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I just signed up with sprint and bought the EVO. I also purchased the atrix a few days ago off amazon and it should be here monday. My question is should I keep the EVO or Return it and keep the atirx? I know the atrix is a faster and a better phone but I get unlimiited data with sprint and I also get a 27.27% off my monthly sprint bill through my employer where AT&T will only give me 12%off. So I guess my question, is it worth it do give up my unlimied data and huge discount to get the atrix on AT&T?
I would base your decision on mobile coverage and the monthly plan. The Atrix, from what I've read, is a superior phone to the EVO. I have the Atrix and love it, but have never owned an EVO. To me, the EVO is just too big a phone. Now, you might be able to work with AT&T to give you an unlimited plan that matches up with your current Sprint plan if the company you work for has a premier relationship with AT&T, in which case, I'd say Atrix all the way!! I've been with AT&T for 16 or more years as a premier business customer, so I've been able to maintain my unlimited data from device to device without any problems. I just moved from a 3GS to the Atrix....the experience is a lot different....some things great, some things not so great.
I have both also but I bought the EVO on launch weekend last June. I'm keeping the EVO for my 30 day return policy and then I'll switch my number if I like the atrix enough. So far so good (though I'm too lazy to walk out and get the atrix from the kitchen right now lol).
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Can't anyone make decisions for themselves anymore.
lDaChOsEnOnEl said:
I just signed up with sprint and bought the EVO. I also purchased the atrix a few days ago off amazon and it should be here monday. My question is should I keep the EVO or Return it and keep the atirx? I know the atrix is a faster and a better phone but I get unlimiited data with sprint and I also get a 27.27% off my monthly sprint bill through my employer where AT&T will only give me 12%off. So I guess my question, is it worth it do give up my unlimied data and huge discount to get the atrix on AT&T?
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I have both the EVO and the Atrix. I had the EVO since it came out last summer. I love the EVO except for the sheer bulk of the phone and the battery lasts about 6 hours of normal use for me. The Atrix is smaller and is faster and has extreme potential as far as Dev stuff goes and roms if they can figure out the locked bootloader. I should be getting the laptop dock next week sometime.The Atrix battery lasts about 27 hours of normal use for me. That is a HUGE difference between the EVO and Atrix. Anyway it all comes down to preference. What is just right for me might be not so right for you...... so play around with both and see which one fits your needs better!
Thanks for all the reply's, Im on the phone with AT&T now to try and get unlimited data so wish me luck
The evo is a perfect size. I love mine. And a week into my billing cycle and I've used over 200 megs. Hopefully I'll break a gig this month. But there is nothing the Atrix can do that the evo can't. And swype rocks!
since you cant decide for yourself you want to ask total strangers..fail
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overclockxp said:
The evo is a perfect size. I love mine. And a week into my billing cycle and I've used over 200 megs. Hopefully I'll break a gig this month. But there is nothing the Atrix can do that the evo can't. And swype rocks!
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I don't think the EVO can read fingerprints and hit 2500+ on quadrant. But I do love sprints cellphone plans.
jmollabi said:
since you cant decide for yourself you want to ask total strangers..fail
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You coming into my thread and posting useless help=Fail. If that's how you feel and you have nothing positive to add to the thread why even comment? Just keep it moving and leave it alone because you didn't accomplish anything by saying what you said did you?
neer2005 said:
I don't think the EVO can read fingerprints and hit 2500+ on quadrant. But I do love sprints cellphone plans.
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And thats whats killing me because what ever phone I decide on i'm going to be locked into for a while. So its basically have the better phone and the crappy plan pricing, or get the outdated phone and have a lovely bill and unlimited data lol
overclockxp said:
The evo is a perfect size. I love mine. And a week into my billing cycle and I've used over 200 megs. Hopefully I'll break a gig this month. But there is nothing the Atrix can do that the evo can't. And swype rocks!
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I love my EVO but......it is big and bulky for me and the battery lasts about 6 hours of normal use. I love the custom roms that are out there as well. I know in time the Atrix will have the same custom roms and the battery last about 27 hours of normal use(normal use for me). But it all comes down to personal preference. Enjoy your EVO.....
The decision would be alot easier if I had a grandfathered unlimited plan, but because I dont I know its going to suck not having unlimited data
neer2005 said:
I don't think the EVO can read fingerprints and hit 2500+ on quadrant. But I do love sprints cellphone plans.
