Official Sprint HTC EVO 4G thread

[ajac]

come on CTIA announce more the ONE big thing this year sprint come on your customers are screaming at you even on your own forums so come on impress us.. or loose us... dont like tmobile but if thier the ones gonna get the awesome phones... then heck I may jump ship more money for tmobile= more money they spend on improving their service... and at least they seem to be getting the devices people want (wish sprint would)

[tsowen]

Stop bumping the thread with off topic stuff or pointless stuff, if you cant stay on topic it will be shut down.

[hamagc]

more on this topic:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...o&mod=yahoo_hs

Sprint Nextel Corp. is expected to unveil the first phone compatible with its fourth-generation mobile network at a wireless conference next week, according to people familiar with the matter.
The device, made by HTC Corp. and dubbed the Supersonic, represents Sprint's latest and biggest bet that its WiMax network and promises of a speedier wireless connection will reverse the struggling carrier's fortunes. The company is racing to make WiMax services, which are run by partner Clearwire Corp., available to more people as it hopes to exploit its temporary lead over the next-closest carrier with 4G aspirations.
The device is expected to be the centerpiece of a presentation made by Chief Executive Dan Hesse during the CTIA Wireless trade show Tuesday. Sprint and HTC declined to comment.
The Overland Park, Kan., wireless carrier increasingly has made WiMax the focal point of the company's strategy. "Expanding the coverage of 4G in 2010 will be an important catalyst for continued improvement in Sprint's post-paid subscriber results," Mr. Hesse said during the last quarterly conference call.
Earlier this month, Sprint said it changed its short-term incentive plan for employees, making new WiMax customers a priority. In January, it unveiled the Overdrive, a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot that runs on both the 3G and WiMax network.
The company previously said it plans to start selling a WiMax phone this summer.

[akayareal]

With all the news ive seen about wp7 and everything it wont be doing like multitasking and things i like about wm6.5, im pretty sure i will be making the switch to android and make due without a keyboard in September when im up for upgrade.

Im in the nyc area and would hope we will have active 4g service by the launch of this phone.

[TreySmith]

Wirelessly posted (HTC Touch Pro 2: Opera/9.80 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/5.0.3521/1030; U; en) Presto/2.4.15)

Originally Posted by tr0s

sorry but i'll jump the winmo ship for that beast. i'll always have a love for my tp2 but DAMN that looks nice.

agreed tht looks extremely sexy itd be hard to look at mii tp2

[rdcrds]

I won't jump in right away i want to see what it can and can't do before i do.I have heard you will not be able to tether it and 1 thing i love about my tp2 is im able to use it as a internet connection for my PC if im on the road or my home internet goes out.

That will be the deal maker for me if it can be used like the tp2 as a modem.

[dew.man]

There are several tethering/wifi router solutions for Android

[tokuzumi]

Originally Posted by rdcrds

I won't jump in right away i want to see what it can and can't do before i do.I have heard you will not be able to tether it and 1 thing i love about my tp2 is im able to use it as a internet connection for my PC if im on the road or my home internet goes out.

That will be the deal maker for me if it can be used like the tp2 as a modem.

Not being able to tether with the Supersonic doesn't make sense in my mind. Sprint indicates on their website the 4G data plan is unlimited, while the 3G is capped at 5 GB/month (data only plans). I would think they would try to include some type of tethering solution on the phone to show people the "power of 4G". But, you can always download a tethering app for Android, and go that route.

[Insatiable]

Id so prefer if this was a winmo6.5...cause Im not feeling the restrictions so far on 7. But I want that big screen so bad.

Would they only release this in cities that they have the 4G in? or release everywhere and when your city gets 4G you just get that boost?

[Yay 4 Juggs]

Originally Posted by Insatiable

Id so prefer if this was a winmo6.5...cause Im not feeling the restrictions so far on 7. But I want that big screen so bad.

Would they only release this in cities that they have the 4G in? or release everywhere and when your city gets 4G you just get that boost?

this will debut with android 2.1 not windows...ew! thats like buying a Porsche and putting a chevette engine in it...