No TP2 Inventory in local stores
 

I don't get it!? I went to the store today to go pick up my tp2 and they hadn't gotten them in yet. So I checked around to other stores in my area. Still nothing! How can sprint give a release date but not have the phone available. I'm going to get on the horn with sprint and give them a piece of my mind. With any luck I'll be able to get a 50 dollar credit. I'm sooooo pissed!

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maybe because they were released through telesales and online just like their press release stated lol. Good luck with getting them to give you a $50 credit on something you failed to read and understand lol

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sprint fumbled a phone release? they've never done that before!

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How did they fumble a phone release??? And what do you mean they never done that before??? You guys are hilarious. The diamond was released this same way last year and wasn't in stores. I had to order it through telesales and the stores didn't recieve them until a couple of weeks later. And then when the Touch Pro was released at Best Buy first which is where i picked it up and the Sprint stores didn't get them for about a week until a week and a half later. This isn't anything new. Maybe you guys just didn't know about the phone until it was in the stores and though it had just been released.

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perhaps the press release said that however telesales did tell me that they would be in the stores today an so did the store employees. I'm a little bummed. Guess I'll be ordering one through telesales.

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Well regardless of what an employee tells you i would always believe a press release over them. This is something that comes from corporate and they have to uphold due to false advertising. The press release stated that the phone would be only available online and thru telesales at the time of launch. So i don't know why you guys are suprised that it's not in the stores yet.

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Here is the press release again for those of you who failed to read it.

And as stated in the second paragraph
"Beginning Sept. 8, customers will be able to purchase HTC Touch Pro2 through the Web (www.sprint.com), Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and sales representatives for $349.99 with a two-year service agreement and after $100 mail-in rebate."

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if it wasn't for this site and a couple others with the leaked info, no one would have even heard of this phone let alone buy one. how does sprint or any company for that matter expect to sell something if they don't advertise it first? do they think you'll just wander in one day and there it is in a glass case? imagine chevy saying saying "you can order this car online or by calling our 1-800 number" without having a floor model. remember the pre? you could only buy it in the stores that sprint closed early to set up pre displays and what-not and every store ran out. like i said, another sprint fumble.

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wow... amazingly useless thread. You don't deserve a $50 credit, you deserve to donate $50 towards ppcgeeks.com web-hosting bill!

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what's the problem? sprint released the phone early... it's as easy as picking the phone up.

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some people wanted to see it before they bought it.

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How can you compare a car to a phone lol. Sprint knows that there are people like us, here at PPC geeks that actually read press releases and stay up to date about releases. This isn't the first time they released the phone via internet and telesales first. You act as if they aren't releasing them in stores yet which isn't the case. They release via telesales for those who want the phone first and release in the stores when the have sufficient inventory. And this damn sure isn't the first time they haven't advertised a phone so i don't even know why you mentioned that. How many commercials have you seen for your touch pro, the touch diamond, or any other windows mobile device launched on sprint. The answer is a big fat 0

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i'm not going to go back and forth. we're almost on the same page. as far as the tp1, best buy had them on launch day so you could actually see and play with a floor model and then could make a decision. the point of this thread is that there is no floor model for the tp2. there are some people on the fence and if they had a working floor model to look at, it might swing some people into buying one. common and good business sense 101. not everyone falls for what is printed on the internet or what joe sixpack says or feels.

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I actually did see a TV ad for the Touch Pro. Now, that being said, I don't think the OP deserves a credit, but I can see that end of it. Sprint didn't officially say it would be available, but at some point, they are going to have to learn that there is a good portion of those people you mentioned that want the phone and follow it before release that want to see it first. For some people, including myself, it's a big purchase. I just happen to know enough about WM devices that I was confident in the purchase beforehand and the knowledge that I could return it within 30 days if I didn't like it. The point is, whether they said it would be in stores or not, if they ever want to be taken seriously in the smartphone category, they're going to have to do a little bit of advertising and actually have the device ready in stores on a specific release date. I'm not complaining about it, I'm just pointing out that from a business/customer loyalty standpoint, they would be serving themselves well to do something like this.

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So those people have to make the sacrifice of waiting until they are in the stores and then they can play with a floor model and make there decision. It's not bad business that sprint offers it but your to scared to make the purchase because you haven't played with it lol. And what is it to fall for a press release is offcial as it gets. if they didn't hold up to that they could be sued for false advertisement. You beliving what a store rep told you about store availabilty is listen to "joe sixpack" who has no evidence of his claim lol.

