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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Yeah thats pretty lame. Of course the $60 for 2gb single line plan increases to 75$ for 2gb on October 17th, the day the Note 4 releases in the US.

Pretty disappointed about this. Part of the reason I was switching to VZW was for that plan which was a pretty good deal. Now that it is 75/2gb, it is still tolerable but boy this sucks.

My experience with VZW isn't starting off good.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] willn333:
So I originally ordered a black note 4 directly from Verizon before I found out about that promotion through Best Buy and since they never cancelled my order they shipped me the black one even after ordering the white through Best Buy.

Needless to say, I was pretty pissed when I found out about the plan changing in price, so I called Verizon and was ready to ***** them out, but then the lady tells me, "Oh, you already have the $60/month for 2GB on your account".

Turns out, since I pre-ordered through Verizon first, they setup the account. Now all I have to do is go into Best Buy and activate under my current plan! Just wanted to mention it worked out for me due to dumb luck. I hope you guys that haven't setup an account yet get the old deal because that is pretty shady of Verizon to raise the price before the Note 4 even comes out. I know there are probably a lot of people switching because of the plan price. I know I was one. I am coming from Sprint's SORRY network.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Makeroflostsouls:
Bestbuy called me yesterday to setup an appointment to come get my Note 4 today. They were doing 30 minute appointment windows. Apparently I was number 1 as I could get the erylist time. Lady was Shocked when I was like well I'm not going to be able to get in tomorrow when do i need to pick it up by lol. Said i have 72 hours to pick it up. I'll be getting it first thing Friday when they open. Good luck to all that get one today.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xtrandrix:
Pre Ordered 10/6 : just received email that N4 is ready for pickup today. ILM, NC
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] BA0714:
I haven't received my email yet from BB, I pre-ordered it on the 12th. I'm going to call them as soon as they open up in 20 minutes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
Well I'll find out how things go in about 15 minutes....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TaZ2k:
heading to BB now, lets see how this trade in of my HTC phone from 5 years ago goes :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Well no luck for the $60 2/gb. Called and they said that promotion has ended. The guy wouldn't budge.

Oh well
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Same here, headed to BB in a couple minutes. Going to trade in my old HTC touch pro 2 and sign up with verizon.

I'll report back on how it went.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TaZ2k:
im getting processed now. dozen people behind me waiting for their pick up.

you woukd think bb woukd prepare staff, only one person working at mobile department lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] raichur0xx0rz:
Please do - I have an old Sprint TP2 I would love to give them. Though this troublesome GalNex is also collecting dust.

If anything I have an iPhone 4 I can trade in if they refuse a $0-value device, but it's sort of sprawled out in pieces right now and I would have to put it together.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TaZ2k:
Almost done. Using it to type this msg. Thing of beauty!!!

Fyi, for trade in, the phone needs to be in "their" system, whatever that means, took them 20 minutes to find it, then it went thru.

Woot
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] soul777toast:
So, just called up Verizon customer service and spoke to someone about the 2gb/$60 plan. I explained that I had preordered the Note 4 in Best Buy on 10/10 with the express purpose of switching to Edge and getting on this plan in mind, and had been given the options of either changing my plan at that point when I preordered or of waiting until I picked the phone up and switching my plan then. Because I'd already paid for the month and am currently on a 4gb plan I decided to wait, but I was assured that there would be no problem switching when I picked up the phone.

After explaining all of this, the woman I was speaking to put me on hold for a little while, then came back and told me that she had put in an "Inactive Pricing Request" or "IPR", and that I should hear back within 48 hours about whether they could get me on the plan. I was very clear about confirming that I could still pick up my phone today and just take whatever plan made the most sense out of what's currently offered, and that it wouldn't affect the IPR if/when it gets approved. I also made sure to write down the woman's name and the IPR Request ID # (yes, I know that works out to "Inactive Pricing Request Request ID #", but that's what she called it :p) so that I could reference all of this when Verizon screws it all up and I have to call back :eek:

Anyway, gonna go pick up my Note 4 today and get on whatever plan works best out of what they're currently offering (thinking the 2gb single line plan for $75), and then hopefully I'll get approved and hear back in a day or two for the $60/2gb plan. I'll report back with the results!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ahman0:
Well in the store's defense, it doesn't sound like they had much confirmation or assurance of what day these phones would be hitting because of the issues between BB, Verizon and Samsung. At least it sounds like you were one of the first ones there.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
Well this took a bloody long time; from the clock over 2 hours :( But i have a new phone :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] crash613:
Did anyone have any issues turning in a phone that was not bought from Best Buy? When I ordered mine, the sales person told me I could use any phone. In fact, she suggested I will go online and buy one
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jake21:
I traded in an old phone (3 years old) that I had purchased at amazon; it was basically my first smart phone - keeping the note 2 for a little while as a 'backup' also I have to figure out how to copy the 'important' data I want to keep.

