I talked to a mobile rep at BB tonight and also two reps at a Verizon store, and the BB person reiterated the 24th date. He mentioned they are the only ones still doing pre-orders, and they think it's because it will be exclusive at their store for the launch, which he speculates is also why everyone is stopping pre-orders. The Verizon reps gave me the "who knows" spiel.
Given the phone will be available eventually from both channels, what are people's experiences with purchasing phones from Best Buy? What about from Verizon stores? What have been people's experiences with warranty replacement issues, contract issues, etc?
The BB person mentioned that within the first year, if there were any warranty replacement issues, I would work directly with HTC, instead of with Verizon ( which I've done previously ). I've only purchased via Verizon stores, but am curious what others' experiences have been, either positive or negative.
Given the phone will be available eventually from both channels, what are people's experiences with purchasing phones from Best Buy? What about from Verizon stores? What have been people's experiences with warranty replacement issues, contract issues, etc?
The BB person mentioned that within the first year, if there were any warranty replacement issues, I would work directly with HTC, instead of with Verizon ( which I've done previously ). I've only purchased via Verizon stores, but am curious what others' experiences have been, either positive or negative.