hTC desire hd - sexy. - EVO 4G General

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/15/htc-desire-hd-first-hands-on/
So.sexy.
Too bad its tmobile, and across seas.

It looks like a Hero body with an Evo screen. I still like the Evo better, it whole face is screen/glass

dwertz said:
It looks like a Hero body with an Evo screen. I still like the Evo better, it whole face is screen/glass
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I mainly like the back of the desire. Instead of a battery door you have a slot for everything. Just would be neat.

It also has the adreno 205 gpu which is 4x faster than our 200, which is all good. We'll get the 220 when upgrade season comes around .

psych2l said:
It also has the adreno 205 gpu which is 4x faster than our 200, which is all good. We'll get the 220 when upgrade season comes around .
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I am afraid to see the Phone boom. Just like the computer boom. 3 month and its already out dated. It is just like the HTC Hero, it hasnt even been year and its outdated.

dwertz said:
I am afraid to see the Phone boom. Just like the computer boom. 3 month and its already out dated. It is just like the HTC Hero, it hasnt even been year and its outdated.
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The hero was just a bad phone in general, in my opinion. I have only used one for more than 5 minutes, but it was just sooooo laggy. I had to put it down.
As far as outdated goes, i will rock this phone for 2 years no problem.

backdown said:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/15/htc-desire-hd-first-hands-on/
So.sexy.
Too bad its tmobile, and across seas.
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YAWN !!!!!

Sporkman said:
YAWN !!!!!
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Just give me the new SenseUI Wait I am running non-sense! Oh well - give it to me anyways. Don't make me get it from AU - TELSTRA
I like it. Made from Alum as well. nom nom nom.

dwertz said:
I am afraid to see the Phone boom. Just like the computer boom. 3 month and its already out dated. It is just like the HTC Hero, it hasnt even been year and its outdated.
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My Evo is a little over 3 months old and I don't consider it outdated at all. Just because something isn't the absolute latest model doesn't make it stop working. The Hero is like a year old and even that is only considering the Sprint version. It had the same hardware class as some of the much older HTC phones like the Magic, etc. and was not much better than the G1 spec-wise.
When the Hero came out it was already dated really. That's why I didn't buy one. When I got my yearly upgrade I swapped my Pre for an Evo since it was a big enough jump to justify $200. Honestly I like having a sizeable jump in performance every year or so because it means I can use my yearly upgrade for something worthwhile. I don't bother using it if the only thing available is a minor improvement.

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so....

if it took about 7 months for the hero to become a "outdated" phone i take it the evo will be considered old by x-mas?
I dun think so. Eco is more high end and hero was very low end compared to other phones when it came out. N1 is still popular and even g1 is pretty popular
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Crossrocker said:
I dun think so. Eco is more high end and hero was very low end compared to other phones when it came out. N1 is still popular and even g1 is pretty popular
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depends on what sprint releases next. i got to play with a epic and that lcd blows the evo out of the water. if it weren't for that touchwiz crap and lack of devs id buy one.
I have the epic its really nice but I might switch to the evo
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Evo will be fine... The hero though was behind right from release .. Sprint and htc are supporting this phone alot!!!
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Naw, it will be more like 9 months.
oh god no not Fixxer
Sporkman said:
oh god no not Fixxer
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don't worry if i get an evo i won't bug you too much.
anyways im up for upgrade but i might wait and see what comes out next. why the hell hasn't sprint announced their fall/winter lineup yet?
garyfunk said:
Naw, it will be more like 9 months.
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i say by january 1st.
fixxxer2008 said:
don't worry if i get an evo i won't bug you too much.
anyways im up for upgrade but i might wait and see what comes out next. why the hell hasn't sprint announced their fall/winter lineup yet?
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wont bug me i found ( finally ) the ignore button lol
Upgrade in March. Hope HTC has something out around then.
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Sporkman said:
wont bug me i found ( finally ) the ignore button lol
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LOL for some reason I thought the same thing
dglowe343 said:
Upgrade in March. Hope HTC has something out around then.
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be nice to know what sprint has coming.
dglowe343 said:
Upgrade in March. Hope HTC has something out around then.
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i expect something new by the end of the year
nicholaaaas said:
i expect something new by the end of the year
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maybe not from sprint, but better devices are just around the corner, i mean look at the desire HD, the Evo just came out, and the second gen snapdragon core with a 3x better GPU is already here...not to mention the Galaxy phones, with their hummingbird cores and super amoleds...
Id say the EVO goes EOL by q2/q3 2011 but there will still be plenty of development going on here for at least few years. I been seeing more EVOs around town lately Im wondering if there's a Walmart selling them cheap.
My upgrade is in March also I hope something phenomenal is out by then.
Honestly the Evo might be outdated sooner. Look at the N1 hardware vs. Evo hardware. I mean the processor + ram, not the 'camera'. It will only be a few months until dual core processors and parallel processed apps come through and make the Evo seem slow. For now, its a beast of a king though.

