Amazon.com has a large selection of cases and screen protectors for the HTC ONE, at cheaper prices. You can also find cases and screen protectors on manufacturer's and other web sites. You can also search for cases using Google or other search engines
Today at my local Best Buy: Samsung vs. HTC
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Amazon.com has a large selection of cases and screen protectors for the HTC ONE, at cheaper prices. You can also find cases and screen protectors on manufacturer's and other web sites. You can also search for cases using Google or other search engines
JHBThree
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That's not being a jerk. He would have been a jerk if he responded to that with: "the s4 screen is over saturated ****. How can you tell people to buy that?"
One of the biggest reasons is that you can compare phones and plans from all the carriers in one place as opposed to running all over town store to store. Also they have a fairly good warranty program.
Interesting, I had no trouble at all in finding an AT&T store with a demo model of the One. In fact they were using it to play music on for the whole store.
ahaxton
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For us? Money. I got $120 for my Galaxy S 2 Epic 4G Touch at Best Buy, Sprint wanted to give me $70. My wife got $280 for her 16GB iPhone 4S, Sprint was going to give $170. It was economically advantageous to go with Best Buy. We don't have the $400 laying around to be able to buy new phones first then try to sell them on Swappa or Ebay or Craigs List. At Best Buy, she got her new 32GB iPhone and I got my One for about $40 (I also traded in my Motorola Photon, got $60).
ffejjj
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Plus best buys insurance is much better IF you are accident prone. 160$ up front with unlimited replacements.
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If you know what you're looking for BBY stores are a good deal IMO. I generally try to support them so I have a place to check out tech if I can find what I want there. They price match everything, even major online retailers, you can sample multiple devices in one place and their trade in prices on phones are very competitive. Order online, pick up at counter. What could be easier?
I don't use them for advice on anything 'cuz employees don't have the product depth in most cases. I always know what I want or at least have it narrowed down to a few choices. My latest favorite over the weekend was the mobile lady trying to tell me Beats Audio on the One only worked with Beats headphones. Oy!
I don't use them for advice on anything 'cuz employees don't have the product depth in most cases. I always know what I want or at least have it narrowed down to a few choices. My latest favorite over the weekend was the mobile lady trying to tell me Beats Audio on the One only worked with Beats headphones. Oy!
Not at all. It's difficult to accurately portray our conversation in a few lines on a message board. I really wasn't "downing" the GS4, though I could see how someone might interpret it that way. We were honestly just having a friendly discussion. I wasn't brusque or snarky as my OP may have sounded. I spoke very highly of the GS4 and about Samsung in general. Conversely, I pointed out areas where I thought the HTC One was better.
I really like Samsung products and own many of them. I absolutely LOVE my Note II. However, I'm not afraid to respectfully disagree with someone if the general tone of the discussion makes it reasonable to do so.
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Classic case of false promotion.
At Best Buy about a month ago, I was looking at a 32" 720p TV. One of the blue shirts saw me interested in it, and probably seeing my age, she informed me that it had one of the highest resolutions of any display. I told her that wasn't possible because 1080p and 4K exist. Then I really showed her and pulled out my One and said "Even my phone has a higher resolution, it's 1080p" I could tell I surprised her, because she replekd with "Ohh, that's right, Nevermind. Do you like this one?"
I love proving people wrong
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At Best Buy about a month ago, I was looking at a 32" 720p TV. One of the blue shirts saw me interested in it, and probably seeing my age, she informed me that it had one of the highest resolutions of any display. I told her that wasn't possible because 1080p and 4K exist. Then I really showed her and pulled out my One and said "Even my phone has a higher resolution, it's 1080p" I could tell I surprised her, because she replekd with "Ohh, that's right, Nevermind. Do you like this one?"
I love proving people wrong
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If you know what you're looking for BBY stores are a good deal IMO. I generally try to support them so I have a place to check out tech if I can find what I want there. They price match everything, even major online retailers, you can sample multiple devices in one place and their trade in prices on phones are very competitive. Order online, pick up at counter. What could be easier?
I don't use them for advice on anything 'cuz employees don't have the product depth in most cases. I always know what I want or at least have it narrowed down to a few choices. My latest favorite over the weekend was the mobile lady trying to tell me Beats Audio on the One only worked with Beats headphones. Oy!
Not true. I turned Beats Audio on and off while listening to #thatPOWER by will.I.am and it's REALLY noticeable. Try it out yourself with a piece that's sort of bass heavy.
