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[Q] where to buy a gsm galaxy nexus

im looking to buy a galaxy nexus for t-mobile. first off i want to know, about how much should i spend? where is the best deal? how does warranty work? and how well does it work with TMobiles network? Do the cdma cases fit as well? any help will be appreciated thanks!

Best bet is newegg, they have an unlocked US GSM
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Best bet is newegg, they have an unlocked US GSM
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yeah i saw new egg... they have a warranty plan too... is that n e good? what does it cover? do u know?

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yeah i saw new egg... they have a warranty plan too... is that n e good? what does it cover? do u know?
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I would try negri or expansys. You will have warranty through them. You will NOT have warranty with newegg or amazon. And I also suggest waiting till February and see if the 32GB comes out. 16gb version price will probably go down. You might find a good deal on a slightly used one from somebody unloading to get a 32GB nexus aaaaand, it gsm version might officially be released in the USA and then it will be safer to buy through newegg or amazon. Anyways, buying through newegg or amazon right will only only allow the exchange/return period as your warranty. Not good if you ask me.
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.

All GSM phones come unlocked.
Newegg, Negri, Expansys are all good choices. Can't really go wrong with either three.
I personally bought mines from Negri (look for coupons if any exist and you can get a good % off)
Keep in mind that the white GN and GSM 32GB GN is coming out at the end of February (or so) if you're interested in that.
Pretty much what rbiter said.

personally i recommend negri electronics. they're one of the best places to get it. also currently the cheapest. and they honor the years warranty from samsung at no extra cost. they also include a US adapter.
i bought mine from them.
also, keep in mind that the 32GB version is coming in a little over a month, so if you need more than 16, you might want to wait.
https://negrielectronics.com/samsung-i9250-google-galaxy-nexus-black-unlocked.html
oh, and it works great with t-mobile in florida.

neok44 said:
personally i recommend negri electronics. they're one of the best places to get it. also currently the cheapest. and they honor the years warranty from samsung at no extra cost. they also include a US adapter.
i bought mine from them.
also, keep in mind that the 32GB version is coming in a little over a month, so if you need more than 16, you might want to wait.
https://negrielectronics.com/samsung-i9250-google-galaxy-nexus-black-unlocked.html
oh, and it works great with t-mobile in florida.
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Adapter? I ordered mines and didn't come with an adapter. Worked in the wall just fine. I had a yakjuxw build. You might of gotten the UK version so it needed a US adapter, that's probably it.
But regardless, Negri has great customer support + fast shipping. Would buy again, take a look at them. Definitely the cheapest and google around for a coupon (as I mentioned before.. you might save some more!)

I purchased mine from Negri. Had a problem with the first unit, would not recognize my SIM card. Had to pay for a second unit to be shipped while I sent the first one back. Sent the original back in the same box the next day, never even opened the headset or charger. They told me would only take 10 to 12 days for them to issue the credit on the device. They received it on December 19th still no credit and they are not responding to my emails. Now I have to dispute through my c/c company. As far the second part of the question, my GNex works great on TMOUSA! I have not had any issues with the phone working on their system and the speeds are pretty good, not LTE good but still good. I'm getting over 7Mbps down and upper 1's up, I'm outside Philadelphia.
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Birdsfan said:
I purchased mine from Negri. Had a problem with the first unit, would not recognize my SIM card. Had to pay for a second unit to be shipped while I sent the first one back. Sent the original back in the same box the next day, never even opened the headset or charger. They told me would only take 10 to 12 days for them to issue the credit on the device. They received it on December 19th still no credit and they are not responding to my emails. Now I have to dispute through my c/c company. As far the second part of the question, my GNex works great on TMOUSA! I have not had any issues with the phone working on their system and the speeds are pretty good, not LTE good but still good. I'm getting over 7Mbps down and upper 1's up, I'm outside Philadelphia.
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Have you tried contacting them via Twitter? they usually have great customer support. I'm not sure what's up but I'm sure they'll fix you right up.
https://twitter.com/#!/negrielectronic

yeah i got some time... i was thinking prices will go down closer to the end of the month because of the release of the 32 gb version so im hoping to get a 16gb a little cheaper... honestly, its kinda tough to find a good deal on this phone... if n e one has coupon codes let me know! lol thanks for ur help guys

