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where can I pre-order a focus?

anyone know where I can preorder a focus? I googled around and found some links to ATT, but that page just says 'coming soon' I know best buy is taking pre orders for the Surround.. but I want the focus.
thanks!

Don't think you really can yet. I'd suggest calling up a local AT&T store and having them put you on a list or something if they're doing that.

Called two local AT&T stores and they aren't doing preorders. One store said to call back in November to see if they are then. Best Buy Mobile says they are only going to carry the Surround. I guess this could change by launch too.

surfnet said:
anyone know where I can preorder a focus? I googled around and found some links to ATT, but that page just says 'coming soon' I know best buy is taking pre orders for the Surround.. but I want the focus.
thanks!
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I wonder why att is not allowing pre orders for delivery on the 8th of Nov? Normally they have a two day and next day shipping option. They should simply allow pre ordering and then ship on the 6th or 7th depending on what type of shipping you paid for. (When I ordered a phone over the phone years ago, two day shipping was free and next day tacked on a $10 shipping fee.)

This is as close as I've seen to a pre-order page, but it doesn't appear to be for any one specific device.
http://store.microsoft.com/NewWindowsPhone

Here you can pre-order:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-focus-windows-phone-7-smartphone-unlocked-204883/

Who Ordered From letstalk?

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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mikec86 said:
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.
Thanks

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.

jngox3 said:
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! =)

[Q] Best Buy Showing Note 4 Verizon version as $349 today.

I've been looking at the pre-order page on BB to see if the Verizon version was available to pre-order online. Last night the price showed as $299 on contract and not yet available. Today it shows $349 on contract and not yet available. Did they up the price or is this just an error?
Wont let me post a link to it...

crap that isnt good. i was hoping $699 for off contract. crap time to sell more stuff!
still $699 at verizon! yay

Hopefully that is not the price in store as well.
Its still cheaper than verizon considering that they will accept my htc rezound as a trade in phone while verizonwireless will not.
Just hope I get some one who knows how to transfer an upgrade from one phone number to another.

When I pre ordered in store it was 299 better be that when I go to pick it up or there getting a ear full

Makeroflostsouls said:
When I pre ordered in store it was 299 better be that when I go to pick it up or there getting a ear full
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fyi from what they told me, pre-ordering the phone doesn't mean locking in the price. if the price changed you're responsible for the new price. that's what they told me in store anyway
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According to the website, the ATT and Verizon Note 4 variants are listed as $299, the Sprint Note 4 variants are listed as $349. I think its safe to say that our Note 4s are still the same price.

I'll wait until it is cheaper off contract than $700. Can't afford **** that expensive

zerodown said:
According to the website, the ATT and Verizon Note 4 variants are listed as $299, the Sprint Note 4 variants are listed as $349. I think its safe to say that our Note 4s are still the same price.
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The Verizon price has been changed back to $299 as it was originally. Part of this past week it was at $349 on the BB website.

ChickenWingSoup said:
The Verizon price has been changed back to $299 as it was originally. Part of this past week it was at $349 on the BB website.
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What worst is that no more pre order for Verizon note 4 from BestBuy. I went to BB today and their system can't do pre order for Verizon N4 and so is the website, however, you still can preorder note4 with AT&T...

Maybe it's an error in their system?
Up to this day you have not been able to preorder via best buys website.

I preordered my Verizon note 4 (white) last Friday and my wife preordered her Verizon note 4 (also white) yesterday (Monday) without any issues. The phone is $299, $100 after trading in ANY working smart phone that isn't damaged (cracked screen, turns on, no water damage). There is NO minimum trade in value required unlike the Samsung promotion ($10 minimum value). They make you buy a $50 gift card as a "place holder" for the phone, you have 48 hours to pick up the phone after it arrives otherwise they will sell it to someone else. All gift cards purchased (the $50 place holder) and the $200 one you receive for trading in a phone, can all be used toward the purchase of the phone immediately.
I have spoke to the store manager, customer service, the Verizon and Samsung reps at the store. The customer service rep did say you need to bring in the charger for it, the others did not say that. I'm going to bring mine in either way. I also took their names down in case they try to pull a fast one. I suggest anyone else does the same so there are no surprises when the phone arrives.
Good luck

I'll put chargers in my car, but I'm not bringing them in unless they make noise about it. My store just said charged working phones without water or cracked screen damage.

