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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I think, I'll be taking that day off

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

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

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

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

Who here is going to move to the EVO when its relesed or shortly there after?

With all the excitement over this device who here is going to jump **** and move to the HTC EVO? I love my little Hero but this phone is awesome! I will probably just give the hero to my lady, but I'm worried development will halt after this is released. This has been a great learning device as we got it rooted to quickly and customization came shortly there after. Id like to here your opinions on the Hero and EVO. Exciting times for Sprint users

Day 1 purchase.
Ceger

It's been fun... but good bye Hero, hello Evo!
I'm getting the Evo when it comes out!

Post root purchase.

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Post root purchase.
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My upgrade is October so hopefully it will be by then.

WhiteWidows said:
My upgrade is October so hopefully it will be by then.
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Mine's in November, but I might bight the bullet to avoid a root-patch

Im not a fan of the size, So I will hold out for something better.

If the N1 drops on Sprint before the EVO even has a date and/or price then I will pick it up (the Nexus). If the EVO has a date and price when then happens, well, then it will depend.
I love all the cool phones dropping every 6 months anymore, but wow this is getting expensive!

If it were rooted and had real hardkeys, I'd be at Best Buy at 10am on October 9th to buy one & celebrate my 12-month anniversary. To be honest, I don't really like either the Nexus One or the Evo. The hypothetical phone I really want is an "Incredible" that's rooted and can take a minimally-tweaked N1 ROM almost straight from git and flash without drama. Then I could have my hardkeys, trackball, 850x480 display, enjoy SenseUI for now, but freely ditch it for NexusLand the moment I feel like it's getting in the way and limiting my upgrade options.
4G would be nice, but as it stands I barely have usable data service inside my house (if I disable 'hybrid' and try to force EV-DO, it flat-out doesn't work about 20% of the time, and is unreliable another 20-30%). Assuming WiMax propagation & signals are on par with Sprint's CDMA2000 service, I have every reason to suspect that my neighborhood will be as "urban fringe" for 4G as it is for EV-DO.
(edit)Actually, I take that back. I think part of my problem is the fact that my house shares a Sprint tower with a major regional mall 2 blocks away. Late at night, and in the middle of the afternoon on most weekdays, EV-DO works fairly well. But 4-9pm, and weekends... (((shudder))).

I plan to buy the EVO the day it hits the market. My Hero isn't eligible for the upgrade until December, but my wife and daughter are due April 1. I plan to have one of them delay upgrading so I can use their upgrade to get the EVO, then give them my Hero.
This is one nice benefit of having a plan with 5 phones. I usually have a phone ready for upgrade every 4 months or so.

Not me, I think it sucks.
Ohhh, I almost kept a straight face on that!
I live in Austin, which is crawling with WIMAX. I have been wanting a higher res vid cam. I kept playing with the HD demo here at the GDGT party a week ago (which has a similar sized screen). I've been seriously eyeing the Sprint Overdrive myfi hotspot. HDMI output??? Hello!!
There are just too many things that this phone has that I want. I am not rich but will be getting it even if I have to work nights to save up for it!

I'll be dropping it on my employee line ASAP. Hopefully they won't restrict it on us.

i wont give a shizz if my hero its able to upgrade or anything ill get it no matter what

Will you move to the EVO sub-forum with questions regarding a phone that's not labeled in this sub-forum when it is released?? (which was created 12 hours ago, and before this post?)
lol.. just playing

Since no large screen keyboard devices are coming ill most likely grab the evo.

What i really wanna know is if the great dev support we got for our heroes will be making the move to the EVO?
Flipz? Darch? Toast? etc?

I know Gbhil mentioned he will be switching between the Evo and the Hero due to size.

ill pass on it tbh...the thing is huge and i won't use half of the features. besides the fact i bet the price tag will be about $600+ without an upgrade fee applied.
im moving to the nexus.

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im moving to the nexus.
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Not being a ****, but have you done research yet?
You've seen the purple hue issues?
You've seen the hardware issues?(albeit 99% fixed)
Make sure you like this phone please... Try the **** out of it for your 7 days...

