Verizon 6800 "coming soon" ??

[anywhereanytime]

I have been looking in great detail at the new crop of WM6 devices, after almost buying the Sprint Mogul last month (my current carrier).

Does anyone here know the specs and release date for the Verizon 6800 - it's pictured in their new catalog ??

Specifically we like everything about the Mogul except lack of Rev A and now GPS enabled. Any new info on when these "updates" will take place ??? Just read somewhere that Sprint Rev A might be next Spring !!

Scott

[510jungleboy]

I have been looking in great detail at the new crop of WM6 devices, after almost buying the Sprint Mogul last month (my current carrier).

Does anyone here know the specs and release date for the Verizon 6800 - it's pictured in their new catalog ??

Specifically we like everything about the Mogul except lack of Rev A and now GPS enabled. Any new info on when these "updates" will take place ??? Just read somewhere that Sprint Rev A might be next Spring !!

Scott


Should be Same Spec like the Mogul, except different carrier.

[anywhereanytime]

Should be Same Spec like the Mogul, except different carrier.

Thanks, but I would hope that Verizon - because Sprint has had a 6 month headstart - would deliver GPS and REV A out-of-the-gate (if they ever were going to )?? When I went today to my local Verizon staore to look at the new Samsung i760 (which they told me a week ago to come back Nov 2nd), they didn't have a date for the 6800, nor any release date or specs.

The pattern is Verizon release to the web first - the i760 was available on the web since mid-Oct.

Any Verizon insiders out there ??

[primenall]

Well this is just based off RUMORS, but they are suppossedly pretty credible info, the XV6800 should be available for web order very soon 11-10 and in stores 11-21.

As far as the release rom, HTC has said as far as the Sprint side is concerned, there will be a major Rom upgrade Q1 2008 (rumored to be the RevA Rom), so I would doubt there will be Rev A on Verizon before that.

It seems to me (just a guess) Verizon has been waiting until the Bluetooth issues were worked out so they could release a mostly "bug free" device, as in the Sprint Rom update on 10-22 that was supposedly going to fix everything but didn't.

The update was taken down by HTC a few days later, so where does that leave Verizon?? Who knows they most likely have their XV6800's loaded with a Rom similar to the updated Sprint Rom that was pulled.

[jer_stud56]

How do you know those dates? Trying to verify... I'm also waiting for this phone.
I can see the 11/21 being true cause I heard that too but what about 11/10? I don't see Verizon putting out a phone on the weekend...
People who work at Verizon can already order the phone so it's ready to go. I would say online release this coming week.