So, I'm leaving Sprint for Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus. When I woke up yesterday morning to get ready for work, I jumped online to buy it. I tried to find a low price and saw that AmazonWireless was selling it for $199.99 on a new contract. When I got home from work, I was checking the order and checked the description of the phone and it was now $149.99. I felt a little ripped off. I knew that Amazon had no obligation to give me the difference, but I figured what the hell, I'll call them anyway. The guy on the phone, said since I ordered it on the 15th and the price on the 15th is $149.99, that he'll change it for me and he did. If you ordered yours on Amazon for $199.99, I would suggest calling them to see if you can get it for the lower price. I can't guarantee that they will, but it's worth a shot. $50 is $50.
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So, I'm leaving Sprint for Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus. When I woke up yesterday morning to get ready for work, I jumped online to buy it. I tried to find a low price and saw that AmazonWireless was selling it for $199.99 on a new contract. When I got home from work, I was checking the order and checked the description of the phone and it was now $149.99. I felt a little ripped off. I knew that Amazon had no obligation to give me the difference, but I figured what the hell, I'll call them anyway. The guy on the phone, said since I ordered it on the 15th and the price on the 15th is $149.99, that he'll change it for me and he did. If you ordered yours on Amazon for $199.99, I would suggest calling them to see if you can get it for the lower price. I can't guarantee that they will, but it's worth a shot. $50 is $50.
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Housry? Holy **** what's up?... how's thing bro? Yeah I left once the rezound was released. Loving it so far man. I don't think your gonna have any regrets. Seeing quite a few familiar faces around here lol. Good to have ya pal. Nice to hear things for straightened out.
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Welcome to the club man. I too have switched from Sprint and the Epic Touch to the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. The difference in the device and the verizon service is night and day. I'm really glad I did.
Im returning my Rezound to amazon and exchanging for the nexus, the only part that sucks is that its back ordered . Hey housry23 just curious has yours shipped yet ?
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Im returning my Rezound to amazon and exchanging for the nexus, the only part that sucks is that its back ordered . Hey housry23 just curious has yours shipped yet ?
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dont let that get to you. Amazon does that to all phones that are in high demand. Mine already shipped. They list as backordered but they ship them out as they recieve them even though the website lists them as backordered.
They are already shipping them. As the demand goes down I bet they start listing it as the phone shipping in 24 hours.
I ordered mine yesterday and it shipped today, even though it said backordered the whole time.
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dont let that get to you. Amazon does that to all phones that are in high demand. Mine already shipped. They list as backordered but they ship them out as they recieve them even though the website lists them as backordered.
They are already shipping them. As the demand goes down I bet they start listing it as the phone shipping in 24 hours.
I ordered mine yesterday and it shipped today, even though it said backordered the whole time.
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Awesome to know you pretty much just made my night, not sure if they ship during the weekend i cant remember but hopefully mine will ship tomorrow or Monday and be here by Wednesday the latest that would be awesome!
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Housry? Holy **** what's up?... how's thing bro? Yeah I left once the rezound was released. Loving it so far man. I don't think your gonna have any regrets. Seeing quite a few familiar faces around here lol. Good to have ya pal. Nice to hear things for straightened out.
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What's up bro! Glad to see some familiar names around here. At first I was a little skeptical about switching to Big Red, but once I learned that they have 4G LTE where I live, I was ready to do it as soon as the Nexus dropped.
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Im returning my Rezound to amazon and exchanging for the nexus, the only part that sucks is that its back ordered . Hey housry23 just curious has yours shipped yet ?
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Just like someone already said, Amazon always says backordered on new devices. I ordered mine on the 15th, but it hasn't shipped yet. The status did change from "not yet shipped" to "shipping soon" though. It might take a couple days for them to send it, but imo it's worth it to save the money. $300 at Big Red or $150 at Amazon? To me it's a no brainer. They also give you free 2 Day shipping, so once it is shipped, you know you'll have it in 2 days. I'm guessing they are going to ship it today or Monday, which would get it here by Tuesday or Wednesday. Getting excited! I went to the Verizon Corporate store yesterday just to play around with it and walked out with an extended battery. They have them for $25 right now, so run over and get you one. The guy there showed me his with the extended battery and there really isn't much difference in size at all. It's a 2100mah made by Samsung.
