For those of you preparing to make the jump from the HEROCs that have served us well, the dev community has claimed a victory today!
"There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we've listened. Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience," Peter Chou, CEO of HTC
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http://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084
From Engadget
The homebrew community may mourn HTC's Thunderbolt, Incredible S, Sensation and EVO 3D, but the company's controversial policy of locking bootloaders is no more. Following a tease yesterday, HTC CEO Peter Chou has decreed from on high -- namely, HTC's Facebook page -- that future devices will be open.
We're holding out hope that this policy will also be retroactive, but this is very welcome news regardless. Ball's in your court, Motorola.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/htc-officially-dissolves-locked-bootlader-policy/
Hopefully they include the EVO 3D, and not start with all devices released after..
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It's comforting to know that corporations are capable of listening to the needs of their customers at this level
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They did!!!
Holy **** thats amazing! I will never buy a different manufacturer. That was fast, and impressive. You got a link on that evo 3d confirmed?
I got an email back from Peter Chuo, unlocked 3D, I'll upload it later. I wonder how they'll do it? Release the key, our OTA, that is the question...
Here's the email
"Reduce the potential quality problem that might occur when users upgrade their phone"..... what a crock. I appreciate that they unlocked them but wheres the honesty? They didn't want home brew devs dipping into their sauce anymore. Same reason they won't release drivers. Makes me wonder if the 3d drivers will be opened or not, if so then we'll be in the same situation with s0bes kernel now. The whole reason I want that phone is the 3d cam duh. Guess we'll see right?
®patience is a virtue©
they will probably alwasy have proprietary drivers because sense is there baby and will never be open source.
without sense htc would be the same as everyone else.
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I just replied to him asking about the encrypted kernel and recovery, and whether those too would be unlocked. I assume so, but I am curious. I guess technically it won't matter because if the bootloader is s-off we can do whatever we want anyway
this puts the 3d right back at the top of my list.. come september when my rebate is due, boom more htc goodness.. this is why i have stuck by them for my past 4 phones..
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this puts the 3d right back at the top of my list.. come september when my rebate is due, boom more htc goodness.. this is why i have stuck by them for my past 4 phones..
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If you're interested in trying to get an early upgrade, check out a thread in the EVO 3D General forums titled "Absolutely fantastic customer service from Sprint". It seems Sprint is offering a one time manual override of your upgrade date. I've been sitting on an upgrade for 6 months so I can't personally confirm, but the 25+ replies to the thread all confirm the op's results.
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If you're interested in trying to get an early upgrade, check out a thread in the EVO 3D General forums titled "Absolutely fantastic customer service from Sprint". It seems Sprint is offering a one time manual override of your upgrade date. I've been sitting on an upgrade for 6 months so I can't personally confirm, but the 25+ replies to the thread all confirm the op's results.
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I can confirm the above.
I initially called Sprint because I wanted to prepare for the release of the EVO 3D. I did not want to pay anything more than New Customer Pricing. I was prepared to cancel the contracts of each of the two lines on my account. The Contracts for the account expire in Oct 2011, so the ETF for each line would be $50. The beautiful part is at a certain point before the contract expires, the ETF flat lines at $50 and you have bargaining power if you can accept the fee.
I called Sprint and advised what I was trying to do. I told them that I wanted new customer pricing and I was willing to cancel my account and go elsewhere if I needed to. I really didn't want to leave Sprint, but you got to play hardball. I was transferred to the Retention department to handle my case after I mentioned the Hot Button word "Cancel", but I wasn't actually ready to cancel, just asking questions. I guess they don't mess around when you say this. After the rep clairified what it was that I was trying to do and after clairifying that I was doing this for a phone that was comming soon, she flagged my account for new customer picing which to my surprise, is virtually the same pricing someone within the upgrade period is given. I was not aware Sprint was doing this as it hadn't always been this way. The rep advised that it would take a few days to take effect. I asked her to ensure it was set for both lines. The rep advised that she would send the request to her supervisor and that I should receive a confirmation email within a few days. I asked the rep "If it's approved, does this mean that I can go anywhere (ex: Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sprint Store, etc.)?". The rep replied "It's not a matter of IF, it WILL be approved, and yes you can go anywhere just like a new Customer.". I excitedly thanked the rep and advised her that I love Sprint and would be happy to be a customer for life with such a high level of Customer service.
