sigh. I think you're right...Their customer service is outsourced and they will say whatever to get you off the phone unless you call during the day and get lucky with someone in a US call center
sigh. I think you're right...Their customer service is outsourced and they will say whatever to get you off the phone unless you call during the day and get lucky with someone in a US call center
Talked to the US customer support and he said that he isn't aware of the deal. Told me to try again when the deal is active and they might be able to retroactively give a refund. I haven't opened my device yet. Worst case scenario is that i would send it back and buy a new one lol.
I'll bite at that price. Now if they would drop the price on the fabric case.
Yeah, I'm currently on Tmobile and picked one up. I'm planning to cancel the plan when it gets here. Supposedly you get refunded one of the fees if you cancel within 3 days of activation and are pro-rated the monthly fee. The 64GB should come out to less than 500 when it's all done (hopefully no snags along the way)Looks like Verizon has $400 off every Pixel 3 model. If you buy form Best Buy the price is off up front rather than being in statement credits, so you can pay it off right away and switch carriers although I think you have to jump through a couple hoops.
I'm on Verizon and although I'd rather have a totally unlocked phone the $200 difference is too much to pass up. Just not sure which model/storage I want.
How does Verizon handle requests to retroactively apply a discount to recently bought phone? Or returns and re-buys? I got a Pixel 3 from Verizon two weeks ago for $800. :(Looks like Verizon has $400 off every Pixel 3 model. If you buy form Best Buy the price is off up front rather than being in statement credits, so you can pay it off right away and switch carriers although I think you have to jump through a couple hoops.
I'm on Verizon and although I'd rather have a totally unlocked phone the $200 difference is too much to pass up. Just not sure which model/storage I want.
Tried my luck today again now that the price drop is active and same story, not getting it retroactively. And also just today, i don't have that return button anymore for my Pixel 3, what a coincidence! I might try my luck again later today by phone and not by chat ... but i don't have much hope.
That was the last Google phone i ever bought. Guess i'll have to start coming to terms with Samsungs bloat and slow updates in the future.
Tried my luck today again now that the price drop is active and same story, not getting it retroactively. And also just today, i don't have that return button anymore for my Pixel 3, what a coincidence! I might try my luck again later today by phone and not by chat ... but i don't have much hope.
That was the last Google phone i ever bought. Guess i'll have to start coming to terms with Samsungs bloat and slow updates in the future.
So I got the Pixel 3 on launch. I have to say I am really enjoying it so far. Phone feels fast. I like the screen. Sometimes it gets a big hung up. Usually this is only in the Facebook app however. Overall its fast. I love the Google assistant. Camera is amazing. I really enjoy Android and the UI. I feel its a good step above iOS just in terms of where you can place the icon on the homescreen and the app draw.
Battery life is a bit meh. I feel that way with all Android phones however.
You're giving up on Google phones over a price match that very few retailers would approve? Weird decision, dude. They're called black Friday deals for a reason - not "buy what you want in advance and call us for money back later" deals.
So because you have no patience, and couldn't wait a few weeks when you knew black Friday deals would happen, you'll never buy another Google phone again?
That's some fucking anti consumer shit man! Shame on Google lol
From my understanding, you basically pick a payment plan, then when you get the phone, activate it with Verizon. Once you activate it, pay off the phone and cancel the plan. I believe there's a window of three days to cancel the plan before you can't get refunded for the fees. Link to SlickDeals threadThere's only a discount if you do a payment plan?
I still have a few months left on my current phone so I guess I'm out of luck.
I'd pay the full amount in a second at $400 off, though.
I like using the Always On Display but should I be worried about screen burn-in? The clock doesn't seem to move.
Yeah, I'm currently on Tmobile and picked one up. I'm planning to cancel the plan when it gets here. Supposedly you get refunded one of the fees if you cancel within 3 days of activation and are pro-rated the monthly fee. The 64GB should come out to less than 500 when it's all done (hopefully no snags along the way)
Was reading if you cancel Verizon plan they make you pay whatever the discount was.
Even if you bought it through Best Buy? The plan is a little different than getting it from Verizon directly since you're doing that through bill credits. With Best Buy, they pay for the $400 upfront I believe and you get signed up to a monthly plan. When you cancel, it should be prorated. They ran a very similar deal with the first Pixel when it was first releasedWas reading if you cancel Verizon plan they make you pay whatever the discount was.
What's this about expiring promo credit? Does all their store credit expire or is that specific to this $50 promo?Alternatively, it's $20 you can actually use on something from Amazon vs. a store credit you didn't pay anything for, expires in a month, and is only good on the 10 items they sell in the Google store :P
Just got a Pixel 3 and have a question about the display. When I'm not looking at it straight on, meaning I'm looking at it from the sides there's like a hue that makes it look different, is that normal? Alsoz which color mode do you guys recommend? Right now I'm using adaptive.
Huh weird... My Pixel 3 would not recognize my headphones (plugged in via the USB-C adapter)... It would just keep playing on the phone's speakers.
I had to restart the whole phone to fix the issue.
I think Google still use LG OLED panels and that is normal. There's some variation between screens but a shift/tint in colour looking at an OLED on angle will always be there.
Samsung AMOLED panels are the best in the industry, but Samsung has been working with OLED for a long time. LG still have quite a ways to go on mobile devices.
It's the current trade off for the perfect blacks and punchy contrast of OLED. I'll take it over the panel lottery with LCD and backlight bleed/dead pixels.
You buy Samsung you get the best screens in the mobile industry. Even Apple is now using Samsung AMOLED panels IIRC. But you get stuck with Samsung Experience software and slow updates.
You buy another OLED phone and you probably have an inferior LG panel, but on a Pixel you get pure android and Google support. Then I'd still argue ANY OLED is better than LCD.
The whole mobile industry runs on pros and cons with phones and while Samsung have nearly perfected OLED screens we're still not fully there. You can still get some colour shift and tint issues on Samsung panels, it's just they are far better than LG. I've got an old S6 lying around and even its screen is better than some new OLED panels.
It has a blue shift on it (the S6) but it's nowhere near as bad as the Pixel 2 XL blue shift from that LG panel. Some of the Pixel 2 XL screens had an absolutely insane blue shift at even a small angle.
More examples in image format here
https://m.imgur.com/a/NM59p
How do you type up this much about OLED panels and A. Reference a year old panel instead of the current LG panel and B. Not realize that actually Samsung makes the panel in the Pixel 3 XL.
i want this phone but i made a rule for myself to upgrade every 2 years. will it be cheaper by the end of 2019?