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Do you not have WiMax where you live? If I were faced with the same situation, and had WiMax coverage, I would pick up a used Evo 3D, Epic 4G Touch or Photon on craigslist or ebay and save the upgrade for a LTE phone when LTE coverage rolls out. Clearwire has said that they will support WiMax through 2015, so that will still provide tolerable speeds. If you upgrade to a new Sprint LTE phone, you will be stuck on 3G speeds which would probably drive you nuts and make you want to pay your ETF to go to another carrier. If you switch to Verizon, you may get higher speeds, but the only thing I can think of that someone would need LTE speed vs WiMax would be for downloading large files and then you run into data tiers and high overage costs.

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Got it.

The switch to Sense 4.0 and ICS will be a huge change for Evo owners when they upgrade their phone. I don't think changing the manufacturer skin is going to be a big deal to some people. There are definitely some users that will feel more comfortable with having sense on their new phone, but there are a lot that don't care or don't know about what Sense gives them.

Sprint could always buy or license the Evo trademark from HTC, especially if HTC is no longer interested in manufacturing any more Evo devices.

They are really rocking Texas.

Exactly, there are some people, like myself, that have a ton of premium app purchases on Android. If I were to switch to Apple, I would either have to spend hundreds of dollars to buy those apps from iTunes or go without them. As far as the Evo name, I think a HTC Evo would sell more to current Evo owners, but maybe HTC wants to use their "One" model across the board. Then I think Sprint could sell a lot of OG Evo owners the next Evo even if it is made by Motorola or Samsung, maybe even LG.

Yes, 3G speeds will be much improved. Good 3G speeds would be plenty for me.

Lol, kicking a dog is a good analogy Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

Scott Johnson Sprint 4G Rollout Update Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 5:00 AM MDT Every Evo ever released on Sprint’s network has been manufactured by HTC. Does this necessarily mean that it is exclusive to HTC? The “Droid” line of Verizon phones have been manufactured by Motorola, HTC and Samsung. Would Sprint consider extending the Evo name to another handset maker as Verizon has done? Sprint and Evo [float right][/float]The Evo “franchise” has defined Sprint’s Android line of phones since the HTC Evo 4G burst onto the scene and redefined the way we look at smartphones. The mere fact that Sprint still sells the device nearly 2 years after its release is telling of how great a handset it is. HTC followed up the success of the Evo 4G with the HTC Evo Shift 4G, a slider phone with a physical keyboard. The HTC Evo 3D is seen by some as the successor to the original Evo, but others see it as a whole different offering, due to its inclusion of 3D camera and glasses-free 3D screen. The final smartphone in the Evo series is the smaller, lighter, world phone, the HTC Evo Design 4G. HTC also produced a tablet with Evo badging, the 7 inch HTC Evo View 4G. Verizon and Droid [float left][/float] Similar to Sprint's Evo line, the “Droid” line of phones has defined Verizon’s high-end Android powered phones. Some argue that the Droid line has been watered down with a steady stream of Droid badged phones hitting shelves. There have been 15 “Droids” released starting with the Motorola Droid in October 2009. This amounts to a new Droid every 2 months on average. Motorola has accounted for nearly 75% of the models, but HTC (3) and Samsung (1) have also provided Droid branded models to Verizon. My-Touch T-Mobile’s “my-touch” line, while not known as high end phones, but more of a family friendly line, has seen models from HTC and LG. Even Huawei is rumored to be manufacturing a my-touch model for T-Mobile’s network. Samsung Galaxy [float right][/float]One might say that the Evo branding is HTC’s brand, similar to how Samsung has used the “galaxy” branding. Samsung has released “galaxy” smartphones, tablets and even android powered media players. The difference is that Samsung’s use of the galaxy badge has extended across carriers and, as seen with the media players, extended to non-wireless carrier electronics. The Evo brand has stayed with Sprint, with no “Evo” branded electronics being released (other than an international GSM version of the Evo 3D) which makes it appear to be Sprint exclusive. What does the Evo future hold? What can we expect from Sprint’s Evo line moving forward? Many think that the HTC Jet will be the next in the Evo line, but it has been rumored on this very site that HTC may abandon the Evo name to consolidate their product line. With the original Evo and Evo Shift getting “long in the tooth,” will Sprint find successors from any willing manufacturer to refresh their iconic line with a slab and slider? What manufacturers should Sprint consider, and would those manufacturers be willing to shed their own brands and assume the Evo branding? Should Sprint let the Evo name ride off into the sunset if HTC abandons the line? There are a lot of questions surrounding the name “Evo,” but we could see at least a partial answer on April 4th when HTC and Sprint announce their most recent collaboration.

I was hoping someone would know. I will see if I can find it.

It took forever and a day to push gingerbread out though. Nothing wrong with the phone, and I am actually impressed that they actually upgraded the phone. But it took forever.

The funny thing is that I am watching one flew over the cuckoos nest right this moment...

I'd love for the editing programs and stylus compatibility to be on the nexus tablet. that would be amazing!

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How bad did the Epic 4G bring down the average for Sammy? LOL

Oh, no. It's fine to have it in multiple places. I was just quoting the old "great minds think alike" saying. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

Lol, I posted the same article in another thread. You know what they say about great minds... Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

You can save a lot going prepaid by giving up some things like 4G, free roaming, etc. It's almost like the old regional plans that some of the carriers, offered. Not nationwide, but a lot cheaper. Virgin is nationwide though. I have often considered going prepaid myself.

That is in the settings of Ice Cream Sandwich.

Hesse can say whatever he wants. I'll believe that it isn't pure marketing when I see it. Sprint already cut off unlimited from their tablet plans, and they didn't even grandfather anyone in. It was, "here is your new plan, if you don't like it, you can leave ETF free." That is what scares me about smartphone unlimited data. Sprint has made some brazen moves, but I don't think they would have the cajones to make a move like that on smartphone data, who knows... As far as streaming video burning through too much data for the cap, you can set the quality lower. I don't see why anyone would need 720p HD video on a 4.5 inch screen... I remember streaming "Sprint TV" or whatever it was called over a 1xRTT connection.

Yeah SGT, that is not nearly as impressive looking as the rumors would lead you to picture. I'm not convinced that this is a GSIII

I think those are highway numbers.

The bootloader thing, as well as slow updates, really turned me off on buying a Motorola.