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[link fixed]NEXUS 7 16 GB ONLY $234 SHIPPED!!! Act now before it is gone!!!

Sorry mods about the thread that could go in another thread. But people should see this deal before it is gone. After that feel free to merge it with any thread you feel it needs to go to.
OKAY EVERYONE! READ
Just got this deal too amazing to pass up!
Go to:
http://www.jr.com/order/basket.jsp?...Hash=0a2ace30df7d42028f38788bbc64e14d7ffee550
There will be a 16GB Nexus 7 in your cart with free shipping!
Don't forget to add the July4 promo code for $15 off!!!
Now the Tablet will cost you a total of $234 (unless you live in NY, the tax NY sorry)
Also, the free shipping uses UPS to ship to your USPS post office, THEN Usps delivers to your door. It happens all the time buying from amazon. Just sucks if your mailbox is too small. Then USPS will leave you a slip to go pick it up.
So the shipping may be slow, but you can upgrade to 2 day or 1 day for a much better shipping rate than google was offering!
I was going to pre-order from gamestop today, GLAD I WAITED!
OH! Also note: They will only ship to paypal confirmed addresses, so if your address isn't confirmed, you will have to pay with a credit card and manually type your Shipping info.
ALSO: If you use a MASTERCARD credit card (not debit) They will not charge you until it ships. So A) no balance as of yet, and B) when you are charged you know they shipped.
Do this now! Because they already took the Nexus 7 off their main page! Only a matter of time before they fix this link too!
Not sure when it is shipping, because I never saw the actual listing, but for this price, I could wait a week or two.
Happy hunting!
Oh and act now, because this deal could be gone in minutes or hours.

Censura_Umbra said:
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Aaaand it's gone.

Go to member found deals section, active link there I bought two earlier.
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Jiggavolt said:
Aaaand it's gone.
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Still there, I fixed the link in the OP. go go go! lol

It's tempting. This would be cheaper than the 8GB model in the Google store. Gave OP a thanks even though I'm not the pre-ordering type. If discount is available from one vendor, it'll be available from another down the road. We appreciate tech toys, but they can only depreciate.

A bit skeptical about this given that the actual item is not currently listed on the site.

I pulled the trigger... worse case they cancel it, I've ordered from J&R before (my laptop) and didnt have any issues with them
ganna see if i can get another 5% out of it via shop discover on my CC

i ordered one prob will get canceled oh well

e.mote said:
It's tempting. This would be cheaper than the 8GB model in the Google store. Gave OP a thanks even though I'm not the pre-ordering type. If discount is available from one vendor, it'll be available from another down the road. We appreciate tech toys, but they can only depreciate.
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Well this is probably not going to drop lower than this until used/ refurbs come out.
Google is already losing money on these tablets so there isn't much leeway in price. The only reason it is cheap through this site is because the site always offers free shipping. And the coupon code is site wide, so it was a fluke it was useable for the tablet (also probably why they took the Nexus 7 off their site, so they can wait for the coupon deal to end.
Nexcellent said:
A bit skeptical about this given that the actual item is not currently listed on the site.
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As someone else said, worse that can happen is they cancel on you. And if you use a Mastercard credit card, they won't charge you until they ship. So if they cancel on you, your money was never tied up anyway. Sounds like a win to me and no losses in sight.

Is send to israel?
Wgen it will ship?
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morell2 said:
Is send to israel?
Wgen it will ship?
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Wasn't aware they shipped to Israel.
Not sure when it will ship. Because they took the listing down. But it should hopefully ship mid July (when Google ships) or end of July (when Gamestop ships them) Either way, I am willing to wait in order to save over $40.

