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Anyone else "duked" by amazon on the skyrocket ??

want to hear from others that were wronged by amazon wireless.... After doing my research on what phone I wanted, I took advantage of the deal going on @Amazon wireless on Thanksgiving, where you got the skyrocket for a penny--- went thru the steps---approved thru AT&T--showed IN STOCK ordered it.... Supposed to ship within one week (2 day free shipping...yeah right) So the next day I return to the site to gain more info---now I see the skyrocket is "not available" backorder... Thought , good thing I bought yesterday (said IN STOCK when I cashed out) so I check my order and find that ship date is JAN. 9 ! Ordered on Nov 24th, I called in and found that they threw me in the backorder pool...That is BS I told them , because it said IN STOCK when I purchased... Had this info been laid in front of me @ time of purchase I may have done something diff. Even now if you go to the site, it will show "backordered, ships in 1 - 2 weeks--really? And my order from Nov 24th goes all the way to Jan 9th? So, looking for others wronged by Amazon..... . I also checked with both at&t and Samsung. ...no shortage of skyrockets........... Thanks for listening

Sorry about your bad luck my friend. Mine showed up from Amazon two days after I ordered it.
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I ordered on the 21st and didn't get it until the 28th because Amazon shipped too late in the day for ups to send it on time in 2 days.

I also ordered on Monday 11/21 and got mine Wed. 11/23...sorry for your bad luck. But you still got it for $.01 right? I've checked prices and they're now at $189 or something.

Renatog said:
I also ordered on Monday 11/21 and got mine Wed. 11/23...sorry for your bad luck. But you still got it for $.01 right? I've checked prices and they're now at $189 or something.
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Same here, ordered on the 11/21 arrived on 11/23,, had to open a 5th line but oh well, lol this thing is a beast. still have my atrix, though, still love that little guy also.

Ordered mine 11/21 got it 11/26
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Ordered the 22nd and got it overnight the 23rd..got to play with it on my days off for thanksgiving.
Republic wireless has hosed me though..i ordered from them the same go-live night and i am not getting shipped till xmas..that's a month and half late..
hope its worth the $19 unlimited everything deal for my wife.

Wow bummer.. least its only a penny for the wait

I ordered on the 25th and it said I should get it Dec 8th. I'll check and verify that's still the case. When I ordered it, it said it was out of stock, so I was expecting a delay. But Jan??? That's a bit much.

Amazon Wireless actually sent me two Skyrockets.
I originally placed an order but was required to do a manual review by ATT/Amazon and was too lazy to do it at the time so a few days later I placed another order and actually did the manual review. After I finished the manual review I got a confirmation of the first order as well as the second one.
I get two shipping emails but only one new number email. I figure it is a mistake and that Amazon would catch it before shipping after the Thanksgiving Holiday. A few days later I have two Amazon boxes sitting at my front door. I only opened one line but have this extra Skyrocket sitting on my desk.
I love Amazon.
EDIT: I'm sorry if I got your phone.

Oh you got my phone! I'll PM you my address si tgat you can forward it to me ASAP
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eh i got a 249$ phone for .01 ... even though it took a week to arrive i am still happy with it.
at least they still honored the .01 price if it was out of stock .. most black friday sales just tell you that you are sol if the item is out of stock.

dekayte said:
Amazon Wireless actually sent me two Skyrockets.
I originally placed an order but was required to do a manual review by ATT/Amazon and was too lazy to do it at the time so a few days later I placed another order and actually did the manual review. After I finished the manual review I got a confirmation of the first order as well as the second one.
I get two shipping emails but only one new number email. I figure it is a mistake and that Amazon would catch it before shipping after the Thanksgiving Holiday. A few days later I have two Amazon boxes sitting at my front door. I only opened one line but have this extra Skyrocket sitting on my desk.
I love Amazon.
EDIT: I'm sorry if I got your phone.
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You wanna sell the extra one to me????

Charles: said:
I ordered on the 25th and it said I should get it Dec 8th. I'll check and verify that's still the case. When I ordered it, it said it was out of stock, so I was expecting a delay. But Jan??? That's a bit much.
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Tracking says it got delivered today.

