The time has come...
A phone that has served me well and a device that introduced me to the EPIC platform that is Android. My HeroC!
It all started with a Cupcake. We shared a Donut, an Eclair, we even laughed over a bowl of Frozen Yogurt. Damn, even that Gingerbread recipe you dug up, though I was doubtful, was damn good. You lived a rock solid life and exceeded your potential WELL past what HTC could have ever realized. Retire my friend, let your silicone line continue with the new Champion, the HTC EVO 3D!
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I think I just shed a tear.
Very poetic my friend!
got here from your sig. First, can't believe how good of shape that hero is still in, on my old hero the call and end buttons were chipped down to solid red and green lol.
2nd, Enjoy your new 3D! Try not to cream yourself at the blazing speeds...
(still waiting anxiously for UPS to show up.. tracking says "By the End of the Day"... ARRRRRRG!)
Looking at the Hero now, it looks so small. Back when I upgraded from Hero to EVO, it really didn't seem like such a jump in size, but now the Hero looks tiny.
Harfainx said:
Looking at the Hero now, it looks so small. Back when I upgraded from Hero to EVO, it really didn't seem like such a jump in size, but now the Hero looks tiny.
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well, and the E3D is ontop of the box closer to the camera
RVDigital said:
The time has come...
A phone that has served me well and a device that introduced me to the EPIC platform that is Android. My HeroC!
It all started with a Cupcake. We shared a Donut, an Eclair, we even laughed over a bowl of Frozen Yogurt. Damn, even that Gingerbread recipe you dug up, though I was doubtful, was damn good. You lived a rock solid life and exceeded your potential WELL past what HTC could have ever realized. Retire my friend, let your silicone line continue with the new Champion, the HTC EVO 3D!
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win sir win
my buddy with from Katanna to the evo3d lol
man i was so looking forward to get my first taste of android on the hero (coming from titan, tp, tp2) and it was great. But once I got my girl her evo, nothing ever compared to it! Eventually I too sold the hero and got the evo (now evo 3d). But yes, the Hero was the gateway to android for many!
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well, and the E3D is ontop of the box closer to the camera
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I see what you did there. Sneaky sneaky sir.
GhettoBSD said:
man i was so looking forward to get my first taste of android on the hero (coming from titan, tp, tp2) and it was great. But once I got my girl her evo, nothing ever compared to it! Eventually I too sold the hero and got the evo (now evo 3d). But yes, the Hero was the gateway to android for many!
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I was using the palm pre for a lil while(webOS rocks, just barely any apps), made some apps (simple ones) and themes, and i too went to android with the hero once 2.1 was released and live wallpapers were the buzzzzz. 2.1 is when i decided Android had finally became a true contender.
I too retired my Hero for a 3vo today, although the Hero will still possibly be getting used as an A-Pod for going to the gym as well as a gaming device for my son.
I upgraded to the Evo 4G 6 months ago, and kept my Hero in my other pocket all day! Up until my friend bricked the hell out of it -.- Now the Evo 3D is in my sights, hoping HTC unlocks the bootloaders by the time I upgrade, or just get one off ebay for a reasonable price. Might just wait for the Photon.
Aww this made me almost shed a tear. You and your Hero can still share a donut for old times sake .
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got here from your sig. First, can't believe how good of shape that hero is still in, on my old hero the call and end buttons were chipped down to solid red and green lol.
2nd, Enjoy your new 3D! Try not to cream yourself at the blazing speeds...
(still waiting anxiously for UPS to show up.. tracking says "By the End of the Day"... ARRRRRRG!)
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You should see mine then. It is still brand new looking, I'm giving it to my mom and trading in hers so I get $40 off my sprint bill which is where the EVO 3d got charged. Hers is like what you are talking about, the paint all came off but sprint guaranteed $40 no matter what condition. And I'm happy I'm not the only one a little behind on phones.
RVDigital said:
The time has come...
A phone that has served me well and a device that introduced me to the EPIC platform that is Android. My HeroC!
It all started with a Cupcake. We shared a Donut, an Eclair, we even laughed over a bowl of Frozen Yogurt. Damn, even that Gingerbread recipe you dug up, though I was doubtful, was damn good. You lived a rock solid life and exceeded your potential WELL past what HTC could have ever realized. Retire my friend, let your silicone line continue with the new Champion, the HTC EVO 3D!
