im hearing 05/18 for the new evo LTE....will it be as big as evo 4g when it first came out??
Physically? Bigger, lol... But if you mean public attention, no. I'm sure nothing ever will be since the EVO was the first 4G phone.
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im hearing 05/18 for the new evo LTE....will it be as big as evo 4g when it first came out??
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Well...thanks for starting a new thread on something that there is already multiple threads on:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1643083
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641153
Also, to answer your question....no...it won't. It is not a game changer like the Evo 4G was.
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Well...thanks for starting a new thread on something that there is already multiple threads on:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1645450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1643083
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641153
Also, to answer your question....no...it won't. It is not a game changer like the Evo 4G was.
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LOL, ummm sorry but that is just your opinion. You really have no idea how its gonna sell.
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LOL, ummm sorry but that is just your opinion. You really have no idea how its gonna sell.
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You are right...and thanks for pointing that out that I have no idea. The OP asked and I gave my opinion as there is no way to know for sure so everybody that replys to the OP will be giving their opinion. I guess you will be pointing that out to them as well?
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You are right...and thanks for pointing that out that I have no idea. The OP asked and I gave my opinion as there is no way to know for sure so everybody that replys to the OP will be giving their opinion. I guess you will be pointing that out to them as well?
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Yea, but your statement was worded as if its fact. See the difference?
Wow, this thread isn't locked yet? In before it gets the hammer.
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Yea, but your statement was worded as if its fact. See the difference?
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Nope
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It will not be as big as the OG 4G. As stated above, it's not a game changer, and the same (very similar) device is available on most other carriers. Not to mention the fact that there is NO lte right now, and sprint's 3g is slower than AOL dial-up.
Hi. Just posting some non sense to release some anger I have towards Virgin Mobile right now.
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I think the Lte will be as big as the OG, mostly because of the "updated" camera HTC is throwing out there now...but I'm waiting til Dallas actually has LTE, which probably won't be long...
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I doubt it will be as big as the OG Evo. We're in a different time than we were 2 years ago. Sprint was the first carrier with 4G running on an Android OS. 3G was a lot faster then. Now you have the selling point of LTE..well LTE isn't even on in the test markets while other carriers are already up and running on LTE or something similar they call 4G while Sprint's 3G is sloooooooooow. I'm usually day 1 with flagship phones but not this time. I'll get one or the newest hotness once the LTE roadmap has my city on it.
Those thank yous were a mistake. Had to hide my phone I'm at work. I'm definitely getting the LTE no matter what.
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I don't think it will be as big. People were hyped about the EVO 4G, and now here a LOT of us sit, with our 2nd WiMAX capable phone..without ever being able to use WiMAX. There is no way people are gonna trust Sprint to deliver them LTE in their area during the time that they keep the phone...especially when other carriers are now offering much better 4G. Competition kills it..the EVO 4G had no competition.
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This article mentions that data during phone calls will work on the EVO 3D, true or false?
http://www.mytechsecrets.com/htc-evo-3d-android-phone-–-coming-soon/
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Same way that the evo does data while on the phone. Only if you are on 4g or wifi
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Thanks for clearing that up
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aimbdd said:
Same way that the evo does data while on the phone. Only if you are on 4g or wifi
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Quote from the article---> "Will have simultaneous voice and data capabilities; while in 3G/4G or Wi-Fi coverage areas, the EVO 3D will allow web surfing while on the phone"
According to this quote the phone CAN do simultaneous voice and data on 3G. I have a buddy that claims his kyocera echo can do this as well on 3G. I'm hoping it can althought I didnt think it was possible for CDMA to do it on 3G.
The Thunder bolt does 3g/voice at the same time
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There may be hope for the E3D then
This is one of the reasons I'm excited about this phone. One of the articles I read a month or so ago had technical details on how it worked. It was some extension to CDMA or something along those lines. It's about time!
i wonder why a bigger deal isnt being made of this.
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i wonder why a bigger deal isnt being made of this.
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Because it was all speculation but they just sent it to the fcc so now its confirmed
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This phone doesn't have those capabilities. Thunderbolt's LTE MDM9600 have SVDO support, while the EVO's MSM8660 doesn't. 4G/Wi-Fi only.
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buddy that claims his kyocera echo can do this as well on 3G. .
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whoa, pinch me; someone actually bought an echo?
LOL
Thanks for the opinions. Im trying to decide on my purchase and don't want to be disappointed, never had a CDMA phone before.
