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[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] archie53:
I hear that ugh. I bought the clip too and though it works well, haven't had the phone get knocked out, I want something on the outside to protect it from me dropping it or one of my kids grabbing it.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] RED ZMAN:
Bump... Come on folks.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] Koblek:
I opened up a chat window asking for the chat operator to pass it along that this is one of Tmo's most popular phones right now and there is a big demand for cases on this phone. Also, be sure to click on the "feedback" button on the left side of the page (FAR left all the way on the left border of your browser) and do a search for the MyTouch Slide "idea" and let them know you are interested.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] RED ZMAN:
Done. Blah blah.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] Teyanhung:
Bump for a much wanted case!
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] elliotshoe:
Bump! Really want an Innocase. Has anyone also use their Innocells? The battery life, even with management, is pretty bad on the slide. I'd like one of those too.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] RED ZMAN:
My battery life is fantastic, lasts the full day without plugging it in, with pretty heavy usage.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] MrOtsKrad:
Please wait for the next available representative…

There is 1 person in queue ahead of you. Thank you for your patience.

Jennifer: Hello! Thank you for contacting Seidio Online! How can I help you today?

Steven C.: afternoon :)

Steven C.: Why dont you offer myTouch3G Slide cases?

Steven C.: I see just about every phone exepct for the mytouch 3g slide

Jennifer: Good afternoon Steven!

Steven C.: one of the most popular tmobile phones, and android phones in general

Jennifer: The demand just wasn't big enough for us to produce it.

Jennifer: Management usually decides that based on demand and production capabilities and we just never decided on making cases for the mytouch3g slide.

Steven C.: Well, the development for the device is huge, and the fact that there is such a lack of GOOD cases for it seems it may be something management may want to look into thats a pretty big demographic

Jennifer: Interesting. Yes, we will look into it. We will gauge popularity of the phone.

Steven C.: maybe something that can be passed along to management? :)

Jennifer: Sure, I can forward your feedback to management.

Jennifer: We will review it and suggest them to the decision makers.

Done...I want an effing case that doesnt blow...
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] Virus1x:
I emailed them telling em here at xda we want a CASE
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] donepate:
Count me as another request. I also had a few friends dive in there and request also. They had the same complaint I did.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] PcFish:
Tell them their competitor Otterbox is making one lol.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] archie53:
I just put in another request and did say that Otterbox was making one, but I would much rather buy from them, but if they aren't going to make one then I will be forced to buy from Otterbox.
[myTouch 3G Slide Accessories] archie53:
Received a response of no were not making it at this time, which IMO means they will not be making it at all. Its a shame I really like this phone, but it seems it will not have a long life and will be replaced sooner rather than later.
[Captivate General] kzakaria:
androidforums.com/samsung-captivate/122327-go-check-your-local-t-store.html
[Captivate General] YeaItsSlo:
ill be trying a couple stores by me tomorrow.. thanks for the heads up
[Captivate General] abezapata:
the best part is that guys said we could buy it off contract for 350!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Captivate General] tysj:
Shucks, my local store hasn't gotten any in yet :(
[Captivate General] systoxity:
wow thnx 4 the link! guess the beat tmobile out the door rofl! so att has it out earlier and @ cheaper non contract price! bad ass!
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Oooooooh ****. 350? Is iphone 4 in stock nowadays? I'm going to buy that and sell it to get profit!

I'm going to contact the ATT stores near me and buy the captivate for 350 first to make sure. Does this require a data plan?
[Captivate General] systoxity:
yes, all smart phones do :(
[Captivate General] contentryder:
ill check with my local store first thing in the morning!!
[Captivate General] ghost77:
Bleh my local store had none and sales guy never even heard of Captivate :eek: bleh
[Captivate General] Maroon Mushroom:
Just checked 3 AT&T stores in my town, they all have some undetermined amount "in the back" but seemed unwilling to check specific quantities. None of them let me purchase them. I guess I'll have to wait until 10am Sunday ):
[Captivate General] accinfo:
I can confirm this.

350 + tax around 380 without contract.

