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Play Store buyers, Please post your first Impressions (This isn't a shipping thread!)

Most of us who pre-ordered are a little peeved to say the least with how pre-orders were handled. After reading threads about quality issues, etc., with those able to buy from B&M last week, I'd like to know what people's impressions are of the device who ordered from the Play Store.
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Did Google hold back to fix last minute issues? Were these a different batch than the retailer-reserved units? We can only speculate.
Most of us will receive the device tomorrow it seems. I personally will not be able to open mine until I return home from business on Friday, but there will be thousands waiting for that UPS guy to show up!
The purpose of this thread, fellow Play Store buyers, is to post your impressions, especially on issues like the left side screen clip, ghosting, flickering, yellow spots, battery life, etc. I'll be adding mine on Friday. Hopefully the vast majority of us have defect free devices. If yours is perfect, post that as well.

What happened? I ordered mine on the 13th, which I guess wouldn't be preorder since it came out that day. lol

I haven't even received a shipping notification yet... No way anything is happening anytime soon, it seems.
Really ticks me off, I have to admit!
Why would I ever want to buy from Google Play again, if other (brick & mortar) stores have already sold out a few days ago?
Besides, it makes me realize how much more professional Apple handles these roll-outs. And I thought only Verizon stinks (see Galaxy Nexus roll-out).
-- BIG BUMMER!!!
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What do you mean what happened? The thread is for impressions from those that pre-ordered or bought the device from the Play Store and HAVE the device. This is not a thread about shipping.

Well, I can honestly say I'm happy with my device. It seems perfect to me, no defects as far as I can see. It may have taken some time to get here, but I'm very happy with the quality.
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Japanezedann said:
Well, I can honestly say I'm happy with my device. It seems perfect to me, no defects as far as I can see. It may have taken some time to get here, but I'm very happy with the quality.
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Did you order yours from the Play store? If so, please post a little more about it

Most defective units appear to be from GameStop. Mime from ebuyer and others from ebuyer appear to be fine.
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Jayrod1980 said:
What do you mean what happened? The thread is for impressions from those that pre-ordered or bought the device from the Play Store and HAVE the device. This is not a thread about shipping.
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Ya, but from your post, you DON'T HAVE the device.
Be more specific next time. Seems your whining about how your order was processed and being pessimistic about the condition you'll get the device in. Even you say you won't be able to open it for a week.
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(Step666, this is not a shipping thread!)
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jaju123 said:
Most defective units appear to be from GameStop. Mime from ebuyer and others from ebuyer appear to be fine.
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Got a C6 from Gamestop this Saturday with no issues at all. More happy with the quality of the N7 out of the box than my previous Asus 201 tab

Way to go on reading skills there. Simply read the post and it is clear. My device will be at my house tomorrow, as it will be for thousands of others that ordered from the play store. Whether I'm there or not I open it until 3 days later is irrelevant. I would have created or posted to a thread like this regardless.
QC is a legitimate question to ask for a brand new device and there are some mysteries about this launch that make it doubly valid to find this out.
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NeoMagus said:
Got a C6 from Gamestop this Saturday with no issues at all.
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C6?

I think most people who pre-ordered from the Play store wont have their N7s until at earliest tomorrow. I think thats why some people earlier are confused, lol

zinfinion said:
C6?
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First two of the prefix of the serial number Asus puts on its batches, C 2012 the number is the month it was built in 6 for June

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Hahaha,This was hilarious Thanks for making me laugh!!
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NeoMagus said:
First two of the prefix of the serial number Asus puts on its batches, C 2012 the number is the month it was built in 6 for June
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Gotcha. This should help to see if there's any pattern to QC problems. At this point I'm guessing it's just random though since they are probably all C6's.

I'm very disappointed by the Play store.
1. Stores were able to sell their stock earlier than Google.
2. The $25 credit sounded like an exclusive, which is why I pre-ordered, but looks like every N7 has the credit regardless of purchase location.
3. Shipping cost, why am I paying $19.99 if I can order the same device somewhere else with free shipping and still get the credit.
Thinking of cancelling my order tomorrow and waiting to buy in-store or from another online retailer.

