Who will never pre order again?

[LegalAmerican]

Pre-Ordering didn't make my phone at risk of catching fire. That would be Samsung's fault. Hundreds of devices have gone through pre-orders with no issues. I don't see the correlation. Unless you're just saying if we hadn't pre-ordered, we would have been bystanders observing this whole deal, but even if I didn't pre-order I would have been in the store on 8/19 to pick it up.

 

[Jenn40811]

The note 7 was the first preorder I've done. I usually wait a couple months before getting new phones. After this experience, I don't think I will.

 

[justin1578]

I've never pre ordered anything.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Pre-ordered the Note 7 the moment it was up for pre-order.

I'll continue to do the same for the promotional offers. Hope this debacle also shines some light on the importance of good QC.

 

[ajb1965]

I doubt I will, but if I do I'm staying away from the forums! This whole experience was a drama filled hassle here lol. I'm sure it happens every major release, but I've never seen so much bad behavior on any of the Mobile Nations sites as I have in the Note 7 forums. Starting from the pre-order phase all the way up to the untimely cancellation, the Mods had their hands full.

Forum rant aside, I just don't see the advantage of doing it.

1. Most Android phones don't have Apple's self imposed over-hyped demand increasing shady launch day supply shortages, and are available on launch day at any of the gabillion T-Mobile stores around my town.

2. Manufacturer spifs and incentives are available for at least a couple weeks after launch so there's no advantage there

3. The stress and anxiety of 'will I get mine early? Hey, how come yours came and mine didn't and I ordered 34 seconds before you???' is ridiculous

4. I'm too old for this [removed] lol

 

[skatergirl]

I doubt I will, but if I do I'm staying away from the forums! This whole experience was a drama filled hassle here lol. I'm sure it happens every major release, but I've never seen so much bad behavior on any of the Mobile Nations sites as I have in the Note 7 forums. Starting from the pre-order phase all the way up to the untimely cancellation, the Mods had their hands full.

Forum rant aside, I just don't see the advantage of doing it.

1. Most Android phones don't have Apple's self imposed over-hyped demand increasing shady launch day supply shortages, and are available on launch day at any of the gabillion T-Mobile stores around my town.

2. Manufacturer spifs and incentives are available for at least a couple weeks after launch so there's no advantage there

3. The stress and anxiety of 'will I get mine early? Hey, how come yours came and mine didn't and I ordered 34 seconds before you???' is ridiculous

4. I'm too old for this $#it lol

I have seen worse behavior in the past here on the forums, dating back several years.

 

[amyf27]

I don't think I'll pre-order again. I may see how new phones go for a month or two first...will see

 

[doodleholic]

I'm not sure. This is the first time I've ever preordered a phone or even gotten a phone the same year it was released. It was nice to get it shipped to me and not have to deal with the in store processes, but the replacement process and fact that I now need to return it again, kind of renders that moot.

I'm undecided whether I'll preorder again.

 

[wookiee2cu]

I have never pre-ordered a phone - I just walk into the store on release day and buy one.

Too many horror stories from people who pre-ordered and end up getting their phones after everyone else. What's the point of that?

To ensure you get one and in the color you want. Not sure about the stores around you but I'm in the eastside area of Seattle and the stores around here only got 5-9 on launch day because the pre-order demand was so high. It took two of my co-workers almost 2 weeks to get theirs, they finally gave up with trying to walk into a store and ordered one over the phone.

 

[devauls]

The note 7 was the first preorder I've done. I usually wait a couple months before getting new phones. After this experience, I don't think I will.

Same here....I always wait for a couple of months before ordering and am not normally one to be an early adopter of the latest new tech. This is the first phone I've ever pre-ordered. The Note 7 was replacing my old Note 3 so I was long overdue for an upgrade. I did get the Gear Fit 2 with it so that was nice. Looks like I will be getting a Silver Note 5 with 64GB and wait till the next new flagship phone from Samsung has been out for a few months and see how it goes. I wont pre-order unless Samsung decides to really sweeten the deal for us.

 

[homer813]

I've already preordered for the Note 8 and beyond.

 

[omgitselaine]

I've already preordered for the Note 8 and beyond.

 

[metz65]

Never have pre-ordered, probably never will. I have no loyalty to any certain oem. I Waite on the reviews and choose whichever phone best fills my wants and needs .

 

[rushmore]

Unless some good preorder bling like 256gb sd cards, no preorders for me.

 

[Nakrohtap]

I have never pre-ordered a phone - I just walk into the store on release day and buy one.

Too many horror stories from people who pre-ordered and end up getting their phones after everyone else. What's the point of that?

This is the main reason I pre-order...to stay out of the stores. What a huge waste of time. Standing in line behind people just paying their bills and asking dumb questions like how to turn the ringer volume louder. Not to mention, some of the clueless people there that need to call a manager about everything. No thanks!

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I'm going to pre-order again. I always have, and I always will. I honestly haven't spent much extra time on the phone or in stores because of this. While everybody else was freaking out trying to get "the danger" out of their house immediately. I just waited and happily continued to use my phone. Then once the information had disseminated to the reps, I walked in and was out in less than 10 minutes.

 

[bmitchell1876]

I wanna pre order the NOTE 8 RIGHT NOW!

Take my money Samsung ! Your note series has been awesome - with the exception of the NOTE 5

 

[Azartrus]

maybe they will name the next one The Note 6

 

[jsk0703]

I will preorder once a new Note is announced.

 

[w7sg]

I will preorder once a new Note is announced.

Absolutely will too