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Official EVO Rumors and Speculation thread
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drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Hahaha...You actually make a pretty good point though.
BlueScreen
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I went over to the Inc thread to check out some vids cuz, the INC specs resembles the EVO. I mean that thread has blown up like a Christmas day sale at Wal-mart. I definitely would not want to be a Verizon subscriber. I guess VZ servers have been kick'n peeps out half way through their online order and having to start over, over, and over again. Some with no sucess of order at all..talking people spending hours just to get there order im. I don't this is becasuse the masses ordering think poor planing on VZ part. I know Sprint won't leave us hanging out in the cold when we come to pick up our EVO's. That thread is up to page 882 crazy.
I wanted to catch couple Inc vids to pass the time while I wait for some more EVO info.
I guess I just need to make sure and get my pre-order in @ BB and all should be good when the EVO drops. "I hope"
BSOD>O_-<
I wanted to catch couple Inc vids to pass the time while I wait for some more EVO info.
I guess I just need to make sure and get my pre-order in @ BB and all should be good when the EVO drops. "I hope"
BSOD>O_-<
PyroSporker
Android Expert
Maybe stores are going to get prototypes or dummy phones to display before the actual release date? Maybe that could be why a few are reporting the rumor of the phone coming in May? Or maybe it is because the special New York event and advertising blitz will begin in May? The "buzz" will begin in May?
Based upon the recently posted contest from Sprint for the "Blaze Across America with 4G" campaign, I believe that a May release is unlikely, rather, we remain on steady track for an early June release.
I am getting these dates below from the official rules from the Sprint Blaze Across America Contest.
The contest entry period ends Sunday, 05/09/10, and the 10 semi-finalists will be contacted Tuesday, 05/18/10. The stipulation is that the 10 semi-finalists will get the phone prior to the street date and have an opportunity to blog about the phone and "create a buzz". So between 05/18/10 and 05/26/10 the winning semi-finalists will likely receive their phone, and post a blog about the phone that will be posted and voted on by the public starting Wednesday, 05/26/10. I do not think that Sprint would release the phone prior to the public voting (05/26/10) for these blogs since it would deafeat the purpose of having the contest entirely.
Assuming a Sunday release date, that leaves only Sunday, 05/30/10 for a possible May release day, and I believe that is too close to the public release of the semi-finalist blogs. While it is technically possible to have a May release, I deem it rather unlikely. I realize that word on the net moves quickly, but 3-4 days does not seem long enough for those blogs to be fully realized by the public voting for them. Word needs to travel farther than just the internet and "buzz" the general populace as well for it to be a worthwhile contest and ad campaign.
The next Sunday after 05/30/10 is 06/06/10, and coincides with the well substantiated rumors for a pre-registration/pre-release of the phone. 10 days is long enough for "buzz" to take place and the blog contest to pay it's dividends. Also, if you look out one more week to 06/13/10, that gives about 17 days of marketplace "buzz" to take place.
I know it is a stretch for me to put on the hat of Sprint Marketing, and pretend like I know what they would/should do, but the timeline looks pretty well laid out to me, and right in line with the June rumor that has been out there for months. I have no inside sources and nothing to go on other than the info that has been given to us by way of the contest, my own logic, and my intuition,; Plus the June rumor that has been circulating since before we knew what the phone was called.
I think that the official contest info is the most solid evidence we have seen to date, and should be well considered.
(The only thing I haven't/can't account for is other retailers selling the phone, but I would think that it would/should be closely in complinance with Sprint. Maybe Sprint will for some reason give Best Buy the go ahead to sell on 05/30/10 3-4 days after the blog voting starts?)
Based upon the recently posted contest from Sprint for the "Blaze Across America with 4G" campaign, I believe that a May release is unlikely, rather, we remain on steady track for an early June release.
I am getting these dates below from the official rules from the Sprint Blaze Across America Contest.
The contest entry period ends Sunday, 05/09/10, and the 10 semi-finalists will be contacted Tuesday, 05/18/10. The stipulation is that the 10 semi-finalists will get the phone prior to the street date and have an opportunity to blog about the phone and "create a buzz". So between 05/18/10 and 05/26/10 the winning semi-finalists will likely receive their phone, and post a blog about the phone that will be posted and voted on by the public starting Wednesday, 05/26/10. I do not think that Sprint would release the phone prior to the public voting (05/26/10) for these blogs since it would deafeat the purpose of having the contest entirely.
Assuming a Sunday release date, that leaves only Sunday, 05/30/10 for a possible May release day, and I believe that is too close to the public release of the semi-finalist blogs. While it is technically possible to have a May release, I deem it rather unlikely. I realize that word on the net moves quickly, but 3-4 days does not seem long enough for those blogs to be fully realized by the public voting for them. Word needs to travel farther than just the internet and "buzz" the general populace as well for it to be a worthwhile contest and ad campaign.
The next Sunday after 05/30/10 is 06/06/10, and coincides with the well substantiated rumors for a pre-registration/pre-release of the phone. 10 days is long enough for "buzz" to take place and the blog contest to pay it's dividends. Also, if you look out one more week to 06/13/10, that gives about 17 days of marketplace "buzz" to take place.
I know it is a stretch for me to put on the hat of Sprint Marketing, and pretend like I know what they would/should do, but the timeline looks pretty well laid out to me, and right in line with the June rumor that has been out there for months. I have no inside sources and nothing to go on other than the info that has been given to us by way of the contest, my own logic, and my intuition,; Plus the June rumor that has been circulating since before we knew what the phone was called.
I think that the official contest info is the most solid evidence we have seen to date, and should be well considered.
