Thanks to an especially sneaky Best Buy employee with access to the company’s retail stock system and a liking for the Boy Genius Report, we now know when to expect a few new handsets to arrive in the land of the blue polo.
The only new non-smartphone making an appearance is the 5 megapixel Sony Ericsson C902, which actually managed to sneak in sans fanfare over the weekend. On the fancier, smart-ier end, the unlocked Treo Pro and the red T-Mobile BlackBerry Flip 8220 will come in off the trucks on October 26th, and should be on the shelves the same day. A bunch of T-Mobile G1s will also be in that shipment but, for some crazy reason, they’ll keeping them in back until November 16th, nearly a full month after the (now sold out) pre-orders are fulfilled.
Has anyone bought a phone from Best Buy yet? How knowledgeable are their people?
Riles: I have bought several phones from Best Buy. First, you should know that they are not on commission, unlike the Mobile Operator retail stores. They generally go through a fair amount of training on devices, service plans, etc.
Again, since they are not in a rush to get you out the door, they generally spend more time with you; but will also try and do the typical upsell to buy things like BT headsets, cases/covers, etc.
I have a cousin who bought a T-Mobile G1 phone from Best Buy and he was satisfied with their services and knowledge of the product.
Of course, the Best Buy team might have been aware of the features of G1 because my cousin bought it on the day Google released it to the market… :)
Huh? I thought this things wasn’t even out yet.
Did he just pre-order it?