*Sigh* seems like everyday just about that people are leaving the Shift. I honestly like this phone and coming from an HD2, that's saying something....to me anyways. Strapped is leaving and if the other big ones start to leave, then developement will come to a halt...less updates, roms,etc. I certainly don't have the funds to get a dual core phone and honestly, to me they are over hyped. We have laptops, so what's the point of having a big lug of a brick to carry around? Especially if you're a guy. Well, there's my little rant, so cheers to HTC Speedy, Mr.Underrated 2011.
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*Sigh* seems like everyday just about that people are leaving the Shift. I honestly like this phone and coming from an HD2, that's saying something....to me anyways. Strapped is leaving and if the other big ones start to leave, then developement will come to a halt...less updates, roms,etc. I certainly don't have the funds to get a dual core phone and honestly, to me they are over hyped. We have laptops, so what's the point of having a big lug of a brick to carry around? Especially if you're a guy. Well, there's my little rant, so cheers to HTC Speedy, Mr.Underrated 2011.
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Too bad strapped is leaving but he's not the only developer we have. There are plenty of ROMs out there being actively developed.
As long as we get CM9 or a different AOSP ICS ROM then I'll be happy with my Shift for another year. My last three phones have been landscape sliders, I'm not sure if I could deal with only having an onscreen keyboard.
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Too bad strapped is leaving but he's not the only developer we have. There are plenty of ROMs out there being actively developed.
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Agreeded, it was a sad day when strapped had to leave the forum. But that was because of very difficult choice that had to be made. Plus he didn't leave the Shift. He just halted open development, android is in his blood . We still have some very talented Devs on the Shift.
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*Sigh* seems like everyday just about that people are leaving the Shift. I honestly like this phone and coming from an HD2, that's saying something....to me anyways. Strapped is leaving and if the other big ones start to leave, then developement will come to a halt...less updates, roms,etc. I certainly don't have the funds to get a dual core phone and honestly, to me they are over hyped. We have laptops, so what's the point of having a big lug of a brick to carry around? Especially if you're a guy. Well, there's my little rant, so cheers to HTC Speedy, Mr.Underrated 2011.
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There are other forums that have other roms (sdx developers)... and... the negativity is toooooo much! Seriously, this phone is nowhere near dead. There are also a ton of great devs that have this phone and more than a few up and coming that have the shift as well... it seems that there is always someone starting a thread or making comments that the shift is dead... its not dead at all in the huddle!
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*Sigh* seems like everyday just about that people are leaving the Shift. I honestly like this phone and coming from an HD2, that's saying something....to me anyways. Strapped is leaving and if the other big ones start to leave, then developement will come to a halt...less updates, roms,etc. I certainly don't have the funds to get a dual core phone and honestly, to me they are over hyped. We have laptops, so what's the point of having a big lug of a brick to carry around? Especially if you're a guy. Well, there's my little rant, so cheers to HTC Speedy, Mr.Underrated 2011.
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If its so dead then maybe you shoulde take the initiative and start deving yourself....
And the shift is not dead!!!
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If its so dead then maybe you shoulde take the initiative and start deving yourself....
And the shift is not dead!!!
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Here, maybe this'll help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273044
phreshy said:
*Sigh* seems like everyday just about that people are leaving the Shift. I honestly like this phone and coming from an HD2, that's saying something....to me anyways. Strapped is leaving and if the other big ones start to leave, then developement will come to a halt...less updates, roms,etc. I certainly don't have the funds to get a dual core phone and honestly, to me they are over hyped. We have laptops, so what's the point of having a big lug of a brick to carry around? Especially if you're a guy. Well, there's my little rant, so cheers to HTC Speedy, Mr.Underrated 2011.
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The dual cores are over rated and over priced. And a lot of them are very buggy phones in general. That's why development for the HTC Sensation and HTC Evo 3d is taking so long. I doubt the shift will be dead for a very long time.
