Samsung Galaxy S III delay rumored for Sprint; has T-Mobile split the launch?

7. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)

oy or dm?

17. CrapdragonCRUSHED (Posts: 3; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)

there NOTHING to get excited about: benchmarks shows that the US version has pretty much been crushed by the INT version in almost every test. That crapdragon BS is really getting to be ugly.

And for those that say people can't really tell the difference in real world performance and that the phone is on par... well I guess for you- your satisfied driving your geo metro since it get you from point A to B and since your never late that puts it on par with a LAMBO.

18. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

I'm still waiting for the official word from Samsung that the 9 million pre-orders are true. It's a great marketing scheme to have news like that floating around.

I don't buy the "overwhelming demand and limited supply" excuse for the delays. If the overwhelming demand was the problem, then at least some individuals (even if only a few) should be getting their devices on time. Based on some of the forums online, the GSIII for AT&T was suppose to ship two days ago and not a single person has gotten confirmation for shipping. I blame trying to launch on too many carriers too quickly. Way too optimistic. We don't even have a concrete in-store launch date for some carriers.

20. becazican (Posts: 52; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)

the answer is simple, they have the phones, they have the money for the pre order, by holding back the phone they create more of a demand. its a game.

23. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

Limited supply and no supply are two very different things. If they had the phones ready, we'd AT LEAST have a concrete date for the first batch of preorders. Even better, we'd have at least couple hundred/thousand customers with their delivered phones tooting of how great their device is, which would probably have a better effect on demand. If they want to increase demand, they would have increased the time between restocking of inventory or kept the delivery time of the second batch of preorders in the air. It doesn't make sense to promise AT&T customers that its shipping on the 18th and then not deliver on their promise. Its annoying, not exciting.

The goal is to make people who aren't sure of what phone to buy fall into the hype of the GSIII and not be a hassle to those who are already 100% committed to the device.

Its utter confusion right now. If you call At&t, some will say that only those who ordered the phone the first day had it already shipped, some say none had it shipped yet, others say its suppose to ship today, others say its arriving next Friday, almost no one knows when its going to be available in stores (whether its in the near future or not) and you already have internet ads floating around that's saying "Now Available." Its really confusing, lol. It seems more like they're not prepared for a rollout.

9. becazican (Posts: 52; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)

i ordered mine on the first day of pre ordering and have not received my tracking num

10. becazican (Posts: 52; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)

you may call sprint a piss poor carrier but i was with vzw for 10 years and i switched to sprint 2 years ago saved 40.00 a month and there was no difference in service

15. CupZ83 (Posts: 18; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)

I was with sprint for 6yrs and to say unlimted data is a joke if it is abysmal at best and barely functional Im not saving anything by staying with them (same as verizon) so I left last month and waiting for my VZW SGSIII and ill actually have 4G(LTE) and get to use what I pay for!!!

21. becazican (Posts: 52; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)

i have never had a data problem i guess i am lucky or i dont spend my whole time on the internet. good luck with verizon, the phone service is wonderful , data not so good and alot more money . plus customer care for vzw sucks.

24. CupZ83 (Posts: 18; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)

actually being on individual plan its 5 more dollars a month but have a 17% discount thru work so i save like 5-6 dollars/mo and i dont have to go thru the crud of sprint....btw thanks and good luck with the "not now, maybe later" network haha :D

12. Sinaps (Posts: 60; Member since: 27 Jul 2010)

The 10th seems so far away!

13. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)

you obviously think that price means quality. you should hang with the iOS fans.. oi.

I'll save the 60 a month over VZW while getting as fast or faster service and less BS. :)

19. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)

aren't almost all smartphones priced the same? I still don't understand why people still think iPhones are more expensive

16. cepcamba (Posts: 717; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)

Hey remixfa, was just reading this earlier, you might be interested:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6022/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review-att-and-tmobile-usa-variants/4