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[EVO 4G General] setite:
That must be nice, being in a town that understands the EVO. The only devices with lines here are the regular ones. Apple products and game consoles.
[EVO 4G General] kyleblakepeters:
I was 2nd at the Shack in the Boca Raton, FL Town Center Mall. To make it the upgrade work I had to upgrade another phone on my plan with the Evo, but I am hoping that once I have the hardware, I should be easily able to switch it to my phone with Sprint Customer Care.

I've been a Sprint customer for 12 years or so, and never had an issue with that before. The guys at Shack said they'd do the upgrade on the phone that's available, but don't count on the switch since the phone is still new. Is this a possible problem??

I already did the order, so the phone is mine....but it would suck to have to use another number, or wait to move my Evo to my phone number at a later date.
[EVO 4G General] mjz147:
ya I got screwed over when I got the palm pre from best buy too. but to be fair I didn't preorder it but rather called a week and a day before to make sure they had it. they said yes but they didn't.

however this is the same thing they did with the hero and it worked pretty well. the best buy near chicago that I went to takes down your name and even sets up an appt so their aren't 50 people at 9 am

and for anyone who is confused on the best buy pre ordering process. you go in to best buy mobile ask for an evo 4g application. they write your name on a list. you fill out your name cell number and Andress on the application, they make a copy of that and give you the original one.

you give them $50 which goes towards a $50 gift certificate that they give you attached to the application you filled out.

your done!

they might ask you a good time for you to come in so they are not taking that many people at once.

then when you go on june 4th you show them te sheet and give them $50 gift certificate and then pay the other $150 that day and enjoy your evo!!
[EVO 4G General] setite:
Uh Oh.. I may need to get a copy of that sheet :) I have my gift card and receipt, but I wasn't given a copy.

EDIT: Called the BB. They said their sales aide didn't tell them to give copies of the sheet out. They offered to give me a copy if I wanted to come get one, which I am going to do.
[EVO 4G General] gmelchert:
I pre ordered mine at radioshack in emeryville. I was the 7th person to pre order today. Oh and i got an extra $10 off of accesories making it a total of 30 off. Im also turning in my hero for $85.11. I dont want to deal with ebay lol

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[EVO 4G General] mjz147:
$85.11??

You are getting ripped off!!

But seriously, if their is nothing wrong with it, put it on craigslist.

Its alot easier than you think, and I guarentee you can easily get $160 for it.

I am putting mine on their now which is smart, because when the EVO actually comes out, less people will be interested in the Hero, then they will now.

Craigslist is easy.

Make an account, imporant details in the description, so it seems that you are reliable and know what you are doing.

Tell them the condition, why you are selling it, and if their is anything wrong with it. Then say how good of a deal it is, because it is not on contract.

Put cash only, meet face to face.

Then if you get some offers which you will for $160 or even $175, tell them to meet at a public place inside or in a parking lot like bestbuy or starbucks, and thats it.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
Dude, I will give you $100 for your Hero over PayPal. Feel free to PM me.
[EVO 4G General] kyleblakepeters:
I sent you a PM, but if anyone else wants to buy a CDMA Sprint Hero, I will be selling mine to Radioshack unless I get an offer to buy it. $100 bucks would be nice towards my Evo.
[EVO 4G General] kratos313:
I'm going to be selling my Hero when I get the Evo as well either on eBay or Craigslist with all the accessories I have for it.

I called bestbuy back they told me that I don't have to wait till 8:30pm when to get my phone I can come early if I want to but I didn't get a copy of that sheet either just the card and a copy of the receipt

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[EVO 4G General] HighDef088:
the shack,,50 bucks down
[EVO 4G General] gmelchert:
I do realize that i could get better, but im recieving an ipad for my birthday and selling my 64gb ipod touch on craigslist. I dont have a shortage in cash since its my b day. Lol, so the 80 will be for accesories. Otherwise i would be selling it but it doesnt look brand new at all...

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[EVO 4G General] setite:
I just went. The guy I talked to on the phone first seemed happy to make me a copy of the sheet. However, when I went in I spoke to a girl who I suppose was the manager, who was ordering around the guys there and didn't want to get out of her seat and made it seem as though it would be a ridiculous and unreasonable request :) so I didn't make her do it. I hate how nice I am sometimes. Reading the fine print it says the customer should be given their original copy of the flyer. That it + the receipt is needed to pick up the phone. But I've talked to the manager, and it appears that I am her first appointment at release. Now I just have to figure out how to get to BB at 10am when I wake up at noon.

