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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
Honestly, I have to give these higher ups some props for caring about us enough to make sure they get us our phones. You can tell best buy is doing all it can at this point to keep the customers it has. Cant fault them for being in this pickle.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bluesolarflare:
I just wrote a non threatening non angry email explaining the situation about how there has been a lack of communication between best buy and their customers regarding the fact that after the 21st, BBY didn't inform their customers that the release date was pushed back to an unknown date. I also explained how each BBY has been giving different answers based on who picked up the phone so yeah I wasn't even expecting to get a call let alone having them go the extra mile to have the phone delivered to my store. He will check tomorrow to ensure it is a White phone so my fingers are crossed.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
Finally got someone that didn't Lie to Me. Pulled the purchase order and told me he had no way to track it. All they know is they are getting 7 but don't know when but hopefully tomorrow just could not say for sure and said they will personally make phone calls.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
Damn if I don't get my phone tomorrow I will be doing the same thing.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I also just ordered through ATT, i didn't put anything down for my BB order. So if I figure if BB comes in first Ill go pick it up, if att ships first then Ill just cancel BB. nothing to loose. I got my money on the att order.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jerrygooch:
just cancelled my order with BB going to order with AT&T at least I'll sleep better at night. over-nighting my phone too! may see it friday... maybe monday... but anything is better than BB.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
I just ordered thru a AT&T store also. Dont think they will ship it tonite though. If they do then that would be sweet. Plus i did an alternate upgrade on my other line that was eligible. This way i can get my phone freedom GC when i upgrade my line at the end of the year towards the iphone 5 and sell that sucker for a hefty profit.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I did mine over the phone, you think that makes any difference? I have my order confirm email, its says shipping within 10 biz days.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
I also got the same email. When i checked online order status it still says backordered.

Did u call CS or a store to order. If u called CS then thats crazy coz i called them monday and tuesday to order the damn thing and said they couldnt place an order since it wasnt showing in their system. AT&T is just as f'd up as BB with this whole situation.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JayFReaZy:
Walked back into my local best buy and asked when the s3's would be coming in. The guy was flat out straight with me. He said he had no clue, it was supposed to be the 21st, then the 23rd, then the 25th, and now he said they're saying tomorrow. He said himself that he doesn't believe anything the company tells him anymore as he has been lied to as well. It was pretty funny, he sounded kinda agitated about the situation himself. Perhaps he too ordered a s3 for at&t and has been eagerly waiting its arrival.

Either way, I walked into a huge at&t store in the vicinity and they had stated that tomorrow is the "demo" for the s3 or something and I would be able to walk in and purchase. I asked if I needed to pre-order, which he said no, just come in and they'll have it. I'll be there bright and early. Hopefully I can finally snag my white whale.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
HAHA yea man I just called CS, it was a nightmare! Buttttt, I also was in the AT&T store today and they couldn't order the phone for me. so it sounds like we had the same situation just the opposite people. you are right though this whole thing is sooooo jacked up. she also told me there was a shipment delay because of the storms in the south east..... Let me know when you got your shipping confirm. Im hoping some time tomorrow, would love to have the phone by the weekend and I also wanna go into best buy with it to cancel my pre order.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
Ditto. I hope i can get the phone via AT&T before that BB email comes thru so i can show off my phone to them jerk offs over there while getting refunded my $50.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Bizdady:
late preorder

6/15
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
My order already went from (1) back ordered to (0) and pending shipment already.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
damn, i still have no info available yet, might be to soon.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] rockstarbrad04:
This one takes the cake!!

I just got off the phone with BB and they have the phones in stock...

The guy said as long as it was ordered before monday they could sell them and I said "ok, mine was ordered on the 16th so im good right?" He said yeah i should be good.. so I said, "great so I can come pick up my phone?" to which he replaies "No, I cant sell the ones I have because they are quarantined" But he just said... nope, he says he cant sell them now because of an ongoing lawsuit (im guessing the apple bs they have been feeding us from the start).

So needless to say they have my phone at my bestbuy but they wont sell it to me... even though I have pre-ordered.

So pissed right now!!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] eyecon82:
that is utter bs..if you pre order and your phone comes in..it's yours...tons of people have picked up a pre ordered best buy...call corporate or talk with a manager...it is what I had to do and I got one
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
ordered my phone through att this afternoon literally at 6pm, it has already shipped. but they sent it to the wrong address!!!!!! not even sure how its possible!!!!! i told them at least 5 times what my address is!! ahhhhh!!!! i wanna punch a baby in the face!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
congrats...estimated delivery tomorrow? how far is the wrong address? just go wait for the fed ex truck there...

did you get an email or just checked online order?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
I'm so excited! I got my S3!!! Took about an hour at best buy to clear it all up, but none the less, I got it.

