HTC Incredible HD/Mecha rumored release date

[andrew53517]

Yes, it will be for sure LTE-ready, but Phil has some sources apparently. Hopefully he can get more info if this leads to become true. But only time will tell.

Any more news Phil?

 

[XXXdc5]

i just bought my incredible in october and now this is going to see the light of day so soon?! any way i can get verizon to hook a brother up and let me trade back my dinc for the hd?

isnt there an amount of time you can choose to return it? OR you could use the new trade in option on the website. I believe they do that now. I remember an article here on AC about it

 

[Preach2k]

isnt there an amount of time you can choose to return it? OR you could use the new trade in option on the website. I believe they do that now. I remember an article here on AC about it

It is 30 Days!!! After that you are locked in to your contract.

 

[Balthazar B]

So, here's an interesting (to me, anyway) question, that may not 100% belong here, but here goes: If this is an LTE device, would it then be considered a world phone, as most of the rest of the planet is putting in LTE as their upgrade path to 4G? I travel enough internationally that I want to have a world phone, which is why I haven't dumped my Storm 2 9550. I love my Tab though, can't wait to get into a real Android phone that goes all over the planet, and doesn't have a sliding keyboard.

Verizon will almost certainly support LTE on its 700MHz frequency, perhaps exclusively. If they support 900, 1800, and 2600MHz on their devices as well, they will work in Europe, Australia, and some Asia locations. However, there are open questions about how voice will be handled, and therefore a true world phone may need to support GSM frequencies as well as CDMA and LTE to be useful for voice and data pretty much anywhere, at least for the foreseeable future.

 

[thebizz]

as i said before i hope for a release on 12/6 but if it does its a stretch to see lte in this would be great if it were but man thats a stretch they already said no phones with lte until next year and unless they go back on that i dont see it happening. but i would love to be wrong. as a matter of fact vzw prove me wrong i dare you

 

[mdlissner]

I just need it out by 1/7/2011. I can upgrade then.

 

[thebizz]

i can upgrade now this wait is killing me. but its all good gives me time to weigh my options and make a good decision

 

[Comineeyeaha]

I just need it out by 1/7/2011. I can upgrade then.

I'm in about the same boat, 1/5/11 for me. The thing that kills me is that the phones that will be good around that time will probably be announced at CES, which I've heard is the same day as my upgrade. That means I'll have to wait a few weeks or more with my Storm. You can imagine how upset I am.

 

[XXXdc5]

It is 30 Days!!! After that you are locked in to your contract.

ahhhhh...crap -___- haha

just trade it in or sell it on ebay then

 

[DCad]

This would be excellent news.

My old Bold 9000 is dying to be replaced.

 

[onixblack]

This is going to be a fantastic phone

 

[squane123]

Verizon

i just bought my incredible in october and now this is going to see the light of day so soon?! any way i can get verizon to hook a brother up and let me trade back my dinc for the hd?

Ok, Verizon offers (At least with my Storm they did) the ability to get the most upgraded phone if and only if you are able to bring you DINC to a Verizon Store (With Software issues) 3 times in 3 months. Now here is the catch. When you go into the store they have to replace your present phone each time. They cannot fix the present phone. With that said I wish you the best of luck. I had 2 issues with my Storm(s) in less then a month. My third issue came on the 91st day and they refused to give me an upgrade. I had to start all over again. Maybe this is only a myth, however the tech weenie behind the desk told me this is how Verizon does things. Worth a try. **** Again I May Have Been Given False Information***** Dont bite my head off everyone.

 

[squane123]

I feel your pain, or do you feel mine??

I just need it out by 1/7/2011. I can upgrade then.

Hell my contract was up Oct 13th... I am losing my freaking mind right now. Something is about to snap, of this I am sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hoosiercub]

Ok, Verizon offers (At least with my Storm they did) the ability to get the most upgraded phone if and only if you are able to bring you DINC to a Verizon Store (With Software issues) 3 times in 3 months. Now here is the catch. When you go into the store they have to replace your present phone each time. They cannot fix the present phone. With that said I wish you the best of luck. I had 2 issues with my Storm(s) in less then a month. My third issue came on the 91st day and they refused to give me an upgrade. I had to start all over again. Maybe this is only a myth, however the tech weenie behind the desk told me this is how Verizon does things. Worth a try. **** Again I May Have Been Given False Information***** Dont bite my head off everyone.

It's false, they no longer follow this 3 strikes policy.

 

[thebizz]

Sonds close to what happened to me but it was 4 devices in two months wouldn't take the crap devices they kept sending me. All of them had issues from loose sliders to bad headphone jacks

 

[Brett]

Yeah it is 4 devices. I had 4 replacement Droids in the span of 2 weeks and then they sent me a DInc. Same issue as Bizz, the replacements they sent were garbage with issues. The rep i spoke to said it was 4-5 replacements and then they will swap it out. I do not think this allows you to swap it out for the newest device out. From what I got out of it, you are able to get a different device that is equal in value and relatively equal in capabilities. If you had a BB Storm and had 4 bad replacements, Verizon is not going to send you a Fascinate.

 

[thebizz]

Yeah it is 4 devices. I had 4 replacement Droids in the span of 2 weeks and then they sent me a DInc. Same issue as Bizz, the replacements they sent were garbage with issues. The rep i spoke to said it was 4-5 replacements and then they will swap it out. I do not think this allows you to swap it out for the newest device out. From what I got out of it, you are able to get a different device that is equal in value and relatively equal in capabilities. If you had a BB Storm and had 4 bad replacements, Verizon is not going to send you a Fascinate.

Im jealous I wanted a dinc but a d2 will suffice.

 

[douglaswilson]

I can do a 1 year upgrade on December 18 and have been looking forward to this phone since before it was leaked as an LTE device. The funny thing is I wouldn't mind a regular incredible either but am trying to wait even though i think it may be too big.

 

[The_Engine]

That makes a LOT more sense. I'm loving all of these "sources tell us LTE is coming by the end of the year!" stories floating around. Because that's exactly what Verizon said all along. :/

Yeah, VZW has been really up front about it. My source is extremely close the project. In fact so much so that VZW's public announcement about delivering this before year end has kept him up a night. But he did his job well and now we benefit.

What I am wondering is that now that the launch date slipped if they will release a phone at the same time. Like of they had launched on 11/15 then planned to release 1 phone before holidays. They may just merge the 2 releases. (no pin intended with HTC Merge, there is enough of that in the other thread).

I am still betting on now 4G phones before January announcement which is what I have been told repetitively.

 

[Spudwrench68]

Hell my contract was up Oct 13th... I am losing my freaking mind right now. Something is about to snap, of this I am sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL! Mine's been done since Aug. 20th and I've been bouncing between the DInc, DX, D2, D2G and the mythical VZW iPhone. But I didn't know about this phone until a couple weeks ago. At this rate, LTE will be old tech before I decide on which Android phone I want.