pre order or not?

[jacko147]

As I recall last year I went to a Verizon store and got my n7 on launch day while the people that pre ordered had to wait a few more days for shipping, is this common? Or do pre orders get their phones quicker?

 

[amyf27]

No preorder here. I'm not dropping $130 on the S8 which Tmpbile requires down, when I only paid half that down on Note 7. Also, I had zero down on S7Edge

 

[SpookDroid]

Pre-ordering secures your phone at launch (if the company messes up the shipping that's a whole different story), but in some cases, a few of the freebies are only good for pre-orders.

 

[Zendroid1]

I always get my T-Mobile pre-orders before launch day.

 

[anon(5630457)]

I got my S7 edge preorder last year the day before official release.

With that being said, I haven't decided if I'm going to preorder this one or not. I'm not really "wowed" by it.

 

[wookiee2cu]

I like to pre-order for a few reasons. 1) This time around if you pre-order you get the new Gear VR. 2) Possibly get it a little earlier than the actual day is goes on sale (I'm with T-Mobile and this has happened in the past). 3) Don't have to wait in line at a store forever to get all the paperwork done, I always have it shipped to my work. 4) I have both my old phone and new phone for 14 days (I believe that's the amount of time T-Mobile gives me to turn in my old phone before they bill me for it) so that way I can make sure all of my data has been transferred over and there are no issues with the new phone.

I did pre-order the Note7 and went through the two returns like everyone else and ended up with the S7 Edge but I have no concerns about pre-ordering again. After everything Samsung went through with the Note7, this will probably be the safest phone out there as I'm sure they did testing above and beyond to make sure they don't end up with another nightmare situation.

 

[amyf27]

Anyone else on Jump on Demand Tmobile

 

[anon(782252)]

Anyone else on Jump on Demand Tmobile

Yes, JOD here.

I refuse to pay a down payment on JOD so I will not be ordering the S8+ until they back down like the did on the Note 7.

It's just a giant money grab by them.

 

[amyf27]

Yes, JOD here.

I refuse to pay a down payment on JOD so I will not be ordering the S8+ until they back down like the did on the Note 7.

It's just a giant money grab by them.

Are you going with s8?

 

[anon(1733)]

I'm on JOD. I'll pre order tonight for sure.

 

[buzzy3970]

Yes, JOD here.

I refuse to pay a down payment on JOD so I will not be ordering the S8+ until they back down like the did on the Note 7.

It's just a giant money grab by them.

I'm not sure that will happen with the +. Think of it as the 7 plus 128 gig which requires a down payment as well because of price.

I like to pre-order for a few reasons. 1) This time around if you pre-order you get the new Gear VR. 2) Possibly get it a little earlier than the actual day is goes on sale (I'm with T-Mobile and this has happened in the past). 3) Don't have to wait in line at a store forever to get all the paperwork done, I always have it shipped to my work. 4) I have both my old phone and new phone for 14 days (I believe that's the amount of time T-Mobile gives me to turn in my old phone before they bill me for it) so that way I can make sure all of my data has been transferred over and there are no issues with the new phone.

I did pre-order the Note7 and went through the two returns like everyone else and ended up with the S7 Edge but I have no concerns about pre-ordering again. After everything Samsung went through with the Note7, this will probably be the safest phone out there as I'm sure they did testing above and beyond to make sure they don't end up with another nightmare situation.

 

[anon(782252)]

Are you going with s8?

I might get regular S8 to tide me over until the Note 8. No way I'm giving them $130 down when I have plans to get the Note in 6-8 months.

 

[anon(782252)]

I'm not sure that will happen with the +. Think of it as the 7 plus 128 gig which requires a down payment as well because of price.

Nope, not even the same. The 128gb model is an upgrade from the base model. The 64 gb S8+ is the base model. It should not carry a down payment on JOD.

 

[Blues Fan]

If no one is selling the unlocked until early may, I might hold off and order that instead of the Tmobile version. I will be comparing it to the G6 over the next week or so and then make my decision on which phone and which version I want to go with.

 

[EMGSM]

I might get regular S8 to tide me over until the Note 8. No way I'm giving them $130 down when I have plans to get the Note in 6-8 months.

This is what I'm thinking of doing.

 

[buzzy3970]

Nope, not even the same. The 128gb model is an upgrade from the base model. The 64 gb S8+ is the base model. It should not carry a down payment on JOD.

I said because of price. Not sure you've noticed the pattern but tmobiles pricing on eip caps out at around 700. The note was the exception, but I guess we will see in a few weeks.

 

[anon(782252)]

I said because of price. Not sure you've noticed the pattern but tmobiles pricing on eip caps out at around 700. The note was the exception, but I guess we will see in a few weeks.

This supposed cap is irrelevant. JOD is marketed as no down payment. My V20 was $769, no down payment.

 

[buzzy3970]

This supposed cap is irrelevant. JOD is marketed as no down payment. My V20 was $769, no down payment.

There most definitely is a cap(for the whole account at least) and the v20 being 769 falls in my 700 statement range. I was referring to no phones being over 800. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear.

 

[anon(782252)]

There most definitely is a cap(for the whole account at least) and the v20 being 769 falls in my 700 statement range. I was referring to no phones being over 800. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear.

In regard to the account, that's not a cap, that's the approved line of credit.

There's nothing in the JOD language about some arbitrary cap on phone prices. They are trying to sell the S8+ as if its an upgraded S8. It's not. The S8+ is the base model of that SKU.

It's a straight up money grab by T-Mobile because if they had their way, I'm sure they would just cancel JOD. In many cases they are losing money on the devices. They have also been gradually decreasing the residual payment at the end and increasing the monthly payments to grab more money.

 

[buzzy3970]

In regard to the account, that's not a cap, that's the approved line of credit.

There's nothing in the JOD language about some arbitrary cap on phone prices. They are trying to sell the S8+ as if its an upgraded S8. It's not. The S8+ is the base model of that SKU.

It's a straight up money grab by T-Mobile because if they had their way, I'm sure they would just cancel JOD. In many cases they are losing money on the devices. They have also been gradually decreasing the residual payment at the end and increasing the monthly payments to grab more money.

I definitely wouldn't disagree with this statement. Their a business at the end of the day and businesses look to protect their capital.