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Use Sprint Buy Back and get 38 dollars for your Hero
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I can't believe this was made lol. And the dream was the beginning of android, the hero was next in line. G1 FTW.
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RVDigital said:
The time has come...
A phone that has served me well and a device that introduced me to the EPIC platform that is Android. My HeroC!
It all started with a Cupcake. We shared a Donut, an Eclair, we even laughed over a bowl of Frozen Yogurt. Damn, even that Gingerbread recipe you dug up, though I was doubtful, was damn good. You lived a rock solid life and exceeded your potential WELL past what HTC could have ever realized. Retire my friend, let your silicone line continue with the new Champion, the HTC EVO 3D!
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I could'nt have said it with any more meaning than that. Waiting for a bit then I'll be the same with my HERO on the shelf and my 3D in my hand. It has been a long and joyess road down Android Lane so far...now about to hit Warp Drive!
I also jumped from the Hero to the Evo 3D. I kept waiting and waiting for Sprint to come out with a dual core phone, so I held onto the Hero well past the end of my contract date (October 2010). As soon as I heard about the Evo 3D though, I started anxiously counting down the days until I could get it.
I must say though, the CyanogenMod team did an amazing job extending the life of my Hero. I got the Hero back in October 2009, but I was pretty late to the CyanogenMod game, having kept the stock Sense UI until around September or October of last year. I was almost ready to throw in the towel, but then decided to root my phone and try CyanogenMod. What a difference! My phone was faster, more customizable and the battery lasted longer. And it allowed me to stick it out until the Evo 3D arrived. So a big thanks to all those people who figure out how to give new life to devices by rooting them and creating custom ROMs.
And as for my Hero... I just sold it on eBay (for more than the $40 Sprint Buyback pays). I can't say I'll miss it, but it did introduce me to Android, so it served me well in the end.
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Im curios to know how many people will take back their Evo 3D if no root method is found within their first 30 days. Im still debating myself, but I think this may be a way of getting Sprints attention. If there is a significant number of people who threaten to take theirs back, maybe Sprint will put the heat on HTC too.
I've threatened to but I am not sure that I will. Rooted or not this phone is ridiculously sick and I am having way too much fun with the 3D feature! I remain confident that HTC will get this done, perhaps with the 2.3.4 update.
You'd have to take it from me!
(Please don't take it from me!)
I won't. I like it fine now. Root would, of course, make it better.
I LOVED my EVO 4G, rooted with Myn's ROM Picked up the 3VO on Friday, was not super blown away at first, but now three days later, it is a more mature and refined EVO 4G, polished up in all the right places, and overall a better device. I like it over my ogEVO for sure, but it's not night and day better.
But seeing the reviews of the Galaxy S2, makes me think 99% I will go for that when it comes out. I am a sucker for the Super AMOLED+ screen, just go to an ATT store, check out the Infuse 4G, it uses the same screen tech, and instant boner looking at that beauty, the colors are jaw dropping, and viewing angles perfect.
Plus the Galaxy S2 is super ****ing thin, I am sucker for razor thin phones, they look so much more futuristic to me. And the design of it being an all black thin slab, just looks so cool. When Sprint gets it, it will be hard to resist.
Brand new review;
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review-vodafone-network
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Lets fact it not that many people will return this phone to have the impact you are looking for; the fact is it is not just a good phone it is a stellar. Even without root, this phone is one of if not the best on the market right now. I won’t get hung up on the root for now because I am sure either, HTC or the community will unlock the device.
I'm still debating as well if I should go back to the Evo 4G or stay. I do love all the new features, design, and speeds...but mess my rooted apps. I would also like to add some lockring and battery mods. I had a rooted Evo 4G with Sense 2.1 + 3.0 already (MikGv2.4) and mess the mods and themes. Hopefully HTC gives out the bootloader soon. If they do, then I'm definitely staying with my Evo 3D.
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x2 on that new Samsung coming out... It seems very tempting to make the trade if HTC doesn't unlock these phones. I'm not really concerned with 3D. It's a cool 'wow' factor to friends but I personally don't really use it on my own. I guess when it gets closer to time for the new one to come out, I will make my decision then... Right now I'm leaning more toward sticking with HTC.
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I've threatened to but I am not sure that I will. Rooted or not this phone is ridiculously sick and I am having way too much fun with the 3D feature! I remain confident that HTC will get this done, perhaps with the 2.3.4 update.
