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[Galaxy S III General] the2rrell:
I just talked to bestbuy in houston, and he said that all at&t pre-orders should be filled today, and IF they have any extra it will be first come first serve.

im hoping to stop by after work and pick one on contract for at&t and maybe sell or keep my international. have not decided quite yet.
[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
Anyone know if bestbuy is getting in only blue phones today or are some of them white?
[Galaxy S III General] Danibal79:
I think we'll all just settle for any of them.
[Galaxy S III General] subarct1c:
So originally Best Buy called me yesterday afternoon and told me to come pick up my phones at 10 am today. When I got there the person who was at the desk in the mobile department was clueless and frantically looked around to see if they had got them in. Then she checked her "email" and told me the shipment showed they wouldn't be in til tomorrow at the earliest and that they would call/email me when they were in. About an hour after I left the store she called all the people on the list they called to let them know their GM said they could be delayed until some time in June, or they still could come in tomorrow... neither of them had any idea. Turns out the original call was a screw up on the part of the manager in the mobile department, and I shouldn't have ever been called in the first place.

Very disappointing and frustrating...
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
Has anyone actually picked up an at&t preorder from best buy at this point? I'm reading a lot of "should", "could", and "might" - but nothing really concrete...

My own local store is still giving me the "might be" line...
[Galaxy S III General] yokken:
Called around, everywhere is saying June 28th now. Yesterday 2 BBs told me they should get some today, but as of right now they don't have any shipments. I decided to go in and preorder a blue one. Maybe I'll get lucky and get one before the 28th. If not... I guess I would've had to wait until then anyway.

For those who preordered in store, did your confirmation email say your order total was $699.99? I'm upgrading so I definitely won't be paying that... but I just want to see if everyone has had the same thing as me.
[Galaxy S III General] bmoreboy02:
id take pink right now
[Galaxy S III General] subarct1c:
From what I was told, at least from the one I pre-ordered at, none of them came in for any provider at 10am this morning.
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
Called my best buy again. The phone shipment still has not arrived. They are still pretty sure they will get them today. :|
[Galaxy S III General] sizemore2000:
Yeah, my email confirmation said 699.00, but my BB said they would match at&T's 549.00 price tag.
[Galaxy S III General] subarct1c:
My local store just told me the shipment here wont be til the 28 or around that date. It could be a few days earlier than that but not by much.
[Galaxy S III General] 3rdamention:
I preordered from my Best Buy Store, I preordered on June 6th. I haven't called yet, but I am about to. I hope to get my ATT Phone Today, but who knows. I am going to watch this thread like a hawk. I have been wanting to wait until someone confirms they got one from a Best Buy, then I will call my store.
[Galaxy S III General] screwhead728:
I'm upgrading too, Sprint, and my total showed $699. But it shouldn't matter I guess.
[Galaxy S III General] ptfdmedic:
Canton, Ohio. I just called my BBM and spoke with a rep. He said the shipments just arrived a little bit ago but they have been really busy so they don't know what or how much they actually received.

He took my number and said he was going to go back and check as soon as he was done with his current customer. Fingers Crossed.

He's going to call back either way.
[Galaxy S III General] rockstarbrad04:
Keep us posted!
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
LOL. I called the local BB I have the preorder with again. This time, they basically just said "don't call us - we'll call you."

(They never took my email address OR phone number when I made the pre-order, so I have no idea how they'll be calling me.)

Gary
[Galaxy S III General] bmoreboy02:
ive called 5 bestbuys there all sayin 28th
[Galaxy S III General] jfenton57:
We should all probably clarify if we're waiting for Sprint or ATT
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
ATT here. Best buy told me this morning that they were positive they would get att pre orders done today. They were not sure about the other carriers.
[Galaxy S III General] moz68:
Preordered ATL, GA BB telling me to try tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General] Jahspree:
Which store in atl?
[Galaxy S III General] moz68:
North Point by the Mall.
[Galaxy S III General] Spaztazim:
So looks like Monday for most of the pre-orders.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/21/att-says-galaxy-s-iii-pre-orders-wont-land-until-june-25th/
[Galaxy S III General] tico1986:
anyone have any luck in South Florida?
[Galaxy S III General] LightningGA:
I just called the BestBuy that I preordered from (Saratoga, NY), they said they have not received any GS3's yet but are expecting them tho be there later today or tomorrow.

