my wife dropped her HTC Evo 3D and cracked the screen, she has Insurance so i jumped onto Asurion.com and was going through the Process, i know at times they offer the EpicTouch4G as a replacement, but they were offering her a HTCEVO-Standard, is this the Older HTC Evo 4G? the one she upgraded from a year ago to the Evo 3D, and now they are trying to give it to her as a replacement for the 3D, i understand you get something of equal , but i really consider that a DOWNGRADE, i know it couldnt be the HTC Evo LTE, seems like it would of said something like HTCEVO-LTE or something along that, i could be wrong, anyone know for sure what the HTCEVO-standard is? am i correct at thinking its the HTC EVO 4G?
I'm pretty sure it's the Evo 4G. Call and get something better. Ask for a SG2
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lol, I'd be so pissed if they tried to do that to me. Granted I was given a 3D as a replacement for my 4G, but you can't go the other way, that's just shady.
Ya I would be pissed too. I used my upgrade to go from my EVO 4g to my 3d. I would he asking for my upgrade back.
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I'm sure they wouldn't downgrade you. Then again I'm sure they'd try to downgrade you. Lol. Make sure it is the latest EVO 4G LTE. That's my next phone.
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I'm sure they wouldn't downgrade you. Then again I'm sure they'd try to downgrade you. Lol. Make sure it is the latest EVO 4G LTE. That's my next phone.
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Ya maybe that's what they meant by EVO 4g. I would double check. If that's the case jump on it quick
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They jacking her, ha
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I called them and it was the old HTC EVO 4g and not the EVO 4g LTE , I told them I was not going to give them $100 to go back to a 4G, I explained that only a year ago I had the HTC EVO 4g and paid $200 to upgrade to the EVO 3d, now I have to pay $100 to get a 4g back again, so $300 and 2 years later I have the phone I started out on, the EVO 4g, I told her I was not happy and wasn't doing it, she insisted they were comparable and that's all she could offer, or I could wait 5 days for their stock of EVO 3d's to come in and they would ship me one and I would get it within 2 days of when they come in, again I wasn't happy, having to wait 7+ days for my wife to have a working phone, so I asked to speak to her manager, she put me on hold and I guess switched me over to a manager which then I explained to her my situation, she put me on hold so she could check their inventory of phones, she then came back and said she could offer me the Samsung galaxy s2 which I gladly accepted, I also got this as a replacement for my 3d, I just wonder how many people actually accept the EVO 4g as a replacement for their broken 3d?
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Thanks for posting the thread... It's good to be informed about what's being given as replacements. My EVO3d has a gimpy touch screen. Sometimes it takes several screen cycles to bring it back, and it fights like hell in call. Just can't decide when to pull the trigger on the old girl...
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I called them and it was the old HTC EVO 4g and not the EVO 4g LTE , I told them I was not going to give them $100 to go back to a 4G, I explained that only a year ago I had the HTC EVO 4g and paid $200 to upgrade to the EVO 3d, now I have to pay $100 to get a 4g back again, so $300 and 2 years later I have the phone I started out on, the EVO 4g, I told her I was not happy and wasn't doing it, she insisted they were comparable and that's all she could offer, or I could wait 5 days for their stock of EVO 3d's to come in and they would ship me one and I would get it within 2 days of when they come in, again I wasn't happy, having to wait 7+ days for my wife to have a working phone, so I asked to speak to her manager, she put me on hold and I guess switched me over to a manager which then I explained to her my situation, she put me on hold so she could check their inventory of phones, she then came back and said she could offer me the Samsung galaxy s2 which I gladly accepted, I also got this as a replacement for my 3d, I just wonder how many people actually accept the EVO 4g as a replacement for their broken 3d?
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People gotta be stupid to settle for less
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Thanks for posting the thread... It's good to be informed about what's being given as replacements. My EVO3d has a gimpy touch screen. Sometimes it takes several screen cycles to bring it back, and it fights like hell in call. Just can't decide when to pull the trigger on the old girl...
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Mine does the same thing and I already got the screen replaced on it once. It acts up about twice a week and I usually just restart the phone. I'd be happy with a SG2 replacement if it comes down to it.
What do you mean by screen cycles?
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Mine does the same thing and I already got the screen replaced on it once. It acts up about twice a week and I usually just restart the phone. I'd be happy with a SG2 replacement if it comes down to it.
What do you mean by screen cycles?
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Sorry, bad explanation, I hit the power button to turn the screen on and off until I get it to respond. It usually makes it through the ring lock, but then its either unresponsive or acts like there's pressure. Sometimes the capacitive buttons may not work either (actually more like a majority of the time). It happens a lot, like maybe 10-20% of the time I want to use the phone, seems to be getting worse. Maybe I better deal with it before I get locked out...
