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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chopard:
Bottom line, if this was a stupid iPhone we would have had it on the 17th. That's the only phone Verizon releases the same as all the other carriers.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cdrshm:
I preordered 9/20 black. No clue where I am in line...havent talked to my store yet...was gonna wait till tomorrow. I chose to preorder from BB for thier warranty. ....an my bro was a GM there for quite a while and they all know me and take care of me... got taken to a separate terminal to do the preorder. Went ahead of all the iphone users waiting..lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Anyone try calling BBM to check the status of their order? Curious to see where everyone is as far as your order status goes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mademan420:
I plan on calling when they open in the a.m.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TaZ2k:
Ordered black on 9/30. Just like everyone I have been calling daily. Different answers from different people. Today I was told firmly that they are arriving tomorrow to my nj store and should get an email right when they are scanned from the truck.

Fingers crossed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Let us know what you hear. I will be calling again as well.

That's what I was told as well! Hopefully true.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
This has been asked on the BB forum, if your phone does not come in by the end of the promotion date (nov 1st) they WILL still honor the promotion if you preordered. This was from the BB corporate rep. He is also the one that is calling local stores telling them to accept any working smart phone regardless of value (can even be $0 in their system).

When we will actually get our phones, now that is a different story. It honestly may be months for some people. I was told am I # 4 or # 6 in line for a Verizon one, who knows though as we have lied to for pretty much everything they have told us so far.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rushless:
BB must honor the carrier in store date or be fined via reduced commissions. BB used to sell as soon as they got stock, but carriers put an absolute stop to that and Verizon had the biggest bat.

There will likely be no sales before Verizon in store date.

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Good of BB, since Samsung gave them an out in the main terms with, "While supplies last". It is more than obvious due to the small allocations at stores and regional date push backs that Samsung is having a hard time getting units out in significant quantities for the launch.

I stick with the theory the new display tech is a production bottleneck.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rjackson23:
I pre-order yesterday since Verizon did me a favor buy cancel my order and the sale rep told me it will be in Friday I asked her about 5 times so the waiting game is on
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
The rep know they are getting the phones, they can see how many are being transfered to them. What the rep can't tell you is if the quantity they are receiving will be enough to cover all the preorders, so you may or may not receive one Friday. Best buy tries to get enough stock to cover preorders and have a few left over, but depending on supply and demand that doesn't always happen.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rjackson23:
It worth the wait since Verizon cancel my order then they wanted me to pre order again
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
I hope you are correct but based on the amount of livid people on the BB forums who preordered and have still not received their phones, it sounds like unless you were the first couple people to preorder, you're not going to see it this Friday. And when you will see it, who knows?

In fact, if you search the BB forum right now, I can only find one post from someone who actually received their preorder for the note 4. Pretty pathetic hey?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
The phone isn't even released yet, so I dunno why people are so angry. Best Buy can't sell the phone until Verizon begins sales. People might get emails today saying your phone can be picked up tomorrow, but I'd guess emails won't go out till tomorrow since most stores get their deliveries on Thursday
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rushless:
Samsung should be relieved that most of the media is 100% Apple focused right now, so no bad press about small allocations or regional date push outs. Not seeing how Samsung makes those multi million sales they targeted for October. It seemed an absurd number in the first place, yet alone being constrained with low supply. Way too many iPhones sold and even some G3's in the mix to ever make the numbers Samsung were touting.

Between low supply and poor communication on the $200 offer, Samsung in one swoop comes off as desperate and shooting themselves in the foot as well.

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Most of the pi$$ed off are people are not with Verizon. Hardly any of the people got their pre-orders that DID have carrier release on 10/17. Go in a Best Buy and ask. It is a pure cluster due to low supply.

Added: Best Buy did themselves no favors for Verizon users when they posted on their OWN customer forums last week that the VZW version WOULD release 10/17. They fuel some fire there, in spite of customers ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
My old boss told me sprint was the worst, they only got 2 black and a white and still haven't gotten more. I keep in touch with my old coworkers at bby, it's a really good store with great staff here on cape cod. But my full time job was getting in the way so now I'm just seasonal when they need me at bby.