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I love my shift, and I expect when the shift 2 (shift 3d?) drops below $100 ill consider upgrading. The slider is the dealmaker for me; add a powerful touchscreen and no way I'm leaving. 'Sides, I got a bit more than a year on my contract
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As long as we get CM9 or a different AOSP ICS ROM then I'll be happy with my Shift for another year. My last three phones have been landscape sliders, I'm not sure if I could deal with only having an onscreen keyboard.
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This. I want my shift to last me as long as until another good slider comes out. Sure theres been sliders released since the shift, but none of them have anything powerful behind that screen. They keyboard is THE dealmaker with me, and I would like to keep my current ability of running full speed 3D games and watching netflix without stutter.
Well, as you can see, this was BEFORE HTC released the kernel source (which was one if not the biggest complaint), so apologies. I got this phone because I liked the fact is was blue (I dislike that I see black bricks everywhere) and the hardware specs looked nice as well. It was either the G2 or this (I disliked it looking like a concrete block.lol) and I can say I'm glad Father allowed me to get this one. As for deving, I'm sure that's not in my lane. The countless nights & hours....can't do it. I haven't looked into the quadcore phones, but I can barely get service out here anyways unless it's by a landline, so I definitely won't spend $4-500 on a phone. I have a computer, so I don't need all this new stuff that's more in the "nice to have, but not needed" range. Also having a 4'3 inch or whatever screen busting my pockets wherever I go. I had enough of that with the HD2. On another note, I am ANXIOUS about having an ICS for this phone.
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I love my shift, and I expect when the shift 2 (shift 3d?) drops below $100 ill consider upgrading. The slider is the dealmaker for me; add a powerful touchscreen and no way I'm leaving. 'Sides, I got a bit more than a year on my contract
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I don't think it would ever drop under $100... but I did get this phone for that price
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I don't think it would ever drop under $100... but I did get this phone for that price
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I got my shift for $150, while the rest of my family went for the $200 evo. Before the shift came out, I was ogling the Epic, but I'm sick of samsung phones. Frankly, I don't need the humungous screen, the compact shift screen is just big enough for my purposes. I hardly use it to watch anything anyways. But IIRC, radio shack was offerring the shift for $50? free? with a 2 yr contract sometime back. Once the Shift 1 is fully EOL, I fully expect similar deals for the shift 3d. You can't keep a phone at the debut price forever. My only real complaint is battery life still sucks compared to the iphone
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i got lucky and caught my shift for free on a new contract at radio shack, only problem at the time was it came with 2.3.3 so i wasnt able to get root for a while. otherwise, i love this phone and development is far from dead on it, wait til one_love starts releasing the themes hes been working on in the background.
I got my shift for free because my hero took a poop. Lol thank you best buy.
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Nobody take me wrong but at times I kinda regret not going with the evo just because its forums are fast moving and really active. like I said none take me wrong because I love my shift its so smooth. I thought all android was like this but I'm proud to say my phone runs android smooth. I thought this phone was going to be a hit like the evo. I'm hoping in general things take off. Anyone having the same feelings about the evo shift?
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Development is going fine, most of the development goes on behind the scenes and there are a lot of non-public builds out there.
Most of the action is in the IRC right now. I'd say about 1/2 of the builds are on the irc only. Some of the best builds are on the irc, or released early with bug fixes in irc. Things have taken off, but it's mostly behind the scenes.
I don't regret getting a shift at all =P
In no way do i regret getting a shift
No regrets here! My girlfriend has the evo so I've played with it since it came out and this was my upgrade from the hero. I love this phone! Lol
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I'm rooted but still running the stock rom. The phone runs smoother than the Evo (especially when running live wall papers) and battery life is much better when the phone is in use. I'm not blown away by the phone like when I first purchased the Evo, but I still think the Shift is a better phone. I thought I would miss the bigger screen of the Evo, but the sharpness of the Shift's screen almost makes up for it.
All I'm waiting for in a custom rom is one that has toggle switches in the pull down notification bar.
My perception of the Shift is that development does move slower than I had hoped/expected. That's just my perception coming from the Hero. (Not slighting those doing the good work.) However, my "regret" comes from personal tastes.
