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Okay i LOVE my nexus one and the evo is essentially another android phone so this is why im considering the switch ( i will never own a non-android phone!)
anywho, the reason for this isnt the phone itself. where i live, tmobile's service is crappy as hell! So the only phone that catches my eye is the evo. what do you guys think of the evo and sprint's coverage itself? 4G would be pretty cool too
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Okay i LOVE my nexus one and the evo is essentially another android phone so this is why im considering the switch ( i will never own a non-android phone!)
anywho, the reason for this isnt the phone itself. where i live, tmobile's service is crappy as hell! So the only phone that catches my eye is the evo. what do you guys think of the evo and sprint's coverage itself? 4G would be pretty cool too
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We really cant answer for you because in your area, sprint might have worse coverage or better coverage. You need to ask other users that live in your area. Ie I love Tmobile but I live in san fran I would switch carriers in a heartbeat
If att service is good trade tmo nexus for att nexus, but att prices are a bit steep.
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If att service is good trade tmo nexus for att nexus, but att prices are a bit steep.
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Other than like ebay where else can you buy an AT&T N1? Luckily I got mine from Google before they stopped selling them. The ones they sell if you have a developer account are only banded for tmobile 3g :-(
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Other than like ebay where else can you buy an AT&T N1? Luckily I got mine from Google before they stopped selling them. The ones they sell if you have a developer account are only banded for tmobile 3g :-(
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Saw 2 Att versions on Craigslist just now
They are out there... just gotta find em'
Evo sucks battery like a pool drain. Lasts about 3 hours.
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Evo sucks battery like a pool drain. Lasts about 3 hours.
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Thats bs, 3 hours is a huge exaggeration. Battery drain is a thing of the past. With the newest ota ive been getting 12 hours heavy use. But with the help of roms been getting 22 hours MINIMUM , with moderate to heavy use. 98% of evo owners are extremely happy with their evo's. Dont let this guy discourage you, almost 100% sure that you wont be disappointed.
I have a nexus one for sell three silicone cases prestine condition.
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I have a nexus one for sell three silicone cases prestine condition.
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AT&T Bands or T-Mobile?
Gonesingle said:
Okay i LOVE my nexus one and the evo is essentially another android phone so this is why im considering the switch ( i will never own a non-android phone!)
anywho, the reason for this isnt the phone itself. where i live, tmobile's service is crappy as hell! So the only phone that catches my eye is the evo. what do you guys think of the evo and sprint's coverage itself? 4G would be pretty cool too
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Nice screen, kind of huge phone. I hear the battery is beyond bad. Personally I don't like Sense UI but that is easily remedied. I would see who has the best coverage in you area and go from there. T-mobile isn't even an option where I live hardly any coverage at all. Sprint has great coverage here and the 3G is fast too. Verizon also has good coverage and 3G here. AT&T has only Edge where I live. Many factors to consider.
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Thats bs, 3 hours is a huge exaggeration. Battery drain is a thing of the past.
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LOL, suit yerself...
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We really cant answer for you because in your area, sprint might have worse coverage or better coverage. You need to ask other users that live in your area. Ie I love Tmobile but I live in san fran I would switch carriers in a heartbeat
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Evo is worser than nexus one:
1. Worser battery life
2. Worser fps rate and benchmark
I saod allredy all, If you are money waster and dumb go on. The choise upon you.
You are worser than basic mac user.
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Evo is worser than nexus one:
1. Worser battery life
2. Worser fps rate and benchmark
I saod allredy all, If you are money waster and dumb go on. The choise upon you.
You are worser than basic mac user.
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Don't listen to this troll. He doesn't even know "worser" isn't a word. Buy what makes you happy!
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Don't listen to this troll. He doesn't even know "worser" isn't a word. Buy what makes you happy!
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With happy, you mean that chemical reaction in the brain.
Well well... I dont care about it.
I care about processor inside the device
elkyur said:
Evo is worser than nexus one:
1. Worser battery life
2. Worser fps rate and benchmark
I saod allredy all, If you are money waster and dumb go on. The choise upon you.
You are worser than basic mac user.
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This is what I don't understand. Sitting in front of a computer screen gives you the right to say whatever **** you want? How the hell is this related to mac users??? Stop playing computers and go sign up for some spelling class. Please.
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With happy, you mean that chemical reaction in the brain.
Well well... I dont care about it.