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dont let that get to you. Amazon does that to all phones that are in high demand. Mine already shipped. They list as backordered but they ship them out as they recieve them even though the website lists them as backordered.
They are already shipping them. As the demand goes down I bet they start listing it as the phone shipping in 24 hours.
I ordered mine yesterday and it shipped today, even though it said backordered the whole time.
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Same thing happened with my Rezound. Cs agent said 10 days, had it the next afternoon.
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What's up bro! Glad to see some familiar names around here. At first I was a little skeptical about switching to Big Red, but once I learned that they have 4G LTE where I live, I was ready to do it as soon as the Nexus dropped.
Just like someone already said, Amazon always says backordered on new devices. I ordered mine on the 15th, but it hasn't shipped yet. The status did change from "not yet shipped" to "shipping soon" though. It might take a couple days for them to send it, but imo it's worth it to save the money. $300 at Big Red or $150 at Amazon? To me it's a no brainer. They also give you free 2 Day shipping, so once it is shipped, you know you'll have it in 2 days. I'm guessing they are going to ship it today or Monday, which would get it here by Tuesday or Wednesday. Getting excited! I went to the Verizon Corporate store yesterday just to play around with it and walked out with an extended battery. They have them for $25 right now, so run over and get you one. The guy there showed me his with the extended battery and there really isn't much difference in size at all. It's a 2100mah made by Samsung.
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Hopefully they ship today im excited, yeah i seen that they were on sale im going to head over to my store in the morning and get one.
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Hopefully they ship today im excited, yeah i seen that they were on sale im going to head over to my store in the morning and get one.
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Also, just to add, the extended battery that's on sale has NFC built in. Not a bad deal for $25.
Sounds good, they charged my account this morning and from my past orders this means its going to ship today ! I'm getting pretty excited cant wait to have it in my hands. So far for the Nexus i have Zagg on its way and am going to be heading to the store to pick up a extended battery here shortly.
added on a line with this phone on via a different cell store for 155$... not bad.
I decided I couldn't wait so I went to best buy and they price matched amazon.com (still gotta pay tax).
So I'm sitting here and waiting for the process to be done.
Also coming from sprint's nexus s and epic. I'm fed up with its slow 3g and spotty 4g.
Alright so just got home from VZW as i was walking in UPS was dropping some boxes off so i signed in and got called about 5 minutes later, asked about the battery and the guys said your lucky we just got out shipment in because we were all out. $26.93 after taxes and as i was walking out i got a email notification saying my packaged has shipped, got home logged it to get a tracking number and for whatever reason amazon wireless is sending me my sim card first and that's what has shipped. Good thing is that the phone now says shipping soon so hopefully they send out today but i doubt it so its looking like tomorrow or Monday for me.
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So I wanted to create a thread where everyone can write bout there purchase experience, whether good or bad..
I purchased mines from Negri Electronics and could not be happier. I recieved her today the packaging was secure and full of surprises. Enclosed was the unit wrapped in a nice bag, a USA wall plug (to compensate for the UK version), an ANDY Android figurine (nice touch) long with a thnk you card from them. The Item shipped Black Friday a day after Thanksgiving, Only because they worked there tails off on Thanksgiving itself to make sure all there units shipped Friday. For that I thank them. I could not have been happier with my choice!
How was your experience, please share
Can you stop saying "mines"? Just a pet peeve of mine, thanks. I've seen it in almost all your posts.
Can i ax you to get off his nuts?
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Can you stop saying "mines"? Just a pet peeve of mine, thanks. I've seen it in almost all your posts.
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LMao... common , really? ill make sure to check my grammer when i post..LMAO
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can you stop saying "mines"? Just a pet peeve of mine, thanks. I've seen it in almost all your posts.
