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In-store?

Just wondering if anyone has seen the Moto X in an AT&T store yet? Just curious if the display is out yet or not.

dwd3885 said:
Just wondering if anyone has seen the Moto X in an AT&T store yet? Just curious if the display is out yet or not.
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I've been calling every AT&T store in my area for the past week, none of them will have the X on display until tomorrow. Another tidbit of info- apparently only the 16gb version will be available in store at launch, with the 32gb being online only. Kind of a bummer, was really hoping to get my hands on one tomorrow. Gonna have to order it now.

_MetalHead_ said:
I've been calling every AT&T store in my area for the past week, none of them will have the X on display until tomorrow. Another tidbit of info- apparently only the 16gb version will be available in store at launch, with the 32gb being online only. Kind of a bummer, was really hoping to get my hands on one tomorrow. Gonna have to order it now.
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do we know the off contract pricing yet? sorry I haven't really kept up with the X

KY Wildcats said:
do we know the off contract pricing yet? sorry I haven't really kept up with the X
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i think $579 for the 16gb is what we've seen on Motomaker.

dwd3885 said:
i think $579 for the 16gb is what we've seen on Motomaker.
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16GB = $579
32GB = $630
32GB is only available through motomaker customization. In-store only the 16GB Black and White units will be available. If you would like to customize, you can walk into an AT&T store and get a SKU card, pay for the phone in full, go online on motomaker and checkout with your customized phone at no extra charge. It will arrive in 4 days.

samarth1 said:
16GB = $579
32GB = $630
32GB is only available through motomaker customization. In-store only the 16GB Black and White units will be available. If you would like to customize, you can walk into an AT&T store and get a SKU card, pay for the phone in full, go online on motomaker and checkout with your customized phone at no extra charge. It will arrive in 4 days.
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i believe you can also go straight to motomaker.com and buy outright without having to go to AT&T first.

anotherdroid said:
i believe you can also go straight to motomaker.com and buy outright without having to go to AT&T first.
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Thats right, but that ability will not be available starting tomorrow. I have been told by a motorola source that AT&T wants people to come inside the stores and experience the motoX, and as a result, will only give out the customization ability via a SKU card, which you can purchase for the price of the phone ($199/249 or $579/630, whichever method you'd like) and then go on to motomaker.com
However, it wouldn't surprise me if motomaker.com started accepting orders tomorrow without the need for a SKU card. Will just have to wait it out and see.

samarth1 said:
16GB = $579
32GB = $630
32GB is only available through motomaker customization. In-store only the 16GB Black and White units will be available. If you would like to customize, you can walk into an AT&T store and get a SKU card, pay for the phone in full, go online on motomaker and checkout with your customized phone at no extra charge. It will arrive in 4 days.
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Yes I know exactly how it's going to work. I was hoping to get a look in store today, before the phone goes on sale. So that I can just order online whenever convenient. But no AT&T store has it on display yet. No biggiee.

samarth1 said:
Thats right, but that ability will not be available starting tomorrow. I have been told by a motorola source that AT&T wants people to come inside the stores and experience the motoX, and as a result, will only give out the customization ability via a SKU card, which you can purchase for the price of the phone ($199/249 or $579/630, whichever method you'd like) and then go on to motomaker.com
However, it wouldn't surprise me if motomaker.com started accepting orders tomorrow without the need for a SKU card. Will just have to wait it out and see.
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i keep hearing over and over that motomaker.com will be up tomorrow (for AT&T only though). so, if you buy a phone through motomaker, it's only going to work on AT&T. but like you said, we'll see tomorrow...

Best Buy AT&T arrival date.

I pre-ordered my note 3 from Best Buy, and originally they had an arrival date of october 1st. Today on the website, that date has changed to September 27th.
I'm honestly hoping Best Buy might be accidentally showing an early shipping/arrival date!
Thoughts?

i see. that is odd. nothing for verizon. hoping they are moving it up too!!

i see. that is odd. nothing for verizon. hoping they are moving it up too!!
Bwahahahaha.

That could also mean AT&T's shipping their pre-orders earlier than the 10/1 date stated. BB is just an agent for the various wireless carriers and serves at their pleasure. I'd find it odd AT&T would allow a third-party to sell a highly anticipated new device before they themselves offered it. The carriers and third-party resellers are frenemies; all the carriers pay them handsome commissions upfront on the value of the two-year deal (device and voice/data plan) and would always rather avoid that pay-out by doing as many customer-direct deals as possible. I've followed BB's pre-order handling of some in-demand devices and it's been a cluster-f because what's in their system doesn't necessarily reflect what's actually happening. We'll know soon enough and best of luck to all no matter what channel they’re ordering from.

Just checked my AT&T preorder and it still says 10/1-10/2:crying:

guys we have it in stock already in our store , we had 5 for att , I also heard that verizon will be on the 30th of oct!!!

