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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
Verizon Pre order here. I ordered at 1pm on June 5th ( the first at my store of any carrier). Any other verizon peeps in here? sound off. Any word at your local stores on when they will be getting them? can we expect a full stock rollout next thursday? is it going to be a nightmare like ATT version? Are they going to have 32gig and 16gig avail for pre orders? ( i ordered the 32 gig) in store.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] goblue30093:
Atlanta best buy's do not have the blue version. They only have 16gb white versions. No word yet on when the blue will come in or any 32giggers.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
come on peopel... what carrier??
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] goblue30093:
well mr. cranky pants, it was all carriers from what they told me at the store yesterday. #relax
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
so sorry, just have seen so many people post w/o carrier and it can be frustrating. so hes saying he has a verizon sgs3? I find nearly impossible to believe. I havent seen any one post pics yet or mention theyv shipped. w/o confirmation its just bestbuy hear-say
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Well last night I was able to pick mine up no problems from BB. Pebble Blue AT&T! I got $260 for the SGSII no charger or case. Also I was able to price match with radio shack for $150. So I walked out with more money than I walked in with. I am very happy! Now I have more money for my DSLR!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
has any1 seen/gotten a 32 gig model from bestbuy? i know that bestbuy was allowing pre orders for 32 gig for both sprint and verizon. Id be pissed if i was still waiting on a sprint 32gig from best buy.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Blaze03:
lucky you! I just stopped by BB and they told me NO... cant sell until friday! I even showed them the email I got and everything but no luck :crying: by the way how did you get the radio shack price match work with AT&T I thought it was only a sprint sale from RS.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Knight613:
I was able to walk in yesterday without a preorder and buy one. Got the last pebble blue phone for AT&T. They had lots of white still.

I wonder if the internal Best Buy memo tells employees that they can sell the phones if they have extras, but the official launch is still Friday.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] chipstien:
Got my email saying my s3 was in yesterday, went down and picked it up. At first he gave me the "cannot release until the 6th" BS but he made a call and did it anyways. Price matched att for the no commitment price and got the buyback program. Must say I am liking this phone.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Blaze03:
that sucks .. the chick there was just stuck in no no no and no!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] quantum1:
Preordered 16gb in white and blue for Verizon the first day from Best Buy.

The last time I asked when they expected to get the phones their consensus response was "dunno," but there were mumblings about July 17. Since I haven't heard that date anywhere else, I suspect it was just a "here's-a-date-now-leave-us-alone-already date."
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ssbmg:
I emailed the corporate guys last night after getting the email to pick up and was turned away by the store saying to come back on the 6th. Store manager called me today and said that phones were ok to sell since the 1st so stores telling you the 6th for ATT specifically are misinformed. No idea about Verizon or other carriers. On my way to best buy now to pick it up.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Did you pre-order? I think you can only buy from BB if you pre-ordered. I did on June 5th. Well I asked the guy to price match with target or RS. I know target had it for $150 last week. He couldn't find it on either site but did it anyway. If the phone has been on time then it would of been a match with Target anyway. I had mentioned that I was working with the District Manager to find one and had been emailing all morning(which was the case), so I don't know if that helped. This guy was really helpful and knew his phones. He remembered some of the old phones like the T68i and HTC Fuze. Overall BB came through but the wait was torture but worth it. I don't think I want to go through that again though.

EDIT: I just checked and Target still has it for $150 so I don't know why he couldn't find it. Your other option is to price match with Target but if they have to have it in stock locally you can come back Friday and have then refund the $50 or in your case you should have no problem come Friday.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] goblue30093:
The best price i have seen on sprint S3 is $179.99 at fry's and target. $150? i havent seen that anywhere.

scratch that... radio shack has it for $149. :) price match city :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] skatin707:
The three best Buy's in my local area are giving me the exact opposite answer. Corporate has banned in store sales until the 6th without a pre- order.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
I got BB to pricematch RS for the $149 price...used that plus the $50 freedom card and it ended up being $114 after tax and credits!!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Blaze03:
Well I did preorder with BB and they told me the same cant sell it until friday ... wonder If I should call them back and tell them I got an email from district manager saying they should be able to sell it :p
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] skatin707:
I told them I had spoken with corporate customer service and they basically said **** off.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jrock79:
My local Best buy said they have the phones, but won't sell them unless you preordered on or before 28 June.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Blaze03:
every BB is saying something different I guess :P so friday I guess ... only thing I know is that im not using BB again for preorders
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
i just said screw it, and ordered through verizon too. so now i have 2 pre orders. whichever one gets here first i will cancel the other
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
I just left the BB in Sacramento on Arden cause I need to exchange my phone due to not receiving mms mssgs, I was hoping they could just swap the device and call it good but they need the box and all that.....he had mentioned that he had a couple of white gs3's available since all their preorders cancelled so I asked him if he could hold on to one until 5:30pm for me and he said "well, I cant sell them until friday anyway but since you already got yours just come back with the box and I'll take care of you." Sounds like they finally have some consistent info going around now.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] aimfire72:
You give me hope, lol. A few BB's in my area now showing it in stock. Gonna call first before I hit the road...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Uglytuc:
Just left a bb in Houston and they have them for sale. Only the white flavor though and I want the blue.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ssbmg:
I emailed corporate late last night. Got a call from the store manager this morning. Got my phone an hour later despite the associate and different manager swearing up and down yesterday they couldn't sell until the 6th. Btw I preordered yesterday...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] skatin707:
Preorder is the key word/phrase. That's not selling it since you ordered it.

