Sprint 6800 DELAYED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Yup it's true. well at least according to phonenews.com. Here is the link: http://www.phonenews.com/content/view/2082/1/. I sold both my Fusic and 6700 to try to save up for this f-n phone. i went out and bought a Virgin Mobile phone (CDMA all the way) in the mean time. HEck. i guess this means going back to the Q.

that just makes me not wanna get it. id say that was a dumb move from sprint, cause by the time it comes it, were gonna have an outdated phone.

Hmmmm....One rumor out of hundreds out there. I'm not so sure I would put ALL my faith in ONE rumor. ;)

not to sound naïve, but I would hardly call the reporting and research done by phonenews.com/pcsintel.com as a "rumor". they usually don't announce things until it is pretty much confirmed, and then on top of it they follow it with updates if anything changes. I understand, of course, the "numerous sources" as could be speculation, rumor, etc., but phonenews.com rarely gets their news wrong - except of course when the company itself is to be blamed for the information (recent at&t article releasing the cu500v etc.). not to mention, the rumors are usually confined to the forums over there.

I can't say I'm pleased with the information but I expected some shortcoming like this to happen, and I think those that purchased the ppc-6600 were as well after the debacle that happened with that device. I think its a horrible decision on sprint's part, with the upcoming iphone coming in june, not to try to get the crowd that was thinking of migrating to stay with sprint with this new heavy powered device. and, I don't even know if the samsung i760 is coming to sprint, so, hopefully verizon will release the 6800 or i760 and you guys can tell us how it is with some reviews.

I sure can't wait to read all the complaints, multiple threads and announcements of this delay of the 6800! :/

It could very well be delayed, sledgie. It's just that we've heard all this before. It's on, it's off. What provoked me to post is the fact that they would make a statement that it could be delayed till October. That made me look at the whole thing as a second or third rate internet posting. Not true journalism, with statements to confirm it. There is nothing but rumor to any of this. Even the site that posted it have not stated one single piece of evidence to back it up.

So, while it may well be true. It could very well be delayed by a week or two. I definitely thing this still needs to be filed under rumor till something more substantial can be put behind it.

Dave

well, I kinda remember a while bck (february?) where ppl were claiming it was going to be at verizon in mid february or something like that. now, sprint and verizon are two different companies of course, and rumors are bound to happen. but, I also think posting that article/report on the front page was more than just informing the end user about the possible delay, and i'll leave my cryptic reference at that.

in the past the only way we found out if the ppc- 6600 had the evdo hardware capability was through pcsintel.com/phonenews.com, and if you followed the site Mr. Price spent a lot of time trying to get answers out of Audiovox/UTStarcom and Sprint on when or if they were going to release evdo firmware update. a lot of us purchased the device and were told/sold on the understanding it would be upgraded to evdo once evdo was up and running. by posting information to the end user as he did in that situation, it got most of us who owned a 6600 into complaining to sprint or utstarcom and pressuring them to give us an answer whether it would be upgraded to evdo (although I do remember a statement being retracted or in fact plans to upgrade were thrown away).

so I'm glad phonenews posted what they did, for our sake, so that we get a reasoning or answer to the release of the 6800 or - for some of us - an option to move to a different carrier with better, and *available* phones - rather than wait and investing in a service while waitng for a phone to arrive. I too hope it isn't true, however, from what I was told a long long time ago, the puzzle pieces are starting to add up. it really shouldn't be a surprise, considering what phonenews.com reported on during the CTIA event while talking to HTC about the 6800.

don't shoot the messenger.

I'm not about to shoot the messenger, sledgie. :) AND, I'm putting down the total efforts of the site. My simple point was and still is, that any news of that nature must be given some latitude, till it can be confirmed one way or the other. :)

Sorry, I didn't mean to strike a nerve. ;)

no nerve struck - not to worry. and I realize that until may 14th comes it is a "rumor", just as in until I see the 6800 in stores, its pending release is a "rumor" :) if it is indeed released near october, I will have to concur with boe and the rest who will in fact be correct that the device will be far outdated by then, with the exception of rev a and wm6. by october I expect to be seeing more and more 640x480 devices.

ps Its not like Sprint has delayed devices before! this is all so new to me

hmm, I'm not totally against this wait for the phone with all the upgrades but 2 things.....

