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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
Corporate Sprint store. I have called Sprint 4 times about early contract buyout and every time they have told me I need to go to a corporate store to do it so that's where I will go.

Kind of annoying since there are 3rd party Sprint stores everywhere near me that are way more convenient. Apparently even a lot of stores that are called "Sprint" are not even corporate stores. I figured they meant I can't go to Radio Shack or Sam's Club but apparently I can't go to most "Sprint" stores either. It means I have to drive out of my way a few miles to make it happen and it will not be during a convenient time like my lunch hour or right after work...

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Don't save that upgrade too long. You are paying for it monthly whether you like it or not.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
My upgrade is in October tho... That's a long while from now
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] royshero:
Mine ended in June next year bought out my contract for 115.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
I wonder when telesales orders will begin to be taken again...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
My upgrade wasn't until Nov. 1st and it cost me $65 to buyout. Now I have my LTE! Also I bought it out over the phone not at any store. Search for the buyout thread.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] benthe1:
Buying out your contract so you can upgrade is a good deal. You're basically getting about $60 off considering you're getting $350 off of the full price for a two year contract. So in essence a two year contract to Sprint is worth $350, $175 a year. Paying $115 for a one year buyout is is worth it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Can i keep the evo3d?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhreakAccident:
I actually had to drive by anyway so I stopped in Walmarr. Zero stock. Denied!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MrsHoneyDip:
Yes. The buyout just allows you to get the upgrade price sooner than you would have. Nothing else changes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dyey:
Sux. Did they say when they're getting more? I drove to walmart napa last night cause i thought they had two... Turned out to be evo design.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
Called my local Sprint Corporate Store and the lady told me as far as she knows right now, they will only have quantities for pre-orders on Saturday...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
lol..i dont kno what just happend i just called sprint to buy out my upgrade and order a evo 4g lte.. so the chick said they dont have any rite now.. not till saturday.. so i just tod her that i wanted to buy out my upgrade so she put it through.. so i dont get it?? i just go to the sprint store to buy the lte and im all set now??? i thought i could order one from them???? lol :confused: she said she billed the 165 to buy out my upgrade.. she said it will be on my next bill.. wtf!!! i just want the f in phone already!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
I doubt that is the case. They announced a national release day, it's the day anyone can walk in and get one so long as they have any left in stock. Doubt sprint would keep hurting their sales that bad. This is also probably why they waited so long to release it, they probably wanted to make sure there would be enough in stock.

Sent from my Evo3D Shooter.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MrsHoneyDip:
Now you're able to go anywhere that offers Sprint and use your upgrade. You can order thru Sprint if you want to or go somewhere else. It takes about 2 hours for the upgrade status to show up on your account. You can text 'upgrade' to 1311 to see if you're eligible.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
i just tryed to order it.. she said they aint got any?? she said just go to the sprint store and im all set?? i thought if i orderd it i would get it faster!!! quess not..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhreakAccident:
I asked the girl at Walmart but she didn't know when they would get more. Oh well. Hope the mall store or BB Mobile has them by Saturday.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Best Buy is confirmed to have them on Saturday. The employees are probably still out of the loop so go easy on them, not every BB store can have a Viperboy.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DB13:
So Saturday is the official release date?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dm41nes:
I've been trying to follow this story pretty closely (I too am eagerly anticipating its release)

I'm seeing a lot of Saturday, June 2nd as a release from three different websites.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2565..._customs_gets_new_release_date_on_sprint.html

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405157,00.asp

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/31/3055083/htc-evo-4g-lte-sprint-june-2

I'm too excited, but I have to wait til saturday if its true ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
I'm still concerned that some sprint stores are only going to get a very limited number of devices. If my Sprint Store opens at 9 AM on Saturday what time would you guys realistically recommend I show up to start waiting?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
Same worry here. Mine opens at 10AM on Saturdays so I'm thinking of leaving home at 9:30 and getting there by 9:35 but I don't know if that will be early enough.

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NissanNick:
I am hoping I can talk them into selling it to me friday...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MassStash:
HTC tweeted June 2nd.

As for getting it before someone else, it's all about whooooo ya kno... Haha

~Freshly re-acquired evo rockin' NRGZ; from the mogul up ta present, but then AOKP happened. P.S. f**k the police....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Good question, and how early?

Anyone stand in line for the OG?

I had an appt to pick up my 3D so I have no idea how early to go

Somebody chime in please

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
How busy are your bbs usually and are u going to bbm or just bb
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Going to bbs not bbm and when I went last Saturday there were 4 people waiting outside the store for it to open when I got there 5 til opening. They weren't getting an lte so I'm guessing I should get there a half hour early. What do you think?