Preorder is fine but in store sale is not allowed.

Edit: Getting different answers based on who I call, however nothing supporting in store sales.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bobapunk:
My local BB only has Sprint SG3s in stock but they told me that the are getting a truck tonight (Tuesday) and another truck Thursday. I was told that they might have them tomorrow, but they should definitely have them Friday. I was also told that they have no outstanding preorders to fill.

My only concerns are if I can get them to drop $50 to match Radio Shack's advertised price and what color to get. I was set on blue, but after seeing 2 blue phones in person, I think they look really purple...why couldn't they just be a nice grey/navy with silver trim? After seeing it in person I am leaning toward white... :/
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] skatin707:
Just went to my local best buy.

One SGS3 available, a cancelled pre order, and they are NOT allowed to sell it. He even showed me the Best Buy Corporate email that came out yesterday (20120702) stating that AT&T SGS3 in store sales are strictly forbidden until 20120706.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] i5aac:
I was also among the first to order with Verizon. I have called several times and received several answers...ranging from the 1st to the 18th! I emailed corporate BB asking why there was such a complete lack of communication or a blatant misleading of their consumers...i mean, it has to be one or the other, right? (and across all the networks, too...right?!) Corporate, then, had the local manager call and politely offer no useful information--actually, he was kind of a jerk! I was offered a discount on a screen protector. really??...would anyone else be as offended by that as I was...???

Anyway, I see on the Verizon pre-order site that phones are shipping. Personally, my Best Buy experience has generally been pleasant, but this really has me fuming. I ordered my phone as early as everyone else--with the promise of an earlier release date!!--and they haven't even the slightest clue as to where my phone is or when it will be here!

I hope someone, somewhere, hears something about our verizon s3's...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
yup. thats why i went again and pre ordered with verizon earlier today. says ships by july 11th. so basically am putting bestbuy under the gun. if you dont get my phone in before verizon ships theirs, i will cancel my best buy pre order. AND will never buy another phone through best buy again.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] toughcookie:
What day did BB say you would get your phone?

Haven't been paying much attention to Verizon but i thought their release date was around July 8th or something?

At least you knew yours would be later, I ordered 6/6 and just received my ATT yesterday when i should have gotten on 6/21

however, i will NEVER be buying from BBYM again. They are clearly the bottom of the barrel in the supply chain
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] breakwater:
If anyone is n the greater Houston area and wants a blue 16 gb version, the best buy mobile UN baybrook mall had some a few hours ago. I went and got one!

go go gadget galaxy s3!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
my pre order form said "estimated pickup date june 28th." Naturally they did nothing to notify us of any delay. Best Buy still officially does not have a date. i will call them tomorrow and see what they say since verizon has officially announced July 10th as street date.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] i5aac:
My receipt says "expected date" was the 28th. What pissed me off was that on the 27th, they were STILL saying the 28th! After that ship sailed, it was just a bunch of awkward mumbles and backtracks...they literally had/have ZERO idea when this phone will roll into the Big Yellow Tag!

Fail.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stumanroo:
Just called Best Buy Mobile Hotline...

Yeah so with all the Verizon news that popped up about orders starting to ship today I decided to call Best buy Mobile's 800 # and when I asked about the delivery date she was saying that rumor (nothing official) that she is reading is the 14th...so I informed her that Verizon started shipping 4-6 hours ago and she was completely blindsided!

I just want an estimated date is all. I won't switch it around because I get my $50 discount price matched at Best Buy and can't stand Verizon's insurance where as Best Buy's insurance is AWESOME! No restrictions really and NO DEDUCTIBLE!!!

