Samsung Galaxy S3 suffers huge shortage of blue models in UK

By Andrew Hoyle on 28 May 2012, 7:11pm

Have you pre-ordered the new Galaxy S3 in the silky-looking pebble blue colour? Bad news, chum -- it looks like the UK is going to be extremely short on supplies of this particular model when the phone goes on sale this week.

I spoke to a trusted telecoms industry insider who confirmed to me that the blue model is suffering from severe manufacturing problems, resulting in considerably fewer being available at launch day. In fact, the insider indicated that less than five per cent of the total stock arriving for sale will be blue.

The reasons for the delay are due to colour issues in the manufacturing process, SlashGear reports, with Samsung apparently having to throw away over 600,000 back cases. If this sounds at all familiar, it's because Apple had very similar colour issues when it first tried to launch the white iPhone 4. It took months of delays before we finally saw the phone on sale.

The difference here is that Apple hadn't been promising the white phone from launch and crucially, hadn't been taking pre-orders for it. Given the high-profile nature of the S3's launch and the vast amount of pre-orders it's had already, Samsung is likely going to have something of a challenge on its hands to appease those who've put their money down already -- and as we've seen from the Galaxy S2's Ice Cream Sandwich delays, Samsung fans can get pretty angry.

What does that mean if you have pre-ordered the blue model? Well, neither my insider contact nor Samsung has been able to state firmly what will happen, but it's likely that the limited number of blue phones will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If you excitedly put your money down as soon as the pre-orders opened, you might just be in with the chance of having one in your hand by the weekend.

If not, it's possible that you'll be stuck with a 'delayed' sticker, and an apology if you're lucky. If the delays continue, Samsung might offer white models (which haven't suffered the same issues) to customers instead.

I've reached out to Samsung, asking the company to clarify exactly what the stock situation means for UK customers and I'll be sure to let you know as soon as I hear back. As we saw with the ICS updates though, Samsung doesn't seem too keen to openly discuss any troubles it's having, so I'm not getting my hopes up for a full and frank statement.

Have you pre-ordered the Galaxy S3 in blue? Would you be happy to take a white one instead or will you stick to your guns and demand your blue model? Let me know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page.

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Junaid 28 May, 2012 19:32

Looks like Sammy is in trouble. Lets see what the official statement is going to be from Samsung tomorrow when the phones is launched....i have a feeling most people would prefer white.....

anonymous 28 May, 2012 19:36

Slightly confused... all of UK or just England or are you just ignorant?

anonymous 28 May, 2012 19:45

Please expand as you may not be aware there are parts of the U.K. other than England.

anonymous 28 May, 2012 19:59

i preordered the 32gb blue from vodafone, just had email to say 2-4 weeks :-( hopefully thats real weeks and not samsung weeks...

anonymous 28 May, 2012 20:13

I just spoke to O2 and they said I will definitely get my pre-order for a blue phone in the first week of June...

anonymous 28 May, 2012 20:17

main reason why Apple fans take the **** out of samsung: They can't get things right the 1st time around. there is always a issue, a silly thing that blows out of proportion.
:L I placed my order few hours ago, to read these xD great

George Howie 28 May, 2012 20:37

i spoke to orange uk yesterday and they said they have a 10 day delay on white handset and a 21 day (said officially its a 28 day delay but thats just to cover theyre back if it takes longer than the 21 day delay) on the blue handset also stated that they have had 45,000 pre-orders alone on the s3

thanks
george

anonymous 28 May, 2012 20:52

Yeah. Pre ordered my blue s3 as soon as it was available on vodafone. Got an e mail literally 30 mins ago from Vodafone saying due to a shipping problem there will be some delays and it might be anywhere between 2 -4 weeks. Not impressed at all. :(

anonymous 28 May, 2012 20:59

I will cancel the order instead, pre-order as i want to get it first day on release, does not make sense to keep the order.

anonymous 28 May, 2012 21:03

i think a the queens stolen all the blue for her jubilee flags! :)

anonymous 28 May, 2012 21:13

I ordered a blue s3 on the 11th may and have had an emil from vodafome saying 2 to 4 week delay!