Bought one in Allen, Texas

On Stacy's Road,

14 stocks now.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
dumb rep. :mad:

anyway, if u scored one, review purty plz. especially curious about gps. thnx in advance!:eek:
[Captivate General] accinfo:
I'm waitin for the unlock code from cellunlock.net.

I'm using Tmobile.
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
^^ How to report spammer above?

OOOOOHHH YES!! 350 for the phone and I can buy it off contract and sell an iPhone 4! I can pay for the phone and the 3G over it's lifetime! YES! I now love apple for making expensive devices and samsung for cheap competitors.
[Captivate General] cbk.o4:
well I have called 4 local stores this morning so far.

1 I talked to the assistant manager who was more than happy to go check his stock to see if it was in the back. But told me it wasn't available until Sunday. After a little convo though he said to call back at 4 or so cuz they get their shipments between noon and 3, and if he had any in stock he would sell me one tonight.

Two of them just didn't answer the phone which really annoys me to no end.

The last store I called and asked "Do you have any captivates in stock?", the guy started chuckling and was like, "If I did I would be playing with it right now instead of answering the phones." Guy was very chill, thought he couldnt sell it til sunday but i told him I talked to a few managers at other stores and they were selling it to me as soon as it was available and he said he would call me back as soon as he got it in so I could come down and pick it up if I hadn't gotten one already.
[Captivate General] matthewpapa:
Got mine yesterday from my local att store. I think they pushed up the release date to match the droid.

best of all it was only $350 no-commitment!!!!!!!!!!!
[Captivate General] dontshakepandas:
I went in that same store yesterday, and again this morning, and they told me I couldn't get one until Sunday. Dang. :(
[Captivate General] iphonekillers:
i think with all his connections working at Samsung MOM aTT he could his hands on a Box for a display phone perhaps! if he could take picture of box, he could of took one of the phone im just saying
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Read it closely, said he didn't have another camera so he took it with the captivate. Keep reading on and you see another guy with a pic of the phone.
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
Went to a store in Irving TX at lunch and they told me they didn't have any yet, but that they were told they could sell them as soon as they got them in.

Store in Flower Mound told me I had to wait until Sunday. Seems none of them can keep their story straight.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
maybe you just got a bad rep?

My rep was like "yeahh the launch date is the 18th, but (they) told us to sell it as soon as we have the shipment in hand"

So where do you live? Plano? Allen?

What time did you go yesterday? I went there in like 8pm.
[Captivate General] Panduh:
So I called all the stores in a 50 mile radius (and seeing as I am in California there were a lot) I got about 60% didn't pick up, 20% said they will be getting them later today/tomorrow, and the other 20% where jerks and either yelled at me for calling when I know the release date or stupid people who said the Galaxy is only coming out for TMOBILE
[Captivate General] davehries:
Here in Tulsa, they will start selling this Saturday a.m., at an off contract price of $300.00. That's correct - $300.00.

It is a very nice phone. I was allowed to use the phone and I even make a test call. Call quality was good. It is fast and smooth with a great screen. They did not have any cases for it, yet.

The T-Mobile phone sells for $500.00. Weird.
[Captivate General] Panduh:
Thats actually really awesome, yet kinda suckish.. It brings the resale value down quite a bit... (Not like its that much anyways just saying) but then again thats an AWESOME PRICE
[Captivate General] dontshakepandas:
I actually live in Carrollton, but I grew up in Allen and was visiting my Mom yesterday.

I was actually in the store at 8:00pm but there was a long wait. I was riding with my brother and he was being impatient so I left before they ever got to my name. Really wishing I would have stuck around now. I've been to a few other stores as well, and that was the only one that had any in stock.
[Captivate General] matthewpapa:
I got mine in houston yesterday (as mentioned earlier)

I called 6 stores

-2 didnt know what the hell i was talking a bout (still may have had them though)

-3 had them

-1 had run out by then

After i called and they had them they all had to run double checks to make sure that they could actually sell them
[Captivate General] WeAreVenom:
It's true. You can buy them. I just got home with mine.

