Which is quicker? Preorder or just buy in Store? - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK, I'm a gadget junkie and want to get the note 3 sooner, rather, than later. All said, is it quicker to pre-order or wait until launch day. I want to pre-order, but it says it won't ship until launch day and 2 day delivery is the only option. What do you think?

I think the fact that nobody is sure when the carriers will begin shipping that your guess is as good as anyone's. There's rumors and conjecture of early shipping of preorders and internet order status pages with various and/or changing dates, but then again, some stores have it in stock now and it only takes one salesman who "accidentally" begins selling them early to start the mayhem.
I put my faith in a preorder, but no matter who gets it first, at least I'll get it.

Pre-order. I pre ordered s4 & got day before release. Knew several people that ordered before me and got 2 days early. So definitely order asap!
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oneandroidnut said:
Pre-order. I pre ordered s4 & got day before release. Knew several people that ordered before me and got 2 days early. So definitely order asap!
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Thanks I just pre-ordered!

gshaw1967 said:
Thanks I just pre-ordered!
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no problem man! now the waiting begins!

gshaw1967 said:
Thanks I just pre-ordered!
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Welcome to the pre-order club :highfive:

I guess pre ordering is the fastest way to get your phone, well at least here in the Netherlands. Last year when the note 2 was launched it took quite a while before it hit the stores here. People who pre ordered had the phone much faster!
I'm glad I pre-ordered my note 3 now
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To those people who purchased the Note from 1saleaday.com

Just to let you know, some people have said 1saleaday.com was a shady dealer, but just got a tracking number from them and my Note is shipped out! I hope it comes in pristine new condition. Please post here if it has shipped out for you and what condition it is in when you receive it. At least they shipped mine out on day 5 of their usual 5 business days.
I ordered a bluetooth from them and it took 5 e-mails, a complaint with the bbb, and a paypal claim to get a tracking number. Then i got it, a month later, in a plastic bag and the bluetooth has refurbished stamped on it. This was about 6 months ago so i hope that they cleaned up their act. Sounds like they did, but you have to watch and make sure that they dont send you a refurb.
Just got my ups tracking number for my white gnote today after a full week. I was starting to get worried. How much did you grab yours for and what color?
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I bought a wifi router from them and it doesn't even power up. No wonder it only cost $9. It was broken. hope you have better luck.
Just got my note today. this thing is sick...
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sparks83 said:
Just got my note today. this thing is sick...
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If its sick you should possibly return it for a replacement/refund.
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stoney73 said:
If its sick you should possibly return it for a replacement/refund.
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I'm not sure if you're joking or not but he meant sick in a good way.
Is this for the white galaxy note that was $585? I canceled my order because they were taking too long, "processing" for a whole week.
I re-ordered through ebay's daily deal at $550 for the black sold by 1saleaday. I got a tracking number after two days, and initially was suppose to receive the package by 3/29, now I checked it again it's rescheduled to 4/2. What a bummer.
I will never order anything sold by 1saleaday.com.
hp79 said:
Is this for the white galaxy note that was $585? I canceled my order because they were taking too long, "processing" for a whole week.
I re-ordered through ebay's daily deal at $550 for the black sold by 1saleaday. I got a tracking number after two days, and initially was suppose to receive the package by 3/29, now I checked it again it's rescheduled to 4/2. What a bummer.
I will never order anything sold by 1saleaday.com.
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Well they did say on their website 5 business days and up to 10 business days in some cases for an order to be shipped. If you have read their FAQs, you would have known that. I read all their FAQs and read all their reviews on the web before I bought from them. 5 business days usually translates to a whole week. When I got my shipping confirmation, it was on the 5th business day, in other words exactly 1 week from the day I ordered it (ordered Thursday and shipped Thursday the following week).
I probably wouldn't order anything refurbed from them, but if it's brand new and sealed, then I usually do. This was the 2nd time I have ordered from them, the first time was for micro usb car chargers for $1/each and all 5 I ordered came in between 2 and 3 weeks (shipped out also on the 5th business day as well). Their shipping is slow and they send by UPS ground from Florida (and I live in California), but at least they get to me. In fact I just ordered a few 2GB SD cards from them tonight since I have an old Nikon D50 DSLR that only uses SD (not SDHC) cards, so 3 more SD cards should last me a few more years with my trusty 7 year old Nikon D50.
As far as you receiving the package a few days late, blame the shipper. If 1saleaday.com sent out your package after the 2nd day (picked up by USPS), then it is not their fault, it's the shipper's fault.
stoney73 said:
If its sick you should possibly return it for a replacement/refund.
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LOL it's our US slang, "sick" means "good or awesome, etc."
hp79 said:
Is this for the white galaxy note that was $585? I canceled my order because they were taking too long, "processing" for a whole week.
I re-ordered through ebay's daily deal at $550 for the black sold by 1saleaday. I got a tracking number after two days, and initially was suppose to receive the package by 3/29, now I checked it again it's rescheduled to 4/2. What a bummer.
I will never order anything sold by 1saleaday.com.
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there is no black galaxy note phones only white and blue
damador said:
there is no black galaxy note phones only white and blue
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The blue is very close to black
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stoney73 said:
If its sick you should possibly return it for a replacement/refund.
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We use that in the UK too, this video will help you understand a bit more of the slang (very funny) ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9jLTce5bzs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I've bought a few things from 1saleaday. Everything has always been good with them. I had to do one return and it was not an issue. My only complaint is that they are so slow in getting the product out the door. Usually takes a full week before it ships. Since they are in Florida(I think) and I'm in California, it takes two weeks before I get the product.
I got mine from the Monkey deal that was $20 more expensive about 2 months back.
Just received my Note today (WOOHOO!). Just checked the CSC code and it says TPA, which I assume is Panama (had some hints because the manuals and box and when I turned on my phone, the language was Spanish). Good thing is it has Kernel N7000UBKK2 which is a rootable kernel. Off to root the sucker now!