I'm a little leery of Samsung after my Moment debacle, but I can't deny that the Transform was alright and my wife's Intercept did do the job well. It seems they've made strides for sure.
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Sorry, bad explanation, I hit the power button to turn the screen on and off until I get it to respond. It usually makes it through the ring lock, but then its either unresponsive or acts like there's pressure. Sometimes the capacitive buttons may not work either (actually more like a majority of the time). It happens a lot, like maybe 10-20% of the time I want to use the phone, seems to be getting worse. Maybe I better deal with it before I get locked out...
I'm a little leery of Samsung after my Moment debacle, but I can't deny that the Transform was alright and my wife's Intercept did do the job well. It seems they've made strides for sure.
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if i had a non working EVO 3D id absolutely would get that switched out with an S2, they just got their official ICS out, and its bigger and faster.
my girl has an T-Mobile S2 and it screams, its great to use and handle. and takes 100x better pictures.. "someone" on xda whoses a "tmo tech" let out that the TMO S2 is set for an Official JB update later this year after the S3 gets it.
the extend batteries and accessory options are better and cheaper as well.
and if it wasnt bad enough the Epic 4g Touch has the better and faster chipset than the TMO S2.
Pull the trigger if u got the chance....
Oh and its also worth more too in the resale market...
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Sorry, bad explanation, I hit the power button to turn the screen on and off until I get it to respond. It usually makes it through the ring lock, but then its either unresponsive or acts like there's pressure. Sometimes the capacitive buttons may not work either (actually more like a majority of the time). It happens a lot, like maybe 10-20% of the time I want to use the phone, seems to be getting worse. Maybe I better deal with it before I get locked out...
I'm a little leery of Samsung after my Moment debacle, but I can't deny that the Transform was alright and my wife's Intercept did do the job well. It seems they've made strides for sure.
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I see... Yeah I do the same thing to fix mine. Exact same thing happens to me that the buttons don't even work.
I've considered trying to get a replacement but last time I tried they just restored my phone and the problem stopped. Now it's happening again.
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Her replacement arrived today and its brand new not a refurbished , she couldnt be happier! If I was you I would pull the trigger as soon as I seen the replacement as a epic touch 4g or if it says HTC EVO standard call and tell them u don't wanna downgrade and ask what else they have to offer, u might have to be firm with them and talk to a manager but just let them know u don't want the EVO 4g as a replacement, good luck!
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My evo 3d does not conect to computer and somtimes it freezes. My cousin has the galaxy s2 but in my opinion i like the htc sence and rom over the samsung. I also know that there is a better selection of roms to chose from on the evo 3d. I am on mikvergin rom and cant wait for ice cream sandwich so i can overlock the deoman. Sorry for the spelling i am on my 8th beer.i also have s-of on hboot 1.5
Good deal
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Yes, you should get a Galaxy S2 replacement!
Asurion replaced my Evo3D with a GS2 on June 5. It wasn't a refurb, it was brand new. The GS2 was the only choice I had, and I was really upset until I received it. I loved my Evo3D! I miss the 3d and the Sense UI. :crying:
I'm really happy with the Galaxy S2 now tho, especially the USB storage.
I wouldn't have taken the Evo4G, either -- that's b.s! Good luck to the people with future 3d accidents! Insist on the GS2 and don't accept less!
(I had dropped the Evo3D on the street getting out of my car, in Texas, in 105°! I didn't notice for 30 minutes, and it cooked the bottom buttons, (home-menu etc.)
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Sorry, bad explanation, I hit the power button to turn the screen on and off until I get it to respond. It usually makes it through the ring lock, but then its either unresponsive or acts like there's pressure. Sometimes the capacitive buttons may not work either (actually more like a majority of the time). It happens a lot, like maybe 10-20% of the time I want to use the phone, seems to be getting worse. Maybe I better deal with it before I get locked out...
I'm a little leery of Samsung after my Moment debacle, but I can't deny that the Transform was alright and my wife's Intercept did do the job well. It seems they've made strides for sure.
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Samsung Moment, a nightmare of a phone that will haunt me for the rest of my existence, but this E4GT is hella worth it especially with CM9 on it!
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if i had a non working EVO 3D id absolutely would get that switched out with an S2, they just got their official ICS out, and its bigger and faster.
my girl has an T-Mobile S2 and it screams, its great to use and handle. and takes 100x better pictures.. "someone" on xda whoses a "tmo tech" let out that the TMO S2 is set for an Official JB update later this year after the S3 gets it.
the extend batteries and accessory options are better and cheaper as well.
and if it wasnt bad enough the Epic 4g Touch has the better and faster chipset than the TMO S2.
Pull the trigger if u got the chance....
Oh and its also worth more too in the resale market...