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So my Evo can't read my fingerprint and it doesn't get some rediculous number on a synthetic benchmark. Is there anything the Atrix does that the Evo can't? Does it shoot lasers? Flush toilets?
And the plan does rock! Nine days into my plan and here's my data usage:
Used 365,296KB
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But I will concede on the battery life. It sucks. I had to load Fresh and a custom kernel (which HTC will probably incorporate in their next update) to get a decent battery life.
What's funny is the Evo isn't that much bigger than an iPhone 4.
lDaChOsEnOnEl said:
Thanks for all the reply's, Im on the phone with AT&T now to try and get unlimited data so wish me luck
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how do you plan on doing that
lDaChOsEnOnEl said:
The decision would be alot easier if I had a grandfathered unlimited plan, but because I dont I know its going to suck not having unlimited data
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There's supposedly a loophole that will still allow you to get unlimited data. You're gonna need an iPhone 2g though in order to do it and you'll stay with unlimited data even if you switch phones. Google it and get more info about it if you're interested.
If I wasn't on an employee plan I wouldve totally stayed with my Evo and Sprint, the plan is cheap and the phone was awesome until the atrix came out. The con for Sprint besides phone choice is its cdma and data speeds are mega low.. 4g wimax was hitting about 5mb max for me and was really spotty with coverage. Where as my atrix is hitting 4mb on 3g alone, con of course for att is their overpriced plan and limited data, makes it almost impossible to really have fun with your phone..
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jsm0372 said:
I would base your decision on mobile coverage and the monthly plan. The Atrix, from what I've read, is a superior phone to the EVO. I have the Atrix and love it, but have never owned an EVO. To me, the EVO is just too big a phone. Now, you might be able to work with AT&T to give you an unlimited plan that matches up with your current Sprint plan if the company you work for has a premier relationship with AT&T, in which case, I'd say Atrix all the way!! I've been with AT&T for 16 or more years as a premier business customer, so I've been able to maintain my unlimited data from device to device without any problems. I just moved from a 3GS to the Atrix....the experience is a lot different....some things great, some things not so great.
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I have a 3gs which is my main phone and a clockwork mod HD2 on tmo to mess with. I'd be interested in your pro's / cons on going from a 3gs to an Atrix. My 3gs is about as hacked as can be. The 3gs is my main phone since Tmo cant give me reliable coverage for work.
Well it depends on how much data you use. I admit I would love to have unlimited data but 2 gigs is alright with me. I can do whatever I want to do with the phone and not sorry aboutbgoing over.
How about try using the Affix for a week or two and see if you use up uh... over 600 megs. If you do, then you might go over in your plan of 2 gigs.
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Well guys ... I am saying buh bye to T-Mobile. After loyalty dept. Told me to pound sand, I decided I had enough.
I am going to miss this forum you guys are a great bunch, not just phone stuff but personality wise. I can't believe it was cheaper for me to buy the one x , and pay my cancellation fee to T-Mobile, and... and get a better and cheaper plan.
T-Mobile has been really going down hill, with customer service ( YEAH I KNOW I heard ma bell is one of the worst) and I just don't understand why T-Mobile treats new customers better than am OG, like me. To the T-Mobile rep I pm'd here thanks for replying and being cool.
Well.... one x forums here I come. Lol.
Phone should ne in my hands tues. Or wed. Im excited.
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freakboy13 said:
Well guys ... I am saying buh bye to T-Mobile. After loyalty dept. Told me to pound sand, I decided I had enough.
I am going to miss this forum you guys are a great bunch, not just phone stuff but personality wise. I can't believe it was cheaper for me to buy the one x , and pay my cancellation fee to T-Mobile, and... and get a better and cheaper plan.
T-Mobile has been really going down hill, with customer service ( YEAH I KNOW I heard ma bell is one of the worst) and I just don't understand why T-Mobile treats new customers better than am OG, like me. To the T-Mobile rep I pm'd here thanks for replying and being cool.
Well.... one x forums here I come. Lol.
Phone should ne in my hands tues. Or wed. Im excited.
