Yes... my dear OG-E.. its been fun.... those countless hours flashing and customizing..Overclocking and surfing..
Memories.. its going to be hard to say goodbye..
BUT.... your hot sister just arrived and, well... It;s going to be easy to forget about you once we part our ways.
Its been fun..LOL
PEACE!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes... my dear OG-E.. its been fun.... those countless hours flashing and customizing..Overclocking and surfing..
Memories.. its going to be hard to say goodbye..
BUT.... your hot sister just arrived and, well... It;s going to be easy to forget about you once we part our ways.
Its been fun..LOL
PEACE!!!!!!!!!!
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I wonder if the EVO forum will be a ghost town this weekend.
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I wonder if the EVO forum will be a ghost town this weekend.
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Why don't you ask the hero forum, lol
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The Evo 4G is the first Android phone I have ever owned, and it hasn't disappointed me yet. I think it's a good candidate for one of the best phones that HTC has released ever. If the Evo 3D is just as good as the Evo 4G was last year, then that should make the loss of the og evo not so bad
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Why don't you ask the hero forum, lol
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Yup. There's so many goodbye threads over there.
You were a good phone, and I'll miss you.
I'll cry a little inside then move on. It's been an awesome year. I never would have believed a phone would have such a huge impact on my life. It's a curse and a blessing - all wrapped up in black!!
=) MIUI-licious EVO
this threads got me all choked up
lol its sooooo true though. Im actually flashing my 4g back to a rooted stock rom so i can sell it with the free wifi tether on craigslist now.
I will be going through withdraws not having anything to flash or modify lol.
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lol its sooooo true though. Im actually flashing my 4g back to a rooted stock rom so i can sell it with the free wifi tether on craigslist now.
I will be going through withdraws not having anything to flash or modify lol.
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I actually flashed back to Stock a couple of days ago and couldn't stand being back on Sense. Flashed CM7 back and cancelled my preorder. I don't care how fast and how improved, unrooted Sense just sucks.
I may join you guys after you work through all the quirks and after the first update (definitely not before we have root), but my Evo is just as good today as it was a year ago.
EVO4G was my first touch screen phone and Android phone(moved from BB Curve), so it will be tough letting her go. However, I am extremely excited for my EVO 3D!
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Why don't you ask the hero forum, lol
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I still have my HERO and haven't been in that forum in at least 2 weeks. Counting down until Friday 8am EST! My phone seems to know it's about to be replaced because it's actually working better than it's ever worked. But it's going to my girlfriend cause she wants it. It'll be her headache after Friday. Maybe now I can convince her to let me get her a new phone after she sees my new one.
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I still have my HERO and haven't been in that forum in at least 2 weeks. Counting down until Friday 8am EST! My phone seems to know it's about to be replaced because it's actually working better than it's ever worked. But it's going to my girlfriend cause she wants it. It'll be her headache after Friday. Maybe now I can convince her to let me get her a new phone after she sees my new one.
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Holy ****, so it isn't just me...i swear my phone has been performing faster and smoother than usual these past couple weeks....i especially noticed it the past few days....convinced me to keep it
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Holy ****, so it isn't just me...i swear my phone has been performing faster and smoother than usual these past couple weeks....i especially noticed it the past few days....convinced me to keep it
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Yeah, my first android was the g1. then switched to sprint for the hero and went to the evo on launch. sold my evo june first, went back to the hero. Man other than the web being slow, and the camera taking forever to load. The hero has been fun to use for the last month. Im running cm7 and its smooth. Wayy too smooth for a old phone. This makes me realize how much android has grown up in the last 3 years. Im not going to be selling the hero. She is staying in my collection as my backup phone. the Evo 4g was to valuble $$ to just shovel away in the closet. I hope we can make this evo 3D a success so that htc will keep the evo line going. Becuase I know, After playing with the 3d at sprint today, I made a good choice and will be buying HTC again, hopefully next will be a quad core thin rugged evo. call it the Evo Q4, for quad core. anyway. . thanks sprint.
Luckily my wife is getting my EVO and I am selling her Epic and I'm grabbing the 3d Evo, OG evo was a great phone and first phone I got into with flashing and rooting etc...
It was a lot of fun going into the sprint store yesterday seeing the workers play with the 3d evo, and I was playing with 3.0 sense on my regular Evo with some customers not knowing how i did it.