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Samsung/Sprint borked the shat out of the ICS update for this phone, ppl are saying they think it's deliberate so we'll just go out & buy the S3 lol, but since kernel source was released too, we now have a source built kernel for CM9 & we're about to be official, this is definitely the best time to own a E4GT!
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Remember when the Evo 4G came out and how all of the screen separation, light leakage and other defects came with many of them? You guys think it's worth it to wait a while after the release date to get it? (to have a "perfect" phone)
Input appreciated
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I still have a first batch evo, got it release day. In fact My first batch EVO is the first Sprint phone besides my Sanyo M1 that I didn't need to have replaced in 10 years.
i would think that they had a checklist of mistakes not to make again. hope fully they did that.
No, there is a warranty. But if you'd rather wait...have fun!
The biggest issue had to do with how the screen was glued down and how the glue they originally either wasn't enough or eventually wore out.
Unfortunately, this is one of the problems with being an early adopter. But since it'll be covered by warranty, you'll be fine.
If you don't want to bother with the hassle, it's better to wait a month or two and then get it. More prudent that way.
I have 3 first batch 4g and none of them have had any build issues.
I think by now they have this form factor down..I'm not worried and like they said warranty
I had my first Evo since a week after the release date. If I wouldn't have dropped it 2-3 months ago and cracked the screen, it would still be running today with no issues.
I also had a release day evo...and the phone worked great, the only reason I swapped mine was due to a few dead pixels...it wasn't a huge deal but they kinda bugged me when I was browsing which I do alot of...nothing my warranty didn't fix quickly.
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Remember when the Evo 4G came out and how all of the screen separation, light leakage and other defects came with many of them? You guys think it's worth it to wait a while after the release date to get it? (to have a "perfect" phone)
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I got my evo in october and it had the screen lift and light leak issues.
sent it back. e3d better not have the same problem.
No, there is a warranty. But if you'd rather wait...have fun!
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Exactly.
Tapa tapa tapa
Can't count the times I've dropped my day 1 Evo 4g... Never a problem and never a bit of protection for it aside from an invisishield.
If that's the quality of the 3D then I will be extremely happy.
Release day Evo here too.... still going strong
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Release day Evo here too.... still going strong
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Same here! Hardware 003, one year anniversary! Loved my Evo4G, can't wait for my Evo3D. HTC, you rock!
I guess I'll just go ahead
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my guess is they learned from the manufacturing issues they had with the EVO 4G. if not, then some people need to be fired and they need to revisit their procedures. but as with all manufactured items, there is always a chance of a defect.
my launch day (0002) EVO has treated me well, up until last month when i had to get the screen replaced due to unresponive area. new screen = no light leakage/seperation or that splotchy area that looks horrible (those who had it, know what i mean)
I had an original 002 from launch day, and the only issue I had with it was it developing white spots over time. Just two weeks ago, I had it swapped (only because they didn't have that screen type in stock), but like others have said, don't be afraid because you do have warranty, and also I would suggest getting insurance for most smart phones these days since they're so valuable.
Just pre-ordered mine from WireFly ($179.99). I'm upgrading from the Hero, so I can't really speak for any of those problems, but the people I know who got the Evo 4G when it was released didn't have any problems at all.
I've had mine since launch day and she is going strong I'm glad for that because the sprint store will trade this bad boy in which make the E3d $50 life is good
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I've been getting random reboots.
3 times since I got it. Since yesterday this thing has been freezing and locking up and just frustrating the crap out of me.
I haven't taken any ota cause I want root.
Thanks for any input.
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Take the OTA
Root was achieved on a device that already had the ota. I took it and my phone works great.
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the reccomendation, however, is to not take any further OTAs. I personally am not taking any... because I don't know if the new hboot prevents a downrev to the eng hboot.
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the reccomendation, however, is to not take any further OTAs. I personally am not taking any... because I don't know if the new hboot prevents a downrev to the eng hboot.
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Yeah I would wait until s-off. Root will be here soon try a factory reset
Can s-off come out and play? You run but you can't hide
I'd rather be guaranteed root than an ota. I'd try a hard reset first.
Damn. Too late. But I got the ota that made the phone disappear from the lock screen so I think I'm safe. I wont take anymore.
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The ota has nothing to do with the freezing. I had the ota and the same thing kept happening to me. I took My phone back and got a new one. This time I didn't take the ota and I don't have any issues. I think some of the phones are just buggy. If you have a 3vo then you have one out of the first batch. HTC makes great phones, but they don't always get it right. Remember how buggy the TP and the TP2 were.
I got one of the phones with no dead pixels and stuff. I don't wanna risk taking it back and getting one even worse.
After the ota things feel much better. Let's see if the same thing happens. If it does, any ideas what to do? Wait for root and put a better rom? Or get it replaced?