I spoke to a rep who gave me a spiel about insurance on the phone, which I may get in order to have best buy's no questions asked level of service. He also confirmed that the phone is 600$ off contract. He was apologetic about that and kindly explained that it was due to them having to buy the phone and as such had to charge more. I assume they get some sort of kickback when they sign contracts on subsidized phones and it is my guess that they willingly take a decreased profit on subsidized phones or their kickback makes it so they make make more profit then they do perhaps on non-subsidized phones.

It was unfortunate that they weren't sure what accessories they would have at launch. While talking it was posited that they would have the ZAGG face protectors in as they did for the Incredible. I, perhaps foolishly, authorized them to go ahead and throw one on my EVO so that it will be dry by the time I get ahold of it. I plan to walk a few hundred feet to the Borders bookstore or perhaps somewhere else and immediately test the phone out for a period of time after I get it.

I am going to attempt to acquire some suitable tethering apps to test other than the mobile hotspot one provided by sprint. I may or may not do an unboxing video too. They are pointless but as I love watching them, perhaps someone else will as well. I didn't pay for insurance on my iPhone, but after seeing this video I am probably going to with the EVO. I would love to know anyone's opinion on that. Be honest. I won't be offended if you think it's stupid as I usually consider insurance to be a scam, but on certain types of tech I consider it, though I'm usually too cheap to get it. 10$ a month is what BB's Black Tie Protection costs which seems to cover all the probabilities. Damage from power surge, faulty battery, drops, spills, etc.
[EVO 4G General] MetroKnight:
Hmm I have insurance currently with the company that supports Sprint, I wonder if BB will be able to upgrade me with the EVO and keep that insurance policy? I better not have problems with this. I have a 10:30 appointment on the 4th.
[EVO 4G General] watzone69:
I went back to Best Buy tonight and asked what the unsubsidized price was. The guy told me $600-$700. I asked to refund my gift card and they did it no problem (whew!). On the way out I asked the guy how many people were on the list so far. He said, "80"!

I then went to a large Sprint store near my house and asked if they were taking pre-orders. The guy there told me, "No, but we will be opening an hour earlier than usual on the 4th".

On my way home I stopped by Radio Shack and asked if they were doing unsubsidized pre-orders. The guy there gave me his business card and told me "Not officially, but if you call and ask for me on the morning of the 4th, I'll set one aside for you". I also asked if it would be the same price as Sprint and he said, "I'm not sure but our Sprint phones are usually the same price offered by Sprint".

I intend to call the guy at Radio Shack while waiting in line at Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] gmelchert:
I will pm you guys who asked about my hero later. My phone is dying and im going to prom at the moment.

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[EVO 4G General] ajftl:
its a copy dude.. they did the same to me... they give u a copy
[EVO 4G General] theot:
I was always able to get phones from Best Buy, at the advertised web price. They would have a manager ok it as a competitors price match.
[EVO 4G General] CharlyDigital:
Just getting my feet wet in the evo thread. Got mine ordered day 1 of pre order and daddy likey. Already sold my Hero to a friend so this puppy is virtually free. Yes I worked the system back when pricing was changed on the contracts and got mine wiped out. AAAAAWWWW JEEEAAAH!

Only problem now is no 4g in AZ just yet. Phoenix is the 5th largest city and no 4G is crazy but true
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
Where did you pre-order, i'm going tomorrow to pre-order mine at the paradise valley BB

And yes no 4G here yet, not even official plans to do so either :(
[EVO 4G General] ElAguila:
I want to pre-order thru best buy. I know that they are giving the mail in rebate as an instant savings so you can pick up the evo for 199. Are they able to tell if you are a premier customer and thus eligible for the 150 off?
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
Walking out if bb now with my stuff for confirm, have gift card, receipt, and full out paper

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[EVO 4G General] Bp3dots:
Head to your local Radioshack instead! Why pass up $20 in free accessories? :confused:

and yes, the shack can see your upgrade eligibility.
[EVO 4G General] gmelchert:
Thats where i went.. and for some reason, when i gave the guy my email, he gave me an extra 10 off of accessories.. i dont know why

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[EVO 4G General] My1es:
I pre-ordered through best buy earlier this week. Then today I went back to try and return my pre-order so I could do it from Radio Shack to take advantage of the $20 in accessories. BB asked why I was returning and I blatently told them. The sales associate then went and spoke with the Mobile manager and they offered me the same $20 in accessories credit.
[EVO 4G General] audscott:
Is that before or after illegal aliens? :D

Sorry, I just couldn't help myself....
[EVO 4G General] toastcfh:
im ordered up and stoked. now root is all we need i guess, :-/
[EVO 4G General] kratos313:
Wonder if all of them will do that ?

