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Tilt availability?

Not to beat a dead horse hear but is anyone else having a hell of a time getting a tilt from our good ol reliable at&t stores? To first answer the obvious question; Why dont I just buy it online and shut the f_ _ k up about it? Answer- Because I have a hook up which will get me the device for next to nothing.
I am just wondering if anyone else is finding the shipments to actual stores as big of a ***** as me?
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Paul

Yup
I went to an ATT store in downtown Brooklyn on Monday, they told me they had Tilts, but they were not selling them to anyone not renewing their contracts. I ended up ordering mine online that day (no commitment). I got it this morning XP

I too have an in store hookup. He finally gave me a call yesterday. None of my stores got them in until a week and a half after release.
I was a little disappointed with their release of the phone and lack of distrobution but at least I got it now and it rocks.

The store local to me has them in stock on 10/7 and still have some. But they had no accesories (car charger, cases, headphones, etc.) and didn't even have one on display. I bought mine online, and had it the next day.

I had to call all the stores from Wall Street to Jersey City, and finally found ONE and she put it on hold for me to pick it up after work. Talk about a hard device to get a hold of! But, it was well worth it.

I just find it a bit odd that a corporate store in orange county has a harder time getting devices. If anything considering the 3g network up and running and even now (supposedly) HSUPA! Just think it just shows how retarded at&t really is. Thanks for the feedback everyone. Has anyone in the greater los angeles/ orange county area been able to get one from a local store?

The distribution center is 30 minutes from my house. How much you willing to pay for one?

GWelker62 said:
The distribution center is 30 minutes from my house. How much you willing to pay for one?
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How bout a carton of Marlboro's? LOL
You really in prison, damn our tax dollars hard at work again. Are you really that close to the distribution center? Is it in Cali or Texas? I will be waiting for my bro at the at&t store considering the discount Ill get but thanks for the offer.

In Silicon Valley, each of the local AT&T stores got a few on initial release and they were all sold in 1 day. My local store got a few more and called me since I had asked to be notified. By the time I called back, there was just one left and I was lucky to get it.
These things are hot at least in areas of high tech geek concentration ;-)
No offense of course since I am definitely one of those high tech geeks.
Ira

Order online. I had mine in two days.
Of course after I received it, one of the buttons didn't work, so I had to return it to a store for a swapout. It took quite a few calls, but i finally found one about 45 minutes from me.
Tip - If you order online, put in on a credit card. If for some reason you need to return it to a store within the first 30 days, that's the only way you'll be able to. Luckily I put mine on a card. If you have it charged to your monthly bill, you'll have to ship it back in and pay for a replacement unit. The problem is it could take several bill cycles to get the credit.
Another Tip - When you call the stores, hit option 2. IF you're lucky, you'll get an instore sales rep. For me, that was very hit-or-miss.

swtaltima said:
I just find it a bit odd that a corporate store in orange county has a harder time getting devices. If anything considering the 3g network up and running and even now (supposedly) HSUPA! Just think it just shows how retarded at&t really is. Thanks for the feedback everyone. Has anyone in the greater los angeles/ orange county area been able to get one from a local store?
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I'm in South Orange County and got mine from my buddy yesterday from a Corporate store. He held onto one of the first ones they got for me. They may have some more, I'm not sure.

swtaltima, call the kalaidescope at&t off of the 5 and crown valley, got mine there last friday...good luck. Chris

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How bout a carton of Marlboro's? LOL
You really in prison, damn our tax dollars hard at work again. Are you really that close to the distribution center? Is it in Cali or Texas? I will be waiting for my bro at the at&t store considering the discount Ill get but thanks for the offer.
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Yes I am in prison (aka marriage ).
I live in the DFW area and there is a DC in Fort Worth. Every time I've ordered a phone or sent one back for warranty, it was from/to there. I don't know if I could actually purchase from there, but I've been tempted to stop by and see what happens. What's the worse thing that can happen... they tell me NO.

