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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lokenok:
rofl now thats helpful... now what will happen if mint comes to at and t lol

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i live in hong kong and when i bought the xperia ray they were extremly helpful :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Thanks guys. I'm passing this info to my friend at Sony. Guess Best buy has been selling a lot of ions but AT&T hasn't been that great for customers.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
I did all my research online and actually had to try and order this phone twice. The first time, I dialed 611 on my phone and spoke with someone I'm sorry I don't remember her name. :( She told me she could not bill my account directly for this phone, and I had to pay on the spot over the phone if I wanted it, but she could upgrade me to the iPhone 3g at no cost or the 4s refurbished for 150. I said no thanks and hung up. I called back 45 minutes later to the sales department. Told James what phone I wanted and I wanted it billed to my account. He had no clue what the ion was, but he did help me out, and with no issues. AT&T is hit and miss for me. And unfortunately it's a lot more misses than hits.

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] paul-c:
It was so bad at the AT&T store that I went to, that it felt like I was selling the ion to the rep. He made mention that his store never sees the Sony rep, but the Samsung guy stops by all the time. That's why when I asked for an AT&T pen, all I was offered was a Samsung pen that they got as promos. Yuck.

The AT&T store is at 1101 S Canal St. Chicago, IL 60607.

Oh, and for a launch day phone, they only had two in stock, I bought the first. Not because they sold out, but that's all they received for the launch. How are you going to push a phone if you don't have stock? I don't think they cared very much. But I can say that at least he didn't try to sell me on a different phone, he left me alone. After he said that it seemed like a real nice phone I mentioned that it was terrible that it was being ignored and that I wanted to see Sony do well. He agreed with me. His manager did chime in from the side that the camera was nice, so at least one person in the store knew the phone existed. It was easily the most under the radar launch I've ever seen. Hope that changes in the future, because Sony makes excellent phones.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BabyDonte:
In my past experience with AT&T they never know anything about Sony phones till at least 3 months later I went to 3 different stores launch day all within 5 miles of me 2228 fair oaks Blvd Sacramento ca 95825, 1743 Arden way Sacramento ca 95815, 547 l street Sacramento ca 95814 same experience asked for ion they say what? Let me check 10 min later ya we got that get passed off to a person that supposedly knows about it (now I'm a tech freak so I'm not expecting them to know every single thing about the phone) dude begins to tell me pretty much soon as we are in front of the display have you checked out the new Samsung yet I lol nah let him try to sell me on it then I ask what's the difference in the ion he doesn't know so then he pulls up the info so we can compare them he's like oh wow then he realises that his pros for the Samsung are not really pros especially at half the price or more than other phones they sell same level or more sucks that AT&T doesn't push them more I know its no Iphone but come on Sony pushes out good tech all the time think they make more money from Samsung phones or something?

Rocking Ericsson Since GH 218
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
I'm currently at my local mall. It's a triangle town center mall in raleigh north carolina. And the at&t store here does not even have it on display. Just thought I would update again

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zerrudo:
Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood, Washington

They still don't have the ION in stock, some of the reps know about the phone but thats about it...Still no demo phone either.

Before I left the store they had no problem trying to sell me the GS3 and back off when I flashed my Ion...Sadly they weren't interested in taking a look at a phone they never received shipment on so whatever At&t.

(Tottally off-topic; the dude who sold my buddy his 4s at Northgate Mall its currently in Germany now!)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Thanks guys. Just sent the email off with your experiences. It really is a shame AT&T is dropping the ball on the ion. For the price and features the phone can't be beat.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zerrudo:
On release day I tried ordering from online but it was no available on the page where you select which phone you want, so I had to type "xperia ion" directly into the search bar and presto! there it was...no image of the phone but it allowed me to upgrade but when I was about to finalize everything I kept getting an error.

