Originally Posted by wanman

I got this email after my last conversation with my rep. I am beginning to think he is clueless and has just been making stuff up as he goes. anyways.....

Steve,

After our last call, I made some additional inquiries and this is what i found out.

The initial release of the Samsung SCH-i760 was planned for early July. When Apple announced the iPhone, VZW marketing was looking for a device already in it's pipeline to position as a direct competitor. In addition to the LG Chocolate devices, the i760 became that device.

The pushing of the schedule was made to allow time for sufficient negative press after the iPhone rollout to position the i760 as a superior product. In addition, VZW marketing wanted some additional software enhancements to make the device more "consumer oriented".

The decision to push the schedule was announced in early June internally but was a loose decision, meaning that the dates were never set in stone. The information i gave you earlier today was based on my notes from that June meeting.

My conversation with the marketing group today indicates that they are moving up that timetable. They believe the publicity from the iPhone rollout has been sufficiently negative to allow them to release sooner than originally expected.

I apologize for the confusion. It sometimes seems that Verizon is a marketing company that happens to sell communications products.

I hope you choose to wait this out as i believe the i760 will be released before August. I know the <> lines you are currently looking to upgrade are causing you some pain but i really would like the opportunity to keep this and the other <> lines at Verizon Wireless.

Please let me know if i can be of further assistance.