I got mine on 10/5 at a local store. I'm guessing it was the first one sold in MI, lol

[Q] Handtec VS, expansys-usa

Pretty close to buying this thing now. Trying to decide whether I should get it from handtec or expansys-usa.
Trying to get a feel from people who got theirs from either of those two places.
1) Is your version the EU version, Hong Kong or UK, or something else?
2) Have you been able to get the OTA to 2.3.6?
3) If you are in the U.S. and bought from handtec, were there any issues with U.S. customs?
Thanks in advance.

I havent gotten one but I would use expansys since they are in the us
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Handtech
Got mine from Handtech, very fast and courteous people to deal with. Had my phone held one night and customs, could have been an incomplete address for Samsung UK or just they general pull one or two of these once in a while. Had it the next day everything went very smoothly. Haven't received the 2.3.6 update yet, it's a UK phone not sure when that is going to happen. Not too worried about it though will be rooting and installing ICS when that's done. Love the phone best purchase ever.

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Got mine from Handtech, very fast and courteous people to deal with. Had my phone held one night and customs, could have been an incomplete address for Samsung UK or just they general pull one or two of these once in a while. Had it the next day everything went very smoothly. Haven't received the 2.3.6 update yet, it's a UK phone not sure when that is going to happen. Not too worried about it though will be rooting and installing ICS when that's done. Love the phone best purchase ever.
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if your handtec model has the PLS code, then the OTA update to KKA (2.3.6) arrived yesterday.

Got mine from expansys usa with overnight shipping. Plus a $20-30 coupon. It arrived the next day by noon. Only issue I had was the us adaptor they put in the package for a expensive device. Other than that it was a quick and easy transaction thru paypal.
Cant say anything bad about hantec either, thats where I got my release day sgs2 from. The package got caught up in customs/fedex f-ed up. Got my device 3 days later.
All in all cant go wrong with either company. I paid the extra for the note with expansys because its based in the us. Should be a little easier with warranty issues.

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Got mine from expansys usa with overnight shipping. Plus a $20-30 coupon. It arrived the next day by noon. Only issue I had was the us adaptor they put in the package for a expensive device. Other than that it was a quick and easy transaction thru paypal.
Cant say anything bad about hantec either, thats where I got my release day sgs2 from. The package got caught up in customs/fedex f-ed up. Got my device 3 days later.
All in all cant go wrong with either company. I paid the extra for the note with expansys because its based in the us. Should be a little easier with warranty issues.
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If u got it from expansys thinking u have warranty, unfortunately no u dont.
u will have to send it to expansys and they will send it to where ever the phone came from.
The same thing with handtec if u are in US.
However the good thing about getting from expansys is that u can get square trade warranty. This is what i did with galaxy s2. Then my phone broke its screen and square trade refunded me the full amt insured for.

Souai said:
if your handtec model has the PLS code, then the OTA update to KKA (2.3.6) arrived yesterday.
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Thanks for letting me know about the update to KKA I hooked up to Kies today still didn't say I was eligible for a upgraded. Did you do anything special? Kies says I have .......KJ4 current firmware. A little frustrating that Samsung does this so randomly.

Thats exactly what I meant about the warranty. They can make the process easier with warranties. Me sending to them and expansys getting it to the right people. Square trade is the best option for us user in the usa.
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If u got it from expansys thinking u have warranty, unfortunately no u dont.
u will have to send it to expansys and they will send it to where ever the phone came from.
The same thing with handtec if u are in US.
However the good thing about getting from expansys is that u can get square trade warranty. This is what i did with galaxy s2. Then my phone broke its screen and square trade refunded me the full amt insured for.
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intruda119 said:
Got mine from expansys usa with overnight shipping. Plus a $20-30 coupon. It arrived the next day by noon. Only issue I had was the us adaptor they put in the package for a expensive device. Other than that it was a quick and easy transaction thru paypal.
Cant say anything bad about hantec either, thats where I got my release day sgs2 from. The package got caught up in customs/fedex f-ed up. Got my device 3 days later.
All in all cant go wrong with either company. I paid the extra for the note with expansys because its based in the us. Should be a little easier with warranty issues.
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So intruda119, which version did you get from expansys-usa? EU, UK, HK, or something else? Were you able to get the 2.3.6 OTA?
Thanks