this may be the hero replacement

http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/sprint-sanyo-zio-aka-kyocera-m6000-official-technical-specs/
no 4g, coming to sprint next week, stock android. slightly faster cpu as well. this may be the hero replacement. i may have to look into this one once it's rooted.
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http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/sprint-sanyo-zio-aka-kyocera-m6000-official-technical-specs/
no 4g, coming to sprint next week, stock android. slightly faster cpu as well. this may be the hero replacement. i may have to look into this one once it's rooted.
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Maybe...Sprint has this one coming out too..The Transform...I can just see all the Transformer roms for that one
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Samsung-Transform-phone-pa_4937.html
I am kind of liking it may have a Super AMOLED,faster processor and way more memory..
Mac
That Transform is very nice. I would be happy if Sprint snagged the Desire.
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being a old diehard sanyo fan from the past.. i wonder if this sanyo will be anything build wise like the my trusty mm-5600 and mm-9000.. both tanks..
one can wish..
fixxxer2008 said:
http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/sprint-sanyo-zio-aka-kyocera-m6000-official-technical-specs/
no 4g, coming to sprint next week, stock android. slightly faster cpu as well. this may be the hero replacement. i may have to look into this one once it's rooted.
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Chipset:
MSM7627 / Android 1.6 (Donut)
spiritcrusher33 said:
being a old diehard sanyo fan from the past.. i wonder if this sanyo will be anything build wise like the my trusty mm-5600 and mm-9000.. both tanks..
one can wish..
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Funny Story here is that the phone is not Sanyo is a Kyocera
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Chipset:
MSM7627 / Android 1.6 (Donut)
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if you read, it will ship with 2.1 from sprint and the cpu is 600mhz which is faster than the hero.
spiritcrusher33 said:
being a old diehard sanyo fan from the past.. i wonder if this sanyo will be anything build wise like the my trusty mm-5600 and mm-9000.. both tanks..
one can wish..
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same here, they made solid phones. i may buy this thing next week.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=795697
i requested the mods make a new section on xda for this phone. if you feel the same please reply in that thread. ill buy the phone once it's rooted. then ill start creating roms for it.
http://www.androidguys.com/2010/09/...tm_campaign=Feed:+androidguyscom+(AndroidGuys)
Check out comment 3 from Allison h sounds pretty tough. But I don't know where she got her info from.
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fixxxer2008 said:
http://www.product-reviews.net/2010/09/30/sprint-sanyo-zio-aka-kyocera-m6000-official-technical-specs/
no 4g, coming to sprint next week, stock android. slightly faster cpu as well. this may be the hero replacement. i may have to look into this one once it's rooted.
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it a temporary hero replacement till the hero 2 comes out in november but it will sell well and dont forget about the transform. Its a sexy beast
ajac said:
it a temporary hero replacement till the hero 2 comes out in november but it will sell well and dont forget about the transform. Its a sexy beast
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what hero2? that was just a rumor.
ajac said:
it a temporary hero replacement till the hero 2 comes out in november but it will sell well and dont forget about the transform. Its a sexy beast
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http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/HTC-Hero2-phone-p_4477.html
It's suppose to be a unibody like desire/legend thing for sprint...
chococrazy said:
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/HTC-Hero2-phone-p_4477.html
It's suppose to be a unibody like desire/legend thing for sprint...
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that's from febuary..that's not coming at all.

