Sprint getting HTC Rhodium
 

Got this news from a family member who is a sprint employee who heads new device delivery and whatnot. Not really sure what the phone is, just asked about new HTC phones and she said that was coming in 3rd Q of 09.

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it better be wimax compatible...

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Ya I know. I might be gettin the HD since it'll work here. But I'm curious what this thing is.

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what do you mean "HD WORKING HERE" im curious since im looking into selling my TOUCH PRO and buying the TOUCH HD from CLOVE, and starting up a T-mobile plan.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND:
http://blog.htc-unlocks.com/2008/11/...h-hd-hard-spl/

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Well based on that terminology match, I guess it's safe to say that the HD is coming to Sprint in q3 of 09.

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Does this mean it will have a keyboard?

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If by keyboard you mean it's on the screen, then yes

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I mean slide out keyboard. He said "HD Pro" not, touch HD...

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You should really google the HTC HD to get an idea of what we're talkin about.

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i so hope your friend is right would love some type hd to come to sprint even if its no wimax

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Nah, it only has a so-so on-screen keyboard. Still where the hell are my Tegra phones?! :D I'm ready for something that will blow all of these out of the water. This is just a Diamond with a bigger screen.

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re-read the article above my original post.

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3rd quarter of 09? That is way too long IMO. This is a cool phone but it's not enough to capture the kind of market share Sprint really needs. With the Mobile World Congress coming up in February, I hope to see more than just another incremental update to the Diamond. I want to see something as game-changing as the iPhone was a year or two ago.

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Well it will already work as far as the phone feature goes. I would imagine it would also connect to data, just not sure at what speeds.

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i thought the htc name of the HD is HTC Blackstone (aka the monolith)??

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Yeah it sounds as if the Rhodium is a device in development that is a sort of Touch HD Pro (keyboard version of Touch HD).

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so a touch HD with keyboard? It will probably be 450 bucks with a new account, and your first born for existing customers.

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........man.......slide out keyboard.....yea......they just shot that idea down for me. I have the VOGUE, had the diamond, and am TRYING TO SELL MY TOUCH PRO....looks like i will have to import the HD and use it on T-mobile, if this is true.

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It has the exact same hardware (minus the screen) as the Touch Pro. So ya, it'll work here on any network.

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not to sound like a hater...but i and i think a lot of users on here dont really care about the iphone. maybe good for sales and better stuff down the line tho. none the less thanks for the info!

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read some where (forgot where :( ) that the htc max 4g is coming to sprint somewhere near spring time 09. first US pho and carrier ne to be using 4g.

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NO NO NO!!! they better release a "diamond version" and "touch pro version", meaning a flat non-keyboard HD and an HD with keyboard.

the phones already big enough, i dont need another inch of thickness for a keyboard that i personally dont use.

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Heck ya man, i hear ya......the whole "CARRYING A BRICK" thing is killing me, that is why i kick myself everyday for switching out my diamond for the touch pro. Maybe......just maybe if i hadn't switched i wouldn't have to be killing myself to try and sell the d@mn thing lol ](*,)](*,)

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Did you know that the HTC Max 4g is the WiMax version of the HTC HD released in Russia? Also the HTC Max 4g did not have the 3.5mm jack.

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nobody mentioned an iphone wtf are you talking about?

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You guys should have had a Siemens SX-66, now that was a brick of a phone. In fact add the aluminum case with swingout door and I felt like I was holding a brick with a door (that loved to hit you in the face).

HD + Keyboard, if its under a million bucks I'd replace my Q9C most likely. I do admit a non-slider is easier for one handed (ahem driving) operation, but I don't like touch-only devices (ala Touch, iPhone etc).

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hey let's all hold our breathe see what happens first....

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I wouldn't be interested exchanging for my first born.....but my "second" born....well....that's do-able.

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he was referencing the term "HD Pro" in the blog post that was linked to. The blog post calls a new phone the "HD Pro" (aka HTC Rhodium) in the context that the writer likes phones with physical keyboards.

And considering HTC recent phone lineups. I assume an "HD Pro" would mean a slide out keyboard.

EDIT: whoa, way late on this, didnt realize there were two more pages of posts after yours. LOL

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Ok, saw on another thread that a sprint employee has already been playing with the prototype HD, AND that Rhodium is a diff phone even from that.

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link plox

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no doubt.....quit playing wheres the link lol

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Welcome back. I havent seen you on the boards in a while.


Does anyone have a picture of this "HTC HD Pro"? Cause I cant find anything. If anything since Sprint jsut built the WiMax network, they will probably get the "HTC MAX" if anything. I dont care about the headphone jack, I have a Zune and a iPod for music. But it is nice to have. I just want it to have a microsd slot.

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So far it's all hear-say. From what I've been reading, the HD is in pretty high demand right now, which may be why Sprint is going to start selling them (hopefully.) It would make sense for them to sell an HTC Max but their 4g network isn't quite what it needs to be to attract the general audience they need, and the max might cost more from HTC because of the newer technology. In other words, from a business standpoint, the hd would sell just as many, if not more than the max would, and cost Sprint less. I personally would take either one.

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The Vogue was a "test" phone for me and my 1st PPC. Liked it and went with the Pro. Couldn't stand that phone and returned it for the Diamond.

The Diamond has me very happy, but I am anxiously awaiting the HD.

I am fine with an on screen keyboard and prefer it much more than a slide out that doubles the thickness of the unit.

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I find myself using the on screen keyboard on my tp a lot, but there's no way I could write some of the emails I've had to write on a diamond. It all depends what you use your phone for i guess. Before I got my job, the diamond would have been perfect.

What would be REALLY nice is a touch pro with full 480x800 screen and the thickness of a diamond.

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So far I don't e-mail a whole lot on my phone. I have a laptop I use for work and it's normally with me if need be. Tethering is a very nice thing and I no longer have to find a hot spot for the laptop, I can just plug in the phone and do what I need to do.

The HD is available for the GSM folks (as you probably know), but it's still an arm and a leg, price wise.

Once it hits for Sprint/Alltel I'll be trying it out and I have a feeling it will be the one I carry for a while.

Time will tell.

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How much is everyone willing to spend on an hd?

As an existing customer, I'd expect to pay about 600 bucks for it. If I renewed my contract, I'd expect to pay around 450. Anything more than that would be pretty absurd.

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I see them out there for about $800 from the importers.

I have two (2) contracts I can extend on my Alltel service and will probably extend one.

$400-500 range is what I would expect with renewal.

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since the iphone, as by far the best selling PDA phone on the market, is the gold standard for this genre, this HD is the first WM phone to meet or exceed its features. However, i find it dissapointing that this phone still lacks the raw processing power of the iphone.

all that being said, this phone would be a leap in WM phone tech, and I would buy it. (unlike the pro/diamond, which i see as just a small step upgrade over the touch/mogul)