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at best buy, samsung fascinate is again on the list for tomorrow. if your holding out this would be the best deal.

ordered and will be picked up tomorrow. good by winmo, hello android.

Dropped by and picked up.
good by Samsung Access (A877), Hello Android.

Just got a refund since I was within 30 day remorse period, lol. They did it as a Price Match.

Picked mine up tonight after I broke my other one yet it had been cancelled within 30 days(but forgot to add insurance smh)..long story..I will just take the charge from bum ass wirefly
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Got the wife one. Been pushing Android since I got the Inc. We just stopped by BB to browse and I dragged her to the phones where she saw that the Fascinate was free.
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Got mine yesterday and I'm loving it. Just got a chance to really play with it. Using this forum to learn as much as I can since this is my first android. Coming from a whackberry storm this phone is amazing. Wrote this post using swype. This is sweet!
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I got this from the first Free Phone Friday. I can't believe I've had this phone for a couple weeks already.

WOOOHOOOOOOO, i have now moved to the dark side. this thing is great. now to get some apps. not sure if im going to root just yet. seems to run just fine for now.

Got mine on the 1st free friday. man, I'm just amazed! This is coming from a iphone user of 2 years. Long Live Android

Early upgrade for high value customers...

Fyi, till December 31, in corporate retail stores sprint has a targeted offer to allow upgrades many months in advance for "high value" customers. Basically I've seen customers with bills averaging over 130 getting upgrades available as early as 9 months before true eligibility. Only way to check is to actually go in to a corporate retail store and have them look at your account. Under offers for your line it will say early hup. Manager has to override price but you could hit the upgrade lottery
This will NOT be reflected online, on the phone, or through any other method than physically setting foot in the retail store. Just FYI. Good luck.
Please don't repost this, it's only for my epic brethren.
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THX 4 that info

Is there even anything worth upgrading to yet?
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algorhythm said:
Is there even anything worth upgrading to yet?
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When I was looking a couple nights ago at phones I decided that waiting awhile was the best option for me. :-(

D-Buckner said:
When I was looking a couple nights ago at phones I decided that waiting awhile was the best option for me. :-(
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Yeah I feel the same way.. sure, I can roll the dice and see if I can drop 200$ on an early upgrade E4GT, but it's not THAT much better to burn my upgrade so early.

I got my daughter the epic touch; it is pretty nice. ROMs are still maturing though.
How spoiled are we when custom rom selection effects phone selection

my wife is due for an upgrade in june, but they told her about this in store a few daysw ago. same rep almost sold her an "iphone4g" for 99 bucks saying it was on sale.
im glad i changed the pin number a few weeks ago, or i wouldve had to have stabbed someone.

austin420 said:
my wife is due for an upgrade in june, but they told her about this in store a few daysw ago. same rep almost sold her an "iphone4g" for 99 bucks saying it was on sale.
im glad i changed the pin number a few weeks ago, or i wouldve had to have stabbed someone.
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I'm hoping the sprnt rep lol...
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I'm hoping the sprnt rep lol...
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Yes, lol. The rep, for hustling my wife.
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I just found out about this and walked out with a new Epic touch for the wife and I.
I called sprint to see if I could get around the $36 activation fee. What we ended up doing was the allowed me to buy out my term for $45 each then he credited me $100 on my account and waived the activation fees!
Sweet!
So I went to post it here and found this thread!

No upgrade for me until a decent LTE phone arrives.

That's my plan too. I'm still enjoying my epic, and I don't see any need to upgrade before then

Is there a way to find out if one of those stores are near me?

Yeah, as much as I like new toys to play with (root, rom etc.) there's nothing available that would even tempt me out of my $200.. now if Sprint gets the Galaxy Nexus in the next couple days.. that might be a different story (my buddy keeps sending me pics and updates about which roms he's flashed etc.. he just got the damn nexus today.. lol)

Our account is just over $130/mo with taxes and such... 2x (SeroP + 4G + $8 TEP). Anyways, my wife has been complaining so much about her Evo, and won't let me root/rom it that I want to get her an iPhone just to shut her up...

I managed to pick up an epic touch for cheap without using my upgrade, but I have to say I would hold onto my upgrade if I didn't have other options. Phones in 2012 will be quad core, amoled hd, and lte. But if you are desperate, it is another option for you.
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This could make my daughter very happy.
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poit said:
No upgrade for me until a decent LTE phone arrives.
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I am happy I didn't jump on the upgrades a few months ago when I could. Now my upgrade comes in July right when the new LTE phones come out. So everything works out if you let it
Thanks OP for the info though.