I care about processor inside the device
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You are an idiot
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Gonesingle said:
Okay i LOVE my nexus one and the evo is essentially another android phone so this is why im considering the switch ( i will never own a non-android phone!)
anywho, the reason for this isnt the phone itself. where i live, tmobile's service is crappy as hell! So the only phone that catches my eye is the evo. what do you guys think of the evo and sprint's coverage itself? 4G would be pretty cool too
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If signal reception is your ONLY concern then by all means go for it. IMHO Evo4G sucks epic. Its android yes, but its by no means an N1 replacement. Quadrant scores are lower and batt life is like having double a's in a hugh ass maglight, it just doesnt make sence. You could rom it with CM6 but it will never ever get close to how smooth and clean a N1 looks and runs. I have my hands on alot of Evo's almost daily and would never even think of downgrading. Tmob might have spotty service but thats a small price to pay for owning an epic phone.
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Btw, elkyur is a pethic troll, please disregard anything and everything he has to say.
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Btw, elkyur is a pethic troll, please disregard anything and everything he has to say.
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What is pethic ?
I think elkyurs 1st language is not English.
Thus the disjointed sentences/posts.
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What is pethic ?
I think elkyurs 1st language is not English.
Thus the disjointed sentences/posts.
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He has trolled other posts to the point where people became un-interested in the content. Check the post about the poor n1 posted by crusher16.
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Hey guys, I need a little help on deciding if a Nexus S is a good choice me. I still have a g1 that I bought the first day it came out and its running cyanogen 2.2 and it's amazingly SLOW lol. It last me about 6 hours without usage haha. So basically any phone will be a huge leap for me.
The things I'm looking in a phone is a nice screen, good loud speaker sound (maybe a good pair of earbuds too?), and one good for gaming and fast browsing speeds. Right now I'm looking at the mytouch 4g, G2 and the nexus S. I know about most of the features and hardware specs for the mytouch 4g and G2 but not much of the Nexus S except for its not hspa+ =(.
BTW I want a T-mobile phone because its cheap and for the past 4 years T-mobile has never let me down. I've never had a dropped call (I think haha)and my experience with their customer service has always been been great.
The Nexus S has a nice screen, good loud speaker sound ( a good pair of earbuds), and good for gaming and fast browsing speeds. If yu area dosen't get high hspa+ speeds in the first place it won't matter because they both an hspa+ phone and a regural 3g phone will get the same speeds. Also one thing to note is the Nexus S has no sd card,16GB should be plenty though. If you want stock and fast android this is your best bet! If you want to know the specific specs go to the Nexus s website.
edit:HTC has crappy speakers IMO while Samsung's are FANTASTIC
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Hey guys, I need a little help on deciding if a Nexus S is a good choice me. I still have a g1 that I bought the first day it came out and its running cyanogen 2.2 and it's amazingly SLOW lol. It last me about 6 hours without usage haha. So basically any phone will be a huge leap for me.
The things I'm looking in a phone is a nice screen, good loud speaker sound (maybe a good pair of earbuds too?), and one good for gaming and fast browsing speeds. Right now I'm looking at the mytouch 4g, G2 and the nexus S. I know about most of the features and hardware specs for the mytouch 4g and G2 but not much of the Nexus S except for its not hspa+ =(.
BTW I want a T-mobile phone because its cheap and for the past 4 years T-mobile has never let me down. I've never had a dropped call (I think haha)and my experience with their customer service has always been been great.
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Given what you mentioned, the Nexus S is the best choice out of everything you're looking for.
-The 4" Super AMOLED with 5-point multitouch sensor is one of, if not the best screen available on a mobile device
-The speakers on Samsung's Galaxy S devices has been typically louder and fuller than the speakers found in HTC's Android offerings and Nexus S should be the same
-The 1Ghz Hummingbird CPU with dedicated GPU has been said to be THE BEST chipset for gaming on ANY mobile device
-Having HSPA+ or not makes NO difference to your experience browsing the web on your phone. The website load times are bottlenecked by the speed of the phones CPU and rendering, NOT by the speed of your wireless connection. This means that your favorite website is going to load just as fast on a 2mbps connection as it would on a 10mbps connection over HSPA+.
I see no reason for you NOT to get the Nexus S.
I like the sound of that =D. Yeah 16gigs is more than enough for me. I believe here in Las Vegas there is HSPA+. Would it be possible for the Nexus S to get HSPA+ in the future? or is it hardware related? and if more people start using HSPA+ does that mean that the 3g could possibly see an increase in average speed?
EDIT: Sorry just saw your post j.bruha!
The Nexus S meets your expectations perfectly. The Screen, Speaker and earbuds that come with the phone are beast. (I seen the head phones in an unboxing and they're the ones from the Vibrant which are amazing)
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I like the sound of that =D. Yeah 16gigs is more than enough for me. I believe here in Las Vegas there is HSPA+. Would it be possible for the Nexus S to get HSPA+ in the future? or is it hardware related? and if more people start using HSPA+ does that mean that the 3g could possibly see an increase in average speed?
