A little tidbit of news from the inside.

[Keith Wallace]

Yea, I am wondering too. It will be nice to see a TRUE flagship from the ICON/930/1520 and I am on a ICON. I was thinking about seeing the fall lineup but, it makes me wonder if I should wait even longer. There are some limits to the ICON and higher spec'ed with expandable storage would tempt me.

If anything, the new models that come out in Jan/Feb (well, March/April as they are always delayed for some reason), and the 950/950XL (or what ever it will be called), the prices will drop on those. So if the Intel ones are so, so(business mid line models), and it's after 3-5 months after the 950XX release, then you can grab one for like $300 on the used market and never have to worry about a contact....

I guess that is one good way to think about it :/

I wont give up my unlimited data, so I don't get a promo price, so full retail is my only route on Verizon (unless I want to pay $500+ divided over 24 months). I have not been under a contract with Verizon in almost 10 years now....ugh, it's been a while, huh ?

(I don't check these forums often, so I just saw this reply)

I think it's easier to consider it when you're on the ICON. The thing's not yet 18 months-old. However, as someone on a 3-year-old 920, I don't know that I want to wait much longer. It could mean missing out on an Intel device, but the other option is possibly waiting 6 months, finding out an Intel device is actually a late-2016 plan, and them trying to make it to FOUR YEARS on a 920 whose battery life fit the description of "poor" probably 6 months ago.

I had actually considered going to Verizon (or at least looking at it) when they announced AT&T would start charging an activation fee on Next from August 1st, forward. However, that was quickly followed with news that Verizon might not even give us a Windows 10 device, meaning it's not an option for me. Sprint is Verizon with worse coverage and horrible commercials, and is the new Lumias are ONLY produced as unlocked GSM devices, they won't get a device, either. That leaves T-Mobile's awful coverage as AT&T's only alternative in the U.S. Man, this might be a crappy launch.