Censura_Umbra said:
Well this is probably not going to drop lower than this until used/ refurbs come out.
Google is already losing money on these tablets so there isn't much leeway in price. The only reason it is cheap through this site is because the site always offers free shipping. And the coupon code is site wide, so it was a fluke it was useable for the tablet (also probably why they took the Nexus 7 off their site, so they can wait for the coupon deal to end.
As someone else said, worse that can happen is they cancel on you. And if you use a Mastercard credit card, they won't charge you until they ship. So if they cancel on you, your money was never tied up anyway. Sounds like a win to me and no losses in sight.
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yea but ALOT of people dont have mastercard credit cards

manbearpig said:
yea but ALOT of people dont have mastercard credit cards
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Well that was just a suggestion, if you don't have a mastercard then you just have to pull the pre-order trigger and hope for the best.
Btw, nice to see the famous MBP is getting a Nexus 7.

Censura_Umbra said:
Well that was just a suggestion, if you don't have a mastercard then you just have to pull the pre-order trigger and hope for the best.
Btw, nice to see the famous MBP is getting a Nexus 7.
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I ordered during the keynote but why not save 50$. I'll be damned if I cancel my Google order though. I'll call Jr tomorrow to make sure.
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manbearpig said:
I ordered during the keynote but why not save 50$. I'll be damned if I cancel my Google order though. I'll call Jr tomorrow to make sure.
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Yeah, most people are keeping their Play pre-order just in case.
Please let us know the result of the conversation in thread.

morell2 said:
Is send to israel?
Wgen it will ship?
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I don't think it ships to Israel, but u can use mustop or ushops services to get US address and they will ship to Israel.

seems like jr took down nexus 7 and the link doesn't work anymore
edit: nvm link works.. my bad
edit: just ordered one. Did notice one thing. It never specifically specified it was the 16 gb version ? I know the price kinda implied that but i couldn't really find the actual "proof" if you will.

jkap310 said:
seems like jr took down nexus 7 and the link doesn't work anymore
edit: nvm link works.. my bad
edit: just ordered one. Did notice one thing. It never specifically specified it was the 16 gb version ? I know the price kinda implied that but i couldn't really find the actual "proof" if you will.
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You are right....
The Item ID does have a 16 at the end, but no proof. I'm going on the OP of the thread that provided this link they said the original description (when it was up) was for a 16gb.
So I'm sure it is a 16gb, but if they run out maybe they will send 8gb and say, well we never said.
Anyway, I don't think it is a problem. If they send me 8gb I will just return it

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You are right....
The Item ID does have a 16 at the end, but no proof. I'm going on the OP of the thread that provided this link they said the original description (when it was up) was for a 16gb.
So I'm sure it is a 16gb, but if they run out maybe they will send 8gb and say, well we never said.
Anyway, I don't think it is a problem. If they send me 8gb I will just return it
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It's definetly the 16gb model. I Googled the model number the J&R listed for the Nexus, ASU NEXUS7/1B16, and found the same model number, and pre-sales online at B&H Photo, Frys and Adorama. All three online vendors listed the model number as 16gb. B&H's pre-sale price is $249.00 and the other two vendors are charging 99 cents more for their pre-sales.
I hope this puts some minds at ease.

lol @ $21 NY tax.
Can't wait to move. What a joke.

Purchasing Nexus 4 with Google Play gift cards

IS NOT POSSIBLE!!!! Don't make the the mistake I did by going to Target and buying $400 worth of gift cards to get home and find out that they are not usable for device purchase. Maybe that should be in bold letters on the play store. NOT COOL.
Just an FYI

Weird that it excludes things such as hardware.
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tonebone said:
IS NOT POSSIBLE!!!! Don't make the the mistake I did by going to Target and buying $400 worth of gift cards to get home and find out that they are not usable for device purchase. Maybe that should be in bold letters on the play store. NOT COOL.
Just an FYI
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if u read the back...it says not able to be used for buying devices or similar to that..

Lol did you buy 400 dollar worth non refundable of play store gift cards?

supersain08 said:
Lol did you buy 400 dollar worth non refundable of play store gift cards?
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non-refundable?! ouch :crying:

Thanks for the info but just curious:
Why did you buy $400 worth of gift cards to buy the Nexus instead of simply using a credit / debit card?
The only reason I could think of is you don't have a credit / debit card and paid $400 cash so you have a card to order it with correct?

