Thunderbolt Training At Verizon Starts Today during the demo, data/voice was done

[htowngator]

per @black_man_x, it is possible but as VZW has said not that reliable due to upload speeds being quite slow... 200kb on an excellent connection

anyone that has a VoIP phone knows data upload speeds are important for good call quality

 

[skipfreely]

Since this has a SIM slot could you use it as a global phone?

 

[mpwt51]

no its NOT a Global phone, sim for LTE only

 

[skipfreely]

Thanks and bummer.

 

[anon(75289)]

Technically the only reason it isn't a global phone is because there aren't any other LTE networks on the 700mhz band in other countries yet, but a lot of other carriers are planning them. Once they all roll out, and verizon establishes a roaming agreement, then yes, the TB could technically be a global phone.

But yes, for now, and for the next year at LEAST, there will be no global access for the TBolt

 

[bigpetefox]

UPDATE: Device training begins this week, at least in my region. Hopefully, I can get the launch kit, since it's my job to set the demo devices up and such..

 

[azdmelani]

UPDATE: Device training begins this week, at least in my region. Hopefully, I can get the launch kit, since it's my job to set the demo devices up and such..

thanks for the info!

 

[Green_Laser]

UPDATE: Device training begins this week, at least in my region. Hopefully, I can get the launch kit, since it's my job to set the demo devices up and such..

Cool. Keep us updated.

 

[whiteshadow001]

Best news I've heard all day!

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[rigorx]

Looks like March 10th really is shaping up to be the date. Exactly 4 weeks after the iPhone launch. Go figure.

 

[htowngator]

bigpete, do you think they'll let you know about what revision changes they might have made? if so, are you going to spill the beans here?

 

[bigpetefox]

bigpete, do you think they'll let you know about what revision changes they might have made? if so, are you going to spill the beans here?

The delay is VZW's doing, they want battery life and LTE connectivity beyond perfect. I'm not sure what you mean by revision changes, but here's what I took from the training:

1. Simultaneous voice and data will be LTE/CDMA based.. They knew about the capability of this happening over 3G but it may not be the case anymore.

2. Sense 2.0 may not be supported by VZW (BOOO!) I was looking forward to the htcsense.com integration since they missed out on the Incredible. Maybe Inc2?

3. Out the box, it will support 5 devices in hotspot mode. It can be set up to accommodate up to 8 devices, but you have to fix the settings for it to work.

4. Still no word on launch, price, or LTE fees..

 

[potatolover1102]

Still no word on launch or price. Why is Verizon even wasting their time on training and ads and commercials when they are not even close to releasing info. They need to get it together. Thank you for letting us know and if there is no svdo then they FAIL!

 

[anon(157335)]

The delay is VZW's doing, they want battery life and LTE connectivity beyond perfect. I'm not sure what you mean by revision changes, but here's what I took from the training:

1. Simultaneous voice and data will be LTE/CDMA based.. They knew about the capability of this happening over 3G but it may not be the case anymore.

2. Sense 2.0 may not be supported by VZW (BOOO!) I was looking forward to the htcsense.com integration since they missed out on the Incredible. Maybe Inc2?

3. Out the box, it will support 5 devices in hotspot mode. It can be set up to accommodate up to 8 devices, but you have to fix the settings for it to work.

4. Still no word on launch, price, or LTE fees..

That will be a shame if true.

 

[itsdollar]

Sense 2.0 is one of the features they are pushing isn't it?

 

[htowngator]

Sense 2.0 is one of the features they are pushing isn't it?

he means integration with htcsense.com

 

[anon(149276)]

That will be a shame if true.

Absolutely. Didn't VZW learn their lesson a few years ago. Back when they were too busy trying to shove their VCast content down our throats. As well as their uniform menu systems? People like choice and people like innovation. That's why Apple and Google have done so well. Unless it is a hardware issue (which couldn't be the case) let us get what the manufacturer intended!

 

[Koato]

[C.A.P]Achilles

Whats the difference that sense 2.0 would make?

 

[ebrown126]

The delay is VZW's doing, they want battery life and LTE connectivity beyond perfect. I'm not sure what you mean by revision changes, but here's what I took from the training:

1. Simultaneous voice and data will be LTE/CDMA based.. They knew about the capability of this happening over 3G but it may not be the case anymore.

2. Sense 2.0 may not be supported by VZW (BOOO!) I was looking forward to the htcsense.com integration since they missed out on the Incredible. Maybe Inc2?

3. Out the box, it will support 5 devices in hotspot mode. It can be set up to accommodate up to 8 devices, but you have to fix the settings for it to work.

4. Still no word on launch, price, or LTE fees..

Why would Vz not support this? What does it have to do with them? Well that will be it for me. If that's not supported, Im on to the Bionic.

 

[bigpetefox]

Why would Vz not support this? What does it have to do with them? Well that will be it for me. If that's not supported, Im on to the Bionic.

The HTC reps said the online part was dependent on if the carrier's want to allow support. Odd that it's up to the carrier, bu that's what I was told and not a fan!