I sure hope everyone else here gets theirs soon too. The waiting was agony.

At this point, I would say that if you aren't locked into Best Buy, the best bet is just cancelling and going to the AT&T store tomorrow.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I live in charlotte, they sent it to tampa florida hahaha my god! I am on the phone with them now he said he was able to contact fed ex and change it to the right address. I did not get an email, i just checked the status online and status shipped. crazy less then 24 hrs!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
ROADTRIP!!!!

lol now i'm f5'ing my order status...geeeez i really need to goto sleep LOL
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] slackhouse:
Walked into Best Buy today and picked up the Pebble Blue version. Didn't preorder and they received 3 in this week.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I have to share this with everyone. sooo i had the worst experience ever trying to order my phone through att, it was a disaster to say the least. when it was all said and done they shipped to the wrong address. we'll just got off the phone with att to tell them it was sent to wrong address. you can choose not to believe me but THEY ARE GIVING ME THE PHONE FOR FREE!!!! $0, I JUST SAVED $589 DOLLARS HAHAHAHAHA!...was paying non commitment price. omg i am so happy BB screwed up.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
where? my store supposedly only got one, which was reserved for preorder. still waiting for my preorder to come in, im #2
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] send2amrish:
wow thats awesome. mine now says shipped but no tracking number yet. i hope they send it to the correct address since i'm having it shipped to my work instead of home.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
did u do over night? if so you will have your phone tomorrow and all your wildest dreams of going into BB with phone in hand to cancel pre order will come to fruition.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nsrini:
Preordered at Best Buy store on 06/05. No updates whatsoever. Been to the store atleast 10 times. Nobody there had a clue, they had memorized only one answer.

" We don't know , when !". Ordered Online at ATT on 06/27 - 12:05 PM. Got an email that Phone has shipped with Tracking Number , for delivery tomorrow !

I should have ordered through ATT on day one.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Comando156:
Pre ordered mine on Sundays and just picked it up today.... I'm amazed how thin and fast this device is.... A nice upgrade from the epic 4g
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Alright fellas, today is the day we expect all in-store preorders to be filled so not only am I expecting the email, I also hope to see tons of posts confirming you were able to get yours. Wishing us all luck.....
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] rockstarbrad04:
Think today is going to be a bust as well.

Last night best buy told they cannot sell the gs3 now even though they have them in stock because of a lawsuit.

In another thread a guy went to his local at&t store this morning and they told him it was not going to be for sale today.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pdubcramp:
Wasn't your name 916x10? I'm confused.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
gatgetz i sure do hope this is true because this is obnoxious
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
Well I hope your right. It has been long enough. If I don't get my phone today heads will roll. :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
I hope so too! Worse case I am going to AT&T at the end of the day and try my luck there.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
Seriously if you guys do not get it today, just order through ATT. Several people including myself can confirm they will overnight it to you. Mine is on a truck as we speak.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
I'll be doing that at the end of the day if I end up phone-less.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] galaxyvirgin:
Got tired of waiting. Ordered mine tues night at 5, its on the fedex truck in my town to be delivered by 430. Shame I preordered it 20 days earlier and bestbuy still knows nothing. Shame on you bestbuy. Ill see everyone on the other threads.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
Plan to. I don't suppose AT&T is still knocking $50 off if you call in your order and complain, are they?

Need to upgrade before July 1st so that you can upgrade ASAP again on Jan 1st, 2014, instead of Feb 1st, 2014 (even though there might not be a fresh phone out right at that moment).
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KryptosXLayer2:
You CAN have your username changed, mine wasn't always KryptosXLayer2......

And about the BB pre-order, that's what's up, if I don't get the phone today, I'm cancelling and getting it in store today from AT&T, this is it!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pnizzle20:
I did same thing, they over nighted it to me, crisis averted!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pdubcramp:
Haha, thought this was impossible.

