My (optomistic) opinion on the Passion/Bravo/NexusOne debacle...

Everything you have posted is as effective to bringing more knowledge about the new phones as if I said the toothfairy will bring the Passion on a shiny platter to anyone who wishes it.

 

Which would be very unlikely. From what I hear, the Tooth Fairy is waiting for the Passion, as well.

 

lol

 

well of course... she needs google maps to find out the best way to get to your house

 

Untrue. Anything with a fairy in the name carries an iphone. I keed I keed.

 

at this point im starting to give up hope a bit and shifting my attention to maybe a Palm Pre. If I had to choose between an Eris and a Pre I would choose the Pre all day. Hopefully it will come to Verizon with a few added features like autofocus and a 5MP cam.

We all know that eventually HTC will bring something to Verizon that fits exactly what we are looking for. Whether its the Nexus One, the Bravo, the Passion, or something totally different. We know something better will eventually come, however, I'm starting to worry that it wont be soon enough for me. I can only stand this Dare for a bit longer, so I think I may grab the Pre in January on a one year contract to "get me by" until HTC releases the phone I really want. Call it a stop gap measure.

 

You did. He didn't read it. Thanks for the thoughts.

What is up with some people? Rather than be ugly, just don't post at all.

 

They could easily change the April release date for the Bravo. What makes you think they will not?

 

That's an April release date for Europe. Has no bearing on a US release.

 

This is not a slam on your post, so please don't take it that way. Actually, I think you fall into category 3.

You basically have four kinds of people talking about phone releases:

1. People who "rumorize" the release of a phone with no facts, and build subsequent "factual" rumors off of the original "rumors", then talk about all the "rumors" as if they really know what is going on. These folks are part of the

 

I'm mostly number 4, but I'm typically not well rested.

 

"My (optomistic) opinion on the Passion/Bravo/NexusOne debacle..."

Do we need to amend the title to read as the following: My (optimistic) opinion on the Passion/Bravo/Nexus One/INCREDIBLE debacle... hahahaha

 

Going to throw my two cents in here: I too am (not-so) patiently awaiting the release of the Passion (or Bravo or whatever). I tried the Droid for a week and was totally disappointed. It Doesn't! I am currently back to my Storm but I miss the OS and the faster Internet that comes with an open-architecture network (BB is closed network, thus no security issues and the number one reason our government uses BB exclusively).

Do I continue to wait for the unicorn that is the Passion or do I bite the bullet and get the Eris? It will be getting 2.0 (and maybe even 2.1) sometime in the first quarter of 2010. Decisions...

 

I'm currently exploring getting the Eris w/o contract. Risky, I know. My price point is ~$250 but most seem to be going around $300 on ebay. Bottom line is I'm not burning my NE2 or even tying myself down for 10 months with a long term contract on the Eris. I'm guessing the Passion/Bravo/Incredible, whatever they end up calling it, will be in the realm of Droid pricing full retail ($600?), but will probably still be $199 w/ contract. My goal will be to sorta "lease" the Eris in the sense that I can flip it on Ebay to recoup some cost. Bottom line, I'm willing to eat $100-$150 out of pocket to get an interim phone. This is coming from someone with a razr pushing 4 years old. How patient have I been? I'm starting to lose it. (And my patience too... )

 

That's actually a pretty sound decision IMO.

Coming from a Razr you will love the phone--even the Driod. Seems anyone that hasn't had a smart-phone before LOVES the Droid. Coming from my Storm I just felt the Droid... Lacking...

 

I thought about doing the same thing this morning. Try Craigslist in your area. I found 1 for $200, another for $250 and a bunch for $375 to $400 range. Can't get the $200 to call me back/answer email. I walked around with 2 $100 bills in my wallet all day if they called back. Bummer, probably already sold.