anonymous 28 May, 2012 21:19

Stupid South Korean could not get the simplest thing right, I will cancel it first thing tomorrow morning,

anonymous 28 May, 2012 21:33

Pre-ordered the white 32gb as an upgrade with Vodafone and have received an email to say there are delays with the 32gb white version as well. Same 2-4 weeks wait. Therefore, not only is blue versions affected, but also the 32gb versions.

anonymous 28 May, 2012 22:17

i've pre ordered a 16gb (was told there were no other options)in white a couple of weeks ago from o2 as an upgrade, not heard anything so far, but if there is a delay i'll cancel it and wait for an iphone5

anonymous 28 May, 2012 22:29

What sort of idiot would cancel an order for an S3 and order an iPhone instead because of a 2 week delay. Talk about short sighted. Some people, you just can't teach common sense.

Junaid 28 May, 2012 22:50

Couldnt agree anymore with Anonymous 22:29 ..lolz...

anonymous 28 May, 2012 23:12

agree with the above two comments.....i have waited for my s3 for almost 23 days and another week or two is no deal breaker as long as i get the blue version....anyone thinking of cancelling the order should think again because you probably will regret it after 2-3 weeks when your either holding an HTC one X or 4s....

anonymous 28 May, 2012 23:24

Just had my 2-4 weeks email from vodaphone. Is it a colour problem or a reaction to all the reviews complaining about poor build quality. The grade of plastic used in the back panel came in for special criticism. Maybe they're changing it. Let's hope so as my iPhone is bombproof but I prefer android.

anonymous 28 May, 2012 23:41

Quick geography lesson. I am from England - it is part of the UK, just like California is part of the U.S.A. I presume that you are not suggesting that I can pick up a blue S3 in Wales, Scotland or N Ireland?

anonymous 28 May, 2012 23:48

Patience and less xenophobia please!

anonymous 28 May, 2012 23:56

I pre-ordered the blue s3 from Three and asked when i will get it,two days ago and they said i will have it be the 1st june. I'm in England

anonymous 29 May, 2012 00:20

I have pre ordered the blue S3, spoke to orange today they said it should be delivered by thursday or friday, if it's not here by friday I'm cancelling it, already unhappy with the cost of the line rental with orange and the fact that it'll probably have orange branding all over it, phones4u offer the same phone on same contract but with free accessories and no branding, if I'm gonna have to wait anyway might as well get the better handset (I hate carrier specific branding - please stop doing it!)

Mark Anderson 29 May, 2012 07:40

Probably because it's so ugly the colour rejected the casing.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 08:21

samsung have confirmed that the case is a polycarbonate case (polycarbonate is stronger, usable in a wider temperature range and more expensive) so people saying they do not like the plastic feel, what they are actually saying is they do not like the expensive polycarbonate feel and like the cheep plastic on the sgs2 better (hhhuuummm go figure)

anonymous 29 May, 2012 08:34

I pre-order my phone with Amazon. 3h after a posts on internet really hope I get the blue one. If not white will do. Can't waiting whoohoo

anonymous 29 May, 2012 09:14

I take it this makes Vodaphones 30 day exclusivity on the 32gb model near enough null and void? Hope they don’t extend it.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 09:29

Hi, I was just on the phone to the carphone warehouse and was told that all of the Samsung galaxy s3 blue models had been recalled to Samsung due to a manufacturing defect on the back cover. The adviser stated that this was for all the uk and they dont know when they will receive their stock.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 09:50

I pre-ordered the blue version from carphonewarehouse a few weeks ago; upon hearing about the delay's yesterday I rang them to ask if I could change my order to the white version. They said that this would be no problem and an hour later I had an email confirming that my phone had been dispatched to my local store for collection.

