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[Nexus S General] varungandhi:
this is bull****. best buys are not allowed to have any kind of list what so ever. their press release said that the phone will be sold on first come first serve basis. if i found out someone got a phone before me coz they were on some "list", i will for sure raise hell and the best buy store manager would have to deal with a geek's rage. yes, i am a married professional who is way up there in marketing business BUT i am still a geek at heart.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Corp says no list and first come first serve if they have a list, when you get there raise hell bring the press release if you have to but do not leave without a phone ;)
[Nexus S General] varungandhi:
where can i get a copy of the actual press release?
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
dont have a link but check the BBM website..also engadget and gizmodo should have them posted

I would grab the link for you but im not on my own computer,
[Nexus S General] BlackOtaku:
Here ya go :) http://www.bby.com/2010/12/13/state...l-best-buy-and-best-buy-mobile-stores-dec-16/
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
^That

Thank you good sir :)
[Nexus S General] Lootes:
17 hours now, oh the anticipation. My luck I am going to oversleep.
[Nexus S General] escea:
13 hours and 35 minutes left :D I hope I am able to pick one up. I'll be there at least 30 minutes before they're open? Anyone think I'll have any luck?
[Nexus S General] Singlespeed:
The problem with that is they might switch my plan which I don't want to happen, I just want/need a new phone.
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
I just got a call from rep at BBmobile who I signed up with this afternoon. he had taken my phone number and said he was calling me to tell me that If I could be there first thing in the morning that he assured me I would receive a phone. Whether they got a bigger stock than they anticipated or what I do not know. I am calling the store closer to me in about 15 minutes to see what they say. I had signed up on their list this afternoon as well.They had stated earlier that they would check the inventory and than check to see how many were on the list before me.I was to call back at about 7 pm. I will report what I am told. Remember this is in Central Fla and may or may not be happening in other states or areas. This could all be some sort of sales ploy being used by the reps to earn more commission etc. Such as ask for me you are on my list etc. Will edit this post after talking to the BB store.
[Nexus S General] cynikalJ:
I have a samsung fascinate, no reason to even consider a nexus s
[Nexus S General] ap3604:
Great call tenbeau! :D

Being a previous Circuit City sales rep I'd have to say it is ;)
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
Just talked to BB store rep stated that if I was there at 7:30 am I PROBABLY would be able to get one. He would not reveal how many units they had only would say he had lots of calls and lots of people on the list. I would rather go to this store as it is closer and much closer to where I teach, as I must be there by 11am, but am now torn as to which store or who to believe. I sure hope these are isolated cases concerning the lists etc. Any one else had this stated to them?
[Nexus S General] Michael.B.:
I have. I am #16 on a list, they will be calling me tonight to let me know, (assuming once they figure out how much stock they got in today) but the woman on the phone yesterday said that I should be good.
[Nexus S General] BlackOtaku:
I called my local Best Buy (well, almost local-- the closest one is an hour away) earlier today. I asked if there were any sort of lists for the Nexus S. They said they'd be selling them first come, first serve as per the stated policy.
[Nexus S General] Michael.B.:
Okay, sorry for the double post, just got off the phone and this is what another woman said:

We were going to put one on hold for you and schedule you an appointment to come tomorrow so you do not have to wait in line. Or you can come at 8 and just wait in line for some of the extras. I told her I was coming in at 8 regardless because I will have work later on in the day. Said she would call me back in an hour-ish once she calls the 15 people in front of me to figure out their times.

More than likely if they do not let me skip the line I will just wait in it and pick up the two that are on hold for me.
[Nexus S General] Lootes:
What I am curious about, these stores that say they have lists and are reserving items. Isn't that a big risk. Their corporate groups has stated that nationally this release is first come first serve only. If they deny you due to not being on a list you could give them a real hard time.
[Nexus S General] sstang2006:
I just went to a BestBuy store which does not carry T-mobile and asked the guy there and he said that they only got Five (5) units for sale tomorrow (open at 8:00), no list or anything.

Then I went to another BestBuy store which is in a mall, and they even have a Nexus S for customers ( like me :D) to play with it.

They said they have around 70's in stock.