Can't wait till Friday
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I actually flashed back to Stock a couple of days ago and couldn't stand being back on Sense. Flashed CM7 back and cancelled my preorder. I don't care how fast and how improved, unrooted Sense just sucks.
I may join you guys after you work through all the quirks and after the first update (definitely not before we have root), but my Evo is just as good today as it was a year ago.
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Try Synergy as soon as you can. Sense 1 and 2 do blow pretty bad but 3 is a big improvement and it's not going to be so bad rocking it until we get root. I have been on the stock rom for 2 weeks (burns in my OGE meant I got a new OG with GB already on it so no root and flash for me before getting rid of it) and it's been painful....
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So im currently useing the phonton... an i love it, but the truth is im bored with it. I appreaciate all the work the devs do out there an by nomeans am i tryin to rush them. Im 2 days away from my 30 day return window an im gettin antsy an kinda thinkin of swappin for a nexus.... whata you guys think. Should i suck it up an wait for the photon to become a beast or swap for the nexus an flash away.... honest opinions would be great an appreaciated. Thanks
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I wouldn't recommend exchanging it the nexus has a single core no sd card less and slower ram no international capabilities not as hi res screen just to list a couple of reasonto stay
I own a Nexus S too. And I'd say that it's a better device overall even with its single core. What keeps me away from it is exactly your reason of moving away from your Photon - boredom. Have had it for over 6 months. It's old generation hardware already. Wouldn't you rather wait for the Nexus Prime?
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If you trade in at least swap for a newer device that is closer in specs. Have you considered the EVO 3D or Epic Touch 4G? You could easily swap for another 30 days and then again if you wanted the Photon back or another phone. This would give you a month or so to play around.
It boil down to what you want
if your a flash o holic and want to really go to town...why not get a used unlocked GSM development phone put in a prepay sim as a 2nt phone
I would go with the evo 3d if anything. The nexus has been plagued with radio issues. Or just get your upgrade back and wait it out. I used to be a flash a holic as well but I have slowed down a bunch over the years and find myself sticking to roms that are snappy and well build like cm7 or synergy.
Do what you like, I personally would have probably stayed with the evo 3d if the reception and call quality wasn't so poor. No point in a super phone if I roam all the time and drop calls.
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Thanks for the opinions. Im stayin with the photon. Biggest reason ill be stayin is no sd card on the nexus. Thanks guys
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IMO, I would stay away from Samsung. My last Samsung phone was total crap.
I tend to prefer HTC and LG phones. In my past and more recently, HTC and LG have had great support for their phones when I contacted the corporate office.
I am loving my photon and I loved my Motorola flip phone back in the old days (the one with one line display that was red and the phone was very bulky).
I am also not the type of person to root my phone. I place more importance on a working reliable phone then my ability to root and flash new roms. From my understanding, Samsung allows rooting and custom roms more so then Motorola does. I also do not root because I do not want to void my warranty ... I'm too busy with work and school to try and resuscitate my bricked phone. I also do not have $600 laying around to replace my photon if it's dead. I'm happy with changing my wallpaper when I'm in the mood. Also, the photon is the best android phone I've had (had the HTC Eris, craptacular Samsung moment, HTC evo shift, and now the Motorola photon).
Having said all that, I find the photon meets my needs but you will have to figure out what is more important to you.
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I am a flashaholic as well but my main reasons for flashing were to find optimal battery life, and an overall snappy phone. Once I installed decks rom on my EVO I never flashes another rom. The photon has everything I was trying to achieve in the EVO....so I've really had no urge to flash but I know once we get some good roms going, we will be flashaholics again...lol
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same here. i found myself flashin daily to try everything on my evo. reason i did it is bc i wanted a fast and amazing phone. with the flashing, i got tired of always building up the phone again and such. i told myself that the next phone ill get, ill just root it and stick with stock other then maybe the kernel.
been using the mopho and havent had the urge to flash yet. sure undervolting would be nice, but i used setcpu the other day and had the screen off setting at 216/312 and when it was too low to keep pandora from not skippin when screen off. so i dont think id need any more under volting.
i use just juice defender and i get about 16 hours of medium/heavy use till she beeps at me (phone calls, lots of texting, and web browser)
i think this phone has excellent audio and sound. and i havent had the mute phone calls other then day 1. on performance mode and latest updates work well for me. I normally reboot my phone after 3 to 4 days just bc electronics tend to like it. did the same with my evo.
honestly, i dont see any other phone out there that could offer more. a world wide phone like this one. use a phone for what its built for, to stay connected to the world.
if you have the urge to flash, id buy one seperate just for the heck of it to flash and pimp out. im super happy with the mopho so far. love having the best signal around the office compared to everyone else.