I just got my Hero less than 2 months ago, so I'll stick with it until upgrade time, by then they should have even more killer phones avail

[Q] A few questions that I can't get clear answers for

First of all thanks to you guys and this forum for teaching me a lot about my new mt4g. I have never owned a "smartphone" before this, my last phone was a nokia 5310, so this was all new to me.
I permarooted the phone ( don't know why yet) and have it fairly customized with a few exceptions. My next project is to install a theme without it looking terrible, I used metamorph and installed a theme and it totally messed up. And of course I want to mess with roms, but I'll give that time.
Anyways....
1. hxxp://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6371/snap20101222204715.png
In this picture I really want to get rid of that bottom bar ( sorry I don't know what it's called). I've used adw and launcher pro and it worked successfully but I want to get rid of that bar without those programs, is it possible?
and the last question
2. When I signed up for this phone I got the unlimited plan of $30 a month. Well I recently lost my job and want to go to $15 a month for 200mb. Some may think it is not worth it but I think for me it is very much so. I don't facebook or surf the web, download things or any of that stuff. The only data I use intentionally is for updating the weather and news, and checking email on occasion. Here's where my question is. I notice that in every document with this phone it mentions "wifi calling". Does this mean also that if I'm connected through wifi at my house that the data will flow through my wifi network instead of tmobile's network? At my house, school, my parents house, and girlfriends house all have wifi. I'm curious because I've asked tmobile reps and of course they won't give me a clear answer because they want the $30 unlimited out of me.
I would appreciate answers to any of these drawn out questions. Thanks and I hope to learn plenty more.

I can help ya with question #2. the "Wi-Fi Calling" lets you use a wi-fi network to make phone calls when you have little or no cell signal. what you need to use data would be wi-fi network. if you go under "settings">select "Wireless & Networks">select "Wi-Fi">select "Wi-Fi settings" from there select what ever network you want connect to. any time you are on wi-fi you are completely off TMO's net so it doesn't count against your 200MB, it will only count against that when you are on cell network (seeing G, E, 3G or H)
edit : I still have my red Xpress Music 5310 as one of my many backup phones and my wife still has her white/purple Xpress Music 5300 as her backup, pretty good phones for "dumb" phones

thanks for the response regarding wifi. That's what I was doing and thought that was the case, just wanted to be sure. Like I said I think Tmobile just wanted my extra $15.
You're right about the 5310 phone though, my girlfriend still uses is and I still have mine as a backup. It has great reception, sound quality, and VERY compact.
Thanks.

If you call and ask nicely, TMO might give you the $20 unlimited plan, if you can afford the extra $5, it's def worth it IMHO.
Call TMO (611) and say "cancel my service" which takes you to retention. Ask for the special android $20 unlimited plan.

h22aboi said:
If you call and ask nicely, TMO might give you the $20 unlimited plan, if you can afford the extra $5, it's def worth it IMHO.
Call TMO (611) and say "cancel my service" which takes you to retention. Ask for the special android $20 unlimited plan.
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Ya thanks for the advice and I am a very nice person ( not just when I want to be) but It didn't work. The only thing they offered me is a free month of data on my gf's phone ( the 5310), which is pretty much worthless lol. But you are correct, if I could get unlimited for $20 I would go for it.

Try to call again. Sometimes it's just about who you talk to. Sometimes a different agent will give you a different answer.

cool will do, I'll be persistant.
Off topic, is it worth over/underclocking your phone?
EDIT: sorry I don't mean to bog this forum down with questions, just having a new phone like this is exciting.