So for me I will stick with Best Buy...but gawd I would much rather have this thing by Friday than wait until next week when I am working and can't go until 6 PM to get it! :crying:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] i5aac:
Despite all of this run-around with the Verizon pre-orders, is anyone on Verizon getting the BuyItBack program as way to keep their unlimited data and still get a sort-of-subsidized phone discount every year?

was thinking of trying it out, but i dunno...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] toughcookie:
yea that is what happened to me.

everyday was some new garbage excuse. "We are getting a big shipment tomorrow it will be there" blah blah blah

to tell you how clueless they really are...20 mins before receiving my pick up email i had called to ask if they got any in and they said "NO WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE WILL GET THEM" then hung up

I used to work for Circuit City, they actually hired knowledgeable people with a real interest in electronics, shortly before i quit(about a year and half before closing down) I tried to switch to Best Buy they offered me minimum which was close to $3 less than what a was making at CC (all I was just a "sales floor specialist" no major position) and MAYBE 15 hours a week. That should tell you the most (NOT SAYING ALL) of the people that actually take positions there. The less you pay the less you get out of your employees.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] quantum1:
Last week, I was told July 17, which evolved into awkward mumbles and "don't knows."

It would be less frustrating if they didn't claim they were going to have it before Verizon, only to get them to customers later without so much as an email. When I preordered on June 6, I even said that the June 28th date sounded optimistic and the associate said "maybe we have a special distribution agreement." Special indeed.

I would be far more patient if the home key on my droid x didn't stop working in the week after I preordered...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Went to BB and exchanged my GS3, first one wasn't receiving mms messages for some reason. When I got there the manager who took care of me last time remembered that I had originally ordered the pebble blue and he pulled one of those out....I checked it out and am glad I went with the white one instead cause while the blue looks nice with that brushed aluminum look it's got, i'm not feeling how the home button is a different color and I don't like the matching bezel trim piece (matches the color of the home button). So I had him put that one back and went with white again. Since we were sure things on the AT&T side were setup right, he went ahead and gave me a new SIM card as well just to be sure. Fired it up and i'm back in business!

I have a feeling I just needed a SIM card but hey, a new phone is cool with me. He also left all the accessories in the box and gave it to me, I didn't include the accessories in the box when I returned the phone so now I've got 2 of everything, which is cool cause the OEM charger is a 1a charger so it charges a little faster than my old one, which only did .7a. One for home, one for work. Also the oem usb cable is long and more flexible than the one I have for use in my work van so the extra one will be replacing that. My girl called dibs on my headset, LoL.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] razortaz18:
I'll be buying "buy back". It's going away as of the 15th though. So if you want it one last time don't wait.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] brushrop03:
Yeah most Best Buy's have the AT&T GS3 in stock, but can't sell until the 6th unless you preordered.

Does anyone buy the BBY warranty over the carriers? I like the no deductible. Only problem is that they don't swap phones out at the store. They have to ship it off and send back a replacement (Usually 3-5 business days). Also, they don't cover lost/stolen :-/

Price wise, I think it's the same monthly fee as everyone else or around the same. $10
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stumanroo:
That is actually why I am not buying from Verizon. When I got my DroidX the guy told me I could literally come in and tell him I dropped it in the toilet and they would say "OK, let's get you a new one!"...he did however asked that if I ever did that to bring it in a ziplock bag so he wouldn't have to touch it! :D

It is $10 a month...but you also can just buy the coverage outright when you buy the phone for I think $160 if I remember right.

I had to bring mine in because it was having major texting issues...I had examples on the phone to show him so he looked a lil bit and just sent it through...I had got one text 4 times...responded...got a response from that person...and then got the original text one more time!!! So he was able to just see how all my texting logs were loaded with duplicates...and off it went!

My replacement bricked after 3 days though...wasn't happy about that...but the last replacement that came they forgot to remove the 16 gb Micro SD card...so I have a 16 gb for free out of it! :D

Each time I sent one out it was only like 3 days...and they do offer you a loaner for a $50 deposit which is fully refunded upon return. Also yes...it was a smartphone loaner...mine was a Galaxy S both times...1st one in phenomenal shape and the second one pretty scratched up...but fully functional.

So yeah...it is MUCH better than any carriers insurance for phones...MUCH better! And after all of that with my DroidX...found out it was a junk app causing the texting issues after all! So I got a new phone for NOTHING!!! :highfive:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
I'm finally picking up my preorder tomorrow. I got the email on Monday but I haven't been in town so I couldn't pick it up.

I know of the target ad, I don't know if they are going to let me price match with it though since its target mobile, not the target store itself (technically not a b&m store). I was looking through the radioshack website but they dont have any price listed, just says there's a special preorder price. I have been able to price match with amazon in the past but I am not sure if I'll be so lucky this time.