Ditto to lroy's statement above.
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.... whata you guys think. Should i suck it up an wait for the photon to become a beast or swap for the nexus an flash away.... honest opinions would be great an appreaciated..
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Wait for the Photon to become a beast? Really? How? It is what it is and will be. As for the Nexus, why would you take a step backwards? Just because you can? There is the Samsung Epic 4G Touch coming out in two weeks. You could take the Photon back, use an old phone for 2 weeks and get the Sammy. Then after a couple of weeks you can take that back and get the iPhone5.
If you are looking for enough people to say "yea do it" go ahead.
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Wait for the Photon to become a beast? Really? How? It is what it is and will be. As for the Nexus, why would you take a step backwards? Just because you can? There is the Samsung Epic 4G Touch coming out in two weeks. You could take the Photon back, use an old phone for 2 weeks and get the Sammy. Then after a couple of weeks you can take that back and get the iPhone5.
If you are looking for enough people to say "yea do it" go ahead.
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Had the epic 4g an no lie smashed it. Hate samsung. An the photon will become a beast, between dedicated devs an the fact google bought motorola. I love the phone its sexyyyy, an comin from an evo runnin cm7 oc, undervolted themed an sooo on i think im just havein flash withdrawls. I will be keepin the photon an as we speak im gettin a second line with a nexus just to hold me over lolol
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im coming from teh nexus, its one of teh better devices out there... HOWEVER with the new nexus due out shortly and the et4g this month there is no reason to get it. if your not happy with the photon now your not going to be.
so for the passed couple week my evo been making phone calls by its self .it was funny seening it dial random number. But the other day i was at the movies and it called every one in my phone book while it was in sleep mode. I took it to sprint and told them this was happening and look at me crazy . so they did some test on it .and sure enough my screen was going out on the bottom . but they said they had to wait till they had a replacement phone for me . so i been with a half touch for a week now .any one else had this problem
you were probably hAxor3d. hide yo kids, hide yo wife, cause they rapin erry body
Your phone had a poltergeist. Take it to a priest. Not sprint. That's were you messed up
My friends wife has this same problem with her 3d. It can just be chilling in the table and it will turn on and start calling people.
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you were probably hAxor3d. hide yo kids, hide yo wife, cause they rapin erry body
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That's a favorite on my YouTube forever LOL.
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so for the passed couple week my evo been making phone calls by its self .it was funny seening it dial random number. But the other day i was at the movies and it called every one in my phone book while it was in sleep mode. I took it to sprint and told them this was happening and look at me crazy . so they did some test on it .and sure enough my screen was going out on the bottom . but they said they had to wait till they had a replacement phone for me . so i been with a half touch for a week now .any one else had this problem
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are all 3D's being sold in stores right now coming with the NEW HZBOOT instyalled in it?.....j/w
not that i know of im keeping my evo3d unrooted till they have a good rom worth rooting it . I would like to see a full 3d sense but i would never happen.
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not that i know of im keeping my evo3d unrooted till they have a good rom worth rooting it . I would like to see a full 3d sense but i would never happen.
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Till "they" have a good rom? That is a blatantly retarded and ignorant statement.
bastardized rom. it's fast. get some.
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Till "they" have a good rom? That is a blatantly retarded and ignorant statement.
bastardized rom. it's fast. get some.
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That, and, 3D sense would be pointless because it wood look terrible (all pixely and stuff) and it would have to be in landscape view.
Well I was saying that more because his comment insinuated that none of the roms are any good... Meaning the ones that all the guys in the dev section have developed? Or what? Pretty dumb comment when A. He hasnt even used any of them and B. Its a slap in the face to the hours these guys spend building them. I have used/tested just about all of them, and my phone was a million times better than it was out of the box with every one of them. People need to think before they post.
bastardized rom. it's fast. get some.
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Well I was saying that more because his comment insinuated that none of the roms are any good... Meaning the ones that all the guys in the dev section have developed? Or what? Pretty ****ing dumb comment when A. He hasnt even used any of them and B. Its a slap in the face to the hours these guys spend building them. I have used/tested just about all of them, and my phone was a million times better than it was out of the box with every one of them. People need to think before they ****ing post.
bastardized rom. it's fast. get some.