I'm sure you'll have a lot of people recommend Negri here and I can vouch for them. They offer competitive pricing as well great discounts.
I purchased mine during the holidays with free shipping and received mine within a few days.
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I haven't tried twitter but I will thanks for the suggestion. The reason I bought from them was positive reviews from other buyers. Kind of pissed at them though, 3 emails unanswered and I'm out $750 waiting for them to respond...
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I haven't tried twitter but I will thanks for the suggestion. The reason I bought from them was positive reviews from other buyers. Kind of pissed at them though, 3 emails unanswered and I'm out $750 waiting for them to respond...
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You could also give them a call,
Toll Free: (888) 358-6358 x 0
(888) 358-6358 x 4 (Accountant Office)
Most likely closed today but tomorrow should be fine. Also seems that their Twitter customer support is still active today, so that might be your best bet, seem to be very friendly and helpful.

im still debating waiting to see if prices will go down a little more....

just bought from expansys... $649.99 with promo code for 20 off
goooodbye t989 samsung galaxy s ii helllo nexus =)

Has anyone with a GSM Nexus in the states have to ship back to Expansys for a repair?

Just like the title says, have you had to ship back your Nexus to Expansys who THEN ship to the UK to have your phone checked out by Samsung?
Does it really take 6-8 weeks?
My phone does not charge my battery anymore. I've been using one of those external chargers for the time being.
Should I just get this done some place near me?

Well, I'm in France so I can't say, but I bought mine via Pixmania, but the vendor was Expansys and the GN came right from the USA.
The thing is : the exterior shipment box wasn't damaged at all, but the Galaxy Nexus package itself was kinda bumped and got black stain all over it
I wouldn't mind, but now (about 3weeks after receiving it) to top it off I have a dead pixel. I'm considering sending it back to Expansys for repair (if I got another one or two dead pixels...), so if you ever send it to Expansys, well I'm all ears. Good luck.

Well just think.. shipping to Expansys, then Samsung Europe, then they have to fix it, then back from Samsung Europe to Expansys, then finally back to you. 6-8 weeks sounds possible.
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Well just think.. shipping to Expansys, then Samsung Europe, then they have to fix it, then back from Samsung Europe to Expansys, then finally back to you. 6-8 weeks sounds possible.
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Definitely DOES sound possible, also it's what Expansys has stated. Really looking for opinions from someone that has done it. Thanks for the input though.
Usually these time frames are established to under promise and over deliver. It's entirely possible that this could be done in as little as two weeks.

Sounds like a faulty battery. I'd try a replacement battery from amazon before shipping it out
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Note 2 at Best Buy

Dose anyone here know if best buy is going to have them in stock on launch day? I preordered mine there on 10/27 and the employees at my local store aren't very helpful. Ťhey said I would get first one because they didn't even know it could be preordered but I would like to know when to expect it.
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I pre ordered phones there before and they had them on launch day. I even got the note 10.1 there on launch day....So, I assume it will be the same. Your note 2 will be sitting in the locked drawer just waiting for you...

Has anyone ever had it delivered to their house? I ordered mine yesterday with home delivery.
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My bet is the AT&T version will not be available on launch day at Best Buy. AT&T is shipping online preorders today. A group of us have been waiting for the Sprint version at Best Buy and have recently confirmed that the white version is finally arriving at the stores but they can't sell them until the 11th. Sprint stores started selling them on 10-25. This means Sprint Corporate probably had exclusivity for a couple weeks to sell the phones first and AT&T will probably do the same thing.

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My bet is the AT&T version will not be available on launch day at Best Buy. AT&T is shipping online preorders today. A group of us have been waiting for the Sprint version at Best Buy and have recently confirmed that the white version is finally arriving at the stores but they can't sell them until the 11th. Sprint stores started selling them on 10-25. This means Sprint Corporate probably had exclusivity for a couple weeks to sell the phones first and AT&T will probably do the same thing.
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I preordered my note 2 from best buy for this Friday they said I am good to go

I just checked mine and its still on backorder
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I'm planning to return my s3 on friday morning to get the note 2. I hope they have it by then.
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Same thing im doing but at at&t.
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Picked mine up from Best Biuy on Sat in the GTA.

