yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Felecity:
Ouch. Well, good luck. Glad to see that TN isn't being treated like a red-headed step child (sorry, Kansas... :[ lol)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bmoreboy02:
Got mine finally!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] airerik:
I think it's $60. I did it with my evo3D and I should be getting a lot more(even if you subtract the $60) than if I sold it on ebay or anywhere else. I'll do it again with the GS3. The problem is that my buy back amount drops by about $80 if I can't get my GS3 in the next 2 days.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
Captivate. (just cropped & resized... not a panorama)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] phantomevo77:
I'll answer what we usually do... (I'm a Lead at a BBYM)

Once the phones come in for the pre-orders, our in-store pickup system, pops and we "pick" your phone. At that time you are automatically e-mailed and when we get a second, we give you a call telling you you're phone is ready... There is those instances that we are too busy to give customers a call (usually not but...)..

Hope that helps :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
man its 406 pm where im at and the ups truck still hasnt made it to the store.....
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Argh, stupid BB graduation sale email....

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Looks good. I still have my Captivate on my desk full of dust. I keep saying I am going to use it for a Robot/Arduino project, but that has yet to happen. Too busy being excited waiting for my SGSIII.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pringlechip:
So you're saying.... we should stop calling and bugging our best buy? :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Jahspree:
had to call my best buy but they got the pre orders in. if your in the atlanta area hit up your best buys! see yall back in a few. bye bye EVO LTE!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] phantomevo77:
Probably. Haha. You should get an email confirmation that your phone is ready for pickup, but you can still call and see if their UPS truck has shown up ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pringlechip:
and usually how long does it take from Mr. UPS showing up to me receiving an email? I'm doing my be best not to call them. Don't know how much longer I can last though.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mercado79:
if you can find a temporary phone to use for a few days, i saw go for it. it'd be worth the $80 (to me at least).
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Tkdawg22:
Picking mine up now in Hoover, AL. They said they only received 2 phones. Had 6 total preorders. 16gb White btw.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] airerik:
Not a bad idea. Although, I don't have a temporary phone...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jayrod88:
Looks like Chicago area is a no go for ATT S3's in either color as of now 3:16 pm CST. We were really hoping to get them in by today. I'm not sure how often UPS delivers on Saturday (its VERY rare our location gets a Saturday delivery).

-sent from my mobile device
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] phantomevo77:
Depends on your store really...

UPS usually always delivers to our store on Saturday
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ph00ny:
Meh. NYC and still haven't heard from BB. Should have ordered it through the union square store.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
Anyone order online like me? Mine is still showing as backordered. :/

Ordered on the 7th of June
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
SWAS stores?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] qhinton:
Well fellas is been grand but I'm calling it a day. It's 4 o'clock n milwaukee no pre order in sight.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bigriggy63:
Best Buy in Fairlakes hasnt recieved any yet (Northern Virginia) They just keep saying wait for the email....yeah! :(

Riggy
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jfenton57:
My store had almost 20 preorders and only got three Sprint phones in and they came in on regular truck already tagged for the customers. Fortunately I was one of them :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
I was able to use my phone freedom $50 when I bought Galaxy Note.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] dmeeks72:
When I asked them about doing the buyback for the SIII, the Rep said they no longer have the buyback program for phones. It is now called Trade-In Plus. There is no fee for it. When you trade-in the phone you just get trade-in value plus $50.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
This is kinda frustrating, but I called the 1888 number, and chatted with a fairly nice lady that checked a few places for me.

She said that the BBM (I guess SAS) would "definitely, most definitely" get them before their main warehouse would get them. She said my pre-order online would be shipping from their main warehouse, and that she showed none in either color in inventory. She said she checked her own zip code to see if any stores had any in stock, and I asked her to check a Dallas zip, and she said she didn't show any within a 50 mile radius of the zip code I provided.

Guess I should never pre-order anything online EVER again
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] airerik:
Interesting. I never heard of that. I know online, you could have purchased the $60 buy back with S3.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Bad news......I spoke to a manager at my store, he confirmed as rumored, todays GS3 shipment was for Sprint phones only. He looked it up in the system and said no stores in the district or region has been delivered any and they arent expected to get any until the 28th.....I made a stink about the misinfo I got, as recent as this morning, and he is taking $50 off my phone because of it. Whoopty doo :(
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
ARGHHHH, I just called and they only got the Sprint ones in!!! alk;sdjf;klasdjf;lkasjdf;klasjdfkl;ajsdf;kljas;lkdfjakl;sdfj;klasdfjals;kfj;lkas
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
I have a feeling that the AT&T phones have been delayed (for best buy) though some people are getting them through AT&T directly.