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good luck , you dont have to LEAVE these forums you could always come and see progress
you could always unlock your Amaze before ya ditch t-mo altogether, that way you can still use it alongside your One X, just need a micro sim adapter
Edit: well, you can use it without internet, LTE plans don't play nice with non-LTE phones
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you could always unlock your Amaze before ya ditch t-mo altogether, that way you can still use it alongside your One X, just need a micro sim adapter
Edit: well, you can use it without internet, LTE plans don't play nice with non-LTE phones
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He can still use it unless it is an LTE only sim which I doubt actually. I can unlock it for ya so you can use it on AT&T and use their HSPA+ network!
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good luck , you dont have to LEAVE these forums you could always come and see progress
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Oh im not totally leaving, I think once the official ics gets released amaze is gonna be top (under) dog. Just moving to a new neighborhood...
Plus I got a lot of amaze pics I wanna post. Be interesting to compare the two cameras.
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He can still use it unless it is an LTE only sim which I doubt actually. I can unlock it for ya so you can use it on AT&T and use their HSPA+ network!
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no its not that, its some shenenigans within AT&T's system, an LTE device can't access the internet unless you have their LTE data plan, even the HSPA+ network, I'm guessing it doesn't work the other way around as well, I know from experience how back asswards AT&T's system can be when setting up a phone
P.S: where were you when I was unlocking my Amaze? would have saved me some headaches working with T-Mobile
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no its not that, its some shenenigans within AT&T's system, an LTE device can't access the internet unless you have their LTE data plan, even the HSPA+ network, I'm guessing it doesn't work the other way around as well, I know from experience how back asswards AT&T's system can be when setting up a phone
P.S: where were you when I was unlocking my Amaze? would have saved me some headaches working with T-Mobile
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You can try and see if the internet works lol.
I've been here all along. My signature says I unlock phones. I even have a link in my toolkit to PM me about unlocking phones lol
freakboy13 said:
Well guys ... I am saying buh bye to T-Mobile. After loyalty dept. Told me to pound sand, I decided I had enough.
I am going to miss this forum you guys are a great bunch, not just phone stuff but personality wise. I can't believe it was cheaper for me to buy the one x , and pay my cancellation fee to T-Mobile, and... and get a better and cheaper plan.
T-Mobile has been really going down hill, with customer service ( YEAH I KNOW I heard ma bell is one of the worst) and I just don't understand why T-Mobile treats new customers better than am OG, like me. To the T-Mobile rep I pm'd here thanks for replying and being cool.
Well.... one x forums here I come. Lol.
Phone should ne in my hands tues. Or wed. Im excited.
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Im curious what you asked for from them. I been a customer for 5 years and they just gave me a 250 credit on my bill for the Amaze and this months bill. I've never had a problem with the customer service. Im curious how your paying less with ATT, which I am assuming you jumped to because of the one X
Have fun paying more for service.
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Have fun paying more for service.
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Im actually going to be saving a few dollars!
The only thing im losing is my grandfathered unlimited data, .... but I have never exceed 3 gb ever so ... its actually a decent plan.
And I like the rollover minutes thing.
And i do a lot of camping and T-Mobile has ALWAYS been a fail for me. But my friends who not only have iphonies(only saying cuz I thought iphonies had crappy reception) and with AT&T ... almost always have signals.
We will see. T-Mobile is funny..
.when I called and told them to cancel, my acct, and told them I was offered the one s , but said I hate penile displays and the storage was to small
You know what the rep said???
Well, sir, ill tell you what, I can offer the one s practically free for you..
I almost went into rage mode...lmao.
I think what's really happening is this is the age of the downward spiral of customer service. Its not just T-Mobile/AT&T. Its everywhere.
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Sorry to hear that. T-Mobile totally stuck their neck out to me last year. I went to Calgary and didn't turn off my data roaming. I even got a text as soon as I hit the border, telling me full well that the data rates are HIGH. I tried my best and minimized it's use. Well, I got home to a $850 bill. After talking to a few people, getting on my knees and begging forgiveness, they took 100% of the charges off.
I thought that was INCREDIBLE customer service. Who else would forgive $850 worth of data roaming charges???????
freakboy13 said:
Im actually going to be saving a few dollars!
The only thing im losing is my grandfathered unlimited data, .... but I have never exceed 3 gb ever so ... its actually a decent plan.
And I like the rollover minutes thing.
