HTC evo to go on pre-order on april 16th???

[gstill4]

i work at best buy and i got info today that best buy mobile is about to get ready to take pre-orders within a couple weeks and it could possibly start on april 16th

 

[P_Land15]

That's great news! Thanks for sharing.

 

[gstill4]

No problem. Since i work there i can't pre-order the phone :'-( so i guess I'm goin to hav to find a sprint store that will have it on launch day. I might have to get to the store like a hour before they open.

 

[SprintDaddy]

Does Best Buy handle the premier yearly upgrades or is it only at Sprint stores?

 

[gstill4]

Yes they do the yearly upgrades too as well, because its apart of your account. They can look that info up when they look up your sprint account

 

[neilept]

So, if they are taking preorders, what will the price be? And when is the release date? I am eligible for an upgrade on 6/1 (Pre owner), and am looking at upgrading. Can I reserve, assuming it will be out after or on 6/1?

 

[gstill4]

They're not sure what the price will be yet. I heard that when u preorder the phone they will tell u the price of it then, and they will give u a giftcard of how much it is worth so when u go to pick it up all u hav to do is give them the gift card, set your account up,and be on your merry way.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

They're not sure what the price will be yet. I heard that when u preorder the phone they will tell u the price of it then, and they will give u a giftcard of how much it is worth so when u go to pick it up all u hav to do is give them the gift card, set your account up,and be on your merry way.

I don't think you pay full price. I think the pre-order will be like a $50 deposit and they give you that $50 gift card. I say $50 since it will cost more than that and throwing out an ambiguous number less than the full or subsidized price.

 

[gstill4]

You maybe right. I'll check back and get back to everybody with the info.

 

[deparson]

I wonder if they will have inventory committed on pre-orders or if people will end up with a phone pre-ordered but no phone on launch day.

I would be shocked if HTC could commit inventory this far in advance of a launch but you never know. If not, I would not want to be stuck with a pre-order and no phone and have to try to get my money back so I could go to a Sprint store and get one.

 

[ERDude]

I don't think you pay full price. I think the pre-order will be like a $50 deposit and they give you that $50 gift card. I say $50 since it will cost more than that and throwing out an ambiguous number less than the full or subsidized price.

Yes it is a $50 deposit and they give you a gift card. It's they way they have always done pre-sales, so I doubt that's changed.

Gave them 50 bucks for my Hero, got a gift card and on pick up gave them the gift card back and paid the difference.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Do we know for sure if this is legit yet?

 

[nyseahorse]

Best Buy will do pre-orders $50 deposit you get a gift card if you pre-order you are guaranteed a phone they have not announced when pre-orders will start I heard May since the phone is scheduled for summer.

 

[Oj_Mayo]

Im never pre-ordered a phone before...will i still be able to pre-orderthe phone even though im not a sprint customer yet.

 

[ERDude]

Oj - Yes, unless Best Buy does an early release like they did with the Hero you don't even need to be a reward zone member

 

[Ozmodiar]

Best Buy will do pre-orders $50 deposit you get a gift card if you pre-order you are guaranteed a phone they have not announced when pre-orders will start I heard May since the phone is scheduled for summer.

OK, so basically we don't know for sure that we can preorder the Evo 4G on April 16h...

 

[Slingbox]

No pre order for me been there done that without device days after release.


Phil-

 

[H_D]

No pre order for me been there done that without device days after release.


Phil-

I've had similar experiences. I think I'll hold off the pre-order also.

 

[gstill4]

I just got the word earlier today that bestbuy is goin to start doin pre-orders on the evo within 3-4 weeks.

 

[MultiMatt]

That would fall in line with other claims that pre-sale would be the end of May, with the device available mid-to-late June.

Damn..

Matt