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    phase 2 is taking foreverrrr...

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by beegirl, Apr 2, 2009.

  1. beegirl

    beegirl Newbie

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    Is it just me or does their billing dept slack?

    I ordered my m15x last Friday and it's still in phase two.... even though they've already taken the money out of my account :confused: Is this worth hassling them or is it the norm?
     
  2. coolazn

    coolazn Notebook Enthusiast

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    if you ask for the money back. its going to take a while. its a turtle company now.

    btw when you get the lapto pstree test it for a night or 2 non-stop. herd they still have some heating issues (mostly the video cards)
     
  3. kuntazzo

    kuntazzo Notebook Geek

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    mine have been in phase two for 8 days, then it when to the assembly and after 4 days it was alredy shipped. hold on, if in a couple of days nothing is changed try to call them ;)
     
  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i was in phase 2 for almost 2 weeks it will take time you will just have to wait.
     
  5. ryujin

    ryujin 2B or not 2B

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    the pahse game is nothing to get scared about. while the idea of the site and interaction was nice, the actual function is lacking. take the phase game with a grain of salt.

    as far as what coolazn said, just ignore it. i have had my unit since sept. and have had zero heating issues. he is just trying to scare you for no reason.
     
  6. ArabellaUK

    ArabellaUK Notebook Consultant

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    Bee, I ordered mine a few days earlier than yours and was in Phase 2 for a week, despite the cash coming out of my account the day after I ordered (so dont panic!).

    After that I have gone from 2-8 in 4days, which might be good (but possibly doesnt say much about the quality control stages!!)

    Havent got it yet, but Ill let you know how I get on

    Arabella
     
  7. CSHawkeye81

    CSHawkeye81 Notebook Deity

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    Well I talked to Roswell support on my purchase and despite the site saying phase 2, in their system is in phase 3 and tomorrow they will put it into production.
     
  8. BlkSheep

    BlkSheep Notebook Enthusiast

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    Mine showed up a week ago, Friday. But I had ordered it 3 weeks before that. It was in phase 2 for about 3 days, then was stuck in phase 3 for awhile. Gave them a ring, they said they were waiting on another shipment of 3870's to show up to check back in a few days.

    Checked back 3 days later, still phase 3. Checked back 2 days after that and it was still phase 3 but all the phases on the page were grayed out and then suddenly, later that afternoon I got an e-mail from Fedex.

    Their Phase System really needs some work because according to it, I never went past Phase 3, and yet my M17 is sitting right here next to me, heh.
     
  9. T3hShortness

    T3hShortness Notebook Enthusiast

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    wow thats grade A customer support
     
  10. BlkSheep

    BlkSheep Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ya, I wasn't that impressed. When Fedex tells you it's shipped before Alienware does, then there is definitely a problem.
     
  11. Chefchenko

    Chefchenko Notebook Guru

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    Most of you guys seem to be in the states... but from having my payment cleared (2days) it took just 4 days to have it shipped to my door from the irish factory! was very impressed with that, especially as i had seen that the US seemed to have a shortage of the 3870's.

    i like to imagine mine being built by a little leprechaun drinking pints of guiness with whiskey chasers! is that racist?
     
  12. kuntazzo

    kuntazzo Notebook Geek

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    yeah me too ;)
    mine was listed to be shipped the 4 of jan but i recieved it the 23 of december! i was really really impressed 'bout that.
     
  13. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    Yeah,
    I wouldn't get to worried about the status site. It's not accurate at all.

    I got lucky with my M17, it only took 10 to get to me from the time I ordered it.

    It took a month to get my M9750.

    Seems like most are taking 2 to 3 weeks.

    Not bad IMHO.
     
  14. CodeNotGames

    CodeNotGames Notebook Enthusiast

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    The website has had me in Phase 2 for about 5 days now. According to the CS I was in phase 3 over 3 days ago. I don't have high hopes of seeing my new system until the end of the month at best.
     
  15. ArabellaUK

    ArabellaUK Notebook Consultant

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    Bee - dont know if this helps, but my update is as follows:

    Phase 1/2 - 5 working days
    Phase 3-delivery - 5 working days

    This is in the UK

    Arabella
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  16. CSHawkeye81

    CSHawkeye81 Notebook Deity

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    I just got moved to phase 4, they are waiting for the keyboard to get in tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. How long do you think after that guys??