There's a storm brewing...

[meatwhistle]

This is where I get nervous that my local BBY will screw the pooch and I will be left on Thursday night playing with my Tour in a dark corner of my house. Please god, strike me now!

 

[acmorris]

Ben5 waiting a buddy of mine that is asst. manager @ verizon corporate to call me back regarding this very matter!!! Hope to have some good news later on!

 

[Mapex]

This is where I get nervous that my local BBY will screw the pooch and I will be left on Thursday night playing with my Tour in a dark corner of my house. Please god, strike me now!

...umm, sure, if you really want me to...

*strikes meatwhistle with a lead pipe*

 

[iLLusive]

jayishere- do you know if pre-orders that were give the FREE buyback will still get it now?

When I went into Bestbuy they said the free buyback enrollment was for that one week only, and at that time if the phone released that week everyone would get enrolled for free. Yet since I don't believe anyone could of possibly paid completely for the phone purchase no one will get it. I mean unless your reciept shows you somehow got enrolled for device that requires an ESN that you don't have due to only putting down a deposit. Pretty sure no one is getting the free enrollment, unless Bestbuy honors the desposit dates which is highly unlikely.

 

[Tank076]

So there not allowing preorder thru verizon.com

 

[psycho_maniac]

So there not allowing preorder thru verizon.com

nope

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[whiteshadow001]

is the Thunderbolt going to be better than the iPhone?

Is this even a valid question? The bolt runs circles around the iphone

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[soccerfon711]

Have you guys set up your appointments at the Verizon store yet?

My Verizon stores still don't know if they are going to get the phone. Talk about clueless. How is it possible that they can be so disorganized? Either you have a shipment coming to you or you don't! Am I right???

 

[whiteshadow001]

I like how on vzws website they completely ripped the ipad off the homepage, kinda like ok apple you've had your fun, now back to android

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[wedge40]

Local corporate store said that they will not know until Thursday AM if they will have inventory or if it will be a "direct fill". Direct fill is taking your order and sending it to you like an on-line order. They said to call Thursday AM to see if the phones arrive (their delivery is Thursday AM)before driving to the store. The screw up saga continues.............

If someone told me that I tell them I will just order it online then.

 

[dave4100]

Verizon told the whole world about the phone coming on the 17th, but forgot to tell their own stores. Very funny. I call 5 or 6 stores in northern VA and none of them had any information on it. Bizarre to say the least.

 

[TRZ06]

Bennnnn, is there any info on 1-year contract pricing and/or no-contract pricing? I remember $750 being thrown around as the no-contract price early on.

 

[reb422]

So now that the Bolt has been officially announced and is going to be for sale Thursday for sure... I'm guessing they've worked out ALL the major kinks that were holding it up. Has anyone heard any new estimates on the Bolt's battery life?

 

[Tank076]

I wonder if they go on sale at 12:01 becuase i will definatly be up to order

 

[bladerealm124]

I pre-ordered my TB last night through Wirefly for $199.99. I signed up for a family plan with my parents and got 2 other phones for free which would have cost $140 each on a 1-year contract plus $375 for the TB. So I figure if I save $365 now by doing the 2-year through wirefly I could still get a new phone off contract in a year if I feel the need and sell my TB for $300-400 and it'd work out to around the same cost of using the 1-year upgrade. Also got free shipping and 3 free 4gb micro sd cards with a coupon code I found online. $209.99 total for 3 phones, not too shabby

 

[CBMC]

Bennnnn, is there any info on 1-year contract pricing and/or no-contract pricing? I remember $750 being thrown around as the no-contract price early on.

Also interested in 1 year, and no contract pricing. Any word, Ben?

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[fatrob]

Just called VZW Customer support to ask if they are doing sales over phone or online Wed. and she didnt even know it was officially announced!!!!

hahahahaha......and the beat goes on!

sorry if this has been covered already....Im at work and just catching up this morning. Do we know if they will do online sales wed. for delivery by thurs.?

 

[muzhik]

I pre-ordered my TB last night through Wirefly for $199.99. I signed up for a family plan with my parents and got 2 other phones for free which would have cost $140 each on a 1-year contract plus $375 for the TB. So I figure if I save $365 now by doing the 2-year through wirefly I could still get a new phone off contract in a year if I feel the need and sell my TB for $300-400 and it'd work out to around the same cost of using the 1-year upgrade. Also got free shipping and 3 free 4gb micro sd cards with a coupon code I found online. $209.99 total for 3 phones, not too shabby

you should read this thread about wirefly --> http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...before-you-pre-order-thunderbolt-wirefly.html

 

[fatrob]

So now that the Bolt has been officially announced and is going to be for sale Thursday for sure... I'm guessing they've worked out ALL the major kinks that were holding it up. Has anyone heard any new estimates on the Bolt's battery life?

Best Buy rep said "delay" or non-communicato was due to Skype draining battery.....hence the reason it is not on there for now. She seemed to really believe that! who knows and i dont care.....ITS HERE!

 

[Nidaja]

YES! I made an appointment.... 9am for me!! The rep said even if 200 people are in line, I get to walk up to him and get my phone!!!!!


But, this was laughable; when I walked in and I said "I'd like to make an appointment for Thursday 3/17 to buy the Thunderbolt, 4 reps said almost in unison..."we don't have any information that it will be available on Thurs". So I said, as I pulled out the print out of the VZ NEWS RELEASE....well, then let me enlighten you, you WILL have it available on Thurs. The pages were pulled from my hand by a rep, who then asked if she could copy it!! I swear, as I walked out of the store, someone called me back to the counter and turned her monitor around towards me, to show me the email that had JUST landed in their corp mail stating that the phone was launching Thurs. I said that I'd keep them informed in the future of upcoming launches, so they can be fully informed lol