Yup this is no bull. All of my lines are eligible.

shane6374 said:
This could make my daughter very happy.
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got mine the epic touch; she had the htc shift. she is all now.
haven't rooted it yet, letting the roms mature a bit before putting anything on it.
it is very nice, the sgs3 though is looking like a sweet phone, i'm waiting to see what all unfolds next year.

Att stores have no clue

Seems like those fools haven't a clue I'm going to the store 7 * in the past week and they told me it was going to be there by the 21st. Then they told me he was going to be there on the 25th. The 26th. The 27th. The 28th. Customer service so they can overnight me 1. But in order to do so I would have to cancel my account again. Ughhh, help??
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Wait like most everyone else?

Of course they have no clue. AT&T encourages hiring drones who have no interest in phones nor any discernible sales skills, in exchange for working more hours for less pay, in a "union" that does nothing but dock your pay for dues. They're told to toe the company line and have no individual thought, lest they risk termination.
That being said, most employees don't CARE when the phone will be out, or if you're waiting for one. They're trained to sell TODAY, to hype whatever is in stock, so they get paid, and more importantly AT&T gets paid.

Yeah, I got a nice " we have other phones that work" and I said " not really, but honestly I just want to know if u have s3 in the back" they do, just waiting on Samsung to greenlight the launch! Fml right most everyone?
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I got lucky today and walked into my local corporate store and asked if they had any. They said they had one that was a preorder returning I could see it. I asked them if I could buy it and they said no and the manager said to hold on a minute. She went into the back and made a phone call and came out and said if I wanted it I can buy it.
I'm stoked I got so lucky.
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Just got an in-store update saying the in-store availability is yet to be determined.
Ugh. I can't believe it.
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my store says tomorrow...but as a back up i still pre ordered thru the store and having it shipped to my work...just did this around 7pm EST and my BB preorder is still nowhere in sight...

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my store says tomorrow...but as a back up i still pre ordered thru the store and having it shipped to my work...just did this around 7pm EST and my BB preorder is still nowhere in sight...
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Ha. I did the same thing at the same time. I will be following your progress. Hope I get mine first. Lol.
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If I don't get this phone tomorrow I'll be like Arnold in predator, all shirtless covered in mud with a torch yelling like a mad man. Yeah. It's like that lol
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Im a VZW customer. I ahvent ventured into other carriers threads till I saw this.
I had a similiar experience today. I expected your phones out on the 21 and then maybe 28th. I figured theyd at least have a floor model I could hold in my hands to just play around with.
nothing there. the woman had never even heard of the phone and said i should buy an iphone. I laughed and said nothanks and left.
I didnt realize how bad yall have it. seems this is common from the comments here.
Compared to teh VZW store in teh same mall it was night and day. Im not trolling if it comes off that way. I was so envious of you all.

The T-Mobile store in my local mall had one on display! I was very eager to actually play with the phone and see how it felt and looked. The Pebble blue looks nicer than I thought it would but I will stick to the white one I preordered on Verizon. I never should have gone in there! Now the wait is just that much more annoying.

Pray for me :-)

Going to Sprint this morning to return my EVO LTE for the gs3 on day 11 of my 14 days. Never actually returned a phone before so let's hope this goes as planned.
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Good luck I have the HOX what don't you like about the evo?
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Non removable battery and after a while sense just gets old. Kinda strange because I loved sense on my HTC Sensation.
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You just want this beast of a phone! Lol just tell the truth. I
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I asked them friday if I could get the EvoLTE then change to the GS3 and said no, the first batch will be for people buying the phone and the second batch could be for phone swaps. Needless to say, Im going to a store also and buying the phone today.

This is why I went to bb for the 30 day return period. I don't like the evolte myself and can't wait for 2 more hours to have the gs3 woohoo

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This is why I went to bb for the 30 day return period. I don't like the evolte myself and can't wait for 2 more hours to have the gs3 woohoo
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Ugh I hope they don't bs me, or I hope I can at least demand my money back and walk right across the street to T-Mobile.
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The stupid thing is the policy states you can exchange the phone, but the employee who originally sold it to you will get dinged for the exchange (even though you are going still have a phone). Also, some stores have an in-this-store-only policy to only allow new sales with contract (you know - the ones that they make commission on) for the first run of phones so they reserve the inventory to those that make them money.
Sprint doesn't like these type of exchanges because they now have to make a $550 phone into a refurbished phone, losing the subsidy for it (whether it's done in BB or corporate stores) and because of how much it affects the salesperson's overall numbers, it's become a huge deal just to take advantage of the policy.
Best advice: Don't be a crybaby about policy, stay cool and keep calm. If you start getting mad or demanding your money back, you're going to have a bad time. Bring all the crap that came with the evo (box, manual, charger and cable) and if you buy accessories from them for the GSIII, it might help sway their decision.

