[RELEASED] The 4.3 inch "Thunderbolt" aka "Mecha" aka "Incredible HD" from HTC...beyond coming soon!

[ChiTownJim]

it must vary by state - In California they charge the sales tax based on full price

Man that is pretty ridiculious , I don't know how that is an ok thing at all

 

[photondev]

Man that is pretty ridiculious , I don't know how that is an ok thing at all

agree it is ridiculous, but no way around it

 

[HTCThunderbolt]

VerizonWireless Verizon Wireless
No pre-orders on #4G #LTE #Thunderbolt by #HTC. Verizon stores will be open regular hours on Thurs. ready to serve u.

 

[TxGoat]

Just got back from the Verizon store and now I'm locked and stocked with as close to a pre-order as I can get from them. Customer Service updated my upgrade date, and I have an appointment at 10:00am with a phone with my name. They had a demo phone on the floor with 4G connectivity, I did some speedtest.net testing (yes I know some of you aren't convinced by Speedtest.net's numbers but go sit on something will you?) and I got download speeds ranging from 17 Mbps to 9 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 33 Mbps to 26 Mbps. I'd post pics and video, but I figured I'll wait for the Speedtest thread to open back up. Oh and the phone feels very solid, and while I was there, I went a little crazy and bought the car mount and case/holster combo.....Sigh I hate being caught up in the hype....

 

[theacoustician]

Just got back from the Verizon store and now I'm locked and stocked with as close to a pre-order as I can get from them. Customer Service updated my upgrade date, and I have an appointment at 10:00am with a phone with my name. They had a demo phone on the floor with 4G connectivity, I did some speedtest.net testing (yes I know some of you aren't convinced by Speedtest.net's numbers but go sit on something will you?) and I got download speeds ranging from 17 Mbps to 9 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 33 Mbps to 26 Mbps. I'd post pics and video, but I figured I'll wait for the Speedtest thread to open back up. Oh and the phone feels very solid, and while I was there, I went a little crazy and bought the car mount and case/holster combo.....Sigh I hate being caught up in the hype....

Um ... 33 up? Quite rare your up is faster than your down on a consumer line. Are you sure about this?

 

[horst3]

What are the chances the the preorders at BB will show up sometime tomorrow?

 

[photondev]

Just got back from the Verizon store and now I'm locked and stocked with as close to a pre-order as I can get from them. ....

I also got an appointment for the 17th, the sales rep assured me I would get the same deal as buying it online, including the employee discount

 

[mischiefse7en]

Um ... 33 up? Quite rare your up is faster than your down on a consumer line. Are you sure about this?

i did read that that was pretty common for the empty 4g network, and on pandas pic it showed 4mbps faster on the upload

 

[gobluejd]

From Detroit, used to watch Gordie Howe, Al Kaline, Willie Horton, The Bird, Alex Carras, Dave Bing in person - and oh yeah - went to Michigan.

I think Evos and Bolts are the darlings of Motor City / Big Blue fans, but that's just my expert opinion.


(lma0 )

Little late to convo. Playing catch up from the xoom while co-worker driving. What a day to be traveling

Fyi born and raised in Sterling Hts MI.

 

[ECFfighter7232]

Little late to convo. Playing catch up from the xoom while co-worker driving. What a day to be traveling

Fyi born and raised in Sterling Hts MI.

not to be off topic but...
Every time I see your avatar I just want to scream
C-A-P-S CAPS CAPS CAPS!!!!

 

[VJKotts]

Just came back from the Verizon store here and the rep told me to come back tomorrow (16th) and pick up the phone at 10am. She also gave me her card.
I don't know if she was mistaken, but I did not correct her. So I will be there tomorrow picking up the phone. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[nkd]

Just came back from the Verizon store here and the rep told me to come back tomorrow (16th) and pick up the phone at 10am. She also gave me her card.
I don't know if she was mistaken, but I did not correct her. So I will be there tomorrow picking up the phone. Has this happened to anyone else?

LOL You should have corrected her, because If she made a mistake by saying the 16th, I dont think she will be able to sell you the phone if the system has a street date.

 

[VJKotts]

LOL You should have corrected her, because If she made a mistake by saying the 16th, I dont think she will be able to sell you the phone if the system has a street date.

Maybe she will. I've bought phones 1 day before the release date before. But I can just go there and see what happens.

 

[gobluejd]

not to be off topic but...
Every time I see your avatar I just want to scream
C-A-P-S CAPS CAPS CAPS!!!!

Avatar provided by UBROCKED!

PS - I am friends with Derian Hatcher (Kevin's brother)

GO WINGS!!!!

 

[ECFfighter7232]

Avatar provided by UBROCKED!

PS - I am friends with Derian Hatcher (Kevin's brother)

GO WINGS!!!!

HaHa good stuff!

 

[TxGoat]

Um ... 33 up? Quite rare your up is faster than your down on a consumer line. Are you sure about this?

Well I was going to wait to upload on the speedtest thread if MON was ok with unlocking it, but since I haven't heard from him, here's the pic I snapped. He had been running speed tests all day and had some data already stored. Yes we know some people don't believe Speedtest.net is reliable, but here is the data from the phone on a rather empty 4G network.

Oh and mods, feel free to resize or do your voodoo to the pic...

Spoiler

(mod note - click Show button to see oversized image)

 

[Bearly]

Guys this phone has an SLCD that's not Pentile matrix, right?

 

[howarmat]

SLCD is correct

 

[Barry Dingle]

well post back with your findings. I'll be up at 3 if they are doing pre orders.

Glad I called. No preorders re-confirmed.

 

[Filipino.Cowboy]

Multimedia Desktop Charging Dock

 

[HolyGrail]

I'll try and clarify it for you. She gave you what you wanted...she approved your early upgrade. The reason she told you that you had to order it over the phone is because they just put a "note" on your account. This note that states you are eligible for an upgrade and is all you need to order the t-bolt by calling VZW customer service. If you called in to order the phone and you got a rep that told you that you weren't eligible yet...you could just tell them that a CSR put a note on your account on 3/15. Once a note is on your account, no other CSR can dispute it (even if you were only 6 months into a new contract).

The stores aren't going to let you upgrade early...they don't care about the "note" on your account. Your upgrade eligibility hasn't really changed as far as the store is concerned. Log into your VZW online account and check your eligibility for a new phone (you see that you are not yet eligible).

Does that make sense or am I just rambling?

Edit: And yes, your contract date would become 3/17/11 because you purchased a new handset on that date. The 4/4 date is now out the window.

UBRocked, back in the day when the Droid 1 came out, I was able to buy from a verizon store with the early upgrade note on my account. I just explained to the rep and he called and confirmed it.

 

[Wolfedude88]

UBRocked, back in the day when the Droid 1 came out, I was able to buy from a verizon store with the early upgrade note on my account. I just explained to the rep and he called and confirmed it.

Yes this is still correct, If you have the note in your account and you know the date, then the corporate stores at least should not have problem. If they do have them call the COOS(don't know if I spelled that right) and they can then move the upgrade date then.

I know this is still in effect, I did on the iphone and the Fascinate before that.

 

[dbgoolsby]

Confirmed 1-year Contract price of $319.99 through my local VZW Corporate store tonight.

 

[GFA]

Confirmed 1-year Contract price of $319.99 through my local VZW Corporate Store tonight.

that's even cheaper than the $329.99 rumored price if that's true.

 

[dbgoolsby]

Where is everybody? Lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg