Shipping soon?

[raqball]

Rubin said he was ready to ship by the end of the month.. There are only 8 days left in June and we've not really heard much more than what was initially stated and shown..

I assume if it were close to release / shipping that we would be hearing a lot more info than we are and I assume some of the embargo reviews would be getting lifted..

Thoughts?

 

[DominionRoofs]

I don't know but I want to know

 

[msp1518]

It's still being tested from what it seems. I have a friend in NYC who spotted someone with one of them earlier this week. He asked "Is that the Essential?" and the guy just smiled and put it away.

We likely won't see any shipments until SPRINT gets them in store. SPRINT will want to be first. Can you blame them?

 

[raqball]

I highly doubt they will wait on Sprint to release the unlocked version..

My guess is that maybe we will hear something next week..

 

[cstmstyle]

I kinda feel they should start showing off camera and video captures from the device. I am already expecting major disappointment with the camera. Would be cool if a third party released a high quality camera that connects to the phone. I know 360 cameras are the thing but they are still mehh to me and would prefer something higher quality.

 

[msp1518]

The silence is troubling. And those quickly deleted photos posted by Essential scared the pants off a lot of people. No one wants a crap camera on a flagship phone.

 

[buzzard75]

The silence is troubling. And those quickly deleted photos posted by Essential scared the pants off a lot of people. No one wants a crap camera on a flagship phone.

Agreed. He said they would be ready to ship in 30 days and that time is almost up. They should know by now whether or not they're going to hit that mark and provide an update even if it is a delay.

As I noted on those photos, they were taken in the evening, of a city landscape, through a window, by someone who is not a professional photographer. Not exactly the best combination to try and show off the capabilities of the camera. My guess is they were taken and then shared by accident, which is why they were taken down so quick.

 

[bhatech]

Looks like it hit FCC according to this site

https://liliputing.com/2017/06/essential-phone-hits-fcc-begin-shipping-soon.html

 

[mxmarcus]

Great, this means we can see the device out very soon

 

[ChuckG73]

Wow got a Nintendo Switch before this phone has been released.....I hate the radio silence that follows the unveiling of a new phone and its initial launch.

 

[buzzard75]

They actually tweeted a few minutes ago and it was more than the canned "Sorry, we don't have anything to share." response. They actually posted a picture of a whole bunch of phones that I can only imagine are going through initialization and testing.

https://twitter.com/essential/status/880153782981599232

 

[ChuckG73]

Welcome to the last day of June...any Essentials ship yet?

 

[1901Madison]

Welcome to the last day of June...any Essentials ship yet?

Sadly, it's crickets. Very frustrating.

 

[buzzard75]

Welcome to the last day of June...any Essentials ship yet?

Are you saying you haven't received your email with purchasing details yet? Man, I thought everyone had.

*grabs popcorn and sits back to watch everyone freak out*

Seriously though, I had to go back and watch the interview with Mossberg to see exactly what his wording was. Can be found at roughly 40:45 of the interview video on the Recode YouTube channel:

Mossberg asked "This phone goes on sale when?"
Rubin's response "Soon. You can reserve it now and I wouldn't take reservations if it wasn't going to ship in, you know, 30 days or so."

Sounds like an extremely loose commitment and a really rough estimate so I'm honestly not surprised we haven't heard anything. It's not like he gave an exact date or anything.

 

[raqball]

I am having 2nd thoughts about the phone.. Not because it has not shipped yet but more along the lines of the abysmal communication, updates and info to their customers..

It makes me wonder if support after the sale will be as poorly managed.. Meh, might be time for me to move along and just hold out for the Pixel 2...

 

[buzzard75]

By the time the Pixel 2 comes out, I think you'll have a better idea of what type of support you can expect from Essential. It will have been out on the street for at least a few months by that point.

 

[msp1518]

The lack of news is kinda making me nuts. It's the only Phone that I have ever been excited about.

 

[ChuckG73]

Ubuntu Edge flashback......

 

[ChuckG73]

30 days or so from May 30th was June 29th, now just need to find out how many days "or so" is and we can nail down the release date. Any guesses, I am going to say July 6th.

 

[raqball]

I have to say I am getting more and more disappointed with this company as the days tick by.. Like I previously said, I don't mind the delayed shipping but have serious concerns over their lack of communication with their customers...

I expected more from a Rubin company.. If they want to stand out in a sea of devices, stellar communication, service and support is a way to do that and they have massively failed in that regard so far..