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[Q] Contracted Galaxy Note UK

Had anyone ordered a Note with one of the major UK companies? I'm waiting to see if Orange will be getting it, no one seems to have heard of it in Customer Services. And there's no info with O2 , Vodafone or T-Mobile.
Any info greatly appreciated,
O

Ovenscrubber said:
Had anyone ordered a Note with one of the major UK companies? I'm waiting to see if Orange will be getting it, no one seems to have heard of it in Customer Services. And there's no info with O2 , Vodafone or T-Mobile.
Any info greatly appreciated,
O
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Clove will have stock Thursday 11/3. Unlocked mobile will send its second shipment early next week. First shipment sold out and sent 10/28.

Have a look here - http://www.onecompare.com/phone/samsung/galaxynote/monthly-contract
Higher up front cost and lower monthly here - http://www.onecompare.com/phone?hs=...=30&contract=&gift=&extra=1&cashback=&sortby=

The Note has only been announced as being available on O2 in the UK so far based on Samsung's London event last week, the launch date was originally due to be tomorrow but has been moved to 03/11, however this device is not showing on the o2 coming soon page. It is however showing on internal stock checking system with no release date..

Phones4U only have Orange on their website, however it has a deliver date of 23 Nov...

I'd love to hear about contract versions of this phone and when all of the information will be released. It seems strange that with the phone's imminent release that none of the stores appear to have any information and all of the company websites don't appear to be showing any dates.
For such a powerful/expensive/flagship handset the PR and marketing for the masses is terrible in the UK. No store is advertising it at all :/

yeah i've been to high st shops today in London. carphonewarehouse , phone4u , o2 , vodafone but non of them know what galaxy note is ,,, lol oh well,
ps. on carphonewarehouse website the galaxy note is on comingsoon page.

I've met samsung representative on 25 Oct (Friday) in Carephone warehouse with galaxy note in his hands.
When I asked him about availability he told me that it's going to be in on Monday 28th Oct, which didn't seem right. Been there again today and they still are waiting for the stock.
Hopefully it'll be in on Thursday so I'll finally judge whether to pull the trigger and take it.

I'm waiting to see if the GNote will be made available on the 3 network, to make the most of the "all you can eat" data plans.
I'll wait until I see it in the flesh too - having read some of the posts on here, I would imagine Shaq would struggle to hold it!

Towserspvm2000 said:
I'm waiting to see if the GNote will be made available on the 3 network, to make the most of the "all you can eat" data plans.
I'll wait until I see it in the flesh too - having read some of the posts on here, I would imagine Shaq would struggle to hold it!
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It's a shame that the only options for "real" unlimited data plan is either 3 network or giffgaff (you'll need o2 locked or unlocked phone for this one tho) :/.
It's so easy to exceed more than 1 GB bandwidth, especially with downloading apps, wallpapers or watch some videos on youtube.

on buymobilephones.net can preorder contract Expected on 19/11/2011 , on vodafone, Tmobile ,orange and o2 network.
https://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-Note/30,83149,All,tt1,ct1

Thankyou for all the info guys. Really hoping it turns up on Orange so as I could upgrade soon, I've delayed that option for a couple of months in hope of a larger screen device.
Once again, thanks

Ovenscrubber said:
Thankyou for all the info guys. Really hoping it turns up on Orange so as I could upgrade soon, I've delayed that option for a couple of months in hope of a larger screen device.
Once again, thanks
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it's already on orange
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_contract_details.asp?Itemkey=575545

jUsT2eXy said:
it's already on orange
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop_contract_details.asp?Itemkey=575545
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The issue here is that:
Delivery Date
Order today for delivery on 23/11
Taken directly from your linked page.

update from buymobilephone.net
already in stock with O2 and Vodafone
Orange network will be tomorrow and T-mobile is 19/11/2011
https://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-Note/30,83149,All,tt1,ct1

Shame is so expensive! You can usually pick up high end phones for free on £25 a month I'll have to pay £100 upfront and £31 p/m to get this!