A few days had passed and I hadnt recieved an email with confirmation. I was a little disappointed, but not surprised as these things happen. I called in again and asked the first rep to verify that both phones qualified for Upgrade/New Customer pricing. The rep confirmed that it was all set. I felt a little hesitant, I wanted to be sure. Nothing worse than waiting till launch day to be dissapointed. I ran across an article on Engadget that showed Best Buy started doing upgrade checks on their Best Buy Mobile site. I dont know if this is new or something that's been possible for awhile. I felt that checking upgrade eligibility via a 3rd Party on not through Sprint directly was the best way to Validate. I went to http://www.bestbuymobile.com/upgradechecker, typed in my details and voila, I'm good to go and ready to fly on launch day. Now, to figure out when EXACTLY that will be.
i dont understand why everyone still hates on sprint customer service yall have no idea how good they are compared to tmobile trust me i know it was the worst experience ever when i tried to cancel my contract with them they just did not care at all even though i had service with them for 4 years and had a mytouch with them for a year with unlimited everything. so i switch to sprint and it was life changeing i actually had 3g at my house lol.
sorry for starting to ramble but yall have no idea how much i despise tmo.
I'm going to attempt this rebate reset tomorrow potentially.. will post results..i have always had good fortune with Sprint anyway so hopefully it will pay off here..
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Yeah, I know what you mean.. I had an issue with them in 05 with a hurricane that hit my area. There was no tmo cel service here for over a month and they refused to credit me. So did the supervisors. I straight out said, just cancel me. It was because principle more than anything.
Been w sprint ever since.
Its best this way
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Yeah, I know what you mean.. I had an issue with them in 05 with a hurricane that hit my area. There was no tmo cel service here for over a month and they refused to credit me. So did the supervisors. I straight out said, just cancel me. It was because principle more than anything.
Been w sprint ever since.
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I was also in the '05 hurricane area and Sprint gave me a free month.
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If you're interested in trying to get an early upgrade, check out a thread in the EVO 3D General forums titled "Absolutely fantastic customer service from Sprint". It seems Sprint is offering a one time manual override of your upgrade date. I've been sitting on an upgrade for 6 months so I can't personally confirm, but the 25+ replies to the thread all confirm the op's results.
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so totally called that number, and they reset 2 of the lines on my account to june 1st.. my other line just upgraded in february, so they couldnt on it.. but moved the other 2 from september until june 1st.. so i am rather pleased.. everyone should give it a go..
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so totally called that number, and they reset 2 of the lines on my account to june 1st.. my other line just upgraded in february, so they couldnt on it.. but moved the other 2 from september until june 1st.. so i am rather pleased.. everyone should give it a go..
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Does that work for ONLY pre-ordering the Evo 3D?
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Just in case you really need to know. June 19th is when tmo anounces the slide through commercials and they r having a father's day special event they r going to announce too. Not as big a deal as everyone thinks.
So why are they opening 2 hours early,and where the heck is my froyo,tmo rep told mewe'de have it on launch,I need apps2sd,my phone is outta storage,i'm going to curse someone at tmobile out.htc and google should have never let tmobile have any say in this device cause they oveloaded it with bull**** you cant delete,im so friggin angry,I just want control over my phone and nobody can even root it,AGGGHHHHH!!! Sorry just had to get that out.
I think you've let it out in everyone of your post in the Slide section.. I'm sure your 14 day return period isn't up. RETURN IT.
A friend of mine who works for TMO told me that they are rolling out a new store design. They've had several of the concept stores open in certain test markets for almost 3 years. I worked for them when they were planning these interactive and user friendly stores with video tech support on site.
While I think it's cool and all, I'm more interested in them improving network service and offering phones that aren't outdated the moment you slip your SIM in.
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So why are they opening 2 hours early,and where the heck is my froyo,tmo rep told mewe'de have it on launch,I need apps2sd,my phone is outta storage,i'm going to curse someone at tmobile out.htc and google should have never let tmobile have any say in this device cause they oveloaded it with bull**** you cant delete,im so friggin angry,I just want control over my phone and nobody can even root it,AGGGHHHHH!!! Sorry just had to get that out.
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all i have to say that is if a Tmo rep told you froyo would be ready when the phone comes out, promptly insert your foot in his a** with EXTREME prejudice!!
Dispite contrary belief, not all T-Mo reps know every single thing that T-mobile is up to. Some of us actualy have a life outside of work. Also, we are not all out to give everyone the shaft. Some of us realy try to help people the best we can. I get chewed out quiet often for going "too far".
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I think you've let it out in everyone of your post in the Slide section.. I'm sure your 14 day return period isn't up. RETURN IT.
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^^^^ this +10
As donepate stated, you are speaking to another human, NOT T-mobile as an object. If that rep heard a rumor online he could have easily passed it along to you. Thats why unless there is OFFICIAL news from T-mobile you should always take information about upcoming releases of updates/phones with a grain of salt. Typically T-mobile employees know about the official launches barely before they launch to avoid any leaked information and or upsets if deadlines aren't met.
