HTC Thunderbolt Release Date

[guitarchris123]

anyone know when the Thunderbolt is gonna get 2.3?

We don't even know when it is going to be released yet (at least which week), let alone when it will be updateable to Android 2.3. I will tell you this though, HTC is typically the first of the manufacturers to get updates (from what I've read), if that helps.

As far as LTE pricing goes, if I am forced to pay $50 per month for 5GB of data on 4G, just to have the ThunderBolt, I'll just wait for the HTC Incredible 2 when it comes out in March (or whenever it's supposed to be released) and just keep my same unlimited 3G plan. That is just too expensive for most people (in addition to the $310-320 price tag for the TB on a 1 year contract, or $250 for a 2 year). I suspect they will not out-price Sprint by $10 if they want to stay competitive in the 4G race (they should make it no more than $40 per month, capped at 5GB, with small overage charges per extra GB of data). I've already been waiting since November since it was the Incredible HD, then the Mecha, and I was sold on the ThunderBolt, but only if I can keep my $30 unlimited 3G plan, and then have the option of upgrading to 4G for no more than an extra $10 per month when it comes to my area. My city will not have LTE for at least another 6-12 months, if not more. That would be a major bummer if they charge people extra just to have an LTE-capable phone when they don't even have access to the LTE network yet. Let's hope its based on the sim-cards, and you can have the option of putting it in and getting charged for 4G, or leaving it out and getting charged for 3G only.

 

[Android1254]

anyone know when the Thunderbolt is gonna get 2.3?

We don't even know when it is going to be released yet (at least which week), let alone when it will be updateable to Android 2.3. I will tell you this though, HTC is typically the first of the manufacturers to get updates (from what I've read), if that helps.

As far as LTE pricing goes, if I am forced to pay $50 per month for 5GB of data on 4G, just to have the ThunderBolt, I'll just wait for the HTC Incredible 2 when it comes out in March (or whenever it's supposed to be released) and just keep my same unlimited 3G plan. That is just too expensive for most people (in addition to the $310-320 price tag for the TB on a 1 year contract, or $250 for a 2 year). I suspect they will not out-price Sprint by $10 if they want to stay competitive in the 4G race (they should make it no more than $40 per month, capped at 5GB, with small overage charges per extra GB of data). I've already been waiting since November since it was the Incredible HD, then the Mecha, and I was sold on the ThunderBolt, but only if I can keep my $30 unlimited 3G plan, and then have the option of upgrading to 4G for no more than an extra $10 per month when it comes to my area. My city will not have LTE for at least another 6-12 months, if not more. That would be a major bummer if they charge people extra just to have an LTE-capable phone when they don't even have access to the LTE network yet. Let's hope its based on the sim-cards, and you can have the option of putting it in and getting charged for 4G, or leaving it out and getting charged for 3G only.

That sounds spectacular to be honest, ur makes more sense too but I don't think im going to be sold on this phone...i mean if something better is going to come out in march,i think I might wait but can any one convince me to stay on this device? I'm currently on a rooted droid 1 and have been waiting for an htc phone that i could take every spec of and mac out completely, I've actually been on the band wagon for this phone since the first picture leaked, but I feel as if I'm falling off slowly because it doesn't seem that this device will be worth it all that much if I gotta pay for $250 for the phone instead of the regular $199 because they didn't make it dual core and buffed up with a 32gb for compensation, plus on tp of that I gotta pay for whatever crazy 4g plan they have set up

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[eurosteve]

anyone know when the Thunderbolt is gonna get 2.3?

We don't even know when it is going to be released yet (at least which week), let alone when it will be updateable to Android 2.3. I will tell you this though, HTC is typically the first of the manufacturers to get updates (from what I've read), if that helps.