1. - Why would Sprint not just release the phone with the current spec's. You know they will sell tons of them, Then just release a 2nd version in Oct and call it the 6800WX..?! :roll:

2. - Why wait until Oct for this when you know Palm will have the spec's on their new device along with probally others like TA-Mobile or Singular with there new latest & greatest. By that time, The 6800 will not be the top of its game. Personally, I think this is a BAD move on Sprints part from a consumer & finacial stand point.

Good I didn't want to upset you. :)

As far as an October release. I find it totally unacceptable. As I think most reasonable people.

I think before this October date gets bandied about too much there really needs to be some actual evidence that it is true. At this popint it is very misleading....................

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The guys at the local sprint store here have 6700's of thier own and are enthusiasts so I asked them.

They are bummed. The guy told me that the offical word was delayed until October to add EVDO revA and WM6.

I'm OK with the wait as long as they deliver WM6 and EVDO revA.

:wink:

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WOW!

If this really does become official, they might as well forget the 6800. It will be so tainted by then no one will want it, and everyone will have moved on to something else.

Dave

From the way I look at this, it's a good way for Sprint to make you wait, and wait, and wait for the full goodies that are expected on the 6800 (WM 6.0, EV-DO Rev. A). Now, since the 6800 does not come out until October, people will buy this phone. . .only that Sprint will roll out Wi-Max (if everthing goes according to plan.) in 2008 and you guys will end up buying another phone in less than a year.

That's a scheme if there was ever one! :P

what does this do to the verizon release date??? does it get push back with sprints????

I can't speak on verizon but all I know is what has been reported, sprint stores got information and spec sheets and supposedly the release date was may 14th. I don't have the link but if someone wants to look up the CTIA event at phonenews.com (the one with pictures) - I can't remember if the reporting said both sprint AND verizon were holding off on releasing until rev A and wm6, or if it was just Sprint.

ps I'd like to send my condolences to Hobbes and those users of the 6600 who were holding off updating for this phone. poor Hobbes!!! :(

This would be a perfect opportunity for Verizon to get a jump on Sprint.

As long as they offer the upgrade at a later date, I would take it now with WM5 and Rev 0. Even if they didn't offer the upgrade I still would seriously consider going to this phone.

It offers everything that I want in a phone.

Ouch, the 6800 getting delayed until October has put Sprint into a tough spot. I would be glad to definitely have WM6 and Ev-DO Rev. A rather than be put in the spot of the 6600 users and not receive a radio upgrade. Although, I will admit that the jump from 1xRTT to Ev-DO Rel. 0 is quite a bit more drastic and than going from Rel. 0 to Rev. A.

Oh well, I think I can survive until October. :)

i dont know but i read somewhere that the verizon version would ship in july w/ rev a and wm6

Man, if Verizon doesn't hit the July timeframe, then I think I'll be far enough to finishing my contract that I'll just buy the GSM phone I want (with GPS) and jump on the Cingular band wagon. I never had much problems with Cingular and I use my phone more as a PDA and navigation than I actually talk on it. Data speed might take a hit, but I'm content with that.

I'd definitely take the 6800 as is without WM6 and Rev A if I could get it now!

I for one don't really care if they delay it as I still love my 700WX, but I've gotta tell you, if they make Sprint users wait till Oct 07 for a phone that was sappose to be out last year, it will be a bad move on Sprints part. They will loose alot of ground if they do this. Plus, by Oct 07, most phones will be REV-A and WM6. I would love to see Verizon release it as is just to prove my point and watch Sprint get spanked!

Honostly, If it gets delayed that long, It better not just be WM6 and REVA, it better have the GPS working also. Even though i highly doubt it.

I still say may 14

man, i dont know what to do now..
im not on contract and im itching to get a pda phone..
this has really bummed me, and many others.. Cant believe they just cant ship it out now and get us to "upgrade" at a store later on..

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Well atleast the upgrade will be "worth it". Sure the new hardware is nice, but not having WM6 and EVDO RevA on the new phone seemed like a wash to me. Plus I will also be a bit closer to the end of my contract with sprint so the phone won't cost so much.

