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A 32 GB HTC One Max would be great since that would One Up the Note 3 especially since it has triband LTE, 32 GB storage + SD card slot, bigger battery, cheaper on contract price (if 32 GB...probably $249 or $299), dual stereo speakers, and larger screen. But I also think that since Sprint and Verizon are the only US carriers selling this, Sprint will do what Verizon is going to do. If Verizon opts to only get the 16 GB model then I think Sprint will opt to get the 16 GB model.

From what I was reading about Beats Audio, all the audiophiles say Beats Audio isn't that good and was just overhyped because of Dr. Dre. Also people were saying that if you want true Beats Audio, you need to be using their Beats headphones when listening to stuff to get good sound. Not sure how big of a difference it is with the audio speaker in normal use.

But the HTC One had 32 GB as the base model while the HTC One Max has a base model is 16 GB. The HTC One Max is going to have a higher cost right off the bat than the HTC One because of the larger build of materials cost for the hardware. I would guess that should put the HTC One Max base model of 16 GB at $600. Besides based on past history for Sprint, Sprint doesn't sell multiple storage sizes on its smartphones specifically Android phones with the exception of the iPhone which they offer in 16/32/64 GB storage. So a 32 GB HTC One Max for Sprint might not even be for sale. Given the fact that the HTC One Max has a SD card slot, why would Sprint opt to buy the more expensive 32 GB model when most of the folks are going to buy the base model 16 GB and just add a microSD card slot anyways. Who knows, maybe Sprint would opt to get the 32 GB model and charge $249 or $299 with 2 year contract.

Considering that the HTC One is sold at $550 off contract according to Sprint website, I would guess the HTC One Max would be $600 for the 16 GB version.

What do you guys think the HTC One Max on Sprint will be priced at? I am hoping that it will be $199 or at most $249 on 2 year contract especially if they want to cut into Galaxy Note 3 sales.

According to the specs on the HTC website under Memory, there is a microSD card slot that can accept up to 64 GB. You are in luck!! This probably also means that Sprint and Verizon will most likely sell the 16 GB version because of the microSD card slot. http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-one-max/#specs

So all along that single Chinese source was right in that it was a a Snapdragon S600. Not too impressed that the device seems kinda thick at 10.27 mm (0.40 in). People must be glad that it comes with a microSD card slot. The 3300 maH battery is not too shabby.

No idea. Don't know about the roam part. But if I was a carrier in the rural areas I would go with Verizon because Sprint still has some areas where it lacks sufficient coverage. Sent from my Motorola Photon 4G using Tapatalk 2

I think all this means is that no new customers can sign up for those plans. Obviously old plans are still in the system and grandfathered in and existing customers can continue to renew their contracts no problem. The old plans will remain in the system for a long time. Maybe Sprint audits the database system to make sure that no new customers sign up with the Everything Data plan as of 10/11/13. That is why Sprint reps unless they want to risk losing their job can't put customers into the old system if he/she were not a customer prior to 10/11/13.

So how does Verizon do this? Do they not check to make sure the MEID is active and correct?

Read this. http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/08/so-many-ridiculous-nexus-5-rumors-today/

I am sure Tmobile is banking on the 600 MHz spectrum to help with their lack of low band spectrum to help expand its network. Tmobile has said in the past that they are waiting on 600 MHz spectrum before expanding their network. I presume that once they get 600 MHz that all those 2G towers only towers would be upgraded to LTE in the rural areas and maximize their coverage. However that is still many years away and we don't know how much 600 MHz spectrum will be available for auction. This is why Tmobile is so active in the 600 MHz discussions to establish rules for limiting the amount of 600 MHz spectrum purchased by Verizon and ATT.

At this point, no...but it will come to the Sprint version eventually.

Right. I am assuming if you guys bought it. Like you said traditionally the store buys the phones so I was going with that theory. Yes, consumers will buy the Nexus brand because it is the easiest device to root and flash custom ROMs. However it is not the only criteria nowadays. Battery life, size of the phone, camera, feel of the phone, etc are equally as important. That is why I say that having demos in the store would help. I would say the average customer is usually debating between at least 2 devices before making their selection when they come to a Sprint store and that is where having demos can help the customer make their decision. But lets not kid ourselves here, anyone that has used Android before knows that almost every non-Nexus Android smartphone has quickly come out with a root method very soon after launch (in some cases hours after launch) so its not like Apple with the iPhone where it may take months before a jailbreak is released which customers aren't willing to wait. That shouldn't even be a criteria since rooting is pretty much given for all the high end non-Nexus Android smartphones. It is the unlocking the bootloader of the non-Nexus Android smartphones like the GS4, HTC One, etc that may have people questioning whether they want the phone.