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+1...I am SUPER impressed with this phone overall. The 3D turned out not to be too gimmicky, but rather awesome.
Love it but it will go back if no root.
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Learned this lesson a long time ago: never buy anything on a promise! I for one will not return it whether it gets root or not. I'll have a LOT more respect for HTC if they do unlock it, but me personally, I bought it knowing it was going to be locked. The "talk on the net" about HTC unlocking it via an OTA update is/was always just heresay. I also have confidence that whether they unlock it or not, eventually someone will pwn it.
Mike
mikeyxda said:
Learned this lesson a long time ago: never buy anything on a promise! I for one will not return it whether it gets root or not. I'll have a LOT more respect for HTC if they do unlock it, but me personally, I bought it knowing it was going to be locked. The "talk on the net" about HTC unlocking it via an OTA update is/was always just heresay. I also have confidence that whether they unlock it or not, eventually someone will pwn it.
Mike
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Hearsay directly from HTC's CEO, so I think it would carry some weight.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ve-an-unlocked-bootloader-one-way-or-another/
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3vo. That is all that needs be said.
I will stick with it. I am very satisified with the improvements root or not and i do not see anything much better coming out for quite some time. After testing many different android phones I can say this one has the best battery and features and i have tried many out from the G1, mytouch, hero, droid, evo4g, epic, thunderbolt, nexus s 4g. No phone is by any means perfect out of the box. It all comes down to if it works for you and gets you through the day.
27 days & counting. It is a great phone & a nice improvement from the original Evo but I can't see going any significant time without root. Plus I pretty much had my eye set on the GSII anyway. Figured I wouldn't loose anything from trying this out for at least 30 days.
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mine went back today. too many little issues aside from locked bootloader.
and btw... sprint is trying to charge existing customers $35 restocking fee to return the EVO3D. you can get it credited back if you know who to call and ask for it
Only a few hours in but it already seems like a keeper to me. I like the improvements made and the only thing I miss so far is the hotspot unlocked. Even without root it's a really good phone so far. Kinda like the Evo's big brother.
Root will happen its just a matter of when. I got the phone Friday and i got to admit I was somewhat let down. After having it all weekend and it now being monday, I will not be going back to 4G. The 4G phone was probably one of the most enjoyable phones I have ever owned. Not 1 single complaint about it. But this phone has so much more potential. There are a few things I don't like such as charging port location, no seperate hdmi, but I can live with it. This phone is definately more advanced than the og evo. And i will always have a place in my heart for my beloved 4G but i am keeping this one.
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..and thanks to threads like these, HTC just read it and decided, "Oh well Unlocking the bootloader isn't that urgent."
/wrists
Every launch phone usually has issues why do people expect them to always be perfect. IPhone couldn't send mms until like 2 years after it launched LOL. Hope some take it back and the sgs2 let's them dwn like all samsungs phones usually do.
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I very specifically did not over-accesorize this phone, because while at the moment I'm enjoying the phone as it sits......There's no way I can keep this thing for 22 months without being able to theme it and flash custom roms.
literally 30 minutes ago i dropped my epic and the glass on it shattered even though the touch screen still responds fine just hate the feeling of it. This is not the 1st time. it would be the 2nd time i would have to pay $100 to sprint to get a replacement with their insurance. its been 2 years so i do have an upgrade available. im thinking about just selling the epic for about $100 and spending $100 out of my pocket for the evo 3d. I think i should buy it at bestbuy and their insurance which covers screen breaks but is $3 more than sprints.
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literally 30 minutes ago i dropped my epic and the glass on it shattered even though the touch screen still responds fine just hate the feeling of it. This is not the 1st time. it would be the 2nd time i would have to pay $100 to sprint to get a replacement with their insurance. its been 2 years so i do have an upgrade available. im thinking about just selling the epic for about $100 and spending $100 out of my pocket for the evo 3d. I think i should buy it at bestbuy and their insurance which covers screen breaks but is $3 more than sprints.
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I upgraded from the Epic. I think it's largely a good upgrade. I'll be happier once the devs have their way with it.
yes do it ten chars
Do it, but avoid bestbuy insurance. It sucks.
aimbdd said:
Do it, but avoid bestbuy insurance. It sucks.
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Can you elaborate on this for me? I've been pleased with it so far. My sister in law has her insurance through Sprint and had to drop $100 for a new phone after hers was run over (oops). If I did that, I'd get a replacement for free as long as I can bring in the damaged device. The only downside I've seen so far is that if my phone is lost/stolen then I'm pretty much SOL because they require you bring it back. Is there something else that makes BB's policy suck that I'm not aware of?
