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Sitting in Best Buy now. It's more like reserving than pre-ordering. I'm not paying anything right now. I'm not too happy with how slow this guy's system is running but that's another complaint for another day. *EDIT* Make sure you mention waiving the gift card purchase. The instructions were sent out to employees via email and if your Rep hasn't checked he/she may not know about it. They have to bypass the purchase options in their system. My reservation receipt says "estimated date of arrival is Friday May 18" Sent from the Negative Zone using the Ultimate Nullifier

Interesting. I just called my local BB and the guy said the pre-order price was $50. He said since I registered my phone number for the $50 off the next upgrade that it should pull up that info automatically. I think I'll take a run by there on my break and see what happens.

Was the pre-order price $199 or were you able to get $50 off of that for signing up earlier to upgrade your phone with Best Buy?

All the years I have been in the phone game, I have never sold a phone. I don't know why I have this mental block with selling. I never even think about it until someone mentions it. I have also never paid off-contract price for a phone so I would definitely have to force myself to make that leap, even though I will be making some of it up with the sale of the EVO. Good advice though, thanks!

Your pimp hand was much stronger than mine. I didn't have that luxury.

Man, I'm so torn right now. The Galaxy S3 is really intriguing me but with no announced US release and the EVO LTE just sitting there calling me like a siren... This is like having an opportunity to hook up with a really hot chick at school now, but you hear there is a smoking hot transfer student coming in that might be even better. Do you commit to the current girl now when new chick might just blow her out of the water? But if you wait for new chick and she turns out to be "meh", now you've just lost all that good make-out time with current girl. Decisions, decisions.

I'm really torn now because if this launches this month I am going to want to get it immediately but I really want to see how the US version of the Galaxy S3 is reviewed before I make a decision. Decisions, decisions! #FirstWorldProblems

Curiouser and curiouser...

We need these speeds so that Google Instant will show our search results before we even know what we wanted to search for. No longer will it be information when you want it. It will now be information before you need it.

This is a perspective you rarely hear on techie type forums anymore. Most people want a device they can use reliably and effectively day in and day out. The majority of buyers don't know a pentile from a pentel and are never going to blow up a camera phone pic large enough so they can see the fringe mosaic caused by the inferior flux capacity sensor. I have no particular allegiance to any phone manufacturer. This Samsung device is very attractive to me. It's a beautiful device, the software grabs my interest and everything else I've heard about Samsung phones fits right in with JeffDTD's experience. I'm sitting here with a not quite 2 year old EVO that I can't charge because the port doesn't work and the screen has these odd green lines that won't go away. The thought of getting a solidly built, good looking phone with plenty of right now tech inside is very attractive to me. I'm looking forward to seeing more hands-on reviews, especially of a US unit.

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That's probably accurate. Just with more wood, less drooling. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

From the above review I told you, the Gadget Wood is rarely wrong. You may be surprised but as for me and my wood...we know...

Leave it to you guys to try to precipitate on my parade. I don't care what you techy types say. I am liking what I'm seeing so far. My Gadget Wood is rarely wrong. Ok, maybe not rarely but most of the time it's spot on. Mostly...

I don't know about chipsets and all that. What I do know is that is a nice looking device. I like the lines and how it looks in the hand The pebble blue is gorgeous. I love the super large screen. I've never used Touch Wiz so I don't know anything about the interface but it looks like it performs well from the video I'm seeing.

I'm really impressed with some of the things I'm seeing on the live stream. HD front facing camera; outstanding voice recognition capabilities, 4.8 screen. Optional wireless charging pad that doesn't need a special case.

I'm starting to get "Gadget Wood"! That EVO 4G LTE pre-order may be in jeopardy.

http://www.thenextgalaxy.com/ Live stream event

Me too. I had to ask. Well, I didn't have to, I was compelled to by my inner idiot.

Probably a dumb question, but it wouldn't be my first. Any chance they heard the public outcry and made the battery removable before final production?

I would guess that they are directly sourcing Elite_The_King's post because he is the one who posted the actual build prop and the bootanimation. Noting the previously leaked RUU was not necessarily germane to the content of the GoodandEvo post.

Since I just spent nearly $1K on a new laptop and software, the later launch date would provide me a nice cushion of time to deal with my accountant AKA "She To Whom I Am Betrothed". Nevertheless, whatever day it launches, that's the day I plan on buying it. The earlier date will just cost me more, if you catch my drift.

I guess judging from the responses (or lack thereof) that this one has no NV work done on it. I pass another one that is listed as NV complete but it's on top of an office building and I can't get a good enough angle to get good pics at cellphone camera distance.

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