Dam...that is a harsh lesson. :crying:

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Lol did you buy 400 dollar worth non refundable of play store gift cards?
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lol I never said they were non refundable, I didn't scratch the back off, so I got all my money back and put it in my checking account ready to purchase the Nexus 4 tonight.
I seriously would have gone ape spit over this if they were non refundable.
Thanks for not openly laughing at me.

tonebone said:
lol I never said they were non refundable, I didn't scratch the back off, so I got all my money back and put it in my checking account ready to purchase the Nexus 4 tonight.
I seriously would have gone ape spit over this if they were non refundable.
Thanks for not openly laughing at me.
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Am i the only one that finds buying $400 in play cards for the nexus a retarded alternative to using a debit card?

poopymt3g said:
Am i the only one that finds buying $400 in play cards for the nexus a retarded alternative to using a debit card?
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Logic would say that it would work but it doesn't so I wouldn't call it retarded and some people just don't like using bank accounts to pay for stuff
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ap3604 said:
Thanks for the info but just curious:
Why did you buy $400 worth of gift cards to buy the Nexus instead of simply using a credit / debit card?
The only reason I could think of is you don't have a credit / debit card and paid $400 cash so you have a card to order it with correct?
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It was more of a trial, I wanted to see if it would work because I thought I would just drop 50 bucks a month into my google play account and then when I had enough I could just purchase something new, like the nexus 10.
I do have debit, credit cards, but the money was in my paypal. So I used my Paypal debit card to purchase the cards.
Basically it was an exercise in futility, and wanted to let other people know so that if they do have a ton of money in their google play account and are looking to use it to purchase devices on the play store its not possible...

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Am i the only one that finds buying $400 in play cards for the nexus a retarded alternative to using a debit card?
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There is no need for name calling, I mean cmon man, just because I don't drive the same way you do doesn't mean that you are the best driver and I am Retarded. Different strokes for different folks.

Some of us have a $359 limit on our cards.

poopymt3g said:
Am i the only one that finds buying $400 in play cards for the nexus a retarded alternative to using a debit card?
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Reported.
Keep your mouth shut when it comes to insults and name calling on the forum. We have enough ignorance in the world already, an example being the article below:
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/10/25/a-response-to-ann-coulter-from-an-extraordinary-man/:
Below is a powerful response from a man with Down’s Syndrome to Ann Coulter who recently called President Barack Obama a “retard.” He is Special Olympics athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens. He is also the antidote to today’s hateful political discourse.
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It's too bad you can't pay with Play Store cards, otherwise I could get a HUGE discount buying 'em at Target

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Reported.
Keep your mouth shut when it comes to insults and name calling on the forum. We have enough ignorance in the world already, an example being the article below:
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/10/25/a-response-to-ann-coulter-from-an-extraordinary-man/
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to be very specific, he didn't actually call him retarded, just the action of doing what he did. big difference imo
OT: glad to hear you were able to get your money back mate. hopefully your lesson will help others not make the same mistake

Well if you read when Google released the gift cards they said you couldn't buy devices with them..
I feel sorry for you if you bought $400 worth of gift cards
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Well if you read when Google released the gift cards they said you couldn't buy devices with them..
I feel sorry for you if you bought $400 worth of gift cards
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Its all good man I got my money back and I must have missed that announcement when they released the cards.
The only thing I lost was about an hour out of my day.
Really all I wanted was to warn people if they had the same idea, not cause a whole ruckus!
Richard Vernon: What was that ruckus?
Andrew Clark: Uh, what ruckus?
Richard Vernon: I was just in my office and I heard a ruckus.
Brian Johnson: Could you describe the ruckus, sir?
LOL

I don't see why you shouldn't be able to buy it that way.
Kind of lame IMHO.
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tonebone said:
Its all good man I got my money back and I must have missed that announcement when they released the cards.
The only thing I lost was about an hour out of my day.
Really all I wanted was to warn people if they had the same idea, not cause a whole ruckus!
Richard Vernon: What was that ruckus?
Andrew Clark: Uh, what ruckus?
Richard Vernon: I was just in my office and I heard a ruckus.
Brian Johnson: Could you describe the ruckus, sir?
LOL
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I know you didn't buy $400 worth of gift cards, just was saying..

