Sprint Touch and EVDO Rev A

[jpgib]

I had originally thought that the Touch was upgradeable to Rev A but in looking at the sprint website it does not mention this ability in either the phone highlights or the Full Feature List section. This contrasts to the Mogul which lists that ability prominently in both areas on the website. I called Sprint sales and the person (after checking with tech support) said that the Touch will not be upgradeable. This would be disappointing if true. Does anyone here have any different info because I would like this phone but not at the expense of the higher speeds that will be available on the Mogul.

[tbhausen]

It will get a rev.A update in Q108. Rev.A is overhyped, however. All you're gonna see is faster uploads and latency drop from ~.5sec to ~.15sec (which is the best thing about it). Downloads won't change much. I know this because I use a rev.A data card often.

Todd/Indy

[instrmntuvdeth]

On the HTC website, it just says Rev O and doesn't mention it being upgradeable.

[gonzo1082]

it wouldnt surprise me one bit if the touch wasn't upgradeable to rev a. the mogul's specs mention it but not the touch.... this is another flashback to the gps enabled feature listed on the mogul but then removed.

[codyppc]

for what is worth... i was told by retentions last week that both the mogul and touch will be upgraded at the same time in 2008. when rev a is released. the only bad thing about the report is she also said the gps would be enabled when this is done as well. i wasn't even asking her about the gps.

i know i know. dont belive everything you hear. i was calling last week, complaining about the mogul and tring to get a deal on the touch. i was complaining about bluetooth quality and no gps as advertised. she quickly came back with the above comment.

we'll see in 2008. never the less. i am happy with evdo speeds. if your not... try a tmoble phone for a day. lol.

[codyppc]

removed ... sorry

[gonzo1082]

Originally Posted by codyppc

we'll see in 2008. never the less. i am happy with evdo speeds. if your not... try a tmoble phone for a day. lol.

OMG, i was just going to say that... i had t-mobile... i'm glad i dont have to watch streaming videos on the t-mobile wing, even worse the iphone's edge connection, might as well make it dial up. LOL

[TC1]

Not for nothing folks, but I've been coming through all the technical documents available and one thing that strikes me funny is one simple fact: Goto HTC's site and they list the Mogul as EVDO Rev A upgradeable. They do not list the Touch as upgradeable. Even though it might be the same chipset, sometimes all it takes is not soldering a particular pin on a chip to disable a feature. I use to design electronic products and we did that all the time for OEMs.

One other thing I found fascinating is this little blurb on page 173 of the Touch User's manual:

"GPS: Internal GPS antenna"

Have fun with that one

[TC1]

Originally Posted by klurf8881

exactly documentation doesnt always mean truth.

itd be retarded to disable rev a on purpose on a newly released PDa thatd make no sense at all when theyre about to release it soon and only on the mogul. makes no sense at all to do that

Makes as much sense as disabling GPS if it was built in

It's called "marketing", "product positioning" and "product differentiation"

[mspiegle]

Here's some more conflicting information for you guys

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...2fdefault.mspx