There's a storm brewing...

[RetiredJedi]

Interesting P.O.V.....IMO Ben5 likes the attention just as much...

Naw he doesn't seem like a glory hound or anything and he only posts on here if he has new info or a quick "nothing new to report, the 17th still looks good." type thing...

 

[electric6]

until big red announces, ill keep my head in the sand...

 

[thedeceiver]

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That's a price check at a cash register. I was looking for a pic of the inventory system.

 

[itsdollar]

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He is pretty much in the know ever since he leaked the X2.... just my opinion though...

This is about as close as official it will get for me. Crackberry vets will know this is legitimate as he has always been with any prior leaks. I'm sold that this is true.

 

[Chrisy]

I dont know why there is hate against Ben5 and panda. If they can only give hints, then Im fine with that. Its funny how there are people knocking them and complaining but Ben5 & Panda have offered something and if it is a risk to their job, I appreciate them even more.

If you dont like what they say or dont trust it, thats fine. YOU don't need to knock them. I still find it funny that they get knocked by people but yet those same posters keep coming back here to get info....

Sorry for the rant but Ben5 & Panda need some appreciation. They may not be able to tell us everything but they do try to hint at a direction for us..

Wow, hate? Never said I hated them. Nor did I say I don't believe them. I'm just saying it doesn't matter what they say. The don't control the phone release or know too much more than anyone else.

I'm one of the ones Bennnnn sent his full name, Twitter and LinkdIn account to. Didn't verify anything.

Anyway, doesn't matter! I'm on this thread to keep updated on official news! Hopefully word from VZW today.

 

[kpageisgreat]

And I mean @britishturbo is in the know for me since the X2 leak and then I found out a bit more info about him to put some more faith into it. He knows his stuff.

 

[rrjohnson1jr]

Just left my Verizon store......he said he would be calling me on March 17th to pick up the phone.....only can hope it is true this time!!

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[phantomog]

wish we could get an update/rumor on data plan pricing.... at this point for me, it doesn't matter when the phone comes out -- I won't be getting this phone unless I can keep my current data plan pricing intact.

 

[experiment 626]

What still seems so odd is the fact that there've been no leaks about any details concerning the LTE data plans. We should have seen something by now.

 

[paulmike3]

i'm thankful for information when it's credible. but with ben5 & panda i do think they are open to skepticism on their credibility at times.

ben5= i heard he posted some sort of VZW credentials but never saw the post. if it's real--i'd love to see it. otherwise, i associate him with every other person who has "insider information" (aka my Cheerios told me so). anyone could take info from another site & post it here as "i heard it from Corporate, check it on other sites & see that it's not only me knowing this info"

Panda=yeah, he's a tester. he just seems immature at times. we get you're a tester, we don't need to follow you if we don't like you (i stopped following him, btw, b/c i was sick of his attitude). i like the information he provided, but hated the 5th grade maturity he presented. he reminded me of that skinny kid game-tester from Grandma's Boy. but, granted, he's provided more info than anyone in any forum, so i give him "props" for that.

Not only does ripping his (Panda) credibility and leak tactics tick him off, calling him a tester makes him even more angry. If you wanna rip someone, at least get your facts straight first.

 

[azdmelani]

I see Bennnn. Happy Monday!

 

[project.in.process]

This is about as close as official it will get for me. Crackberry vets will know this is legitimate as he has always been with any prior leaks. I'm sold that this is true.

jayishere, on another forum, stated that screen shot is just the POS--it's not the RSS (or something)--basically that's been in the system since forever. it's not anything new.
jay, feel free to chime in when you get around to this.

 

[project.in.process]

Not only does ripping his (Panda) credibility and leak tactics tick him off, calling him a tester makes him even more angry. If you wanna rip someone, at least get your facts straight first.

so, he's not a tester? he just has phones that he's testing for VZW? what is he, officially, so i can get my facts straight? ---this isn't sarcasm--

 

[Atrav]

I thought he was an network engineer for Verizon?