- I don't need a physical keyboard and the added bulk has started to bug me
- The keyboard slider isn't as tight as I feel it should be, and makes the phone feel a little more cheap that I'd prefer.
- Small design elements bother me (Chrome trim and circles, blue...)
The main "regret" feeling now comes from the Nexus S 4G that's rumored to be announced at CTIA. Likely selling the Shift to pick that up if it's released relatively soon.
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- The keyboard slider isn't as tight as I feel it should be, and makes the phone feel a little more cheap that I'd prefer.
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Did you remove the plastic from the back? If you did, that's probably why. I left it on and it's pretty tight.
Ahh me too!i wish i would have waited for the nexus from sprint but my heros charger port failed so i had to get something fast.=/ im have faith for the shift development.the hero rom development was amazing!!it made me love the phone.Im just looking forward to what everyone can do with the shift also im hoping in a camcorder mod or something like the nexus one did =] im sure it is possible.im starting to get into cooking some roms and everything but i just havent gotten it all down yet.my shift makes me wanna learn though!alot more than my hero!and the keyboard does feel a bit loose after a while but ive always had that problem with phones with slide out keyboards.i just hope it doesnt mess up like one of my old phone that caused the screen not to be touch able anymore.Dont Regret!give it time!
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My perception of the Shift is that development does move slower than I had hoped/expected. That's just my perception coming from the Hero. (Not slighting those doing the good work.) However, my "regret" comes from personal tastes.
- I don't need a physical keyboard and the added bulk has started to bug me
- The keyboard slider isn't as tight as I feel it should be, and makes the phone feel a little more cheap that I'd prefer.
- Small design elements bother me (Chrome trim and circles, blue...)
The main "regret" feeling now comes from the Nexus S 4G that's rumored to be announced at CTIA. Likely selling the Shift to pick that up if it's released relatively soon.
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It could be that I came from a touch pro 2 and we were spoiled with roms and options for android annd unbuntu. But I am glad I switched to the evo shift as it is smooth I've never had a phone this smooth.
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Jesus, Muhammed, Mary, and Buddha all use the Evo Shift..and they're rooted..loving their phones..that's the reason you should lol
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Development has been slow to start, but the phone is still pretty new. I'm glad I'm here for the beginning of it all personally.
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All I'm waiting for in a custom rom is one that has toggle switches in the pull down notification bar.
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Widgetsoid. Download it. Your wait is over.
I'm very happy with my phone. It's as if HTC remade my Moment awesome.
^ Shift Faced
The Shift is still a young platform, give it time. The EVO has had almost a year head start on the Shift as far as development goes, so it's no surprise that the community would be booming over there.
I too had this same question when it came time to upgrade. As a Hero CDMA user, I enjoyed a fantastic, active community, even for a phone that was based on ARMv6. If a phone of that caliber STILL has a community as vibrant as it is, the Shift is SURE to foster a wonderful kitchen of ROM creation and hacking. We've already got some excellent folks on board (I'm looking @ you NFX!) and more will come as people upgrade their phones.
I much prefer HTC builds to the likes of Samsung. The slide on my Shift is taught and feels solid - I too left the plastic on the back / edges. When the time came to select a phone, I tried everything at T-Mobile and Sprint and the only phone that would have enticed me away from the Shift would have been the G2. That second gen Snapdragon / Adreno 205 rocks my socks. So fast, so smooth.
I love this phone.
(ps. I also did not want a physical keyboard, but I'm falling in love with it, ESPECIALLY when ssh'ing into a box or using the terminal emulator)
Im running mikfroyo on the evo. I just got my girlfriend a shift. Has anyone tried the mikshift beta yet. Ill be rooting her shift in the next few days
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royshero said:
Im running mikfroyo on the evo. I just got my girlfriend a shift. Has anyone tried the mikshift beta yet. Ill be rooting her shift in the next few days
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It's good, but not themed and no mods really. He said he is getting rid of his shift to which makes me sad as I was looking forward to a lot more from him.
