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Coming SOON: May 31- HTC Evo V (4G)- ICS

Dz1 said:
this so tempting if it truly is unlimited 4g and unlimited texting its a hell of a deal i dont use calling that much just txt like crazy and email....

i have a question do.. flash phones will they work the same as the evo v
meaning i have a 3d can i flash it to vm and get the same service as if it was the virgin mobile v phone?
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No. You have to purchase the VM version
 
I'm so buying this phone. I don't have a problem paying $35 for 4G. (I'll end up losing my $25/month plan... but since I live in Houston, and I'll be able to take advantage of 4G instead of paying more for a service I can't even take advantage of on a daily basis.)

Besides that, this is a AWESOME phone (spec wise) and it already has a sweet array of accessories (cases, batteries, ect.). So what if the phone is "1 year old." At least they did it right and put ICS on it from the start (at least on VM.)
 
danggit no kickstand :p

Noone really thinks about that but I would find it useful

Yeah I'm DEFINITELY buying this phone. :D :D
 
Its great to see Virgin Mobile adding a 4G phone and with the latest 4.0 ICS. I'm sure Sprint is doing this to utilize the 4g WiMax they will be phasing out, as they roll out 4G LTE. I'm interested, but since I purchased the LG Slider back in December, I'll probably will wait for a deal on this phone, before I upgrade. Here's Sprints announcement [link].

Just wish VM offered some kind of roaming plan, since there are areas I travel through that don't have Sprint service. Then I could get rid of my Net10 phone, that works on T-Mobile, AT&T and other GPRS/GSM networks and save $15/mo.
 
I've herd both that it does have a 3d screen and it doesn't.. Confusing.

One thing I don't like about the whole 4g thing.. there's only 1 4g tower where I live (verizon LTE) so I can't use 4g D:

If this thing has ICS.. it can use chrome right?
 
septembersrain said:
I was told that 4G will not be throttled. Only the 3G. I was also told there will be no soft cap for the hotspot as well since it's going to have a monthly add on of $15.
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It's right on the VM website, the 4G plan will have the same limits as the 3G (2.5BG/month), unless you purchase the 4G hotspot device and pay the monthly hotspot service fee of 15 bucks. Then it's 3.5GB/month.
 
xbrokdikdogx said:
Was just reading this on Engadget. My only concern is they changed the name of the phone and appear to not be advertising the glasses free 3d or 3d camera and camcorder as features. Does this mean they changed the display and camera?....

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Just read the link provided by tgebryceee, 3d is still on board. Good to know. This phone is certainly worth more than $300. Gonna get one right away I think.
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The 3D camera is on board, but the3D screen is gone. From an article on the Verge: "As for the handset itself, it looks like a rebranded Sprint HTC Evo 3D, with the notable removal of the 3D screen."

Edit:
The Verge article has been updated twice and now says "Despite Virgin Mobile's site and PR making absolutely no mention of it, we discovered that the HTC Evo V 4G is identical to the Evo 3D in every way, including the 3D screen."

We can be sure of the following: It's some kind of phone that does stuff. You get billed for using it. Beyond that, I don't think Sprint has any idea what the hell is going on.
 
NoNameFace said:
It's right on the VM website, the 4G plan will have the same limits as the 3G (2.5BG/month), unless you purchase the 4G hotspot device and pay the monthly hotspot service fee of 15 bucks. Then it's 3.5GB/month.
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I believe NoNameFace is referring to this page:

Virgin Mobile USA 4G

The fine print at the bottom reads:

"4G (WiMax) where available. All plans include 2.5GB/month of full speed data or 3.5GB/month with purchase of mobile hotspot enabled device and plan."

You can hove over the word "More" to see expanded terms, which read

"4G (WiMax) where available. All plans include 2.5GB/month of full speed data or 3.5GB/month with purchase of mobile hotspot enabled device and plan. Virgin Mobile reserves the right, without notice, to limit throughput speeds when monthly data usage exceeds the applicable data usage limit. When a mobile hotspot plan is purchased, the data usage limit is a combination of phone and hotspot usage. Connectivity dependent upon compatibility and speeds may vary. Customers will continue to have data access but maximum speeds may be limited to 256Kbps or below for the remainder of the monthly plan cycle. During this time, customers may experience slower page loads, file downloads, and degraded streaming media. Throughput speeds will be restored when your new monthly plan begins. Beyond Talk plan additional minutes are 10 each. Taxes and fees included, except for those charged at point of purchase, such as state and local sales taxes and fees. Pricing for domestic calls and messages only."
 
The Verge says the phone has 4GB of internal memory when the HTC website clearly says 1GB. So which one is correct? :confused:

What do they mean "looks like"? Is the 3D screen removed, or are they guessing based on a photograph or are they basing this strictly on the new rebranded name?
 
