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[HTC Amaze 4G] EclipzeRemix:
there will be some patch updates tho, and mabey a new radio
[HTC Amaze 4G] motioneffects:
I got a free amaze two weeks but was having issues with the phone, luckily i was in the 14 days buyers remorse period so they tried to send me another Brand new Amaze but was out of stock. And I really wanted another one so they offer me a free upgrade to the One S. After using the One S for a few hours, I have to admit the Amaze was better in every way IMHO. From the placement of the on/off button, volume control, virtual keyboard, etc...... the amaze physical features was so well place that the One S just lacks. On the One S, the on/off button was hard to press, and EVERYTIME you try to press the button, you would hit the volume button. The One S is also longer witch makes typing on the virtual keyboard hard to use. And not to mention all the bugs that needs to be worked out. Im having so much issues with this phone, they are sending me out a brand new One S next week. If someone works at a Tmobile store in Central/South Jersery that is will to trade a brand new Amaze for a Brand new One S, send me a PM.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Not to mention the lack of a memory card slot. The 100-image (and absurdly swift) burst mode is amazing, but not worth the trade off in my humble opinion.

And then there's the fact that it only has a VGA FFC. Amaze suits my needs a lot better despite the One S's two advantages (burst mode, and in benchmarking the one S its clear that the processor runs the One S twice as strong as the amaze, but the amaze still performs marvelously to begin with imho)
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Weird. I work in a mid-volume store and we're down to two or three with no replentishment in sight. How are they selling? Ours have been flying off the shelves at the reduced price lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Talked to T-Mobile today, the rep said there should be a new shipment in A few weeks. Really disappointed with the locked bl, on th 1x, may go back to T-Mobile..

Lol

One x better be one sick phone....lol

Hopefully ill get it by Friday

Btw

amaze forum > one x forum

At least for now lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
That's saying something

Forum Ninja
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Dammit Forum Ninja, get outa here will ya? You should know your wisdom is no good here!

Edit: waitasecondhere.... wtf did i just reply to a ghost?
[HTC Amaze 4G] PeartFan40:
Glacier, I think it's time to officially change your name to Forum Ninja". What does everybody else think?
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
U didn't see my new sig?

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Am I on Candid Camera?
[HTC Amaze 4G] PeartFan40:
The candid camera one? Yeppers.

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[HTC Amaze 4G] jdyates:
Funny, i walked into T-Mobile with a roll of $300, expecting to walk out with a Sensation. THOSE were out of stock. Ended up with the Amaze, couldn't be happier.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Yeah, well worth the $50 difference =). If you're a value customer, the amaze is technically LESS expensive than the sensation! Lol. I think mostly theyre in a hurry to get rid of as many amazes as they can in the wake of the one S release.

As sick as the 99-shot burst mode is on the One (and the benchmark results twice as strong)... It's not worth the trade off of the 2MP front facing cam and the expandable memory imho =). And although it might not benchmark as strong as the one S... The amaze performs so strong to begin with that you hardly notice the difference =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] mznatnat:
We still have the store shelves..... lol

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:07 AM ----------

Yep.... a week and a day later....

Still out of stock....

Those stupid sons of beaches!!!

---------- Post added at 10:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:12 AM ----------

He works in the hood...
[HTC Amaze 4G] motioneffects:
Did you buy the phone without contract for $300? If so, I need to swing by and pick up a Amaze because my One S is horrible.:(
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Invoice cost is currently $550
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
Invoice price is actually 449.99.. The friggin mytouch 4G slide is more expensive
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Oh durr lol. That is correct. Excuse the mathimatical error ha ha.

The 4g slide is more expensive. Unless you're a physical qwerty diehard there's no logical reason to buy a 4g slide over an amaze lol. Kind of like how there's no logical reason to buy a Galaxy S 4g (179.99!!!! Lol) over a Galaxy Blaze (99.99). But not as absurd lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] jdyates:
With contract. 2-year upgrade for roughly $199
[HTC Amaze 4G] xupthree60:
I just bought an amaze today. I went to the mall and they didn't have any in stock and I didn't wan the one s. I don't like sense 4.0, I think vanilla ics is better. I have vanilla ics on my cheap ass Chinese tab and love it, but i didnt like what 4.0 did to it. Also the one s seemed a little laggy on the demo model and i didnt think it was worth the price difference for really just trading better audio vs a better camera (i will use the better cam much more).