I didn't call anybody because all the reps do is feed you lines about the 18th. They pulled that on me at the store but I said I just wanted to see the demo unit. After the manager showed it to me he said that as long as the product is physically in the store there should be no issue selling it ahead of the release date (minus the iphone of course).
[Captivate General] dontshakepandas:
True story. I just called 6 stores and got that BS every time. Ugh.
[Captivate General] jngtt:
checked 2 stores in Kendall-Miami area in FL seems like no one has it, i will try back on saturday
[Captivate General] tysj:
I want to keep to get it at the store but I feel like Stockton, CA isn't high on AT&T's priority list...
[Captivate General] systoxity:
is there anything we can do about dumb reps?
[Captivate General] WeAreVenom:
Sure, ask for the manager.
[Captivate General] Griffon23:
I know! I just called all of the AT&T stores in the area and most have them in stock but are insisting that they can't be sold until Sunday morning. Did those of you getting them now get the phones from official AT&T stores or did you contact/go to Authorized Dealers?

It's so frustrating knowing that the phones are just afew minutes drive away and other people are buying them now but I can't... :(
[Captivate General] tysj:
I know how you feel. My local store won't even get a demo/display up.
[Captivate General] WeAreVenom:
Got mine at an official store. All you will get by calling is a line about the 18th. You have to physically go there and be persistent. It's worth it if you have the time to kill driving around.

Again, DO NOT CALL THE STORES!
[Captivate General] derek4484:
I know, I just called all the corporate AT&T stores here and two said they had them but would absolutely not sell them until the 18th, the other corp store didnt even have them yet.

So I called the authorized retailers and they said they were not able to even order them until the 18th so they wouldnt have them until next week. Sucks how some stores are just selling them while others wont. I WILL be at my local AT&T store the second they open the doors on Sunday!
[Captivate General] iLoki:
I called my local(ish) ATT store and they said they just got a bunch in a few hours ago. I'm going to call again before I head that way to make sure that they will sell one to me.
[Captivate General] sjroberts98:
You mind letting me know what store (or at least what area of town) you got it? I work in downtown, live in Meyerland, and have called 4 of the stores today.

The two that answered said that when they get them in they will sell them, but they didn't have any in yet. But both suggested I call back and gave me the approximate times they get shipments in. One said they had received a lot of calls on it today.

Thanks.
[Captivate General] p.ford:
The corporate store I went to told me that they had to pay a $25,000 per phone fine for every phone they sold before the release date.
[Captivate General] djteiwaz:
Happy days

Just verified! Called my local store, they have stock and can sell! Within 30 minutes that thing is mine. If I have time to pull myself away from it I will post pics.
[Captivate General] tysj:
Ok I'm going on a hiatus from the forums until Sunday :|

:P
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
^^^ same.. Sunday morning, 9 AM, that thing is ours! Calling saturday to make sure they have stock and to reserve me one.
[Captivate General] iphonekillers:
dedham, ma dude gotta it but he said he cant sell it......:confused:
[Captivate General] TexUs:
Just bought one. My store had "about a couple" in stock...

$300+tax. WOOT! It freaking costs the same price out of contract as it does in contract iPhone!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to dig into this thing right away.
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Its supposed to be 350!! Where'd they hell you get yours?!
[Captivate General] nahrah:
This may be a dumb thought, but isn't the AT&T corporate warehouse out in Houston,Tx? Hence why so far people in Texas can get a hold of the phone. I know when I bought my phones online (iphone and blackberry), they were shipped from Texas.
[Captivate General] djteiwaz:
Here it is! My new hotness next to my old hotness. Notice the price as well. $150 out the door with the 2 year contract. Like McDonalds says, "I'm lovin it!" :D
[Captivate General] :
damn i visited 3 stores last night none of them had it, and none of them knew it was even coming...but i called att and they said if it was announce to come out the 18th that it will be out the 18th....but i want it now LOL
[Captivate General] YeaItsSlo:
ok i give up.. 3 retail stores and 3 corporate stores.. only one of the corp. stores actually admitted to having them already.. but said there is no chance i can get one now, or even play with a demo.. but he did put my name and number on one of them! haha.. who knows, there is one more corp store local to me im going to try tomo i think.. after that i give up and will wait till sunday..
[Captivate General] ihtanni:
One of the two corp stores I visited actually had one on demo (no sign or price, etc, but powered up and running). Manager shut me down pretty quick when I asked to buy one, said come back Sunday. Man I can't wait to get one, it was FAST...
[Captivate General] NOSintake:
Ugh, I want one so bad! I'm gonna try and swing by the store not far from here tomorrow after work (payday after all), and see what kind of magic I can pull. I'm eligible for an upgrade, but I'm not going to use it if I can get that phone for $350.