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That is possible. I use Sprint and have gone to many Sprint stores to try to see the black model. I have only gone to one or two AT&T stores, just to try and see what they look like since I purchased my silver phone before the black model was released. Actually, I haven't been to an AT&T store in a while, so that may have changed. I will look again today since I am still curious.
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Apples are blue...really? Violets are Red...I guess...Anyhoo....We have one of the new Samsung booths at our Best Buy... The chick (girl/woman) I talked to was semi-knowledgeable about her wares...However, when we got to talking about other stuff and it came down to getting her number, she whipped out an HTC One... I am NOT making it up. When I went to T-Mob to inquire about service in my area, the guy said "I don't really know, dude, man, I'm on Verizon" and was using an S3....When I went to the Sprint store, the guy was using a One as his personal phone.... hmmm
ffejjj
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Exactly the same. Att had The One's music playing last visit I made there
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Exactly the same. Att had The One's music playing last visit I made there
Exactly. In addition, they're one of the few remaining places I can go to look at gadgets hands-on and compare to online prices. If I can get them to price match or at least be close to what I can get online, I try to support them. We NEED a Best Buy or other brick and mortar establishments to be able to touch and feel things before buying.
Same here. In fact, the same Best Buy in my OP had two working models, one black and one silver.
Mr.Willie
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No kidding... I'll have to check that out next time. I got $ 100 from AT&T for my 9810, and it had a few 'beauty' marks. Gazelle had said $80 and I don't ever feel like dealing with EBay, CL, or Swappa either. I wonder what BB would have given.
Did not know Best Buy did this. Hopefully I'll get a little something for my 4S when the Verizon One launches.
You're misread my post. The woman said Beats Audio only works with Beats headphones which of course is inaccurate. No doubt Beats Audio changes the audio profile.
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One thing about the whole best buy knowledge base in general.
I was in the camera section about 11 years ago. The manager was there along with a couple other employees. Somebody was looking at 3 cameras and asking which one would have the best picture quality. (They were all 3 or 4 megapixel I believe). The employee wasn't sure and asked the manager, the manager told him to pick a specific camera because it had the best digital zoom even though it had less optical zoom than the other ones.
So your Antagonist (me), told the manager that digital zoom distorts the picture the larger the amount is, and he would wanted the camera with the best optical zoom. I also told her that If what she said was true, there would be no reasons for people to sell any cameras with optical zoom. No reason for camera lenses anymore.
She proceded to argue with me and instead of saying anything like here are the reasons why digital zoom is better.
She said "I'm the manager and I know the products in my department. Digital zoom is better".
So another person steps in and states to her "I understand you are the manager, but I am a professional photographer. That person is right, optical zoom is better and that is what you should have recommended. You might want to learn more about the differences between the two before you recommend any more cameras."
Being the Antagonist I am, I went off to complain about her and her lack of knowledge to the Store Manager.
What is the moral of this story.
First after that day, I learned never to trust what a Best Buy employee has told me. In fact in my experience they continue to misinform people. Don't trust their Geek Squad either.
Second do some research first or maybe ask your "nerd" friend. They could be completely wrong but it is better to take your chances with a friend than some random employee.
I was in the camera section about 11 years ago. The manager was there along with a couple other employees. Somebody was looking at 3 cameras and asking which one would have the best picture quality. (They were all 3 or 4 megapixel I believe). The employee wasn't sure and asked the manager, the manager told him to pick a specific camera because it had the best digital zoom even though it had less optical zoom than the other ones.
So your Antagonist (me), told the manager that digital zoom distorts the picture the larger the amount is, and he would wanted the camera with the best optical zoom. I also told her that If what she said was true, there would be no reasons for people to sell any cameras with optical zoom. No reason for camera lenses anymore.
She proceded to argue with me and instead of saying anything like here are the reasons why digital zoom is better.
She said "I'm the manager and I know the products in my department. Digital zoom is better".
So another person steps in and states to her "I understand you are the manager, but I am a professional photographer. That person is right, optical zoom is better and that is what you should have recommended. You might want to learn more about the differences between the two before you recommend any more cameras."
Being the Antagonist I am, I went off to complain about her and her lack of knowledge to the Store Manager.
What is the moral of this story.
First after that day, I learned never to trust what a Best Buy employee has told me. In fact in my experience they continue to misinform people. Don't trust their Geek Squad either.
Second do some research first or maybe ask your "nerd" friend. They could be completely wrong but it is better to take your chances with a friend than some random employee.
What's funny is that somehow being in management would bestow product knowledge in a way that education or experience could not. Management is about managing people, it's just easier if you know what their job is.
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