Ultimately, I don't mind waiting as long as I get the $200 off with trade.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Sorry for the confusion, the Note 4 in general, not necessarily the Verizon variant as it obviously isn't out yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Gotcha, I thought we were talking VZW lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
Well verizon folks are already receiving their pre-orders. I kind of wish I had skipped best buy and ordered directly from verizon - mostly the uncertainty and lack of communication. I'm going to be royally pissed if I don't have a phone tomorrow. I only delt with best buy a few time but i'm starting to see why a lot of folks call them worst buy. As a said a big chunk of the issue is total lack of proper communication - amazon does a great job here.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Yeah I would of went with Verizon had I known this could be an issue with Best Buy. I'll wait for tomorrow before I say too much but it just seems like such a disservice to customers the way best buy handles it if what you guys are saying is true. Maybe it's Samsung, Verizon or whoever. But imo, each best buy should be told they're getting x amount of N4s. They should accept preorders for ONLY that amount. They shouldn't be handing out preorders if they have exceeded their quota on N4s that they will receive because there are other places customers could go to order a N4. Just my opinion on the situation. Maybe I'm misunderstanding how the process works but that certainly seems like a good way to handle it. Preorders are done so customers can have that device/software/hardware on release day. If they think supply is going to be an issue, STOP taking preorders.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Hopefully all of these horror stores on the BB forum are the exception and not the rule. Based on the previous posts, if inventory is based on sales history for that specific manufacture, one would hope that the majority of the stores are receiving adequate supply of the Note 4 to fulfill their preorder demands.

I really hope that is the case for my store where I ordered from. I was told I am #4 or #6 on the list. I'm crossing my fingers that my store will receive enough phones to at least give the people who preordered within a couple weeks of the start of the preorder. I placed my order on Oct 3rd, not exactly within the first couple days but certainly not "late" per say.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Yori-:
Just received pick up confirmation from best buy. It's there but says I can only pick it up on the 23rd. I will call the store when I get off work to see if I can pick it up tonight
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Agreed! Btw, did you call your store or BBM to get your position on the list?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MGK645:
Good to hear - patiently waiting for mine - ordered CBlack for myself and White for the wife.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Yori-:
I ordered the white one first day of preorders... I remember the guy told me there was 0 demand for the note 4 on day 1 and I was the first to preorder. I really thought I would get my nexus 9 preorder before the note 4 with all this back ordered crap lol..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Good to hear they have yours. You can ask, but since Verizon isn't technically selling the N4 till tomorrow Best Buy isn't allowed to sell it till then. Technically.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Awesome, we have one! Glad to hear they have yours. Definitely worth a shot. You may get a clueless employee, which your chances I'd say are rather high.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
Ok. I received a notification that I can pick up the phone either tomorrow 23 or friday 24; otherwise they will cancel.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] WarlockLord:
My BBM just told me they're not expecting them until Friday. Yes, clueless employees run rampant.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MGK645:
Was just told the same a the BBM I pre-ordered from. They have not received any N4's in today as of yet and they wont be available until Friday...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] WarlockLord:
Where are you located? I'm in Connecticut and pre-ordered at the BBM in Waterbury.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MGK645:
In Michigan - Ordered from Great Lakes Crossing mall about 30m north of Detroit
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Yori,

What color/carrier did you order? Also, what date.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Tu,

They told me they cannot find out but when I emailed the customer service people at BB corporate, the lady called me and told me she spoke with the sales people at my store where I ordered. They told her I was #4 or #6, the lady couldn't remember which one it was. Take it for what its worth though, so far, just about every piece of information I have got from BB has been either a lie, or very misleading.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lazer9:
Best Buy confirms pre-order available for pickup on the 23rd.

Just received via BB by email:

:laugh:

Lol, I fully expect a hassle regarding my Droid X trade-in even though I had it put in writing as acceptable and signed by a manager. So we shall see...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] grrump:
Good to here a yori. I just walked in to my local best buy in Dayton Ohio and the guy that greeted me originally said they don't carry the galaxy note phones. Until I told him I preordered one a couple weeks ago. Long story short they hope they'll have some by the end of the week but said it may be a few weeks. Anyone know if we cancel the pre order through best buy are we stuck with the $50 gift card or will they refund that ? This is my first and probably last preorder.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] willn333:
Just got confirmation I can pick up tomorrow, Oct. 23rd. I am in Dallas, TX and ordered from the Plano,TX store.

It was the white version ordered on 10/03.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] klemono:
Just got email confirmation from bestbuy ordered 10/13/2014. I'm in Washington DC
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Yeah I don't know what to believe anymore. Just called my store and the girl told me the 24th. Which I was told the 23rd previously. This is a mess. You're absolutely right, BB is just full of lies and mislead information. I guess I just simply have to wait for that confirmation.