Thanks!
Coming from an epic myself, you will be pleasantly surprised. I know dumping Touchwiz and going back to Sense was huge for me. I don't even miss the physical keyboard
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literally 30 minutes ago i dropped my epic and the glass on it shattered even though the touch screen still responds fine just hate the feeling of it. This is not the 1st time. it would be the 2nd time i would have to pay $100 to sprint to get a replacement with their insurance. its been 2 years so i do have an upgrade available. im thinking about just selling the epic for about $100 and spending $100 out of my pocket for the evo 3d. I think i should buy it at bestbuy and their insurance which covers screen breaks but is $3 more than sprints.
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Do the upgrade as soon as possible,what are you waiting for.The epic is not a good phone.Put your trust in to HTC QUIETLY BRILLIANT!!!!!!
10000% love this phone
I believe Sprint will replace broken glass, in store, without filing an insurance claim. I've seen many people say they got their OG EVO screens replaced by Sprint, not sure about Samsung phones, not sure if it will be the same with the 3D. I would suggest upgrading and sticking with the Sprint insurance.
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I've replaced the OG EVo screen, it's not too hard if you watch a Youtube video I'm sure it is similar for the epic. But you may as well do an upgrade. If you don't then you are passing up free stuff, as you could just do the upgrade and sell the phones you get from it.
Bk
I use Squaretrade knock on wood only had to use it once but it was quick and painless just keep an old phone around u can turn on for a day or 2 till they send you a new one. There is always online 30% off coupons running around as well.
I would link it but I guess I don't have 8 posts yet.
Hey guys I don't think you remember that simply overclocking the hummingbird proccessor to 1.3 ghz blew away alot of phones. Not saying the epic is faster than the evo 3d l, but worthy of an upgrade? I'm not sure. I wouldn't mainly because of the screen the keyboard, and the awesome hummingbird processor.
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The epic was a great little phone, and is getting updated to 2.3 fairly fast. It doesn't have the most support available anymore, but the devs that are still there do decent work. I enjoyed mine a lot until I passed it down to my mother. She really likes it. S-Amoled screens are nicer than the EVO3d, but I would rather have a bigger resolution than a Super Amoled screen.
I made the switch to the 3D on day 1...dont miss my Epic one bit...sure it takes a while to get used to the different layout, but you are going to have that with any new phone. The phone, to me , feels solid in my hand and I have been more than happy with how quick and responsive it is. Someone mentioned overclocking the epic to 1.3ghz...uumm, not the same at all...I tried that and I can honestly say that a 1.3ghz overclocked Epic does not come anywhere close to a 1.2ghz dual core 3D (one core...two cores...hhhmmmmm...no brainer to me).
Make the switch, you'll be happy you did if for no other reason than you are done with Samsung.
epic is better 2 me..music plays louder on pANDORA..4G ALWAYS GETS A SIGNAL..my evo 3d doesnt even get 4g lk my Epic did..Iam switching bak until a better phones comes along
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The epic was a great little phone, and is getting updated to 2.3 fairly fast. It doesn't have the most support available anymore, but the devs that are still there do decent work. I enjoyed mine a lot until I passed it down to my mother. She really likes it. S-Amoled screens are nicer than the EVO3d, but I would rather have a bigger resolution than a Super Amoled screen.
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I upgraded from EPIC to 3D. Only one day in, so too early to know. My very early thoughts:
1. Missing the colors and blacks of the SAMOLED screen on the EPIC. If I do not see it side-by-side, it does not bother me too much. But side-by-side...wow... I miss the EPIC.
2. Resolution is very nice. This is one of the main reason I upgraded. However, en practice, I do not notice it much. And some of the icons look blurry (not sharp) to me. Maybe they are not made for the qHD res.
3. I used to love HTC Sense, but I have grow to like a more vanilla-like experience. I was using LauncherPro Plus on the EPIC. Sense is just a bit too much for me now, for some strange reason. Personal preference here... I will checkout how LauncherPro Plus works on this, but cannot wait for a cleaner ROM.
4. I have been yearning for the community support of the original EVO. The EPIC never really picked up as much as I'd hope. As an early adopter of the 3D, it remains to be seen whether it will get comparable support as the previous EVO. Eagerly waiting on this one!
