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[Venting] T-Mobile's Return Policy

Okay, I'm mad. So I decided I did not like the G2 and wanted to hold out for a better phone in the future. I pre-ordered it and called up the local T-Mobile store to ask if I could return my phone. They happily said sure come on in. The closest T-Mobile store is about 20 min away, but it beat shipping the damn phone.
Well, when I got there, they saw I had the G2 and quickly said ohhh nooo sorry sir but you have to ship that back. We can't take it. WTF. I told them they just told me over the phone I could return it and they just kept apologizing.
Then I called T-Mobile on the way home (speaker phone) and told them I needed to return the G2. The rep I got started going on about how come I don't want to keep it. I literally had to argue with this douche before he agreed to let me return it. He also said they would not cover any shipping charges. WTF.
So I finally shipped it off about 2 weeks ago and put $500 insurance on it. Well, I called T-Mobile yesterday to see if they had received my phone yet so I could get the credit put back on my EIP (So I can buy a new phone possibly the HD7.) They said they don't have it and to call USPS. I called USPS and they can't find any info on it except that it *should* be at the T-Mobile warehouse by now. WTF.
So I have both companies telling me to call the other company. I'm really pissed off. I don't know what to do next. :\
tl;dr version : T-Mobile and USPS say they both don't have my phone!

This is why you should NOT send anything USPS but first class mail. THEY LOSE THINGS! UPS and FEDEX are the only way to go when it comes to returning items. Sorry that you have had bad luck. But NEVER have faith in the postal service...

Well if USPS can't prove that was delivered you have insurance on the package file a claim and get the money for it.

Tatdude806 said:
This is why you should NOT send anything USPS but first class mail. THEY LOSE THINGS! UPS and FEDEX are the only way to go when it comes to returning items. Sorry that you have had bad luck. But NEVER have faith in the postal service...
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I shipped mine back FedEx Ground with $500 worth of insurance. I have the signature of the person who signed for it. Call me paranoid, but I don't trust USPS for squat either. It cost me a total of $11, including the box and filler.
Did you fill out the return sheet and provide T-Mobile the tracking number (as instructed) *before* they received it?

TheArtiszan said:
Well if USPS can't prove that was delivered you have insurance on the package file a claim and get the money for it.
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Nobody gives you insurance by default. You have to ask for it *and* pay for it. Even then, you have to prove to them that it wasn't delivered, which requires tracking and signature confirmation.
Sucks, but USPS has always been like this.

HamNCheese said:
Nobody gives you insurance by default. You have to ask for it *and* pay for it. Even then, you have to prove to them that it wasn't delivered, which requires tracking and signature confirmation.
Sucks, but USPS has always been like this.
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he says he insured it for $500, i sent my back with fedex though to get a tracking number, also insured it for $500

I sent mine back via UPS, as soon as I left the store I called T-Mo and they put the tracking info in their system, checked the status and since it showed up they went ahead and credited my account as if they already received it.
Victor
I also believe that when you talked to them, they more than likely said to ship it back via UPS or FedEx to insure you have a tracking number. At least they have told me that every time I have sent a phone back to them over the years.

You'll be alright. Make sure to save your receipt from USPS and a tracking number. Call tmobile until you speak with a supervisor. You may need to wait for them to call you back. Tell em your story, give them your numbers and they'll track it down. They have a way of tracing packages. You'll get your money back if you have proof you sent it and you push hard.
Good luck.
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funkeee said:
You'll be alright. Make sure to save your receipt from USPS and a tracking number. Call tmobile until you speak with a supervisor. You may need to wait for them to call you back. Tell em your story, give them your numbers and they'll track it down. They have a way of tracing packages. You'll get your money back if you have proof you sent it and you push hard.
Good luck.
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Yeah I still have the receipt with the tracking. The problem with the tracking is that when I try to search for it, it says this:
"Delivery status information is not available for your item via this web site. A return receipt after mailing may be available through your local Post Office."
So, yeah, I won't be using USPS again. As for whether or not T-Mobile said I could use USPS, they did.
I'll try getting a hold of a supervisor tomorrow. Hopefully they can get this resolved for me. Luckily, I'm in CA, so I have 30 days to return it.

I'm confused....did you order delivery confirmation on the package? Because the only way you can track a package with USPS is if you order delivery confirmation (or if you send it via registered mail...but I think that's only for envelopes).
Btw I sent my G2 back to TMO and they credited my account $10 for the shipping.