So I went down the street and saw another t-mobile store and got the last one they had! My dad, who is on my family plan, is out of state for the month and tried to get one in Indiana today. they store had a ton of them but they wouldn't sell him one because I wasn't there. wtf? He said they didnt know why they didnt have any down here cuz they had almost 50 of them. So I have to go out tomorrow and try to find another somewhere down here for him.

btw I got it for 150 plus 15 per month on the value plan. One s was 200 plus 20 per month.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Just call customer care and add your dad as an "authorized user" on yoxur account. The reason they needed you there is certainly because your name (the billing name) is currently the only name on the account and, in order to make any changes, they're required to verify the I'd of someone who's name is on the account. This prevents ollie the magic bum from walking into a t mobile store and billing another $300 to your account via a second installmen, and walking out the door with an amaze you're paying for but will never see to boot =)

But anyways, yeah, call customer care and add your dad as an "authorized user". Thatll let him go into a store and have the authorization to pick up an amaze provided he has a state ID on him. =)

Congradulations btw =). Enjoy your new amaze =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] xupthree60:
I just did this today, he went into the store and they said he still couldn't do it till the new plan takes effect on the 21'st. My dads like why wont they take my money? haha.

Also the sales man there in Indianapolis kept trying to convince my dad to get the blaze instead. Idk why they would try to sell someone a lesser cheaper phone when they came in asking for a more expensive one, unless they are getting some kind of bonus for the blaze... especially when my dad kept telling him the only thing he cared about was he wanted the best camera available and the guy kept telling him the blaze was better for him.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
That rep sounds like a numbskull lol. There's no Samsung sales incentive. There is currently an HTC incentive. Sounds like the rep was one of those foolish enough to read the "known issues" (which a lot of them are basic things that are easy fixes without exchanges being necessary, issues that are present on nearly every phone) and think that there's anything wrong with the amaze.

Of the (I have no idea how many, I've lost count) amazes that I've seen go out the door, haven't seen a single one of them come back with anything even close to a (what would be considered reasonable) issue. Tell your dad to talk to someone else lol.

Sounds like you've had the misfortune of dealing with novices all around. It's frustrating to see customers having such difficulty accomplishing such simple things. Whoever changed your rate plan should have backdated the plan in order to make phone installments immediately available. They should be able to do so still, all they'd have to do is cancel the future dated request and put the rate plan change in retroactively instead... Though since you've already established an installment with the first amaze you got, that might now get in the way of doing so. If that ends up being the case, you kinda have whoever sold you your amaze (if they're the same ones who changed your plan) to thank for the otherwise unnecessary delay =L

---please note - in no way shape or form do I represent any particular company ---
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
Well the amaze is back on T-Mobile.com and its free till monday
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
So if it's been out of stock since early May, why would they then have a Free Amaze sell on their website last week?

1) Did they not foresee the potential patent issue?

2) Was it dishonesty on Tmo's part knowing they didn't have the superior Amaze in stock & customers would be locked into a new 2yr contract w/ a lesser device?

Has anyone received their device from when they were originally backordered in early May?
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
1) no one foresaw the issue in question. If they could, they would have planned the launch date (the EVO 4g LTE) around the delay instead of delaying the launch

2) perhaps if they were Verizon, that'd be fairly likely lol. That's definitely NOT t mobile's mo ha ha ha
[HTC Amaze 4G] JonathanBarca10:
Well I just got my order sent to me so it seems they finally got stock back. And yes they tried selling me the blaze as well but there's ZERO development for that phone. Well almost 0. And when I went into store to compare the two before I ordered one, the sales rep was like a used car salesman trying to get me to go with the blaze. I didn't enjoy my experience that day.
[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
Funny I just looked the warrenty replacement on the Amaze.

Options are of course the Amaze but also the Exhibit II HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
I hate reps like that. Clearly either completely ignorant if he thinks the blaze is a good alternative, or completely ingenuine if he is unable to relate to the person he's talking to and attempts to force them to buy an inferior product.

The other day I spend 30-40 minutes discussing why the amaze wasn't the "unreliable" and "terrible" phone that some pretentious salesperson convinced them it was, simply based on what "known issues" came up on a screen and not from actual experience.
[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
Sounds like we both go about our business in the same manor, good to know other reps like me out there

:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
Great to hear that you got your phone @JonathanBarca10.

I've never wanted a phone this bad before. I just checked my orderstatus, it still says backordered but I'm hoping I get it soon.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Ha ha. Yup. I keeps it real =). Overall there are a lot of really genuine awesome people who work for t mobile, then there are some who don't represent the company well at all unfortunately.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ringochan:
I know one such 'rotten apple' in my area. She cheats and tell lies. Unfortunately, she is the store manager and everyone works under her has to follow her (cover-ups:o).

Sorry for my negativity, but I couldn't resist when I saw your comment.