5. I miss the keyboard, but not as much as I thought. The screen is large and the soft-keyboard works very well. Maybe someday I will get to have my cake and eat it too.
6. To me, the 3D is even more gimmicky that I thought. I did not buy the phone for it, but boy did it last less than a minute. I guess I should watch the movie, but it is on the tiny 8GB card that came with the phone, which I promptly replaced... need to re-download the content to see.
7. Build quality feels amazing. Solid. But also heavier.
That's it for now!
I've had enough of the evo 3d suck threads. So I decided we need a thread that only says nice things. When ever I buy something I look it up online in places like this and I'd imagine a lot of people have decided not to get the 3vo because of all the bashing threads.
I had a evo 4g before this and I think this phone is better in every way(except the new aspect ratio) it sips the battery, is super fast, my 3d works amazingly well, and has a dedicated camera button.
I ditched sense 1.0 on my 4g but 3.0 is surprising well done and slick. Some things like the low internal memory wizard and notification pulldown come to mind right away.
So what other good things does everybody else have to say?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171875
I agree! Just got home from a Sunday family bbq and started to show of my 3vo ppl were just blown away.
Showed them:
Pictures in 3d
Video Game spiderman 3d
youtube video 3d (hand sticking out of youtube)
And to finish them off... Avatar in 3d.
I just murder the Blackberry owners and humble the iphone owners. Muhahaha! (In a evil laugh)
P.s
After this is what they told me:
Now thats a ****en Bad ass phone.
I love mine and I can't put it down!
@everyone who says more negative than positive about the 3d
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3D > iClone
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@everyone who says more negative than positive about the 3d
3D > iClone
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Taking mine back. Going to wait it out for the sgs2. It is a good phone, but I can't get enough of the super amoled screen.
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Well, i really want to love this phone...and i reeeaaally hope the problems, bugs and **** are gone if its released in the eu in august.
But well..crooked screens, camera hangs, no 3d menu...
But man i really love htc sense and all its goodies, the screen resolution, the camera quality, the Beautiful design and the led notification led, all wich the optimus3d does not have.
I think the htc is for me, but only if htc fixed all the **** we have now.
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Taking mine back. Going to wait it out for the sgs2. It is a good phone, but I can't get enough of the super amoled screen.
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Just take it back already. How many different reasons as to why, are you going to bull**** us with?
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Just take it back already. How many different reasons as to why, are you going to bull**** us with?
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As many times as there's a thread for it, bro.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171875
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Who cares....
duplicate threads show up all the time and it will never ever stop...
I agree the 3D was a great upgrade from my Evo 4G.
jagox5 said:
I agree! Just got home from a Sunday family bbq and started to show of my 3vo ppl were just blown away.
Showed them:
Pictures in 3d
Video Game spiderman 3d
youtube video 3d (hand sticking out of youtube)
And to finish them off... Avatar in 3d.
I just murder the Blackberry owners and humble the iphone owners. Muhahaha! (In a evil laugh)
P.s
After this is what they told me:
Now thats a ****en Bad ass phone.
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Where did you get Avatar that works on the 3vo?
ChrisAC84 said:
Where did you get Avatar that works on the 3vo?
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I have it also it was in a thread that is closed now... You can get it by searching SBS (sidebyside). 3d copy of avatar...
Check piratebay and 4shared
Warning it is like 1.8gb download
3D > iClone
Thanks, found it
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Thanks, found it
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No problem bro also check out resident evil after life in 3d and despicable me...
If you like the 3d effect on avatar
3D > iClone
I have SERIOUSLY contemplated returning this phone (and was going to) and wait for sgs2
but after reading..they are having just as many if not more typical samsung, and non-typical issues it seems.
to top it all off the US SGS2 may end up with a tegra anyway which...im not sure on benchmarks, but i know its the samsung cpu pulling the big numbers..
even the battery life is being wrecked on the new ota I guess.
I have no real complaints on the evo 3D, I've had no problems with it (except 1 dead pixel that doesn't bother me)
battery's great...
having sense as an option is great..
and we'll have to wait and see if we get limited at all with the unlock coming up (sucks waiting) but honestly...the main reason I rooted my EVO was because it was sluggish...no problem on the 3D..so while I want to tweak..I can wait.
so yeah..i think ill end up keeping it.
no real serious problems... at least for me
edit: i still may return mine...... But only because I have 3 (and I'm going/trying to sell 2 of them) and keep my upgrade for something else...fall phones..iphone...idk, I love tinkering..with all OS's
i love the hell out of the phone, but still no signs of data working properly. i can barely get 100kb/s. i'm having a hard time taking it back and chicken out saturday. i think i'll be taking it back tonight... not fault of the phone, it's sprint's service. i won't be locked in for 2 years with sub par service. i'll still be keeping my sero plan for now on me evo, but if no improvements are made soon i'll TOL.
