Went to a kiosk in the mall yesterday and spotted a rep w/ a i730. He said he was pumped about the 760 but had no idea when it's coming out. VZW basically gives them no notice about new products except for an "intranet" website. It was actually a cool page and lists a number up-and coming phones. Some didn't even has released dates pinned to them yet - just details about the phone.
Unfortunatly - no i760 even listed. He said he knew the date of the xv6700 at least a month in advance (almost just as we found out here) so he started telling people to "wait" if they wanted a pdaphone but didn't like the i730 (so they didn't lose the customer totally).
None the less, he's waiting for that to pop up on his system so he can get excited about waiting ANOTHER month. I got his number (insert joke here) so I call him if we break the release date news before he gets it.
I also ran into this article:
Verizon Wireless thumbs its nose at the iPhone | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
It's annoying b/c it's almost as if they are treating the iPhone as a music machine/phone rather than a PDA. Each company should have had a big campaign to tell the world that their phones can DO MORE and still have the thing look smooth. Hell I have a i730 but when I saw the commercial - it looked smoother than mine.
VZW: what does the iPhone do that is already outdone by a WM5/6 machine? EVERYTHING!! We know it - but the world doesn't. Just make it right. Imagine if Verizon could advertise the other apps the phone could run.
The new i760!!!!
It Plays Divx
Removeable media
Removable battery
Connect to your desktop from your phone
Watch TV (slingbox)
Use it as a GPS to navigate around citites.
Change channels on any TV!
Rip DVD's and watch them on the phone!
Use it with Myspace
I'd also advertise the best WM5/6 games like Tiger Woods golf.
They'd sell these out it a heartbeat. Think of the iPhone commercial but being on IM and editing a myspace page - using a gps and playing Madden on your phone.