People ditching iphones for the Evo

[karong]

Originally Posted by x10guy

Stopped by my local BB to see what all the excitement was all about. There was on customer getting an Evo. I couldn't tell what his old phone was.

I casually asked the BB wireless employee how Evo sales were going. He said, "very good for a Sprint phone, but not like the iphone." He later said that it's been awhile since they've had a really good selling Sprint phone.

Hopefully this will change things.

yes i cant remember the last time I saw BB or a Sprint store this packed for a sprint phone. its on track to be their best selling phone to date. I really hope it does well. But im no fool i know when the new iphone launches its going to be madness.

[monkenutz]

read the part about the iphone on cdma
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/04/e...whelmed-radio/

[ricchini2007]

please stop talking about the iphone its evo day

[fenixjn]

Originally Posted by ricchini2007

please stop talking about the iphone its evo day

Indeed but it is very interesting to see how many people has been waiting for a good device that is not made by apple. I saw 2 people ditching iphones for EVOs while I was waiting.

[x10guy]

Hopefully this will put Sprint back on the map again. They haven't been relevant in a long time.

They certainly have a headstart with 4G and the Evo is definitely a good device. But let's see how much momentum they can get before Verizon's LTE catches up.

[Prozakk]

Imo, the Evo will serve as an adrenaline shot for Sprint. If it weren't for this phone, I believe Sprint would be DEAD.

I won't say its their only hope, but their best shot at staying relevant would be to drop one monster device after another -- keep people interested and keep them spending money. Because for so many of us, the Evo will be old news by the time we see 4G.

[TheBundo]

Originally Posted by karong

While waiting in BB there was 3 other ppl in there with iphones waiting to cancel their AT&T service and activate a new account with sprint and the Evo. It felt so good to see that. EVO FTW!!!!!

I don't see how we benefit by having a bunch of people join us who were retarded enough to buy the iPhone in the first place. Compare the 1st iPhone to the Mogul. Mogul wins hands down.

I understand the concept of "victory" here (but victory in the phone wars is temporary and fleeting, though iPhone never wins). But this victory would have a cost - do you want the overloaded network AT&Tnow has to be Sprint? I don't. And I don't think "fanboys", whether for Apple, or any other phone, are on the right track. All these phones end up in the junk-heap pretty soon. If you're 20 or so, that may not click, but as the years tick by, it starts to ring true. I not only can't remamber all the cell phones I've had in almost 25 years, I can't even remember all the cars and trucks I've had in 35+ years.

This is all just a diversion from reality.

[gTen]

It is also possible the people figured to try the EVO due to 30 day policy and once the new iphone comes out they return the EVO and go back to using iphones...

See..EVO may be a powerful device but question is the adaptation of the user.... most users don't even know what they can do with their phones..and many more just buy one cause its cool and don't even use any features other then calling..

[princem131]

Lets not forget the savings on monthly charges from jumping ship. Iphone converts get a better device and lower monthly bill!

[TheBundo]

Originally Posted by princem131

Lets not forget the savings on monthly charges from jumping ship. Iphone converts get a better device and lower monthly bill!

Yeah, and crowd up our network. Why do we want those goofballs here, sure, if they come on their own, on bended knees, fine, but why try to attract them? Let them stay with their lousy service, and Apple slave-dom.