BestBuy: Galaxy Note 8 Pre-Order Thread

[jadedangel143]

glad to hear. did you have to go to a different dept. (mobile back office) to get it handled?

nope, just called regular customer service number. It would be nice if it shipped today.

 

[ChevyS10ZR2003]

So who knows when mine will ship since its been "preparing" for 18 hours now. Great.

 

[ToddL]

Cancelled my in store BB pick up preorder yesterday (Verizon- midnight black) at noon. Ordered online through BB and UPS delivered this morning at 11am. Not sure what ya'll waiting on. Seems like it worked for me to cancel preorder and go through BB online.

For me I'm waiting because:
1. I'm a hopeless optimist that thinks they will release in-store orders early next week.
2. I'd like to stick with the grey color that I pre-ordered.
3. I don't care to deal with the potential hassles around cancelling and re-ordering.
4. I'm not in that big of a rush.

 

[toenail_flicker]

nope, just called regular customer service number. It would be nice if it shipped today.

I would have pushed for that. but then I've been called pushy.

 

[stormywaters]

For me I'm waiting because:
1. I'm a hopeless optimist that thinks they will release in-store orders early next week.
2. I'd like to stick with the grey color that I pre-ordered.
3. I don't care to deal with the potential hassles around cancelling and re-ordering.
4. I'm not in that big of a rush.

Yeah, I was kinda in your shoes but my daughter really wants that camera freebie so decided not to take chances.

 

[justin1394]

Canceled my BB in store preorder for Sprint Orchid Gray at 1 this afternoon. Reordered the same phone through BBs website at 1:30, phone just shipped and will be here by Monday at the latest. Why couldn't it have been this easy from the get go?!

 

[stormywaters]

Canceled my BB in store preorder for Sprint Orchid Gray at 1 this afternoon. Reordered the same phone through BBs website at 1:30, phone just shipped and will be here by Monday at the latest. Why couldn't it have been this easy from the get go?!

I know, right?

 

[icellphones]

Unlocked order from bestbuy online, will be here Monday. I guess I can make it till then....preordered 8/28 originally

 

[TechWhore]

Canceled my online preorder for Verizon orchids gray yesterday at 130. Reordered yest at 3pm. Just shipped woohoo!

 

[larry1014]

Verizon agreed to buyout my S7E, which saved me $460 or switching to Sprint, so I popped into BB to cancel my Sprint pre-order. I really thought about just upgrading on the Verizon app and getting my new phone overnighted so I'd have it tomorrow, but decided to do the order through BB in order to save an additional $150 off the price of the phone. That plus the 1/2 off is absurdly cheap for the Note 8, and worth waiting until next week for in-store pickup.

That's what I keep telling myself.

How in the world did you get Verizon to pay off your S7 Edge? Sure wouldn't do it for me and I have been with them for 15 years. Oh well, live and learn the hard way. Plus learned not to order in store for a phone.

Edit. Thinking about it with those poor people in Florida with this Hurricane I consider myself lucky. It's just a phone I can wait a week. If you are in Florida stay safe and good luck.

 

[Thelt2000x]

Anyone have any luck with the trade in promo for Verizon? If so, how?

 

[ChevyS10ZR2003]

My phone has shipped and should be here Monday. May be a stupid question but I have never ordered a phone online before. I am with Verizon and am wondering how I go about activating the phone after I receive it.

 

[captain_zer0]

Anyone have any luck with the trade in promo for Verizon? If so, how?

I read a comment awhile back that when you activate your Note 8, you should be able to log into your Verizon account and trade your phone to get the $480 trade in value. I hope thats how the process goes.

 

[05GT]

Verizon model ordered 9/7 @ 1700 Pacific time. Shipped 9/8 with expected delivery 9/12.

 

[MikeS1971]

My phone has shipped and should be here Monday. May be a stupid question but I have never ordered a phone online before. I am with Verizon and am wondering how I go about activating the phone after I receive it.

If you're currently a Verizon customer and if you're current phone uses a micro sim card, swap your current sim card into the Note 8. Turn it on and sign into your Google account. Within seconds of powering up, you'll be connected to Verizon network.

 

[jadedangel143]

Replacement note 8 just shipped. Should be here monday.

 

[toenail_flicker]

Replacement note 8 just shipped. Should be here monday.

nice!

 

[Ca_lvn]

Replacement note 8 just shipped. Should be here monday.

Well that's good and your getting your replacement before I get mine BB shipped the rest of my order just not the phone yet

 

[ChevyS10ZR2003]

If you're currently a Verizon customer and if you're current phone uses a micro sim card, swap your current sim card into the Note 8. Turn it on and sign into your Google account. Within seconds of powering up, you'll be connected to Verizon network.

Unfortunately I am coming from an iPhone (booooo) so I don't think I have a SIM card. Do I need to go into a Verizon or Best Buy store to get it activated, if so, will they be able to help me since the phone isn't "out" yet?

 

[TechWhore]

Unfortunately I am coming from an iPhone (booooo) so I don't think I have a SIM card. Do I need to go into a Verizon or Best Buy store to get it activated, if so, will they be able to help me since the phone isn't "out" yet?

This is at the bottom of the BB shipping email:
ACTIVATE YOUR PHONE•***We can help activate your phone as soon as it arrives•***Just call one of our Mobile Specialists at*1-800-702-2211*(7 a.m. to 11 p.m., CT)