Just reading all these makes me want it even more. I knew I should have just found something to do until Sunday, haha.
[Captivate General] jhego:
I have 2 upgrades since my mom's line is eligible for upgrade too so I'm just gonna use that and save 150$ instead of buying it for 350$. I can then save my upgrade for the Gingerbread compatible phones in Q4.
[Captivate General] AllTheWay:
Reps shouldn't be selling the phone

From what I have been told AT&T should not be selling the phone until the 18th. Any rep that sells you a phone will probably be a customer by weeks end. Just an FYI
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
Flower Mound store has them and is selling them. When I called this afternoon they said yes. When I got there the guy says... "Weren't you hear earlier and we told you no? They came in about 10 minutes after you left." Anyway, I got one!!!!
[Captivate General] ihtanni:
I don't doubt this one bit; it's their choice to sell the phone early. The manager was quick to tell the rep that there's no way he could sell one to me, probably cause he was worried the manager that let one get sold could end up a customer too. Hell, I'm surprised I found one on demo already.

At the same time, sounds like a lot of these are being sold early (relatively speaking of course), dunno if att will bother firing all of the reps that sell them. Moot point since the one I talked to wouldn't... :( :cool:
[Captivate General] ponack:
I'm on vacation in Connecticut and tried the two AT&T Stores in Danbury today - no luck getting them to let one go early. Bummer too cause my Tilt died last week. :P
[Captivate General] ihtanni:
Arlington (20 and Matlock) store wouldn't own up to having any, Mansfield (287 and Debbie) had the demo unit but denied me when I tried to buy one. I'll just wait till Sunday and go back, going to be traveling tomorrow after work and coming back Sunday morning anyways.
[Captivate General] jngtt:
i think on Sunday, there will be huge lines at the stores for the phone, att must have been saying its not an iphone so why ppl will rush for it?

i got a feeling that i will be waiting 6am in line at the att store,

what is really sad is the fact we cannot pre-order or even order it online

i guess they were in fact trying to avoid the phone being sold out before launch
[Captivate General] kotoko:
How are you guys able to get it $50 cheaper?? $300?? $150?? WHAT THE?
[Captivate General] Magic Man:
Walked in the store, asked the lady helping me for the Samsung Galaxy phone, she told me it doesn't go on sell until the 18th, of course I was totally bummed out. But then walks over my hero, the ease dropping salesman, he told me to hold on we have them in the back and he was going to ask the manager if they could sell me one today. And to my surprise he walks out with a brand new Captivate. I immediately had to take off to work after I bought it and it was killing me all day not to be able to play with it. I almost called into work. hahaha!!!

Oh yeah, I didn't mention the other awesome thing that happened. I only paid $150, she took $50 off because I hadn't renewed my contract for close to two years. Now how awesome is that!!

Good luck to everyone trying to get their hands on one!
[Captivate General] Panduh:
Guys, is this phone really only 150?!?!? I heard it was 200, but I am getting a 2yr contract extension!!
[Captivate General] kotoko:
I understand the $50 off $150, but how were u able to get the $50 off $350? :( im planning to get two for me and my brother and $100 will help our bills :)
[Captivate General] Panduh:
Hey I am just wondering, how would I be able to get this 50 off of 200 for 150$? Like you, that 50$ can really help me out
[Captivate General] mykenyc:
im going to try today
[Captivate General] sjroberts98:
OK, got mine last night as well. called a couple of stores, then had the good fortune that my sister was going to buy as well, and she was able to get two.

The store she went to had them, and she had to use "well, I called the other store and they said they will sell, so I'll just go there", and they relented.