I've been a t-mo customer since 2/2000 with 7 lines (2 family plans 5+2). I must have spent well over $50K for my hardware and services, but I am planning to move as soon as all my contracts expire next February unless things change drastically at t-mo. That's how mad I am when I get cheated!:mad:

P.S. Well, it's good to know there are STILL someone at t-mo who cares about customers.:) You should move to my area!:D
[HTC Amaze 4G] JonathanBarca10:
thanks! hopefully you can get your soon too. i know when i spoke with the rep last saturday they said they had 2100 backorders online alone. so who knows how many it was total
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
He he. The overall mentality of the company is still far more customer advocate than any other from my experience which is why I'm not elsewhere =). Nice to work for a company you can (for the most part) truely believe in. Some of the super busy stores can unfortunately loose sight of their values... I think the same can be true of any retail store unfortunately. If there's another store in your area I'd give them a try to see if your experience is different. How a manager leads their team can vary greatly from store to store unfortunately.

I'm thankful to have a nice medium. My boss keeps me focused on what I need to be focused on without compromising my ability to go the extra mile at the same time =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
We had a guy get fired because a lady came in for an upgrade and she wasnt up on any of her 4 lines, but he told her she was and instead opened up a separate BAN with out her knowledge and gave her those as "upgrades", btw he 10 gb'd all 4 of her flip phones.

Sad part is it took month of BS before they got around to firing him.

Do you guys get secret shop up by you? Whats your decay %?
[HTC Amaze 4G] JonathanBarca10:
wow, that is beyond messed up. i'm in literal shock.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Wow. That is super shady. It's one thing to create a ghost line with the customer's understanding but that's just crazy. Especially 10gb on flip phones... sheesh. That's beyond overkill.

we do indeed. Not sure what our actual decay % is but we've been shopped in the 85-95% range the last several months that I've been at this particular store.
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
guys can we stay on topic??

:D:D:D
[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
Nice we just got a few 100%'s, our stores decay is one of the lowest being at 12 or so %, mines around 2%

Oh yeah back to the Amaze being out of stock???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/////
[HTC Amaze 4G] PeartFan40:
Interesting conversation, but let's get back on topic folks. ;) You could always create a thread in off-topic, so I can continue reading. ;)

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[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
Well considering that the phone is EOL, you may as well lock it up.

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[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Yesssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

It has not been discussed enough!

:cool:

sent from my hoXl

got a-Dev ?

www.android-dev.us
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
I'm so over Tmo. Just received this email. They sent the same letter on the 18th.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
Its completely insulting to offer a Blaze 4G to someone who ordered an Amaze. At least offer the Galaxy S2 or the ONE S. Anything else is a downgrade.

I pray that if I ever need to send me amaze in for warrenty replacement through T-Mobile that they still amaze refurbed amazes in because they will almost certainly offer me a crappier phone, while I still pay off the 20 a month for the amaze.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JonathanBarca10:
Sucks man, i guess i got really lucky. Im currently typing to you from mine as i have it set up already....good luck!!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] gagb1967:
Got it at Staples 79.99 yesterday
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Anyone have any updates as of 5/29? I also received two of the same emails offering me the blaze. It's been well over two weeks now without having a phone. Any information would be appreciated.
[HTC Amaze 4G] JonathanBarca10:
All i know is that they were really behind. Like REALLY behind. I suggest just being patient and maybe bugging tmobile, maybe they give u free stuff if u ask. Like ask by saying, "because sprint customers got free stuff for their delay and ours has been even longer, id hate to have to switch to another carrier..." Blah blah blah. U know, the whole threat of leaving thing. Maybe it works? Lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Yeah, I figured as much. I just hope I don't get screwed over in the end if they run out of phones and I never get mine or something along those lines :/
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
I plan on asking them to wave my 2 activation fee's and for some cases. If they wait too much longer, I'm just going to cancel the order & wait until the new iPhone comes out. I saw the pics of the new phone this morning & it looks nice. *Gasp*
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Yeah, hopefully they'll offer us some free stuff. Hopefully we'll get them soon; let us know if anyone has gotten or gets their phones!
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Glanced at warranty exchange options for my amaze today and it was bleak. GS2 or a Sensation. Sensation's not too bad an option since development seems to be so strong on that device but still... No thank you lol. Hopefully I never have to exchange my amaze ever or they'll have replacement amazes available again if I ever do ha ha.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
You serious? I was going to call tomorrow and get mine exchanged. FML.
[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
I would almost do it if it was a white GSII
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Id call them anyways, there's a chance things are different. Tends to vary from time to time and even from subscriber to subscriber