3G Nexus 7 - Where To Buy - B&H .......

The 3g 32gb Nexus will be released tomorrow. Has anyone seen any signs that they are available anywhere besides the play store? I would like to avoid the taxes and/or shipping changes.
PS Does the play store take returns if i have a screen lift problem.
PPS Since I currently do have a 7" tablet, I don't need to buy tomorrow. However, I would like 2 !!!
UPDATE
B&H Photo http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/899687-REG/ASUS_nexus7_asus_1b32_4g_32GB_Google_Nexus_7.html

Explore3 said:
The 3g 32gb Nexus will be released tomorrow. Has anyone seen any signs that they are available anywhere besides the play store? I would like to avoid the taxes and/or shipping changes.
PS Does the play store take returns if i have a screen lift problem.
PPS Since I currently do have a 7" tablet, I don't need to buy tomorrow. However, I would like 2 !!!
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1) Outside of a T-Mobile "internal" document, I haven't seen any real confirmation about the release tomorrow (or technically today). It very well might happen, but it also might not. I'm hoping B&M stores carry them too, but it's unknown right now.
2) Yes, you have 15 days (or something like that) for a return and a full year warranty directly through Play Store - if you buy through them.
3) Is that a question?

phonic said:
1) Outside of a T-Mobile "internal" document, I haven't seen any real confirmation about the release tomorrow (or technically today). It very well might happen, but it also might not. I'm hoping B&M stores carry them too, but it's unknown right now.
2) Yes, you have 15 days (or something like that) for a return and a full year warranty directly through Play Store - if you buy through them.
3) Is that a question?
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3) No, it was not a question. It was a plea for someone to tell me/justify my impulse to just buy the N7 as soon as it is released. I am also trying to resist buying the Nexus 4 on release.

Explore3 said:
The 3g 32gb Nexus will be released tomorrow. Has anyone seen any signs that they are available anywhere besides the play store? I would like to avoid the taxes and/or shipping changes.
PS Does the play store take returns if i have a screen lift problem.
PPS Since I currently do have a 7" tablet, I don't need to buy tomorrow. However, I would like 2 !!!
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Go to the play store and see what happens when you try to select the 3G N7. My browser seems to be glitching. Edit, NM, its back to normal now.
And the only place it says that this device will be released is on the official google blog, but beyond that, i haven't heard a single thing. I even called the CS line today, and the only thing they told me was that "There is no definite release date."

It was not released in Australia along with the N4 and the N10.
http://www.androidauthority.com/nex...a-launch-day-nexus-10-still-available-130762/

I got an email from the UK Play store this morning saying the 3G model was available, and I have successfully placed an order.

fac13_ said:
I got an email from the UK Play store this morning saying the 3G model was available, and I have successfully placed an order.
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Ditto. Was a bit of a git getting on to the website intially, but I managed and I've ordered it. 3-5 working days delivery (£13.99 p&p) . I got in work late as I didnt want them selling out before I got one... waited bloody ages for this.
It seems that no "bricks and mortar" outlets will currently stock the 3g version of the Nexus 7 in the UK and the only place to get it is Play Store.

32g 3g Nexus 7 starting to come up as out of stock now in the UK

For those of you that got the HSPA+ N7, did you get a notification in your email saying that it had gone on sale first?
NM, I reread people's emails. I need to do that better, haha

from the looks of things, only people in EU/etc are getting availability so far.... which means they prob just checked the store and it was there.

adamhlj said:
For those of you that got the HSPA+ N7, did you get a notification in your email saying that it had gone on sale first?
NM, I reread people's emails. I need to do that better, haha
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Yeah I got an email at the moment the play store had the Nexus 7 3G in stock. However, I'd been checking it every few minutes anyway

I've been patiently waiting for this to come out, but it seems no stores are stocking it online. Not in the UK so Google Play order while possible, is a bit pointless.
Are there any retailers indicating they'll get stock soon?
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Macktv said:
I've been patiently waiting for this to come out, but it seems no stores are stocking it online. Not in the UK so Google Play order while possible, is a bit pointless.
Are there any retailers indicating they'll get stock soon?
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There is NO indication at this point that any retailers apart from Google Play will be stocking the 3g version of the Nexus 7. I checked thoroughly or I would have bought in a shop rather than online, as I would have prefered to have checked the thing over.