Where are nexus 7 shipping from?

Just that
I'll be until next Monday in the US, I decided to go with Nexus 7 16GB but ordering now I'm not sure if there is enough time to get it before I leave.
I'm in Seattle WA and I wonder if the location from where the N7 is sent affects the time of shipping? where is that location?
Best Regards!
It ships from ASUS' factory in China.
I'm in the same area and both of my 8GB Nexus 7's have been coming from Kentucky. It doesn't really matter where they come from, they always use 2-day shipping within the US. The only thing you have to worry about is the extra few days it might take them to process it, but based on my experience last week I would say if you ordered today most likely you'll get the tablet on Friday.
earlyberd said:
I'm in the same area and both of my 8GB Nexus 7's have been coming from Kentucky. It doesn't really matter where they come from, they always use 2-day shipping within the US. The only thing you have to worry about is the extra few days it might take them to process it, but based on my experience last week I would say if you ordered today most likely you'll get the tablet on Friday.
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Thanks guys, I Think I will take the risk...
rootusr said:
Thanks guys, I Think I will take the risk...
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Done, I just ordered it, the confirmation email says that I wont be charged until is shipped, I Think could cancel the order if its not shipped at the end of tomorrow to avoid the risk dont you think?
I ordered mine today around 2 EST and I seen they took the money out of my account. No shipping info yet. Hopefully I get it by the weekend or I'll kill myself
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Is Saturday considered a Bussiness day in the US? ( I'm not from US)
player911 said:
I ordered mine today around 2 EST and I seen they took the money out of my account. No shipping info yet. Hopefully I get it by the weekend or I'll kill myself
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Seriously I ordered mine a couple of days ago (the 16gb) and havent even received an email with tracking info and they havent taken my money out yet either ???

Was Google Play efficient for N7 pre-orders?

