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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bmoreboy02:
I think i figured out why i got another email. When i got my phone i had originally planned on getting it on my moms line and givin her my epic and i use her upgrade. But she insisted i sell the epic and use the upgrade bc i pay for her phone bc well.....shes my mom lol. So i sold the epic and got wayyy more then i expected so i said im just gona pay full price and save my upgrade. Well for them to do that they technically had to cancel my original presale and just sold me the phone outright. I think i got bumped to the back of the line bc they technicwlly didnt fulfill the original preorder. I think they have more phones scheduled and i made my way back up. I called bestbuy and just played stupid like hey i just got an email sayin my gs3 would be in monday he put me on hold and then said yea we have another shipment of preorders makin there way in and that theyll give me a call monday when it gets there.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jojo_angelov:
Would you please give me some information on Columbia, MO . As far as I know it's only one BB store here. I think on BB.com it says it is store #602 . I would really appreciate it!

P.S. - I preordered the AT&T pebble blue.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JayFReaZy:
Just came from the BB I pre-ordered from and they too have no clue. They too have the sprint version but are clueless as to when the at&t versions will be in.

What was real annoying was that I went to an at&t store and they had them in stock for people who pre-ordered only! I'm currently kicking myself for picking BB mobile instead of an at&t store. The at&t store also said that I could purchase one on the 28th, which is when their non pre-order shipment would be in. DOH!

This is the first and LAST time I deal with BB mobile.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
But just think of all the shiny things you can buy with the $50 we're saving at BB (unless you pester AT&T over and over for $50 off too)! ooooo... ahhhh... :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
If could would you mind checking my store? It is store 551, Best Buy Sawgrass in Plantation, FL. Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bluesolarflare:
driftr319 Can you check for me as well?

RIVERSIDE, CA #0392

I call them and they have no clue. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JayFReaZy:
Wait, BB is selling it for 150$? I'm only getting it with an upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
This is the last time I order from Bb too. Most of the time I order through AT&T, but I have a BB on my way home from work so i decided to give it a shot. I know things happen but keeping everyone in the dark like this is unacceptable.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] XxAndroid:
Do I have to buy a smaller sim for the sgs3 ? If so how much are they ?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
Oh, then you probably don't want to hear this, but, a few months back BB had a "Phone Freedom" promo where they offered a $50 giftcard (that can be used instantly against the $199 price == $149 + $35 att upgrade fee), if you upgraded through them. Maybe if you ***** about the delay they'll give in...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Boss Daddy:
Ordered through AT&T today, instead of BBY Mobile and I will expect my SGS3-White on Monday! :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bluesolarflare:
Website, over the phone, or at the store?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] worldwidepmp:
Must be something their system does because I got another email while I was getting mine activated in the store!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
driftr319 can you please check the status for

Store 465

Wilmington, DE

Thanks
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] BBlunts456:
Do any of you guys know if they're actually there or just a glitch in the matrix?

Swipe screen with side off hand or hold home and hit power button.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
Uhoh...now ya did it Driftr319.....

Can you check mine when you get time? BB #6 in Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

Thanks my friend! :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] RampageRR:
I ordered mine last night over the phone, and I'm not expecting it anytime close to Monday... You're being way too optimistic based on what I've seen over the past couple of weeks from AT&T. Unless you know something I don't...

I hope you're right, btw.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cjacks519:
I'm in the dfw area. Pre ordered from store 180 (Frisco). They told me they had some but I can't come pick it up until tomorrow (3 different people told me this). I ordered a blue one

Any info on that store???
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mikecerv:
Can you check store 198 in Tucson, AZ? Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bluesolarflare:
Not a problem man I and others appreciate you checking for us :good:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cjacks519:
Didn't make any sense to me either that's why I really hope you could check that store out for me so I know what to expect. I have a feeling they're just making sh*t up on the fly

Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
I ordered a 16gb Pebble Blue for AT&T. I'm being told the 28th. No clue how many preorders they have but I do know that I ordered mine on the 5th so I should be pretty close to the top of the list.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jojo_angelov:
Even if you don't have time to check mine, it was nice to offer at all! :) They're going to come to us one way or another.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eweezy12:
Thanks a lot for the inside info... Could you please check the Store in Flint Michigan

store #411.. I greatly appreciate this, and thank you in advance. ....SPRINT Marble White 16GB
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KriztopherKY:
Driftr...

When you have a few moments, I'd greatly appreciate if you could check the 1979 Pavillion WY Lexington, KY 40509 (store 1477). I preordered a pebble blue 16gb ATT June 5th. Stopped by the store shortly before closing last night there and they said they didn't know when any ATT ones would be coming in.

