Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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How do you know it won't be in stores?
I called my local store yesterday. Had the guy go in the back and look to see if he had any.
He said "no we don't have any today [wednesday]. We get our shipments of phones in every monday and they must have never shipped us any this week"
I asked if they were going to have any in stock for the release friday and he said it was very unlikely. Unless every verizon store gets some sort of UPS overnight shipment of a few of these phones, they will not have any. He went on to look at his computer which read "on request" or some other wording. Meaning, you have to have a store order it, or you have to order it online.
He could be wrong, and i HOPE he is because i want this sucker bad, but according to the guy working there, they won't have any.
It's a good thing they won't have them in the stores on the release date, and here's why: if you buy a phone with a mail in rebate in the store and they don't have any in stock, they will ship you the phone and credit you the rebate right there when you pay. That means you're at $199 out the door if you buy the phone before it shows up in stock. If you wait until they're in the stores, you'll have to do all the paperwork yourself and wait 12-97 weeks for the rebate to show up.
I don't care when I get the rebate... ive gone through hell and high water to get rebates back in the day... nothing new. I just want the phone in my hand tomorrow.
I hope the stores get some in so I can pick it up tomorrow. With or without the rebate attached.