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i love the hell out of the phone, but still no signs of data working properly. i can barely get 100kb/s. i'm having a hard time taking it back and chicken out saturday. i think i'll be taking it back tonight... not fault of the phone, it's sprint's service. i won't be locked in for 2 years with sub par service. i'll still be keeping my sero plan for now on me evo, but if no improvements are made soon i'll TOL.
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I keep hearing this...
I can't help but ask..are you guys doing PRL updates, or hard resets, or updates? It's very possible that they address this issue.. I can't say for sure, But I had some data issue's before I took the latest update...it wasn't slow tho, it just wouldn't connect.
ever since tho..just fine, even in highly populated area's..or at least as populated as I can get to (Minneapolis, MN)
i've updated the prl and tried in multiple cities. one city i did get 1.2 Mb/s yesterday, so it's not the phone's fault, but sprint's.
congestion is no excuse. i don't pay for them to come up with excuses on why my service sucks. i pay them to find solutions for services/needs/wants.
in my home city we have 3 towers only one is accessible from my house, verizon phone gets 600kb/s - to 1.2 Mb/s, the sprint phones are only getting 20kb/s - 100kb/s. all connected to the same towers. the other towers give the same results. in the weekend i was in a bigger city, at 1:00AM on saturday - full 5 bars, 120kb/s. 3g on verizon 1.3Mb/s and 17Mb/s on 4g.
also, on the tests it didn't show i was roaming.
madsquabbles said:
i've updated the prl and tried in multiple cities. one city i did get 1.2 Mb/s yesterday, so it's not the phone's fault, but sprint's.
congestion is no excuse. i don't pay for them to come up with excuses on why my service sucks. i pay them to find solutions for services/needs/wants.
in my home city we have 3 towers only one is accessible from my house, verizon phone gets 600kb/s - to 1.2 Mb/s, the sprint phones are only getting 20kb/s - 100kb/s. all connected to the same towers. the other towers give the same results. in the weekend i was in a bigger city, at 1:00AM on saturday - full 5 bars, 120kb/s. 3g on verizon 1.3Mb/s and 17Mb/s on 4g.
also, on the tests it didn't show i was roaming.
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If I.was you I would exchange it..I had similar problems and went and got it switched out..still have some bad speeds at times..but its been a lot better..its weird ..somedays I can get good 3g in a certain area and then the next day it will be terrible in that same spot..
I love my E3D a lot.
Definitely has some crazy bad bugs, but I do believe they will iron out. Patience is a virtue.
1. Every once and a while I get the camera lag issue. Take a picture, preview shows, then actual picture shows (usually blurry) after you move phone.
2. Slow and nonexistent data at certain times.
Those are the only real dealbreakers for me so far.
Otherwise I love the damn thing!
1. 3D is actually really fun and taking pictures with it is a blast.
2. Phone feels fast and plays all the games I wasn't able to play on my 4G.
3. I prefer AOSP, but Sense 3.0 has proven the best of all the overlays.
4. I believe this phone has a bright future and will only get better with time.
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Before this gets out of hand, cause I know it will, I have created this thread to keep down all of the threads that will be started because people are moving to new phones this summer. So, that being said, say your goodbyes here.
Update: It's May 24th, and folks are receiving their new phones today. Maybe get a sticky for this?
Wowww thanks for this haha I was gonna make one like this! But yeah this will probably be one of my last posts in this section It's been a fun 7 months
This is a good idea.
I said goodbye to sprint temporarily (vm fw) , and not too long ago I said goodbye to one of my lines because of too much roaming data.
Are you saying goodbye?
I think it's for the people moving to the Evo 4G lte
Or any other phone/carrier
wikdNoob said:
This is a good idea.
I said goodbye to sprint temporarily (vm fw) , and not too long ago I said goodbye to one of my lines because of too much roaming data.
Are you saying goodbye?