I definitely want to pre-order the N4 as soon as possible, but I don't know how Google are with shipping etc.
Did they ship before release date? How fast was shipping and how much did it cost?
I want to make sure I get it quickly, otherwise I'm stuck with a backup phone for a while...
Tibbz96 said:
I definitely want to pre-order the N4 as soon as possible, but I don't know how Google are with shipping etc.
Did they ship before release date? How fast was shipping and how much did it cost?
I want to make sure I get it quickly, otherwise I'm stuck with a backup phone for a while...
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They got shipped late, there was too few to satisfy demand and at one point they decided to send newly placed orders before earlier orders.
Delivery was a standard 2 working days think it was £9.99. They changed to overnight delivery due to the delays.
If you are brave here is the preorder shipping thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737556
Based on the nexus 7 preorder I'd advise against it.
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Forgot there was also problems in the UK with incorrect delivery address on a lot of them.
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gbroon said:
They got shipped late, there was too few to satisfy demand and at one point they decided to send newly placed orders before earlier orders.
Delivery was a standard 2 working days think it was £9.99. They changed to overnight delivery due to the delays.
If you are brave here is the preorder shipping thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737556
Based on the nexus 7 preorder I'd advise against it.
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Thanks. Do you think other retailers with have it available for pre-order?
Also on the subject, when they say "available for order" on the 13th, does that mean 12:01am?
I'm in California, and wouldn't mind staying up to get my order in :victory:
Not likely to have Preorder.
From what I understand, the actual release date is Nov 13. It doesn't look like google will be doing a preorder for this one. That said, the N7 preorder went well for me, I grabbed it early and got it on a friday, knew some others who didn't get theirs until after the weekend.
i did the pre order for the nexus 7 and it went pretty well over all. there was a bit of a delay due to high demand but i dont hold that against them. got mine when they said i would. in perfect condition and have no defects or problems.
Ordered my n7 on the first day of pre-orders, didnt recieve it for quite a while, people who ordered after me got it first. But it was worth the wait
Still not gunna stop me ordering this!
Waited about a month to get my Nexus 7 16GB, meanwhile all local stores had it in stock and I couldnt cancel. So, I wouldnt say they were very efficient.
If the N7 preorder was slow and delayed, I have to think that this one will be even worse, there's plenty of buzz for the phone.
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If the N7 preorder was slow and delayed, I have to think that this one will be even worse, there's plenty of buzz for the phone.
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Or maybe they learned their lesson and will handle it better?
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zivan56 said:
Waited about a month to get my Nexus 7 16GB, meanwhile all local stores had it in stock and I couldnt cancel. So, I wouldnt say they were very efficient.
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Why couldn't you cancel the order?

Orders from eXpansys

My order (Black) on eXpansys shows "In stock in 8 days", so the date should be before the 29th, that was now said to be the "official" one...
What about your ones?
Do you think that will be really getting it before everyone else, since they are the official HTC distributors?
Expected 7 Days
silver
Mines 9 days (Black)
I wouldn't be buying from eXpansys if I were you guys...
They are the reason I have a $700 brick on my shelf.
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Why? It's a perfectly good site.
daoutlawz said:
I wouldn't be buying from eXpansys if I were you guys...
They are the reason I have a $700 brick on my shelf.
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Blame the manufacturer, not the one who sold it to you.
Bought my galaxy note from them, the note died 5 months after purchase (still within 12 month warranty) and they literally refused to honour the warranty. And now it just sits there.
Samsung also refuse to help me because it was purchased from an international store.
So now I'm stuck with a phone that doesn't work and I cannot get fixed even when I offered to pay both Samsung and eXpansys.
If I was to purchase internationally again, I'd go clove or handtec like I've done in the past.
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daoutlawz said:
I wouldn't be buying from eXpansys if I were you guys...
They are the reason I have a $700 brick on my shelf.
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Why? I've been using them for years. Only ever had one problem where they sent me a used phone, which they rectified to my satisfaction.
Bought my Note 2 and HTC One X from them.. no problems at all.. i can say their customer service is trash tho..
Its like they only have 8 people working there.. 1 manage shipping, the rest just answer calls
but this was eXpansys USA.. so idk if its the same in your country
From eXpansys website:
SIlver: Stock Expected In 6 Days
Black: Stock Expected In 7 Days
UPDATE: eXpansys just communicated that, even for them, launch date will be on 29th, as for everybody else.
Can't wait
Yesterday it said 7 days.
Now, today it says 16 days...
I can't wait any longer
EDIT: I just read they will launch it on the 29th, like everyone. It still suck though but maybe it's better because I have exams till the 29th.
**** , i need htc one now
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Yesterday it said 7 days.
Now, today it says 16 days...
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Probably, they updated it due to the fact they realized they're launching it on 29th too...
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Probably, they updated it due to the fact they realized they're launching it on 29th too...
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Yes I think so, but it sucks since I'm counting down since the first rumours got out.
I love HTC and it's not a good thing for the company to postpone the release.
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Phones 4 U are reporting that they have the stock in their warehouse, I've cancelled mine and switched to them
l.m.prowse said:
Phones 4 U are reporting that they have the stock in their warehouse, I've cancelled mine and switched to them
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ship me one to spain
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l.m.prowse said:
Phones 4 U are reporting that they have the stock in their warehouse, I've cancelled mine and switched to them
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lolwat?
It's because they gave it 5 out of 5 stars, right? Damn you Handtec.
Haven't seen anything like that before. They mail me saying that the One is in stock and after 2 days they say they gona deliver by end of March. Why telling me that it's in stock in the first place then?