Big mistake sending it USPS... should have sent it UPS or FedEx.

aedv said:
I'm confused....did you order delivery confirmation on the package? Because the only way you can track a package with USPS is if you order delivery confirmation (or if you send it via registered mail...but I think that's only for envelopes).
Btw I sent my G2 back to TMO and they credited my account $10 for the shipping.
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Newp, I did not. Guess I made a mistake there.

It's funny cause I've always used UPS for years, but I thought I might be able to save a few bucks going USPS this time. Regret that decision. Not worth the extra hassle at all.

mark925 said:
Big mistake sending it USPS... should have sent it UPS or FedEx.
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what everyone else has said about USPS - and it can take 6 months + to resolve a loss claim with them - biggest joke in the world.
I had an experience with them over a $505 COD pmt that never came back to me and it took over six months to resolve and the only reason it got resolved then was that i knew someone high up in the Postal system that pointed me at the right person to talk to. Without that pointer, i'd still be waiting for that pmt to show up
UPS or Fedex aren't the greatest, but at least losses are resolved in short order (2-3 weeks at the outside) - we ship a lot with UPS so we've had some experience with them. And their tracking svc actually shows where something is in the system - postal shows "in transit", sometimes 3 weeks after it's been delivered
USPS employees, at night, practive giving aspirin tablets a headache

ericc191 said:
Okay, I'm mad. So I decided I did not like the G2 and wanted to hold out for a better phone in the future. I pre-ordered it and called up the local T-Mobile store to ask if I could return my phone. They happily said sure come on in. The closest T-Mobile store is about 20 min away, but it beat shipping the damn phone.
Well, when I got there, they saw I had the G2 and quickly said ohhh nooo sorry sir but you have to ship that back. We can't take it. WTF. I told them they just told me over the phone I could return it and they just kept apologizing.
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I preordered the G2 and was fully aware that I'd have to pay for shipping if I returned it during the buyer's remorse period. Too bad someone from the tmo store gave you wrong info - but that is to be expected. I never rely on the store workers for information.
Chances are they will find your phone so don't sweat it!

larryccf said:
UPS or Fedex aren't the greatest, but at least losses are resolved in short order (2-3 weeks at the outside) ...
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So who do you recommend besides Fedex or UPS? For small packages of high value Fedex is better. For heavier / larger stuff UPS is the best - as far as price goes at least. This is true of 3 day / ground type service insured.

aedv said:
I'm confused....did you order delivery confirmation on the package? Because the only way you can track a package with USPS is if you order delivery confirmation (or if you send it via registered mail...but I think that's only for envelopes).
Btw I sent my G2 back to TMO and they credited my account $10 for the shipping.
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Remember, this is USPS.
When the recipient signs for the package, they return mail you the little yellow card (also via USPS, and also just as likely to be "lost" by them.)
In any event, you'll have to go through USPS and file a claim. They might make you wait a few more weeks, so the return card has time to arrive.

starfcker69 said:
So who do you recommend besides Fedex or UPS? For small packages of high value Fedex is better. For heavier / larger stuff UPS is the best - as far as price goes at least. This is true of 3 day / ground type service insured.
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$11 FedEx Ground (via Kinkos, including packing material and an outer box)
UPS price is under $10 for ground
There really isn't any other viable option.
FedEx vs UPS - It really doesn't matter anymore. Both are comparable for most packages. Just don't use USPS for anything important.

Expansys Experience

I feel compelled to share my experience of dealing with Expansys UK for ordering the Galaxy S2.
Its really been a very disappointing level of service, for anyone thinking of ordering from them then bare in mind that I ordered my phone on the 8th May when it was listed as in stock. A day or two later when I checked on order tracking it reported 11 days till stock. Over the course of the last 22 days their site has listed it in stock on a number of occasions and my tracked order status has changed repeatedly. Now I understand there is stock issues on the unit but be warned that Expansys 'stock' levels are misleading. I subsequently emailed them for an update which they failed to respond too, so today I called them for an update only to be told that even though I had ordered from the UK site that my order had been transferred to Australia (where I live) and that I must call that office for an update. So despite my intention of getting it early from the UK it appears Expansys is playing games with my order. I have now decided to cancel my order as I don't want to give this company my money. Let's see if Handtec can provide better customer service! Really terrible experience with dealing with Expansys, please consider carefully if intending to hand over your money to them.