If you've read the official HTC comments however you will know that its stated to have FROYO within a number of 2010 Android phones within the year of 2010. That is as specific as it gets however.
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So why are they opening 2 hours early,and where the heck is my froyo,tmo rep told mewe'de have it on launch,I need apps2sd,my phone is outta storage,i'm going to curse someone at tmobile out.htc and google should have never let tmobile have any say in this device cause they oveloaded it with bull**** you cant delete,im so friggin angry,I just want control over my phone and nobody can even root it,AGGGHHHHH!!! Sorry just had to get that out.
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never listen to t-mobile reps they no nothing
Official release date for the slide is the 16th. They have not even told the reps much. It could be lower prices for a day, a giveaway in the stores, or the planets may be comming into alignment. Its all guesses for now. I am fairley sure that its slide related in some way though. Just have no idea what it is. If I get any info i'll pass it along.
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Just in case you really need to know. June 19th is when tmo anounces the slide through commercials and they r having a father's day special event they r going to announce too. Not as big a deal as everyone thinks.
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it is a big deal and it has nothing to do with the slide per se on june 19th we are having free phone day which means you can choose any phone in the store including smart phones for free with new contract or line extension.
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it is a big deal and it has nothing to do with the slide per se on june 19th we are having free phone day which means you can choose any phone in the store including smart phones for free with new contract or line extension.
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That's cool. I'm glad I just paid $179 for my slide upgrade
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That's cool. I'm glad I just paid $179 for my slide upgrade
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Hopefully the buyer's remorse period can be applied to you.
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never listen to t-mobile reps they no nothing
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I'm glad at least you "no" how to spell.
I believe the buyers remorse period will still be 14 days. That's what I am getting.
I keep reading "Official" release date is the 19th, but I simply walked up to my local store and bought it last week... are you using the term "officially" as a moment to define when they'll "advertise" it...?
They have a soft launch (June 2nd) and a hard launch which, shown to me on the computer from a t-mobile rep, is the 16th not 19th
According to TmoNews.com it's going to be a Father's Day sale with all phones free
They are going to announce the Galaxy S on the 19th. The Galaxy S will go on sale sometime in July ... just got that from a VERY reliable Tmobile source. I'm probably going to be sending the slide back ... my G1 will tide me over till the Galaxy comes around.
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According to TmoNews.com it's going to be a Father's Day sale with all phones free
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Yeah free phone *if* you switch to a family plan.
Sprint is great, I was 6 months into a 2 year contract and had 1 upgrade for my Airave line. I used that on the HTC Evo. I got on the phone with Sprint and asked them about my upgrade status for the 5 phone lines and was told that it was due in Oct 2012. I asked for early upgrades, they gave it to me! I picked up 3 heros and thinking of 2 other phones to get.
GO SPRINT!!!!!
oh but my contract was renewed for another 2 years but its ok!
Yeeaaa I have a hard time believing this one. First, airave upgrades dont exist. Second, upgrades are every 22 months besides your premier line (if you have a plan that gives you premier status) meaning by what you wrote 4 of your lines were upgraded on Dec 2010 and I don't think we are there yet
gg what do I have to gain by lying? Oh and I meant Oct 2011 hehe.
And btw Airave upgrades do exist. It might not be necessarily upgrading the Airave unit but there is still an upgrade credit. I used that to get my Evo and the Sprint rep simply swapped it out to my true phone line.
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gg what do I have to gain by lying? Oh and I meant Oct 2011 hehe.
And btw Airave upgrades do exist. It might not be necessarily upgrading the Airave unit but there is still an upgrade credit. I used that to get my Evo and the Sprint rep simply swapped it out to my true phone line.
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Guarantee you that idiot got fired.
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Guarantee you that idiot got fired.
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yeah i'm pretty sure she did. she promised me it in writing so everytime i talked back to sprint i just referred to the note ID. they couldn't do anything and said they had to honor it. lollll
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yeah i'm pretty sure she did. she promised me it in writing so everytime i talked back to sprint i just referred to the note ID. they couldn't do anything and said they had to honor it. lollll
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I sure hope that gal didn't just ruin her life over a cell phone......
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I sure hope that gal didn't just ruin her life over a cell phone......
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If getting fired from Sprint ruins your life, you had a ****ty life to begin with. No job makes a life.
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yeah i'm pretty sure she did. she promised me it in writing so everytime i talked back to sprint i just referred to the note ID. they couldn't do anything and said they had to honor it. lollll
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Actually its fully legit to do it. We do it at best buy constantly. I upgraded my sisters line with her airave and Im using my airave upgrade for the next android. All your doing is using the airaves upgrade and not activating it and swapping it to your main line. This puts your airave on a 2 year contract.