- I asked if someone else had asked for it, and the guy (he was like the supervisor) told me that only a couple of people had asked for it.

- I asked him if there was some kine of a list going on, and he said: "No one has asked to get in a list, but if you want we can start by you. Even though if you are here at 10:00 time that the mall opens, you will be fine" hehe first on the list and 70's in stock. Pretty good chances..

I played around a little bit with the one they have as a display and man, it is SMOOTH!!!!! it is smoother than Keystone lol :D

Beautiful beautiful display, excellent response to the touch, accurate soft keys....
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
Edi:t just spoke with the BB mobile store and was told that I have one reserved in my name and they would not sell to anyone else as long as I came in fairly early. I cannot figure out what is going on!! Corporate claims no pre orders etc. I guess they could say that on the list is not a preorder. I am pleased that I have one reserved but what about others who try to get to a store early and find out after waiting in line that they are out of luck?. I sure hope this does not happen. If it does I hope the person will complain and LOUDLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 This has soured me on BB for any other type of purchase,,:(
[Nexus S General] varungandhi:
i agree. make sure you come tell us what happened. as for me, the store right next to my house changed their story AGAIN and unfortunately will be driving to another best buy on my way to work. its snowing here already and we are expecting about one foot atleast so that should be interesting. thing we are doing for nexus s. that phone better be good. will keep you guys posted.
[Nexus S General] escea:
I just called my local BB and they told me that they wouldn't be selling the Nexus S. They said I would have to go to the store inside the mall to get one. BB seriously needs to get their facts straight... I've heard numerous different stories.
[Nexus S General] GrandMstrBud:
I have a rewards 10% off coupon that expired on the 13th, yeah go figure. Does anyone know of any other coupons we can use on this phone?
[Nexus S General] CraigP17:
Noone is commission at best buy.

What I've heard most stores are doing is scheduling appointments if they have a large inventory. This is to save the customer time Ann's avoid an unproductive line all at once with people getting soooooo mad they have to wait.

Keep in mind they also have to take care of regular mobile business. All of the other carriers and devices don't go ignored for one device.

Best Buy doesn't need to get their act together...plenty of part time and seasonal employees just aren't up to date or par. Id love to see the complaints if say Walmart or radio shack was launching the nexus lol.

Relax.

And I played with the phone all day at work today. Its sick. Hands down, if there were an ATT version and no employee sale ban...id buy it to replace my n1.
[Nexus S General] PrisonerOfDoom:
Called a couple big box stores and a mobile store (none that carry T-Mobile) and they all said they got 4 phones in. No lists or pre-sales. Called a big box store that carries T-Mobile and they said they will have between 30 & 40. No lists or pre-sales, first come first served. They said they will "work a line" if they have to. All of them said they have had quite a few calls and a decent amount of interest in the phone. I hope I can get one tomorrow without any issues.
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
I just went buy Best Buy at Santana Row in San Jose. They told me that they haven't even got any phones yet... And if they happens to get them before tomorrow morning, he had no clue about the amount.
[Nexus S General] DKYang:
You in Orlando? I'm in Brandon/Tampa and haven't called any Best Buy stores, too late anyways, but I will be going there with a print out of that press release. If they say no (meaning they have a list going and I'm not on it), then I will ask for the manager and show the press release. If the manager says no, then I will ask for his ID/name and call corporate later. Just because I can. Doing all of this while I'm driving to a BBM in a mall. Hopefully I don't have to go that far though.
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
About 28 miles outside of Orlando. Good luck in the morning!! This may all be a sales scheme by reps and there may be larger stock levels than what we have been led to believe. Unbelievable how mucked up this launch has become. Almost to the point where I am debating whether or not to go get the:confused: phone now.
[Nexus S General] Michael.B.:
Got my phone call at about 9:30 and I missed it. I called them back at 9:45 ish and they said that they had two on hold for me and my appointment at 8:45am. I asked he if it was possible to be a bit earlier because I know it would take some time to renew a line as well as make a new line and she said sure and to request the woman that helped me on the phone yesterday. So fingers crossed I will have both phones tomorrow :D.
[Nexus S General] ddgarcia05:
Good luck to ya'll. My dad gonna be in line for a new phone, but he just returned a mytouch4G and was told by a TMO rep that best buy will probably not let him take another phone out. This is due to him placing the MT4G (which was returned) under the account he wished to get the NS.

