Thinking about getting an Evo, need advice.

leerage · #1 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 03:32 PM

Hello all,

I currently have a TP2 and I'm thinking about switching to an Evo. Been doing some research but I just wanted to get opinions from users that actually have an Evo. I know if I do get one I will definitely be running a custom ROM. Does anybody have any suggestions on what ROM works best for them. I also read when the Evo was originally released the battery life wasn't that great... I'm assuming HTC and/or Sprint have addressed those issues ... or the Cooks out there have figured it out. I would like USB and Wifi tethering and I believe from what I read those are easy options in the custom ROMs.

Anyways, if you have a moment and would like to share any other info you Evo users have, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

fakeguy · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by leerage

Hello all,

I currently have a TP2 and I'm thinking about switching to an Evo. Been doing some research but I just wanted to get opinions from users that actually have an Evo. I know if I do get one I will definitely be running a custom ROM. Does anybody have any suggestions on what ROM works best for them. I also read when the Evo was originally released the battery life wasn't that great... I'm assuming HTC and/or Sprint have addressed those issues ... or the Cooks out there have figured it out. I would like USB and Wifi tethering and I believe from what I read those are easy options in the custom ROMs.

Anyways, if you have a moment and would like to share any other info you Evo users have, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

The standard answer is that you will have to test them out and see which one works best for you and all that. But IMO I've been using the latest Myn ROM from here: [ROM] Myn’s Warm TwoPointTwo - [RLS 4 - 11/25/2010] - Making Sense Of It All! - xda-developers

So far it is great and the battery seems to last me longer than before on stock. Good luck.

pjsnyc · #3 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 04:04 PM

I'm running a rooted stock EVO, and yeah the battery life could be better. But its not THAAT bad. Also -your TP2 battery is the same as the EVOs, so at least you can carry around a backup.

Honestly, I think the stories you hear about the EVO's battery life are from people that leave all their radios on and brightness up and every app installed at default (why some apps default to autoupdating every 15 minutes boggles my mind).

On a typical day, I can get 12ish hours of use (heavy texting, not too much voice, and two google accounts pushed).

leerage · #4 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 04:42 PM

Thanks for the responses. I had a hunch the material I was reading about battery life was far out there. I would do heavy texting as well with push email from work and a little bit of voice. Right now with my TP2 I have two batteries that I charge on a dock and when 1 gets low, I pop the dead one out and put in a charged one in. I plan on doing the same with the Evo. I'm also looking at getting two 2000mah batteries from ebay? Anybody have any reviews on them?

One other question, I've reviewed the process on how to do a full root and I'm capable of doing so. I came across unrEVOked the other day and it looks like it is all GUI and does it for you. Anybody ever used that?

Thank you for your time.

**OMJ** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by leerage

Thanks for the responses. I had a hunch the material I was reading about battery life was far out there. I would do heavy texting as well with push email from work and a little bit of voice. Right now with my TP2 I have two batteries that I charge on a dock and when 1 gets low, I pop the dead one out and put in a charged one in. I plan on doing the same with the Evo. I'm also looking at getting two 2000mah batteries from ebay? Anybody have any reviews on them?

One other question, I've reviewed the process on how to do a full root and I'm capable of doing so. I came across unrEVOked the other day and it looks like it is all GUI and does it for you. Anybody ever used that?

Thank you for your time.

depends on your hardware & software versions....what r they? unrevoked doesn't work on the latest versions

leerage · #6 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by OMJ

depends on your hardware & software versions....what r they? unrevoked doesn't work on the latest versions

Haven't got it yet. I think I'm going out to the Sprint store tomorrow and pick it up. I'm assuming it is the latest version and I just seen that the latest version is root. I will follow up on that process.

erockvr6 · #7 (**permalink**) 12-03-2010, 04:55 PM

2x1800mAh Battery+Dock USB CHGR SPRINT EVO 4G HTC SLIDE - eBay (item 320625532843 end time Dec-05-10 08:38:15 PST)
Ive heard good things about these, just ordered them so i cant verify, but reviews are positive, one stating that a 18% increase in battery life was their result. good considering they are a 20% upgrade

jejb · #8 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 07:27 AM

I'm using the Sprint Lovers ROM on mine and my wife's 2.02, 004 Evo's. No special reason for that. It gets good reviews and I'm new to the droid world, so figured I'd start with that and study the others. It is a change from the WinMo (TP2 most recently) world that I've been used to. You don't have nearly the ability to "hack" little settings to tweak things just the way you want them. But the payoff is a FAR superior web experience, which is what I was after. There are pluses and minuses for me (I still miss my slide out keyboard at times!), but so far, I'm pretty happy with the switch.

My battery life is quite good. I'm not a power user at all, and have most stuff turned off most of the time (wifi, gps, pull mail, etc). I've not run it below 50% in a day yet, and that's with some GPS nav.

Still thinking a little about going back and getting the Epic instead, though. Smaller screen, older OS but has the sliding keyboard and a better screen.

leerage · #9 (**permalink**) 12-04-2010, 04:47 PM

Just got my Evo today. I really like it so far. Definitly will take a bit to get used to but very impressed so far.

Just checked the software settings:

Software number: 3.30.651.3

I booted into HBOOT and it is 2.02.0000

I will follow the tutorial that was provided to get it rooted.

tx_dbs_tx · #10 (**permalink**) 12-05-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by leerage

Just got my Evo today. I really like it so far. Definitly will take a bit to get used to but very impressed so far.

Just checked the software settings:

Software number: 3.30.651.3

I booted into HBOOT and it is 2.02.0000

I will follow the tutorial that was provided to get it rooted.

The first thing you're going to have to do before attempting to root your new EVO is install the proper drivers on your pc/laptop. Don't install HTC Sync on your computer, install the drivers that are provided in the original unrevoked instructions. The driver install files and instructions can be found herewith forums and/or at unrevoked.com.

I just wanted to get you started on the right foot and hopefully save you some time due to not having the correct drivers already installed before rooting. If you need help just ask and I'm sure someone will help you out. I just rooted my 0004 EVO and had no problems as I followed the instructions for the new hboot root method.