And i do a lot of camping and T-Mobile has ALWAYS been a fail for me. But my friends who not only have iphonies(only saying cuz I thought iphonies had crappy reception) and with AT&T ... almost always have signals.
We will see. T-Mobile is funny..
.when I called and told them to cancel, my acct, and told them I was offered the one s , but said I hate penile displays and the storage was to small
You know what the rep said???
Well, sir, ill tell you what, I can offer the one s practically free for you..
I almost went into rage mode...lmao.
I think what's really happening is this is the age of the downward spiral of customer service. Its not just T-Mobile/AT&T. Its everywhere.
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The one x is such a small upgrade from the amaze what's the point in switching? I think with the amaze having a leak for ics there really seems to be no point in getting another device for very close specs. Just my two cents only device on the horizon worth waiting for would be the galaxy s3
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freakboy13 said:
Im actually going to be saving a few dollars!
The only thing im losing is my grandfathered unlimited data, .... but I have never exceed 3 gb ever so ... its actually a decent plan.
And I like the rollover minutes thing.
And i do a lot of camping and T-Mobile has ALWAYS been a fail for me. But my friends who not only have iphonies(only saying cuz I thought iphonies had crappy reception) and with AT&T ... almost always have signals.
We will see. T-Mobile is funny..
.when I called and told them to cancel, my acct, and told them I was offered the one s , but said I hate penile displays and the storage was to small
You know what the rep said???
Well, sir, ill tell you what, I can offer the one s practically free for you..
I almost went into rage mode...lmao.
I think what's really happening is this is the age of the downward spiral of customer service. Its not just T-Mobile/AT&T. Its everywhere.
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Can you go into a little more detail? I'm not sure what you raged about.
They offered you a phone?
I'm not sure why you experience was so bad.
We've had t-mo for something like 7 years.
I called the loyalty department and asked what they could do for me, and they gave me a $250 credit to cover the cost of the amaze, and dropped our plan price $80/mo
pappasmurfsharem said:
Can you go into a little more detail? I'm not sure what you raged about.
They offered you a phone?
I'm not sure why you experience was so bad.
We've had t-mo for something like 7 years.
I called the loyalty department and asked what they could do for me, and they gave me a $250 credit to cover the cost of the amaze, and dropped our plan price $80/mo
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+1 i love tmobile.. great plans, great customer support (even though im on prepaid i get good support). they are the best gsm you can get in the US imo. id rather have verizon but i dont have the money, and they dont really have that great of phones.
Yeah today I called in for something on my account and when the rep said if there was anything I was unhappy about I just said I sometimes get one bar to none of service at home which in reality I get 1-2 bars. They quickly transferred me to the signal booster program and even gave me 250 credit. So now I should be getting full bars within the next couple days and not make a payment for at least two months! Also isn't the warranty program through t-mobile cheaper in replacing phones, and the add on features as well.
After the att break up t-mobile is actually going back up in the competition and they are starting by improving customer service. It's sad you left right at the turning point specially for a phone that is not that much better than the amaze. I wish you luck.
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You read the title correctly, it was leaked by tmonews and androidcentral a few hours ago. The question is would you switch to Tmobile for 4G HSPA+ data speeds with not cap or overages, I have to admit that im seriously thinking about it.
Nah, I have faith in sprint
No more throttle?
Still wouldn't switch
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I have faith in Sprint to but it is killing me to have to wait for LTE and on top of that i dont believe they started NV in my area. TMobile on the other hand has killer speeds in my area.
Sprint is lucky T-Mobile only has 2G in my town... My brother has the SGS Blaze 4G and when he has HSPA+ in the surrounding areas it makes me Jelly lol
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if i dont get 4 lte service here in chicago by november im goin to t-mobile fuk it!
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Lucky for sprint they already rolling out LTE in my market and a few guys have already seen their phones 4g icons light up. If it wasn't for that I'll would had changed in a heartbeat.
No go for me because T-Mobile is the only cellular company that does not offer a corporate discount with my job. So blah. Unless it would end up being cheaper, but I doubt it. Also we still don't know enough. Is it truly unlimited or does it get throttled?