WTF! HTC Inspire

OK WTF... This EVO version of AT&T... Look what it will get...
HTC Sense 2.0 provides a custom user interface for enhanced social networking, navigation, and integration with connected services from HTCsense.com.
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So Sprint and HTC WTF!!!!
For full Specs... http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc-inspire.jsp
Well, it is a newer phone.. and new features are being worked on everyday... sometimes we just have to understand that the EVO isn't always gonna have everything when technology moves as fast as it does.
rockypr said:
OK WTF... This EVO version of AT&T... Look what it will get...
So Sprint and HTC WTF!!!!
For full Specs... http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc-inspire.jsp
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Are you serious? The evo been out for 8 friggin months and the htc inspire hasn't even been released yet and you getting mad at sprint? Damn you funny as hell, if anything att customers should be the one going wtf? Since after almost a year after the evo been in our hands they are only now getting a similar phone with slightly marginal specs.
Yes this is really the EVO2
klquicksall said:
Yes this is really the EVO2
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Nah, that's definitely not the EVO2, more like the EVO+. It's the same phone, just with a couple minor upgrades.
What a waste of good phone with such a horrible network...
SteveDusa said:
What a waste of good phone with such a horrible network...
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well a lot of people like dropped calls and horrible service.
I'm sorry... what part of this phone other than software is better than the EVO? Looks about the same to me (maybe more storage lol)
4g internal. Hopefully Sprint will come out with something better than the thunderbolt.
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4g internal. Hopefully Sprint will come out with something better than the thunderbolt.
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Of course they will, the inspire and the thunderbolt are the same phones in which both are basically a carbon copy of the evo which been out for 8 months with the exception of a few differences(mainly updated snapdragon and the newer version of sense). Anyway, sprint has too much riding on the evo name than to come out with an evo 2 with half assed specs.
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Nah, that's definitely not the EVO2, more like the EVO+. It's the same phone, just with a couple minor upgrades.
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I thought we were the HD2+!
Dissenter said:
I'm sorry... what part of this phone other than software is better than the EVO? Looks about the same to me (maybe more storage lol)
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It's got a better processor (MSM8255 45nm vs the EVO's QSD8650 65nm), more internal memory, MUCH better screen (SLCD), and Sense 2.0.
It's a better device, no question.
It's a better phone to be sure, but not a huge upgrade from the EVO. Though it's always nice to have choice, I'm sure some AT & T users would prefer another Sense phone.
Call it the EVO 4gS
No front camera is a deal-breaker for me. No thanks!
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I haven't used my front camera once since I got this thing on launch day.
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I haven't used my front camera once since I got this thing on launch day.
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I use it to video chat on Tango with my wife, my sister, and my parents all the time. Plus soon Skype will be doing mobile to desktop video chat and it will really blow up. I'd never get a phone with no FFC these days.
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The only difference I saw was EVO can tether 8 devices and the other phone only five.
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I too have never used the FFC (bought the evo in august).
I don't even know if it works
rockypr said:
OK WTF... This EVO version of AT&T... Look what it will get...
So Sprint and HTC WTF!!!!
For full Specs... http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc-inspire.jsp
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It's internal memory is four times the size of the Evos, I'm sure that makes the new sense much easier to fit on there.