Ngambek2003 said:
So which version did you get from expansys-usa? EU, UK, HK, or something else? Were you able to get the 2.3.6 OTA?
Thanks
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handtec.
Polish version.
I am using sheep rom now and its already 2.3.6
Most of the custom roms have stuffed removed that u wont update notification. Really dont care about the stock rom notification as this rom is very fast and smoother.

Handtec is the cheapest coming out at around $705 USD shipped at the moment for the blue version of the Note. Your order is going to be typically delivered by the following business day after it ships by FedEx unless it happens to get held up for some reason by customs so very quick delivery from the UK. Keep in mind that you need to figure out the foreign exchange rate for USD to British Pounds as it fluctuates day to day and also whether your credit card issuer charges a foreign exchange fee which many do. I have a Capitol One card which I used because it has 0% fee for foreign transactions.
With Expansys-USA there is a $20 coupon you can use as well as getting 2% cashback through Fatwallet which works out to around $760 so about $55 more than Handtec but since they're a US dealer the return shipping won't be as expensive if you need warranty and you may be able to purchase a SquareTrade warranty as well.
Handtec or Expansys-USA either one will get you the 2 year Samsung EU warranty.

I give handtec a 10 out of 10
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Sellers on Amazon are starting to sell the note at $700 or less. Don't know about the warranty though, but if you're in the US like me, why not?

Just an FYI: Expansys-usa has a $100 discount code for Galaxy Note use bfnote during checkout. Ttl delivered to USA address = $694.99

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Just an FYI: Expansys-usa has a $100 discount code for Galaxy Note use fpnote during checkout. Ttl delivered to USA address = $694.99
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Yeah..Unfortunately they charge taxes for Illinois delivery address.

Anyone else?
Thanks

Got a Polish version from handtec in early November.....took them about 2 days to send it out and took about 3 days to come to me in AUS.
Mine had 3 dead pixels on it....has just sent it back to them for a replacement....seems like a very responsible company with good customer service via email and online chat (couldn't reach them on the phone though).
Will see how good they really are by how long I will get my replacement....
So...if you are in the US....and unlucky like me.....replacement warranty can be a pain in the bum....(they don't pay for your return postage)

Well yesterday i decided to go with Expansys-usa. I had emailed them about a question. No response. I called the number, hold for an hour. No response. I said screw it, I'll order it because it will ship same day and I'll get it overnite. Now it's ships in up to 5 days. So I call again. Hold....no response.
I waited until this morning to see if anything has changed. Nothing. Called again. Hold for 30 minutes. Nothing.
I have a feeling i'm going to have to cancel this and go with handtec. How would i even go about customer service requests when I cannot get an answer. I emailed them again. Let's see what happens.
Has anyone else had any issues with them? Or had as such hard of a time as I am just to speak to someone?

Finally decided to go with Handtec.
Got Fedex tracking number on the same day I made my order (yesterday). Although Fedex missed the pickup yesterday - they just picked it up today. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow.
So far Handtec has been very responsive. I was able to use their online chat to ask questions about my order.
We'll see when the goods actually arrive.

What is the availability like?

I'm planning to get one for my gf for christmas but i'll only have a weekend in the US to purchase one and have to make sure I get one.
Are they in stock at AT&T stores nationwide? I'm going to be in south florida (miami/ft. lauderdale area) and just want to make sure. I tried ordering on AT&T's website but you can't purchase it without a contract, I hope it's not like that in store too.
Any suggestions?

Simply put, are they in stock everywhere or will I have a hard time finding one?