I ordered on 25th as well and mine should be delivered tomorrow. Along with SGS II and Captivate Glide (Moving 3 lines from Tmobile)

I ordered 1AM on Tuesday and it arrived 3PM on Wednesday. I was actually impressed because I was expecting it the following Monday after the holiday.
I'm sorry you still have to wait. But for a $.01...I wouldn't mind the wait. Maybe you can get them to send you a white one?

discothan said:
I ordered 1AM on Tuesday and it arrived 3PM on Wednesday. I was actually impressed because I was expecting it the following Monday after the holiday.
I'm sorry you still have to wait. But for a $.01...I wouldn't mind the wait. Maybe you can get them to send you a white one?
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I think my wait was attributed to Captivate Glide because it was suppose to ship in "8 - 10 days".

cameltoegeo said:
want to hear from others that were wronged by amazon wireless.... After doing my research on what phone I wanted, I took advantage of the deal going on @Amazon wireless on Thanksgiving, where you got the skyrocket for a penny--- went thru the steps---approved thru AT&T--showed IN STOCK ordered it.... Supposed to ship within one week (2 day free shipping...yeah right) So the next day I return to the site to gain more info---now I see the skyrocket is "not available" backorder... Thought , good thing I bought yesterday (said IN STOCK when I cashed out) so I check my order and find that ship date is JAN. 9 ! Ordered on Nov 24th, I called in and found that they threw me in the backorder pool...That is BS I told them , because it said IN STOCK when I purchased... Had this info been laid in front of me @ time of purchase I may have done something diff. Even now if you go to the site, it will show "backordered, ships in 1 - 2 weeks--really? And my order from Nov 24th goes all the way to Jan 9th? So, looking for others wronged by Amazon..... . I also checked with both at&t and Samsung. ...no shortage of skyrockets........... Thanks for listening
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Amazon's customer service is top notch. They use all their muscle to right any wrongs. My guess is that you will be getting your device much sooner than Jan 9.

[UK] Carphone Warehouse pre-orders

Hi all
Anyone pre-ordered from CW yet?
what did you get and when do you think it will be shipped
Cannot remember if last year they were OK or not at shipping them ahead of others
Also are there some freebies with these orders?

I tried to pre-order....THREE times. First time, 2 hours later got an email back saying they could not proceed and had cancelled the order (no epxlanation). Second time got an email back an hour later saying they had cancelled it again, due to an "information mismatch". Rang them up to find out what the hell they were playing at, got through to sales who couldnt tell me why they had cancelled it so they passed me on to the "web team", who couldnt tell me anything at all, and passed me on to customer services.....who cut me off. I tried one final time to order it, this time got a reply an hour later again saying that it had been cancelled again, due to me failing a credit check, and telling me to check with the network I had selected......I had not selected any network since I was buying the handset only, there was no requirement for any kind of credit check, and if they HAD done a credit check then it would have come back as perfect. At this point I went to John Lewis website instead and ordered it fine first time. I will lose the crappy £99 speaker that was gonna go straight on ebay anyway, but it'll be worth it not to have to deal with the CPW muppets ever again.
I wasn't sure who to go with as I wanted to make sure delivery was on 20th since I will be at home that day and I figured CPW would have the most stock plus the free speaker. But then they will probably also have the most orders. John Lewis isn't a place people would normally think of buying a mobile from (I was surprised to even see it listed!) so I'm hoping they have enough stock and reliable enough delivery to get it to me on time. My order confirmation shows the delivery date, the CPW confirmation only said "current" delivery date which didn't sound very definite to me!

Ordered instore at CPW inside Curry's Bolton today. Black S8 (SimFree). Took 10 mins, collect from store on the 20th & get a free Samsung speaker

Same. Ordered instore in Market Harborough CPW for delivery to store on 20th. The free Samsung speaker looks rather nice and is waterproof to match the phone. I'll be using that in my bathroom. They had both S8 models to play with - full working units, not dummies. Very nice indeed! Went for the S8 - it's plenty big enough!

scgf said:
Same. Ordered instore in Market Harborough CPW for delivery to store on 20th. The free Samsung speaker looks rather nice and is waterproof to match the phone. I'll be using that in my bathroom. They had both S8 models to play with - full working units, not dummies. Very nice indeed! Went for the S8 - it's plenty big enough!
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Scary how much smaller it is than my 6P and how little bezel there is! Still almost went for the plus tho...

Ordered mine on Launch 10 mins after the Live Announcement ended from CPW in Currys in York. Got a Black S8 + Free Wireless Speaker and a free £50 Currys/PCWorld Gift Card to use within 6 months. Delivery to store on 20th April.