khsbenny said:
Shame is so expensive! You can usually pick up high end phones for free on £25 a month I'll have to pay £100 upfront and £31 p/m to get this!
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This is at the top end of high end phones and is brand new with limited stock at the moment. SIM free in the UK it is at least £540 unless you look to import it from abroad. Whichever way you cut it to have this phone and airtime is going to cost.
£100 + £31 x 24 = £844.
You must be getting a lot of minutes/texts/data for that price. There are contract deals for a hair over £700 over two years, but that's £210 up front and then ~£20 per month. If I wanted a contract that's the way I'd go, but instead I've bought SIM free from amazon.de (£486 for the phone) and will be using giffgaff to run the phone. Worst case for me is that I pay £10 per month to giffgaff for a goody bag, but in practice I don't need much mobile data and can get by with even less cost by paying as I go. It's also worth considering buying SIM free and then looking at 12 month SIM only contracts, which can net out to around £8 per month with cash back. Check out http://www.hotukdeals.com/mobiles/deals/hot to seek out some good offers. Example - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/t-mobile-300-minutes-300-texts-choose-your-booster-1050776
My last branded phone (Orange San Francisco) was so riddled with network operator crud that it had to be rooted and modded to remove the toot. Orange have never released a ROM upgrade for it in over 12 months so I'd still be stuck on 2.1 Eclair if I'd played by their rules. Now I'm running CM7 on it and all is good. It would need to be a persuasive contract deal to make me want to put up with that crap ever again.
For anyone wanting to go the contract route you can use cash back websites to take a little of the sting out of the deal. I use TopCashBack and Quidco. Probable savings are a minimum of £30 and possibly over £100, although the cash back is not guaranteed.

Just to elaborate on the last post...
Amazon.de is cheap... £470 for the note...
Since my T-Mobile contract is up...my £15mnth contract can go down to £9 automatically...if I haggle..then much less.
£9 x 24 (New Galaxy Contracts are 24mnths) = £216
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£470 for the phone
= £686
Most retailers in the UK are selling the Note for £570-650 so £686 with a contract is a bargain. So it is better to buy the phone sim free and find a cheap contract.
The Note contracts are £35 minimum for 24 months plus they make you pay for the phone. 35 x 24 = £840 !! plus £30-£120 for the phone = EXPENSIVE..
Thing is will there be a difference between the German (EU) version and the UK version in terms of the look/feel of the software and the updates?
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^ Seems like a decent contract to me (suits my needs...) 24 * 25.54 = £612.96 + £129.99 for phone = £742.95 .. £56.95 for expensive but it saves me £470 upfront costs... but I will ring the T-Mobile upgrade number to haggle...I don't want to pay for the phone...

jUsT2eXy said:
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^ Seems like a decent contract to me (suits my needs...) 24 * 25.54 = £612.96 + £129.99 for phone = £742.95 .. £56.95 for expensive but it saves me £470 upfront costs... but I will ring the T-Mobile upgrade number to haggle...I don't want to pay for the phone...
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What about this one - 18 * 25.54 = £459.72, plus £179.99 for the phone = £639.71

That's pretty good... only downside is its 300 / 300 ... I can live with that... but in case you do ever need to use more the charges will rack up.
Right now for £9.32 a month I get 600mins, 500 texts, Unlimited Internet (1GB) , Unlimited Landline Booster... Usual cost of this contract excluding landline booster is £25+ ... and they only give you 500mb instead of the 1gb I currently enjoy.
so it works out better for me to buy the note sim free from Germany.
May be when O2 / carphone warehouse etc reveal there tariffs we will have a better idea of what to do.

Gamestop Nexus 7...identical to Play Store?