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Simply put, are they in stock everywhere or will I have a hard time finding one?
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Hard to say, I bought mine the first the day it came out. The AT&T store where I got it only had one (the one I bought) but maybe in miami they´ll have more because it's a larger city!!!
I didn't have to get a contract, but some people have reported they were forced to get a contract at AT&T retail stores

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Hard to say, I bought mine the first the day it came out. The AT&T store where I got it only had one (the one I bought) but maybe in miami they´ll have more because it's a larger city!!!
I didn't have to get a contract, but some people have reported they were forced to get a contract at AT&T retail stores
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I had same experience, it looks like most AT&T stores had 1-2 quantities, best to call if interested maybe you can get a $100 reduction due to employee false advertising (a mistake made during my transaction but honored)

Thanks for the replies... This will be the weekend the make it happen so *fingers crossed*
At least there isn't a mad rush for them it doesn't seem.

As others have suggested call ahead. I went in yesterday not thinking they'd have them. They haven't gotten their display units in and only had two in stock. The salesman said since November they only sold one. Most people don't know about the camera yet and Samsung hasn't done its national campaign yet.

I'm in NY, had to hit 3 different stores - 1 didn't even carry it, 1 tries to sell me a contract to get it, in the third store I asked for a manager because I wanted to buy it full retail without a plan, finally walked away with it in my bag. Oh yea, i love this thing!

Generally you can go to the AT&T website, find the Galaxy Camera, click on "Check In-Store Availability", and then give the Zip Code for where you are interested. Any that say "OUT OF STOCK" are indeed, out or never had. For "IN STOCK" it is best to call first unless you don't mind driving. Stock is based on the previous day's updates, and you never know who might have been there first.

Well, just to update everyone, it was a no go.
None of the stores in the Miami/Ft.Lauderdale area had them in stock.
Thankfully they have started popping up on amazon so i went ahead and got it there. Also kinda happy that I got the unlocked one also since i wouldn't be using it on AT&T anyways.
So the camera is with a friend of mine and i'll be getting it next Friday.

Buying an N6 from AT&T Corporate store. Shippment times, is this true?

So my AT&T store got their N6's in-stock but as everyone knows they were recalled. They have no ETA on when they will have more in-stock BUT told me they can still order one for me threw something called the fulfillment center? They said it would take 3~5 days for it to ship.
Is this true?
If they can have them shipped in 3 to 5 days, why do they have no ETA on getting them? I'm reluctant to order one and then have the wait turn into weeks or even a couple months.
I'm almost thinking about getting an S5 tonight at Best Buy for the Black Friday $1.00 dollars deal. I REALLY want the N6 but my S3 is broken and I'm without a phone right now. It broke a just under two weeks before the N6 was due out so I didn't file a claim for insurance, just held out for the N6 and that damn recall crap happened.
I keep seeing people say they are just going to go get one from Best Buy but when I call any Best buy in my state they tell me they never got N6's and their system shows they never not N6's yet people keep saying here on XDA well I'm just going to go get one from BB etc.

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They have no ETA on when they will have more in-stock BUT told me they can still order one for me threw something called the fulfillment center? They said it would take 3~5 days for it to ship.
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First, the stores have been getting their replacement N6's for the past 2 days. Some stores got them in Tuesday, the ones near where I live got them Wed. Chances are high that, if your local stores don't have them already, they'll get them Friday.
As for "direct fulfillment" taking 3-5 days, it's kind of a random thing. I ordered one around noon on Tuesday with overnight delivery, and it showed up at my door Wed morning. (However, the AT&T website and the call centers all insisted it wouldn't ship until sometime in December.) I've read of some people taking a day or two before they ship out, and then another 2 days for actual delivery. It also depends on if AT&T has physical stock. (Also, if you order on black Friday, it's possible that no one will ship it until the following week - due to the holiday.)
If you want the nexus 6, I'd call your local corporate stores (more than one) Friday around 1pm to see if they got their daily shipment yet and if any nexus 6's came in.

