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[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
I hate cases with a passion

As much as i hate cases, i hate breaking phones too...but i've always had iphones since day once and i could fix any...i actually made a business of it for awhile. But, this phone is pretty much impossible to repair, so i'll be getting insurance. Why don't you just get Square Trade insurance on it!

I hear great reviews about it. 100$ up front / 100$ Deductable

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http://www.amazon.com/2-Year-Smartp...F8&qid=1365172998&sr=8-1&keywords=squaretrade

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I am new to android and I am curious. How long do you guess that it will take for them to have an unlocked bootloader for the AT&T HTC One so I can put a custom ROM?
[One (M7) General] theledman:
Just called ATT customer service and they confirmed this. If you want to ensure that you get your Media Link, you will need to initiate your order through a customer service rep over the phone.
[One (M7) General] DEng66:
Anybody else's status change to this?:

Picking & Packing

We are currently picking your product(s).

Estimated Shipping Date: Friday, April 05, 2013

Estimated Delivery Date: Monday, April 08, 2013
[One (M7) General] YoungAceAtlanta:
Anyone getting a error on AT&T site when trying to upgrade to this phone? or any phone for that matter
[One (M7) General] PapaRhino:
Proof? :eek:
[One (M7) General] madgalaxy:
Possibly they are shipping the Media Link adapter?
[One (M7) General] lunercrab:
I believe if u make a claim with a borken device u must send the broken device back to them or u will be charged full price on the replacement...and I think if u claim the phone as "lost" or "stolen" they will replace it but most likely will flag the losts phones imei(sp?) So I can not be used anymore on att network....
[One (M7) General] rank78:
This is pissing me off. Sprint specific One's off contract.....

HTC online store: $649.99 what? same price as 64gb dev edition????

WireFly:	$649 no thanks

BestBuy: $699.99 lol wtf

Amazon:	$899 intl only, and lmao

Sprint: $549.99 that's more like it

Radio Shack: not even on website

REALLY want to order through Amazon since I have like $90 in cash back and no tax/shipping. Might be forced to buy from Sprint. sigh
[One (M7) General] popcity:
I ordered the developer edition, my status states shipping today and should receive it Tuesday. I picked 2 day shipping..
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
That is what mine says also:
[One (M7) General] EvoKnvl:
Just ordered mine off the site as well. I had to call in since I messed up the address. Anyways, when I called in, they said my order had been cancelled. I believe she had to verify it. Anyways, she was able to get the order through, but she mentioned that it was happening to a lot of online orders, where they were getting cancelled.

I recommend checking your order status on the link provided on the email. I got no notification that it was cancelled. It was by sheer accident that I had to call in and she informed me. I did check the status while on the phone, and it did in fact show cancelled. Now it shows it's shipping today...
[One (M7) General] PapaRhino:
Ah, just a website error, still gotta wait two weeks ^_^;

Does anyone know how long HTC's website is taking pre-orders for? I'm like to pre-order mine next Friday if I can.
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
Definitely going to look into that insurance. Much better than what AT&T offers. thanks!

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Is anyone actually buying the phone off contract through AT&T? If you are, why when you can get an unlocked bootloader & SIM direct from HTC? Just curious people's thoughts.
[One (M7) General] PapaRhino:
And for a cheaper price :P

I think most people are because they can just take their phone to a AT&T store and get it replaced if it's dead, instead of shipping it and stuff :P
[One (M7) General] raptoro07:
Just Preordered mine from Sprint!! Let you know when it comes.
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
HTC Media Link HD

If anyone did not get the media link hd on your order then you will not receive it. I just left the store just now having to make a separate order for just the media link and them credit it back. My media link will ship soon being separate from the phone.

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The reason i had to make a separate order was because i pre-ordered the phone yesterday and i would have had to cancel the order and add it to a new order, so instead we just placed a separate order in store.
[One (M7) General] cachookaman:
the media link is sold out online now so the only option for me is to go to a store after work to preorder and see if i can get it there. i did online chat and the rep told me that the media link was only available while supplies last.
[One (M7) General] SirSigma:
I'm planning to go preorder at Best Buy, depending on what my credit options are. If I can reopen my Best Buy credit account with no problem, I'll go with unlocked and the no interest for 18 months option they've usually got.