As far as LTE pricing goes, if I am forced to pay $50 per month for 5GB of data on 4G, just to have the ThunderBolt, I'll just wait for the HTC Incredible 2 when it comes out in March (or whenever it's supposed to be released) and just keep my same unlimited 3G plan. That is just too expensive for most people (in addition to the $310-320 price tag for the TB on a 1 year contract, or $250 for a 2 year). I suspect they will not out-price Sprint by $10 if they want to stay competitive in the 4G race (they should make it no more than $40 per month, capped at 5GB, with small overage charges per extra GB of data). I've already been waiting since November since it was the Incredible HD, then the Mecha, and I was sold on the ThunderBolt, but only if I can keep my $30 unlimited 3G plan, and then have the option of upgrading to 4G for no more than an extra $10 per month when it comes to my area. My city will not have LTE for at least another 6-12 months, if not more. That would be a major bummer if they charge people extra just to have an LTE-capable phone when they don't even have access to the LTE network yet. Let's hope its based on the sim-cards, and you can have the option of putting it in and getting charged for 4G, or leaving it out and getting charged for 3G only.

That sounds spectacular to be honest, ur makes more sense too but I don't think im going to be sold on this phone...i mean if something better is going to come out in march,i think I might wait but can any one convince me to stay on this device? I'm currently on a rooted droid 1 and have been waiting for an htc phone that i could take every spec of and mac out completely, I've actually been on the band wagon for this phone since the first picture leaked, but I feel as if I'm falling off slowly because it doesn't seem that this device will be worth it all that much if I gotta pay for $250 for the phone instead of the regular $199 because they didn't make it dual core and buffed up with a 32gb for compensation, plus on tp of that I gotta pay for whatever crazy 4g plan they have set up

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I'm not sure this phone is worth $250 AND paying an additional monthly charge to access 4G. I may jump on the Droid X before it's "end of life" in March just to lock onto a decent 4.3 inch phone that won't require a more expensive data plan.

 

[derekmiller12]

You would think they would want to hype it up as much as possible since it is the first 4G phone from Verizon, and get the release date out there..

 

[jaycemiskel]

They probably will once the iPhone has been released. Until then, it's on the backburner.

 

[xXJakeXx]

The iphone isn't even worth getting till july of 2012, the tb is gonna be so much greater.

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[jaycemiskel]

^I know that. You know that, but those millions of people who are gonna buy it don't.^

 

[xXJakeXx]

I talked to a coworker and he has sprint and the evo he has to pay 10 extra a month here in san diego for 4g and can't even use it unless he goes to la or some where near there.

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[kingsway8605]

^I know that. You know that, but those millions of people who are gonna buy it don't.^

I think some people are going the iPhone route in the future because of Apple's proven history of updating their older phones. The motorola droid, released a little over a year ago, is end of lifed while the iphone 3g, released 2.5 yeats ago, received the latest iOS, with the exception of what it can't run.

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[Wantec]

I really don't see them forcing you to pay for the extra 4G if you don't want it and even more so if it is not available in your area. Just doesn't seem like a good business strategy.

edit: does sprint force customers to buy 4G data if they have a 4G capable phone?

Sprint does charge you even if you're not in a 4G area. And I thought I read that for a little while Sprint wasn't even selling the EVO in areas where there wasn't 4G service nearby.

 

[derekmiller12]

Someone told me that you wont have to pay for the 4g if you dont want it.. Which IMO they should have it that way..

 

[UNC]

I did say that the word is that the $50/month 4g with 5gb also comes with "unlimited" 3g right? That makes 4g only a $20 premium. That isn't bad at all.

 

[Raptor007]

I did say that the word is that the $50/month 4g with 5gb also comes with "unlimited" 3g right? That makes 4g only a $20 premium. That isn't bad at all.

Based on that pricing, I could live with it, but only after 4G hits my market. I would use 4G when necessary and crank the 3G to watch movies from Netflix.

 

[xXJakeXx]

When having a 5g cap is that a lot of data per say, or is it not enough for someone that watches movies, browsing the web and just uses the data just quite often?

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[guitarchris123]

I'm not sure this phone is worth $250 AND paying an additional monthly charge to access 4G. I may jump on the Droid X before it's "end of life" in March just to lock onto a decent 4.3 inch phone that won't require a more expensive data plan.

Do not get the X in March, that would be a bad idea. If you simply can't wait, get it now, but you never buy a phone at its "end of life" (unless you get an amazingly cheap deal on it). If you can wait a little bit longer, get the HTC Incredible 2 in March (bigger screen and improved over last device), or the Motorola Droid X2 in May (has a Tegra 2 in it). You will be mad if you get the X in March and these 2 phones come out shortly thereafter and are much better. Both are 3G only, so you won't be forced to pay more for LTE data (IF that's what VZW is going to do).