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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sublimaze:
So why did they release the HTC One so late?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] YankInDaSouth:
Yeah, I missed that first time around, my apologies.

Man, this has me psyched!! I was excited for this device even if it was locked down ... but knowing there is potential for the bootloader to be unlocked is huge!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
one word.

verizon
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] keymaster911:
Bro I can't wait to get my hands on that thing. I had a chance to play around with it the other day.. what a beast it is.. loads little faster then the note 2. Jelly bean 4.3 liquid smooth. SPEN new design is a freaking killer. Not to happy about the camera. Should have been designed little bit better. Like 20 pixels instead of 13.. Sound quality is way better then note 2.. looking forward for blue tooth 4.0.. I was trying to get info about why they didnt get 64 instead the 32.. Something to do with the fcc

Save yourself the problem.. Don't ask.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] YankInDaSouth:
Yes, to say I am excited is an understatement!!

I am very excited to here about your shipping news as my "delivered by date" quoted was 10/12 and I am not going to be home that weekend.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] srgolub:
Are the phones shipped for overnight or 2nd day delivery?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sublimaze:
If the N3 camera is at least on par with the S4, I'll be happy. I don't know why the FCC would get their panties in a wad over 64 GB, but whatever
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] krelvinaz:
Every phone I've gotten was 2nd day
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
Because Verizon is in bed with Motorola since the Droid line came out. They were stalling the One release until the Moto X, Ultra, Maxx, and Mini were ready to come out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sublimaze:
Ah yes, that makes perfect sense.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Bataga:
Best Buy release date for AT&T is 9/27 ;):D:victory:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tuxdreamerx:
I noticed when I preordered mine it showed free overnight shipping included. I am on a business account though...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] KruseLudsMobile:
Best Buy in Paramus and Verizon Store at Union Station in DC both don't have it yet...

- R. Kruse Ludington

Current owner of: Verizon 32GB Samsung Galaxy S III (SCH-1535). Previous owner/hacker of: O2 XDA, O2 XDA II, Cingular HTC 8525, AT&T HTC Tilt, T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2, T-Mobile HTC HD2, Verizon Motorola Droid X, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sk11venge:
I have been trying to order the Note 3 on Verizons preorder page but it doesnt seem to allow you to checkout with just the phone, its like you need a plan with it, does anyone know how to pre order the phone only? I already have a plan, I just want to upgrade my phone. Also has anyone been able to get Best Buy to price match a local Verizon retail store?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chhaggerty:
If your a Verizon customer, go into your "My Verizon", and either order a new line or upgrade your present handset. That's how I did it to upgrade my Galaxy Nexus. I ran into the same problem your having doing it the other way.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
You need to add a new line, with its own number, pick any plan. As long as you buy at full retail on Verizon, month to month, there is no contract. Once you get the phone, activate it on your line and they will drop the new line with no early termination fee, because there is no contract.

I just did this today, with preordering the Note 3, triple checked with three CSR's before I felt comfortable enough to do it.

This way I get to keep my unlimited data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ronaldheld:
For the note ii the preordered phone arrived for me on the same day as in the stores.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sk11venge:
I see, so there are a few different ways to get the Note 3 like that. I was thinking, wouldnt it be easier to just go to the Verizon store on release day and buy it there? At the moment I cant change anything on my account because it is in the process of being converted over to the prepaid plan for $60 month instead of the share plan for almost $100.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sublimaze:
That's what I'm doing. I don't trust the online process to preserve my unlimited data, so I went to a VZW store today to preorder. The manager said he didn't expect a shortage of N3s (unlike a certain *other* phone that is shipping in limited numbers to artificially inflate demand), and there should be no problem getting one on release day :thumbup:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Kaiii:
thx for the info!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] motenak:
Best Buy should match any physical store price just not an online price but I figured out a way around that.

When I bought my last phone I tried to get BrstBuy to match Amazon Wireless but they said no. Then I said how about Target and they said sure. Target uses a custom red version of either Amazon Wireless or Wirefly (just don't remember) but the prices are usually way lower than BestBuy or a Verizon store.

I have checked to see if anything has changed so check things out before trying it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Androman88:
Amazing post

Thanks for posting this :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BootlegZani:
This makes no sense to me. Why would you have to add a new line if your paying the full retail price anyway? As far as I understand you could just buy the phone on your existing line with Unlimited Data and keep Unlimited Data as long as you pay full retail price. I'm gonna go ahead and assume this is to purchase the pre-order on Verizon's website.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
Ok go ahead and try. My post will still be there when you run into a wall.

Lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BootlegZani:
So this is not just for the pre-order on the website? If I go pick it up at retail I can't just buy the device out right for whatever absurd price they sell devices at full retail and keep Unlimited Data?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] leyvatron:
Yes you can buy the phone, why wouldn't you be able to buy it? The website doesn't let you buy it full retail. (Most likely a Verizon strategy so people use their upgrades and leave unlimited data plans) A simple call to Verizon with a credit card can get you a Note 3 at full retail.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BootlegZani:
I mean I was always pretty sure of all this. His response made it seem like he didn't read the full comment. Hence my comment anyway whatever.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mrlaigle:
You can buy full retail but you need to have a line to buy it with. Even paying full retail Verizon ties the purchase to a line/account, so you need to either start a line or use an existing line. Dumb but that is they way it has always been. I worked for Verizon for 3 years. Indeed the truth.

You can buy from third party places without a line like best buy...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
This isn't true. I had to be talked through it with the chat with rep feature, but you can buy it as a new line at full retail. This does another credit check. When you receive the phone, just use your current SIM and activate the line via the website or *611.

If you don't want the credit check, you can just call *611 and they can bill as an accessory to your credit card. Either method retains your unlimited data.

If you don't want to deal with any of this noise, you can go to your local Verizon and prepay or just get it on launch day. Obviously, this retains unlimited as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] physicsguymatt:
Maybe I'm missing something in this discussion, but I used the website on my Verizon account to preorder on my existing line and paid full retail to keep my unlimited data without assistance and without issue. Did I mis-read or mis-interpret the problems people are having?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mrlaigle:
This you can do. I'm guessing they are trying to buy it without associating it with their line? Not too sure. But it will let you pay full retail on your mtn as you did.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
This is exactly what I was trying to convey.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] designgears:
You also get to pay an extra $70 at Best Buy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
This is not true at all. You can't do it through the website, but you can call them and they can bill the phone as an accessory. No new line. Not an upgrade. No credit check. I know, because this is exactly what I did. Local Verizon stores are also taking preorders now as well. A phone will be reserved for you on launch day at the branch of your choice.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mrlaigle:
Yes I understand but they used your cell number and purchased at full retail. What I was talking about is buying a phone without a number to ring it up under. Technically they do a month to into contract renewal which doesn't extend the contract and phone rings up at full retail. You cannot buy a phone without a number.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
Apparently you're not understanding because, as I stated, they did not use my number. There was no upgrade.

The first time I was being guided through the purchase via help chat they did what you're saying. I was being asked to choose an area code and whatnot. I told her I didn't want a new line. She said okay and proceeded to help me through the checkout process. It was processed as a new line. I was pissed and I called Verizon.

Customer service on the phone immediately cancelled that order and charged it as an accessory. No new phone number. No new contract. I told them I just want to buy the phone. And that's exactly what I did. Call them tomorrow and verify if you want.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
Ugh. We're still beating this dead horse?

Who cares. Let's all just be happy that we managed to buy the phone ahead of time with no effect on our unlimited data.

If some us used different ways to achieve the same thing, great!

I mean seriously, who cares.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] RaptorMD:
So any updates on the inside info regarding a 9-29 ship date which is a mere 8 days away :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
this? :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jetguat:
True big red often is the last to the party with new phones. True they often have their own bloatware installed. But as someone who works on LTE ( and prior to the CDMA and EVDO) for an infrastructure company that is 50%+ of VzWs network ( and at and sprint) I can say this. Their handsets are proven in such more than other carriers. First to the market is important but if the user experience is frustrating with dropped calls or dropped data connections is bad for image. And VzW takes pride in having the best network ( and they do). So while they are late folks like me are often putting in fixes to overcome problems I the handset firmware. Other providers rush the phone, deal the complaints then fix the bugs

Just provide some perspective.

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Agree with others. Early preship is awesome. Root + tarp + unlocked bootloader. Wow!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
I agree. Their lte is light years ahead of all other carriers and I won't leave cause their speeds are great where I like and the others are well all in last place.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rushless:
Is the leak faulty? Seems no way orders for Verizon would ship 9/28. How would carrier staff know now? The only way is if stock was sitting in trucks now, or warehouse. Even that is kept out of info until needed. This mitigates potential commerce thefts from inside information. Just asking.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] KruseLudsMobile:
I doubt they would ship that early but I hope I am wrong!

