yeah, but with all these Black Friday great deals I really regret pre-ordering. I wish I would have waited. Being a project fi customer for a long time I feel left behind or forgotten by Google.
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If you paid with a CC you might check with them. Often times they'll allow you to price match within a certain amount of time.
This does happen pretty much every year so I don't think any manufacturers are hiding their cards.
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boxcar8028 said:
I preorder my pixel 3XL at the initial announcement. Yeah, but with all these Black Friday great deals I really regret pre-ordering. I wish I would have waited. Being a project fi customer for a long time I feel left behind or forgotten by Google.
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Sorry man. But where have you been? Every BF deal is half off like.. forever? October release orders are for those that are rich and don't give a crap. They get it a month before everyone else for bragging rights but the rest of us paid half what they did. And we only waited a month. Live and learn and as I've said before.. never ever buy a device other than on BF. 'Nuff said.
I bought mine on launch day and returned it within the 14 day period and bought a one plus 6t. I just ordered the Pixel 3 xl, at 700 bucks its a no brainer compared to the OP6T for 570. Next year I will wait for black friday again.
The original Pixel XL was the last phone I got right when it came out. Project Fi has $200 off up front, $200 credit for bill payment. Tack on $285 for my Pixel 2 XL. Now you know for next time.
It's the price you pay for being a front line beta tester!
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It's the price you pay for being a front line beta tester!
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I bought my phone with the Costco Citycard. They have a price protection program where you can call in and get the difference in price refunded for any item bought within the last 60 days. I called in and got my claim set up. I sent them a copy of the itemized receipt from Google store showing full price and then one of the advertised Google store price. Now waiting and according to email they sent within 2 weeks I will get the difference back on my credit card.
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yep, same opinion! i hate my self for the "i can't sleep well when i dont order it" !
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I bought my phone with the Costco Citycard. They have a price protection program where you can call in and get the difference in price refunded for any item bought within the last 60 days. I called in and got my claim set up. I sent them a copy of the itemized receipt from Google store showing full price and then one of the advertised Google store price. Now waiting and according to email they sent within 2 weeks I will get the difference back on my credit card.
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I submitted my price rewind with my Citi Double Cash card :highfive:. So hopefully it goes through and if it does my 3XL will only end up costing me $400~ for the upgrade give or take.
I'm with you, but for a different reason. I'm on my fourth 3 XL. I RMA'd my 2 XL twice. I think this one finally might be ok but 5 warranty replacements over 2 devices that cost a grand each is ridiculous. I might would have just went and got an iPhone Xs Max if I hadn't been past my return window.
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I normally wait for the second batch and never pre-order in the past. but my Nexus 6p was literally on his last leg so I had to move forward with the pixel 3XL it's a great phone and all but now looking back I wish I would have picked up a cheap phone just to get by for a month. this pixel 3XL is also going to be the first phone that I'm not going to root, it's totally stock, even the bootloader is still locked. it's also the first phone that I'll be using a case and screen protector with.
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I'm with you, but for a different reason. I'm on my fourth 3 XL. I RMA'd my 2 XL twice. I think this one finally might be ok but 5 warranty replacements over 2 devices that cost a grand each is ridiculous. I might would have just went and got an iPhone Xs Max if I hadn't been past my return window.
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What were the reasons for RMA?
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What were the reasons for RMA?
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Screen issues on the 2 XL and speaker issues on the 3 XL. Two of the returns before Google confirmed they were working on a fix for the distortion. This last return, I had what I thought was screen burn in in the status bar of the notch, which I now think it's intentional but I sent pictures to Google support and they agreed. The bottom speaker on it also seemed much more distorted than the previous two. The 4th device, which I have now, seems much better in the speaker even though there is still some white noise. I'm hoping Google does actually fix this.
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I'm with you, but for a different reason. I'm on my fourth 3 XL. I RMA'd my 2 XL twice. I think this one finally might be ok but 5 warranty replacements over 2 devices that cost a grand each is ridiculous. I might would have just went and got an iPhone Xs Max if I hadn't been past my return window.
