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Happy Birthday, Hero

Well, the Hero's first birthday or release anniversary is next Monday. How long have you had your Hero for, and when do you plan on keeping it until? I got my hero on launch day, rooted it in December, and plan on dumping it next month.

Got mine back in march and it's just been getting better and better with the outstanding dev support and dedicated community we have here. This had been my first Android phone, and what a wonderful introduction it's been!
I'm in no hurry to replace it, but of course some of the new handsets out there are damn tempting..
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I've got mine since Oct. 8, 2009... from a Sprint store, I lucked out and was able to buy it two days before launch

I got mine in April when I came back to Sprint from AT&T. I dearly love my Hero, especially since I rooted, but those new phones are awful tempting. :-D
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo on Hero action here!

I got the Hero sometime when it started to get cold and dark here, ie October or November, and I didn't root the phone until early this year when I got tired of waiting for the official Sprint update (to 2.0? 2.1?).
That seems so long ago. The software updates from this community have been super but the phone is feeling old and underpowered. I get to upgrade in November.
I'd love to upgrade to one of the 4G android phones but wonder if I should wait a little longer until the next greatest phone is released.
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Well, the Hero's first birthday or release anniversary is next Monday. How long have you had your Hero for, and when do you plan on keeping it until? I got my hero on launch day, rooted it in December, and plan on dumping it next month.
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dynamicpda said:
I'd love to upgrade to one of the 4G android phones but wonder if I should wait a little longer until the next greatest phone is released.
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This is the problem I'm facing. My one year upgrade is in April, but I'm unsure if I should upgrade or wait it out.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo on Hero action here!

Got mine in January. Rooted about a month ago due to wanting some froyo. My upgrade is in January. Thinking about waiting for the new mobile processors to be out to upgrade.

Got mine on launch day, rooted for some froyo a few weeks ago. I'll probably wait to upgrade till a new model makes me go "oh wow!" which nothing on the radar has done yet.

I will not upgrade until sprint has dual core phones next year... if you buy the evo or the samgsung your making a mistake.
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ASimmons said:
I will not upgrade until sprint has dual core phones next year... if you buy the evo or the samgsung your making a mistake.
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A lot of us are in the same boat. The companies like to keep us guessing so we can't plan too far ahead. I've Googled a bit and can't find anything definitive on new phones in the next few months.
Any clue when dual core phones might be released?
I can wait until January, but if it's gonna be say April, I might as well have an Evo 4G for as long as I can. My market has 4G now and the tether would be useful.

dynamicpda said:
A lot of us are in the same boat. The companies like to keep us guessing so we can't plan too far ahead. I've Googled a bit and can't find anything definitive on new phones in the next few months.
Any clue when dual core phones might be released?
I can wait until January, but if it's gonna be say April, I might as well have an Evo 4G for as long as I can. My market has 4G now and the tether would be useful.
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Yeah, I feel the same way. I don't like having outdated technology for too long, but I would wait it out if it wouldn't be too long. Some of the people at my Sprint store say that 4G comes around these parts (Jersey Shore) in December and something codenamed HTC Sabor, dual-core 1.5ghz is coming out in April. With the rate technology is advancing, doesn't seem to far fetched to me.

Got my hero last November and still love it to death. I don't plan on replacing it when my upgrade comes next month, I want to wait and see what's coming out next year first.
Running cm6 is my only saving grace really. If it wasn't for that rom I'd probably have dumped this for the evo by now.
My main use of the phone is email, rss, and tethering. As long as it continues to perform those well I should be able to hold out till the dual cores arrive. I hope heh.
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I got mine back in May this year. Rooted it, (thanks regaw!) and tweaked it with NfiniteFX's roms. It is my introduction to Android phone, and I've been impressed since day one. I'm keeping mine at least till my upgrade.