I am just going to continue to try and wait patiently....getting harder though.

i workj for sprint and they say that it is coming out may 14 so we will see

Thank you for your condolences.....if the worst case scenario of the rumors prove correct, then it is going to be bad news for Sprint.....VZ releases the 6800 with WM6 at the end of May or first of June with WM6. Sprint Releases the same, but not until October. This will put the release a minimum of nearly 10 months late, that we know about. Especially considering that an effective life cycle of an upper end PDA is probably around a year (unless you are Palm that translates to 3 years) it does not look very optimistic for Sprint having much to draw in or keep customers.

I agree that Sprint is totally missing the boat. It is simple. If they want to draw in more new customers and retain the ones they already have all they have to do is woo them with a nice flashy phone. Sprint used to be on top of the game with this....Treo 600 & PPC-6600 for example. These were great options when compared to what was available at the time. Now we are just begging them to give us last year's model.

But then again maybe they will release next week, actually make due on their promise to upgrade the OS and to Rev A and all this is for nothing. :laughing3: For all you TC'ers out there maybe I should be more like Perry....."I Believe!"

..............okay I am done venting.

I hope you're right. i need a pda phone, and the q just doesn't do it for me.

I was all excited about picking up a 6800 next week, since my 6700 is on it's last legs. Now I need to reconsider.

I'm thinking about jumping to the darkside and going GSM. Deals can be had on the HTC Universal/QTek 9000/O2 Exec. WM6 ROMs are already out there, and it's a true VGA device. Downside is, 3G sucks compared to EVDO, and the device doesn't have anymore memory than a 6700. Also, it's the same 1.3 camera and WiFi is 802.11b, just like the 6700.

Not sure what to do!

Wow i called *2 today and they said something outrages as coming out summer of 08, and then i called again and someone said that he went online and it didn't have an exact date, but it should be next month. I think sprint is just fondling our sacks just cause they know we want it.

they should just release it with wm5 and evdo rev 0... its better than waiting til sept/oct

They did the same thing when 700wx was to come out, at this point they 6800 will be out, when it's out. If it doesn't come out on May 14 then keep your hopes up for end June/earyl July, if it doesn't come out then, then we are all probably screwed and will get an outdated device by Sept/Oct... which is very likely since they may have learned this tactic from Nextel.

I was with Nextel and so exited a WM phone was coming out, when the i930 came out last year or so, it came out with WM2003.

Don't believe anyone you call in telesales or stores, why? Because they may be looking at outdated material or simply telling you what they heard as a rumor.

When the 700wx came out I even got a rep tell me it didn't exist, that the only Treo had the Palm OS and there was no other.

I just got a call from Sprint.com bussiness account department today, they said it is going to be released on 5.14.

could be a conspiracy by other carriers!!!

start rumors on the internet about a 6800 delay
hire a bunch of guerilla marketing screwballs to go on forums and spread the rumor to get us to switch carriers for better phones!!!

I knew it!! i kneww it!
quick, everyone put your tinfoil hats on!! dont listen to the rumors!!

Man that made me laugh so hard everyone was lookin at me like a stu.. lmao
But never thought of that, but also who knows if zzzzzzz is speaking the truth. DAMN i hate this. lol

i also have received those kind of calls. but i got it about the upstage after it came out. buying that phone was a huge mistake. *anyways* what is wrong with sprint in the delay?! i mean i'm pretty sure 6800s would be on back order for weeks if it was to be released 5/14 or so. just sell the freaken device and work on releasing the updates, perfect them and release later. if it doesn't come out on monday i am strongly going to consider going after the dash that has wm6 or the 8525 that im pretty sure it will get a wimo 6 upgrade...

i think it would be better coming out now, atleast this way people will have the option to upgrade. if they dont want wm6 then they dont need to get it. i kinda dont want it just cause of i dont know what wm5 software i can use on it.

WM6 is a fancied up WM5, so in theory, everything that works on WM5 will work on WM6.

Hopefully not like how Vista is to XP......

True dat! I bought Vista (1/2 off at CompUSA) for the wife and I have never seen so many blue screens of death with my XP machine as I have seen with Vista trying to install apparently incompatible software!

Have you tried the Program Compatibility Wizard? This has fixed alot of those problems with programs for me.