WarbyParker said:
I'm very disappointed by the Play store.
1. Stores were able to sell their stock earlier than Google.
2. The $25 credit sounded like an exclusive, which is why I pre-ordered, but looks like every N7 has the credit regardless of purchase location.
3. Shipping cost, why am I paying $19.99 if I can order the same device somewhere else with free shipping and still get the credit.
Thinking of cancelling my order tomorrow and waiting to buy in-store or from another online retailer.
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Cmon man... don't post this stuff here. It's not a ***** fest about the pre order. Most of us are upset... there's lots of threads about it. This is for people who have received play store orders to post their reviews or impressions, nothing more. I am curious to see if C6 is prefix for the per orders though!
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Shipping box size and how well packed
No I have not received mine yet, but I am asking from those that do to included a description of packaging for all of us (from NZ and AUS) ordering from Google Play USA to determine cost of freight forwarding and/or whether to get them to re pack or not.
Air freight internationally is often charged by volumetric weight this is determined by size not actual weight. We know the Nexus 7 UPS states shipping weight is 1.6 or 1.7lbs.
Can anyone give the size of the shipping box? I estimate from youtube video to be 10 x 7 x 5 inches, can anyone confirm? If so this is a volumetric weight of 3lbs.
Also can someone comment on how well it is packed?

I pre-ordered 2 units from play store as soon as the page was live, I was able to buy a n7 from a B&M store yesterday and I have no word on the status of my deliveries yet from google. I'll post again once I receive the shipment of 2 to let you know if there are any discernable differences.

not to brag but i got extremely lucky

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200795699718?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
i picked up this baby 260 flat...google were taking too long and every other place were sold out! craigslist ass hole wanna sell it for ridiculous price so i think i got really lucky.

G1_enthusiast said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200795699718?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
i picked up this baby 260 flat...google were taking too long and every other place were sold out! craigslist ass hole wanna sell it for ridiculous price so i think i got really lucky.
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No offense but $260 for a used N7 without the $25 credit is not a great deal to me. JMO.

just to brag...
but i got my N7 for 170 OTD through gamestop's trade in program
bought used ipods of craigslist and traded them in for a profit

How did you get lucky when people can go out to their local stores and get a N7... Not sure I understand this thread.
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miketoasty said:
How did you get lucky when people can go out to their local stores and get a N7... Not sure I understand this thread.
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I think it's "bait".

miketoasty said:
How did you get lucky when people can go out to their local stores and get a N7... Not sure I understand this thread.
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did you read? all other place were sold out....i'm fine without the $25 gift card, i need the tablet for movies on airplane

delta136 said:
just to brag...
but i got my N7 for 170 OTD through gamestop's trade in program
bought used ipods of craigslist and traded them in for a profit
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lol how much were the ipods?

G1_enthusiast said:
did you read? all other place were sold out....i'm fine without the $25 gift card, i need the tablet for movies on airplane
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That's fine that you're happy, but you shouldn't be "bragging" or calling yourself "extremely lucky" when in effect you just spent $285 for a used N7 with no warranty, on eBay. There's a reason you were the only bidder.

Got mine today at Sam's for $246
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G1_enthusiast said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200795699718?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
i picked up this baby 260 flat...google were taking too long and every other place were sold out! craigslist ass hole wanna sell it for ridiculous price so i think i got really lucky.
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Well I piad 249 plus tax at gamestop for my pre-order came to 269.95. Its cheaper than Play Store by about $14

"Not to brag"?
I just bought THREE of these, new, for £100 each.
Eat me.

glossywhite said:
"Not to brag"?
I just bought THREE of these, new, for £100 each.
Eat me.
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lmao :laugh:

just lou said:
That's fine that you're happy, but you shouldn't be "bragging" or calling yourself "extremely lucky" when in effect you just spent $285 for a used N7 with no warranty, on eBay. There's a reason you were the only bidder.
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285? how did you get that? its 260

G1_enthusiast said:
285? how did you get that? its 260
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You're losing $25 credit that everyone that buys it new gets.

