Should I pre-order from Verizon or Samsung?

[21538940075]

Uhh... I think I remember why I don't order from best buy...

Copied and pasted from an *chokes*iphone*gags* preorder.. but this is the same across the board for any preorder from best buy

"*Just an FYI for everyone else who pre-ordered, Best Buy does not know exactly how many they will recieve on launch day. A pre-order does not guarantee a phone on the 19th, it just gives you first pick on the iPhones as the stores recieve shipments. What this means is that the the store can recieve, lets say, only 10 units on the first day and those will go to the first 10 preorders. Then, whenever they recieve their next shipment (which can be a week later or a month later) the queue will continue. So don't hold your breath guys!"

Of course, the store tries to get their hands on as many as they have pre orders, but it doesn't always work that way. I know my local sprint store got 5 note 7s to sell day one...

 

[Jewels81]

Uhh... I think I remember why I don't order from best buy...

Copied and pasted from an *chokes*iphone*gags* preorder.. but this is the same across the board for any preorder from best buy

"*Just an FYI for everyone else who pre-ordered, Best Buy does not know exactly how many they will recieve on launch day. A pre-order does not guarantee a phone on the 19th, it just gives you first pick on the iPhones as the stores recieve shipments. What this means is that the the store can recieve, lets say, only 10 units on the first day and those will go to the first 10 preorders. Then, whenever they recieve their next shipment (which can be a week later or a month later) the queue will continue. So don't hold your breath guys!"

Of course, the store tries to get their hands on as many as they have pre orders, but it doesn't always work that way. I know my local sprint store got 5 note 7s to sell day one...

yelp verizon it is lol

 

[Diehlirious]

It seems like Samsung & Best Buy aren't good options so what is someone to do if they aren't w/ Verizon & want an unlocked version?

 

[jb4kats]

Thanks. Yeah I'll most likely preorder thru verizon. I'm just curious.

I personally think you get them faster through the store plus I think each individual store has had extra promotions too. I got one from Samsung and one from TMobile on the S8+. I have yet to use the Gear VR so I suppose I could still sell it.

 

[Jewels81]

I personally think you get them faster through the store plus I think each individual store has had extra promotions too. I got one from Samsung and one from TMobile on the S8+. I have yet to use the Gear VR so I suppose I could still sell it.

Yeah. Lol I haven't used my vr that I got with the note7. I'll use my 256gb sd card from note7 tho lol.

 

[worldspy99]

Samsung.com worked fine for me for my last three orders.

 

[Jewels81]

Samsung.com worked fine for me for my last three orders.

When did you receive your phone?

 

[worldspy99]

When did you receive your phone?

FedEx 2 day air both times with signature confirmation.

 

[Jewels81]

FedEx 2 day air both times with signature confirmation.

Did you get them by release date?

 

[21538940075]

FedEx 2 day air both times with signature confirmation.

My fedex drops things at the post pfgice.. 2-3 days later it gets delivered

 

[worldspy99]

Did you get them by release date?

Yes.

 

[Jewels81]

Yes.

Ok thanks

 

[Lepa79]

I was just wondering the same thing- but I really need to make sure I get WiFi calling (I have AT&T but I assume each carrier likes wifi calling on their own branded phones)

After reading this, I think I'll just play it safe and deal with the bloatware and pre-order through AT&T

You need to get the phone from AT&T to get wifi calling. This limitation Sucks big time.

 

[Old g]

I've had know issues with bb got my s8 plus from there easy pesy

 

[Joshua_Muldoon]

What do you guys think the benefits of pre-ordering thru Costco are as well? They throw in perks as well.

 

[Almeuit]

I've always done ordering and pre-ordering with verizon. So never went thru Samsung directly. So I'm just curious why people would go to Samsung instead of their carrier to pre-order. Any thoughts? Should I just stick with Verizon or try out Samsung?

Depends how much you care about bloat. For me the few apps Verizon installs is very minor so I just go with them.

 

[Jewels81]

Depends how much you care about bloat. For me the few apps Verizon installs is very minor so I just go with them.

Yeah the bloat doesn't really bother me. I'm going to stick with Verizon. It's like, I like Samsung for the phone but I like Verizon for the service lol.

 

[jhimmel]

Depends how much you care about bloat. For me the few apps Verizon installs is very minor so I just go with them.

I don't base my decision on the bloat. I base my decision on VZW VVM. I want it and use it, so I stick with the Verizon branded unit. It would be nice not to have the rest of the bloat, but it's not horrible to deal with.

 

[pinkvikchick]

You need to get the phone from AT&T to get wifi calling. This limitation Sucks big time.

Totally. I have Huawei and a Keyone that I hate using because of this. The AT&T messaging desktop app is OK but not convenient.

 

[rushmore]

My experience Best Buy > Verizon > Samsung. I appreciate the first two are subjective, but the third is objective. Samsung customer service is weak.