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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] neyenlives:
are you dealing with a TMobile corporate store or a franchised location that is privately owned, but only is licensed to operate under the TMobile name? The reason I ask is because Verizon corporate stores have to follow a certain set of rules, but the privately owned locations seem to be able to do their own things. That would make sense if customer service told you they can't make the store do anything...because it may be a privately owned store. It could be there is no such thing as corporate owned stores and they are all franchised, in which case you may be wise to relax and become a welcome customer instead of "that guy" because they could hold out on you for quite some time for fun.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jgalan14:
Something like that happened to me today, I called the tmobile store by home yesterday, the dude slip out and said the GS3 was there but he couldn't sell it, I call this morning like at 11am and asked if they had it, they asked me if I was a new customer or upgrade, I said upgrade and they put me on hold well she comes back and tell me sorry not available till Monday :/. Call again and talk to someone else, I lied and told them new customer and they got my name to get the phone, I go to the store to changed my one s for it and they act like they didn't have it, told them ok I just want to return the phone and closed account (you know I wasn't gonna closed it but I wanted to pushed them) manager comes out, we have one sorru for the inconvenience.... Yeah really the hard to get a phone, people is funny sometimes, and annoying too

much
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Tacjim:
B.S.

You should've called corporate right then and there! If they have 20 people on a list, they set aside 20 phones and sell the rest to walk in customers! I'm angry for you! Same with the B.S. some TMO stores are telling people the must upgrade to 5gb data plans.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] yzf750:
I went in on the 21st to a tmobile corporate store, salesman said they got 50 in. He goes back and gets one and then starts up like I'm a new customer. I tell him I am an existing one and he says he wont sell it to me. That there only for new customers. I called him a couple names and walked out. I was pissed. Called another corporate store and they said they had 50 also. I explained the deal and they said no problem, come on in. Had to drive 30 miles more and got it. I was still PO'ed so I went back to the first store, with the nice GS3 sealed box in hand, walked in (around 10 salesman and 5 customers in the store) and shouted out "whos the one that wouldnt sell me a GS3 about an hour ago?" Then I held the box up while everyone was looking at me by this time and said " I went to a real tmobile store where they treat an existing customer like they should and look what I have". Man that felt good to put him in his place in front of everyone in the store :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tony yayo:
Well i was on the list just too far down. Said they only had 4 phones. Must have all been franchise stores I guess.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Chicago281:
Hottest phone out people going to be nuts.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jbadboy2007:
Especially Non corporate stores will only make money on upgrades that have some type of plan change.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] benefit14snake:
This is what happens to a hugely popular product. Look at the iPhone, it wasnt subsidized for how long? I could have swore att wasn't selling phone off contract either. Supply and demand my friend. Try a different store or different time.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Saturny:
I got mine on the 27th. I called 6 or 8 different T-mobile stores, but no one had any. I finally found one in Atlanta. The woman I talked to there was real nice. They had one GSIII left, and when I asked her if she could hold it for me, she did. :) I think it's all in who you talk to. And how.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] j56bp:
My local corporate TM store has white & the blue version!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Sango2:
I know that the T-Mobile's employee store already had the phones in stock a while ago before the retail stores actually had them. It's unfortunate some of the stores out there don't really want to sell a phone...

Seems to be a huge delay thou; apparently Canada had priority so shipments went there first.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] r3a1ist:
I love that. I gotta do that someday lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrischoi:
I used to work at T-Mobile and most stores did stock some before launch. Most stores won't sell to upgrades and will be reserved for new activations. That's most places, even your big box stores.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] drunksmokingjurk:
why not just wait a week instead of standing in line?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Saturny:
On-line.

What about ordering on-line?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tony yayo:
Best part is I did end up ordering online on release day. Apparently there were a lot of people, myself included, that ordered that day and their ordered just got "frozen" in the system. They held my money for a week, it continually said "order processing". They said wait 48 hours, I did. They said wait another 24, I did. 3 calls a day, "what the hell is going on?" Nobody knows. I just have to wait. Finally, I talk to somebody on MONDAY, ten days after I ordered. Now that I think about it, don't the Indians get a 3 day weekend including Monday? I remember hearing that somewhere, but anyway, I happened to get someone in 'Merica, and they finally looked into the problem deeper.

Key point: Try calling CS on a Monday, might have a better chance of getting someone who speaks english!

Honestly, I was pissed because they said, ok, you can order another phone and just refuse that one when it comes. Problem being I don't have another $700 lying around. Like, I already paid for it, you took my money, I'm seeing people on XDA that ordered after me getting their phone a week ago, what the hell is the problem? I wanted to just pick up a phone in the store and refuse the other one if it ever got sent but it never did. So after 3 times of trying to cancel the order and them telling me I can't because it's in the "processing" stage, I finally got them to cancel it.