CooLoserTech said:
Well I piad 249 plus tax at gamestop for my pre-order came to 269.95. Its cheaper than Play Store by about $14
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if i paid playstore it would have been 277 all together so i got away with 17 bucks lol not a big deal or anything its just there no place in baltimore to get it other than craiglist or online, even if you look online asshole selling it for 280+

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You're losing $25 credit that everyone that buys it new gets.
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i told you i dont need it...in actuality if i did buy it from google i would pay 277 so i rather have cash than a gift card which i probaly will never use.

If you're happy with the price, than that's all that matters. I still don't know what the purpose of this thread is since I'm sure nobody is going to feel as good about your "deal" as you do, but enjoy your N7.

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No offense but $260 for a used N7 without the $25 credit is not a great deal to me. JMO.
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You get the $25 credit. As long as you restore it to factory, the first time you log in with your account, you get it.
http://slatedroid.info/2012/07/goog...credits-for-play-store-to-new-nexus-7-owners/
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i told you i dont need it...in actuality if i did buy it from google i would pay 277 so i rather have cash than a gift card which i probaly will never use.
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Whatever. ..If you feel saving $17 cash is worth losing a $25 credit, manufacturers warranty, and getting "used" instead of "new" is worth it, then enjoy.
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You get the $25 credit. As long as you restore it to factory, the first time you log in with your account, you get it.
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Are you sure Google hasn't closed that loophole by now?

just lou said:
If you're happy with the price, than that's all that matters. I still don't know what the purpose of this thread is since I'm sure nobody is going to feel as good about your "deal" as you do, but enjoy your N7.
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i'm not happy the fact that i save money i'm happy the fact that i actually acquire one while everywhere else is sold out. if i pre-order from my local gamestop it wouldnt arrive till august 4th and god know when google will actually send my stuff, they promise this week than put it off for another week. so yea the point is i'm felt lucky to be one of the few that own one, not because i save any money.

How my Best Buy Preorder Went Down

So I went into my Best Buy Store today at around 2PM PST to preorder the new S6 Edge and wanted to share with you all my experience on how everything went down and some things that might dissuade you from going to Best Buy to preorder.
So when I asked what color I could get, the rep said only Black or White, no gold or green unfortunately. I asked if it's just this Best Buy but she said that it's for every Best Buy location. I said ok and decided to get the AT&T 32GB White S6 Edge. To preorder, I needed to put down a $50 deposit that comes in the form of a $50 Best Buy gift card. You get the gift card right there and when you come in to pay for the device when it's out, you can use the gift card towards the purchase of the phone or buy a case or something if you want.
As for the free wireless charger promotion that Best Buy is holding, I could only preorder it in black, no white or any other color.
Preordering the phone itself took around an hour by the way because of all the technical difficulties in their systems. The rep told me I was the 4th person to come in today to preorder so it's not that hot in my neighborhood but seeing as how the system wouldn't work for a while, I suspect that it's a really in demand device in a lot of other locations. I also couldn't get my preorder in the for the wireless charger due to the same technical difficulties, and so instead of waiting even longer, she decided to just take my number down and keep trying on her own time and call me back when it goes through.

I ordered online at best buy and got the Edge 64gb from AT&T on the next plan and got the black charger for free. The thing I don't understand is I only got charged $38.66?! I thought I was going to have to pay tax on the full retail price?! Can anyone shed some light on this for me.. I tend to miss things like this.

That's strange, you usually pay tax on the full retail price. Would it be possible to post a screenshot of the order confirmation without your personal info on it?

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That's strange, you usually pay tax on the full retail price. Would it be possible to post a screenshot of the order confirmation without your personal info on it?
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Hmm, weird.
Got a text from my buddy that Best Buy was in fact taking pre orders for Verizon today and not the 1st. So, I went in after work and it took a whole 10 minutes to get the 64gb Edge in black along with the black wireless charger pre ordered. Went really smooth, and the employee explained everything to me while doing it all. No hiccups in the system or anything like that.

