I work for cingular and we got our dummy phones in today for the v400. No release date in the box. Just wanted to let everyone know.
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Can you confirm that the specs list the v400 as NOT having bluetooth?
Thanks...and hows the dummy looking?
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Yeah, that's correct. The V400 does not have bluetooth. Is is a down-scaled version of the V600, which does have bluetooth. The V400 will be out in a couple days, the V600 will be out in a couple months, but it will also be about a hundred dollars more, also.
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dummy is heavy..... thats the first thing i noticed. Also bulky... like a sh*tty Verizon phone. BUT it still is going to be sweet. buttons are nice, form is nice, feels sleek... like a v60i on steroids!
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bulkier than say....the Motorola i90c? The big Nextel phone...and is the dummys weight indicative of the actual real versions weight?
thanks
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yes. the dummies we recieve are very close to actual weight. I agree with you on the Nextel phones.... any nextel phone is like carrying around a small child in your pocket.
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hey, any idea how long the usual time lapse is from the time you get the dummy in and the actual release of the product?
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I used to be a sales mangager for Circuit City. When a new phone came in stock he would issue a dummy phone 3 days to a week in advance. The representive for your area should be able to tell you when the phones actual realese date is.
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My best information tells me between January 1st-5th. Was originally scheduled for Dec 15, but thats not happening. good news is I recieved the dummy phone for this one. thats a good sign....
Chris Stalker
Sales Manager
Cingular Wireless
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Man....I want it NOW!!
I just got back from the Cingular near my neighborhood to see if they had the dummy phone in yet...I looked all over the wall at all the display phones and I couldn't find it.
So i asked the 1 emplyoee there if he had gotten the dummy v400 in yet and he said "this one?"
He was playing with it himself haha
All I have to say is that the size and shape is just right...not too big, not too small. The only complaint I have is that I hope the buttons on the real phone arent made of the same material because it felt like ****ty plastic material.
He also said he expects it to be on sale sometimes next week, but who knows?
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The dummy phones are just that- Non working models; and in most cases, the buttons are the worse representation. I still think it is a bit on the larger side, but no doubt, this will be a sweet phone. Im getting one for free! YAY! working for cingular has great perks.
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Does the V400 have the option to sync it with outlook?
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yo..i just went to my local cingular store, and they said that the v400 should be in next week. One of the employees said they were in a meeting and was told it'd be in next week.
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we don't know yet. it wasn't in the warehouse yet as of today. i work for cingular
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