Official Release Date Rumor Thread

shaxs · Sep 29, 2011

acp said:
I thought that's what I said

Reading failure on my part

Has anyone ever gotten any grief returning a phone within the 30 days and cancel the contract renewal and then turning around and do another contract renewal for the phone you want?

Boondoc · Sep 29, 2011

shaxs said:
Reading failure on my part

Has anyone ever gotten any grief returning a phone within the 30 days and cancel the contract renewal and then turning around and do another contract renewal for the phone you want?

you should budget at least 3 days for resetting your renewal. if you're still within your 30 days on sunday just do an exchange.

Tasmin · Sep 29, 2011

kidsavior said:
BB did it for meback in November no problem. Of course it was the upgrade for my Wifes line and she was there with me, so that might be why? BB takes FOREVER it took over an hour to get the phone. When we upgraded my Wifexat Costco in April it took les than 15 minutes.

Of course I am going back to BB to get the SGS II on Sunday so I guess I just dont learn.

Yeah, I live about 6 hours from the rest of my family, so no primary account holder will be on hand to bless my swap in person. I could wait an extra 9 days until I make a trip to visit, but I don't think I could handle it. I am interested in the idea of Costco and free accessories this time around - might try to call ahead to AT&T and Costco both and see if I can get some indication of whether or not this will work.

MisterEd · Sep 29, 2011

N6EAJ said:
The line I am upgrading on is a dumb phone (the in-laws on our plan) so they will have to do the cross upgrade (I think that is how the Best Buy person referred to it) as I want to keep the upgrade line at the basic $10/month fees.

I hear you about keeping it as simple as possible. I did buy a uSIM to SIM adapter so I can put the uSIM out of my iPhone4 into the standard size SIM in the GS2.
I'm not sure calling AT&T to finish up is always the best though. Last time I did that the AT&T rep told me she needed the IMEI # and I should pull the back off and look under the battery. This was on an iPhone 4....... the cluelessness was overwhelming.

They are clueless but once they have the info they do it quickly. Just have it all ready before calling.

Be real careful with those adapters. I used one in my Infuse when I sold my iPhone 4 and needed to remove it from the Infuse. As I was taking it out the SIM dislodged from the adapter (very common) and the adapter got "hooked" onto the springy SIM pins in the phone and when I tried removing it it broke 2 of the springy pins in the phone. Had to send it back to Samsung for repair, which, by the way, they did NOT charge me for even though I did the damage myself. Excellent service.

MisterEd · Sep 29, 2011

remrem said:
So, let me get this straight. I'll get my GS II on Sunday (hopefully) and if I accidentally drop my phone in the deep blue ocean next month (I've done this!), I shouldn't worry. I'll just call AT&T and tell them Mister Ed sent me

If you are foolish enough to take your phone to the beach and near or in the highly corrosive salt water & sand you absolutely deserve to be ripped off by purchasing the insurance and paying 1/3rd the price of the phone for it. That's the main reason I stick with GSM providers, when I go somewhere "dangerous" I put the SIM in my 7 year old Moto Razr and don't worry one bit. You are a Best Buy salesperson's dream customer. Electronics equipment "insurance" purchases are the absolute worst money spent.

gepeto · Sep 29, 2011

MisterEd said:
ATT insurance with like a $9,000 deductible? .... fugetaboutit!

When you get a new phone it has a 1 year swap out warranty then your CC gives you another year of warranty. All free.

All electronics insurance is a waste of money. Use your Amex (or other CC) then you will have 2yrs at no cost. Put $15 in the bank each month, then you will have something in the end. Everyone is so brainwashed with this insurance on electronics that every financial website says is the worst money you can possibly spend.

It really all depends. Mgf cut down there warranties for big ticket items from 5-10 years to like 1. Stuff that cost a lot and is suppose to last a longt time. Our washer machine broke down out of the standard warranty and would have cost us 600+ to fix.

Tv's fair better Out of my tv warranties I only had to replace a remote once. Warranties do provide peice of mind. It is only a waste if it is not needed but if it is.

boggdy · Sep 29, 2011

gepeto said:
It really all depends. Mgf cut down there warranties for big ticket items from 5-10 years to like 1. Stuff that cost a lot and is suppose to last a longt time. Our washer machine broke down out of the standard warranty and would have cost us 600+ to fix.

Tv's fair better Out of my tv warranties I only had to replace a remote once. Warranties do provide peice of mind. It is only a waste if it is not needed but if it is.

MisterEd was talking about the warranty that is sold by the store, not the manufacturer's warranty. My friend bought a plasma AND the 3 year warranty from Brandsmart. The TV broke about 3 months after the purchase. You know what Brandsmart did? Told him to contact LG. So... he paid for what? Same friend - buys a laptop (I think it was BestBuy). He buys the added warranty (he never learns), the hard drive breaks. They were supposed to change the laptop for a new one. They never did. Only after my friend talked to a bunch of managers & cr@p, they changed the hard drive.
I know I started all the BestBuy buyback thing, but after a second look, I realized it falls in the same category with regular "accident protection insurance piece of mind warranty".

shaxs · Sep 29, 2011

What about Square Trade Warranties. They are fairly affordable and they have a good reputation. If you know where to look it costs $85 for 2 years of coverage.

boggdy · Sep 29, 2011

shaxs said:
What about Square Trade Warranties. They are fairly affordable and they have a good reputation. If you know where to look it costs $85 for 2 years of coverage.

It depends. I once bought a cheap pair of headphones (about $5), their insurance was $7.99.