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The stupid thing is the policy states you can exchange the phone, but the employee who originally sold it to you will get dinged for the exchange (even though you are going still have a phone). Also, some stores have an in-this-store-only policy to only allow new sales with contract (you know - the ones that they make commission on) for the first run of phones so they reserve the inventory to those that make them money.
Sprint doesn't like these type of exchanges because they now have to make a $550 phone into a refurbished phone, losing the subsidy for it (whether it's done in BB or corporate stores) and because of how much it affects the salesperson's overall numbers, it's become a huge deal just to take advantage of the policy.
Best advice: Don't be a crybaby about policy, stay cool and keep calm. If you start getting mad or demanding your money back, you're going to have a bad time. Bring all the crap that came with the evo (box, manual, charger and cable) and if you buy accessories from them for the GSIII, it might help sway their decision.
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Yeah just when you get there lied that you are a new activation, I can't believe I had to say that at tmobile store to exchnaged my one s, I just told them if they didn't have it I just wanted a refund, and somehow they had the phone
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I'm already at Sprint waiting! 45 more minutes!!! Can't wait to gett that beast!!! This EVO LTE isn't bad at all but to me its just NOT the SGS3!!
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jgalan14 said:
Yeah just when you get there lied that you are a new activation, I can't believe I had to say that at tmobile store to exchnaged my one s, I just told them if they didn't have it I just wanted a refund, and somehow they had the phone
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Yea I'm hoping me asking for a refund will sway their mind, some way some how I plan on going home with a gs3 :banghead:
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I can't stand dealing with Sprint... AT&T has always been great to deal with...

That's ok I did the same thing and just picked many gs3 up today
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Well back from the sprint store disappointed,I was greeted with 'we can't do exchanges until tomorrow" ...so I came close to asking for a refund and going to T-Mobile...but my nosey gf convinced me to wait until tomorrow. On a positive note, I actually got to play with it for a while and man does it blow away the EVO lte ....And I'm definitely getting the white, the blue just didn't appeal to me.
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I was told that they couldnt sell it because first batch was only for new lines or upgrades... I called account management and they told me they couldnt do that, so they talked to the employee who then called the store manager who allowed the guy to sell me the phone... yup, Im another proud owner of a Galaxy S III phone.

Now a proud owner of a white gs3 ...Took only 10mins, got to say the sprint rep was very easy going and didn't make it difficult. Loving the phone so far, I think I'm so use to Samsung phones now and that was probably why I couldn't appreciate the Evo lte
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Iphony89 said:
Now a proud owner of a white gs3 ...Took only 10mins, got to say the sprint rep was very easy going and didn't make it difficult. Loving the phone so far, I think I'm so use to Samsung phones now and that was probably why I couldn't appreciate the Evo lte
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Congrats I'm going to try and pick one up (when my local AT&T store gets one if they do) soon!

Iphony89 said:
Now a proud owner of a white gs3 ...Took only 10mins, got to say the sprint rep was very easy going and didn't make it difficult. Loving the phone so far, I think I'm so use to Samsung phones now and that was probably why I couldn't appreciate the Evo lte
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Welcome friend! Glad everything worked out for you. Enjoy it! I love mine.
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T-Mobile Early In Store Release

Saw this today and was wondering if anyone heard anything ?
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Link? I still see oct 17 @ tmo site...
I think you are logged in... Let me try that...

It was on my T-Mobile page
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vegabyson said:
Saw this today and was wondering if anyone heard anything ?
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When I preordered online the 1st time around, it said devices would ship by 10/15. Maybe that's what they mean? But it wouldn't be unheard of for stores to get early drop shipments and do soft releases for those who ask. Best bet is to call the stores.

adorkablejuliep said:
When I preordered online the 1st time around, it said devices would ship by 10/15. Maybe that's what they mean? But it wouldn't be unheard of for stores to get early drop shipments and do soft releases for those who ask. Best bet is to call the stores.
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every store I called has said the 17th..