EDIT: Sorry just saw your post j.bruha!
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I believe it is a hardware problem for HSPA+ Not sure about the average but The Nexus S has HSDPA 7.2Mbps while the G2 can get up to 20 I believe but in my area my buddies get 10Mbps on their G2 while on my mom's vibrant she gets 7.2Mbps which is not that much big of a difference.
edit:Thanks for the "Thanks"
Now I have to wait till Thursday! I can't wait to get a new phone. Maybe I should start learning how to program android apps like I've always wanted too! Thanks for all the helpful replies.
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Now I have to wait till Thursday! I can't wait to get a new phone. Maybe I should start learning how to program android apps like I've always wanted too! Thanks for all the helpful replies.
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Haha me to I also have the G1 CAN'T WAIT TO UPGRADE!
Darrien13 said:
Haha me to I also have the G1 CAN'T WAIT TO UPGRADE!
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There's other people like me? haha I know how excited you are. I've been studying for 2 weeks straight for finals (still have a couple left) and I told myself I wouldn't go online. But here I am and now I can't concentrate. Curse the Nexus S for ruining my study time lol.
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Now I have to wait till Thursday! I can't wait to get a new phone. Maybe I should start learning how to program android apps like I've always wanted too! Thanks for all the helpful replies.
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How does one begin learning how to develop apps? Where do we go? What programs? Any direction to get someone started would be helpful... I'm kind of interested myself.
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How does one begin learning how to develop apps? Where do we go? What programs? Any direction to get someone started would be helpful... I'm kind of interested myself.
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Try the development section.
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There's other people like me? haha I know how excited you are. I've been studying for 2 weeks straight for finals (still have a couple left) and I told myself I wouldn't go online. But here I am and now I can't concentrate. Curse the Nexus S for ruining my study time lol.
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I'm also suppost to be stuying lol
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For gaming the hummingbird destroys any other processor out there right now. on average 2X FPS on just about any game.
Now, you do lose 4G, but T-Mobiles 4G is going to take a LONG time to go nation wide, and even then it's only a max of 22Mbps down. The Nexus S can get 7.2Mbps down which is still pretty damn good since current 3g is around 2Mbps down and most home connections are around 3.
Honestly, the Nexus S is the best phone for T-Mobile right now, even without 4G.
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There's other people like me? haha I know how excited you are. I've been studying for 2 weeks straight for finals (still have a couple left) and I told myself I wouldn't go online. But here I am and now I can't concentrate. Curse the Nexus S for ruining my study time lol.
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The situation is just the same! I bought my G1 at Christmas 2008 and right now I am looking for a new phone that suit me. Given the situation that I am not an America resident, I am seeking for some one as a purchasing agent。
neok44 said:
For gaming the hummingbird destroys any other processor out there right now. on average 2X FPS on just about any game.
Now, you do lose 4G, but T-Mobiles 4G is going to take a LONG time to go nation wide, and even then it's only a max of 22Mbps down. The Nexus S can get 7.2Mbps down which is still pretty damn good since current 3g is around 2Mbps down and most home connections are around 3.
Honestly, the Nexus S is the best phone for T-Mobile right now, even without 4G.
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Neither the G2 nor MyTouch 4G will get 22mbps, ever. They are capped at 14.4 whereas most normal 3G phones are capped at 7.2.
Sorry if this is old news, but I was in 2 malls this week doing some christmas shopping, and saw kiosks devoted ONLY to the Evo. There were about 6 Evos on display and 2 big evos like the iphones in the apple store. Funny thing was, one of them was setup right in-front of the apple store. Im sure that wasnt on accident! Go sprint!
PS, this was in Los Angeles Anyone else see these?
Is that the new EVO 4G Tablet on the side of the kiosk?
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Sorry if this is old news, but I was in 2 malls this week doing some christmas shopping, and saw kiosks devoted ONLY to the Evo. There were about 6 Evos on display and 2 big evos like the iphones in the apple store. Funny thing was, one of them was setup right in-front of the apple store. Im sure that wasnt on accident! Go sprint!
PS, this was in Los Angeles Anyone else see these?
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Saw these a couple months ago at Topanga Mall and Northridge Mall. It's one reason why I don't understand why the 42-inch nexus s is news worthy.
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Saw these a couple months ago at Topanga Mall and Northridge Mall. It's one reason why I don't understand why the 42-inch nexus s is news worthy.