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I could never go back to T mobile. Switched from sprint a few years back, and T-mobiles' reception was horrendous. I said to myself, self, you'll
never go back to T-mobile. No matter what!!! And I mean no matter what.
unlimited with yet another fee. Sorry but paying more fees to what comes standard with sprint....yeah I'm not leaving. I'll deal with my 5kbps download. I will survive this. Patients is virtue
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That means vz and attached will follow to but we all know they won't they like to rip there customers off
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I hope it's wildly successful... Competition is good.
I'll look into it, I'm so disappointed with Sprint lately... It's pathetic.
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I could never go back to T mobile. Switched from sprint a few years back, and T-mobiles' reception was horrendous. I said to myself, self, you'll
never go back to T-mobile. No matter what!!! And I mean no matter what.
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Exactly this
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I'm seriously considering switching in Cincinnati...service is so bad I can't stream any music at work and it took me almost 5 min to be able to post this reply due to my 20kbps download speed.
I know its a little more considering I would need two lines but if I actually have WORKING DATA instead of paying for absolute garbage its worth something.
Listen up Sprint this is coming from a 10+ year customer...get your act together.
Yeah this news really got my wheels turning. Truly unlimited data, blazing fast speeds & looks to be cheaper. Only reason why I've stayed with Sprint this long was because of the data & they used to get the best phones but now their phone lineup isn't as strong & their speeds absolutely suck. I know people in Cricket & MetroPCS who have wayyyyy faster speeds at half the cost. With phones almost as good as the LTE. This may be a game changer for me.
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I wouldn't really consider this 'COMPETITION.' Instead, more of a rescue mission to save what's left of that terrible network.
Ok the data is unlimited... So they say... But what about everything else? Sprint offers unlimited everything for 79.99 (who calls land lines anymore and needs more than 450 minutes... Really?)
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Sprint fan aside, maybe, if T-Mobile had better voice in the downtown area. I would like the option of having an unlocked phone + unlimited data.
My service with Sprint has been pretty consistent & LTE work has started in my city so we should go live in November/December. Plus everything is unlimited, sans calling the office & grandma.
I've been with sprint since 98. That being said I would switch if I wasn't in contract. Sprint has had me waiting 3 years for "4G". Bought my EVO with promises of 4G in San Diego which never came true. Add the abismal 3G speeds that are slower than they where 4-5 years ago when I had my HTC Windows mobile phone. The only big thing stopping me from switching is the fact that I get a huge discount from Sprint through my employer (which isn't that big anymore since they only apply the discount on my primary line and not my wife's or my sister). That and my wife loves her Iphone which Tmobile doesn't have. Oh well...here's to hoping this vision thing works out.
I would switch if I wasn't on contract. It would be a tough decision between the one s and the s3. I love HTC but I need me a huge screen!
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I've had the original Evo4G for 2 years and 4 months now. It has always been rooted and performs flawlessly and does everything I ask of it. When I saw the EvoLTE was coming out I really wanted one and I was/am eligible for an upgrade. I decided to wait a few months for the kinks to get worked out of the phone before getting one. Sprint offers the LTE for $99 presently and I'm tempted to grab one.
In the last few months I haven't been reading the EvoLTE forum but started reading everything a couple of days ago. I don't have a problem with the people who are critical of the LTE and are leaving it for a Samsung. The Evo4G is the best phone I've ever had and is the first HTC phone I've owned. As I said, it does everything I ask of it, is reliable, and I know everything about it.
My question to those who like their LTE's is this: Should I upgrade to the LTE?
I'm not willing to spend what it costs now for a Sprint SamsungSIII, $199-249 and have no idea if I'd like the phone if I did. I am concerned about owners here who tell of the LTE's Sense not working properly, of data problems, rebooting etc. I've never had 4G in my area and Sprint doesn't even have my area in AZ on the list of upcoming LTE service. I've paid that damn $10 monthly charge for 3G only which annoys me since I own a 4G phone that Sprint doesn't supply 4G service for. I can deal with continuing to pay the $10 for no 4g or LTE but I don't want to get rid of a phone that stays connected always, has a good download speed locally on 3g, and always works, for an EvoLTE that doesn't always work and continues to have problems.
So I guess I'm asking for encouragement to upgrade to the LTE. I'm not going to leave Sprint, the true unlimited Data is the most important feature they offer and I need the several Gigs of data each month that I continue to use. What do you owners have to say?
