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Mallissa
Android Enthusiast
I hope so, I will just go with whomever has it first at this point.
I've been using my iPhone 4 this whole time waiting for the Thunderbolt and I have to admit, ease of use, great music player, apps, and and and.... ok yeah, who am I kidding - I want my Thunderbolt A S A P 
On a side note, I just got off the phone with my Best Buy and they said "Mid March is looking good". W T F
On a side note, I just got off the phone with my Best Buy and they said "Mid March is looking good". W T F
They might still have news.. who knows
Mallissa
Android Enthusiast
I've been using my iPhone 4 this whole time waiting for the Thunderbolt and I have to admit, ease of use, great music player, apps, and and and.... ok yeah, who am I kidding - I want my Thunderbolt A S A P
On a side note, I just got off the phone with my Best Buy and they said "Mid March is looking good". W T F
That would be next week or a little after, not to far off now.
That would be next week or a little after, not to far off now.
But But But!!!! >.>
Mur. lol
Since I'm past the Best Buy 45 day return policy at this point I'm going to have to sell this iPhone on eBay and buy it full price - blah lol
But But But!!!! >.>
Mur. lol
Since I'm past the Best Buy 45 day return policy at this point I'm going to have to sell this iPhone on eBay and buy it full price - blah lol
You will still get a pretty penny for it on eBay. But ebay is full of fees. Sold my Xbox for 405 only got 350
mischiefse7en
Well-Known Member
Try craigslist. That's where i bought my wifes iphone. And it came with a case and a car charger
But But But!!!! >.>
Mur. lol
Since I'm past the Best Buy 45 day return policy at this point I'm going to have to sell this iPhone on eBay and buy it full price - blah lol
One suggestion is that return your iPhone and change to something like DroidX and then in another 30 days change to TB.
Papadroid
Android Expert
One suggestion is that return your iPhone and change to something like DroidX and then in another 30 days change to TB.
I have a question for you Jay based off of this suggestion above. Is there no end to the 30 day return policy? Take the example above, what would stop someone from switching to a different phone every 30 days or so? I wouldn't do this but let's say someone buys an incredilble then two weeks down the road you take it back and get the Thunderbolt. Then you hear about the Bionic and want to try it so you take back the Thunderbolt. I think you get my point, but it doesn't seem that it should be possible to keep switching phones every 30 days.
Mallissa
Android Enthusiast
I have exchanged enough phones at Best Buy to know, you can't exchange a new phone every 30 days. The exchange is based on the FIRST handset you purchase with the carrier. As an example, I switched from Sprint to Verizon on 1/11/2011. I am a rewards silver member and have a 45 day return policy. NORMALLY it doesn't apply to mobile devices, but the mobile manager at my best buy is cool and she will exchange up to 45 days for me. After 14 days of sign up you are locked in to Verizon Wireless. After that, under normal return guidelines, you have 16 more days to exchange your handset to another type. I didn't want to go over my 45 days so 32 or something days into the purchase I exchanged the Droid X to the iPhone 4. That does NOT mean I have 30 days from that point to exchange it again. Basically, I signed up on 1/11/2011. I had until 2/26/2011 (based on 45 days) to exchange my phone to whatever I wanted. After that, I'm stuck with the phone and can't exchange it any longer.
That is the reason I got rid of the Droid X for the iPhone 4 - the X on ebay will get about 300 bucks. The iPhone 4 will get like 600-700.
Hope that helps
OMG I know right? I sold like four iPhone 4 32GB's for AT&T when myself, spouse, and brother + girlfriend switched from AT&T to Verizon. Each sold for 600. After eBay fees, PayPal fees, and shipping we got like 500 or so for each lol
it sucked 
Mallissa
Android Enthusiast
I have exchanged enough phones at Best Buy to know, you can't exchange a new phone every 30 days. The exchange is based on the FIRST handset you purchase with the carrier. As an example, I switched from Sprint to Verizon on 1/11/2011. I am a rewards silver member and have a 45 day return policy. NORMALLY it doesn't apply to mobile devices, but the mobile manager at my best buy is cool and she will exchange up to 45 days for me. After 14 days of sign up you are locked in to Verizon Wireless. After that, under normal return guidelines, you have 16 more days to exchange your handset to another type. I didn't want to go over my 45 days so 32 or something days into the purchase I exchanged the Droid X to the iPhone 4. That does NOT mean I have 30 days from that point to exchange it again. Basically, I signed up on 1/11/2011. I had until 2/26/2011 (based on 45 days) to exchange my phone to whatever I wanted. After that, I'm stuck with the phone and can't exchange it any longer.
That is the reason I got rid of the Droid X for the iPhone 4 - the X on ebay will get about 300 bucks. The iPhone 4 will get like 600-700.
Hope that helps
Ahh, I see, that clears it. I was just really confused as well. Thanks!
Mallissa
Android Enthusiast
As a silver member, I had a 45 day return on a printer.
Tech Addiction
Android Expert
Don't they charge restocking fees? I'm sure they do. They might waive one for you having to wait for the Thunderbolt to release but I wouldn't think it would be open ended.
Edit: Nevermind, I thought you were talking about VZW.
Edit: Nevermind, I thought you were talking about VZW.
Papadroid
Android Expert
I have exchanged enough phones at Best Buy to know, you can't exchange a new phone every 30 days. The exchange is based on the FIRST handset you purchase with the carrier. As an example, I switched from Sprint to Verizon on 1/11/2011. I am a rewards silver member and have a 45 day return policy. NORMALLY it doesn't apply to mobile devices, but the mobile manager at my best buy is cool and she will exchange up to 45 days for me. After 14 days of sign up you are locked in to Verizon Wireless. After that, under normal return guidelines, you have 16 more days to exchange your handset to another type. I didn't want to go over my 45 days so 32 or something days into the purchase I exchanged the Droid X to the iPhone 4. That does NOT mean I have 30 days from that point to exchange it again. Basically, I signed up on 1/11/2011. I had until 2/26/2011 (based on 45 days) to exchange my phone to whatever I wanted. After that, I'm stuck with the phone and can't exchange it any longer.
That is the reason I got rid of the Droid X for the iPhone 4 - the X on ebay will get about 300 bucks. The iPhone 4 will get like 600-700.
Hope that helps
That is what I thought. The reason I asked was because of the scenario I pointed to. I mean if you could just keep returning you would always have the up to date devices. It just wouldn't make sense from a business perspective to allow this.
I don't know about BB, but with Verizon you get one switch. Even if you decide that the second is not to your liking you can't even go back to the first one you had as that is considered 2 exchanges. You're stuck with the second one. It happened to one of my brother's coworkers. He tried a OG Droid, heard about the Incredible, but they were out of stock. The salesman talked him into an HTC Imagio
, telling him it was basically the same thing. After using it for a bit he could tell it wasn't the same at all, but he was stuck. The resale on an Imagio is horrible and even then he would've had to buy an Incredible (when they were in stock) at full price.If I had to guess, I doubt BB would allow anymore exchanges than Verizon, even though they still offer a 30 day return policy vs. Verizon's now 14 day policy.
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bjanow
Android Expert
That is correct plus a restocking fee of $35. Not worth it, just hang in there.