[Official] Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III Info/Pre-Order/Chat Thread

Might I suggest a few FAQs to be added to the OP? Some of the repetition is getting frustrating:

1. I ordered on 6/6, literally 3 microseconds after the link went live, how come mine hasn't shipped yet?
Verizon processes orders according to their own internal schedule. Some things have to do with physical stock, destination, and the current phase of the moon. Unfortunately, only the phase of the moon is public information, so all we can do at this point is wait.

2. FedEx sucks! They told me 2nd day delivery, but it won't be here until X!
FedEx 2-day delivery is based on business days (M-F 8-5). If your phone was "shipped" (which means, Verizon's automated system hooked into FedEx's automated system and said "I have a package, give me a tracking number"), that part doesn't matter. What DOES matter is when it gets in the hands of FedEx themselves. If Verizon pulls a tracking number at 4:59pm on Tuesday, you will get your phone on Friday. If, like this week (4th of July), there is a holiday during the shipping period, that will extend it a day. Standard 2-day shipping does not deliver on Saturdays, so (yes, even though it "says 2 day shipping OMFG!") no, you won't get it until Monday.

3. Verizon told me 1-day shipping when I ordered, but when it shipped it says 2-day! WTF, can I fix this?
Verizon's standard shipping for new orders is FedEx 2-day. Occasionally, you'll get 1-day shipping, but the circumstances for this are speculative at best. Some people do, some people don't. If you were told 1-day by a phone CSR, you have to remember to consider the source. 99% of them don't know what they're talking about 75% of the time and just want you off the phone. If you were told 1-day and it ships 2-day, you're generally out of luck, as Verizon can't do anything with the order once it has left their hands. FedEx will also not assist you, since Verizon paid for the shipping, not you.

4. My Pre-order won't get her 'till the 11th, that's a day after it will be available in stores! WTF?
Preorders, in this instance, served 2 purposes: 1. Allow customers to guarantee stock, which will probably run out in-store very quickly. 2. Allow unlimited data customers to keep their unlimited data AND still be able to use their subsidy on the newest top-tier phone. If you're an unlimited customer and you're *****ing about the delivery date, then you seriously need a steaming cup of STFU. If you're not, you still need at least a regular cup of STFU. You can take your chances with trying to pick one up at a storefront, or you can just wait one f-ing day and be guaranteed. Much like order processing and shipping, Verizon's methods for choosing this stuff is not public information.

5. I put my new SIM in my phone and it won't activate! I had to call customer service and it took 3 hours! WTF?
Nearly every case of this so far is simply not following the instructions shipped with the phone. There is a process, it's in the book that shipped with your phone. Follow it, and 99% of the time you won't have an issue.

6. Customer service told me my phone won't activate because it's not supposed to be available 'till 7/9! WTF?
This is a classic case of CSR misinformation. Remember, 99% of them don't know what they're talking about 75% of the time. If a rep can't help you, hang up and try again.

7. My shipping info hasn't changed in 6 whole minutes! How come FedEx won't give me a GPS tracker for my package?
FedEx works on a hub-and-spoke topology, and processes packages during specific times of day depending on the types of packages and volume at the sorting centers (hubs). If your package is sitting in bum-**** Iowa for 6 hours, it's ok. It's a part of the process. If you don't get your package within the allocated timeframe (remember holidays, weekends, and time of day!), then you can ***** about it. But constantly F5ing the shipping page will just slowly drive you insane.

Just some thoughts to keep the normal flow of the thread and not **** things up with the same questions over and over and over.

Of course, I know the way this place works, so putting it in the OP just means we'll get more exchanges like so:

A: WTF? <one of the 7 questions above>
B: This is covered in the OP!

Just trying to do what I can to help.

Here is a quick (and horrible) unboxing video I just tossed up on Youtube. 32GB Blue. Phone looks, and feels amazing. Can not believe how light it is. Currently charging the battery to full before I power on that bad boy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BryoOlaWQaU

fbrn said:

Verizon really has upset a lot of people with this.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using xda premium

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by being the only carrier to ship orders prior to the original "ship by" date? I can see how people would be very upset by this. My ship by date has been 7/9 since the day i ordered it, and it shipped on the 5th. I'm furious!:silly:

This thread is for all of us Verizon guys who are looking to buy the SGS3. So far the info that is out is that the Pre-order is starting on the 6th of June at 7am EDT, source can be found HERE. It will be $199 for the 16gb and $249 for the 32gb version. There should be the white verzion and the pebble blue version of it as well. So far these are the specs look to be the same as the international version of the SGS3 except that it has the S4 processor and 2gb of ram instead of 1gb. Here is a LINK to some leaked pic's of the Verizon SGS3.