Here's my question/situation...
I'm going to preorder the Nexus 7, however I think I'd rather go with Gamestop rather than the Play Store. They will give me 200 to trade in my Galaxy Tab 10 (having no luck selling it offhand), bringing it to around 50 bucks. To be honest, 200 isn't a bad trade in value for me. Plus I wouldn't have to pay for shipping
My only concern is that, do you think the firmware is going to be different since Gamestop usually "preloads" free games onto their Android tablets? Kind of like how the GSM Galaxy Nexus has a million different software variants?
Does anyone know how this is accomplished with the Android tablets that they already offer? Very concerned that the firmware/software won't be the same and will require separate OTAs handled by Asus/Gamestop.
Thanks

MMcCraryNJ said:
My only concern is that, do you think the firmware is going to be different since Gamestop usually "preloads" free games onto their Android tablets?
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No. Google isn't being stupid this time.

MMcCraryNJ said:
Here's my question/situation...
I'm going to preorder the Nexus 7, however I think I'd rather go with Gamestop rather than the Play Store. They will give me 200 to trade in my Galaxy Tab 10 (having no luck selling it offhand), bringing it to around 50 bucks. To be honest, 200 isn't a bad trade in value for me. Plus I wouldn't have to pay for shipping
My only concern is that, do you think the firmware is going to be different since Gamestop usually "preloads" free games onto their Android tablets? Kind of like how the GSM Galaxy Nexus has a million different software variants?
Does anyone know how this is accomplished with the Android tablets that they already offer? Very concerned that the firmware/software won't be the same and will require separate OTAs handled by Asus/Gamestop.
Thanks
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In speaking to Gamestop, the N7 will come just as it would from play. GS is not tied to it apart from selling it (it wouldn't be a nexus if GS had a hand in what it shipped with).
I saw one user mention that they still got the 25$ play credit even though they ordered it through GS. Not sure if this is confirmed or not.. Will call google to find out.
EDIT: From Google Support, only devices purchased through Google Play will receive the 25$ content credit. I guess the other guy got duped.

I have a friend that works at Gamestop and she's been told by her supervisors that they will be getting the $25 credit and that you get it by activating the tablet with your google account.
now take that as you will because as above, google support is apparently saying something different.
but aside from the credit, the device will be exactly the same.

They are giving the 25 credit
GS is giving the 25 credit.
They have a flyer on most stores.
25 credit and movie/book included.
No difference in regards to buying directly from google store.
Call and ask any GS store, they will tell you the same.

Preorder mine yesterday at gamestop....manager told me "whatever Google play is offering with the Nexus 7 is what gamestop will be offering .....$25 credit/transformers movie...". I traded in a 4S and was surprised at the credit given to me. So I got the 16gb N7 and blackops 2.
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Preordered mine today at gs. I am getting the $25 dollar play store credit and transformer movie, you can only get the 16GB version. I brought in about 8 games a Nintendo ds and my first gen psp and got $90 total store credit. They give you an extra 30% on your trades if you pre-order the nexus 7. Going back with two iPod nano's, they have a promotion going for those too up to $72 for the iPods depending on model. Estimating I'll spend about $100 out of pocket or less depending on what the iPods are worth. It's a good way to go if you have some games or technology to trade.
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Called about trading my OG Transformer and they said they just stopped taking them only the Prime.

Good chance Gamestop will be over-whelmed with tradeins...

Yeah, I just went unsuccessfully to Gamestop.
Yesterday and today, two separate Gamestops told me over the phone that my Galaxy Tab trade-in was going to be 195, since the regular value was 150 plus the extra 30 percent.
I get to the store and magically, just like that, there is a *glitch* (right) in the computer, and now the tablet is only worth 115, plus the 30 percent, bringing it to 150 total trade-in.
Classic bait and switch on Gamestop's part. The associate was actually very helpful, showing me on their computer that there are two separate trade-in values showing for the Tab. What Gamestop likely did was decrease all the trade values by 30 percent right before they added the "extra 30 percent" promotion.
I could settle with an almost 200 trade in, but 150 is a bit ridiculous. Gamestop just lost a purchase.