I just called best buy mobile and canceled my order. The Guy said they wouldn't have them for delivery until the 15th at the earliest. I'll just pick one up somewhere Friday, hopefully.
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My bet is the AT&T version will not be available on launch day at Best Buy. AT&T is shipping online preorders today. A group of us have been waiting for the Sprint version at Best Buy and have recently confirmed that the white version is finally arriving at the stores but they can't sell them until the 11th. Sprint stores started selling them on 10-25. This means Sprint Corporate probably had exclusivity for a couple weeks to sell the phones first and AT&T will probably do the same thing.
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Note was in on launch day at Best Buy, Note II will be there barring unforseen delivery issues.
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lyall29 said:
I just called best buy mobile and canceled my order. The Guy said they wouldn't have them for delivery until the 15th at the earliest. I'll just pick one up somewhere Friday, hopefully.
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I guess I'll be calling today to check the same thing, I'll cancel my order as well if this is the case.

I called Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile in Greenwood Indiana. The Mobile store says they have it on the 11th and Best Buy store said they don't have a date yet. Suffice it to say I will be at the AT&T store at 9am picking up the Note 2 and cancelling my order with Best Buy Mobile.

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I guess I'll be calling today to check the same thing, I'll cancel my order as well if this is the case.
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Don't shoot yourself in the foot. Cancel NOTHING until you have one in hand, as the average employee, phone rep etc. at Best Buy OR AT&T haven't a clue when they will have or ship anything other than what they hear from the folks around them. You just have to check your options, and be ready to pounce if one turns up, LOL, but canceling orders on spec is a losing game, trust me, I have been there and done that more than once. My frustration is I only have a debit card, and any pre-order I ever place always debits the money for at least a week, and then rills the charge off if it has not delivered or shipped. It ties up my money so I can't hedge my bets with a backup plan. Fortunately i git lucky this go around and have one arriving via Fedex late delivery tomorrow.

Just confirmed that Best buy mobile cannot sell a note 2 till Sunday that is the release date for them
even though I preordered for November 9th

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Just confirmed that Best buy mobile cannot sell a note 2 till Sunday that is the release date for them
even though I preordered for November 9th
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I work for best buy mobile so I can counter-confirm your claim. We have a HARD street date for AT&T of 11/9 and sprint is 11/11. That may have been what they were referring to. Or you got a dumb employee that doesn't know how to pull up street dates. And trust me, I know more than my **** when it comes to AT&T releases for this company

I'm in NYC, 5th ave store & Union Square store confirms Sunday the 11th. But for the Sprint version. They already have them. AT&T isnt in stock yet and should arrive towards the end of the month (or 2 weeks).

so just got word that my best buy will be receiving a couple white note 2

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Don't shoot yourself in the foot. Cancel NOTHING until you have one in hand, as the average employee, phone rep etc. at Best Buy OR AT&T haven't a clue when they will have or ship anything other than what they hear from the folks around them. You just have to check your options, and be ready to pounce if one turns up, LOL, but canceling orders on spec is a losing game, trust me, I have been there and done that more than once. My frustration is I only have a debit card, and any pre-order I ever place always debits the money for at least a week, and then rills the charge off if it has not delivered or shipped. It ties up my money so I can't hedge my bets with a backup plan. Fortunately i git lucky this go around and have one arriving via Fedex late delivery tomorrow.
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Don't worry, I will be cancelling only after I get one from AT&T. Then I will get my gift card refunded.
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I work for best buy mobile so I can counter-confirm your claim. We have a HARD street date for AT&T of 11/9 and sprint is 11/11. That may have been what they were referring to. Or you got a dumb employee that doesn't know how to pull up street dates. And trust me, I know more than my **** when it comes to AT&T releases for this company
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Did you have the Note 2's in store as of today or are you expecting them to arrive in a truck early tomorrow?

