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Sprint hd2 - who would buy

This thread is in hopes that everyone who signs could speak themselves to sprint. If enough signatures are put on here i will forward this thread to sprint's marketing team. The question poses out there, who would actually go to sprint and pay a figure of $349.99 with a new contract for a sprint hd2?

i'd buy for 400-450 + a 1-2yr agreement. as long as they dont cripple it or drastically change its appearance.
i want it right now, cash in the hand.
i see this phone lasting me at least 2yrs before it becomes obsolete

I would definetely buy one from Sprint!

Hell yes! My contract is up with AT&T and Im ready to change to either Sprint or Tmobile whoever gets the HD2.

Absolutely!
I would definitely enjoy it if Sprint would consider taking on the HD2 for it's gracious clients without making any crazy changes to it. I just got the TP2 and would have to get rid of it to make room for the HD2. Let's make it happen Sprint, please?!?!

Me too, I would gladly leave Verizon for Sprint if they get the HD2. Don't cripple it though!

I don't think I would leave ATT for Sprint. CDMA is just too crippled. I love switching to the newest phones all the time, and that usually entails Euro GSM phones

I woulda definitely got it, but most likely would leave to USMC by time phone is released.

I am holding off buying a TP2 til at least January at which time I hope the HD2 would be available on Sprint. If not, I would probably get a TP2 even though I would prefer the HD2. If Sprint does get the HD2 I would wait even longer but if becomes evident that Sprint will NOT offer the HD2, I'll get a TP2.

HD2
I'm definatly in i really like the size of the iphone over my Diamond but i don't want to leave Sprint/Nextel after some 15 years...

'Definitely would purchase, HOWEVER, I would really, really, REALLY appreciate it if Sprint were to continue the Worldphone functionality of the Touch Pro2, but include all 3G frequencies. A keyboard would be great, too (a la Touch Pro2), as well as a trackball (a la Hero). 'Just my two cents, but Sprint and HTC would have some VERY F*&%IN' happy customers. Then, maybe I'd consider makin' the switch.

Immediately
i would immediately purchase this phone if it came to sprint in fact ive been waiting for a very very long time and now when it came down to the final stretch i was very disappointed to see t-mobile take the cake ..... BRING THIS PHONE TO SPRINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess no chance of sprint releasing an HD2 ehh? Love that giant screen and being wm6.5 hopefully no "iconic phone" restrictions.

really funny 2 years later I just retired my HD2! It was modded with CM7 but it still worked like a charm!

Bluedude432 said:
really funny 2 years later I just retired my HD2! It was modded with CM7 but it still worked like a charm!
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'Retired', as in? Do you mean you sold it, or do you want to sell it?
Send me a PM.

Anyone else looking forward to their next phone?

If so, which phone do you want?
I have had many PDA phones from HTC. I've probably had the Touch the longest out of all of them. I had the Diamond for a couple of months but returned it as the battery lasted only a fraction of the time that my touch did with the same settings. I hear the GSM version didn't have as much of a battery issue as the CDMA version. I currently am running build 6.5 23081 on my Touch and it is the best OS and build so far I've had on it but the phone is missing so many features I would like. While the Touch has served me very well, I'm looking forward to my next model.
I'm on Sprint so my choices are limited but I'm hoping they are considering the HD2 as they have a poll on their web site to find out if people would like it - http://community.sprint.com/baw/poll.jspa?poll=1040
I want the faster processor
I want the bigger screen
I want the flash (as I use vjcandela and other programs to use the phone as a flashlight)
I want the higher resolution
I want the new touch screen
I want the HD2

im buying a blackberry or htc hero this week. im done with winmo.

Well it's rumored that the HTC Dragon is coming to Verizon. I'm going to hold out on getting anything else. The dragon is the android version of the hd2. So i'll be looking at a 1GZ Snapdragon powered Android 2.0 phone with sense ui. I hope it doesn't melt my hands.

zenulator said:
Well it's rumored that the HTC Dragon is coming to Verizon. I'm going to hold out on getting anything else. The dragon is the android version of the hd2. So i'll be looking at a 1GZ Snapdragon powered Android 2.0 phone with sense ui. I hope it doesn't melt my hands.
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yeah but i wonder what the price tag will be? better start saving now zen.