This thread is for just us Verizon guys to chat about who's buying one, comparing them to other Verizon or competitors phones, new's updates on the phone and much more. Also, this thread should help cut down on the random Verizon wireless threads in hopes that all info can be in this thread and not into many posts in the SGS3 section. That will help out other users when they are trying to find out info about this phone. They will not have to go to many different threads to find info about the phone. Hopefully soon we will have a dedicated section just for our version of this phone! Please keep this thread on topic


OK, so if you have a unlimited data plan you MUST pre-order prior to the 28th of June to keep it. Any pre-order or phone purchased after the 28th will be put on a shared family plan if you have multiple lines. There is about 500+ posts within this thread about it. So please read this and let's move on from this topic please. It's been beaten to death already. Also, enough with the "I talked to a rep here" or "I chatted with a rep" about the same issue. Customer reps in general are clueless to many things

- It will ship between the 9th-11th probably depending on when you preordered.

- If you preorder it prior to the 28th you will keep your unlimited data plan. Anything after that, you will have to pay full price for your phone if you want to retain your unlimited plan.

- If you are an existing customer, you can choose to keep your current plan or upgrade to the family shared plans. Depending on your needs.

- July 10th, the SGS3 will be available in store. 16gb only: Droid-life.com
- New customers and anyone adding a line only plan option will be the Shared plan if you have a family account.

- Here is a copy of VZW Shared plans that were leaked: Box.com
- If it ship's early, that would be great.

- Here is an great article explaining the benefits of why having the S4 and 2gb of ram is better in some ways than a quad-core and 1gb of ram: Tmonews.com

- Pre-Order your SGS3 from VZW's website now!!!: VZW Pre-Order Page

- Best Buy is already taking Pre-orders. Just walk in and preorder it and you should be set. They have a 14 day return, 30 day exchange policy on the phone: Phandroid.com

- Rumor has it that it will ship on the 6th or the 9th of July. Here is an article about it: Smartkeitai.com

- Supposed to come out with a software update to allow global roaming support: PhoneArena.com

- If you are wondering about the camera quality, check out this thread: Camera Pics from the International S3 taken by users

- For those who are worried about losing your unlimited data plan when upgrading to the SGS3 check this article out: Starkinsider.com

- Apple is trying to block the SGS3 just like they did the HTC One Series: Wirelessandmobilenews.com

- Samsung claims that Apple's request to stop the phone will not hinder the launch of it in North America: Huffingtonpost.com

- Apparently VZW SGS3 will not have the 50gb Dropbox account like everyone else will: Droid-life.com and Dropbox.com

- Court has ruled that the SGS3 will not be blocked by Apple and will resume it sales: Droid-Life.com

- Costco Is Pre-Ordering it as well. See this post for links: XDA Post

- Here is a video review of the SGS3 LTE Version:

blackguy101 said:

So I have 2 questions for you guys here

1. How likely do you think it is for apple to screw over our launch seeing how they made quick work of the galaxy tab 10.1 and the galaxy nexus

2. if number 1 does not happen when do you think we will start getting our confirmation emails that tells us that our phone has been shipped?

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1. No chance. It takes too long and the phone is coming out next week. Maybe they can do something about it later on (like your example... both older devices), but by then we'll all have it already.

2. 9th, assuming that's the date you were given. Occasionally, pre-orders go out before the official release, but it's not something to bank on. Maybe 1 or 2 people in this thread get theirs early.

Now, if you were given the 11th date, that was just a stock issue, so it would not be unheard of for you to get yours earlier than the 11th. But you won't get it before the 9th

P.S. Thanks for the on-topic discussion. I've read about enough as I can handle of "You young whippersnappers text too much. Get off my lawn" and other pointless crap.