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Scary how much smaller it is than my 6P and how little bezel there is! Still almost went for the plus tho...
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Indeed. I was amazed at how the plus just doesn't look huge as I imagined it would. I wasn't actually intending to order - I bought a Google Pixel a week ago but was very disappointed as the lens flare I got in several photos over the weekend. CPW accepted the return and I paid the extra for the S8. Now having to use my old Nexus 5 for a couple of weeks.

scgf said:
Indeed. I was amazed at how the plus just doesn't look huge as I imagined it would. I wasn't actually intending to order - I bought a Google Pixel a week ago but was very disappointed as the lens flare I got in several photos over the weekend. CPW accepted the return and I paid the extra for the S8. Now having to use my old Nexus 5 for a couple of weeks.
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Good to know the returns policy works. Just hope rooting is possible and the custom rom scene is good enough on the S8. (had Nexus devices since the GNex & really going to miss crack flashing).....

I had a Galaxy S7 before the Pixel. I didn't do any custom roms or anything, but did flash firmware on a couple of occasions. TouchWiz (or whatever they call it now) is not an issue any more - I put Nova Launcher on it and to me it looks just like stock Android. The photos I took on the S7 pleased me more than those I took on the Pixel, so I have high hopes for the tweaked camera algorithms on the S8.

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I had a Galaxy S7 before the Pixel. I didn't do any custom roms or anything, but did flash firmware on a couple of occasions. TouchWiz (or whatever they call it now) is not an issue any more - I put Nova Launcher on it and to me it looks just like stock Android. The photos I took on the S7 pleased me more than those I took on the Pixel, so I have high hopes for the tweaked camera algorithms on the S8.
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It's actually not the same sensor either ,it's the same specs but a new one that no other phone uses. I'm sure it will be better in many scenarios with the improved processing and new features and will probably knock the Pixel from 1st place on dxomark. I can't wait to do some testing once I get it.

I can't wait for the 20th and my new phone! I pre-ordered it from CPW on Saturday.

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I tried to pre-order....THREE times. First time, 2 hours later got an email back saying they could not proceed and had cancelled the order (no epxlanation). Second time got an email back an hour later saying they had cancelled it again, due to an "information mismatch". Rang them up to find out what the hell they were playing at, got through to sales who couldnt tell me why they had cancelled it so they passed me on to the "web team", who couldnt tell me anything at all, and passed me on to customer services.....who cut me off. I tried one final time to order it, this time got a reply an hour later again saying that it had been cancelled again, due to me failing a credit check, and telling me to check with the network I had selected......I had not selected any network since I was buying the handset only, there was no requirement for any kind of credit check, and if they HAD done a credit check then it would have come back as perfect. At this point I went to John Lewis website instead and ordered it fine first time. I will lose the crappy £99 speaker that was gonna go straight on ebay anyway, but it'll be worth it not to have to deal with the CPW muppets ever again.
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I've had this from Carphone Warehouse several times in the past. I can almost guarantee that if I order anything online from them the payment will be rejected and I will have to contact them, then my bank to get it sorted. I don't know what they do, but I never have issues like this with any other company. When I check my credit reference no search is visible from them and, as you say, there is no reason to refer to a credit reference to buy a phone SIM free!

ewokuk said:
I tried to pre-order....THREE times. First time, 2 hours later got an email back saying they could not proceed and had cancelled the order (no epxlanation). Second time got an email back an hour later saying they had cancelled it again, due to an "information mismatch". Rang them up to find out what the hell they were playing at, got through to sales who couldnt tell me why they had cancelled it so they passed me on to the "web team", who couldnt tell me anything at all, and passed me on to customer services.....who cut me off. I tried one final time to order it, this time got a reply an hour later again saying that it had been cancelled again, due to me failing a credit check, and telling me to check with the network I had selected......I had not selected any network since I was buying the handset only, there was no requirement for any kind of credit check, and if they HAD done a credit check then it would have come back as perfect. At this point I went to John Lewis website instead and ordered it fine first time. I will lose the crappy £99 speaker that was gonna go straight on ebay anyway, but it'll be worth it not to have to deal with the CPW muppets ever again.
I wasn't sure who to go with as I wanted to make sure delivery was on 20th since I will be at home that day and I figured CPW would have the most stock plus the free speaker. But then they will probably also have the most orders. John Lewis isn't a place people would normally think of buying a mobile from (I was surprised to even see it listed!) so I'm hoping they have enough stock and reliable enough delivery to get it to me on time. My order confirmation shows the delivery date, the CPW confirmation only said "current" delivery date which didn't sound very definite to me!
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On the Samsung website (btw - how come you didnt ordered it form there?) when i placed my initial order (which was cancelled by some idiot CS guy) it was saying deliver from 19th - but when i tried to order again yesterday - it was saying deliver by 28th April !?>! - in the end their stupid webpage didnt work so i gave up and gone with CW who say delivered by 21st ....i went for collect in store since i am never in one place to wait for the courier

