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We may be getting close 
http://testman.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/nokia-lumia-icon?selectedContractTerm=2
Looks like the latest rumor is 3rd week of Jan 2014, and it will now be called "Icon" because marketing.
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-929-may-be-announced-in-the-3rd-week-of-2014-get-a-new-name/
So far I've been teased with Nov 21st, then "mid to late December" and now "3rd week of Jan" I really hope this latest delay allows for some colors other than black and white. I'm also not sure why Verizon loves the blocky edges so much, but if it has the Snapdragon 800, 2150mAh battery and a 1080p screen as rumored I'm in.
I can no longer believe that this is a simple case of incompetence. Whatever the reason for their inability to gut an excellent hardware design, and release the gimped version in a reasonable timeframe, it has to be according to plan.
The sad thing is we watch this same scenario play out over and over again. A company get successful and then gets arrogant. They cut off communication to their customers, with the exception of an occasional forum flunky posting an attorney approved non-answer answer, and train their customer service to 'handle' issues as opposed to solving them.
Eventually their actions catch up to them and when a new company comes along, with a viable alternative, they find out how valuable customer loyalty could have been in preventing a mass exodus. Let's hope they find this out soon... the hard way.
No offense but the 929 was never officially given a release date and then constantly moved. The release date has always been a rumor and that is it.
Either VZW is gutting or adding specs to the phone; only they know.
What bothers me is that if 1/16/14 is the new rumored release date that is pretty close to Nokia announcing new devices in February at the World Mobile Congress (2/24 -2/27).
Oh, I am not saying that Verizon has missed an announced date. I do not care if they have announced a new phone based on these specs or it turns out to be just a rumor after all. In the end, their inability/unwillingness to provide up to date hardware, in a timely fashion, for the Windows phone simply makes them incompetent or conniving.
The arrogance I was talking about is their refusal to tell us anything so we can make a choice. My phone is dying and I need to get a new one ASAP. I tried out AT&T and unfortunately their network is slightly worse than Verizon at my home, which has dropped from 3 bars to 1 bar max over the last few years, which makes switching right now impossible and believe me I want to switch. But I do not see the current crop of Windows phones as worth the money, I dislike the iPhone and find Android to be too unstable.
So here I sit, waiting for something more than a rumor while Verizon sits arrogantly behind their network and refuses to communicate something as simple as 'Yes, we are going to release this new phone sometime in the 1st quarter of 2014' or 'No, we are not releasing a new Windows phone because M$ sux'.
I simply want to know WHAT they are going to do.
Same boat as you. Been waiting for this phone since October. I'm rocking an iphone 4 right now and nearly every day I almost throw it at the wall. From everything I've heard Verizon was waiting for the Nokia Microsoft deal to go through. I'm stuck on a family plan that we just signed our parents up on as well so I may end up with a shiny new Android phone soon if they are truly waiting for the merger to complete and Microsoft to take over order fulfillment to vendors. I agree with you that no matter how you look at it it's a failure on Verizon, Microsoft and Nokia's parts to bring this phone to market. The missed out on the Christmas buying season for Verizon. What they did do successfully was with AT&T and T-Mobile. They sold the crap out of the Lumia 520 at the $59 price point cash and carry (T-Mobile Lumia 521 was slightly more expensive at $69). If Verizon would have had a value Windows phone at that price point I would have bought it JUST to try it out while waiting for the premium phone. Alas, despite standing here with money in my hand Verizon, Nokia and Microsoft failed to sell me something. Unbelievable.
In theory I agree with you. The dearth of windows phone 8 on Verizon is ridiculous. But why would Verizon wait for the Nokisoft deal? I'm not affiliated with Verizon but I still haven't seen any rumors that agree with that statement. Do you have a link? I'd like to check it out. If not that's fine, I'll just continue to ask qui bono?
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just random scuttlebutt. Verizon is too tight-lipped to be able to say
which is why we are all relegated to rumors. I follow @evleaks and a few
others on Twitter to get what scant info there is. I wish I had something
solid to offer you, but it seems the most plausible because can you think
of a good reason to NOT sell a phone with a 20 MP camera during the
Christmas shopping season? I can't come up with any good ones.
