Release Date Of Sanyo M1 In Stores???????

[singh]

Does anybody know the exact date of when the sanyo m1 will be released in stores?? I want to buy it but wanna try it out first.

[willwise]

We already have them in our store. Have had them for like a week or more.

[MISSUPERSPORT]

Ordered mine online 389.00 and Sprint credited the 389.00 to my phone bill so it's like I got the phone free and I love it :haha:

[dwehking]

Ordered mine online 389.00 and Sprint credited the 389.00 to my phone bill so it's like I got the phone free and I love it :haha:

It won't stay that way for long. The credit will come off soon enough.

[YPG]

I think it's in January sometime but gosh it's wonderful to walk around now and have people stop Me and say wow what phone is that? :)

[james2K]

Wirelessly posted (THE Sanyo M1: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-M1/US/1.0) NetFront/3.3 MMP/2.0)

I think it's in January sometime but gosh it's wonderful to walk around now and have people stop Me and say wow what phone is that? :)

Yea true that.

[Wayne 1]

Interesting about it already being in a store in Kansas. I wonder if that's because its close to headquarters?


A business csr told me to look for them in stores in mid January. :cool:

[eppitek]

got word today that they are being released to sprint stores on january 7th

[Wayne 1]

got word today that they are being released to sprint stores on january 7th

Great! It appears Sprint is moving in the right direction. :)

[shamefulzero]

i listened to music to and from work today 20 min walk both ways, and was watching tv on it for 39 mins and the battery is still full bars. i can already tell this phone will be like my a680, sprint will have to put a gun to my head to get me to retire this one like they did the a680

[PokerFace23]

now if only sprint would advertise this damn phone

every keeps calling/coming in asking about this phone

[VibrantRedGT]

The 3 KIOSK at my local mall has them.

[CellGeek]

How did you ever get that kind of deal?

Ordered mine online 389.00 and Sprint credited the 389.00 to my phone bill so it's like I got the phone free and I love it :haha:

[Star444]

How did you ever get that kind of deal?

It is possible she got a credit from either the retentions or loyalty department to offset the cost of the phone, or, it could be like the following post:

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117489&highlight=credit

[flipn0tic]

already at a few kiosks here.

[LouS]

Ordered mine online 389.00 and Sprint credited the 389.00 to my phone bill so it's like I got the phone free and I love it :haha:

Yea, you better make sure you still have an order. I did the same thing, ordered mine, saw the $349 charge, then next day saw the $349 credit. The reason I saw the credit was because there was some goof-up and the order was cancelled. I had to go back and do the whole thing over again.

[reemusk]

i've heard january 7th

[Looony2nz]

The 3 KIOSK at my local mall has them.


Which Kiosk Vibrant?

I am in Boca also.
I called Town Center and they said they don't have them :rolleyes:

[jdfrye]

I think it's in January sometime but gosh it's wonderful to walk around now and have people stop Me and say wow what phone is that? :)

Wirelessly posted (THE Sanyo M1: Mozilla/4.0 (MobilePhone SCP-M1/US/1.0) NetFront/3.3 MMP/2.0)



Yea true that.
pretty sad when ppl wanna know about your phone and not you! bahahaha
You guys asked for that!!!! :lol:

[james2K]

pretty sad when ppl wanna know about your phone and not you! bahahaha
You guys asked for that!!!! :lol:

:scratch: :Poke:

tell your 8400 i said hey :lol:

[eppitek]

Anyone know of sprint stores / radioshack / best buy/ cc etc. having these in stock yet?

[Bossier330]

i went to 2 sprint stores today, and none had it. the radio shacks are closed.

[Wayne 1]

It still could be the middle of January for the majority of outlets. That is what a business csr told me several weeks ago. :)

[RobInLI]

Anyone know of sprint stores / radioshack / best buy/ cc etc. having these in stock yet?
Went to Radio Shack yesterday to buy a case for mine and the girl there said they haven't gotten in any M1's yet.

[ZiggyZ]

Ordered mine online (#) 389.00 and Sprint (#) credited the 389.00 to my phone (#) bill so it's like I got the phone free and I love it :haha:

this definitly won't stay this way for long. What typically happens, if you order the phone, your payment is credited to your account within a couple of hours, then the phone is ordered, then once it ships they bill it to the account. When things are billed to your account it can take anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks to post. This is from my experience. Every time I go into a store I have everything billed to my account.