Eddielement · Sep 29, 2011

Hey guys! How does at&ts upgrade policy work? More specifically, when I get this new phone on October 2nd, when's the next time I can upgrade? (Thinking ahead B-) )

Boondoc · Sep 29, 2011

Eddielement said:
Hey guys! How does at&ts upgrade policy work? More specifically, when I get this new phone on October 2nd, when's the next time I can upgrade? (Thinking ahead B-) )

your full discounted upgrade won't be available for 24 months. bu i think around month 20 you can upgrade again for less of a discount. probably an extra 150 - 200

atx84 · Sep 29, 2011

Eddielement said:
Hey guys! How does at&ts upgrade policy work? More specifically, when I get this new phone on October 2nd, when's the next time I can upgrade? (Thinking ahead B-) )

It's a year for the main line, and 21 months for the full upgrade on the other lines. At least for me, it might be different cause I'm on a business account

remrem · Sep 29, 2011

MisterEd said:
If you are foolish enough to take your phone to the beach and near or in the highly corrosive salt water & sand you absolutely deserve to be ripped off by purchasing the insurance and paying 1/3rd the price of the phone for it. That's the main reason I stick with GSM providers, when I go somewhere "dangerous" I put the SIM in my 7 year old Moto Razr and don't worry one bit. You are a Best Buy salesperson's dream customer. Electronics equipment "insurance" purchases are the absolute worst money spent.

I'm a yacht salesman, so I have no choice but to be "foolish" MisterEd.

MisterEd · Sep 29, 2011

shaxs said:
What about Square Trade Warranties. They are fairly affordable and they have a good reputation. If you know where to look it costs $85 for 2 years of coverage.

Be aware that ST is "1 time only." If they pay you for a loss you have to buy a new phone then buy the insurance again. They also don't pay for the tax you paid for the original or the tax you will pay for the new one. There is also a $50 deductible. They are an excellent company though.

MisterEd · Sep 29, 2011

remrem said:
I'm a yacht salesman, so I have no choice but to be "foolish" MisterEd.

LOL. Assuming that is true, than you would be an exception to the general rule. Had you stated that initially I would have qualified my comment somewhat but it's still a waste of money.

aztooh · Sep 29, 2011

Eddielement said:
Hey guys! How does at&ts upgrade policy work? More specifically, when I get this new phone on October 2nd, when's the next time I can upgrade? (Thinking ahead B-) )

I was eligible for a full upgrade @18 months. I think it depends on your bill? There are a plethora of places you can check your upgrade date, the easiest probably being while logged into your account.

So we're 3 days out of the supposed release date...and ATT.com still says "coming soon". Not encouraging.

Boondoc · Sep 29, 2011

it will say coming soon until the day they release it

JustAg33k · Sep 29, 2011

Boondoc said:
it will say coming soon until the day they release it

That's correct. I've seen them do it with several phones. There have been several official announcements by both AT&T and Samsung saying it will be the 2nd.

Puddin422 · Sep 29, 2011

In case you are thinking of jumping over to Sprint to get Epic Touch:

Support - Article

They have SEVERELY increased early termination fees. The column on the right is what it used to be. They have increased dramatically the ETF for smart phones.

kidsavior · Sep 30, 2011

My wife insisted on going to Pier 1 tonight so I walked over to the AT&T corp store and asked about the SG II. The guy looked in their systems and said it comes out on 10/02/2011. He also said they have a sample unit in back for the salespeople to play with. He said they should get their shipment on Friday or Saturday.

N6EAJ · Sep 30, 2011

Phonedog review.

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Review Part 1 - YouTube

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Review Part 2 - YouTube

Mr. Ed · Sep 30, 2011

MisterEd said:
You'd probably get 5X what BB gives you selling it privately. Check their delta on the price vs, age. It's a rip off, almost as bad as paying 1/3rd the price of the phone for insurance.

yeah, on a new release phone maybe....

I got my infuse for $30 out of pocket...buy back on it is $300 until December....

it's like anything else...you just have to do the math.

In this case...not really bright to buy the SG2 with the buy back as a fall back plan.

We have one upgrade available now (took back the thrill) and another in December....we are going to wait and see what LTE offerings are available after the wedding in Nov

but of course...teto

in other, unrelated news...I dropped by sprint to pay my outstanding last bill there, they were doing iphone training

man am I glad I got out of that when I did...they are cutting all of the good sprint programs like premier and bill to account

shark974 · Sep 30, 2011

Boondoc said:
your full discounted upgrade won't be available for 24 months. bu i think around month 20 you can upgrade again for less of a discount. probably an extra 150 - 200

Wow is that right? There's something on my online account about I "may be eligible for upgrades in March" which is about the 20 month mark. I always assumed that was the full upgrade and have been counting the days.

If it's only some partial thing where I still have to pay 350-400 for a phone, I'd rather just pay 600 and get it over with I think. Once the "perfect" phone comes along anyway. That way, I'll be satisfied, and can run off contract for a while, so I can keep that upgrade in my pocket so to speak.

I have a question though, I was reading on some website that if the cell carriers change some fees, you can get out of your contract earlier, because it's in the fine print that if they raise fees you can get out early. I carry the insurance (as Mr Ed says, bad idea I'm going to cancel it). Right now it is 5 a month they are raising it to 7 a month in Oct. My question is, doesnt that constitute a change of fees by which I can get out of my contract early?

maerlim · Sep 30, 2011

shark974 said:
Wow is that right? There's something on my online account about I "may be eligible for upgrades in March" which is about the 20 month mark. I always assumed that was the full upgrade and have been counting the days.

No it's not correct. AT&T's website is correct. If it says you'll be available to upgrade in March, that's that.

creepyncrawly · Sep 30, 2011

The AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II forums are now available at XDA, since yesterday. Already a good collection of information there.

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