Guess what happened after that? The next morning I get an e-mail saying my order has been processed and they charged my bank account again. They did return the hold on the money originally but luckily I retained enough in the account to cover my rent check that would have bounced. At that point I was ready to wait for WalMart to get them in stock and save the dough but now I was just happy to finally be getting the phone. Then, I had my rebate denied twice and finally got them to manually override it. They said my number was not "active". Really? So... what number did I call you from then? Rebate depts reasoning was that because I bought the phone in one quarter, and didn't activate it in the system til the next quarter, that THAT might be causing the problem. I swear, I've never dealt with such a mess of idiots in my life than in the last 2 1/2 months since I originally tried to acquire this phone. Nothing but robots and canned answers. Nobody ever stops and thinks any more than what they are told by the computer. Such a f*****g shame.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] stevessvt:
You guys realize this thread is more than two months old, right? I mean, obviously the OP does......
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I think someone was trying to get their post count up real quick! :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
Exactly what I was thinking.

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gagb1967:
By Indians do you mean Hindus?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Frost0113:
All Tmobiles here in Las Vegas put your name on a list and give you until 5pm to pick the phone up. It is not first come first serve here.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hucesar1017:
I work at tmobile and this is what are trained to do. Not give a straight answer .
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] psykhotic:
Attitude plays a big part in getting what you want.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Bigjim1488:
This is why I only shop at corporate stores. The ones that are third party owned can pretty much do what they like
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tony yayo:
well I don't think the Native Americans are filling up all the call center jobs so...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tony yayo:
Yeah, Unfortunately, that was the one that was closest to me. Before this I had no idea there were corporate and franchise stores. True, from what I'm told, they CAN pretty much do what they want so, lesson learned. My whole experience just acquiring this phone was a nightmare. Even down to the rebate fulfillment. Supposedly, the card is on the way but... we'll see. Thankfully I've been extremely happy with the phone itself. No problems so far other than my great battery life went to ****, but my last battery cycle went normally. No abnormal battery drainage. Went to bed and maybe lost 4 percent while I slept. That's how it was when I first got it. Would get 36 hours with actually using it and not handicapping it at all( gps was usually off but no airplane mode, killing widgets, apps) just basically letting it do the things it's SUPPOSED to do! I don't understand the point of turning off everything that makes this phone great for the sake of a couple extra hours of battery life. I think 36 hours for as much as I use it is pretty good. So if you ever get less than that, it's gotta be a rogue app or process going on, that's killing it for you. For me, instead of the 16 hours I've been getting lately, my last cycle went back to about 33 hours. I have no idea why that is, gotta run another cycle to see if it stays this way but, I have a feeling there was an app update somewhere that killed a battery drain bug. Either that, or they've installed a couple new towers near me and the better signal has contributed to my battery life. Who knows?

And yes, I do realize this is a two month old thread. Was actually kind of shocked to see it come back to life! lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Saturny:
True.

I argee with you on the battery. I recently rooted my phone (& debloated it), and before that, I got a 4200mah extended battery (with NFC in it). My battery before was very good (I'm not a "power user"), but with the extended batt, my phone can last up to 3 or 4 days on a single charge (haven't fully calibrated yet). Are you rooted? Or have you done a battery calibration lately?

Sent from my laptop.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vince2398:
I saw a flip case where you can put like 3 credit cards on one side and flips over on top of the SG3 screen. I was wondering if the credit card magnetic strip would cause any issues to the phone screen since it's on top of it when the case is closed. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dLo GSR:
no, the strips on credit cards aren't actually magnets like you're thinking of. and also the screen is not affected by magnetism (you're probably thinking of old TVs or CRT monitors which are different technology)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ddurandSGS3:
^ what he said.

and if anyone came in here looking for options for this type of case, check out

http://zenuscase.net/androids/galaxy-s3.html

they look pretty good.

I am hoping this becomes available for the galaxy someday.

http://twelvesouth.com/products/bookbook_iphone/
[Galaxy S III Accessories] stretchwookie:
i NEED that BookBook for my s3... :crying:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sidn3y:
Flip cases here also: http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-s3.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caileb:
BookBook will *never* become available for us. Right on their homepage:

http://twelvesouth.com/
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ddurandSGS3:
thats too bad. never even looked on their homepage, just pictures of the case!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Comando156:
The white and woodgrain one looks sexy. Although the price seems kind of high to me for questionable quality.

Here is a cheaper one I found on Amazon. But doesn't look as cool as zenuscase.

http://www.amazon.com/KaysCase-Leat...421&sr=8-6&keywords=kayscase+galaxy+s3+family
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caileb:
1) Zenus does not allow you to select USA for shipping/billing

2) BookBook will never exist for our phone

3) Spigen doesn't stay closed & has ugly color options...