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What exactly was wrong with your phones that you needed to RMA them so often? Just curious. Need to make sure mine doesn't have any similar problems haha
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What exactly was wrong with your phones that you needed to RMA them so often? Just curious. Need to make sure mine doesn't have any similar problems haha
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Do you feel like your phone has any problems? If you don't then you're better off not trying to look for problems and go into a RMA nightmare and get a phone from the Google store that you can't OEM unlock and go into a continuous loop of frustration and wasted time and money.
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I returned my xl for a replacement which got to me in 2 days.
Two days after I've received the second pixel I noticed black Friday deals come in. I ordered yesterday another pixel (the third one) and my second pixel (replacement) I'll be returning once google ships me the retun box. Should be any day.
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I'm with you, but for a different reason. I'm on my fourth 3 XL. I RMA'd my 2 XL twice. I think this one finally might be ok but 5 warranty replacements over 2 devices that cost a grand each is ridiculous. I might would have just went and got an iPhone Xs Max if I hadn't been past my return window.
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Im very well considering the iPhone xs, I'm kinda tired of Google dishing out half baked products.
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I submitted my price rewind with my Citi Double Cash card :highfive:. So hopefully it goes through and if it does my 3XL will only end up costing me $400~ for the upgrade give or take.
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I got my credit for the rollback price on my statement this week. $200 for the phone and $20 for the case.
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I got my credit for the rollback price on my statement this week. $200 for the phone and $20 for the case.
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I got the $200 for the phone as well! I forgot to submit for the case didn't see it go on sale. Do you have the screenshot still of the case on sale? If so, could you post it for me please? You got the fabric case? Thanks!
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Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this. I ordered my phone online and it has a dead pixel. Do you guys think my local store will exchange for another one? I did not buy with a contract. I would hate to go with out my phone...especially now that I am loving THIS phone.
what store did you order it from? i think most national chains will replace your stuff in store. not positive though.
Amazon is very good about exchanges within 30 days if that's where you got it. Otherwise you can call 611 I had one captivate replaced by amazon and one by AT&T
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If you ordered from AT&T online a cor store will exchange for you. If you purchased from an agent like Wirefly they will not.
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Amazon is very good about exchanges within 30 days if that's where you got it. Otherwise you can call 611 I had one captivate replaced by amazon and one by AT&T
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Hey gunny! I followed you on the captivate and now have an inspire. What I did fellows is speak with an account executive about my ****ty captivates performance and they offered me the inspire for the contract price. Great deal and awesome phone. I am kind of bummed that I found a dead pixel. So it appears a core store will exchange? I hate to exchange it....over one stuck pixel. Hope they don't think I'm being a **** or anything. I just know its gonna bother me down the road.
Ugh. I got like 3 dead pixels stuck on the top right corner, barely noticeable...but I notice it. did you get it replaced?
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Ugh. I got like 3 dead pixels stuck on the top right corner, barely noticeable...but I notice it. did you get it replaced?
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Yeah. I just got back from the retail store about an hour ago. It kind of sucked because the pixel was so small and they could hardly see it. It was stuck in green which didn't help. I have very good eye sight. I can even see the pixels on the iPhone 4 screen. Eventually they were able to see it and replaced the phone. They were amazed at how I got the phone without a contract though.
My first htc one x was white and had light bleed. I just got it exchanged for a black one. It is flawless...or at least I thought. It has dust under the screen and its annoying. My local att store is stubborn and the guys there are mean. I bought this phone off-contract so I can't live with these defects. What should I say to the guys at the ATT store?
Also, I am very disappointed with HTC quality check system at this point
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My first htc one x was white and had light bleed. I just got it exchanged for a black one. It is flawless...or at least I thought. It has dust under the screen and its annoying. My local att store is stubborn and the guys there are mean. I bought this phone off-contract so I can't live with these defects. What should I say to the guys at the ATT store?
Also, I am very disappointed with HTC quality check system at this point
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If you bought it new off contract at AT&T you have 30 days just like anyone else, mean or not mean. Try a different AT&T store. They all take exchanges.
I had the same issue with my grey one x. That ISN'T dust those are dead pixels my friend! I swapped mine out after downloading a pixel checker app and showed the employee and he swapped it out and not restocking fee. Don't settle especially since you paid full price. Go get your money's worth.