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Im running mikfroyo on the evo. I just got my girlfriend a shift. Has anyone tried the mikshift beta yet. Ill be rooting her shift in the next few days
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Its a fast rom..if you head to the and dev you can read all the compliments..also he is ditching the shift but he said he'd still develop for the shift so no issues there..
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Damn. Thats to bad hes the man
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JKILO said:
Its a fast rom..if you head to the and dev you can read all the compliments..also he is ditching the shift but he said he'd still develop for the shift so no issues there..
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Cool
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No regrets here, but I came from a g1 so anything is better than that lol
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No regrets here, but I came from a g1 so anything is better than that lol
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You're crazy...G1 was my best android phone...
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i dont start threads, but what the hell.
I was wondering which of the devolopers will be leaveing for the 3D (or else where). I sure some will stay, but all good things come to an end. Thought I would throw this out to be kicked around, so to say.
Im not a Dev but im getting the 3D but also I'm keeping My EVO.
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Willing to bet that most will get an Evo 3D.
Some will leave, new devs will come as well.
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Willing to bet that most will get an Evo 3D.
Some will leave, new devs will come as well.
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really good to hear that thought, these Dev's are awsome! they have made my EVO experience rich and full.
Hope to see them all on the other side..
Judging by this thread, looks like we are going to have very good support for development on the 3d side
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008413
I'm sure some will continue with the evo also tho.
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I wouldn't worry about this too much. Yeah, there will be some jumping ship but if you peak XDA's front page the Evo is the most popular phone on XDA. I tossed the idea around to go with the 3d but I want to see reviews once its released. I would be willing to bet that with the first 3d phone there are going to be bugs like crazy. I know they test a lot but there are bound to be some issues.
cant wait to see what happens with the 3D. im sure everyone wont bail at first but it will happen
unless i can get a 3d for cheap ill pass on it for now and wait for the galaxy s 2 to come. i think the evo has a good 6 months of dev life left in it.
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unless i can get a 3d for cheap ill pass on it for now and wait for the galaxy s 2 to come. i think the evo has a good 6 months of dev life left in it.
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There is a GOD! Best news I heard all day, LOL
Yeah from what I've seen review wise about the galaxy s2 and say...the HTC sensation, the Samsung looks a lot smoother more snappy over all unless you can't live without HTCs UI (i like it personally) then I would go for the GS2 from what I've seen. And I don't think they're going to screw it up and put a keyboard on it this time. (that may change with other versions on down the line though)
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I tiink some will leave,but the core will just add 3D to their list of great roms
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There is a GOD! Best news I heard all day, LOL
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Lmao +1
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I wouldn't worry about this too much. Yeah, there will be some jumping ship but if you peak XDA's front page the Evo is the most popular phone on XDA. I tossed the idea around to go with the 3d but I want to see reviews once its released. I would be willing to bet that with the first 3d phone there are going to be bugs like crazy. I know they test a lot but there are bound to be some issues.
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EVO is the most popular currently because the 3D is not even out yet. With that being said I'm sure devs will work on multiple phones. Myn works on a few different phones for example.
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is anyone waiting and picking up the GalaxyS2 in July instead of the EVO 3d in June?
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Where did you get info that the Galaxy is coming out in July? The verizon post was retracted.
Some of the dev.s for the Evo don't even have an Evo. It's not required to own the phone if you're a skilled enough developer. And we definitely have those on board with the evo.
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Where did you get info that the Galaxy is coming out in July? The verizon post was retracted.
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Going to be called the "within" on Sprint, Supposed July Release....
http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20...s-release-on-sprint-within-to-arrive-in-july/
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Well ladies and gentleman I did the unthinkable. I was going to hold out for the galaxy s2 but I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the EVO3D. I just want to say thanks to devs, trolls, mods, friends, cool kids, baby mama's and daddies, all the people who accepted the GB OTA especially the one guy who keeps making accounts asking for root, people who helped me, people I helped, people who annoy me, people that love team win, people that despise team win, people that create pointless threads like this one, and anyone else I left out that made these evo forums awesome!!! See you on the other side.....
