All Evo 4G Pre-Order Discussions Go Here

[antjones21]

Originally Posted by tom6433

i am about 15 pages behind and i am at work so i cannot read through all of it, but i thought i would post up what i just found out from spring in the event it has not been posted. i called and asked about the $10 premium data fee and i was told it is not a fee for 4G, it is a fee for the phone. so they are selling the EVO for $199 (incl $100 rebate) but then charge you an additional $240 ($10/mo x 24 mo contract) spread out over the length of your contract. i think that is shady and so i will not be placing a pre-order. i have been looking forward to getting this phone since it was first talked about last year, and now i have a big plate of disappointment. $10 per month is not a lot of money, but it is the ethics behind it that i do not agree with.

the CS girl told me her notes say to tell me to think of it as paying for first class on an airplane. i need to pay $10 a month to "access the fast processor". i laughed and said good day.

I just went to AT&T's site just for kicks and saw that the Data plan price for the iPhone and it's $30.00, so Sprint charging $10 more is not that bad.

[havoc911]

Ok guys im not sure if this had been posted but i just called BB i they are taking pre orders $199 no mail in reabate

PLUS THEY ARE GIVING A 50 DOLLAR BB GIFT CARD WITH THE PRE ORDER.

HOPES THIS HELPS. IF ANYONE FINDS IT CHEAPER PLEASE DO TELL.

[jones4765]

Just ordered mine at Radioshack this morning. Was the very first customer!
-Escondido, Ca-

[slopokdave]

Originally Posted by havoc911

Ok guys im not sure if this had been posted but i just called BB i they are taking pre orders $199 no mail in reabate

PLUS THEY ARE GIVING A 50 DOLLAR BB GIFT CARD WITH THE PRE ORDER.

HOPES THIS HELPS. IF ANYONE FINDS IT CHEAPER PLEASE DO TELL.

OMFG thanks for the BREAKING NEWS. J/K..

You have to pay $50 deposit to get the $50 gift card, so.... its moot, just secures a phone for you on release day.

There is only about 500 other threads stating this.

[JeffKay]

I just went and preorded at Best buy. I did get the 50 gift card .. BUT .. they guy said it does NOT guarantee a phone on June 4th. I said huh? He said we don't know how many are coming in. I did not argue, but that kinda blows.

[antjones21]

Originally Posted by havoc911

Ok guys im not sure if this had been posted but i just called BB i they are taking pre orders $199 no mail in reabate

PLUS THEY ARE GIVING A 50 DOLLAR BB GIFT CARD WITH THE PRE ORDER.

HOPES THIS HELPS. IF ANYONE FINDS IT CHEAPER PLEASE DO TELL.

Not trying to be rude but yes please try and read through the previous posts before posting something as obvious as this.

[havoc911]

Ok so can u use that 50 bucks towars ur purchase??

[WarChild]

Originally Posted by havoc911

Ok so can u use that 50 bucks towars ur purchase??

yes




CW

[randyamante]

Originally Posted by tom6433

did i read the fine print correctly about the wi-fi? "Sprint Mobile Hotspot add-on required to access Wi-Fi on device." the way i read it is you cannot to a wi-fi connection on the EVO at all unless you pay the hotspot fee. maybe it is just bad wording on their part, but that is exactly what it says.

I came to the same conclusion. Here is response I got from Sprint:

"Dear Randal Amante,

Thank you for contacting Sprint regarding wifi service.

You need to add Hotspot add-on for $29.99 in order to Wi-FI to function on EVO handset.

We value your business and appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns. Please reply to this email or visit Sprint.com/mysprint if we can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,
Saxon P.
Sprint"


WTH?!

[ace741]

I wonder if you show something about Radioshack giving a $20 gift card , will Best Buy offer the same. I would get it from Radio Shack but I've already got Best Buy gift cards I'm going to use to buy it.