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Trade in was not an issue; I think the only time it can be an issue is if the old phone is not in their system.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elmikeo:
Anyone in Utah or surrounding states get their BB email yet?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
New phone in hand. Took no more than 25 minutes for the entire process and I was out the door. Traded in an old HTC touch pro 2, no questions asked. She didn't even check to see if it turns on! Phone is amazing (of course) and just starting to play with it. Plenty of bloat but not as bad as I thought it would be. No headphones.

PS. I don't think real life looks as good as this screen, it is amazing!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bythe:
ok, so I sat waiting for 1.5 hours at BB today just to find out that they won't price match with phones. I'll never pre order phones at BB again, now I'm stuck with the stupid $50 gift card that I only got because of the pre order. It's stupid how BB does their pre order.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Quick question about this new note 4, and Verizon in general. Under network settings, should I be leaving it on "global" mode or switch it to cdma/lte ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] elmikeo:
Just received my BB pickup email. Ordered 9/27 black. Utah.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] musicmama:
So glad to hear that your TP2 was accepted because that's what I'm trading in later today! Just in case I get denied, what store were you at? (If you don't mind saying...)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rjackson23:
Quick question do u get the gift card if u go with the edge plan ? Thanks in advance
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mngdew:
Screw the pre-order. I just called the store I pre-ordered one, and they told me they haven't received enough unit to fulfill all the pre-orders.

I called another location and they have both black and white in stock.:silly:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Menomonee Falls, WI.

If they give you trouble, talk to Allan (corporate BB rep)on the BB forum and he will contact the store and tell them they must honor it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
You can return preorder gift cards and get the money back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bythe:
They said I can't. I asked. Even though it clearly say on the pre order that I can return for full credit, but she said store credit. Which is retarded, because it does not say store credit.

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Really they have white in stock, you are lucky. I just called about 15 verion store around my area, and nobody has a white note 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Get a manager then. Cause it definitely can be done.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bythe:
Thanks for letting me know, I'll try. Do you work for BB?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jesstech:
Let me know if you manage this. I'd prefer to buy one upfront rather than deal with the ETF hassle.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mademan420:
Yep, just did this myself and saw 3 others do it as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
I do not. But I returned my preorder gift card today when they wouldn't let me buy outright.

Unfortunately it did not work out. But I'm going back tomorrow morning to speak with the mobile manager that said I could do it. The problem is I think originally you could do it whether upgrading or not. Than for some reason as time went on, best buy changed their minds and now all they do is point to the fine print that states it has to be an upgrade. But I have one of the original ads from it and it says NOTHING about having to do an upgrade to get the $200 off.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] hopesrequiem:
Got mine today. Love it so far. Turbocharger is fantastic
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Got ours today, email notification was sent at 10:04 while we were already in store for pickup.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xtrandrix:
I'm not gloating just wanted you guys to know that it CAN BE done with a BB that stands behind their word. Praise the Lord. Everything went just as planned. Traded in my Droid X to receive $200 credit. My store also corrected the off contract sales price from $749 to $699. With tax my out the door - off contract price was $534. Used $50 BB gift card from pre-order then paid the difference.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MGK645:
The BBM stand we ordered from is not budging on teh off-contract purchase with the gift card. I tried explaining that other stores are doing it, his reply was "we're not other stores and we cant take that loss". I told him that it was ridiculous that the last 2 times I came in to check the policy I was told that I could purchase off contract and receive the $200 gift card, he apologized and offered me Edge pricing. Almost threw the $50 gift cards at him. This was the manager BTW. Then he refused to let me purchase a new line of service because he assumed I was going to cancel the line after 14 days. I told him that was my business and to not sell me a phone based off his assumptions is absurd!

I'm gonna go back after work - 1hr - and try again, as he was working the morning shift.

Right now I hate BB.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mngdew:
You can definitely get the refund. I was specifically told by the sales associate at the end of the transaction that I can get the refund if I decided not to use it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] crash613:
Just picked mine up.... It is downloading my apps now..... No problems with the trade in.... Not in their system

. I bought it on eBay for $30 last week. Can you can $170 profit! Wanted to keep note 2 as a backup since I don't have insurance.... Loving it so far
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xtrandrix:
BBM is where I pre-ordered my phone but the main BB store in town is who gave me the info about purchasing off contract. My BBM store had about the same reaction as yours however he made a call to the manager at the other store. The guy actually drove across town to pick up the phone and bring it back to his store to then sell it at the price promised. Cannot say enough good things about him. Will be writing BB to let them know how this manager went above and beyond.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ucsdsig13:
I pre-ordered my white N4 on 10/6. Didn't receive a pickup email yesterday or today so I decided to drop by BB. They stated that they received no white N4s and had no idea when they were arriving. But they did have two extra black N4s available. Strange, since when I called earlier in the morning they said no N4s were available except for pre-orders.