Really terrible experience with dealing with Expansys, please consider carefully if intending to hand over your money to them.
Dealt with them in the past and will again .
jje

i posted this here already:
i preordered from expansys uk 19 march. still waiting. they dont reply to emails. expected date on order has been jumping up and down. website has said instock 100+ a couple of times and has now for the past 2 days (very misleading since even if its a bug, surely it should be fixed by now?!?)
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it is so annoying - especially with so many ohers getting theres form various places (including expansys us who are supplying polish uk models or whatever it is). i chose expansys for my preorder as id had good experiences before with devices/accessories. been very dissapointed with this purchase though. website has said 100+ instock for 3 days now

im looking to pick one up tomorrow. Whats the best website to order from for Canada???
Also, not to sound like a cheap ass but there was some discount codes to enter and i cant find them anymore.
Im just very carefull with ordering stuff online. Any help is appreciated.

We bought my wife a Desire S from Expansys last month. It arrived DOA. Instead of telling us they would take care of it, we were told to send it back to them and THEY would decide if it would be replaced or sent to HTC for repairs depending on the state of the packaging.
This makes me nervous, it sounds like they would only replace it if they could resell the defective unit. The box also contained an extra unused security seal for the packaging, which is strange. Why would HTC provide you with a way to make it appear the box had never been opened?
We decided we would be better off to deal with HTC directly rather than send it back to Expansys and have them decide what would be in our best interest. 6 weeks later and it is in for a second round of repairs and my wife has yet to have a full days use of the phone.
This is why Expansys didn't get more order a couple weeks later when the SGS II came out. I'll never buy anything from them again.

this is definitely worrying. I dont think expanys is getting my cash. The thing that bugs me the most is places saying they have stock and yet it takes a month to get your phone.
Handtec looks promising. Is this phone still selling out or can i comfortably order and the phone will be in stock ??

I ordered from Expansys Canada on Friday, and so far they haven't given me a reason to not like them. My order shipped within 8 hours of me ordering, and Fedex says it will be here by 5pm today, which I kind of doubt since the status is still at "Shipping info sent to Fedex". I ordered when there was 44 In Stock.
Funnily enough though, when I look at my order status and click on the link to look at the phone, it says it's not available anymore, but the phone is there with a different link. Just thought that was odd.

can anybody confirm handtec has stock available? I checked the website and it says yes but you can never be sure...

I ordered a while ago from Clove. The day after I ordered I noticed the site said they were out of stock. I started to cancel my order to order from Handtec and then noticed they were out of stock as well. Went back to Clove to cancel my cancel request, they asked me if my order was urgent, I told them it was and they shipped it right away.. Guess they had a few in reserve. Anyway my point is Clove has been great to me, very professional and courteous even when I was wanting to cancel my order.
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I've never actually ordered from them, but every time I try to get info from them they are "not the most customer service oriented". You have to give them credit for selling to pretty much the whole world though! I'm surprised there are none in Australia yet. Taiwan's Launch date is June 1.

Just to act as a counter-weight in this thread I thought I would post my experiences with Expansys...
Pre-ordered the SGSII early and got it delivered the 5th of May. They answered all my e-mails promptly and I had no issues with payment or anything else.
Have used them a couple of times before and never had any issues then either.

I ordered one from Expansys USA on Thursday with overnight shipping and received it Friday. I paid with my Paypal account and Paypal wouldn't let me apply the coupon that is available so my charge was $25 higher than it should have been. Within 20 minutes of ordering Expansys refunded the $25 without me having to contact customer service. I was pretty impressed with their service as a first time customer.

jeremy81 said:
I ordered one from Expansys USA on Thursday with overnight shipping and received it Friday. I paid with my Paypal account and Paypal wouldn't let me apply the coupon that is available so my charge was $25 higher than it should have been. Within 20 minutes of ordering Expansys refunded the $25 without me having to contact customer service. I was pretty impressed with their service as a first time customer.
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I ordered one late Friday.. Also went for the two day shipping. Being memorial day, I hope all goes well. Now I am all nervous. I also paid with paypal..
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this thread is about expansys uk. the us site sounds like it has a lot better service and evidently has devices. you cant get anything out of the uk site

Brendo said:
this thread is about expansys uk. the us site sounds like it has a lot better service and evidently has devices. you cant get anything out of the uk site
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expansysy ain that good, unless u go to their hq i believe was in manchester?

I ordered from Expansys.ca this past Tuesday night (around 11pm) and the phone was in my hands on Friday 3 days later. I had no problems with them. In fact, I gave them my wrong expiry date and someone from customer service contacted me and I was able to fix it early Wednesday morning.
Everyone will have different experiences. Especially since Expansys is worldwide. Different areas may have different issues

I can only speak from my experience with Expansys US. I had no issues what-so-ever. The communication was great, and shipping was spot on. They were everything I require in a seller. I imagine if I needed to return the device it would be the same experience.

