***Official HTC Incredible Thread***

[JLR]

I'm not up for a renewal or NE2 until December, but I'd still like to see this phone come out SOON. I'm already salivating at being able to ditch my LG Dare and HP iPaq210, so I can quit carrying around two devices all the time.
I already checked out that most of the Windows Mobile apps I use have Android versions (except for the custom one that I wrote and will have to rewrite whenever I get my phone).
I'd go with the Droid, but I can't get over the crummy keyboard.

 

[Sisaacs]

Just wanted to thank everyone for getting me hooked on another phone that has no concrete release date. I've had a blackberry for the last five years and was following the mysterious blackberry 9650 release for months to replace my storm1. I got soo annoyed with the lack of a release date for the 9650 that I decided to get something other than a blackberry. I started researching the droid and was going to get a droid and found this thread. Now, I'm hooked again following a phone with no release date......

This Incredible looks better than any other blackberry that I owned.....hurry up

you're welcome

p.s. to kappy and Montana Man- glad to see you guys back

 

[woodraskam]

Here's another perspective that I'm not sure has been discussed much. Who stands to lose most from Verizon delaying the Incredible release (hint: not Steven58)? My guess would be HTC, who has invested a LOT of time and money in research, design, engineering, testing, and (likely) manufacturing. Something tells me the HTC guys are even more anxious than us for Verizon to drop the Incredible Bomb on us.

I had the same thought.....if Stevie J. dropped some kind of iRed announcement on the 8th, I'm sure HTC would be losing quite a few phone purchases.

 

[CrustyJuggler]

OK... must get back to work. In the mean time.... we've seen evidence of roughly 159,000 of our phones in inventory "somewhere". Has anyone thought of determining the number of Verizon stores and retailers and dividing that into 159,000 to come up with the average number of Incredibles that will be available per store? (I know they don't evenly divvy them up). It would be interesting to know what sort of shortage of them we might expect after initial release.

I'd hate to have to drive to the nether reaches of big sky country just to get one. Oh wait... MM is back... hey buddy ....

Someone posted earlier that they have 2200 stores, but there was also a theory that the number in warehouse was number of cases rather than individual handsets. I wouldn't worry about a shortage. If you're on this thread, you'll probably be there waiting for them to unlock the doors the morning of release like most of us

 

[tdub88]

One of the quotes in question is :
VZWOffers

@shawnaisaacs Hi Shawn, Yes the HTC Incredible does seem to be in demand! What do you think of #Droid, by the way

I would have answered, "I think it sucks. WHEN is the Incredible coming out? And don't say "SOON"."

 

[Sisaacs]

I would have answered, "I think it sucks. WHEN is the Incredible coming out? And don't say "SOON"."

My answer :
@VZWOffers-FUNFACT- Noone tweeting you about the htc Incredible is interested in the Droid. End of Story.

Really dont think they care what we tweet- They will release it on THEIR schedule- not ours

 

[shnoobles]

i asked them to define soon and they wouldnt

 

[Berner]

Wow! I think this is good move no matter how you look at it. Unless you are worried about the size of the EVO and maybe the rumored RAM the incredible might have.

EVO is rumored to have more RAM than Incredible. Rumor is 8-10 GB total, so probably something like 1GB RAM plus 8MB flash (movinand).

Apparently Sprint's agreement with HTC is: "whatever the Incredible gets, the EVO gets more."

I'm kidding.

Maybe.

 

[Logic]

Looks like Apple may be trying to intercept some of the Android hype.

Apple holding iPhone OS 4 event, April 8th! -- Engadget

 

[CrustyJuggler]

Not being an ass, but why would you want to get this phone without a data plan anyway? I know it has wi-fi and all, but that would be damn inconvenient when you were out and wanted to know something.

We get this question all day long and it's mind-boggling to me.

It's frustrating for me because I already have unlimited data for $15. So I'll be paying an extra $15/mo just to own the Incredible.