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well.. FML cuz i am going on my 4th evo shortly LOL..
1st. lockups... returned store.
2nd. lockups.. + OTA.. store called me a liar.. called telesales. easy retunrn.
3rd.. while still in 2nd phone posession, 3rd phone wont charge. lol. red green blinking.
4th.. waiting to be delivered.
also, what i have noticed.. ever since my 1st phone, the quality of each SLCD has been subpar to the first one. the whites are warm and the image is not as sharp.
I walked in a local sprint store and they had 2 on display.. one was sharp like my original one and the other was warm and not as sharp..
WTF is up with quality control HTC?????
I'm hoping I don't end up like you LOL.
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I'm hoping I don't end up like you LOL.
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Took my phone back with one problem, got home with 2 extra problems that I didn't have on the first one LOL. FML
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well.. FML cuz i am going on my 4th evo shortly LOL..
1st. lockups... returned store.
2nd. lockups.. + OTA.. store called me a liar.. called telesales. easy retunrn.
3rd.. while still in 2nd phone posession, 3rd phone wont charge. lol. red green blinking.
4th.. waiting to be delivered.
also, what i have noticed.. ever since my 1st phone, the quality of each SLCD has been subpar to the first one. the whites are warm and the image is not as sharp.
I walked in a local sprint store and they had 2 on display.. one was sharp like my original one and the other was warm and not as sharp..
WTF is up with quality control HTC?????
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So I guess the person I spoke to is full of ****. I called Sprint yesterday to get a replacement and I was told once you replace the phone during the first 30 days, you cannot get another replacement. I see he is a liar since you already got 3.
It's not YOUR fault if the phone came defective.
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this 4th phone better be pristine..
1) no locks
2) is able to charge
3) sharp. clear white colors
or else, im calling sprint again and will order as many damn evo3ds before my 30 day is up .. i shouldnt have to go through so many to be happy like i was for the first 24 hours of my first 3d.
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so i guess the person i spoke to is full of ****. I called sprint yesterday to get a replacement and i was told once you replace the phone during the first 30 days, you cannot get another replacement. I see he is a liar since you already got 3.
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honestly, eff the store reps.. They are rude, dont care and wont return it more than once.
now with that being said, i told the store rep who would not return my phone to get customer service on the line.
10 min later, my new evo was on the way.. little did i know it was another defective evo..
this monring, i called and said, HI. im on my 3rd defective evo.. HELP! .. the lady was very nice and understanding. she got me another one.
the stores suck!!!!!!!!!!! the telesales and tech support are amazing!
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honestly, eff the store reps.. They are rude, dont care and wont return it more than once.
now with that being said, i told the store rep who would not return my phone to get customer service on the line.
10 min later, my new evo was on the way.. little did i know it was another defective evo..
this monring, i called and said, HI. im on my 3rd defective evo.. HELP! .. the lady was very nice and understanding. she got me another one.
the stores suck!!!!!!!!!!! the telesales and tech support are amazing!
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It was Sprint customer service that I spoke to. Took me 3 different people to finally send me a replacement. The first two were telling me I needed to go into a Sprint store to have the moron tech in the back "look" at it. I know the phone is having problems, I dont need this guy to tell me that. What also pissed me off was my friend telling me he was on the phone with them for 10 minutes and had a new phone on the way. I kept getting the run and around and wanted to choke someone. Customer service is definitely good, but they have a few morons here and there.
My phone suffers from the not sleeping issue, so I asked customer support about replacing it. I asked what would happen if the replacement I got also ended up being defective, and they told me that I could get it replaced again.
I'm just scared of getting one that's worse than what I have. The sleep issue is the only big problem. My screen is also slightly rotated and is a little warmer in colors, but those aren't tooooo major. No dead pixels or anything. I just hope my replacement has no issues at all. I can deal with the warmer colors on the screen, but that's as far as I'd want it to go.
Now after two hard resets my phone is stuck in 3D mode. After wiping ENTIRE phone twice my camera won't work LOL. Weird thing is, soon as I hit camera there's just a black screen, then I switch over to 3D it puts my ENTIRE rom in 3D. I'm not joking. The homescreen and everything is doubled and fuzzy like the 3D is stuck. Im so disappointed with this phone I don't what to say......screw the 3rd phone man I don't even want a third one. P.S I'm typing this on the new 3D feature the xda app has that I wasn't aware of :rolls eyes:
Pissed.......
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That sucks man..shame since once you get a good one its a pretty amazing phone.. I love it more and more every day ..but US early adopters usually get the ****ty ones
I'm lucky. No problems yet.
