Shipping notification....Who's first?

I preordered 2 EVO's at the Sprint store weeks ago. I was told by the Sprint store rep that only phones preordered online will ship by the 24th. They have no information on phones ordered in the store, could be several weeks to a month is what they told me.

How lame is that? Why should I bother supporting my local store if they cant do any better than an online purchase?

Oh well, hopefully they can get something to me by the end of the month. Otherwise I will either jump ship to verizon or possibly look at the Samsung Galaxy that is due out June 1.
 
I preordered 2 EVO's at the Sprint store weeks ago. I was told by the Sprint store rep that only phones preordered online will ship by the 24th. They have no information on phones ordered in the store, could be several weeks to a month is what they told me.

How lame is that? Why should I bother supporting my local store if they cant do any better than an online purchase?

Oh well, hopefully they can get something to me by the end of the month. Otherwise I will either jump ship to verizon or possibly look at the Samsung Galaxy that is due out June 1.

well i think they can only get so many at a time. if thousands of people preordered then there might not be too many in stock for the stores until they can make more. a friend of mine on verizon was gonna get the iphone at the end of last year but the sales guy said they were sold out and had a waiting list to get one and it would prob take a month, so he ended up getting a nexus. i dont know if thats whats gonna happen here with this phone but im just glad i preordered :cool:
 
Heh...That's funny...where's the guy that said that store preorders would get them first and they are the most important customers..

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No, first we have to wade through the "the battery sucks", "how could sprint/HTC do (insert phone crime here) to us", "who's going to return their EVO to get the (insert appropriate Samsung model here) phone", "how do I turn off sense" threads before we can get down to how wonderful it is to have a new up-to-date EVO.

Don't forget the multi tasking sucks also.
 
My wife and I both work from 9 to 9, so won't be home for the delivery tomorrow. Does anyone know if UPS will leave the package at the door, or if I need to leave a note requesting that they do? Appreciate the info!
 
Don't forget the multi tasking sucks also.

That would fall under "phone crimes".

BTW, I tried to change my delivery to will call so I could pick up the phone at UPS tomorrow so I don't have to take the whole day off from work to sit around waiting for it. It wouldn't let me change it and I contacted them and they said the shipper has restricted the delivery methods and that I'd have to call Sprint to get them to change it. I don't think that will work so I'll just hang out waiting for it.
 
Oh, good God. Now you can't even wait for the driver to get to your house? Calling the driver? Gonna stalk the neighborhood for the truck or intercept it at the facility when it arrives? Sheesh, people... this is embarrassing. It's a PHONE. :)
 
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Oh, good God. Now you can't even wait for the driver to get to your house? Calling the driver? Gonna stalk the neighborhood for the truck or intercept it at the facility when it arrives? Sheesh, people... this is embarrassing. It's a PHONE. :)

Well if it requires a signature and I'm not there then I'm out of luck. And I don't live in an area where you want to leave something expensive on your front porch. I've had packages stolen before. And yes, I have driven around the neighborhood on a Friday afternoon after missing the truck to get something I really needed. There's nothing wrong with wanting to get my new phone before the long weekend.
 
That would fall under "phone crimes".

BTW, I tried to change my delivery to will call so I could pick up the phone at UPS tomorrow so I don't have to take the whole day off from work to sit around waiting for it. It wouldn't let me change it and I contacted them and they said the shipper has restricted the delivery methods and that I'd have to call Sprint to get them to change it. I don't think that will work so I'll just hang out waiting for it.

The American economy just called and muttered something about declining worker productivity...
 
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The American economy just called and muttered something about declining worker productivity...

I assume you're not reading and posting in this forum during your work hours...

I have 5 weeks paid vacation after working at my company for 20 years, plus I work from home nights and weekends and while I'll be staying home tomorrow to wait for my phone I'll also be working even though I'm taking a vacation day. And if you hadn't read the news, U.S. productivity is way up. Seems our corporate overlords know it's easier to squeeze the workers since they have fear of not being able to find other jobs.
 
My phone is 2 hrs from me..I'm freaking drooling. Not sure if its leaving Orlando or has left because the updates don't make sense but if that thing hits Clearwater at 8pm tonight I'm going to get it tonight. Believe that. Yeah, I'm that real with it
 
My phone is 2 hrs from me..I'm freaking drooling. Not sure if its leaving Orlando or has left because the updates don't make sense but if that thing hits Clearwater at 8pm tonight I'm going to get it tonight. Believe that. Yeah, I'm that real with it

<facepalm>
 
My wife and I both work from 9 to 9, so won't be home for the delivery tomorrow. Does anyone know if UPS will leave the package at the door, or if I need to leave a note requesting that they do? Appreciate the info!

From my experience I have left a small note on the door asking to keep it there (on porch, patio, etc.). The UPS guys and gals always hide them in the same 2-3 places. I do live in a nice, quiet neighborhood so use common sense if its not a great neighborhood
 
My phone is 2 hrs from me..I'm freaking drooling. Not sure if its leaving Orlando or has left because the updates don't make sense but if that thing hits Clearwater at 8pm tonight I'm going to get it tonight. Believe that. Yeah, I'm that real with it

It's still in Orlando. I just saw it on the Splash Mountain ride photos. Looks like it's having fun tho.
 
I assume you're not reading and posting in this forum during your work hours...

I have 5 weeks paid vacation after working at my company for 20 years, plus I work from home nights and weekends and while I'll be staying home tomorrow to wait for my phone I'll also be working even though I'm taking a vacation day. And if you hadn't read the news, U.S. productivity is way up. Seems our corporate overlords know it's easier to squeeze the workers since they have fear of not being able to find other jobs.

Touched a nerve I guess...the sarcasm was lost on that one.