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lollllllll
To answer your question about my purchasing experience, it has been good so far. I placed an order with Handtec last Wednesday. If it wasn't for the volume bug I would have received it by Friday. I should have it Tuesday morning at the soonest.
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It's a pet peeve of mines too!
I also ordered "mines" from Negri. It's arriving Wednesday. The experience dealing with them was great so far. Knowing what's in the box (unless I don't get a figure ) is even better! Recommended as well.
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The only difficulty was deciding whether or not I should purchase one, since I owned both the N1 and Galaxy S I thought it would be rude not to go for the GNex.
Once I'd decided, it was a matter of popping down the high street during my lunch break to grab one. I was in and out within 5 minutes, so all in all MINES was a rather pleasant experience.
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So I wanted to create a thread where everyone can write bout there purchase experience, whether good or bad..
I purchased mines from Negri Electronics and could not be happier. I recieved her today the packaging was secure and full of surprises. Enclosed was the unit wrapped in a nice bag, a USA wall plug (to compensate for the UK version), an ANDY Android figurine (nice touch) long with a thnk you card from them. The Item shipped Black Friday a day after Thanksgiving, Only because they worked there tails off on Thanksgiving itself to make sure all there units shipped Friday. For that I thank them. I could not have been happier with my choice!
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Wait wait wait wait wait wait ... You got a gift bag with your nexus O.O!!
Does every retailer do this or is that just Negri ... omg I want to cancel my Handtec order now and order from those ppl...
On that note: Does anyone know how long it takes Google Checkout to refund your money? (Last time I use that stupid method) .. they took off the money the second I ordered my Nexus, I was under the impression you're not supposed to be charged until your order is shipped out >.>
Ordered Wed from Expansys-USA arrived Friday. Paid for overnight. Quite pleased with the service.
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Mixed bag but then I expect no less from Expansys. Phone is here, I'm at work, delivered on time, no issues. I've got a billing issue that I've sent 3 emails in five days, holiday excluded, and no reply.
This fits squarely with my past dealings with Expansys: Product delivered on time as described with crappy customer service.
Got mine from local Phones4U store day after official launch. Went in when it opened to find out they put the sim free price up overnight by £80 to £629 . Didn't buy it.
Phoned head office to complain. They confirmed price increase. I told them about an official phones4u tweet sent earlier in the day that the price would be £549 so they arranged £100 off from local store. Went back and picked it up for £529. Next day, the price went back down to £549.
Bunch of jokers. Only bought from there as didn't want to wait a week for my pre order from clove.
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Got mine from Phones4U. It was dreadful from start to finish. To cut a long story short an error in their system for Orange upgrades meant delays. Then delays shipping. It was supposed to come the day after I ordered it but took a week instead; their customer service throughout was dire.
On top of that the "launch" on the 17th was only in one store, and they only told everyone that on the morning of the 17th!
Still, I have it now and love it. Alls well that ends well as they say
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Got mine from Phones4U. It was dreadful from start to finish. To cut a long story short an error in their system for Orange upgrades meant delays. Then delays shipping. It was supposed to come the day after I ordered it but took a week instead; their customer service throughout was dire.
On top of that the "launch" on the 17th was only in one store, and they only told everyone that on the morning of the 17th!
Still, I have it now and love it. Alls well that ends well as they say
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Lol even with all your delays and everything, you still got your Nexi a week earlier than the rest of us who ordered from Handtec / fml).
Least you said you like the phone, the other dude above u just complained that the service sucked :/ lol
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Ordered Wed from Expansys-USA arrived Friday. Paid for overnight. Quite pleased with the service.
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That fits my situation as well.
On time, as described.. haven't needed customer service yet.. hopefully won't need it.
Ordered through Negri, cancelled it because Expansys assured me Friday delivery was a go.
btw do we get some sort of warrenty ("we" = USA ppl) ?
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btw do we get some sort of warrenty ("we" = USA ppl) ?
