Went into the ATT Store and they said they couldn't find the SKU. I could only Pre order it ON Contract price.
Pissed.
Try the MS store, i preorderd and i said i wanted off contract and they said ok. Only time will tell if it is really off contract pricing.
Do we even know if the MS Store is going to give us an April 6th delivery?
Do we even know if the MS Store is going to give us an April 6th delivery?
No, because the store i went to in Santa clara, CA didnt even know when it would release. After it was announced on Monday. Also, they said the white one would release same time too...So they probably are clueless as i stated.
Good times you know?
I mean... is this really how they plan on Competing in the market in the US? they need to tighten this up.
the pre order has nothing to do with Nokia nor the actual phone launch. Officially the phone launches april 8th the pre order is a courtesy offered by at&t and MSstores who want to do that
MS reps in the Microsoft stores that are in charge of handling pre-orders should:
1) Know the details of the release
2) Know when we should expect them, doesnt have to be exact time, but a window.
3) Know the features/details of the phone
The fact the the MS reps know nothing about this phone or any of the details that was already released earlier in the week doesnt give the consumers confidence that they actually know their product. How can the store rep market the product if they know nothing and every question that you ask, they have to walk across the store to ask somebody else to find out they dont know either.
That was my experience.
thats because the pre order is not a real thing! Its basically just AT&T or Microsoft stores doing it on their own. Windows phone site and microsoft site says official launch is april 8th and thats all they are trained on
thats because the pre order is not a real thing! Its basically just AT&T or Microsoft stores doing it on their own. Windows phone site and microsoft site says official launch is april 8th and thats all they are trained on
Wait.. how is pre ordering a product not a real thing again? I'm having trouble grasping this logic.
Employees should be 100% Educated on ALL the products they sell, and will be selling in the future.
The point is, the reps know nothing about their product and release date and they should since it has already announced. If the site says april 8th, why does the reps not know that?
False on the training, my brother who works at ATT already had his training with Nokia on the lumia and has the phone already. The training entails how to spotlight the features. so ATT reps at least get more training on the phone as you are saying. The MS reps, logically speaking, should as well since, well, they work for Microsoft at their stores. The fact that MS reps know nothing makes them a weak marketing arm for MS/Nokia/and essentially ATT. THey want these phones out in the market? People need to know what they are talking about. SO far, ATT is doing that.
for one thats not all MS reps just because iPhonemilk encountered a person who wasnt knowledgeable it doesnt automatically mean all are that way. That person could have been new we do not know
My opinion not based on iPhonemilk's experience. It is based on my experience On Wednesday.
I walk in and asked the greeter about preorder and they said yes they can, i asked that do you know release date? colors, features? Couldnt tell me. He directed me to the chick that was handling preorders.
I ask her the same, she say she is not sure, ill ask, she goes to some guy i believe might of been one of the senior people and he said, nothing was announced, nobody knows, until they announce, they have no clue. The announcement came on Monday, but i didnt say anything.
So i proceed with the preorder and ask when is the white one coming in, the girl again says, not sure, ill go ask, she goes and asked another person and he said not sure, probably same time as the other phones. He was only assuming at this point.
So in my experience within a 5 minute span, 4 people knew nothing about the phone or all the details that was announced. So all of them must be new, who knows. To cap that off, i asked her how will i know when to come pick up? She says they will call me, i said you never took my number so how can you call me? So i said you could email me since i gave you that, she said, hold on let me go ask. She came back and said they would email me.
Luckily for them, i can give a poo about my in-store experience, i dont care if i get treated poorly, i know what i want and i order it. At the same time, if MS wants to get this phone out there, they need people that are knowledgeable.
How can you get it off contract on Att.com? I tried but I cant find any option. It only allows me the option to buy for the 99 dollars with a new 2 year contract. I cant find any way to buy off contract.PS at&t.com is allowing off contract pricing if you don't have an upgrade
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