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I've had this from Carphone Warehouse several times in the past. I can almost guarantee that if I order anything online from them the payment will be rejected and I will have to contact them, then my bank to get it sorted. I don't know what they do, but I never have issues like this with any other company. When I check my credit reference no search is visible from them and, as you say, there is no reason to refer to a credit reference to buy a phone SIM free!
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I had the same issue - got an email later saying card didnt go thru - had to call bank and them to sort it out - annoying - but still better than the crap samsung website service

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On the Samsung website (btw - how come you didnt ordered it form there?) when i placed my initial order (which was cancelled by some idiot CS guy) it was saying deliver from 19th - but when i tried to order again yesterday - it was saying deliver by 28th April !?>! - in the end their stupid webpage didnt work so i gave up and gone with CW who say delivered by 21st ....i went for collect in store since i am never in one place to wait for the courier
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I didnt order from Samsung because when I went there to check on Sat, it was saying deliver by 28th and didn't even mention getting it earlier via pre-order so I assume they had already sold out of the pre-order ones. I think years ago when I was going to pre-order something from Samsung it turned out that they didn't have enough stock to fill it, and other places like CPW did, so I ended up having to cancel it and get it elsewhere to avoid delays. You would think Samsung themselves would have the most stock but that wasn't the case back then so i haven't ordered direct from them since.
CPW are clearly too incompetent to get their own website to work properly, and too incompetent to be able to deal with it when it doesn't work, so hopefully John Lewis can deliver instead.

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I didnt order from Samsung because when I went there to check on Sat, it was saying deliver by 28th and didn't even mention getting it earlier via pre-order so I assume they had already sold out of the pre-order ones. I think years ago when I was going to pre-order something from Samsung it turned out that they didn't have enough stock to fill it, and other places like CPW did, so I ended up having to cancel it and get it elsewhere to avoid delays. You would think Samsung themselves would have the most stock but that wasn't the case back then so i haven't ordered direct from them since.
CPW are clearly too incompetent to get their own website to work properly, and too incompetent to be able to deal with it when it doesn't work, so hopefully John Lewis can deliver instead.
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On JL website - they only have S8+?

I like you guys LOVE the phone and want to upgrade. 2 things have stopped me, 1 = is what the battery life is going to be like, 2 = and most importantly is because UK is getting screwed again with crap deals, US are getting memory or VR etc and silver colors etc, UK are not getting anything other then maybe insurance or £50 speaker which not all of us want.
Slowly tempted to wait for better deals but look forward to your reviews, Enjoy your new slick phones!!

FoneFreak786 said:
I like you guys LOVE the phone and want to upgrade. 2 things have stopped me, 1 = is what the battery life is going to be like, 2 = and most importantly is because UK is getting screwed again with crap deals, US are getting memory or VR etc and silver colors etc, UK are not getting anything other then maybe insurance or £50 speaker which not all of us want.
Slowly tempted to wait for better deals but look forward to your reviews, Enjoy your new slick phones!!
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Depends what you want. I'd much rather have the speaker than a VR headset or a memory card!
I'm not sure the UK is getting screwed - the S8 launches here at the same time as the States. There are many countries that don't see phone releases until much later after launch. We generally get them pretty quickly.