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I had the same issue with my grey one x. That ISN'T dust those are dead pixels my friend! I swapped mine out after downloading a pixel checker app and showed the employee and he swapped it out and not restocking fee. Don't settle especially since you paid full price. Go get your money's worth.
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Yeah I think i'm going to that same store today. Wish me luck. I just don't want to pay the restocking fee because I mean I paid for this thing to work and if it doesn't I should get one that does.
No restock fee for defective units.
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I had to pay a restocking fee to get a grey one. Well actually I wanted another white one but they are out of stock everywhere. And the said because of the customs thing they didn't know when they were getting more in. But because it was a different color they said it was like getting a whole different phone even though that's all they had left. They did offer to credit me on my bill though for the fee. I asked if I could have the zagg shield instead and they were cool and said ok.
It still makes me wonder though why they would charge a restocking fee for a defective unit. It wasn't my fault they only had grey left.
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I had to pay a restocking fee to get a grey one. Well actually I wanted another white one but they are out of stock everywhere. And the said because of the customs thing they didn't know when they were getting more in. But because it was a different color they said it was like getting a whole different phone even though that's all they had left. They did offer to credit me on my bill though for the fee. I asked if I could have the zagg shield instead and they were cool and said ok.
It still makes me wonder though why they would charge a restocking fee for a defective unit. It wasn't my fault they only had grey left.
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Because technically its a different phone because of the color. They did right by crediting you the restocking fee though.
Also they won't be getting anymore One X in for a while. Consider yourself very lucky.
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Well guys just thought id update you all. I just took my phone in for exchange because of the dead pixel. The new one looks great so far....lets hope I don't suddenly notice a dead pixel lol
Same happened to me, bought off contract white one x and exchanged for the grey due to light leak. Except i had to pay the restocking with no credit back or anything. This new one is great though so im happy.
Can we get away off restocking fee if we complain about no multitasking?
I can't even use my data logging app, as it's being closed all the time...I call it a defect...
Oh and they say it has 16gb, while we only get 10gb - that's a lie (btw, the store I bought it from (BestBuy) had a note regarding different phones, and for the HTC One X it was saying that it has 16gb expandable to 32gb)
Don't fret, simply take it back and exchange it. If there's a clear manufacturers defect the last thing on my mind is to worry about it. I think "sweet, I have irrefutable evidence to support an exchange".
That being said though, I've never had any issues with any Android handsets I've purchased. I always read about screens with light bleeding, dust under the screens, misaligned cases, etc. Never, ever had a problem and I'm hyper critical.
Return it, get your money back, and patronize a store that treats you properly.
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It says expandible because of free access to dropbox...I think...the guy at best buy told me about it so i created an account (free) and it automatically uploads all my pictures..and music I believe...but I only have 3gb as of now so may be false advertising or a mistake...
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It says expandible because of free access to dropbox...I think...the guy at best buy told me about it so i created an account (free) and it automatically uploads all my pictures..and music I believe...but I only have 3gb as of now so may be false advertising or a mistake...
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Yeah and unless traffic to/from that dropbox doesn't count as data usage, I wouldn't consider it as free or expandable, but more like a LIE, especially if one doesn't have unlimited data.
Login on the PC to your dropbox account, then complete the star-up guide thing to access all your data space. I was confused about it before as well. And yea it does cost data to transfer so not all that useful. Luckily I don't really need 26GB of data out of my 32 GB available. But this phone is amazing anyway! Friends are very jealous!
I kinda feel saying some inappropriate things so these threads would get closed.
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I kinda feel saying some inappropriate things so these threads would get closed.
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I bought the international version from Amazon and have returned it once for pixels. I can share some info that I got about the next shipment of one x s4's. It will be late summer before we see these phones again. The manufacturing of the galaxy and iphone have looked up suppliers and assembly plants in China.
Ps. Love the display but the performance and storage are disappointing at best.
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I bought the international version from Amazon and have returned it once for pixels. I can share some info that I got about the next shipment of one x s4's. It will be late summer before we see these phones again. The manufacturing of the galaxy and iphone have looked up suppliers and assembly plants in China.