Nobody gets fired, its a screw up in sprints system that theyre too lazy to fix.
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Actually its fully legit to do it. We do it at best buy constantly. I upgraded my sisters line with her airave and Im using my airave upgrade for the next android. All your doing is using the airaves upgrade and not activating it and swapping it to your main line. This puts your airave on a 2 year contract.
Nobody gets fired, its a screw up in sprints system that theyre too lazy to fix.
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And that is the reason all retention departments hate best buy/radioshack, cause u fools **** up accounts.
You aren't getting any evo on an early upgrade. you have to wait until your truly due for one. i tired this already, WON'T happen. i just happened to find a sucker on craigslist that traded me his new evo for a used hero + $150 cash.
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You aren't getting any evo on an early upgrade. you have to wait until your truly due for one. i tired this already, WON'T happen. i just happened to find a sucker on craigslist that traded me his new evo for a used hero + $150 cash.
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Early upgrades are possible on extremely rare occasions. I gave 2 last week for the evo for the same customer. My only customer to get one since the phone was released.
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Early upgrades are possible on extremely rare occasions. I gave 2 last week for the evo for the same customer. My only customer to get one since the phone was released.
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hey I'm curious. Do you mind me asking on what grounds did you give the early upgrade? Oh and is it possible to buy a phone out of contract at full price without activating it in store? I tried to do that today and it was annoying as the rep kept insisting I had to have it activated before I walked out.
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hey I'm curious. Do you mind me asking on what grounds did you give the early upgrade? Oh and is it possible to buy a phone out of contract at full price without activating it in store? I tried to do that today and it was annoying as the rep kept insisting I had to have it activated before I walked out.
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Can't say why and yes you can buy a phone for full price no questions asked
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If getting fired from Sprint ruins your life, you had a ****ty life to begin with. No job makes a life.
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Well, in this economy, any job is a good job. Very hard finding work these days and its just getting worse.....You can't have much of a life without a job!!!
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And that is the reason all retention departments hate best buy/radioshack, cause u fools **** up accounts.
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Best part...one of your coworkers told me how and what to do. Before that "fool" opened his mouth we refused to do it. Then that "fool" told us it was completely ok to do and until you guys changed the system it wouldnt be an issue.
Next time I'd refrain on pointing fingers at us "fools" before checking what your "fools" are doing. Ive had far more f-ups from Sprint reps like yourself than I have from Best Buy account reps. Your the "fools" who had to halt the samsung moment cl14 upgrades because your techs couldnt figure out how to run the file. We were loading them the minute they hit the site.
Btw, in regards to your "Airave upgrades dont exist"
Yea... The system shows it, you can't use it and yes best buy/radioshack **** up all accounts from opening lines when customers were wanting to upgrade to using airave lines as upgrades. The airave, though it is now seen in the system as a line can not be used as a line to upgrade. Also please stop telling customers activation is free and tell them if they switch the phone to another line within 30 days they lose the rebate.
But of course one retard opens his mouth, the rest follow. If I show u a glitch in the system to give free evos will u use it too? Cause I know one. Just cause u can do something doesnt mean its allowed and then retention has to fix all ur **** ups. No update was evrr halted either, find a new source.
We have 6 lines and they all got upgraded 5 months ago at the same time, last night 3 of them could be upgraded so we upgraded 2 of them to the EVO for $199
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I think it's safe to say we can ALL forget about upgrading a Hero to an Epic4g even a single day before October 10, and the only way we can even fantasize about an Evo a couple of weeks early is if Sprint ordered a staggeringly HUGE quantity of them only to have demand for it completely collapse once the Epic4g arrives. I really don't see that happening, either.(*)
(*)In fact, I personally think that's why there's an Evo shortage right now. Sprint knows demand for the Evo is at least partly driven by the fact that right now, it's their ONLY 4G android phone. They almost certainly have an agreement with HTC to promote the Evo exclusively for some minimum number of days, shortage or not. Thus, they're being extremely conservative about replenishing their Evo inventory only to levels they know can be sustained by ongoing new sales once the Epic4g is out as well. They don't want to end up in a situation where stores have a mountain of Evos piled floor to ceiling and a 6-week backlog for Epic4g.
From a PR standpoint, Sprint's ideal scenario would be to have every Sprint store be sold out of one or the other for at least a couple of days each week... but have enough in stock at SOME Sprint store within 50 miles to ensure that anyone (with a car) who walks through the door and is determined to have one *today* can go to bed happy that night, but will also tell everyone that they're so popular, they're sold out *almost* (but not quite) everywhere.