MMcCraryNJ said:
Yeah, I just went unsuccessfully to Gamestop.
Yesterday and today, two separate Gamestops told me over the phone that my Galaxy Tab trade-in was going to be 195, since the regular value was 150 plus the extra 30 percent.
I get to the store and magically, just like that, there is a *glitch* (right) in the computer, and now the tablet is only worth 115, plus the 30 percent, bringing it to 150 total trade-in.
Classic bait and switch on Gamestop's part. The associate was actually very helpful, showing me on their computer that there are two separate trade-in values showing for the Tab. What Gamestop likely did was decrease all the trade values by 30 percent right before they added the "extra 30 percent" promotion.
I could settle with an almost 200 trade in, but 150 is a bit ridiculous. Gamestop just lost a purchase.
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No they didn't. The $150 trade-in was probably for it if it was in "Like New" condition. The $115 is probably in "Good" condition. I traded my iPod Touch 4th Gen 64gb for around $265 with the 30% added in "Like New" condition which was exactly like I had added it up on the internet.

Just want mine so bad!

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Good chance Gamestop will be over-whelmed with tradeins...
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I was the first customer who pre-ordered the Nexus at my GameStop and I pre-ordered it on Monday, I believe. The workers said that the surrounding stores had had one or two pre-orders at the most. I doubt they'll be overwhelmed. And this isn't really a good sign for Google. If they don't market this tablet no one is going to know about it.

jtc276 said:
No they didn't. The $150 trade-in was probably for it if it was in "Like New" condition. The $115 is probably in "Good" condition. I traded my iPod Touch 4th Gen 64gb for around $265 with the 30% added in "Like New" condition which was exactly like I had added it up on the internet.
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I verified that they were adding it into the system as "Like New". So, yeah, they did.

Gamestop is not in the habit of giving away money, so they will price tradeins for less than they thing they can resell them for.
If they think the market for small used electronic products has dropped after the Google announcement - they will adjust tradein prices down.

one drawback to Gamestop prepossessing games, which I learned from my Prime which I purchased at Gamestop. Gamestop just sideloads apps onto your device. they aren't properly installed through Google play store. what does this mean? it means once there's an update for your game, the Google play store will show it installed but when you go to update, Google store will tell you it wasn't purchased. my Gamestop prime had Sonic CD, Shadowgun THD & other games pre loaded. once updates came for Sonic CD or Shadowgun THD, Google store told me it wasn't purchased. Although technically I did through Gamestop special of Gamestop primes being preloaded with games. Me n several other Gamestop prime owners had this issue and never found a solution.
I eneded up writing Madfinger, developers of Shadowgun THD. I told them my problem. the developer I was talking to was really cool and he emailed me the new updated version Of Shadowgun THD. the one with new levels n guns n all that.
so just a warning to soon to be nexus7 Gamestop owners. your preloaded(paid) games won't be able to be updated through play store. unless they properly do it. but doubt it since so many people that had Gamestop primes experienced same issue.
oh n I forgot, here's the really messed up part. at first I figured OK. ill just uninstall the game(Gamestop prepossessing apk) and purchase it from playstore so I can get proper updates. well once I uninstalled, I couldnt purchase it or I couldn't even redownload it from the market. that was the last straw and that's when I emailed the developer and told him my whole story. The developer looked out for me and emailed the apk. at first he sent me the regular version...lol. I had to write back saying I actually had a tegra3 device. so he sent me the latest tegra3 version.

There is already a sticky for discussing such matters, continue all further discussion there.
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Play Store buyers, Please post your first Impressions (This isn't a shipping thread!)

Most of us who pre-ordered are a little peeved to say the least with how pre-orders were handled. After reading threads about quality issues, etc., with those able to buy from B&M last week, I'd like to know what people's impressions are of the device who ordered from the Play Store.
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Did Google hold back to fix last minute issues? Were these a different batch than the retailer-reserved units? We can only speculate.
Most of us will receive the device tomorrow it seems. I personally will not be able to open mine until I return home from business on Friday, but there will be thousands waiting for that UPS guy to show up!
The purpose of this thread, fellow Play Store buyers, is to post your impressions, especially on issues like the left side screen clip, ghosting, flickering, yellow spots, battery life, etc. I'll be adding mine on Friday. Hopefully the vast majority of us have defect free devices. If yours is perfect, post that as well.