If I run into an issue with that, I'll preorder with my Amazon rewards card. At least I'll get points. But I'm hoping to save this card to pay the ETF on Verizon.
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
Which company you going to go to?
[One (M7) General] SirSigma:
I'm going to preorder the 64GB unlocked version, and I'm debating with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Straight Talk.

I know AT&T is the most expensive, but they do have 4G where I live (not LTE, but they're working on it). T-Mobile also has 4G, but no plans for LTE, but is cheaper. Then there's Straight Talk, which is the cheapest option I can think of, but I'm unsure of its quality.
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
Buying the 32gb Unlocked version was the best option for me. It is the cheapest, and will hold better resale than the more expensive AT&T version since it is unlocked. I really wanted black and was set on holding out for it, but my impatience got the better of me. Unlocked Bootloader and 32gb of extra space wasn't worth $75 to me.
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
I know if you get good reception, T-Mobile is really developing their network. My buddy is installing for them on a boatload of towers and while they haven't announced the LTE, it is out there in areas. Also, their HSPA+ is faster than AT&T's. But for me, I went with AT&T for my company and love the speeds I get with it. I came from Sprint so anything was better than what I had!

I didn't notice the 32GB until I had already placed my order. I saw Developer Edition and just jumped on it immediately. Then I was trying to figure out how I got to the area to order (to help others) and saw the dang thing! I could have saved $75...

I agree that the unlocked/developer edition will hold its value longer than the AT&T. Unless, AT&T allows for the phone to be unlocked, but who can count on that?
[One (M7) General] oryan_dunn:
Keep in mind if you buy the unlocked 32GB or the Dev edition and want to use T-MO, you'll be stuck on 2G for most areas, unless you happen to be in one of the very few refarmed HSPA/LTE areas.
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
The sim is not unlocked

I am not sure if you are aware, but you spoke of resale on the unlocked. The 32gb is only SIM Unlocked i believe.
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
Yup think I was aware ;). I said the resale value will be higher than the AT&T version, since the 32gb AT&T version is $600 and is NOT sim unlocked. The Unlocked edition from HTC is $575 and IS sim unlocked. Not to be confused with the developer edition which is Sim unlocked AND bootloader unlocked (as well as 64gb)
[One (M7) General] redpoint73:
I believe you are correct. If you look at the description of the 32GB versus the 64 GB versions on HTC's website, you will see the 64 GB version makes explicit mention of the phone being bootloader unlocked, where the 32 GB does

not

(only mentions SIM unlock).
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
yeah I got lucky, I had the developer in my cart checking out and just happened to come across the Unlocked edition.

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That is 100% correct (and I commented on it in my initial post)

It is the UNLOCKED edition NOT Developer addition.

It is identical to the AT&T 32GB version except it is SIM Unlocked, No Bloat, and No AT&T logo. And $25 cheaper (more really since there is no tax unless you live in CA/TX)
[One (M7) General] treoreloaded:
because of the Glitch 2 days ago. i got a call from letstalk.com to redo my order. now its verified im getting the 64GB dev edition silver and they gave me free overnight shipping. after my order, i got transfered straight to HTC rep to verify my identity and shipping adress. woohoo !
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
Charging Debit Card

Are they Charging your Debit Cards or just putting a hold on it?
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
Fully charged from what I can tell.
[One (M7) General] reflekt:
Went to Best Buy and pre-ordered on Sprint today. Did not hear the news that the Black version is not available (was shocked that they did not have it in their system) and was going to pass on the pre-order but just when I was walking out I changed my mind and decided to get the Silver. I have the deal where you get a $50 gift cart on purchase of a new/upgrade phone on contract and for some odd reason they went ahead and gave me the gift card when I was pre-ordering.