First impressions: Only having the phone 1 hour I can say right now that the camera button and 2d/3d switch is already driving me insane. I hold my phone with my left hand and my fingers rest on it. I HATE IT, I HATE IT so effin much lol. Other than that the phone is godlike.......
just couldnt wait huh? haha
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Well ladies and gentleman I did the unthinkable. I was going to hold out for the galaxy s2 but I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the EVO3D. I just want to say thanks to devs, trolls, mods, friends, cool kids, baby mama's and daddies, all the people who accepted the GB OTA especially the one guy who keeps making accounts asking for root, people who helped me, people I helped, people who annoy me, people that love team win, people that despise team win, people that create pointless threads like this one, and anyone else I left out that made these evo forums awesome!!! See you on the other side.....
First impressions: Only having the phone 1 hour I can say right now that the camera button and 2d/3d switch is already driving me insane. I hold my phone with my left hand and my fingers rest on it. I HATE IT, I HATE IT so effin much lol. Other than that the phone is godlike.......
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I guess now I HAVE to get an Evo 3D.
I definitely have to wait until full root.
There's no way I can go back to Sense.
AOSP for the win.
Yea! My boy Dirk. I was hoping you would! One more familiar face on the 3d side.
Oh yea...... Cool story bro.....
mattykinsx said:
I guess now I HAVE to get an Evo 3D.
I definitely have to wait until full root.
There's no way I can go back to Sense.
AOSP for the win.
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@dased yeah i couldnt wait lol and @matty i hate sense also but the speed of the phone makes 3.0 awesome. I cant espress enough how much i really hate these camera buttons on the phone I could have really done with out them. Im amazed how cool the 3d technology is man I talked **** about 3D but boy is it cool. Missing my kickstand as we speak......
Even the dirkmeister is leaving?!?! What tha Hank? You'll be back in 30 days, when HTC reneges on their promise of unlocked bootloaders. Just kidding bro, enjoy the 3vo. I'll be joining maybe eventually, or I might wait for the Photon, or gs2. Good luck, and happy trails.
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Yea! My boy Dirk. I was hoping you would! One more familiar face on the 3d side.
Oh yea...... Cool story bro.....
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you went to the darkside also? i didnt know! well i guess you're stuck with me again ahahah
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@matty i hate sense also but the speed of the phone makes 3.0 awesome. I cant espress enough how much i really hate these camera buttons on the phone I could have really done with out them. Im amazed how cool the 3d technology is man I talked **** about 3D but boy is it cool. Missing my kickstand as we speak......
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The camera button bothers you only because you aren't used to it. After you get used to it, if you use the camera, you're gonna love it.
I didn't know you ever had a kickstand to begin with....zing!
The fact that on the evo 3d the charging port/ hdmi port is one in same makes it a no go. At least with evo 4g you can stream Netflix, HBO go and other internet streaming sites while still charging the phone makes it a plus. That phone will be 99 bucks after Christmas.
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Even the dirkmeister is leaving?!?! What that Hank? You'll be back in 30 days, when HTC reneges on their promise of unlocked bootloaders. Just kidding bro, enjoy the 3vo. I'll be joining maybe eventually, or I might wait for the Photon, or gs2. Good luck, and happy trails.
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lol yeah root or not i believe ill keep it unless the galaxy s 2 just blows it away then id probably sell it or something.
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The fact that on the evo 3d the charging port/ hdmi port is one in same makes it a no go. At least with evo 4g you can stream Netflix, HBO go and other internet streaming sites while still charging the phone makes it a plus. That phone will be 99 bucks after Christmas.
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Yeah bummer thats its on the left side and not the bottom....I dont think we will ever see the "Perfect" phone man......The evo was close but no cigar..
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Yeah bummer thats its on the left side and not the bottom....I dont think we will ever see the "Perfect" phone man......The evo was close but no cigar..