What the hell is up with Best Buy preorders?

SO I canceled my Verizon pre order to do it through best buy (felt more reliable with $200 gift card, not waiting for a mail in rebate which never comes), and they dont seem to be available. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/samsung-galaxy-note-4-128435
I was in store on Saturday to pre order, and they just said it wasnt available. The Samsung "Experience Coordinator" (or whatever it is), had no explanation, was really pissed off, and just offered to text me when they become available to preorder. Anyone know whats going on?

adampa1006 said:
SO I canceled my Verizon pre order to do it through best buy (felt more reliable with $200 gift card, not waiting for a mail in rebate which never comes), and they dont seem to be available. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/samsung-galaxy-note-4-128435
I was in store on Saturday to pre order, and they just said it wasnt available. The Samsung "Experience Coordinator" (or whatever it is), had no explanation, was really pissed off, and just offered to text me when they become available to preorder. Anyone know whats going on?
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Hearing Sold Out @BB!

Wow, I was able to pre-order mine for Verizon on Thursday, this past week.

I've been waiting for them to open the pre orders on their website because I don't live near a bb but I would be willing to drive to pick it up to save $200. If I can't order it through bb I'm gonna be pissed. I really don't want to deal with uploading the receipts and all that crap for the other promo. If I have to I will, but I would much rather deal with bb. I am pre ordering by the end of the week no matter what weither it's from bb or verizon.

When I preordered the Sprint one there was issues with their site and store connections. I had to go back 2 days later to put it in. At that time there was a message flashing across the screen that the Verizon preorders could not be taken yet. Just keep calling until they are up, you have until the 16th to preorder.

adampa1006 said:
SO I canceled my Verizon pre order to do it through best buy (felt more reliable with $200 gift card, not waiting for a mail in rebate which never comes), and they dont seem to be available. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/samsung-galaxy-note-4-128435
I was in store on Saturday to pre order, and they just said it wasnt available. The Samsung "Experience Coordinator" (or whatever it is), had no explanation, was really pissed off, and just offered to text me when they become available to preorder. Anyone know whats going on?
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I was in there Saturday also and was told all they had left to pre-order was white. When I got home and looked online even white was gone. Bummer because the employee told me that the tradein program was very lax and that they would accept pretty much any phone as long as it turned on and didn't have water damage/major cracks.

i went in to a bb to check out the note 4 as well. Phone is sick! but i asked the same about pricing and ordering and they didnt have a clue on both! I was like really!??

Wife and I went to 3 Best Buy's yesterday to preorder for Verizon, 1st said only White was available, so I hesitated due to wanting black, so we drove to the next BB where they said preorders at their store sold out on Saturday, drove to the next BB and was told ALL BB Verizon preorders were shutdown Friday night due to being oversold. Was told this by both BB employees and Samsung Mobile employees at all 3 stores. Was really pissed because the preorder hasnt even began on BB website for Verizon - has always said Coming Soon.
Ended up preodering at Costco - 1 black and 1 white.

I know the phone is much higher through best than what saw at Verizon. The AT&T version is $825 and the Verizon version is $699.99.

alhadee12 said:
I know the phone is much higher through best than what saw at Verizon. The AT&T version is $825 and the Verizon version is $699.99.
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if you look at bestbuys website now off contract is $692 actually cheaper then verizon now. this is odd

oneandroidnut said:
if you look at bestbuys website now off contract is $692 actually cheaper then verizon now. this is odd
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Can you forward that link. Mine just showed $749.

I think it depends on the color - black is listed at $692 and white at $749

alhadee12 said:
Can you forward that link. Mine just showed $749.
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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...galaxy-note-4-128435&cp=1&lp=4&contract_desc=
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I think it depends on the color - black is listed at $692 and white at $749
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That's what I saw also. I preordered the white from Verizon for $699.

I had the same experience... not able to Pre-Order online so I went into my local store. They said pre-orders were sold out as well. I called the Best Buy Mobile store and was surprised to hear him say they could pre-order black or white still. Ran up.. pre-ordered the phone!