I'm 1 of only 2 preorders for that store on ATT. I ordered the pebble blue (ATT).
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Sams club is also delayed one more week. As of today i have not heard anything from best buy.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
If they delay it, I'll be quite disappointed.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
If anybody hears anything about best buy tomorrow please keep us posted
[Galaxy S III General] HotInEER:
There was an article on I believe Android Central where Samsung said there would be no delay on the US versions, and will release on time, and no change to the Pebble Blue color. Some rumors were going around that Samsung changed them to a Metallic Blue because of the hyperglaze causing issues on the prior ones, which Samsung denies.

I ordered the Pebble Blue for me, and the white one for the wife.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
I think I read that article...but with the recent developments concerning Target, Costco, Sams Club, it seems to be some delays going on. And with Best Buy and AT&T so mum on the topic we don't know what to expect. Although I did read something earlier that was as close to a public statement from AT&T as we've heard yet, stating the 21st is the day the GS3 goes live. I hope Best Buy gets the phone same day since that's where I preordered mine.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
I work at BBYM. My ATT rep said we are still good for the 18th release. However, usually there is a launch guide by now if it was still on for the 18th, so I am not positive its still on. Looking up the SKU in our inventory it doesn't pull up anything. No phones to count for, only accessories (Zagg regular and HD versions). We did get our iPhone 4S the morning of launch day, so could be same situation..

If we do get ours in tomorrow, I will post in this thread.

For those who pre-ordered, you should get an email confirming your preorder is in stock followed by a BBYM employee calling you to confirm as well (pending how busy they are in store.)
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Nice...thanks man
[Galaxy S III General] EthanMG:
hey, quick question? ive read a couple places that there is a slight discount for those who preorder and have a rewards zone membership, is that true? i preordered in the store and wasnt told of this, in fact i dont think they ever asked if i was a rz member at all... i was just planning on bringing it up when i go in to pay for the rest of my s3.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
I have never heard of anything, nothing has popped on our end for it. So I am unsure, but I would say that would be false, unless you had RZ certificates to use towards the purchase. Thats the only discount I can think of with RZ members
[Galaxy S III General] EthanMG:
ok, thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
If I pre ordered in a best buy store will I get the phone the same time as at&t store pre orders? Or is there usually a delay for 3rd party retailers ?
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Preordered two and was surprised to see each line gets a $50 giftcard after activation.
[Galaxy S III General] phantomevo77:
It's usually the same day. In some cases BB gets it first and in some the Corporate stores first.
[Galaxy S III General] dmeeks72:
I pre-ordered one on Saturday. The email that was sent said estimated date of arrival is June 21st.

I am hoping like everyone else that it will ship on time.

For those that are going thru Best Buy check out the Buyback Program. I purchased it last year on my Epic and should be getting about $200 for it.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Does it take any longer if you order it in store than it would ordering online ?
[Galaxy S III General] EthanMG:
is that just to make up for the fifty dollars you had to put down for the preorder? I payed fifty for the preorder and they gave me a fifty dollar gift card right after.
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
I bought them online, paid up front for both. At the end of the purchase i received a notice I would receive information about gift card after activation.
[Galaxy S III General] EthanMG:
did you sign up for the choose your phone freedom thing earlier this year?
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Wow! Ya! So that's what it is then. I barely remember this from a few months back.
[Galaxy S III General] EthanMG:
haha, ya its a pretty sweet deal, I got it too
[Galaxy S III General] dhoshman:
My BB has always, as recent as 15 min ago, Stuck by in saying I would have my pebble blue 16gb for Sprint today. SoCal
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Same thing I'm being told from all my local best buys
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Ugh, so annoying to me. Because if local best buys get them in stock for pre-orders, then why couldn't mine be shipped to me from my online order? I would assume that they should already have them there.
[Galaxy S III General] garyd9:
Too late for best buy. UPS just showed up with an international sgs3 (i9300.) Running over the a different BB to return the HTC One X, cancel that contract, get my $50 back from the gift card, etc. Then, across the street to an AT&T corporate store to pick up another microSIM and add another line (with no contract.)