Interesting that the AT&T store did not have any clue when they might receive a re-stock. I also checked another one that is in my local mall, I do not know if it's a corporate store but they said a few weeks.
I do know that no Best Buys in my state show any N6's have ever come in, one of the guys checked the computer for me.
I will go try the AT&T store tomorrow. I would rather SEE the phone I'm actually getting and not wait for it to just show up on my door step!
Thanks for the update. Side note this delay has allowed for my Digitronics TPU Gen 2 N6 case to be here when I do get my phone. Suppose to be delivered tomorrow!

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No sign of the N6 in at&t stores or best buy in CA. I've checked every day this week. I will check again today.

I ordered mine before Thanksgiving from AT&T website and it arrived yesterday, haven't had any trouble with mine.

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No sign of the N6 in at&t stores or best buy in CA. I've checked every day this week. I will check again today.
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yeah I was able to pick up a Nexus 6 from ATT store yesterday here in Michigan, actually Angola, IN across board from me and I think My local ATT store has couple too and we are actually kind out away from any major city and they had them in stock and I was really surprise they did.

I should have updated the thread. I ended up finding one at one of the Corporate stores here in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
They got them in on Friday.

The At&t store here in Salem, Oregon has them, I just got mine today. The website wouldn't tell me a shipping date so I popped in on the off chance they had them in since the recall. The rep told me they just came in yesterday and were in the back still, then went and got me one. Seems they only have the midnight blue though.

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No sign of the N6 in at&t stores or best buy in CA. I've checked every day this week. I will check again today.
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I finally found the phone after calling around to other at&t stores in nearby towns. Lesson learned; even though one employee from one store says noone has it, keep checking. They don't know and they dont care. They had three of them in stock and not a whole lot of accessories. As i was buying it, a lady asked me what phone it was and picked one up clueless. The employees barely know what they're selling if it's not a Samsung or iphone. The emoloyees had no idea they were the only stire with the phone in stock. So, the stores don't talk to one another and these were corporate stores, noy authorized retailers.

For Anyone Who Ordered Direct from Samsung

I just got off the phone with a kind woman over at Samsung regarding my pre-order, placed on the 3rd of this month. I was simply asking her -- considering both t-mobile and verizon have begun charging/shipping phones -- whether or not I should stick with my order at Samsung directly, or cancel it and go through my provider (Verizon... I know).
She very warmly told me, that Samsung would not be shipping phones until mid-September... I got a little worked up at this point and said "excuse me? I ordered this on the pretense that it would be shipped AT THE LEAST by the 19th" to which she fumbled around for a bit and told me that, "No dear, all Samsung orders are going out mid-September."
Suffice to say - this was rather surprising news and I'm pretty damned upset about it. I think I'll be going ahead and cancelling my order and walking into a store on Friday.
Just a heads up to anyone else waiting (if anyone else is waiting) on Samsung direct.
ETA - I didn't mean to post this in the T-mobile section - my apologies!!

Chikenbok said:
I just got off the phone with a kind woman over at Samsung regarding my pre-order, placed on the 3rd of this month. I was simply asking her -- considering both t-mobile and verizon have begun charging/shipping phones -- whether or not I should stick with my order at Samsung directly, or cancel it and go through my provider (Verizon... I know).
She very warmly told me, that Samsung would not be shipping phones until mid-September... I got a little worked up at this point and said "excuse me? I ordered this on the pretense that it would be shipped AT THE LEAST by the 19th" to which she fumbled around for a bit and told me that, "No dear, all Samsung orders are going out mid-September."
Suffice to say - this was rather surprising news and I'm pretty damned upset about it. I think I'll be going ahead and cancelling my order and walking into a store on Friday.
Just a heads up to anyone else waiting (if anyone else is waiting) on Samsung direct.
ETA - I didn't mean to post this in the T-mobile section - my apologies!!
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I had also preordered the Coral Blue Note 7 directly from samsung.com and chose T-Mobile as the carrier. After reading your post, I called up samsung customer service too and they told me that those that preordered will be receiving the first batch before August 19th. I'm not sure if its just a T-Mobile thing though, since I see that you ordered from Verizon. Maybe you should try calling Verizon too to verify this information before you cancel.

