Aug 11th "Official" Release Date?

[Darth Pooh#CB]

huh? Dude you're missing my point by far. All I was saying is when I heard "released this summer" the first thing I did was wiki when the last day of summer was. Most normal people wouldn't take it that literal because they aren't as anxious as I (or most here) am/are.

But yeah... good post mod.

You missed MY point... sigh.

I was agreeing with you... can't win with you mate.

You are wound up tight for this phone...

 

[prdstm0nke]

Just talked to my Sprint rep... They where told earlier this week the exact launch date of the phone....

the release date has most definitely not been announced. at least not to regular sprint store employees, so unless he's higher up on the food chain, or knows someone who leaked him some info, he's yanking your chain.

 

[Okkoto86]

the release date has most definitely not been announced. at least not to regular sprint store employees, so unless he's higher up on the food chain, or knows someone who leaked him some info, he's yanking your chain.

Of course he's higher up on the food chain. He the non-direct rep for a whole district of RS's, BB's, and Walmart's. They had a meeting on Monday to discuss the release date.

And as I said, its not so much what he said, but what he didn't say. I got the distinct impression that within 30 days was probable.

 

[lpsteve72]

http://support-us.samsung.com/spstv/...nd_galaxys.jsp

Does this mean that the release will be sometime that weekend??

 

[prdstm0nke]

Of course he's higher up on the food chain. He the non-direct rep for a whole district of RS's, BB's, and Walmart's. They had a meeting on Monday to discuss the release date.

And as I said, its not so much what he said, but what he didn't say. I got the distinct impression that within 30 days was probable.

hey, i hope your guy is right. i'm just a retail store monkey, so we get the info just about the same time as non-employees.

 

[lpsteve72]

SAMSUNG PRODUCT SUPPORT TV - Samsung Galaxy S

Think the link I originally posted did not work,
Check this one out. Says Aug.20th for epic.

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

True, but I wouldn't rely on that site. While the other two days coincide with the official release dates, the Vibrant was actually released before the 21st of July. I would hope they would release the phone before the 20th of August, but then again, that could just be me hoping.

 

[lpsteve72]

I hope it is released before that as well. I am not eligible for an early upgrade until Sept 15th. I was going to cancel one of my three lines and then add a new line just to get the phone. The 23rd is the end. Of my billing cycle so if I cancel tomorrow I have to wait until Aug.23 to take effect. So that date would be good for me. Sorry for rambling. I just can't wait to get rid of this Hero. The 2.1 update really screwed it up. Making calls is unbearable.

 

[cary328is]

If that's the schedule for the show to do a review of the epic, I would assume it would be released a few days before that show airs on the 20th. Like the other shows scheduled, they were a few days after the phones were released by t mobile and att

 

[caliskimmer]

I wish I could help more, but I'm limited in my contacts towards Sprint. All I have is a bunch of stupid Apple contacts who claim an iPad 2 is coming out for the holiday season. Go figure.

 

[vteclipsegs]

You missed MY point... sigh.

I was agreeing with you... can't win with you mate.

You are wound up tight for this phone...

On many boards there is a feature where you can hide all posts from a user. I looked for one here but couldn't find one. Man I'd pay good money for that.


I think aug 20th is a bit late, if Samsung is serious about moving 10 million of these phones I can't think they'd let the Droid 2 launch before the epic.

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

On many boards there is a feature where you can hide all posts from a user. I looked for one here but couldn't find one. Man I'd pay good money for that.


I think aug 20th is a bit late, if Samsung is serious about moving 10 million of these phones I can't think they'd let the Droid 2 launch before the epic.

Lies, you love butting heads with me. It's helping to pass time.

And yes, Sprint will want to beat VZW but probably also wants enough inventory to avoid another Evo situation... time sensitive and a gamble if they get it wrong.

 

[mbkowns]

... I also own an iPhone, iPad and a MacBook ... "

Spoken like a true ******...

 

[caliskimmer]

Spoken like a true ******...

I think he's talking before Apple went through its transformation. When it was actually creative? (Macbook design changed nearly every year), Before the Crapple iOS4 and iPwnd 4? (Seriously, who the heck wants iOS4 running future iMacs and TVs?) Before Steve Jobs became an idiot and tried to exploit every single mistake in his competitor's works (Droid X antenna-gate problem does not exist). I used to be a HUGE Apple fan before, but after Octobe 2008, I started hating that company. Not to mention that Apple Care actually dented my disc drive so bad, that it looks like someone stuck a knife in there and jabbed it as hard as they could. Yeah, they won't fix it now.

PS I don't think anyone cares to read about Apple in AndroidCentral

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

Spoken like a true ******...

It was a warning to all... One week vacation.

Nice way to introduce yourself to the forum 3-post Pete.

 

[vteclipsegs]

Lies, you love butting heads with me. It's helping to pass time.

And yes, Sprint will want to beat VZW but probably also wants enough inventory to avoid another Evo situation... time sensitive and a gamble if they get it wrong.

Why does every top end handset sell out? Even apple sold out the first day and they off all companies should have known better. I almost think they want to sell out. Just like how Nintendo shorted Wiis for nearly a year just to keep the demand high. Crazy as it sounds I truly believe it.

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

Why does every top end handset sell out? Even apple sold out the first day and they off all companies should have known better. I almost think they want to sell out. Just like how Nintendo shorted Wiis for nearly a year just to keep the demand high. Crazy as it sounds I truly believe it.

Yep, very correct.... It's a real thing companies do. I just hope Sprint isn't doing it when they need to reestablish themselves with 4g and not make customers think of moving to the competition / or not jump ship for their devices when they can't supply them for over a month.

The Wii was the hottest thing due to price and market appeal (wasn't just another console, but an interactive experience) so IMO, Nintendo could afford to do that; that and they weren't posting losses quarter after quarter. But yes, if Sprint is doing it on purpose, another risky gamble... Do you think Sprint is doing this and if so is it wise?

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Remember, they are relying that the device do well when they produce their first batch. Its a batch that has no proven demand yet, just speculation. Overproduce and you're stuck with too many units that you had to fork out the initial dough to produce. Under promote, and you're stuck with the same thing. You have to spend a lot of money to get something to be just right, produce enough units to keep up with the demand, and spend the money on the advertisements. For Apple, I feel it was intentional. For HTC I don't think as much, their units on VZW with the Eris didn't sell nearly as well as Moto's so I'm sure they didn't expect to sell as many DInc's as they did. For the Evo, they probably didn't think as many people would be OK with the $10 fee as were. Remember, the Evo outsold both the Instinct and Pre combined!, that's a lot of units for Sprint based speculation.

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

Good insight rufflez... Where do you see the sweet spot being and do you think they even have enough at this point for a release date in two weeks?

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

HAHA, I don't know, I'm a pharmacist, not an economist. They said they sold something like 60,000ish Evos nationwide release weekend. I don't think this phone is hyped nearly as much as the Evo, simply because you can get a similar experience no matter what carrier you choose. Its not really being hyped on Sprint's site. The only people who really care are the Geeky people here, People coming from a Pre that refuse to try a touch screen keyboard. I don't see this phone pulling people from other carriers. I think they should be fine supply wise with half as many. While we've seen Galaxy S commercials, there aren't any carrier specific commericals (in fact the one in the commercial isn't even sold in the US). It depends how much Sprint wants to spend to push this phone. I guess we'll see closer to launch... tomorrow isn't looking good for a release date