Apparently BB allocations for the N4 are tapped out. Verizon obviously got the lion share of allocations.
Anybody thinking they will get the offer for full price sales are dreaming even more now.

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Apparently BB allocations for the N4 are tapped out. Verizon obviously got the lion share of allocations.
Anybody thinking they will get the offer for full price sales are dreaming even more now.
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Are you talking about the $200 off deal for full retain purchase of the note 4?
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tu3218 said:
Are you talking about the $200 off deal for full retain purchase of the note 4?
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The $200 deal is from Samsung so that stills good, just that Bestbuy is sold out with their limits so you can't pre order from them any more, but you could get N4 from Amazon or Verizon.

I had the same experience... not able to Pre-Order online so I went into my local store. They said pre-orders were sold out as well. I called the Best Buy Mobile store and was surprised to hear him say they could pre-order black or white still. Ran up.. pre-ordered the phone!
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You're saying that you were able to pre-order at a Best Buy Mobile kiosk?

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You're saying that you were able to pre-order at a Best Buy Mobile kiosk?
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Well in our mall Best Buy Mobile is like a very small mini store. Also have been reading reports that this promotion will jot work unless you do 2 yr contract or edge plan... However I clearly asked and made sure that I could purchase the Note 4 at full retail and receive the $200 trade in value on my Motorola Droid X.
Employee said that it says clearly when activation 2 year contracts when they do promotions like this but this promotion had none of that wording. Simply towards any "purchase". Got it all in writing and had them sign it so I would have a "leg to stand on" if for some reason that went against what they were telling me.
BTW they said they had several in both black and white they could still pre order and their store hadn't reached they're limit

Sprint Note 4 shipped?

I have seen where some t mobile customers phones have shipped. I thought I would make a thread so we could keep up with actual shipping times for Sprint.
I pre-ordered from best buys website last week and paid for expedited shipping. I'll post as soon as it ships.

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I have seen where some t mobile customers phones have shipped. I thought I would make a thread so we could keep up with actual shipping times for Sprint.
I pre-ordered from best buys website last week and paid for expedited shipping. I'll post as soon as it ships.
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You will not be able to participate int he $200 trade in - unless to shipped to store.

tarpon6 said:
You will not be able to participate int he $200 trade in - unless to shipped to store.
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I tried to order in the store on Monday and they told me they were out of pre-orders. I talked to the manager and they are going to give me the $200 gift card when I receive my phone even though I had to have it shipped to my house. I picked up a net 10 smartphone for $20 that day to use as my trade in.

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I tried to order in the store on Monday and they told me they were out of pre-orders. I talked to the manager and they are going to give me the $200 gift card when I receive my phone even though I had to have it shipped to my house. I picked up a net 10 smartphone for $20 that day to use as my trade in.
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Good that you have a cooperative manager there! They should since I heard ship to store wasn't an available option when pre-ordering online.

tarpon6 said:
Good that you have a cooperative manager there! They should since I heard ship to store wasn't an available option when pre-ordering online.
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If you pre-ordered be sure and post when yours ships. Thanks

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If you pre-ordered be sure and post when yours ships. Thanks
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I did the pre-order in store, and I'll post when I get the email or call..

Any ideas for a phone to trade in that costs more than 10 dollars?
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I pre-ordered online. I noticed the pre-authorization that Sprint put on my debit card got credited back, so once they put in the actual charge for the device and ship it, I'll make sure to post here.

That's interesting because my charge wasn't a preauthorization. It was a real charge that posted to my american express a day after I made the purchase. I just checked it again and it is still there.
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I got the real charge too. No pre-authorizations.
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That's interesting because my charge wasn't a preauthorization. It was a real charge that posted to my american express a day after I made the purchase. I just checked it again and it is still there.
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Interesting. I had to pay a down payment with mine (that's what sucks when you have no credit and pay cash for everything in your life). So I paid $250 + estimated sales tax of $53.38, so a total of $303.38. They pre-authed that amount to my debit card. A day later, Sprint changed the order total, as the system charged me too much sales tax. The actual tax owed is $48.60, so the actual total was $298.60, so they credited me the $303.38 and will instead charge the proper $298.60 once the device ships.