- R. Kruse Ludington

Current owner of: Verizon 32GB Samsung Galaxy S III (SCH-1535). Previous owner/hacker of: O2 XDA, O2 XDA II, Cingular HTC 8525, AT&T HTC Tilt, T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro 2, T-Mobile HTC HD2, Verizon Motorola Droid X, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
I'm sure the warehouses have been full for at least a week now. Takes big logistics to get this done right. They have them all stock piled at warehouses around the states. Then they charge all the cards and print shipping labels and they go out a few days after that. I don't think the 29th is out of question at this point at all. If I remember correctly my s4 I pre ordered shipped on a Sunday night. And Verizon staff knows nothing literally nothing. Bet half of them couldn't tell you it's supposed to come out on 10/10
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Bataga:
Buying on contract. Also black tie protection is the best insurance out there period.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rushless:
I was referring to Fedex etc as carriers. Staff will not know until the product is directed to ship. There is no product level method of search for staff. Point being they will almost certainly not ship that early. Hence a faulty leak description.

As far as Best Buy, they match price. Contract or retail.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
The mobile manager at both of my local Best Buy stores would beg to differ.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
I'm sure it's in fedex systems for such a big shipment
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] keymaster911:
I didnt start this tread for people to bicker. I started it. To share the information and people can update statutes as they receive them. . My information is coming from inside Vrerizon corporate.

Save yourself the problem.. Don't ask.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TechBSwift:
Please don't pay these dumb dumbs any attention. We appreciate the inside information and hope and pray you can get the unlock info. Thanks again
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Yes we do. Getting more excited everyday lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rushless:
BB matched both retail and plan price for every phone I have bought over the past four years. Exception being the S4, since BB did sell the 32gb version.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Connert:
Yes we do appreciate the information. It's the reason I registered on this site.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rushless:
Will there be an apology to the dumb dumbs after the leaked date probably does not pan out? Verizon and early are like oil and water.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jamdiggity:
Let's not crush my dreams of getting this phone early - only phone I've ever pre-ordered and the anxiety/impatience is threatening to kill me
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rushless:
Sorry, but every Verizon release we get inside scoop on early and is wrong so far with every release.

Just a warning, but since called a dumb dumb, I will be forced next week to post a retaliatory, "I told you so! ". ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] seanu13:
Called and they said they wouldn't have it in the physical store until 10/3. Not holding my breath for any store to have it before 10/1 even though I'm dying inside.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] WLPDroid:
If the stores are already saying they won't have them until 10/3, is it that much of a stretch that pre-orders will deliver around the same time? They could have easily said 10/10 is the date we are getting them.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] keymaster911:
Pre-orders gets them before the Verizon stores do.. looks of things. Best buy will have them first. .

Save yourself the problem.. Don't ask.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Ranger093:
Verizon and Sprint both have shipping carriers built into their warehouses. Verizon uses FedEx and has a facility built into their main warehouses, FedEx staff have direct access to all inventory and actually pick orders. Sprint has the same system except its UPS, UPS directly picks all orders and for the most part its automated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] emsrider:
I will have to say that this time frame could be true. I have done several preorders with VZW and always get my phones before they go to the stores.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jetguat:
When did the clown parade start. If you dont like the show, leave the theatre. Some waiting for an apology.. others with I told you so? Makes me wish people true age were displayed in their public profile. What is this grade school? You choose to believe what you want to believe. To call people out because they have info you dont believe. Who cares. just ignore it and go troll on another thread... I could tell you when VzW and ATT will deploy VoLTE but would you believe it? probably not. but who would care... it comes when it comes..

all that said. Maybe I've not read enough of the threads in this forum to correctly assuage the typical sarcasm level. Perhaps its higher on this than other boards..at which point.. I told you so's might be more common.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] zepfloyd:
The thanks button wasn't enough. Well Said.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dalumberjack:
Just here to say thanks for the info and one question. If they do ship out early, will there be a way for you to tell besides your Verizon sources?

I'm hoping to check back here on the 29th / 30th and see that you posted pics of the preorders going out!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] xderiwx:
I guess we could all watch to see if our cards are charged this week too, right before the 29th. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmc98droid1:
I have a charge I am not sure what it was for on 9-22 to my card I used
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] keymaster911:
Its not charges. It's just a pending charge. They hold it there till the phone is shipped. Then the money comes out. :D

Save yourself the problem.. Don't ask.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmc98droid1:
Do you know the amount by chance ? As I still have a ship date of 10-10
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] keymaster911:
No. Because I dont have ur account info. Plus I don't work for Verizon. Please dont post ur info on here for security reasons. Thanks

Save yourself the problem.. Don't ask.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SgtGoldy:
I preordered mine and I don't even have a pending charge. I preordered it almost a week ago... They better ship mine or else :crying:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmc98droid1:
i not sure my pending charge is for the note i am guessing it is because i still have a 10/10/13 ship date for mine
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] seegs11:
Hey guys I gotta question...