Ps. Love the display but the performance and storage are disappointing at best.
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Lol performance? Really? This phone is incredibly fast.
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My first htc one x was white and had light bleed. I just got it exchanged for a black one. It is flawless...or at least I thought. It has dust under the screen and its annoying. My local att store is stubborn and the guys there are mean. I bought this phone off-contract so I can't live with these defects. What should I say to the guys at the ATT store?
Also, I am very disappointed with HTC quality check system at this point
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Sounds like the amaze except both colors have light bleed. Can't believe they didn't fix this on there newest phone. People always saying there build quality is so good but yet the can't fix a problem that was a issue on a older phone.
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Sounds like the amaze except both colors have light bleed. Can't believe they didn't fix this on there newest phone. People always saying there build quality is so good but yet the can't fix a problem that was a issue on a older phone.
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You say this like other companies don't have QC issues. The new iPad has severe issues with really yellow screens and light bleeding. And that's from the biggest company on the planet.
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Forgot to post this last week...
My original pebble blue S3 went "missing" (don't ask- alcohol, strip club, parking lot brawl = no more phone).
Got a replacement through Asurion which ended up being a brand spanking new in the box black version, not a refurbished one. I tried to convince the operator at Asurion to give me an S4, but she wasn't having it! Thought I'd share the info for whatever purpose it may serve
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Forgot to post this last week...
My original pebble blue S3 went "missing" (don't ask- alcohol, strip club, parking lot brawl = no more phone).
Got a replacement through Asurion which ended up being a brand spanking new in the box black version, not a refurbished one. I tried to convince the operator at Asurion to give me an S4, but she wasn't having it! Thought I'd share the info for whatever purpose it may serve
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My screen is cracked.... Might give it a try haha
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Black one is sexy, am I right?
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Black one is sexy, am I right?
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Certainly is. It's really the only thing that made me happy about losing my phone!
I got the black one, now i wish i would've got a white one but it is quite sexy.
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Not sure what's sexy about shelling out $100 plus $120/year for a phone you got for $49 originally. I dropped Asurion after the three replacements they sent failed within days or never worked at all. Clearly what they send out are usually returned items from Verizon's stores. Verizon gave me a $100 credit and a new phone after I complained to a tier 2 supervisor.
Paying monthly plus a deductible just never made sense to me. Better to get a good case and if it does break either wait it out to buy it for your next contract or Craig's list it. You'd get a better deal.
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Never bothered with those sort of plans. Last winter I slipped on ice and fell on my S3. Fortunately, I had a good solid case and the xGear tempered glass protector. Bottom line, phone suffered NO damage. XGear protector did it's job sacrificing itself which I was more than happy to replace with another.
I'm also told some Homeowner's policies can cover electronics such as phones.
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Paying monthly plus a deductible just never made sense to me. Better to get a good case and if it does break either wait it out to buy it for your next contract or Craig's list it. You'd get a better deal.
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i buy my phones through a site called wirefly.com great prices good service and most importantly they offer insurance 7 bucks a month no deductible and if they cant fix it they send you a brand new phone and its a pretty quick turn around
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Paying monthly plus a deductible just never made sense to me. Better to get a good case and if it does break either wait it out to buy it for your next contract or Craig's list it. You'd get a better deal.
Because if you ever have any defects past the 14 day period you get the extended warranty on your phone = 2 years instead of 1. Also you get FREE overnight shipping which is $15 for them to ship the warranty replacement to you. Otherwise they give you free crappy media mail which takes like 3-5 days for you to get your replacement phone.
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I know it just came out, but I do not need to buy one until February. Should I wait?
No you ough wait until next year when they realse the N6 i think.
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Yes it does....
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I know it just came out, but I do not need to buy one until February. Should I wait?
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If you are waiting for Google Play Store, please don't wait for them. The best you can do is get free shipping or playstore credit. For retail, the price starts to come down after a few months. If it is close to Christmas, Easter or any major holidays then there are great deals to be taken.