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whoa, pinch me; someone actually bought an echo?
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That's the same thing I was wondering LOL!
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I would absolutely love to hear how many units of the echo have been sold. Especially considering that they wasted money and time having that stupid "Industry First" event with David Blane.
Stunts like that are the reason why my friends think Sprint is crap
I have seen a few posts that Sprint's network is technically capable, like Verizon, of simultaneous voice and data but that Sprint specifically does not (or hasn't yet) enabled this functionality.
That is pretty disappointing. Shame on you Sprint. You would think that every carrier would have the function since AT&T used to brag so heavily about how the iphone could do it. I also read that only maybe half of the new EVOs UI will make use of the 3D effect. We'll know soon enough
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I have seen a few posts that Sprint's network is technically capable, like Verizon, of simultaneous voice and data but that Sprint specifically does not (or hasn't yet) enabled this functionality.
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Not entirelly true there. They have some build out to do and more importantly our devices don't have the required chip to allow it.
see this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14300011&postcount=63
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whoa, pinch me; someone actually bought an echo?
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That's the same thing I was wondering LOL!
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Yeah.....my buddy is a true phone addict like I have never seen before. He gets a new phone like once a month!! He has soo many phones on his hip(active phones) it looks like a batman utility belt...lol. And for the first time ever in his life he is sorry about getting a phone.....the kyocera phone. I think it really "hit" him when he saw how much radio shack would give him for it when he trades it in for the evo 3d. The phone is only a couple of months old......paid a couple hundred for it and the trade in value is like 75 bucks or something. A true phone addict....all his money goes to sneakers.....phones.....phone accessories....and food. And occasionally child support....lol.
http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=8261
Sprint is primed for major network improvement it seems
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I find it sad that HTC is giving up on 3d. Yes it was a toy, but one I paid for. They never really got behind the phone. They had that one terrible bubble 3d movie, but that was it. I thought we would at least see a 3d gallery.
Heck we are not even going to see the full blown HTC evo lte. Where is our new quad processor, that our oversees HTC brothers and sisters are getting?
There was never even any 4G in my city (one of the largest in South Florida) and I'm sure we are 2-3 years from lte ever being turned on. So thanks sprint and HTC. What a bad partnership it turned out to be for me.
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Do some research on the quad vs the krait
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Tegra doesn't play nice with LTE or cmda can't remember that's why we aren't getting the tegra chipset.
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I find it sad that HTC is giving up on 3d. Yes it was a toy, but one I paid for. They never really got behind the phone. They had that one terrible bubble 3d movie, but that was it. I thought we would at least see a 3d gallery.
Heck we are not even going to see the full blown HTC evo lte. Where is our new quad processor, that our oversees HTC brothers and sisters are getting?
There was never even any 4G in my city (one of the largest in South Florida) and I'm sure we are 2-3 years from lte ever being turned on. So thanks sprint and HTC. What a bad partnership it turned out to be for me.
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Lol I am in TN and don't have 4G never have.. So I have the same feeling about LTE and that 10 dollar fee thing is kinda a joke.. Would be nice if Sprint would let us trade in our phones and get a sweet deal on a LTE one since our phones will be outta date soon .. Kinda bummer too all the folks who jumped into another 2 years and will be stuck with a older phone if no one knew that LTE was coming .. Lol.
Along with HTC ICS for the 3D will probably never see any more updates since they are coming out with that new Evo phone.. My guess is the 3D will be dropped on the **** list lol. Seen 3 new LTE phones on Sprints site for pre order.. Anyway's I will be stickin with the 3D for another year But hopefully things will still be poppin over in the threads
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Tegra doesn't play nice with LTE or cmda can't remember that's why we aren't getting the tegra chipset.
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Nice to know I guess. Still sucks to get a scaled down phone.
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Lol I am in TN and don't have 4G never have.. So I have the same feeling about LTE and that 10 dollar fee thing is kinda a joke.. Would be nice if Sprint would let us trade in our phones and get a sweet deal on a LTE one since our phones will be outta date soon .. Kinda bummer too all the folks who jumped into another 2 years and will be stuck with a older phone if no one knew that LTE was coming .. Lol.
