online rep chat bout bionic, will be thurs release

Called copy and paste, really easy to do ;) hah well I said conversations thread, so that's what I'm posting

No I'm saying you made up that entire conversation.

Doesn't even look or read real lol. Looks like you had this conversation with yourself ;)

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Well I tried and she stop messaging me back. lol

You are now chatting with 'Lauren'

Lauren: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?

You: Hi, Im due for an upgrade and i would like to know when the Bionic is being released?

Lauren: I'd be happy to assist you.

Lauren: I do apologize as an online sales agent we do not have information as to when new deivces will be available however you can sign up to receive email alerts on upcoming phones if you like I can send you the link to sign up.

Lauren: Would you like to sign up for the email alerts ?

You: I did that with the Thunderbolt before it was released and still never got my email. So thats cool :) But you don't know anything about the Droid Bionic? Aug 4th release?
 
I thought i'd give it the old college try. here's what i got:

Please hold for a Verizon Wireless sales representative to assist you with your order. Thank you for your patience.
You are now chatting with 'Tiffany'
Tiffany: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
You: I am due for an upgrade. I have been reading about the Bionic and wondering if there's any info as to when it will be released
Tiffany: I'd be happy to assist you.
Tiffany: No, sorry that info release date, has not been release to this dept yet.
You: ok, thank you
Tiffany: A ton of customers has been asking about that device, I wish I had more info to provide to you.
You: A lot of people are excited about it and would really like some information about it
Tiffany: Yes I know, it just has not been release to our dept yet, for release date.
You: well thank you for your help. maybe you can pass it on how many people are asking about it and that might get some information released
Tiffany: I will try.
You: thank you very much, i appreciate your help
Tiffany: My pleasure, is there anything else that I can assists you with today?
You: no, that's all. thank you
Tiffany: Thank you for visiting Verizon Wireless, I look forward to speaking with you again. Have a great evening!
Your chat session has been ended by your Verizon Wireless online agent.



Maybe if we step it up a bit and overwhelm their customer service with questions about the bionic we might get some answers. I'm willing to do it a couple more times
 
I thought i'd give it the old college try. here's what i got:

Please hold for a Verizon Wireless sales representative to assist you with your order. Thank you for your patience.
You are now chatting with 'Tiffany'
Tiffany: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
You: I am due for an upgrade. I have been reading about the Bionic and wondering if there's any info as to when it will be released
Tiffany: I'd be happy to assist you.
Tiffany: No, sorry that info release date, has not been release to this dept yet.
You: ok, thank you
Tiffany: A ton of customers has been asking about that device, I wish I had more info to provide to you.
You: A lot of people are excited about it and would really like some information about it
Tiffany: Yes I know, it just has not been release to our dept yet, for release date.
You: well thank you for your help. maybe you can pass it on how many people are asking about it and that might get some information released
Tiffany: I will try.
You: thank you very much, i appreciate your help
Tiffany: My pleasure, is there anything else that I can assists you with today?
You: no, that's all. thank you
Tiffany: Thank you for visiting Verizon Wireless, I look forward to speaking with you again. Have a great evening!
Your chat session has been ended by your Verizon Wireless online agent.



Maybe if we step it up a bit and overwhelm their customer service with questions about the bionic we might get some answers. I'm willing to do it a couple more times
Aye aye cap. I'm on it.
 
I tried to click the 'get help with your order' and it popped up a message with 2 options... chatting. and calling. Chatting said this :

Monday thru Sunday 7:00am - 2:00am (EST). ---OFFLINE---

Um.... what?
 
No I'm saying you made up that entire conversation.

Doesn't even look or read real lol. Looks like you had this conversation with yourself ;)

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Hahah yeah you got it, that's what I did ;)
 
I tried to click the 'get help with your order' and it popped up a message with 2 options... chatting. and calling. Chatting said this :

Monday thru Sunday 7:00am - 2:00am (EST). ---OFFLINE---

Um.... what?

Just wait for a minute, there will be a button to allow you to chat
 
Most of the times these reps have no clue what they are talking about but hey this is all you have to go on right now.
 
Just wait for a minute, there will be a button to allow you to chat

What I did was log out, clear my cache, and just browsed around their site as if I were 'shopping' and the 'chat' thing came up on its own... cuz 'clearly' I was in need of help deciding. So... I chatted :) didn't get ANYTHING outa 'Olivia', cept a canned response BOTH times I mentioned the droid. nice.


Olivia: Hello Brian!

