Incredible preorders started 10 days before launch. I*hone preorders started 7 days before launch. I'm beginning to doubt the Thunderbolt will launch by the 24th.
WTF Verizon?
WTF Verizon?
Yeah I was thinking tomorrow too. And if nothing comes about tomorrow or Friday at the latest I don't think it could be a 24th release. And I don't think they'll do a preorder. Not with Bestbuy doing one and it being so late. They'll probably say Thunderbolt @ VZW on the 24th, come and get 'em.I was thinking the same thing.... I got an email on theVZW iphone release 3 weeks before the 2/3 pre-order launch which was a week before the 2/10 public launch.
I was thinking (hoping) they would announce the phone tomorrow with the launch date of the 24th. But then, that would not include a pre-order probably? Do they always offer a pre-order?
I guess time will tell. I am only concerned with how antsy I am getting now that I am eligible for my upgrade. And since they don't expect my area to have 4G LTE until mid-year, I am contemplating saving myself some money right now by getting the Incredible on a 1 year contract. I am trying to wait though until VZW announces the TB release. Hopefully it will be very soon!
...Lord knows the thing already has enough hype, ads don't even seem necessary
Which is what seems strange about the whole thing. Actually launching a phone involves a lot of logistics that we'd probably be seeing bits and pieces of, stuff like phones and marketing materials arriving early, store reps getting training, ad campaigns, website redesigns, etc. So why nothing yet? It seems like the best we can hope for at this point is formal announcements tomorrow-ish and release on the 24th.
Marketing materials for the TB are already at VZW and BB stores, accessories have arrived in store, and there has been a commercial on TV for it along with fairly wide-spread advertising on the web.
It's obvious they are stalling due to the iphone but come on... Just give us the info we want and release it already lol. Verizon is being soo shady about this whole launch imo.