AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 Starts Shipping on June 21st, 50GB Dropbox Promo Dropped

The long and much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 release in the United States is now starting to be realized as AT&T started sending emails to those who have pre-ordered the device that the shipping of the premium handset will commence on June 21st, 2012. After weeks of waiting, American tech enthusiasts would be able to receive the model of Galaxy S3 designed specifically for them and not the international version. The shipment in AT&T network if true would be earlier than everybody expected. Other networks or operators said that they might start their shipping in July leaving AT&T ahead of the competition.

A report from Android Community indicated that T-Mobile will be receiving the units on June 21st but there wasn’t any information as to when the shipping would start but that’s reassuring for T-Mobile’s customers because there is no sense in holding back the release date if the units have already arrived. Same news have also been floating about Verizon’s Galaxy S3 launch but nothing has been confirmed yet. However, it seems logical enough that the rest of the operators in the US would also be able to receive their units once AT&T and T-Mobile receive theirs. Also, customers who have been waiting for the release of the device would surely go to a company that could offer the device first. Basically, there is a cutthroat competition in the US and no operator wants to be left behind as far as release date is concerned.
Meanwhile, we have received information that AT&T and Verizon have already confirmed the rumors that they will not be jumping into the two-year 50GB Dropbox promo bandwagon because the price of the service will be expensive once the two-year promo is over. Dropbox offers it for $9.99 per month or a discounted price of $99 for a year pre-paid plan. Apparently, only Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular are left boasting about their huge Dropbox cloud storage promo. And to confirm the actions of AT&T and Verizon Wireless, Dropbox issued a statement saying that some operators opted out of Samsung Galaxy S3 50GB Dropbox storage promotion.
It seems logical for both AT&T and Verizon to opt out of the promo considering there are cheaper (and even better) cloud storage services available for everyone. One of which is the newly-launched Google Drive which offers 5 GB of free storage per account. For $2.50 a month, Google is giving out 25GB of cloud storage. If a user opts to get 100GB, he/she will only be charged $5.00 per month; twice the size of what Dropbox offers but only half the price. Thus, when you try to look a little closer of the outcome after two years, Dropbox would start making a fortune over the service which anyone can get for lower prices.
Some tech enthusiasts suggest that those who want to have bigger storage should use microSD cards instead. After all, Samsung Galaxy S3 comes with a slot that supports up to 32GB. For mobile devices, 16GB is more than enough and 32GB is just too much. AT&T also said that it will be selling microSD cards in stores to keep up with the demand.