The KaysCase at Amazon looks kinda bulky, but so far looks like the best option. I think I'm going to wait things out.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] marygladys:
Kinda Pricey but very nice!

I have bought from them before and they make a good product, plus tons of customization. This is just one....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/E5-EASECASE...Accessories&hash=item5ae7ac8a1a#ht_4452wt_905

Enjoy!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caileb:
The auction title lists "Galaxy S III 3 S3 i9300" but under Compatible Model it lists "Samsung Galaxy S II 2 i9100"

If they're gonna charge $75.00-$105.00 for a case... they could at least list it correctly and keep the model number consistent.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] firetruck41:
Its amazing they don't want to make millions more dollars by adding a phone like the SGS3. Even one percent of the first two months of orders (10 million) is 100,000 potential customers...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sidn3y:
Zenus has an American site as well.

http://zenuscaseusa.com/androids/galaxy-s3.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caileb:
Doesn't work, can't even add it to cart.

Galaxy S3 Leather Case Prestige Genuine Leather Classic Dual Leather Diary Series

The requested quantity for "" is not available.

They must not want people to buy 'em.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] babieblu:
I've been wanting these flip cases as my phone usually gets thrown in my purse. The have such nice cases in Korea - I want one that also has a flap that covers the credit cards so my screen gets protected. I'm tempted to place an order on the Korean sites and have them shipped here.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] juinny:
I got this and I'm loving it. Plus for the price, it's just plain worth it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170857004120?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
[Galaxy S III Accessories] clockcycle:
Flip Leather Wallet Case Cover Card Holder $7 shipped

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flip-Leathe...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item43b15633cb

According to the ebay ad;

Keep your Samsung i9300 scratch free with this synthetic leather case

Protects your phone from common bumps, thumb prints, dust

Durable synthetic leather exterior protects the device while keeping all buttons and ports accessible

Auto-securing magnetic flap for the best combination of security and ease of use

Horizontal flip design, secure the phone in the case with a magnetic seal

Includes two slots to store your credit cards and business cards

Material: Synthetic PU Leather

Size: perfect fit

Avaliable Color: Black, White, Red, Rose Red, Pink, Orange, Blue, Brown

---------- Post added at 10:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 PM ----------

I don't carry a purse, but would like to see this Korean cases, mind sharing a link :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Tsi Aileron:
There are some more cases in this style on this site. :)

groupcow.com/us/en/android-smartphone-mobile-accessories/samsung-smartphone-tablet-laptop/samsung-galaxy-s3-iii-i9300-case-accessories.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] stretchwookie:
ya i tried earlier. certain things on the site WILL add to cart, but i had like a 90% fail rate when i was testing. sent them an email. ill post back when/if i hear from them
[Galaxy S III Accessories] aaronkt:
Hey guys. I am torn about these cases. I like the functionality of the leather cases however i question how it would feel to play any games while using a case like this. Can anyone comment on it?

I have been thinking that i'd like a case is hard in nature however it would just hold credit cards, ID's and cash on the back of the case. Anyone see anything like that?

thanks.

So i found this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-ID...ccessories&hash=item19d28a1950#ht_5491wt_1140

I'd like a case that would hold mutiple cards and maybe some cash! Thanks again all.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Bizdady:
I bought a credit card style case from ebay and its nice for being the cheap fake pleather but i hate the flap being on the left side.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/33074720782...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3056wt_952

It would be better had it been on the right so you can unlock and open at the same time.

I ended up buying something similar but smaller.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/25109948907...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3321wt_1002
[Galaxy S III Accessories] babieblu:
It's from this brand "Matt" that I haven't heard of, but apprently genuine leather. I don't think you can order outside of Korean on their actual website, but they also list on the korean ebay site (gmarket). The price is just way too much though :rolleyes:).
[Galaxy S III Accessories] caileb:
Looks like SGP just added "Leather illuzion Series"

http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/sa...alaxy-s3-3g-leather-case-illuzion-series.html
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jnicks510:
found a high rated ebay seller that is selling these zenus cases. delivery time doesnt seem too long either. i think i might order one since its the nicest card case ive seen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenus-Masst...Accessories&hash=item3cc8787fb6#ht_6138wt_956
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lmm112190:
I like the idea of combining all your valuables together [SARCASM] as it makes a thief's job easier to both steal your phone and your identity [/SARCASM]. But seriously i do like the idea of a flip case but i feel they all look like a purse. Anyone have any information on something like....
[Galaxy S III Accessories] :
Zenus has the best flip cases i seen thus far.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jnicks510:
....yeah i'm not a careless 12 year old that still leaves my jacket at school. in fact, it would be easier to keep track of both your wallet and your phone if it were in one container. purse? i don't see a strap or a pocket for a woman's lipstick...psh people post anything just to say something on here. you can keep your "sarcasm" to yourself and only post useful information.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] aaronkt:
this is exactly the kind of case im looking for! I can't find a nice looking one that hold more than one card! Anyone see any??
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jnicks510:
All the similar cases I've seen only carry one card, sorry
[Galaxy S III Accessories] stretchwookie:
thanks for the link man, im ordering the dark colored one now.

also, i emailed zenus about the problem on the website and this is their response

Hello Kyle,

A item is not in stock yet.

