14 DAY TRIAL // Some more solid info on the availability of HTC ThunderBolt on Verizon Wireless' airwaves in the United States might be really close to us, HTC suggests in some recent messages posted on Twitter and Facebook.
The handset was supposed to arrive on the US market a few weeks ago, some of the early rumors on its landing suggested, or this week the latest, as reported before.
However, Verizon did not put in on shelves as of now, nor did it unveil a specific release date for the high-end device.
But it might not be too long before the wireless carrier goes official with an exact date for ThunderBolt's availability, it seems.
“Thanks for your excitement! HTC and Verizon will officially announce the ThunderBolt launch dates soon,” HTC announced via Twitter.
Moreover, the handset vendor points at another message it posted online, this time on its Facebook account.
“There is a lot of excitement about the first Verizon LTE device, the HTC ThunderBolt. HTC and Verizon will officially and publicly announce the Thunderbolt launch dates soon. Please stay tuned for the debut of this great new device,” the phone maker stated.
In all fairness, all of this might be merely PR talk, so as to keep interest in the device alive, but it was about time for HTC and Verizon to say a few words on ThunderBolt's arrival, that's for sure.
The HTC ThunderBolt has indeed made it to the headlines a few times before, especially lately, when a great deal of rumors regarding its possible arrival on the market during March emerged into the wild.
While nothing was officially unveiled on this, we should note that the latest reports on this suggested that Verizon would plan on making it available on March 21st, ten days after the launch of Apple iPad 2.
HTC's announcement doesn't confirm nor does it deny these rumors, but only said that they would confirm a launch date soon, and the March 21st rumor might very well pan out in the end.
However, we should wait for the an official word on this to surface to learn the exact timing of the release, so stay tuned for additional details on the matter.
Update: Some of the latest news on the matter say that Verizon has already granted "conditional approval" for the ThunderBolt, which suggests that the launch might be imminent. Moreover, reports emerged on a HTC employee twitting that ThunderBolt would land on March 17th, though the message was quickly pulled.