Take care

Gary
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Well... Now we wait
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I swear best buy is gonna be last to get the phones.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Best buy will get the next shipment just like Target, Sams club, etc. There is a shortage and all at&t/Sprint orders weren't even filled directly through those carriers, I highly doubt best buy will get any supply before those orders are filled.
[Galaxy S III General] Truufinator:
I called BestBuy.com order support just now and they told me that Samsung Galaxy S3s are not shipping until the 28th. She was positive about it.
[Galaxy S III General] 3rdamention:
Well, as of 4:30PM ET it is pretty safe to say nobody has picked up an S3 from a Best Buy store anywhere in the country right? I know people have been told they will be able to, or stores have said they have them or will be getting them today, but nobody has picked one up from a Best Buy as of yet, which doesn't sound good despite what we have been told.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I truly do not know what to think.
[Galaxy S III General] thehavock18:
Just left the bbym store and was informed that it will indeed arrive by the 28th
[Galaxy S III General] jfenton57:
Just talked to my store in Salem NH at 4:30 EST and while they "think" they might be getting their preorder phones, the Sprint Rep is still telling them they'll get nothing till "some time next week".

I honestly can't believe that there isn't some kind of official statement on all of this stuff.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I don't know who to contact, unfortunately. Since mine is shipping straight to my home, I have no idea when they would ship it, or when it would be actually shipping from.

I could call and ask but they act like they have 0 clue.
[Galaxy S III General] noweakness:
If we're lucky the 16GB version will come out for Sprint sooner than later.

http://www.idesigntimes.com/articles/1815/20120621/samsung-galaxy-s3-release-date-delayed-us.htm

Ignore all the typos, lol

---------- Post added at 09:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------

and for ATT customers: A recent update from ATT:

"Update: AT&T has released a statement stating that customers that pre-ordered the device and where given a date for today can now expect the handset to arrive by Monday, June 25th, and new pre-orders should arrive within ten business days."

Source: http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2012/...3-suffers-meltdown-as-us-release-sees-delays/
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Does this include best buy? I pre-ordered mine 6/7 :(
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
That's what I want to know, its hard to find info for best buy -_-
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Same. I would assume best buy could get the phones as quick as ATT could, if they wanted.

I've been waiting for this phone for quite a while now. I have no idea who to talk to for BestBuy though
[Galaxy S III General] lepapirriky:
I just call and they say for tomorrow but also told me not to call them, wait for their call. And it was the first time I call them lol

Btw, I'm getting it from sprint, BB @ Mesquite, tx
[Galaxy S III General] bigriggy63:
Just got back from Best Buy in Fairlakes,Va. Really cute woman in Mobile said "hopefully tomorrow, Apple caused delays again, just like the Htc EVO 4G LTE.." Hell, I think that Apple is the Evil Empire, but I had to let her know that the issue lies with Samsung for underproducing the phones...wow. SMDH.....lol
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
Well this sucks. I guess we will see what happens tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
I decided to ask Best Buy's facebook, since I honestly feel like they would give me a better answer than the CSRs.

"We are hoping to be able to begin fulfilling those pre-orders soon. Due to a delay from the manufacturer we are unsure of a specific date, but you should be contacted once your order is able to be fulfilled. Thank you for your patience!

-Jesse-"

At least she's honest. :/
[Galaxy S III General] send2amrish:
RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S III General] send2amrish:
Just got an email from BB which put a smile on my face.

But that quickly changed once i found out it was a stupid earn 3x reward zone points on cameras.
[Galaxy S III General] Payin:
BBYM Update

Ahaha I know how you must have felt, I got one earlier this morning letting me know my AV is about to expire lol.