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On JL website - they only have S8+?
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I thought they had both but I have ordered the + anyway.
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FoneFreak786 said:
I like you guys LOVE the phone and want to upgrade. 2 things have stopped me, 1 = is what the battery life is going to be like, 2 = and most importantly is because UK is getting screwed again with crap deals, US are getting memory or VR etc and silver colors etc, UK are not getting anything other then maybe insurance or £50 speaker which not all of us want.
Slowly tempted to wait for better deals but look forward to your reviews, Enjoy your new slick phones!!
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Yup battery life worries me too but I have not found another device that I would be willing to go for and my S5 is getting on a bit so I need to upgrade.
UK being screwed is nothing new. We get screwed on price and screwed on deals for just about everything. Now they are using brexit as an excuse to stick the prices up on everything when we were already paying far more than the exchange rate says we should have been paying in the first place! They have all just spotted an opportunity to increase their profits by a big chunk and hide it as being brexit. And Samsung themselves can keep whacking up prices all over the world because they dont really have any serious competition at the top end, otherwise they wouldn't be able to.

XxSPARC0xX said:
Ordered mine on Launch 10 mins after the Live Announcement ended from CPW in Currys in York. Got a Black S8 + Free Wireless Speaker and a free £50 Currys/PCWorld Gift Card to use within 6 months. Delivery to store on 20th April.
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arrgh how did u managed to get extra 50 quid on top xd i just preordered s8 plus and free speaker... for delivery on the 20th

Ordered mine today (pre order actually)

and am looking forwards to receiving it. I know the processor is only the 845 but I am getting it primarily for the camera setup as I take lots of photos with my phones. Anyone else pre order theirs yet? I live north of Boston, Ma.

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and am looking forwards to receiving it. I know the processor is only the 845 but I am getting it primarily for the camera setup as I take lots of photos with my phones. Anyone else pre order theirs yet? I live north of Boston, Ma.
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You can also just walked into a BestBuy and get it for $599 this week. I think I need to do that to get a hands-on and check out the camera app speed. A few seconds delay between the shots sounds a little too much.

I currently have the device and downloaded a pixel camera apk that seems compatible with it. Though question I must ask, does all five cameras work on third party camera apps as well… (night scape on this device would be fantastic). Nokia 9 five cameras’ design using a compatible pixel 3 camera apk would make me not purchase the google pixel 3 xl.

I picked mine up at Best Buy last Friday (March 1). Some locations had them available.

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I picked mine up at Best Buy last Friday (March 1). Some locations had them available.
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What are your thoughts? I picked one up as well, but haven't opened the box yet.

I ordered one from B&H, not sure when they ship but I'm happy just knowing I have one reserved for now.

I ordered one from B&H too! Hopefully they get some stock this week. Might arrive faster than the S10!

Very Excited.
I'm in the UK and I pre-ordered on the 28th Feb.
I have been on the fence about buying a new phone for around a year and I hadn't seen anything about this phone before the 27th. It hauled me down off the fence quicker than I expected, especially when I saw the UK price with the earbuds thrown in.
Really excited about the potential of the camera and the early review shots have looked great.

Although Best Buy has it on hand(at some stores at least) I preferred to order from BH Photo . Best Buy charges $25 for returns while BH does not charge for returns and it is free shipping to/from them. I have bought a lot of gadgets from Best Buy and BH and , BH photo usually has the best customer service. Of course BH does not charge taxes either (they are located in NYC) and I live in Massachusettes. Shipping from BH photo , when supply is in, is 1-3 days.

Looks like B&H may ship tomorrow according to an email I just got:
"Released in limited qty 03/05/19"
Quoted from my order,under the phone description
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I'm in the UK and I pre-ordered on the 28th Feb.
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Also in the UK, ordered March 3rd and it is saying expected shipping date is April 1st, which is later than some other regions. I need to replace my S7 Edge and I'm seeing this device as a bit of an upgrade over the OnePlus 6T. I suppose I could wait for the OnePlus 7 but I expect that device to be more expensive and have no wireless charging. Also the camera is a bonus, and HDR10 support on the screen will be interesting to try.
Nokia are also claiming HDR video recording, though I am not sure what that really means yet.

Mine should be here tomorrow! Super excited

Interesting to hear that the phone is available in some markets. Ordered mine, but no indication on when the delivery starts in the Netherlands. Some rumors say 15 March, others early April.

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Mine should be here tomorrow! Super excited
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Where did you buy yours from? I ordered from B&H, but they said they don't know when their inventory will arrive.

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Where did you buy yours from? I ordered from B&H, but they said they don't know when their inventory will arrive.
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Best Buy, but it looks like they're sold out of them now. I originally did B&H, but on Tuesday I saw BB was promising delivery date of the 7th so I canceled my order with B&H and went with BB.