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Through Expansys-USA, yes. You have to send the phone to them and in-turn they send to the UK for repair. Never had to go that route, but I image it's a long process...
Better than nothing though.
Ugh, it's been a huge fiasco, and I still don't have a phone!
Originally, I ordered last Friday (8 days ago) on Expansys USA for $750. On Saturday (seven days ago), I noticed that handtec would ship to the USA from the UK, it would come out to $50 cheaper, and it looked like it would get here first (at the time handtec seemed very proactive and confident they would ship my order ASAP).
On Saturday I sent a cancellation email to expansys, ordered from handtec, and waited. When Monday came, expansys cancelled my order no problem, and handtec needed all sorts of information (my passport + utility bill) to confirm my address, so my order didn't even get fully processed until Tuesday thanks to time zone differences.
Finally, Tuesday rolled around and they announced they were going to stop shipping because of the bug - I emailed them immediately and asked they send it anyway, they gave me the 24-48hrs BS, and eventually gave me Monday. Bullsh*t.
In the end, if I had kept my Expansys order, I probably would have my GN by now, and I wouldn't be hoping a UK company gets stock they claimed they would have a week ago. At least they upgraded to expedited shipping. .
comes to $711.34 after international Visa charge and all that. Please make me feel like my purchase is justified I'm happy yet sad. My brain is confused!
monkey hung said:
comes to $711.34 after international Visa charge and all that. Please make me feel like my purchase is justified I'm happy yet sad. My brain is confused!
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I wish I were you... Justified enough?
I'm okay with dropping that much on a phone. If I had the cash I would do it now.
In these tough economic times its a small price to pay to see a smile on ones face
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Trust me, you did the right thing I ordered mine from Clove technologies and it came out to be about $730 all together. I should have it by the end of the week extremely excited. You'll be happy
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You should have waited for the 32GB version. That being said, I'm still ordering the 16GB next week
Does anyone know when Handtec is supposed to ship their items? I bought it around 1am Pacific on wednesday morning and they still have not shipped it yet. They said I was supposed to get a confirmation when it gets shipped but it shouldnt possibly be this long
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Does anyone know when Handtec is supposed to ship their items? I bought it around 1am Pacific on wednesday morning and they still have not shipped it yet. They said I was supposed to get a confirmation when it gets shipped but it shouldnt possibly be this long
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The information your getting sounds normal. I ordered mine Tuesday and, the estimated shipping from FedEx said should receive it tomorrow. If you read the last few pages of Hantec shipment thread, you will see the same pattern.
If they have stock it seems to be taking only a day and a half from the time you order it.
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Does anyone know when Handtec is supposed to ship their items? I bought it around 1am Pacific on wednesday morning and they still have not shipped it yet. They said I was supposed to get a confirmation when it gets shipped but it shouldnt possibly be this long
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1am Pacific on wednesday was about 5pm on Tuesday here. According to their blog post they should have shipped it yesterday. Having said that it must have been crazy busy there! I imagine it'll go out today if it hasn't already (fyi its 4am Thursday in the UK now)
But there's no way for me to track it. They gave me a confirmation number and that's it. No info on if it's been shipped yet.
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But there's no way for me to track it. They gave me a confirmation number and that's it. No info on if it's been shipped yet.
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If you haven't gotten a tracking number yet, I'm sure it hasnt shipped yet. Maybe you should email handtec and ask them if/when it will ship. I ordered mine last Friday, and it just shipped yesterday because they didn't have stock in, so maybe that's what happened?
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I just ordered my nexus from handtec... hopefully they still have stock. 696.31 is a large price to pay to not have to deal with Verizon's crap.
If you feel bad about paying $700 for a phone you probably should have waited. I didn't drop the money until I was 100% sure I wanted the phone
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I just ordered my nexus from handtec... hopefully they still have stock. 696.31 is a large price to pay to not have to deal with Verizon's crap.
