Just placed my pre order!!

Mdraej99 · Aug 13, 2015

I looked at everything I could and I just had to have this phone!! So I placed my pre order and was told I would have it in 3-5 days!!

Riverpilot · Aug 13, 2015

I decided to pre-order as well, earlier. I just received a message stating it has already been shipped and will be here tomorrow. I didn't think they were going to be released until the 21st. Amazing.

Mdraej99 · Aug 13, 2015

Can't wait to get that message!! Congrats to us... lol

The_Chief · Aug 14, 2015

Where did you order it from?

Mdraej99 · Aug 14, 2015

The_Chief said:
Where did you order it from?

Sprint...

ZepTepi · Aug 14, 2015

Mdraej99 said:
I looked at everything I could and I just had to have this phone!! So I placed my pre order and was told I would have it in 3-5 days!!

ZepTepi · Aug 14, 2015

I was going to pre-order one but have you drive up to NorCal the morning of the 21st and would miss the delivery of the phone that day so I'm going to take a chance and hope I can walk in and get on from a store that morning. It seems unlikely there will be a line of people waiting to get one.

ZepTepi · Aug 14, 2015

Riverpilot said:
I decided to pre-order as well, earlier. I just received a message stating it has already been shipped and will be here tomorrow. I didn't think they were going to be released until the 21st. Amazing.

Did you order through Sprint as well?

Riverpilot · Aug 14, 2015

Guess I should have stated where I ordered. I ordered mine from AT&T.
It's on the truck out for delivery, so I'll have it by end of the day.

ZepTepi · Aug 14, 2015

It's interesting that Verizon told me a pre-order would deliver to me on the 21st yet Sprint & AT&T seems to be shipping immediately with customers having their phones in hand as early as today. I've only been with Verizon a little over a year so not a lot of historywith them. Is this typical of them being behind the curve on getting new phones to customers?

The_Chief · Aug 14, 2015

YEP. Don't expect your preorder to arrive until the day of release... the day before if you're lucky.

I was at Verizon today to get a touchy-feely of the Note 5 and of course they didn't have it out and won't until release day next week. The drive back home gave the Little Chief on my left shoulder time to say:

What are you thinking? You're about to plunk down $800 for the privilege of taking notes on the screen with the phone off; syncing your files a little easier; and taking scrolling screenshots. You won't even use the livestream. You're going to lose tons of storage and a removable battery, as well as retire a perfectly good Note 4 DE. So tell me again, hot shot, why taking notes with the phone off is worth all that.

And you know what? I'm listening. I walked into my house convinced to skip the Note 5. Maybe the Note 6 will fix things (I doubt it), but as prepared as I was to get this phone, I think I may just let this one go.

I'm not trying to be a downer to you good folks who are undoubtedly going to love this phone - just talking and writing through my thought process here

ZepTepi · Aug 14, 2015

ZepTepi said:
It's interesting that Verizon told me a pre-order would deliver to me on the 21st yet Sprint & AT&T seems to be shipping immediately with customers having their phones in hand as early as today. I've only been with Verizon a little over a year so not a lot of historywith them. Is this typical of them being behind the curve on getting new phones to customers?

Verizon customer service just told me that Samsung has different arrangements with each of the different carriers and this is just the arrangement they have with Verizon, that customers won't get the new phones until the 21st. I told her that's unfortunate that they cut better deals(at least in terms of when customers can get the phones) with Sprint & AT&T and she then told me it's not that it's a better deal just different. :-l

ZepTepi · Aug 14, 2015

The_Chief said:
YEP. Don't expect your preorder to arrive until the day of release... the day before if you're lucky.

I was at Verizon today to get a touchy-feely of the Note 5 and of course they didn't have it out and won't until release day next week. The drive back home gave the Little Chief on my left shoulder time to say:

And you know what? I'm listening. I walked into my house convinced to skip the Note 5. Maybe the Note 6 will fix things (I doubt it), but as prepared as I was to get this phone, I think I may just let this one go.