Anyways, just posted a few mins ago on the BBYM site:

Hello all,

We're beginning to receive inventory of AT&T and Sprint GS3s with some stores receiving shipments today. We will fulfill pre-orders in the order in which they were placed and will let you know as soon as we have confirmed your phone is ready for pick up or shipping.

Cheers,

Douglas|Community Connector | Best Buy® Corporate
[Galaxy S III General] Bizdady:
Haha me too lol
[Galaxy S III General] screwhead728:
can you send a link please?
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Talked to both of the reps at the branch I PO from, one this morning and one a few minutes ago, both said they will have AT&T preorders tomorrow. Felt good to get consistent info for a change but trying hard not to get too excited about it.
[Galaxy S III General] Payin:
Unable to Linky

I tried but due to the fact that I've never posted before and XDA policies I'm unable to.

Try to google: bestbuy mobile forums

1st Option -> BBY - Mobile Phones & Broadband - Best Buy: Unboxed

Is going to be the 1st post :)
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Mobile-Phones-Broadband/Sprint-Delay-with-Samsung-GS3/td-p/534284/page/2
[Galaxy S III General] screwhead728:
Thanks, I appreciate that.
[Galaxy S III General] baublitz:
Comic Relief

We need Mr. Seinfeld to walk into the Best Buy corporate office and give them this treatment... he knows where we are coming from!

www . youtube.com/watch?v=HWTMa76BzH0 :laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] ptfdmedic:
Nothing in Canton, Ohio today. At least for Sprint. Best Buy Mobile called back and said that an email went out saying that they shipped today for delivery tomorrow. The shipment today was S3-less....

I don't know if the ATT version came in because I missed the call and got a voicemail. The voicemail said that they didn't receive any S3's to fill my preorder today. I'm the first preorder at the store so I'm not sure how to take that.

It does appear to be consistent with the ATT today and Sprint tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
None for AT&T either. At least here. At least they called you with an update.
[Galaxy S III General] thehavock18:
Got a really nice rep actually told me 10 phones were inbound and I am 4th on the list. But she was adamant about the week delay but when I said so the 28th she said sure something like that. However that's the deadline and it can come before just no promises.
[Galaxy S III General] baublitz:
I'm not trying to just bloat this thread but I thought I would let you know what my stores said.

I called Manhattan and Topeka, KS stores and they both said nothing today... but call back in the afternoon or tomorrow after the trucks come by. Manhattan gets deliveries at night so we won't know until morning if we got any. They aren't too impatient yet... but I sure am! :D

I'm sorely disappointed in Best Buy's ability to communicate with customers on this... okay we won't get our phones today but at least tell us that instead of making us scrounge the web for rumors and false hopes.

If there is anything to take from my experience it's that they haven't told me wait for the 28th... but that they expect the stores to receive phones within a day. If Best Buy is not getting phones in the next day or two then it appears that even they aren't aware of it. What a mess... I wonder where the weak link in this whole thing is. Should have ordered directly from Sprint.... forget Phone Freedom BBY money.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
grrrrrrr
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
You edited your post before I could reply. But yeah, it doesn't look like an AT&T forum. It says Galaxy S III General > [Official]Best Buy GS3 pre-order thread!

What makes that official AT&T forum?

EDIT: I guess they moved it. haha. But there are many Sprint people in here.

EDIT 2: Actually this is the international forum, not AT&T or Sprint.
[Galaxy S III General] qhinton:
I was just thinking how Sprint said their preorders will get to experience the galaxy before anyone else. I think they literally meant 'if you preorder through us you will get the device 1st' Therefore generating more sales for themselves and eliminating other retailers.

I believe they wanted to deliver a few days before the 21st which would have allowed the the retailers to release on the 21st. Since they couldn't deliver before the 21st for whatever reason all other retailers preorders got pushed back a few days allowing them to partially deliver on their promise.

Hopefully Best Buy will get theirs soon. I just wished Sprint would of SIMPLY said, buy from us we are broke and if you do we will get the phone to you before the other retailers.