Much thanks for all your help for us with the checks for us all!! :good:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] accrews2001:
I asked my store today at Lake Worth, TX (near Fort Worth) today at 3pm and they said they weren't expecting any in for ATT until first week of July! They did tell me they got in a few for sprint, but that's it. This was even after I told them ATT sent out a message saying the 25th. This sucks :(
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JayFReaZy:
Hey Driftr319, if you can please check store in Elmhurst NY #0483 I'd really appreciate it, thank you!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
telephone resnyah

Can you please check Charlotte Midtown store #1108,

1055 Metropolitan Ave

Charlotte, NC 28204

Thanks a lot man, this is very appreciated! or can i just i call the store myself and request this info?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
Store 1125 please.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
Awesome possum. Thanks for checking, Mr. Insider.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] XxAndroid:
If still possible could you check one more please

Store is in Brentwood, CA store #1046
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] AkkiD:
Driftr pl check for me

I preodered white att 16gb on 6th in Hayward CA store 2872

Plz can you check for me

Thanks on advance

Akki D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
Thanks for checking into that for us.

Personally, I really like Best Buy. Still my favorite place to shop, especially since its a local company and willing to price comp.

This really falls on At&t and Samsung. Best buy just got a raw deal.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
If you can check store 1768 Houston Tx when you get a chance. Thanks for all the help!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] AkkiD:
Driftr

Ok cool .. Please let me know tomorrow .. Thanks
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
If I was looking for a part time job, that's where I'd work. The only hard thing would be when someone came in and wanted an iFruit.......lol

:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] DukeofPhone:
Ugh... I Pre ordered on June 5th BB Store 164 in Lone Tree, CO and nothing yet. I have spoke to a few different people and get a different answer every time.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cjacks519:
Thanks for checking into this for us! :good: Really appreciate it
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
Haha. Love it. Sheep...........
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
Well, hopefully Monday then. I'll have to pack up the kids (since its my day off with them) and head on up to BB. ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] clay101eve:
The day the 4s came out, my girlfriend was only able to get one at a Best Buy Mobile in a mall! EVERYWHERE else was sold out and the only ones getting then were those who pre-ordered and hadn't shown up yet.

We walked right in, sat down and they started doing the transfer. Maybe they're pre-ordering sucks, but they get priority over certified AT&T kiosks as even they weren't getting their shipment until the day after release!

Anyhow, I guess it all depends on the market you're in.

Clay
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] DukeofPhone:
driftr319....

So if I pre ordered on the 5th at one of the larger stores here in Denver (Store 164) I should have had them already? I call the store and they seem clueless. I was told my 2 phones were the only pre orders for AT&T at that store.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] clay101eve:
I'm in Hewitt, so the mall in Waco is literally less than 5 minutes away lol.

Would love to trade my S2 for an S3, but I just got it about 4 months ago.

Clay
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
So, I'm going to ask your honest opinion here. I haven't had any insurance in the past for any of my phones. I've had good luck and been careful with all of them. If I bought the insurance from best buy, what is the deductible? And how good is the insurance coverage?

Yea, slightly off topic
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
driftr319, you are the man! thanks again bro, looking forward to MONDAY!!!shablamanhaighan!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
Whats worse is now i keep seeing the damn S3 commercials on tv. I'm so envious of the broad flaunting her phone on tv!!!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] magius:
Best Buy in Sterling, VA told me they only got 1 and it was for Sprint. :(
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] DukeofPhone:
My bad, I did read your post apparently I didn't comprehend it. Just looking forward to getting the phones. Thanks for the effort your putting in helping everyone!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
My issue with BB is that they have not followed though on their end of this agreement and many of it's employee's have been giving out misinformation from the get go.

When I preordered in the store I was given a preorder sales agreement and that agreement clearly states "in the even the preorder availability changes, Best Buy will notify you." It also gives an estimated date of arrival of June 21st, widely known as the date of the U.S. launch of the GS3 on AT&T and the date many AT&T customers who preordered through them directly began receiving their phones via next day FedEx deliveries. I wasn't contacted on the 21st when they realized they were not going to be able to meet their estimated date of arrival for my preorder, and here it is the 23rd and they still have not contacted me to let me know that the new estimated date of arrival is the 28th, widely known as the date AT&T will launch the phone in store for the general public who has not preordered it.

