Epic 4G pre-orders starting today? (update: maybe not)

We've gotten several tips this week suggesting that pre-orders for Sprint's mighty Samsung Epic 4G should be starting today, though at the time of this writing, the page where reservations are apparently supposed to take place is just offering to take down contact information to find out more about the device. We're also hearing that reservations will be taken through the 17th -- though we wouldn't necessarily say that means the phone's launching on the 17th or 18th -- and only one reservation will be allowed per customer, which won't require any cash or credit card hold upfront. Oh, and if you reserve, be quick about picking it up, because you'll only have until noon the day after launch to pick it up. Meanwhile, keep refreshing that Source link!

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Update: Android Police is reporting Sprint's official line which is that there are "no plans" for a pre-order today; for what it's worth, we're including the full text of the internal email that's been circulating after the break. Interestingly, we've also received a tip of a Sprint customer care email response echoing the same date, suggesting that they'd received the same communication at some point. Whether the pre-order was canceled or delayed at some point in the last 24 hours, we're not sure.