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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
Don't forget, you also have 30 days to choose the BB insurance, plus don't forget the $100 worth of reward points, plus the extra $50 GC for using their insurance, the discount packages for accessories they package as a bundle for you (store specific evidently), the piece of mind that if it ever breaks etc, you can walk into a BB anywhere, no deductible and replaced on the spot. This...on top of price matching and the other known deals..it wasn't a no brainer, it was supposed to be. Enough about BB, IMO everyone should just do it, and be happy.

I wanted to believe in WF, I escalated to everyone I could and they just didn't come thru the way I needed (for me). I pre-ordered on the 8th, early.. Their fault or not, the communications, updates and overall consistency between the staff members was horrible. My choice, my opinion etc, sorry.. but they lost my business, no matter if it was no loss to them or not, negative word of mouth will kill you fast in business today and for me, never again with WF. The way I was handled at BB was a complete 180 in customer service and professionalism. I genuinely felt bad for WF, but as many said, they could have avoided a ton of frustrated customers if they showed professionalism (CSR's with horrible grammar, emails with words spelled incorrectly even in 'canned' responses). Again, my opinion if they wish to continue to strive for success, they will need to figure out a way to learn from this fiasco and correct all the weak links.

This thread is about (or supposed to be) WF and I am posting for those who are left waiting and probably still wondering about their order. You have options and it seemed like a great deal at first but you can beat the price (by a long shot), frustrations by visiting your local BB and seeing for yourselves. After seeing that people were ordering for the first time yesterday and today and prioritized over others that pre-ordered a while ago, I would have been ballistic. I'm just passing good news, the deals and GC's that seem to just keep coming thru BB, I almost feel I am paying nothing now for one of the coolest pieces of technology to come this way in a while. Good luck all..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ignardaj:
Well i too canceled my wf order after not getting in on the initial shipping , i originally ordered on the 8th around 2pm and everything was validated and ready waiting on shipment. Well i called a nearby bb and they had plenty besides the preorders, so i went to grab one...paid more then the wf price of $119 f and f but its cool...with the og evo trade in of $50 and gift card of $50. What killed itwas the dreaded ca tax of $60...i also got the invisishield and seidio case/_holder combo...phone is nice, just have to get everything set up once it charges....good luck folks

the bb in question was the cerritos store in southern California, seemed like they had about 6 or so non preorders left:o
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Albaholic:
So I walked into BB this morning but they were busy assisting other customers and I had to go to work. I did have one of the Evo's put on hold for me though. I was going to go back after work to pick it up. Of course now I get an email stating that my WF order has shipped. At this point, I don't really care who I get it from as long as I get the best price possible.

Anybody else considering refusing shipment for their WF order? I don't really want to go through the hassle of returning the phone to WF either.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] focbuster78:
Yeah, I got my bluetooh on Thursday. It is a Bluebug. It goes for 20 bucks on their website. It is really not that bad.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jimmyg41:
Thank you! I don't currently have one so getting one for free is great.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rdeets:
Called all local area Wal-Mart and Best Buys yesterday. Placed a preorder at a local BB. Had to drive an hour north yesterday for a nephew's birthday party, decided to check a Wal-Mart 3 minutes from his house. They had one. After about 40 minutes of trying to activate the damn thing (4 or 5 calls to Sprint), finally walked out the door with it for $170.18, including tax. Now I have a preorder at both BB and WF for my other line, so whichever one gets in first is the one that I'm going with.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpkotor:
Still no shipping information, via email or on the order site, since I got the email that my order would be processed and shipped yesterday. This is aggravating.

Edit: And before someone preaches patience to me and sets off another 30 page discussion on "the price is worth the wait"... The problem they generated for me is now that I've been promised a Monday delivery via email and chat representative but don't have tracking information, I have to decide if their (unreliable) assurance of a Saturday shipping/Monday arrival is worth staying home and missing class on Monday. There is nowhere for FedEx to leave packages at my place if no one is home. So if I have faith in WF I could miss Monday class just to see that it wasn't shipped until Monday then have to miss Tuesday class to receive it...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ultron:
I wasn't on the first shipment and didn't feel like waiting a week...again. My WF price was 139.99, which was still a decent deal.