If you have any line that is elgib. for an upgrade and you upgrade on that line and switch it to your line then you lose your rebate.
If you were going to do this then you would have to wait until the rebate has been processed and then switch the lines so...
http://briefmobile.com/official-atrix-4g-release-date-february-22nd
EDIT: It's official now! Release date on the 22nd. Shipped orders to arrive on the 21st!
EDIT: Pre-orders before yesterday are now shipped! They will be delivered on the 21st!
I'd like to think its legit, but there seem to be so many people pulling hoaxes these days for attention. On a positive note, I've gotten a lot of at&t phones on launch day, and I'm pretty sure 1 or 2 wasn't on a Sunday.
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I'd like to think its legit, but there seem to be so many people pulling hoaxes these days for attention. On a positive note, I've gotten a lot of at&t phones on launch day, and I'm pretty sure 1 or 2 wasn't on a Sunday.
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True true. Everyone wants to make a picture that shows up in the news. This one looks no more legit than the last.
Which means AT&T has 6 days to fix this backorder issue, or preorders are going to get screwed.
People will walk in-store and grab theirs, while we wait at the mailbox for our preorders.
another sign?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/motorola-pushes-up-atrix-4g-launch-to-feb-22-shoves-xoom-pre-s/
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another sign?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/motorola-pushes-up-atrix-4g-launch-to-feb-22-shoves-xoom-pre-s/
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Woot! 10char
the earlier i get my hand on one of these puppies the better
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another sign?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/16/motorola-pushes-up-atrix-4g-launch-to-feb-22-shoves-xoom-pre-s/
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And the plot thickens.
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And the plot thickens.
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Not to steal from MikeyMike10 (Captivate forums)..... but.....
Haha perfect.
I work for AT&T, I haven't seen that message that is going around about early release yet but it looks legit. It mentions internal systems that we use and we have all the price tags up in store. It's rare for use to put a spot on the wall for a phone that is several weeks out.
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its been years since i've posted on XDA back when I had my HTC Fuze. Moved onto a Moto Droid 1. I am getting this phone the day it comes out! i hop ethis rumor is true.
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I work for AT&T, I haven't seen that message that is going around about early release yet but it looks legit. It mentions internal systems that we use and we have all the price tags up in store. It's rare for use to put a spot on the wall for a phone that is several weeks out.
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Thanks for the post!
Message seems legit, though I haven't seen this email passed amongst the ranks of store employees yet. That would be very awesome if it comes to be true, I can't take another day of my Samsung Moment and Sprint's poor coverage where I live.
The wife and I have our upgrades on the 26th, I hope you guys have a chance to wring this thing out for 4 days before we go get ours.
Holy crap I hope this is true. I am about to throw my Fuze out of window
I didn't realize how many of us are still clinging to our fuzes.
It also looks like they finally fixed the Premiere store for people wanting upgrades. Yesterday it would only let me upgrade to an iPhone (any variety) and some crappy Nokia. This morning it allowed me to upgrade to anything.
Here's to hoping that it really is the 22nd!
Oh, and anyone want an ATT Nexus One?
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I didn't realize how many of us are still clinging to our fuzes.
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Still have mine, but i got fed up with it a year into my contract, and bought an Aria. happy to move up to a more powerful android.
Posted this somewhere else but Received this email JUST now:
Thank you for your recent purchase from the AT&T Premier Online Store. We're pleased that you chose AT&T as your service provider.
You may have received an e-mail today referencing: "AT&T Premier: Order xxxxx items are on backorder". Please disregard this email. We apologize for any confusion this email may have caused.
Your pre-order for Motorola Atrix on 12-FEB-11 is still scheduled to ship as early as February 22, 2011.
As a reminder, you will receive an email from the AT&T Premier Team confirming shipment along with the carrier information and tracking number to track your shipment online.
Your web order number:
If you purchased other devices with this order, we will ship your complete order starting February 22, 2011.
We appreciate your business and look forward to having you as a customer.
Thank you for choosing AT&T,
The AT&T Premier Team
This email was auto-generated. Please do not respond.
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Intellectual Property.
O-k so I went to pay my bill today @ a REAL Sprint Store and asked one of the workers to explain this new SP Gold/Silver tier stuff. He looked up my acct. and saw I was due for an upgrade Jun 1 2011(mind you I jumped ship to Sprint launch day of EvO4G). So I asked him if that's gone bc of this new policy. He said, no, that I still will get my $150 off my next phone starting June 1st. He said that whoever already has an upgrade on their acct. whether that be $75 or $150 will still be honored for their upgrade. He said to change that would be unethical and would cause an uproar with customers. He then told me that once I use that upgrade, then I have to wait 16/22 months respectively, before I'm eligible for another upgrade.
