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Another thing is the DROID was VZW's initial Android offering. They were building up for a whole other platform. I think a better comparison might be what kind of action led up to the release of the omnia II. A higher level device on an already established platform.
 
Also remember the droid was the first android phone on Verizon, so the HUGE advertising push was probably also to tell the consumer market that Verizon is now on the android bandwagon...I would be surprised if I don't see any incredible ads after its released
 
Reginald VelJohnson said:
Just my gut feeling, but I wouldn't expect an ad push anywhere NEAR what the Droid got. The Droid was unique in a lot of ways that the Incredible isn't (to a more casual crowd than us, of course). Of course, I'm sure we'll see something, but I would be surprised to see even a dedicated TV ad.
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How about the timing of the Eris advertising? I could only find the original press release the day before the release date:

Bring An Android Device Home For The Holidays With DROID ERIS By HTC, Exclusively From Verizon Wireless

Was the Eris even advertised before the release date?

So from what I see the Droid advertising started around
10/19 and the Eris 11/5.

So, I guess it is possible that the Incredible gets released in a couple weeks.
 
woodraskam said:
Another thing is the DROID was VZW's initial Android offering. They were building up for a whole other platform. I think a better comparison might be what kind of action led up to the release of the omnia II. A higher level device on an already established platform.
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Omnia II's press release was 11/23 and release was 12/2.
No clue if they began any advertising before the press release.

http://news.vzw.com/news/2009/11/pr2009-11-23a.html
 
zdro22 said:
New to the board, getting in to all this research of cell phones, its great. My situation is im a VZW customer. Was going to get a droid today but over my research over the past week i saw the N1 was coming to verizon and preferred that to the droid. So i decided to wait. Now I came across the Incredible. I have a few questions.

1) What is the difference between the N1 and incredible? I know they both have a 1ghz snapdragon, sounds like the N1 will have more RAM. I know that the incredible runs ATC Sense. which leads me to..

2) What is ATC sense? I saw videos of the android 2.1 on the N1 and liked how it looked.

3) If i get a N1 who will service issues? Google or vzw? I have a NE2 $50 credit, will that be valid if i have to buy direct through google?

4) What would be the advantage waiting for the incredible instead of a N1 or vice versa? Which is even supposed to be coming out first?

Thanks for all your help, great forum.
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First off welcome, I am new here too. From what I have gathered so far, the N1 and the Incredible should be real close in specs. I think they are saying the Incredible should have a few more bells and whistles. HD recording an so on.

The RAM issue is not official yet and I would believe it to be more in line with the RAM of the N1.

As for ATC Sense, I believe you mean HTC Sense UI? It is an overlay program that makes HTC unique from stock Android.

One of the advantages of the Incredible has to be the service you will get through Verizon. I don't believe Verizon will service the N1.

This is what I have picked up off this site anyway. Hope it helped. :D
 
grokr989 said:
How about the timing of the Eris advertising? I could only find the original press release the day before the release date:

Bring An Android Device Home For The Holidays With DROID ERIS By HTC, Exclusively From Verizon Wireless

Was the Eris even advertised before the release date?

So from what I see the Droid advertising started around
10/19 and the Eris 11/5.

So, I guess it is possible that the Incredible gets released in a couple weeks.
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yes but i dont see them releasing this phone before CTIA. I dont think they will be getting anything on the 7th of march. I used to work at best buy for 4 years and my friend is the manager in the wireless area and he doesnt know of a release date yet. not to mention i know everyone in the store and the way best buy is here if one person knew about everyone would and they dont care about keeping there mouths shut
 
Nashdroid said:
THAT is the key right there! I've been waiting for someone to say it. I can't even fathom Verizon releasing this phone and not running an ad campaign for it. With a name like "Incredible" I find it highly unlikely that this thing releases without a major ad campaign. I could be wrong though. Just my educated guess.
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You'd be pretty foolish to take the word from some teenager in a blue vest, especially not having heard a PEEP from ANY other source regarding a precise release date of March 7th. I don't buy it one bit. I hope I'm wrong, though! :)
 
shawn487 said:
yes but i dont see them releasing this phone before CTIA. I dont think they will be getting anything on the 7th of march. I used to work at best buy for 4 years and my friend is the manager in the wireless area and he doesnt know of a release date yet. not to mention i know everyone in the store and the way best buy is here if one person knew about everyone would and they dont care about keeping there mouths shut
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I agree, don't think we will hear anything before the CTIA. Four more long weeks. I hope we hear alittle news to wet our appetites till it arrives.
 
grokr989 said:
Out of curiosity I called up Besy Buy Mobile and told them I was interested in upgrading to the Droid Incredible by HTC.

After putting me on hold he came back and said. That phone is going to be launched by Verizon on March 7 so you can't upgrade to that phone until then.

That date is interesting because I remember reading a post on here where someone knew a laid off Verizon employee that mentioned the same date.

Interesting indeed.
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Man, I want to believe that. But I don't. (I don't mean you, I mean the BB employee...) BB and VZ employees don't really care about phones.
 
This is what Best Buy has planned:

"The Devour will retail for $99 starting on February 25th, but the Droid will also be dropped to $99, and the Droid Eris is going to be free from Big Blue. Meanwhile, Verizon is sticking to its $149 pricetag at its own stores, which involves a $100 rebate."