Along with HTC ICS for the 3D will probably never see any more updates since they are coming out with that new Evo phone.. My guess is the 3D will be dropped on the **** list lol. Seen 3 new LTE phones on Sprints site for pre order.. Anyway's I will be stickin with the 3D for another year But hopefully things will still be poppin over in the threads
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Yea I wish they would give us all some sort of trade in swap since we all are gonna have incompatible phones. I was 1of those who signed for a new 2 year because my evo 4G Gave out on me in nov.
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Yea I wish they would give us all some sort of trade in swap since we all are gonna have incompatible phones. I was 1of those who signed for a new 2 year because my evo 4G Gave out on me in nov.
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I signed in DEC this past year lol. Didn't know about the LTE thing.. Since Sprint never seems to stick on top of things lol Like 4G never rolled out as fast as they kept saying back in the day..
Would be nice if they gave us a sweet trade in deal since they kinda swapped around on the contract with LTE and dropping support on the older ones.. Kinda sucks since we can't sell our phones to make some profit to buy something new .. Due to LTE ...
I guess you and I will be stickin to the threads for awhile lol
When LTE comes out (either frequency), don't expect the 4G on your WiMAX phones not to work. Sprint plans on keeping WiMAX around (except no more new phones) for legacy phones still running the technology. For a good bit of time at least, until a majority moves to LTE.
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When LTE comes out (either frequency), don't expect the 4G on your WiMAX phones not to work. Sprint plans on keeping WiMAX around (except no more new phones) for legacy phones still running the technology. For a good bit of time at least, until a majority moves to LTE.
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That's what I read.. But unless someone wants older software and what not think the lot of us that are still in contract will be stuck with em
to be honest both the evo 3d and sensation have enoumous potential that is yet to be unleashed. with the ice cream sandwhich update the sensation is about 50% faster especially gpu performance. the evo 3d and sensation however were fails for htc and it is evident as they are really cheap to buy now whether outright or plan.
I find it sad that HTC is giving up on 3d.
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Who says they are giving up on it?
I thought we would at least see a 3d gallery.
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The gallery does work in 3d.....
Heck we are not even going to see the full blown HTC evo lte.
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Huh? One, what does this have to do with the 3d? And two, the Sprint version is about twice as good as the normal Evo X.
Where is our new quad processor, that our oversees HTC brothers and sisters are getting?
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As others have stated, the dual core in this phone does as good, if not better, than the quad...
There was never even any 4G in my city (one of the largest in South Florida) and I'm sure we are 2-3 years from lte ever being turned on. So thanks sprint and HTC. What a bad partnership it turned out to be for me.
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Nobody forced you to buy a Sprint Wimax phone. You can easily switch to Verizon if you want.
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Who says they are giving up on it?
The gallery does work in 3d.....
Huh? One, what does this have to do with the 3d? And two, the Sprint version is about twice as good as the normal Evo X.
As others have stated, the dual core in this phone does as good, if not better, than the quad...
Nobody forced you to buy a Sprint Wimax phone. You can easily switch to Verizon if you want.
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Well, thanks Mr. Sitlet. There is always one in the crowd who goes against everything the thread is about.
I'm happy you're happy. I can now rest peacfully.
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Well, hanks Mr. Happy. There is always one in the crowd who goes against everything the thread is about.
I'm happy you're happy. Nuff said.
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It's all good man... Post isn't bad.. I understand what your post is about
well dan hasse said someone that that 10 fee was premium data free, knowing that our fones use up more data and if that fee wasn't instituted that we probably would be on a tier data plan now. as for the wimax it will be up thru 2015. It does suck, as Detroit only has 4g downtown, like 4sq miles or less lolz. But how many of us actually bought the fone thinking that wimax was the future or did we just want the new next hyped fone, that had 3d and good specs. Their not gonna do a trade in thing cuz there will always be a new big fone.... I really feel more sorry for ppl that got this fone thinking they will qualify for gold membership and have an upgrade every year, though I've heard many ppl argue just that and actually get a upgrade back... soo yawl can try that...
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well dan hasse said someone that that 10 fee was premium data free, knowing that our fones use up more data and if that fee wasn't instituted that we probably would be on a tier data plan now. as for the wimax it will be up thru 2015. It does suck, as Detroit only has 4g downtown, like 4sq miles or less lolz. But how many of us actually bought the fone thinking that wimax was the future or did we just want the new next hyped fone, that had 3d and good specs. Their not gonna do a trade in thing cuz there will always be a new big fone.... I really feel more sorry for ppl that got this fone thinking they will qualify for gold membership and have an upgrade every year, though I've heard many ppl argue just that and actually get a upgrade back... soo yawl can try that...
