Galaxy S5: Release Dates & Order/Shipping Discussion

[killakumes]

It's the simple things in life to get excited about. Remember being a kid and on Christmas Eve you were so jazzed about what Santa was going to bring in a few hours? Well, some of us still get that joy and excitement over little things in life..

life would be way too short if you cant get excited about new toys as an adult.

 

[thegrants82]

this thread makes me wonder what the average user age is.....how can you not wait just a few hours?

Agreed.

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[Christina Evans1]

Re: Galaxy S5: Release Dates & Order/Shipping Discussion

@Christina Evans1: congrats first and foremost. how is it? awesome?

there was one guy (or gal) who posted a day or two ago that his phone has "glitches" that are annoying him a lot. if you see any, may i ask you to post them please so we may all pay attention to the same glitches/issues?

thanks.

So far I love it. I had difficulty activating it since it wasn't an upgrade, I paid full retail for it. So I went into my local store, they hadn't even gotten their shipment in yet for tomorrow! I will definitely post anything I come across, as I am learning from everyone here also

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life would be way too short if you cant get excited about new toys as an adult.

I love electronics, they are my grown-up toys. I need something to get excited about in life!

 

[eyecon82]

Re: Galaxy S5: Release Dates & Order/Shipping Discussion

this thread makes me wonder what the average user age is.....how can you not wait just a few hours?

i didn't mean to be condescending...all im saying is that it's just a few hours =)

no need to take off work, school, etc...it will be waiting for you soon enough

It's the simple things in life to get excited about. Remember being a kid and on Christmas Eve you were so jazzed about what Santa was going to bring in a few hours? Well, some of us still get that joy and excitement over little things in life..

of course I remember and I am just as excited, however, im glad its only a day away, and not weeks...but the few hours of anticipation is a good thing

 

[SanDeggo]

i didn't mean to be condescending...all im saying is that it's just a few hours =)

no need to take off work, school, etc...it will be waiting for you soon enough

For your study purposes, I am 31. I also have over 1 month of PTO saved up for a vacation later this year. Taking a day off to relax from the typical 60 hour work week isn't a big deal. UPS requires a signature and T-Mobile wouldn't let me change the shipping address before it was shipped.

So yes, worth taking a day off for myself.

 

[rprit001]

I got an email this morning at 9:10am from Best Buy saying my S5 that I had pre-ordered was "waiting for you on, Thursday, April 10, 2014." When I went to the store to pick it up though the salesperson said she could not release the phone to me until tomorrow on the official launch.

Anyone with insider knowledge know if this is correct?
I'm a little annoyed that I drove out of my way to Best Buy after recieving that email only to be told to take a hike essentially.

Addendum: Just called Best Buy and the automated message service said my phone is awaiting customer pickup, but when I talked to a representative she said that they will not release the phone until launch date and that she didn't know why I had recieved that email.

 

[cmhsam]

I got an email this morning at 9:10am from Best Buy saying my S5 that I had pre-ordered was "waiting for you on, Thursday, April 10, 2014." When I went to the store to pick it up though the salesperson said she could not release the phone to me until tomorrow on the official launch.

Anyone with insider knowledge know if this is correct?
I'm a little annoyed that I drove out of my way to Best Buy after recieving that email only to be told to take a hike essentially.

This is correct. I was just at the BB Store asking about the Fit and they told me 1) they were surprised I had the S5 in hand and ATT broke street date 2) they just three pallets of S5's in that cant be sold until Friday 3) they didnt get any more than the pre-order amount on the Fit devices. Was hoping to try and score a fit today. Anyone know of a store selling the Fit today?

 

[Dualmonitors]

I got Error 920 when updating many apps from the Play store.

i googled the issue but there seems to be no real fix to this issue.

does anyone have any ideas on how to remedy this situation? thanks.