Sent them a couple simple questions via email since ordering a SG2 on Friday. No contact since then. Horrible customer service. Sent a cancellation email for my order a couple minutes ago and I expect a full refund. I'll follow up in the morning. I understand it's a holiday weekend but this is unacceptable.

You realize their office hours are Monday-Friday 8-6pm right? Why would they respond if they are off for the weekend, especially on a holiday. You have no reason to be angry at them.

Expansys USA has been great as far as my order for the GSII went. I ordered on the 16th, shipped on the 24th and got it on 26th. No issues at all.

Order Status -- Back Ordered!!

So I go to check my order status at BB to see if it shipped late yesterday or last night and it says "Status - Back Ordered".
WTF!!!
Maybe I should just tell Sammy to go pound sand! I already have some concerns about them and their promises.

My order now says "Being fulfilled. Usually ships in 1-2 days."
Dang it - I was hoping to cancel and run down to BB store and look for stock.
Oh well.

markp99 said:
My order now says "Being fulfilled. Usually ships in 1-2 days."
Dang it - I was hoping to cancel and run down to BB store and look for stock.
Oh well.
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I guess that's the good news, I can run down to the store and check. Or at least call first thing this am.

lucky i have one close to my job that has them available. taking an early lunch to pick it up.

I pre-ordered mine earlier this past weekend. BestBuy claimed they weren't going to ship them until today. So I canceled my order. Went online last night & purchased it for in store pickup. Got an Email about 30 minutes ago saying that my order is ready for pickup. Can't wait to the store opens so I can go grab it!

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I pre-ordered mine earlier this past weekend. BestBuy claimed they weren't going to ship them until today. So I canceled my order. Went online last night & purchased it for in store pickup. Got an Email about 30 minutes ago saying that my order is ready for pickup. Can't wait to the store opens so I can go grab it!
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Just looked and tried to do that and all stores within 50 miles of me here in SE FL say unavailable. I already cancelled my order also, oh well.

cdf3 said:
I pre-ordered mine earlier this past weekend. BestBuy claimed they weren't going to ship them until today. So I canceled my order. Went online last night & purchased it for in store pickup. Got an Email about 30 minutes ago saying that my order is ready for pickup. Can't wait to the store opens so I can go grab it!
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Turns out, if you just call up Customer support and ask nicely, they'll transfer your order to an in-store pickup location, and get priority over people who just ordered it last night/this morning.
Now thats customer service.

markp99 said:
My order now says "Being fulfilled. Usually ships in 1-2 days."
Dang it - I was hoping to cancel and run down to BB store and look for stock.
Oh well.
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Best Buy email just arrived = Shipped! Yay!
UPS does not list a delivery date at their tracking site yet - Boo!

Looks like our store in Madison only received 16gb models.
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Looks like our store in Madison only received 16gb models.
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Interesting enough, when I call the local stores they have the 16G White version. Guess Samsung made lots of those.

Once the status says "Processing" customer service can't do anything. I tried this morning to have them transfer my order to a local store.
Good news is that I just got a confirmation e-mail that it just shipped, but now I have to wait for it to arrive instead of grabbing it from the store.

Thanks to substandard customer service, BB has lost my business. I called another store who also did not have the 32G version in stock but did notify me that they are showing the warehouse has units available if I wanted to do a store pickup. So I asked how could they have it in the warehouse and I get a back ordered status? The store customer service rep stated I should call the 888 number to find out. I did that and was abruptly told that the .com warehouse was different and they are obviously out of stock. So I tried to rationalize with her that why would BB take preorders and then not allocate units that they obviously have available. She states that "Sir I just told you that the .com uses a different warehouse". So I (with some sarcasm at this point) ask her if it is the same company. Well at no time did she offer to find one locally or go ahead and have one shipped to my local store and when I finally asked her if she could do that for me, I said never mind if I have to ask you to do that for me then I will just purchase from another business who values customer service. I assure you that at no time was I rude and only got sarcastic at the end of the conversation.
c'est la vie

For me....Only Best Buy stores that have them are way too far away. Local ones don't have them and unknown when either, so its the luck of the draw as to where Samsung ships to and how many to even bother driving for one just to be disappointed in selling out.
I would just a rather order online instead

SR45 said:
For me....Only Best Buy stores that have them are way too far away. Local ones don't have them and unknown when either, so its the luck of the draw as to where Samsung ships to and how many to even bother driving for one just to be disappointed in selling out.
I would just a rather order online instead
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I couldn't find any BB stores in the state of Massachusetts that had the 32gb version, so I went online.
Circuit City claims to have an order today/ship today policy on the 32gb version. I went ahead a tried it - we'll see. I did it from their website, not from Amazon, and had to call them to ask them to process the order now.
I didn't know circuit city even existed anymore.