Come on Best Buy...I'm stuck with them due to an exchange. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
And we were all told it was coming out last friday but we see how well that worked out. My point is this, while its true that BB hasnt exactly been giving us consistent and credible info this whole time we have to be optimistic that they're going to come through. Obviously the dude citing the Apple lawsuit is clueless
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tuffluck:
i didn't ask. i seem to be a rarity in that i have a grandfathered unlimited plan from Cingular wireless, so i only pay $40 a month total for unlimited data/text. maybe others have that too, but this plan did not allow me to get the extra $100 discount on the phone (for a $199.99 total). however i called in and the CSR was kind enough to take the $100 off and still keep the plan intact. i didn't feel like asking for another $50 off at that point. the CSR also waived the activation fee. i'm also a corporate user and get a 20% discount on all plans, so i'm fine with paying $200 + tax for the phone. half the price of my tablet.

it's really not BB's fault i don't think. ATT is the one approving the shipment to the locations (or any carrier), so i'm sure ATT is responsible for the timing, and probably responsible for the lack of information regarding when they will receive the phones. i think the phones are in short supply altogether for every carrier, and ATT + other carriers would rather send BB 3 at a time so that they can guarantee to save the others for their own customers online or so they can be the first to sell them to a walk-in customer in their own store. how shameful would it be if BB had the phone ready for anyone that wanted one before ATT even had them in stock?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] 3rdamention:
Same here, preordered 6/6, I was first in the store, preorder says if it doesn't come on or before 6/21 I will receive an email update, never did. The store has never called or updated anything, they give different stories all the time, rumors, false info.

The most legitimate thing they told me was the manager said I would get it before Verizon, I chuckled, and said "We will see!" I doubt that now. This has been just an embarrassment. From the "first come first served" quote from the AT&T reps which was a huge lie, to Best Buy not getting hardly ANY preorders.

Meanwhile, Amazon and Target preorders are starting to ship out, AT&T Store and Online Preorders have shown up for a week, Some Best Buy Online Preorders are starting to ship. The rest of us just wait, wait, wait, wait without any communication or correspondences from Best Buy explaining anything. They are just loving holding onto that $50 we had to drop on the Gift Card.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KryptosXLayer2:
10:30AM EST - RECEIVED BB EMAIL TO PICK UP PHONE FROM STORE!

They must have been reading our comments.....
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Pretty much sums up my beef with BB, and their consistently inconsistent info. Let us not abide by the rules of an agreement with them and we get penalized. Its time for us to do the penalizing!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gadgetz:
Woohoo!!! Its about ****ing time! I hope this is todays trend
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] screwhead728:
Congrats! I hope Best Buy gets Sprint pre-orders too. I'm still waiting on mine!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
wish someone in pittsburgh got some in today
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] xemtra:
These poor BB employees. I just called my local, (north atlanta ga), the kid says they are are on a drop shipment and still expecting them today? lol, i said verizon right? "yes" he says. i asked him 2 more times, verizon? " yes yes". clueless. i'll bet my job i call back at 3pm and there will be no verizon phones.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
lol we have been waiting for the att ones for a week almost now...
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
Not holding my breath. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I am preparing for the worst.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] zmore:
All accessories and no phone makes Jack a dull boy.

All accessories and no phone makes Jack a dull boy.

All accessories and no phone makes Jack a dull boy.

All accessories and no phone makes Jack a dull boy.

All accessories and no phone makes Jack a dull boy.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
LoL.. all ready to go.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KriztopherKY:
Went in to my local BB this morning here in Lexington, KY. They still had no clue on my ATT instore pre-order from 6/6. I told them to go ahead and cancel it, to which they told me they were unable to do. Finally after 1/2 hour and someone I assume from management stepped in, got it canceled, and drove around the corner to order it from an ATT store. At this point I don't think it will arrive any later than it was going to at BB.

Here's hoping me and the rest of the folks who have done the same get them pretty quick! :good:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
It is not looking good for today either. Just saw this article

http://img.ibtimes.com/www/articles/20120628/357520_samsung-galaxy-s3-release-date-sprint-t.htm

"The Samsung Galaxy S3 release delay continues and AT&T has apologized to its customers saying the phone is expected to hit stores anytime now, but a specific date cannot be given. "
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] thehavock18:
Finally found a white one available in store only chesterfield MO According to bestbuy.com in stor availability. I have not called them just did a quick search to see if they are popping up yet.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mehal88:
I am just waiting for BB because I need to use RZ money before it expires.

I stopped by my at&t store and they said they do not have any in stock or available for demo. I just wanted to play with something while I wait for BB to catch up! The lady at at&t said that they havent had any issue getting the phones preordered and delivered that way, but they don't have any in stock at the store itself.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KLLSWITCH:
i preorder last night i hope they get them in today:good:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] wolfc70:
BB in Oshkosh has no clue when the phones will come in. They said they had 10 preorders, I'm number 5, so I hope some arrive soon.