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[EVO 4G General] liquidkernel:
Just went to my local Best Buy and pre-ordered... I can't wait!
[EVO 4G General] kyleblakepeters:
Drop the info that you are leaving for another company to preorder with, and i'm sure they'll at least think about it.
[EVO 4G General] gmelchert:
why is everyone going to best buy?? the shack gives you $20 off accessories.
[EVO 4G General] :
I pre-ordered 2 Evo's at Radioshack. They are throwing in 2 $20 in store credits for accessories ($40 in total). I had to put $50 down per phone. They run credit so make sure you are good before you go in and make an ass out of yourself.

When you get the receipts,which if you ordered 2, you will get two you can go online and fill out the survey for each. If you fill it out you will get $10 coupon (2 in total) for use when you go and pick up the phone.

I will be leaving the iPhone and AT&T and going over to sprint. I pay close to 3k a year with AT&T ($250/month and I work for them). I'd be paying less than $100 with Sprint and they have great coverage in my area. I'll sell my iPhone & Blackberry 8900 and have more than enough to break even and pay for the phone.

In short I'm very happy and I'm number 2 in the store. Yay June 4th!! June 5th is my bday so this will be an early gift to myself.
[EVO 4G General] My1es:
Hahaha. Mine is the 7th. Also an early birthday present.
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
I'm going to go see if i can BB to match that
[EVO 4G General] setite:
Cali, Nevada, Arizona, Texas all owe their population to the illegals :)
[EVO 4G General] kratos313:
I'm going back to bestbuy tomorrow morning and see what they say

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[EVO 4G General] mrono:
It's true, though i've lived in both vegas and phoenix and i think vegas is worse
[EVO 4G General] MrDSL:
I'd rather lose out on the $20 then go with the shack. They still leave a bad taste in my mouth!
[EVO 4G General] BadBoyNDSU:
Thanks for the heads up! I've been so excited about pre-ordering the Evo at RadioShack that I haven't even looked at the receipt.

Also, the employees at my RadioShack made it sound like you only get the accessory credit if you pick up your phone on June 4th or 5th. Obviously this won't matter to most of us, because we're going to be camping outside, :D, but I just thought I'd give you guys a heads up.
[EVO 4G General] jocampo86:
ok guys this is probably a dumb question,but before i go to bestbuy and make a fool out of my self.................;):( am adding a new line just to get the evo,my cousing is giving me a $100 for my 3 month old hero and keeping my line,,\

but do i just walk in to best buy and tell them i want to pre order a evo4g but will be adding a new line on june 4th ,,will they take the money or would i have to come in on june 4th,,bestbuy is no mail in rebate aand sprint is $300 and $100 mail in rebate if i buyb at best buy ill just be paying $100 since my cousing is giving me $100 for hero,,
[EVO 4G General] :
Here are the steps:

1.Go in and tell them you want to pre-order an Evo.

2.They run credit to see if you're approved (if you have an account with them then they base it on existing payment history)

3.You only pay $50 plus any tax I believe (I didn't pay taxes at RS)

4.When you pick up the Evo they will THEN add a line to your account and get you set up.
[EVO 4G General] :
I used to work there 5 years ago when I was in high school. I know how they operate and I didn't want to go to BB since I'd be in the back of the line. I'm the second person to preorder at the Radioshack and it's around the corner from my house.
[EVO 4G General] theGross1:
I checked my local radioshack and there has only been 1 preorder. So I look forward to no lines and a free $20 accessory credit plus if your provide your email to them while reserving it you'll get another $10 coupon via email.
[EVO 4G General] :
Yes. I provided my email. Also make sure you go to google.com before June 4th.

