Ok, so I had been having problems with my Storm 1, on my 3rd device now... still having freezing issues, screen input reversal issues... so I talked to Verizon in early June and they moved up my NE2 date so I could replace the device, I intended on getting an HTC Incredible, but after news of the Droid X came out I decided I would wait for that device...
So I was stuck in an airport yesterday afternoon, and even though all the blogs and forums are saying Verizon isnt offering pre-order for the Droid X, I called up customer service just to ask... turns out she let me order the Droid X, confirmed the 299 price and the 100 dollar mail in rebate, and told me anticipated ship date is July 15th...
Late yesterday evening I get an email saying my verizon shipment has been processed and is out on FedEx for 2 day delivery (altho with the weekend and Holiday Fedex says it wont be here until Tuesday per FedEx tracking info). I was initially confused and thought oh crap they ordered me a regular droid... so I call customer service back, and the rep looks in my account and in a surprised voice tells me that my Droid X has shipped. So has anyone else had this experience? Am I tremendously lucky and the Android gods are smiling on me with a fluke? Am I going to be even more surprised to open the box when it arrives and find a Droid Eris or Droid one??
UPDATE TUESDAY 06Jul2010:
Allrighty ppl... I need to go buy some lottery tickets... the FedEx man delivered not an eris, not a droid one, but an honest to goodness Droid X, all the finger crossing I did over the weekend worked... lol.
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First impressions are extremely good, its only been outta the box a few minutes, but the weight is perfect, its most definitely not too big, which was a minor concern lingering in the back of my mind. The thickness (or rather lack thereof) of the phone is awesome, it feels slim and chic in your hand, and the camera bump feels more like an ergonomic design feature than anything else.
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The phone startup and setup blows my first gen Storm boot time out of the water, this last pic was taken with my partners Incredible of the decom'd Storm 1 and the new X side by side.
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The haptic feedback is nice, and actually feels quicker than even the Incredible (this may just be excitement talking) I surely wont miss surepress, sureclick, or whatever they are calling it now...
So enough rambling, but to all the people who said impossible, your crazy, etc... is the appropriate term... "suck it!!"? lol.
Im off to test it out and and play with my new toy
Last edited by coerulea; 07-06-2010 at 07:49 PM.
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Something isn't right. Either the email is wrong or the item shipped is wrong. But just to make sure I don't miss out on early phones, I'll be watching for your response.
I called twice, first one was worthless (just trying to move up my NE2, said she couldnt move it literally 6 days), and the second one at least moved up my NE2. Neither could preorder the phone.
If this is true you can bet I'll be placing some calls. Anyways, I wouldn't expect it to work for anyone else.Hope you got the right phone ordered (and they didn't just ship you a Droid 1)! Look forward to hopefully a user review on Tuesday.
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