Iakona said:
I ordered online at best buy and got the Edge 64gb from AT&T on the next plan and got the black charger for free. The thing I don't understand is I only got charged $38.66?! I thought I was going to have to pay tax on the full retail price?! Can anyone shed some light on this for me.. I tend to miss things like this.
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Well what state do you live in?
I'm in Cali and had to pay $70 for the 32 gb edge model.

Missouri. I paid like $70 for my wife's note 4.

I too placed my order with BestBuy. Went with the black Edge version for Verizon. Oddly enough, my store here in Miami was having some system issues as well, and the experience took long, but not bad due to having great conversations with the employees. I did get the free charging pad as well, but it had to be done as a separate transaction from the phone, and that again took some time due to system error. The employee just had me walk around the store till the transaction was complete, and he would just come find me, which he did.
All in all it was not a bad experience, just took forever to complete. If you're in a rush, then yes avoid BB till the system error is fixed. It could have just been first day hiccups, but who knows? If you do decided to go with BB for the free charging pad, make sure you have some time to stick around just in case...

Ordered mine off of BestBuy.com.. Got the Edge 64GB on AT&T on Next 20, $915 Total Price, divided into $45.75 a month. 12 Installments, then S7 lol.
I am actually a BB Employee and I chose to do it online as I know our in store systems are garbage and I didn't want to take a chance.
We also had it on display and the phones ran SMOOTH. I really hope AT&T doesn't botch it with their useless Bloat! The Camera launches in half a second like they have claimed and I really do think Samsung got the design right on both.

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That order confirmation could not be more vague lol. The only thing to say is to contact Best Buy but you probably already thought of that. Did you check your bank account by any chance to see if a deposit of some sort went out? I had to pay a $50 deposit for mine so it could be like $50 + $38(due later).

Yeah I did go to best buy last night and I showed them but they didn't know why either. They said I have a confirmation # so I'm good. Checked the bank account and nothing. I guess I will find out for sure when it comes in..
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Ordered mine off of BestBuy.com.. Got the Edge 64GB on AT&T on Next 20, $915 Total Price, divided into $45.75 a month. 12 Installments, then S7 lol.
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How much did you have to pay online?

Iakona said:
Yeah I did go to best buy last night and I showed them but they didn't know why either. They said I have a confirmation # so I'm good. Checked the bank account and nothing. I guess I will find out for sure when it comes in..
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I paid $64.05

Went to best buy and got two on verizon. One edge and one regular. Only cost the 50 gift card for each and got the 2 wireless chargers pre ordered as well. Went pretty smooth for me. He said they where having issues with verizon though because they had to find a loophole since Verizon isnt officially doing it until the first. I wanted the gold but I got to play with a black and I like it so I am happy. They also said if I do edge I will only pay about 130 for the two phones when i pick them up and will get $28 off of each $40 line a month that basically covers the edge payment if I go with the 10gb shared family plan. Sounds like a good deal. Then i can edge up for the The sgs7 or the m10. Whichever is better. This will be my first sammy device since the m9 is falling short this year.

Anyone have any experience with BestBuy and ATT next program. I currently have a phone on the ATT next program, which if I pay $96.00 I can then trade in the phone on that program to get another on a next program. The question I have is am I able to keep my current phone even after preordering in store at BestBuy until the Galaxy S6 Edge is officially released and I can pickup. I don't have issue with waiting until release, but don't want to be without my current phone until release of S6. Hope someone can shed some light on it.

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Anyone have any experience with BestBuy and ATT next program. I currently have a phone on the ATT next program, which if I pay $96.00 I can then trade in the phone on that program to get another on a next program. The question I have is am I able to keep my current phone even after preordering in store at BestBuy until the Galaxy S6 Edge is officially released and I can pickup. I don't have issue with waiting until release, but don't want to be without my current phone until release of S6. Hope someone can shed some light on it.
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Yes you keep your phone until you pick up your new one and sign the new next contract. After you get your S6 tho I'm not sure how you get your old phone back to AT&T.. I pre-ordered mine thru BB online so when it's shipped to me I go into the store and sign the next agreement and pay the taxes on it and get it activated.