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Go play with a floor model at T-mobile. That is what I did...

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I never said it wouldn't be nice if it was in store on release day. but thats just not the case. And what commercial did you see a sprint touch pro being advertised??? Sprint isn't stopping you from ordering the phone. People are stopping themselves. You can easily return the phone if you don't like it and get a refund. 30 days gives you time to play with it and see if you like it with actual use unlike a display model that is usually slow as can be and all beat up.

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The t-mobile in my area only has the fake plastic model but i just said bump it and bought it today online came out to $500 with 2 yr agreement.

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Right, that's what I was saying. You and I know that, but try telling the average Joe that. The response might be, "Well then, he doesn't need the device anyways" but then you're just talking about a poor business model that purposely excludes potential customers using that thinking. I don't remember what commercial it was, but it was back last November/December sometime.

Went to Store
 

Went to the sprint store today and ...... DIDNT HAAVE IT...gay lol, guess another day

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i see a merger coming on http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=83318

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Yeah gotta at least look on the first page of the forum you're posting in before starting a new (and duplicate) topic.

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You're right, I wouldn't say I deserve a credit however that doesn't stop me from getting one. I admit I didn't read the press release I have a job where I travel a lot and can't always sit down and research stuff like this. I had no reason not to believe the telesales or the store manager. I sold my tp1 to cover the some of the cost for the tp2 because of what they (sprint employees) said thinking I could just swing by the store and pick one up today. So now I'm out of a phone for a few extra days which doesn't = good because I do so much business with it. So for my inconvenience I was hoping I would get a credit. If you agree with me or not that's your issue. I just hold people and companys accountable for their actions. Anyways we're, good I'm good, its all good. I just ordered my phone I'll have it in a few days sprint was more than happy to credit me one month service with out me asking for it and we're both happy.

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They ought to be able to get it to you overnight, meaning you'd have it tomorrow. You could have a tracking number later this evening.

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Wouldn't a sales rep be one of the guys running around selling people phones in a sprint store? Seems like through the web, telesales, and sales reps have been, and are the only way you can buy a new sprint phone. Thanks for the quote man, it just helps me a bit more with my argument.

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Yeah the way it's worded makes it sound like a "sales rep" is distinctly different from telesales and the Web.

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Depends on how you read it. i read it as callling 1-800-SPRINT-1 a sales rep there will be able to help you purchase a phone. Not a sales rep in the store. And thats obviously how they meant it so really doesn't help your arguement sorry.

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Really? You read telesales AND sales reps as a sales rep there will help you? Might wanna go read it again. It definitely refers to sales reps as a distinctly different group/person.

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I did go and read it again thanks for the advice lol. And what i get from it is starting September 8th the Sprint Touch Pro2 will be available through the web, telesales, and sales representaives (meaning sales people who work for EVP and other related businesses that sales sprint products to business customers). No where in there does it say anything about in stores. They wouldn't say sales representaives if they meant in stores. They would simply say available through all channels or available in stores which it does not. I don't even know why you continue this arguement lol. You obviously are wrong. Or the phone would be in stores point blank period.

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Dude you are 100% correct about this.

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i agree, it makes it sound like itll be in stores too.

it doesnt say will be available via telesales sales representatives=1, it says via telesales and sales representatives= 2 different places......in my experience a sales rep is the dude in the stores right?

id vote +1 on this post...

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Sales representaives like EVP and other sales represenatives who work with sprint and sale directly to business customers. If it was going to be in stores they would of said in stores, or available through all channels. How hard is it to get that???

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i knew what it meant, im just agreeing that alot of people could have tooken it the other way, so I agree what it means, but you have to agree they shouldnt have put the and in there and its only obvious itll confuse some people.......

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What would of been a better way of saying it??? I didn't confuse me. But i guess

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I just called 5 stores in Phoenix and none have any.
They ALL said its internet or call in order only.
They ALL said it would be 2 weeks to a month to see one in a store.:protest:

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read my first post you commented on... the =1 is a great way or another way. avalable via telesales through sales representatives....

anyways, theres a few that agree what it could mean, so obviously it was worded wrong or could have been better, you obviously wont be swayed...

good day... just my 2 cents

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Yeah I mean a group of people can't just be that stupid. I see what you're saying as far as EVP, etc. but it's pretty vague. Just because YOU know what it means because it isn't in stores today doesn't mean everyone does.