I would have preferred the blue Galaxy S3, but will happily live with the white one. I agree with comments made regarding Samsung's recent blunders, this does not reflect well on them as a supposedly 'industry leading' company.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 10:03

I pre ordered the 16gb white S3 on vodafone as soon as it became available and I still got an email saying 2-4 weeks delay. I called vodafone today and the person I spoke to said that they were expecting samsung to release a statement on delays on all variants.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 11:08

Just spoke to phone's 4 u and the pebble blue is hopefully going to be in stock end of June. The white is still going ahead with launch tomorrow.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 11:31

I pre-ordered the blue version from carphonewarehouse a few weeks ago; they called me today to ask if i would like to change my order to the white version. they said i should have it by tomorrow .
I am fed up with my HTC desire and can not wait more

anonymous 29 May, 2012 12:52

I just rang orange to check about my blue s3 preorder and the guy said no problems reported for our stock so expect delivery in 3-5 days :-)

anonymous 29 May, 2012 13:30

how can you be getting a handset on Orange if Vodafone has exclusivity for 30 days?

anonymous 29 May, 2012 13:53

Just spoke to an o2 store in Scotland and they said that they wouldn't have any of this phone (white or blue) in stock tomorrow for the launch date and neither would any of the other stores in the city. For people who didn't want to pre-order and to not be able to walk into a store on the launch date and get one I think is really silly. Samsung, sort it out. I'm not trying to get a phone from a tiny shop in the middle of nowhere, I am trying to get it from a large city with at least 8 o2 stores and none of them have it for the launch date.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 14:16

Called Carphone, I was in the first 1000 to pre-order (hate me, I'm getting the Tab as well :) ). Still I'd have to change the order to white or wait 1 week (6-7 days).... Asked how sure that one week delay was, he said 1 week.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 14:22

The really anoying thing is that I have also ordered the Flip cover, which replaces the battery cover, so I wouldn't be effected anyway. They could have just sent a replacement later.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 14:36

Has anyone else heard about Three? Can't seem to find anything regarding whether they're affected. Haven't had an email from them or any other indication. I've got a 16Gb blue S3 on pre-order.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 14:42

Got text message from Three this morning: "Due to stock issue at Samsung with blue Galaxy S3, we're unable to deliver on your original delivery date. We'll send you a text in the next few days to confirm a new date."

Upgrade to 16gb blue s3 on pre-order.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 14:55

Mine is also an upgrade on Three. I haven't had a text from them but that doesn't mean I still won't get one. When did you pre-order yours? Mine was pre-ordered on 21st May, so last Monday.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 14:59

Got the same txt from three this morning, phoned them and they say it's still being delivered tomorrow, but I'm not holding much hope!
I ordered at about 10 am on may 4th, day after announcement, as soon as three started taking pre-orders, so I should be one of the early ones.
Trouble is, I haven't heard of even one person who has had concrete confirmation that their blue s3 will be delivered tomorrow, has anyone else???

anonymous 29 May, 2012 15:02

From what I have been told all pebble blue versions of the Samsung galaxy s3 have been recalled so it just looks like the white version will just be launching tomorrow. It's not just the uk that has been effected.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 15:11

Anonymous 13:30 vodafone only have exclusivity on a certain gb one not all of them that's how orange have got them

anonymous 29 May, 2012 15:48

I ordered mine last week, and i ran Three this morning, they are adament that my BLUE S3 will be delivered on friday 1st June.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 15:55

I was one of the first 1000 customers to the car phone warhouse to pre order the S3. Ive just been told by them that all the blue models have been recalled and asked me if i'd like a white one instead. But they claimed they didnt know why they had been recalled

anonymous 29 May, 2012 15:57

Had a text of carphone warehouse saying theres a delay with the blue. *********

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:17

Three claim they have a shipment of Blue S3's comin in on thursday and can deliver the phone by friday...

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:20

Where did you hear about three having the Blue s3 shipment on thursday?

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:28

From Three's indian call centre, the guy sounded like he really wanted the sale, he said the blue model had been delayed only until 1st June, dont know what to make of it

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:31

Big mess up on Samsungs part. I feel they may have a lot of people getting the One X instead, or waiting for the iPhone 5. This isn't the first time they have messed up on a big launch. The same thing happened with the roll out of ICS for the S2.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:34

Just called Three as I've had no text or indication about a delay. The guy said it would definitely be with me on Friday, even after I mentioned that the delay was official. I only ordered it a week ago but he said that everyone who had ordered before yesterday would be getting theirs this week. I'm not sure why he'd be so confident if it wasn't the truth.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:43

Got a call from carphone warehouse today, accepted a white one instead!

