There's a storm brewing...

[rachelbebs]

Idk why but that made me crack up

Well, we are going on a cruise to alaska in june and i want a way better phone than my lg envy touch... i want to take better pics and videos and post them up for my friends and family to see, whats wrong with that?

 

[eloverton2]

Well, we are going on a cruise to alaska in june and i want a way better phone than my lg envy touch... i want to take better pics and videos and post them up for my friends and family to see, whats wrong with that?

nothing wrong with it. i laughed a little too, mostly because everyone on here is up in arms begging for scraps of info for this phone to at least come out by the 17th, then you come along and say you want it at least by june, which would be apocalyptic for most of us here. honestly though, if you're goin to alaska (and especially if you plan on travelling more in the future) get a good nikon or cannon camera. there is little i enjoy more than the memories i have preserved in beautiful pictures from my old pentax 35mm..

 

[canesfan44]

nothing wrong with it. i laughed a little too, mostly because everyone on here is up in arms begging for scraps of info for this phone to at least come out by the 17th, then you come along and say you want it at least by june, which would be apocalyptic for most of us here. honestly though, if you're goin to alaska (and especially if you plan on travelling more in the future) get a good nikon or cannon camera. there is little i enjoy more than the memories i have preserved in beautiful pictures from my old pentax 35mm..

Agreed. Last year I spent 3 months in Peru, 1 month in Columbia, and 3 months in Brazil and I severely regret not getting a good camera. I had a Panasonic Lumix, which is pretty good for a point and shoot, but I wish I bought an SLR. If I were you, I would get one of the Olypmus Pen's or Sony Nex's, because I really like the smaller size and ease of use compared to some SLR's.

 

[Guntherm]

Wow, actually get 8 hours of sleep and this thread explodes once again. Lol

Bennnnn is telling it like it is. Soon means soon, lol.. I see a thunderstorm doing real soon.

Surprising with these possible delays there has been we don't see more accessories for the bolt.

 

[Guntherm]

So to recap

So to recap 8 hours worth of stuff.......

1. HTCThunderbolt thanked a lot of people pages and pages. (I didn't get one. Lol)
2. The "Bennnnn" is telling what can. He has some info he can't release yet, so not to excite the masses
3. No announcement til after iPad 2 launches
4. I missed the whole phone call Verizon thread..

Now after sitting back and reading all this, BMX and Bennnnn seem to jive together.

Belief: I do believe the problems have been battery, but that has been solved. 4G/3G handoff for voice/data has been the BIG problem. Think about it, Verizon already has 4G modems out and they work and function.

Anyways that sums up 30 some pages of catch up.

P.s. Chrisy is on the road and needs someone to let her know to read the forum. Lol

 

[Geeksy]

4. I missed the whole phone call Verizon thread..

A user allegedly got a call from Verizon declaring the 17th as the official release date of the phone. But, as is too often, the thread turned into a flame war and personal information was released. So it was dissolved into a million glittery pieces.

 

[robrecht]

... 4G/3G handoff for voice has been the BIG problem. Think about it, Verizon already has 4G modems out and they work and function. However there is no 4G phone out that has to handle the handshaking/passing off a phone call that was started on 4G and customer then drives into a 3G area, the phone call must be handed off correctly as to not have drop calls. Imagine Verizon having drop calls???? That would go against everything they market especially since iPhone now on Verizon. ...

I thought the Thunderbolt didn't do voice calls on 4G? Once there are true digital calls on 4G, that will be a huge increase in call quality. Am I wrong about that?

 

[thedeceiver]

I thought the Thunderbolt didn't do voice calls on 4G? Once there are true digital calls on 4G, that will be a huge increase in call quality. Am I wrong about that?

It doesn't. The issue was that when you would leave a 4g data area it would hunt and hunt for 3g. If you go to the USB 4g product pages on Verizon site... you will see a ton of customer feedback on that.

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[robrecht]

It doesn't. The issue was that when you would leave a 4g data area it would hunt and hunt for 3g. If you go to the USB 4g product pages on Verizon site... you will see a ton of customer feedback on that.

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Those types of problems I am aware of; I was responding to Guntherm's theory about voice call hand-off problems.

 

[Guntherm]

Those types of problems I am aware of; I was responding to Guntherm's theory about voice call hand-off problems.

You are correct. No voice over 4G. But what I was trying to convey was the handoff issue between 4G and 3G. I mistyped the handoff of voice. I took it back out.

 

[azdmelani]

Well, we are going on a cruise to alaska in june and i want a way better phone than my lg envy touch... i want to take better pics and videos and post them up for my friends and family to see, whats wrong with that?

Going on a cruise to Alaska in August- cannot wait!

 

[NikoB]

As usual I did my morning google search for HTC Thunderbolt and found this story: Verizon HTC Thunderbolt or iPad 2: Decision Time ? Phone Reviews

It's a poll to see what Verizon customers want more..the TB or iPad 2. So far I'm only 1 of 45 people to take the poll. I'm sure now that I've posted the link you all will join in the vote (not that it will matter much).

 

[Friend-O]

One thing you never mentioned ever is the cause of the delay. If it is not the battery, if it is not anything MAJOR, then what?

You must have missed a post...see below.

Battery issues on 4G LTE were causes of the delays, but since then, it has been fixed.

 

[htowngator]

BMX also said directly the cause of delays was a ripple effect due to VZW pulling LTE engineers off their jobs to work on beefing up 3G CDMA for the iPhone.

 

[Friend-O]

I believe with the iPad2 coming out on Friday, we won't hear anything until after then.

This.

Hmmm...so, is the above exchange an indication that, if not for the release of the iPad2, we likely would have seen the TB released this week? The iPad2 is the reason for the immediate delay? That's how I take it, anyway...

 

[green77]

Hmmm...so, is the above exchange an indication that, if not for the release of the iPad2, we likely would have seen the TB released this week? The iPad2 is the reason for the immediate delay? That's how I take it, anyway...

I don't believe so. I think they are still working to get the TB ready according to Bennnnn and BMX

 

[Friend-O]

I don't believe so. I think they are still working to get the TB ready according to Bennnnn and BMX

If that's the case, then he must have been saying that the release announcement would have been this week, but has been delayed due to the iPad2 launch.

 

[green77]

If that's the case, then he must have been saying that the release announcement would have been this week, but has been delayed due to the iPad2 launch.

Yes it's possible that the announcement will be after the ipad2 release.

 

[leehblanc]

If that's the case, then he must have been saying that the release announcement would have been this week, but has been delayed due to the iPad2 launch.

That's how I took it. At least at this point. In other words, before these little things popped up that needed fixing, it was scheduled to drop this week, but now that it's not, they are waiting until after the iPad2 launch. I wish they would just give us pre-orderers the option of picking the phone up now. Sheesh!

 

[green77]

Good to see another Mass member here.
Hi Friend-O