I think I'll drive by a store tomorrow and ask if I can get one to see what they say.

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every store I called has said the 17th..
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That may be when they're expecting to receive it and start selling it. I would definitely call in Wednesday or especially Thursday to see if maybe they got some in earlier than expected. Never hurts to ask. I called BB every day for a week before Moto 360 release and managed to snag 2 before official launch.

adorkablejuliep said:
That may be when they're expecting to receive it and start selling it. I would definitely call in Wednesday or especially Thursday to see if maybe they got some in earlier than expected. Never hurts to ask. I called BB every day for a week before Moto 360 release and managed to snag 2 before official launch.
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yeah, thats sort of what I plan to do; plus I have a "friend" at my local Tmo store, and told him to let me know when he can actually sell me one.
if I have to wait a couple extra days, thats ok with me too, since I have an M8 to use until then

i wish they would do that, even my friend who works at tmo couldnt get me one... i have to wait..... 5 more days. unless i beg the guy in the nearest store, he seemed cool.

I called a store today and said it wouldn't go on sale until the 17th. Has anyone gone by a store yet to ask in person?

I have a sibling that is a manager at a corporate retail store and they don't have any in stock. It's still lined up for the 17th launch.

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I called a store today and said it wouldn't go on sale until the 17th. Has anyone gone by a store yet to ask in person?
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Went to 2. Both said the 17th. Made me feel like an idiot asking. Lol.

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Went to 2. Both said the 17th. Made me feel like an idiot asking. Lol.
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Well that sucks. Oh well, I'll just wait until Friday and get mine. I would have pre ordered if I had known I could have gotten it today. I'll be out of town Friday, so I didn't want to preorder and have it sitting at home until I got back. I'll just go to a T-Mobile store while I'm out of town.

I was told from a t mobile rep if you used jump as I did you get priority shipping, I received my note 4 on the 13th of October
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I have a sibling that is a manager at a corporate retail store and they don't have any in stock. It's still lined up for the 17th launch.
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just came back from my main tmobile store, and the mgr said he STILL doesnt have any note 4's, and he has lost about a dozen sales because he has nothing to sell yet. He said they didnt even send him a "preorder" sheet, so he could request a certain amount of phones, so he has no idea how many he is getting, or when they are coming..

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yeah, thats sort of what I plan to do; plus I have a "friend" at my local Tmo store, and told him to let me know when he can actually sell me one.
if I have to wait a couple extra days, thats ok with me too, since I have an M8 to use until then
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Damn your already getting a Note 4 after just getting the M8 a few months ago. I guess I'm also considering it. We bad. LoL. I have a guy that always hooks me up at T-Mobile too. If I get it I'll use my wife's Jump and then give her my G3. I might wait til Christmas since I still like my G3 and maybe there might be some kind of promo then.

the M8 was just a stop gap phone until the note 4 showed up!
look whose talking, you getting rid of the G3 already???
My wife loves hers, but my son still kept his G2 for some reason.

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Damn your already getting a Note 4 after just getting the M8 a few months ago. I guess I'm also considering it. We bad. LoL. I have a guy that always hooks me up at T-Mobile too. If I get it I'll use my wife's Jump and then give her my G3. I might wait til Christmas since I still like my G3 and maybe there might be some kind of promo then.
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I sold my G3 last month and used my brothers nexus 5 till I got the note.
Last year was worse tho, had the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, LG G2, Sony Xperia Z2, and Nexus 5 within span of 3.5 months! Lol

wase4711 said:
the M8 was just a stop gap phone until the note 4 showed up!
look whose talking, you getting rid of the G3 already???
My wife loves hers, but my son still kept his G2 for some reason.
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Yea I said we bad as in both of us. lol I have a Jump I can use so why not but I'm not sold on the Note 4 yet. Might wait and see about the Nexus or maybe even the iPhone+ for something different. I played with one today and it's not that much bigger then the G3 /Note 4.
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I sold my G3 last month and used my brothers nexus 5 till I got the note.
Last year was worse tho, had the Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, LG G2, Sony Xperia Z2, and Nexus 5 within span of 3.5 months! Lol
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Damn...A year or so ago I got tired of Samsung phones so went to LG. I had the LG G2 around 4 months then the Flex for around 4 months and the G3 for around 4 months. I tried the Sony Z but didn't like the battery life. I thought about maybe getting the Z3 but I just don't know about Sony/T-Mobile updates.

and I thought I was bad...