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...because it just came out and is the headlining Android phone? Which brings me to my main point, does anyone think it's sad that the EVO is still Sprint's flagship phone? During the same time period:
a. Verizon had the Incredible, then the Droid X, Fascinate, Droid 2, and now the Droid Pro.
b. AT&T had the iPhone 4, Captivate, BB Torch, and now a slew of WP7 phones.
c. T-Mo had the MyTouch 3G slide, Vibrant, G2, MyTouch 4G, and now the Nexus S.
..and Sprint? The EVO and Epic. What's up with that? This isn't a which phone is better thing, just pointing out how much Sprint is lacking on the high end phone selection.
Since as a Premier member I can only upgrade every 12 monts, I'm cool with it.
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...because it just came out and is the headlining Android phone? Which brings me to my main point, does anyone think it's sad that the EVO is still Sprint's flagship phone? During the same time period:
a. Verizon had the Incredible, then the Droid X, Fascinate, Droid 2, and now the Droid Pro.
b. AT&T had the iPhone 4, Captivate, BB Torch, and now a slew of WP7 phones.
c. T-Mo had the MyTouch 3G slide, Vibrant, G2, MyTouch 4G, and now the Nexus S.
..and Sprint? The EVO and Epic. What's up with that? This isn't a which phone is better thing, just pointing out how much Sprint is lacking on the high end phone selection.
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Sprint's NEVER had the biggest phone selection. They offer a few fantastic phones and dirt cheap plans. Honestly though, I'd pick the Evo and the Epic over any Android phone out there right now though haha. The Nexus S would be the only one I'd consider, but not anywhere near enough to leave spring haha
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Sprint's NEVER had the biggest phone selection. They offer a few fantastic phones and dirt cheap plans. Honestly though, I'd pick the Evo and the Epic over any Android phone out there right now though haha. The Nexus S would be the only one I'd consider, but not anywhere near enough to leave spring haha
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T-Mo is arguably as cheap plus it's HSPA+ is free. With them you got the options of: the Vibrant (it's SGS variant but is "meh"), G2 (Powerful and slick slider with Vanilla Android), MyTouch 4G (which is just about the/one of the best spec'd phones out), or the Nexus S (arguably the best phone out right now).
You could argue that you'll just upgrade every year in June but how is that a good thing? I mean, look at that Shift 4G thread where people are arguing on whether the EVO is still worth getting? It's 6 months old, I would feel extremely limited and not to mention shafted if I needed to get a high end Sprint phone right now.
I just think that Sprint has to step up with some more phones.
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Sprint's NEVER had the biggest phone selection. They offer a few fantastic phones and dirt cheap plans. Honestly though, I'd pick the Evo and the Epic over any Android phone out there right now though haha. The Nexus S would be the only one I'd consider, but not anywhere near enough to leave spring haha
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+1 the rest of the carriers have copious amounts of crap phones. I would rather have a few good phones to pick from than many, many, bad ones. JMO
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+1 the rest of the carriers have copious amounts of crap phones. I would rather have a few good phones to pick from than many, many, bad ones. JMO
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The thing is that they have both a bunch of bad ones and a bunch of good ones. Sprint has a few bad ones and a few good ones.
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...because it just came out and is the headlining Android phone? Which brings me to my main point, does anyone think it's sad that the EVO is still Sprint's flagship phone? During the same time period:
a. Verizon had the Incredible, then the Droid X, Fascinate, Droid 2, and now the Droid Pro.
b. AT&T had the iPhone 4, Captivate, BB Torch, and now a slew of WP7 phones.
c. T-Mo had the MyTouch 3G slide, Vibrant, G2, MyTouch 4G, and now the Nexus S.
..and Sprint? The EVO and Epic. What's up with that? This isn't a which phone is better thing, just pointing out how much Sprint is lacking on the high end phone selection.
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Yeah, but the EVO is still a stronger performing phone than most of the phones you listed there. Aside from the Droid Pro and Nexus S there isn't one phone there that would replace my EVO. Those WP7 phones aren't even a consideration imo....
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Yeah, but the EVO is still a stronger performing phone than most of the phones you listed there. Aside from the Droid Pro and Nexus S there isn't one phone there that would replace my EVO. Those WP7 phones aren't even a consideration imo....
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The Droid Pro is trash IMO. I'd consider the Nexus S, iPhone 4, G2, and maybe (but probably not) a WP7 phone. It's all matter of preference but the fact is that you got more worthwhile phones to judge and I wish that was the case with Sprint.
And what does all this crap have to do with the original question about the kiosk?