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Being a over the road trucker must truck stops have free high speed wifi. I have a 387 peterbuilt truck with a 32 inch flat screen mounted so streaming movies saves a ton on entertainment. They want 26.99 for a new release DVD... No way.... So for me the evo 4g is where I will be parked for a while and if I do upgrade I will still keep the phone for that purpose ... I think there will be much better phones offered in 2012.
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Being a over the road trucker must truck stops have free high speed wifi. I have a 387 peterbuilt truck with a 32 inch flat screen mounted so streaming movies saves a ton on entertainment. They want 26.99 for a new release DVD... No way.... So for me the evo 4g is where I will be parked for a while and if I do upgrade I will still keep the phone for that purpose ... I think there will be much better phones offered in 2012.
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32" wow that must be insane inside your truck I bet! Id be happy to have a 7" in dash LOL. If they do have better phones is still get my normal upgrade by the end of the year as I didn't use it.
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The cool thing with me is that by the time I upgrade in January, the devs will have rocked the 3D and the S2 so I can just step in, "root the *****" and start playing, like i did with the Evo.
Hell, they may have a root for the Evo 2.3.3 by then, too! lol
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The cool thing with me is that by the time I upgrade in January, the devs will have rocked the 3D and the S2 so I can just step in, "root the *****" and start playing, like i did with the Evo.
Hell, they may have a root for the Evo 2.3.3 by then, too! lol
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That would be the day LOL; in other news just out of curiosity I checked out a 3D porn 2 min clip and its pretty funny. Too bad it was one of those clips where you see 2 much man a$$ and t***t and not enough boobies haha #fail
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That would be the day LOL; in other news just out of curiosity I checked out a 3D porn 2 min clip and its pretty funny. Too bad it was one of those clips where you see 2 much man ass and taint and not enough boobies haha #fail
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Lets try and keep it PG today , though enjoy the phone.
teh roxxorz said:
Lets try and keep it PG today , though enjoy the phone.
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You're right forgive me kind sir just got a little excited
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mattykinsx said:
I guess now I HAVE to get an Evo 3D.
I definitely have to wait until full root.
There's no way I can go back to Sense.
AOSP for the win.
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Same here. I cannot stand Sense. I actually played with an EVO 3D, and comparing it to my rooted, fully decked-out AOSP running phone, honestly it wasn't much faster either.
I'm sure it will be blazing once root is achieved and it has proper support, but my LauncherPro was certainly faster than Sense 3.0, apps loaded about the same speed, the browser pinch to zoom was almost exactly the same.
I'm sure for flash videos and graphics-heavy games it would certainly make a difference, but aside from that, a rooted EVO 4G easily matches the speed of a stock EVO 3D.
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You're right forgive me kind sir just got a little excited
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Lawlz, sir is too much.
Though let me know how it is; I'll probably get the Galaxy S II when my time comes.
I also picked up the EVO 3D and its so fast and I love sense 3.0
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"After reviewing various factors such as system requirements, platform
limitations, and partner-related issues, we will consider upgrading Galaxy devices
to Ice Cream Sandwich. Specific upgrade plans will be communicated separately.
Samsung will stay committed to responsibility for its customers as much as
possible."
That was in response to the nexus s-comparable devices getting ics question.
http://www.rootzwiki.com/_/articles...st-ignores-google-update-alliance-pledge-r246
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ICS? For us? I know there's no guarantee but OH MY GAWRSH
Since we aren't on any type of EOL list I'm sure there could be a very good possibility, especially since our stock ei22 kernel is a heavily modified nexus kernel IIRC
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xopher.hunter said:
Since we aren't on any type of EOL list I'm sure there could be a very good possibility, especially since our stock ei22 kernel is a heavily modified nexus kernel IIRC
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You're completely right, just we don't use many things the same way unfortunately. But it's a positive nonetheless.
Its weird that we haven't been EOL yet. But I think I see why, a lot of my friends have been picking up the Epic for the cheap $99. Although one friend got the Stratosphere, which I'm jealous of, that phone is nice.