I got my first Hero in May..it lasted a 1-1/2 weeks..traded it in on a TP2..one of the worst mistakes in cell phones I ever made.I went through 4 of them before finally getting a Hero back last August. Rooted it on 8-26-10. This month Sprint broke my contract I had..and will be moving to a Galaxy S Captivate next week.
I can say it has been quite a bit of fun with them for the short time I've had them rooted.Too bad for the person buying it,since I will revert it back to 1.5 via RUU before shipping it in..( All 4 of my families is already sold and mine needs to be made stock so sad..) Hopefully the Captivate gets as much love from the developers as the Hero has..I've heard Cyanogen is considering porting CM6 over sometime..and if we can get the new Gold theme the Impaler and others have been working so hard on over..I'll be very happy..
I am not too worried about how it will fair against what is coming out.,and what is speculation.It has a very strong and quite separate CPU & GPU with gobs of storage and ram available,and when FroYo is out for it this quarter..will really come alive then. Being able to oc it as we have for the Hero will be a 2 fold job for the developers..one for the kernel..and one for the GPU..
I see faster and smarter phones with better themes on the horizon for everyone..
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I got mine six months ago. I'm going to keep modding it until it dies, or until the dual cores come out. Whichever comes first.
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i got my hero on launch day from best buy on the 8th of oct last year and i just upgraded to the epic 4g on the 8th of oct yesterday after getting a good deal from sprint

I got mine on release day. Had to drive all over the city to find a store that still had one in stock. I questioned it at the time but after I got the phone there was no such worry. It has been a great phone and I will hang onto until I find something else that can live up to the expecations I know have.
I am intrigued at what Palm might roll out. I had the Pre for almost a month before this phone and if it was for some bad hardware I would still be a Web OS owner. Android is great but Web OS was pretty awesome. So I will wait to see what else comes.

srb7215 said:
I got mine on release day. Had to drive all over the city to find a store that still had one in stock. I questioned it at the time but after I got the phone there was no such worry. It has been a great phone and I will hang onto until I find something else that can live up to the expecations I know have.
I am intrigued at what Palm might roll out. I had the Pre for almost a month before this phone and if it was for some bad hardware I would still be a Web OS owner. Android is great but Web OS was pretty awesome. So I will wait to see what else comes.
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WebOS was so nice. If only WebOS would come out on a phone that has good build quality... One can hope, eh? But like most of you guys, I'm just going to hang onto my Hero until it dies or something ridiculous comes out.

i got my phone in july of this year rooted it the second week of owning it and been happy with it first smart phone i have ever owned. not planning on dumping it any time soon

I purchased my hero in june and rooted in the second week of owning it
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[Q] How long do you plan on keeping your EVO in service?

With all the new phones being announced and those that should be announced soon, how long do you guys and gals plan on keeping your EVO in service?

I think the evo is a great phone. I'm going to stick with it for a good while. It does everything I need it to.
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mikel719 said:
I think the evo is a great phone. I'm going to stick with it for a good while. It does everything I need it to.
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I agree as well, but I could really use a better display. Love your avatar BTW. hahaha

Till either i brick it, or when it's time to upgrade in a year and a half, lol.

Until june assuming that's when the evo 2 (or next top phone) is coming. I'm giving sprint until ctia (march 21-24) to announce it and it had better be dual core. If not announced by then I'm buying out my contract and getting a vzw lte dual core. I'm tired of not getting 4g here in detroit while vzw lte and tmo hspa+ is active right here right now.

Till June. That's when my upgrade is, no way am I sticking with this beyond that. I really hope Sprint announces a BAD ASS successor, because if they don't then I'm jumping ship to VZW.

when there is a newer sprint phone with 4.3"+ screen with a HTC logo on the front of it and massive dev support behind it

I'll hold out till a month after they release their new flagship phone, only to hopefully get a good price for it.
I remember paying 200 for my hero then a month later it was 100 so

NewZJ said:
[..]and massive dev support behind it
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+1000 I cannot fathom the idea of having a new phone and having to use it STOCK from day 1. lol

HondaCop said:
I agree as well, but I could really use a better display. Love your avatar BTW. hahaha
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I got one of luigi as well.
I'm waiting to see what they are going to announce. I still have no 4g where I'm at so my decision will be based on what they're announcing and how soon they are going to expand 4g service.
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Buff McBigstuff said:
Until june assuming that's when the evo 2 (or next top phone) is coming. I'm giving sprint until ctia (march 21-24) to announce it and it had better be dual core. If not announced by then I'm buying out my contract and getting a vzw lte dual core. I'm tired of not getting 4g here in detroit while vzw lte and tmo hspa+ is active right here right now.
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I hear ya on that. You would think this area would be prime for 4G but instead they give it Grand Rapid?!