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
That's what I plan on doing even tho I have a preorder. Just in case you know. Also while the EVO is popular I wouldnt think they would get sold out on a Saturday n hopefully you have a cpl bb close together lol like I have a bbm 5 min away from a bbs
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TaintedByte:
What are all these acronyms? xD Someone mind explaining? Google didn't bring up anything (bbs, bbm, cpl bb) context tells me it's a store, but what store?

Anyway, I'll be going to a corporate owned Sprint store, I figure that will be the store with the most stock.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
I don't know. My corporate sprint Store said they'll only have enough for pre-orders but it can change between now and tomorrow...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
Best buy, best buy mobile, best buy store lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Henrock11:
I think bbs means best buy store, bbm means best buy mobile and cpl bb means couple of best buys around. That's what I gathered from it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
You sir are correct
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhreakAccident:
I hear you. I'd be mad if my Sprint Corp store sold my pre-order to a person that didn't pre-order, and then ran out before I can get to the store. I have a dental appointment first thing in the morning so I'll be hitting the mall just after opening time.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
Anyone call any sprint stores today about quantities for tomorrow?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] frieked:
I called my local sprint store, they told me to check back tomorrow. My local BB told me they won't have any for a few weeks except for pre-orders.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
i just called my sprint store and dude said that.. they will be selling the phone tomarrow for sure.. so i said so ill should be able to just walk in at 9 am and buy the phone?? and he said yes!!! i hope its that easy!!! :D my luck it wont be... lolz sucks cause im going to work late just to get the phone befor they dont have any.. dont want to wait till 5-6 pm when i get out of work.. sh*t i ready to camp out @ the sprint store just to make sure im the first one in the store.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] benthe1:
From what I hear Best Buy will have some tomorrow just like Sprint. The person you talked to probably doesn't know what they're talking about.

They better have some. Tomorrow is the official "relaunch" of the phone. :-)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fldash:
So Walmart has it for $160~ is the Sprint price $200? What about Best Buy?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Scotlac:
That would be a shocker! Of the dozen or so customer service reps that I've spoken to since this ordeal started (Sprint, Best Buy, Radio Shack, WalMart) exactly none of them knew what they were talking about. ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Clock190:
I was pleasantly surprised to see that I could do a Best Buy preorder over the phone. Took about five minutes.

Nice little perk is they have 18 month interest free financing, so that helps offset the price different on Wirefly a bit.

Here's to hoping they're actually receiving more phones tomorrow... if so, sorry, Wirefly.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jdogg836:
Depends on the location he called. If they have an abnormally high amount of preorders for the phone then this could be true. Yes everyone is getting the phones for tomorrow but there is a real possibility that the # of preorders at individual locations consume the stock they are getting.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Someone posted this in the Best Buy thread yesterday...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemp...contract_desc=2+YEARS+NEW&pageMode=searchmode

Its not up to date sometimes, should be late tonight or early tomorrow morning.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
I just called my best buy mobile store n they said there is a strong possiblity that they will have it LOL dk how I'm going to sleep tonight
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kidstechno:
My Sprint store opens at 10am tomorrow, plan on rolling up around then and seeing if they have any. Not really expecting a line, doubt a lot of people know about it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Man last night wasn't easy either. Tonight will be worse

Hopefully that's true that other people don't know about it yet. Please no commercials on tv for the phone until Monday lol

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RedWingsFan:
Called one of the two local Sprint stores:

Sprint Rep: "Thanks for calling Sprint store"

Me: "Will you be getting the EVO 4G LTE in for tomorrow's launch"

Sprint Rep: "Ummmmmm. No. We won't have it"

Hang up.

This is why I continue to stick with ordering online. These Sprint Reps are dumb as a doornail.

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I may do the same with my other local Sprint store. Roll up there around 10am and see what the status is. If they don't have any, I may swing by Best Buy and if there is more than 1 person being waited on, I'll just order from Sprint online.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
Good to know other SERO-P peeps know how I feel today. This "Launch" has been an epic fail by sprint....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] monkeyal:
I'm also an idiot for not pre-ordering. I lost my OG Evo in Argentina almost 2 weeks ago and figured I wouldn't bother with getting the insurance replacement and would just get the LTEvo when it came out. I figured that as important as this rollout is to both Sprint and HTC, there was no way they would be lacking in supply. Not to mention I'm in LA, so I figured most people will be sticking with Wimax until there's actually some LTE to use. So I didn't bother pre-ordering and figured I would just cruise into a Sprint store and pick one up once they had been released. And then with all the customs shenanigans, it seemed like the pre-orders might be stuck waiting for a month to get their phones. Anyway, turns out I'm an idiot. My replacement Evo will arrive tomorrow and hopefully I can trade it into BB sometime next week.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
Hell,with the delay I was happy for everyone because i thought(at that time) id be getting my pre ordered phone by now and since there was a delay i thought there wouldn't be a shortage in devices for everyone else...Fast Forward to today and I realize I am everyone else and there is no supply.. :mad:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fernando sor:
Can you buy out your contact through best buy or does it have to be through Sprint?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
BB I'm Montclair CA is taking reservations for the next batch that comes in, according to the employee he said next batch should arrive next week