It will be in end of this week or early next week.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
After looking for a month or so I found them!

Search for "id case" via google/ebay/etc and you will find they are out there!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jubmasterflex:
Looks like a JAVOedge...

http://www.javoedge.com/store/samsu...y-s3-credit-card-back-cover-samsung-galaxy-s3
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
but way cheaper, lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] crzy619:
There is a couple cases like that on ebay. Claim to hold 2 cards. I emailed one seller too see how fast I can get one... 20 business days?!... really this is 2012
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
yeah, i saw that, lmao. I was hoping to get one for my trip on the 21st... not happening! lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] crzy619:
Maybe, I did see they had options... EMS Speedpost (5-7 days), DHL (3-4 days), UPS(4-5 days). I would be willing to pay 15-20 bux total. Cheaper then some of the cases posted on here.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Jubmasterflex:
Probably from the same manufacturer as well :p
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lmm112190:
jnicks510 had a bad day or something? maybe you didnt finish reading my post, it turned out very useful. I was not aware that only 12 year olds had things stolen from them, silly me. Guess the guy that had the prototype of the iPhone 4 stolen must have been 12 too. Clearly from my post count to join date ratio (which is almost a year before yours) I contribute nonsense useless information to posts almost daily. Look how many people are interested in this case.

On a more serious note, big thanks to flawedlegacy for the find, will be keeping a close eye on this. :good:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
don't thank me, thank the post!! ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Quize:
I bought this on the 1st

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zenus-Samsu...ccessories&hash=item35bdda4cda#ht_7144wt_1163

Seller shipped it on the 3rd and it arrived at L.A.X on the 6th. But now I'm at the mercy of the USPS and still waiting for the case to show up... But yeah, the actual zenuscase website support gave me the run around also when I got the same errors as posted earlier in the thread. Had I known about the spigen options then I probably would have went that route, hell I still might if the USPS doesn't hurry up. And they wonder why no one uses them and they are going bankrupt...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lynseyw:
Yeah, I got mine today. it only fits one card. I like to have my id and cc. it pops off if there are 2 cards.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] crzy619:
I didn't see that picture anywhere... did the listing say it would hold 2? I know the one i ordered from said it did... gunna be pissed if it doesn't stay on.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
one of the ebay listings says it holds 2. If I do get one, think I might shave down the internal tabs a bit and see if I can't get some more in. I would buy in a heart beat if it could hold 5-7ish. Think I might try to design my own with my cheap normal case I got. -Find a low profile money clip or something
[Galaxy S III Accessories] aaronkt:
Man if we could find one that holds 2 cards and some cash that would be great. Anyone?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] crzy619:
I'm gunna try wat legacy said... I ordered two and I have a cheap money clip. I'm gunna cut a slit or glue it in so I can hold 2 cards and some cash... will post up in couple weeks once it gets here.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
since you're already going with this, PLEASE keep us posted!!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] crzy619:
I will keep ya'll posted, it will just be couple weeks since it was 17 bux extra (per case wtf?!) for 5-7 days. I went with the free shipping since I might destroy one or two of these and would be pissed if I wasted 34 on shipping also.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] collins521:
I bought one of these last night, they are only a hour or so away from me but I had them ship it since I could drive there soon...should have it Monday I would think since they are in the Ohio.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/15083989794...:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_13261wt_1163

Although finding this thread I'm going to have to check out the Zenu cases if I don't like this one.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] collins521:
Got the case in the mail, not that bad although I think the clasp would be better on the other side
[Galaxy S III Accessories] flawedlegacy:
pics?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] morbidrealities:
If you'd stop to think about it for a second you'd realize why the usps is going bankrupt. Expanded population centers and less actual mail due to the ease of faster communication such as cell phones, Skype and email. When's the last time you wrote a letter to granny or your brother, sister or girlfriend? When's the last time you received a postcard in the mail? Not too long ago we wrote letters to actually communicate. Our population has risen dramatically and expanded yet we send less mail every year.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] boogief1:
I bought this case and works great and price is right anf it arrived in 3 days

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=190700252306

Im on my SG3
[Galaxy S III Accessories] t0mD:
My only issue with a flip case is that you won't be able to use the camera with one hand or txt with two thumbs as easily. Maybe it's just me.