Agreed! I sell phones and I am yet to come by an android phone as reliable, fast, and attractive as the Evo. Sprint's got a lock on phone quality. All the other android phones you mentioned dont measure up...except the Nexus S.
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Agreed! I sell phones and I am yet to come by an android phone as reliable, fast, and attractive as the Evo. Sprint's got a lock on phone quality. All the other android phones you mentioned dont measure up...except the Nexus S.
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I sell more evos than any other phone, half the phones i sell are evos, the phone's over 6 months old, still crazy popular, and has hardware specs that other phones are just now finally beating. HTC did an awesome job with it, can't wait to see their next phone after the shift.
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The Droid Pro is trash IMO. I'd consider the Nexus S, iPhone 4, G2, and maybe (but probably not) a WP7 phone. It's all matter of preference but the fact is that you got more worthwhile phones to judge and I wish that was the case with Sprint.
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Droid Pro is trash? It serves a purpose, small niche but still....
Iphone 4? Sorry but I like to use my phone as a phone, that means dropping calls is unacceptable.
Obviously the Evo is still top notch, notice you're still here
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Obviously the Evo is still top notch, notice you're still here
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Could it be that people are on contract and there was nothing better to choice from on Sprint other than the EVO? Yes, it could.
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Could it be that people are on contract and there was nothing better to choice from on Sprint other than the EVO? Yes, it could.
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All carriers will help you with the cost of your ETF. Call and ask, it's Christmas season.
I rather walk in the sprint store and see a few great phones that will fit my needs... maybe like a front facing camera? Or a 4.3 inch screen? HDMI out? 10+mbps of data speed? A kick stand to kick back in the office and watch Hulu at full speed? Or play Need for Speed Shift while waiting for my girl? Maybe use Fring to video chat with her since she also has a front facing camera? Or how about getting on the XDA app and laugh at stupid posts people make regarding sprint and phones and trophys about tours..
Oh crap.. i just dropped my keys.. let me use my twin-led flashlight to find them...
I found them!!
Where was i?
I was jamming out... downloading music with Gtunes.. i can also use windows explorer/music/copy all... dragging and dropping the music files i need without connecting to itunes and syncing...
I just got a notification on my Sony Ericsson Live View... i can see my twitter replys without taking my evo out of my pocket...
Aww crap... i lost wifi signal at work, so did my co-workers... ill just turn on my Hotspot.. there.. me and my friends have full speed 4G signal on thier pcs via my internal router on my Evo...
Im gonna watch youtube... let me connect my HDMI enabled phone on my 42 inch tv...
Ahh... i love my phone..
Only from Sprint
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apheonixboy said:
I rather walk in the sprint store and see a few great phones that will fit my needs... maybe like a front facing camera? Or a 4.3 inch screen? HDMI out? 10+mbps of data speed? A kick stand to kick back in the office and watch Hulu at full speed? Or play Need for Speed Shift while waiting for my girl? Maybe use Fring to video chat with her since she also has a front facing camera? Or how about getting on the XDA app and laugh at stupid posts people make regarding sprint and phones and trophys about tours..
Oh crap.. i just dropped my keys.. let me use my twin-led flashlight to find them...
I found them!!
Where was i?
I was jamming out... downloading music with Gtunes.. i can also use windows explorer/music/copy all... dragging and dropping the music files i need without connecting to itunes and syncing...
I just got a notification on my Sony Ericsson Live View... i can see my twitter replys without taking my evo out of my pocket...
Aww crap... i lost wifi signal at work, so did my co-workers... ill just turn on my Hotspot.. there.. me and my friends have full speed 4G signal on thier pcs via my internal router on my Evo...
Im gonna watch youtube... let me connect my HDMI enabled phone on my 42 inch tv...
Ahh... i love my phone..
Only from Sprint
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Awesome scenario haha but.... I want the HDMI outs
gotta say.. its nice..
My buddy FINALLY got an Android phone. The G2. He decided on that over the Sprint Evo Shift 4g.
The phone is built quality. I like the way '4g' utilizes the 3g radio, and not a separate radio to toggle. Automatically switches to the faster network.
4g tests, both had full bars. The Sprint 4g was consistently faster by alot, 6.5mps vs 2.5mps although on 2 occasions the Tmo 4g reached 6.5mps as well. Latency was consistently much lower on Tmo.
The keyboard, it took the epic for me to take interest in keyboards again (after horror of PPC6700/PPC6800-mogul) Quite a different feel in the buttons. They are big, although the overall footprint is smaller than the Epic's. And they are mushy feeling. I feel a harder button reacts faster for quick button mashing style texting.