I can't imagine the phone NOT being subsidized in part by the carrier, you know... like everything else they've ever put out - it'll just be close to half a million when it first comes out like it always is.
But yes, I like the touch a lot but I really miss the hardware keyboard on my MotoQ, I am now not only against all screen keyboards, but will never buy another phone that doesn't have a hardware keyboard now.

boe said:
If so, which phone do you want?
I have had many PDA phones from HTC. I've probably had the Touch the longest out of all of them. I had the Diamond for a couple of months but returned it as the battery lasted only a fraction of the time that my touch did with the same settings. I hear the GSM version didn't have as much of a battery issue as the CDMA version. I currently am running build 6.5 23081 on my Touch and it is the best OS and build so far I've had on it but the phone is missing so many features I would like. While the Touch has served me very well, I'm looking forward to my next model.
I'm on Sprint so my choices are limited but I'm hoping they are considering the HD2 as they have a poll on their web site to find out if people would like it - http://community.sprint.com/baw/poll.jspa?poll=1040
I want the faster processor
I want the bigger screen
I want the flash (as I use vjcandela and other programs to use the phone as a flashlight)
I want the higher resolution
I want the new touch screen
I want the HD2
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HA did you say YOUR choices are limited? I'm with Bell Mobility. MY CHOICES ARE MUCH MORE LIMITED

well i can say goodbye to winmo in a few days. i just got a great deal on 2 new blackberry curves from sprint for only $50, so i got one phone for free!

come on windows mobile is great. i only have to hard reset every week or so.

I've had my WinMo HTC Touch with Sprint for over two years and I had to hard reset all of like twice....and one of those times was just to install WinMo 6.1. So yeah, maybe you guys are just doing something wrong, lol.
As far as my next phone, I am getting that HTC Touch Pro 2!! It look so amazing and I am dying to get my hands on it. HOWEVER, I just might change my mind because these new 1GHz phones seem so freakin' beastly. I gotta see when they'll be out and if it'll be worth the wait. Also I gotta see if they have all the features I want.

The Verizon Eris or Droid doesnt look so bad......

Canada wont get the Motorola droid for months and when we do it will be a 3 year contract with a $500 activation fee and a minimum $60 monthly plan with 500mb transfer and NOT unlimited texting just like the Palm Pre. Epic failure.

It's Droid for the Wifey and I at the end of the Week!!!!

Macmee said:
Canada wont get the Motorola droid for months and when we do it will be a 3 year contract with a $500 activation fee and a minimum $60 monthly plan with 500mb transfer and NOT unlimited texting just like the Palm Pre. Epic failure.
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Looks like the Bell is getting the Omnia II - the specs look very nice but its winmo. Hopefully the Droid or Sony xperia make it to Canada...

Just pre-ordered 2 Droids from Best Buy last night... all I can say is we are uber-excited about this device!!!

aross6 said:
It's Droid for the Wifey and I at the end of the Week!!!!
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Same here, except my wife wants an LG EnV Touch. Her loss I'll be ordering mine by phone though, have other things to take care of with VZW.

We should be able to transfer the Driod over the Sprint right? How much were they on preorder from BestBuy?

justpyro said:
We should be able to transfer the Driod over the Sprint right?
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I'm not sure...
justpyro said:
How much were they on preorder from BestBuy?
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$50.00 to pre-order/hold the Handset, $149.99 due at the time of pickup (price with new 2 year contract is $299, but Best Buy gives you the $100 rebate instantly unlike Verizon retail locations)

fireshaper said:
Same here, except my wife wants an LG EnV Touch. Her loss I'll be ordering mine by phone though, have other things to take care of with VZW.
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Make sure you order before 11.15.09, because after that date Verizon is increasing their ETFs from $175.00 to $350.00... source: CNET
... and I can't believe your wife doesn't want a Droid.... my wife is STOKED to get her hands on it after having a Vogue-Droid for these past many months...