Unfortunately haven't had a lot of time to play.
[Captivate General] TexUs:
Who cares???????????? lol

I was just sold it for $299. That's just how it rung up. It wasn't a $50 discount, the pricing is actually $149/$299.
[Captivate General] djteiwaz:
I was expecting to pay $200 and asked to verify. The guy said there should also be a $50 rebate for some reason. He looked through the system and couldn't find it. I told him dont worry about it but then the manager came up and said it will hit when they ring me up. It did. So far I'm extremely impressed with this phone. Lives up to the hype. The only issue I've found is it doesn't come with a test HD video to show off the screen and the return button sometimes lags. Otherwise, this phone is sick.
[Captivate General] matthewpapa:
Sometimes att will give you random discounts if you are a "valued customer". Ive had it happen once to me before (not on this phone though). Ive also had them give me $50 worth of store accessories out of the blue when buying a phone.

It might have something to do with how many data and voice plans are up for renewal in you family plan.
[Captivate General] dexjaz:
I found a place in Arizona that had them yesterday, but they wouldn't sell it to me until Sunday. I think Arizona stores will get them delivered today for the Sunday launch. Most stores will not even to admit to having them, even if they do; they said that they were going through their webinar traning on the phone yesterday which is why they are not letting the demo units be played with by customers yet (they are playing with them themselves). When they scanned it to check the price, it came up as $199.99 for an upgrade and $349.99 for a non-commitment price, so I don't know how the $50 off was obtained for some, it seems, in TX. They said they could do an early upgrade for me for the $199.99+$75 although I just did an early upgrade in December.

My plan is the $59 voice plan + the $35 unlimited data/200 txt plan plus a corporate FAN discount, so I'm sure not not considered as "valuable" as I used to be when my total bill was $130 in the past.
[Captivate General] mykenyc:
I hope someone from NY can find a store i really want this today.
[Captivate General] dsjr2006:
I wish I had your luck!
[Captivate General] jzpeepz:
Just got mine as well.

Associate said that they were told they could sell them early because of T-Mobile's launch of the Vibrant yesterday.
[Captivate General] F1fan07:
I literally JUST picked one up at the Brentwood store in St. Louis MO. The corporate email thing is true and if you encounter someone who says no sales until the 18th at a corporate store, simply ask them to check with their manager about an email stating they are ok to sell. It worked for me.

Now, my beef is this, the corporate store charged me $499 + tax for it outright. Is this right!?
[Captivate General] tysj:
Are these corporate stores different from the AT&T retail stores?
[Captivate General] mykenyc:
I'm going to try in the afternoon might get lucky considering i'd be a new customer.
[Captivate General] SiL3nTKiLL:
thanks! gonna def check out my store!
[Captivate General] junknuts:
Looks like you got ripped off...
[Captivate General] madjsp:
I just called a retail store here in town and I was told their documentation says Sunday launch with a price of $499 off of contract...
[Captivate General] Griffon23:
Same here, what's this all about? I talked to someone at Best Buy who has them in stock right now but they're saying $500 for a no-contract price... They said they could price match but only if I found something official from AT&T like an ad or website. Since the AT&T website just says "Coming Soon" and doesn't have a price I can't get mine today. :(
[Captivate General] tysj:
Try using the many receipts as proof
[Captivate General] madjsp:
the receipts are blocked out enough that it probably wouldn't work.

Plus, would the receipt show if it was contract vs. non-contract?
[Captivate General] wtafro:
Got mine today as an upgrade from my HTC Fuze. I'm gonna miss that little guy.
[Captivate General] dontshakepandas:
I'm so happy with you that I could let you buy me a beer haha. :p Went by the Flower Mound store on my way home from work and finally have my Captivate. Got a silicone case and screen protectors too. Thanks for the heads up.
[Captivate General] tysj:
How much are you guys purchasing them for?
[Captivate General] Griffon23:
I did ask specifically about receipts. I even asked if they could just call an AT&T store to verify the price but they're saying it must be in writing by an official AT&T ad or on their website. I even tried talking with a manager saying how they'll sell non of them at the $500 price that comes up in their system but they said until they get some specific forms of proof they can't change the price.
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
I'm just glad I could be there for ya. :)
[Captivate General] p.ford:
What about the AT&T twitter account, because that specifically said 350 off contract.
[Captivate General] madjsp:
do you know the link to the AT&T twitter account?
[Captivate General] tysj:
http://twitter.com/shareatt

Check the July 15th tweet at 5:24am