Really?
cubandevil said:
guys we have it in stock already in our store , we had 5 for att , I also heard that verizon will be on the 30th of oct!!!
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Seriously? I have yet to hear anything from the best buy in Florence KY.
And now it's to late to call.
I need to accept I won't have it till Friday.

cubandevil said:
guys we have it in stock already in our store , we had 5 for att , I also heard that verizon will be on the 30th of oct!!!
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You had 5 in stock that were for sale..? What location was this? I feel like people keep trolling in every thread saying they've found it in stock
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cubandevil said:
guys we have it in stock already in our store , we had 5 for att , I also heard that verizon will be on the 30th of oct!!!
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Can you purchase them yet or are they being held to the 4th?

I dont think we can sell it till the 4th ,but if you get someone who doesnt know that

you don't say!
cubandevil said:
guys we have it in stock already in our store , we had 5 for att , I also heard that verizon will be on the 30th of oct!!!
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whhhhhhhaaaattt!!!!?!

pixel7474 said:
whhhhhhhaaaattt!!!!?!
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stock is going fast on att note 3s where i work, and note 3 is launching on the 10th for verizon.

Ordered mine on 9/4 I think and it arrived on my door yesterday (10/3) sometime between 2:30 & 3pm. FedEx didn't even ring the bell, but my son told me I had a package as he came thru the front door from school. :sly:
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[Q] Where can I get the Nexus 6?

Hi, I want to get the Nexus 6 unlocked model before 12/25 and I can't buy it from the Play Store because they don't accept international credit cards and I don't live in the US, I've tried Motorola but they never have phones in stock, I've tried to get information on when will they get stock by chatting with several Motorola representatives but none of them have gave me information about that, and I don't want to spend $700+ on a page like Amazon or eBay, what can I do to buy and get the phone before 12/25?

fba9398 said:
Hi, I want to get the Nexus 6 unlocked model before 12/25 and I can't buy it from the Play Store because they don't accept international credit cards and I don't live in the US, I've tried Motorola but they never have phones in stock, I've tried to get information on when will they get stock by chatting with several Motorola representatives but none of them have gave me information about that, and I don't want to spend $700+ on a page like Amazon or eBay, what can I do to buy and get the phone before 12/25?
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welcome! I suggest you add to Santa's list.
Lots of folks with the $700+ in hand can't even lay hands on a device. Not even from those sites you are running away from.

Out of a unicorn's rear end. Seriously, they're that understocked. If you aren't in the US, your only options are Play store, carriers and Ebay (and it's like). Since the play store is out, and Moto isn't selling them directly outside the US, your only options are to get one before Christmas is to hope you luck out and can get one from a carrier, or suck it up and go on Ebay.

RCx240 said:
Out of a unicorn's rear end. Seriously, they're that understocked. If you aren't in the US, your only options are Play store, carriers and Ebay (and it's like). Since the play store is out, and Moto isn't selling them directly outside the US, your only options are to get one before Christmas is to hope you luck out and can get one from a carrier, or suck it up and go on Ebay.
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Actually I can ship the phone in the US, the problem is that Play Store or Motorola accept a international credit card! Think there is a way to buy it from the Play Store with that credit card or that Motorola gets stock and ships it before Christmas?

If you are actually in the US, try seeing if you can snatch one up from carriers? Or consider maybe getting a US credit card? If they don't take international credit cards then there's really nothing you can do on that front. Unfortunately Google has a lot of restrictions by region and there isn't really any effective way to circumvent it.

You could try swappa, but the price are higher. I sold one on swappa last thursday late night, i shipped it friday via priority and it arrived yesterday, thats more faster than GPS or motorola

RCx240 said:
If you are actually in the US, try seeing if you can snatch one up from carriers? Or consider maybe getting a US credit card? If they don't take international credit cards then there's really nothing you can do on that front. Unfortunately Google has a lot of restrictions by region and there isn't really any effective way to circumvent it.
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I'll maybe try to get in from T-Mobile, I don't live in the US but i'll try to see what I can do, thanks!

2fastkuztoms said:
You could try swappa, but the price are higher. I sold one on swappa last thursday late night, i shipped it friday via priority and it arrived yesterday, thats more faster than GPS or motorola
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Yeah, I've already looked over there but that's where the $700+ becomes a problem, maybe I would try over there later, thanks! :good:

[Q] Nexus 6 google play store vs motorola

Im sorry if this has been asked, i tried searching. Does anybody know if there is any way to figure out where the nexus 6 comes from? I.e google play store or motorola or a carrier...