Rep said the computer shows a phone was placed under the line and returned. Because of the return now a managers overide will be required and best buy is not authorized to overide. The only thing my dad has going for him is that he bought and returned the phone at Best Buy. If they refuse to sell him a phone under the full discount he's gonna be pissed.
[Nexus S General] hell_storm2004:
I dont have any friends in the US/UK. Plus buying one has an extra satisfaction rather than somebody doing it for you. Right now checked ebay.in. The prices are wayy too high for me! Lets see if the prices drop in the next month and I will think about it.

Checked ebay.com, saw that the prices are something like above $700... WTH!!!
[Nexus S General] alexis_p3300:
i hope u xda friends will leave one for me to bring one back2 greece after weekend!! happy hunting!
[Nexus S General] lstrike:
Well incase anyone is really worried about lines although ymmv the Best Buy in a relatively busy S Florida location at 6:30am is dead just me.

The security guy asked if he could help me I said I was here for the Nexus S. He replied the what? I said the new Google phone. He was clueless then asked me if I knew the store opened at 8am and looked at me as if I was an idiot. Lmao....he is probably right.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
I just LOLed reading this.
[Nexus S General] bananenlarry:
is there really standing a security man in front of a bestbuy shop all the night?

hope i will get my nexus s in the middle of the next week!
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Depends on the Best Buy, depends on where it's at. Usually strip malls and stuff will have security guards.
[Nexus S General] lstrike:
May have just been a pissy employee I dont know...the second one came in I said hello to her. She looked at me like a millionaire looks at a three legged dog with ticks and fleas.
[Nexus S General] blushrts:
I'm at a store in PA by myself, 1 hour to go.
[Nexus S General] lstrike:
Wahoo a spiritual fellow line partner. Hey at least we will be 99% sure to get the S...
[Nexus S General] blushrts:
I was wrong, it's 17 degrees. No one else better show up, I don't want to have to stand outside.
[Nexus S General] kooldude537:
Haha I'm at a store in queens, NY and its inside a small mall. The doors were all locked and when I tried to get in the janitor looked at me funny so I explained to him why I was there and he told me "do your thing brother" and unlocked it for me! So now its just me...
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Dude, take some LCDs! LULz!
[Nexus S General] lstrike:
Another dude showed up for the Nexus! Ironically we used to work together at incredible universe like 10 years ago.
[Nexus S General] :
Lucky you getting it today.. I'm in the UK and not even sure when we get ours. Google says 20th, CarphoneWarehouse says before Christmas.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
haha, NERDS!!!!!!!!! LOL

j/k
[Nexus S General] blushrts:
Ha ha, now I'm thinking of Ogre. I'm dating myself.
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
Of course it would freezing rain last night. Damn people in the south can't drive in icy conditions, so it's going to take forever to get there.

--

Sent from my HTC Supersonic.
[Nexus S General] Highl1:
anyone yet found a link on BB site to order?
[Nexus S General] DKYang:
6:30am? I would do the same. O.o?
[Nexus S General] Lord_Buckington:
This is link the @GoogleNexus twitter feed is giving: http://goo.gl/QqSRm
[Nexus S General] makelegs:
Fwiw....Picked 1 up at 8, this morning, at a BB in the Kansas City burbs. They only had 4, and some chick beat me to the 1st one.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
I was the first one at my local BB Mobile. Got there at 9:05 (the mall opened at 9), but two more customers came in right after me for the Nexus. I was talking to the associate, and all of the normal Best Buys in the area had already sold out of their 4 alloted phones.
[Nexus S General] irishrally:
I just got back from best buy. I was the first one there at 730AM so I left to get a cup of tea. I was still the first and only person in line until 750AM. There were 5 people total there at opening, two european guys that were trying to stock up. There were only 7 phones available (this best buy does not sell tmobile contracts).