So yesterday I walked out of Best Buy with a new Evo for 114 after tax with trade in of my OG Evo. I think I made the right call.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leebo:
Jpkoter, go to class. FedEx will leave a slip. Take it to their pick up location, or stay home the next day. At least you'll be sure they're coming.

Was it confirmed that the first shipment was 600 phones? If so, that took care of about one and a half days of pre orders.

I ordered the morning of the 9th, so I should make the next batch, assuming it's another 600.

My guess is Wirefly will make different arrangements with Sprint in the future. I would. Not worth the hit to my reputation.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
For anybody who missed out on the first wave of shipments and paid more than the $119.99 price, I strongly suggest you check your local Best Buy. You can get the phone for less than $119.99 and walk out with the phone the same day. Go to targets website and print off the advertised $149.99 upgrade price for the EVO LTE and take it to Best Buy. They will price match the $149.99 and then give you the $50 gift card to put towards the price which will bring it down to $99.99 + tax. You really can't beat that price. A lot of Best Buy stores have them in stock so give it a go....

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Art2Fly:
They said it will ship next week... but what does that even mean? Like should I expect the phone this week or the week following that?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ITSDARKID:
No wait some more!

Just got the Media Link HD and Vehicle Dock LTE one from sprint for $107 with tax

now just waiting on the cell from wirefly!!! sadly I wont get it in the 1st shipping I

order on the 9th :( but my OLD EVO is ok till the Beast gets here!! :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpkotor:
I appreciate the advice. Unfortunately, FedEx in my area has been historically unreliable as far as the slips are concerned, and I have encountered problems with packages enough times that staying home has been the only reliable solution. I just needed somewhere to whine about it haha...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] blkswanpres:
If it doesn't show shipped on your order page then I would have to assume it hasn't been shipped.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rsriniv24:
Got it at BB for $56.49

Cross-posted this in the EVO LTE BB thread, but figured I'd post here as a public service:

Gang, if you are feeling a bit miffed because you didn't get one of the first waves of LTEs from Wirefly, gpz1100 has a post that got me the phone for under $60.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26267499&postcount=241

I printed out his attached thumbnail, took it to BB a couple of hours ago (03-JUN-2012, 1300 hrs) and walked out the door for the price in the title.

Was initially furious because the Mrs. cancelled her Wirefly order ($119.99 + free Bluetooth and overnight shipping). She went ballistic when she found out that Wirefly didn't have enough phones to handle our order (08-MAY-2012 at 2149 hrs) for at least another week.

I went into the store, the lady asked "Did you preorder?" I HAD NOT preordered, but said I had done so. 45 minutes later, they gave us the $50 gift card, $50 for my wife's EVO (kickstand doesn't close anymore, and we didn't bring along the charger), and then gave us another $50 via a giftcard (see gpz1100's thumbnail of the Best Buy internal memo) -- all put toward the price of the EVO LTE

Wife and I collectively pooped our pants at the price. Best thing she ever did was get mad at Wirefly. Best thing I ever did was start scouring XDA DEVs.

You guys rule (and gpz1100 is a genius)!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nandre:
Sorry to all those who got left out on the first shipment... looks like Wirefly made some pretty big mistakes here.