(The only thing I haven't/can't account for is other retailers selling the phone, but I would think that it would/should be closely in complinance with Sprint. Maybe Sprint will for some reason give Best Buy the go ahead to sell on 05/30/10 3-4 days after the blog voting starts?)
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yea...about that contest...
they want only 10 people blogging about their experience to create a buzz? what about 100 people blogging about their experience to create a buzz? i'm sure if we, the forum users, were given the evo early that we could blog about it if we "had to".
how's that, sprint execs?
i'm also in a 4g area....so i'd blog about that experience too
they want only 10 people blogging about their experience to create a buzz? what about 100 people blogging about their experience to create a buzz? i'm sure if we, the forum users, were given the evo early that we could blog about it if we "had to".
how's that, sprint execs?
i'm also in a 4g area....so i'd blog about that experience too
Mule Skinner
Newbie
Yeah, but if it is only 10 people, they could just install 4G in all 10 of their hometowns. Tougher to do that with 100. 
LatinP
Android Enthusiast
Quick humorous review of the Evo 4G that I haven't seen posted on this thread before. I'm sure everyone else is tired of the same old videos by now, I know I am. It also compares the Evo to the Samsung Galaxy S.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWRtNivx10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxWRtNivx10
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Deleted User
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I know we have seen most of these vids but this one really highlights the speed and smoothness of the functions of this phone like none of the other ones I've seen.
Novoken
Android Enthusiast
Hey Novoken, Did you see my Evo movie??? I know it is not the best but it made me giggle.
No, whats the post #? I want to see it
Novoken
Android Enthusiast
guy is funny
swnic
Well-Known Member
Here is an interesting article.
Knock Knock, Who’s There? 1 Million Knocking Users and Counting, That’s Who | Android Phone Fans
capthr
Well-Known Member
Your link leads to this: Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.
link is in list on right side of page
esone1ll
Android Enthusiast
It's the colon at the end. Here's the link: Knock Knock, Who’s There? 1 Million Knocking Users and Counting, That’s Who | Android Phone Fans
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
yea...about that contest...
they want only 10 people blogging about their experience to create a buzz? what about 100 people blogging about their experience to create a buzz? i'm sure if we, the forum users, were given the evo early that we could blog about it if we "had to".
how's that, sprint execs?
i'm also in a 4g area....so i'd blog about that experience too
10 is a strategically chosen number for marketing purposes. 10 people probably will cover every age, ethnicity and tech level they need to cover to make a blog. If they did 100 people, nobody would pay attention. Having 10 people, allows the general public to identify with a smaller group, rather than being overwhelmed by a large one.
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
HAHAHAHA...That was hilarious. Thanks LP.
swnic
Well-Known Member
Sorry, I added a smiley at the end and inadvertently added it to the link. all fixed now.
Hey guys, sorry i haven't been around had to go out of town for a tourny the past few days.
Any who, I am going to put this as simple as possible. I have NEVER heard ANY mention of a May release. It just doesn't exist. The two dates which i have given you, the 6th and the 13th stand strong. I don't know exactly what is going down on these days but something is happening on each. I have reason to believe like previously stated taht Best Buy will release on the 6th and Sprint stores on the 13th.
If you guys have any other questions or anything just leave a comment below, i didn't read the 6 pages i missed just this one so i may have missed something.
Jackson
Any who, I am going to put this as simple as possible. I have NEVER heard ANY mention of a May release. It just doesn't exist. The two dates which i have given you, the 6th and the 13th stand strong. I don't know exactly what is going down on these days but something is happening on each. I have reason to believe like previously stated taht Best Buy will release on the 6th and Sprint stores on the 13th.
If you guys have any other questions or anything just leave a comment below, i didn't read the 6 pages i missed just this one so i may have missed something.
Jackson
Bek
Android Expert
I wouldn't worry about whether folks continue to think there may be a May release or not. You've already made your statements on record. Let other folks speculate and guess as to when the actual drop will be. Because really, until a truly official announcement is made in writing, none of it matters.
Or to say it in another way, the Evo will drop precisely when the Evo drops.
I keep hearing may all the time. Everyone is stating mid to late may release.
I think I know why. If they release it in June. Everyone know that apple will market it into a corner. Apple will flood and destroy. It is what apple does.
Apple does only one thing very well, marketing. If the evo is released in june, it will have to take on apples marketing, and it will fail.
The people that are already on sprint might stay. But after a 2 month wait, I doubt it.
Sprint really knows how to be animosity against itself.
I think most people want a may release because;
1.) They know 2 months is too long to wait.
2.) Apple will toss it around like a toy in june.
If there are executives reading this thread. Reread this thread. Release it in June, watch it fail against apple, and never do it again.
End of the day, apple will look alot like the Evo. Front facing camera, same memory, about the same user interface. Oh be it is apple. So there is about 1 million units sold to them and not you.
Now this is just pointless, if the iphone is really a 4g phone. As in works on sprint and wimax. Then you want them to be released closely. To snag as much market share with two killer phones.
But trust me sprint, if you release the evo against the iphone, and the iphone is on another carrier, you are going to get creamed.
This phone will not fail if its released in June. ARE YOU MAD?! Just take a chill pill and some deep breaths. As long as it comes out before the iphone, which it is, it will be a success. And if you've seen those iphone HD leaks, the Evo is going to be an even bigger seller. You haven't even seen the real Evo yet....
Jackson
Jackson
kcs7272
Android Expert
I want the Evo Now please on you tube
Capboomer
Newbie
^ Respectfully BOOOOOOOO...
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