Next Dev Device

Was wondering if we could get some of the top devs to chime in on what is the next device they are going to move on to now that the Evo has gotten a little long on the tooth. I'm on the fence on what my next phone is gonna be. Evo 3D or Galaxy S II. I'm partial to the GS II. The specs sound incredible but don't want to get it & have no Dev support. Case in point, the Epic. I've heard from Myn personally & he's on board with the 3D & I've heard through the grapevine that Aamikam is too. So what about Calkulin, toastcfh, flipzmode, ViRuS, netarchy, and others. Sorry if I left anyone out but those are off the top of my head.
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Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
dirkyd3rk said:
Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Lol, more like People Under the Stairs.
But I agree, get which phone makes you happy, kinda leaning toward the galaxy S II for when mine comes around; but as said, mine isn't till november, so I'm not in 'death decision' mode yet.
dirkyd3rk said:
.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Lmao!!
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dirkyd3rk said:
Hmmm my upgrade isn't until September so im hoping better devices might show up. Personally I say get whatever phone makes you happy; I don't buy my phone's based on which "dev" is getting it, I get it because that's what I want lol. For every device there's usually great devs.....except the epic....its like a red head step child no one likes it.
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Well I my upgrade came June 4th so I can grab the 3D on the 24th or wait for the Within whenever it get released. I'm trying to narrow it down because last year I bought the Evo on release date and purchased the Epic a few months for my second line. I walked around with both for months but rarely used the Epic. It was an alright phone, and spec wise it was better than the Evo but the devs are what really made the Evo for me. That and the fact that I despise TouchWiz with all of my being. Finally got rid of that second line and trying to make a good decision. Want to get the Evo but pound for pound the GS II is the champ. To me the dev support is gonna be the final decision maker. I'm a flash-a-holic and I need my fix for new and different roms.
klbjr said:
Well I my upgrade came June 4th so I can grab the 3D on the 24th or wait for the Within whenever it get released. I'm trying to narrow it down because last year I bought the Evo on release date and purchased the Epic a few months for my second line. I walked around with both for months but rarely used the Epic. It was an alright phone, and spec wise it was better than the Evo but the devs are what really made the Evo for me. That and the fact that I despise TouchWiz with all of my being. Finally got rid of that second line and trying to make a good decision. Want to get the Evo but pound for pound the GS II is the champ. To me the dev support is gonna be the final decision maker. I'm a flash-a-holic and I need my fix for new and different roms.
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Please explain to me what you mean by this? Cause you state it as a fact.What makes it superior in your eyes?
teh roxxorz said:
Lol, more like People Under the Stairs.
But I agree, get which phone makes you happy, kinda leaning toward the galaxy S II for when mine comes around; but as said, mine isn't till november, so I'm not in 'death decision' mode yet.
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Definitely interested in the gs2 as well! Im not liking that Motorola phone I can't stand its design.....
Matstarr said:
Please explain to me what you mean by this? Cause you state it as a fact.What makes it superior in your eyes?
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Lighter, better processor, better camera, better screen.
Hardware is definitely better but software doesn't compliment it
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.
No one getting the Motorola Photon?
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No one getting the Motorola Photon?
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I will never own a Motorola android based phone. Phone looks ugly as heck anyways.
Crossrocker said:
Lighter, better processor, better camera, better screen.
Hardware is definitely better but software doesn't compliment it
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.
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*facepalm* not this again.
swaze said:
*facepalm* not this again.
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I know I see this a lot. I don't brag or anything; I'm just saying. Hardware is better. That's a fact. Get over it. Look at all of the reviews and see what they say. I am 99% still gonna get evo 3d
Gimme a couple a days to come up with a new sig that is cool.

New phone - stick with shift or not?