What happened? I ordered mine on the 13th, which I guess wouldn't be preorder since it came out that day. lol

I haven't even received a shipping notification yet... No way anything is happening anytime soon, it seems.
Really ticks me off, I have to admit!
Why would I ever want to buy from Google Play again, if other (brick & mortar) stores have already sold out a few days ago?
Besides, it makes me realize how much more professional Apple handles these roll-outs. And I thought only Verizon stinks (see Galaxy Nexus roll-out).
-- BIG BUMMER!!!
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What do you mean what happened? The thread is for impressions from those that pre-ordered or bought the device from the Play Store and HAVE the device. This is not a thread about shipping.

Well, I can honestly say I'm happy with my device. It seems perfect to me, no defects as far as I can see. It may have taken some time to get here, but I'm very happy with the quality.
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Japanezedann said:
Well, I can honestly say I'm happy with my device. It seems perfect to me, no defects as far as I can see. It may have taken some time to get here, but I'm very happy with the quality.
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Did you order yours from the Play store? If so, please post a little more about it

Most defective units appear to be from GameStop. Mime from ebuyer and others from ebuyer appear to be fine.
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Jayrod1980 said:
What do you mean what happened? The thread is for impressions from those that pre-ordered or bought the device from the Play Store and HAVE the device. This is not a thread about shipping.
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Ya, but from your post, you DON'T HAVE the device.
Be more specific next time. Seems your whining about how your order was processed and being pessimistic about the condition you'll get the device in. Even you say you won't be able to open it for a week.
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(Step666, this is not a shipping thread!)
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Most defective units appear to be from GameStop. Mime from ebuyer and others from ebuyer appear to be fine.
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Got a C6 from Gamestop this Saturday with no issues at all. More happy with the quality of the N7 out of the box than my previous Asus 201 tab

Way to go on reading skills there. Simply read the post and it is clear. My device will be at my house tomorrow, as it will be for thousands of others that ordered from the play store. Whether I'm there or not I open it until 3 days later is irrelevant. I would have created or posted to a thread like this regardless.
QC is a legitimate question to ask for a brand new device and there are some mysteries about this launch that make it doubly valid to find this out.
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Got a C6 from Gamestop this Saturday with no issues at all.
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C6?

I think most people who pre-ordered from the Play store wont have their N7s until at earliest tomorrow. I think thats why some people earlier are confused, lol

zinfinion said:
C6?
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First two of the prefix of the serial number Asus puts on its batches, C 2012 the number is the month it was built in 6 for June

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Hahaha,This was hilarious Thanks for making me laugh!!
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First two of the prefix of the serial number Asus puts on its batches, C 2012 the number is the month it was built in 6 for June
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Gotcha. This should help to see if there's any pattern to QC problems. At this point I'm guessing it's just random though since they are probably all C6's.

I'm very disappointed by the Play store.
1. Stores were able to sell their stock earlier than Google.
2. The $25 credit sounded like an exclusive, which is why I pre-ordered, but looks like every N7 has the credit regardless of purchase location.
3. Shipping cost, why am I paying $19.99 if I can order the same device somewhere else with free shipping and still get the credit.
Thinking of cancelling my order tomorrow and waiting to buy in-store or from another online retailer.