Since I like both colors equally and didn't want to wait, I cancelled my white pre-order and purchased the black. They processed my Droid X2 trade-in and applied an instant $200 credit. Just glad I don't have to keep looking out for a BB pickup email.

Will now patiently wait for root...fingers crossed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] brickbeats:
Got my phone from BB, lost my unlimited data since they would sell me the phone at upgrade pricing without activating it first :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] grrump:
There has to be a way you can have the phone and keep your unlimited. That's the first thing I say when I talk to Verizon or bb. Don't touch my unlimited lines. (I have 2)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Moshpit37:
Got mine! Picked up my Best Buy pre-order with no hassles. Traded in a Kyocera Event I picked up last week on Virgin Mobile (my Note 2 died last week and I NEEDED a phone for work) and almost had a heart attack when they initially said they couldn't do the trade in, but after double-checking they honored it. Now the fun begins! Trying to decide if I want to stick with my usual Nova Launcher or try out the new TouchWiz... Obviously no headphones included in my box, but I already have a couple decent sets so that's not an issue for me. Just stoked to have a fully functioning Note again. And this screen!! Wow. :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] shellimedz:
I went to best buy and tried to pick it up at 3pm and they told me they can't sell them until tomorrow. I didn't even bother him cause that dude always seems to want to do the least work. I called Verizon and told them that I preordered and want the $60 2GB plan and he said that I shouldn't have a problem....but knowing best buy dude it probably will. Won't switch from unlimited data to 1GB for more than I'm paying now so who knows if I'll even have a note :crying:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wolfeyes30:
Just home with my Note 4. BB matched Verizon at $699 and took off the $200 and told me to keep my trade in which was a Samsung Fasinate. At first told me upgrade and new activation but the manager just said he'll just take off the 200.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
How the hell did you manage that one?? The manager at my store is terrible, and said well I can't do anything abotu the phone but I'll give you a discount on a case. You're lucky my friend. Where was this?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] blown14psi:
Just went around in circles for an hr how I can only get 200 off "with 2yr contract activation only" They are really pissing me off. If anyone has a contact or a way to purchase it off contract please post up. I can go to the Verizon store and send my old phone back to Samsung. BB isn't worth it if you can't take advantage of the trade in deal off contract.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kzoak82:
Went to pick mine up and noticed a little scuff mark on the camera lense (to the side). I told them to give me one of the others that came is. They said they cant bc all are pre-orders and tied to each person's name so they ordered anothet one. So in summary.... This sucks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wolfeyes30:
Actually I didn't do much. I told him when I preordered there was nothing mention about upgrade/new activation. He said that changed about 1 1/2 weeks ago and I asked to see it in writing. I told him I asked Nathan, pointed to him..Samsung rep...pointed to her and that other gentleman over there all told me hardware only will still get the $200 off. Then he said "how about you keep the trade in and I'll take off the $200" okay I said. Also asked why the price went from $692 to $749 when I preordered? He said I'll match Verizon at $699...I said okay.

That was it. Out the door I went.

BB in Canton Ohio
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rjackson23:
Did anyone edge up or started the edge and had to pay the taxes on the phone. The salesman to me I did but I didn't have to
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Told y'all the price match is tough with phones. Sorry it didn't work out
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cdrshm:
So they wouldn't take my of Droid as trade in. It was in the system but had no value so they wouldn't accept it....oh well just traded in my s3 instead
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
Picked my n4 up at 1005 today. Took 30 minutes, but I was chatting with my old coworkers lol I also got my Inbox by Gmail invite today and got my car back from the body shop. Been a good day. Now I just need my screen protector and case to show up... makes me nervous having this beautiful phone naked.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sean9721:
I also got mine from Best Buy earlier. I didn't have a single problem. I did the $200 trade in. I ended up paying $70.99 out the door. I'm coming from a Droid RAZR. What a huge change for me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ruinertt:
That sucks! I traded in an HTC G1 (the original HTC Dream from Oct 2008 with the slide-out keyboard!) with no issues. They would have taken ANYTHING as long as it worked and was in good condition. Your store was being difficult, unfortunately.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] p0ck3tac3s:
No preorder needed