Called 611 in frustration and got forwarded to their online dept. in the philippines and she was not able to process my order either, finally after wasting my time on that I was transferred to a call center in texas and the rep (Tony?) had no clue about the device but had no issues finding it on his end. He was completely caught off guard because he admitted normally hes in the loop on all the phone releases. While he was setting up my account he went ahead and ordered one for himself :good:

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I blame Samsung they must be paying off A t & t to push their devices so they can continue to take Apple to court over silly patent disputes
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
They could/would have. Did you call them and talk on the phone to them about upgrading?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jfalgout2003:
I went to the AT&T store at my local mall (Southland Mall in Houma, La.) the day the Ion was released. The first person I talked to must have been the assistant manager. I asked if they had the Ion, he said yes, he just put it on display this morning. So I went play with it for a few minutes. He stopped by and asked if I had any questions. I asked if they were in stock. He didn't know, so he went check. He came back out and said they had 2. I told him I would purchase 1. So he introduced me to a salesperson. When he told her I wanted the Ion, she had a really confused look on her face. So she went in the back and got the phone and the two available accessories (case and screen protector). She told me she didn't know Sony had a new phone. She said they are normally trained on new phones, but we're never told about the Ion. I told her all the specs, which confused her even more. She felt like they should have known about the phone considering the specs and price.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] petes67bird:
I went to 3 different stores and finally found one in the fourth store. They knew absolutely nothing about the phone and it took HOURS to complete the purchase as they couldn't even find the phone in the system. The kept asking if I wanted the HTC or Samsung since they are of higher quality according to them. I went in knowing I wanted the ion and they did their best to try to change my mind.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] erichall82:
Bestbuy sold me mine. They insisted on me getting a one x. They said this phone isnt good compared to a galaxy or a droid. I insisted on the ion cause it was 49.99. Im not willing to crap out 200 bucks. So they sold it to me and nodded.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Guys if you don't give me the store location I won't pass the info on as it really does no good without it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Sorry about that. here's the address for the store in my mall that does not even have the ion on display.

At&T

5959 Triangle Town Center, Suite 1092

Raleigh, NC 27616

(919) 792-2373

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] petes67bird:
Sorry. Mchenry, Il didn't have it and tried to sell me on a different phone. Crystal lake, Il had the phone but knew nothing about it but attempted to talk about the S3. 611 knew nothing at all.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
I called the Sony store after placing the order for the phone, because there was no option online to do an upgrade, only a new contract (meant taking a 300 Mb plan instead of my 200 Mb and loosing the 200 SMS plan). The sales person over the phone didn't know what to do, told me to call At&t and ask them if I could keep my plan, but she was almost sure Sony couldn't do upgrades. In the end I had to cancel the order, and get it at a Best Buy.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lokenok:
AT&T is horrible !! after reading your stories.. Hope Sony Changes carrier to sell their phones... or even hve more
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
What Sony needs to do is get more interactive with ATT and make sure their programs and information is past out, like Samsung and HTC does.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
i went to att store yesterday night, ask the guy about ion and he told me all the good things about ion, that it has good quality lcd, can work with smart tags, connectivity with other sony products, and did not try to sell me s3 :laugh:

he knew about 12mp camera and he had to check what camera was in s3

store on 43&7th in nyc

offtopic/ i bought those smart tags :victory:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jammol:
My experience wasn't at a store.

I got an infuse back in march at bestbuy. Couldn't send texts that good so I tried taking it back but told me I couldn't. Contacted ATT and they took a while to warranty it. Finally they did and sent me another infuse. Camera didn't work so warrantied again. Same issue as the first one. Warranty again and they send me an S3 without back cover. Warranty again because they didn't have any backs and Samsung doesn't supply then. ATT sent me the Xperia ION. I cussed so many reps out "nicely" of course, finally got the best phone I thinks I've ever had since my iPhone 4.

Sent from my bad-ass Motherflippin' LT28JT Xperia ION...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Auggy99:
Lol I was gonna get mine in Ventura as well but I got mine from the Best Buy in Oxnard, CA because it was cheaper
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] JaredP:
Yeah, I called the flagship store in L.A. where I usually get great service. They said they only had new customer or full price options. Same story on web chat and phone call to Sony Style website reps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kinkinhood:
I got mine at one of the Best Buy mobile stores. The Associate was actually wonderful to work with, was surprised to hear the request as he mentioned he's only had 1 other request it(they didn't have it in stock at the time). He actually asked if I had looked up where to find it before coming over. He didn't try to talk me to another phone and mentioned Sony tends to make quality phones. Once he figured out my knowledge level he skipped over the tutorials as he said "you seem to know more about this phone and android in general than I do, so I'm not going to insult you by putting you through the tutorials."

The location was at the Tuttle Crossing Mall

5042 Tuttle Crossing Blvd

Dublin, OH 43016

His name was Derek Childers. Definetly did return my faith in the Best Buy employees
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] killerskincanoe:
Word up. I know tuttle and the rest of the bus well ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] drogers81:
Not really surprised about AT&T not being very helpful or knowledgeable about the ion. I ordered my ion from Walmart online for $49.99, and when I got it, I had to call AT&T because some data features were not working, and the rep I talked to didn't even know they had that phone and was actually asking me questions about the phone..lol.