I am hoping the black version will be available on release day so I can switch over to that but I am thinking it won't be likely.
[One (M7) General] treoreloaded:
got a pretty good discount on my order. free overnight shipping plus 50 dollar off because of the glitch. my unit price was 599 instead of the 649 plus CA tax total is 644.99 for the 64GB developer edition. anybody who preordered 2 days ago from letstalk got the same deal?
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
Just bought both phones lol

I pre-ordered 1 64gb from at&t and 1 64gb dev edition from the site with 1 day shipping, Hopefully i get them exact same day, and i'll be putting the AT&T up on ebay at full price.
[One (M7) General] SirSigma:
Best Buy reps told me that they don't have the 64GB version for preorder at the moment. There goes my option on 18 months financing, unless somebody can point out the Best Buy page where I can preorder that version instead of the 32GB version.

Now that I think of it, the Best Buy page doesn't even tell me the storage amount. That's what I fear most, because I don't want to be stuck with 32GB.
[One (M7) General] mang0:
Just got an email advertising a free HTC case (double dip hard case or double dip flip case) and free shipping when buying a phone from the shopamerica HTC site. I guess you get it if you signed up and expressed interest about the HTC One. Nice little incentive to purchase from their site.
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
Damnit!!

5 minutes after i order i get an email with a promo code for a free HTC case with my order!@!@#!@#!@#!@#
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
yeah too bad that promo came HOURS after I purchased, wtf.
[One (M7) General] controlfreak92:
Just a warning for anyone having a different shipping and billing address on your order from HTC. It will automatically cancel the order and you have to call in and get manager approval to ship to that different address. I've had to call three times this morning :p .
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
I am trying to do that now

What number are you calling to have the manager approve it? I've been on hold with Lets Talk for 30 minutes.
[One (M7) General] rmoffitt321:
I think Verizon will get this phone

I know that Verizon has not mentioned this phone except for some (now deleted) twitter posts, but I think Verizon will get this phone. I think they want to get as many sales out of the DNA before they announce it because the second they tell the public they are launching the ONE people will start holding out for it. My big question is when will they decide to make the switch and discontinue ordering the DNA and switch to the ONE?

I'll be very interested to see if anyone has any information or sources on whether Verizon has come out and actually said that they WILL or WILL NOT have this device.
[One (M7) General] slugbug2010:
I just got the HTC email, too. I knew I would be upgrading my phone this year, so I signed up in January for the $50 best Buy gift card. I also signed up for the $100 HTC One "incentive", so I should get that after I get the phone (and I think trade in my current 3D EVO).

So what's the verdict - order through HTC and get the free case or go with the Best Buy gift card deal?
[One (M7) General] bvang89:
Wow. Just got the email too. Sprint really needs to do something. So anyone on ATT and T-Mobile gets a media link and car dock and can also get a free case. Damn that sucks.
[One (M7) General] Fiola:
Can you post the promo code? Was about to order the dev edition when I saw this :)

I just cancelled my att preorder since they messed up and didn't give me the medialink, and now they say it's sold out and are unable to give me the free accessory. Screw them if they want to lose a 2 year contract over a 90 dollar accessory.
[One (M7) General] mang0:
Gift card, imo. You can always use it to knock the price of the phone down to $149.99 right when you purchase it. It's $50 cash you don't have to spend vs. the retail price of a $30-40 case. Depends on whether or not you REALLY like that case because you can probably get a cheaper alternative that does the job just as well, if not better.
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
Anyone else get this offer? Didn't receive it until after I ordered mine. LOL Working on HTC as I type.

EDIT: Christ y'all are fast in posting this stuff! Ignore my post!
[One (M7) General] mang0:
I haven't pre ordered yet. :D I was waiting to see if Sprint would offer some kind of incentive. May just decide to go with BB though, since I have about $80 worth of gift cards for them.
[One (M7) General] mrfriday2010:
Here is my story

I'm one of the people who ordered the dev edition by phone 2 days ago for 599 and my order didn't go through, so I ordered it again today morning 3 minutes after the pre orders went up online for 649 with overnight shipping. I just got a call from HTC about my first order and they started to explain that it didn't go through and stuff. They wanted me to order it again I told them I did this morning because I called and was told that it was canceled. He took my order number and as a sorry for the glitch he updated the price to 599 with free overnight shipping. Gald for the glitch in their system :D
[One (M7) General] controlfreak92:
They told me for 15 minutes I couldn't ship to the different address. I just told them if they didn't ship to my shipping address I would cancel the order. They put me on hold and of course there was something they could do. I had to go through more authentication b.s. but hey, I got them to do it.
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
Can you please tell me what number you guys are calling

What number are you guys calling? I cannot get anyone on 1-866-416-3059 Lets talk shop america. I've been on hold 45 minutes. No one is picking up.
[One (M7) General] treoreloaded:
same thing happened to me. now im tracking my order it says its Picking & Packing

We are currently picking your product(s).

