Aug 11th "Official" Release Date?

[Mattism78]

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

I think it will pull some people from other carriers (such as myself). I personally am fed up with the iCrap that I'm being fed over on AT&T. My coverage is good but I do experience frequent call drops. I had the iPhone 4 for a day prior to returning it. At first AT&T tried charging me for restocking. That has since been waved.

Nevertheless, this phone does have some key features that currently no other phone is offering. However once the Droid 2 launches the one key factor to me (slide out keyboard) is gone. Then at that point you really have to want the Epic.

I get nervous reading numerous horror stories about people's Samsung phones in the past. However companies can improve. I wouldn't have owned a Ford 5 years ago but now they're leading the pack in a lot of categories.

I'm sure there's people that study statistics that know much more about these things then I do. I just can't for the life of me understand the rationale in waiting so long to get this phone out. To me I would think that they would do whatever it takes to get it to market before the Droid 2.

 

[Mattism78]

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

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

You're far more lenient than I am on the forums I moderate.

 

[caliskimmer]

You're far more lenient than I am on the forums I moderate.

No joke, I have never seen a better or more lenient moderator. Z (or whatever his name was) over at instinct-samsung.com would have some pretty big issues with minor problems. It was almost scary posting. Then I come here and it's a lot more friendly.

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

You're far more lenient than I am on the forums I moderate.

I used to be a hot head moderator years ago, but since I've been a teacher I've learned to not care about people who try to publicly challenge me... Especially on the intertubes.

I hate even bringing out the mod stick... I like to be considered a forum member first. It's always a concern becoming a moderator at places you enjoy because you have people who claim "abuse of power" when they break rules, stuff like that tends to take the enjoyment out of the community.

 

[H_D]

 

[Mattism78]

This has already been posted and discussed.

 

[cr3amy]

To anybody who says that they "Don't understand why they're waiting so long to release the phone.":

It *just* passed FCC tests. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say they didn't have a huge amount of units in production before that. And I'm gonna go out on another limb here and guess that they can't produce 30,000 units a day. They need some time to put this stuff together, relax.

On the other hand... why they haven't *announced* a release date yet is beyond me.

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

The FCC just released the documents, but if you noticed the device was actually tested on June 20th... leads me to believe that they requested confidentiality to prevent leaks / competition getting an inside track.

Gut feeling says they've been approved for a few weeks now.

 

[turtlenator694]

The FCC just released the documents, but if you noticed the device was actually tested on June 20th... leads me to believe that they requested confidentiality to prevent leaks / competition getting an inside track.

Gut feeling says they've been approved for a few weeks now.

God I wish that was true and then they told Samsung to schedule the the show for August 20th to set us off track and they really plan on releasing it tomorrow!!!!!


****, wouldn't it be nice it that were true? :/

 

[scheets973]

EPIC launch release ON or before August 20th


Reported by BGR.

 

[drizek]

EPIC launch release ON or before August 20th


Reported by BGR.

Bgr is usually full of ****.

That's as good a guess as any though, so im not saying that they are wrong, just that the are probably guessing.

 

[caliskimmer]

Bgr is usually full of ****.

That's as good a guess as any though, so im not saying that they are wrong, just that the are probably guessing.

Samsung has an Epic 4g episode on August 20th though. I don't think they're BSing for once. With the Vibrant, the episode aired a week after the soft release and for the Captivate, an episode aired a day after the release. Assuming that Samsung is still on track, we should see a release ON or before August 20th.

 

[drizek]

Ya, I know, and i could have made the same prediction. I'm just saying it doesn't carry any more weight just because bgr published it.

 

[scheets973]

Just information...

Samsung Epic 4G to launch by August 20th? ? Boy Genius Report



People usually ask for the source so I am obliging.

 

[caliskimmer]

Ya, I know, and i could have made the same prediction. I'm just saying it doesn't carry any more weight just because bgr published it.

Makes sense.

 

[caliskimmer]

God I wish that was true and then they told Samsung to schedule the the show for August 20th to set us off track and they really plan on releasing it tomorrow!!!!!


****, wouldn't it be nice it that were true? :/

Unfortunately, I have not seen that kind of "exciting" marketing in a long time. Honestly, the last time I've heard of a twist was back in 95 when Sega released the Saturn before "Saturnday". That surprise turned out to be their demise in the hardware industry. However, there are no game developers involved in the Epic 4g and if they did surprise us, then it would probably be very successful.
I'm hoping for the best.

 

[Okkoto86]

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

Your right, I think Samsung is gonna have to be real careful with this. My store sold 27 Evo's on launch day, not allot compared to a Sprint store, but a ton for a Radioshack, the most in my district. We received three Vibrants and two Captivates for those launches. We have yet to sell a single one. Meanwhile the iPhone 4 and Evo are still sold out and disappear the moment we get them.

I dont believe the Galaxy S line is in the public conscious at all right now.

 

[curiousobserver]

August 20th?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...s-series-phone-to-be-released-by-august-20th/

 

[caliskimmer]

Your right, I think Samsung is gonna have to be real careful with this. My store sold 27 Evo's on launch day, not allot compared to a Sprint store, but a ton for a Radioshack, the most in my district. We received three Vibrants and two Captivates for those launches. We have yet to sell a single one. Meanwhile the iPhone 4 and Evo are still sold out and disappear the moment we get them.

I dont believe the Galaxy S line is in the public conscious at all right now.

Ouch, looks like for some reason, Samsung does not care too much about hyping the Galaxy S up (at least in the US). I have yet to see one commercial for it where I live, yet the strange part is, I have only seen one Evo commercial. On the other hand, Droid commercials come up every 2 hours or so. I'm not really following their business plan. Don't they want to sell 10 million or something?

 

[cr3amy]

Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy S Series Phone To Be Released By August 20th? | Android News, Reviews, Applications, Games, Phones, Devices, Tips, Hacks, Videos, Podcasts - Android Police

Man, these assholes are using this thread and publishing stories about it.