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Best Buy Preorder?

I've never went through the Pre-order process with Best Buy so I'm not sure what all is involved but I've been wondering myself how a retailer could offer pre-order and/or a customer could pre-order a product without knowing the price?

Don't quote me on this because I don't exactly know how it works, however I think I have some idea. I think you have to place a $50 deposit down to reserve the phone and that deposit comes in the form of a $50 Best Buy gift card which you will use when you come to pick up your phone.

I am not sure what happens if you end up not wanting the phone.
 
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I hope that it is going to be $199.99 with a 2 year contract like the Captivate and Vibrant. The Epic 4G is $250 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Also, the Captivate was only out from a month and it is already so cheap now. I think it is $10 at Wirefly with a 2 year contract. I wonder how long it will be until the Fascinate becomes a free or very cheap phone on websites like Amazon, Walmart or Wirefly.
 
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Preordered mine at about 5:30 PM today, and to my surprise I was the first. The Best Buy people didn't even know about the preorder; fortunately, I brought a printout of the press release! They looked it up in the system, found the right paperwork, and we were good to go. I was pleased to watch the sales clerk write "#1" at the top of the form -- at least I know I'll have one!

Even though there's no longer any question about the release date, I did take the opportunity to ask the manager what the Verizon rep told him. "The ninth," he responded without hesitation. Just in case anyone is still doubting ... that's about as official as it gets, until Verizon says something directly.

Thirteen days and counting.
 
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Pre-ordered at Best Buy for retail, they said it will be $699.99 unless I use an upgrade. I had them double check their system...still $699.99


Surprised at how expensive it is, I might pay ETF then use upgrade - would be cheaper.


I had to put 50 down, but you get it on a gift card you can use when you pick it up.

There is absolutely no way it will be $699. The reps at my best buy couldn't tell me how much it would be because it's not in the system.

It sells for $499 at AT&T and T-Mobile. I double checked with them and they said that they will price match with Verizon if Best Buy is selling it for $549 and VZW is selling for $499.

I don't think VZW even has a phone that retails for $699, that is the same price as the 32gb iPhone 4.
 
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Hey guys, I'm new to posting here. Something I thought was worth asking in this thread, was if anyone else knows whether Best Buy will honor the NE2 discount? I've heard they don't but just wanted to know. If they do I'll be out there tomorrow reserving this phone!

The only thing I've heard on this is that some BB's *may* price match based on your ne2 discount.
 
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Hey guys, I'm new to posting here. Something I thought was worth asking in this thread, was if anyone else knows whether Best Buy will honor the NE2 discount? I've heard they don't but just wanted to know. If they do I'll be out there tomorrow reserving this phone!

They have always honored it just fine for me.

I generally prefer Best Buy because my Best Buy is never sold out of phones (even when the nearby Verizon stores are) and they generally apply mail-in rebates on the spot (whereas Verizon will not, even if you ask).

The only time they might not honor it is when you're a valued customer where Verizon will let you upgrade 4-6 months earlier than the end of your contract - but again, I've never had an issue.
 
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