Def keep trying. First time they offered me this phone for 149 then talked to another dude and got it for 99. Its all in who you talk to.... Dont forget to mention how your 4g speeds are slower than your buddies evo 4g on sprint and your dissatisfied.... Etc etc etc... You get the idea.
Underclock.ovrclk is up to you. My old nexus one was stock and rooted but I eventually ovrclk ... Haha im going to keep my mytouch phone stock but rooted for now I dont need 1.7ghz from this phone to play angry birds. I think u should read up on android first as well.

will do. I didn't ever plan on overclocking it, hell I never even overclocked my computer because I never saw the need to. I was just curious as to why people would do it, I guess a simple google search could of yielded me my question. Thanks again

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will do. I didn't ever plan on overclocking it, hell I never even overclocked my computer because I never saw the need to. I was just curious as to why people would do it, I guess a simple google search could of yielded me my question. Thanks again
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Biggest reason people overclock is they can. Its like having that sports car that is plenty fast and then tossing on a supercharger. It just makes it more fun!! This phone doesn't need to be overclocked but it does make it even snappier. I am running just a stock de-odexed rom and I am overclocked. Still have all the bloatware and everything and I am throwing down like 2650-2800 quadrant scores and 58 mflops on linpack consistantly. While it is plenty responsive fully stock, it is even more responsive overclocked. Thats one of the great things though about being rooted. Along with being able to add themes and mods to your phone you can also revert back from most mods very easily.
You should give the overclocking a try and see what you think. Just make sure you have a nandroid backup done before you start any mods.(You should make a nandroid backup anyway) If you dont like the overclock just go into Clockwork recovery and select backup/restore go into advanced and pick one of your backups. Go to restore boot and hit enter,there you go. You dont have to do a wipe or do a full restore to replace the kernel.
Also keep in mind, I dont think most, if any metamorph themes will work on this phone while it is running sense. (unless some people make some). You will end up seeing more of that stuff for CM Roms probably. This phone is pretty new so it is still building its development community. With all the other high end phones out it will be a slower process than it was with the G1 but it will happen. We are already starting to see some cool stuff!

thanks, that does make sense. I have done a full backup with rom manager so maybe I should grow a pair and try a few more things with this phone like overclocking. Would you just say that OC mainly makes games run faster, and possibly the internet app?
On your second comment I have been noticing that and wondered if it was because it was such a new phone. I don't see many roms, themes, or much of anything ( if I actually know what I'm doing). It will be fun to sit back and see what rolls out though, and only wished I had the knowledge to help in the processes. By that way I got the big bulks bar off the bottom off the screen by using a loader named "Go Launcher". It seems to run better than the others I tried and I finally figured out how remap the genius button.
Thanks for hearing me out, I feel like sense finals are done and I'm jobless right now I have so much time to work on this phone and get so excited when I figure something new out. Peace.
"If you call and ask nicely, TMO might give you the $20 unlimited plan, if you can afford the extra $5, it's def worth it IMHO.
Call TMO (611) and say "cancel my service" which takes you to retention. Ask for the special android $20 unlimited plan."
You know I think I might try this out today

Please post questions in Q&A section.

hey same thing happened to me. in October 09 my 2 year agreement finished and the month after one of my 2 phones broke cus i dropped it so i went to the tmo store and got the motorola qlic for 200$. i had to start my 2 years again, i didnt mind this cus i was getting a new phone anyways and the other one i just kept it the same cus i was just waiting for it to brake so i could get a new one and renewal until then. when i got it it was when the unlimited data was still for 20$ a month. like 1 or 2 months after the HTC HD2 came out with that big ass screen and with a 16gb memory card and all that for only 200$, so i was really pissed off, so i called tmobile liying that i wanted to cancel my 2 lines cus i was really disappointed that for the same price that i got my tiny phone i could of gotten a way better one, i also lied about that i went to sprint and got offered 2 evo's with all the data crap and unlimited msg and 1500 minutes for 5 bucks less than what i was paying with tmobile (i had only 700 shared minutes for 69.99$, internet in only 1 phone, inssurance in 1 phone and unlimited fam msg for 20$, my total bill was 118.00$ a month) and that i was gonna get the evo's for free lol. soooo... they told me to hold on blah blah blah!! after 3 minutes on hold they told me that they could hook me up with 100 minutes less for 49.99$ but with unlimited myfaves on both lines for free plus internet on both phones for 20$ each (at this time unlimited data was 30$ already). inssurance on both phones, 10$ unlimited fam msg giving me a total of 110$ a month. so even though i liked what they offered me i was still not fully happy cus i still didnt have a bad ass phone so i told them that i wasnt gonna stay cus sprint had a better phone and for free (a big lie), so they asked me what phone from tmobile i liked? so i said that the only phone close enough to the evo was the HD2 and that my wife liked the mytouch 3g slide. after another 5 minute hold they came back offering me the slide for 65$ even though it was not out in stores yet, plus the HD2 for 150$ even though i only had 6 months since i upgraded my line and i wasn't eligible for an upgrade, plus the price lowered to 110$. so what do you think i said? ILLLLLLL TAKE ITTTTTTT hahaha. 6 months after, now i have 2 brand new Mytouch 4g lol but thats a different story on how i got this lol.
so bottom line is, keep trying and they will come through my friend.
ps: i added my works health plan and i got a 10% discount bringing my bill to 100 a month!!!
someone please let me know if they got something better than me!!