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Think of how much you'll save on your monthly bill if you go with a month to month plan
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Mine's has been shipped today arriving tomorrow
monkey hung said:
comes to $711.34 after international Visa charge and all that. Please make me feel like my purchase is justified I'm happy yet sad. My brain is confused!
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(assuming you are in the usa and were considering waiting for the phone on verizon)
1. you paid $5 more than the unlocked gsm version of the phone will likely retail for in san francisco california ($650 * 1.085 = $705)
2. you are free to go to t-mobile, at&t, or any number of other gsm mvnos.
3. on t-mobile you can get a cheaper month-to-month plan than contract plan.
4. the verizon version is thicker and contains bloatware, not to mention is locked down to verizon. the monthly bill will be at least $80/mo for a new line and with a 4GB cap currently. you will probably pay $300 + tax at verizon, and locked into a $350 early termination fee. therefore you will pay the same amount as you just paid if for some reason you wanted to leave verizon.
5. more people on the planet will have the same version of the phone as you do. therefore you will reap the benefits of international android hackers more quickly.
6. gsm/hspa+ uses less battery than cdma/lte
7. you get it first
i could go on, but i hope that's enough to make you feel better
With the (probably) huge developer base, ice cream sandwich, easy root, no bloatware (I hate forced themes by manufacturers -.-), fastest updates by google + the modding community, how could it be a bad purchase?
$800 here
I just received mine from Handtec today. One thing you have to keep in mind is that FEDEX charges you the taxes and custom fees once it gets into your country. Mine was $700 but when it got to the local depot they called and said the extra charges come to just under $100. I live in Canada though and we have a fairly high sales tax as well as a provincial tax (%12 in total).
Nice thing was I ordered Tuesday morning and it got here 48 hours later.
Awesome phone!
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I just received mine from Handtec today. One thing you have to keep in mind is that FEDEX charges you the taxes and custom fees once it gets into your country. Mine was $700 but when it got to the local depot they called and said the extra charges come to just under $100. I live in Canada though and we have a fairly high sales tax as well as a provincial tax (%12 in total).
Nice thing was I ordered Tuesday morning and it got here 48 hours later.
Awesome phone!
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Wow, I'm proud to be an American.
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Wow, I'm proud to be an American.
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Still pay taxes there bro, just not as much.
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Still pay taxes there bro, just not as much.
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I wasnt being serious, the richest people here pay the least taxes
I placed my order aand its pending Carrier credit check...how long did this take for those who have placed an order?
Do you get charged tax with Let's talk?
It would save me ~$50 on taxes with off-contract GN with the $75vzw code. Can anyone chime in?
You get charged tax if your in California and another state, but I forgot which.
sales tax for texas and california. i got charged approx $17 for being in texas. did anyone get the insurance through them? im not sure if it is worth it. thoughts? i did buy it so i'm just wondering if i should cancel the insurance
Lucky you. It's $65 extra in California. We pay tax on the full price of the phone . I'm hoping amazon will price match
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Ordered mine bout an hour or so ago, still shows carrier check. Facebook code worked, was like 223 with tax, discount, and a $15 gel case.
New line activation, however I have an existing account with my 4g Xoom, so not sure how that'll confuse ole big red.
Hopefully all gets sorted out today and shipped!
I am a little concerned they arent going to be able to keep up with the orders that are coming in. I am still on carrier approval as well. Their chat has like 120 people in line.
yeah, considered that too, heard other websites are already backordered 8-9 days as of last night. So took a chance with these guys. If it aint locked and loaded by tonight, I'll be cancelling and heading to the VZ store.
I agree, they have it listed as in stock, but i highly doubt they had 200+ available.
Ordered mine around 4:30am eastern time, still waiting carrier approval.
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Ordered mine around 4:30am eastern time, still waiting carrier approval.
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Not good, Either they have a slow updating system, or they arent doing anything on their end.
Doh!
Check your order detail pages...
"Backordered-In Stock on unknown" not sure what that means, but most likley that aint good.