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I preorderd 10/15 and live about 30 min northeast of Baltimore. I know we're a 1.5 hours away but maybe Maryland stores are getting their shipments in.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] WarlockLord:
I think more stores will be educated once their UPS/FedEx drivers arrive today
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TaZ2k:
Guys. This crap seems like a scam, just called my bby, and he told me people who received emails for pick up was a mistake‎, glitch in the system.*

He immediately cut me off and said it's not being released earlier than friday.

Wtf!‎

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
That's ridiculous. If people received the notification, it's because there phone is in store, yellow sticker applied, and ready to be picked up. Isn't Verizon's release date the 23rd?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Did you talk to mobile rep or the first person who answered the phone?

If they have the phones they can be sold tomorrow. I saw the message bby sent out to mobile reps on Tuesday
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
You bring up a great point...ask for mobile rep when you call! I've been speaking to the first person that picks up and probably why I'm getting told incorrect information. Probably same people that kept telling me last week I could pick up on the 17th.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Laser,

What color did you order and what date?

Haven't received any notification yet, I preordered on 10/3 white

Also, if they give you trouble, contact Allan (a corporate BB rep) on the BB forum, he will promptly contact the store and tell them they must honor your phone, as long as their is no damage of course.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TaZ2k:
yes. it was mobile, the first line of defense afe clueless, i had to argue just to have me transferred!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Freakwave003:
Pre-ordered from Best Buy on 9/25. Still no email :(

Is everyone who got the email for pick-up on the East Coast? Just realized my Best Buy (California) doesn't open for an hour, so might still have hope.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chriss1241:
confirmation e-mail

Ordered black at Strongsville (Cleveland area), OH BB on 10/13.

Just got my confirmation e-mail for PU tomorrow.

Going to call later and see if they will let it go early, but probably won't.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Yori-:
White / VZW / Ordered 9/20 ~ First Note 4 preorder for Bestbuy i went to
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Jake,

What color did you order and on what date?

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bjhatch:
got my PU email as well for the 23rd. White N4 preordered on 9/20
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] grrump:
I was ready to cancel my order after talking to the BB rep and within an hour of leaving the store I got my email saying ready for tomorrow. I ordered black on 10/12. The rep this morning said they get there deliveries on Thursday. Has it been since last Thursday or were these a special delivery? Dayton, Ohio store.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chriss1241:
Not holding my breath, but I just called and they said I would be able to PU today. 4PM needs to hurry up!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Sometimes they get product early that they cannot sell until a certain date, so it's possible they had your phone last week. We had pallets of PS4s and XBOX ones in our warehouse last year for about two weeks that we couldn't touch due to sales agreements with Sony / Microsoft as a retailer of their product.

Typically only store to store transfers arrive on a day other than Thursday.

Something interesting from Samsung's website... Seems to imply best buy should honor Samsung's promo so long as you preordered prior to 22nd on VZW, regardless of bby promo end date.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elmikeo:
Anyone Utah or West of get an email yet?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Freakwave003:
I'm in California. haven't gotten one yet, though store opens in 10 minutes, so hopefully some time after the store opens i will get an email.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Called and requested the mobile section. Girl goes well is it about availability or actual phone...I lied and said phone cause I know where it was going. She was going to feed me more bs like they always do. So mobile person comes on the phone and my best buy is still awaiting shipment. Either coming in tonight or tomorrow morning and will get email if I'm on the list. But she didn't know how many they're getting so it's going to be like playing the lottery. But she at least provided valuable information.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Kmclove14:
Update: Store will be getting a UPS drop shipment this afternoon. The phones will be available for sale the second you get your email despite the best efforts of clueless management. Have had our regional verizon rep also confirm this. The release date in the computer is September. UPS runs drop shipments until 4:30 EST, ours is always 430. Enjoy your phones and avoid the hassle of clueless employees.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jvenn:
Confirmation for PU

I just received my confirmation e-mail for pick up tomorrow. I am in Florida.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
REJOICE REJOICE!

Just got the email confirmation that my order is ready to be picked up tomorrow.