I usually drive my phone till it dies except in the case of that crappy Samsung Instinct(got it a week after launch, and ditched it on the Evo's launch day). Before that was the BB 6250, and before that a /\/\ i90, then before that a /\/\otorola brick I can't remember what. Long time Sprint PCS/Nextel customer.
The BB what the longest phone I owned (almost 5 years), and it showed its scar's. Replaced the case like 3 times, display once, and keyboard twice. So I'll be using the Evo for quite sometime provided it doesn't fall apart in the mean time.

NewZJ said:
when there is a newer sprint phone with 4.3"+ screen with a HTC logo on the front of it and massive dev support behind it
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100% in agreement.

in another 1 1/2 years for me, by then LTE should be deployed hopefully or atleast a better solution for voice & data.

Until something better comes out.
I'm on SERO premium, which means I don't get the annual upgrades (but only pay $50/month). I'm prepared to pay full price (or turn to ebay) every other year if needed. I'd say that as soon as something notably better than the Evo (better processor and GPU, better battery life ideally) is out, I'll plop down the $450 or whatever it costs and do it.

I love my rooted EVO with custom rom, but come this Summer, an EVO 2 will be hard to resist not to upgrade too. Dual cores, better screen tech, newest Android OS, better battery life...yeah EVO 2 will be a first day purchase for me.

I absolutely love this phone. I will Upgrade to the next generation EVO how ever long it takes for it to come. But i will never get rid of my EVO. I had a TouchPro and an old 6700 for nostalgia. But i sold them after rooting my EVO. This phone will be my new BACKUP if anything ever comes along to take its place.

Until T-Mobile gets a HSPA+ dual core phone. I love my EVO but the Sprint service in my area is absolutely horrible.

Probably until July 1st. That is when I have a chance to upgrade. Hopefully Sprint will have some good phones to upgrade too. (T7P or 2nd Gen Evo)

Imma wait till the upgrade from evo->? Is as big as from hero->evo. Or Christmas, which ever comes first. The plus side to upgrading at Christmas is: sprint's summer release schedule. By the time I upgrade, the Dev community is up and running. I'm hoping Google releases a dev phone on sprint soon...that would be my dream come true.

Feels like a ghost town

Wow this forum has really quieted down.. unfortunately my cash situation doesn't allow me the funds for my 3vo yet but it will be in my hands as soon as i can but has everyone jumped ship or is in my kind of situation and have to wait it out a bit?
Know this is another useless thread but what the hell right? Can't stand reading the 3vo threads and I know I'm not alone.
®patience is a virtue©

MattCrystal said:
Wow this forum has really quieted down.. unfortunately my cash situation doesn't allow me the funds for my 3vo yet but it will be in my hands but has everyone jumped ship or in my kind of situation and have to wait it out a bit?
®patience is a virtue©
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Same boat buddy......It'll just be the two of us before long I think. Blew my cash on my Nook a few months back when Sprint told me I couldn't upgrade until March.

I'm sitting here looking at some stuff I could clist to sell
®patience is a virtue©

MattCrystal said:
I'm sitting here looking at some stuff I could clist to sell
®patience is a virtue©
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Yeah, me too. Was just looking on Ebay to see if I could get anything for my old Windows Mobile iPaq and a few other things.

Im getting the 3vo in the am but untill root happens I'll be here as usual. This is like my android block I grew up on. Will always be here as long as the xda has the hero forums I'll be around.
#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*

Go with an evo 4g, cheaper and still a great phone..

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Go with an evo 4g, cheaper and still a great phone..
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Neva lol. Evo3d all the way. Don't get me wrong the evo was a ground breaking device on many levels and received many great reviews but it doesn't have duals running at 1.2 and a gig of ddr ram plus 2 or 4 gb of internal mem. And when Cm7 get released for it man it will be one bad as device
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laie1472 said:
Neva lol. Evo3d all the way. Don't get me wrong the evo was a ground breaking device on many levels and received many great reviews but it doesn't have duals running at 1.2 and a gig of ddr ram plus 2 or 4 gb of internal mem. And when Cm7 get released for it man it will be one bad as device
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Couldn't agree more. I liked the evo but it still lacked. 3vo ftw
®patience is a virtue©

I'll definitely be around. Not going to do the hero like that. Too much history.

im not going anywere, anytime soon i cant upgrade till later next year, but im grandfathered into one of the best contracts in cell phone history and if i early upgrade ill have to get a new one.
129$ a month for umlimted everything on 2lines you cant beet that.
so im more than happy with my hero as long as i have that lol.