3G Version is LIVE in the US Play Store.
Website is sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.

Haha I ordered it before I ever received the email saying it was ready to go! I hope there are design changes so that the flickering is gone.

adamhlj said:
Haha I ordered it before I ever received the email saying it was ready to go! I hope there are design changes so that the flickering is gone.
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WTF. This is pissing me off. I can't get my order to go through. Keeps giving me errors and just hangs.
Plus, their phone support just shut down incoming calls.

Just got my ordered from play store at 9:09am PST. Total was $336.16 (California tax and $13.99 for 2 day shipping). It took me around 10 tries to finally get it to check out.

b34m3r said:
Just got my ordered from play store at 9:09am PST. Total was $336.16 (California tax and $13.99 for 2 day shipping). It took me around 10 tries to finally get it to check out.
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I finally got through too. My first browser just hung so I did a second order and it went through. Took like 40mins from start to finish. This unit better be perfect. I'm going to return my (perfect) 32GB once I receive the 3G unit, so I'll be pissed if I need to RMA the 3G one for some defect.

US store indicates the following:
Nexus 7 (32GB, WiFi + Mobile data, Unlocked) is not available in your country.
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It looks like I am will not be able to order either the N4 nor the 3G N7 today.

Explore3 said:
US store indicates the following:
It looks like I am will not be able to order either the N4 nor the 3G N7 today.
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You're using the wrong (outdated) link. Go here:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_7_32gb_hspa_att

[Q] $125 Google Play Credit

If you haven't bought your One yet (like me) you might wanna read this.
I just realized that if I buy an HTC One at RadioShack (Sprint, AT&T has this too) you get $100 in Google Play credit. Plus, if you register your device before July 15th, you get $25 in credit from HTC..
Holy cow, that is $125 in Play credit. :highfive: :good:
So, what the heck am I gonna do with all that? I'm not complaining but only trying to encourage discussion. I guess the main point of this thread is, what would/will YOU do with that?
EDIT: Perhaps I'll buy this!!

nate234 said:
If you haven't bought your One yet (like me) you might wanna read this.
I just realized that if I buy an HTC One at RadioShack (Sprint, AT&T has this too) you get $100 in Google Play credit. Plus, if you register your device before July 15th, you get $25 in credit from HTC..
Holy cow, that is $125 in Play credit. :highfive: :good:
So, what the heck am I gonna do with all that? I'm not complaining but only trying to encourage discussion. I guess the main point of this thread is, what would/will YOU do with that?
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Get any one of the final fantasy games, chaos rings, icon packs, root apps you don't have
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I was thinking probably some of the old school sonic games as well.
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nate234 said:
I was thinking probably some of the old school sonic games as well.
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And a crap ton of music?
D

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And a crap ton of music?
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Did you see my updated OP? I can buy $42 worth of Nirvana songs, but that won't even get me half way through lol
Once again, not a terrible problem to have.

nate234 said:
Did you see my updated OP? I can buy $42 worth of Nirvana songs, but that won't even get me half way through lol
Once again, not a terrible problem to have.
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Haha nice. Had to do the ole refresh.
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nate234 said:
Holy cow, that is $125 in Play credit.
So, what the heck am I gonna do with all that?
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Can you buy devices or is it restricted to software only?
$125 would reduce the price of the next Nexus 7 by more than half.

hirent said:
Can you buy devices or is it restricted to software only?
$125 would reduce the price of the next Nexus 7 by more than half.
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Man, that would be a damn good deal.
But no. Software only.
*Google Play gift cards cannot be redeemed for Android app subscriptions, magazine subscriptions, or hardware and accessory purchases. Refer to the Google Play Gift Card Terms and Conditions for more details. Content subject to availability by country.
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sauprankul said:
Man, that would be a damn good deal.
But no. Software only.
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Figures.