I'd like to pre-order the Note 3 but transfer my upgrade to another phone and buy the phone on the different phone number (on a family plan) to keep my unlimited data. The phone number I'd upgrade on currently uses the iphone 4S so it doesn't have a SIM card. Can I do all of this online? If so, what will exactly arrive in the mail? Will Verizon send a SIM card along with the note 3 or something? I already have a SIM card with my S3.

Thanks for the help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] YankInDaSouth:
During my order, I was prompted at one point to keep my existing SIM or have a new one sent. I'd imagine you'll have an opportunity to add the SIM card....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] seegs11:
Do I have to get a SIM card with the order? because the phone will not be actually used on the line I'm order on. If so, should i just order one and not use it? I don't want things getting messed up...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] RaptorMD:
Well said. If not for the quality of their network and coverage I wouldn't have stayed as long as I have. But, I do say just because they have a great network doesn't give them the right to treat customers like cattle and cripple phones and remove features in lieu of adding more bloatware.

Yes Verizon is often dead last, by a month or longer on a phone release (due to testing) however in this case the GN3 was announced FIRST by Verizon and yet they are still going to be 10 days later (give or take a couple days) than any other major US carrier. Its just disappointing.

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If you had a charge, just match it to the purchase price you authorized. If its less it could be a hold amount or something else.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jetguat:
Couldn't agree more. Even though my livelihood depends on ATT, Sprint, VzW and other wireless carriers. I am with you guys. Its painful to pay more for vzw. I personally would jump to sprint, but their LTE network is still lagging. But with their buyout from Softbank, that cash infusion. Might see a quickly deployment. They are certainly asking for lots of features.

I really wish vzw didn't do the bloatware. Rally. Who uses that stuff. Why pay the staff to create crap people don't use.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] marcusdeshaun:
Is there a reasonable likelihood of Verizon releasing the flexible screen variant this year? If so i may have to hold off on my pre-order.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Han Solo 1:
No reasonable person would think that Verizon is releasing a flexible version this year.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] marcusdeshaun:
Thats hilarious, im switching from sprint to Verizon so i guess i can just be happy with a better phone and consistent service.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docnok63:
FWIW, I just checked my pre-order status and it still says it ships on the 10th.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
mine has said this since the 9th lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] KruseLudsMobile:
Aaarrggghhh

Same here. Stuck with the 10th.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tuxdreamerx:
Who else is checking it daily?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jsoren:
Hourly. OCD is running rampant at my house.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] YankInDaSouth:
I've been watching my account for the full amount to be charged more then I'm watching my Verizon order status. Figure they ain't shipping squat until they gots their money LOL
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Sudbury78:
My best buy in Arizona just told me they will have a non specified carrier note 3 on display this weekend and Verizon version to sale Oct 10. Nothing ground breaking but thought I'd share.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Everyday. Check. Lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmc98droid1:
I am checking this thread daily and the pre order every few days
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] marcusdeshaun:
Looks like the leak is very solid since best buy has it in stores on the 4th...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2457147FWIW -* Best Buy Verizon Note 3 in stores Oct 4!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] YankInDaSouth:
Called my local Best Buy and I was told either the 3rd or 4th October ... So, I'm even more confident about the OP's prediction!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Guys stop I won't be able to sleep till then haha
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] digiblur:
I'll be curious to see how it works for people as the VZW variant of the Note3 has some very very weak RF performance numbers according to the FCC docs.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] YankInDaSouth:
Can you dumb that down for me? LOL
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] keymaster911:
O wait. I am a lier. Is what I have been told in my message box.. guys put 2 and 2 together. No freaking way Verizon going to let bestbuy beat them to the pie.. Verizon finally stepped up and trying to push this phone out first.. This date I posted is for real. Verizon warehouse will be fully loaded with note 3 on the 25th of this month.. By 27th the boxes from all of the container trailers will be counted for. 29th you will start getting your shipping tracking number... You all can thank me later.. For keeping you updated. .

Save yourself the problem.. Don't ask.