I spent about an hour tonight checking out the Amaze at my local tmo store and I was impressed with the feel and build quality. I compared it to the Samsung and while it's display was nice the rest of the phone left me wanting, the default dpi is way off (I'm not legally blind) and the UI was lacking as well. On the other hand Sense was not as bad as I thought it would be, I can feel ok knowing that HTC has stated that ICS will be released for my phone, where on the other hand Samsung has a poor track record on updates comparatively. The kicker is I can pick it up for 99 bucks through our corporate rep with no activation and a 10% discount on the monthly. Bye bye Optimus-T, hello Amaze 4G.
Also hoping for s-off soon which should allow for more ROMs.
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I spent about an hour tonight checking out the Amaze at my local tmo store and I was impressed with the feel and build quality. I compared it to the Samsung and while it's display was nice the rest of the phone left me wanting, the default dpi is way off (I'm not legally blind) and the UI was lacking as well. On the other hand Sense was not as bad as I thought it would be, I can feel ok knowing that HTC has stated that ICS will be released for my phone, where on the other hand Samsung has a poor track record on updates comparatively. The kicker is I can pick it up for 99 bucks through our corporate rep with no activation and a 10% discount on the monthly. Bye bye Optimus-T, hello Amaze 4G.
Also hoping for s-off soon which should allow for more ROMs.
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That is a very big trade up, hope you are enjoying your Amaze as much as the rest of us
Good choice.
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zPacKRat said:
I spent about an hour tonight checking out the Amaze at my local tmo store and I was impressed with the feel and build quality. I compared it to the Samsung and while it's display was nice the rest of the phone left me wanting, the default dpi is way off (I'm not legally blind) and the UI was lacking as well. On the other hand Sense was not as bad as I thought it would be, I can feel ok knowing that HTC has stated that ICS will be released for my phone, where on the other hand Samsung has a poor track record on updates comparatively. The kicker is I can pick it up for 99 bucks through our corporate rep with no activation and a 10% discount on the monthly. Bye bye Optimus-T, hello Amaze 4G.
Also hoping for s-off soon which should allow for more ROMs.
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You don't actually need S-Off.
You can flash any rom available for the Amaze 4G.
The only problem is that you may have to manually flash the kernel (boot.img) file.
Has anyone noticed any screen bleed from the capacitive buttons? I bought a slightly used one from the market to use on attand it has horrible screen bleed.
I wish I could send it in to htc for a replacement but I don't think they would allow it. Other than that the phone is basically new. It's a shame but guess I'll either keep it as a backup to my vivid or sell or trade it.
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Has anyone noticed any screen bleed from the capacitive buttons? I bought a slightly used one from the market to use on attand it has horrible screen bleed.
I wish I could send it in to htc for a replacement but I don't think they would allow it. Other than that the phone is basically new. It's a shame but guess I'll either keep it as a backup to my vivid or sell or trade it.
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Very well known already.
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Has anyone noticed any screen bleed from the capacitive buttons? I bought a slightly used one from the market to use on attand it has horrible screen bleed.
I wish I could send it in to htc for a replacement but I don't think they would allow it. Other than that the phone is basically new. It's a shame but guess I'll either keep it as a backup to my vivid or sell or trade it.
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Use screen filter app.
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Use screen filter app.
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Interesting.. SO the bleed comes from those buttons. Maybe HTC will release a patch to dim them a little. I have the Evo 3 and there is no screen bleed.
Htc makes really solid devices and ive been really happy with what ive seen but.. dunno how to say this
Htc make amazing devices and probably the best but they always have a flaw. Ive had:
touch pro 2- overall not that gr8
Nexus one - screen multitouch problem
Htc hd 2 - screen broke easily (atleast for me cuz i broke 3)
Htc mytouch 4g - actually that was the best phone as far as build quality ive seen (of all time)
Htc sensation - dust bunnies all over ...well everything to be honest
And now screen bleed from the buttons.
Maybe we should write a letter to htc and tell them to check their phones one more time before selling them.
Dont get me wrong regardless of those issues i still think that Htc makes the best phones.
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Htc makes really solid devices and ive been really happy with what ive seen but.. dunno how to say this
Htc make amazing devices and probably the best but they always have a flaw. Ive had:
touch pro 2- overall not that gr8
Nexus one - screen multitouch problem
Htc hd 2 - screen broke easily (atleast for me cuz i broke 3)
Htc mytouch 4g - actually that was the best phone as far as build quality ive seen (of all time)
Htc sensation - dust bunnies all over ...well everything to be honest
And now screen bleed from the buttons.
Maybe we should write a letter to htc and tell them to check their phones one more time before selling them.
Dont get me wrong regardless of those issues i still think that Htc makes the best phones.
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I'll take screen bleed over lack of long term support software-wise.
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I'll take screen bleed over lack of long term support software-wise.