NoNameFace said:
The Verge says the phone has 4GB of internal memory when the HTC website clearly says 1GB. So which one is correct? :confused:

What do they mean "looks like"? Is the 3D screen removed, or are they guessing based on a photograph or are they basing this strictly on the new rebranded name?
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Exactly. Information is all jumbled up right now.
 
lifeblows10 said:
I don't want to get my head chopped off here... but I do believe that on 4G only there will not be a cap; so it would be Unlimited 4G and 2.5GB 3G@full speed.
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Can you pretty please provide an official Sprint link that stats 4G will be unlimited with no throttle? Surely this will settle the confusion. :)
 
agianne said:
Crystal clear statements from the company in both its official press release and on its official web site resolve all the conflict.
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Supposedly The Verge heard directly from Sprint that they will continue to throttle 3G data at 2.5 gb, meanwhile, they will NOT throttle 4G data.

I've emailed someone from Virgin Mobile and Sprint. Hopefully I get answers from someone knowledgeable lol
 
NoNameFace said:
The Verge says the phone has 4GB of internal memory when the HTC website clearly says 1GB. So which one is correct? :confused:
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It has both. That may sound confusing but that is how much sense/ boatware takes up. It has 4gb of internal storage, but after the OS is installed, sense, boatware, and all that you get 1gb of user storage.

NoNameFace said:
What do they mean "looks like"? Is the 3D screen removed, or are they guessing based on a photograph or are they basing this strictly on the new rebranded name?
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agianne said:
The 3D camera is on board, but the3D screen is gone. From an article on the Verge: "As for the handset itself, it looks like a rebranded Sprint HTC Evo 3D, with the notable removal of the 3D screen."

I assume you're going to need to buy some 3D glasses.
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And I guess it has a 2d/ 3d switch on the side even on VM's official site for no reason right? Don't believe 3rd party articles all the time.
 
marc12868 said:
It has both. That may sound confusing but that is how much sense/ boatware takes up. It has 4gb of internal storage, but after the OS is installed, sense, boatware, and all that you get 1gb of user storage.
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Oh, that's right. I had forgotten about that (the CRS gets meh sometimes lol)! You know, these silly people who put those stats up should be clearer about the user storage. They just assume everyone has more than above average knowledge about these things.
 
marc12868 said:
And I guess it has a 2d/ 3d switch on the side even on VM's official site for no reason right? Don't believe 3rd party articles all the time.
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The Verge article has a second update saying the phone is just like the Sprint version and has a 3D screen, blah blah. I'm going to correct what I posted above because it's going to cause confusion if I don't.

I'm pretty convinced that the Sprint marketing department is a bunch of interns who are well intentioned but have no idea what the hell they are doing. I'll check back in after the third update that says the phone is solar powered and the fourth update that says they meant the screen is easy to see in direct sunlight.

(Really, I shouldn't believe everything I read? Golly, thanks! :D)
 
NoNameFace said:
Oh, that's right. I had forgotten about that (the CRS gets meh sometimes lol)! You know, these silly people who put those stats up should be clearer about the user storage. They just assume everyone has more than above average knowledge about these things.
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lol. You mean you didn't know that?!?!?! lol Nah actually a lot of people get confused by that... The MT has 2gb of internal storage with 1gb user storage and most vanilla phones have only like 1gb of space taken by a rom, but with overlays a whole lot more of internal storage gets taken, with sense being the largest overlay of all I believe. Touchwiz probably comes in a close second then all the other ones aren't as bad.

agianne said:
The Verge article has a second update saying the phone is just like the Sprint version and has a 3D screen, blah blah. I'm going to correct what I posted above because it's going to cause confusion if I don't.

I'm pretty convinced that the Sprint marketing department is a bunch of interns who are well intentioned but have no idea what the hell they are doing. I'll check back in after the third update that says the phone is solar powered and the fourth update that says they meant the screen is easy to see in direct sunlight.

(Really, I shouldn't believe everything I read? Golly, thanks! :D)
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Just wait soon it will say it has a color e-ink display :p
 
marc12868 said:
lol. You mean you didn't know that?!?!?! lol Nah actually a lot of people get confused by that... The MT has 2gb of internal storage with 1gb user storage and most vanilla phones have only like 1gb of space taken by a rom, but with overlays a whole lot more of internal storage gets taken, with sense being the largest overlay of all I believe. Touchwiz probably comes in a close second then all the other ones aren't as bad.



Just wait soon it will say it has a color e-ink display :p
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I hope the devs over on the Evo 3D forum jump all over the VM version.
 
I didn't think the actual screen ever had 3D capabilities.
I'd seen a review of it on youtube and it showed that Sense UI did not carry the 3D abilities.
That 3D functionality was only in the camera and pictures on the original phone.

That's just what I'd seen from the reviews of the original Evo 3D.
 
septembersrain said:
I didn't think the actual screen ever had 3D capabilities.
I'd seen a review of it on youtube and it showed that Sense UI did not carry the 3D abilities.
That 3D functionality was only in the camera and pictures on the original phone.

That's just what I'd seen from the reviews of the original Evo 3D.
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The Evo 3D has a stereoscopic 3D screen like the 3ds. I'm not sure what all is 3d but I know there is 3d there somewhere
 
What I meant was the functionality of the 3D screen was only on limited functions.
The whole phone isn't running in 3D like..Say the handheld game console named the 3DS.
 
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