[Wayne 1]

this definitly won't stay this way for long. What typically happens, if you order the phone, your payment is credited to your account within a couple of hours, then the phone is ordered, then once it ships they bill it to the account. When things are billed to your account it can take anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks to post. This is from my experience. Every time I go into a store I have everything billed to my account.

That seems to fool alot of people. :deal:

[ZiggyZ]

That seems to fool alot of people. :deal:

I called them on it, but sprint wouldn't admit anything. this way of how they bill and such can easily be taken advantage of. I won't get into that on here. It''s something I keep to myself if you know what I mean.

[memphis2k]

Hey all, SPRINT may have the M1 in there STORES! I bought my on the 5th from a Sprint Store located about a block from my apartment.

Yes, I'm currently going to school in Fargo, ND so dont give me sh*t about that, but seriously....who'd every guess Fargo has them!! To my amazement, they've had them in-stock since after Xmas.

Orignally, I was about ready to buy one off of ebay in hopes to renew my 2 year contract and get $150 back/credited. But I mentioned that my SCP-5500 had a broken antenna and wanted a M1. The next line was "We have them in-stock and I said...."see you in two minutes" Bang, bought one and been in love!

$212 after instant rebate & 2 year.

[eppitek]

take it as you'd like... from a sprint store... January 19th is the date they were given

[Melhavic]

I was @ the local Sprint Store they said...they will have them in on the 11th(Thursday).
with acc for sale as well

[ZUROBI3]

In Orlando right now they still don't have it and the lady said they suppose to have it before Xmas but they don't , now is anytime

[ScrapMaker]

None of the Stores/Kiosks in Austin have anything as of 5 minutes ago

[Bossier330]

i had a thread about how i could call in an insurance claim thru retentions, but they closed it for some reason... anyway, my 9000 is'nt holding up too well anymore. the antenna is falling off (not screwing off, where the antenna comes out of the body, that extension is cracking off), and the battery won't hold a charge. i wanted to go to the sprint store and see if i could use the replacement phone they would give me and the loyalty discount to get an m1, but they had no idea what the m1 was. so my question is this...can i do all that thru retentions, or do i have to wait for the m1 to be in-stock somewhere to trade in my 9000 and get the loyalty discount?

[Bossier330]

and i'm not trying to commit fraud like some1 said in my thred...i'm just trying to do what i would normally do in the sprint store, but through retentions because the stores don't have any m1s.

[Melhavic]

How much is the loyalty discount? Thanks in advance

[Bossier330]

i think i get $75 if i sign a two year extension on my contrach and $25 if i only sign one

[ZiggyZ]

and i'm not trying to commit fraud like some1 said in my thred...i'm just trying to do what i would normally do in the sprint (#) store, but through retentions because the stores don't have any m1s.

Call Telesales, they have them in stock. lol

[ZiggyZ]

Just to let everyone know, that the Duluth, MN stores, all have the M1 in stock.

[RattDawg]

I was in a store in Cincinnati over the weekend and they didnt have any M1's or the 610. They had a space for the 610 though. Whats up with the stores not having them?

[Deval]

the stores will get the phones next week officially

[RattDawg]

the stores will get the phones next week officially
Ah ha thank ya Deval. I am looking to come back to Sprint and wasnt real sure what was up with the new phones. Wanted to kinda check them out in person. I know I have sure been busy catching up lately lol.

[Wayne 1]

the stores will get the phones next week officially


That's in line with what the business csr told me. She looked it up and the date was January 15th. :Popcorn2:

[Deval]

yeah, but keep in mind, UPS delivers when they want, so I wouldn't be surprised if you had to wait till tuesday or so

[Star444]

i had a thread about how i could call in an insurance claim thru retentions, but they closed it for some reason... anyway, my 9000 is'nt holding up too well anymore. the antenna is falling off (not screwing off, where the antenna comes out of the body, that extension is cracking off), and the battery won't hold a charge. i wanted to go to the sprint store and see if i could use the replacement phone they would give me and the loyalty discount to get an m1, but they had no idea what the m1 was. so my question is this...can i do all that thru retentions, or do i have to wait for the m1 to be in-stock somewhere to trade in my 9000 and get the loyalty discount?

I couldn't hurt to call retentions and ask. Explain to them the condition of your current phone (which is why you are finding it hard to wait for them to hit the stores). All they can do is say no.

I ordered mine through retentions last Saturday and it was delivered to my house today. The only problem is... I'm out of town and won't be back home until really late Thursday. The wait is killing me!

[mrchainsaw612]

I called my local store earlier, they told me they haven't heard when it's going to arrive. :(

[Cnorwapo]

Seems like when the M1 hits the retail stores the M1 will be yesterdays news....and by that time we will be drooling over the next anticipated phone.