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I completely agree, but I wanted to add that too.
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so for the passed couple week my evo been making phone calls by its self .it was funny seening it dial random number. But the other day i was at the movies and it called every one in my phone book while it was in sleep mode. I took it to sprint and told them this was happening and look at me crazy . so they did some test on it .and sure enough my screen was going out on the bottom . but they said they had to wait till they had a replacement phone for me . so i been with a half touch for a week now .any one else had this problem
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I'm on my second 3d for this exact same reason. Often the phone would start moving\deleting apps off my home screen lol. It would also send a lot of gibberish text messages as I'd watch swiftkey just run away with words that I wasn't typing lol.
Sprint also had to order me a replacement but I got it in just 2 days
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Well I was saying that more because his comment insinuated that none of the roms are any good... Meaning the ones that all the guys in the dev section have developed? Or what? Pretty ****ing dumb comment when A. He hasnt even used any of them and B. Its a slap in the face to the hours these guys spend building them. I have used/tested just about all of them, and my phone was a million times better than it was out of the box with every one of them. People need to think before they ****ing post.
bastardized rom. it's fast. get some.
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lmao, and you need to relax.
Lol ok
bastardized rom. it's fast. get some.
Im just tired of people making such a big deal about cm7. All cm7 is plain android. Yes it was nice and fast on the old evo. But now it time for something different. We have the tech to make sense 3d it would be so nice. cobraboy85 if you like something other than sense on the evo 3d good for you. maybe u should of got the nexus s 4g then.
I totally lucked out tonight. I HTC unlocked my 1st (you can see where this is going) w/synergy nightly decided to die. Charge port went out. So my week old brand new EVO has been replaced by a hboot 1.3 "recertified" phone. All I know is, the 3d has not been as cool as u thought. Need an opinion. Have a trade for sg2 lined up. Thoughts.
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My problem with Samsung phone they don't know how to keep up to day . The epic 4g still has 2.2 thats sad . That phone came out after the EVO and the EVO has 2.3.3 . With having a HTC phones they will b always updated (except the hero)
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My girlfriend's 3VO has the EXACT same problem! And it doesn't seem to matter how many times I wipe her phone or what ROM I slap on there.
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Markolc said:
I'm on my second 3d for this exact same reason. Often the phone would start moving\deleting apps off my home screen lol. It would also send a lot of gibberish text messages as I'd watch swiftkey just run away with words that I wasn't typing lol.
Sprint also had to order me a replacement but I got it in just 2 days
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It's been reportted that swiftkey in some cases cause strange issues with EVO 3D. Try uninstall it.
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Im just tired of people making such a big deal about cm7. All cm7 is plain android. Yes it was nice and fast on the old evo. But now it time for something different. We have the tech to make sense 3d it would be so nice. cobraboy85 if you like something other than sense on the evo 3d good for you. maybe u should of got the nexus s 4g then.
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I am perplexed by this post.......
I either just got trolled (my guess),
or this is a kid. (my second guess).
A couple things, anyway, just for the S&G's.... :
First, THIS:
"All CM7 is (sic) plain Android."
Um, yeah, and that's all you should want it to be:
**Straight up-blazing-fast-small-rommed-custom-kerneled-Android, BUT, with a ****load of "extra customization options" that are very carefully painted on top.
(That sounds pretty much like a perfect situation to me.)
Then, THIS:
"We have the tech to make sense 3d, it would be so nice."
Oh, really... DO WE have the tech?
One question...
(and this is only if you assume that bloated memory-hog called Sense could actually be "ported into 3D")
Where in the world would you put it?
With the standard, (not-even-a-full-version) of a Stock HTC Evo3d Sense 3.0 Rom weighing in at like 700 Megs, how big do you think a fully 3-d, re-drawn, optimized version would come in at?
3 gigs? 4 gigs? 10?
You're on the wrong phone (or the wrong planet) if you wanna start discussing the development or even the possibility of a 3+Gigabyte Rom.
Sheesh.
I certainly hope. But i have a feeling we'll be left out. Anyone think otherwise ?
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Once this thing gets s-off I think development will explode. I'm sure we will see some form of CM9.
Rabble rabble rabble.
I hope so. I like sense but also love aosp. Like to switch between them. Also wouldn't mind running some miui once in a while either. I talked to Droid vicious and if this phone gets unlocked and I could get him a phone he said he would take a shot at porting miui like he did for the tbolt.