I am here, my upgrade isn't until January so I will be here a while. FWIW if you did want to consider an EVO now, it is free at best buy as an upgrade.

MattCrystal said:
I'm sitting here looking at some stuff I could clist to sell
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ROFL. You better get on it!
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Go with an evo 4g, cheaper and still a great phone..
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$99 at Best Buy for upgrade. I was contemplating whether to get the 3D or the Evo 4G. I couldn't pass up the dual core processor with 3D camera. Now that I have the 3D I would have kicked myself for getting the Evo 4G
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I'll definitely be around. Not going to do the hero like that. Too much history.
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Come on! This phone is super fast.
My Hero is now lifeless! Poor thing.
Surprisingly, I didn't have many complaints with my Hero. But I do think a lot of people will end up moving to the Evo 4G that can't get the 3D, just because it is cheaper now. Just like when the price of the Hero went down, we got an influx of people in this forum.
Sent from 3D land!

Drachen808 said:
I am here, my upgrade isn't until January so I will be here a while. FWIW if you did want to consider an EVO now, it is free at best buy as an upgrade.
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I saw $99. Didn't look today though. That was on the 20th.

Think I should go sell a kidney
®patience is a virtue©

Wait... Does that make me a ghost?!?!
/me makes creepy ghost-like wailing noises
BANG! from my shooter...

I'll hang around here because this forum has character, and a few characters.
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Some random thoughts:
1) What's up with all these people who get the latest phone on launch day. I got my hero when it came out in fall of '09, so I'm not due for an upgrade, Much less an early upgrade, till September or so.
2) I thought I'd pick up a cheap used evo 4g for a while to tide me over till the next gen of dual cores in late fall but they're still expensive on Craigslist. Anybody want $100 cash for their evo ;-)
3) If I did get an evo, I'd have to pay the $10/mo 4g tax when we don't even have 4g in Milwaukee. That's like flushing $120 down the toilet.
So no, I'm not going anywhere. Frankly, I'm happy with my heroc running cm7.

I'm still here until October (maybe) but I'm sort of glad it's quieted down, I need to spend less time tinkering with my phone anyway.
I'm waiting for the next dual core after the 3vo or if rumors are true maybe an iPhone although I'm fully integrated with Google, I'm still a Mac user.
Plus I got hit by a truck so I'm not participating much anyway.

i only use cyanogen and mess around with random prls thats about as much tinkering i do lol.
serously cyanogen is all i need in a phone everything works and its up to date with software the only thing i ever use my phone for now a days since i got my laptop is tethering phone calls and texts lol.

rigmort said:
Some random thoughts:
1) What's up with all these people who get the latest phone on launch day. I got my hero when it came out in fall of '09, so I'm not due for an upgrade, Much less an early upgrade, till September or so.
2) I thought I'd pick up a cheap used evo 4g for a while to tide me over till the next gen of dual cores in late fall but they're still expensive on Craigslist. Anybody want $100 cash for their evo ;-)
3) If I did get an evo, I'd have to pay the $10/mo 4g tax when we don't even have 4g in Milwaukee. That's like flushing $120 down the toilet.
So no, I'm not going anywhere. Frankly, I'm happy with my heroc running cm7.
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Hardly a 4G tax anymore as they apply it to all new activations. It's a rate hike, but you'll be hard pressed to find better rates on a major carrier.
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Adios!

Well, today I'm going to get the free Nexus S 4G, so I'll be retiring my trusty ol' (slightly beat up) hero. I just wanted to say thanks to all the amazing people and devs in the CDMA Hero section. You guys make our weak little devices cool and contemporary on a regular basis. I would've pulled my hair out by now if it weren't for you! So thank you thank you THANK YOU!
You guys are the best. Keep going strong, be humble, kind and compassionate, and it'll keep the CDMA section a very pleasant place!
God bless!
-alex

You went from a single core at 768mhz to a single core at 1ghz......
Shoulda saved ur upgrade. Theyre killing off all these phones in the next 3 months to bring in a new line of phones.
Sent from Enrique Iglesias.

youdug said:
You went from a single core at 768mhz to a single core at 1ghz......
Shoulda saved ur upgrade. Theyre killing off all these phones in the next 3 months to bring in a new line of phones.
Sent from Enrique Iglesias.
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you do realize that 99% of the current phone are not dual core, right?