sdkboy1028 said:
hey same thing happened to me. in October 09 my 2 year agreement finished and the month after one of my 2 phones broke cus i dropped it so i went to the tmo store and got the motorola qlic for 200$. i had to start my 2 years again, i didnt mind this cus i was getting a new phone anyways and the other one i just kept it the same cus i was just waiting for it to brake so i could get a new one and renewal until then. when i got it it was when the unlimited data was still for 20$ a month. like 1 or 2 months after the HTC HD2 came out with that big ass screen and with a 16gb memory card and all that for only 200$, so i was really pissed off, so i called tmobile liying that i wanted to cancel my 2 lines cus i was really disappointed that for the same price that i got my tiny phone i could of gotten a way better one, i also lied about that i went to sprint and got offered 2 evo's with all the data crap and unlimited msg and 1500 minutes for 5 bucks less than what i was paying with tmobile (i had only 700 shared minutes for 69.99$, internet in only 1 phone, inssurance in 1 phone and unlimited fam msg for 20$, my total bill was 118.00$ a month) and that i was gonna get the evo's for free lol. soooo... they told me to hold on blah blah blah!! after 3 minutes on hold they told me that they could hook me up with 100 minutes less for 49.99$ but with unlimited myfaves on both lines for free plus internet on both phones for 20$ each (at this time unlimited data was 30$ already). inssurance on both phones, 10$ unlimited fam msg giving me a total of 110$ a month. so even though i liked what they offered me i was still not fully happy cus i still didnt have a bad ass phone so i told them that i wasnt gonna stay cus sprint had a better phone and for free (a big lie), so they asked me what phone from tmobile i liked? so i said that the only phone close enough to the evo was the HD2 and that my wife liked the mytouch 3g slide. after another 5 minute hold they came back offering me the slide for 65$ even though it was not out in stores yet, plus the HD2 for 150$ even though i only had 6 months since i upgraded my line and i wasn't eligible for an upgrade, plus the price lowered to 110$. so what do you think i said? ILLLLLLL TAKE ITTTTTTT hahaha. 6 months after, now i have 2 brand new Mytouch 4g lol but thats a different story on how i got this lol.
so bottom line is, keep trying and they will come through my friend.
ps: i added my works health plan and i got a 10% discount bringing my bill to 100 a month!!!
someone please let me know if they got something better than me!!
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i would really like to know how you got the 10 percent off your bill because of a health plan at work