Estimated Shipping Date: Friday, April 05, 2013

Estimated Delivery Date: Monday, April 08, 2013

WTF? is this true?
[One (M7) General] controlfreak92:
1-800-570-5385
[One (M7) General] ah_hin:
My pre-order through ATT got canceled this morning, so I ordered again immediately, and it got canceled again.

I am wondering if that's because I chose the Data Unlimited Plan for $30/month?

I still have the grandfathered Unlimited data plan, so maybe they are trying to get rid of my plan?
[One (M7) General] mrfriday2010:
same thing here, but don't think so. The guy told me the 18th.
[One (M7) General] treoreloaded:
ill check again at the end of the day...cross fingers we might get lucky again :D
[One (M7) General] slugbug2010:
You're right. As much as I'd like to jump on the HTC pre-order band wagon right now and get my new phone, I think I will wait until May. I am not technically eligible for an upgrade til may 1st although I know I could talk Sprint into letting me have it now. If I just wait til May, then I should be able to buy the phone, use the $50 BB gift card right then and still get my $100 HTC gift card, too. Making the price of my phone $50!! I typically order Otterbox cases on line via Amazon, I love those darn cases.

I rely on my hot spot, so I want to make dang sure I can root and get the hot spot going ASAP too.
[One (M7) General] mang0:
Have you actually had success in talking Sprint into letting you upgrade early (without charging you an extra fee)? I tried to do that with another carrier once, and they wouldn't budge one bit. Thank goodness my contract has been up since January, so I'm just waiting to get the HTC One! Only thing I'm scared about is if I drop $50 on the pre-order and then decide that I don't like the phone once I get it. Then I'll end up with a $50 BB gift card returned to me, eh?

On another note, Otterboxes are niiiiice. They have the BEST customer service too. (Or maybe it was just for my phone) I had one for my Epic 4G where the tabs kept breaking off, and they just kept sending me case after case after case....
[One (M7) General] slugbug2010:
No, I haven't talked to Spring, but if I have to wait an additional 2 weeks, it's not that big of a deal. I thought I would be waiting several months when we thought this phone was coming out in March :eek: As it is now, it would be less than two weeks to wait. My only risk here is that they run out of stock at BB when I am ready to get it. But...I guess I can still wait.

I have no doubt I will like the phone. I went from a Blackberry to the Original EVO and have loved the HTC phones. My friend has the LTE and I like that. I like HTC and I like Sense and REALLY like my all-data plan with Sprint.
[One (M7) General] mang0:
Just saw a post on the Sprint HTC One forum for Wirefly pre-orders for $119.99. Not sure if they are a reliable third-party vendor, but it's worth taking a look at if you're still considering your options.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2222350

This will be my first HTC phone. And my second smartphone. :laugh: Very excited, though! And you have a Nook Color too! We may be device twins.
[One (M7) General] SirSigma:
I just put down my preorder for the subsidized 64GB version on AT&T.

My monthly bill is guaranteed to drop, so this was a smart move for me.

Now I have something to really look forward to.

EDIT: Guess I might as well change my carrier before I forget to.
[One (M7) General] slugbug2010:
While that price is ultimately less, I don't mind the $30 difference since BB is a "known"

My Nook Color has been gathering dust since I got the Asus Prime tablet. It's still a beautiful device, though. And screaming fast the way I tweaked it out.