On a new device like this, Google doesn't usually reduce the price. They may offer additional incentives for the holiday season, such as Play Store credit, free shipping, etc., but that's about it. The price won't be reduced until just before the next nexus phone is released, probably 4th quarter 2014. Of course, there's always the possibility of some crazy event affecting the norm... but I wouldn't count on it.
Phone is already cheap for what you get. Check out the Moto G for $200.
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I know it just came out, but I do not need to buy one until February. Should I wait?
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The price is already so low for what it is. Please stop being so cheap.
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I know it just came out, but I do not need to buy one until February. Should I wait?
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on sale!!?? just like the other user said the moto g mite be the phone for u.. the N5 is already crazy cheap for what u get.. do be honest one of the main reasons i got the n5 is the development it gets.. this is my first nexus phone and i love it.. i have had some many top of the line phone in the past 3 years and none of them come close to the love this phone gets.. i will never get another htc one.. or a galaxy phone again... im sticking with nexus:good:
I am fine with paying $349.That is a great price for the phone. What I am trying to decide is whether to purchase it now or wait for February when I will actually get to use the phone. I want to purchase it now, so that I can have it already. However, if it it might get reduced between now and then, it would be wise to wait. In the past have the prices stayed constant until the new model came out?
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I am fine with paying $349.That is a great price for the phone. What I am trying to decide is whether to purchase it now or wait for February when I will actually get to use the phone. I want to purchase it now, so that I can have it already. However, if it it might get reduced between now and then, it would be wise to wait. In the past have the prices stayed constant until the new model came out?
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It dont get any better than what the price is on play store. Hell, I got a 32GB one and it was cheaper than what T-Mobile wanted for it. There's your savings lol
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i will never get another htc one.. or a galaxy phone again... im sticking with nexus:good:
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I'm done with Galaxy phones too. I booted up my S4 today to update it to the new MK2 OTA update because I'm getting it ready to sell. After a few weeks with my N5 I had already forgotten what a pain in the a$$ Knox is. Never again!
Its on! $200 off the Unlocked Pixel 4 XL at Google Store and Best Buy.
I just reordered from Google store!!!
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https://store.google.com/product/pi...G98qxM0-hxjKGeObnuuKOvynw-d_emZRoCfX4QAvD_BwE
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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/google...e-unlocked-just-black/6382531.p?skuId=6382531
https://9to5google.com/2019/11/07/pixel-4-black-friday/
MicroMod777 said:
Anybody waiting to get the Pixel 4 XL for Black Friday for major discount? I think if it goes down to $599 maybe I'll buy it again!
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Yup... I saw how upset people who pre-ordered were last year after seeing the deals. First time I haven't pre-ordered since the galaxy S2 lol.
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Yup... I saw how upset people who pre-ordered were last year after seeing the deals. First time I haven't pre-ordered since the galaxy S2 lol.
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After watching people ranting on YouTube how last year people got really upset after the Pixel 3 XL prices got slashed big time, I think its worth the wait.
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Yes I'm waiting too. Already have some accessories purchased for when I get it
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Yes I'm waiting too. Already have some accessories purchased for when I get it
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Yup... I saw how upset people who pre-ordered were last year after seeing the deals. First time I haven't pre-ordered since the galaxy S2 lol.
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What you guys think the price will fall too? $699?
I would say $200 off each model like last year
I jumped on the Verizon deal and saved 450 with a pixel XL.
Ordered mine from Amazon just got an updated email saying delivery a week from Monday (11/11). If the price drops within the 30 day return period, Amazon will make it right. So after $100.00 gift certificate and hopefully another $200.00 Black Friday the phone will be worth what it should cost. ($699.00)
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That'd be nice. I'll take anything whether it's on the Google store or via Google Fi. I'm going to get the 128gb version since I've been running on less than 10gb on this pixel 2xl since I got it (64gb)
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What you guys think the price will fall too? $699?
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I don't think Google will give you anything off.. well maybe a hundred or two but that's it. The carriers on the other hand will give you half off, no trade in required although perhaps another line added. But then you run the risk of bootloader locked, carrier locked for 60 days or more and being locked into 2 years of service because you only get a monthly credit over two years. But there should be some BF leaks in the coming weeks so you never know. At this point you might as well wait and see since it's only a few weeks.
