Rumorama: EVO 4G’s Qik Powered Video Chat To Cost An Extra $5/Month?

[edub186]

This is getting more frustrating by the day. If this new iphone comes out with better specs. I might have to leave. It's starting to piss me off what they are doing for this phone. Everything cost!!!! Charging people for something they might only use once or twice a month? I have 3 different messengers on my PC and I cant remember the last time I used my webcam. Then for it to be a last minute announcement is full of sh*t.

[antjones21]

Originally Posted by redd214

ohh man here we go again lol, once saltydawg sees this its over lol. another million threads about this!

Lmao too funny. Best post of the day

[acts]

Originally Posted by Success100

i can confirm, i am our stores advocate, and its an extra $4.99 a month thru qik. I think for people who want video chat, itll be worth the price of admission. I mean even with all the add-ons, it still comes out cheaper (in most cases) then a smartphone on VZ or ATT.

sprint is not going to get the subscribers back that they are bleeding at this point. sooner or later, it's going to be, "well, it's the same price as other carriers, but 'we get all these extra features'. i think all these additional fees are going to ruin the great potential of this phone, and iphone 4 will come in and sweep all the moment away.

[tj.iscool]

Originally Posted by Lukas718

they should charge for a compass app too in case we got lost in all these extra fees

[klimb22]

Why are you guys so in shock over this? It's not like Sprint didn't tell us that from day one.

With the launch of HTC EVO 4G, Sprint customers will be able to enjoy capabilities they have never experienced before with a new video chat service from Qik. The two-way voice and video capability will be available as an upgrade to the preloaded Qik app on HTC EVO 4G to enable conversational, interactive, real-time sharing between mobile devices or from mobile-to-desktop.

http://newsreleases.sprint.com/phoen...6178&highlight=

[apristel]

this is ghetto.

[themuffinman]

Originally Posted by glittler

Who here would actually use video chat? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't

I don't about you but video chat is something I will use for sure. I travel quite often for my job and its just a great and fun way for me and my girl to basically see each other whenever we want. She is just as excited as I am since I am getting her an evo as well.

[Success100]

Originally Posted by acts

sprint is not going to get the subscribers back that they are bleeding at this point. sooner or later, it's going to be, "well, it's the same price as other carriers, but 'we get all these extra features'. i think all these additional fees are going to ruin the great potential of this phone, and iphone 4 will come in and sweep all the moment away.

i dont think its going to ruin the potential of the phone. Its not a mandatory fee, and there will be other devs that can and probably will create a free video call app. Remember, this is android were talking here. Everyones crying about the additional fees, but VZ charges an extra $10 just to have a "data capable" phone, and people gladly pay it. I dont think its going to hurt Evo sales at all, h3ll, its still the only phone CAPABLE of live video chat.

[redd214]

^^^yeah you guys dont know nickel and diming till youve been on verizon lol. mandatory 10 dollar add on for acrtivating an lg env3!!! and you guys are complaining about a mandatory 10 bucks for the evo. at least its a decent phone!

[michd]

Originally Posted by cyespocket

this ish got stank qikly! if FRING is free and doin the same thing or better..they might as well close down qik..i aint payin i aint using..pure BS...

Yup, looks like Fring is the way to go.

Gizmodo demonstrates video calling from Evo to Evo using Fring - http://gizmodo.com/5549494/fring-for...rom-the-future

Fring now supports video chatting with Skype - http://www.androidcentral.com/fring-...-video-calling