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Droid Bionic will be out on March 4 (from Verizon's rep words)

You don't have to believe me, and I can't prove it, as I didn't record the conversation.
Today I called Verizon to ask them some questions about switching from AT&T to Verizon, and after some nice talk with VZW rep, he told me that "...Well, let's see.. from today... you've got four.. six.. eight weeks until Bionic comes out, so you can wait until then, if you want".
So, take it or leave it. That's March 4 release date if he gave me the correct information.
And if he's reading this - Thanks for awesome service! =)). Guy was very helpful.

well i am kinda in the middle. i REALLY want the bionic, but my contract isnt up for a while.

I can upgrade now but can't use my last New Every Two until July anyone think something better will be out by then?
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I was hearing May on... one of the blogs, which seemed exceptionally late. I'd love it if it was March 4th, I'm on a Droid 1, so I'd love to have the nearly-four-times-greater processor power.
I'll always keep my Droid 1 though. <3

Might be similar pricing to the Atrix: http://briefmobile.com/oops-motorola-atrix-4g-listed-on-amazon
$600 off contract area?

Probably be better to wait until July to see how the early adopters are doing.

ocdtrekkie said:
I was hearing May on... one of the blogs, which seemed exceptionally late. I'd love it if it was March 4th, I'm on a Droid 1, so I'd love to have the nearly-four-times-greater processor power.
I'll always keep my Droid 1 though. <3
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Same here, March 4th sounds freaking great.

I'm afraid the VZW rep was mistaken. The phone that is coming out around March 4 will be the Droid Incredible 2. The Bionic is scheduled for May or June.

YESSSS!!! I've been saving an upgrade sense moto's ceo promised a duel core phone. Im COMPLETELY sick of my eris being buggy and slow. Whooooooo Hoooooo :0

I think my upgrade credit's good through July 16th or something. As long as it comes out before then, I'll be happy.

July... should be a whole new breed of phones by then. I have 2 upgrades coming in July.

I'm hoping you're right about the release date. My company has me switching to either Verizon or AT&T from Sprint and I'm really loving the Bionic. I just hope it's released before they make me switch.

what ppl have to release is that we know more than the reps. The store reps are there for a job and soon as its over they turn off just like the rest of us. A rep told me today that the Bionic for sure would be here in the summer time...what? Its coming in march

It sure would be nice if it was soon, and hilarious if it beat the Thunderbolt to market.
Do we know what the price will be roughly?

andydumi said:
It sure would be nice if it was soon, and hilarious if it beat the Thunderbolt to market.
Do we know what the price will be roughly?
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Well, the Atrix is $199 with a 2-year, so figure about that. Not sure about no-contract price.

I for one hope that the Droid Bionic doesn't get release before June. The DB was initially said by a Verizon rep to be released in the second half of this year. This means that if it gets released earlier than expected, there will be bugs that haven't been worked or even worse problems like horrendous battery life.
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Man, good thing the Bionic got introduced on the 4th!

Ummmm... it isn't here yet.
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Ummmm... it isn't here yet.
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If youre responding to facegarden, I believe he was being sarcastic.
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Rumor mill has been saying June for the Bionic.
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What's wrong with today's industry?

Optimus 2x was announced on 16-th dec 2010 and now in mar 2011 is NOT AVAILABLE!!!
Same is true for the rest - Atrix, Samsung G2...
Paper anouncments, with Mont's of NO availability???

2x is already available in s korea.
atrix was announced at ces and is already available in the us.
sgs2 was just announced 2-3 weeks ago at mwc. Recent rumors say it might be available march-april.
So i dont know what youre talking about.