Placed it Oct 3rd

Menonomee falls, WI

White/Verizon

I'm going to call and ask if I can pick it up today, they will probably say no, but worth a shot. If they do let me, I'll report back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Good to hear! Still waiting here. Although my best buy hasn't received their shipment as of about 30 min ago. Glad everyone is getting good news though. Hopefully someone gets lucky and gets it tonight.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cdrshm:
I go my email today also, has anyone been able to pick it up today? It says it will be ready tomorrow, but was thinking of swinging by and seeing if I could get it...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Yori-:
that is exactly what i'm thinking about doing... except im stuck at work until late... let me know if you guys have any luck
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kzoak82:
I just called my BB and they said most likely today. The rep was about to check, but then took my number and said she'll call me back but reiterated that it will most likely be today. I assume they have them.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Anyone order last week or the week before? Thought I remember reading someone ordered the 13th and if they got the email. Thinking I may be too late.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
white; oct 2nd.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lrod1843:
Just got my BBM email to pick up tomorrow. Ordered black on Oct 11.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Hope I get my email today... So suspenseful lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] volrus:
Got my notice for pickup tomorrow (23rd) from the Brentwood, TN (Nashville) BB. I ordered on October 16th (last week) and ordered black.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ItsDayDreamer:
Preordered a black on 10/01 in Seekonk, MA. Got my email this morning to pick up tomorrow!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] BA0714:
I haven't got an email yet from BB, but I went ahead and called BB and said that I received an email about my order that it's ready for pick up (I lied about the email, so I just gave them my order number since he asked for it). OK here is where it gets interesting, he said that sometimes our system will send out emails out but can't pick it up until tomorrow, I said wait, since I got an email regarding that my order is in and I can't pick it up until tomorrow, that doesn't make any sense. He said hold up and let me speak to mobile about your order and see what they say... A minute later he said are you still there, I said yes, he said OK you can come pick it up, I said are you sure because I don't want to come there, where the system won't sale it to me, he said yes I'm sure, you order is ready, come pick it up, end of conversation. I will go later on this evening since I am at work at the moment.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Geronimo.USMC:
YMMV. I went to my BB. Thai had mine there, but refused to give it to me until tomorrow.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
I had a similar situation they said i could pick it up but then as I was getting ready to go over there they call me on my cell phone and said they can't let me pick it up till the 24th (not the 23rd but the 24th) by 'law'. I'm still on hold trying to get clarification because I want to pick it up today (22nd).

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Ok now they corrected it again; they told me the computer has a hard lock on the 23rd (not 24th as mentioned above) and I can pick it up tomorrow morning.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] WarlockLord:
I just got the confirmation email saying I could pick it up tomorrow, then I went in and made an appointment (via the link in the email) to pick it up at 5PM today and got the email confirmation. We'll see how that goes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Called my local BB where mine is ready to be picked up (tomorrow) and asked if I could pick it up today, they said they cannot do it. Their system won't allow it to be released until tomorrow.

Needless to say, I all of a sudden need to leave work tomorrow at 10am for a dentist appointment.....=)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Finally found someone who preorderd later than me and received an email. Well that gives me strength to stay positive.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
I am going to guarantee you the system will not allow the sale until tomorrow. I'd say just wait and go tomorrow when the phone officially goes on sale. Save yourself the trip and gas.

Normally once an item is received and scanned at the store it's available immediately, and the system sends a "your order is ready for pick up" email. The best buy system for the preorders knows when it can sell the phone which is why everyone's email is saying pick up tomorrow.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bigpat2k:
Just got a call from Best Buy, My phone is ready for pickup:o:o:o

Best Buy Germantown MD
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Also bby online is still selling preorders for VZW N4. So the phone isn't even released in the system yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dgsmith90:
Their system will not let them give you one today. I just tried on my lunch break and discovered that they can actually activate it on your plan and get to that step, but when they try to go further, it will not allow them to sell it to you today. Long story short, they had to spend twice as long to undo all the changes to my account without messing with any of my other lines or current deals.

On a side note, however, I discovered that regardless of whether you're getting this phone or not, you can actually go to a 16GB plan (not 15GB like I'm used to seeing) and they are on a promotion this month only that will give you 30GB for the price of the 16GB plan (15GB was the same price. I didn't realize they changed things around so much).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Sweet...

I tried to tell y'all they won't sell em till tomorrow ? Dealt with this stuff a few times - especially with the PS4 and iPhone preorders.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ryanism77:
Just got notified to pick up my note 4 from Verizon @ Bestbuy tomorrow Oct 23. I called yesterday and they told me they wouldn't get it until the middle of November :D (ordered 09/27)

Bestbuy @ Germantown, MD
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Yori-:
Bummers.... they told me the same story..when they scanned in the VZW Note 4 units.. it automatically generated those e-mails saying the order is in and is ready to be picked up.. The manager told me they cannot physically sell the phone until tomorrow. Not sure if there is a hard lock on the system or not.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MGK645:
Got my email about 2hrs ago for CBlack - ordered 10/7. Have not received email for the wifes ordered on the same day but White.