I went to my local Verizon Wireless corporate office yesterday knowing I was not eligible for an upgrade. I hate the Thunderbolt so much I was willing to pay full price for the maxx. They gave me the promotional price anyways.
I am coming from a Thunderbolt as well. I want to throw this phone through a window so bad. I finally just decided that i will pay the $700 full price since I am not eligible for an upgrade until November of this year. I tried every store within a 100 mile area and nothing. Everything says they are out of stock until the March 12th. I finally took a chance and looked on Amazon, and I should receive my new Maxx on Monday.
I loved the Thunderbolt when it first came out, but then with all the issues of the rebooting constantly, it just got old. And Sense was okay but it kept force closing on me that I just decided I could not do it any more. And let's not even get on the battery life. Even with the extended battery on it that made everyone mention how thick it was there were times that by noon I was at around 30%. It got so bad, I have a charger at home, one at work, one in the car, and one I carry around in my bag with me.
Can anyone who is coming from the Thunderbolt tell me if there is any difference at all in signal strength? I know it will differ based on location, but I am wondering if you are noticing better/worse 4G in your normal work/home areas with the Maxx? Thanks.