I am talking about - announce and availability. Take for example Videocards - Nvidia announcing 580 (for example) and it is available in a week.
Optimus is available in Korea - great, but i am living in EU
Never mind, obviously i should stop reading announcements other than from stores

pesho00 said:
Optimus 2x was announced on 16-th dec 2010 and now in mar 2011 is NOT AVAILABLE!!!
Same is true for the rest - Atrix, Samsung G2...
Paper anouncments, with Mont's of NO availability???
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Precisely my thoughts. I'm getting jealous of Apple users who get their device a week after announcement. It is extremely annoying when Samsung announces a phone like the Infuse two months ago and doesn't speak a word of it since, with no release date in sight.

Just wait to be spoon fed information from local sources, easy as pie

is release in Korean since 2 month...

The LG Optimus 2X is available here in Holland:
http://www.belcompany.nl/Selecteren/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=p178031_1

thats called hyping
And indeed its available now
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I am happy for those of You having it available in their regions. Unfortunately here earliest dated quoted is 21-th of march and i am not sure it will be met
Look at apple (i don like their product, but should admit their trend setting abilities) - announce on 2-nd mar - availability on 11-th!

I know it's not fun having to wait, but I would rather have to wait a few months for a phone instead of buying a current generation phone a month before the next generation is released. Knowing which phones will be released in the near and far future makes it much easier to decide when to buy a new phone. The improvement they should make is make the release dates clearer. I still don't know when the Galaxy S2 or 2X will finally be released.

I am in Sales for years (not mobile phones). And i know that premature (paper) announcements are KILLING Sales! Now Everybody waiting 2 core phones (enthusiast at least ) and i am pretty positive sales of High end today devices suffer!
This is why i rose this topic -
1. They annoy people of boredom waiting
2. They slow todays phones sales (losing money???)
What's the thinking????

There's something to be said for building hype. And besides, in this day and age, with FCC and all kinds of other internet leaks being 100% inevitable, you might as well announce your product in advance as everyone is going to know about it anyway.

Switching to Verizon: Droid Bionic or wait?

After a falling out with AT&T, I think I'm switching to Verizon. I'm currently using the Motorola Atrix, loving it so far. Bionic seems like the brother to it in Verizon. Now, this will probably take place in the next few weeks. If I switch, should I get the Droid Bionic or wait for a newer phone? I'll be paying off contract for the phone. Hoping to hear some input from users (as well as people who know the real definition of 4G, novel concept).
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I'd go with the bionic, there will always be a better phone released a couple months after you buy, no matter what it is. Don't wait around to jump into the latest and greatest, because you'll always be waiting.
The bionic is a solid device, and most are very satisfied. I know I am. Wirefly is selling it for $150 with new contract right now, and you may even find better elsewhere.

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cbal04 said:
I'd go with the bionic, there will always be a better phone released a couple months after you buy, no matter what it is. Don't wait around to jump into the latest and greatest, because you'll always be waiting.
The bionic is a solid device, and most are very satisfied. I know I am. Wirefly is selling it for $150 with new contract right now, and you may even find better elsewhere.
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Yup. I completely agree.
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Ok, despite the fact that I bought a Bionic just yesterday, and did not wait, I think I would wait those couple of weeks to see what's up with Verizon's new handsets (Prime, Vigor, etc.), and perhaps to wait out the expected OTA update to the Bionic that people say is coming in November.
If you can't wait, the Bionic is a nice phone.

I would recommend waiting for the Prime or considering something that has an unlocked bootloader.

Underwater Mike said:
I would recommend waiting for the Prime or considering something that has an unlocked bootloader.
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Is there any word of verizon getting any phone with an unlocked boot loader? I know that some, like the thunderbolt, can be unlocked via hacks, etc... but will there be one that will come with the ability to unlock it right out of the box? If there is, I may also hold off on the bionic.

