More Samsung i760 Rumors
The Samsung i760 which is supposed to hit Verizon’s shelves sometime yet this year(hopefully yet this month) has been an object of obsession for me for close to 6 months now. The latest bit of info I have found is a rumor at best but since it is a exciting one I will share it. A HowardForums user reported that on 7/7/07 he spoke to a in store rep who had been trained on the 760 and advised him to wait as it would be out shortly for $299 with a 2 year agreement.
I told the Rep that I was just sick of waiting on the phone I really want, he asked which one is that, and I told him the I760, and I kid you not – he lit up like a Christmas Tree. He stated that if the I760 is what I want, I should wait because it’ll be out “very shortly”. I asked him to elaborate and he said that a Rep had come in w/the actual device to train them – I’m sorry everybody, he was extremely vague w/ any info on a release date, but said that I definitely did not want to buy the Chocolate and to just hold out a bit longer. He also said the I760 is a great device and that he loved it too.
Additionally, I inquired about the price for the I760, he indicated $299/2yr!
This rumor holds some credibility in my mind because it is not very often a rep will push off a sale today for a later sale that he won’t likely gain any credit for. The price is lower than I expected Verizon to debut the 760 at but would make since in my opinion due to the incremental upgrades it brings to the i730. Here’s to hoping it gets released soon.
Josh Smith is a blogger, database manager and adjunct professor of business and technology. 
I, too, have been obsessing about this phone for the past 6 months or so – checking the internet for news and blogs about the i760 while making occasional, albeit useless, phone calls to Verizon and Samsung to inquire about status. I really hope that this most recent information is accurate as I just hit my time to renew my Verizon contract last week!
Thanks to Google News Alerts, I saw your post this morning. This is exciting news. I have been casually shopping for a Windows Mobile SmartPhone and the Samsung i760 looks like it is perhaps the most competent phone available (almost). And the price is much lower than I had anticipated. -Waiting for i760
I am really hoping this is the price it drops at. It will make the wait much easier to handle.
I have to admit that I am too excited about the i760, I have been waiting for far too long and I am get the feeling that too many people have too high hopes about this phone’s actual release. I am concerned at the lack of real verifiable information about the phone. It seems that too many people are speculating and no one is showing proof of real information.
In my mind the demand of the i760 is so high that Verizon would at least have given a teaser release date if they truly intended on releasing the phone at all. Due to the lack of verifiable proof I believe that this phone is doomed to be a failure and likely to not be released at all.
I heard that Verizon halted training on the 6800 to train on the i760.
Indication is that it will be out first. i did hear better things about the 6800, though.