Wrestlemania
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My transaction is pending on my credit card. It was an "April Shipment Part 1 - UK" order.
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HTC Vive is $799, ships early April 2016
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Enman lies 
I was on with her earlier and she said the payment went through fine. I rang my bank to double check , and they confirmed it was declined at 1am (they sent me a 'is this legit?' text at midnight and you have an hour to reply before they decline it)
So I went back to HTC and got someone else, and they just said oh don't worry, its happening a lot, we'll retry sometime in the next couple of days :/
I was on with her earlier and she said the payment went through fine. I rang my bank to double check , and they confirmed it was declined at 1am (they sent me a 'is this legit?' text at midnight and you have an hour to reply before they decline it)
So I went back to HTC and got someone else, and they just said oh don't worry, its happening a lot, we'll retry sometime in the next couple of days :/
Yep, debit card payment/uk shipment pt1 and my "account available" number has decreased by exactly the cost of a Vive... I assume the payment itself will appear until later.
Enman lies
I was on with her earlier and she said the payment went through fine. I rang my bank to double check , and they confirmed it was declined at 1am (they sent me a 'is this legit?' text at midnight and you have an hour to reply before they decline it)
So I went back to HTC and got someone else, and they just said oh don't worry, its happening a lot, we'll retry sometime in the next couple of days :/
I wouldn't worry, there should still be plenty of time for yours to arrive along side the others in the first wave.
Yeah, I think it's just another general one.
DavionStriker
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Hi. Ooooo, it smells nice in here. Just coming in from the Rift thread. I am considering switching my preorder. Quick controller question: Can I use whatever controller I want or do I have to use the touch controls?
Sleeping Lesson
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Yes you can use whatever you want (or whatever the game supports). The Vive is a superset of the Rift at this point, providing every feature they have + more.
Dusktildawn48
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What's the charge on your guys card say? Gonna go to the bank and need to know what to tell them to make sure it goes through
To be fair, it's a hardware superset, not necessarily a software superset (yet?).
Sleeping Lesson
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You're right, that is worth clarifying. I do think we're going to get to a point where you can play any VR game on either headset, whether support is official or otherwise.
My charge is from DRI*HTC CORPORATION. I am in the US.
Zalusithix
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It'll never be a software superset unless the Vive gets support on the Oculus store. Even that would only last until the Rift gets the Touch controllers.
Sleeping Lesson
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My Vive is shipping now
Awesome, congrats! What region are you in, if you don't mind my asking?
My Vive is shipping now
Where you from?
Dusktildawn48
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Perfect thank you!
France! Seems that those who payed via PayPal are getting their shipments first.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Congrats! Jealous.My Vive Pre is out for delivery >
Weird! Here's hoping US shipments start today (I'm not holding my breath).
Noticed that too - is it possible some places in the (really poorly maintained) queue have been freed up by cancelled orders/failed payments? Good luck!
HTC support were reassuring people that failed payments wouldn't lose your place in the queue. You might get it a bit later but your unit should still be reserved?
Zalusithix
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It's already been confirmed that any canceled orders vacate the order slot and allow a new one to be put in its place. What's not confirmed is whether they'll actually honor those cases or whether they'll just ship via order time. Doesn't hurt anybody that's placing an order for the first time, but it's a gamble to cancel an existing order to exploit the bug.
Failed payments aren't cancellations.
artsi
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Yeah, no idea what happens, my confirmation email says April too.. would be awesome if they shipped it in this month, but I'm not mad if it's pushed to May either. Just wanted to use that chance.
Would not have ordered another one if I had one already placed, that's true.
Astral/H3X
Member
Just waiting on this call that'll let me update my payment info...
When you get a tracking, please tell us where does it ship from in Europe. I heard something about Czech Republic, but not confirmed I think.
runningjoke
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Ordered within like 5 minutes using paypal, so I'm in wave 1 for the Netherlands. No shipping confirmation yet
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metareferential
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Do they let you know from HTC if the payment gets declined?
And damn you VISA customer service for being closed during weekends
And damn you VISA customer service for being closed during weekends
libertytoast
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Some redditors are starting to report tracking info for their Vives. So far everyone of them is on the west coast, and FedEx is giving them an April 6th delivery date.
metareferential
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I'm on their live chat and together I'm calling VISA 24h assistance xD
Allnamestakenlol
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Just called my bank to confirm the charge wasn't going to be declined. They said it went through and that it will continue to show as pending on my account for 24 hours. Phew! Wonder when I'll get my shipping notice. US here.
DizzyCaffeine
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Cancelled my Rift preorder and ordered the Vive today. The GB stream of the Rift completely unsold me on the product...just so disappointing. $900 is definitely a tougher pill to swallow than $680, but I think the extra cost is justified.
tested review was more positive. Also you haven't seen the GB stream for the vive launch yet
No one who was charged yesterday has gotten a tracking number yet afaik
Compsiox
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Yeah you're not the only one who saw it. Whoever was fastest to order got it.
Look at it on the bright side: there will be less bugs and more software
DizzyCaffeine
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tested review was more positive. Also you haven't seen the GB stream for the vive launch yet
Well, if it's anything like the Rift stream, I'll cancel it too. I'm hopeful though - I watched a few videos of Job Simulator and Audioshield and they looked like a lot of fun using the motion controllers.
GuitarAtomik
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Just got an April order in using Artsi's method lol. Confirmation email says they begin shipping in April as well while the first order I made last night says May. We'll see what happens.
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