 

[androidrage]

One of the quotes in question is :
VZWOffers

@shawnaisaacs Hi Shawn, Yes the HTC Incredible does seem to be in demand! What do you think of #Droid, by the way

Doesn't so much acknowledge it's existence rather than acknowledges the interest in it. I certainly didn't take it for much when I received it.

so tweet back "i think the droid looks like old news compared to the HD2 and the EVO. show me how verizon will compete, or i'll pick one of the current winners!"

edit: you already posted your reply

 

[shnoobles]

i asked them to define soon and they wouldnt

Twitter / Verizon Wireless USA: @shnoobles Hi Pat, We unf ...

 

[Steven58]

so tweet back "i think the droid looks like old news compared to the HD2 and the EVO. show me how verizon will compete, or i'll pick one of the current winners!"

edit: you already posted your reply

vz competes on network..sometimes i feel trapped.

 

[Isror]

One of the quotes in question is :
VZWOffers

@shawnaisaacs Hi Shawn, Yes the HTC Incredible does seem to be in demand! What do you think of #Droid, by the way

I would have said "The Droid is soooo 2009..."

 

[woodraskam]

Looks like Apple may be trying to intercept some of the Android hype.

Apple holding iPhone OS 4 event, April 8th! -- Engadget

So the question is, are they trying to steal the thunder before or after the Incredible is announced. Apple usually likes to 'leak' their schedule to the public earlier than 3 days beforehand, so maybe they know something about a release schedule that we don't.

1. They tried to scare HTC. HTC didn't back down.

2. They tried to get an injunction against all HTC phones coming into the US. Failed again.

3. This may be their last ditch effort to try and divert attention to their next iPhone.

 

[Isror]

Twitter / Verizon Wireless USA: @shnoobles Hi Pat, We unf ...

I call Shenanigans

 

[E2EKIEL]

If VZW waits much longer, I think the growing consensus is that the name should be the HTC INCONSEQUENTIAL.

Its actually going to be called HTC TWO WEEKS

 

[jgalvar]

Here's another perspective that I'm not sure has been discussed much. Who stands to lose most from Verizon delaying the Incredible release (hint: not Steven58)? My guess would be HTC, who has invested a LOT of time and money in research, design, engineering, testing, and (likely) manufacturing. Something tells me the HTC guys are even more anxious than us for Verizon to drop the Incredible Bomb on us.

I would think Verizon would lose most. HTC doesn't really care if the consumer gets the phone yet...That's Verizons job. As long as HTC is selling bulk to verizon then they've got money in the bank. When the inc. comes out, it will sell out and HTC will have to sell a buttload to Verizon again.

 

[Vtsdan]

Wow! I think this is good move no matter how you look at it. Unless you are worried about the size of the EVO and maybe the rumored RAM the incredible might have. Those are the only real drawbacks I see at this point. Plus your saving 200 plus dollars a year!

I don't worry about the size one bit, and I probably wouldn't mind having that extra real estate. I do like the sound of the more ram and built in storage on the Incredible.. but hey, the EVO has a front facing camera, larger screen, and the cost would be cheaper in the long run... both have their benefits... but right now the biggest thing sprint has IMO, I that it's officially confirmed and released specs on their device.

 

[Vtsdan]

HTC-DNF ... Duke Nukem Forever!

 

[kshel]

If today is the 10 yr anniversary and tonight is the final four.....maybe a revealing commercial to stir things up??

 

[appsmgr]

It's frustrating for me because I already have unlimited data for $15. So I'll be paying an extra $15/mo just to own the Incredible.

just curious, how do you get unlimited data for $15? are you grandfathered into an old agreement, or...?

 

[tluv00]

I decided to get the Droid to tide me over until the Incredible comes out and so far it's a decent device. There are plenty of things that could use a change/upgrade but until the Incredible drops it's a good enough fix for me.

 

[rdalecki]

Inventor of the cell phone Dr. Martin Cooper.

Will this do?

I have been waiting for an upgrade for a long time!

 

[woodraskam]

If today is the 10 yr anniversary and tonight is the final four.....maybe a revealing commercial to stir things up??

ATT is in bed with the NCAA tourney, so I don't see that likely.....expect to see more Luke Wilson playing horse though.