Yeah.... I won't be running out of Google Play money for a while though. You could say buy a movie or TV show, but I have Netflix. Another crappy thing is that you can't use Play credit to subscribe to Play Music All Access, which is dumb if you ask me. I can use Spotify on my computer anyway..

You said Sprint and ATT have this?? $100 Google play deal.???
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Pics or it didn't happen
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Rydah805 said:
You said Sprint and ATT have this?? $100 Google play deal.???
Sent Via My HTC One, On The Now Network By Sprint!
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Actually, it is from RadioShack. Check the links below.
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Pics or it didn't happen
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I think you meant links or it didn't happen?
So, once again, here's the scenario:
Somebody goes to RadioShack, and buys an HTC One--AT&T or Sprint, there's no difference for this--and then they receive $100 Play credit from RadioShack. SPRINT LINK AT&T LINK
Unfortunately, the AT&T has to be done in store due to RadioShack's agreements with AT&T. The Sprint can be bought online I believe.
After that, the person goes home, and goes to this HTC site to register their device and receive $25 in Google Play credit.
They now have $125 in Google Play credit at their disposal. They might have to use it before the end of the year or something (at least for the HTC given credit if you look at their ToS for the deal), but hey that's still a pretty good deal if you ask me. Especially if it's on a new contract, you will receive more Play Credit than you paid for the device itself (of course, there's a million other fees though.)

Stepped up and got this deal yesterday. took me a little while to figure out how to root it, but its up and running now! Just backing up stuff on my note 2 right now :thumbup:
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nate234 said:
They now have $125 in Google Play credit at their disposal. They might have to use it before the end of the year or something (at least for the HTC given credit if you look at their ToS for the deal), but hey that's still a pretty good deal if you ask me. Especially if it's on a new contract, you will receive more Play Credit than you paid for the device itself (of course, there's a million other fees though.)
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Do you know if this is true for the $100 that RadioShack gives you? I looked at the fine print and didn't see any deadline for that credit to expire, but maybe I missed something.

The Peanut Master said:
Do you know if this is true for the $100 that RadioShack gives you? I looked at the fine print and didn't see any deadline for that credit to expire, but maybe I missed something.
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I think only the HTC credit expires, if you read the fine print on their page. RadioShack does not, unless we're both mistaken. So, spend your $25 from HTC first, and then add your RadioShack and you shouldn't have to worry about expiration.

Wish I saw that 100 $ play store credit deal sooner... Just ordered my sisters HTC one last Wednesday... At least I got the activation fee waived through a promo :/
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Operation - Trick Best Buy on Sale of Nexus 5

Here is an idea that requires everyone to participate.
Plan: Try and get Best Buy to sell you a Nexus 5 before official launch. Maybe they have stock already.
Action: Call your local Best Buy and act dumb. Tell them you want to buy the Nexus 5 and to put one on hold for you to pick up. Or walk into a store if you prefer and do the same. Ask them if perhaps they have a Nexus 5 sitting in the back of the store. Make no mention of the fact that it hasn't officially been announced for sale.
I forget exactly which phone was sold before it was officially released a years or so ago. I remember reading that this guy got a phone before time and he was a bit nervous about it but posted details online about it. So this is possible people! If you remember this incident and the phone remind us.
If everyone does it we might get lucky and have more info to share on the Nexus 5.
Of course report back if you are successful. It might even be fun to report the failed outcomes too. Be creative. See if you can snag an inventory screen shot. See if at least they tell you that they are back there but that they can't be touched.
PS - Don't be that guy. If you think this is a stupid plan be polite. Offer your opinion and insight in a respectful way. You can't say it isn't possible because this has happened before. Sure there are practices in place to prevent this. But all it takes is one rookie mistake and things go unexpected. This is all in good fun. We might get lucky!
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Who told you it was going to be sold at Best Buy? I see you have a N4, did you get that at Best Buy too?