I went to the store in Dublin, CA. I got two!
[Nexus S General] varungandhi:
i was at the BB in Denver at 7.15. first one in line. i think i got the first nexus in Colorado. cant wait to unbox it.
[Nexus S General] Michael.B.:
At best buy now. Only 6 in front of me.
[Nexus S General] bblanski:
My best buy only had 4. I got the first one and the guy after me bought two. All right at 8..
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Got the First NS at the Corona BB
[Nexus S General] samven582:
just got my nexus s 30 minutes ago and it is going back. The screen was defective right out of the box. There is a 1cm scratch under the screen . I doubt BB has any replacement so looks like i have to order online
[Nexus S General] Michael.B.:
Got it :)
[Nexus S General] ecapox:
The Best Buys that are not TMobile set-up stores got about 4-10 units. The stores that are equipped to setup TMobile service got about 30-40.
[Nexus S General] humancyborg:
This. BB in west la had 8.
[Nexus S General] varungandhi:
its a pretty awesome device. i am very happy with it so far. this is my first android phone. any tips, guys?

also, the bb had the worst accessories and cases for it. lets hope for some good covers and cases to show up online soon coz i really dont wanna scratch this baby.
[Nexus S General] GrandMstrBud:
Got one about an hour and a half after the store opened. I believe they said they got 10 and I think I was the first one. Finally had a chance to set it up and screen is nice and all but I'll have to play around more to decide if this is better than my N1.
[Nexus S General] varungandhi:
ive beenvery happy with it so far. a little lag every now and then but nothing major. any new apps you guys recommend? what xda app should i use?
[Nexus S General] catpunt:
i rode my bike to bb downtown just before they opened and there were about 10 ppl in line. after we had been waiting inside about 10 minutes they said they only had 2 left. so i rode over to the other bb in the city and they had already sold out. turns out the first store only had 6 and the other store only 4. WEAK
[Nexus S General] justsignbythex:
Why didn't you just backorder it and have them ship it to you?
[Nexus S General] civicdrivr:
I got to Best Buy about 20 minutes after they opened and didnt see the display for it. They didnt even know it was releasing today. :eek:

I bought the first one, and so far I love it.:D
[Nexus S General] catpunt:
needed the exercise
[Nexus S General] tenbeau:
I got to the Sanford store 40 minutes before it opened and was joined by one other fellow. We had a nice chat and at 9:00am we went in and were the only ones there for at least 30 minutes. He was upgrading from a G1. Nice guy( if you read this post-hope your unit is working well) As I left there was only 1 other person there. So far FC'S and GPS being spotty are my main concern. I believe most of the hype surrounding the launch with BB corp stating no pre-orders and the stores taking names for a list was just an attempt to get more people into BB stores etc. I belieive we could have shown up much later and still got a Nexus S with no problems.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
if that 157 store number is right who knows i have 3 best buys with mobiles within 20 minutes so i like my chances
[Nexus S General] CraigP17:
incorrect. all 1300 Best Buy locations will have them on thursday. We have 157 Best Buy Mobile specialty stand alone stores in malls and on street corners that will also have them thursday.

they will also be available for order in store and shipped to home.

this has been a rather disorganized and confused launch thusfar, but if a store's Best Buy Mobile employees dont know about the device and say they wont have it due to not selling tmobile in their store, its their fault, no the company. we have employee news and training about it. we have had launch conference calls about it.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
I really wish it was just another Online only launch to be honest,...but that is what i was hoping and what i thought...

So you are a Best Buy employee and are confirming that it will be launched in all Best Buy stores regardless if they sell Tmobile plans or not?
[Nexus S General] CraigP17:
if i were a Best Buy Mobile employee, maybe even a manager, maybe even a manager of one of those 157 stand alone stores...

id say that everything that has been communicated says that all Best Buy locations should have on the 16th. Most Best Buy locations do not activate T-Mobile post paid phones in store, but can activate T-Mobile contracts and have phone shipped to the home. With that said all Best Buy locations should have available inventory, for outright sale, if they dont activate T-Mobile in store.

Either your Best Buy sells post paid T-Mobile and you can activate/upgrade in your Best Buy OR buy outright.

If your Best Buy doesnt activate T-Mobile post paid, you can activate/upgrade and recieve phone in mail OR buy outright.

