[Official] Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Pre-release thread - Sprint official launch is Saturday, June 2

3vodroid · May 21, 2012

LatinP said:
Inside.Sprint.Now ‏@InsideSprintNow
UPDATE: Some of our EVOs have cleared customs, but not entire shipment. Updating blog w/details in the next few minutes.

SOME? Smh oh boy... Well hey it is an excellent sign that things are moving along if not for anything else

aricrawrs · May 21, 2012

Am I the only one continuously refreshing this page and Inside Sprint Now's page?

broadrun96 · May 21, 2012

Plus it would surprise me if they pulled something like limiting supply to "their" stores and not releasing the phones to all suppliers at once. How fast do you think Best Buy would sue for their supply or a penalty for holding back products that they have been promised on launch day. It will be an all or nothing kind of thing, most likely sending out enough to meet preorder needs so walk-ins may be out of luck.

CriticalCritic · May 21, 2012

Edit: answered in the following updates

exclamation_mark · May 21, 2012

Inside.Sprint.Now ‏@InsideSprintNow UPDATE: Some of our EVOs have cleared customs, but not entire shipment. Updating blog w/details in the next few minutes.

About 15 -20 Min ago

slamjet · May 21, 2012

aricrawrs said:
Am I the only one continuously refreshing this page and Inside Sprint Now's page?

Firefox auto-refreshed it for me

Kev5890 · May 21, 2012

HTC EVO 4G LTE: Some have cleared, awaiting launch date. Inside Sprint Now

LatinP · May 21, 2012

Update:

As of this afternoon’s launch update call, I have learned that only some shipments have cleared customs at the Louisville warehouse. It turns out that they are not being cleared per model, as we thought, but rather per shipment. Which, in hindsight makes sense, but had not crossed my mind before. I do not know how many ‘shipments’ were received, but as of 3PM today, it was reported that about half had cleared. I also learned that the update came so late in the day, because they were awaiting to see if they would complete today or not. It is anticipated that they would finish this afternoon, or tomorrow at the latest.

NOTE: this does NOT mean they are checking every phone, as some have asked – it simply means they are testing a sample from each shipment (each shipment contains 1,000′s of devices, and they only sample 1), and that sample does not get shipped out, so no worries about getting a ‘used’ device. There was also some mention of some additional reasons why they were checking actual samples, instead of just going by the paperwork, but no real details were given on the call.

OK. So the big question is when will they ship. If they finish late tonight or tomorrow, they would ship as soon as tomorrow night. At any point after that, they will ship on the night they are completed. You won’t hear this from care or stores if you ask, because they are being told to give the cus*****y ‘unsure/out of our hands’ responses you’ve already heard already, because we can’t be 100% sure of when they will finish. And since they delay is expected to be short, they will launch all at once (not ship out half now, the rest in a day or two)… and all pre-orders WILL get their devices first. It’s still planned that the launch date will be this week, as they could be finished as soon as tomorrow.

I know there’s probably more, as it was a crazy long call, but I wanted to get as much too you guys as quickly as I could. I’ll reread this after I post it, and post any updates as needed. The next launch update call is tomorrow afternoon.

dgreen · May 21, 2012

aricrawrs said:
Am I the only one continuously refreshing this page and Inside Sprint Now's page?

Nope. I've been doing it too.

NeoteriX · May 21, 2012

NeoteriX said:
The next question is, with some Evos being released... is Sprint willing to do a "soft" launch where customers are fulfilled on some first-preordered-first-served basis? (and I don't even know how 3rd party retailers like Best Buy and Radio Shack would be fulfilled) Or, will they wait to allow all inventory to pass customs and then do a full launch where everyone gets their Evo....

And since they delay is expected to be short, they will launch all at once (not ship out half now, the rest in a day or two)

NeoteriX · May 21, 2012

From the twitter

inside.sprint.now ‏@insidesprintnow
cancel that. Devices are now shipping., evos are now shipping. Just got the update.

holy ish breaking news.

Edit: Beat by... of all people, Covert.

exclamation_mark · May 21, 2012

LatinP said:
Update:

That's some good news, This guy has been pretty spot on with information, however I think I'll will still believe it when I see it.

LatinP · May 21, 2012

Another update:
Inside.Sprint.Now ‏@InsideSprintNow
CANCEL THAT. DEVICES ARE NOW SHIPPING., EVOS ARE NOW SHIPPING. JUST GOT THE UPDATE.

3vodroid · May 21, 2012

Epic news fellas this week is looking good!

Kev5890 · May 21, 2012

Well looks like I will be entering my number in sprint.com/myorder for the next few hours haha

3vodroid · May 21, 2012

While it is amazing news.... We aren't out of the woods yet.... I want that sucker in my hand! Woot Woot!

3vodroid · May 21, 2012

It just gets better and better he has updated again saying they have finished.... Devices are shipping!

By devices I mean LTEvo of course.... No confusion this time!

mullen1120 · May 21, 2012

NeoteriX said:
From the twitter

holy ish breaking news.

Edit: Beat by... of all people, Covert.

whoooooooooooooooooo!

exclamation_mark · May 21, 2012

HTC EVO 4G LTE's - CLEARED & SHIPPING!

While I was typing the previous post about the update call earlier, I got the notice that customs finished the other half, and this notice will hit customer care at 5PM CST Today (35 min from now): We are pleased to announce that our warehouse has HTC EVO 4G LTE devices to fill pre-orders. We are no longer accepting pre-order cancellations. What you need to do: Beginning 5/21/12 at 5:00 p.m. Central, tell customers we cannot accept pre-order cancellations. Our warehouse is processing pre-orders and delivery is expected by 5/24. If a customer wants to cancel their order: Advise them to wait for delivery of their device.

davvy1856 · May 21, 2012

http://insidesprintnow.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/htc-evo-4g-ltes-cleared-shipping/

"delivery is expected by 5/24. "

Solid but I hope they beat that date. My afternoon just became a lot better!

3vodroid · May 21, 2012

I can't help but run around my job in celebration! Lol

3vodroid · May 21, 2012

davvy1856 said:
http://insidesprintnow.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/htc-evo-4g-ltes-cleared-shipping/

"delivery is expected by 5/24. "

Solid but I hope they beat that date. My afternoon just became a lot better!

Beat that date? Who cares! They are shipping! This could have taken weeks.. Months...

xusxmarinesx · May 21, 2012

fohspfdpohfohiahgioHGOAID; OIDH FOPDSHAOSJHG ODSJ sorry that was my excitement coming out. Mod please delete if that was totally unnecessary. Hopefully wednesday is the day folks! I work at Best Buy so I will be checking our systems for transit of these bad boys tomorrow!!!:vollkommenauf: I feel sick

slamjet · May 21, 2012

Tracking#, I want, but probably won't come until midnight tonight or tomorrow. What sucks for me is that UPS delivers late, sometimes as late as 9:00 pm.

BTW, Funny how ISN's site is a bit sluggish. Gee, I wonder why?

CriticalCritic · May 21, 2012

UPDATE: "Apple has responded to the recent news by stating that the LTEvos would ship 'over my dead body.' Responding to the call of the Apple Necromancers (Apple's attorneys), Steve Jobs rose from the grave to laid down in front of the shipping trucks containing the LTEvos. It seems that the shipments may still be delayed."

UPDATE:

"The trucks just kept driving. Looks like goods news just became great news."

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