You: Good afternoon/evening
Olivia: How may I be able to assist you!
Olivia: Good evening to you too!
You: I'm probably going to get a 'no' but I was complaining to a co-worker that my original Motorola Droid phone was getting 'sluggish' compared to new phones, and he mentioned something about a phone called the Bionic that is supposedly supposed to be coming out soon.
You: was wondering if there was any more detail about that, as all I can find is the e-mail notification page
Olivia: I apologize but I do not have access to that information. I will suggest you subscribe to Verizon email to receive updates on news and services
Olivia: Will be glad to recommend one of the current phones we have
You: Well, thats what I was going to consider but if there's a new supposedly dual-core phone with 4G LTE coming out soon, i would hate to purchase something and be stuck for 2 years
You: <-----Doesn't like buyers remorse
Olivia: I can completely understand your concerns. We do have 4G phones
You: are any of them dual core and 4g ?
You: (i'm kind of a techie..dual-core means alot to me)
Olivia: I apologize but we do not currently have one
You: Is there any information about the 'bionic' somewhere else that I can look? The only information I can find was some old info about the CES show where it was shown but that was over 7 months ago
You: been searching with little results :)
Olivia: apologize but I do not have access to that information. I will suggest you subscribe to Verizon email to receive updates on news and services
You: i see
You: well, thank you for your time and if you have any options for customer comments, more information about the bionic please :)
Olivia: If it gets released you will be notified via email
 
I have no idea the release date but do know you guys are going to never get the date from an online chat. It seems just like yesterday that all these threads were startedd about the Thunderbolt release. Just give it time it out of your hand but I do understand how frustrating it can be I hate waiting too.
 
I have no idea the release date but do know you guys are going to never get the date from an online chat. It seems just like yesterday that all these threads were startedd about the Thunderbolt release. Just give it time it out of your hand but I do understand how frustrating it can be I hate waiting too.

I know that, but it is frustrating waiting. And if I keep bothering them, and by some coincidence they release information shortly after, I can feel like it was because of me :)
 
I know that, but it is frustrating waiting. And if I keep bothering them, and by some coincidence they release information shortly after, I can feel like it was because of me :)

Haha. Exactly. I know that they're totally going to release all the details now... because Olivia... after sending me 2 canned responses, decided F'it... i'm spilling the beans.. :D

Brian
 
God we are so sad, all of us going into online chatrooms and none of us can get a date :P

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Gentlemen you will know the release date before the Verizon Wireless employees do. Just sit back and wait. AC or one of the other tech sites/blogs will leak the info when it gets close. You are chasing your own tails by calling and chatting with these centers. You know more than they do. Trust me.

Even when a hard launch date is known they still won't have a clue until it's a week or 2 out. Some won't even know its released until you bring it to their attention.

Be patient and relax :)
 
Alright, I was chatting with a Verizon rep online, and no, I did not get any information about the Bionic release date. What I did get from the rep was kind of interesting. I don't know if it was a slip or he just didn't have a clue. Below is a piece of the conversation:

Rep: So you want a dual processor correct?
Me: Yes. Is that the max in phones now?
Rep: We have some quads, let me take a look for you.
Rep: I'm sorry the only Processsor I see is 1GHz.
Rep: Other than the processor is there anything else that you like in a phone?
Me: Is there anyone that is making quads now?
Me: I am also looking for touch screen, but no flipout keyboard
Rep: I'm not sure and are you looking for a slide out or just qwerty keyboard.

First the rep said they had some quads, then after asking me to hold for a second, he said there was none available and didn't know of anyone who was manufacturing them. Why would you say you had some quads and then all of a sudden weren't sure of anyone who was making them?
 
First the rep said they had some quads, then after asking me to hold for a second, he said there was none available and didn't know of anyone who was manufacturing them. Why would you say you had some quads and then all of a sudden weren't sure of anyone who was making them?

Because they are absolutely clueless and have no idea what dual core means, nevermind quad. Fail.
 
I'm telling you, I know some of these reps know more info than you guys would think. And I'm just gonna keep tryin for I have nothin else to do in my spare time haha
 
Well I'm just going to say it because..well it just needs to be said. This is getting childish. You should stop wasting these peoples time with this nonsense already. The live chats are for legit questions and for "real" people who are looking for help/info not this nonsense.

Enough is enough. This thread should be locked and soft deleted. There's no need for this to go on
 
I have noticed that a lot of reps said that verizon hasn't been given a date! Not the reps, but verizon itself. They say motorola hasn't released a day yet, and that it keeps being sent back for improvements. I'm kinda really startin to doubt august 4th. Mid august, early September sounds more realistic :(
 
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