Does the wireless charger promotion only apply to devices being purchased through an upgrade? Because I don't want to use my upgrade for this one but the wireless charger would be nice. Also I wonder if they'll price match AT&T. because AT&T is selling the edge for 815 and not 850 like best buy is claiming.

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Does the wireless charger promotion only apply to devices being purchased through an upgrade? Because I don't want to use my upgrade for this one but the wireless charger would be nice. Also I wonder if they'll price match AT&T. because AT&T is selling the edge for 815 and not 850 like best buy is claiming.
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Yes you get the charger even if you buy the phone off contract.

cowboys4life22 said:
Anyone have any experience with BestBuy and ATT next program. I currently have a phone on the ATT next program, which if I pay $96.00 I can then trade in the phone on that program to get another on a next program. The question I have is am I able to keep my current phone even after preordering in store at BestBuy until the Galaxy S6 Edge is officially released and I can pickup. I don't have issue with waiting until release, but don't want to be without my current phone until release of S6. Hope someone can shed some light on it.
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Yes you keep your phone until you pick up your new one and sign the new next contract. After you get your S6 tho I'm not sure how you get your old phone back to AT&T.. I pre-ordered mine thru BB online so when it's shipped to me I go into the store and sign the next agreement and pay the taxes on it and get it activated.
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Once you pick up the phone, Best Buy has "return kits" they give you. Should give you a box and prepaid shipping label so that you can return your phone to AT&T. This gives you a chance to get your stuff moved over to the new device and all that jazz. Pretty straightforward process, and when my dad upgraded this way, a lot easier than I thought it would be.

Any of the Best Buy preorders shipping?

I haven't seen anyone saying they have. I'm checking my email every day and hoping.

Used T-Mobile JUMP! No Option for Free SD Card

If you used T-Mobile Jump! for your upgrade, did you have the option to select the free item being offered?
1 year of NetFlix
256 GB SD Card
Gear 2
There was no option provided in the ordering process.

yes i did it with the note 5 got a year of netflix
did it with lgv10 got a 200gb card
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yes i did it with the note 5 got a year of netflix
did it with lgv10 got a 200gb card

dkb218 said:
If you used T-Mobile Jump! for your upgrade, did you have the option to select the free item being offered?
1 year of NetFlix
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There was no option provided in the ordering process.
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I didn't use Jump but I did order the phone online.... I called customer service before hand to ask such question and was told that after I receive the phone I use a number off the box or receipt to claim gift.... At that time I can choose what I want...
But during the process of ordering there was no option for it....:good:

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I didn't use Jump but I did order the phone online.... I called customer service before hand to ask such question and was told that after I receive the phone I use a number off the box or receipt to claim gift.... At that time I can choose what I want...
But during the process of ordering there was no option for it....:good:
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Okay, thanks. Seems if you order it as a first time customer, you can pick what you want during the order process - or so it seems.

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Okay, thanks. Seems if you order it as a first time customer, you can pick what you want during the order process - or so it seems.
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I can't answer that.... I clicked the upgrade part so that's all I know.... Like I said I called Customer service before hand and it seems as though if you do it by phone you can say what gift you want but... they now implement a $20.00 "assistance fee" for doing it by phone....
I politely told the lady I don't want to pay the $20.00 and proceeded to do the transaction online... She was very helpful though and answered everything I asked so I do appreciate that...

You have to go to the Samsung promotions site when you have phone and receipt in hand to place your order.
SD card and Fit 2 will take up to 12 weeks for delivery.
Netflix is a digital code.
https://promos.samsungpromotions.com/galaxyoffer/
You need IMEI, MAC address and receipt from the device.
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Oh yeah, and the promotion for the Fit 2 and SD card is limited to the first 250K then they substitute. . .
So when you get it, hop to it.

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I also used JUMP via Web to place my preorder. There was no option for me to choose either, Hopefully there still Gear fit 2 available for me to redeem my gift.

I guess this must be the first time you guys have gotten any perks like this. ITs been this way for quite some time that you basically upload a copy of your invoice and use your IMEI number to process your order for samsung promotions. Also dont get too crazy thinking it may come right away generally it takes 4-6 weeks to receive promotional gifts
So far I have gotten netflix, wireless chargers, gift cards and gear vr. They will send it so dont get too nervous if you feel like you been waiting a while.