Dev's said ~2 months for CM9, so don't be upset if we don't get MIUI before then either.
I really doubt this phone will be locked down for long. HTC is pretty cool about the unlocked bootloaders. Unless I am now wrong?
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I really doubt this phone will be locked down for long. HTC is pretty cool about the unlocked bootloaders. Unless I am now wrong?
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Yeah but I think Verizon is behind the reason we may not see that support. I hope I'm wrong also tho LOL
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Verizon has their dicks tied in a knot. Look at all the Moto/HTC/Sammy phones on every other carrier aside from VZW.
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I really doubt this phone will be locked down for long. HTC is pretty cool about the unlocked bootloaders. Unless I am now wrong?
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the Incredible 2 took awhile before it was unlocked. i remember getting it on launch & doing the whole temp root b.s. until like 3 months later magic happened.
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the Incredible 2 took awhile before it was unlocked. i remember getting it on launch & doing the whole temp root b.s. until like 3 months later magic happened.
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And see that's how I think its gonna be here as well. Funny how some think that **** happens over night, but I can understand the suspense LOL. I miss a lot from root from my EVO. But there's no frikken way ill go back to Sprint. Yeah I just got a bill for $139 but I've been nothing but impressed with Verizons network data.
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And see that's how I think its gonna be here as well. Funny how some think that **** happens over night, but I can understand the suspense LOL. I miss a lot from root from my EVO. But there's no frikken way ill go back to Sprint. Yeah I just got a bill for $139 but I've been nothing but impressed with Verizons network data.
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Yeah hah I hit 30 Mbps DL today on a speed test, averaging 24-27 8). Upload 4-10 Mbps nerd boner, must change pants. Eventhough these are no where near "True 4G" speeds it's still better than 85% of the US. But we are WAY behind in terms of internet speeds/technology. I also think theres going to be more dev for this phone compared to the Inc 2. Seeing its a DC device w/ 4G and a HD screen, I'm sure a decent amount of people have purchased this phone.
Edit: Ijust messed my pants harder I got 41.4 Mbps just now D:. I am jelly of the guy that got 70 mbps though, hopefully 4G will pick up here.
The Amaze still doesn't have true S-Off. I am sure that we will get it.
I sure hope we get s off.I only have 14 days to return because I bought on launch day and I don't know what to do. This is the only phone I want from Verizon and I don't have another upgrade on any of my 5 lines for a year and I can't be stuck with a phone I can't have any fun with for that long. Wish we atleast knew the bootloader wasnt encrypted and that its going to be possible so we could atleast stop worrying. I know nobody's owes this phone anything but it would be nice to know for people in my situation.
Hey guys, I know people usually hate these kinds of threads, but I've been a NS4G user for a while, and an Evo 4g user before that. My family is joining my Sprint plan and I'm thinking of giving my NS4G to the sister and getting a new phone. I like the idea of getting the 3d, but i am worried that it might be getting close to being outdated seeing as how it was released in June. That is pushing me towards the E4GT, but I would much rather have HTC's build quality and Sense over Touchwiz any day. So what do you guys think? Is it too late to get an Evo 3d on contract? Would you guys buy an Evo 3d again today if given the opportunity?
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Hey guys, I know people usually hate these kinds of threads, but I've been a NS4G user for a while, and an Evo 4g user before that. My family is joining my Sprint plan and I'm thinking of giving my NS4G to the sister and getting a new phone. I like the idea of getting the 3d, but i am worried that it might be getting close to being outdated seeing as how it was released in June. That is pushing me towards the E4GT, but I would much rather have HTC's build quality and Sense over Touchwiz any day. So what do you guys think? Is it too late to get an Evo 3d on contract? Would you guys buy an Evo 3d again today if given the opportunity?
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I love my 3D but it has been a very buggy phone. This is my 3rd E3D and if they would let me switch phones I would. I need to take this one back aswell it keeps freezing even with stock. I have to keep hitting my power button to turn the screen off then it works again some times for 5mins and some times 2weeks.
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I love my evo 3d. Never had a problem and rooted it the very first day I got it. It's the best phone i've owned to date. Future phones will probably improve battery life, screen, and be lte compatible. I don't think you need more than dual cores, I think this phone will be competitive for quite a while. This just my personal opinion of course....
