I was reluctant to get an EVO and give up my Pre. I finally decided to try to have both.
So starting Friday morning (launch day), I started calling every Sprint, Radio Shack, and Best Buy in my suburbs.
There was not one EVO to be found anywhere.
The manager at the local Best Buy said that they had 60 EVO's on-hand to fulfill pre-orders on Friday. All were gone Friday. They got in about 30 more and still have 30 pre-orders to fill before they can get to the 50 rain checks. The inventory at other stores was about the same units sold and no Best Buy has any in stock and they are sold out online. She said that she could have sold another 50 a day if she had them in stock and that this is a far bigger demand than any iPhone.
1,100 Best Buys x 80 each plus online sales is 100,000 EVO's first week?
Radio Shack is completely sold out in all stores. A manager told me that they all got about 20-30 initially and about 10 more this week.
6,000 Radio Shacks x 30 = 180,000 EVO's first week?
The Corporate Sprint stores all seem to have gotten about 30-50 initially and 10 in reorders. The Sprint dealer stores got 20 + 10.
22,000 Sprint Stores x 35 + 800 number + online = 800,000 first week?
So a million EVO's first week?
Every store is out and seems to have a wait list of 10 - 40 right now.
Time to bite the bullet and call the Sprint 800 number?
So starting Friday morning (launch day), I started calling every Sprint, Radio Shack, and Best Buy in my suburbs.
There was not one EVO to be found anywhere.
The manager at the local Best Buy said that they had 60 EVO's on-hand to fulfill pre-orders on Friday. All were gone Friday. They got in about 30 more and still have 30 pre-orders to fill before they can get to the 50 rain checks. The inventory at other stores was about the same units sold and no Best Buy has any in stock and they are sold out online. She said that she could have sold another 50 a day if she had them in stock and that this is a far bigger demand than any iPhone.
1,100 Best Buys x 80 each plus online sales is 100,000 EVO's first week?
Radio Shack is completely sold out in all stores. A manager told me that they all got about 20-30 initially and about 10 more this week.
6,000 Radio Shacks x 30 = 180,000 EVO's first week?
The Corporate Sprint stores all seem to have gotten about 30-50 initially and 10 in reorders. The Sprint dealer stores got 20 + 10.
22,000 Sprint Stores x 35 + 800 number + online = 800,000 first week?
So a million EVO's first week?
Every store is out and seems to have a wait list of 10 - 40 right now.
Time to bite the bullet and call the Sprint 800 number?