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Really you paid good money for this phone and would take 1 issue over another. It's people like you that encourage these OEM to not gave a damn about quality control . But HTC insist on pushing a multitude of devices every month trust me quality control is the last thing on their mind if it's even there to began with. Didn't mean to come out rude.
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trizzle21 said:
Really you paid good money for this phone and would take 1 issue over another. It's people like you that encourage these OEM to not gave a damn about quality control . But HTC insist on pushing a multitude of devices every month trust me quality control is the last thing on their mind if it's even there to began with. Didn't mean to come out rude.
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I wouldn't even call this screen bleed. The light comes from those buttons and not the lcd screen itself. I am sure it can be solved if they lower the brightness but either way it doesn't bother me. Disable the button light and you wouldn't see it.
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I wouldn't even call this screen bleed. The light comes from those buttons and not the lcd screen itself. I am sure it can be solved if they lower the brightness but either way it doesn't bother me. Disable the button light and you wouldn't see it.
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Yea I notice that too, plus my friend has actual light leakage around corners of the screen.
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trizzle21 said:
Really you paid good money for this phone and would take 1 issue over another. It's people like you that encourage these OEM to not gave a damn about quality control . But HTC insist on pushing a multitude of devices every month trust me quality control is the last thing on their mind if it's even there to began with. Didn't mean to come out rude.
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Hate to shatter your tiny rose-colored world, but nothing in life is perfect. No matter how much you spend on something, it inherently has flaws [see:luxury items]. Find me one (1) perfect, tangible, man-made object that will get physical use, and I will buy you a rock to throw through the walls of a glass house.
Just one.
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Hate to shatter your tiny rose-colored world, but nothing in life is perfect. No matter how much you spend on something, it inherently has flaws [see:luxury items]. Find me one (1) perfect, tangible, man-made object that will get physical use, and I will buy you a rock to throw through the walls of a glass house.
Just one.
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"That will do" is your moto i asume? Next time you are spending 500 bucks think about it.
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getrdy said:
"That will do" is your moto i asume? Next time you are spending 500 bucks think about it.
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Again, find me something perfect--you can't. TBBH, it is just a phone--$500 is a lot of money to you? I'd hate to think of the hell you will raise once you can afford to spend $180k for a house, and it doesn't wipe your @ss for you.
And yes, life is about settling for the things that make you happy, as well as get a job done.
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Again, find me something perfect--you can't. TBBH, it is just a phone--$500 is a lot of money to you? I'd hate to think of the hell you will raise once you can afford to spend $180k for a house, and it doesn't wipe your @ss for you.
And yes, life is about settling for the things that make you happy, as well as get a job done.
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I think this phone is the best built i have ever had, and thats coming from two moto devices. I love this phone!
TheSneakerWhore said:
Again, find me something perfect--you can't. TBBH, it is just a phone--$500 is a lot of money to you? I'd hate to think of the hell you will raise once you can afford to spend $180k for a house, and it doesn't wipe your @ss for you.
And yes, life is about settling for the things that make you happy, as well as get a job done.
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Really?? Thats your example? No i would not expect my house to whipe my @ss but i would like it to have windows... And regardless of how much money you make 500 bucks means something.
Htc/Samsung/Motorola make really good phones and we pay a good amout of money for them but lately the have been halfassing on the quality control and thats not good. We have to tell them to fix it because we are the final consumer.
Im pretty sure that if there was no screen bleed we wouldve found something else to be unsatisfied about but this is xda. We are here to improve the user experience and in order to do that we cant think like you.
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So.....
Back to the reason I started this thread, After 4 days with my Amaze I have to say I love it, my Optimus-T feels like a toy in comparison now. I do however notice the bleed from the capacitive buttons and would like to be able to set a time out regardless of lighting situation, which would take care of any real complaints since you would most likely only notice it while viewing some sort of media.
For the last couple of years I've held in my hand an HTC device. I became very familiar with their S-OFF procedures and I am just curious what things are like for Motorola users. I know I should probably search, but I'd like some opinions rather than guides. How is Moto's bootloader unlocking different than HTC? Does Moto have an unlock tool like HTC's halfa** tool? Anyone else here move from HTC, is it worth it?
I'm picking one up later today on craigslist so I'd like to know what I'm getting myself into. Currently, I've got an EVO 3D.
I moved to the photon from an EVO 3D as well. I always used HTC phones going as far back as the HTC Mogul. I actually prefer Blur over Sense. There is a ton of little things about this phone that make it better, in my eyes mind you, than the 3D.
I've honestly never even thought about going back to an HTC. That is until now. With the evo lte coming out its provoking the need for a new toy.
I got this phone in October and I still don't wanna run it over with a tank.
Anything specific you wanna know?
No root tool, however, the root method is simple and pain free if you are capable and can follow directions.