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I love my 3D but it has been a very buggy phone. This is my 3rd E3D and if they would let me switch phones I would. I need to take this one back aswell it keeps freezing even with stock. I have to keep hitting my power button to turn the screen off then it works again some times for 5mins and some times 2weeks.
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Thanks for your input. What other bugs did you experience other than the power button bug?
mjcole2003 said:
I love my evo 3d. Never had a problem and rooted it the very first day I got it. It's the best phone i've owned to date. Future phones will probably improve battery life, screen, and be lte compatible. I don't think you need more than dual cores, I think this phone will be competitive for quite a while. This just my personal opinion of course....
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Thanks for your reassurance! I've always been an HTC guy (as you can tell from my phone history in my sig), and I wanna get back to them. I just have heard many bad things about the phone... i'll probably be going to sprint today to make my final decision, but i still would love more peoples input!
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Thanks for your reassurance! I've always been an HTC guy (as you can tell from my phone history in my sig), and I wanna get back to them. I just have heard many bad things about the phone... i'll probably be going to sprint today to make my final decision, but i still would love more peoples input!
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Haven't really had any issues with my 3D besides a really small dead pixel. You really shouldn't go off of what people tell you though because everyone has their own preferences. Take a look through the Dev. forum and check out the roms that the 3D has right now. It is a little behind on the dev side given we don't have CM yet but it all depends on what types of roms you like to run or if you are planning to root.
I was tempted to jump to the ET4G like many others but after seeing some make the jump then coming back to the 3D I decided against it. Just remember Samsung has a history of delaying software updates.
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I love my evo 3d. Never had a problem and rooted it the very first day I got it. It's the best phone i've owned to date. Future phones will probably improve battery life, screen, and be lte compatible. I don't think you need more than dual cores, I think this phone will be competitive for quite a while. This just my personal opinion of course....
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This has been my experience.
The only suggestion I have is what I've been telling everyone who asks. Since everyone is going to LTE, only get a LTE phone. Since Sprint's LTE has not started yet, amd will be rolled out starting late next year into 2013 and they are not dropping WiMax, I don't anticipate needing a Sprint LTE phone till Mid-late 2013. Meaning if you get a EVO 3D (the best Sprint Android phone IMO) through this summer, you will not be missing out on any speed things. Phone tech always is changing, but EVO 3D should get ICS sometime next year and be current enough for 1-1 1/2 years more.
raptoro07 said:
This has been my experience.
The only suggestion I have is what I've been telling everyone who asks. Since everyone is going to LTE, only get a LTE phone. Since Sprint's LTE has not started yet, amd will be rolled out starting late next year into 2013 and they are not dropping WiMax, I don't anticipate needing a Sprint LTE phone till Mid-late 2013. Meaning if you get a EVO 3D (the best Sprint Android phone IMO) through this summer, you will not be missing out on any speed things. Phone tech always is changing, but EVO 3D should get ICS sometime next year and be current enough for 1-1 1/2 years more.
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Thanks guys, I think i may be going to pick one up today. I just hope I can live without Super Amoled. That is my favorite thing about the Nexus S. But I'm hoping with the qHD resolution I won't miss it too much. Thanks for all of your input!
Leukay said:
Thanks guys, I think i may be going to pick one up today. I just hope I can live without Super Amoled. That is my favorite thing about the Nexus S. But I'm hoping with the qHD resolution I won't miss it too much. Thanks for all of your input!
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I moved from AMOLED (Legend) to SLCD Evo 3D and I don't regret. Black is not so black as it was on amoled, but all other colors are better.
The only problem I've had was a busted antenna, but swapped that phone out and it's been all good since
The EVO 3D is a superb phone. Build quality is unmatched, as you're well aware as a longtime HTC owner. The only thing i wish they'd done differently is put an AMOLED screen on it, because the screen on this phone drains the battery faster than an AMOLED screen would.
GOT IT!
I picked it up today and I have been very pleased so far. Thanks guys for all of your input. I can't wait to get this thing unlocked and rooted(preferably not through HTC's unlocker(hboot 1.50)) in the next few days to see what this baby can do!
I got mine yesterday or the day before (nightshift messes up my brain!)
Anyway, I got it as a replacement for the Epic 4G..
I worked for Sprint in the past & have had nearly every Android that is worth having..
But most recently, I've had the EVO 4G & the Epic 4G, I usually have one for a few months and then want to go back to the other. I had this lated Epic off of a Craiglist trade (traded my white EVO 4G, straight trade... my last 3-4 of them have been Craigslist).