Bell getting Samsung Galaxy?
plemen said:
Looks like the Bell is getting the Omnia II - the specs look very nice but its winmo. Hopefully the Droid or Sony xperia make it to Canada...
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I went into the local Bell retail store, looking at phones. Talked to the guy about the HTC Touch Diamond. He looks at me weird, asks "You like Windows Mobile??". I grin back, and say, "No, I like Android, but that's the closest I can get with you guys." I pull out my vogue and show him plemen's themed Donut build. At this point he tells me to hold on to my $200 upgrade credit a bit longer... as they will have the Samsung Galaxy within a month! Apparently the Samsung rep had been in the day before to talk 'em up about the Galaxy and Android, how awesome it's gonna be... yadda yadda. Needless to say, I'm holding onto that upgrade credit of mine for a *bit* longer

The galaxy is very un-exciting.
Better to get an unlocked Hero from Telus and put it on Bell.

Rogers offering dream owners free upgrade to Magic

Rogers will soon be offering all dream owners a free upgrade to the Magic. Due to Rogers pushing out a android 2.1 update to the magic in the comming months and the dream receiving no such update, rogers will be allowing dream users to trade in for a free magic.
http://www.teleclick.ca/2010/01/rogers-wireless-lets-htc-dream-users-upgrade-to-htc-magic/
dont know about you guys but i think im going to take advantage of this deal to get the added ram the magic has. i will miss more hard keyboard though...

That is definitely a downgrade.
No keyboard = no good.

It's a step in the right direction but don't get too excited.
The Magic and the Dream came out at the same time for Rogers and most of us knew the Magic had more ram but we still took the Dream because of the keyboard.
Also don't forget that Rogers has a policy that you can't get HUP from them in the first 2 years of your contract with a smartphone. Now obviously they are going to tweek this to allow us to "upgrade" to the Magic but it will surely come with a contract extension, which mean you'll be tied for another 2 years before you can upgrade again. Lets also not forget that the Magic has the same slow arse processor the Dream does. Do you really want to be stuck on the Qualcomm® MSM7201A 528MHz processor for another 2 years ?
I'd be much more willing to spend a few bucks and get a real phone. You know if the Rogers had the Milestone or the Nexus One.

I personally don't have any issue with the CPU on DREAM.
It *IS* a phone....
I would NEVER give up the keyboard though. Even for a GN1.
Those rumors of the "enterprise edition" of the GN1 with a keyboard sound nice....

Yeah the keyboard is a must! I have had alot of HTC devices in the past with no keys, so I finally got the dream a few months back and so far I am loving it, and the update doesnt really matter to me once my 2 year is done I will get a new device.
AverageCanadian said:
It's a step in the right direction but don't get too excited.
The Magic and the Dream came out at the same time for Rogers and most of us knew the Magic had more ram but we still took the Dream because of the keyboard.
Also don't forget that Rogers has a policy that you can't get HUP from them in the first 2 years of your contract with a smartphone. Now obviously they are going to tweek this to allow us to "upgrade" to the Magic but it will surely come with a contract extension, which mean you'll be tied for another 2 years before you can upgrade again. Lets also not forget that the Magic has the same slow arse processor the Dream does. Do you really want to be stuck on the Qualcomm® MSM7201A 528MHz processor for another 2 years ?
I'd be much more willing to spend a few bucks and get a real phone. You know if the Rogers had the Milestone or the Nexus One.
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Well I did the free upgrade. I was 7 months into my 3 year contract so I had to renew for 3 years and my HUP credit gets reset to the full 3 years but I figured I couldn't pass it up.
Question is do I keep both phones or do I sell the Magic brand new, or do I jump ship and sell the Dream and hold onto the Magic for a little while?

dont know why you had to re-sign for 3 years... i sweet talked the rogers agent and stayed on my existing contract (2years 7months) as well as i didnt have my HUP change...
mabey its because im a stunningly good looking guy.. who knows

Well everyone I wouldn't worry too much about the 2 yrs before you get another HUP (Hardware Upgrade) there are big changes coming to the program!!
Imagine a HUP for the cost of a new activation, unheard of right? Welcome to the new Rogers, yes there will still be a 2 or 3 yr commitment required in order to get that new HUP, but instead of paying $199 for a new phone, it will be as if you walked in off the street and signed up!!
Lot's more new stuff coming out in the future, so stay tuned!!!

Forgot to mention the deal is only available till end of this month. Also you get to keep your dream. Free phone, can sell your old one if you want, its stupid to not take advantage of this deal, unless you bought the dream when it first came out.