Bummer about the horror stories. Not to make you feel bad, but I strolled into my local Best Buy about 15 minutes after opening today. No pre-order, no deposit, no nothing. Walked out with the 32GB Grey ... and they didn't charge me sales tax! That's a 9.75% (~$60) bonus!

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Bummer about the horror stories. Not to make you feel bad, but I strolled into my local Best Buy about 15 minutes after opening today. No pre-order, no deposit, no nothing. Walked out with the 32GB Grey ... and they didn't charge me sales tax! That's a 9.75% (~$60) bonus!
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Good to hear someone had a good experience. I don't feel bad just a little jealous I guess. I'm actually thinking about just getting the Iconia instead. I have had the xoom and transformer but returned them both. The xoom for a charging issue and I just never liked the feel of the transformer, maybe just a little to wide and I have larger than avg hands.

I suffered from the same back-order issue. I pre-ordered one for my wife when I first got the e-mail from Samsung on 6/6/2011. Now you would think with my last name being at the beginning of the alphabet and my order being placed so early that I would be a shoe-in to receive one.
WRONG! I didn't receive an e-mail or anything. I'm a Silver Rewards member because of my continued customer loyalty...yet you can't even let me know what's going on before hand so I can order elsewhere.
I called 3 stores, checked online, did a online chat with Best Buy employee Brenda, and then talked to 4 different people through customer support. I heard different answers each time but the same result. "It shows as back-ordered but that it will ship in 1-2 business days." From the stores I heard "We haven't received our shipments yet but the ones we're getting are for pre-orders." The last statement was obviously a lie because ship-to-store has not been an option for any of the local 10 Best Buy stores.
How does any of this make sense? Yes I could come up with some patchwork logic to calm myself but at the end of the day, it's horrible customer service. I was respectful to each person I talked to. I didn't even complain. I went online to cancel my order and then called back to make sure it was done.

I'll keep it real simple. Worked for Best Buy for roughly 2 1/2 years during my younger days. During high school and then when I was in college in Tucson.
I hate Best Buy. From their "non-commission" approach they have the sales associates present shoppers with to their TERRIBLE phone customer service, the place is nothing but horrible experiences. I have a Rewards Silver account with them as well. I've spent way too much money to care to calculate with them and they continue to suck. I've shifted my purchasing from Best Buy to Amazon and am now a Prime Member with them (have been for over a year).
To stay on point with the OP, I went to Best Buy on Camelback in Phoenix this morning to see if they had any in stock. The PCHO (PC / Home Office) and Mobile Phone in store reps both told me they didn't get any in nor did the rest of the state of AZ. The only way I could get a Galaxy Tab was through Best Buy.com. This was after roaming around both departments for 10-15 minutes waiting for a sales rep to approach me (or even see one that I could approach for help). All immediately after the store had opened. Non-knowledgable, unwilling to help anyone sales reps and terrible supervisor / management that could give two craps less about your experience and care about nothing other than you buying a Geek Squad extended service plans and taking advantage of their financing offers.
I'm not buying a Galaxy Tab at all now nor am I, for any reason, shopping at Best Buy any longer (not like it's a huge deal... their stores have been dwindling in the number of shoppers for the past two years).

At first thought it's nice to see that I am not alone, but it really is kinda of sad. I do hear lots of great things about Amazon and have purchased a couple of times through them, but i am still a little weary about online purchases. Not really rational since Amazon does in all regards appear to be very safe and easy even with respect to returns. So who knows maybe it is Amazon here I come!

Prime Membership is totally worth it if you shop on Amazon frequently. I do ALL of my Christmas shopping each year with them, never any hiccups. As a Prime member, you get FREE Two Day shipping on almost everything you buy along with no tax. It destroys whatever Best Buy offers these days. On new videogame releases, they are not only typically $5-10 cheaper, there is no tax and it arrives on the same day of release at my front door.
**end of gushing**

WTF???AT&T canceled my order for lapdock!

