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

ckochinsky125 said:
I dont know why verizon is crippling the phone at launch. Why not enable these features right away? Just doesn't make sense to me but im sure someone is going to come here and jump on my back because im supposedly "hating on their phone"
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i wouldn't necessarily call that crippling. i'm glad vzw isn't holding up the device due to a few non-essential features.
 
^ lol. sweet. i wonder if they had any concerns about the mobile hotspot feature allowing multiple connections to hog up 4g? although i won't be using the vzw hotspot feature it is nice to have it back as an option.

i will be rooting and using wireless tether asap. the wait is getting shorter it seems... :)
 
paulmike3 paulmike3
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Will Sense UI connect to HTCSense.com on the TBolt? We're hearing conflicting reports.

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at this time that functionaliy is not working. Maybe just because its a pre-release device but we aren't testing it so doubt it
 
RealDurangoJim Durango Jim
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Any idea why skype video won't be up and running on the TBolt when it launches? Thanks

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skype is working on ensuring they have the best product for the mobile world. They brought qix for compression tech
 
djkeller3 said:
Okay... I just changed my mind... I AM GETTING THE THUNDERBOLT... but first, I will get one for my wife's birthday; and then, once it gets rooted, I will get one for myself. This phone is gorgeous, and it's got the 4.3" screen I want. This phone is just awesome!
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Hmmm...I am starting to feel the same way. I had almost completely written this phone off due to the lack of the dual core processor. I'm still not 100% sold on it, but I think this phone is the front runner again (considering the competition).

It looks pretty impressive...I'll have to get my hands on one to see for myself of course ;)
 
I'd love to have this phone. However, I'm starting to second guess the decision to get it due to its $350 one year contract price AND the extra estimated $15 a month tacked on to the bill when I don't even have 4G. An extra $15 doesn't seem like too much, but when I think I'm already paying $30 for data, that would make it $45 just for data. Don't know if I can stomach that just yet. I may just try and hold of for the next gen 3G phones, and try and stay away from the iPhone, though it is somewhat tempting...
 
$350 one yr ?? is that confirmed ? I was thinking it would still be the $70 difference from a 1yr. That is a lot to stomach , I wasn't even liking the idea of $320 haha
and is $15 a month confirmed ?
 
ChiTownJim said:
$350 one yr ?? is that confirmed ? I was thinking it would still be the $70 difference from a 1yr. That is a lot to stomach , I wasn't even liking the idea of $320 haha
and is $15 a month confirmed ?
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No no. I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. From my understanding, and I forget where I heard this information (not trying to spread wild rumors, possibly from Black_Man_X), the 1 year for the TB is going to be $100 more instead of $70. He is also guessing a $15 LTE charge. But I haven't seen anything set in stone.
 
Filipino.Cowboy said:
No no. I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. From my understanding, and I forget where I heard this information (not trying to spread wild rumors, possibly from Black_Man_X), the 1 year for the TB is going to be $100 more instead of $70. He is also guessing a $15 LTE charge. But I haven't seen anything set in stone.
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ohh okay, it probably is right everything seems to be getting more expensive lol
 
the rumor is 250 with a 2 year and 350 with a 1 year and there will be extra 10-15 for LTE data. Nothing is official but you would figure the 10-15 is going to happen. I would have to pay early upgrade fee ontop the 350 too. just have to see what happens
 
howarmat said:
the rumor is 250 with a 2 year and 250 with a 1 year and there will be extra 10-15 for LTE data. Nothing is official but you would figure the 10-15 is going to happen. I would have to pay early upgrade fee ontop the 350 too. just have to see what happens
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To clarify, you mean $350 for a 1 year in the first sentence?
 
Filipino.Cowboy said:
No no. I'm sorry, I guess I wasn't clear. From my understanding, and I forget where I heard this information (not trying to spread wild rumors, possibly from Black_Man_X), the 1 year for the TB is going to be $100 more instead of $70. He is also guessing a $15 LTE charge. But I haven't seen anything set in stone.
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I could've sworn on one of the android blogs that they had a document that was figuring $330 for a one year ($80 more than 2 year contract) & a $600 retail cost. I'm sure it wasn't the Best Buy Feb. 14th document, so I'm thinking it would've been in either the simultaneous voice/data over 3G or tbolt won't ship with skype & hotspot documents. But I remember reading that because I was thinking that we finally had an idea of what we'd be paying for 1 year or retail prices.
 
vzwuser76 said:
I could've sworn on one of the android blogs that they had a document that was figuring $330 for a one year ($80 more than 2 year contract) & a $600 retail cost. I'm sure it wasn't the Best Buy Feb. 14th document, so I'm thinking it would've been in either the simultaneous voice/data over 3G or tbolt won't ship with skype & hotspot documents. But I remember reading that because I was thinking that we finally had an idea of what we'd be paying for 1 year or retail prices.
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I got the figure of $330 for one year as well from my local verizon rep.
 
dbgoolsby said:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13900702/VIDEO0011.mp4

Unboxing video (doesn't look like finished packaging though ... possibly a review/test unit?)

Props to Maddixny for the link
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Familyguy1 said:
That being said. My upgrade is on March 25th...is it possible for me to get a new phone before then?
If something goes wrong lets say...after the TB comes out, and my eris dies, do I really have to get a refurb one for one month?? Or do you think they will let me upgrade to the TB?
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They should let you upgrade a couple months early if that date is your 2 year contract ending, if that date IS the early date they should do it if its within 30 days of your upgrade. Thats how i got my incredible, i called and they changed it in the computer to 'upgrade available'
djkeller3 said:
Mike said he powered off the Thunderbolt and showed how is faded to black. Then he said he "powered it on" and it displayed the *Quietly Brilliant* screen and proceeded to the boot-up animation which was very, very cool. I'm convinced this was a complete boot-up!
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I concur! And am loving it!!
Filipino.Cowboy said:
I'd love to have this phone. However, I'm starting to second guess the decision to get it due to its $350 one year contract price AND the extra estimated $15 a month tacked on to the bill when I don't even have 4G. An extra $15 doesn't seem like too much, but when I think I'm already paying $30 for data, that would make it $45 just for data. Don't know if I can stomach that just yet. I may just try and hold of for the next gen 3G phones, and try and stay away from the iPhone, though it is somewhat tempting...
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I'm with you 100%. I could handle the 4g price hike OR the extra 50 dollars, but BOTH!! Really? Is it really worth more than the epic? I know its a better phone, but is it really that much better?
 
Why do people complain about paying for 4G even if they don't have it in their area. What if you travel to a 4G area everyday? It's like when you go to mcdonalds and tell them you want a cup for water and fill it with soda.
 
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