Looking online, plenty of best buys in my area have Sprint's SGS3 as "in store only" availability, but all of AT&T's are unavailable.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Yea, looks that way. Sprint should burn and die.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ddaub14:
galaxy s3

I'm in Minnesota n just got a call from best buy at 3:45 my S3 is waiting for me
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
I am finding something very interesting at best buy right now.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung...61505&skuId=5759172&st=galaxy s iii&cp=1&lp=2

That phone claims that it has 4G LTE and Samsung's quad Exynos phone.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pringlechip:
Thats the international version.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Still a typo because the International doesn't have LTE.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
I suppose. For a second I thought it was the Korean version ;)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pringlechip:
touché
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Geronimo.USMC:
Blue waiting for me in Union, NJ for Sprint. Got The call about an hr ago. This will be my 2nd trip there today....
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
I am so disappointed that they only have the Sprint ones. I really hope they get another shipment today or tomorrow, this is crap. Last year they had the SGSII the same day as AT&T on launch day. Take that back AT&T didn't have it in store. slkasjdflkasdjflaksdf. Good thing for Diablo3 and Arduino projects to keep me busy. http://www.mobilewill.us.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jbrook10:
Just got an email from BB.... but it was for "Last-minute Grad Gifts Sale". @#$@$#!%
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
Yea, that happened to me too, LOL.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
@driftr319 Do you have AT&T versions there also? Or just Sprint?

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Haha....just got that one too.. Damn sneaky BB!!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
I just called to inquire about my online orders. I called the mobile division number from the website and ya the rep didnt even have any further updates. He said they were waiting for the ok from the Carriers to be able to sell and phones of course.

The good news is he said phones will likely be shipped express... :rolleyes:

I blame the wife and kids for not allowing me to preorder in store! lol They were hungry and rushed me out after my trade in.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] djjroc007:
Ok, best buy in Allen Park, MI. Phones are in! Going after work around 7. The email just came through to th wife's phone about an hour ago, but is time stamped for 1:30pm. She must have finally refreshed her gmail and got it. Doesn't use that email so I had turned off her gmail sync a while back. So, Michigan pre order stock is in today! See you all on the othr side! :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
Ditto

P'd me off so bad!!!!

I'm ready to go throw my iphone at a moving car/truck right about now.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] GHOSTIVVI:
Went to my local BestBuy. They only had 2 sprint ones in stock, based on what I could gather they don't really know when the AT&T version will be in. I'm never pre-ordering from BestBuy again, nothing against bby but I don't want go through this again!!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
I wouldn't have if it wasn't for the Buy Back program and I am saving points for a DSLR. Plus their insurance is way better than AT&T.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ReggieTee:
Just got the email on my way home. I'll be going to pick it up later. Don't remember, does Best Buy make you switch over in the store?

Scroll up a bit and see that I called at 1:30 and was told they had received their shipment and got no SIIIs in. There is still hope for you guys waiting.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] curtiscr87:
best buy sux

Best buy here in Lexington, ky doesn't have a clue when they will receive the phone. They did say all preorders would be fulfilled.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ReggieTee:
$800 bro?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] airerik:
I am going to pay full price too. But I'll price match at $549, then get my buyback, which will bring it down even more. Then there's the Phone Freedom.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] the noan:
I hate to suggest this because of the gas prices but try going to the bb you preordered from today and asking. From my experience with bb you will get the run around by just calling. I went to get my evo lte without getting the email yet on the day they were finally supposed to come in and got mine like that. I'd go check for the s3 right now but the s3 is for my mom and she is working so I wouldn't be able to pick it up for her and activate it since she is not on my account. If you got the gas and time I suggest going down there. At least that was my experience here in San Antonio at the legacy bb. Good luck future s3 owners. After you get it then you can become one of the many frustrated that sprint hasn't flipped the switch on their lte.

Sent from my evo lte
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
Of course plenty of people have said this, but:

Not sure what that says about best buy though. My friend MMS me this image
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] MadFlava:
My lovely wife is going by the Knightdale, NC store to pick mine up. I popped in after work and the guy was like "Oh yea, we have them. Whats your name?" and for sure, one is marked for me.

Man.. I have high hopes for this phone. I hope it doesnt suck. The Evo 4G LTE was such a disappointment. I exchanged 2 within a 10 day period and finally realized that the phone just get lousy reception.

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Truth.. they never called me and had the preorders. I called about 2 this afternoon and they said they didnt have them. I totally didnt expect them to be there when I stopped in after work and was already geared up (and looking forward to) to read them the riot act.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
I am pretty sure BB has their own channels, but doesn't matter if Samsung can't deliver.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] divinewisdom:
the whole S3 US release has been a fiasco, from Samsung, BB, ATT and everyone else involved. It seems that Samsung probably deserve most of the blame, come on its not like they started selling phones yesterday. If they cant handle the volume, don't expect the sales. the lack of communication all the companies is amazing.