Anyway, like I said, this was a replacement, but this EVO 3D came from Sprint.. I took my Craigslist Epic into the store the other day because I was having data & GPS issues (since the 2.3 update) like the Galaxy series is known for & wanted to have another Epic (refurb or not). This was my first time going to the Sprint store for repairs (not any store that knows I used to work for Sprint, since it's in TX & I'm from FL), and they offered me a replacement right away.. EVO 4G, EVO 3D, EVO Shift, Galaxy Nexus (had that one the day it came out so I had the slow downloads, but don't like non-expandable storage).. I was blown away the system offered me a EVO 3D, so yeah, I jumped on that.......
I love my EVO 3D. I had been whining recently about needing a dual core, even wanted to go to the next iPhone whenever it hits sprint (4G or LTE compatible), but now I'll be sticking with this phone because the dual core really is superb. I mean ya, maybe I'd like a Galaxy S II better since it has better optics for the camera, but I've already had too much fun with the 3D novelty.
Plus, it's an EVO with a camera button, I LOOOOVE that. It's also the nicest build quality of any phone I've had. Oh, and it has Gorilla Glass... I hate screen protectors.
I'm also satisfied that I don't need to use APP 2 SD for a while since it has plenty of space compared to the Epic.
Not sure about the battery life yet, but this is the one phone I'll finally buy a Seidio battery for if need be, since it's worth it.
It actually doesn't have Gorilla Glass (the corning one). It only has HTC's Gorilla glass equivalent, so god knows how good it actually is.
Wow, good to know... I swear it says Gorilla Glass somewhere official though. Of course it's been out so long I know it's already been discussed LOL
Here's the most official I can find for now, straight from Corning
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
I've grown into my 3D. I received it as a replacement for my Evo 4G, which was having GPS reboot issues. At first, I didn't like it. It felt laggy, and didn't seem like much of an upgrade to the 4G. Now, when I use my wife's Evo 4G, that phone feels "held back", for lack of a better term. Although, I do not use the HTC sense launcher. It has nice eye candy, but the software isn't optimized, so it doesn't run very well. I like the sense apps, just not their launcher. I do prefer the size ratio of the 4G, compared to the 3D. And the 3D runs games like a champ, compared to the choppiness you will see on the 4G.
I'd still prefer the Epic Touch 4G, as that screen trumps the 3D's screen any day of the week.
I had been using LauncherPro, but every few hours I would get hit with the "use Sense or LauncherPro" defaults question... like ?! I already answered this question (it wasn't going back home from somewhere I hadn't set the answer to yet), so I went back to Sense, oh well. I'm happy with a folder instead of more icons I suppose.
i have the lte, and i've got screen discoloration and dead spots.
Is there any hope i can exchange it for a [refurbished] galaxy siii instead of them replacing it with another evo lte? how would i even go about asking them for this in a way they might be receptive to?
thanks
wlpywd said:
i have the lte, and i've got screen discoloration and dead spots.
Is there any hope i can exchange it for a [refurbished] galaxy siii instead of them replacing it with another evo lte? how would i even go about asking them for this in a way they might be receptive to?
thanks
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Just ask, tell them that your not happy with your phone and could they just replace it with the s3. The worse that can happen is they tell you no.
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If you return the handset within 7 days, you can swap it out for another handset. Did you purchase insurance for the LTEVO? Also, call your local Sprint store, and ask what their policies are. HTH!
Sent from my r00ted, unlocked, 100% tricked-out LTEVO
no, I was an evo banned-embargo waiting pre order. at the time, everyone was still saying how amazingly awesome the one-x line was and that the siii was gonna be "just an sii updated with the newest chips," and after playing with everyone's giii's, and the horrible software on this evo, I'm desperate to make the switch. I'm so sad too, as I've always been htc over Samsung's stuff, til this generation. that siii is a bad boy!
I know they will replace my evo for me, but I'd so rather find a way to switch instead of a new updated-and-boot-locked evo. I just don't want to go try, have them say no and note my account, then if I find a way to switch before my 2 years,I can't because my account already shows I was trying to switch before.
try craigslist... Im switching mine tomorrow for a gs3.. Some people still love the EvoLTE and hate the gs3.. So you might get lucky like I did..