So I think this is the cause of our delay
[Galaxy S III General] tommydaniel:
It says they are starting to receive them, why the grrring?
[Galaxy S III General] send2amrish:
This forum is like crack. I cant stay away from it. Looks like i've found my new addiction.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
What would I be able to get from best buy for my order being later than the 21st ?

Would they be able to waive the activation fee ? Or throw in the micro sim card for free ?

I'm already going to go down there and get them to price match Target but I want something in return for waiting past the 21st.
[Galaxy S III General] ptfdmedic:
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Mobile...int-Delay-with-Samsung-GS3/td-p/534284/page/2

Guys it looks like tomorrow is looking more and more promising :-)
[Galaxy S III General] tommydaniel:
Is there an ad that shows the Target pricing?

NVM, it's just for ATT, boooooo
[Galaxy S III General] zacarter:
Just got off the phone with my local best buy here in Edwardsville Illinois (St.Louis-Metro Area).

I told the lady I pre-ordered the sgs3 for sprint and hadn't heard wither they were in or if the date was moved as the receipt had noted. She said that they were expecting the pre-ordered phones from sprint tomorrow (Friday - 22nd) and the ones from at&t they weren't expecting to get until sometime next week at the earliest.

That is just this store I don't know about any others and I'll be taking it with a grain of salt until i have my baby in my hands!

Even if i have to wait another week I'm pumped!
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
Update for AT&T, the BB mobile guy told me that they will be receiving them from AT&T but were told that they can't release them until the new AT&T release date which is 6/28. For Sprint, he said we can pick it up as soon as it comes in tomorrow morning.
[Galaxy S III General] XxAndroid:
Is it true if you get the phone after the 28th that you can't get the unlimited plan ?

That would be BS when I pre ordered weeks ago
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
That's B.S. if they say they cannot release them. Why? Because people have already gotten their pre-orders from AT&T directy. The phone is officially released, it's just really staggared and horrible. The Pre-orders are being fufilled from AT&T, so Best Buy saying that is BULLL.

I'm hoping I get contacted from Best Buy tonight, or tomorrow saying that they have shipped my phone, because I don't understand why it would be so difficult for them to ship it as they get the phones in.

I pre-ordered early 6/7 and I would think I got my pre-order in pretty early.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
Cause its for Sprint, I have AT&T :(
[Galaxy S III General] send2amrish:
F**K youuuuuu ATT and BB
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
I don't know about the online pre-orders. Just saying that there was some strict order from AT&T to tell BB NOT to let people pick up their in store pre-orders until the 28th. That's straight from the memo BB employees got. Maybe that will change.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
Meh, I still dunno about that. Though if they withold my online pre-order until then I will rageeeeeee

hahah
[Galaxy S III General] cent_0_o:
I really don't see them doing this. AT&T preorders have already started getting their phones. What would be the reason for the hold?
[Galaxy S III General] tommydaniel:
Oh, haha, it's a yay for me! Well...that's if the phones show up.
[Galaxy S III General] airerik:
I don't know the reason. I doubt the BB mobile guys know either. It's probably a reason that only corporate knows. I hope that changes for BB's sake and they can get the pre-orders out.
[Galaxy S III General] bmoreboy02:
these bestbuys in md are sticking to there guns with the 28th lol
[Galaxy S III General] cbond007:
I'm in Bowie and they told me tomorrow. They said they would call me around noon

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[Galaxy S III General] bmoreboy02:
The one off 301?
[Galaxy S III General] cbond007:
Yup

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[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
The best buy I ordered mine from (in South Florida) said they will fulfill pre-orders first and they were expecting them tomorrow. I talked to two different ones and they said the same story.
[Galaxy S III General] stuff:
The general consensus is that they will fulfill pre-orders tomorrow.

At my work (H.E.B.) the manager in the Mobile dept told me that he was let know that the official release date was pushed back to the 27th. That is for in-store sales, I think.
[Galaxy S III General] Gadgetz:
This is what I was told as well at the BB here in Sacramento :good:
[Galaxy S III General] screwhead728:
What part of south Fl? I live in Miami
[Galaxy S III General] toughcookie:
West Palm Beach