 

[Bennnnn]

Hey guys. I'll be pretty busy today working on allocating Japan relief funds, so I won't be able to answer many questions until tonight. While we're waiting you can help out a good cause simply by texting one of these numbers for a $10 donation, which I will personally send off to the foundation of your choosing:

• ADRA Relief: text SUPPORT to 85944
• American Red Cross Relief: text REDCROSS to 90999
• Convoy of Hope: text TSUNAMI or SUNAMI to 50555
• GlobalGiving: text JAPAN to 50555
• International Medical Corps: text MED to 80888
• Mercy Corps: text MERCY to 25383
• Salvation Army: text JAPAN to 80888
• Save the Children Federation, Inc.: text JAPAN or TSUNAMI to 20222
• World Relief Corp. of National Association of Evangelicals: text WAVE to 50555
• World Vision, Inc.: text 4JAPAN or 4TSUNAMI to 20222

I just wanted to let you guys know that there is a lot of excitement in the office this morning over the HTC Thunderbolt and you all should be hearing something any day now. By the looks of things, we'll have all the power of Verizon's 4G LTE blazing fast network as well as our beloved Thunderbolt in our hands by Thursday. Now, we play the waiting game.

 

[Mapex]

so, he's not a tester? he just has phones that he's testing for VZW? what is he, officially? ---this isn't sarcasm--

I believe he's a full-blown network engineer (very coveted position), and testing is just a small part of his job. A "tester" is typically someone who takes what someone else has produced and makes sure it works according to the laid out requirements; it's a very "lowly" position with respect to engineering and is thus rarely a title on its own.

 

[Chrisy]

He's a panda.

 

[RestlessDroid]

Hey guys. I'll be pretty busy today working on allocating Japan relief funds, so I won't be able to answer many questions until tonight. While we're waiting you can help out a good cause simply by texting one of these numbers for a $10 donation, which I will personally send off to the foundation of your choosing:

? ADRA Relief: text SUPPORT to 85944
? American Red Cross Relief: text REDCROSS to 90999
? Convoy of Hope: text TSUNAMI or SUNAMI to 50555
? GlobalGiving: text JAPAN to 50555
? International Medical Corps: text MED to 80888
? Mercy Corps: text MERCY to 25383
? Salvation Army: text JAPAN to 80888
? Save the Children Federation, Inc.: text JAPAN or TSUNAMI to 20222
? World Relief Corp. of National Association of Evangelicals: text WAVE to 50555
? World Vision, Inc.: text 4JAPAN or 4TSUNAMI to 20222

I just wanted to let you guys know that there is a lot of excitement in the office this morning over the HTC Thunderbolt and you all should be hearing something any day now. By the looks of things, we'll all have the power of Verizon's 4G LTE blazing fast network as well as our beloved Thunderbolt in our hands by Thursday. Now, we play the waiting game.

Sounds great!

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[Mapex]

Hey guys. I'll be pretty busy today working on allocating Japan relief funds, so I won't be able to answer many questions until tonight. While we're waiting you can help out a good cause simply by texting one of these numbers for a $10 donation, which I will personally send off to the foundation of your choosing:

? ADRA Relief: text SUPPORT to 85944
? American Red Cross Relief: text REDCROSS to 90999
? Convoy of Hope: text TSUNAMI or SUNAMI to 50555
? GlobalGiving: text JAPAN to 50555
? International Medical Corps: text MED to 80888
? Mercy Corps: text MERCY to 25383
? Salvation Army: text JAPAN to 80888
? Save the Children Federation, Inc.: text JAPAN or TSUNAMI to 20222
? World Relief Corp. of National Association of Evangelicals: text WAVE to 50555
? World Vision, Inc.: text 4JAPAN or 4TSUNAMI to 20222

I just wanted to let you guys know that there is a lot of excitement in the office this morning over the HTC Thunderbolt and you all should be hearing something any day now. By the looks of things, we'll all have the power of Verizon's 4G LTE blazing fast network as well as our beloved Thunderbolt in our hands by Thursday. Now, we play the waiting game.

Don't kill yourself, man. Thank you for everything and only stop by when you can physically breathe.

 

[Edwill86]

What still seems so odd is the fact that there've been no leaks about any details concerning the LTE data plans. We should have seen something by now.

well there are no leaks because as Bennnn has said VZW has a few data plans ready to go for the Tbolt..from Unlimited data all they way to heavily tiered data plans and he said its in the CFO's hands to decided what to do..so it sounds like the cfo is either sitting on the decision or has not made one yet. we have to wait...and hope...