Isror
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***Official HTC Incredible Thread***
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joecreed28
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to mention a few things if you order online, just in case they weren't mentioned. Verizon ships all their overnighted orders with FedEx Express, and that's where I work. First, if you're not going to be home, be sure to sign a note telling the delivery guy/girl they can leave the package. We are required to receive signatures for all Verizon packages.
Second, and more importantly I think, is you guys can actually go to the FedEx station before the couriers leave the building and get your phone early. What time they leave the building depends on where you live. In my small town, we are usually out of there by 9:30, but the bigger the city, the earlier they leave. You could always call your local station and ask, but I just thought I'd give you a heads up. Fortunately for me, I get mine the second it comes off the truck
Thanks everyone in the forum for making this a fun 4 months for me!
Just wanted to mention a few things if you order online, just in case they weren't mentioned. Verizon ships all their overnighted orders with FedEx Express, and that's where I work. First, if you're not going to be home, be sure to sign a note telling the delivery guy/girl they can leave the package. We are required to receive signatures for all Verizon packages.
Second, and more importantly I think, is you guys can actually go to the FedEx station before the couriers leave the building and get your phone early. What time they leave the building depends on where you live. In my small town, we are usually out of there by 9:30, but the bigger the city, the earlier they leave. You could always call your local station and ask, but I just thought I'd give you a heads up. Fortunately for me, I get mine the second it comes off the truck
Thanks everyone in the forum for making this a fun 4 months for me!
Needz_Android
Android Enthusiast
No. Have fun with the crowds.
rushmore
Extreme Android User
Besides, you can simply take an old, cheap pair of buds and cut all but about a foot off and use it for the same thing (and already 3.5mm). Assuming there is a speaker function option when plugged in, of course.
iBowToAndroid
Android Enthusiast
Let's just say that the internal spec sheet is not the same as the external spec sheet... Not saying it will happen, just that right now, there are two conflicting sheets, so we'll see what happens..
Since insurance seems to be a topic of concern, I though I would mention a few things. My area of expertise is primarily commercial property insurance, but here are a few considerations:
Just my $.02. Personally, I'll be taking the risk prevention route and buying a case, etc. $25 seems like a pretty good deal to me.
- Premium: For a 2-year contract you'll be paying $168 ($7/mo. x 24 mos.) in total premium.
- Deductibles: Seem to be around $50. Add this to the total premium and you get $218 in out-of-pocket costs.
- Recovery: This is the deal breaker for me. From my research, most of these policies do not provide you with a monetary settlement. They send you a replacement phone in the event of a loss (imagine if your auto policy did this!). This is usually a refurb and does not have to be the exact model unless specified in the policy.
RE: Recovery - I lost my phone in 2008, I had to pay the $50 deductible, they sent me some knockoff Pearl back that didn't even have the Blackberry logo on it and the Trackball was a mess. I notified Verizon that this was not an acceptable replacement. They ended up sending me the full retail package after that, both overnight shipments. So you have the option to get an additional phone if the first replacement is not suitable. Just an FYI.
If I'm entering the number of the line that I took the upgrade from, how does the Incredible get assigned the number that I want? (the one w/o NE2?)
misterdoop
Member
Now that we know the phone is coming, people should start asking their piddly questions like "does this phone do this because i had a dream where Montana Man came riding a horse and whispered in my ear?" or "zomg can I get my NE2 with Best Buy even though it's a full moon and I'm on Sprint?" or "WTH PEEPLE ANSZER MY QUESTION!!!" all through this pseduo chat room.
Seriously. The forum can function better when people ask relevant questions as a new topic and get relevant answers in reply to them. Then that way, we don't have to tell someone "oh yeah we discussed this 23 pages ago" and people can easily search what questions have already been resolved.
Who's with me?
Seriously. The forum can function better when people ask relevant questions as a new topic and get relevant answers in reply to them. Then that way, we don't have to tell someone "oh yeah we discussed this 23 pages ago" and people can easily search what questions have already been resolved.
Who's with me?
When I lived in an apartment yes UPS/FEDEX any kind of delivery would leave me a note on th door to let me know they dropped it off at the office. The office had a locked room and log book for all deliveries.
MrPinstripe
Member
I've taken phones back the first WEEK of having them, after purchasing online, to the local store without a problem.
VZW is fine! Buy it online, buy it in store, buy it on eBay (like I did my Storm) and if the local shop has it in stock they'll replace it. Period. End of Story.
They even replaced my storm for free, and I bought it on Ebay! (granted it was within the warranty and since the original owner had bought it from VZW directly, the warranty was in place, but still, that's pretty great!)
iBowToAndroid
Android Enthusiast
He probably said that because you could just get a $50 replacement if you had no insurance... Not anymore
jpatrick18
Member
I've been thinking about doing this but how did you get the Hero? Did you just buy it and sign up for service? If yes, won't you then have to pay full price when the Evo comes out if you go with Sprint since you are already under contract or is your plan to cancel Sprint w/i 30 days no matter what and thus get the discounted price w/ the Evo?
Isror
Android Enthusiast
Depending where you live, I doubt you'll be seeing as big of a showing as there was with the Droid...Lots of ppl used the NE2 for the Moto Droid then and since then. I'm confident that I could get to Verizon at 10am and walk out in 15-20 minutes. The only reason it takes that long is because you have to listen to the *explicit description of a VZ rep. censored for all the e-tears folks here* try selling you accessories you don't want/need
Breukdance
Well-Known Member
And this is what makes this phone a champ! The ability to store a shit ton more apps and have 512 ROM just for OS
BUT... NONE of the sources have said anything about it for sure. It sounds like SMEs have the phones in their hands and we haven't heard a solid yes or no. What are the odds that Verizon is keeping that information confidential until they feel like releasing it? Something tells me that they're not done surprising us yet. We had NO CLUE about the TV out until we saw the PDF, and then it was confirmed by Anon...