That's interesting because I too went into a Verizon store(Corp) and was told they would have display models out today. I'm heading there after work to hopefully check them out.

The_Chief · Aug 14, 2015

I went to a corporate store as well. If yours has it out then you get lucky

Riverpilot · Aug 14, 2015

Mine showed up about 40 minutes ago. I had the note 1, 2 & 3 before, skipped the 4 for the nexus 6. I liked the nexus 6, but the overall dimensions were just a bit too big for me.

I'm a bit bummed the Note 5 doesn't have removable battery and SD storage, but I went 9 months with the nexus 6 without it, and I realized I didn't miss the removable battery and SD as much as I thought I would.

For me anyway, it's fantastic to be back in the Note family again.

The phone just feels right, ya know? lol...
I'm setting everything up right now, but glad to be back. The back is a fingerprint magnet though.

bubbameat · Aug 14, 2015

Wow! Grats Riverpilot.
If they had offered the Silver Titanium at launch I'd probably would put in a preorder. But for now, I'll wait. There are a lot of tasty options this fall (I'm not beholden to ANY mfg. as I'm a gadget mongering polygamist).

Mdraej99 · Aug 14, 2015

ZepTepi said:
It's interesting that Verizon told me a pre-order would deliver to me on the 21st yet Sprint & AT&T seems to be shipping immediately with customers having their phones in hand as early as today. I've only been with Verizon a little over a year so not a lot of historywith them. Is this typical of them being behind the curve on getting new phones to customers?

I have heard that about them before,.. but I am surprised that Sprint is ahead of the game this time!!

Alyssa Roslan · Aug 14, 2015

I placed a pre-order for a 32BG White Note and cancelled it. I just couldn't accept all the compromises. I have been waiting for the phone to be released for so long and anticipating it to come out in Gold and at minimum 64GB. Verizon currently isn't even offering the WHITE in 64GB, only the black. If they don't offer more color options in the 64GB variant, I will have to pass on the Note 5. I do, however, find it very hard to believe that they wouldn't release additional colors in the U.S. considering everyone holding the Note at the launch was holding a GOLD or SILVER Note 5. Not to mention, they did the same thing with the S6, made only Black and White available for pre-order and the gold came alonf later.

Mdraej99 · Aug 14, 2015

Just got my email saying it was shipped but won't arrive until Tuesday... that seems like forever!!!

ladyc0524 · Aug 14, 2015

Mdraej99 said:
Just got my email saying it was shipped but won't arrive until Tuesday... that seems like forever!!!

I ordered mine yesterday, got the shipping notice today and it'll be here on Tuesday. I'm with AT&T

Mdraej99 · Aug 15, 2015

Alyssa Roslan said:
I placed a pre-order for a 32BG White Note and cancelled it. I just couldn't accept all the compromises. I have been waiting for the phone to be released for so long and anticipating it to come out in Gold and at minimum 64GB. Verizon currently isn't even offering the WHITE in 64GB, only the black. If they don't offer more color options in the 64GB variant, I will have to pass on the Note 5. I do, however, find it very hard to believe that they wouldn't release additional colors in the U.S. considering everyone holding the Note at the launch was holding a GOLD or SILVER Note 5. Not to mention, they did the same thing with the S6, made only Black and White available for pre-order and the gold came alonf later.

I'm still waiting for the pink.. lol I don't know why they do that! If you make 4 colors... offer 4 colors!!!

ZepTepi · Aug 15, 2015

The_Chief said:
I went to a corporate store as well. If yours has it out then you get lucky

Sure enough they had them on display right inside the front door.h

SamMax · Aug 15, 2015

My Verizon Note 5 will be delivered on Tuesday.

Pappy35 · Aug 15, 2015

I just ordered on from AT & T. 64Gb Black Saphire. Jumping back to Android after 10 months of iHell 6.

Mdraej99 · Aug 15, 2015

Pappy35 said:
I just ordered on from AT & T. 64Gb dark blue. Jumping back to Android after 10 months of iHell 6.

You got the dark blue?? Where are you located?

Just placed my pre order!!

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