It only shows 2300 of them and I find it hard to beleive that is all they expect to sell.
IIRC in the past he's only pulled numbers for the Western Region warehouse. And as said above, that's not phone stock, it's stock of the mock-up (dummy) phone.
I'm on vacation celebrating our 8 year anniversary, but I thought I would pass on some info (tethering through 1X blows)... Anyway, here is the latest email dialog from our VZW National Accounts rep...
Thanks for your email. Here is what I know....It WILL be released within the next 2 weeks. There is a firm date, however I can not disclose it ...yet. Look for an official announcement soon. I don't know if it will be a soft launch for the Business channel first. Probably not, seeing how they want it to compete with iphone.
I don't know the complete specs of the device, but it absolutely will NOT be Rev A. It will have Wi-Fi built-in, and will NOT have the IR port. It will have WM6 (this is a slick interface, you'll love it!) as well as a quicker computer (dont let the numbers fool you). You will need all new accessories, as the connections port has been reworked. As far as I know, it will come with everything your i730 came with -cradle/desk charger, travel charger, slim/extended bat, holster, 2 stylist, etc. BTW, the slim battery has been improved to improve life. Price point is unknown at this point. Probably in the $300-$500 range.
That's all I know/can say at this point. I'll keep you updated if I hear anything.
By the way, you are going to want to upgrade your company KRZRs to the new RAZR2 when it comes out... it is dominate!!
There you go. Take it for what it's worth, but this guy has a track record for always being on the money. I have to get back to my Pina Colada! Cheers...
Great news...Im sure somebody has touched on this topic, but I just realized that if VZW is seriously considering marketing this phone to a broad consumer base, including high school and college students, VZW will probably have to price the phone in that $300-$500 competitive range. Being a college student myself, price (including original hardware price, monthly charges, and other accessories sold separately) is a large factor. Im already including data charges while budgeting my summer internship money over the coming school year. I expect a late summer/early fall product rollout for multiple phones, possibly using the back-to-school angle in terms of marketing.
Somewhat O/T, I know that nobody knows for sure how "extended" the extended battery is yet, but will it create a problem in terms of how effective the holster is for storage? From looking at different websites that offer cases, manufacturers seem to offer extended cases in addition to standard cases. Is buying an extended case really necessary or is an extended case just a luxury item?
As far as the extended battery negatively impacting the holster, that has not been a problem from Samsung units in the past. I do not anticipate that it will be now.
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Great news...Im sure somebody has touched on this topic, but I just realized that if VZW is seriously considering marketing this phone to a broad consumer base, including high school and college students, VZW will probably have to price the phone in that $300-$500 competitive range. Being a college student myself, price (including original hardware price, monthly charges, and other accessories sold separately) is a large factor. Im already including data charges while budgeting my summer internship money over the coming school year. I expect a late summer/early fall product rollout for multiple phones, possibly using the back-to-school angle in terms of marketing.
Somewhat O/T, I know that nobody knows for sure how "extended" the extended battery is yet, but will it create a problem in terms of how effective the holster is for storage? From looking at different websites that offer cases, manufacturers seem to offer extended cases in addition to standard cases. Is buying an extended case really necessary or is an extended case just a luxury item?
Really depends on the default case shipped with the unit and how big the extended battery is.
With the i730, the batter faces outward from the clip, so there is not impact with an extended battery. Unfortunately, most pouch cases were difficult to use because the oversize of the phone. Also, the i730 Send/End buttons were not recessed on the front and were easily hit when pulling the phone out of a pouch case.
Since the i760 is alot slimmer, i expect we will be able to use most pouch cases, even with the extended battery. Since I have yet to see a picture with the ext batt, only time will tell ...
Thanks for your email. Here is what I know....It WILL be released within the next 2 weeks. There is a firm date, however I can not disclose it ...yet. Look for an official announcement soon. I don't know if it will be a soft launch for the Business channel first. Probably not, seeing how they want it to compete with iphone.
I don't know the complete specs of the device, but it absolutely will NOT be Rev A. It will have Wi-Fi built-in, and will NOT have the IR port. It will have WM6 (this is a slick interface, you'll love it!) as well as a quicker computer (dont let the numbers fool you). You will need all new accessories, as the connections port has been reworked. As far as I know, it will come with everything your i730 came with -cradle/desk charger, travel charger, slim/extended bat, holster, 2 stylist, etc. BTW, the slim battery has been improved to improve life. Price point is unknown at this point. Probably in the $300-$500 range.
That's all I know/can say at this point. I'll keep you updated if I hear anything.
By the way, you are going to want to upgrade your company KRZRs to the new RAZR2 when it comes out... it is dominate!!
That's awesome news!
I think maybe your rep might have had a couple Pinas as well. How are they going to package those stylists? Will they be able to do my wife's hair as well, or will they be exclusively bound to the phone owner?
I think maybe your rep might have had a couple Pinas as well. How are they going to package those stylists? Will they be able to do my wife's hair as well, or will they be exclusively bound to the phone owner?
I thought that he was talking about vocal stylists so we will sound better when we talk on this new device.
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Great news...Im sure somebody has touched on this topic, but I just realized that if VZW is seriously considering marketing this phone to a broad consumer base, including high school and college students, VZW will probably have to price the phone in that $300-$500 competitive range. Being a college student myself, price (including original hardware price, monthly charges, and other accessories sold separately) is a large factor. Im already including data charges while budgeting my summer internship money over the coming school year. I expect a late summer/early fall product rollout for multiple phones, possibly using the back-to-school angle in terms of marketing.
Somewhat O/T, I know that nobody knows for sure how "extended" the extended battery is yet, but will it create a problem in terms of how effective the holster is for storage? From looking at different websites that offer cases, manufacturers seem to offer extended cases in addition to standard cases. Is buying an extended case really necessary or is an extended case just a luxury item?
I know that the 6800 hundred is not in the same position as the i760 but as a pricing point comparison I think it would be relatively safe to assume that the i760 would not exceed the 299 mark as both the ATT and Sprint versions of the 6800 are at that same price right now. I think VZW would be crazy to list a phone of similar capability (although there is less memory in the i760) for a higher price.
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Originally Posted by JDHunz Take it for what it's worth - just got off the phone with tech rep trying to solve my Active Sync issues and she stated they had finished their training last week on the 760, the 6800 & 755p and that they should be released in the next few weeks.
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RE Quote:
Originally Posted by JDHunz Take it for what it's worth - just got off the phone with tech rep trying to solve my Active Sync issues and she stated they had finished their training last week on the 760, the 6800 & 755p and that they should be released in the next few weeks.
Good find...yeah, release has to be in August...from tech reps to sales managers, all of the stories are lining up.....
The emulator of the i760 is up but it wont load so I cant get a screen for you guys .
Have to wait until later to see if it starts working.
Is that on an internal VZW page?
Mark
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Long time lurker and owner of the 6035, the 7135 and now the i730.
I just got off the phone with a VZW data rep about an i730 issue. We discussed the i760 and he stated it will have Rev A. As far as a release time all he could say was "very soon".
Long time lurker and owner of the 6035, the 7135 and now the i730.
I just got off the phone with a VZW data rep about an i730 issue. We discussed the i760 and he stated it will have Rev A. As far as a release time all he could say was "very soon".
Steve
ah, the mystery and byzantine intrigue that is the run up to the i760 release
everything is certainly starting to look good but i thought a few pages back someone posted that the i760 wouldnt have Rev A. looks like i will have this baby before i start college this will be lovely patience can be a wonderful thing
How are they going to package those stylists? Will they be able to do my wife's hair as well, or will they be exclusively bound to the phone owner?
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