*UPDATE 4* Sprint's Diamond gets pictured, dated

*UPDATE 4* Sprint's Diamond gets pictured, dated

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Published on: 01 September, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

*UPDATE 4* Sprint's Diamond gets pictured, dated

The first shots of the Diamond have leaked out and the phone will start shipping on Sept 14th...

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Never mind! I'm going to get the HTC Touch Pro version for verizon. I know you can get 3rd party apps for WM touch screen phones but where exactly. It's much more easier on a iphone... Also, what's the pricing for the touch pro. I am hoping for $300 but I know it's most likely $350-$400. Which is very costly. The touch pro has that QWERTY and a flash with wi-fi and 3rd party apps. So that's for me but it's just how easy is it to get the apps, (like the iphone?), and the price.
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That's easy...all you have to do is Google "Windows Mobile apps". Plenty of sites to download from. Many apps are free. Enjoy!
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It's true there is no centralized "app store", but it isn't hard to find good apps.

A few sites with free and paid apps:

www.handago.com
www.pocketgear.com

There are many others (including a section on www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile
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www.wmexperts.com has reviews and software galore for WM5, 6, 6.1
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i wouldn't be suprised if they put some kind of subsidy lock code on there where you can only purchase official software.
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who cares about this phone for features, the sprint version has so many more features and double the rom, just switch to sprint, you'll get ur moneys worth thanks!
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its coming out this week on telus for 450 $ without contract (canada)
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so hopefully with a 2 year contract price on verizon it would be cheaper? im waitng for the touch pro on verizon. download tons of 3rd party apps and enjoy the keyboard. so does this mak late september as verizon's release of he diamond? then late october for the touch pro.
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Lol, ya right. Full retail on another carrier = contract price with Verizon.
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yeah prolly true. but i dont care im gonna pay whatever for it cuz i know its better then all those crap touch phones and phones they try to sell me. im 17 and they think i know nothing about phones and i only want a phone for texting. oh how wrong they are
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Kind of like when a woman goes carshopping. I know the stigma i used to sell cars hahahah
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The red backing is really disappointing. The diamond back was real cool and gave this phone some style. Now it just looks like an ugly toy and the diamond name no longer makes sense. What a shame. Sprint has no common sense or sense of style. I appreciate the bigger battery a lot, but I think they've limited the appeal of this phone with such a garish color choice. I don't know what the thinking was behind the move to red, maybe they just wanted to really stand out and look different from the iPhone and Instinct, but this is just a really bad choice. I can't even begin to imagine how ugly the Touch Pro will look with it's giant red back. The Pro will be 90% red and 10% black, what a disaster. Way to screw up an exclusive Sprint. This was your best phone, probably your biggest exclusive of the year, and you messed up the design.
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it's coming in black too moron. They are just showcasing another color that is available that will set them apart.
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Just say that it is coming in black, you don't have to be so rude about it. So what if he didn't know, you obviously do so instead of insulting others, help them.

I really don't understand why people are so obnoxious these days.
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Guys or gals like that are obnoxious because it makes them feel better about themselves. Plus, they don't have to worry about consequences. They'd never say something like that so someone's face for fear of being smacked in the mouth. It's one of the negatives of the computer age.

I didn't know the phone would be available in black either. Guess I'm a moron also. :) I kinda thought the whole point of this site was to share info.
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Please smack me in the mouth....I dare you. Replying to this will go directly to my personal email. You're response to mine was just as obnoxious 103. So shut your mouth. I respond like that because people don't ask questions on here, they just post stuff assuming that they know everything and ask nothing. Those kind of people are morons, people who make idle threats, like a smack in the mouth, will get called out. Don't assume stuff and bash a company, and don't bash somebody for their behavior and then turn around and exhibit the same behavior, so yes, now, you are a moron also. You weren't a moron for not knowing there would be a black one, but you didn't come on here bashing Sprint for only making it in red. However you are a moron now for displaying behavior that you were talking shit about. So what now 103? i apologize to 90 you are correct, 103 let me know where you would like this "smack in the mouth" to take place. Don't be a bitch.
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it's comming out in black, when the instinct came out, everyone thought it was going to have a gray face but no, its just so ppl on the pcs can look at the phone details better.
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Check again. I never said I would smack you in the mouth.

I didn't even address you directly. I said "guys like that". Obviously, I don't know you, but I know people who call people names on message boards for no reason. I was clearly making a comment on a certain element who make the message boards less enjoyable.

Consider this: if I walked into a Sprint store and you and I were both looking at the Diamond (with a red back) and I said "Wow, this sucks that it this awesome phone has this ugly red back. That's a bad move by Sprint. What were they thinking?". Would you call me a moron or just point out that it comes in black also? Most people would probably just tell them about the black one. You might think I was a moron, but you probably wouldn't say it. People on the internet should try to do the same, but they don't always and I think it's because they don't have to worry about consequences.