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I haven't yet ordered my phone, so I'm not saying goodbye yet. But I made this thread because if I decide to keep my EVO 3D, I'm not going to want to see 100 "Goodbye" threads started. And if I do leave, I'll be sure to say Goodbye in here.
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I think it's for the people moving to the Evo 4G lte
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Or any other phone/carrier. If they're going to a Galaxy Nexus, One X, iPhone, whatever.
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Or any other phone/carrier. If they're going to a Galaxy Nexus, One X, iPhone, whatever.
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Well yeah, my bad edited
eXplicit815 said:
I haven't yet ordered my phone, so I'm not saying goodbye yet. But I made this thread because if I decide to keep my EVO 3D, I'm not going to want to see 100 "Goodbye" threads started. And if I do leave, I'll be sure to say Goodbye in here.
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Well I hope this thread is still around in October, that's when I can upgrade. I'm too poor to do it before then.
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Well I hope this thread is still around in October, that's when I can upgrade. I'm too poor to do it before then.
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I'm due for an upgrade on the 1st of June. I might wait a couple weeks, get into a Sprint store and play around with the phone a little, before I decide to spend the money. But it'll be soon if I do, cause the longer I wait, the less valuable my EVO 3D is.
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I'm due for an upgrade on the 1st of June. I might wait a couple weeks, get into a Sprint store and play around with the phone a little, before I decide to spend the money. But it'll be soon if I do, cause the longer I wait, the less valuable my EVO 3D is.
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That last sentence is true. I haven't even looked around yet, I just got this 3d about 4 months ago. Sold my og on Craigslist for 170 and found this on eBay for 200.
Does the LTE have a non removable battery, I'm not diggin' that for a couple of reasons.
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That last sentence is true. I haven't even looked around yet, I just got this 3d about 4 months ago. Sold my og on Craigslist for 170 and found this on eBay for 200.
Does the LTE have a non removable battery, I'm not diggin' that for a couple of reasons.
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Yeah, non-removable. It apparently is a deal-breaker for many, but I don't care. It's a new phone.
As of this coming Friday, I will be saying my goodbyes. Kinda. I'll still have my 3D for a while. At least until I get the VM Virus off and can sell it.
Sent From My Half Dead HTC Evo 3D, On The Now Network From Virgin Mobile?
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Yeah, non-removable. It apparently is a deal-breaker for many, but I don't care. It's a new phone.
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Me either. I'm by a charger most of the time, have a portable already, and this phone is better on battery, and has a bigger one too. (That's what she said!)
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Well my EVP rep said I can get mine shipped out today and have it in my hands by tomorrow. Muhahahaha =P Since I have to buy out my ETF it will take an extra day though. WEAK!
I'll be saying goodbye too. It's been a terrible 11 months. This phone by far has had the weakest development out of every single phone I've ever owned. Good riddance!!!!!
lol jk, but still....
freeza said:
I'll be saying goodbye too. It's been a terrible 11 months. This phone by far has had the weakest development out of every single phone I've ever owned. Good riddance!!!!!
lol jk, but still....
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I'll see you over in the LTEvo threads when I get there.
I know it will be a while before lte gets to my area... but when it does, I will say goodbye just in time for a cheap price on the SGS3.
Thanks for this thread. I will actually be staying until a more worthwhile phone is released. The 3vo runs like a dream on ICS. Plus, I'd like to wait until LTE is actually available before getting a new phone. I think by the end of the year something new will be announced, or I'll get the 4g LTE cheap
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I traded my EVO3D about 2 weeks ago for 2 Galaxy S2's. I still lurk here but love the S2.
freeza said:
I'll be saying goodbye too. It's been a terrible 11 months. This phone by far has had the weakest development out of every single phone I've ever owned. Good riddance!!!!!
lol jk, but still....
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harsh bro....harsh.
although i gotta say. development for the 3vo is non-existent compared to the HD2. But i love it. i'll keep it til early 2013. If i buy a new phone before then, i'll keep the 3vo to play around with development-wise.
