GiantJay

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I know. I don't have the extra cash for that now, way to many things that require the money in my pocket right now. Trying to move etc. Etc. Pre-ordering the G2 will be free for me is why I'm going to do it probably.

 

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Hmm... shame considering your store and nearby area is completely covered in TD-LTE.

Really? Okay I'm pretty much guaranteed to pre order it on Friday then.

 

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Didn't notice that. lol I remember the original LG Optimus G being on display and I'd compare signal strength but I think you're right - there wasn't a connection outside of WiFi.

Some phones will show the signal bar with signal strength but it isn't connected to the network and has no data.

 

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Is your G2 on Sprint at your store activated or is it too soon for that?

Demo phones are never connected to the carrier, we just use wifi.

 

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The Sprint demo at my Best Buy isn't activated so I can't compare signal strength with my GS3. Otherwise I'd have some screenshots. (Also couldn't reach the buttons on the back due to the way the demo unit is set up.)

 

Also hearing the Nexus 5 is getting its own stand in a lot of Best Buy stores. Any word on that?

I haven't heard or seen anything about the Nexus 5.

 

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So I checked today what version or G2 was at my Best Buy, demo phone . It is the Sprint model. Lol. It's been sitting in our cabinet for a few weeks and I didn't even realize what model it was.

 

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So I checked today what version or G2 was at my Best Buy, demo phone . It is the Sprint model. Lol. It's been sitting in our cabinet for a few weeks and I didn't even realize what model it was.

 

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10-29-2012 oh how things have changed in a year.

 

http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3570034/inside-android-building-the-nexus-4-nexus-10-android-4-2

 

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I hope we will be selling it at Best Buy.

 

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One Up is only available in select stores at this time

Yep. Only corporate stores can do One Up right now.

 

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LG G2 is up for Pre-Order at Best Buy now. $99 with upgrade/new contract and you get a $50 gift card. Can't beat that. Google needs to hurry up and show the Nexus 5 so I know whether to take advantage of this deal or not.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=ATG15150105506&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&fs=saas&saas=saas&keys=keys&st=sprint+lg+g2

I was going to post this, Best Buy is likely aware of that loophole and already has counter measures against it. It simply wont work for those wanting to perform unethical acts.

Ya that's why we take your carrier info and dl # etc. It's pretty much like doing an upgrade when pre-ordering a phone in store.

 

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Are you sure they didn't give you a $50 gift card for the $50 you gave them, because that's how pre-orders usually work on phones. And if the $50 gift card promo is online only they wouldn't have an option to give it to you in store. Maybe I will check at work tomorrow to see if the promotion can be done in store.

 

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You know what is odd? On the Best Buy website, when you select the G2 and it lists all the carrier versions, each one lists wifi as a bullet point except for the Sprint models...

 

Obviously I know the G2 has wifi since I read the FCC docs, the manual, and simple logic, but I do like poking the embers of the Chicken Little crowd.. I'm such a bad person.

If you go to the Sprint website and look at the dimensions it says it's 4.7" tall to and Best Buy says 5.5". Those are typos it happens with almost every phone.

 

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/g2-mobile-phone/1710023.p;jsessionid=503170D2244BC4183E5055A7C1377EAB.bbolsp-app01-130?id=1219061251831&skuId=1710023&st=Sprint%20LG%20G2%20&cp=1&lp=2&contract_desc=

 

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Just so everyone knows Best Buy has the G2 for $99 whether it's a upgrade or a new line. And you get a $50 gift card with your pre-order.

(EDIT) I can't post a link because the new Tapatalk doesn't really work very well.

 

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This is yet another reason to not do one up. For the next week, Best Buy will take your old smartphone and give you 100 bucks to use for the new iphone. According to the fine print, they will take any working smartphone. If I had an iphone, no way, but all I have to do is dust off the Palm Pre and HTC Evo (Wimax Version) and get two 5s's for 200 bucks. Then I can sell the 4s's we have. Maybe I'm crazy, but i feel like it's a better deal.

 

 

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/10/best-buy-preparing-100-trade-in-promotion-for-iphone-5s-iphone-5c

If you did trade in an iPhone you would get over $100 for it. That promo was a minimum of $100 for any smartphone.

 

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http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57607160-251/t-mobile-poised-to-scoop-up-sony-xperia-z1/?part=pulse&subj=latest-news&tag=title

 

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No sorry. But a $50 gift card isn't bad. You can use it on the phone if you get it in store. We print the gift card code while we are doing the upgrade.

 

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I didn't know the gift card was online only. That sucks, never mind.

 

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Got any.. ahem... referral discounts?

No sorry. But a $50 gift card isn't bad. You can use it on the phone if you get it in store. We print the gift card code while we are doing the upgrade.

 

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Anyone having issues with the Best Buy upgrade? I keep getting errors on the phone number check.

You can go to a store and have them pre-order it for you if you need to.

 

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Anyone else notice that the "coverage for this device" is showing WiMAX rather than LTE? Oops!

Ya I hear it's Quad-band.

 

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You guys are forgetting pictures can super easily be transferred to an external storage device such as a PC or external hard drive. Music on the other hand depending on how big a music buff you are and if you are anti-cloud services since google gives a certain amount for free for you to upload.

Streaming music is not an option do to data speeds in my area.

 

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I do not see Tuesday happening as a release day. More likely to be an announcement day, but even that would surprise me.

 

Also, the Verge has been uncharacteristically quiet regarding Nexus rumors for a couple weeks, which makes me think they're under a NDA.

Ya I've been thinking that too.

 

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How likely is this Oct 15 release? This is the first time I'm following closely a Nexus phone release but if Oct 15th is when Google plans to unveil it, wouldn't they have already mentioned this event?

 

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Last year they announced it by doing a pre-recorded interview with The Verge. Granted they were supposed to have a big event in New York and it got cancelled because of the hurricane. But who knows. They very likely could do something on the 15th.

 

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