Thanks~
Get the EVOLTE My dad has an og Evo that I rooted and played with and the difference is just amazing. We compared side by side the stock roms and its night and day. Data speeds were better, apps launched much quicker, the camera took pictures faster and higher quality, and the list just goes on.
Don't listen to the naysayers on here, the new evo is awesome. There have been some LTE issues for some but I'm in the same boat as you with no LTE in the foreseeable future in my area.
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this phone is dope.. put this phone next to the phone next to the og evo and u will see it smokes the og evo in every way.. i had the og evo.. the evo 3d and now the evo lte.. i never had 1 single problem with this phone.. its beast! :good:
I also had the original for over 2 years and it IS an awesome phone. That said, if you are in a good signal area, the lte will run circles around it. Very comfortable to use and fast. I'm on MeanRom with mine, rooted and s-off. 3g signal reception is a full 2 bars down from OG and like you, I'm not gonna get 4g anytime soon. If you never roam in areas where signal is down to 1 or 2 bars you'll do fine. If you go into areas like that and making calls or receiving data is important I would wait a while. Personally,I hunt in remote areas a lot. If I'm going for more than a day,I just switch back to the OG for the trip and switch back when home. Good luck with your choice......
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I also had the original for over 2 years and it IS an awesome phone. That said, if you are in a good signal area, the lte will run circles around it. Very comfortable to use and fast. I'm on MeanRom with mine, rooted and s-off. 3g signal reception is a full 2 bars down from OG and like you, I'm not gonna get 4g anytime soon. If you never roam in areas where signal is down to 1 or 2 bars you'll do fine. If you go into areas like that and making calls or receiving data is important I would wait a while. Personally,I hunt in remote areas a lot. If I'm going for more than a day,I just switch back to the OG for the trip and switch back when home. Good luck with your choice......
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Honesty, my reception improved over my dads Evo... By a noticeable amount. We live in the boonies and also hunt a lot and he depends on me to get the calls on my phone because his phone doesnt even ring. It depends on where you live I guess.
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as much as i like this phone id say check out the optimous g its a really nice phone overall already cracked. and just gonna be a matter of time before some roms start flooding on to it but thats just me i want it but my girlfriend wont trade me lol.
I would definitely say upgrade to the LTE. It's far better than the previous EVOs in every way, as others have mentioned. I'm one of those who will probably be switching to the GS3, but it's more for the experience of trying something different than what I'm used to over the last three years.
Thanks to all of you for your replies. I'm really leaning towards trying the LTE. My home is in a rural area outside the city and I have excellent 3G coverage. If I can have the same result with the LTE, root it, be able to operate on wireless, and have the "Hot Spot" as I do now on the OG 4G I'll be very happy indeed.
as much as i like this phone id say check out the optimous g its a really nice phone overall already cracked. and just gonna be a matter of time before some roms start flooding on to it but thats just me i want it but my girlfriend wont trade me lol.
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I went to the Sprint website and looked at the Optimus. It looks sweet, my phone before the Evo4G was the LG Lotus. It was a great phone for it's era and never gave me any problems. I don't want to spend $199 for a phone at this time, the $99 for the LTE is in my price range.
Thanks for the suggestion, let us know how you like the Optimus if you get it.
If you want the evo is 99cent look for the tread that has the link.
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Here's the link
http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:99centoffer
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If you want the evo is 99cent look for the tread that has the link.
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Here's the link
http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/Action/DisplayAisleLanding?ECID=vanity:99centoffer
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I clicked on the link and it came up with: Access denied:
"You may be trying to access a private offer or shopping area on sprint.com. Please confirm that the link you entered is correct."
I'll look for a thread you mentioned, thanks!
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If you want the evo is 99cent look for the tread that has the link.
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Here's the link
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I placed the order using your link. It went through as I am a long time customer. The only odd thing was after placing the order it gave me a confirmation number which I used to check on "my order". The page that came up said, "This order must be manually processed" so I'm not sure what that means.
Do you know if anyone using that link has received their phone yet? People were placing orders around 10 days ago, they should have received their phones by now. Another person on the other forum wrote that he got the "Order must be processed manually" also, he hasn't posted again saying if his phone was shipped and was delivered.
thanks!
I haven't looked, but wasn't that special for black Friday? Or cyber Monday?
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scottspa74 said:
I haven't looked, but wasn't that special for black Friday? Or cyber Monday?