As for misinformation....many of us, myself included, have contacted Best Buy in our attempts to find out when we can expect to get our phones and have been given many varying answers including, the 21st, the 22nd, the 24th, the 25th, the 28th, I don't know, it's being held up due to Apple lawsuit, it caught fire, "let me google that for you", etc. That is nobody's fault but BB as it's their responsibility to inform and educate their employee's properly so they can in turn inform us properly which would go a long ways in stemming the ill will towards the company when things like this happen. Is that asking too much? They created the hostility by misinforming me/us. Look at the BB threads and take a look at all the different answers I/we got from various locations, look at all the people who are vowing never to preorder from BB again due to the way they handled the situation.

The purpose of my preordering this phone was to be able to ensure I would be able to get it before anyone who had not preordered it....if the 28th is the day most if not all AT&T stores and Best Buy stores are going to begin offering it to the general public who has not preordered it then the point of preordering is no longer. If I just wanted to be able to walk into any other store and pick one up then I would not have preordered.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] airerik:
Just called my store. 40+ preorders. 1 phone came in yesterday. 0 phones came in today. They have no clue if they will receive anymore. They keep telling me I will get an e-mail but I know some people didn't receive the e-mail. What is going on here? This is terrible.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Spaztazim:
Where are you looking in the system to actually see the ups delivery dates?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I am wondering the same thing, and why when we called they couldn't tell us this info? not doubting your info, just wondering why they did not share this info with us when we called.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Spaztazim:
Well I work at BB and didn't know their was a way for us to track our incoming UPS packages.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] criffaaa1:
Got mine Cleveland oh. 10am Returned my evo 4glte

Bb tried to play me though. Told me they only got 3 got in and they were sold already. I'm like how when I just their phone call and e-mail last night. Manager even checked in back and said they were all gone. I preceded to call corporate to right in front of manager,and suddenly they found my pre-order which was in the cabinet right behind the mobile desk the whole time.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] galeus:
All I can say to ppl that haven't received it yet is that is well worth the wait. I got mine yesterday.This is the best looking phone on the market. I absolutely love it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nc2nc2:
Champaign, IL Status

Hey driftr319,

When you get a chance, PLEEEAAASSSSSEEE check out the status of these two stores for AT&T. Store 46 (Big Box - SWAS) and 2805 (Mobile only - SAS) for pre-orders. Had some guy tell me September is when they were getting them... Absolute Craziness. This would be much appreciated!!! :laugh:

and for others on the forum,

As a former employee of best buy, you sure can look this information up. But I forget how. RSS is so convoluted, you just gotta dig in LOL.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] droiddawg:
Not done in RSS but actually in matrix :P
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nc2nc2:
well there ya go LOL - i havent worked for them in over 5 years

---------- Post added at 04:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:40 AM ----------

Well there you go LOL! Haven't worked for them in over 5 years!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
And BTW BB is already using money we gave as a prepayment.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] arcobianco:
WEST COVINA CA (Store 102)

1800 Plaza Dr

West Covina, CA 91790

I preordered the white S3 for AT&T, if you could let me know the stores shipment status for them it'd be a big help! Thanks!!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
I'm not too terribly concerned about that since the preorder agreement states that the GC can be returned for full refund. At this point the only reason i'm keeping my preorder is due to the supervisor giving me another $50 GC after I voiced my displeasure.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
By using our $50 for a week BB can make another $50 for itself. Now multiply this by the number of preorders and it will bring pretty good income for BB!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mercado79:
Well, got my phone tonight guys. They called and told me I had until tomorrow to pick it up. Um, what?

Turns out the phones came in late last night, after I had already stopped by. So the 72 hour clock started then even though I never got an email! Thankfully, someone decided to call the pre-order customers...probably cause no one had come in to get their phones.

Anyway, the saga is over for me now. Finally! Good luck to everyone that's still waiting for their order. Hang in there! The phone is a beauty!

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Good point my friend :mad:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] danipoak:
Picked up my wifes earlier today though it might as well be mine! Those who haven't make sure to get them to price match wirefly.com. saves you $20. And whoever it was that said there was no way bestbuy would waive the activation fee...they did just like they told me.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ohcie_evo:
does it matter if I pre ordered in store or at a stand alone, can I pick it up from which ever location has them, and were they for at& t or sprint.... thanks
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Randomacts:
eh Amazon is price matching with anyone that drops their price *not counting discounts for working at BB*. But seriously get a case insurance for phones sucks and this phone has been reported to break if you drop it. *It is long and thin so it breaks pretty easy if it falls and hits on the side*
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] 3rdamention:
I went into my Best Buy yesterday and talked to them for the first time since preordering.. They started to look for my phone, then realized it was AT& T. They told me they got Sprint preorders but have no idea when ATT preorders would get there. He said the computer shows they have 7 ATT GS3s on order but that is all he can see. He said it doesnt have any tracking info and just shows they are ordered, he even showed me the screen. He didnt know when they would get there and was very patient with me.