WarbyParker said:
I'm very disappointed by the Play store.
1. Stores were able to sell their stock earlier than Google.
2. The $25 credit sounded like an exclusive, which is why I pre-ordered, but looks like every N7 has the credit regardless of purchase location.
3. Shipping cost, why am I paying $19.99 if I can order the same device somewhere else with free shipping and still get the credit.
Thinking of cancelling my order tomorrow and waiting to buy in-store or from another online retailer.
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Cmon man... don't post this stuff here. It's not a ***** fest about the pre order. Most of us are upset... there's lots of threads about it. This is for people who have received play store orders to post their reviews or impressions, nothing more. I am curious to see if C6 is prefix for the per orders though!
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Shipping box size and how well packed
No I have not received mine yet, but I am asking from those that do to included a description of packaging for all of us (from NZ and AUS) ordering from Google Play USA to determine cost of freight forwarding and/or whether to get them to re pack or not.
Air freight internationally is often charged by volumetric weight this is determined by size not actual weight. We know the Nexus 7 UPS states shipping weight is 1.6 or 1.7lbs.
Can anyone give the size of the shipping box? I estimate from youtube video to be 10 x 7 x 5 inches, can anyone confirm? If so this is a volumetric weight of 3lbs.
Also can someone comment on how well it is packed?

I pre-ordered 2 units from play store as soon as the page was live, I was able to buy a n7 from a B&M store yesterday and I have no word on the status of my deliveries yet from google. I'll post again once I receive the shipment of 2 to let you know if there are any discernable differences.

Nexus 5 - Best Buy Price Match - Share your story!

New Nexus 5 owner here. I was a Nexus 4 owner until yesterday. I sold the N4 (8GB) to my co-worker for $200.
Well... I went yesterday to my local Best Buy (Laredo, TX) and went to the Mobile section and this (pretty) lady was at the desk. I told her that I wanted to get a Nexus 5 without a contract, cash. She took the keys and opened a drawer behind her and took the N5. I asked her for the price and she told me it was $450. So, I opened the browser on my phone and searched the N5 on the Google Play Store and told her that Google was selling the phone for $350 and if it would be possible for them to price match the phone. She told me that it was possible. She took my N4 and verified the information. She called the manager (a rocker-tattooed kinda guy) and he authorized the price match. They have to put the store to be matched as Other.
Success!
My recommendations. Be polite. Just act casual and don't be nervous.
Share your stories!

best buy is the only retailer i know that matches the online price of any product. i didnt know the nexus 5 was sold in stores.

svengalis said:
best buy is the only retailer i know that matches the online price of any product. i didnt know the nexus 5 was sold in stores.
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Yes, they do match prices of other online stores, but the list of the stores they match is limited. The Google Play Store is not included, so, this is why the price match of the Nexus 5 is YMMV.
From Best Buy:
"Amazon.com, Apple.com, Bhphotovideo.com, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, Frys.com, hhgregg.com, HP.com, HomeDepot.com, Lowes.com, Newegg.com, OfficeDepot.com, OfficeMax.com, Rakuten.com Shopping, Sears.com, Staples.com, Target.com, TigerDirect.com and Walmart.com. We will match prices between our stores and BestBuy.com®. We will also match prices post purchase if we lower our price within 15 days of your purchase."
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Payment...ee/pcmcat297300050000.c?id=pcmcat297300050000

Tried this at 3 different stores in the Vegas area. No success
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cas8180 said:
Tried this at 3 different stores in the Vegas area. No success
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D:
Try to flirt or something with the BB employee. I think I did that inadvertently.

Worked for me in Madison Heights, MI Best Buy. Picked up a 16GB Black and sold my 32GB black I had purchased from the PlayStore. I did not need the extra space as I still have 10gb free on my 16gb.
Comes with a Sprint SIM in the phone but no SIM tool, so just used a pin, popped it open and put my AT&T SIM in and have been using it since.
$370.99 out the door after MI 6% tax.

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Worked for me in Madison Heights, MI Best Buy. Picked up a 16GB Black and sold my 32GB black I had purchased from the PlayStore. I did not need the extra space as I still have 10gb free on my 16gb.
Comes with a Sprint SIM in the phone but no SIM tool, so just used a pin, popped it open and put my AT&T SIM in and have been using it since.
$370.99 out the door after MI 6% tax.
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Nice.
When did you get it? I got it yesterday at 7:00 p.m. approximately.

