gobluejd
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Hehe he he, look again
the ad DOES have a date, Wed March 16
Whoah. Dubble rainbow. Nice!
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Whoah. Dubble rainbow. Nice!
NCX Designs
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It also means that HTC knew the date would be March 17th, and that also means the rumor of HTC getting ticked at Verizon for delaying (what really?) is false since technically Verizon never went public with a date in the first place.
It would have not been known on YouTube thanks to those crappy quality captures you can't see the date there.
Bigdaddy1207
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The reason there isn't a date at the end of the htc ads is because they are ads they are being played as if the phone is already available, which really it ahoukd have been already.
NCX Designs
Android Enthusiast
Not necessarily, if you recall, the dummy phone had the original street date of February 14th on its calendar
Why is it that everyone is a pessimist on these forums
NCX Designs
Android Enthusiast
Not necessarily, if you recall, the dummy phone had the original street date of February 14th on its calendar, and they arrived well before that date
Why is it that everyone is a pessimist on these forums
HOW the heck did that duplicate
anyway, I think its HTC's way of hinting at a date
one of the CBS ads on the cbs sports website had a date on its calendar too but the day was hidden in a shadow, however it was a Wednesday as well
here's that same graphic that i used to make a sig used on XDA, you can see it a little more clearly, but the day is shadowed
EvilMonkey
Android Enthusiast
Yea i tried to check out the date on all commercials I've seen but you definitely cant read it on standard def.
why does march 16th mean it is coming out march 17th?
may be the date means it would be out before that date. May be the 10th.
NCX Designs
Android Enthusiast
I'm over and done with being optimistic pessimistic logistic or any other istic over this phone. when verizon gives an official release date I'll purchase the phone and that will be that. no sense in getting hyped up or pissed off with all these rumored release dates
funny thing is the onscreen ad a few posts up says Wednesday March and then you can't read the number date
NCX Designs
Android Enthusiast
Im gonna show up at exactly 10:08 on march 16th and demand my TB
lol
10:08 is what HTC uses on all its press shots for its devices, if you see another number its a render issued by the carrier (10:45 was Verizon's)
anywho, its still quite possible the 10th date could be made, thats if they announce it on Tuesday, which were all hoping for i'm sure
Thats my sig, it was made using the CBS Sports ad graphic when they had the whole webpage ad, it wasn't a flash ad either but it was an ad that teased the phone then it even had the date on the calendar blacked out because of a shadow
wow. I'm used to being on forums where they just have ads littering all up and down the posts. I feel like a genius right now lol
NCX Designs
Android Enthusiast
ha ha
also, there is only one day on a wednesday in march that has a 1 in it, and thats the 16th
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-central-forums-member-goes-hands-htc-thunderbolt
NCX, I think the reason everyone's pessimistic is because of how this release has played out. If nothing would've been said after Verizon announced by end of Q1 at CES, everything would've been fine. If we had just the 14th date and it got pushed back, people would've been a lil disappointed but okay with it. But with the rumored release dates of 14th, 17th, 21st, 24th, 28th, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, & every Monday & Thursday after that in March and even rumors of early April, people are getting negative.
Then there is bad battery issue within weeks of launch, possibility of added features that may turn out to be nothing, and people with friends/ sources coming out of the woodwork, it has turned into a CF. With Verizon only saying you can't delay what hasn't been announced is like waving a red cape in front of a bull. The date on the dummy units pretty much confirms they were looking to release on Feb. 14th. How many times have you seen a date on one of those dummy phones that was a month before the release date?
I have even given a thought to actually riding out the entire 20 months with my Inc. because of this mess. While this rollercoaster has built hype, when it goes bad it gives people time to question if they really should jump on this phone. In this economy that's a bad thing for Verizon.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I can see why people are pessimistic. If the rumored dates would've been kept to around 2 or 3, I think we would've been fine. But with every tech blog getting any little tidbit and running with it, and everyone trying to be an internet hero it's gotten to the point where people don't want to get there hopes up and be let down again.
Edit: About the only thing that has kept me on the Tbolt is the WorldOfJohnboy thread over at DF. Having someone actually have one in hand and answer questions, comment on performance/battery life, etc. is nice.
Then there is bad battery issue within weeks of launch, possibility of added features that may turn out to be nothing, and people with friends/ sources coming out of the woodwork, it has turned into a CF. With Verizon only saying you can't delay what hasn't been announced is like waving a red cape in front of a bull. The date on the dummy units pretty much confirms they were looking to release on Feb. 14th. How many times have you seen a date on one of those dummy phones that was a month before the release date?
I have even given a thought to actually riding out the entire 20 months with my Inc. because of this mess. While this rollercoaster has built hype, when it goes bad it gives people time to question if they really should jump on this phone. In this economy that's a bad thing for Verizon.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I can see why people are pessimistic. If the rumored dates would've been kept to around 2 or 3, I think we would've been fine. But with every tech blog getting any little tidbit and running with it, and everyone trying to be an internet hero it's gotten to the point where people don't want to get there hopes up and be let down again.
Edit: About the only thing that has kept me on the Tbolt is the WorldOfJohnboy thread over at DF. Having someone actually have one in hand and answer questions, comment on performance/battery life, etc. is nice.
swamp
Member
Yes and no. We are certainly paying a premium for the 1st LTE phone on a major carrier. However, there is no difference in antenna costs. Verizon is using a similar frequency band for 3G and 4G 700-800 Mhz which will mean the antennas will be very similar, perhaps an evolutionary step but certainly not a revolutionary one. Furthermore even if the antenna was considerd revolutionary it will still be a very small fraction of the cost of the phone. The SoC, screen and memory make up the largest majority of the cost.
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TxGoat
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Hehe he he, look again
the ad DOES have a date, Wed March 16
OMG 50 degrees!!! That means that the illuminati are behind the delays!!!
I have been traveling out there for work a lot lately and it gets down into the 30s at night.
Back on topic...does anyone think we will hear an announcement today of any kind?
leehblanc
Well-Known Member
If we do, I would wager that it's in the next hour. They tend to put those out in the morning, and they've had all weekend to wring their hands over it.
Lucidot
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ZuneNinja!
Member
Don't they usually announce on Tuesdays?
leehblanc
Well-Known Member
Typically, I think they do. But nothing about this release has been typical
could it be the calm before the storm, the Thunderstorm ? yeah - right