There's a storm brewing...

[Guntherm]

You're not lying NCX...

 

[fatboy97]

I would think that Bennnn would be more correct than a teenager that has "inside" sources.

Bennnnn is a verified VZ employee, that twitter dude is only going by so called "inside info", which is already proving to be false since Bennnnn said they have not shipped yet

MEANING what he also said about HTC giving Verizon 72hrs to announce the phone or lose all ad support from HTC is also false.

But hey, I don't have any proof either, so i could be lying or telling the truth too

Sorry, but I'm not sure a "Financial Analyst" would know what is going on in shipping... but of course I could be wrong... and I'm not knocking Bennnn.

 

[green77]

Sorry, but I'm not sure a "Financial Analyst" would know what is going on in shipping... but of course I could be wrong... and I'm not knocking Bennnn.

Very true, But, If I was in another department and my buddy was in Finance I would think I could get some info from him on finances.

 

[NCX]

Very true, But, If I was in another department and my buddy was in Finance I would think I could get some info from him on finances.

Exactly, co-workers share the info love :-*

 

[green77]

Exactly, co-workers share the info love :-*

And I don't mean Jerryyyyy

 

[thedeceiver]

Huh? I was defending Mr Bennnn.. LOL I agree he can only say what info he has got..

Sorry, must have misinterpreted.

 

[thedeceiver]

Sorry, but I'm not sure a "Financial Analyst" would know what is going on in shipping... but of course I could be wrong... and I'm not knocking Bennnn.

I would think a Financial Analyst would be able to look up devices in an inventory system. Need to know your stock on hand so you can know how many to order which would impact how much money goes out the door....

 

[Bennnnn]

I get my information from my Financial Director who, in turn, gets it from Executive Board. I also have access to the system.

 

[UPEngineer]

I get my information from my Financial Director who, in turn, gets it from Executive Board. I also have access to the system.

I would think they would be in the know....

 

[green77]

Thanks for clearing that up Bennnnn

 

[RetiredJedi]

Be5n, any new info for us to chew on a little bit today? I plan on renewing my family's VZW contracts (3 of us) next Saturday (March 12), what are the chances we will have Tbolts in our hands when we leave the store?

 

[biff6789]

Sorry, but I'm not sure a "Financial Analyst" would know what is going on in shipping... but of course I could be wrong... and I'm not knocking Bennnn.

I too am a financial analyst for large company, and it is much more of a calling than a "glorified accountant" as someone called it in another thread.

I work directly with the CFO and CEO of a international corporation, and am privy to A LOT of inside information. Once our R&D team comes up with an idea, it comes directly to my financial analyst team so that we can build forecast, NPV, and ROI models in order to determine if the idea will be profitable. We are also kept very much inside the loop when it comes to rollouts, shipping, etc.. since these all require money - which, again, is my team's job to analyze

I often know about our company's products before our marketers, engineers, and software coders do

Don't be too quick to brush off what we financial analysts know - cuz we know all, and we know it early

 

[Friend-O]

Hey everyone! I just got an email from Verizon! It's says that if I act now, I can get $100 off one of their Droid phones! Wow! Can you believe it?! Thanks Verizon! (note sarcasm)

 

[amotter]

I don't blame you in the least.

For my part, I'm not annoyed with the delay.. as a geek I get that tech takes time and effort to iron out the growing pains. What's stuck in my craw is Verizon's arrogant silence on the matter save for canned PR announcements written by their out-of-touch legal department. It's beyond obvious Verizon knows that customers are aware something's up. And yet they can't be bothered to just say what the hold up is even if they don't know how long it will take to fix it.

First the problem was Skype. Then Best Buy screwed up. After that, it was the iPhone's fault thanks to underwhelming sales. And the battery life "revelation" has been particularly titillating. Now the problem this week is allegedly Verizon's SVDO implementation, which is supposed to make voice and data over 3G a reality. Fact is no one outside of the Thunderbolt project has the first clue what's going on. Meanwhile the forums and blogs are burning down in pointless, immature flames.

People would be more reasonable if they know why they were waiting. As of now, there's no official reason for the delay, which makes this whole situation unreasonable. This entire launch has been a load of avoidable drama from start to finish.

That said, the main issue with your plan to leave is simply this: not many are going to leave over a phone that they know will be here soon. Sure, there's venting, but no one is going to be serious about it once they look at this with perspective. People are going to ask themselves: "What other carrier has a phone that remotely compares?" I'm guessing most with come to a conclusion that looks a lot like mine: T-Mo is less than financially stable, their coverage is painfully lacking, and they have no real 4G road map. Sprint? Ditto with the financials. Sure the EVO is nice but it's WIMAX and it's clear that tech isn't in the game for the long haul. Then there's AT&T, no friend to android customers, but they'll take your money just the same. Disabling HSUPA is low and a clear admission of network inferiority. Why bother if they're going to keep crippling their Android phones in order to divert bandwidth on their overloaded network to give the iPhone priority? On top of that, they get to decide what apps can go on your phone. All of that nonsense for the same price as Verizon. Pass.

No matter how many people actually leave, you can take it as a given Verizon will pickup converts from other carriers -- AT&T folks like me for example. So basically you can take my whole lecture here to be the equivalent to this simple statement: People will deal with it Verizon is the best Android game in town right now. The problem is the game really sucks.

I for one, have no problem leaving...if the Bolt is end of march or April....because I really want my first Android to be HTC. But I will choose the Pyramid or EVO 2 (that we do not know much about) but I can wait a month or two (estimated times). In my area...Sprint and T-Mobile are good in terms of coverage..My bill for two crappy phones is almost 200 a month so it can't cost more somewhere else (can it?).

I do agree however, that Verizon proabably could care less...they know they are going to get customers no matter what! OK...done venting!

 

[soccerfon711]

I for one, have no problem leaving...if the Bolt is end of march or April....because I really want my first Android to be HTC. But I will choose the Pyramid or EVO 2 (that we do not know much about) but I can wait a month or two (estimated times). In my area...Sprint and T-Mobile are good in terms of coverage..My bill for two crappy phones is almost 200 a month so it can't cost more somewhere else (can it?).

I do agree however, that Verizon proabably could care less...they know they are going to get customers no matter what! OK...done venting!

Sprint and T-mobile never have good coverage. At least in my experience with each company (I've moved around quite a bit).

I do wish that there was a phone company that could challenge Verizon. I think they are getting just a little too comfortable at the top, and competition is always good for the consumer.

 

[soccerfon711]

Sorry about the mini-rant earlier. I just got so wrapped up in all of the phone news I kind of went crazy (relatively no sleep last night).

Thanks for giving us some kind of hope Bennnnn. Hopefully the phone will come out soon. If not, I will wait (semi-patiently).

 

[DroidATX]

I was (and still am) considering ditching my Evo for this phone.....if it ever comes out. Is it worth it?

 

[Geeksy]

I was (and still am) considering ditching my Evo for this phone.....if it ever comes out. Is it worth it?

Yes. It's like the perfect upgrade from an Evo.

 

[Green_Laser]

Thunderbolts have NOT started shipping yet according to the system. I'll keep checking back to see if it gets updated.

this thread has been quiet last hour or two; but anyways, can you tell us if HTC CEO is correct when he said they have shipped you guys the devices?

AND

According to your quote above, WHY have they not started shipping? Doesn't vzw want to move inventory and make $$$? I dont know many companies who would HOLD their merchandise after they bought it (if they did).
All i mean is that, everyday that that technology is siting on vzw's "Top Secret" shelves in their warehouses or wherever, is just another day to add to how old the technology is.

(please take my post not in a negative tone, just trying to understand how it all works)

 

[Green_Laser]

I do wish that there was a phone company that could challenge Verizon. I think they are getting just a little too comfortable at the top, and competition is always good for the consumer.

i agree 100%. competition is key!