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On the Private Store page it didn't say anything about Black Friday or it being Cyber Monday or anything special. I messed up because the discounts they give you end up with a $49 credit you can spend as you make the order. I didn't notice this until after making my order and then went back to read other posts on the other forum and a few people talked about using the $49 credit to order accessories. :laugh:
Oh well, if I get the phone for almost nothing I'll get over not spending the credit.
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DC
The manual thing is common for the Sprint private store. I got the evo on white for my wife it took like 4 days after the order was placed. I think it took a while because I ordered on Saturday night. She loves it. I score big points thanks to that website. She thinks I bought it at 200 bucks. I (it was free) just don't tell her.
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Came from the OG EVO to the LTE recently and I love it. No complaints here
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Don't get the EVO LTE over the GS3. If and when you get LTE in your area, you will regret it.
Stick with the OG. Coworker is doing it and does just fine. Getting the ELTE is really just about ICS improvements and to be honest, there isn't that much if you happen to use custom ROMs on the OG. Plus, he gets WiMax where I'm stuck on 3G LOL (depends on your service area of course, but we have a WiMax tower across the street). I actually still use my OG at home with SWAG on it. Works great.
IF LTE is not going to be available before your next contract (2 years if you buy evo lte), then I would upgrade to the EVO LTE.
My main gripe is the LTE connection issues.... it's incredibly frustrating knowing there is 5-15 Mbit data speeds available... but to get them you really have to fight with the phone's software to access the LTE at times.
iamkoza said:
IF LTE is not going to be available before your next contract (2 years if you buy evo lte), then I would upgrade to the EVO LTE.
My main gripe is the LTE connection issues.... it's incredibly frustrating knowing there is 5-15 Mbit data speeds available... but to get them you really have to fight with the phone's software to access the LTE at times.
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We never got 4G service in my area of Arizona. Sprint doesn't even list us on future areas for LTE service. Strange, we're a metropolitan area of over 1 million and never even got 4G. :crying:
It's safe to say there will not be LTE service in the next two years so the EvoLTE will be a good upgrade for me on 3G only.
thanks!
Which carrier should I choose if I want to get the most out of the One, using two lines, taking into question data limits and speeds, and monthly billing of course. My fiance wants to get phones for the two of us and her contract will be up in March with AT&T, should she stay on AT&T and add my onto a shared plan or should we just take our business to T-Mobile?
Ask people you know in your area if they have tmobile and how is it.
Depends if your having any issues with ATT. If not then stay.
Because tmobile customer support <
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Ask people you know in your area if they have tmobile and how is it.
Depends if your having any issues with ATT. If not then stay.
Because tmobile customer support <
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I'm in Buffalo, New York, I just moved here so I don't know too many people yet, my biggest eyebrow raiser is that T-Mobile has unlimited data for $160~ and AT&T only has a shared plan with 4GB for $140~. I'm just wondering about the speeds between the two, even then, it can't be thaaat bad can it?cI'm really looking into T-Mobile, but if the service is ****...no dice.
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I'm in Buffalo, New York, I just moved here so I don't know too many people yet, my biggest eyebrow raiser is that T-Mobile has unlimited data for $160~ and AT&T only has a shared plan with 4GB for $140~. I'm just wondering about the speeds between the two, even then, it can't be thaaat bad can it?cI'm really looking into T-Mobile, but if the service is ****...no dice.
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If you can afford it, stay with att if your getting good signal and speeds.
If you want you can do tmobile prepaid for 30 bucks a month as another option, as a trial
100 minutes, texts unlimited i think, and 5 gb of data for 30 bucks.
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If you can afford it, stay with att if your getting good signal and speeds.
If you want you can do tmobile prepaid for 30 bucks a month as another option, as a trial
100 minutes, texts unlimited i think, and 5 gb of data for 30 bucks.
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It seems like AT&T has way better 4G LTE coverage than T-Mobile in the area, so I think we'll just share 4GB and hope for the best, if anything we can upgrade if we reallly need to, and we'll be on Wi-Fi a lot of the time I'm sure anyways, thanks for the replies
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It seems like AT&T has way better 4G LTE coverage than T-Mobile in the area, so I think we'll just share 4GB and hope for the best, if anything we can upgrade if we reallly need to, and we'll be on Wi-Fi a lot of the time I'm sure anyways, thanks for the replies
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While your at it, 10 gigs for 180 lol!!