Just picked up my 2013 nexus from bestbuy

In NYC the best buy on 44th and 5th had some in stock today. Picked up a 32gb .
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verusevo said:
In NYC the best buy on 44th and 5th had some in stock today. Picked up a 32gb .
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Just picked mine up in Chicago. Once in awhile the incompetence of Best Buy is nice.
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Just picked mine up in Chicago. Once in awhile the incompetence of Best Buy is nice.
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What do you mean incompetence? If you mean since they sold it to you today. They upped the release date from Tuesday to today.
I thought BEST BUYS site was full of it..... the in-store option said "Available Now"
I need. Must go get.
Yeah I would go Asap. The rep I spoke to on the phone said they would be out of them quick as some stores have already reported selling out
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Picked mine up this afternoon, Willow Grove, PA Best Buy, they're sold out now. I had it preordered already online for delivery, got the email at like 4am this morning saying the release date of a product you ordered had changed. I thought "well, looks like they probably pushed it back to a later release in August or something..." Then I saw that it was released today, so I went online to see if they were available for in-store pickup. Sure enough they were. Now I have the one I bought and the one coming via UPS. Now I'm hoping I can just take the one I got delivered and return it to the store with the receipt from the in-store pickup one so I'm not stuck with two.
Does anyone know when or if this is going to get its own forum?
Update: You can return an online order to any Best Buy, per their return policy. "Avoid shipping charges and receive a refund more quickly by returning your items to any Best Buy store within the United States."
New Nexus 7 (2013) forum is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2407
beano311 said:
Picked mine up this afternoon, Willow Grove, PA Best Buy, they're sold out now. I had it preordered already online for delivery, got the email at like 4am this morning saying the release date of a product you ordered had changed. I thought "well, looks like they probably pushed it back to a later release in August or something..." Then I saw that it was released today, so I went online to see if they were available for in-store pickup. Sure enough they were. Now I have the one I bought and the one coming via UPS. Now I'm hoping I can just take the one I got delivered and return it to the store with the receipt from the in-store pickup one so I'm not stuck with two.
Does anyone know when or if this is going to get its own forum?
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Bottom part is what I would like to know as well.
Ordered and picked mine up in store this morning.
Nullvoid
Just picked up mine in Sugar Land, TX. Did the same thing as beano311.
And I just saw that the new Nexus now has its own forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2407
Not sure either that's why I posted it here. Do we still call it the Nexus 7 or Nexus 7(2 or 2013).
Was really happy I got it today. Was gonna purchase it on Monday as a late Bday present for a friend who's Bday is tomorrow. Now I don't have to be tardy.
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Nburnes said:
Bottom part is what I would like to know as well.
Ordered and picked mine up in store this morning.
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Yes you can. It says on their website you can return anything bought online to a local store.
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Yes you can. It says on their website you can return anything bought online to a local store.
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I meant the part about getting a separate forum.
Edit: Found it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2407 (Nexus 7 2013 forum)
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