They're all the same phone
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same device yes, however im told that the nexus 6 phones from the google play store are the only ones with IMEI's listed in verizons system.

i understand all of the walk arounds to get any of the different variants of the device to work on verizon... Just want the smoothest transition possible.

i guess imei might be only way

amangini343 said:
i understand all of the walk arounds to get any of the different variants of the device to work on verizon... Just want the smoothest transition possible.
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I too am curious about this being "all the same phones" I called Best Buy told them my I am a Verizon sob story and how I will never get the phone. So I wanted to go in and buy one out right from another carrier. they told me no dice. They said that the phones they get are sim locked to the specific carrier and that my sim would not work. Is there any truth to that or are these phones no matter if its bought from Moto, GPS or Best Buy guaranteed to work on the Big Red Machine?

I havent had much experience with BestBuy mobile personally, however from what ive read/heard.. nexus 6 devices purchased anywhere but google play store would have IMEI numbers that fall out of range of verizons system. They come up as device not recognized, now of course you can take an active nano sim and put it into the device and it will work .. it just will show up as unknown device according to verizon. It just seems to me, personally.. easiest way to get one of these to work is to have a nexus 6 from google play store.

Course, i guess all in all.... i dont really care what the phone shows up as in verizons system, just so long as it works properly... just would make me feel better if the device im using actually showed up as the device. There are a few of the devices listed on swappa for pretty reasonable now.

amangini343 said:
I havent had much experience with BestBuy mobile personally, however from what ive read/heard.. nexus 6 devices purchased anywhere but google play store would have IMEI numbers that fall out of range of verizons system. They come up as device not recognized, now of course you can take an active nano sim and put it into the device and it will work .. it just will show up as unknown device according to verizon. It just seems to me, personally.. easiest way to get one of these to work is to have a nexus 6 from google play store.
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Thanks for the reply! Now the problem is how do u buy a unicorn on GPS. I yet to see it available on the GPS. I have seen them on Moto and actually had a white 32GB in my cart but talked myself out of it. If im gonna spend that money i want a 64GB

LakerFam0824 said:
Thanks for the reply! Now the problem is how do u buy a unicorn on GPS. I yet to see it available on the GPS. I have seen them on Moto and actually had a white 32GB in my cart but talked myself out of it. If im gonna spend that money i want a 64GB
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Thats the thing. According to their site, they make some available on Wednesday's. Id assume you have to be at the website right at 1159pm tuesday night to see if any become available, id say they sell out almost instantly. I think ive found a didifference in the actual model code printed on the box, below the XT1103 that may help. I have a Google play edition purchased through swappa.com, model 00643NAGPE. Id assume the last 3 digits GPE might stand for google play edition? Subsequently, ive seen devices from motorola be model 00643NARTL perhaps the RTL somehow denotes motorola? Either way it would seem, this particular code is what ties the device to where it actually came from.

amangini343 said:
Thats the thing. According to their site, they make some available on Wednesday's. Id assume you have to be at the website right at 1159pm tuesday night to see if any become available, id say they sell out almost instantly. I think ive found a didifference in the actual model code printed on the box, below the XT1103 that may help. I have a Google play edition purchased through swappa.com, model 00643NAGPE. Id assume the last 3 digits GPE might stand for google play edition? Subsequently, ive seen devices from motorola be model 00643NARTL perhaps the RTL somehow denotes motorola? Either way it would seem, this particular code is what ties the device to where it actually came from.
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11:59 what time zone? Ive questioned this since i have been staying up til midnight pressing refresh!! Lol. I think i need a 12 step program!

None of the IMEI will show up in Verizon systems. Doesn't matter where you buy it from, the phone will show up as unknown device on Verizon. But it will work as long as you have a Verizon nano SIM, or cut your SIM down.
There are posts with people buying direct from Google, Motorola, TMobile, Best Buy and Amazon with no issue. The Amazon or Best Buy ones were Sprint Models, I think AT&T are locked.

Motorola had them all available yesterday again. Just keep checking they pop up all of the time. I stumbled upon it when checking the order status of my wife's Moto X. I bought mine from Moto back I'm early November and I've seen them appear more on motos site than Google play.

amangini343 said:
Thats the thing. According to their site, they make some available on Wednesday's. Id assume you have to be at the website right at 1159pm tuesday night to see if any become available, id say they sell out almost instantly. I think ive found a didifference in the actual model code printed on the box, below the XT1103 that may help. I have a Google play edition purchased through swappa.com, model 00643NAGPE. Id assume the last 3 digits GPE might stand for google play edition? Subsequently, ive seen devices from motorola be model 00643NARTL perhaps the RTL somehow denotes motorola? Either way it would seem, this particular code is what ties the device to where it actually came from.
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not midnight. Past practice shows that Google Play sales have started right around 1:00PM eastern (adjust for your local time zone).