When I called the best buy mobile number from their website, the rep claimed that they should have them in stores tomorrow according to their system. So hopefully that is the case...
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UK availability?

Hey all.
Does anyone know when this will be available in the UK? A few weeks back it was at lakeside with the promise of general sale a few days after. I cannot find it even listed anywhere outside of expansys. I really want it!
Cheers!
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bmad7136 said:
Hey all.
Does anyone know when this will be available in the UK? A few weeks back it was at lakeside with the promise of general sale a few days after. I cannot find it even listed anywhere outside of expansys. I really want it!
Cheers!
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The 16gb is available at the samsung store in Westfield centre Stratford. Thats the only place im aware of that has stock at the moment. They only stock the 16gb WIFI version though

Yep it's frustrating at the moment, I am almost tempted to order the 3G version from amazon.de, I think if they had the black version I would have ordered by now.
I can't help feeling that Samsung are shooting themselves in the foot the longer they leave it with the new Nexus 7 just round the corner.

Sorry I meant Westfield not lakeside! It's the 3G one I'm after ideally. Maybe amazon.de is the way forward. I'll give the UK another week or so then go German!
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bmad7136 said:
Hey all.
Does anyone know when this will be available in the UK? A few weeks back it was at lakeside with the promise of general sale a few days after. I cannot find it even listed anywhere outside of expansys. I really want it!
Cheers!
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Carphone warehouse say they will ship wifi version before week commencing May 5th is you pre-order. However they also said this 10th april for delivery before 19th April. I pre-ordered (they took my money) and I rang to chase on the 18th to see it slip out to May 5th. So I cancelled my order.
So I don't suppose this really helps you! but they are listing it and cheaper than amazon.de.

I noticed the Carphone Warehouse date slipping too, I really looking for a black 3G version which it seems is non existent right now.

I asked Samsung UK on Facebook, they replied
Samsung UK (Facebook) posted this:
Samsung Mobile UK Hi Julie, the wifi version will go on general release in the first week of May. ^George
No details of 3G or 32GB units

I'm in the States, but want the 3G/Phone N5100 version as well. Every site that I've seen it listed at in the U.S. has also slipped from April 23rd to May 8th availability. So those dates correspond well to a 3-4 day lead time from foreign sources such as the initial May 19th, then May 5th dates given by Carphone Warehouse UK.
Hopefully May 5th (and May 8th for me) will be the day! Fingers crossed...

I own a Note 2, and was intrigued by this device.
However, the price really puts me off. For an 8" tablet, it is in a price bracket of it's own. More expensive than the iPad Mini even.
I just can't justify that layout for something that is just a little bigger than my Note 2, it just isn't worth it.
A real shame, because it looks a great device.

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However, the price really puts me off. For an 8" tablet, it is in a price bracket of it's own. More expensive than the iPad Mini even.
I just can't justify that layout for something that is just a little bigger than my Note 2, it just isn't worth it.
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Its in a price bracket of its own, because its in a league if its own. Even against the iPad Mini, the Note 8 has the pen digitizer, better CPU, and 4x the RAM (although the exterior build quality is arguably not quite as good, but still great).
Its worth if for those that value a premium device packed with features, versus the "race to the bottom" pricing strategy and gimping of features and quality present on devices like the Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, and Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. I for one am thankful that somebody has stepped up with a quality Android device (in the "smaller" form factor), as the lower-priced competition just doesn't hack it for me.

I am also waiting for the 3G version to become available so that I can replace both my Note 2 and IPad Mini with a single device. :good:

Samsung UK Facebook stated the wifi version would be available on 10th May.
Currys have the same availability date with the Note 8.0 ready to pre-order.

The Note is on Amazon UK - £339. However they are stating a 1- 3 month delivery. I'm confident that it will be available well before that time slot, as they often state this for newly released goods.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-N51...+16GB+Storage,+Wi-Fi,+2x+Camera,+Android+4.1)

Carphonewarehouse say - delivery week commencing 5 th. Wifi, £339
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Carphonewarehouse say - delivery week commencing 5 th. Wifi, £339
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Which is just a sneaky way of saying "10th May, just the same as everybody else", no?