I just got off the phone with them, they are expecting more in tomorrow or saturday. You can cancel over the telephone. They, however, could not tell me if my order is one that would be fullfilled or not. Only that the stock is officially out.
ordered at 6am est, still on carrier approval, chated with online support(complete douches btw), they said carrier approvals take from 2-24 hours, but the way i see it it should arrive to my house sat maybe Monday, then time to call vzw to make sure they didnt change my family plan around
If someone gets past carrier approval please post your update as well as time when you ordered.
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so much for a deal eh
yeah, thinking I'm gonna have to visit HELL (the verizon store) on my lunch break. I guess its all good though, at least now I'll have it today instead of tomorrow.
Ordered mine from LetsTalk
Ordered from Lets Talk, used the coupon on theverge.com got for 154.99 shipped.
Also My order has passed carrier verification and is set to ship tomorrow and arrive Monday =( Kinda bummed, wanted to play over the weekend.
New Line with Verizon
Edit: Ordered about 1 hour ago EST
Edit # 2: Just changed, Order has been Shipped! Will arrive tomorrow! Yipeee
Order from there, also says backordered. bummer...but i can wait an extra couple days for only 150 bux.
Did yall get charged? I just checked my bank and i was charged.
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Ordered from Lets Talk, used the coupon on theverge.com got for 154.99 shipped.
Also My order has passed carrier verification and is set to ship tomorrow and arrive Monday =( Kinda bummed, wanted to play over the weekend.
New Line with Verizon
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then i guess Monday is the earliest one would get it , still $100+ savings is worth the wait for few more days
Agreed! =)
Today only, daily steals has the silver & white galaxy nexus phone unlocked and brand NEW! I and many other fellow xda members bought the phone last time DailySteals had the phone for sale and I can say that I am very happy with the phone! It came brand new and it works great for my tmobile service! The only problem with DailySteals is that they take awhile to ship the phone, but if you are patient, it will pay off!
http://lastcall.dailysteals.com/?ut..._2012_Thur_5_Deals_2_29_2012&utm_medium=email
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Today only, daily steals has the silver & white galaxy nexus phone unlocked and brand NEW! I and many other fellow xda members bought the phone last time DailySteals had the phone for sale and I can say that I am very happy with the phone! It came brand new and it works great for my tmobile service! The only problem with DailySteals is that they take awhile to ship the phone, but if you are patient, it will pay off!
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My brother ordered the white one last night. How long did it take for you to get yours? From date of order to the day it arrived at your doorsteps.
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My brother ordered the white one last night. How long did it take for you to get yours? From date of order to the day it arrived at your doorsteps.
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I dont remember the exact days but about 2 weeks... Took about a week for them to ship it and about another one after it was shipped. It also matters when you bought it. If you were one of the first to buy it and got into the first batch, you will get it a little bit sooner!
Figures this would happen two days after I finally bite the bullet and just order through Negri after waiting a while for a deal to pop up somewhere.
Oh well, at least I will have it earlier.
Very nice find.
The site offers great deals, but customer service is practically non-existent. Your credit card will be charged immediately when you make a purchase, but the product might not ship for two weeks (which is what happened in my case so it took three weeks in total to get the product to my door). There is no number to call and don’t expect a reply to any emails you send them for two days, if at all. Know that all sales are final, so, if you are in the US and have a problem with a grey market product, which this phone is, you will have to ship it internationally to get it fixed.
Caveat emptor.
On it
I just bought a used one on craigslist last weekend for $500 so when I saw this last night I was a bit pissed off I didn't wait longer. I put a craigslist ad last night for $550 and had someone offer $600 this morning if I delivered it to him (20 mins away). I literally just deposited the money now and ordered this one for $530 brand new....a bit crazy but now I won't be OCD about my phone trying to figure out if any scratches were there before me.
Just pulled the trigger!
geez, I hope nothing goes wrong with my order. Looks like the customer service suck based on the comments.
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Just pulled the trigger!
geez, I hope nothing goes wrong with my order. Looks like the customer service suck based on the comments.