Here's hoping!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
Verizon? your post is pointless to us w/o carrier info
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
Sorry, I'm talking about AT&T, pebble blue.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
congrats.

Im calling my bestbuy around 4 to see if they had any drop shipments from fed ex or UPS.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tlegower:
I called the BB where I placed my pre-order for the Verizon S3. The girl seemed to know what she was talking about. Here's what she told me:

Verizon announced a release date of the 10th. We'll probably get them in store a few days before that. We may be able to do what we did with the other carriers, which was to sell the pre-orders as soon as we got them in, however, that was because the other carriers were delayed, so they gave us permission to do that. Verizon is not delayed because they hadn't released a release date until now, so I am not sure they'll allow us to sell the pre-orders as soon as we get them. You will get an email when they are in and we're able to sell them. I'd say expect them to be available on July 10th and be happily surprised if we're allowed to sell the pre-orders earlier.

So...looks like I wait until Tuesday.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
When I picked up my preorder, they didn't seem to offer it to me. Or at least didnt explain it properly. He asked me if I wanted the black tie warranty, but when I looked at the screen, it said $30? I know when I bought my Skyrocket, they offered me a $10/month warranty. I am not sure why this is different. He also tried to push the warranty a little harder saying that he's already gotten 3 gs3's back with cracked screens. Anyone here already cracked their screen in the last 3 days?

They also wouldn't price match to target's online ad saying that its online only and not in store. I mentioned radioshack and they said its the same thing. I am going to try with another store.

Can I buy the warranty after buying the phone or is it something I had to buy immediately? I guess theoritically it would be like I "returned" the phone and rebought it with the warranty, so they should allow it, right?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
That is bs...tell them to call the store and verify it's the same price in store

you are just dealing with a hard a$$. If that doesn't work..go to the manager, then corporate...you will scare some employee into actually helping you

about the warranty, i think you have 30 days to add it on and you need to show your phone if you get it after purchase to prove it isn't arleady broken
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
I just called my Atlanta BestBuy he says the black tie protection for SGS3 is 10 a month, just like it has always been.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
also has no deductible....you guys think it's worth it?

I never got insurance for my phone due to the high deductibles
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
like i said in a previous post in this thread. I had it for 2 years on my Evo w/ sprint and replaced it twice. both times it only took 2 days to get the phone. no hassel what so ever. first time had a dead touchscreen at the top of the lcd. other time was charging port going bad. granted you get refurbs back but i think every1 does that.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
thanks..yep..asurion also sends out refurbs

but it is way too early for this phone to have refurbs already..so you do end up with a brand new device most of the time in the first few months of the device coming out
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] i5aac:
called my local best buy today. again. I asked if they actually knew anything solid since verizon was already shipping pre-orders now. She said, "yea, they will be here tomorrow."

"really? for verizon?"

"um, I dunno, i guess. Let me find out..." (long hold) "so, um, i guess that's only ATT"

"Well, do you know anything regarding the Verizon version?"

"um, you will get an email when it comes in..."

Thanks for nothing...I would say this is starting to get old, but it was old a long time ago...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
I was dealing a sales associate in the starting, the BBYM manager was standing right behind her helping out though (they were having a pretty slow day I guess). When I mentioned that I wanted to price match, he steps in and says they aren't accepting price matches yet. I asked what that meant and why, and he says "noone has this phone in stock yet, we can't price match." I showed him the target printout and he looks it over for about a minute, and goes to check it online. I told him that Radio Shack and Amazon also have the $150 price, he says they aren't doing that in store so they can't do it. I told him that I price matched my skyrocket with Amazon last time at this store, and he tells me that some of the associates do the wrong thing, but that doesn't mean he can. I confirmed with him that the price match is 30 days, and he said yeah, so I will just go back some other time or go to the store near my house instead and see if they will do it. I will try to stop by RS and see if they have it on display in store and see if i can get a picture. Kinda annoying.

I noticed that they have signs up in the Mobile section now saying that the weekly ad shows the at&t phone available but they aren't allowed to sell it yet due to delays. Anyone else see signs like that?

The phone warranty is enticing right now, if it is $10. I dunno what he was showing me at $30. For a while it was showing me the unsubsidized $699 price, that might be why it was coming up at $30. Probably a stupid question, I would assume that rooting will void the black tie warranty as well? Do they check that? I am going to play with some alternate launchers but as of right now I really hate TouchWiz. Hoping to get something closer to vanilla.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
i rooted my Evo. and they took it back twice, BUT i returned it to factory with the HTC program before returning it. HTC Android Phone ROM Update Utility