For all those who did manage to grab one and are super OCD like myself, just stumbled upon http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KMEM/scheduled . You can probably find your flight by looking at the scheduled departures. :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ferbs027:
What a cluster****. I placed three separate orders at the same time early on 5/8 (three separate shipping addresses to my family around the country). Only one of the three orders was processed and shipped. Either I just happened to be at the exact spot of the cutoff or they're whole line about "sending them in the order received" is BS.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xuohtx:
It's not on Target's site...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaptainRandom:
Ok,

I got no problem with the wait,

I feel badly for Wirefly,

I am willing to wait for a much better price,

On XDA poster advice, I went to BestBuy,

Started $199.99,

Asked nicely for Target match $149.99 and GiftCard -$50,

Asked Salesperson to get manager,

Left BestBuy with 3 phones (@$99.99) and 9.99/month BlackTie,

Out door, 3 phones under $360,

Sorry Wirefly, BestBuy better $$$ deal.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LuBi:
It is, and he explained the same thing I did earlier. Trust us, it works. Now go get your phones! Forget WF.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leebo:
If I understand correctly, for this to work, you have to lie and state you pre ordered, then hope they don't check?

Just checking because I may try it tomorrow.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Its definitely on Targets site $149.99 see below...

http://www.targetmobilestore.com/eCommerce/SpecialOffer.aspx?cid=36415_c57c22bf0ab140dba541e2fb1ace3450
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Albaholic:
The reps at my BB wouldnn't give me the gift card or PM target's price. I bought it anyway but I might take it back once my WF order comes in.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rsriniv24:
Got it at BB for $56.49

Leebo, as far as I know what they do is check your Sprint account, and if you have a line eligible for upgrade, THEY AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME YOU PRE-ORDERED. That, or the individual I had was ignorant and was afraid to be called out by someone who acted as if they knew what they were doing. I'm assuming the former, because the Mrs. was standing next to me when we made the purchase. I just asked her, and she said I didn't sound too authoritative :)

I'm assuming that this was a YMMV scenario, and I lucked out. But that internal newsletter provided by gpz1100 looks/feels like the real thing, and the employee I dealt with definitely took it as gospel. They are definitely giving the $50 gift card, and they are definitely giving you $50 for your Evo (even if it's in mediocre condition), so the worst case scenario is you walk out of the store with that brand-spanking new phone for $100+tax. I'd say go for it.

Right after we left the store, we ended up leading a family we met randomly at the gas station to Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort (literally drove in front of them, letting them follow for 20 miles) -- GPS and Nav worked flawlessly (I have a Epic 4G, so I know all about awful GPS). Screen looked magnificent, too. ...

You'll never find someone denigrate BB as much as I. But when it comes to purchasing a cell phone, the experience has been superb four times, and I have bought five phones from BB (bought an Evo Shift for my eldest daughter in December, and the sales rep tried to upsell a case, insurance and a bunch of rubbish -- extremely pushy, and obnoxious, claiming that he couldn't give me the deal unless I bought more crap). If my experience is typical, you should get the phone for $50 plus tax on $200, and you won't get some pushy jackass trying to sell you a case for $35 that you can get on eBay for $11.

Best of luck, hoss!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Best buy is completely inconsistent in how they handle the discounts, or dont.

sent from my Evo LTE, usually.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpkotor:
BB's price-match policy states that it does not include price's from competitor's websites. I've had problems getting price matched before when I brought in a website printout because they don't match online-only prices. The image on the Target Mobile site says "online price only". Has no one had an issue with this? Has everyone just been getting lucky with BB employees who don't know their own policy?