If you can price match the phone at Best Buy, it is a way better deal than getting it from the Play Store. You don't have to pay shipping and you don't have to wait!

Back on November 20th, I believe (receipt is at home) . I had to stay late for an evening meeting and stopped by BB after reading some posts about people PM to BB on another forum. Took all of 3 minutes or so. Manager came over to authorize the $100 price match to online price with no questions.

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Tried this at 3 different stores in the Vegas area. No success
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Its always a gamble......HaHa, see what I did there?

I got Best Buy to price match the day it came out. They didn't really give me any issues. Yes, there is a list of sites they price match, but if it is a reputable site, they don't really care. I also had a $100 BB gift card for switching my electric company, and I sold my N4 for $200. My out of pocket cost was like $70 after taxes..

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I got Best Buy to price match the day it came out. They didn't really give me any issues. Yes, there is a list of sites they price match, but if it is a reputable site, they don't really care. I also had a $100 BB gift card for switching my electric company, and I sold my N4 for $200. My out of pocket cost was like $70 after taxes..
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Now that's a good deal. Hopefully N5 retains a good resale value in a year or 2 as well.

lowandbehold said:
I got Best Buy to price match the day it came out. They didn't really give me any issues. Yes, there is a list of sites they price match, but if it is a reputable site, they don't really care. I also had a $100 BB gift card for switching my electric company, and I sold my N4 for $200. My out of pocket cost was like $70 after taxes..
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Great deal
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Success.
Got a second one for my girlfriend (secret Christmas present) today, price matched at the same store.

Not nexus 5 related, but last year I was able to buy to S3s for 2¢ using price match off an Amazon deal...

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Not nexus 5 related, but last year I was able to buy to S3s for 2¢ using price match off an Amazon deal...
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Wait... contract free?

Worked for me just had to talk to the Manger.
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Wait... contract free?
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Not that awesome,lol. But I did go with sprint and just recently cancelled. They waived my etf by returning the phone, which was a cracked screen disaster. So it was sorta like contract free...:victory:

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Got a second one for my girlfriend (secret Christmas present) today, price matched at the same store.
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Guys i need help.... i just called my local best buy they told me they dont price match the phone cuz its not the unlocked one... when clearly its unlocked and its the same damn phone they say oh its the sprint one... but its the same bs..... what else can i say.

xxjrsmith3xx said:
Guys i need help.... i just called my local best buy they told me they dont price match the phone cuz its not the unlocked one... when clearly its unlocked and its the same damn phone they say oh its the sprint one... but its the same bs..... what else can i say.
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I'd go in person and say the same thing. When the sales associate won't listen, ask to talk to the manager. Say the same thing to him. When he won't listen, bring up the Play Store, and go to technical specs. At the same time, go to Best Buy's site or Sprint's site and go to technical specs (whichever will show the ACTUAL specs; BB's site doesn't seem to go into too much detail). Then just Google "Nexus 5 versions" or "Can unlocked Nexus 5 be used on Sprint?" and show the results. Basically show them that everyone knows that the devices are identical except them.
Of course, showing them that is no guarantee that they'll honor the price match. As this whole thread states, YMMV when it comes to them price matching.

Note 4 - UK - £599 - 03/10/2014

It seems that you can now pre-order this phone SIM free from Unlocked Mobiles for a 3rd October delivery, which is sooner than what some are expecting.
I am not aloud to post links on this forum yet it would seem, so go to Unlocked-Mobiles dot co dot uk and then select the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in the Model drop down box at the top of the page.
Seems exspensive, about 1000 USD after tax or 750 EUR.

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It seems that you can now pre-order this phone SIM free from Unlocked Mobiles for a 3rd October delivery, which is sooner than what some are expecting.
I am not aloud to post links on this forum yet it would seem, so go to Unlocked-Mobiles dot co dot uk and then select the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in the Model drop down box at the top of the page.
Seems exspensive, about 1000 USD after tax or 750 EUR.
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They listed it right after the announcement so I suspect both the price and the release date are subject to change.

http://geizhals.at/eu/samsung-galaxy-note-4-n910s-schwarz-a1161598.html

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Media Markt / Saturn in Germany - can be ordered now for 700 €. In stock on November 1st.