I just ordered the phone on jump on demand and the guy told me i wasnt gonna be eligible to receive the sd card or gear or netflix promotion with it. It was only available if i got it as a eip or bought full price. Sucks but still got it anyways.lol

ErickF said:
I just ordered the phone on jump on demand and the guy told me i wasnt gonna be eligible to receive the sd card or gear or netflix promotion with it. It was only available if i got it as a eip or bought full price. Sucks but still got it anyways.lol
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He lied to you. You can still submit your info and get the freebie.
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tourbound129 said:
He lied to you. You can still submit your info and get the freebie.
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Have you verified with some one already? I already convinced myself i wasnt gonna get anything but if it happens then i cant wait.lol

ErickF said:
Have you verified with some one already? I already convinced myself i wasnt gonna get anything but if it happens then i cant wait.lol
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I triple checked with the Care team on Twitter DM and they assured me I was eligible for the freebie. I got the freebies with my LG V10 on JoD, not sure why this would be any different.
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tourbound129 said:
I triple checked with the Care team on Twitter DM and they assured me I was eligible for the freebie. I got the freebies with my LG V10 on JoD, not sure why this would be any different.
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Awesome. I have also received the freebies from other phones on jod and never had an issue. But the guy as soon as i told them it was a jod upgrade said i wasnt gonna be eligible. I hope you are right though.

ErickF said:
I just ordered the phone on jump on demand and the guy told me i wasnt gonna be eligible to receive the sd card or gear or netflix promotion with it. It was only available if i got it as a eip or bought full price. Sucks but still got it anyways.lol
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He told you wrong info.
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ErickF said:
Awesome. I have also received the freebies from other phones on jod and never had an issue. But the guy as soon as i told them it was a jod upgrade said i wasnt gonna be eligible. I hope you are right though.
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Can you tell me how you went about ordering the phone on jump on demand? As I never have done the process. Thanks in advance.

Rick1221 said:
Can you tell me how you went about ordering the phone on jump on demand? As I never have done the process. Thanks in advance.
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With jump on demand you can only do it over the phone or in store upgrade. No online upgrade. For pre order just call tmobile and when it asks you to say what you are calling for just say representative. Tell them you want a jump on demand upgrade and to preorder a phone. And whenever you get the new phone just go to a tmobile store and return the old one. Really quick. Make sure you keeo the charger, they wont ask for it.
If the phone is already out then just go to any store and they will trade it for you. Also pretty fast. The cool thing is that you dont have to put any money down for any phone with jump on demand.

The only reason I didn't order it was because they had a 70 down plus tax on jump on demand. I kept asking if that was right because it didn't sound right. Guess they did have a money down thing for jod on the note 7 but got rid of it because people were complaining. Sucks because I would've ordered it last week. But it's cool I guess. I'll just order it today

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The only reason I didn't order it was because they had a 70 down plus tax on jump on demand. I kept asking if that was right because it didn't sound right. Guess they did have a money down thing for jod on the note 7 but got rid of it because people were complaining. Sucks because I would've ordered it last week. But it's cool I guess. I'll just order it today
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I went ahead and paid the $70, then got a text two days later from T-Mobile stating that I could do it for no money down, all I had to do was call back in and they would change it for me and my monthly amount would go from $33.50 to $37.50. I went ahead and just left it alone as I didn't want to risk losing my place in the shipping line.

grim489 said:
The only reason I didn't order it was because they had a 70 down plus tax on jump on demand. I kept asking if that was right because it didn't sound right. Guess they did have a money down thing for jod on the note 7 but got rid of it because people were complaining. Sucks because I would've ordered it last week. But it's cool I guess. I'll just order it today
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I ordered mine last night for no money down at $37.50 per month. They checked my account and told me I didn't need any cash.