Also, I just looked at AT&T's website and noticed that the ion only has 1 review...I mean it's a full positive review, but only 1 review since being released June 24th? I actually tried to leave a review on it on AT&T but for some reason I wasn't able to, it just kept trying to load.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] etgeek:
I went in to my local AT&T store yesterday (1879 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL) before ultimately getting it at Best Buy (1389 Wendy Court, Spring Hill, FL) because of the price point but when I asked about it when I walked in they didn't know where it was. It was in the far back corner and when I went to ask about it the first guy didn't know anything. I spoke with someone else who tried selling me on the new Atrix they just launched and upselling me to the One X. I also mentioned that it doesn't come with GB and asked what UI difference that would make between GB and ICS and he INSISTED that while it did come with GB, you could somehow connect to the Play Store and update to ICS. :eek: I mentioned about the camera on the Ion and he said the One X's camera is much better than any other phone out there, especially anything of Sony's. I went to the neighboring Best Buy to get it and the girl that sold it knew of it and knew it was in stock, but knew nothing about it. Didn't even know where to install the SIM or that it was a micro-SIM vs. a mini-SIM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] frothe3:
Should I consider an unlocked Ion? I have an unlocked Arc, which is having so many problems since the OS update. Got a feature phone data plan.because of throttling. So I want to keep my current plan, but upgrade my phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yamazaki02:
I went to AT&T Store yesterday and boy they sucked.

I'm specifically waiting in front of the Ion but nobody approached me..

There were 6 employees inside the store (one of them is a Samsung rep.) but all but one (that is happened to be talking with a customer) are just busy chatting with one another.

After over 20 minutes of waiting I decided to approach the group of 3 that is closest to where I am standing and guess what?

I stood there for an extra couple of minutes listening to their chatter about their Sunday plan before the Samsung rep asked me if I needed help.

I told them about the deal from Sony website for the phone and if they offer me the same thing,

Right after one of the employee opened his mouth and asked about the deal, the Samsung rep and the other employee then quietly moved elsewhere to continue their chat.

After "proofing my innocence" by going to Sony website he told me that he might be able to match it if I bought some accessories along with the phone.

I want to get screen protector and NFC tags so I thought why not.

He is pushed for more stuff (dock, bluetooth headset/speakers and case) but I declined.

He then disappeared for about 6 minutes to talk with his manager. When he came back he told me some kind of BS about Sony is doing the deal so they can sell people's info to spammer.

I after I confirmed that they (just) can't match the deal I told them the $29.99 deal at BestBuy but looks like he already lost interest in me and trying to get away.

So I went to BestBuy got the Ion there for myself and my wife.

Excellent service and they actually matched Sony's online deal.

For that I bought some accessories from them.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KEB64:
I guess they don't call it BestBuy for nothing. I've had good experiences with my local for the past few years.

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rkmoran:
I had a great time getting my phone. I ordered it over the phone as an upgrade. Granted, not a single person knew what I was talking about, but they were very helpful. I ordered it about a week before they had them in stock. I told them that since I've been a customer since 2000 that i dont want to pay the $99 for the new contract, they agreed! They called ME on the 24th of June, confirmed the order, and overnighted it for free and waved the activation. I got my phone on the 25th of June and it's been AWESOME ever since. Needless to say, my experience was pretty darn good.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
Well I finally got mine yesterday but it was no easy task. Went to Best Buy a few days back but could not pick up the device dew to a outstanding charge for a land line after switching to Uverse. No one at ATT was very helpfull in figuring out where the charge was or what to pay. Few minutes on the web and I found it lol. At the time the device was still $30.

So yesterday I went back and before I left I checked to see if they still had some and wouldnt you know it was now free :highfive: So we start to set up the additional line and wouldn't you know that the system went down. So the sales lady tried calling ATT to do it manually and would not do it seeing as Best Buy could not provide their numbers to do so. At the same time the ATT rep went into a tizzy after she here's its free and starts telling the BB rep she cant sell it at below that???? Apparently all BB stores where having this issue yesterday. So finally after six hours I got my Ion :victory:

As for Sony being at blame for lack of info and sales knowledge I don't think that's the issue here. What I am seeing is that ATT and other carriers for that matter only train you on what they want you to sell. The cheaper devices sell on their own well because they are cheaper. Every cell provider I have dealt with so far seems to have a real issue providing info to its people period.