Still too expensive. I counted up to 650 at most.

Price will drop a bit till then. 650 still a lot (for not-iPleople )

I paid £630 for my Note 3 on release last year... 5 weeks later people were picking it up for £580 or so, price will drop it always does.. I'm toying with it.. Not a major Samsung lover these days though. So will be a tough decision.

I found some prognosis of the price searcher. It says Note 4 will drop significantly in first 3 months, like previous ones:
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Yeah it will be 40% cheaper after Xmas.
After my N3 experience I am reluctant to spent that kind of money again on Samsung.
N4 is only worth £350-400 at most.

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It seems that you can now pre-order this phone SIM free from Unlocked Mobiles for a 3rd October delivery, which is sooner than what some are expecting.
I am not aloud to post links on this forum yet it would seem, so go to Unlocked-Mobiles dot co dot uk and then select the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in the Model drop down box at the top of the page.
Seems exspensive, about 1000 USD after tax or 750 EUR.
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Well UK Samsung store availability is 9th October only if you pre order.

850 euros in France
First shops are showing a price of 850 euros. Doubt that a lot of people will pay that price. Samsung is playing the game of Apple!
Should be around 600 euros to be a success. Note 4 does not bring enough plus compare to Note 3 and has lost USB 3 which does not make sense to me! That was of a big help mainly with huge SD Card it can support and huge video files you can capture...

I predict the price will drop faster this year thanks to the iphone 6 plus

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Well UK Samsung store availability is 9th October only if you pre order.
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This is all very conflicting. The UK launch is set for the 10th of October, I know that the Experience Stores often do a special opening the day before which ties in obviously with the 9th but this information along with pre-ordering isn't anywhere on their websites. at £599 it appears to be more expensive than many other price quotes too.

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This is all very conflicting. The UK launch is set for the 10th of October, I know that the Experience Stores often do a special opening the day before which ties in obviously with the 9th but this information along with pre-ordering isn't anywhere on their websites. at £599 it appears to be more expensive than many other price quotes too.
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£629 same price as Note 3 at launch last year. If you want it cheaper wait 3 months.

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£629 same price as Note 3 at launch last year. If you want it cheaper wait 3 months.
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I am talking about the OP quoting a £599 price. Where did you get your £629 price from? I realise waiting 3 months will be cheaper obviously! But Clove Technology for example, are quoting a £575 price Inc VAT which again is all conflicting.
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I am talking about the OP quoting a £599 price. Where did you get your £629 price from? I realise waiting 3 months will be cheaper obviously! But Clove Technology for example, are quoting a £575 price Inc VAT which again is all conflicting.
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£629 is the price you need to pay from the Samsung UK Experience stores when you go to preorder in store.

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£629 is the price you need to pay from the Samsung UK Experience stores when you go to preorder in store.
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I also noticed that only the Samsung pre-order allows purchase of the gold/bronze version (the one I ordered). Other sites such as Clove and Amazon Germany only offer the black/grey and white options.

I still find it bizarre that the price of the Note drops everywhere but Canada after launch. The Note 3 has stayed at $750 since launch here. Good for early adopters at least.

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£629 is the price you need to pay from the Samsung UK Experience stores when you go to preorder in store.
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Thanks. That makes it clearer. Though why Samsung can't offer better deals to pre-orders I don't know. I think it might be better to wait a few days and save a lot of money.
Good to see you by the way, it was all about the K Zoom I believe last time we spoke??

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Thanks. That makes it clearer. Though why Samsung can't offer better deals to pre-orders I don't know. I think it might be better to wait a few days and save a lot of money.
Good to see you by the way, it was all about the K Zoom I believe last time we spoke??
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Yes the K Zoom was doing reall well. Back like all good things ......