Search for: Radioshack Coupons

You may be able to find some you can print out. Make sure the barcode serial isn't the same as the one you received when you filled out the survey.
[EVO 4G General] xtkxhom3r:
i pre ordered yesterday :( no one told me they started the pre orders!!!! i called 6 BB's and all of them had 40+ pre orders.... im # 46... so much for me getting one on the 4th... DAMMITT :mad:

i live in san antonio btw
[EVO 4G General] Treefallingquietly:
The BB I went to said they expect 300 units. I get my evo at 9:30am june 4th :p
[EVO 4G General] Toaplan:
I am definitely getting this phone, but was wondering if anyone can help me answer a few questions.

I am switching to Sprint from AT&T.

1. The company I work for has a 25% discount with Sprint.

2. I want to port my number from AT&T to Sprint.

If I order (or preorder) the phone from BB or Shack (as everyone is this thread is suggesting is the way to go), will they be able to take care of items 1 and 2 above for me? Do I need to order from a Sprint store in this situation so they can take care of these things for me? Do I need to do a combination of both (buy from BB or Shack and have Sprint fix these things later)?

I really want to do this the correct way so that I do not lose my current phone number and get the discount that I am entitled to.

Thanks in advance for any replies!
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
I just went into best buy where i pre-ordered yesterday and talked to a mobile associate and they matched radio shack and are giving me a $20 giftcard when I pick up my evo
[EVO 4G General] kratos313:
Yeah I did the same thing this morning and he told me he would take care of it when I came back that day.

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[EVO 4G General] :
Yes they will. You will need a copy of your bill from AT&T so they can get the account number, name on bill, billing address, and if you have a password on the account you need to let them know. After you port you have 72 hours to go to sprintportcredit.com and request your $100 credit per line from Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] finsmaniac02:
I keep looking EVERY day to see if there is a chance that those of us who preorder can get their Evos early (when they come in) but no luck :-( lol

I am very excited, and I am ditching windows mobile which I didn't want to do, just wanted windows phone 7. Well... I need a phone now lol.

Anyways, if anyone hears any rumors of preorders filling early, lemme know :-)

Also, any confirmation on the $100 port credit yet?
[EVO 4G General] lanenubia:
Smartphone Insurance

My opinion as requested: I am replacing my iPhone with the EVO. To insure my iPhone a couple years ago, I just added a rider to my homeowners insurance policy. It only costs $30 a YEAR and covers the entire replacement cost of the device and accessories no matter what happens to it (lost, stolen, dropped in water, whatever.)

Of course, I never had to use the rider but at least I had piece of mind for only $30/year for a device that was $500 at the time. Thats alot cheaper than the $120 or more per year the phone company wants u to pay and their offerings typically dont even cover liquid/water damage. To me, a rider is the best value.
[EVO 4G General] notown775:
Do i live in a small ass town? cause i went to best buy, pre ordered 2 evo's and asked if i need to set up an appointment, and they said no, just come in when the device drops...
[EVO 4G General] toneedo:
Radio shack will have the phone unsubsidized for $499.99 which makes it total of $243.74 ($199 + $43.75 tax off $499.99 price) out the door after tax in CA. Now if Best Buy has a higher unsubsidized price, then you will be paying more. Knowing best buy with their unsubsidized price like $749.99 for a palm pre on sprint, you will be paying more.

I would recommend those of you that have your preorders done already at BB to try and have the manager price match radioshack or even sprint's unsubsidized price. But im not sure if they would since this phone is in high demand and probably be sold out everywhere.

Good luck!
[EVO 4G General] bandi926:
I'm living in Hungary (Europe). Can I buy this phone anywhere? And what's the price?
[EVO 4G General] akastixx:
please don't flame me...

i understand the reasoning about no contract buying for other phones, but aren't people who are not going to be using the phone on veriz/cricket/metro/whatever going to be locked into the new rate regardless? its not like you can keep your 8 y/o sero plan (or Free & Clear Plan 1000 in my case). whats the upshoot? the comfort of month to month with the new plan?
[EVO 4G General] aldaris652:
preordered last night from the shack ^__^
[EVO 4G General] blkswanpres:
Pre-ordered mine yesterday afternoon at Radio Shack. I am upgrading from an HTC 6800/Titan, gonna be a huge upgrade for me!
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
i'm upgrading from the 6900 vogue, though I already have android on that :P
[EVO 4G General] xxxgeooegxxx:
pre ordere!!