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I honestly don't think we'll get ics. But if we do, it won't be till jelly bean comes out. Samsung has a tendency to repeat itself
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ac16313 said:
Its weird that we haven't been EOL yet. But I think I see why, a lot of my friends have been picking up the Epic for the cheap $99. Although one friend got the Stratosphere, which I'm jealous of, that phone is nice.
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EOL? The phone is not even two years old, right?
SamsungSucks said:
EOL? The phone is not even two years old, right?
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How old was the EVO when it became EOL?
Oh and no.
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Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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Biggoron said:
Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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No. Wait for LTE and quad cores coming summer 2012.
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How old was the EVO when it became EOL?
Oh and no.
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EVO was easily replaceable as there are plenty of high end slate styled phones on Sprint. Epic on the other hand fills a niche. Honestly, I've noticed a lot of Epic users out in the wild lately. I used to never see anyone else with my phone and now it's been every place I go I seem to see another person with an Epic. Even at a year and a half old, it holds it own and even bests a lot of the newer mid-range phones out there.
To the novice consumer the Epic is the cheaper keyboarded style galaxy s2. The Og Epic never got much advertisement, but since the Epic Touch has a lot of people head in to check it out, see the Og Epic, are like "oh cool it's the same phone with a keyboard and cheaper" and bam, it becomes more popular then when it was released.
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Zeinzu said:
To the novice consumer the Epic is the cheaper keyboarded style galaxy s2. The Og Epic never got much advertisement, but since the Epic Touch has a lot of people head in to check it out, see the Og Epic, are like "oh cool it's the same phone with a keyboard and cheaper" and bam, it becomes more popular then when it was released.
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that... and the fact that it is priced at anywhere from free to 99 bucks.
Biggoron said:
Would be nice since im stuck with this phone for another year. Really wondering if its worth canceling now and jumping on the bandwagon of the nexus.
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I am sort of in the same boat. In spite of SERO, opening a line in a family VZW account would cost about the same or less and I never go beyond 3GB of data use (that with double data promotion). Went to VZW store, played with the Nexus, but despite being well aware of specs, updates, ICS etc just did not feel that it was that much better than what I already have. Also, realized that I will really miss my KB, and the dev community is still in its infancy for Nexus @XDA.
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No. Wait for LTE and quad cores coming summer 2012.
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gotta agree with kenny on ^^^ this ^^^ ... prolly better 2 just wait
A lot of my friends had gotten Epics and I was the sore thumb who went out and got an Evo Shift back last April. That phone went kaput on me and I decided to hop on the epic-wagon after using other ones first hand. I won't ever get a non keyboard phone, and the epic is the best of its class...Its the ONLY one of its class now. Sprint has no plans to release any other keyboard phones yet, which is highly disappointing. We might see one when LTE comes around, but...in the mean time, I'm happy that the Epic has such an awesome team of devs here (Things over in the evo shift forum really started to die!).
Long story short: Long live the epic.
I think the possibility of us getting ics is pretty good actually. It used to seem out of reach but now the hyped nexus update has been halted and Sammy is posting new rdf files, not to mention the increasing amount of epic buyers lately. If you ask me, I think the probability of us getting ics is higher than many think. Our phone will easily support it.
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Especially since our devs started the work for them and got mtd working.
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Especially since our devs started the work for them and got mtd working.
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I think they'll still use bml on ics, so that won't help them.
Edit:samsung, not our devs.
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This will keep me around the epic for a little while longer
So i don't know how long this has been up. I was making a payment tonight and the pre order add scrolled across my browser. Just thought i'd share. I know this is double post.
i have been a loyal OG4G user but i knew the 3D was only a half step. I am getting the E4GL. And know that Our beloved 4G is nearing its capacity. I wanted to share with my OG folks.
Also I would like to Propose the use of the word E4GL for the abbreviation. Thats Eagle for you noobs that don't read leet.
Here is the Pre-Order page
Artanis said:
So i don't know how long this has been up. I was making a payment tonight and the pre order add scrolled across my browser. Just thought i'd share. I know this is double post.
i have been a loyal OG4G user but i knew the 3D was only a half step. I am getting the E4GL. And know that Our beloved 4G is nearing its capacity. I wanted to share with my OG folks.