Link
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Well Target will honor their online prices in stores so it really boils down to the rep you get. Some reps are hard asses and some just go with the flow lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] blkswanpres:
Just a quick reminder to those that are selling their OG Evos to Best Buy, the Evo is still selling for $100 to $160 on ebay.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
You know I thought I was the only one that realized that lol. I always sell my old phones online for way more than any store is willing to pay for them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LuBi:
You're misinterpreting the policy, they absolutely will match prices from competitors websites with physical locations locally (ie. not WireFly or Amazon (which btw I often have them match WF F&F)). They will not always (YMMV) match online only prices, like another user just said, and I explained earlier.. Simply explain to them that obviously Target retail stores will match their own online prices. Once reality settles in they will apply the discount regardless of the graphic. If all else fails you can try Sam's Club but I'm sure they'll give you some line about discount chains. Whatever the case may be, they've done it, they do it, YMMV, and be persistent.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpkotor:
Thanks. Depending on if they lied to me again it may be the last straw as far as swallowing WF's bull****. The only thing they got going for them is I'm away for school without a car so their delivery, although very late, makes my life easier than getting to a BB. But if they flat out told me via email and the chat that my order was processed for shipping and didn't put me in on this batch I'm going to cancel out of principle. Sick of them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] oOflyeyesOo:
I guess im glad I got shipped out on the first shipment.. sorry about everyone that was left out. :-/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RyanInAj:
You guess?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaptainOblivious:
I don't mind not getting into the first shipment anymore.... Went to BB today, got three ltevos and their black tie warranty for $360. Freed up three for people further down the line.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sandtrapjack:
Heck, I didn't have to lie to BB. To the contrary, I was up front that I did not pre-order from them and I still got 150 dollars off of the subsidized price on the phone. Walked right in on launch day and walked out with my phone.

I placed my WF order on the 10th, so if I would've stayed with that, it would've cost me 150 dollars and I probably wouldn't have received my phone until Christmas.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ngpsaki:
Best Buy in Las Vegas?

Has anyone in Las Vegas found the EVOLTE? Their website shows "Unavailable" in all stores.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] blkswanpres:
My Wirefly Evo's just arrived!!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ngpsaki:
Happy for you! They couldn't tell me anything about mine, other than they received the phones last Friday and are filling orders in sequence. She couldn't tell me when my order would be filled. When I asked if they had enough phones to fill all orders, she quickly denied saying anthing like that, only that they got some phones and they filled some orders. Other than that, nothing.

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Looks very interesting! ;-)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] conquereddroiduser:
Got my phone from the sprint store yesterday, and promptly canceled my wirefly order. I tried to find one at best buy, but nothing within an hours driving distance. My situation required having this ordeal over by today, so I'm happy with the outcome.

Lesson learned on my part: don't preorder from third parties if you have a hard deadline coming up.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
Pics or it didn't happen! I'm somewhat patiently waiting for mine, staring out the window looking for the FedEx truck.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wytecaztle:
Just Chatted with CSR Susanne. Mine is boxed and ready to be shipped before 7pm tonight. Receiving tomorrow. Ordered on the 8th @ around 11am
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] blkswanpres:
Pic attached.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] everyday17:
I'm not convinced. Mail me one of those so I can verify.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
LOL. I'm still waiting for the damn FedEx truck to get here... on a sidenote I've seen the same white car drive back and forth 6 times since I've been looking out the window :confused:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] samchan80:
BB availability in Dallas-Fort Worth Area

I contacted a few BB stores around the Dallas metroplex (mostly North of Dallas), and they told me that the whole district hasn't received any shipments for non-preorders. :(

Anybody with a different experience?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] willn333:
Man.... S3 releases on the 21st. Should I even wait on shipment from WF for me EVO LTE?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
That depends if you want an Evo or an S3 lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leebo:
Well, you might want to think twice about pre ordering it from WF!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmramirez1973:
Yes. Mine got delivered at 11:58 am. Left on front porch. At work until 5:00 pm.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RyanInAj:
Oh my goodness, that puts a new spin on things...

I told myself I'd never use a Galaxy(plasticy, touchwiz). But maybe this whole Wirefly and iCustoms ordeal is a sign - telling all of us(who haven't got their Evo) to wait for the S3.

Fate, man.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CHEDDABOI:
Just recieved my order from W.F. glad this horrific roller coaster ride has finally come to a stop for me, I'll be gettting off here!View attachment 1106387
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ucallmebobby:
wOOt! It's here! It's here!

Or at least it says that it's been delivered. And I have it delivered to my wife's office. So I still won't see it until later tonight.