sprint pre-order
I pre-ordeed through Sprint on the telephone on Oct 6........still waiting for tracking #
$320.99 has been charged to my debit card

I as well paid the 299 (349 without the credit coming) plus tax upfront the day I pre ordered it. My order went in 4 minutes after the pre orders started and within about 2 minutes it showed up through my bank and cleared just a day later. I expected sprint to charge me for the upgrade fee but they did not yet. Maybe they are waiting for me to actually do the swap.
The T-mobile thread definitely has me wondering if Sprint is sitting on a bunch of Note 4's and just waiting to get them shipped just in time for the 17th. If Sprint ships UPS it will show up in MyUPS and I will get an email. Hoping to see some activity on Monday.

I pre-ordered through best buy and they charged my card the full amount ($903 which includes expedited shipping) but then it wasn't showing on there a couple of days later. I called to make sure my order wasn't cancelled and the best buy rep told me the card would be charged when the phone ships.
I'm supposed to be getting a price match of $720 then a $200 best buy gift card for trading a working smartphone. I hope this works out like the store manager says.

I was in my local Sprint Store today for repair of my wife's G3 and I mentioned that T-mobile users were already getting their Note 4. The first guy said "Impossible, Samsung will not allow it" but the guy in the back room working on someones phone said "Yeh my brother got his a few hours ago" he continued with the possibility that Sprint will start shipping on Monday or Tue for pre-orders in order to guarantee that it will be delivered by the end of the day on release date. So some may get it as early as Wed or as late as Friday. Nothing is for certain as Sprint may wait till Thursday and ship it next day air saver (assuming they use UPS) in which case it could be as late at 8 P.M Friday.
In my opinion I cant see Sprint waiting to the last second. Yes pre-ordering has its advantage of making sure you get your phone in que but I cant see them making it available in stores on Friday morning while the rest of us who pre ordered are just waiting on delivery. I am willing to bet the Wed or Thur delivery is a bit more reasonable. My neighbor did not pre-order but is planning on just walking into sprint when they open on Friday to buy one. Would be a crappy feeling to see him with his Note 4 before me when I ordered it 3 weeks ago.

dat $200 tradein tho

I pre-ordered through Best Buy and called their "mobile hotline" today to check on arrival date and they said it's currently in transit with delivery on the 16th. I'm hoping Best Buy doesn't hold it for a day to be released, but there's potential for people who purchased through BB that'll their device will be a day early.
The sales rep told me (if he knew what he was talking about) when I pre-ordered on sept 26th, first day of allowed pre-order that I would probably be on the second shipment due to the number of orders already placed that day so possibly there is a Oct 15th arrival for the initial group.

When I spoke to Sprint today I got quite the run around. When I check my order, which was placed on the third, It's still sitting in the same state it was at when I originally received the order number. Called this afternoon to ask and was told that Sprint has yet to receive any phones, which I'm sure isn't true, and that all the blame is on Samsung. I asked how T-Mobile customers received their phones and was pretty much ushered off the phone. I was told that the release date was "around" October 17th and was then hung up on.
I don't even care, I assume they'll do right by us, I just hate receiving the BS canned responses.

There is a discussion going on over at the official Sprint forums. Someone who claims to work at UPS says that on Monday he saw the the labels which indicate a Tue Wed ship out. Now I don't work for UPS but I thought that the company who is shipping would do the printing, taping, and sending to UPS. I cant see sprint showing up with 10,000 phones and all the UPS employees having to tape the labels on the boxes before ship. I can see the info being sent electronically though and maybe this person has access to it.
I keep reading that AT&T is shipping Monday night into Tuesday. No word from Verizon or Sprint.

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There is a discussion going on over at the official Sprint forums. Someone who claims to work at UPS says that on Monday he saw the the labels which indicate a Tue Wed ship out. Now I don't work for UPS but I thought that the company who is shipping would do the printing, taping, and sending to UPS. I cant see sprint showing up with 10,000 phones and all the UPS employees having to tape the labels on the boxes before ship. I can see the info being sent electronically though and maybe this person has access to it.
I keep reading that AT&T is shipping Monday night into Tuesday. No word from Verizon or Sprint.
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If that person works for UPS Supply Chain he may be telling the truth. They warehouse and ship for hundreds of companies.