Hopefully this clears up some things for people who have been freaking out over this.
Lol here we go again!
This saved me from looking thru anything for an answer thanks dude.
funny a lady from sprint that i have been talking to since my data troubles have started told me the only line on the contracts that would be affected would be the PRIMARY . all other upgrades stay and are safe . and that i would have lost it on April 1st
/shrug who is telling the truth .
i burnt my upgrade for my daughters shift in fact i was told i did the smart thing buy burning my upgrade ( im the primary ) or i would have lost it
It makes sense. Say you look @ your acct right now and it says I dunno...May 3rd you're entitled to $150 off your next phone. Imagine if that magically disappeared and a big F*** YOU was now on your acct in place. People would flip out!! The guy told me they just had started training specifically to answer these questions for SP customers. I guess we will see
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It makes sense. Say you look @ your acct right now and it says I dunno...May 3rd you're entitled to $150 off your next phone. Imagine if that magically disappeared and a big F*** YOU was now on your acct in place. People would flip out!! The guy told me they just had started training specifically to answer these questions for SP customers. I guess we will see
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I can tell you that your upgrade will not be there April 1st.
Just giving you a realistic expectation.
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It makes sense. Say you look @ your acct right now and it says I dunno...May 3rd you're entitled to $150 off your next phone. Imagine if that magically disappeared and a big F*** YOU was now on your acct in place. People would flip out!! The guy told me they just had started training specifically to answer these questions for SP customers. I guess we will see
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That's what the letters they mailed out weeks in advance were for.
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I just emailed them. I guess I'll find out more about this tomorrow. If they say what this guy was telling me then you best believe I'm saving that email *evil grin* lol
Just text upgrade to 1311 and you should find out the date and what you qualify for.
vWvSTATICvWv said:
O-k so I went to pay my bill today @ a REAL Sprint Store and asked one of the workers to explain this new SP Gold/Silver tier stuff. He looked up my acct. and saw I was due for an upgrade Jun 1 2011(mind you I jumped ship to Sprint launch day of EvO4G). So I asked him if that's gone bc of this new policy. He said, no, that I still will get my $150 off my next phone starting June 1st. He said that whoever already has an upgrade on their acct. whether that be $75 or $150 will still be honored for their upgrade. He said to change that would be unethical and would cause an uproar with customers. He then told me that once I use that upgrade, then I have to wait 16/22 months respectively, before I'm eligible for another upgrade.
Hopefully this clears up some things for people who have been freaking out over this.
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Aren't sprint reps known for spewing BS? Don't u guys ever learn not to listen to sprint reps????
Yea hate to say it, but he lied to you (or he's just stupid). Either way, you arent getting your upgrade after april 1st.
But then again, if you really want to try, go back to that store, have that guy print out a sheet of paper, or write on paper, that says you WILL get your upgrade on that date, and have him SIGN IT. That way you will have SOME leverage come June. It may not work, but its worth a shot.
im0rtalz said:
Just text upgrade to 1311 and you should find out the date and what you qualify for.
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i just did that and no dates were given except i am available for the upgrades. does this mean i can wait until the 3d release?
They gave you 2-3 months notice they are taking it away. DUR DUR DUR.
well there is a loop hole. You can change your phone plan from the $69.99 to the next one up and keep that for the 3-6 months or whatever it is and you will be changed to gold. So basically, a couple months before you know you are due for your 1 year, switch your account and then reap the benefits of getting a new phone. Once you get that new phone, switch back to your original plan...eh...eh...
Anyone else think that will work?
shagav said:
well there is a loop hole. You can change your phone plan from the $69.99 to the next one up and keep that for the 3-6 months or whatever it is and you will be changed to gold. So basically, a couple months before you know you are due for your 1 year, switch your account and then reap the benefits of getting a new phone. Once you get that new phone, switch back to your original plan...eh...eh...
Anyone else think that will work?
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Yes, this will work. This is actually what a couple of Sprint customer service employees suggested I do. I've already upgraded my plan to the ED 3000. Now I just have to wait 90 days and hope I can get the phone through wirefly and downgrade to the 1500 at the same time (anyone know if I can do this). I know wirefly has something about not changing your plan for 6 months after getting the phone. If I can't do that, I'll probably just buy it through Sprint; wirefly's additional ETF scares me. Haha.
loop hole.. sounds interesting...
but i am sure sprint would have thought of that...
and they will say.. you have to have the plan active at the qualifing rate for a yr to count!
but.. you can try it.. and let us know...
Dan330 said:
loop hole.. sounds interesting...
but i am sure sprint would have thought of that...
and they will say.. you have to have the plan active at the qualifing rate for a yr to count!
but.. you can try it.. and let us know...
