$10 is really bothering you? Check this out.

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by tool2269

no but i can find you an article that says they wont charge me more for 4g. lol (hey just helping throw gas on the fire and bump your question)

I know you're trying to throw gas on the fire, honestly i don't care i actually like to argue. but i think these cities will be turned on on launch day. While these should have it by the end of the year, you have to click on 4g cities at the bottom.

[Cicatrize]

I'm probably just going to play MW2. Shooting people is a good distraction.

[spiritcrusher33]

See this isnt the first time sprint did this..

I lived in a market that didnt get evdo til 2 years after launch ( rev 0 ) I bought a sanyo mm-9000 the first evdo ( 3g ) cell phone on sprint.. I had to take the power vision data even though i didnt have it in my area at the time.. so my 5 dollar vision data went to 15 dollar power vision..

the same is going on here with the evo.. I currently have no plans to get it atm.. currently running my oc'd hero.. with my data speeds 1.5 to 2 download on rev a..

And salty i see your still pushing the t-mobile bandwagon.lol jk...

who cares.. if u want the best android phone on the market atm.. pay the 10 bucks extra a month.. and start complaining bout the bugs..if not stick with what u have..lol

[mbaseball3]

Or if everyone thinks about this 'add on' in business prospective, the 10 dollar add on pays for the 4G towers and installation. Basically helping sprint fund the upgrade. Win-win for sprint.

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[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by p-slim

how is my nexus one expensive, $500 for nexus, Sold my tp2 for $300, now i will sell nexus for $400. definitely worth it to me. hope you had fun using your super slow tp2 while i've been using a nexus one for the last 6months. January 5th, thats almost half a year of happiness.

in that case it works out great, congrats, i love being able to get new phones at the expense of the old ones. but i didn't have your information and was trying to keep it in perspective for clockcycle

Originally Posted by mbaseball3

Or if everyone thinks about this 'add on' in business prospective, the 10 dollar add on pays for the 4G towers and installation. Basically helping sprint fund the upgrade. Win-win for sprint.

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but then it brings up the argument why should i pay for a service i don't have yet and yes i'd get it eventually but charging me for it is tantamount to an interest free loan, except its not even a loan because its not like i'll get my money back

[Q_Q]

Originally Posted by jbearamus

but then it brings up the argument why should i pay for a service i don't have yet and yes i'd get it eventually but charging me for it is tantamount to an interest free loan, except its not even a loan because its not like i'll get my money back

In practical terms, why would ppl even purchase a phone without 4g?
The $10 shouldn't affect you because you wouldn't even be considering it until it comes to your town.

I mean if ppl are going to throw network, data caps & bandwidth around, why even bother if it's not in your town?

K.I.S.S

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by Q_Q

In practical terms, why would ppl even purchase a phone without 4g?
The $10 shouldn't affect you because you wouldn't even be considering it until it comes to your town.

I mean if ppl are going to throw network, data caps & bandwidth around, why even bother if it's not in your town?

K.I.S.S

because with 4G aside its still the best spec'd phone sprint has ever had

[mbaseball3]

Originally Posted by jbearamus

in that case it works out great, congrats, i love being able to get new phones at the expense of the old ones. but i didn't have your information and was trying to keep it in perspective for clockcycle



but then it brings up the argument why should i pay for a service i don't have yet and yes i'd get it eventually but charging me for it is tantamount to an interest free loan, except its not even a loan because its not like i'll get my money back

And I understand that. But by requiring all evo users to pay the add on, you are contributing to the r&d of the 4G towers and network to your area. Here's my example; I live in orange county which is 10ish minutes from la county line. La is slated to get 4G this summer but I feel, even though oc is huge, we will not get the 4G. But I'm ok with that. Honestly I'm happy with the 3G. And even though I know I'm paying for the 4G I feel that its gonna help expand and eventually bring it to my area. It may take time. But as I stated before I'm seeing it in a business way. Gotta be able to fund this expandsion somehow. Sprint ain't no att or Verizon with huge stock piles of green backs. The more that's bought into sprints wimax the faster it'll grow. Gotta have a drive to expand. If the evo falls flat on its face, say goodbye to wimax. There's no point in switching if ppl don't want it.


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[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by mbaseball3

And I understand that. But by requiring all evo users to pay the add on, you are contributing to the r&d of the 4G towers and network to your area. Here's my example; I live in orange county which is 10ish minutes from la county line. La is slated to get 4G this summer but I feel, even though oc is huge, we will not get the 4G. But I'm ok with that. Honestly I'm happy with the 3G. And even though I know I'm paying for the 4G I feel that its gonna help expand and eventually bring it to my area. It may take time. But as I stated before I'm seeing it in a business way. Gotta be able to fund this expandsion somehow. Sprint ain't no att or Verizon with huge stock piles of green backs. The more that's bought into sprints wimax the faster it'll grow. Gotta have a drive to expand. If the evo falls flat on its face, say goodbye to wimax. There's no point in switching if ppl don't want it.


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except that conventional business would be get a loan or issue stock to raise funds, you don't start charging people for a service that doesnt exist yet. and yeah the money would go into development of the network, companies don't typically sit on money, they issue dividends or reinvest it in the company; however, like someone said earlier in the thread yeah the extra money would help develop the network but what happens when i pay my $10/month for two years and there's still no 4G on the horizon as i'm sure that may be the case for some people.
and the roaming into a 4G network isn't fair because yeah, you're 10 mins away so you would be able to use it on occasion but I like a lot of people are 5-6 hrs away from the closest 4G service area

[gTen]

Well good news everyone..sprint figured out they did something wrong with the pre:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/18/s...l-as-we-hoped/

But has yet to figure out how they are going wrong with the EVO >.>