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Thought sprint stop that gold thing.. I was one for awhile until they stopped it
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Thought sprint stop that gold thing.. I was one for awhile until they stopped it
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they did stop it but they didn't stop it before ppl got the evo 3d but they canceled it before the gold membership period and left ppl stuck, kinda, but like I said I've heard ppl argue that and get an upgrade
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they did stop it but they didn't stop it before ppl got the evo 3d but they canceled it before the gold membership period and left ppl stuck, kinda, but like I said I've heard ppl argue that and get an upgrade
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Well hopefully it works for some folks I am not going that route will just lurk the 3D threads.. Keep some roms flowing
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Well hopefully it works for some folks I am not going that route will just lurk the 3D threads.. Keep some roms flowing
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honestly I wouldn't be in such a rush to get the Evo One but my 3d phone, ppl can't barely hear me, they say I sound muffled at times, and I know it's the fone :-( I just love the fact of having a fone everyone can hear me on again!
Well, I am gonna nab the new evo for sure! Coming from an Evo 3d, that was a pain for devs to root, the new one will be much easier to work with.
As far as LTE, I'm not holding my breath... in Vegas I can't even find a date for launch. I'm guessing late 2013? Also, they call the $10 fee a smartphone fee now. Go figure?
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Well, I am gonna nab the new evo for sure! Coming from an Evo 3d, that was a pain for devs to root, the new one will be much easier to work with.
As far as LTE, I'm not holding my breath... in Vegas I can't even find a date for launch. I'm guessing late 2013? Also, they call the $10 fee a smartphone fee now. Go figure?
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just being devils advocate but how do u know that it will be easier to root
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/09/the-engadget-interview-sprint-product-execs-john-tudhope-and-da/
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/09/the-engadget-interview-sprint-product-execs-john-tudhope-and-da/
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Skip to 8:15 in interview.
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Figures the **** heads won't release it before the 3vo releases for Virgin Mobile
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"The way we think about it is it's good for Sprint..."
The way I think about it is **** you for sitting on that update.
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xHausx said:
"The way we think about it is it's good for Sprint..."
The way I think about it is **** you for sitting on that update.
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IMO the swear filter is not necessary at all...
Also @OP: June is still better than July, or even worse, August...
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IMO the swear filter is not necessary at all...
Also @OP: June is still better than July, or even worse, August...
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Hey I'm just happy we r actually still getting it lol!
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Figures the **** heads won't release it before the 3vo releases for Virgin Mobile
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Well technically its at the same time with Virgin waiting till end of May lol.
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Expect a leak this month. I'm pretty damn sure we'll see one
Wonder what the bookmakers odds on this would be, 9-2?
They also didn't say what year.
Doesn't make any sense. Y does virgin get it first?? Sprint should have released it at least a month before virgin mobile.. at least I think so
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Doesn't make any sense. Y does virgin get it first?? Sprint should have released it at least a month before virgin mobile.. at least I think so
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Well, would you rather be a virgin with ICS or wait and not be a virgin but still have ICS?
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Well, would you rather be a virgin with ICS or wait and not be a virgin but still have ICS?
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That made me smile while reading it lol
Well well Sprint, you're giving "my" ICS update to an identical phone on one of your ****ty degraded networks before you give that update to me. Sprint, you're crazier than hell if you think I'm gonna shell out more cash for one of your LTE devices when I won't even be able to use LTE in the forseeable future (and be locked in for another 2 years)! David Owens, you sir are an idiot!
But all is well, because thanks to the great devs at XDA, I have my update already!
I'm right there with you, man. Sure, the EVO 4G LTE looks nice, aside from the multi-colored back. But it's biggest selling point, the LTE, won't be in my area for over a year. Makes no sense to go with a phone that gets slower network speeds when my 3D is suiting me perfectly fine with a WiMAX rich area.
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Well well Sprint, you're giving "my" ICS update to an identical phone on one of your ****ty degraded networks before you give that update to me. Sprint, you're crazier than hell if you think I'm gonna shell out more cash for one of your LTE devices when I won't even be able to use LTE in the forseeable future (and be locked in for another 2 years)! David Owens, you sir are an idiot!
But all is well, because thanks to the great devs at XDA, I have my update already!
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I'm with this guy.
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"The way we think about it is it's good for Sprint..."