AT&T, SOB!!!!!
Does this happen to any of you?

yes I received an email that it is canceled, but on their website it is still showing as "in progress"

wow.
they give any reason as to why they cancelled the order?

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wow.
they give any reason as to why they cancelled the order?
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I don't think so...
The email said "unable to verify the information you provided or you have exceeded the number of lines of service that we allow customers to purchase online."
I am using Atrix on AT&T, and they cannot verify my information? What the hell? Why not just simply call me to "verify"?

It hasn't happened to me but I didn't sign in to order it. On the website it still says "In Progress" for me as well.

I haven't gotten an E-Mail from them about it being canceled, but I noticed earlier that the $50 credit was canceled from my card before it even went through.

I just checked my bank account and I saw that I had my $50 back as well.
Upon detailed inspection of my account the order still says Shipment Pending but in my bank statement the transaction doesn't exist. Like it never happened. On another note, if you check the AT&T store it now shows the lapdock as $99.99 and it is currently "Out of Stock."
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They have taken the money from my account and haven't put it back yet. Maybe good news for me? Time will tell! Still showing shipping pending

I suggest if you all really want the Lapdock, to go get the $75 refurbished one now!
Sure you pay $25 more, but it's still a great deal and if you don't get a confirmation email with tracking # on your current order, then you are most likely SOL just like the whole HP Touchpad and Blackberry on Black Friday incident a while back.

I called them they told me they were on back order and when they ship they are going to charge my card
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Mine's cancelled also. I'm actually glad about it; almost got a buyer's remorse. Oh well, no more conflicts between blur or CM7. Cyanogenmod ftw.

same here. I called but the att guy knew nothing

I have pending shipment, no email about cancellation and money still gone. I want a dock! haha
what i'm curious about is are they still making lapdocks or have they switched solely to lapdock 100s now? Because I'm tempted to call ATT and have them switch my order to a refurbished unit in order to get one. If they're still making the OG lapdock then I'm not too worried. but if they aren't then I'm gonna be pissed =(

I received the email today after ordering on the 4th.
My email stated it was canceled because they were out of stock.
What pisses me off is many others received their order that ordered after I did.
I spent an hour on the phone Monday being bounced between ATT departments and everyone of them said they could not find any order I placed.
The last one I talked to stated the product was back ordered and I would receive it when it was back in-stock.
After this mess I am considering dropping service. I am not that concerned with the dock itself but I have an issue staying with a company that clearly does not fulfill its obligations after the confirmed an order.

I second your thoughts.
Once they confirm order,they must fulfill that.

If you all have confirmation papers of your order, you can try what I did. I got my Lapdock today by calling first to my ATT Store I go to and I had them price match it for me for $50. All I had to do was call the ATT customer care and cancel my order and have them put a note in my account for the store in my area to do the price match.
I heard from another thread that ATT had 4000 on backorder and I used that line as leverage.
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I did the same thing today. Had to call all three stores in my town to find the last one, but they did match the price and I carried it out with me.
Called and cancelled my order too so that should free one up for someone!
Get 'em while you can.

Voelker45 said:
If you all have confirmation papers of your order, you can try what I did. I got my Lapdock today by calling first to my ATT Store I go to and I had them price match it for me for $50. All I had to do was call the ATT customer care and cancel my order and have them put a note in my account for the store in my area to do the price match.
I heard from another thread that ATT had 4000 on backorder and I used that line as leverage.
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I just did the same thing this morning. Called a nearby store and asked if they could price match my online purchase. They said no.
Called another nearby store and this store said yes. Took all of 5 minutes to buy the dock, no questions at all whatsoever. I just gave them a copy of my confirmation email and I was out of the door. I am sure local stores are dying to get these out of their inventory because I doubt they sell anymore, they don't even carry the Atrix anymore. I don't know why the first store with 14 in stock didn't want to do it, the second store only had 2 in stock.

I, too did the price match thing with a local store! I called about 5 different At&t places until the one 5 miles away agreed to the price match...but said he couldn't give me a discount right at the store...but would credit the excess to my next bill. So I said, sure why not...I just didn't wanna wait and wait and wait for nothing from At&t anymore..and I am very happy with it! Yay!

The new lapdock for Atrix 4G isn't listed online anymore at AT&T in the regular store which means they won't be selling it through the regular online store anymore. (Refurb still listed for $75). If an item doesn't show up, it's gone for good is what I was told by AT&T. Lapdock does however still show up in the Premier store for $299 and is available.