Also the local AT&T store is independantly owned, so they can't preorder. On top of that AT&T's website appears to be down. :mad:
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] drksilenc:
lol a store got some in close but even though they are all preordered it still says some are avalable
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Adminkiller:
I got my email at 10:30am today. Had my new White Galaxy SIII in hand for 3 hours now =D It is awesome. They are coming through !!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] mattucf:
I emailed gregory.johnson6@bestbuy.com and he forwarded it to Steven.Waligoski@bestbuy.com . Gregory was mentioned in another message a bit ago. Anyways, Steven is contacting the store's management and expects to get back with me very soon to see what he can do to get me the phone ASAP! I read some other people had luck with this path..it does really seem that it works...try it. I'll update when I have final success.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Gr8Danes:
Steve went as far as calling me to make sure I got mine last night from the store. Now that's what I call following up. :D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
Best Buy doesn't have my phone, nor do 2 AT&T corporate stores around me. I called to pre-order and the guy waived the activation fee and the $15 FedEx Priority Overnight shipping fee. I thanked him for waiving the fees and he said "hey, you've been a customer with us for a while, $15 to keep you happy is no problem". At least there are some nice CS reps. I wonder if I can get away with no upgrade fee.

Either way I'll be swinging by Best Buy later to get the refund for my gift card. And I won't be leaving until I have the refund. :)

Watch. With my luck, BB will get the phone tomorrow and I won't get my phone from AT&T until Monday. The guy did say it was up to a 7 day delay on the Pebble Blue, but the white one ships within 1 day. I don't know. At least I know I have an order placed now.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] lensgrabber:
That's amazing that I just walked in to a Best Buy yesterday and bought one w/ no preorder and you guys that have been waiting all this time still haven't gotten yours yet. I lucked out big time.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] AkiriXx:
Got my e-mail at 1:05. Picked mine up on my lunch break.

Jacksonville.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] pizz0wn3d:
Just called all of the local att, best buys and Walmart around here. No one has it or knows when to expect it. If the store I preordered at (non corporate) doesn't get it in at 3 with their usual shipments, I'm canceling and ordering online. This is just ridiculous.

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[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
I hope they make it down to south florida too!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] bluesolarflare:
Steve called me this morning because he got my email as well and wanted to followup to see if I got a call yesterday. Basically he said they were going to be working internally and with their merchant shippers to ensure this issue gets resolved. I am still waiting for a call back from the manager from yesterday though. If I don't hear anything by the next 2 hours or so I am going to give Steve a call back to see where things are.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] tico1986:
I sent Steve an email as well. He seems to be a good guy. I typed up a nice email and hope to hear back from him today.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] AkiriXx:
The store I got mine from only got 2. One white, one blue.

Slim pickings.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
Well I went ahead and ordered from ATT. I guess we will see how soon I get my shipping. I spoke with best buy today and they were just as clueless as on the 21st. I posed for help concerning returning a gift card on the bb forums, and no answer. I gave up. lol
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
It says in the Presales Agreement email that part of the terms of the pre-order is that you can return the gift card for a full refund. Here is the full "general disclaimers" email I got. I love the terrible formatting. Looks so professional.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KryptosXLayer2:
Got mine from Sanford, FL! White 16GB AT&T
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] cent_0_o:
Thanks for that. The issue I was having was that my wife bought me a gift card for my birthday to pay for the remainder of the phone. I had the 50 dollar mobile gift card and a 150 dollar best buy card. I was told over the phone that I could not return that 150 dollar card for a refund. Turns out they can. I went over there today.:D
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] markpv:
Figures!

Finally mine came in @ Worcester MA, figures because I finally broke down and ordered one from AT&T last night. Now I am trying to get that cancelled and my upgrade eligibility reset, I just can't win.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] KLLSWITCH:
just got off the phone with my local bestbuy and they said they haven't got any trucks in and most likely it would be tomorrow how lame
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] contriver12:
I have officially given up on Best Buy. My store hasn't received any yet and the 3pm deadline for AT&T is fast approaching.

Good luck to everyone who is still trying to get it through Best Buy. If I happen to get the email I will still post it here.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] yokken:
LOL, just decided to check the BB stock on their website, now a store ~30 minutes from me has some blue ones in stock. Guarantee those are for preorders though, oh well. I saved $36 on the activation fee by ordering from AT&T. I guess waiting another day or two is worth it.