This is what would have been communicated to us/me. if i were in fact a Best Buy mobile employee :)
[Nexus S General] ElJugador:
Guys I have a question, does Gingerbread come with the icons on top like Wifi and the Signal indicator in all green? Because I read the Engadget review and all the photos and videos they were green. I personally think its really ugly and too much green. But there are hands on videos on youtube where those icons are grey like regular which I like. I just want to know if this will come with Gingerbread or is it a customization, thanks.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
oh such a shame your not an employee

*wink wink cough plausible cough deniability*
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Sunday is when Best Buy stores are getting briefed on the Nexus S so they wont be all stupid saying they arent getting it
[Nexus S General] neok44:
the whole no-pre order and ticketing thing is just best buy covering their ass. Some stores probably will run out, most won't since the demand really won't be that high day one, at least i don't think it will be.

but if you want to be on the safe side, get there 30-45 minutes before opening with some coffee. Luckily my best buy is right next to a mcdonalds. mcgriddle FTW.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
My best buy is a 2 minute drive :) ill be there at 7, they open at 8......but yea i really hope sunday they get edumucated because hearing the Best Buy Mobile Manager/Supervisor say they arent getting them because they dont sell T mobile is getting really old
[Nexus S General] benjar:
Yeh, I went into one of the stand alone Best Buy Mobile stores in SF and was told they wouldn't be carrying them because they don't sell T-Mob. They obviously haven't been briefed yet.

I'm going to try one of the regular stores and get there at about 7 with McDonalds in hand :D I doubt there'll be anywhere near the demand of something like the iPhone but I don't want to risk anything...
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
You may want to call back/check back Sunday, its there brief date for new products so they should know. At this point we know more than Best Buy Mobile does and more than the Call Center does
[Nexus S General] benjar:
Yeh I think Ill do that next week and see if there is any more news.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Good news is the Call Center is no longer telling people it is only available at 157 stores :) Glad they got their information strait
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Latest info that they got passed down to them via my "informant" who gave me a call is that They acknowledge that all Best Buy Mobile and Best Buy Big Box stores with Best Buy Mobile will be getting them, but the little * says that they are saying that if they dont sell T-Mobile they wont be selling the phone, that goes for "Locked" and "UnLocked"

But he is going to go ahead and get clarification regarding the stores that carry T-Mobile prepaid

He'll give me more information at 5:30PST

Most of you are prolly wondering why i go through all this trouble to find out..well the closest best buy/best buy mobile store that sells T-Mobile is 2 hours away in San Diego
[Nexus S General] CraigP17:
birdie told me there is only one sku. it is unlocked. whether you buy it on contract or outright.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Hey I'm in Redlands, damn really? Wanna car pool? LOL!

I was planning on going to the San Bernardino (Harrimann Pl.) one and was going to transfer from AT&T to T-Mobile...
[Nexus S General] ap3604:
Don't leave me out either! ;)

That'd be pretty damn hilarious to have a carpool brigade of Xda'ers flooding the Best Buy on launch day... united by a common bond among brothers :cool:
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Im in Corona, and every store nearby does not carry T-Mobile contracts only prepaid phones.

Tomorrow is new device ad drop and briefing so I will be calling Best Buy/BBM and the call centers again to see what new info i get.
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Ima go to T-Mobile to ask some questions aobut their no contract plans and going to Best Buy (san bernardino) also.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
The T-Mobile no contract plans AKA Even More Plus are great plans, that is the plan i currently have and I love it, the way you figure it is if you go with the contract plan you may get a subsidized price on a phone but its an extra 20 dollars per teir of that plan that extra 20 dollar added together over 24 months would mean it would have just been cheaper to buy the phone outright :)
[Nexus S General] nxt:
Yeah they don't show the no contract pricing on the website so I can't see what they have (I left tmobile a year 2 months ago, and they didn't have these) So I gotta check out the pricing on it with unl txt/unl web and if it's worth it, i'll just buy it full price at the local best buy. We'll see.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
the plans come in 300 , 500, 1000, and unlimited minute flavors

I have 500 minute, unlimited text and web and i pay 60 bux