The way I think about it is **** you for sitting on that update.
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my thoughts exactly.... how the **** is it good for us? the PRE PAID customers on CONTRACT get the middle finger in the end is what that says to me...
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Not worth the upgrade for me its still dual core phone wth lte my evo 3d is dual core the only differences it looks a lot better not worth it.ill wait for a quad core phone or maybe even the galaxy note if sprint gets it but in till then i have xda were there bad ass developers that gave me ics before ****ty ass sprint did
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Not worth the upgrade for me its still dual core phone wth lte my evo 3d is dual core the only differences it looks a lot better not worth it.ill wait for a quad core phone or maybe even the galaxy note if sprint gets it but in till then i have xda were there bad ass developers that gave me ics before ****ty ass sprint did
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I'm right there with you, man. Sure, the EVO 4G LTE looks nice, aside from the multi-colored back. But it's biggest selling point, the LTE, won't be in my area for over a year. Makes no sense to go with a phone that gets slower network speeds when my 3D is suiting me perfectly fine with a WiMAX rich area.
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both you guys are missing it completely....the phone is a HUGE upgrade over the 3D. no question about it. 10000x better Camera, and screen. The Chip in it is 10000000x better than the S3 snapdragon in the 3D too....
the only valid point against getting it is the one that if in a strong wimax covered area and you use wimax a lot currently...then and only then could you really justify not getting the LTE if $ wasn't the issue...
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Not worth the upgrade for me its still dual core phone wth lte my evo 3d is dual core the only differences it looks a lot better not worth it.ill wait for a quad core phone or maybe even the galaxy note if sprint gets it but in till then i have xda were there bad ass developers that gave me ics before ****ty ass sprint did
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I'm still sticking with the 3D lol. Also I figured Sprint would hold out on that update due to a new line of phones. So the folks who get a new phone will be drooling over new software . If they pushed the update beforehand people might not jump to a new phone nothin wrong with a new phone tho but ics been out for awhile for everyone else . More about makin money and selling stuff .
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**** everybody I just partially fixed my 3d and frankly I can't wait to get my new evo 4g lte in the mail in a couple of days. But in the 7 months i've been here it's been quite fun y'all better all be in the 4g lte forum
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I've been getting a lot of dropped calls the past couple days so I called Sprint to see what the problem was. Long story short, 2 different people told me that they are working on the Network Vision project here in Los Angeles and have started working on LTE coverage for the area!
What does this mean for us evo 3d owners?
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What does this mean for us evo 3d owners?
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nothing as of now, just an update to show that sprint is actually working and progressing. oh and also to let you know in case you want to upgrade to the EVO 4G LTE
Lte doesn't do anything for voice service
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lmao! you aren't getting crap! lmao! There is NO sprint LTE network. lmao! how many times do I have to say that? Also, WHO ONE EARTH WOULD BELIEVE A 10 DOLLAR A HOUR REP?! LMAO! HE'LL tell you that you're going to win a million dollars if you shut up. lmao!
BTW, GO AHEAD AND CALL THEM AGAIN AND GIVE THEM SOME FAKE CITY! THEN ASK, ARE YOU WORKING ON THIS IN MY CITY!? GUESS WHAT THEY'LL DO! lol. They'll lie to you and say, "oh yeah, we're working on it right now" LMAO!
I can see already that this is going to be a dead end. OP, congrats. I'm waiting on it myself.
Folks, before I get flamed for posting that and before a Moderator closes my thread, please read what I have to say.
I live in Atlanta, where LTE supposedly is everywhere. Or so I thought "supposedly" when I had the Evo because ever since I got it, I've only seen it connected once(I thought maybe it just wasn't available yet.)
Then I thought maybe it was my phone since people were reporting getting 4G speeds a lot in Atlanta, so I argued my way into getting another one from Sprint. Same thing. Never connected.
Then I got myself a Galaxy Nexus. The phone was great (til I broke it) and it was always connected to 4G.
(I even made a thread about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846041)
When my brother came to visit me, I even tested his Evo LTE. Same thing.
Then I broke my Galaxy Nexus and bought a Galaxy S III. To my surprise, it also always connected to 4G.
I went to Sprint and compared it to an Evo LTE to see if that one would connect. I checked the settings to make sure LTE is on and it still wouldn't connect.
Even my 3G speeds on the Samsung devices are better.