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While your at it, 10 gigs for 180 lol!!
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LOL, that's a little too much for our taste, she pays $75~ on AT&T for her non-Smartphone so she wants it to be about the same if not less for each line when we upgrade.
I for one can vouch that AT&T has superior service compared to T-Mobile. T-Mobile has bad coverage even with 3G. My girlfriend uses T-Mobile and she doesn't get LTE anywhere around here, and a unreasonable (about 10%, and that's in a suburban area, not country) amount of the time she can't send texts because of bad reception. Lots of dropped calls as well from her compared to extremely few compared to my friends who have AT&T.
T mobile will have its 4g lte network rolled out by the end of the year... their pre paid plans are the best...can't beat $70 a month unlimited everything!!!
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I tried T-Mobile with my N4. Their network is pretty good if you spend almost all of your time in a decent sized urban area. But if you travel on the road at all or you live in an AT&T LTE coverage area, it isn't even remotely close in coverage - AT&T is worth the extra money. Once you go outside a certain distance from a city, it's as if T-Mobile never existed. They're cheap for a reason!
oh yeah dont forget the ATT version is getting blocked from some of the extra HTC features http://htcsource.com/2013/02/htc-ge...source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#prettyPhoto
djq said:
oh yeah dont forget the ATT version is getting blocked from some of the extra HTC features http://htcsource.com/2013/02/htc-ge...source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#prettyPhoto
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That blows. Might be worth getting the unlocked version and forgoing LTE................. :-\
also from what i heard HTC is giving away free 2 year 25GB dropbox accounts with the HTC ONE but AT&T has opted out once again so if you get the ATT version you wont get that feature either.....https://www.dropbox.com/help/249/en
djq said:
oh yeah dont forget the ATT version is getting blocked from some of the extra HTC features http://htcsource.com/2013/02/htc-ge...source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#prettyPhoto
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Don't forget we are on XDA and a custom ROM will fix this issue
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djq said:
also from what i heard HTC is giving away free 2 year 25GB dropbox accounts with the HTC ONE but AT&T has opted out once again so if you get the ATT version you wont get that feature either.....https://www.dropbox.com/help/249/en
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Read above
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You can't ask people who are in different parts of the world which carrier to pick.. that all depends on; Where you live, your budget, and how much of data/talk you use.
AT&T works great in some places where T-Mobile don't. If you get great coverage with ATT far as data and talk then i suggest staying with ATT
T-Mobile won't have LTE till later this year, and when they do it will be in a small amount of cities.. most likely major cities first.. LTE > HSPA+
AT&T has the 2nd largest LTE coverage and still improving it.
I suggest sticking with AT&T if you get great coverage and haven't had any problems. If its not broken don't fix it.
If you want a budget choice you can always get Straight Talk. you'll have the choice between which network you want to use under them
Lol where all you live that's you're saying T-Mobile has no coverage? I live in Los Angeles and I get reception everywhere I go. I even get reception high up in the mountains at big bear. Only place I don't get great reception is when I'm at my job, which is a warehouse with like 2 feet of concrete walls and steel everywhere. I get better reception than anyone on att that I know. Don't get me started with sprint. My coworker has the evo lte and he never sees lte service.
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When T-Mobile suppose to drop this beast
Hey AT&T and T-Mobile Americans... do you guys know if it might be possible to change the LTE frequencies of the One?
I'm going to get the European version, but I might spend 1-2 semesters studying in the US at some point in the future, where I will probably still have the One.
So it would be pretty sweet if I could flash another radio (or even do something easier) and use LTE in America as well.
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That blows. Might be worth getting the unlocked version and forgoing LTE................. :-\
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Maybe the t-mobile one will have LTE on band 4 and 17, thier galaxy s3 LTE just passed through FFC and it has both band 4 and band 17... And if you root and flash custom rom wouldnt that take away the restrictions?
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When T-Mobile suppose to drop this beast
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Expected to fall between the weeks of the 15th and the 22nd. Assuming from HTC terms and conditions regarding their 100 cash back that I read from their site, to be able to qualify for the cash back, the device must be purchased before the 31st of march.
But this is just my assumptions. And I hope I'm right because I can't wait any longer!
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