The Samsung M610, as mentioned here, is awesome. At least, that’s what I’ve heard, as I don’t yet own one. But believe me, it’s not for lack of trying.
Here is the simple procedure I went through to not get my phone!
- Went the local Sprint Store. Phone (which is currently online) not available until “after the holidays.”
- Called Sprint. Started ordering phone. Phone is not in the system (yet they knew how much it costs? They must have web access too.) and will not be until “after New Years.”
- See step 2.
- See step 2.
- For good measure, see step 2 one more time.
- Went to a Sprint “Express” Store. Phone will not be available “for 3-6 months; try a metropolitan area.”
- Gave up and tried to order phone online. Thwarted by seemingly innocuous1 credit card errors. On two different cards. Then my computer blowed up. I had to go to the library to type this.
- Okay, that last part was a lie.
- But seriously, this is ridiculous.
- Live-chatted with a CSR. Told to call Order Support. Not open until Monday. More waiting. Wheee!
Maybe I should just settle for one of those other phones after all…
- Quote, for whatever it’s worth:
Sprint is preventing any further orders for the M610 by putting a phony ” Your card cannot be authorized!” message when you try and submit the order.
Be the first to say something. Anything.