Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Verizon - Preorders, shipping and arrivals

[mrsmoore78]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

I bought the phone outright for $699. I was told I could upgrade early because we have 5 smart phones on our plan and have never had a late payment.... BUT, the catch is we had to cancel our pre-order and have the phones shipped on launch day (a date she would not confirm 100% but kept saying BY the 23rd).

I asked what would happen if the pre-orders sold out and the phone was on backorder (which the white one currently is) and she said I would just have to wait until the backordered phone came back in stock.

UM. NO. Not happening.

What you CAN do, is keep your pre-order, DO NOT OPEN the phone. Go to a Verizon store. Return the phone full price. Re-purchase the phone with contract for $299 and sell back your current smart phone. Leave the store with a $99 phone. And NOT have to wait for a backorder to come in.

You just have to find a manager willing to do it, and it's at their discretion.

 

[jrcbandit]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

So I signed a new agreement online when I pre-ordered so I am safe this time for the 60% version. But it doesn't help when I have to sign a new agreement for the next Edge turn in. I wonder if it will be 90% by then ;p.

 

[mrsmoore78]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

I bought the phone outright for $699. I was told I could upgrade early because we have 5 smart phones on our plan and have never had a late payment.... BUT, the catch is we had to cancel our pre-order and have the phones shipped on launch day (a date she would not confirm 100% but kept saying BY the 23rd).

I asked what would happen if the pre-orders sold out and the phone was on backorder (which the white one currently is) and she said I would just have to wait until the backordered phone came back in stock.

UM. NO. Not happening.

What you CAN do, is keep your pre-order, DO NOT OPEN the phone. Go to a Verizon store. Return the phone full price. Re-purchase the phone with contract for $299 and sell back your current smart phone. Leave the store with a $99 phone. And NOT have to wait for a backorder to come in.

You just have to find a manager willing to do it, and it's at their discretion.

To add to this.... the operator told me as long as the phone is UNOPENED and the seal is not broken, you do NOT have to pay a $35 restocking fee.

I see this as a win for any store manager. If you have a person who is going to return a $700 phone and walk, and you can talk them into a 2-year contract, that looks good on you, so I don't see why a manager would NOT do it, but they can deny you if they choose to do so.

 

[rushmore]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

I was told if you cancel a preorder, you will pay a $35 restock fee

Only if opened the box.

 

[Acturus1982]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

When I want to upgrade after I sign another Edge agreement, I'll just pay off the phone and resell it to recoup some $$

Just remember that when you pay off your EDGE contract they make you wait 30 days before you can enter into a new one

 

[Acturus1982]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

So I signed a new agreement online when I pre-ordered so I am safe this time for the 60% version. But it doesn't help when I have to sign a new agreement for the next Edge turn in. I wonder if it will be 90% by then ;p.

Double check when you get it. I know when we order a phone in the store (i work at a verizon retailer) we don't sign the edge agreement until the phone shows up.

 

[Honey_184]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

Just remember that when you pay off your EDGE contract they make you wait 30 days before you can enter into a new one

I know you have to have your edge device for 30 days before you can edge up but I didn't know you have to wait that long after paying it off.... Worst case scenario, I use a cheapy temp phone for 30 days

 

[anon(27512)]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

This is why I just bite the bullet and pay retail. No shenanigans, no contracts.

 

[Willn]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

Verizon knows what they're doing. Edge customers want a new phone every year because people fall in love with a particular brand/model phone. So every year they want the new one, well on edge they can do this. Originally it was set up where the edge customer didn't pay a dime extra and got there new model phone. Now it's set up where "Hey you've got 50% paid off already...just pay the remaining 25% and you get your new model phone!" They also managed to get all phones down below $29.99 monthly payments which will not scare people away like the old $34.99 payments.

 

[Honey_184]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

Double check when you get it. I know when we order a phone in the store (i work at a verizon retailer) we don't sign the edge agreement until the phone shows up.

For orders placed on VZW.com & corporate stores, you digitally sign it when you place your order.

 

[anon(1733)]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

Just remember that when you pay off your EDGE contract they make you wait 30 days before you can enter into a new one

The 30 days wait it's only after you start the edge program. Once the phone is paid off there is no waiting period.

 

[Honey_184]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

The 30 days wait it's only after you start the edge program. Once the phone is paid off there is no waiting period.

Thanks, that's what I thought! I've been reading my Edge agreement over and over and the only mention of a 30 wait I could find is once you start a new agreement.

 

[anon(3012187)]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

It's only one week away. At least we get the chance to see which cases/screen protectors are good and which ones aren't.

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I'm going to have to keep repeating that so I'm not so pissed at Verizon. In the grand scheme of life, it's not a big deal, but I'm a phone nerd and I WANT my phone lol

 

[gadgetgalbb]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

I've tried returning accessories purchased online to the store and they refused. Made me pack it up and return it to get my credit.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

I've tried returning accessories purchased online to the store and they refused. Made me pack it up and return it to get my credit.

Verizon store employees only want to deal with you if they are making money off you. They have right out lied to me. I wouldn't trust a corporate Verizon store employee ever.

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[sulla1965]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

The New Edge is still good though. Simply use it as a 0% interest payment plan for your full retail phone. Then in say 8-12 months some other phone tickles your fancy, just pay off whatever is left of the phone, resell and use the money as a down payment on a new edge agreement. Sure it was better to just hand it in and walk out with a new phone, but selling it yourself either on Ebay, Swappa or Craigslist isn't really that hard. Plus you get the plan discounts associated with edge which saves money as well.

 

[deparson]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

It would really be the price you pay for the phone + 24 months x $10 (for data plans less than 10GB or $25 for data plans 10GB and above). So, either $440 or $800.

I bought the phone outright for $699. I was told I could upgrade early because we have 5 smart phones on our plan and have never had a late payment.... BUT, the catch is we had to cancel our pre-order and have the phones shipped on launch day (a date she would not confirm 100% but kept saying BY the 23rd).

I asked what would happen if the pre-orders sold out and the phone was on backorder (which the white one currently is) and she said I would just have to wait until the backordered phone came back in stock.

UM. NO. Not happening.

What you CAN do, is keep your pre-order, DO NOT OPEN the phone. Go to a Verizon store. Return the phone full price. Re-purchase the phone with contract for $299 and sell back your current smart phone. Leave the store with a $99 phone. And NOT have to wait for a backorder to come in.

You just have to find a manager willing to do it, and it's at their discretion.

 

[nugj]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

While they seem pleasant enough, it seems to me more than anything else, they are just plain unreliable. Myself I can't say I have had one outright lie to me. But if my job were selling plans and hardware in such a specific area as phone devices, I would know everything about every one of them without question. I have noticed a particular bias toward iPhone by the Verizon in store sales personnel. Oddly enough, I don't get that feeling at all when I call and talk to a telephone rep but the Corporate In-store folks seem just mesmerized by Apple.

I get the impression that when they are in there before opening and after close, they are walking around the floor banging into each other muttering "Apple....Apple....Apple...Apple" much like the seagulls in the movie "Finding Nemo"....Mine...Mine....Mine....Mine. That is probably an overstatement but not by much...at least around here.

 

[ansa82]

Re: Verizon Note 4 shipping status....

I just pre ordered a couple of days ago.

 

[ansa82]

Re: Verizon Edge Policy Change - Note 4 now better deal?

Cool, you probably snagged the last of the old deal

Ok great! Thanks!