Amazon may delay pre-order shipping

This is the e-mail I just received from Amazon:
Hello,
We're writing about the order you placed on October 17, 2014 . The item(s) you ordered is not yet released. We will notify you of a specific delivery date when one is available.
"HTC Nexus 9 Tablet (8.9-Inch, 32 GB, Black)"
I emailed their customer service a lengthy email asking for more clarification. Will post when I get a reply. This sucks!

lartomar2002 said:
This is the e-mail I just received from Amazon:
Hello,
We're writing about the order you placed on October 17, 2014 . The item(s) you ordered is not yet released. We will notify you of a specific delivery date when one is available.
"HTC Nexus 9 Tablet (8.9-Inch, 32 GB, Black)"
I emailed their customer service a lengthy email asking for more clarification. Will post when I get a reply. This sucks!
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I just got the email. Amazon might have just screwed us because now if we pre-order from elsewhere we'd be back of the line.

This is Amazon CS' reply.
Amazon:If your shipping address is eligible for Release-Date Delivery, we'll automatically upgrade your order to this shipping option.
Release-Date Delivery only applies to orders shipped to addresses within the lower 48 United States. Orders shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and international destinations will be delivered after the release date. Release-Date Delivery also does not apply to P.O. Boxes or APO/FPO addresses.
Me:Yes it is eligible. Do you mean that I can still get the item on Nov 5?<br />
Amazon:Yes.<br />
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Seems like a pretty standard email just saying it's not even released yet.

danlo said:
I just got the email. Amazon might have just screwed us because now if we pre-order from elsewhere we'd be back of the line.
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zj45499 said:
This is Amazon CS' reply.
Amazon:If your shipping address is eligible for Release-Date Delivery, we'll automatically upgrade your order to this shipping option.
Release-Date Delivery only applies to orders shipped to addresses within the lower 48 United States. Orders shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, and international destinations will be delivered after the release date. Release-Date Delivery also does not apply to P.O. Boxes or APO/FPO addresses.
Me:Yes it is eligible. Do you mean that I can still get the item on Nov 5?<br />
Amazon:Yes.<br />
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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lartomar2002 said:
This is the e-mail I just received from Amazon:
Hello,
We're writing about the order you placed on October 17, 2014 . The item(s) you ordered is not yet released. We will notify you of a specific delivery date when one is available.
"HTC Nexus 9 Tablet (8.9-Inch, 32 GB, Black)"
I emailed their customer service a lengthy email asking for more clarification. Will post when I get a reply. This sucks!
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This is the reply I got. Quite different:
Amazon
Your Account Amazon.com
Message From Customer Service
Hello,
I am truly sorry for the inconvenience this may have cause.
On further research, there seems to have a change on release date, but we've reached out to the Investigations Team to confirm this and all your concerns.
We will certainly provide an updated release date once manufacturer finalizes the release date of the item, and we won't hold on to your order for any reason.
I'll personally monitor this and get back to you in 2 business days.
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this matter.

lartomar2002 said:
This is the e-mail I just received from Amazon:
Hello,
We're writing about the order you placed on October 17, 2014 . The item(s) you ordered is not yet released. We will notify you of a specific delivery date when one is available.
"HTC Nexus 9 Tablet (8.9-Inch, 32 GB, Black)"
I emailed their customer service a lengthy email asking for more clarification. Will post when I get a reply. This sucks!
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lartomar2002 said:
This is the reply I got. Quite different:
Amazon
Your Account Amazon.com
Message From Customer Service
Hello,
I am truly sorry for the inconvenience this may have cause.
On further research, there seems to have a change on release date, but we've reached out to the Investigations Team to confirm this and all your concerns.
We will certainly provide an updated release date once manufacturer finalizes the release date of the item, and we won't hold on to your order for any reason.
I'll personally monitor this and get back to you in 2 business days.
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this matter.
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I think that's what all of us are afraid of: Amazon not receiving stock day 1. FYI, Google Play store is still showing the Nexus 9 as shipping on the 3rd. The obvious (big) difference is shipping: $3.99 vs $18.99 for next day delivery.

lartomar2002 said:
This is the reply I got. Quite different:
Amazon
Your AccountAmazon.com
Message From Customer Service
Hello,
I am truly sorry for the inconvenience this may have cause.
On further research, there seems to have a change on release date, but we've reached out to the Investigations Team to confirm this and all your concerns.
We will certainly provide an updated release date once manufacturer finalizes the release date of the item, and we won't hold on to your order for any reason.
I'll personally monitor this and get back to you in 2 business days.
Thank you for your patience and understanding on this matter.
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Please update here if there's anything new from Amazon. Thanks.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

