When Will the ThunderBolt Be Available for Purchase

[Effington]

Verizon is doing this on purpose - they want to keep pushing this thing back if necessary. Most likely it has to do with the iPhone, and no matter how you feel, that is now Verizon's top moneymaker and their only ticket to winning subscribers from the other carriers.

I would think it's more likely that HTC doesn't want to get slaughtered by iPhone sales. Like no sane video game publisher releases anything around COD, Halo, or GTA.

That may be part of it too, and also Verizon's doing as well - the fact is, Android handsets are going to be slaughtered by iPhone sales on Verizon anyway.

 

[EyeOWA]

Anyone other than Lowell McAdams stating they have "concrete", "verified" "factual information about this phone is just blowing smoke up our arses. When its here, its here. I am tired of my Imagio and want a new phone, but heck, I may even wait to see what comes out in the next few months. Patience is a virtue. Retrain yourselves for a few days(weeks), whatever. If you need a new phone I have a sweet Razr you can have.....free!

You poor guy, I was one a Imagio with a cracked screen till my lovely wife bought me a Eris for $75 off Craigs List. I think she just got tired of listening to me complain about it.

It makes me wince every time someone talks about how bad the Eris is because it was definately a step up from the Imagio. The rom scene for the Imagio is generally sucktastic.

Yep, on my 6th one. Last time it malfunctioned, they offered me a Devour as a replacement. I politely said "No thanks."

 

[motty69]

Feburary 14 was CERTAIN (according to most of you)

February 24 was CERTAIN. (according to most of you)

The fact is that without an official statement by Verizon, no one knows or will ever know exactly when this phone will release.

Verizon is doing this on purpose - they want to keep pushing this thing back if necessary. Most likely it has to do with the iPhone, and no matter how you feel, that is now Verizon's top moneymaker and their only ticket to winning subscribers from the other carriers.

The Thunderbolt is a phone for enthusiasts who are already Verizon customers. In other words - Verizon doesn't care about you anymore.

Watch manufacturers like HTC and Thunderbolt begin focusing more on the other three carriers now... Androids dominance on Verizon has come to a close.

I think the iPhone was their focus for a while, but lately I've seen far more TBolt commercials than VZW iPhone commercials. I really don't think any date past the 24-28th can be attributed to the iPhone. I think there is some issue or add-on they are trying to iron out at this point.

 

[brandon9559]

People, if you're gonna say stuff like this, give a source.

Not to be rude but you can believe it or not. My source is a confidentiality issue. Put it this way I'm not putting my job on the line by pasting a screenshot of my emails that I receive. What I said is by no means a speculation....if u wanna believe it fine..if not that's fine too. I'm just passing along information. Nice gesture in my opinion...

It's obvious that the release date is March - we don't need screenshots, transcripts, voice recordings, memos or the good word of a stockboy at the local Best Buy. Phones are not given ninja releases without any advance notice - this isn't a Radiohead album.

Expect at least 1 or 2 week lead time on any release of this phone, so anything within a week from today will not be a release date.

I don't really get what your saying...you do know I was talking to the person who said " if you're gonna post something like this give a source" right? Fyi stock boys at best buy don't get corporate Verizon wireless emails...

 

[Arachnidus]

It was pushed back to March. No official date set yet...but it will be March.

People, if you're gonna say stuff like this, give a source.

Not to be rude but you can believe it or not. My source is a confidentiality issue. Put it this way I'm not putting my job on the line by pasting a screenshot of my emails that I receive. What I said is by no means a speculation....if u wanna believe it fine..if not that's fine too. I'm just passing along information. Nice gesture in my opinion...

You have to understand where I'm coming from. As an aggravated 16 year old who wants his phone, how can I be certain you aren't just another 16 year old who's trying to sound smart, or in the know?

It's merely a case of validation vs speculation.

There is still a chance for a 24th release or 28th. Weirder things than this have happened.

 

[Effington]

Not to be rude but you can believe it or not. My source is a confidentiality issue. Put it this way I'm not putting my job on the line by pasting a screenshot of my emails that I receive. What I said is by no means a speculation....if u wanna believe it fine..if not that's fine too. I'm just passing along information. Nice gesture in my opinion...

It's obvious that the release date is March - we don't need screenshots, transcripts, voice recordings, memos or the good word of a stockboy at the local Best Buy. Phones are not given ninja releases without any advance notice - this isn't a Radiohead album.

Expect at least 1 or 2 week lead time on any release of this phone, so anything within a week from today will not be a release date.

I don't really get what your saying...you do know I was talking to the person who said " if you're gonna post something like this give a source" right? Fyi stock boys at best buy don't get corporate Verizon wireless emails...

Up until today, my guesses have been more accurate than all of the folks here claiming to have irrefutable proof from corporate emails, sales reps and managers with both Verizon and Best Buy.