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:43

Well, lets all keep our fingers crossed and hope we'll all be playing with our Blue S3's this weekend, not that my phone is my life or anything.................

C'mon Three!!!!!

anonymous 29 May, 2012 16:57

i too have the tablet coming but was informed that they will be sent a week later. i have an initial email from CPW saying differently. **** and Elbow spring to mind.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 18:17

I work for Carphone! We're expecting blue in 2-3 weeks! Apparently!
White ones are avaiable but very limited stock!
Anyone thinking of going for iPhone 4s or Htc one x, don't bother! I've had go on s3 and is worth the wait
Compared to ther handsets!

anonymous 29 May, 2012 19:06

i was one of the first 1000 to order a phone from cpw, they said they do not have the blue s3, they do not know when it is coming in and if i switch to the white one it may be next week for delivery any way. it is not the fault of cpw or any other provider. it is only samsungs fault for not testing their devices prior to launch. this may just be a scam to get more popularity however they should get sued if this is the case. companies now days make more money than banks, they should be held responsible for misleading products and services along with release dates. shameful samsung just shameful.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 19:25

I posted earlier about being promised the phone from Three this Friday. Just had a text saying that won't be the case. the guy on the phone straight up lied to me.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 19:32

Just got the text from three saying due to a stock issue at Samsung...etc etc get a text in a few days.

Ordered my blue 16gb about 2 weeks ago

I had actually rang three earlier today to ask about changing delivery address and they said the order was still classed as unfulfilled meaning they physically hadn't received the stock to be able to provide a tracking code

Ah well

anonymous 29 May, 2012 20:03

I too received a text from three saying............
But when I ran them this afternoon (2:00pm), the indian operator was adamnet that I will receive my blues s3 tomorrow as I had ordered the phone on 5th May.
Since then I have noticed this may not be true due to all the chatter on the internet, I again phoned three and asked the same question, the same answer was produced. I have also noticed on their twitter page that all blue s3 have been delayed. Not sure who to believe the operator or their twitter page.

anonymous 29 May, 2012 21:09

Can we conclude that few or no people are getting a blue one for a couple of weeks? I got an update about the delay from phones 4 u who have offered an extra free month line rental... not happy about the delay but a fairly good gesture methinks. Anyone else been offered something? Anyone actually getting a blue one?

anonymous 29 May, 2012 21:52

I went to Carphone Ware House today, the guy told me that I have three options:
1. Cancel my pre-order
2. Swap for the White one and ill get it in store tomorrow
3. Wait and get loads of freebies thanks to my patience!

I have been waiting for this phone since February..a few more days.. :)

anonymous 29 May, 2012 22:09

Seriously! If its just a colour problem. Send the phone out as is with the faulty back plate then when you have corrected the problem send the back plate out as a replacement...

Not perfect... But Simples!!!

anonymous 29 May, 2012 23:19

I am with Three in Ireland and preordered my blue Samsung Galaxy SIII...got a phone call today saying if I stuck with blue I would not get until at least three weeks from now. Reluctantly decided to switch my upgrade to white...

anonymous 30 May, 2012 01:04

three customer services are idiot they tell wat they want they send me a message ''due to a stock issue at Samsung with the blue Galaxy SIII, we're unable to deliver on the original date you were given.'' when i called them they told me 1june , second time i call them to change into white they told me again another story to wait 10 days irelly confuse to wait 1 june or 10 of june any advice what i do

anonymous 30 May, 2012 09:12

had to switch from blue to white as my PAC code will expire on 4th June, so I can't afford to wait for the blue. Samsung really should have sorted this before announcing the release date.