If you took offense to that, too bad. I didn't threaten you at all and I didn't exhibit the same behavior. I made a general comment. Deal with it.
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To Post #21:

Gotta say, own a few Sprint/Verizon stores, and you're right about the carrier conundrum. I currently have a BB Curve with Alltel, AT&T and Sprint (speaks to how much of a nerd I am). They all have great reception in places and spotty in others. I come here for leaked info, not to hear who gets "more bars in more places"! We all have phones and know fairly well from friends and family what coverage is like around our areas. Find a deal on a phone, a good plan for your usage and enjoy! And by the way, gotta say BlackBerry seems to work best on Sprint in all ways, reception, speed, etc.
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To 41: don't feel bad, I have two Curves, and an iphone. Tmo one curve (love the wi-fi) but got the other Curve for GPS with AT&T. Crazy, hey??
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I don't think any Sprint customer has the right to bash Verizon or any other company for that matter. Sprint is the worst quality wireless network in the country. Add in their Nextel mess, and I don't care how much you get with their "truly unlimited" plan, you can't use it anywhere! Their National Coverage is TERRIBLE. As an employee of Alltel, I am pumped for the Verizon merger, and it is just going to make Verizon an even superior network than any other! Sprint is already hurting now, I can't wait to see what happens when the merger happens. Sprint will be all but over!
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So you start off saying how Sprint customers shouldn't bash anyone and then you bash Sprint with some idiotic comments that are based on some fantasy world you live in. Good job!

Maybe Sprint isn't strong in Alltel country, but Verizon wasn't wither, thus the merger. To say that Sprint doesn't work anywhere is just moronic. If you don't like Sprint, fine. If they don't work where you live, say that too. "Worst quality network"? Seriously? Please tell me what you're basing that on. The fact is that they serve 52 million people so they must have coverage somewhere. The data coverage is terrific. When you fail to recognize that, it makes you seem ignorant.
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stfu u fanboy ur tight verizon will be getting a crippled device something yall are so used to! crippled devices you prick.
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When does this phone come out august or september and will this phone require the simply everythin plan ?
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Supposed to be in dealers' stores before the 1st of September. And, yes I would bet you'll be moving to the new plan structures to get this bad boy (or girl - the red is almost pinkish frickin purple)!
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Launch date of 8/28 is actually early, as the device is set to launch in retail 9/2, and there is a possibility of a delay or inventory issues for the first 2 weeks. Touch Pro is set to release mid October.

As for all you Sprint haters, go comment on your Verizon phones, or better yet, wait the 6 months for Verizon to cripple the functionality and UI and THEN launch the diamond and leave us alone...

EVERY carrier has coverage issues, some just have better marketing. Personally I would rather deal with customer care than pay a 30% premium, but the decision is for the consumer to make.
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Sprint people sit here all day arguing, but you were all really pretty quiet when everyone was lighting up the Sprint article about their 2nd quarter losses and how much everyone hates them....They lead in churn, they lead in ETFs being paid for customers to walk and they are right in front of T Mobile for coverage....none of these things should make anyone proud.


All you fanboys should just look at the facts and realize your on a dying network. It will be a miracle if they dont get bought out or file bankruptcy.

VZW FTW


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You'e right. No way to spin the churn for the most part. A lot of it has to do with Nextel business customers who are leaving because they expected the sae level of service from Sprint and didn't get it (just an opinion). I love how we all post "everybody hates them" comments, yet I have a steady flow of people who come in and want to switch from (insert carrier here) to Sprint. have about the SAME NUMBER od people ask to switch to Verizon. As far as being a "fanboy," that word is just stupid! I carry 3 phones from 3 carriers and I get the same (almost always) signal, customer service, etc. from all of them. These comments are filled by employees of these carriers and want to pump their chest. Just because you fell in love with Verizon and are focused only on what Sprint can't get right, as opposed to the progress over the last few years screams ignorance. Most of Sprint's ETFs could also be related to Apple iPhone users (some 5 million) and their family plans they took with them. I have no problems that you have stated obvious issues with Sprint, be let's get real, all carriers have good and bad about them, but I do admire your unnecessary "Patriotism" to Verizon and I am sure your paycheck reflects that.
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IDK about churn for sprint in my market for stores we sit at 1% and have been for the last 2 years. Corprate is higher because well they don't provide alot of customer service then again from my expirence verizon isnt much better corpratly (if you can find a corprate store in minnesota) As far as network service from my expirence in the midwest its tmobile then sprint(verizon is about same depending where your at)then alltel and att at the bottom. I just love coming on here and watching the little arguments between carriers espically VZW ~ Sprint. I think verizon reps just love coming here on break to bash some people due to their poor sales numbers ;)
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Again, as an owner of a multi-carrier store (Sprint/Verizon), this site's commenters are embarassing! Alltel works great in rural areas where others fail. Sprint has the most robust data network in the US (sorry, just because AT&T has HSDPA in about 30-40 cities doesn't proclaim them the winner). As for the moron who can't express himself without obscenities (#48), you sound like the typical 19-22 year old sale rep who gets a woody when you watch the commercials for your carrier. THEY ARE CELL PHONE COMPANIES, NOT TEAM USA IN THE OLYMPICS! CALM DOWN! I suppose you also hav the ultimate knowledge as to why your phones, reception, etc. are so far superior. I'll just wait here tilyou post all that info. Thanks for bringing me into the light, smart guy!
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