There's a reason strippers start with their clothes ON and then take them off instead of just coming out on stage naked...
I think Verizon knows how to tease... why else wouldn't they have ANYTHING in ANY of the documentation that we've seen that has given us video resolutions? We've seen camera resolutions but NOTHING on video apart from "8MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash with video capture"... WHY NOT? Why would they withhold those resolutions? Hmm?
Well for me the screen in every way wins on the Evo. First just because technology says something is better it doesn't mean it is so. I have held both a HD2 and a Nexus One and I would take the HD2 screen over the Nexus one any time. Its much better overal viewing plus the screen size is just amazing. I have no problems with sprint as a network provider so everything is saying Evo I just don't know that I want to wait another 2 months.
Musky
Android Expert
Here is the link to join the "Swype Beta group"
Swype Beta
Edit: I see they closed the group, sorry!
yes, i saw it in the ug
matt999000
Well-Known Member
hey guys, if you call sales they will be able to do it that way on april 19th, if it makes any of you feel more comfortable than online
Breukdance
Well-Known Member
Personally I don't think there are going to be crowds.....How many Incredible adds have you seen on TV or flags outside Verizon stores. In the grand scheme of things a majority of people have no idea this phone is even coming out
mahers
Android Expert
While that may be true for basic Amazon and eBay stuff, VZW WILL NOT ALLOW their phones to be left at the door without a physical signature from someone. No Sig = no Phone...PERIOD. I'm sure you can figure out why
Stevo_Cali
Android Enthusiast
I know someone just posted a second ago that they were also on the phone with someone about this (and probably by the time I'm done typing there'll be another 100 posts anyway 
), but since I spent 25 minutes on the phone between 2 different people, here goes:
So between someone at BB Mobile (who double checked with 2 other people), and someone at a physical BB-Mobile store:
The wording on their Pre-sale site page is not only mis-leading, it's also inaccurate, apparently.
She was able to find out that the pre-order, yes pre-order, starts not on the 18th, but the 19th. By the way, this is only for the stand-alone official BB Mobile stores (that there are only a couple dozen in the US), and you will go in there, put down your $50, and then on release day 4-29 by 10am there will be a reserved phone with your name on the call tag, waiting for your hot little hands.
The BBM stores will NOT have a physical phone to hand you before general release day. I had mentioned to her how legally problematic the language on their site is, and they they would have a serious issue on their hands if someone (or many someones) drove an hour or hour and a half based on that site info, only to find out they weren't going to be leaving with a phone that day.
When I emphasized legally problematic is when she put me on hold to double check, and came back to say it's pre-order not pre-sale & 19th, not 18th.
I figure I'd take the extra time to reiterate this info, because I'd hate to see my fellow forumites here make a long drive only to end up totally pissed off. 'Cuz I know I sure as hell would be.
Again, apologies if there have been 5 more posts on this while I have been typing (which isn't fast, even on a good day), but I luvz y'all
so better safe than sorry.
), but since I spent 25 minutes on the phone between 2 different people, here goes: So between someone at BB Mobile (who double checked with 2 other people), and someone at a physical BB-Mobile store:
The wording on their Pre-sale site page is not only mis-leading, it's also inaccurate, apparently.
She was able to find out that the pre-order, yes pre-order, starts not on the 18th, but the 19th. By the way, this is only for the stand-alone official BB Mobile stores (that there are only a couple dozen in the US), and you will go in there, put down your $50, and then on release day 4-29 by 10am there will be a reserved phone with your name on the call tag, waiting for your hot little hands.
The BBM stores will NOT have a physical phone to hand you before general release day. I had mentioned to her how legally problematic the language on their site is, and they they would have a serious issue on their hands if someone (or many someones) drove an hour or hour and a half based on that site info, only to find out they weren't going to be leaving with a phone that day.
When I emphasized legally problematic is when she put me on hold to double check, and came back to say it's pre-order not pre-sale & 19th, not 18th.
I figure I'd take the extra time to reiterate this info, because I'd hate to see my fellow forumites here make a long drive only to end up totally pissed off. 'Cuz I know I sure as hell would be.
Again, apologies if there have been 5 more posts on this while I have been typing (which isn't fast, even on a good day), but I luvz y'all
so better safe than sorry.
Breukdance
Well-Known Member
First go troll somewhere else. Second who is technology I would like to speak with him.Third your argument is junk because an oled screen IS better than the old led. To use your logic you would say that the 4G connection you will get on the evo is not better than 3G because technology says so.....your a joke
Wolfedude88
Android Expert
No need for name calling, just because he thinks the EVO is better doesn't mean it is or isn't. I personally think the EVO is an awesome phone, I know Sprint is reliable where I am, and I know the pricing is better as well.
But I personally have had a wonderful experience with Verizon's customer care and wouldn't leave unless somehow it all went down hill. Now I think the Incredible is just that, Incredible. I am sure I will be completely satisfied with it, and don't want anything else for at least the next six months, lol.
CANT WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? Everyone has different taste, and I don't think he was trying to start anything, just giving his opinion.
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