Got my samsung note 4 at bestbuy today... traded in my droid 1 the A855 version and got the 200 woohoo... I had a preorder but the bestbuy I bought from had 4 extras without preorder, very weird but I like it :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] isucyclone:
I got mine today as well. Loving it so far! After two BB employees looked at my phone and told me my Galaxy Nexus would qualify for the $200 trade-in at the time of pre-order, despite a small crack between the speaker and the bezel on the top of the phone, they wouldn't take it today. Thankfully they worked with me, and allowed me to buy a $30 cheapo no-contract smartphone only to turn around and trade it in for the full $200. They then credited me the price of the $30 phone I had to buy towards the purchase of a s-view cover so I got that for $20. I came out happy after being frustrated the past couple weeks not knowing when we would be getting our phones
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kzoak82:
They took my sprint Evo 4G shift before the fiasco I mentioned a few posts back. Technically it works on the 4G wimax infrastructure that still exists today right? :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mpgwrx:
I'm pissed it's 10/24, I pre ordered on 10/13, and still no Best Buy email to pick it up. When I look online they have the black version in stores near me. I ordered white. If I had known white would be an issue with BBY I would've just bought at Version. Now I can't because I can't get the $200 rebate cause it's past the 22nd! ???
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rjackson23:
You can still get the 200 dollars without per order I did I per order on the 10/21 n they told me I would have one on today but I called them and they said probably the 27. So I called n found another bby and got a black one and 200 gift card
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] coastieET:
White is an issue period. It apparently had a higher demand cause Verizon preorder listed it as shipped on the 31st a week ago or so.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
I would have complained to the manager. There is NO value required on the promotion. All they have to do is hit "recycle" and the promotion screen continues. It may be too late now but if you contact Allan on the BB forum (he is a corporate rep for BB) he will contact the store and make them accept it.

People, don't let these idiots at BB tell you that your device your trading in has to have value, that is BS.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cdrshm:
I'm really not worried about it..I traded in my s3, I really don't care, my total cost of my new note to me was $23. I really can't complain..200 dollar trade in and 2 50 dollar gift cards...I really only paid for the taxes....I definitely wouldn't refer to them as idiots..that's a little harsh. I chose not to make a scene since I had my s3. Loving this new phone though!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Vto:
Pre oredered mine on Sunday 19th, they didn't have any more black pre orderes, they had "ran out" so I got white. Called the store on the 22nd, they said, we have an extra black one coming in, i says put my name on it, I'll be there. Got it on the 23rd. bought it out right and used all the gift cards they gave me, still can't believe I got $200 for an HTC Hero.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
Based on the amount of lies and false information they have been giving out, I think "idiots" is the correct term to use. What else would you call someone who can't read and understand their own promotion?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cdrshm:
I agree about all the misinformation regarding this release. However I don't blame the people on the floor. In my opinion this comes from the Top down. I don't believe the information was delivered in the proper manner. Now I will say there are always a few here and there that just don't care and will say whatever to get you off the phone or to leave them alone, but when the info is this messed up across the country, its a training and communication issue from the top.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] thegipper:
I agree, the "idiots" remarks didn't necessarily reference the people on the floor, although I think some earned that title.

Cheers
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mpgwrx:
I know but, I'm still pissed! I'm more aggravated of the lack of info. When I pre-ordered, they said it was coming in on Friday the 17th. Well we know that was wrong. Then they said it will be in the 23rd. I called yesterday and nope they didn't have any. Last night i look online and they do have them but Black only. When I called customer service, they said I will definitely get it the 23rd or 24th and my order number has a "priority order number" whatever that means! Sounds like BS. They should know exactly how many and of what color they are getting. It's obviously an issue with Best Buy corporate and Verizon. It just sucks because I'm so excited to get it and my S3 battery life is sooooo bad! I lost 24% in 1.75 hours this morning. I use my phone for business and the S3 is addicted to the charger. I had an S4 and the battery was so much better than the S3, but I switched to the S3 to get the most for my trade.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] uberclaud:
mercury in retrograde

I am so frustrated with the whole Best Buy pre-order process and Verizon's later launch date and Samsung's lack of stock.

This is the first phone I have ever pre-ordered and I actually talked other family members into pre-ordering this phone.

I switched my preorder to Best Buy because they would match the off-contract price of Amazon and give me the $200 trade in discount to boot and they said they would have the phone to me before Amazon's 10/23 ship date.

The family member who pre-ordered the Sprint version from Best Buy, same day, still has not gotten a BB notification to pick up.--and that release was the 10/17! I've been checking every day; driving myself nuts.

Now I am just shucking it up to Mercury in Retrograde which ends on Sunday 10/25. They say you shouldn't sign any contracts, purchase any electronics or mechanical products during that period and that communications are usually messed up during retrograde.

So I am going to be patient and hope I get the BestBuy notice on Sunday after Mercury is no longer in retrograde.:cyclops: