Diamond Release Speculation Thread

[quarky42]

Originally Posted by sbello81

yeah. so weird that they'd have a date listed for the Pro, yet we've never had a document like that w/ a solid date for the Diamond.

Uhm, that very first link I posted 2 posts ago shows very clearly a date for the Touch Diamond... Just know that even that date is not set in stone if there are technical problems that Sprint is having with the phones.

Edit: Here's that link again: http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=171935

[chappy]

I love being able to say I told you so.

[ebmorgan]

Correct. Per an internal Sprint release brief the HTC Diamond is due out 9/14.

FYI - per the same document the Touch Pro is due out 10/19.

FYIA - Why get a Diamond when the Touch Pro is due out a month later and is 2x the phone?

[bridic]

believe it or not there are many that don't want a hard keyboard, me being one of them.
I am going from a mogul to the diamond and I will not miss the keyboard at all.

Given i would love to have more than 4gig of memory but hey, i can live with the 4gig.

To each is his own.

[abovelegit]

not 2x the phone, has a KB and memory slot, also tv out.
I have orb so memory slot doesn't matter for me,

[marcjen]

I've been wrestling with which one to get for quite some time. The only reason I wanted to Touch Pro was for the keyboard. I've tried to use different on-screen keyboards and I just don't get the speed and accuracy of a slide out (i have a ppc-6700).

The one thing that I don't like about the Touch Pro is the size. I really would like to be able to keep my phone in a pocket. yes, I can do so with both my 6700 and the Touch Pro, but it does add considerable bulk to the pocket area.

I downloaded the HTC Diamond keyboard for my 6700 and I have to say, I actually like it better than Touch Pal or the other options, it's exactly what I need, not too much and configured the way I would use it.

So, that sealed it for me, Diamond it is. It also means I can replace my old 6700 a month earlier! And since it's cheaper than a Touch Pro, I can add a Bluetooth headset without feeling too guilty.

[Exil3d]

Originally Posted by abovelegit

roflmao, finally!

I know..... I feel like a d-bag. Blame Sprint CS for it thou.

Originally Posted by puff

oh man, we were waiting for the daily it's gonna be here on the 2nd post

Ok... no I downgraded to Super D-bag.

Originally Posted by jlechner

Hmmm. Who would have known? Oh, that's right, I DID.

I will keep my eye on you if sep 14 comes and go's and still no diamond in my hands.

Originally Posted by drexappeal

LOL...So all those days/time you spent hoping and wishing that 1st tier reps would actually have more accurate information than other SPRINT documents that have been posted over and over stating the contrary information to your 9/2 reports...basically was a waste of time?

I admire your persistance, but at the same time...I think it'd be safe to say that you probably would've been better off just looking at people's "leaked" information that was officially posted from other Sprint employees that turned out to be more in the "know."

Ok..... now I dropped to super epic d-bag.

Originally Posted by munsterrr

OKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK........

im praying i just got off of the phone with someone that doesnt know what they are talking about......

i was just told that the diamond wouldnt be out until NOVEMBER/DECEMBER..


i asked him a bunch of times if he was talking about the touch diamond and not the touch pro or anything else.

MAN that guy seriously ruined my day

Ok.. Now the Sprint SC is the D-bag.

Originally Posted by chappy

I love being able to say I told you so.

Now you are starting to sound like a d-bag. Welcome to the club brother.

[munsterrr]

so what your saying is everyone in the last page or so is a D-bag huh? you could have just said that instead of pointing everyone out JP

[drexappeal]

Originally Posted by Exil3d

...Ok..... now I dropped to super epic d-bag...

Nah, I wouldn't take it like that. It's obvious that you're just very eager to get the phone and your persistance is something that not a lot of people would have.

Main thing here is, not sure if you've ever worked in CS (Customer Service), but 1st tier reps (the first people you speak with, chat with, etc...) are always the LEAST likely to have concrete information along the lines of what you were trying to find out. They can only report what's put into the database (literally, whatever is in front of them), but it's the responsibility of the people above them to make sure that what is being indicated in the database is accurate.

In this case, it was obviously not a "high priority" to change the database to indicate anything different than the initial 9/2 release date. I rarely get disappointed when things don't go as initially planned, but in your case, at least you know the "new" date that's being given and the delay wasn't a "TBD" delay.

[cornelious2]

Originally Posted by marcjen

I've been wrestling with which one to get for quite some time. The only reason I wanted to Touch Pro was for the keyboard. I've tried to use different on-screen keyboards and I just don't get the speed and accuracy of a slide out (i have a ppc-6700).

The one thing that I don't like about the Touch Pro is the size. I really would like to be able to keep my phone in a pocket. yes, I can do so with both my 6700 and the Touch Pro, but it does add considerable bulk to the pocket area.

I downloaded the HTC Diamond keyboard for my 6700 and I have to say, I actually like it better than Touch Pal or the other options, it's exactly what I need, not too much and configured the way I would use it.

So, that sealed it for me, Diamond it is. It also means I can replace my old 6700 a month earlier! And since it's cheaper than a Touch Pro, I can add a Bluetooth headset without feeling too guilty.

hey is that a touch pro in your pocket or are you just happy to see me