Got mine!

[fixxxer2012]

Originally Posted by prboy1969

Got mine on thursday, at Best Buy. Was a faithful TP2 guy. But, after three full days with this phone I'm like . WTF? Better camera, flash, no reset needed, and rock solid. Had my TP2 OC'd to 729mHz, but it was nothing like this. Had to reset about 6-8x's a day. With the Shift I have yet to even turn it off. Been pushing it hard to see what the limits are, and it flat out is great. Plus endless apps without having to adapt them to the phone. Yeah, I know this is all just my opinion( and we all know what they say about opinions ). But, from here on out I'm strickly Android. Only thing I might do is see if I can Overclock it. Yes, I'm that guy. Always gotta fiddle with things, see if I can make it go faster.

go to xda under the evo shift section and look for tweaks, roms and updates. enjoy your phone man!

btw im in michigan too!

[savir90]

I just got mine today... i gota say coming from cooking roms for winmo to this is a challenge, but so far loving android..the device is solid, the location of the SD card blows, the keyboard and softkey buttons takes some getting use to coming from a touch pro 2, overall great device, glad i got it

[yankees45us]

Originally Posted by savir90

I just got mine today... i gota say coming from cooking roms for winmo to this is a challenge, but so far loving android..the device is solid, the location of the SD card blows, the keyboard and softkey buttons takes some getting use to coming from a touch pro 2, overall great device, glad i got it

I also came from a custom rom tp2 when I got my evo. I didn't find it a challenge, I found it refreshing and easy to use. Yes it is true that winmo has alot of tweaks you can do but it felt good using an os that didn't crash all the time. I can't wait till sprint gets dual core phones like the atrix. Right now motorola is stepping up the game. I hope htc will do the same. I like htc more but if they keep doing the same old thing I will have to look elsewhere. Should be an interesting couple of months.



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[lgmayka]

Originally Posted by lgmayka

I'm looking for a simple root, just sufficient for WiFi tethering.

It was easy.

1) Download and install Astro File Manager from Market.
2) Download and install z4root from xda-developers.
3) Download and install Wireless Tether from Market.
4) Run Superuser; set to temporary root.
5) Run Wireless Tether; set WPA password; enjoy.

[YoungCorruption]

Originally Posted by lgmayka

It was easy.

1) Download and install Astro File Manager from Market.
2) Download and install z4root from xda-developers.
3) Download and install Wireless Tether from Market.
4) Run Superuser; set to temporary root.
5) Run Wireless Tether; set WPA password; enjoy.

i'm new to all this but what is a root?

[lgmayka]

Originally Posted by YoungCorruption

i'm new to all this but what is a root?

Root was originally the username of an administrative account on a Unix operating system that had full privileges to change or execute anything.

On Android, rooting is a procedure to give oneself full control over the cell phone--including, in this case, the ability to run a WiFi hotspot without paying a special $30/month fee to Sprint.

[YoungCorruption]

Originally Posted by lgmayka

Root was originally the username of an administrative account on a Unix operating system that had full privileges to change or execute anything.

On Android, rooting is a procedure to give oneself full control over the cell phone--including, in this case, the ability to run a WiFi hotspot without paying a special $30/month fee to Sprint.

oh okay i gotcha thanks for replying. i wanna get into doing stuff like that to my phone but i don't know a lot about stuff like that.

[lgmayka]

Originally Posted by YoungCorruption

i wanna get into doing stuff like that to my phone but i don't know a lot about stuff like that.

Creating a temporary WiFi hotspot is very useful if you want to browse the web on your netbook while eating lunch alone at a restaurant that doesn't offer (or doesn't maintain) free WiFi.

[emkorial]

Got mine yesterday. Comign from a MOGUL, you can imagine my delight

Originally Posted by lgmayka

Creating a temporary WiFi hotspot is very useful if you want to browse the web on your netbook while eating lunch alone at a restaurant that doesn't offer (or doesn't maintain) free WiFi.

You can do wired tethering with PDA net for fee without rooting (or so thers have said). No need to use the wireless tethering, just do wired. Wireless tethering also sucks battery power like no ones business.