We don't know if Best Buy is going to sell the Nexus 5. But they might. They sell all the other Google products (Nexus 7, Chromecast, Chromebook, etc). We also know from a particular Canadian store that there is Nexus 5 inventory. So the Nexus 5 isn't going to be exclusive to the Play Store. None if this is definite for Best Buy, but it can't hurt to try our luck. Perhaps Google learned from the N4 launch that Play Store only sales is bad way to launch a product.
... And I got my N4 and N10 from the Play Store on launch day.
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intekmdma said:
Who told you it was going to be sold at Best Buy? I see you have a N4, did you get that at Best Buy too?
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Several BestBuy managers have told people that they will have the Nexus 5 in stock.
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galfert said:
We don't know if Best Buy is going to sell the Nexus 5. But they might. They sell all the other Google products (Nexus 7, Chromecast, Chromebook, etc). We also know from a particular Canadian store that there is Nexus 5 inventory. So the Nexus 5 isn't going to be exclusive to the Play Store. None if this is definite for Best Buy, but it can't hurt to try our luck. Perhaps Google learned from the N4 launch that Play Store only sales is bad way to launch a product.
... And I got my N4 and N10 from the Play Store on launch day.
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When you say a particular Canadian store, are you talking about Future Shop?
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Several BestBuy managers have told people that they will have the Nexus 5 in stock.
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Are you talking about those end cap displays? I thought they were only for N7, Chromcast

I may try this tomorrow if I'm bored before work. Ha I'll report back.

Good luck! It worked with the Nexus 7 a couple months ago.

I bought the n7 2 days early at BB too...I saw the box up above in those locked cages...so I pointed and asked for it...worth a try I guess.
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UK CarPhone Warehouse has 3,000 in stock according to a leak , I wonder if it would work there as in best buy? Does it depend on how clueless the staff is?

I think there is a definite possibility it will be sold at Best Buy. Google seems to be taking a different direction with this phone. More hype, and evleaks posted that it is going to be available on Sprint..

a friend of mine who works at BB as a manager told me they are expecting to sell the phone, but that they have yet to receive any units and might not get them until after its already out. This is on LI NY btw

mb3030 said:
a friend of mine who works at BB as a manager told me they are expecting to sell the phone, but that they have yet to receive any units and might not get them until after its already out. This is on LI NY btw
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If they're going to sell the phone it should be in their inventory systems; it's an easy thing to check.

devoncatt said:
UK CarPhone Warehouse has 3,000 in stock according to a leak , I wonder if it would work there as in best buy? Does it depend on how clueless the staff is?
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That and whether or not their system will allow them to sell it.
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mb3030 said:
a friend of mine who works at BB as a manager told me they are expecting to sell the phone, but that they have yet to receive any units and might not get them until after its already out. This is on LI NY btw
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Which bb in li? I live close to the one at green acres

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If they're going to sell the phone it should be in their inventory systems; it's an easy thing to check.
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Very true, that's why I find it's hard to believe that they'll have the N5 at launch. Someone should've posted a picture of the inventory already. I know I would if I was still there. (Like for the Wii's and PS3's.)

I'm pretty confident they are. I visit my local BestBuy yesterday and asked a customer service rep. He said he knew what I was talking about and went to ask his manager if he could sell it. When he came back 2-3 minutes later, he told me suddenly he wasn't permitted to talk about it because it's not official, so he couldn't legally converse over it. I'm going to try back at another location and see if I can get someone to pop early there, I also got my Nexus 7 2013 48 hours before launch just because I asked. Some guy went in the back and got it for me. Worth a try I suppose.

Hmm. I have a friend that works at BB.

jayr04 said:
Hmm. I have a friend that works at BB.
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This changes...everything...

jayr04 said:
Hmm. I have a friend that hangs around and gets paid for it at BB.
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fixed

So would it be better to go to the store and hang around the phones? Or just call the store?