LakerFam0824 said:
I too am curious about this being "all the same phones" I called Best Buy told them my I am a Verizon sob story and how I will never get the phone. So I wanted to go in and buy one out right from another carrier. they told me no dice. They said that the phones they get are sim locked to the specific carrier and that my sim would not work. Is there any truth to that or are these phones no matter if its bought from Moto, GPS or Best Buy guaranteed to work on the Big Red Machine?
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PaisanNYC said:
not midnight. Past practice shows that Google Play sales have started right around 1:00PM eastern (adjust for your local time zone).
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interesting information, thank you I never knew that before. Perhaps I had read/was given wrong information about the IMEI's of the devices then. I have a brand new Nexus 6 from the play store on its way, purchased through swappa. I guess we will see how hard of a time I have with activation. I have a spare nano sim used within the last 30 days (out of an iphone 6 plus) however, my current device is a galaxy s4. Be an interesting conversation with whatever rep i get on the phone to activate the nexus 6.

Software updates

Does anyone know if an AT&T or carrier device will get software updates directly from google like iPhone gets from Apple? I have heard both scenarios as it will come direct from Google and heard the carriers release. Not sure which is true?

That is the point of the pixel line.

Normal updates will come from Google. This includes the monthly security updates and Android OS updates.

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That is the point of the pixel line.
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sic0048 said:
Normal updates will come from Google. This includes the monthly security updates and Android OS updates.
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I understand and hope this is correct. I read somewhere that AT&T said Google releases updates and in same thread someone said Google told them they come from the carrier.

From the way I understand it, the Android platform (and a point of advertising for the Pixel product) now is supposed to be structured in such a way that updates can come directly from Google. It will be interesting to see whether the phones purchased directly from Google get the updates faster than those from the carriers.

I've just upgraded from a Pixel 2 to a 4 XL. I purchased the 2 from Best Buy, and the 4 XL directly from Verizon. Both came with Verizon SIM cards.
The 2 received updates the same day they were released from Google.

JohnKuczek said:
I've just upgraded from a Pixel 2 to a 4 XL. I purchased the 2 from Best Buy, and the 4 XL directly from Verizon. Both came with Verizon SIM cards.
The 2 received updates the same day they were released from Google.
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Wait a sec. You got an update on your 4XL already?

bobby janow said:
Wait a sec. You got an update on your 4XL already?
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No, I got a bunch on the 2.

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No, I got a bunch on the 2.
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Haha. Good one. I read it as you got a bunch on the 2 of them.

Ok so I was bored at work today and for S&G's I did an online chat with Google. The rep told me that carrier devices will get the updates from the carrier in batches and after they modify the update (whatever he meant by that). He did also confirm that unlocked devices bought from the Google store or somewhere like Best Buy will get them direct from Google.
I only bought from a carrier to get the rebates and bill credits. However, hoping they dont screw up google's native software with their "modifications".

I got my pixel 4xl from at&t yesterday and had a system update waiting for me already. I'm guessing the October security update. I'm doubting it came from at&t but I'm just guessing
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<snip>...The rep told me that carrier devices will get the updates from the carrier in batches and after they modify the update (whatever he meant by that). He did also confirm that unlocked devices bought from the Google store or somewhere like Best Buy will get them direct from Google.
I only bought from a carrier to get the rebates and bill credits. However, hoping they dont screw up google's native software with their "modifications".
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This is why I always buy from Google. Those credits and carrier tinkering (a.k.a. "software update delay generator") are not worth a few dollars to me. If I was willing to accept carrier tinkering then I might as well just buy a Samsung.
PS - I'm not picking on you, your just post brings up a very good point about where to buy a device and why.

I don't know why the Pixel update will be from the carriers and not Google.
The main reason you get Pixel is fast update from Google
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I don't know why the Pixel update will be from the carriers and not Google.
The main reason you get Pixel is fast update from Google
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Because carriers optimize the device for their network. Google doesn't do the optimizations for them.

Pappy35 said:
This is why I always buy from Google. Those credits and carrier tinkering (a.k.a. "software update delay generator") are not worth a few dollars to me. If I was willing to accept carrier tinkering then I might as well just buy a Samsung.
PS - I'm not picking on you, your just post brings up a very good point about where to buy a device and why.
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Lol no offense taken. I got $700 in bill credits so it was almost a wash for me. That's the only reason I went to at&t. But when next year's model comes out I won't be a new customer getting any benefit so Google store I'll go lol.

splink7007 said:
Lol no offense taken. I got $700 in bill credits so it was almost a wash for me. That's the only reason I went to at&t. But when next year's model comes out I won't be a new customer getting any benefit so Google store I'll go lol.
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Yeah. $700?!? I'd hit that. :laugh:

Got the November update this evening on my Verizon Pixel 4XL purchased directly from Verizon.

Got the update today on an at&t phone just as expected
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I also just got my update and im in the UK

Updated mine last night by hitting to check system update button. I bought my 4XL from T-Mobile