I actually called back a couple of times to get some kind of statistical honesty... Yeah I know.
Finally I spoke to someone high enough up the ladder who said, "the only people who know when the phones from Samsung will ship, are the corporate execs. Despite what anyone tells you, only carriers can release early, as the manufacturer, we just wait. However, if you did preorder early, you will get your phone around the 19th as we've been told."
It only took me 5 phone calls to get some honesty... Albeit bizarre honesty. ALL I WANTED WAS TO HEAR 'Hey man, I'm gonna ship your phone on Monday!"
BTW I also went with coral blue, ordered on 8/3
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The difference is a carrier branded model vs an unlocked intl model...might be worth the wait to get an unlocked exynos next month than a carrier branded and bootloader locked device now (or within days...)
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The difference is a carrier branded model vs an unlocked intl model...might be worth the wait to get an unlocked exynos next month than a carrier branded and bootloader locked device now (or within days...)
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Yeah I'm realizing that now after I pre-ordered with a presumption that it would be unlocked. I cannot stand a locked bootloader with no root. Going to return it take a $50 hit for a restocking fee lick my wounds wait 2-3 weeks for the international version to come out.. they have them on Amazon already for $980 but you can't order until August 31st. I guess I'll play with this for 2 weeks before I return it cuz I'm getting charged $50 either way for a restocking fee whether I open the box or not... Plus China is getting a version with 6 gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of storage. That's what we were supposed to get the begin with from what I understand I've been waiting a year for this. I love the Note line..I have owned every Note ever made... in the last few years it feels like they add one thing and take away two! Samsung needs to be Samsung not copy or emulate Apple.. and also listen to the people because in the end it's us who spend our hard-earned money to buy these products they are now costing upwards to $1,000....if they don't... then I'll have to hit the lottery and start my own phone company with an S Pen...I'll call it Snapple....hahaha
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I actually called back a couple of times to get some kind of statistical honesty... Yeah I know.
Finally I spoke to someone high enough up the ladder who said, "the only people who know when the phones from Samsung will ship, are the corporate execs. Despite what anyone tells you, only carriers can release early, as the manufacturer, we just wait. However, if you did preorder early, you will get your phone around the 19th as we've been told."
It only took me 5 phone calls to get some honesty... Albeit bizarre honesty. ALL I WANTED WAS TO HEAR 'Hey man, I'm gonna ship your phone on Monday!"
BTW I also went with coral blue, ordered on 8/3
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Yeah I'm realizing that now after I pre-ordered with a presumption that it would be unlocked. I cannot stand a locked bootloader with no root. Going to return it take a $50 hit for a restocking fee lick my wounds wait 2-3 weeks for the international version to come out.. they have them on Amazon already for $980 but you can't order until August 31st. I guess I'll play with this for 2 weeks before I return it cuz I'm getting charged $50 either way for a restocking fee whether I open the box or not... Plus China is getting a version with 6 gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of storage. That's what we were supposed to get the begin with from what I understand I've been waiting a year for this. I love the Note line..I have owned every Note ever made... in the last few years it feels like they add one thing and take away two! Samsung needs to be Samsung not copy or emulate Apple.. and also listen to the people because in the end it's us who spend our hard-earned money to buy these products they are now costing upwards to $1,000....if they don't... then I'll have to hit the lottery and start my own phone company with an S Pen...I'll call it Snapple....hahaha
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Lol here's the deal- money talk and sh*t walks. Samsung will make WAY more money from idiots who haven't a clue what a bootloader even is thru samsung pay alone than what they'd lose if EVERY XDA member who's ever registered decided not to buy because of it...it's a no brainer for them. And as much as I've loved my Note devices (all of them since the N2) it's a real kick in the teeth smh makes me not want to buy one at all smh except I'll just wait on the 930F or get the Chinese 6gb model imported and activate on BYOD...
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