zoocircle said:
thanks, that does make sense. I have done a full backup with rom manager so maybe I should grow a pair and try a few more things with this phone like overclocking. Would you just say that OC mainly makes games run faster, and possibly the internet app?
On your second comment I have been noticing that and wondered if it was because it was such a new phone. I don't see many roms, themes, or much of anything ( if I actually know what I'm doing). It will be fun to sit back and see what rolls out though, and only wished I had the knowledge to help in the processes. By that way I got the big bulks bar off the bottom off the screen by using a loader named "Go Launcher". It seems to run better than the others I tried and I finally figured out how remap the genius button.
Thanks for hearing me out, I feel like sense finals are done and I'm jobless right now I have so much time to work on this phone and get so excited when I figure something new out. Peace.
"If you call and ask nicely, TMO might give you the $20 unlimited plan, if you can afford the extra $5, it's def worth it IMHO.
Call TMO (611) and say "cancel my service" which takes you to retention. Ask for the special android $20 unlimited plan."
You know I think I might try this out today
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there are actually quite a few roms out there such as CM, ice glacier, MIUI and a few others. I would give those a try, it's not hard to do as you say u already managed to root the phone.
overclocking/underclocking for me is a pretty neat way to manage the phone's power. if u feel u need more speed, overclock it to 1.4 or something..when the phone is off, underclock it to save some battery life

Would you get a fascinate today?

Hi, i'm looking at getting a new phone for my wife and been looking at the fascinate from telus as it's on sale for $99 with 3 yr contract.
I heard that telus in the coming weeks will be launching a few new phones though i have no idea what they are or if they'll be any smart phones.
so with that said, if you were to get a phone today, would you still get the fascinate or would you hold off for a couple of weeks?
btw, apparently it comes with froyo so i'm thinking that update fixed some of the issues with gps and such... least i think it would
thanks

No. But, I am on Verizon.
Telus may be a different story.

Nope. I'd choose an HTC or a Motorola over the sammy if I had to do it all over again.

Yes ... but only because of the price I paid. ($50 / no activation)
-Doug

If I could, I'd wait for the dual core phones to come out. If I had to buy now, I'd still get the fascinate. My son has the Incredible, my father-in-law has the X, overall I like the fascinate better than either of those.

Absolutely. I still think it's best in class.
But i agree that if you could wait, wait for a dual core. But for now, there isn't anything the fascinate can't do.

If I had to do it over again, or if I needed a phone right now, yes, I would choose the Fascinate, no doubt about it. It really is a great phone. Not without its quirks and annoyances, but what phone is? If I didn't need a new phone really bad, then given the new powerhouses coming out within the next couple months, I would probably take some time to consider the options. I've never liked Motorola's designs until now, but I must admit that the Bionic looks very tempting. Of course, the locked bootloader crap might give me pause (let's hope they fix that like they claimed they will).

Once rooted and de-bloated, it's still the leader ATM. This will change in a couple of months though.

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Yes ... but only because of the price I paid. ($50 / no activation)
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I got 2 for free and I still don't want them. No one on Craigslist wants them either because I've been trying to trade them for the past month.

thanks for all the responses. my wife doesn't really need a power house of a phone. she would just like to get a GPS app and a web browser with text abilities. it was this or an iphone so i think i might go grab it for her as i'm so against iphone .
though... scriz, i'm curious why you seem to hate the phone so much, least that's my impression
take care

If you're on the telus. That's different. So that's up to you.

3 year contract? F that. I like the phone, but I'm still counting down til my upgrade. (April 14th, fwiw) I'm on VZW, so grain of salt and all that, but there is ALWAYS a better phone coming out soon and 3 years seems crazy long to me.
But, right now there isn't a better phone on VZW.

Phone yes, three year contract No! I paid $0 @ Amazon with two years on Verizon.
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Phone yes, three year contract No! I paid $0 @ Amazon with two years on Verizon.
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What he said. No way would I lock into it for 3 years. It is a good phone and all, in fact, I would do the same thing again because the others in this class have problems too. But I bought mine used off of fleabay so I am not locked in. This is a tool for me to learn Android on. I have a very strong feeling that I will be wanting something new in about a year.