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Best Buy, but it looks like they're sold out of them now. I originally did B&H, but on Tuesday I saw BB was promising delivery date of the 7th so I canceled my order with B&H and went with BB.
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I just got the charge from B&H, and invoice says it has been sent to the warehouse. I'm guessing they have stock and will ship soon.

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and am looking forwards to receiving it. I know the processor is only the 845 but I am getting it primarily for the camera setup as I take lots of photos with my phones. Anyone else pre order theirs yet? I live north of Boston, Ma.
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I pre-ordered mine from Best Buy on the 3rd of March, at around 3am. I received it yesterday (7th) from UPS at around 3pm. I am near Cleveland Ohio. I chose the free shipping, surprisingly I was expecting UPS to hand it off to USPS because it was sure-post method, but UPS ended up delivering it. I have to go to the AT&T store today to get a nano SIM, my current/old phone was a micro SIM, so I have yet to power it up and trying it out. I will later today *crosses fingers*.

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I just got the charge from B&H, and invoice says it has been sent to the warehouse. I'm guessing they have stock and will ship soon.
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That's awesome! I hope it ships out soon. Just got mine yesterday.

Pre ordered in Belgium on 25 feb . First the releasedate was 01 april , but yesterday got mail that it moved to 11 march ....

Wow, just got mine today and it's a real beauty. I am just charging it up now and will install all my apps once done charging. I am looking forwards to taking it through its paces

Preorder Live

Pre-order just went live on Amazon US. To select the phone only, you need to purchase the bundle and go back into your previous orders and delete the case. 128gb at $349 shipping on the 20th.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CFSZLQ4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Has anyone else found it for sale?

Pre-Order also live on Google Store, same price. Just ordered. "Delivered By" date of Aug 18 or 19.

I pre-ordered one too sick of spending $1000 or more and I really do not need bleeding edge speed "and no 5G which is not going to be a big deal for years"
It will do everything say a Samsung S20 can do "maybe slower" but at a third of the price.
Also I am looking forward to 3 years of instant updates.
I had to procrastinate a bit my delivery date is Sept 10

I pre-ordered from the Google store. I like the idea of a basic phone with consistent updates like my PH-1.

Had to order one too. Wonder who else is gonna be developing for this phone ?

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Had to order one too. Wonder who else is gonna be developing for this phone ?
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Josh Chasky from DU bought one, that's a great sign

Nice, might actually have some good support here instead of kang roms with no source posted. I'll do what I can for device bringup and such, should be way easier on here compared to oneplus devices.

Man, this might very well be the most exciting Android (or just Google specifically) smartphone since the Nexus 4 era. Aside from the somewhat worrying battery capacity this just looks like an absolute musthave of a device

is there any possibility that google ships out preorders earlier than the expected delivery date?

I ordered a Pixel 4a from Amazon US on 4th of August, now Amazon US shows order received and currently unavailable. My order details says Not yet shipped..We'll email you when available. Should I contact Amazon for more details or it is normal?

janjan said:
I ordered a Pixel 4a from Amazon US on 4th of August, now Amazon US shows order received and currently unavailable. My order details says Not yet shipped..We'll email you when available. Should I contact Amazon for more details or it is normal?
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Normal not shipping til after Aug. 20th
I ordered from Google Canada and email eta was September 16

janjan said:
I ordered a Pixel 4a from Amazon US on 4th of August, now Amazon US shows order received and currently unavailable. My order details says Not yet shipped..We'll email you when available. Should I contact Amazon for more details or it is normal?
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I received an email 2 days ago with an estimated arrival date of the 24th. As the OP, I ordered my phone at 6am on the 3rd so I would think I was near the front of the line. My account also shows that it has not yet shipped, but will arrive by 8pm on the 24th.
I would more than likely contact Amazon so that you know if you need to jump to the play store. Sorry to hear about the annoying Amazon shipping challenges.