Also I would like to Propose the use of the word E4GL for the abbreviation. Thats Eagle for you noobs that don't read leet.
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"Eagle". Interesting.
I think we're all already calling it the "LTEvo", though .
Ooohhhhh. I like that LTEvo. Like the way it rolls off the tongue. Hadn't heard it before. (EvoLTE, -like 'eVolt' - is nice, too, though, I think)
And why E4GL? Is eagle it's code name (like 'supersonic') or something?
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I second that LTEvo sounds great.
Can't wait. Don't know why people are freak'n out about the look. Seriously, this phone is packing extras that the htc one x doesn't have. Bigger Battery, removable sd card, a kickstand.
All I'm worried about is how much is going to cost me to get this phone. I have the EVO 3D now and it will only be a year into my contract by the time the LTevo is out. Does anyone know how this works, need to prep
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Ooohhhhh. I like that LTEvo. Like the way it rolls off the tongue. Hadn't heard it before. (EvoLTE, -like 'eVolt' - is nice, too, though, I think)
And why E4GL? Is eagle it's code name (like 'supersonic') or something?
Thanks for preorder page.
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Im pretty sure the codename is "Jewel" don't quote me though
saco274 said:
Can't wait. Don't know why people are freak'n out about the look. Seriously, this phone is packing extras that the htc one x doesn't have. Bigger Battery, removable sd card, a kickstand.
All I'm worried about is how much is going to cost me to get this phone. I have the EVO 3D now and it will only be a year into my contract by the time the LTevo is out. Does anyone know how this works, need to prep
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Buy up program.
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Wulfre said:
Im pretty sure the codename is "Jewel" don't quote me though
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I thought the jewel was the code name for the phone that had the little thing that's lights up running sense 3.5
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THREESTRIPEBRAND said:
I thought the jewel was the code name for the phone that had the little thing that's lights up running sense 3.5
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HTC Ryhme? Thats called the HTC Bliss as its codename
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HTC Ryhme? Thats called the HTC Bliss as its codename
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Yeah that's what it was, thanks.
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Anyone else going mad about sprint announcing this like 2 mo in advance?! My god, the wait is killing me. (I remember the same thing for OG Evo, too, though). Every day, looking at pictures you've already looked at 1,000 times, Googling for any new info every few hrs. It feels like forever already.
(Still, gotta say I'm back and forth regarding the aesthetics. Sometimes I think it's gorgeous, then sometimes I wish the lines were more like the OG Evo, which I still think is one of the sexiest phones available)
**waiting**
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Agreed I can't wait.
I completely dismiss the look cause i have a tendency to mod my casings. And any time an ugly phone comes out that is worth the hardware in it. There tends to be alot of modders coming up with different options to pimp out the phone.
How epic would it be if some one made a clear cover for the top/back half?
Cant wait to see what the modding community has in-store for this awesome phone.
can't wait till it is released and I go to work on modding the shiny black cover into something more of my liking..lol
This phone may just bring me back from the "darkside"
Speaking off, do we have a dedicated sub-forum for this phone yet?
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This phone may just bring me back from the "darkside"
Speaking off, do we have a dedicated sub-forum for this phone yet?
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I haven't seen one upon looking... I hope there is one soon! I was curious if someone had rooted one already, haha. Seems to happen immediately these days!
Also, I truly hope someone makes a 3rd party covering for the SD card that is a matte black finish so those fingerprints don't go all over.
Speaking of cases, are there any that are advertised yet? Or does it usually take a while? I've never bought a phone on release day - this is killing me!
Cant wait here ethier. I jumped on the shift after my hero instead of the og evo. Cant wait to get my hands on the lte
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I can't wait for the EVO LTE
Almost have my EVO 4g for 2 years!!!
No EvoLTE sub-forum yet?
The samsuck 3 got its own forum before it was released, it just got officially announced like the other day
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How does a sub forum get put up? Can we ask the mods or something? I would love to see some dedicated areas devoted to this device. That's all I want to discuss on xda right now...