The white handset is apparently out for delivery to my local store today, so hopefully today.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 09:23

I have called three different 3 mobile stores in Cardiff this morning trying to get some confirmation on the Galaxy S Blue, one store said it would be available on Thursday, another said it would be available up to a months time and another just did not have a clue!

anonymous 30 May, 2012 10:25

it seems that its all over the place???...... ranging from delivered today to 4 weeks.
i have an email that states that is some regions only there will be a shortage ... praying im not from that region !!!!!!

what dya think just chance it would seem???

anonymous 30 May, 2012 11:13

I got a text from Carphonewarehouse on the 24th telling me I could collect the phone today. Yesterday they sent another text telling me the blue phone was not available and to ring them.
I rang and was told the blue phone would not be available for 2-3 weeks. I have changed my order to a white phone and should be collecting it tomorrow.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 12:18

I have complained to my supplier and they are going to organise a white one to be sent instead.

the blue colour would have been nice but if I can get the phone... it doesn't matter what the the colour is.
Hopefully getting it tomorrow but not holding my breath.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 12:31

I can't believe the number of people who can't wait for the colour they really want. You'll have this phone for 2 years minimum, so why not wait two weeks to get the version you like? I imagine a lot of them will regret it when this gets sorted out soon. It just shows what an impatient culture we have - we must have everything right now.

Still, they aren't as ridiculous as those getting a totally different phone because of a two week delay. That's hilarious.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 13:32

I don't keep my phones for 2 years. I buy them SIM free and change them when a model I want comes out. I am currently using an S2 and will be selling my iPhone 4 to fund almost half the cost of the S3.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 13:35

my white handset has been delivered to my local store along with my free tablet. Going in to collect after work. S3 loving to be had this evening. Hope you all get sorted as soon as possible and for those waiting on the Blue, I don't blame you.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 17:49

Due to get a blue phone from Orange. Got a text saying that it was delayed. Have just spoken to their call centre and they say its going to be a 30 day delay - pretty much in line with Voda.

anonymous 30 May, 2012 18:18

Went into an O2 store today and they said their official launch date for the S3 is Friday so to go back in then and they'll have them in stock. They didn't mention anything about the blue one so I assume they are still hoping to have them in stock as I would of thought they would have mentioned if they were only getting white. Can't wait for Friday now!!

anonymous 31 May, 2012 13:25

i was expecting to get my s3 blue yesterday then received msg from orange, i phoned them this morning and they said anything upto a 30 day wait. Im more than happy to wait ! :0)

anonymous 31 May, 2012 20:58

my friend ordered the blue, got a call today and was asked if she wanted a white as the blue was a 6 week delay.. she took the white!

anonymous 1 June, 2012 00:02

After waiting 25 mions on phone, three rep told me I am defo getting my blue phone on 8th June. if it is delayed, i'll cancel the order cos I don't like being lied to.

anonymous 1 June, 2012 00:38

I still haven't got any email from Vodafone. I pre-ordered a new blue phone... website says 2-4 weeks... any idea?

anonymous 1 June, 2012 08:35

I pre-ordered my Blue S3 on 9th of may.. been ringing Three to see if they have any clue how long its going to be delayed and every advisor ive spoke to didn't have a clue how long id be waiting for the phone. Think Three need to check their information and get it right when people ask :/

anonymous 1 June, 2012 09:11

So is 8th June the date others will be receiving it too? Did you have a choice of dates? I'm at a wedding that day, haha.

anonymous 1 June, 2012 09:18

Nope didnt get a choice of dates didnt even get told 8th of june lol i basically got told to sit and wait for a email or text from Three telling me when it would be delivered and what date.

anonymous 1 June, 2012 09:55

It's so frustrating isn't it? I wish Samsung would be clearer on exactly what was going on so our networks didn't have to resort to lies and speculation. I'm still standing firm on my colour choice though, just have to stick it out.

anonymous 1 June, 2012 10:54

Yeah it is frustrating but it will be alot simpler for people to just stick to the Blue handset as with Three if you want to swap to the White one you have to cancel the Blue contract & take out a new one for the White LOL ALOT of messing around... Might aswell just stick it out because we will all get the handset eventually lol

anonymous 1 June, 2012 11:33

Exactly what I'm doing - my mate is buckling under the pressure and is thinking of just getting a white one instead. We've waited a good while for this phone, two weeks won't kill us! The only people who will happily sacrifice the version they really want are the posers who want to be seen with it in the first week of release. I'm just not that smug!

