**UPDATE**
This appears to only be for Microsoft Employees that are using Sprint and CDMA networks…
**END OF UPDATE**
So with the HTC 7 Pro recently getting FCC approval, would you be surprised to hear that Sprint would be taking pre-orders on December the 8th? It seems that the release date is roughly a month after AT&T and T-Mobile started selling their WP7 devices. This comes to no surprise to us here at PPCG, after Sprint was nice and cozy with Microsoft during the Sprint’s Developer Conference. Could the WP7 CDMA D-Day be coming sooner than later? Also where is Verizon in all of this? No word at this time when the “official” launch date will be of the CDMA version of WP7, but we will update this as we hear more information!
So if this is the latest and greatest for Sprint users, who will be pre-ordering their new devices on the 8th? I know I sure will be, just because I am liking how Windows Phone 7 is turning out to be so popular. Let PPCGeeks know what your thoughts and feeling is on this phone.
Sources: WPcentral.com & Twitter (@ms_nerd)
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I’ll be ordering mine.
MS is going to have to do a lot for me to leave Android, but I’ll keep an eye on it. Me order a WP7 device on the 8th? Not going to happen.
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Co-sign
I had a chance to play around with Windows phone 7 a few days ago, and while the ui is very slick and much improved, I don’t think I’ll be leaving my evo any time soon.
We all should know by now if you are one of those people who pre-orders this phones or any other phone there are a lot of issues in the first couple of months as we all saw it with the Touch pro and TP2 and some other devices even apple.
True, Giovanny…but being on the bleeding edge of technology means that you occasionally get cut. Moreover, I hope that the four months that HTC will have between next week’s GSM launch and the Pro7 launch will help them ferret out many of the bugs. My TP2 is wearing out after much use and my company will pay for the Pro7, so I’m game.
Unless someone figures out how to boot WP7 on the Evo, I am going to pre-order. I love Zune and couple that with the more advanced Exchange features, I’m in…
i hope they get good support so that other phones are available. I’m done with touch pro2.
the phones nice, WP7 though-not so nice.. IMO….. if or when it can boot other OS’, then im in… until then its TP2 all the way
I would keep an eye on Windows 7 phones as it developes. There is a deference between being first to own them and forgetting its possible flaws. It may not be as promising out of the box. But I would sit this out and wait after. Not getting my hopes up just yet.
cdma windows 7 device is what ive been waiting for. i will pre-order, buy and be on the front line of the windows 7/cdma/htc 7 forum. issues or no issues .
When my preordered 7Pro arrives, I’ll make sure to copy and paste the link to the Sprint store where I got it. Oh wait…
Well, at least I’ll be able to flash a MightyRom on it to make it functional…oh wait…
Android convert on October 1, 2010 (SERO premium) from TP2. Never look back…only forward. A theme MS has obviously missed the last 10 years.
has anyone heard if this is going to be a world phone ala the TP2 or not? Ill jump in if I am able unlock gsm radios for domestic use. I have a feeling that its not going to be as easy as it was in the past to unlock these devices. Therefor ill prob just stick to my Evo for awhile. Really enjoying the Android after being bogged down on WinMo foe the last TEN YEARS……its gonna have to be a game changer for all the recent ship jumpers to climb back aboard the Microsoft ship i am affraid
It sounds so good but i just dont kno if its better than android. Being a windows guy im sorrie to say android done hooked me for the keeping, windows would have to do something amazing for me to go back to the mogul tp tp2 days and so on. Like everyone thats in my shoes then if not before im sure understands. stock wise on a phone androids killing how windows wad hands dowm back with donut and cupcake. So microsoft had their chance then but they just wanted to wait till then to do something. So what makes people think from all the lets downs in the past that they changed? Right well thats my input so it is what it is i guess. But right now im with android and the evo for that matter and o yeah remind me to never get a samsung phone if it has touch wiz bc thats the whole reason of a switch from that to the evo. Sorrie for mini thread jack right there lol.
as long as it has outlook, word, excel, powerpoint, onenote and sharepoint, it’s head and shoulders over any platform on the market.. no competition!
plus it’s the only platform to launch with nearly or over 1000 apps on launch day.
the individual looking for a world phone.. stick with the evo, it has hidden world phone capabilities.
seriously, why are android people here looking at this article when clearly you don’t want this device? you’re happy with android so don’t bother reading about wp7.
i am an EVO owner and i will switch to windows phone 7 without a millisecond hesitation. this piece of crap cant even record calls because of hardware limitations. i don’t care how configurable it is. you can’t change a piece of crap, it’s like the story of the hippo..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLp2AYGlrFY&p=1C8CE968B99BA37B&playnext=1&index=31
The lack of 4G and the smaller 3.6inch screen pretty much rules it out for me at this point. Will be interesting to get a hands on of the O/S though.
I used an upgrade from one of my five lines to get the Evo. My main line still has an upgrade available. I want to see what hacks are available, the apps, and if it can tether. I love my Evo. It’s pretty much everything I’ve wanted so far. I DO miss the office features BIG TIME. That’s why I don’t think WM will fail….unless someone else steps up to do a better job filling that void. I’ll be able to use both at once because I have command of two lines. Worst case scenario I’ll sell it if I don’t like it to make up for a lost upgrade. I really wish they had come out with a 4.0 screen size. If the processor is like it sounds I might enjoy it. I’m a big fan of htc and my dream phone would be an Evo sized TP3. The pro 2′s keyboard is unrivaled.
Are you all serious? Another htc phone? Have you realized its packing the same htc Evo hardware? That’s all it is, a Evo with W7. Have you asl seen the bench marks for Evo compared to the Galaxy S line ups? Its laughable. MS should have paid samsung money for a rebranded galaxy s with W7.Then at least it would be current to the tech race.Not already out dated by about a year.
i thought MS wanted a seperate video chip as a requirement. evo and hd2 don’t have boards with seperate chips
Why would you want to get this phone right away knowing TT7, Garmin and iGo8 will not work on it. Oh, any tethering software will work on it too?
@chong67 – at one point, tethering, garmin and iGo8 wasnt supported on android either…
@chong67 – wups, my bad chong. I didnt read your post for what it was.
Despite the gps and tethering programs not being available at launch, I am still considering the phone if it does everything else well.
Personally, I cant wait to play with the office programs. I really like how seamless they made it all look; specially if it can automatically aggregate all the office files from your exchange and personal e-mail, with the ones on the device!
*nerdy drool*
I need one like now. Windows 7 and a Keyboard, I am so in. It’s about time. Let’s just hope it lives up to the hype. This is the cool NERD (me) phone upgrade I’ve been waiting for.
@Aleki – To my knowledge, there is no way to install iGo or Garmin on to an Android device anyway… Much more likely to see someone develop a “compatibility” tool for WP7 so that older Windows Mobile Apps can be run on WP7. Much like what Vista and Windows 7 users have, a way to run in XP compatibility mode on older software.
no 4g is the nail in the coffin. maybe my outlook might change by launch day, but for now its NO DEAL.
So, I haven’t really heard much about this phone. Aside from the obvious OS change, what are some of the things that stand out with this phone when compared to the Touch Pro 2? Is it 4G compatible.