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I've noticed some bad feedback but I've also seen many people have no issues whatsoever. I think it's mostly people who get impatient and don't read the whole taking up to 6 business days to ship thing. Also, a lot of items are specifically stated as refurb where as these are said to be new in retail packaging. I read somewhere using paypal is a good move since you get the buyer protection if the item is broken etc.
My gut feeling says this deal is some cellphone reseller trying to clear it's stock and dailysteals will gather up a bulk orders and order a high volume from them at the end of the 24 hour period. So our money is used first to buy what we ordered and I'm assuming that's why it may take up to 6 business days to ship to us.
I purchased a new open box GN for $529 but returned it once I learned (after contacting Samsung) that the warranty is only valid if the receipt shows it was purchased in the country it will be repaired in. I was surprised as Samsung US never asked for my receipt when I sent my Nexus S in. Bought one from Negri instead so I have a warranty if anything goes wrong in the next 12 months.
i think that most sites like dailysteals and 1saleaday you are paying for the cheap price, not quick shipping and customer service
it sucks to wait and the tracking is usually terrible but the item does arrive eventually
I'd be all over this if I didn't have my extended battery which I need and would kill the white color .
Damn....
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I'd be all over this if I didn't have my extended battery which I need and would kill the white color .
Damn....
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You can get the titanium one...
Lol I have one already. Just would love a white one with a white extended battery door
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I'm already getting antsy...these are going to be two very long weeks waiting on the shipping.
No joke....these guys really do not update *ish
I had not received any updates emails. No wonder the service is bad.
Has anyone received their phone yet or at least see their status updated? Mine still says it's open and I was gonna give them a few more days before I start emailing them. I ordered mine very early in the sale so I hope that I got into the first batch.
All of us that ordered should keep this thread updated so we can hopefully get a rough idea of when we can expect our new phones
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They posted it up at 9pm Pacific time and my brother ordered it at 9:15pm. I think he's one of the first to order it, but still hasn't received it yet. I'll keep you guys posted.
Does anyone know anyone who picked one of these up during a previous dailysteal sale?
I'm curious what build this will come with after reading multiple threads on the yakju vs yakjuxx builds.
Just so you know, DailySteals took a LONG time to ship on the first deal and I NEVER got a tracking email. However, I was able to track it by going to UPS's tracking website and using my order number as the reference number. Remember to select "Track by Reference".
The version I got from them was a South Korean model with the Google build on it. However, others reported getting one from China, so it depends what batch you get. I believe everyone I spoke with had the Google build on it.
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Has anyone received their phone yet or at least see their status updated? Mine still says it's open and I was gonna give them a few more days before I start emailing them. I ordered mine very early in the sale so I hope that I got into the first batch.
All of us that ordered should keep this thread updated so we can hopefully get a rough idea of when we can expect our new phones
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I would give it 6 business days before you contact them. My status still says open as well (I check it way too much for my own good) but their site said the 6 business day thing with the occasional slight delay depending on the product. I ordered mine at 11am EST so I'm hoping I'll be on the first batch of shipping.
I'm going to try the order number with the UPS site as someone here has mentioned. Let's definitely post on this thread when we see any updates and/or receive our phones to give the rest of us a good idea of when to expect our goodies.
I pre-order the device and it said 11/11/12 shipping date , I went to the shipping page now it says TBD , does anyone else have any info on there wirefly order? Is yours being shipped 11/11? I know its cheaper through wirefly but if I have to wait for the device my time then becomes worth more than the money at this point. I sold my EVOLTE and am rocking a sanyo tahoe..... cant take this lol
Still waiting also. Mine also says TBD and I've pre- ordered since the 1st. Last I heard, wire fly was waiting to receive the phones to ship and were still on schedule.
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They can't ship them until Sprint tells them they can, which won't be until the 11th and ultimately the 12th because of weekend and possibly the 13th because of holiday.