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I did thru Sprint earlier. I had 6 months and it costed me $65.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sim-X:
Guys if your on Sero-P you should already know not to do 3rd party retailers that was made pretty clear in the sero terms which you should know if you managed to get yourself on it. Who cares if you save $50 bucks it's a huge hassle. Even if you can pull it off you risk not getting the phone, risk losing your plan or dealing with bs at the store. Sero-P users pay way less than most other customers so I think eating an extra $50 during upgrade season isn't a big deal. I ordered mine online on Sero-P, got mine today no hassle at all. I actually like going to Best Buy for phones but when I'm using my personal upgrade it's out of the question. Only issue I really had which wasn't much of one is online esn swap wouldn't work, it said that I needed to change my plan. I just called in, CSR was nice said my esn was already attached to my account and also the way LTE phones are coded in the system your plan actually changes but not really. She assured me none of my perks would drop or plan would change just how they code LTE phones. So my online sprint says my plan actually changed and now my usage data is a little messed up but everything is still the same as far as perks and sero-p.

Don't really feel that bad for Sero-P users trying to save $50 by using a 3rd party, you guys should know better already why risk it.

Use telesales, corp store or sprint.com for orders it's pretty simple.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
Did you even read half of this thread? I didn't go 3rd party..I wen't to a Sprint Corporate store just like I did for my Evo 3D.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] salvasaur:
I'm in the same boat. I didn't bother to pre-order because I thought this thing was going to be released on the 18th.

And people made fun of me in the thread that got closed when I said BBY often gets their stock before other retailers...

On another note, I really hope I can get this phone within the next couple of days. Don't wanna lose any buyback value.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
I'm waiting as well, it doesn't sound promising tho. ISN was fed some wrong info apparently..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
ISN for as great as he has been is only at his strongest when there is information to relay...And the way it sounds is that the non communication we are getting stems from the non communication going on with in Sprint its self...They dont have a damn clue right now...I would really take any info from him right now.Just because there isn't a release date yet is ok,how about some other things like all inventory in the warehouse is gone or more shipments came in,movement in the warehouse etc...

ISN isn't our little Pony that we can just bark orders at. But maybe he just has some clues he could throw are way...I'll take anything right now.Im grasping lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
ISN has been great. But whenever he says anything about a date I apply the Sprint/ISN rule. Add three days.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
Well adding 3 days in this instance sucks because it falls on a Holiday lol....GOD this weekend is going to be so long.... Im going to shoot myself in the head
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Mech8:
u would think they would want it to come out ASAP and get some of this money they lost. but they dont seem to be worried about it.

either that or they really dont have alotta inventory, which i can see y htc wouldnt send more during the ban but u would think after they would overnight them *****es instead of putting them on the water again. was hoping with all the fuss and wait we would not have to hear the words out of stock but i guess that was just wishful thinking.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhreakAccident:
I called the Sprint store where I placed my in-store pre-order, and the guy I talked to told me that from what they were hearing, it sounded like Wednesday would be launch day. I asked ISN about it, and the reply I got was that it more than likely by this weekend but no official word was passed around yet.

Either way, I hope it's soon. I'm suffering from a severe case of envy! LOL!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Just got back from Bestbuy in Glendora, CA, the second of 2 I went to this evening. No waiting list there and preorders are not fullfilled. The dbag guy there said when there is a launch date, the rest of the stock will go on sale. He wouldn't say how much they had in stock and how many preorders were unfulfilled.

The guy at the first store I went to (Montclair CA BB), said they received 11 units, 3 units were left, 7 preorders unfulfilled. Employee there expects 10 units in the next shipment. They were taking names for a waiting list there. Luckily I'm number 10 on that list, which includes the 7 unfulfilled preorders at that store.

I'm seeing two different things going on here, 1 stores are holding back on their stock and are waiting for the go ahead launch date to sell the rest and 2 there is a shortage, they're sold out, and next shipments are next week. Damn, which is it? I want the phone already!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
That goes along with theory number 2 in my previous post. They're sold out! Next shipments expected next week
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BrianBaker:
Yeah man..I wish I had the Best Buy option..Id go hunting this weekend and I drive 300+ miles all over Florida every day(pass lots of best buys).But I cant because of my sweet,sweet Sero plan.

