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best buy now accepting pre orders!

Clock said:
That's somewhat concerning, unless they ask specifically which store you intend on picking it up at. Otherwise, how can they guarantee that whichever store you end up going to will have stock?
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Just sounds like BB told him what he wanted to hear to get the $50 pre-order
 
DAMMIT!!! I just called both stores and they said you have to go to the store you intend to pre-order it too, so the lady at the main customer hotline was misinformed :( sad panda.
 
I am sorry if this is an ignorant question, but why is it that you are all clamoring to pre-order this immediately? Are you expecting some shortages? If I go to pre-order tomorrow they are going to say they are no longer accepting them?

Thanks
 
TrebleStauter said:
I am sorry if this is an ignorant question, but why is it that you are all clamoring to pre-order this immediately? Are you expecting some shortages? If I go to pre-order tomorrow they are going to say they are no longer accepting them?

Thanks
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Many of us have been following this phones development for months and are phone hobbyists. It's a big deal to make sure we have it in our hands ASAP and theres a real possibility that if they get too many pre-orders they won't be able to fill them all.
 
cabbie said:
Many of us have been following this phones development for months and are phone hobbyists. It's a big deal to make sure we have it in our hands ASAP and theres a real possibility that if they get too many pre-orders they won't be able to fill them all.
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I have been following it for months too. I understand the desire to own it first thing. I was wondering more about the shortages issue. Thanks.
 
Just got back from my local Best Buy, I was the first one to order the phone. They are stocking it on June 3rd and releasing it on June 4th, though the lady that I was dealing with made it sound like there was a chance to get it on the 3rd. I'll probably just wait until the 4th unless I'm driving by.

I also confirmed that the preorder is a guarantee. I can show up two weeks after they've been out of stock and it will still be there. Obviously I won't do that, but in another thread it was stated that the preorders weren't necessarily a guarantee that they would hold a phone.

TrebleStauter said:
I have been following it for months too. I understand the desire to own it first thing. I was wondering more about the shortages issue. Thanks.
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I just don't want to take the chance. Ol' Dan said that Sprint has quite the waiting list for the EVO, and even though he's most likely just talking about the inquiries that Sprint received, my BB is only about a five minute drive from my house so it's kind of a no-brainer for the peace of mind.
 
Clock said:
Just got back from my local Best Buy, I was the first one to order the phone. They are stocking it on June 3rd and releasing it on June 4th, though the lady that I was dealing with made it sound like there was a chance to get it on the 3rd. I'll probably just wait until the 4th unless I'm driving by.

I also confirmed that the preorder is a guarantee. I can show up two weeks after they've been out of stock and it will still be there. Obviously I won't do that, but in another thread it was stated that the preorders weren't necessarily a guarantee that they would hold a phone.



I just don't want to take the chance. Ol' Dan said that Sprint has quite the waiting list for the EVO, and even though he's most likely just talking about the inquiries that Sprint received, my BB is only about a five minute drive from my house so it's kind of a no-brainer for the peace of mind.
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how much you pay for down payment ?
 
When my Best Buy open in Dublin Ca- I will pre order mine. Its not the one near my house, it is near my job so if available on 6/3 late after noon I can swing by and get it -if available on 6/4 early I can go before I go to work and be late of course.

Im super excited about this phone....the $10 dollar is not a deal breaker for me because first I have a 25% discount and a $20 dollar discount on my main line.
 
Just came back from pre ordering mine!!!! =) I was the first one yay. They had no idea what was going on. The computer didn't know about it yet either.
 
Few questions:

Can you sign new contracts at Best Buy?

Can Best Buy transfer my current number to Sprint? How does that work?
 
Yay! Got my preorder in. First Person at NYC 23 and 6th Ave Best Buy. :)

As I was finishing my order and signing for my credit card someone else was standing behind me. As I waked away I could here them say.

"I'd like to pre order the evo please"

Let the good times roll.
 
cesjr02 said:
Few questions:

Can you sign new contracts at Best Buy?

Can Best Buy transfer my current number to Sprint? How does that work?
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Yes, they are just a third-party Sprint retailer so you can do all that stuff through Best Buy mobile.
 
Just did my preorder.

50$ down which gets you a 50$ gift card. You can use the card on anything you want, even the day of the preorder. I'll just put it towards the phone when I pick it up.

I made an appt for 11:30 on June 4th. There were only about 5 names ahead of mine on the preorder sheet. (though they had only been open 1.5 hours, so thats 1 pre order every 10-15 mins.)
 
Streetman said:
Radio Shack? I didn't know they were still around. I thought they folded after the Tandy 1000 folded.

For those of you who are as old am I am, you've gotta give me props on a system with 384kb of ROM. Yes, 384 of ROM, not a 386x system. Who else had a Vic20 before that?

Now, gimmee a true 4g phone already, Radio Shack, or Best Buy, or whomever!!!!!!
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Haha My first computer was a tandy 1000sx!
 
SoFLO said:
Just got back from pre-ordering mine...life is good :D
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Did your BB have an actual unit in-store? Trying to get my wife to go Evo instead of Samsung Moment but I need her to be able to see the size and build to get her over the need for a physical QWERTY.
 
phantom phenom said:
how much you pay for down payment ?
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54.something.

One oddity is that I did NOT get a gift card because something wasn't setup in their system yet.

They gave me a copy of an EVO-themed sheet which had my name / phone number on it and a receipt for the 54 bucks. The receipt had an "EVO Preorder" item on it, and I was told that when I came in to pick the phone up, that money would be refunded to me and I would then pay the full 200.
 
I just preordered mine as well. No demo units or brochures, nada. I arrived 40 minutes after they opened, I asked the rep if there had been a lot of preorders, she replied with "oooh yeah." The only other customer, a girl next to me was buying an iPhone.
 
Clock said:
54.something.

One oddity is that I did NOT get a gift card because something wasn't setup in their system yet.

They gave me a copy of an EVO-themed sheet which had my name / phone number on it and a receipt for the 54 bucks. The receipt had an "EVO Preorder" item on it, and I was told that when I came in to pick the phone up, that money would be refunded to me and I would then pay the full 200.
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54, what did they tax you or something? My gift card was 50 even.
 
Rigmaster said:
Did your BB have an actual unit in-store? Trying to get my wife to go Evo instead of Samsung Moment but I need her to be able to see the size and build to get her over the need for a physical QWERTY.
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No.

Clock same thing happened to me, I didn't get a gift card. I just filled out an EVO sheet.
 
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