I called in to see if I could get this upgrade, but they said that I was not eligible because I have not had the account for two years. Is this correct, do you have to have been with rogers for over two years to get this upgrade?

Call them back and tell them that the offer is new and they can ask for help if they need to. The 2yr HUP term has been waived for this offer and it is available for those that have gotten their phone either through a hardware upgrade or through a new activation between Jan 1st 2009 and Dec 31st 2009

I called them today and the customer rep explain to me that only different will be that there a keyboard (like they didn't wanted me to upgrade), I just listen to them and got the phone approved everything waived off, there some people on the internet mentioning that there a 50$ there isn't, you only get the 50$ once you renew your contract, but they made a exception for this HUP. @beav_35, if you mention hardware upgrade they wont let you do that, explain to them of the specific Dream to Magic upgrade.

Just have a HUP 30 Dec. 2009 (Dream) now upgraded again to (Magic) for $0.00 just and additional one (1) month extension to my current 3-year term. pls $50 rebate.

lbcoder said:
I personally don't have any issue with the CPU on DREAM.
It *IS* a phone....
I would NEVER give up the keyboard though. Even for a GN1.
Those rumors of the "enterprise edition" of the GN1 with a keyboard sound nice....
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I said the same until I actually got the N1 and used the soft keyboard. The phone is snappy and responsive enough, and the screen is large enough that the soft keyboard is actually easier for me to type on than the physical keyboard on my now retired G1.
You really should try it out physically before you decide, but yeah the N1EE may make me eat my words (if they don't significantly increase the size of the phone to add the keyboard (but I'm guessing it will be back to roughly the same size as the G1).

On another note, I'm really wishing T-Mobile would do the same, at least a G1 to refurb MyTouch upgrade. Would make my wife worlds happier.

Isn't that complete bull****? I'm running 1.6 on my Rogers dream now from Cyanogen.
ALSO can I get this upgrade? I don't have a contract with Rogers. I bought my Rogers dream from ebay and use it on Bell?

Macmee said:
Isn't that complete bull****? I'm running 1.6 on my Rogers dream now from Cyanogen.
ALSO can I get this upgrade? I don't have a contract with Rogers. I bought my Rogers dream from ebay and use it on Bell?
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No you won't be able to do the upgrade if you didn't get the Dream from Rogers.

im calling tomorrow to see if i qualify, i got my dream from rogers in july 09
got a new contract in november.
would it make a difference if my contract is under a blackberry bold 9000 but using my htc dream? *good deal on the blackberry so i got it on the new contact and sold it and kept my dream*

EkostonS said:
im calling tomorrow to see if i qualify, i got my dream from rogers in july 09
got a new contract in november.
would it make a difference if my contract is under a blackberry bold 9000 but using my htc dream? *good deal on the blackberry so i got it on the new contact and sold it and kept my dream*
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I got the feel you'll be S.O.L. but it's worth a try.

on the phone now they are trying to work it out so i can get it. i have the box ect.. imei number shows when i got the phone when i said i did. ill update.

Just saying hello to my new home.

I'm definitely 100% getting this phone when it comes out. Perfect timing too, as I get my upgrade in May.
Will you guys be buying this phone?

Best believe I will be getting this! And my upgrade isnt gonna be till oct but I am just gonna buy it or get it for the bday

i voted "i want to but dont have sprint". I have verizon but would definately switch for sprints fairer plans and this beast phone. but i dont think i have ANY sprint coverage in my area. I checked to see how many sprint stores i have in my area and in a 50 mile radius there were only 2!! all other carriers had over 10!! i also dont know anyone with sprint. could anyone tell me how i could get a complete view of how much coverage certain carriers do have in comparison?? i go to there sites but it just seems incomplete

I will be getting this phone for sure! This will be the best phone hands down.

I don't know if I will be getting it the first day out of the gate but I know that I will purchase it shortly after it has been release. I currently have the HTC Vogue and would love to have a larger screen and the flexibility of Android now.

I love how amped so many people are over this phone. I cant wait til release day

I'm going to be all over this the day it comes out! or soon there after. I can't wait to ditch my TP. I'll miss winmo but I won't miss the 2.8" screen or the ancient 528mz processor.

this will without question be replacing my creaky old kaiser with ATT. im looking forward to everything about it and sprints plan pricing.

