Thunderbolt Pre Announcement Waiting Room & Availability Thread.

[staffman313]

i completely agree with you

we should all buy up stock of VZW and vote me in as CEO

i'll release the thunderbolt tomorrow = )

lets make that happen

 

[superlawyer15]

one of the wirefly videos i'm pretty sure bob said i have no sim card so i wont be activating 4G or 3G for that matter pretty sure he clarified that after by saying it was needed to activate the phone i'd have to go through the videos again verify but i'm pretty sure that sim card is needed now that don't necassarily mean they dont have certain sims that allow phone activation with 4g not active but sounds very unlikely

ok but what if you live somewhere that doesnt have 4G coverage?
would you just not be able to have/activate the phone at all?

or are they guna pull a move like sprint with the evo

my friend bought one, they forced him to pay an additional $10 a month on top of his data plan for 4G even though we didnt have coverage in our area at the time

 

[panicprone77]

one of the wirefly videos i'm pretty sure bob said i have no sim card so i wont be activating 4G or 3G for that matter pretty sure he clarified that after by saying it was needed to activate the phone i'd have to go through the videos again verify but i'm pretty sure that sim card is needed now that don't necassarily mean they dont have certain sims that allow phone activation with 4g not active but sounds very unlikely

I have a feeling that the production version of the phone will have a card in the box.

 

[blizz419]

i dont think they ever allowed 3G phones to be activated without 3G plan i could be wrong but i sure don't remember it i think its just important to keep in mind these guys at the store don't know anymore than us at the moment and are just repeating rumors they hear

 

[blizz419]

I have a feeling that the production version of the phone will have a card in the box.

i def agree, thats normal practice now for phones with sim cards

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

i def agree, thats normal practice now for phones with sim cards

It is also a part of the LTE technology now, much like SIM cards for GSM are. Every new LTE enabled phone will ship with a SIM card.

 

[leehblanc]

Do you even know the definition of vaporware, or are you just intentionally trolling this forum for attention?

From Wikipedia:
Vaporware describes products, usually computer hardware or software, not released on the date announced by their developer, or announced months or years before their release. The word usually implies a negative opinion of a product or developer, and pessimistic uncertainty that it will eventually be released.

 

[htowngator]

It's just asinine to assume they wouldn't let you use their first 4G phone on LTE for a while. As I said, that would create a massive backlash and look horrible for Verizon. They would probably hold the phone if that happened.

Honestly that guy sounds like he was talking about the Xoom tablet.

 

[superlawyer15]

It's just asinine to assume they wouldn't let you use their first 4G phone on LTE for a while. As I said, that would create a massive backlash and look horrible for Verizon. They would probably hold the phone if that happened.

Honestly that guy sounds like he was talking about the Xoom tablet.

it wasnt the xoom

him and I both said thunderbolt half a dozen times

 

[blizz419]

it wasnt the xoom

him and I both said thunderbolt half a dozen times

he's either confused or repeating some rumor he heard he's just a sales guy at a store he knows no more than us at the moment i knew about the thunderbolt before VZW store employees did well before, the ones that did know knew from same source as us not from work

 

[VideoEngineerAJS]

From Wikipedia:
Vaporware describes products, usually computer hardware or software, not released on the date announced by their developer, or announced months or years before their release. The word usually implies a negative opinion of a product or developer, and pessimistic uncertainty that it will eventually be released.

Are you sure you aren't the one that added the bolded section?

From Dictionary.com

?noun
Computer Slang . a product, especially software, that is promoted or marketed while it is still in development and that may never be produced.

From Computing Dictionary

jargon
/vay'pr-weir/ (UK "vapourware") Products announced far in advance of any release (which may or may not actually take place). The term came from Atari users and was later applied by Infoworld to Microsoft's continuous lying about Microsoft Windows.

The phone was only announced in January and it's coming next Thursday.

It's really not that far and people have used them, so it's definitely not vaporware.

 

[atakin77]

I really think this is almost comical.

I remember scrolling through forums for months leading up to the launch for the Incredible reading many of the same comments about that release as well... I remember the phone shipping 3 or 4 days before the release date, then sitting in a Fed Ex warehouse for a few days until the release date got closer... I remember calling Fed Ex and trying to get them to ship the phone sooner and everyone sharing their order numbers, dates, etc.

This is like Groundhog Day... and once again I am in the thick of it!

 

[superlawyer15]

he's either confused or repeating some rumor he heard he's just a sales guy at a store he knows no more than us at the moment i knew about the thunderbolt before VZW store employees did well before, the ones that did know knew from same source as us not from work

idk, i hope so

but some of the stuff he was telling wasn't anything I heard rumors about, it was fresh information ,at least to me it was

 

[htowngator]

it wasnt the xoom

him and I both said thunderbolt half a dozen times

Then he's sorely mistaken. That would be like touting the new line of BMW's with the newer engine and then turning off cylinders. I think people would honestly revolt and it would make VZW look horrible. I'd say there's 0% chance that this thing won't be LTE enabled out of the box.

 

[blizz419]

idk, i hope so

but some of the stuff he was telling wasn't anything I heard rumors about, it was fresh information ,at least to me it was

well we hear rumors based off of whats said by manufacturer's tech sites and what not alot of them its all this person told this person down a line and we all know what happens then it never turns out the same in the end atleast here when someone strays theres always someone to post a link at origin to set it straight again (most of the time anyway)

 

[Forgetful]

idk, i hope so

but some of the stuff he was telling wasn't anything I heard rumors about, it was fresh information ,at least to me it was

Well if he's right VZW can kiss a LOT of their sales goodbye. Not many are going to pay or put up with VZW doing this. And I think VZW knows this.


I hope he's mistaken, and given that we've had almost no correct info on the Bolt I think the odds are high (I hope).

 

[Green_Laser]

i dont know about you guys, after all these dates and being glued to ACen i'm sticking to:



the thunderbolt will come out. maybe.

 

[gorf79]

Fuel for the Fire (Best Buy Rumor)

I decided to give my local Best Buy a jingle to see if they had any new info on a potential release date for those that pre-ordered. The gal that I spoke with did not say with a 100% conviction but she said that they expect to have it on the 24th of this month. Take it for what it is, but possibly one step closer to the stars aligning

 

[dajogejr]

What if CAT....really spelled....DOG?

Hmmm...good one Ogre...that's deep.

 

[htowngator]

Well if he's right VZW can kiss a LOT of their sales goodbye. Not many are going to pay or put up with VZW doing this. And I think VZW knows this.


I hope he's mistaken, and given that we've had almost no correct info on the Bolt I think the odds are high (I hope).

Would almost bet the farm he's mistaken. That would be a disaster from PR and sales perspectives.