Note 8 USA dirt cheap now ;)

$750 from Samsung direct now, what made me chuckle is that they are now also giving generous trade in allowances for cracked screen phone. What's going on? LoL
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$750 from Samsung direct now, what made me chuckle is that they are now also giving generous trade in allowances for cracked screen phone. What's going on? LoL
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Probably because new Galaxy coming out soon. These screens probaly cost them pennies on the dollar. Wait did you ever get credited for trade in? Or you still waiting?

Nick216ohio said:
Probably because new Galaxy coming out soon. These screens probaly cost them pennies on the dollar. Wait did you ever get credited for trade in? Or you still waiting?
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Heard nothing yet. But then again they haven't charged my account an additional $400.
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I literally just got my damned phone this past friday... I'm calling to see if they'll credit me the difference or if I'm going to have to return and reorder. I really hope they'll credit me as I've already spent $50 on a screen protector which is already on my phone
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Just looked a bit closer and only the Tmobile note 8's are $750, then Verizon version is $760. But all the rest including the unlocked version like I have are still $950... lame
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Pure+ said:
I literally just got my damned phone this past friday... I'm calling to see if they'll credit me the difference or if I'm going to have to return and reorder. I really hope they'll credit me as I've already spent $50 on a screen protector which is already on my phone
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Just looked a bit closer and only the Tmobile note 8's are $750, then Verizon version is $760. But all the rest including the unlocked version like I have are still $950... lame
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Tmobile here. They won't credit you inless you turn in and reorder. Maybe you get lucky and talk to supervisor?

I bought mine from best buy last month for $250 off.
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Pure+ said:
I literally just got my damned phone this past friday... I'm calling to see if they'll credit me the difference or if I'm going to have to return and reorder. I really hope they'll credit me as I've already spent $50 on a screen protector which is already on my phone
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Just looked a bit closer and only the Tmobile note 8's are $750, then Verizon version is $760. But all the rest including the unlocked version like I have are still $950... lame
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Save yourself the hassle. Just return and re order as Nick said.
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I was going to but I wouldn't be able to get the unlocked version or blue color, guess I'll just eat the $200 [emoji19]
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Just bought a T-mobile Note 8 for $600 with the student discount/account.

xda_rosh said:
Just bought a T-mobile Note 8 for $600 with the student discount/account.
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I hate you . I paid $810. Didn't know they had student discount. Link? I wish I knew that fml.

Nick216ohio said:
I hate you . I paid $810. Didn't know they had student discount. Link? I wish I knew that fml.
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If you are within the return period, I would return and re-order with the discount. Here it is.. https://www.samsung.com/us/education/welcome/

xda_rosh said:
If you are within the return period, I would return and re-order with the discount. Here it is.. https://www.samsung.com/us/education/welcome/
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I will wait for next Note for it. Because I had to put $200 down and already few payments in on carrier. Wouldn't get any of that back. But I appreciate you letting me know ot this. I honestly was non aware of this. Thanks bro hitting that xda thank button for you!

Limeybastard said:
$750 from Samsung direct now, what made me chuckle is that they are now also giving generous trade in allowances for cracked screen phone. What's going on? LoL
Their Trade-ins are a joke. I sent a Note 5 in perfect condition, with a factory reset.
They gave me a $25 credit instead of the $300. After calling, they initially said the camera was cracked, then said the screen was cracked, then finally said its because I hadn't done a factory reset. After providing images proving that none of the above were true, they said they would give me the $275 credit.. that was November 2017.. still waiting on the credit
Moral of the story, its easier getting the credit from phone provider than Samsung.
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mid3vil said:
Limeybastard said:
$750 from Samsung direct now, what made me chuckle is that they are now also giving generous trade in allowances for cracked screen phone. What's going on? LoL
Their Trade-ins are a joke. I sent a Note 5 in perfect condition, with a factory reset.
They gave me a $25 credit instead of the $300. After calling, they initially said the camera was cracked, then said the screen was cracked, then finally said its because I hadn't done a factory reset. After providing images proving that none of the above were true, they said they would give me the $275 credit.. that was November 2017.. still waiting on the credit
Moral of the story, its easier getting the credit from phone provider than Samsung.
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Yeah I'm already aware about those nightmare stories.
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