VZW Note 3 @ Local BB...but...

[nbdysreal]

Received my email saying i could pick my phone up tomorrow. Figured wth and went in and to my delight it was already there and the guy was willing to sell it to me. First, he tried entering the IMEI into the system, and it told him that it "wasn't a verizon device." He called VZ to get it put on. Lady on the phone couldn't get it to work either. They then tried every one they had in the cabinet. None of them worked. Between him and the VZ person on the phone, they decided that they must have gotten a "bad batch" of IMEI that weren't scanned in on VZ's end to be listed in their inventory (just going by what he told me). He called another local Best Buy who told him they couldn't sell it today and that's probably why it wouldn't enter into the system. So hopefully tomorrow i can take it home and it goes smoothly.

 

[imablackhat]

I'm going in tomorrow morning first thing to buy from bb. Was told they got them but can't sell till tomorrow. #fail

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[irmoballen]

Thanks for the info. I tried buying a Galaxy Nexus the day before release (likely from the same store, I'm also in Columbia) and the same thing happened.

 

[njfoses]

I received my email from BestBuy as well, hopefully will have time to pick it up tomorrow.

 

[daavy]

my wife works for best buy mobile... they will be available tomorrow morning.

 

[dontbehatin45]

yup they definitely got them today but cannot release til tomorrow

 

[D1G1T4L]

Went in local best buy because they said I could pick one up today. Ended up not working so just reserved it to be picked up tomorrow. They said the full price was $799 and I showed them the price on Verizon at $699 which they said they would price match when I picked it up tomorrow. Payed my $50 deposit and watched them leave a note for the crew tomorrow to price match for me. Hope that doesn't become an issue tomorrow.

 

[knewbee10]

Just called to see if they would price match Verizon and the Mobile department manager said no.

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---------- Post added at 10:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 AM ----------

Just called a few more locations and the verified that they don't do price matching on post paid phones

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[brandonb81]

I had the same issue this morning. They called me around 1PM (I left) and said they got it working so I popped back over there and
I am now home with my brand new Note 3... Looks like it was all best buys... They gave me the "loyalty" program so I got 6GB/month for the same price. (I lost unlimited data)

 

[nbdysreal]

I got there at 10am and was the test dummy. They got me out around noon, which sucked. They had to manually enter the IMEI into the system on Verizon's end as apparently a large amount of Best Buy's allotment wasn't in the system. I'm liking the phone though, so all is well.

 

[irmoballen]

Yep, I was the one that walked in while you were there. Went to the mall and was in and out in ten minutes. I'm glad they got it taken care of for you though.

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[KennyG123]

Now that Best Buy has delivered this thread has run its course
Thanks
FNM

 

[KennyG123]

Now that Best Buy has delivered this thread has run its course
Thanks
FNM