Got mine yesterday from the Samsung shop in Westfield Stratford..... rooted it love it

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Got mine yesterday from the Samsung shop in Westfield Stratford..... rooted it love it
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I'm assuming you got the WiFi only version? I'm patiently waiting for the 3G/Phone version to be released in the UK or elsewhere so I can get it through an importer to the U.S. (Los Angeles).

Yes just the white 16gb wifi is all they have....hope you don't have to wait to long

Thanks. We'll see. Unfortunately, Negri Electronics has pushed their "Expected Availability" date for the preorders forward twice already.

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Thanks. We'll see. Unfortunately, Negri Electronics has pushed their "Expected Availability" date for the preorders forward twice already.
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An Australian grey importer got the the 3G version in stock yesterday, so probably you'll see other importers get them soon.
Decided to wait further, as Australian versions of the device get 24 months warranty, but if you get an international version, it only has 12 months warranty. Endless waiting!

Order Placed, shipping in progress. When are you getting yours?

Hi all.
The time has come to share the shipping status of your G4.
I ordered the G4 from Tmobile on the 27th, got the shipping number on the 28th. It should be at my house next week 2nd.
Cant wait for the sweet sweet sound of the UPS guys ringing my doorbell.

Ordered yesterday 27th. Got the phone this morning the 28th.
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Ordered yesterday and it came today ?
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PO'd mine last night for Verizon, get it Monday! I got the grey version. Don't need any stupid leather since I use cases cause I'm clumsy and constantly drop my phone.

Po'd mine today from best buy, mainly for the extra gift card and I didn't want the black leather yet, should be getting it next Friday...
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I just got boned by Verizon. I PO my order on the 27th and they are shipping PO today. BUT, for some reason they errored on my order and contacted me to say it did not go out today with everyone else who PO and will get on Monday. I will not get until Tuesday.... maybe :/

I PO'd on Tuesday from Sprint. I just got the email that it shipped today.
Edit: got my tracking number. Should be here Tuesday! Earlier than the 5th so I'm slightly happy.
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Ordered the 20th and got it 2 days later. Couldn't believe it.
Edit. Sprint.

Ordered wed got it fri. Don't forget .... They're having two diff promos for g4. Free 128 gb sd, and free battery with 32gb sd. Im getting both. Feel like it's Xmas.

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Ordered wed got it fri. Don't forget .... They're having two diff promos for g4. Free 128 gb sd, and free battery with 32gb sd. Im getting both. Feel like it's Xmas.
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How are you getting both?
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So, question. I asked this at Best Buy and both the cell representative and manager told me I can just go online and find it, which it's not listed and they were of little help.
I want the International model as it doesn't come with carrier bloat. Does anybody familiar with Best Buys workings know if they can order it for me? Or are they limited to carrier versions?
Yeah,a bit out of place and random. Thanks for any help.

Sammae7 said:
So, question. I asked this at Best Buy and both the cell representative and manager told me I can just go online and find it, which it's not listed and they were of little help.
I want the International model as it doesn't come with carrier bloat. Does anybody familiar with Best Buys workings know if they can order it for me? Or are they limited to carrier versions?
Yeah,a bit out of place and random. Thanks for any help.
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As far as i know they don't. But if you manage to find this let me know. I would love to pre order this version instead of the att version from bestbuy.

Getting mine from T-Mobile Monday. Left behind my m 9 which I need to sell now

Getting my Verizon black leather G4 by 10:30AM today!

Getting mine today time to start breaking it

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How are you getting both?
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I submitted my information for both as well. One is a T-Mobile exclusive offer and the other is for everyone. I got emails from both saying that they received my information and that I should get a confirmation email within 5 days.

My Verizon model should be here by 8 PM today. Woohoo!

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My Verizon model should be here by 8 PM today. Woohoo!
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Mine too, hopefully in next hour. I need to get to bed. I put note on front door
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Mine shipped from VZW today, should have it Wednesday the 3rd. Got the Black Leather.

phillymade said:
Mine shipped from VZW today, should have it Wednesday the 3rd. Got the Black Leather.
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same here says wednesday is the day