[tbakergobuck]

Seems like when the M1 hits the retail stores the M1 will be yesterdays news....and by that time we will be drooling over the next anticipated phone.I think some of us phone junkies drool over the next anticipated phone everyday no matter what new phone we get, because that's how we roll. :lol: I don't think it matters that the phone is not in the stores yet because most of us on this site got the M1 over a month ago. You have to remember that there are a lot of people that don't know about these sites and have no clue what the M1 is untill it's available in the stores. Now by the time the M1 accessories hit the stores I might have a new phone. :lol:

[mcnu]

i just called my local sprint store, and they said it would be a month before they get them. :td:

[ZUROBI3]

My local store don't have the phone but they do have the case so I'm going to get one tomorrow, that's if I can't resist and go right now

[mrchainsaw612]

Called again, they said late January to early February :( They keep on pushing it back!

[Wayne 1]

I talked to one of the local store managers today. She said the 15th is THE date, however give them a few days to actually get them INTO the stores. :fingers:

[tbakergobuck]

I talked to one of the local store managers today. She said the 15th is THE date, however give them a few days to actually get them INTO the stores. :fingers:The 15th is the same date a Sprint manager told me a few days ago.

[sprintguy]

i was at a store yesterday and they had just gotten 2 in...

[ZUROBI3]

I was @ the Colonial store in Orlando, fl. that's for whoever lives near and the guy told me they just got it yesterday and he was playing like an hr. with the phone

[mcnu]

I talked to one of the local store managers today. She said the 15th is THE date, however give them a few days to actually get them INTO the stores. :fingers:
i was at the bar last night, and i saw a dude that works at my local sprint store. He also told me the 15th.

[Matt]

Rep I spoke with said 15th as well.

[Deval]

Matt...you are considering checking out the phone?? :D

[Matt]

You're kidding right? :D

I was at the Sprint Store to find out about Comcast Wireless which is being tested in Portland. There were questions about that service here on the forum, so I braved the cold to find out. I just happened to ask the rep about the M1 and M610.

I have no desire (at the moment) to return to CDMA.

[Deval]

oh yeah...I know, just saying :)

[Harry]

Greetings and Salutations!

A local store in downtown Atlanta received four M1's a couple of days ago. But they were already sold out by day's end yesterday. Alas, I found all this out when I visited the store at lunchtime today. They expect another shipment of the same size sometime next week. I gave them my name and phone number to contact me when they arrive.

Cheers, Harry

[ereq]

went to a sprint store in midland, tx this morning and they had the M1. i didnt get to ask how many they had cause i had to get to work and i was trying to get my A920 fixed.

[ZiggyZ]

The Duluth, MN store has 21 of them in stock

[eppitek]

well now what I am really interested is... how long til radioshack/bestbuy/etc. get them?

[Wayne 1]

Interesting isn't it, that some stores are getting the M1's prior to the offical date. Maybe some stores have more influence than others. :Popcorn2:

[drew05]

yeah the store on the north side of San Antonio has plenty in stock. I'm gonna pick mine up tomorrow on my lunch break. Can't wait!

[Deval]

Stores might get shipments...not the same as official launch dates

[RattDawg]

Interesting isn't it, that some stores are getting the M1's prior to the offical date. Maybe some stores have more influence than others. :Popcorn2:
I bought mine from a Sprint store here in Cincy on Thursday night. They didnt have them displayed yet but when I asked about them the rep said he had two in the counter that they just got in. Sold it to me with no problem but I was also reopening my account porting in two lines.

[Bossier330]

so my Sprint store (the one with the most phones) is sold out of m610s. they said they had 2, but they went fast. the lady said the didn't have the m1, but she said her manager did haha. i looked at it (i already ordered it online) and it was a lot sleeker, more solid, and smaller than i thought!

[alexp162002]

I was at Fry's yesterday and they had three.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/ScoobyDooMe/SSPX0622.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/ScoobyDooMe/SSPX0621.jpg

[drew05]

I got mine today... and I must say... sexy phone. I love it!

[mrchainsaw612]

I was at Fry's yesterday and they had three.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/ScoobyDooMe/SSPX0622.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/ScoobyDooMe/SSPX0621.jpg
Damn it, I was in Dallas a few weeks ago :(

[aatm]

I think the store in Irvine has them now. At least...they have the demo out now. They didn't have the demo out a few days ago. The store in Rancho Santa Margarita didn't have the demo out last week either, but they said that they did have some in before...which sold out in about 30 minutes. They're like Wii's! =)

[ScrapMaker]

Just got mine in Austin, Tx...