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Thanks for the info! I've wanted the Photon 4G since I renewed last fall but I chose the EVO 3D (coming from the EVO 4G). I was pretty disappointed with the 3D in general and I've regret the decision of getting it in the first place. But from your personal use, how's battery life? Is the Tegra 2 better than the S3/Adreno 220 in the 3D? I enjoy playing games and so far (Modern Combat 3, BackStabHD) have performed pretty well on the 3D. Any experience with these on the P4G?
Go back to the HTC family.
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Battery life on the P4G is a lot better for me at least than the 3D ever was. Another note, reception. Leaps and bounds over Sammy and just a hair better than HTC. Wifi, data, calls and texts. To me 3g is unless on this phone. I sit on a super fast Wifi connection at home and 4g blankets the places I go.
As far as games go, my gaming extent is angry birds and techno kitten adventure.
vitaminjay1982 said:
Battery life on the P4G is a lot better for me at least than the 3D ever was. Another note, reception. Leaps and bounds over Sammy and just a hair better than HTC. Wifi, data, calls and texts. To me 3g is unless on this phone. I sit on a super fast Wifi connection at home and 4g blankets the places I go.
As far as games go, my gaming extent is angry birds and techno kitten adventure.
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Thanks for the info. You say 3G is useless because of the WiFi/4G or because there is a problem with 3G?
treetolber said:
Go back to the HTC family.
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Lol from experience with the P4G or because you have a 3VO?
3g is fine. I personally can't tolerate how slow it is.
You've got a point. I just assumed it was my area. Everything shows as 3G on my EVO but I swear it's 1x/EvDO. I think it's just to make people happy
Yeah. I work from home so unless I leave the house I'm on a 100meg connection. If my phone ever says 3g, I don't even bother with using data.
Any other specific stuff?
Thats about it. Thanks very much! Once I get the phone I'll post any questions if I have any but it sounds like I'll enjoy it!
Ok I picked up the Photon... so far so good (overall). I have two issues though that maybe you can help me with.
1) Headset might be busted. Plugin in headset the phone goes nuts making calls, bringing up voice commands - tried with two known working headsets. Audio sounds like hissy/tinny. If I push the plug to the side it sounds ok so I'm think it's loose? I'll get a Torx set from RadioShack tomorrow and check more.
2) The phone is slow. On the home screen, swiping between each screen has such a tremendous lag. The music player takes almost a minute to load the songs from my SD card (roughly 3000 songs). I just did another factory reset so we'll see how it goes.
Yeah. That sounds like it's broken.
Hard reset should fix the slow problem. I use ADW EX to replace the shock ui but that's just cause I like it better and I got the circle folders.
Anything else?
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I tried a gameloft game tonight, Modern Combat 3 and I get to the 3rd splash screen and it reloads the app. I'm downloading the data files for BackStab HD now to see if that one will work.
HDMI out is pretty unimpressive. When you move from one app to another you can see a transparent image of the previous screen behind the active one. Not a big deal, HDMI out isn't a huge deal but for videos/pics I think it'd be fine.
Hopefully tomorrow with be a better day with this puppy. If I keep having problems I'll just claim it through Asurion.
EDIT: HDMI is fine. Problem was with a crappy HDTV.
Your headphone problem alone should get you a free replacement at sprint if you're under the TEP plan... Defective product.
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vitaminjay1982 said:
Your headphone problem alone should get you a free replacement at sprint if you're under the TEP plan... Defective product.
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Even though I didn't buy it from Sprint? I have the TEP plan but they direct me to Asurion regarding any type of TEP claim.
Yeah. Go into the sprint store and tell them your headphone port doesn't work. I got my photon from craigslist. Had a problem with getting texts and it got replaced.
As long as you don't have water damage you sound be fine. I wouldn't take it apart before you bring it in. Let them do it.
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vitaminjay1982 said:
Yeah. Go into the sprint store and tell them your headphone port doesn't work. I got my photon from craigslist. Had a problem with getting texts and it got replaced.
As long as you don't have water damage you sound be fine. I wouldn't take it apart before you bring it in. Let them do it.
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Battery's wet indicator has been tripped. There isn't one on the phone.
Worth a shot.
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Unfortunately I have to depart the 3D community.
My 3D died, No signals at all, No 3G, 1X nothing at all.
So I've done everything I could to revive it, but after all and all, took it to the sprint store, asurion warranty stepped in, and their giving me a Samsung Epic 4G touch by tomorrow hopefully.
But I'll still be around, and if anybody needs help with their 3D, I'll help all I can.
Warboy said:
Unfortunately I have to depart the 3D community.
My 3D died, No signals at all, No 3G, 1X nothing at all.
So I've done everything I could to revive it, but after all and all, took it to the sprint store, asurion warranty stepped in, and their giving me a Samsung Epic 4G touch by tomorrow hopefully.