Looks like Sprint is going to have to give me a new phone since I'm on my third Shift since release, and this one has major antenna problems (lose data, can't make calls half the time, texts are intermittent, etc.). So I'm wondering if I should try one more shift or actually get an Evo. I'm not getting a Samsung device, they just feel like crap to me.
I don't know what to do darnit lol.
You could see if they'll give you an EVO 3D.
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I say stick with the Shift . But I'm biased. Love my Shift, hands down best phone I've ever owned. I had an EVO before this. The EVO is a great phone. But a little too big for the pocket. Plus the Shift can be OC'd way higher. But either way your good. Plenty of Dev's on both phones. Plus you can run some awesome Mik roms on both. Just my two cents.
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I'd stick with shift, but my question is did u ever root your phone or anything? Seems like u were having strange issues might just have needed a custom Rom or something? Just my input though
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I looked at the 3D, but it just seems gimmicky to me.
The Evo is likely my best option, but I'll certainly miss the keyboard. I even thought about the Nexus S or Epic, but I just hate the feel of Samsung phones, so I don't think they're an option. I'm not entirely sure they'll let me get another Shift, but if they do you can bet I'm asking for a new one and not a refurb
I've rooted all three Shifts multiple times, the first two were hardware issues (loose keyboard--me being too picky, then a loose ear speaker). Rooting it didn't help the service issues a bit on this third one, which is what leads me to believe there's an antenna issue
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I looked at the 3D, but it just seems gimmicky to me.
The Evo is likely my best option, but I'll certainly miss the keyboard. I even thought about the Nexus S or Epic, but I just hate the feel of Samsung phones, so I don't think they're an option. I'm not entirely sure they'll let me get another Shift, but if they do you can bet I'm asking for a new one and not a refurb
I've rooted all three Shifts multiple times, the first two were hardware issues (loose keyboard--me being too picky, then a loose ear speaker). Rooting it didn't help the service issues a bit on this third one, which is what leads me to believe there's an antenna issue
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if you think the 3d part of the evo3d is gimmicky, just ignore it and realize its a really a CDMA version of the HTC Sensation. One of the best phones on the market.
The shift is a great device, but the 3d blows it out of the water.
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if you think the 3d part of the evo3d is gimmicky, just ignore it and realize its a really a CDMA version of the HTC Sensation. One of the best phones on the market.
The shift is a great device, but the 3d blows it out of the water.
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Isn't the screen always in a "3D mode" though? I've only seen a 3D once, and only from the side, and it looked pretty weird at that angle. I'll have to go to a store and check it out
ok i my shift has a major antenna problems also i got one phone sent out but do they still change the phones for you?? and whats the $ for say a reg evo . i got my phone over clocked to 1.5 and sprint keeps telling me slower data due to the cpu is 800 not 1ghz like the evo i wish i could tell sprint a thing or too
craven667 said:
ok i my shift has a major antenna problems also i got one phone sent out but do they still change the phones for you?? and whats the $ for say a reg evo . i got my phone over clocked to 1.5 and sprint keeps telling me slower data due to the cpu is 800 not 1ghz like the evo i wish i could tell sprint a thing or too
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Well, if you've still got the problems keep calling and complaining. The Evo and the Shift should be an even swap I think. I haven't called them to find out yet.
Granted, I'm on an employee plan and go through employee care tech support, so the rules and prices are a little different.
edit: guess I didn't have a choice...they're sending me yet another Shift, and probably another freaking refurbished one at that.
Well on the upside, since your on your fourth Shift. My buddy works for Sprint. You can actually request/ demand it be a new one. Also, if your unsatisfied with this one new/other. You can request they give you a different device equal to the Shift.
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If I could get them to exchange my Shift for a refurb, I'd never activate it and have it on ebay so fast...then get something else...something that can be rooted. For now, I'll just be patient.
prboy1969 said:
Well on the upside, since your on your fourth Shift. My buddy works for Sprint. You can actually request/ demand it be a new one. Also, if your unsatisfied with this one new/other. You can request they give you a different device equal to the Shift.
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They told me that after my third one I could get a "like device", which I took to mean any device of a similar price range, guess I was wrong, or they were yanking my chain.
stormchaser404 said:
If I could get them to exchange my Shift for a refurb, I'd never activate it and have it on ebay so fast...then get something else...something that can be rooted. For now, I'll just be patient.
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A refurb shift is likely not upgraded to 2.3.3 or whatever the upgrade was to--yet. This one's a week old and didn't come upgraded, so root was quite easy, even though it didn't help
It's definately a plus if you can still root it.
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Maybe you'll get lucky with next one.
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FdxRider said:
Maybe you'll get lucky with next one.
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I certainly hope so. The first two just had minor problems, but the network issues with this one was unbearable
tatonka_hero said:
edit: guess I didn't have a choice...they're sending me yet another Shift, and probably another freaking refurbished one at that.
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lol when i called they sent me a brand new phone no reman funny how you work for sprint and have the same **** services as me kinda makes me feel all fuzzy and want to go two more years yeah right thank god for prl's lol
craven667 said:
lol when i called they sent me a brand new phone no reman funny how you work for sprint and have the same **** services as me kinda makes me feel all fuzzy and want to go two more years yeah right thank god for prl's lol
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I don't actually work for them, my fiance does lol. The biggest perks about the employee plans are the much lower prices, yearly upgrades, no actual contract, and quicker tech support.
well, I got the new phone in the mail, activated it this morning. Other than having a somewhat loose slider again (which is going to be extremely annoying) it looks like it might work.
updated to 2.3.3 though, so that kind of sucks at the moment.
tatonka_hero said:
well, I got the new phone in the mail, activated it this morning. Other than having a somewhat loose slider again (which is going to be extremely annoying) it looks like it might work.
updated to 2.3.3 though, so that kind of sucks at the moment.
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When my wife had the Samsung moment, I had to go through so many devices before they would offer me something comparable. Which was the intercept, an even worse phone. Not even the Hero was an option! Ended up emailing [email protected] and then reporting to BBB and finally got my upgrade reset. It was a total PITA.

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