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So yeah, I pre-ordered a yellow one with MS during the "leak" on 11/06. Refreshed the damn page every day up until this morning when I cancelled the order. Chatted with MS at least 3 different times times to confirm that they would ship on a date that would allow it to be delivered to me on 11/22. First couple of times they said yes until today when they said it will ship *by* 11/22 at the latest and cannot confirm any earlier shipment date.
Pre-ordered a yellow one with AT&T after cancelling the MS one and chatted with a rep during the order process to confirm I could have it over-nighted and received tomorrow. Rep says yes as long as I order by 2PM EST but makes no mention of a "review process". Tells me to add a plan and cancel it when the phone arrives since I want the hardware only. 5PM rolls around and it hasn't shipped so I call them up and the rep tells me the order is under review and it will take 24-48 hours, after which they will overnight it. I said no thanks and cancelled the order. Waste of a credit check on me for a plan I was not even going to use.
Called local MS store to inquire about availability of yellow for pickup on Friday and they confirm availability through pre-order so I am going in tomorrow to pre-order. JFC... both AT&T and MS have burned so much good will with me and were it not for my blind ****** love for WP and Nokia, I would consider taking a break from the platform. This coming from a person that has owned the HTC Surround, Samsung Focus, Lumia 900, and currently use a Lumia 920 along with an iPhone 5S for work.
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