I am ignoring all dates people are claiming in here cause basically everyone has already been wrong. It was coming Thursday, then Friday, then we would get them Monday. Its hard to believe anyone because the info everyone is posting turns out false up to this point. Heck, one person said every store was getting at least 5 of them on Saturday, didnt happen.

I am done speculating. This has taught me to never preorder a phone from Best Buy and that Best Buy employees say all kinds of stuff but are just as misinformed as everyone else. I will believe Best Buy has them when they call and email. That is all I am going to believe.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jblazea50:
How did you get Best Buy to waive the activation fee? Thought that is controlled by Sprint.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] danipoak:
I just asked. Nothing special. Wirefly was waiving theirs for a while so if they can do it best buy can.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cjacks519:
This quote is from the international sgsIII thread found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27827779#post27827779

This info was absolutely correct for the Frisco, TX BB!

***Got my AT&T SGS III FINALLY IN HAND!!!***

After a short fiasco with the mobile sales lead, the mobile manager walked up in the middle of our conversation and corrected the sales lead. Sunday is the MAGIC day! They've been sitting on the S3's since the 21st because of this so called SKU issue (at my local store at least). The sales lead was still trying to tell me that the SKU issue wouldn't let them sell the S3 today either, until the mobile manager took his foot out of his mouth for him!

I told the sales lead to cancel my preorder and I was returning a Galaxy Note which I paid retail for and that conversation caught the ear of the mobile manager, who gladly straightened him out.

I can't believe I finally have it!!! So excited!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
Seems like texas was the only state that got the ATT GS3 early.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Mobs69:
Yeah, no luck in South Florida either.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tacomojo:
Pre-ordered from bestbuy dot com on 6/8, just changed the status of my order.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] clay101eve:
Does that surprise you?! Texas... Is effin TEXAS!

I hope you boys get your phones soon, my girlfriend (fiancée when she agrees with me) refuses to let me do whatever I have to, to (extremely) early upgrade from my GS2 to the GS3 ;(

Clay
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
Well not this part of tx :( maybe I will get lucky today. Lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Yes it matters, you can only pick up your preorder at the location which you ordered it....until the 28th at least, when it will be available in store for those who have not preordered.

I have called numerous locations, spoken to numerous sales reps, even multiple reps in the same location and have not been able to get consistent answers until the 21st had come and gone. Still haven't gotten contacted by BB advising me of the delay in availability either. At my location I spoke to 2 reps at who told me at 10am on Friday that my AT&T preorder was "on the truck" and would be filled that day. When I called back at 1pm I spoke to the manager who told me the GS3 on the truck that day was for Sprint only and that AT&T had changed the launch date multiple times.....so why have I not rcvd multiple emails letting me know this since that is what they agreed to in the preorder agreement?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] danon.brown:
If you have nothing else to do today stop by your local best buy and see if they have a GS3 laying around. They had one here. The last 1 and its blue the one i wanted and had pre ordered at another location. Dont bother calling stop in.

Best buy austin tx meuller location
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chrischoi:
It happened because they don't make money off selling phones outright. They profit off the renewal...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] rookie789:
I think most if not all BB preorder GS3 customers are receiving the reminder email, it's probably auto generated. I got my phone Friday and also received the reminder email today.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jerrygooch:
Let's hope for some good news tomorrow eh? :-)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eweezy12:
walked into BB today and went over to the mobile team... after i inquired whether or not my Sprint S3 had arrived... he asked my name and looked in the stock behind the desk and informed me that NO.. mine was not in yet.. he said they had only received 2 of them.. but it is promising that they have began receiving them...

Hopefully tomorrow... Cant WAIT.... Upgrading from the SAMSUNG EPIC... i really am in need of my Marble White S3
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
But this is the AT&T thread..... you got my hopes up then I realized you were talking about sprint
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
I can't find any of drftr319s posts except in quotes. Were they deleted? Anyway, I ordered from store 58 in Dallas and I'm hoping he works at that store and can give me a little inside info. I pre ordered the day before ATT officially allowed pre orders, so I would think I'm close to the top of the list.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
hmm maybe thats why it went from like page 26 to page 21
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Looks like he had his profile deleted. I wonder if he got some heat for giving out company info
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] RTBee:
Could have at least said goodbye :cowboy:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
How he could if his account has been deleted?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] javadreams:
Is Best Buy shipping these yet?