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They can't ship them until Sprint tells them they can, which won't be until the 11th and ultimately the 12th because of weekend and possibly the 13th because of holiday.
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And dam if Id known that I wouldve just grabbed it at work tomorrow lol
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And dam if Id known that I wouldve just grabbed it at work tomorrow lol
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It was tempting. But I figured that I've waited 2 years, what's 5-6 more days if it saves me $50 (plus tax and an extra $12.50 cash back)?
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It was tempting. But I figured that I've waited 2 years, what's 5-6 more days if it saves me $50 (plus tax and an extra $12.50 cash back)?
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Personally, I couldn't wait. My Epic 4G was really beginning to annoy me. I could not stand the thing any longer. But now that is all in the past and man do I love my phone lol. The one thing I can not get over is the build quality. All this time, having a samsung phone, I did not know what i was missing but now I know what people mean when they say Samsung phones feel cheap.
Btw you guys may wanna order from wirefly's friends and family site, wireflyfriends.com to save 30 bucks. $119.99
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Btw you guys may wanna order from wirefly's friends and family site, wireflyfriends.com to save ~50 bucks. $119.99
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How is this different from the regular site if just anyone can use it?
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They can't ship them until Sprint tells them they can, which won't be until the 11th and ultimately the 12th because of weekend and possibly the 13th because of holiday.
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totally off topic but what holiday is on Monday? I checked my wall calendar and didn't see anything. I'm always looking for a reason to be off from work lol
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How is this different from the regular site if just anyone can use it?
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Wirefly is 150, wireflyfriends is 120. The only difference is price.
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totally off topic but what holiday is on Monday? I checked my wall calendar and didn't see anything. I'm always looking for a reason to be off from work lol
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LOL..... Veterans day
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LOL..... Veterans day
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Ahhh, didnt realize that it was observed for tomorrow even though the holiday is today.
But i think wirefly ships via Fedex and they work tomorrow as normal.
I cancelled my Wirefly order. They wouldn't pricematch wireflyfriends.com and Radio Shack had it for 149.. so I went to BB and got them to pricematch since they had it in stock..
Still awaiting inventory...
These wirefly people need to get their story straight.
The chat i had early this morning was "the phone you ordered is out of stock but we expect to have more tomorrow".
-_-
They can't ship the day after the expected delivery date without word from upper management? That makes no sense.
If I didn't have a test on Wednesday I would've cancelled my order and gone to Radio Shack
Based on everything I'm reading here, I'm glad that I went with someone other than Wirefly. I wish you all the best of luck with your purchase!
I too cancelled my order, any reason i should go with Best Buy over RadioShack?
I ordered from Wirefly Friends and Family and I guess if I wanted to get it ASAP I'd be a little disappointed, but since I'm not in too much of a rush to get it, I'm more than content. For the $119.99 price tag, I'm saving $80 plus tax which is about 8% here, so at total of about $96 in savings over picking it up in a store. So for almost half off of the total price of the phone, yeah I'll sit quietly and be happy when it gets here.
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I too cancelled my order, any reason i should go with Best Buy over RadioShack?
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Radio Shack didn't have in stock near me, but Best Buy did.. no reason I would go with one over the other.
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I ordered from Wirefly Friends and Family and I guess if I wanted to get it ASAP I'd be a little disappointed, but since I'm not in too much of a rush to get it, I'm more than content. For the $119.99 price tag, I'm saving $80 plus tax which is about 8% here, so at total of about $96 in savings over picking it up in a store. So for almost half off of the total price of the phone, yeah I'll sit quietly and be happy when it gets here.
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I agree with you.. but based on my limited experience with Wirefly, the fact they said they'd ship on the 11th, and now they still aren't shipping.. and providing no information.. along with various web reviews.. plus they wouldn't price match the wireflyfriends site, even though I had a price guarantee on my preorder.. plus.. I wanted it yesterday! LOL..
Anyways, the fact I could get it yesterday for the same price as the wirefly site, without the delays and uncertainty that went along with wirefly made it an easy choice for me.