It seems Apple is the only one that knows how to do massive volume sales. Pre-order online, ship from factory with sim chip already, arrive at door 1-2 days early. Go to apple store, wait in line, get number in line, get water & cookies, go home (with or without iphone). simple.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
ffs i pre order so i have it on release yay they only get some in says mine will take atleast a week freakin bs
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
I do blame Samsung, yet again. But I believe best buy gets the phones directly from Samsung, and then sells them according to AT&T. I don't think that AT&T ships them phones to Best Buy. Which means Samsung is holding out on BB
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sherown:
Colorado on the map

Got mine from Best Buy Longmont :) YES!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
That's probably it but bb knows the real reason and they are choosing to keep everyone in the dark. I know its not the local stores who are holding out but someone is. It's crazy.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
The have to be, since mine is supposed to be delivered to my doorstep from their main warehouse. Surely their main warehouse would get the phones before their retail stores get them? :S
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] antyx:
I was notified today that my phone was in...I went to the store and Sprint will not let me upgrade 9 days early from July 1st...I mean they will not budge because I am still considered a premier account...There is no amount of money I can pay and it would benefit me, a Sprint customer since 1999, to pay a $120 ETF and close my account and then buy the phone while opening a new account...I was told that Dan Hesse himself would not move me up 9 days...I was wondering though since BB can only hold my phone for 72 hours, how can I get them to price match the $549 that Airerik mentioned above and use the buy back money for my EvO 3D then the $50 gift card I have?...Any thoughts?...I mean I touched the damn phone today and had to leave the store without it!...:crying:

Edit: I see that Sprint and Wirefly have MSRP for $549.99 so I guess that is where Airerik got that price from...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
But remember Apple doesn't always ship right away. My fiance had to wait a few weeks to get her iPhone 4, and I ordered it after launch day. (She didn't know at the time) The only difference is that we knew a little more information but not a lot. There wan't a confirmed date till it shipped.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] joedoe:
As Sprint guys are getting the phone it shouldn't be just a Samsung fault.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
How many people are buying Sprint vs AT&T versions? I am sure there are a lot more AT&T then Sprint.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
Just frustrated beyond belief.

My birthday is on Monday, and I pre-ordered my phone EXPECTING to get it on or before the 21st (as a birthday present to myself). What a terrible idea that was.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
It was still a good excuse to get one.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] airerik:
Damn, that is sad. Well, at least you got to touch it. Check your PM. As long as it's in stock BB will price match with any retail physical store. That includes Sprint retail store. They may not have it now, but will have it within the time frame that you get to do the price match.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] MadFlava:
I feel your pain. I tried to upgrade my wife's phone one day early and they wouldnt do it. I ended up paying full price. I know its only one day but it was her birthday present (Which was the day BEFORE her upgrade was due) and I didnt have the heart to show up with nothing.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] the noan:
You sir are a good man. I would've got my girl a phone case for her birthday for the phone she was gonna get the day after her birthday

Sent from my evo lte
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Jahspree:
Finally after all confusion I am no longer part of the EVE LTE family. Hello fellow gs3 owners. On another note. iF YOU GUYS ARE CALLING MAKE SURE YOU ASK WHAT NUMBER YOU ARE ON THE LIST. THEY ALMOST DIDN'T SELL ME THE PHONE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS NUMBER 5 ON THEIR WHEN I WAS REALLY 1ST. THERE IS A MIX UP IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM ABOUT WHAT DATE CUSTOMERS PRE ORDERED. SO ASK THEM TO VERIFY DATES SO THAT SOMEONE WHO ORDERED YESTERDAY DOESN'T GEAR YOUR PHONE.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
Screw it.

This sounds bad, but I am an ATT Premier customer, and I'm just gonna try and pre-order my phone and see if they can expedite it to maybe see if I can get it shipped to me today or tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wgarrido:
So am I. I take it you don't have BB rewards?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
I guess there is no chance they may get to the stores tomorrow hub? For att
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] MadFlava:
Well... my wife's birthday is a rough time for us. Her dad died 4 days before her birthday about 6 years ago and it always effects her bigtime so I try to make her birthday special every year. Last year I took her out bar hopping (Im mid 40s, she's late 30s so we're not exactly kids) and we blew about $400 on alcohol and dinner and on top of all that rented a party bus, etc. I still ended up buying her gifts too.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] the noan:
damn i feel like an ass now, i had no idea. i didnt mean to joke about something so serious, i do apologize. if that was the case then yeah i would probably do the same as you. you really are a good man. yall gonna be bar hopping again this year with her new phone then?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] MadFlava:
Nothing to feel bad about, dude.