[Wayne 1]

ScrapMaker:

What do you like and dislike? :)

[tbakergobuck]

ScrapMaker:

What do you like and dislike? :)Did you have to ask this..:rolleyes: lol I think most of us know that ScrapMaker will probably NOT be satisfied with any phone other then the 4500. :lol: J/K I will be surprised if he likes it but I'm just surprised that he has changed phones twice in just a few months after keeping his 4500 for so long. The 4500 was a nice phone a few years ago.

[Wayne 1]

Hey, I forgot Scrap had one of those, good phone and it was a Sanyo! :tu:

[flipn0tic]

don't even get me started on the precious vm4500. :hee:

[tbakergobuck]

don't even get me started on the precious vm4500. :hee:I won't..Well are you ever going to change your avatar? :hee:

[ScrapMaker]

ScrapMaker:

What do you like and dislike? :)

It has many of the beloved Sanyo features I have come to love and expect, but it lacks in a few areas..

1) Is EVERYONE in the world a freaking pervert or something? Why does this phone have a big bright outer LCD say "Camera Operating," as well as a freaking strobe light to warn everyone? -- It must be a HUGE problem in Asia or something... I'm lost... Sometimes it's awesome to get a shot when your friends aren't expecting it! It's half the fun! Oh well...

2) Large, beautiful screen is practically wasted, (may be true of most new phones.) But under powerTV and anything like that, most of the time you wish you could turn the phone sideways, and use the entire screen... novel idea, eh? well, instead, you get a 100x40 pixel window (because most sprintTV things are 'widescreen')

3) Can't record videos while closed

4) Can't rapidly take pictures. Not only do you have to wait for Autofocus, which really isn't all that bad, but then you have to hit SAVE like on other manufacturers... then hit the menu, and go back to camera... if you simply hit the camera button again, like on every other Sanyo ever made, or even the Fusic or practically all phones in existence, it deletes that picture, and returns you to the viewfinder... This will take some getting used to...

5) Biggest thing I miss from the Fusic (which I never thought I'd miss ANYTHING from that phone,) but was the ability to assign custom ringtones to different types of text messages I received. For example, on the sanyo, you can only use keywords to specify how to sort a message, and there is no custom ringer available. On the fusic, I had a custom mp3 for myspace, different AIM users (via SMS,) regular text messages, and family.... the list goes on...

6) Also, I use AIM SMS quite a bit, and this phone just pisses me off left and right... if someone responds to me while I am typing a message, then their message pops up, and it starts putting in numbers as if I was dialing... You can hit the back button to get back to YOUR message, finish it, and send it... but then you have to go through the menu system to get back to the new message you skipped through without your approval...

7) You will find yourself hitting the speaker key A LOT... I hit it over 17 times while organizing my phonebook back into 'groups'... I have hit the speaker key probably 1/5 times I meant to hit the directional-down key (when not looking.) It just feels natural... not like my old Sanyos...

All that said, it's a decent phone, and I like it, overall... I haven't used the 8400 yet, however, with 3.0mp phones with minisd UltraII slots just around the corner, perhaps this wasn't the wisest purchase I have made! (had to pay full retail $349.99+tax) It's just... I payed MORE than my brother paid for his Samsung BlackJack for Cingular, and that thing is hella tricked-out... There's simply nothing revolutionary about this M1... if you are looking for something spectacular... keep waiting... if you want what appears to be a solid, (phsyically, and software-wise,) phone, with a minimal amount of configurability... you're all set...

-- Takes great pictures, day and night...
-- Loud speakers
-- can transfer pictures and mp3s over bluetooth

It's like Sanyo gets to the 80% mark on most features, then just cripples them... this camera could be astounding if you could actually take a picture, and get to the next one in a reasonable amount of time...

oh well... Sanyo for life! -- Maybe ;)

[james2K]

i just wanted to say that it's possible to record video with the phone closed but you have to start the camcorder with the phone closed.

[Bossier330]

i...cant...wait....3-5 business days....haha its on its way. i hate to say it, but my 9000 crapped out :( the antenna broke off (the casing, not just the screw-in antenna), the backlight stops working all the time (power cycling it to fix it gets old), i never have signal because of the antenna, and i have to hold the antenna in place to make a call. i cant wait!!!

[mcnu]

we now have them here in town. :p

[mrchainsaw612]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! They have a very limited number here and my contract expires tomorrow.