Will sure get a Supersonic or Desire, haven't fully decided yet!

I think, I'll be taking that day off

After 6 years of being a Cingular/AT&T customer, I am switching to Sprint just for this phone.

if/when there is a gsm version i will get it for sure
but for now i wait...

I've been with AT&T for eight years, and I'm planning on switching to Sprint when this phone comes out. Currently I have a Nokia N97. No Comment........

Been with sprint for...awhile...and I'm sitting on my upgrade for this. I need to get rid of this horrid TP (RAPH800).

Is a Hero worth buying at....

$200? I can get a Telus Hero from a friend for only $200. I am on AT&T in the states and the phone works on our 3G. The phone is in immaculate shape and is less than 5 months old. The phone is not rooted or altered in any way. I have an iPhone that was given to me by my company but I just like Android better. I would love to have a N1 or Desire (if it ever comes to AT&T) but I am warming to the idea of having a great phone for so little money. I need some input. Give me the pros and cons. Put up a good case to talk me out of it or into it. TIA.

Pros:
* It's Android.
Cons:
* It's Android 1.5.
* Outdated hardware.
* It has all but been officially abandoned by HTC. Don't expect even major bugs to be fixed in a timely manner. I also wouldn't hold my breath for any update after 2.1.
When the Hero came to Sprint, I was excited. My store launched a day ahead of schedule and I got one then. Then it took HTC over a month to release a fix for a battery bug that drastically reduced the standby time. Then they announced the 2.1 over four months ago, and have been nearly silent since then.
If you don't care about your phone being updated and a little buggy, by all means, buy the Hero from your friend. But if want a good phone that will be updated timely, save your $200 toward a N1 or a non-HTC phone (if you can't avoid HTC, make sure it is supported by another reputable company, like Google for the Nexus One).
As someone who bought the Hero as soon as it was available on my network, I can say that I am thoroughly disappointed with HTC and would not buy another phone from them that is not supported by someone else.

No its a great phone.I had no problem with it.I am currently on 2.1 Herodroid. The phone for me is fast reliable,I am not on a 3G,and also in the US.Plus its a cool looking phone, that can go up against an iphone.For notifications and access to emails, texts,facebook,tweeter,etc,etc. All at the flick of a thumb,with HTC Andriod.Compared to the iphone,where you have to navigate to each one..

Thanks for the replies. Keep them coming guys. I guess I am a phone ho. I cannot just have one phone. I will probably use this and bounce back and forth to the iPhone as well when I get bored. All things considered, I would take the N1 or Desire 10 times out of 10 if they were even close in dollars. No contracts and only unlocked phones for me though. I am just trying to decide where the price is at a can't lose situation.

Awesome phone
I have a Telus Hero that I am using on AT&T in Atlanta. The phone is awesome. I rooted and am running VillainRom. It is fast, 3g works great! I paid $500 directly from Telus and think it was worth every penny! $200 is a steal!
The problem with waiting for at&t to have the desire is that they are going to pull an at&t on it and limit the hell out of it. The at&t desire will supposedly be without google. Can you imagine? Also $200 is much less than the $500+ for the N1, which some are having issues with.
If you want an Android phone that works great on at&t 3g, and can be modified to your liking, GET THE HERO.
Also, since at&t has no record of the imei's of these phones, you can use the $15 a month unlim data plan with no problems rather than the $30 pda plan.

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I have a Telus Hero that I am using on AT&T in Atlanta. The phone is awesome. I rooted and am running VillainRom. It is fast, 3g works great! I paid $500 directly from Telus and think it was worth every penny! $200 is a steal!
The problem with waiting for at&t to have the desire is that they are going to pull an at&t on it and limit the hell out of it. The at&t desire will supposedly be without google. Can you imagine? Also $200 is much less than the $500+ for the N1, which some are having issues with.
If you want an Android phone that works great on at&t 3g, and can be modified to your liking, GET THE HERO.
Also, since at&t has no record of the imei's of these phones, you can use the $15 a month unlim data plan with no problems rather than the $30 pda plan.
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Thanks for the reply. I plan on rooting and giving it a go as well.

Better take the hero for now and wait for this
http://uk.i4u.com/article30806.html