I bought this device planning on selling it and upgrading after about six months. Now I plan OJ keeping it for a while. Great even right out. Of the box. If this was for my wife I wouldn't rootbor anything - just stock update to dl09 and let it roll. If I were buying today I would absolutely buy this device. All phones have issues - this one is no different. Bur overall a fantatstic device. I am guessing your wife does not need duel core or it would be her on the nerd forum with us and not you. If you can get a good deal then go for it.
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denti said:
Hi, i'm looking at getting a new phone for my wife and been looking at the fascinate from telus as it's on sale for $99 with 3 yr contract.
I heard that telus in the coming weeks will be launching a few new phones though i have no idea what they are or if they'll be any smart phones.
so with that said, if you were to get a phone today, would you still get the fascinate or would you hold off for a couple of weeks?
btw, apparently it comes with froyo so i'm thinking that update fixed some of the issues with gps and such... least i think it would
thanks
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I've got the Vibrant from Bell (the sister phone) and I love it, great bang for the buck. Sure having a dual core phone would be cool but at what price and unless she is a complete power user what would she need the dual core for?
What sucks for us in Canada is the high cost of our monthly plans and the fact that we have to lock into the plans for 3 years.

the 3yr contract is pretty terrible, but the fascinate's an awesome phone, easily the best android out there. especially since telus has froyo

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Absolutely. I still think it's best in class.
But i agree that if you could wait, wait for a dual core. But for now, there isn't anything the fascinate can't do.
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It don't do video out.. :/
Rocking dj05 and jt's voodoo 5

Wow, you Canada guys don't get any option other than 3-year contract? As in, you can't pay more for the phone and get a shorter term, or even pay full price for month to month? I've been doing 1-year contracts with Verizon, not because I plan on leaving, but because I don't want to be locked into the same phone for so long without any upgrade discounts. That allowed me to upgrade off the Eris to the Fascinate after 10 months. The Fascinate was made available for sale conveniently a day before I was eligible for upgrade with discount. That day of waiting was torture.

I'm on Verizon and I'd still buy it again even without the Froyo update. Most of the bad press on this phone has been because of the lack of Froyo. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to have it, but I had it on my old phone and it's not that big of a deal. The responsiveness of the phone and the beautiful samoled screen win out in the end. Besides, if you're on Telus, you'll have Froyo anyway.

wow! one year with sprint! :)

so I log in to check my bill at sprint.com, wanted to browse as i am looking for another phone to play with.. LOl
it's been a year, got my deposit back! wahoot!
seeing a little credit in there is nice, I have to say form all the stories i have heard about sprint being on these boards for almost a year, I have had a pleasurable experience with them, the financing department is first class, had some billing issues with them and they were as pleasant as can be. I do feel their service can be better in their stores, as My trusty evo's charging port let go back in november, and i had some rough spots tryin to get sprint to help me, so i went to htc and they resolved my issue no problems, so in a nutshell i am a happy customer!
now, do i want a design4g, epic4g touch, or photon4g? LOL

Totally agree with you. I have had a very pleasant experience with Sprint as well. Had a couple small billing issues that were fixed very quickly and drop less calls now than with Verizon. I used Verizon for 9 years but the cost was getting out of control. So far over the last 20 months, I have saved $2256 by switching. Total win

Sprint is great for the price. Just wait til network vision rolls out and coverage increases.
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hah +1 for sprint gotta admit cept i just moved and i have ZERO coverage
note its northern wisconsin so i shouldnt expect to much i wish my evo had a unlocked sim slot i'd just grab a voice plan from att (closest tower is across the bay and its att of course)

brad560 said:
now, do i want a design4g, epic4g touch, or photon4g? LOL
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I have been itching for the epic touch 4g....

Grats! I remember when I got my deposit back...was stoked to have 2 free months of service basically. As far as upgrading your phone I would hold off on that. I just recently purchased the EVO 4G because I really wasn't too impressed with the newer phones. Granted they are better than the EVO but just slightly which to me isn't worth either the upgrade credit or the extra cash. Wait for some more ICS phones and then upgrade....i'm betting Samsung and HTC will come out with something great.

ben.nesheim said:
hah +1 for sprint gotta admit cept i just moved and i have ZERO coverage
note its northern wisconsin so i shouldnt expect to much i wish my evo had a unlocked sim slot i'd just grab a voice plan from att (closest tower is across the bay and its att of course)
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Which part of northern Wisconsin? I use to live in a small town(Miladore) twenty minutes north of Stevens Point.
@brad check out the epic touch 4G thats what I'm looking at haha. My one year with Sprint is coming up April 15th. I know I'm not elgible for an upgrade but I figure ill treat myself anyway haha.
Sent From My Evo 4G Amped Up On Verizon Tower Power!

right outside of bayfield wisconson hmmm hour east of superior beaaaautiful up here and no computer repair business so here i am

I agree, I have had a pleasurable experience with them, their service is excellent.