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It only has to be active for 90 days, according to Sprint's website.
Dan330 said:
loop hole.. sounds interesting...
but i am sure sprint would have thought of that...
and they will say.. you have to have the plan active at the qualifing rate for a yr to count!
but.. you can try it.. and let us know...
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Only 3 months, that's all.
shagav said:
well there is a loop hole. You can change your phone plan from the $69.99 to the next one up and keep that for the 3-6 months or whatever it is and you will be changed to gold. So basically, a couple months before you know you are due for your 1 year, switch your account and then reap the benefits of getting a new phone. Once you get that new phone, switch back to your original plan...eh...eh...
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IT will Work!
Here's the low down...
I called on the 21st asking if my upgrade will change once april comes by...the stupid lady said no....after much research i found out that my upgrade will be indeed gone....
I called again on the 23rd...and talk to another lady and she said that i will lose upgrade...I demanded that i was promised an upgrade therefore i should get it...then i got transferred to a lead specialist...She wasn't very nice i was arguing on the phone that its unethical for youn guys to promise me something and turn arround and say sorry you can't have this...
She said she would issue a corrective action to her employee that told me i can keep my upgrade...I told her thats only benifiting Sprint becuase a corrective doesn't help me get my upgrade...
I got transfered to account services...explained the whole thing again. and then i got transferred to this supervisor guy...
He asked where i worked, i said target...he said ok. if we put you on the 89.99 plan and take twenty % off you'll only be paying 3 dollars more than you would be now, and come july 1st (the day i was supposed to get my upgrade) I can get my EVO 3D and than downgrade to the 69.99 plan and still keep my 20% off...So yes it will work
Cliff notes: yes you can switch to 89.99 plan and wait 3 months then you can get your phone and go back to 69.99.
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THIS BEFORE APRIL 1st. Act fast...there's less than 3 days left for this deal...
Yeah this suck I got my wife and epic today to waste the upgrade and depends on EVO getting official gingerbread or no I will buy gull price the EVO 3D or get the ipad 2
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So, whoever it was on this site claiming to work for Sprint is likely full of it.
He assured people over and over that if your upgrade was before April 1st that you would NOT lose it.
I had an upgrade in March (save 150$). I lost it. All I have now is save 75$ or save 150$ in 273 more days.
Now that T-Mobile is going away, Sprint will likely do more stuff like this.
I bought my evo last year the day it was releqsed (i think june 4th)on contract and it shows Im eligible for the full $150
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i was eligible for an 150$ upgrade in feb, now it shows 75$ and and 150$ in january...i am confused and hope that this asking for a reset thing will work...if not i may leave for T-Mobile when it gets the HTC Pyramid..same as Evo3D just no 3D...
Don't worry buddy all these wireless providers are starting to do shady sh!t like that its pretty sad. When I start my own wireless company called "diggler mobile" ill let you switch your numbers over; My slogan will be "come to the darkside, we have LTE"
On topic though, why would you listen to someone over a forum(not bashing dirtyshroomz ^_^) but wouldn't it have been smarter to call care, or chat with a Rep in store?; people sometimes carry different info man so you really can't point the finger at anyone.
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People new this was coming so why are they *****ing?
from my phone duh
CheesyNutz said:
People new this was coming so why are they *****ing?
from my phone duh
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I got some bad information from someone in a forum. It is obviously a lesson learned. Dirtyshrooms claimed to be a rep and I believed him.. so what. I won't make that mistake again.
So, why are you *****ing about me *****ing anyway?
I was looking at the HTC 3d, but definitely not now. It may be all the better since HTC is locking that crap down anyway =\
T-Mobile is soon to be AT&T so I highly doubt there will be anything there for me... although I am checking into it right now.
lost mine too, I only 120 days out from my contract being done anyways. I bought evo full price and plan to do so with the nexus s, and sell my evo for +150 plus should be like upgrade price anyways.
On a side note I remember reading that android would lower the prices of phones since OEM's would not have to hire software engineers to make their own or license from MS. So when is that going to happen
This statement is no intention of *****ing or trolling
Batman58 said:
Why are you *****ing about me *****ing.
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asking question =/= *****ing
BrianDigital said:
lost mine too, I only 120 days out from my contract being done anyways. I bought evo full price and plan to do so with the nexus s, and sell my evo for +150 plus should be like upgrade price anyways.
On a side note I remember reading that android would lower the prices of phones since OEM's would not have to hire software engineers to make their own or license from MS. So when is that going to happen
This statement is no intention of *****ing or trolling
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I was strongly considering the Nexus S myself. I can't pay full price right now tho. I might be able to by the summer.. but the Nexus S will be even more older news than it is now =9
cnstarz said:
asking question =/= *****ing
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Seriously guys, if you aren't talking about anything, GTFO
Nobody cares if you agree or not.