I hope so. It would be nice if the EPRP plans were fixed where you can save $10 per line.

I guess. But if spending $300 bucks for each store to get a Nexus 5 could lead to more customers adds then I think you would easily make up that $300. Besides you said that you can always sell the phone a year later to make up at least half of that money back. I guess as a customer, I would like to be aware that the Nexus 5 is supported on Sprint even if it means that I later have to go online and purchase the phone outright.

It doesn't have a micro SD slot. Case closed. Best Buy probably got lazy and copied the specs for the Korean model. Also it only lists the microSD slot in the Overview section but in the Specifications there is no indication of that. Trust the LG website below for the Sprint LG G2. The specifications don't even list a microSD slot. http://www.lg.com/us/cell-phones/lg-LS980-g2

Because you still need wireless service in order to use the phone. What good is a phone if you can't use it? I know it isn't ideal because Sprint can't make money off of selling the device at the store but it can still be used as a marketing tool for customers to attract customers to the wireless service and they will make money off of that. We all know that ATT, Sprint and Verizon charge customers wireless service with a built in subsidy cost whether we bring our own device or not so it actually helps Sprint that they don't need to pay for a subsidy. Sprint would need to pay for a demo to be advertised at its stores?? I would have expected that Google would be covering the costs to get the word out as much as possible to get customers to buy it. I mean there are people that are willing to buy phones without ever demoing it at a store but a lot of people like myself would like to play with the device to make sure the phone is for me.

The EPRP plans are really screwed up now. I was looking at the website again and now they add some BS "3G data add-on charge" of $5/line on top of the $20/line "required data add-on charge". Two lines would cost $150 which is exactly what the regular My Way plans are if you go through the normal Sprint website. What is the point of having this website available if the 2nd line voice is not discounted and there is an additional 3G data add-on charge of $5/line.

Really? I would have expected that the Sprint version would be just like the Tmobile and AT&T versions where there are the volume and brightness bars in the notification panel. Either way in XDA, there is a mod for other carriers to remove both volume+brightness bars or just the volume bar.

I don't think so either but I still hope the Sprint stores will still get a demo device so that customers can play with it before deciding to buy it.

I wonder what the difference is between v1 and v2 of the CSIM cards. CZ2104LWC SIMGLW406C Worldwide 4FF removable with CSIM CZ2114LWC SIMGLW416C Worldwide 4FF removable with CSIM v2

Hopefully by 2017. Sprint would have to go back to the IBEZ affected markets (ex: San Diego, Tucson, southeast LA, Orange County) and install 800 MHz RRUs and in some cases they would have to install new panels since the current panels could be the special IBEZ version with only have 4 ports on the bottom which support only 1900 MHz. I haven't heard or seen any word on the US/Canadian IBEZ issue on whether that has been resolved. Both sides of the border need to be resolved in order to maximize the usage of 800 MHz. Who knows by 2017, 600 MHz might be available for deployment.

I am sure Sprint and Google have to work something out where Google has to provide the list of hardware ID information or whatever else Sprint, Tmobile, ATT needs to authenticate it on their networks so that the carrier's database systems have all the possible hardware IDs so that activation would be no problem. The Galaxy Nexus wasn't sold that long ago on Sprint so I am sure Google and Sprint will have worked out a system so that there will not be hiccups on launch day. The last thing Sprint wants to do for PR purposes is to do something stupid like what Verizon did with the Nexus 7 LTE version where Verizon didn't have the hardware IDs of the Google Play store bought Nexus 7 Verizon LTE versions and couldn't activate it on the Verizon network which caused a huge ruckus in the media about how Verizon was being a douchebag for not supporting it.

IBEZ reband plan has already been approved between both parties (FCC and Mexican government) and is in progress for the US/Mexico border. The US/Mexico reband effort will take up to 30 months that began on August 23, 2013 and at latest finish by February 23, 2016. I would show you the link but the FCC website is down.