Brad, I would wait until MWC. I am having the same debate, I am going to wait for my 2 years to officially upgrade but if I get the chance to try a different handset I will. My wife needs a replacement EVO but I am kind of hoping they wont have one and we will have to get something else... we will see. But HTC is going to be launching something BIG this year!

I'm waiting it out too. Galaxy Nexus, sure it has LTE but it is last year's technology. I have very high hopes for MWC and shall be revealed there.
Out of Design, Photon, or Epic Touch?
Design has basically no development community. Smaller screen, and single core just doesn't cut it for me.
Photon has Motoblur and it is a worldphone, if you're into that kind of thing. It has a small but quality development community, jokersax has put out some good stuff for them. Unlocking the bootloader borks 4G. You can relock to fix 4G, and you can't relock with custom kernels.
Epic Touch used to have Loss of Signal, which was an absolute pain. It is pretty much gone now. Took a while to get AOSP on it, but they have accomplished. They have the strongest development community out of the three. I think it is BML but I'm not sure. If it is, hopefully they will be able to convert it to MTD sometime in the near future.
OR wait

i can never wait for my upgrade i have about 4 months til my contract is up ... sadly i maybe switching to the evil empire (at&t) :/

thanks guys! think im gonna wait, love my evo to death, and i just got a kindle fire so i got a new device to hold me over haha!
you guys are the best

imheroldman said:
My wife needs a replacement EVO but I am kind of hoping they wont have one and we will have to get something else.
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Hahaha I know that feeling all too well. I dropped my LG Optimus S a few months back and the screen just stopped working and I remember hoping I wouldn't be able to fix it so that I would be forced to get a new phone

I was a year and 6 months with sprint when they cancel my contact, for data usage when I was on unlimited data plan. Don't be, glad be sad haa ha
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ben.nesheim said:
i can never wait for my upgrade i have about 4 months til my contract is up ... sadly i maybe switching to the evil empire (at&t) :/
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Have you considered calling them and letting them know that you have no service at your house. I was having the same problem as I live in a small town in southern california and they sent me a free airave. Granted its not the best solution in the world but it will provide you with coverage in your home as long as you have high speed internet.

I've had a few minor ups and down with Sprint as far as billing went, but next to nil issues with repairs or phone service. I wish it was my first year again. I've been with Sprint for close to a decade now.
As far as a new phone goes, I'm with one of the previous posters. There's yet to been a phone released that has made me want to make the switch. Especially due to many of the awesome ROMS that been developed for our phones in the past year or so. In some cases, it's literally like having a new phone every few months. lol

MFOsaka said:
In some cases, it's literally like having a new phone every few months. lol
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I've been preaching that for almost two years now!
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wc_outlaw said:
Have you considered calling them and letting them know that you have no service at your house. I was having the same problem as I live in a small town in southern california and they sent me a free airave. Granted its not the best solution in the world but it will provide you with coverage in your home as long as you have high speed internet.
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yes i have considered that but atm with google voice intergration i can still text fine over wifi so im content on waiting a little til i have more concrete plans and my internets its through phone company (it was through my cable in my previous town so i just hooked up a land line and/or use skype) thanks for the suggestion.
and my ex got the airave since it was tied to her plan damnit

I've been with Sprint since '99... And I've definitely had my ups and downs. Overall I'm very happy with my plan, unlimited, my Airave at no charge to boost signal at the house and my E4G that has a very mature development community... But I'm really hoping to see some quad core hotness released in the next few months...
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