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you do realize that 99% of the current phone are not dual core, right?
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Yeah, the Nexus S has good developer support so it'll be a good phone for another year or so. It's basically to Gingerbread what the Hero is to Sense. It'll last a while at least.
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Ya the only reason I got this evo shift was because my hero broke finally after a year and a half. This was free and didn't cost me an upgrade so dont care. It is 100 times faster even just on sense 2.0
My free EVO Shift thanks to bestbuy

Stock this phone will rock the hero on its best day lol and I maxed out my old hero
My free EVO Shift thanks to bestbuy

im on verizon now with the tbolt and i love it, no need for dual core anyways. the hero was a good phone back in the day.

What are Sprint giving if a take the hero for a Replacement?
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fixxxer2008 said:
im on verizon now with the tbolt and i love it, no need for dual core anyways. the hero was a good phone back in the day.
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Blasphemy! The Hero will always be a good phone! In the same way that a '69 Camaro will always be a good car lol I love my little Heroc
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Hopefully a Evo3d! ;D

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What are Sprint giving if a take the hero for a Replacement?
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I'm curious about this as well...

It was totally worth it!
Just to let you guys all know, the Nexus S is a GREAT phone! I have ZERO complaints! It's fast, has a good screen, perfect size, and great battery life! And MIUI Rom is AMAZING! I'm loving it. Best of all, it was FREE. Plus, my wife has an upgrade available still, and she doesn't care about phones, so I'll give her the nexus S and buy the nexus prime when it comes out (or a few weeks/months later, when the price comes down...cuz now that I have a fast phone, I don't mind waiting to save some $$). Just wanted to give you guys my 2 cents. It was totally worth it.
(Plus I signed up for the best buy Buy Back program, which means in two years, they'll give me $150 bucks for the phone...holla! I just got a new phone and MADE $150!! WIN!)
EDIT: Plus I used my insurance to trade in my beat up old hero for a refurbished one (brand new looking) which I then sold on craigslist for $120! Double win! Made $270 and got a sweet phone! Sorry if it sounds like I'm gloating...I'm not...I'm just stoked!

I had the two year Replacement insurance from best buy so when I took it in to get fix they gave me a refurbished one. I then went directly over to the mobile department and ask them for a buy back.... since my newer hero was in mint refurbished condition I would have received $20 cuz I have the box & everything that came in the box.
a beat up hero is worse $0.00
So I walked out and immediately rooted and loving the hero deck ROM ....
I'll hold off my upgrade for something later maybe near Christmas.
Keep up the awesome work developers
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The last of a dying breed 2013: When will you submit to the carrier for a new device

With sprint taking pre orders for the iPhone 5 and also including new devices are being sold, when will you give in?
As much as we upgrade the rom to keep up with what's on the newer devices, is becoming quite hard finding a rom that has everything included. There will always be a sacrafice whether its 4g, stable camera etc. Developers have really out done themselves with such great roms but its the evo hardware that drive compatibility issues.
How many will enter 2013 sending a happy new year text from the original evo 4g, or will some of you switch before making that new years Eve toast....

I'm up for an upgrade in November. Looking at moving up to the LTEVO, SGS III or Galaxy Nexus. Probably going to hand my OG EVO down to my son.
Definitely not going to anything that starts with an "i".
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With sprint taking pre orders for the iPhone 5 and also including new devices are being sold, when will you give in?
As much as we upgrade the rom to keep up with what's on the newer devices, is becoming quite hard finding a rom that has everything included. There will always be a sacrafice whether its 4g, stable camera etc. Developers have really out done themselves with such great roms but its the evo hardware that drive compatibility issues.
How many will enter 2013 sending a happy new year text from the original evo 4g, or will some of you switch before making that new years Eve toast....
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I'm stuck till April of next year, but that gives me time to test out the sg4.
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I can upgrade right now and I'm thinking about it, but even so, 249 + activation charge is still not cheap

Well my contract ends in April, so probably until then. We'll see what the next best phone will be around then for Sprint.