cbal04 said:
I'd go with the bionic, there will always be a better phone released a couple months after you buy, no matter what it is. Don't wait around to jump into the latest and greatest, because you'll always be waiting.
The bionic is a solid device, and most are very satisfied. I know I am. Wirefly is selling it for $150 with new contract right now, and you may even find better elsewhere.
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Unfortunately I will be footing the entire phone cost, so subsidized phones aren't a luxury for me.
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I would recommend waiting for the Prime or considering something that has an unlocked bootloader.
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Do you think the Prime will have better specs than the Bionic?
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nosit1 said:
Do you think the Prime will have better specs than the Bionic?
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The latest rumor is a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, with 32 GB of external storage, 4.65" display (though ice cream sandwich has no menu/home/back/search buttons, so the size of the phone may be about the same), slightly thinner (1 mm I think), about the same battery.
This is a rumor, of course.
http://www.bgr.com/2011/10/06/samsung-galaxy-nexus-full-specs-revealed-verizon-wireless-exclusive/
As far as I know, since they are development phones, all of the Nexus phones have had unlockable bootloaders, though there is no guarantee of that, either.
We should find out next Tuesday at CTIA.

I would def go with the Bionic. I first upgraded to the Samsung Charge, But then quickly returned it once the Bionic released. It was a great decision. The week that i owned the Charge i was running into all kinds of small Glitches and bugs, nothing real major but enough to get on my nerves. The only thing that the Charge had over the Bionic was the Picture quality....
So far i have yet to experience the amount of glitches with my Bionic.

Wait a month and get the Nexus Prime. I know my Bionic is going out the window for that bad boy.
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If your just buying the phone outright, I'd wait a couple weeks until the Prime comes out and pickup a Bionic on the cheap from someone who's switching. I have a feeling the used market is going to get flooded with them.

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After a falling out with AT&T, I think I'm switching to Verizon. I'm currently using the Motorola Atrix, loving it so far. Bionic seems like the brother to it in Verizon. Now, this will probably take place in the next few weeks. If I switch, should I get the Droid Bionic or wait for a newer phone? I'll be paying off contract for the phone. Hoping to hear some input from users (as well as people who know the real definition of 4G, novel concept).
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If you can wait until the end of the month, strongly rumored Samsung Nexus-type phone is "due out" near the end of tthe month, better screen, faster processor, and Android 4.0 (and a Google Experience phone so no crapware.)
If you can't wait three weeks, get a Bionic in your hands to look at the screen; although if you already have one Motor qHd screen & if doesn't bother you, the Bionic appears to have the best Motorola pentile qHd display so far.
I'm happy w/ myBionic so far,but wouldn't mind 50% faster CPU and a 720p screen

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Do you think the Prime will have better specs than the Bionic?
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According to this, it will be a pretty sweet phone.

What is there, a 30 day return on phones. Think if I picked it up on contract (found a loophole), would that buy me time to a Nexus Prime?

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What is there, a 30 day return on phones. Think if I picked it up on contract (found a loophole), would that buy me time to a Nexus Prime?
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I think it's only 14 days.
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That it would appear so...
Hmm. I guess I can always fork my paychecks over for the Prime when it's released.

I would wait for the Prime. Coming from a Charge the Bionic is inferior in every way other then speed. The Bionic is not a bad phone but the Prime will be a lot better.

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What is there, a 30 day return on phones. Think if I picked it up on contract (found a loophole), would that buy me time to a Nexus Prime?
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lrs421 said:
I think it's only 14 days.
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It's 14 days, plus a $35 restocking fee.

14 days for Verizon. If, like me, you order from Amazon, you have a 30-day window but then you can't reorder another phone from them for 60 days (to keep people from scamming rebates). meanwhile, unless you keep your Verizon contract active during that period, you'll be hit with an early term fee of several hundred bucks.
Personally, I'd rather buy phones unlocked and pay the higher price with the benefit of not being locked into a contract. But, none of the large carriers does it that way in the U.S.

[Q] Upgrade Available after only 6 Months

I bought my Bionic on November 1, 2011.
Today, I received an email today from Verizon with the subject "Congratulations - You've earned a new phone!"
I thought that you were supposed to wait 2 years until you were eligible to receive an upgrade at the discounted price.
Well what do you guys think I should do? What would you do?
Wait for ICS on Bionic or get a new phone, and if a new phone, which phone should I get?

Do you have a grandfathered unlimited data plan?

If you don't have a grandfathered unlimited plan then either go for it or wait for something better to come out. If you do have a grandfathered unlimited plan then don't bite.
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I am not grandfathered. I have 4GB for $30/month.
I just thought it was weird they offered the upgrade.
I thought maybe all Bionic users would be offered it, but I guess not.
The email was sent on the last day of the cycle, so maybe more people will get their email on the last day as well.
I might wait for ICS and more custom ICS roms because I already have desk dock, car dock, and extended battery.

Be careful too.. make sure its actually from Verizon... alot of viruses going round looking like that to steal ur stuff..
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I can attest to this early upgrade. Some times the main line on a family plan will get an early upgrade
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I'd wait until Verizon has an HTC One.
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If you were on unlimited I'd say bite and get a Razr Maxx.
Since you are on a tiered plan, just wait until you see a phone you like.

Yeah, I'd say wait since you're already on a tiered plan. Who knows what phones will be released later this year!
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Hold out for an HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III
Dude! All the phones that were out six months ago are still the best you can get right now, they really haven't "moved" as far as what's available in quite a few months (which means you should expect something better any day now).
I know because I have a "new every two" available on my primary account and I'm going to wait until they get the SGS3.
Personally, from experience I know that HTC One "X" model will be a beast if you'd rather not wait for Sammy to show up on Verizon.
They have a habit of introducing nice phones right before they make the real monsters available. Expect that to happen again, as in maybe the HTC One X (and maybe other variants of the HTC One) first, then they'll introduce the Galaxy S3 after everyone they can suck the juice out of gets the HTC models.
It happened to all of us that opted for the Bionic: two months later they (Motorola & Verizon *****es) pushed out the Razor and Maxx not too long after that.

Release date for sprint?

Does anyone know?
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SuperDefcon5 said:
Does anyone know?
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It has not been mentioned yet, but many people speculating that it will be released between the 15th-22nd because for the $100 gift card deal they are doing for trading in an old phone, it requires that you buy the phone before March 31st, and they would most likely give you about a week or more to be able to buy the phone in order to get that deal.

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It has not been mentioned yet, but many people speculating that it will be released between the 15th-22nd because for the $100 gift card deal they are doing for trading in an old phone, it requires that you buy the phone before March 31st, and they would most likely give you about a week or more to be able to buy the phone in order to get that deal.
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i definitely see what youre saying but i kinda feel like sprint would hold off so you had to go with their buy back program. i hope im wrong. also usually youre upgrades are available on the first like mine is 4/1 so im gonna call when they release it and beg to have it pushed up and send htc my og evo for the $100.

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i definitely see what youre saying but i kinda feel like sprint would hold off so you had to go with their buy back program. i hope im wrong. also usually youre upgrades are available on the first like mine is 4/1 so im gonna call when they release it and beg to have it pushed up and send htc my og evo for the $100.
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Yeah I was also speculating that as well, as carriers love to squeeze every last dime you have out you. :/ AT&T definitely is not excluded from that bunch (Carrier I use). I've had an upgrade available for more than 6 months. (Once every sixth and a half months since we've been with them for so long) We can use them any time we want, doesn't have to be the first of the month.

Definitely hope it's released before April rolls around! I was thinking that maybe the HTC $100 trade-in program required you to pre-order (aka buy) the phone before March 31st so was concerned that the phone for U.S. carriers wouldn't come out till April.

mang0 said:
Definitely hope it's released before April rolls around! I was thinking that maybe the HTC $100 trade-in program required you to pre-order (aka buy) the phone before March 31st so was concerned that the phone for U.S. carriers wouldn't come out till April.
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HTC just has a register page for the $100 deal. They do no have a pre-ordering here in the u.s.
Therefore, the device must be in your hands by the 31st. Which means it will have to release before the 31st. I'm assuming and hoping.
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