Verizon announced the motorola xoom....how long until thunderbolt??

[Noloc0209]

according to verizons twitter feed. They announced the moto xoom for 24th....how long before they announce thunderbolt ???

Another question

Is it uncommon for vzw to release two different devices on the same day?

 

[I am Fake Jesus]

verizon also posted it on facebook, the comments are flooded with were the hell is the thunderbolt comments. including 2 by me

i just hope they know the demand on this phone

 

[Chrisy]

Hoping for today!

 

[Noloc0209]

facebook too?? Wow.....what's really funny Is that i haven't seen one xoom commercial.....been seeing thunderbolt like crazy on tv and web.

 

[I am Fake Jesus]

yeah, only commercial i saw for the xoom was during superbowl. i just hope they give us a date on the t bolt asap

 

[Chrisy]

I saw 2 TB commercials last night during The Amazing Race.

 

[Green_Laser]

I need to hit them with a message on FB too. Do I need to only "like" the vzw page?

 

[odiej34]

No flash until spring? (FOR THE XOOM) Add that to this jacked up launch and I'm starting to wonder what the he'll has happened to Big Red?

 

[robdec17]

yup.. another major fail.... No Flash till spring on the Zoom!!

 

[DirtMcGirt]

verizon also posted it on facebook, the comments are flooded with were the hell is the thunderbolt comments. including 2 by me

i just hope they know the demand on this phone

ha, they're deleting em' as fast as they're coming in too. mine got wiped out... i think they get the point now. plus, nobody cares about another flash'less tablet.

 

[I am Fake Jesus]

yup mine are gone so i just added more lol.

also phil just posted in the rumored forum about sprint announcing/releasing a new phone on the 24th same day as t bolt an xoom.

i replied if he is still sticking with the 24th for us

 

[thedeceiver]

ha, they're deleting em' as fast as they're coming in too. mine got wiped out... i think they get the point now. plus, nobody cares about another flash'less tablet.

Hahahaha. I noticed the same thing. I guess they don't want that pesky device people ACTUALLY want to get in the way of the Xoom.

 

[rigorx]

No flash until spring? (FOR THE XOOM) Add that to this jacked up launch and I'm starting to wonder what the he'll has happened to Big Red?

You all get that the Xoom Flash debacle has jack sh!t to do with VZW, right ? That's strictly between Moto's hardware, HoneyComb, and Adobe.

Everyone just loves to point the "wtf is wrong with you" finger at Big Red lately.

 

[DirtMcGirt]

i replied if he is still sticking with the 24th for us

Well, by the looks of it he's sticking to his rumored date. Personally, I kind of don't want the phone to be released until after the 24th... just to point out the fact that people shouldn't believe the blogosphere. It would be a good wake up call to many and hopefully prevent false reports in the future as we can all say next time, "well remember the whole Thunderbolt debacle?!?"

 

[BoNg420]

Verizon deletes comments in seconds on FB.

 

[I am Fake Jesus]

i want that job. work for verizon an delete fb comments lol

 

[robrecht]

ha, they're deleting em' as fast as they're coming in too. mine got wiped out... i think they get the point now. plus, nobody cares about another flash'less tablet.

Actually, it is important. Since it is a 4G tablet, Verizon's first 4G device (apart from USB radios), it seems to indicate a relative degree of confidence in their 4G network. A relatively positive sign for the Thunderbolt.

 

[thedeceiver]

You all get that the Xoom Flash debacle has jack sh!t to do with VZW, right ? That's strictly between Moto's hardware, HoneyComb, and Adobe.

Everyone just loves to point the "wtf is wrong with you" finger at Big Red lately.

Oh really? VZW couldn't have had Moto hold off on the device until Flash was ready? Yeah, they could have and Moto would have listened. 28% of Moto's profit last year was from VZW... they would have listened.

 

[DirtMcGirt]

Actually, it is important. Since it is a 4G tablet, Verizon's first 4G device (apart from USB radios), it seems to indicate a relative degree of confidence in their 4G network. A relatively positive sign for the Thunderbolt.

Either that or they PLANNED on selling the tablet on the 24th & got nervous of flooding the network by releasing 2 potential big sellers on the same day. Last thing they want are people complaining how slow 4G is.

 

[thedeceiver]

Either that or they PLANNED on selling the tablet on the 24th & got nervous of flooding the network by releasing 2 potential big sellers on the same day. Last thing they want are people complaining how slow 4G is.

It has 4G capabilities, but at launch it is only enabled for WiFi and 3G. The 4G radios are supposedly in there and it can be unlocked with a Moto promised OTA update.

So, I don't think the "network demand" issue is really what caused it.

Clearly VZW's LTE network is not ready for prime time which is what is holding up the Thunderbolt launch.