HTC rocks :good:
[One (M7) General] mang0:
Oh, I didn't mean to make them sound like an unreliable vendor. I've had experience with purchasing phones from them in the past, and they have all been great, but I wasn't sure how timely they were in their pre-order arrivals. And, of course, they have their 6-month "contract" where you can't change your data plan or switch phones, etc., otherwise you have to pay a termination fee.
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
Got my free case and overnight shipping from the coupon code that was emailed to me. Had to cancel my first order and then do it over again, but no big deal to get a $40 flip case and free overnight shipping. I won't get the phone any faster, but it sounds good!
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
Did you just cancel your order and then do it again, or did you have to call?
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
I sent an email back to address that sent the order confirmation (help@letstalk.com) and within 30 minutes someone responded back to me. Much quicker than the dang phone!!
[One (M7) General] pdubcramp:
Wow, hold time was about 30 minutes...
[One (M7) General] droidiac13:
It could have been even quicker. I didn't check my email all the time.
[One (M7) General] CursiveQ:
is it free shipping or free overnight shipping?
[One (M7) General] erikiksaz:
I'm in CA and it was just free ground shipping. 8 and change for 2 day. Forgot what overnight cost.
[One (M7) General] mang0:
I'm in CA as well. 2-day is $8.95, overnight is $18.95 for me.
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
18.95 to Maine as well.
[One (M7) General] SirSigma:
AT&T sent me a confirmation email saying that my order can't be cancelled at this point. Not that I'm thinking of cancelling, but I was afraid that they might cancel themselves.

Now I have to wait for the phone to arrive in a couple weeks. And I've got to pick a good case... I already looked in the accessories section but there isn't a simple list I can easily look through.
[One (M7) General] mouzaihem:
Sigh. Looks like I'm going to shell $649 on the T-Mobile version. Anyone else doing the same?

Also, is canceling the order easy? Pretty much until T-Mobile makes an announcement, I want to have a pre order already done.
[One (M7) General] SteelH:
For $649, get the 64gb unlocked dev edition straight off HTC.
[One (M7) General] controlfreak92:
He's talking about getting the Tmobile one straight from HTC. I bought it this morning after a long hassle on the phone. I talked to my tmobile store about an hour ago and they had no idea that you could preorder this morning, so i'm assuming they still don't have a date for when it might be expected for presale or actual sale. The dev edition doesn't have all the bands tmobile needs. I'm not sure exactly which one it's missing, but I've been looking to buy dev edition and didn't want to compromise on the speeds.
[One (M7) General] mouzaihem:
I want to but don't want to deal with 3G, and have no idea how long it will take for LTE to show up in my area.:(

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Yup, exactly this. Don't want to compromise speeds. I already have for for more than a half year with the HOX (the reframed network is shotty). Also spoke with a T-Mobile rep earlier who was clueless, just about to order it from HTC.
[One (M7) General] crawlgsx:
Smart move.
[One (M7) General] oryan_dunn:
The Dev edition is missing support for AWS(1700MHz) 3G/4G. It supports pretty much everything else, but AWS HSPA+ is most of T-Mobile's 3G/4G network.
[One (M7) General] controlfreak92:
IMO just get it from HTC. It's the first available tmobile preorder. We know it is going to have all the bands and it's directly from HTC. I'm going to buy one of the Amazon insurance after I get it, which seems to be a better deal than getting the insurance from Tmobile, so I'm not really losing any opportunity. I am friends with one of the managers at my tmobile store and he had no idea about preorders or anything, but if it does come out before the 19th, i'll just cancel and go buy it in the store. No real loss apparent to me.
[One (M7) General] mouzaihem:
Just put in the order, will also get insurance off amazon for it. :)

Edit: immediately after placed the order, viewing the order status has it as cancellation requested :banghead:
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
What insurance are you guys talking about?

Are you guys talking about ordering squaretrade insurance off of amazon? That's the best one from what i've heard.
[One (M7) General] mouzaihem:
Yup, I've never used the service but have heard only good things
[One (M7) General] Wasuhz:
Yeah same here

I extremely dislike cases. I love the design and to me putting a case just defies the purpose of the design and ruins all the brilliant engineering. But it just boils down to the fact CASES SUCK and take away from the original feel. I have never had a case on any iPhone I've ever owned, but like I've said before I could easily fix them. This one, not so much, so i'll be buying accidental damage coverage from Squaretrade.