Amazon vs. HTC Store
I also had my order with Amazon, and this is what I did.

rdelfin said:
I also had my order with Amazon, and this is what I did.
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HTC charges me tax so ill pass

danlo said:
I just got the email. Amazon might have just screwed us because now if we pre-order from elsewhere we'd be back of the line.
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I also had my order with Amazon, and this is what I did.
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I feel the same as @danlo. I think I will wait until I hear back fro Amazon CSR Christopher. I have been a prime member since it started and I order a lot through Amazon so hopefully that will cause them to get back to me on what is really going on and if there is a delay, how long. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Everyone email Amazon about this. Maybe one of us will get a proper response.

Is this just U.S ? I'm a co.uk customer My order details have not changed?
Not Yet Dispatched:1 item - delivery estimate: 5 November 2014
Order Placed:*17 October 2014
Dispatch estimate:*3 November 2014*
Delivery estimate:*5 November 2014
Update I have just emailed Amazon, will keep you posted.

mk92595 said:
HTC charges me tax so ill pass
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Hmmm, that's strange because that is not my case
1 Google Nexus 9 - 32G WIFi - White
Boxed Shipment
Sub-Total $479.00
Shipping $0.00
Tax $0.00
Total $479.00
And I already checked in my credit card activity and confirmed the above amount, so there was no tax, no shipping charge (granted, I got the 3-8 day service)

rdelfin said:
Hmmm, that's strange because that is not my case
1 Google Nexus 9 - 32G WIFi - White
Boxed Shipment
Sub-Total $479.00
Shipping $0.00
Tax $0.00
Total $479.00
And I already checked in my credit card activity and confirmed the above amount, so there was no tax, no shipping charge (granted, I got the 3-8 day service)
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What state do you live in?

Just got this email from amazon .. so i guess no delays.

mk92595 said:
What state do you live in?
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I'm in Georgia. HTC e-commerce store activities are handled by an intermediary called Digital River, Inc. (DRI) who (according to their site) also handle e-commerce stores in the US for Samsug, Lenovo, Logitech, Adobe, Microsoft among many other well-know consumer tech brands (did a very brief info search). So most likely DRI doesn't have physical presence in my state, for which I got tax exempted (unlike Amazon that now collects taxes here).

This is just a standard reply they send out for pre-orders. After a set number of days passes and an item has not shipped the system sends out an email. Same thing happened to me months ahead of my PS4 shipping. If you check your order status you will see it is still set to ship on Nov. 3rd.
No need to panic

pantmunu said:
Just got this email from amazon .. so i guess no delays.
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Oh my man! Might as well cancel and buy prime then reorder.. 3.99 1 day shipping
Sent from my SM-N900V using XDA Free mobile app

pantmunu said:
Just got this email from amazon .. so i guess no delays.
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Glad to see that you got that message. So if there are not going to be delays win Amazon, why the "#$%"# did they have to send that e-mail alerting that "as of now we don't have a delivery date"? What's the deal with that?
(I guess I have to say that this pushed me to change stores which allowed me to save the tax charge, so at least something good came out of this mess for me)

rdelfin said:
Glad to see that you got that message. So if there are not going to be delays win Amazon, why the "#$%"# did they have to send that e-mail alerting that "as of now we don't have a delivery date"? What's the deal with that?
(I guess I have to say that this pushed me to change stores which allowed me to save the tax charge, so at least something good came out of this mess for me)
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I didnt evwn get the email .. so .. prolly somethung f#[email protected] up from their side.
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uberjon said:
Oh my man! Might as well cancel and buy prime then reorder.. 3.99 1 day shipping
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I wish i could my man . I actually signed up and ordered some stuff and then cancelled . Now i cant do that. I dont use amazon prime at all .. so

Just had reply from Amazon UK
Message From Customer Service
Hello,
Thank you for writing to Amazon.
I can understand that you'd like to know whether your order will be dispatched on the date mentioned.
Further, I've checked and can see that as we have a good pre order request from customer's all over the world I can confirm that your order will be dispatched on November 3, 2014, and you'll receive a dispatch confirmation email stating the carrier handling your order and the Estimated delivery date regarding the delivery of the order.
If we can be of further assistance, I;d request you to please write us back to let us know, we'll be happy to assist you.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding.
We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Warmest regards,
Ajay