But I'll still be around, and if anybody needs help with their 3D, I'll help all I can.
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screw that. I'd get another 3D phone. hehehehehehehe. now when they coming out with a Verizon Evo 3D Quad core processor with 4GB Ram, 16GB Rom, Expandable SD card slot, with a hologram projection screen? Oh and It needs to supply me with hot girls I can make lots of babies with.
It's unfortunate that your phone is dead, and imho even worse that they gave you a Crapsung product. Why the change? Are they completely done with the 3d? I thought they would have at least given you the EVO LTE.
I'm sorry, but goodbye threads generally turn into flamebait. I'll leave this open for a little while, but I will close it shortly.
I would too stick with the 3D. Just got a replacement yesterday from the Sprint store. if your warranty is out you could've have went to HTC, but that takes three weeks.
See you anyway
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I think you should try to get another 3D. I think you're gonna miss it. Things are really starting to "POP" for this phone.
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Yea, the samsung got delayed too, It's on backorder I guess. Thinking about either calling a manager at asurion and ask for a better replacement since I was told at the time they had it in stock.
The only thing I can say good about samsung is their source releases and Steve Kondik working for them.
wardfan220 said:
I'm sorry, but goodbye threads generally turn into flamebait. I'll leave this open for a little while, but I will close it shortly.
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Yea I understand, so that's fine.
I would be happy to get the Epic touch 4G. Looks like my 3D might break soon. Ill trade you?
Impatiently waiting for the Note 2.
i just got a white e4gt brand new in a box from asurion. i only had the e3d for 3 weeks. it was a replacement for an epic 4g(slider). ive really come up in the last month!! the evo3d they gave me had light spots all over the lcd. they bugged me, so i called them and said i didnt feel like this phone was even close to new feeling,(witch a refurb really should.) being out of stock, they had me an epic touch here over night.
equal but different, the epic touch was way easier to root. i had a custom rom and colonel within 30 minutes of having it.
austin420 said:
i just got a white e4gt brand new in a box from asurion. i only had the e3d for 3 weeks. it was a replacement for an epic 4g(slider). ive really come up in the last month!! the evo3d they gave me had light spots all over the lcd. they bugged me, so i called them and said i didnt feel like this phone was even close to new feeling,(witch a refurb really should.) being out of stock, they had me an epic touch here over night.
equal but different, the epic touch was way easier to root. i had a custom rom and colonel within 30 minutes of having it.
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I have experience with the e4gt, One of my friends has it and I rooted it for him.
Warboy said:
Unfortunately I have to depart the 3D community.
My 3D died, No signals at all, No 3G, 1X nothing at all.
So I've done everything I could to revive it, but after all and all, took it to the sprint store, asurion warranty stepped in, and their giving me a Samsung Epic 4G touch by tomorrow hopefully.
But I'll still be around, and if anybody needs help with their 3D, I'll help all I can.
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I'm out this piece too. I can't wait to get another phone. Hell I'm gonna start an insurance claim today to get me a SGSII
Officially bailed today.
Rooted with jellybeans.
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While I still have my 3d, I had to put it out to pasture, RSA keys went bye bye, so no more 4g, but on the bright side I'm rocking a Galaxy Nexus now.
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Congrats, looking forward to the day I can bail from the 3d and sprint, had very poor service for over a year and frankly the childish drama in the cdma 3d side is old. Waiting patiently for the new nexus phones due later this year. Then off to better things
austin420 said:
i just got a white e4gt brand new in a box from asurion. i only had the e3d for 3 weeks. it was a replacement for an epic 4g(slider). ive really come up in the last month!! the evo3d they gave me had light spots all over the lcd. they bugged me, so i called them and said i didnt feel like this phone was even close to new feeling,(witch a refurb really should.) being out of stock, they had me an epic touch here over night.
equal but different, the epic touch was way easier to root. i had a custom rom and colonel within 30 minutes of having it.
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Damn dude yeah you really came up lol, had mines for almost 2 months, got it as a replacement also when my 3D was stolen at work, I'm loving this phone & haven't missed my 3D one bit, & also official CM9 is imminent!
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I got my e4gt Played with jellybeans but switched back to FG31 with custom kernel. It was a refrib from Asurion tho, and the back didn't fit correctly. The nice sprint store near me was able to give me a fitting back for free.
Warboy said:
I got my e4gt Played with jellybeans but switched back to FG31 with custom kernel. It was a refrib from Asurion tho, and the back didn't fit correctly. The nice sprint store near me was able to give me a fitting back for free.
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Wow they're sending refurbs now as replacements? Mines was brand new, but I haven't flashed any of the JB builds yet, heck I'm still waiting for CM9 to become fully stable, right now I'm just running stock FF18 rooted with agat kernel & placebo script.
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