If I had one message to send to Sony it would be to make more non carrier unlocked devices at a reasonable cost. Oh and skip the Cream and go strait for the Bean :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lokenok:
its at and t fault for not comming out with cream.. lt28i alredy recieved the "cream"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
No they didn't. Just the lt28h did.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lokenok:
really? then how come lt28i in hong kong got updated 0.0
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Haven't heard anyone say they got an ota update or update through PC companion for the lt28i. Firmware got certified yes but that didn't mean released.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
It's looking like ICS will come around the time the new devices are released.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] King Cole:
Just now getting around to typing this out, having had the phone since the release date. It's a pretty short, sweet, and to-the-point story, but I walked into the local AT&T store on release date, and was helped by an available employee. He seemed neither surprisingly knowledgeable or lost with tech, but nonetheless had never heard of the device and informed me that I was the first person to inquire about it, and then reaffirmed the name of it with me before checking the back storeroom. Sure enough, the device was in stock, and we had no problems with getting the device outfitted with a SIM and activated, granted I did have to demonstrate where the SIM slot was located as he started to check the documentation in the box.

Overall, the guy was quite nice (as much as people complain about AT&T reps/employees/technicians/etc, I've never had but one ****ty lady that was a ***** to me for (I assume) my age at the time, and that I made a point to correct her constantly, as she didn't know her ass from a hole in the ground when it came to tech), and I was glad to have worked with him, as he said he would look into the phone more later on.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Sharpshooterrr:
Now that the O4X is rootable, has anyone successfully moved or installed apps to external micro SD card with DirectoryBind?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] meld:
I did it for data game

Work perfectly
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Is there a way I can buy this now???

I can pirate it, but I don't want to.

My friend has an Xperia Play and he has it.

I can't get it because it says uncompatible but I know it is compatible. It's just Xperia Exclusive only.

So any tricks into tricking the Play Store???

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Your not meant to talk about this on XDA. XDA or you could get in trouble.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zeinzu:
He's not attempting to pirate. He's attempting to get the market to see his device as compatible so he can legitimately purchase it.

Read before you post replies.

Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Modify your build.prop to make it seem like your phone is the xperia :D may break something though but worth a shot

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Dude thanks god you said something before me. I was about to run mouth off.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
And then if I were to back it up on ROM Toolbox, would it still have the license after I switch back to stock AOSP rooted???

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Dunno found out :D

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
A Lil help on how to make my phone a "Xperia Play" and reach the play store to download???

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Open the xperias build.prop and find where it talks about phone model and number and such. And edit yours to reflect his. Then save and reboot. Then wipe data on the market and see if it shows compatible. ;)

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AmericanCon:
Or just pirate it like a man ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] switchblade5984:
Never mind, there was a similar game.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesusice:
There's a Chrome extension that allows you to download .apks from the web Play Store right to your computer. Maybe try that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
License will be broken.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Cant I just download an Ex Play ROM and use root explore to copy & paste the build.prop into my phone and keep a copy of my current one???

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
If you want a soft brick sure.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I read it . But I read on another forum that this is slightly illegal. I wasn't complaining about pirated software

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I may be wrong
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
circumventing license restrictions is the same as pirating in the eyes of most companies. Your best bet would be to contact the developer and ask for possible options
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alex1123:
lol knowing activison they try to make the most money possible they partner with other companies such as xbox (in this case sony) and distribute things to it first, and get money from xbox (sony), and then later release it to others making more money, also the developer probably wont respond if its made by activison they arent the best when it comes to listening to the customer and responding to questions. Any ways it will show up eventually for others you just have to wait a bit
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
I'd rather get if now. :p:rolleyes:

If ÜBER™'s trick works(I think it will) then this will be a nice reference for future exclusive stuff.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
Got the game with the Xperia Build.Prop(thanks ÜBER™) and then next day it is no longer exclusive. FML. -___-

THIS TRICK DOES WORK THOUGH.

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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akilesh:
I just flashed cleanote rom v4 over stock ICS after wiping cache and dalvik. Stuck at boot logo ? how am i supposed to proceed now ? please help !
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praetorius:
To be safe, reflash to GB using pc odin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akilesh:
Now had to flash abyss and clear data and then installed stock ICS. Now running safe.