At least for me. But is something I could get used to. The hinge I do no see to be a problem at all either.
The phone itself is a little weighty. But that goes hand in hand with the strong industrial feel. The use of metal vs plastic feels of quality build. Makes you feel like it will break you, before you break it.
Screen size 3.7in Super-TFT, as coming from the mammoth Evo's 4.3in screen foundation, down to the pretty 4.0in found in the Epic; I didn't miss it. Those of you spoiled by the Samoled, one thing you wouldn't get over are the black levels. Not nearly as breathtaking..
800Mhz was pretty quick in stock form. Didnt notice a difference between the Evo or Epic's powerplant while stabbing at the screen and instantly having a reaction.
Charging time. Typical HTC, utilizing fast charge system. Noticeable much faster charging system than what is implemented in the Samsung Epic. Placement of the charging port is a bit cumbersome for one-handed use, [protrudes from left of device] as one may find it difficult to manage in the left hand. But when using the slider, the port is located at the bottom now and is free from obstructing your commands.
Compass, sensors, GPS, and magnetic shielding. As expected, the HTC had no problems locking on being inside the home. I have to make mention that the Samsung also had no problem locking on under the same conditions.
The compass in both were accurate, [using the Compass app free in market] but the compass was much more reactive to every movement. Though I suspect the 6 axis accelerometer in the Epic to be reason.
While still using compass, holding the phones side by side resulted in the Epic's compass to completely change course. The Epic is terribly vulnerable to interference, as the G2's compass stayed rock solid. I am willing to bet that this is the result of lack of magnetic shielding.
So there you have it, my impressions of the G2. I find it hard to believe that I will purchase a Samsung mobile device anytime soon. As to me, HTC is still the best manufacture currently of phones out today. Not talking about whats on paper, but under real world use.
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gotta say.. its nice..
My buddy FINALLY got an Android phone. The G2. He decided on that over the Sprint Evo Shift 4g.
The phone is built quality. I like the way '4g' utilizes the 3g radio, and not a separate radio to toggle. Automatically switches to the faster network.
So there you have it, my impressions of the G2. I find it hard to believe that I will purchase a Samsung mobile device anytime soon. As to me, HTC is still the best manufacture currently of phones out today. Not talking about whats on paper, but under real world use.
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Nice review, I've been trying to get my brother off the IPHONE 3g and onto Android. The G2 might do it.
bomix said:
Nice review, I've been trying to get my brother off the IPHONE 3g and onto Android. The G2 might do it.
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Thank you for that, just wanted to express my experience with the device. But it turned into a review the more I went on lol.
Yes I know its hard to wing off the Iphone users lol.
I admit I am anti-Iphone but its because of facts and opinion, not fanboyisms.
But my bud always had the candy bar phones from cricket, sprint, tmo, and he always could not understand why I am on my phone so much. This was even back when I had the mogul, diamond, hero etc.
its been growing on him after I have shown him things on the Evo and Epic. He admitted its cool, but he would never use all that. He just needs a phone to make calls and text he stated. The Epic really did a number on him because he know how I wireless tether, how pretty the screen is etc and wanted a phone to do all that now lol.
He first decided to get the android device from Cricket, the Ascend, and was curious if it could do at least half of what mine did. Well the very spotty coverage shot that out lol. The reason he is not on Sprint with the Shift, is because he didnt wanna spend the extra money of of pocket (rebate)
But even at that, he is paying off the phone monthy like 20$ <- you can beat Tmo with payment plans for phones. Wished Sprint did this.
My bud is super happy, never puts the phone down lol. I am glad to be such an influence.
Nice review man... I like to see our phones compared with others even though it seems to loose this one with the build quality and such... good job.
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Maybe you should review the phone again and post it on youtube. My brother also has a ifail damn I mean iphone 3something. He can't stand the fact that android beats its in every way. Between the evo and epic kinda hard to say which phone truly owns the iphone
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definetly the epic apple sucks... and im not a fanboy I've had 3 ipod touches and in order to stand them I have to jailbreak with android you can do a lot more without rooting.
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Thanks for the kind words
I've never uploaded a video of me talking lol but I will practice while I give it thought
blackdragon79 said:
Maybe you should review the phone again and post it on youtube. My brother also has a ifail damn I mean iphone 3something. He can't stand the fact that android beats its in every way. Between the evo and epic kinda hard to say which phone truly owns the iphone
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I'd honestly say that the Epic owns pretty much every other phone...
... except for the build quality, support, and just the manufacturer in general. I must say that I love my phone. But, the GPS not working, the keyboard missing keys, and the crappy support just KILLS it.
