puffnstuff wrote:Moved my comment to this thread...seems more on track
I've been so "Naive"!!! This has to be just an advertising gimmick!!! I've caught myself talking to family and friends and colleagues about how this new "HTC Thunderbolt" release keeps moving back. And they're like "I didn't even know it was coming out".
Here's my vision of the ploy. (The big cheeses @ verizon...sitting around a conference table with their lap-tops....reading the forums, blogs and various techno sites...laughing hysterically...saying "look at all these little people...crying and whining...doing all the advertising for us....we don't even need our Marketing Strategist!!! Fire 'em!!!)
Ok....I have to admit...too much time on my hands for my simpleton little brain...
It just seems so "de-ja-vue-ee" to me of when I was waiting on the "Omnia II"...like so many other's....yes...you know who I am talking about!!! lol. I've been ready for a new phone the day I got this turd...pew! But it was all Hype'd Up...anticipation is a crazy thing!!!
well...the "Thunder is getting closer...one-thousand one....one-thousand two...BOOM!
Just like one of my fav songs people..."Thunder-Rolls". I will get the new T-bolt when it comes out...until then...
Hey y'all...let's se who can come up with a clever catch-phrase for the acronym "HTC"!!!
Yes I remember the Omnia II. I'm the one that started the Omnia II thread that ended up with over 8,000 posts in it.... and all we kept hearing for months was that it was coming out SOON!!! Well, you know what? I never did get an Omnia II. I waited and my next phone was the Droid X, which I have now.
I too think the Thunderbolt would be a wonderful phone.... but I'm not going to get it. I'm looking forward to the Bionic... but who knows, there may be something else available or on the horizon that may catch my eye by that time. I do know that my next phone will be an LTE phone, most likely with the Android OS. (The Droid X was my first Android phone and I really like it) But I won't "pull the trigger" until LTE is up and running where I live (Honolulu, HI.... The Honolulu airport has LTE but that's about 15+ miles from me) Estimates for LTE in Hawaii range from late 2011 to early 2012.... but who knows. But I'm a patient guy, so I'll wait until the time is right and I can get what I want. You won't catch me whining about the Verizon store being sold out when I finally make a decision. You won't hear me say, "This is bulls**t, Verizon should have known they were gonna need lot of phones in stock......" Nope, I'll wait 'til the have it in stock and I'll buy it. Might be the Bionic, or maybe the Droid Viper, who knows.
Good luck, everyone..... my grandmother always used to say, "Good things come to those who wait!"
I don't understand what's going on. Verizon didn't do anything to you. All you're going off of is speculation from tech sites and blogs who think they know or try to piece togther all the hearsay on the internet. When has this ever been truth? There has been no promised release date from Verizon. They don't have a solid announcement to release timeframe either. They had a full month for the iPhone release and pretty similar for the original Droid's, but very small for the Droid X/Incredible. Heck, the Samsung Gem that no one even knows about was announced to employees the same day that it was released to the public via indirect locations. The Pre2 was pretty out of nowher too besides the tech sites.
So in conclusion, don't read the tech sites as gospel. They have failed miserably on so many rumors, but get so many people to take it as truth. See: Droid Eris 2.0 upgrade and Galaxy series 2.2 updates. People were waiting for months and still are based off all the misinformation from that.
Amen, ibanez! I really don't understand all the anger, either. It's a phone that will be out of date two months afer it is released (whenever that is), anyway. Sit tight and get a Pantech or LG modem while you wait if you really want 4G now.
Hi Kinger,
Perhaps checking the Version on your LG Octane can assist with the issue. The new software version: VN530ZV3 (MR1 Part 2)
that was approved on November 11, 2010 and available in stores on December 9, 2010 deals with resolving symptoms that the other party experiences echo sounds during voice call and the phone's LCD turns off and the device locks up during calls. Most the phones should have the software versions VN530V2A first pushed out to the phones and then VN530ZV3 pushed out the phone. This is because to size limitations. Customers should be on VN530ZV3 software and could also choose to have their devices flashed at the Stores to go directly to version VN530ZV3.
Thank you,
edw@vzwsupport
The anger comes from conflicting and confusing messages from Verizon... not just the tech sites. Same things with Verizon's handling of messaging about Windows Phone 7. One of their top execs say they're not excited about WP7 at all and don't really care if they offer it or not; followed by another top exec saying they're really excited about WP7 and will have it out soon.
I am SO tied of waiting and waiting and waiting for both the HTC Thunderbolt and WP7 devices... and exhausted from their mis-information and lack of leadership. If I didn't live in a market where Verizon is really the only game in town, I'd drop them as fast as Charlie Sheen bounces off the walls of Sober Valley Lodge!
C'mon Verizon! Get your stuff together!
droidsw wrote:
One more rumor:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/03/03/htc-thunderbolt-release-date-moved-to-march-10-not-coming-to...
When I click on the above link, my computer internet security program blocked access and informed me that the site was a known malicious site. Then asked me if I wanted to continue to anyway or exit.
Ibanez & Enyalius; Are my eyes deceiving me or am I really seeing Verizon commercials for the 4G Thunderbolt? If Verizon is advertising their product (released or not) it doesn't strike me that they are innocent victims of third party rumors. Sure, it's a shrewd business move to snag all the market share you can, but the customers can have reasonable expectations & grievances too.
PJNC234; Regarding the effectiveness of members of this forum threatening to jump ship;
Quote: "Point is you're not going to get enough churn to actually hit Verizon's wallet...."
As of now this particular topic has gotten 924 "views". Similar discussions below are in the thousands. Granted there are duplicate views. Relatively small numbers yes, but here's the catch: In marketing parlance these are all Highly Qualified Leads, motivated parties, in other words; pure gold. And to make matters worse, we are Market Leaders, people that other less tech-savvy people come to for advise. I've got at least four potential customers asking me about my choices & experiences. You probably have more. Verizon would be stupid to ignore us.
It's a smart move on their part to give us this forum to vent. But you'll find that there are plenty of "venters" at
Sprint , T-Mobile , and AT&T as well, sounding a lot like us, so the "Jumpers" would be well advised to check those sites first.
I am SO tied of waiting and waiting and waiting for both the HTC Thunderbolt and WP7 devices...
building market awareness. Good business practice if you ask me. None have had official release dates yet, so you really can't be mad that it hasn't met some artificial deadline you made for it..
It should be obvious from the launch of the iPhone that Verizon has no problems with its logistics. Once HTC gives vzw a device to sell, it will be in your hands...in the meantime take a breath of fresh air
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