pre ordered mine the first day 2nd in line at bestbuy!! I am also coming from a titan so gonna be huge for me!!
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
Damnit I wish I had known when it came out, I was late in getting mine, prob 40th or so, they wouldn't tell me.
[EVO 4G General] xxxgeooegxxx:
I got lucky I was only going to take my hero back for a new one and I was there the day the pre orders started! so I did what anybody would do, gave them the hero activated my old titan and pre ordered the evo. now I can't stop reading everything on the internet on evo lmao!!
[EVO 4G General] Antebios:
My company is signed up with Sprint, so we get 25% off. I called the company Sprint support rep to find out the process. Today I walked into the Sprint store and put $50 for deposit to reserve a phone for June 4th. The store rep repeated the 25% discount for the phone service, I still have to pay the $199 (minus $50 I put down) for the phone. They will call me a few days to give notice IF they will open early or stay open late. I have to bring in my T-mobile bill that shows my info. She said putting the $50 down guarantees a phone for me and that I wouldn't have to wait in line. She didn't now about the port credit.

I'm going to give my wife my G1 that I got on pre-order back in September of 2008.

THANK YOU BIRTHDAY MONEY$!!
[EVO 4G General] brnail:
I am 62 in line at my local Best Buy. I wonder when my appointment will be? Coming from a TP2.
[EVO 4G General] apristel:
I guess I got lucky. My girl works in a mall, which is a crap mall, like 12 stores in it, one being Radio Shack. I was the only one so far, this was like 2 or 3 days after pre ordering started.

Glad we all still got to preorder and will eventually be rocking the EVO on the same day.
[EVO 4G General] xavier1022:
The Shack #1

I got Luck I guess or maybe no one in my part of town wants it as bad, but I was #1 at my Woodland Hills Shack!!! whooo hoo!!! I will be there at 10:01 sharp!
[EVO 4G General] appzattak:
is the shack doing the instant rebate like bb??
[EVO 4G General] apristel:
yes they are.
[EVO 4G General] kf4hqf:
Two from RS

Ordered 2 EVO's from The Shack this morning. I was only the 5th one from that store. We're switching from AT&T with 2 Tilt2's. Been a LONG time WinMo user, but I doubt I'll ever look back. Especially with what I've seen of WP7, no thanks!

Now I just have to decide what to do with the $40 in gift cards. :)
[EVO 4G General] chazglenn3:
Stopped by Radio Shack today on my way to work. Got my EVO pre-ordered. I was number 7 at that store. The guy working there even offered to buy my iPhone 3GS 16GB in mint condition for $350.
[EVO 4G General] xxdesmus:
getting rid of my s***ty iPhone and AT&T service. Can't wait to be done with them.
[EVO 4G General] v2tech:
I ordered mine today at RS. Got $50 giftcard and paid $50 for preorder.

Sales rep did not run any credit check.

Also, when do we get additional $20 towards accessories?I did not get that today!
[EVO 4G General] :
They will probably run credit check when you go back in to activate just so you know. I can't wait to pick up my things.
[EVO 4G General] tatnai:
apparently HTC has preorders through their online store.

http://www.shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/shop.htm?tNav=1&serviceCorpId=545

have to wait for shipping though. Instant rebate, $199, so an option for those out in the boon-docks with no BB or 'shack.

EDIT: don't know why the link says $199, and the pop-up says $299. I think it is 299-100(instant rebate) similar to the htc incredible they are selling for $179 out the door.
[EVO 4G General] Cordy:
Thanks for that, link, too bad they aren't doing orders for phones unsubsidized.
[EVO 4G General] Antebios:
Dang! I went into a Sprint store and put my $50 deposit for the phone down. Can I get it back and order it online? I don't want to have to wait for the $100 rebate.
[EVO 4G General] CrisG:
I pre-ordered my EVO yesterday at Best Buy. I'm switching from AT&T.
[EVO 4G General] Cordy:
You ordered at a Sprint store? As of this morning I went to my local Sprint store and the manager said they aren't taking orders but they may open early.
[EVO 4G General] criccio:
Pre-ordered via RS today. My BB 8330 is getting the sledgehammer!
[EVO 4G General] Antebios:
Yes, at a Sprint store here in Houston. Well, I placed my order and said that it guarantees a phone for me.