On one hand I really do not care if Verizon likes the rumors being spread around about their internal business dealings but on the other hand I hope it has them gnashing their teeth in outrage as I feel that way about their pathetic customer relations.
The reality is if only one side is talking then we can only listen to one side.
I am scrambling right now trying to find an alternative to ordering this phone, if it ever does come out, or any other phone from Verizon. My long term goal is to get all of my devices off contract so I can take my business elsewhere but I may have to bite the bullet and buy one last device to carry me over. It is too bad they no longer offer the 1 year contracts as that would fit perfectly in my plans.
I know it's dumb to post here because only support staff and nobody who makes decisions ever reads this forum, but it's cathartic so I do it anways.
Latest rumor is Verizon is waiting for Microsoft to take over the Lumia line before moving forward with the 929.
PROVE THE RUMORS WRONG VERIZON! RELEASE THIS TOP-OF-THE-LINE DEVICE WHILE IT'S STILL TOP-OF-THE-LINE INSTEAD OF BOGGING IT DOWN IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS!
Well it is 2014 which makes the 929 hardware officially last years news.
With the new processors due to be announced the next couple of months Verizon will have succeeded in making the 929 less attractive to new phone buyers so I guess it is safe for them to release it now without affecting their precious Android sales.
I really hope they lose their rear ends on this one.
To be fair the Lumia 1520 is the same phone:
While I agree that it is sad to see Verizon constantly drop the ball when it comes to windows phone, I would like to point out the Microsoft Kin disaster. While windows phone is way better then the kin they would be fools not to be a little cautious. However, windows phone is the third horse in the race. Come on Verizon this is getting a bit old
Yeah just like Verizon to delay until the phone is outdated then claim that it does not sell. I mean once the Galaxy 5 comes out this phone will look so outdated.
We may be getting close
http://testman.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/nokia-lumia-icon?selectedContractTerm=2
Nice link! Let's hope the Jan 16th rumor is true!
They had cases in hand at CES as well: http://wmpoweruser.com/incipio-nokia-lumia-icon-case-shows-up-at-ces/
So I've got my Incipio Feather case for the Lumia Icon all ready and waiting for Verizon to actually RELEASE this damn thing, and noticed my 928 is significantly shorter but not much narrower than the 929 will be (about the same thickness). A much more subtle difference than I was expecting (like holding the ginormous 1520 in my hand).
Also I highly recommend the Incipio Feather. In addition to protection, it has the textured plastic feel and is easily the thinnest case available for my 928 (and probably the Icon too).
Well since the phone has not appeared, and Verizon is still ignoring us, I gave up, after my current phone locked up 4 times today, and went with a cheap android phone to carry me over while I let each of my family's phone contracts run out. This time next year I hope to be a former customer.
Good luck everyone who is still hanging in there.
HAHAH! If I want a Verizon phone I have to import it myself from China! This is ridiculous on top of ridiculous!
http://wmpoweruser.com/verizon-nokia-lumia-icon929-now-on-sale-in-china/
Say whaaaaa!? Lol beyond ridiculous! I guess Exclusive doesn't mean what I thought it meant. Inconceivable!
but any way. I haven't given up hope yet but a warning to Verizon, if my contract runs out before this phone comes out im outta here!
I cant believe I let myself believe that Verizon would bring us what we
wanted. Im starting to think about taking my family plan to ATT. Truth is
they (ATT) move more quickly to adopt and they seem to discuss plans more
openly with their customers than Verizon. Im very unhappy with they way
Verizon seems to be intentionally supressing Windows Phone and boxing us
into an IOS and Android for our choices. "You want a Windows phone? Sure.
We have three. There are more models of the iphone to choose from than the
Windows phones we offer."
Have you also noticed that almost no OEM's offer built-in mobile broadband for Verizon? The only one I have seen lately that had them as an option was a Lenovo laptop.
Every device I have lusted after the last few years have mainly had AT&T as the only option. It seems that Verizon's arrogance extends to dealing with the OEM's as well as the customer.
It is unfortunate the way the business model has evolved for mobile devices in the US. We need to find a way, other than government regulation, to break their stranglehold on the devices so we can purchase the devices that meet our needs and move freely between providers without having to replace them all.
It comes out Febuary 12th
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