 

[jrgavette]

OMG. I Have my phone


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[Dualmonitors]

This is correct. I was just at the BB Store asking about the Fit and they told me 1) they were surprised I had the S5 in hand and ATT broke street date 2) they just three pallets of S5's in that cant be sold until Friday 3) they didnt get any more than the pre-order amount on the Fit devices. Was hoping to try and score a fit today. Anyone know of a store selling the Fit today?

i pre-ordered from bestbuy a gear fit from roughly the day they started having pre-orders online - at that time, Amazon did not have the gear fit available for pre-order yet. a week or two thereafter, amazon had it up for pre-order with the 4/11th date but i didn't bother to pre-order from Amazon thinking that since bestbuy had the head start, bestbuy likely had some special arrangement for an early batch/early order.

well, i've been checking and checking on bestbuy.com under my orders, and it still says "status not available".

bestbuy.com cannot be well-run. this is preposterous for someone to pre-order and there is total opaqueness about when it will be available for shipping.

what do you plan to do to find a gear fit, may i ask? thanks.

 

[rprit001]

Well I just received another email from Best Buy offering me a promotional code worth $10 off an online order as an apology for sending out the email with the wrong pickup date. Not sure if that is because I called customer service or not. Figured I would let others in the forums know just in case they wanted to try and get the same offer.

 

[Christina Evans1]

This is correct. I was just at the BB Store asking about the Fit and they told me 1) they were surprised I had the S5 in hand and ATT broke street date 2) they just three pallets of S5's in that cant be sold until Friday 3) they didnt get any more than the pre-order amount on the Fit devices. Was hoping to try and score a fit today. Anyone know of a store selling the Fit today?

I pre-ordered a fit the other day from AT&T. It should be here Tuesday. When I went to the store they didn't even know anything about the Fit

 

[SanDeggo]

I got Error 920 when updating many apps from the Play store.

i googled the issue but there seems to be no real fix to this issue.

does anyone have any ideas on how to remedy this situation? thanks.

I did not get this update. Did you download the T-Mobile update after you hooked up the phone?

 

[sirmaru]

Amazon just changed my status on my ATT Samsung Galaxy S5 from "Not Yet Shipped" to "Preparing for Shipment."

 

[anon(41665)]

Mine shipped today - Verizon. Should be here tomorrow or Wed. Great timing as I am off work for Spring Break this week!

 

[hardrocker89]

Mine shipped today as well! Should be tomorrow, says next day air saver (ups)

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[CannedBullets]

Would it be worth it to check in with the Verizon store weekly and ask on the status of the 32 GB version? The rep said they always find out about new shipments two weeks before arrival.

 

[sirmaru]

Just received my S5. I opened the case, inserted the SIM, SD and battery and then placed the new Samsung Folio case on instead of the original.

I started with a 53% charge and now have it charging. There is a red LED in the upper left corner and the manual says it will turn to green when fully charged.

It took about 90 minutes to go from 53% to 100%?

 

[anon(52425)]

Just received my S5. I opened the case, inserted the SIM, SD and battery and then placed the new Samsung Folio case on instead of the original.

I started with a 53% charge and now have it charging. There is a red LED in the upper left corner and the manual says it will turn to green when fully charged.

It took about 90 minutes to go from 53% to 100%?

USB 3.0

 

[KrisBertone]

I just ordered an S5 black from Amazon with Sprint service, ($99.99 + tax) with 2 new yr contract. I had Sprint before, I was paying 80 / month with all the taxes, had an employee discount, but I was "forced" to pick a new plan at checkout (My way unlimited - $80/month + taxes) so once I get the phone I will contact Sprint and try to go back to the old plan so I will continue to pay $80/month hopefully with all the taxes.
I tried to shop around, ATT would have come at 200 for the phone + aprox 90/month for the plan with 2GB data only , verizon 99 for the phone same 90/month + taxes for the plan thats like 110/month ; metro pcs to much for the phone 650+tax , 60 / month unlimited everything - tempted but ... its metro.
What do you guys think ? Did I do a good choice? I upgrade from evo 4g (lol)