I dunno.. she's calmed down on her phone obsession and is still using the OG Epic I bought her a few years back. I used her upgrade last year to get a E4GT and that thing turned out to be garbage.

I think her job is going to get her an iPhone in August so that will probably be her main phone for a while. Her company quit supporting Android so she doesnt even have the option of an Android phone now. She got a Droid 2 Global when she was put in this position and we looked last week at her company's mobile offerings and its all iPhones.

Long as it will play Temple Run and Draw Something, she's happy.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jvjidNite:
Finally reeived my e-mail from Best buy to pick up phone.

Los Angeles CA,

Best Buy in Montebello
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jfenton57:
I used my Phone Freedom no problem
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ReggieTee:
Finally!

Tip: Don't want to activate it in Best Buy? Tell them it's a gift. She tried to put it on my wife's line but I stopped her... Told her it'll be for my number lol.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] antyx:
Ladies and gents, (credit goes to Airerik for being smarter than me since I was in full rage mode :good:) I have found the work around to my scenario...Buy my preorder for retail price match ($549.99), use my buy back ($240), and my $50 phone freedom gift card and walk out owning the phone...Simple enough right?...Well, since BB has a 14 day turn around, take my phone back to BB on July 1st, credit my account back for the phone, and then buy it at the upgrade price!...I spoke to my guy at BB and he spoke to the mobile manager and he said I would be able to do just that!...I hope to have this baby tomorrow right after they open!...I am excite once more!...Yes I left off the D on purpose...;)...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] ReggieTee:
So did I. Still have $25 left over after gift cards and reward points.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mercado79:
Broke down and went to my store without an email. Apparently the Watertown MA store got a shipment at 4pm. Only 2 though. They expect another shipment tomorrow though. We will see...

Sent from my Nexus S
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Ind3lible:
Got the email phoenix AZ!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
I never cared to enroll.

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Oh yeah I remember why I chose Best Buy..

AT&T keeps giving me a price of $299, instead of $199. I cannot figure this out at all

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Called ATT Premier, told him my predicament. He said the phone should be at my house in 3-4 days, probably on Monday, but I JUST ordered the phone and told him that I have had it pre-ordered through Best Buy since June 7th and that if I knew that it was going to be delayed like this I would have ordered through AT&T since people have already gotten their phones today.

I think he somehow threw my order ahead of a bunch. Since orders were already shipped today (its 7:33PM CDT) tomorrow will probably ship it. if it gets shipped out overnight that would be cool :p

Best of luck to me. And screw you best Buy
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] LightningGA:
Same thing keeps happening to me...no idea why?

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So did they give it to you for the $199?

Did they say why it was showing up as $299?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
Reason for it showing up as $299 was because I had an "outdated" family plan. Turns out that I had family plan with 2100 minutes that allowed me to have an unlimited amount of rollover minutes. AT&T cancelled that one and made it to where the rollover minutes are capped at the amount of minutes you have allocated per month.

Ridiculous that they forced me to change to get the price of $199, but whatever; I never use 2100 minutes, nor will I ever use 2100+ rollover minutes lol.

I pray that I got like one day shipping, and tomorrow it goes out and maybe Sunday or Monday I get it.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Cruzin95:
Went by my BB about an hour ago. They have 5 blue phones for pre-orders only. They said they will be releasing them tonight or tomorrow. I pre-ordered, but I don't know where I am on the list. They had no accessories except for a screen protector..

Then, I went by an AT&T store and they had a few accessories. I picked up a couple of cases and a screen protector.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] stuff:
Well the fact that my online order still says "backordered" leads me to think that it hasn't shipped today, and could ship tomorrow, monday, tuesday, etc etc etc who the heck knows.

Lets see who does better, AT&T pre-order, ordered on 6/22, or best Buy pre-ordered 6/7
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] lopezpm:
He'll yeah. Just walked into a best buy store in Westland, MI. The manager said they were all pre-orders but that he would call all the people on the list and if some one didn't want it anymore he would let me pre-order on the spot and then purchase it. They aren't allowed to sell them straight out until the 28. So I walked out with a cool blue one. I like it a lot. Now I just have to cancel the other order I have. If any one is in Michigan there will be a pre-order up for grabs in Novi. I will call tomorrow morning and cancel the white one. Their system is so slow the whole process took 3 hours. It was worth the wait though. Big time props to the Westland Best Buy Mobile store.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] XxAndroid:
What state is this in ?