Thus, I learned so far that Samsung's antenna's are a LOT better than HTC antenna.
(FYI, I do not work or am endorsed by Samsung in any means. Matter of fact, I think their phones feel like cheap plastic pieces of sh*t and I wish I could have my HTC again (in working condition.))
Maybe we need to pressure HTC into putting in better antennas in our phones.
Are you sure you were on LTE on the Samsung phones? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the EVOLTE is an LTE only phone and doesn't connect to Sprint's legacy 'faux-g' hspa network while I believe the Sammy phones do. My first Samsung phone was the intercept ( a miserable failure) and my second was the nexus s 4g(terrible reception but great phone). I've had much better luck with HTC phones when it comes to hardware.
I've only been to ATL once on a business trip and managed to connect to LTE before Sprint officially launched it so I was impressed
Edit: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/phones/7019,6330
^Here is a decent source to prove it. I blame Sprint for being d***headed enough to insist on having an exclusive version of the One-X with features that didn't leave enough room for all the radios we need. They should have just taken the One-X as it was intended by HTC. Personally there us no 4g in my area at all so the Evo works fine picking up 3g
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rubyknight said:
Are you sure you were on LTE on the Samsung phones? Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the EVOLTE is an LTE only phone and doesn't connect to Sprint's legacy 'faux-g' hspa network while I believe the Sammy phones do. My first Samsung phone was the intercept ( a miserable failure) and my second was the nexus s 4g(terrible reception but great phone). I've had much better luck with HTC phones when it comes to hardware.
I've only been to ATL once on a business trip and managed to connect to LTE before Sprint officially launched it so I was impressed
Edit: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/HTC-EVO-4G-LTE,Samsung-Galaxy-S-III/phones/7019,6330
^Here is a decent source to prove it. I blame Sprint for being d***headed enough to insist on having an exclusive version of the One-X with features that didn't leave enough room for all the radios we need. They should have just taken the One-X as it was intended by HTC. Personally there us no 4g in my area at all so the Evo works fine picking up 3g
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I see where you're coming from but yes these are both LTE.
Galaxy Nexus was Sprint's first LTE phone launched, then Evo and I believe then GS3.
And the speeds I'm getting (in good areas) are 20MB plus.
At work, I get a constant 3-5MB.
So I do not think it's T-Mobile's HSPA that I'm connecting to but actual LTE.
Even if it's true, false, or up for debate, you won't get a good discussion on it here.
I foresee posts about plastic phones, pentile screens, and TouchWiz.
arozer said:
I see where you're coming from but yes these are both LTE.
Galaxy Nexus was Sprint's first LTE phone launched, then Evo and I believe then GS3.
And the speeds I'm getting (in good areas) are 20MB plus.
At work, I get a constant 3-5MB.
So I do not think it's T-Mobile's HSPA that I'm connecting to but actual LTE.
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Well the point is that I think Sprint has a bigger hspa footprint than LTE so you may be getting hspa and then LTE when you enter its range(thus the good 20mb spots). Even if the Samsung radio is slightly better you should still be able to connect on the Evo...
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SoraX64 said:
Even if it's true, false, or up for debate, you won't get a good discussion on it here.
I foresee posts about plastic phones, pentile screens, and TouchWiz.
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I know. I figured. I was think perhaps someone could come up with a better answer here. On Samsung section, I would only get things like "Yeah Samsung all the way!!!" Etc.
rubyknight said:
Well the point is that I think Sprint has a bigger hspa footprint than LTE so you may be getting hspa and then LTE when you enter its range(thus the good 20mb spots). Even if the Samsung radio is slightly better you should still be able to connect on the Evo...
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I see what you're saying.
Also, I agree with the Evo should still be connecting. Not sure why it wasn't 3 Evo's at that.
(I tried all 3 different radios. Even lost my S-OFF and my Root in order to try the latest radio because I was that desperate for answers.)
Sprint doesn't have a hspa network. There are no phones that connect to Sprint’s previous 4G network (wimax) and their current 4G (LTE) network.
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Sprint doesn't have a hspa+ network.
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Yeah that's what I thought too. Isn't T-Mobile the only one left with HSPA?
And honestly, Samsung vs. HTC aside, the problem is more on the carrier than HTC... Or both I guess. I used 2 friend's One X and GS3 next to each other in hspa+ 4G and they both were very close as far as load times. The GS3 person ended up swapping in her gs3 for the One X after seeing the software difference though Sprint just forced HTC to skimp on the radios with the extra evo features jammed in.
