Sprint gets last laugh, shipping 700p before VZW

We've been really tossed every which way on this "who's shipping the 700p first" debacle, but it looks like Sprint wins in the end. Even though Verizon just "announced" 700p availability, their phones are shipping shipping in 3-4 weeks, while Sprint is still on track for the end of this month. These ship dates are from Palm itself, and we think they'd be in the know if anyone is, so we're going to put our necks out one more time and proclaim Sprint as the (probable) first to ship the 700p.

[Thanks, Dave Z.]

[(Unverified) Posted May 22nd 2006 11:54PM]

enough about the 700p already.. we know you're obsessed, but it gets old after the dozenth post about who gets it first. seriously one more 700p post and i'll kill myself

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 1:10AM]

last week Palm did not even have the Sprint 650 in stock but it was readily availble from Sprint.

This week, there is a one week wait for Sprint 650 phones... do you really think only Palm carries them?

Verizon 700P starts shipping from Verizon tomorrow... overnight!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 1:49AM]

Drsilverworm-

You realize it's not over, right? There's still the GSM version... And they haven't even started to speculate on that one yet! >=D

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 8:58AM]

Isn't it possible that the reason it's going to take 3 to 4 weeks for the Verizon Treo 700p to ship from Palm is because Verizon bought so many of them from Palm and now they're on backorder? I'll bet Verizon has a bunch sitting in their warehouse.

[(Unverified) Posted May 23rd 2006 10:14AM]

I know a few people who've ordered these either online or through telesales and they've been told they will get their phones in the next few days, as normal. They certainly are not being told to wait 3 to 4 weeks.

I believe that it's like Sam K says: Verizon has all the stock sitting in their warehouses.

So if you want Verizon's 700p right away, just order it from Verizon, and not from Palm. Most people buy a phone direct from the carrier and not the manufacturer anyway.

Then you can enjoy Verizon's far better network. I live in Florida and I know with the recent hurricanes that Verizon was the only network to keep functioning during the hurricanes. That's why the State of Florida and all its govt. agencies switched to Verizon; they're the only ones that keep working during the hurricanes. That tells you something about their reliability.

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2006 11:58AM]

"seriously one more 700p post and i'll kill myself"

Promises, promises.

[(Unverified) Posted May 24th 2006 4:02PM]

I live in SW Florida and I have Alltel and I always had service during the many hurricanes we have had in the last couple of years.