Get the EVO 4g LTE! I jumped the OG EVO ship and I'm never looking back!
PS. Screw the iPhone 5

Yea my upvrade is in april next year too :/
But on the bright side, I might be able to get the next evo!
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November for me and I have my eyes on the s3
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My upgrade is up. Still between the LTEVO or S3. Its a real honest tough choice. I will say I do see more dev activity on the LTEVO vs S3. Just hard to choose. Lol
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Don't know. Sprint has been slow getting 4G at least here in Los Angeles and I hate paying for 4G and not getting it. My friend's Verizon device simply flies. I know Verizon is a bit more expensive but damn their coverage is superb. According to some study I read online, even metropcs is beating Sprint on 4G. My contract is up in November so just sround the corner. Costco has some good Verizon phones and no activation fees.

I got a good year still left. But with the supposed HTC One X+ coming up, doesn't sound too bad with that tegra quad-core.

I'm always behind on my contract when new phones come out. I end up getting the about a year after they are released Hopefully I will be able to correct this soon, and yea I will probably be getting rid of my evo the first opportunity available

While the OG is getting a little long in the tooth, I still find mine quite useable and flash a new rom from these amazing devs about once a week. When development dries up here, that's when I'll start looking for something else. The gf is jumping ship for the iP5 [rolls eyes] after having her Evo for over 2 years. I feel sorry for people who are still running a stock, non-rooted OG with the Sprint base rom. This phone really shines once it's tweaked and modded a bit.
Holdin' out for the next Nexus and hoping it's a Motorola or HTC build.

I'm almost 6 months past my contract end with Sprint.... And am not looking to switch carriers. With development doing what it is doing...... I don't really feel an urge to jump. I switch back and forth between a few roms... Decks... Classic.... DK's Jackpot..... all of them keep me feeling like I have a brand new phone.
HTC vs SIII ... hmmm.... I'm following the forums here and watching who shows up where.
and while I'm here... Thanks to all the developers who just keep on banging out new tricks and new tweaks. It sure makes it fun.

HipKat said:
I can upgrade right now and I'm thinking about it, but even so, 249 + activation charge is still not cheap
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I can also upgrade now but i wouldn't take none of the devices out yet, waiting til March... some folks are taking $75 partial upgrades just to get am iPhone 5.. dummies
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Pre-dawn raid said:
While the OG is getting a little long in the tooth, I still find mine quite useable and flash a new rom from these amazing devs about once a week. When development dries up here, that's when I'll start looking for something else. The gf is jumping ship for the iP5 [rolls eyes] after having her Evo for over 2 years. I feel sorry for people who are still running a stock, non-rooted OG with the Sprint base rom. This phone really shines once it's tweaked and modded a bit.
Holdin' out for the next Nexus and hoping it's a Motorola or HTC build.
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Shh man just don't use the evo to record an unboxing of your girlfriend's iPhone 5 and put it on youtube...lol
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I jumped ship about 2 weeks ago and got myself an Evo V (Evo 3D) on Virgin Mobile. It's a nice little step up from the OG. The OG was treating me just fine and I would have been content to stay with it longer, but I have some cracks in the housing (around the power and volume buttons of course) and wanted to decrease my monthly bill. I think this new to me but already dated phone will last me for another couple years just fine.
The OG is still going strong though. I just got it an HDMI cable and coupled with my datel retro wireless controller (it's like a wii classic controller with wii remote built in to it) it is enjoying life as a dedicated gaming device now. Ouya!

geeksquadryder said:
Shh man just don't use the evo to record an unboxing of your girlfriend's iPhone 5 and put it on youtube...lol
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Ha, nah not me man. I just don't get the whole unboxing phenomena but I'm sure YT will be flooded with all the iSheep unboxing vids come Friday morning.
By this winter we should probably hear of some worthy candidates to replace our OGs but right now nothing is really tempting me. Also, I hate that everything is itching toward 5" screen size. Too big IMO. Just stop it already OEMs!!

evo4gnoob said:
November for me and I have my eyes on the s3
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November as well. werd.
honestly what dissuaded me from the iphone the most was the smaller screen. seems trivial to some, and my iFanboy bf thinks my Evo is huge. **** I'd get a Note II if they had it on Sprint, lol. S3 looks frickin sweet, though I shall miss my OG... I'll most likely sell it back to Sprint for a discount on my renewal. Sucks they're only giving about $60 for OG Evo's now "no respect, no respect!!"

as much as i wanted to wait for the iPhone 5, i bailed early and got the SGS3. for those of considering staying HTC; best of luck to you in Brick city.