That's straight from Best Buy's facebook page.
 
daveydog said:
Man, I want to believe that. But I don't. (I don't mean you, I mean the BB employee...) BB and VZ employees don't really care about phones.
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I hear you, most of the Verizon salespeople I spoke with haven't even heard of the Incredible. They give me that blank look. I actually showed a sales person the leaked photos on a Display Droid and his response was " WOW, looks like a cool phone, but they don't tell us untill a couple of days before they are released.
 
I have been in agreement that the CTIA was our best bet for finding out any sort of information. With the talks of all of these other phone's release dates were they all first announced at some sort of world-wide event? (like MWC or CTIA) I would think no, but perhaps I am wrong. CTIA still seems like the best option especially if theyre wanting a lot of buzz. Just doesnt seem like that HAS to be when we hear about it.
 
I want to preface the following in saying that the quotes found in the following 3 articles were made this month, but PRIOR to last week's MWC which has come and gone without any Incredible release date to speak of. However, they bear a common thread in that they ALL expect the Incredible to be released imminently. Please note the lines that I have in BOLD below:

ARTICLE 1

HTC Incredible camera phone

The HTC Incredible is of course equipped with a digital camera, although it is not known yet how many pixels will be included in the sensor, but we are assuming 5 Megapixels. Apparently the HTC Android smartphone will be equipped with an extra powerful flash in the form of a Dual LED flash. The social networks such as Facebook and Flickr will be included in the package offered to the HTC Incredible user. The HTC Incredible is expected to be made available in March of 2010.

Source: HTC Incredible


ARTICLE 2

HTC Incredible

We already brought you details of the HTC Incredible earlier this week, along with images of the handset itself. It looks like the phone is ready to roll, so it would be no surprise if it were launched at MWC. With a 3.7-inch touchscreen and the latest Google Android operating system, this Snapdragon-powered smartphone promises be incredibly quick.

Source: What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2010 | TheLinkExperts.co.uk



Heck, at least one site is already going so far as to get you signed up to pre-order this thing!


ARTICLE 3

The sales start: unknown Estimated price: unknown

Overview:

HTC, it seems is all set to launch its latest Android-powered smartphone - HTC Incredible. Unfortunately, however, this device fails to live up to its name. According to the info "leaked" to Pocketnow, HTC Incredible will boast of 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 256MB memory, 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and 3.5-inch (or possible 3.7-inch) AMOLED WVGA display....

Source: PreOrder.It | HTC Incredible announced - see specification, read reviews, leave pre-order


The bottom line is if you look hard enough, you'll find that the chatter is increasing. The Incredible IS coming - most likely sooner than later. Personally, I'd be VERY surprised if this phone's release date is not annnounced in the next 2-3 weeks. If CTIA comes and goes with no news, I'll be absolutely astonished!
 
Montana Man said:
You'd be pretty foolish to take the word from some teenager in a blue vest, especially not having heard a PEEP from ANY other source regarding a precise release date of March 7th. I don't buy it one bit. I hope I'm wrong, though! :)
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Not that it has any more validity. But, the information came from the telephone sales department from Best Buy mobile not my local Best Buy. I think that date might be in their system but it could be wrong. We've seen leaked shots of Best Buys inventory of phones in the past and they turned out to be wrong.
 
Montana Man said:
This is what Best Buy has planned:

"The Devour will retail for $99 starting on February 25th, but the Droid will also be dropped to $99, and the Droid Eris is going to be free from Big Blue. Meanwhile, Verizon is sticking to its $149 pricetag at its own stores, which involves a $100 rebate."

That's straight from Best Buy's facebook page.
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The Droid and Eris prices are already effective. Go check BB's website. They were like that yesterday, too, so they've already dropped those prices.
 
It occurred to me that the colored backs/back plates could just be HTC's internal way of indicating where the phone is in relation to its release. For example -
Red = alpha
Yellow = beta
What do you think? With all the new phones/prototypes floating around - it seems that this would make sense.
 
grokr989 said:
Not that it has any more validity. But, the information came from the telephone sales department from Best Buy mobile not my local Best Buy. I think that date might be in their system but it could be wrong. We've seen leaked shots of Best Buys inventory of phones in the past and they turned out to be wrong.
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OMG don't get me started on how incompetent THEY are. Bought wife a phone in a BB store, we returned it, and let me tell you just how difficult it was to get her upgrade eligibility restored. Good Lord. I literally went back and forth between BB and VZ about half dozen times, it was like a 3 stooges routine. Then presto! I get one person who apparently WAS trained, and she resolved it in 2 seconds. Moral of the story: Careful buying at BB if you think you might return the phone.
 
DroID RaGE said:
It occurred to me that the colored backs/back plates could just be HTC's internal way of indicating where the phone is in relation to its release. For example -
Red = alpha
Yellow = beta
What do you think? With all the new phones/prototypes floating around - it seems that this would make sense.
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Maybe, makes Sense ;) One thing I know for sure is that we are all doing a great job advertising the Incredible for HTC and Verizon
 
DroID RaGE said:
It occurred to me that the colored backs/back plates could just be HTC's internal way of indicating where the phone is in relation to its release. For example -
Red = alpha
Yellow = beta
What do you think? With all the new phones/prototypes floating around - it seems that this would make sense.
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That is a good point, and has been done before with other types of pre-release hardware; good thought.

I personally think they do it to whip the Android forum users into a frenzy... :D
 
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