I owned Htc MTS3gs and 2 samsumgs(Epic and Behold 2),i gotta say that from that expirience Samsung has better hardware and phones feel more solid,but MTS3Gs was so snappy and lag free for a 600mhz phone it was amazing even with Sense.
2G is only 3.7 screen and no Amoled so its no go for me.Until htc starts making Amoled screens im not fckin with them-i refuse to use regular lcd phone even if it has dual cpu and nvidia.
I got tired of my Epic missing keystrokes and Sprint's flaky 4G service so I switched to the G2.. Much happier. Here in Atlanta, HSPA+ is a steady 6mbps indoors and out, and like you said the latency is much lower.
If you want to jump ship to TMobile, this phone is being offered free with contract (I think) so it's definitely a good deal.
After dealing with the Moment and then the Epic's problems, I've gotta say that HTC is simply the better choice.
Thanks for that. I posted this morning, on my FB this: Debating ending my 8yr relationship with Sprint, and starting up TMO? I ended up with 58 replies in that thread. Yes I know I will miss the pretty screen, the hummingbird etc. but the G2 felt fast too. plus it can be OC beyond hell, takes advantage of JIT, Dev support etc.. its looking mighty fine lol
I gotta friend thats gonna hook me up with a good deal when i switch. gonna pickup the mytouch 4g for the baby mamma, and g2 for myself. BUT I will be back on the Sammy Vibrant 4G when that releases as it will utilized the UPGRADED HSPA+ 21mbps (and later on 41mbps)
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I got tired of my Epic missing keystrokes and Sprint's flaky 4G service so I switched to the G2.. Much happier. Here in Atlanta, HSPA+ is a steady 6mbps indoors and out, and like you said the latency is much lower.
If you want to jump ship to TMobile, this phone is being offered free with contract (I think) so it's definitely a good deal.
After dealing with the Moment and then the Epic's problems, I've gotta say that HTC is simply the better choice.
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Nice review, it is a nice phone. Just some input from a former Nexus One T-Mobile user. I absolutely loved my Nexus One but just could not put up with T mobiles spotty coverage hear in South Florida. It was almost unbearable. I truly believe carrier coverages vary from region to region but here in South Florida T Mobiles coverage was super spotty. Sprint coverage down here is definitely much better but I would love to see how the new T Mobile 4g coverage performs because Sprints 4g coverage is horrible! My phone is constantly going from 3g to 4g down here. Very annoying!
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Nice review.
I actually bought the G2 the day it released(it's early release) and I loved it...Honestly the only unappealing thing I can think of is the screen quality compared to the Epic. Nothing beats the epics screen. But the G2 Blows the EVO away IMHO.
Unfortunately I seem to live in a t-mobile black hole and couldn't stand not being able to use the phone at home so I turned it in and got the Epic.
I do miss that phone...
thanks for the input! where I live at home I get badass coverage for 4g with Sprint.
now very true, the coverage is verrrrry spotty.. it works here and there in a 0.2 mile difference in distance.. even look up the coverage map and that even shows it.. I will have 14 days to decide TMO works for my needs, where I live and around. (also hate that 4g drops on the epic under load)
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Nice review, it is a nice phone. Just some input from a former Nexus One T-Mobile user. I absolutely loved my Nexus One but just could not put up with T mobiles spotty coverage hear in South Florida. It was almost unbearable. I truly believe carrier coverages vary from region to region but here in South Florida T Mobiles coverage was super spotty. Sprint coverage down here is definitely much better but I would love to see how the new T Mobile 4g coverage performs because Sprints 4g coverage is horrible! My phone is constantly going from 3g to 4g down here. Very annoying!
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thank you sir,
yeah it will suck adjusting to the screen. also the camcorder quality I will cry over. I had the Evo release day. if you say it trumps the Evo then thats good..
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Nice review.
I actually bought the G2 the day it released(it's early release) and I loved it...Honestly the only unappealing thing I can think of is the screen quality compared to the Epic. Nothing beats the epics screen. But the G2 Blows the EVO away IMHO.
Unfortunately I seem to live in a t-mobile black hole and couldn't stand not being able to use the phone at home so I turned it in and got the Epic.
I do miss that phone...
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The only thing I hate about T-Mobile is the fact they don't offer unlimited data... they offer up to 5gbs.... so weak
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I have had the Evo 4g since launch, and it has been an amazing phone. I have loved it even more since I rooted it and every new rom I try. But my girlfriend seems to be in love with the note, and I have to admit, that big a$$ screen is kind of nice. I'm just not sure that I would put it to its fullest use for very long, liek using the stylus and stuff. And by the looks fo the forums for the Note, there are only a couple roms for it. Not saying I need to have as many roms available as I have had with my 4g, but it would be a plus.
I guess I am wondering if I should consider the note, or if the galaxy s3 might fit the bill better. Or should I stick with sprint and grab and Evo LTE?
I'm not asking you to make up my mind for me, I need to play with the phones and do that myself. Just wondering if anybody has any opinions or advice?
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I've been considering jumping ship to ATT as well lately, never had a problem w/ Sprint's speeds but they've been deteriorating rapidly where I live. If you do decide to move, why not the HTC One X?
I agree
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I've been considering jumping ship to ATT as well lately, never had a problem w/ Sprint's speeds but they've been deteriorating rapidly where I live. If you do decide to move, why not the HTC One X?
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This is a good point. Why not stick with that HTC goodness? lol
Seriously, though, I do admit that the Note is impressive, both in size and performance. While not too much more impressive than the rest of the Galaxy SII series (especially the Skyrocket), the screen size is instantly what gets people's attention. I've tested the Note, and I do like its appearance and style...but damn, that One X is sexy
I don't know, it's up to you on this one. The Note isn't too much more expensive than the One X, and Samsung's UI is easy to get used to. You get a nice phone either way.
HTC EVO 4G LTE pretty much is the one x + the SD card,kick stand and removeable battery haha..the note..ehhh,I'd just get the s3 for sprint...can't mess with unlimited data plans..perfect for root + free wifi tether/hot spot....wireless network speeds don't really effect me,as along as I can make a phone call b do basic browsing...there's usually a wifi connection for downloads n updates nowadays
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If u don't care about unlimited data
Note is fantastic, my opinion don't go with X one small storage haha
HTC EVO 4g LTE far better than x one
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I wanted something different. Nothign against HTC, I loved my evo. And truth be told I may prefer sense to touchwiz. But we, my girlfriend and I picked up a couple notes. The screen size is amazing, no complaints there. Battery life the past couple days has been in the 10-12 hour range, which seems a little low to me since it was with less then moderate use. But then again I am comparing to my rooted evo running decks reloaded and mason SBC which would last forever, lol.
I was hoping to be more wowed by the note like I was when I got my evo. But I think the jump from a blackberry curve to the evo was a bit more of a wow move then what moving fromt he evo to the note is. The note is a great phone, and my girlfriend loves it. I need to really get my hands dirty with it and see what it can do, but I am keeping my options open.
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I was hoping to be more wowed by the note like I was when I got my evo. But I think the jump from a blackberry curve to the evo was a bit more of a wow move then what moving fromt he evo to the note is. The note is a great phone, and my girlfriend loves it. I need to really get my hands dirty with it and see what it can do, but I am keeping my options open.
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That's expected; jumping from one OS to the other is way different than just switching phone manufacturers. Android to Android isn't that amazing; Android to iOS (or, preferably the other way around ) is.
Either way, seems you're warming up to your phone nicely. Always good to hear that. If you stick with it, great. If not, I would recommend the One X should this phone disappoint down the road. You have some time to test drive it, so get what you can out of it before making that final decision.
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I'm not asking you to make up my mind for me, I need to play with the phones and do that myself. Just wondering if anybody has any opinions or advice?
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I would make the decision based on; what 3G speeds you get now, if where you live will get Sprint's LTE soon, and if you already have Wimax coverage.
So I guess I'm saying it kind of depends.
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I would make the decision based on; what 3G speeds you get now, if where you live will get Sprint's LTE soon, and if you already have Wimax coverage.
So I guess I'm saying it kind of depends.
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I am in columbus OH, I have 4G on both att and sprint and i imagine ATT and sprint will both have LTE here by the end of the year.
I haven't read up much on the HTC One X or the Samsung Galaxy SIII, but one thing iI loved about the evo was how easy it was to root/flash and not brickbrick the thing. Looking at the note forums, I see a lot of posts about bricked phones. Granted I haven't read all the details, but it seems rooting/flashing is less safe on the note, which kind of sucks. Are the One X or SIII any easier to root/flash?
Just realized I was viewing the international note forums. The art note forums seem a little more user friendly
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I am in columbus OH, I have 4G on both att and sprint and i imagine ATT and sprint will both have LTE here by the end of the year.
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Well, if I knew for sure about LTE coming to my area within a year on Sprint, I would stay with Sprint. Personally I would get a Wimax device OFF contact (Epic Touch is Sprint's best Wimax device), and wait til the end of the year to see if LTE will actually come. Then make my decision. If you are completely done with Sprint though, just jump ship now. No reason to wait.
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