I'm holding out with fingers crossed! ??
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I'm holding out with fingers crossed! ?
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I don't think they'll make the same mistake as last year. And piss people off who pre-ordered again. Plus the pixel 4 is widely available. All carriers and big box stores are selling it. Pixel 3 last year was a very poor seller. So in that case it was a supply-and-demand thing.. my wife got a pre-order verizon 4xl for 450 dollars off. I jumped on a unlocked one at Best buy with $100 gift card. Both those deals lasted a week. And I don't think Black Friday will match them.
Hopefully I'm wrong either way I don't regret my decision to pre-order this time.
They'll probably have the exact same deals as last year at this time. Here in PR the phone has been out since launch and AT&T, Best Buy, and most T-Mobile stores haven't even put out a demo unit. Only one T-Mobile store had it out for display and the sales clerks told me that it's practically invisible. People look at it and ask where the Note or iPhones are. Go to the Google Store and the smaller phones (except maybe the not so orange, although I'm not sure) never sold out.
Google knows it has to be aggressive, the s11 will be out in a few months and the Pixel will already be yesterday's news, unfortunately.
I remember when the Nexus phones had the fastest chip and processor because they waited until the end of the year to get the latest and greatest and everyone else played catch up. Now it's the other way around. It's a damn shame.
All that said, I'm definitely getting one as soon as I see the deals out there for Black Friday.
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I don't think they'll make the same mistake as last year. And piss people off who pre-ordered again. Plus the pixel 4 is widely available. All carriers and big box stores are selling it. Pixel 3 last year was a very poor seller. So in that case it was a supply-and-demand thing.. my wife got a pre-order verizon 4xl for 450 dollars off. I jumped on a unlocked one at Best buy with $100 gift card. Both those deals lasted a week. And I don't think Black Friday will match them.
Hopefully I'm wrong either way I don't regret my decision to pre-order this time.
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They made the same "mistake" with the Pixel 2, though the sale was only $100 of if I recall. And more sellers competing and more availability means better sales. THAT is supply and demand.
Returned mine. When the deals show up maybe I'll buy again. Unfortunately for me it was too much for not enough that matters to me (motion sense is a gimmick I'll never use). Obviously everyone's situation is different.
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Returned mine. When the deals show up maybe I'll buy again. Unfortunately for me it was too much for not enough that matters to me (motion sense is a gimmick I'll never use). Obviously everyone's situation is different.
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I bought it too in the hype, but after using it a few days I felt I got ripped off and way over paid!
If a really good deal comes along I'll buy it again or might just get the Pixel 3 XL instead.
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MicroMod777 said:
I bought it too in the hype, but after using it a few days I felt I got ripped off and way over paid!
If a really good deal comes along I'll buy it again or might just get the Pixel 3 XL instead.
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Pixel 3xl is still a great phone. I still have it. Although for the price and features I bought the 7T after returning the 4xl. It's close enough to the pixel for me and I saved a considerable amount of money.
In the end Google wants to charge premium prices, but always cut corners somewhere happens every year. 4xl will be a great phone I'm sure just probably the first pixel I'll not own.
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Pixel 3xl is still a great phone. I still have it. Although for the price and features I bought the 7T after returning the 4xl. It's close enough to the pixel for me and I saved a considerable amount of money.
In the end Google wants to charge premium prices, but always cut corners somewhere happens every year. 4xl will be a great phone I'm sure just probably the first pixel I'll not own.
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I was looking at that 7t, but not having wireless charging is a deal breaker for me. It’s like having a flip phone all over again. lol
Every phone I’ve had since 2012 has had wireless charging, starting with the Verizon exclusive, Droid DNA. Then LG’s G2, G4, Samsung’s S8, S9, Note 9, and now current LG v30.
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It's why I bought my Pixel on my credit card to use price protection. Every single year it has not failed me. Until the banks decide to stop doing price protection (shakes fist at Citi).
zetsumeikuro said:
It's why I bought my Pixel on my credit card to use price protection. Every single year it has not failed me. Until the banks decide to stop doing price protection (shakes fist at Citi).
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How many days out that good for?
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