[tbakergobuck]

Scrap

Looks like you picked apart the M1 in less then a day. The M1 buttons are close together around the d-pad and at first I did hit the wrong key at times but after time I have got used to them.
You know you don't have to push focus lock soft key button to take a picture right? You can push the camera, ok, or the side camera button. To some people having to hit the save button after taking a picture might be a hassle but to others they might like it because if they take a bad picture they can just hit camera button or cancel button to take another picture. Really the auto foucus and having to hit the save button adds just a few extra seconds to take a picture. I think the M1 is still quicker taking pictures then the Samsung 800 and 940. Not sure if you know but you can go to fun tools in the camera and take multiple shots 3,6,9 but only in low resolution 240x320. I think if anyone that is wanting to take good quality rapid shots with a camera phone is going to be disappointed with any US camera phone. I agree the M1 is nothing revolutionary but it's more then just a decent phone.

[mrchainsaw612]

Screw it, I went and got it.

[jes]

Screw it, I went and got it.
Tell me you didn't pay full retail with your contract expiring tomorrow???

[mrchainsaw612]

Tell me you didn't pay full retail with your contract expiring tomorrow???
Hahahaha, nah, I'm not that stupid. I've had my 8200 for over 25 months so I got $150 off, that made it out to be $220. With the Kellog rebate I'll get $75 back, endding up in $155. So I'm still getting it cheap.

[Deval]

good move :D enjoy the phone...its awesome

[Bossier330]

mine finally came!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazin upgrade from the 9000 (mainly bluetooth)

[3Sides]

2) Large, beautiful screen is practically wasted, (may be true of most new phones.) But under powerTV and anything like that, most of the time you wish you could turn the phone sideways, and use the entire screen... novel idea, eh? well, instead, you get a 100x40 pixel window (because most sprintTV things are 'widescreen')

You can fill up the screen and turn the phone sideways. Just use the Full Screen option in settings on the media player.

[Meadow]

I just purchased one at the Store in Lawrence, MA.

[ScrapMaker]

The camera is definitely nice... I will just have to get used to not being able to really take video while closed, and having to hit save afterwards... and no, I don't use the soft key to lock the focus... there a lot of fun tools in there too...

heh, I hit the speaker key like 10 times today while texting on AIM... oh well! actually, I'll probably never use the key, I kinda wish it was just a menu option... (oh well!)

One thing that strikes me as an usual design is just how big the phone APPEARS... everyone I have shown it too thinks it's e n o r m o u s.... but when you sit it next to most phones, it's not that big... it's an optical illusion... strange design choice on Sanyo's end... I still like the way it looks.

if they would fix a few texting and camera issues, I think it would be well-worth it's $349.99+tax pricetag.

you HAVE to hit the down arrow to go to the next t9 word, instead of using the 0 key like the fusic, and that it doesn't seem to learn what words I use most... I still have to pick 'yall' over 'wall' every time... bleh!! annoying...

[Deval]

Humor me bro...just how BIG are your fingers? I've never had that problem with the speaker button

[jaytv]

T9 speaks English, not hick! Just kidding. Make sure your settings are set to learn words.

[tbakergobuck]

Scraps fingers/hand is the far right one. :hee:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/hands_big.jpg

[RattDawg]

The camera is definitely nice... I will just have to get used to not being able to really take video while closed, and having to hit save afterwards
You can luanch the camcorder and take video while closed. Unlock the buttons hit the camera button on the side and a menu will pop up asking to launch camera, camcorder, voice recorder and exit use the media control to scroal down and hit camcorder and there ya go. Also automatically saves the vid while the phone is closed.

[Bossier330]

ya ive never had the speaker button issue. i really like how it says when the keys are unlocked, as opposed to the 9000 where you had to guess (if you have silence all on).

[dabro]

trophies?

[RattDawg]

trophies?
Very well could be................. :1zhelp:

[RaysDarts]

Scraps fingers/hand is the far right one. :hee:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y206/tbaker/hands_big.jpg

That...is such a disturbing photo, I may not sleep tonight! :icon_smil

[ScrapMaker]

You can luanch the camcorder and take video while closed. Unlock the buttons hit the camera button on the side and a menu will pop up asking to launch camera, camcorder, voice recorder and exit use the media control to scroal down and hit camcorder and there ya go. Also automatically saves the vid while the phone is closed.


Thanks, while not very intuitive, it works!

[Bossier330]

easier....open the video camera with the phone open if you want, then close the flip.

[XRacer79]

Any new news on when the M1 will be released via RadioShack/Best Buy/ Ect.?