anonymous 1 June, 2012 11:56

Apparently from what im reading on the Web there is a limited supply due to be shipped on the 5TH & they are for people who have pre-ordered them through phone companies on a first reserve first serve basis... From what i can gather people wanting to buy the Blue handset outright have a long wait infront of them. Ive taken to looking on the net for updates instead of spending hours on the phone to Three lol alot less hassle!

anonymous 1 June, 2012 13:56

Regarding the delays in the 32GB white model of up to 2-4 weeks, just got a call from the Vodafone store to say it has now been delivered and ready to pick up. I reckon Vodafone was worried about not getting the phone sooner, so informed all customer who pre-ordered the white 32gb it would be a 2-4 week wait earlier in the week.

anonymous 1 June, 2012 14:06

Hopefully they may be some news on the Pebble Blue one soon then :(

anonymous 2 June, 2012 00:18

I think is an ugly phone, no matter the girly white or the unsexy looking blue.
I was about to order but pentile screen, and that looking, also no LTE, so lost interest...
I will keep the s2 or go for the LG Optimus 4X if released on June.

anonymous 2 June, 2012 13:49

Received an email from CFW this morning....my BLUE S3 has been dispatched for delivery so I must be one of the few lucky ones.
The courier doesn't deliver on Saturdays though, so I'm expecting to take delivery next Wednesday 6th....

anonymous 2 June, 2012 15:32

I have also had an email today to say my blue S3 will be dispatched next working day and delivered the next working day after that. That means it should be here on thursday, but could have been earlier if it wasn't a bank holiday weekend.
Have to say, if this turns out to be accurate, my blue S3 has only been delayed by 1 week and now I have the bonus of one month's free on my contract (from phones 4 u).
Delays are invetiable particularly with a great phone whose demand has been extreme both on pre-orders but also on release.
I have found the impatience of many quite amusing. Was it really worth the hassle of ringing, complaining, switching contracts, getting a different colour to the preference, still thus not getting the phone on release date?
The rest of us sat patiently, even enjoying finding out the initial reactions to the phone upon release and relieved to find that for most the phone is living up to the hype, so now we can smugly wait for our colour preference and a fantastic phone!

anonymous 2 June, 2012 16:15

Just rang Three still saying they don't know when the phone will be available on their network :( Still saying 2-3 weeks!! I hope they get it soon walked past Phones4u this afternoon and saw the White one on show felt a pang of jealousy LOL

anonymous 2 June, 2012 17:59

Three sent me a text yesterday saying they didn't have an update from Samsung and nothing had changed. Hopefully though, and fingers crossed, it sounds like phones are starting to trickle in judging by the comments above. Still, I suppose it remains to be seen which networks will get them first and what the quantities are like. I didn't pre-order mine until 21 May, so I'll be near the back of the queue.

It'd be great if people who get them could update us on here - I've searched for a few places for news on their availability and it seems a lot of sites either dont know or have now forgotten about the blue model.

anonymous 2 June, 2012 19:59

I've received an email this afternoon saying my order has been dispatched from carphone warehouse and were given a tracking code which takes me to yodel but the status still says "Parcel data received awaiting coll." but the date changed from 19/5/12 to 2/6/12, i were within the 1st 1000 people to pre order so this could also be the tablet getting sent instead, I hope it's the phone though! It seems like this is the only place people are talking about their orders atm, i cant find anywhere else where others are tracking their orders with one another.

anonymous 2 June, 2012 22:13

Orange only let me know they didn't have a blue one for me three days ago and are stating six to eight months before they will have any blue ones.

anonymous 2 June, 2012 22:21

Six to eight months?! You sure you don't mean weeks? Haha.

anonymous 3 June, 2012 14:13

Been told by tmobile upto 30 days

anonymous 4 June, 2012 00:26

well i ordered the white one on the 22nd of may and am already using it now!!! gr8 stuff!!

anonymous 4 June, 2012 20:03

We're waiting for the blue one as that's the colour we have ordered it in! If they're not able to offer us the blue samsung galaxy, they better start giving us a lot more freebies with the white one instead... not happy!!

anonymous 4 June, 2012 21:19

I'm one of the 1000 getting tab and blue phone been told its on its way Probs thursday like others say although local CPW say it might be in shop on Tuesday (optimists). I've been told(national phone line, not store) my tab wont be shipped until wed so maybe a week more to wait for that. Getting excited now Glad I ordered on 3rd May means I get one of the first Blues, Probs means I'll be one of the first to find the faults with it (I always get faults/ omissions on 1st revisions).

anonymous 5 June, 2012 14:47

I ordered the blue S3 on 25th May and called Orange on the 2nd June to find out whether they would be effected by the blue delay. It was confirmed and I was told I was better off waiting for the blue not changing to the white and to help with the delay I could have two months free line rental. Im in UK.
I am happy to wait now.