Nope. Black one lol. I dunno. Development is probably stronger on the GS2 but I really don't like it nearly as much. Besides the fact that I'm really locked into sense for the first time the amaze is just a nicer phone imho. Not that the GS2 isn't nice, just that I feel that the amaze has a superior physical build, plus I like me my camera and video buttons =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
Well I am in the process of exchanging right now over the phone because I want an amaze with GB since ics ****ed up my wifi calling with echos, and there telling me they have an amaze to send as an exchange. I actually wanted to get the gs2 sent and try it for a day and if I dont like it, just return it back to them. Meh well see what happens when I call them back
[HTC Amaze 4G] mikeschevelle:
true, Im just getting a little tired of HTC's BS, may be jumping ship to Sammy when the GS3 is released
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Yeah, thats also true lol. Samsung might not do a good job at official updates but they don't make it nearly as difficult to do unofficial ones =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Still showing as backordered as of 5/30/12 :(.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
When doing my exchange today and them sending a galaxy s 2 instead of amaze.. They said that they expect a shipment of the Amaze the first week of June, so hold off new phone guys.
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Wait, I'm a bit confused. Do you mean that those of us who are currently on backorder waiting for the amaze will get our order fulfilled by the first week of June?
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
I was told the shipment comes in the first week of June. Take it for what its worth when it comes from a rep
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Sounds good. Thank you for the update, appreciate it!
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
FINALLY!!!

Just got this email! :D Hopefully everyone else that ordered their phones recently will get an email tonight as well.
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Confirmed! As of 6/1 my Amaze has also been shipped!! Hopefully all goes well for everyone :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] getrdy:
I hate you :( I was. Told they have no amazes and gave me a galaxy s 2
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
:High-Fives:​

lOl I would take that S2 back w/ the quickness, unless it was the white one. I'd have a few second guesses if it were.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vyralsurfer:
Got the same email as well. Finally, I can dump Sprint!
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
Hey, we are all anti Samsung here. Lol jk :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] RobStark:
Awesome, hope people continue to get theirs! According to my tracking status, 3 more business days until arrival.
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
So I got my phone, but this has been a horrible experience. The phone is gorgeous but Tmo is telling me to send them back because it added 2 extra lines to my family plan. Either I get charged an early termination fee or send them back and to get them again I have to pay full price. O_o

This just pissed me off to a new level, especially considering I wanted the iPhone, but stuck w/ Tmo 2yrs ago when they didn't get it.

Now my account is messed all up, I have overages because of the new plan that was added & changed the plans on all my lines. Some reps are telling me to wait 72hrs for stuff to settle out, IDK what to do. I just want to keep my original 2 lines & my new phone.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Who in the world did you trust to put your amaze order together??? They totally screwed you over by the sounds of it (not the company, the individuals who placed the order for you and activated the two lines without your consent).

Your original two lines not out of contract yet? If they are I'd say cancel them and keep the new numbers. If not, move internet and insurance off of your original lines and onto the new lines (effectively ghosting your original lines at only $5 or $10 a month depending on whether you're value, classic or legacy)
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
Thank you for reply.

One of the original lines is done. However, they're saying it reactivated a new 2yr agreement on 5/27 when the billing period ended, although I didn't receive the phones until today. To undo that I would have to send everything back. Why can't they just press a button and be done with it? This experience is making me want to cancel everything. Thanks again for your help!
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Whoever you ordered your phones from apparently changed your rate plan as well. Which means there's no going back to the original contracts on your original lines even if you did return the phones. Who did you order the phones through anyways? Best solution at this point would be to remove internet and insurance from your original lines, add it to the new lines and ghost your old numbers.
[HTC Amaze 4G] WG5516:
Thanks again, you've been a great help.

I ordered them online from Tmobile.com. I'm talking to a rep via email now & he said something along the lines of what you said. I would like to get the lowest plan possible from Tmo, open up Line2 accounts which are $10 a month or $45 a yr for unlimited everything.

I'll add the insurance to the new lines & ghost out the others like you suggested. Thanks again man, I really appreciate this. They weren't giving me any option other than send them back earlier.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
Honestly dude, talk to someone ON THE PHONE. Never talk via email or im. Call T-Mobile customer care
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
My pleasure =). Ultimately it might suck a little to have new numbers, but you'll be able to hang on to the amazes, won't be paying internet on lines you're not using it with, and your phones will be protected so that's gonna be the easiest path at this point. =)

You can always set voicemail greetings on the old numbers directing any callers to call you on your new number as well =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] getrdy:
Dont ever communicate with tmo in any other way. Sales reps in the stores are there only to sell phones and theres a team of monkeys answering emails. Call them and stand your ground I didnt and lost my amaze :mad:
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidAutobot:
Double post. My bad