As much as I want the pre orders to come into our corporate stores I just don't see it happening any time before next Friday.(once again, pessimist) But i'm starting to put things together in my own mind.Something is still up,either at customs or at HTC because why on Earth is the One X from AT&T still sold out?

I hope ISN has a meeting tomorrow and gets some info because going into the 2nd weekend lost is going to hurt.I'm afraid i'm going to need a therapist after this is all said and done...What kills me is Best Buy in store pre orders going out.Im happy for them but its a kick square in the jubblies.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
That blows man hope you get yours soon

Good question about the one x. One of the team nocturnal devs just got one but they were out at the two bb's I went to

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
Thank you for such moving plea directed at SERO-P customers to avoid buying from 3rd party retailers in order to save some money. The problem is most people in this thread are not trying to save money. We didn't pre-order from Sprint.com either because we weren't eligible for an upgrade while the pre-orders were still open or just didn't think the corporate store / online / telesales launch would be delayed more than 1-2 days past the arrival of pre-ordered phones.

Two things piss me off about this whole situation. The first one is that I was able to walk into a BestBuy today, pre-order the phone without actually buying the $50 gift card, and five minutes later receive an email that the order was ready for pickup. Apparently, they received more than their pre-order quota or maybe had some cancellations. Of course, this was an exercise in futility, since they can't activate it on my SERO-P account. Meanwhile, my local Sprint corporate store doesn't have any in stock and only expects them Wed or Thurs next week. Bizarre distribution priorities.

Second, I expended a significant amount of effort to get a 14-day early upgrade and move my eligibility from June 1 to May 18. If the launch is indeed late next week like many corporate stores are saying, my early upgrade is basically wasted as without it I would have been able to buy the phone next Friday anyway. The only silver lining in this is that I got the $36 upgrade fee preemptively waived by a SERO supervisor.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
Called my local corporate Store again and was told, again, the phones they are getting/have are all claimed for pre-orders. And she said her "report" says no more are coming in for tomorrow. Not looking good. What kind of "national launch" is it if we can't walk in to a SPRINT STORE and get one?!!! So F'n dumb...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] killakarl:
Just called my BB and she said that they had 12 in but had to fill preorders first. She said call tomorrow. I am going up there when they open to harass them until I walk out with one. LOL
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
That is exactly what I'm gonna do.

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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RedWingsFan:
HOLY SMOKES

Just called the other local Sprint store in town to ask if they'd have plenty of stock tomorrow. The guys says: "We have 1 here now if you want it. Come up now and you can have it."

:D:D:D:D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] killakarl:
Now I don't feel like I am the only one.

It's gonna feel great having an EVO LTE without having to put I'm a b*tch in my sig. Lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] killakarl:
U lucky sumbich......:D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
Anyone happen to know a website or reference that lists which Sprint stores are corporate owned?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fldash:
http://www.sprintstorelocator.com/locator/

Go there... if it doesn't say 'by xxxx' then it's Corporate owned (I think).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] NissanNick:
I tried to get evey store around me to sell me one today... No go. I will stop be tomorrow.... They said they would have them. I do not expect a line, why would there be? No tv adds, no radio adds.... Nothing at all really... Heck the only people that I know that talk about it are on here. Now I must say everyone is talking about the s3..... Why does it get so much attention and we don't? And how could they not use this whole "ban" thing as a marketing campaign....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
yea buddyyy!!!!!!!! i just called the best sprint store near me.. well i think they are the best they are always nice.. never let me down yet! anyways just called and told the girl that i keep geting diff answers.. one store said only preorders will be filled tomarrow.. and this girl said at there store its first come first serve.. so she said be there at 9 am and ill be good!! i told her ill be camping out in the parking lot!! she thought that was funny!! :D now i can just chillax.. its it tomarrow yeT!!!!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fsuwade:
Well I will have one in an hour sams club has it for 168.88. Yeah buddie
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] maxdamage2122:
Called my local bb and they send they had a few currently in stock. Went down there to buy one and was told they can't sell them until tomorrow. They were about 10 sitting on the counter staring at me!!!! Bastards!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] re2gie01:
Do you have to swipe your Sam's club card when purchasing from the wireless? I can't remember, but I think mine may be expired....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RedWingsFan:
Just got back from the store and all I can say is WOW. This thing is awesome.

I had the OG EVO and the EVO 3D. This thing is a lot better. SOOO thin. SOOO light. Screen is amazing. Camera looks really nice.

I have to take back what I said about Sprint's employees though. This location I went to had a guy that was awesome. I told him I was in a rush and just wanted it activated. No extras. He had me in and out in under 15 minutes. I told him I'd hook him up on the survey.