[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wdguy:
Good evening gents. As a follow up, BB has indeed received plenty of stock in the NW coast, but as everyone eluded, they cannot sell until tomorrow 11a local for most stores. I have been with AT&T since before when they were Bell, then PacPell then Cingular then AT&T. In fact, I was one of the 1st 100 customers to break down and purchase the cell phone when it went from those god aweful large as a shoe box one's to what was called a PCS. When a new model was available, it just showed up in my mailbox and I swapped the SIM. Anyhow, While at a local AT&T store, when talking with corporate because I informed them I wanted to cancel my service. They gave all kinds of perks to retain my loyalty, even comp my bill for 3 months (which is several hundred $$/month). I told them when this young company incorrectly counted my useage and billing, I was comped for an entire year!!! There was no texting or messaging back then, just voice. They comped my bill this month ( due July 2nd) and I thanked them but I informed them the reason I'm leaving (and my wife) is bc of the shady business practices of BB, they asked for specifics and I told them they will receive a copy of the complaint I'm filing with the BBB and the Federal Trade Commission. A few doors down was a TMobile store where then walked in and purchased two phones of the plenty on hand. They have been selling them since the 23rd!!!! They also undercut what I have been paying to AT&T by $150/mo. I cannot go wrong there, especially when I can get the 32Gb phone. Waived activation, car cradle, travel kit, invisishields, casesand $100 additionally off my initial bill. I walked out loaded with more coverage, albeit 4G vs LTE, but that really will only affect heavy useage and coding encryptions to transmit voice, essentially a slight tinny sound if compared side by side, otherwise unremarkable. BTW, Tmobile is small in the US but larger than Verizon and AT&T combined in Europe. They switch to LTE next year. Fry's has the internation unlocked version (quad core) for $799.99 in stock which has been verified to work, however, I want to mitigate the risk of not being able to run an important app that requires a solid connection. Besides, 2 Gb or RAM even though DDR2 LF is still faster than 2 extra cores (legacy performance) but the quad will excell at startup. I then walked over to BB across the street and demanded they refund my gift cards I purchased for myself and others (about $750). The managers were well aware of who I was and tried to settle with a $300 gift card. I gladly took it and stalled, waiting for the 1st parent with two small children to walk through the door. Viola, I walked over and gave the card to them, handed the manager the screen shots of my attempts to purchase a phone and directly pick it up for $699.99, then the attempt to purchase a GS3 with a plan at $199.99 only to be placed on a wait list. I also included a draft of the formal complaint listing dates, times and names, conversations, quotes, deceptions and chronological build up of this fiasco. I won't stop there until BB acknowledges customer deception and acceptable plans to instil change management. Incompetence breeds incompetence and I respect everyones right to be where they want, but when it affects me, we will dance. I'll enjoy my breakfast tomorrow with a good friend and the editor of the local media. My basis that is driving me is not allowing a giant to bully consumers or other local stores. By deceiving into purchases, this creates buying power and eventually erodes the element of fair trade and competition and history knows what follows next. This is a very nice phone BTW and I'm sure my daughter and her husband will enjoy the additional ones I purchased for them (guy in TMo was happy to get the commission plus a $100 tip). I'm sure virtually all of you will touch the phone tomorrow whether from BB, Walmart or AT&T as a walk in. BTW, I'm selling my Atrix with the laptop accessory for $200. Excellent condition without a scratch, original box and unopened accessories and manuals plus several covers and 2 stand up cradles and the Motorola ICS realease for the Atrix's is to be released in August. Also, on an inside tip, if you already have a class 10 MSD card like a 32Gb to max out your phone, hold off on purchasing a new one for just a tad longer as Samsung will release in the US its new SD card that is and ultra ultra class 10....faster than the chip in the phone, and expect to pay under $150 for 32Gb. We should see this by the end of summer. Good evening gentlemen and enjoy your phones tomorrow as this device and ICS really will cap the forthecomming IOS5 on many levels.