If your are outside of the 14 days you have to return the device you cannot exchange it.
wlpywd said:
no, I was an evo banned-embargo waiting pre order. at the time, everyone was still saying how amazingly awesome the one-x line was and that the siii was gonna be "just an sii updated with the newest chips," and after playing with everyone's giii's, and the horrible software on this evo, I'm desperate to make the switch. I'm so sad too, as I've always been htc over Samsung's stuff, til this generation. that siii is a bad boy!
I know they will replace my evo for me, but I'd so rather find a way to switch instead of a new updated-and-boot-locked evo. I just don't want to go try, have them say no and note my account, then if I find a way to switch before my 2 years,I can't because my account already shows I was trying to switch before.
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you obviously don't know how to program your phone. the evo lte is better hands down.
kaos420 said:
you obviously don't know how to program your phone. the evo lte is better hands down.
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Truf
Agreed. That "bad boy" is not all that "bad" in my time playing with it. Unless you mean "bad" literally, and not "bad" as in "good", as I assumed you meant.
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If I wanted to be honest, about the best you could do is call Sprint Retentions and say the phone hasnt lived up to expectations for you
I do somewhat know how to program it,a lot from what's on xda here... did the button re mapping, the wifi fix, rooted.. but what else do you guys mean to program it so I can use it more pleasantly? cm10 isn't done yet, at least not without working camera. the htc camera/imaging isn't extracted yet. I haven't found a fix for the non-working-right multitasking on this thing, and I've recently had the sense take forever to re start whenever I press home! if someone can point me to a complete aosp rom or fixes how to unleash the awesome sauce, PLEASE let me know! I see a lot coming on the future but when?
plus, like I said, still need the screen fixed... and I know I'll get one with the ota update and have to USSR the htc boot loader thing... I'd prefer not to.
jeez, yes I just read this post I typed,I know it sounds like a whiney sob rant, so let me stop here. just frustrated... I just WANT to love the evo like I did my og evo!
CM10 has a working camera. No, it isn't ImageSense, but neither was your OG EVO you're longing for. CM10 is incredible for its age, and rapidly improving. It has working LTE now! This thing is only missing a few small things, and is already daily driver material. Or...
Run Viper4G man, it is incredible. Smooth as CM10 with amazing tweaks. Or the SuperLTE base collaboration project thingy. Or MeanROM. Or Stock with Goodies. Overclocking using EvilZ or Enoch does wonders for smoothness. We have Google Now working on ICS. I mean really, what does the S3 have that beats out the aforementioned?
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I will read up on those roms. I know the few I was aware of weren't done yet, I know cm has nightlies, but nothing has been released final without bugs yet. a lot are like that, with something not done yet.
its not that the siii has stuff I don't have on the evo, its that it just works smoothly and I haven't seen the little bugs. and the multi tasking actually seems to work well.
I got a nexus 7 a couple weeks ago, and I think it spoiled me. ever since I got it, the little issues I had with the evo have become almost unacceptable!!
wlpywd said:
I will read up on those roms. I know the few I was aware of weren't done yet, I know cm has nightlies, but nothing has been released final without bugs yet. a lot are like that, with something not done yet.
its not that the siii has stuff I don't have on the evo, its that it just works smoothly and I haven't seen the little bugs. and the multi tasking actually seems to work well.
I got a nexus 7 a couple weeks ago, and I think it spoiled me. ever since I got it, the little issues I had with the evo have become almost unacceptable!!
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Viper4G is done in my opinion. Everything works wonderfully for most users. They did some heavy testing before releasing to work out the kinks. MeanROM and many more are as stable as it gets. CM10 is the only one with real multi-tasking, but as I said, the thing really only lacks video at this point, which I can live with.
And come on... If you had a Nexus, this phone has many things that will spoil you if you go back to your Nexus. Screen resolution and clarity, screen size, camera quality, kickstand, etc.
Edit: You said Nexus 7...nevermind.
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Currently the only phone on the replacement list is the EVO, so swapping in store is going to be unlikely. Retentions might be able to help you.
For further clarification after purchase one has 14 days to return a device or exchange it. Echangung a device carries a $35 restock unless the device is defective...not 7, not 30. 14 days.be Leary of stores willing to swap or return a device beyond that. ETFs will be charged/upgrades lost and the store will be unable to reverse
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Hey rom that has really spoiled me lately is tranquility from bad seed, if that won't make you happy I'm afraid nothing will. As far as your screen goes insurance should take care of that.
sent from my tranquilized lazzy jewel