Here's my source - an educated guess. It's been better than anything else so far. Just take a stroll through that thread that was closed prematurely by Bill the Hook.

 

[electric6]

This is getting ridiculous. I dont mean the forum of course, but rather the sheer tight lipped behavior of vzw. I mean, wow. Their iphone sales expectations are already WAY under the radar, and att has already launched its TB(the inspire 4g), and the atrix, with the infuse 4g on the way. Seriously, i dont meant to be a cry-baby, or a winer, but many of us have been waiting on this phone almost a year now. Its time big red... Dont make me buy a used dinc!!

 

[brandon9559]

People, if you're gonna say stuff like this, give a source.

Not to be rude but you can believe it or not. My source is a confidentiality issue. Put it this way I'm not putting my job on the line by pasting a screenshot of my emails that I receive. What I said is by no means a speculation....if u wanna believe it fine..if not that's fine too. I'm just passing along information. Nice gesture in my opinion...

You have to understand where I'm coming from. As an aggravated 16 year old who wants his phone, how can I be certain you aren't just another 16 year old who's trying to sound smart, or in the know?

It's merely a case of validation vs speculation.

There is still a chance for a 24th release or 28th. Weirder things than this have happened.

I understand you completely. That's why I said I wasn't trying to be rude at all by saying you don't have to believe it. I'm not even interested in proving it in any kind of way..Im just telling you what I was told directly. March with no certain release date...hell it could even get pushed back again and if it does ill be sure to let you know. But to say that it might be released tomorrow is absurd...and the 28th is not a possibility either.

 

[leonozug]

I've just been told the Thunderbolt will be in Monday the 28th. I have two different friends who works at verizon stores, and they both said it's Monday. Looks like Verizon wants one more weekend to push the iphone before the 'Bolt DESTROYS it!! Looking forward to Monday!!

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[motty69]

Up until today, my guesses have been more accurate than all of the folks here claiming to have irrefutable proof from corporate emails, sales reps and managers with both Verizon and Best Buy.

Here's my source - an educated guess. It's been better than anything else so far. Just take a stroll through that thread that was closed prematurely by Bill the Hook.

Don't take this as an attack, but I think the way you keep rubbing everyone nose in it is what's making the mods so jumpy. You may not mean it that way, but sometimes the way you phrase things doesn't sound very, um, subdued.

On another (off-)topic, what do you think of your Atrix?

 

[brandon9559]

It's obvious that the release date is March - we don't need screenshots, transcripts, voice recordings, memos or the good word of a stockboy at the local Best Buy. Phones are not given ninja releases without any advance notice - this isn't a Radiohead album.

Expect at least 1 or 2 week lead time on any release of this phone, so anything within a week from today will not be a release date.

I don't really get what your saying...you do know I was talking to the person who said " if you're gonna post something like this give a source" right? Fyi stock boys at best buy don't get corporate Verizon wireless emails...

Up until today, my guesses have been more accurate than all of the folks here claiming to have irrefutable proof from corporate emails, sales reps and managers with both Verizon and Best Buy.

Here's my source - an educated guess. It's been better than anything else so far. Just take a stroll through that thread that was closed prematurely by Bill the Hook.

I don't doubt you. If that's what you guessed then you guessed absolutely right. Good job. I was just trying to shed some light on the situation with some facts.

 

[dmdj232]

I've just been told the Thunderbolt will be in Monday the 28th. I have two different friends who works at verizon stores, and they both said it's Monday. Looks like Verizon wants one more weekend to push the iphone before the 'Bolt DESTROYS it!! Looking forward to Monday!!

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Not that it means anything but I just got back from BB and the girl in mobile dept. said feb 28th is the date and they had a rack of brochures that list all of the phones that they sell and the Thunderbolt was in there for $299.99 (obvi it said coming soon)

 

[georgek]

I've just been told the Thunderbolt will be in Monday the 28th. I have two different friends who works at verizon stores, and they both said it's Monday. Looks like Verizon wants one more weekend to push the iphone before the 'Bolt DESTROYS it!! Looking forward to Monday!!

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That's what I heard yesterday. It would be nice but I'm not holding my breath.

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[danDroid]

My local Verizon store is still sticking with the 28th as well.

 

[motty69]

I've just been told the Thunderbolt will be in Monday the 28th. I have two different friends who works at verizon stores, and they both said it's Monday. Looks like Verizon wants one more weekend to push the iphone before the 'Bolt DESTROYS it!! Looking forward to Monday!!

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Not that it means anything but I just got back from BB and the girl in mobile dept. said feb 28th is the date

Ugh, I gotta quit reading these threads. Everytime "the date" passes everyone chimes in saying they are hearing it will be the next date. I wish Verizon would just come out and say March 31st. If it drops earlier, sweet, if not at least we've got an official date.