I ordered from the Google Store on the 3rd and it shows my delivery date as August 18-19...

janjan said:
I ordered a Pixel 4a from Amazon US on 4th of August, now Amazon US shows order received and currently unavailable. My order details says Not yet shipped..We'll email you when available. Should I contact Amazon for more details or it is normal?
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I think they'll send an email when they ship it. Just got the email they're sending the trade-in kit. I selected expedited shipping so I should get the phone by September 11th

Uh60m Pilot said:
I received an email 2 days ago with an estimated arrival date of the 24th. As the OP, I ordered my phone at 6am on the 3rd so I would think I was near the front of the line. My account also shows that it has not yet shipped, but will arrive by 8pm on the 24th.
I would more than likely contact Amazon so that you know if you need to jump to the play store. Sorry to hear about the annoying Amazon shipping challenges.
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I am living in Europe. I can't purchase the device directly from US Play store. I had only one option to order it from Amazon US. I also paid around 120 US dollars extra for AmazonGlobal Priority shipping and Import Fees deposit. I ordered my phone at 4 Aug 2020, 22:48pm. Yesterday I ordered a Spigen case for Pixel 4a arriving date is August 24 -Tuesday, September 1.
Amazon US haven't charged me yet. So I am hoping to receive something about Pixel 4a from Amazon. ?
Edmontonchef said:
I think they'll send an email when they ship it. Just got the email they're sending the trade-in kit
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Sounds good. Hopefully they will send an email about shipping.

I also ordered from Amazon on 8/4 they still haven’t charged me ! I’m hoping to get it next week ?

Amazon doesn't charge until an item ships. The pre-order date in the US at the time I ordered was Aug 24. It's unclear whether that is Amazon's ship date or the date I should receive it since Google is releasing it on Aug 20. I expect to actually have the phone in hand as late as Aug 26. It doesn't matter to me when I get it. It's useless to me until TWRP is available.

So looks like there is hope if you pre-ordered from Google early it may be delivered earlier than the 20th... keeping fingers crossed.

I ordered from Amazon for the 5% credit I get on purchases with their credit card and the 30 day return policy, not that I plan on returning it, but still. I also got the 24th as a delivery date but I bet it will be before that. I think I remember Amazon shipping phones before Google in the past but not sure about that. It would be nice if they shipped early, we've been waiting for this thing for half a freakin' year! It's gonna be a good phone.

Received updated email from AMZ this morning. Delivery date of Aug 24. I suspect they may use UPS for these, and they don't deliver on weekends for 2-day.

Question Anyone else seeing shipping delays?

Noticed quite a few people got their Flip 4's early, so I was at least expecting mine on the August 26th release date (my order confirmed aug 26th it would arrive) but apparently FedEx didnt even get it until today. Talked to 3 reps who each promised me and told me repeatedly to "rest assured" that it would arrive today, even though its well past 8pm here.
FWIW I pre-ordered on Aug 10th, which I believe is the first day it was possible?

Mine won't arrive until till 8/31. Ordered 5 minutes after website opened for sales. USA.

I thought the delivery was delayed only India. Looks like it's everywhere. Samsung support has been good to nothing. Fake promises. It's been 12 days since I placed the order and it still hasn't been delivered.
Plus the coupon code they provided does not work to make things worse.
Samsung shop app and website is a nightmare everytime there's a flagship release.

I did end up getting mine on the evening of the 30th, 4 days after they said I'd get it. Packing receipt inside box says it was created on the 19th, so I'm not sure where the problem was at.

krkdesigns said:
I thought the delivery was delayed only India. Looks like it's everywhere. Samsung support has been good to nothing. Fake promises. It's been 12 days since I placed the order and it still hasn't been delivered.
Plus the coupon code they provided does not work to make things worse.
Samsung shop app and website is a nightmare everytime there's a flagship release.
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Same here on the website and app! How can Samsung know how to make a phone and not a website? And don't try to call them, even worse.

dopepope said:
Noticed quite a few people got their Flip 4's early, so I was at least expecting mine on the August 26th release date (my order confirmed aug 26th it would arrive) but apparently FedEx didnt even get it until today. Talked to 3 reps who each promised me and told me repeatedly to "rest assured" that it would arrive today, even though its well past 8pm here.
FWIW I pre-ordered on Aug 10th, which I believe is the first day it was possible?
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My shipment was delayed and it should be delivered today!

kat3k said:
Same here on the website and app! How can Samsung know how to make a phone and not a website? And don't try to call them, even worse.
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Are you saying you had issues with the coupon?

Yes. Didn't get one this year, but last year. Tried to use on Shop Samsung and their website., both of which I have found very glitchy and inconsistent, including this year. Ended up calling and getting runaround for days, but finally got it resolved. An important lesson I learned: take screenshots of prices and offers, as they change and become unavailable.