That's one reason why i bought the 3VO is because it was only 269€ so it won't be AS DIFFICULT to convince the wife that i need a new one when the time comes
Not sure if anyone is aware but Sprint no longer carries the Evo 3D. You can go to their site and look and the Evo 3D is no longer in their line-up. Some retailers still have some in stock, as of now RadioShack is offering the Evo 3D for $29.99 for new upgrade or add-a-line.
lmao! umm yeah. that's been the story for over 2-3 months now. lol. But oh well, you just now figured it out. Discontinued a long time ago. Sadly, the Evo 3D really is a great phone. But they can't just have 60 phones in their lineup. wish they could keep this one.
they need to grow a sack.
with ICS, the device should be a front runner, and HTC devs should have overclocked the GPU a tick to keep it up with other devices coming out. They could have kept selling the damn things, for the same price, it's all about how you market a product... and with hardware, as always, the performance is only as limited as the restricting software loaded to it.
truly disappointing. with ICS available, they could still be marketing these devices at 100 bucks a pop, even more, and people would still be buying them up.
xCLUx said:
they need to grow a sack.
with ICS, the device should be a front runner, and HTC devs should have overclocked the GPU a tick to keep it up with other devices coming out. They could have kept selling the damn things, for the same price, it's all about how you market a product... and with hardware, as always, the performance is only as limited as the restricting software loaded to it.
truly disappointing. with ICS available, they could still be marketing these devices at 100 bucks a pop, even more, and people would still be buying them up.
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None of this matters if the phone doesnt sell. It clearly didn't meet their expectations on the sales end which is why they elected NOT to put 3D on the next Evo. Doesn't matter what the hardware is, if people aren't buying it they aren't going to keep paying HTC to make them. Pretty simple business practice there.
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None of this matters if the phone doesnt sell. It clearly didn't meet their expectations on the sales end which is why they elected NOT to put 3D on the next Evo. Doesn't matter what the hardware is, if people aren't buying it they aren't going to keep paying HTC to make them. Pretty simple business practice there.
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+1
The GS2 killed that phone. I had the 3d and figured it be just like my OG evo and i would keep it for a year. I got really bored with the phone. It was like they sold us a cool 3d phone and said have fun go find tour own 3d stuff lol. The phone didnt sell bc it wasnt that big of a difference from the original evo except the 3d and well there wasnt alot of 3d stuff available so what was the point in getting it. The GS2 how ever was thinner faster sexier and had a way better camera. The day the GS2 hit the shelves the 3d was done. I jumped ship asap
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xCLUx said:
they need to grow a sack.
with ICS, the device should be a front runner, and HTC devs should have overclocked the GPU a tick to keep it up with other devices coming out. They could have kept selling the damn things, for the same price, it's all about how you market a product... and with hardware, as always, the performance is only as limited as the restricting software loaded to it.
truly disappointing. with ICS available, they could still be marketing these devices at 100 bucks a pop, even more, and people would still be buying them up.
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yea and they should still have nextel phones, just gotta market that push to talk feature better! *chirp chirp*
on a more serious note... glad you aren't the one making the decissions for sprint though
Marketing ICS
The general public seems to be a little uninformed about android versions. I work at best buy mobile and often used android version as a selling point (Especially when the Galaxy Nexus came out with pure ICS). However I don't emphasize software version as much now since most consumers have no earthly idea what it means. even after explaining, most customers respond with a lack of enthusiasm: "oh... that's neat..."
For myself and probably many power users, It would have made sense to release ICS earlier on the E3D so it could have a better edge on the competition, (iphone, Gs2), but the general public... Android versions don't seem to motive them as much. the early move to ICS would have translated to insignificant increases in sales to justify the release.
Atleast on Iphone instead of saying "The new 5.0/5.1" you can just say, "it's loaded with icloud." Consumers respond a lot better to that. even though I like selling androids better. especially after apple screwed up my evo LTE pre-order (was supposed to get it day after my birthday)
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lmao! umm yeah. that's been the story for over 2-3 months now. lol. But oh well, you just now figured it out. Discontinued a long time ago. Sadly, the Evo 3D really is a great phone. But they can't just have 60 phones in their lineup. wish they could keep this one.
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You know I don't have my head up Sprint's butt or my face constantly glued to XDA. So when someone makes a post that may be a little behind or in the wrong forum, coming out and try to make fun and humiliate them only pushes people away from the site. Next time show some courtesy and some decency and correct them in a respectful manner. Some people such as myself didn't know this until I went to add-a-line and saw it was no longer offered, others may see this post and find the same info and see a good sale for a great phone.
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Another point is that HTC screwed up on this phone. About 70 percent of the people who've had this phone say its glitchy. I inherited this phone from my dad and when he had it, it would reboot or shut off by itself. Had it not been for it glitching out all the time my dad would'be kept it. And if a lot of people weren't hearing such things it wouldve been more popular.
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