Steven Finch 6 June, 2012 16:23

I haven't received an email but when I rang phones4u to discuss error with price plan they asked if I had received handset when I stated there was a delay she told me phone had been despatched and gave me a tracking number so was a bonus wasn't expecting that.

Steven Finch 7 June, 2012 14:34

Received mine this morning loving the what u call it oh yeah BLUE lol

anonymous 7 June, 2012 15:14

My friend was told this morning his blue S3 was waiting at a Three store for him. I ordered the same day (earlier than him actually) but through the phone and I've had no word. Sounds like this first-come-first-served system really works.

anonymous 7 June, 2012 16:05

ordered the S3 blue with orange. Told I would have it between the 3-6th June. Rang yesterday after promised delivery - was told by orange that the phone will not be with me for at least 30 days! they are blaming a fault with the phone and samsung have recalled them all. Has anyone else been told the same? SOOOO not AMUSED!!!!!!!!!

anonymous 8 June, 2012 08:48

I have been told different things by Orange but did manage to get two months free line rental because of delay. The woman I spoke to yesterday kept insisting that it was because the blue was so popular that it sold out despite the fact I preordered on the first day you could with Orange. For some reason Orange are really discouraging customers from switching to the white one. She came up with some complicated answer about how it was 30 days from the day you ordered and if I ordered white now it would take just as long even though they are advertising the white as in stock on their website. Bottom line the people answering the phones dont know anything but just tell you to wait for a message from the couriers.

anonymous 10 June, 2012 20:14

I received an email last week frm orange customer services saying they aim to dispatch my order of s3 blue within 24hrs!!. Then 24 hrs later still no phne! Got phne call frm orange an hr ago saying theres a 30 day wait!!!!!!!!!!! Am not happy!!!!!!! . They just keep fobbing us off getting our hopes up with thier promising emails!. Im a patient person but even im beginning to get a little p..... Off!

anonymous 13 June, 2012 19:16

Pre-ordered a Blue s3 on 19th May - still not had any contact from orange! Will hang on as tried a white one in store (after release date) - def worth it! Concerned at the lack of contact though...

anonymous 17 June, 2012 12:19

Had a text to say phone arriving in 3-4 days from Orange. I also had one from the upgrades department asking me if I was enjoying my new phone! Be interested to hear if anyone has actually got one from Orange yet?

anonymous 18 June, 2012 18:10

Im still waiting for mine to turn up, i pre-ordered it last month and still havent heard anything, was told it would be here by the end of last week, and it wasnt, so i phoned today to see what the hell was going on, and i was told that they have them im stock but i might have to wait up to 30 days for delivery, seriously not impressed, im paying for a phone that i havent got, think im going to have to phone them back and have more of a winge and see if they will give me a couple of months free line rental like others have got! grrrrrrrrrr pi***d off

anonymous 18 June, 2012 19:10

Orange are a joke. They phoned me to say they were going to let me upgrade early (bout a month and a half) they were gonna wave the fee, reduce my bill and let me have the Galaxy S3. Well two and a half weeks later. Nothing!!!! No contact, no phone. No nothing. All im reading is people are getting their pebble blue ones on various networks and after numerous calls to Orange customer services and numerous different stories from them im still none the wiser as to when im going to get my phone. I reckon they only let me upgrade so id stay with them. Now im tied in with them for another poxy 2 years!!!!!! Has anyone got their phones from Orange after upgrading through them?????

anonymous 19 June, 2012 09:10

i placed my order on the 28th with orange and got a text saying it would be delivered within 3-5 days but so far nothing (its been 4days since i received that text message)