Batman58 said:
Seriously guys, if you aren't talking about anything, GTFO
Nobody cares if you agree or not.
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for instance, your post.
Are you done now? Good
What is this reset I read about? Are people just calling and asking for a reset or is there some kind of deal involved?
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People new this was coming so why are they *****ing?
from my phone duh
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Because it's a bull****, underhanded, bait and switch move. Yeah Sprint is within their contractual "right" to rescind the incentive they offered so many thousands of people, but it's dirty pool man. In retrospect I do believe this was a calculated move to maximize new subscriptions with the EVO then turn around and sell more EVOs before the next big **** comes out.
A csr said to me "but sir, none of our competitors offer yearly upgrades".. Ma'am, none of your competitors offered yearly upgrades WHEN YOU OFFERED IT TO ME IN 2009!!
They have absolutely sent the message to this consumer "We know we're the best deal in town, if you want to go to Big Red or Hell (at&t) please BE OUR GUEST!, and fvck off while you're at it"
Of course I'm not leaving Sprint. IMO they have the best phone (just one, the evo, but I only need one phone) and I admit all this apparent collusion between Sprint and Google is very exciting.
In summary: Sprint, imo you're the best wireless service provide but why you gotta go **** blocking us loyal customers right before the hottest ***** in history hits the street??
That hurts my feelings, and I feel some serious e-blue-balls coming in a few months..
Ultimately I'll probably end up selling plasma (kidding) so I can buy the 3D at full price, but dammit you can't make me be happy about it!!
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So, whoever it was on this site claiming to work for Sprint is likely full of it.
He assured people over and over that if your upgrade was before April 1st that you would NOT lose it.
I had an upgrade in March (save 150$). I lost it. All I have now is save 75$ or save 150$ in 273 more days.
Now that T-Mobile is going away, Sprint will likely do more stuff like this.
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Enjoy your Egyptian phone. Take care now, bye-bye then...
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Just called, FIRST I would like to apologize if dirtyshroomz see's this. I am still eligible for an upgrade so I jumped the gun ALSO to let everyone know, for some reason my line that has $75 dollars off in September is going to be a full upgrade JULY of next year, so its no a full 12 months thought that was pretty cool!
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I was told multiple times here by shroomz that I would keep my upgrade....and its not there. Nice company hahaha. Guess I'll just call.
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Yeah that would be the "smarter" thing to do.....lol
I had a webchat with a sprint csr last week, and he said I had a full upgrade eligibility as of 7/1/11. I got my phone on 7/30/10.
On April 1st, i texted upgrade to '1311" and it said the same thing...$150 upgrade on 7/1/11.
Well I just logged onto the Sprint website and now they are saying 5/1/12. I guess no EVO 3D for me. Sprint's ETF are pretty small, so I imagine I'll just break contract and go somewhere else this summer.
Rule of thumb: Don't take the word of a guy who calls himself "DirtyShroomz" as gospel.
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Dirtyshrooms claimed to be a rep and I believed him.. so what. I won't make that mistake again.
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DirtyShroomz does work for Sprint, he's been around for a long time on these forums and he's helped a lot of people out.
Instead of your wild claims about how Dirty ruined your life, why don't you either:
a) PM him and work it out, or
b) at the very least, post a link or at least quote the "bad" information he gave you.
Starting a thread to specifically bash another user (especially one who goes out of his way to use his unique position and experience to help others, OFF the clock for free).... well that's just a low blow, man.
I'm not saying he didn't give you bad info, but I am saying you need to either post the specifics or keep your mouth shut.
dezel29 said:
i was eligible for an 150$ upgrade in feb, now it shows 75$ and and 150$ in january...i am confused and hope that this asking for a reset thing will work...if not i may leave for T-Mobile when it gets the HTC Pyramid..same as Evo3D just no 3D...
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How is T-mobile an improvement?
At least Sprint offers a way to get yearly upgrades...
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DirtyShroomz does work for Sprint, he's been around for a long time on these forums and he's helped a lot of people out.
Instead of your wild claims about how Dirty ruined your life, why don't you either:
a) PM him and work it out, or
b) at the very least, post a link or at least quote the "bad" information he gave you.
Starting a thread to specifically bash another user (especially one who goes out of his way to use his unique position and experience to help others, OFF the clock for free).... well that's just a low blow, man.
I'm not saying he didn't give you bad info, but I am saying you need to either post the specifics or keep your mouth shut.
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Complete and utterly agree.