For those who have received it, did you really have to click that link to activate on the wire fly page? By the time I get it, they'll be closed and I'd have to wait until tomorrow morning to use it. :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] woodiemarv:
LOL I live less than an hour from where they shipped from and I got mine at the same time as you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SilentSummer:
Just received my phone about 10 minutes ago.

Going through activating it right now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CHEDDABOI:
lol that's michigan 4 ya
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rank78:
Wondering this myself, mine was just delivered and currently charging.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Art2Fly:
you can press the link without having the phone in your hands, but it will deactivate your phone that you currently have... so be prepared
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Señor Poo:
Just got my EVO LTE.

Be strong to everyone still waiting.......

Oh, and its amazing.:D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
Blahh I'm close to where mine trucked out from too but still waiting! It needs to hurry up because I have to go to work soon!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpkotor:
Despite assuring me that my phone was shipped Saturday for a Monday arrival, I just got the tracking info confirming shipment today for a Tuesday arrival. I'm glad this is almost over but I feel like that was WF putting salt on my wound.

With the F&F deal not even being the best deal available (seeing as BB seemed to be beating it left and right) I don't see any reason to ever to business with WF again, or recommend them to friends for that matter. This has been the worst and most dishonest customer service experience.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] appoaf:
All Shipped By Thurs

**LATEST HTC EVO 4G LTE UPDATE**

Wirefly WILL BE shipping ALL remaining pre-ordered HTC EVO 4G LTEs by this THURSDAY with upgraded next business day shipping. If you have place a pre-order with Wirefly you will have your new HTC EVO 4G LTE in your hands on Friday. Thank you to all of our great customers for purchasing your EVO 4G LTE from Wirefly and for your understanding with all of the availability issues with this highly anticipated smartphone.

per FB page
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jimmyg41:
I got my EVO a few minutes ago...no bluetooth headset. Oh well, back to the chat.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] blkswanpres:
Can best buy beat the price without selling your old phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] samchan80:
Finally!

Wow! At least now the rest of us without the phones have a specific date to look forward to! Thanks WireFly!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaptainOblivious:
Yes. Just be polite, yet stand firm on matching prices. They will match online if there is a brick and mortar close by. And get their black tie service, sweetens the deal a bit for them and cheaper than most service plans
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Txsrooster:
Well darn there goes the weekend..the wife and kids are going to be out of town and I was looking forward to getting some chores done...but now I will be messing with the phone...in the air conditioning...drinking...could be worse.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
I think they are shipping the headsets separately
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] everyday17:
Sounds like you just dodged a bullet.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rank78:
There is no brick and mortar WF, and even if there was you still pay taxes with BB. Buying black tie or whatever is just added costs. My brother bought their trade in deal so he got a great price for his EVO 3D, but it'll be about the same I'll get from craigslist for my phone, dock, and case. WF will buy your own phone too but I don't mind posting to craigslist offering my phone as rooted and willing to flash a rom for them while I'm at it. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jpbme:
Finally arrived! Activating now! :)

Phone looks awesome, as others have said, makes the OG look like a fat antique!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LTEvo:
Well, phone just got delivered from WF. Guess only a slight delay of a week and 3 days vs sprint sending it out on the 24th.

Others are still waiting on Amazon, some BBs still won't sell it unless preorder, and so I am happy. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vulcZ:
Phone is en route to my house, and I'm stuck at work, boo :(

On a side note, I'm very glad I didn't cancel this pre-order. Got to keep all of my old phones and I got this one for $119.99 and will most-likely have my activation waived (the least Sprint can do for us, at this point). I'm a happy camper. Those of you that paid more than I did, AND had to get rid of your old phone, I hope your choice was worth it :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SPreston2001:
Yeah I felt that way too until I.walked into a Best Buy and got the phone that same day at that same price plus Black Tie Protection lol. They price matched Targets $149.99 price then applied the $50gc which brought it down to $99.99. Couple that with tax and $9.99 Black Tie Protection and your just below $120. I was perfectly fine with waiting for Wirefly, but when BB blew me away with that offer I couldn't pass it up....

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