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Yeah that's what I thought too. Isn't T-Mobile the only one left with HSPA?
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At&t uses a hspa+ network for 4G as well as LTE.
The connection issues are well documented and have been known to Sprint since at least April.
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Sprint doesn't have a hspa network. There are no phones that connect to Sprint’s previous 4G network (wimax) and their current 4G (LTE) network.
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Well, I could be wrong then.. Whatever tech they used for their old fauxG is what I'm talking about. Is there really no phone that can use both?
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I'm in dallas and my evo drops 4g left and right. Even when I find a strong siginal it switchs back to 3g. I'm currently lookin to sell mine an gettin a gs3 as I type this. It's bull**** payim 10$ extra for **** u can't use
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newboyx said:
At&t uses a hspa+ network for 4G as well as LTE.
The connection issues are well documented and have been known to Sprint since at least April.
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Was not aware. It's not just signal issues. It's HTC signal issues, correct??
rubyknight said:
Well, I could be wrong then.. Whatever tech they used for their old fauxG is what I'm talking about. Is there really no phone that can use both?
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You're talking WiMax.
And GS3 is not WiMax compatible.
sobaked2921 said:
I'm in dallas and my evo drops 4g left and right. Even when I find a strong siginal it switchs back to 3g. I'm currently lookin to sell mine an gettin a gs3 as I type this. It's bull**** payim 10$ extra for **** u can't use
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Just be aware, on GS3 you'll still have to pay the $10 fee.
Only way you won't is if you switch to a non 4G WiMax or 4G LTE phone.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sp...e-else-having-sprint-gs-iii-radio-issues.html
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/96470
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/92898
Honestly though, both phones are getting threads like this daily so I'm having a hard time believing any signal related complaints anymore.
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Just be aware, on GS3 you'll still have to pay the $10 fee.
Only way you won't is if you switch to a non 4G WiMax or 4G LTE phone.[/QUOTE]
I know but at least ill get better connection as I impatiently wait for sprint to finish the LTE lol
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I'm honestly torn between HTC and Samsung, sometimes. I love how an HTC phone feels in my hands, nice and solid. Sense looks good but can sometimes be a performance hog. Samsung does some pretty unique stuff to their devices (multiscreen, s-pen, etc) and I like that. I hate how the whole damn thing is just a bar of plastic, just don't like what it feels like compared to HTC. But software wise, Tocuhwiz isn't that bad, IMO. It's much closer to AOSP than any other OEMs version of Android.
But if you want a good read on the upcoming struggles with Samsung's Exynos-based devices, read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922613&page=2
Start around post 16, some really good info from a CM dev. I like Samsung for always getting out their source early, but if it's broken and doesn't compile, then it doesn't matter. And if they can't help with any low level processor stuff because it's proprietary to them, they're not helping the community as much as they try to show that they are. Just my 2 cents.
Radio aside, how do you like the GS3 compared to the EVOLTE?
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Radio aside, how do you like the GS3 compared to the EVOLTE?
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Don't really wanna answer cuz I think you're a POS but no, I don't.
I wish I had my Evo back sometimes.
Very solid phone. GS3 freezes. My keyboard can't keep up with my typing and I end up with words like "whuoi dasu unjhoos" (this matters to me. I text a LOT.. like 500 or so texts per day.)
The speaker phones sounds terrible.
It's durable as a cold butter stick.
Feels very plastic-y.
However pros:
Service,
More developers available for it on XDA,
Very light.
arozer said:
Don't really wanna answer cuz I think you're a POS but no, I don't.
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LOL!
I've actually come close to trading my EVO for a GS3 a couple times. No LTE here, so that's never factored in.
Basically 3 things have kept me from doing so:
1. People want way too much +$
2. Most that I've come across not in mint condition
3. I'm lazy
Oh, and also been trying to sell a car on CL, so haven't reposted my EVO for GS3 ad in awhile.
Doesn't most of the EVO's LTE connection problem stem from software? Bc last I heard the next ota is going to address it?
Personally, I won't have LTE for another few months at the earliest. So, it doesn't matter much to the majority of the US. Granted there are a lot of EVO users in the LTE startup cities. But does this mean a mass exodus from the EVO for 4g connectivity?
I can wait to see if an ota fixes the issues. I mean what are we gonna do, go to Verizon? Hahahaha.