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Official EVO Rumors and Speculation thread

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Too bad I didn't rip it from YouTube :p

The videos weren't anything much so to those who didn't see it, you didn't miss out.
 
kcs7272 said:
I never got any answers to this the first two times I posted so here it goes again.
I can't believe we haven't seen a lot more videos or pics of the Evo "in the wild". Usually by now some employee will post a twit pic or make a youtube video. Do you think we might see an influx of these, almost a viral campaign after the 12th?
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I remember with the pre there were pics of people using them in a crowd taking photos of a parade. They seem to be keeping this device locked down IMO
 
I'm seriously considering getting this charger, for emergency purposes. Has anybody ever tried it that can explain exactly how it works exactly? Does it mean that I'll need to carry around a small cable also? It says that it's compatible with the EVO 4G already.

Solio Mono Hybrid Charger - Item # PGU5688Q_C

Sprint - All Accessories
 
kcs7272 said:
Do you mean the laser I thought that HTC might be adding as a surprise to the Evo is not there? Maybe they don't want to list it so kids don't find it. :)
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No, it could be there, but not disclosed. To lie that it was not there and be found by the fcc later, that is criminal.

It is 250,000 dollar fine and 5 years in prison per violation, for just leaving it out of the form 740. Just one form.
 
JinCA said:
Yeah and we also pay 400k for 1100 sq ft houses, we do it to ourselves by being greedy out here and over charging for property and everything else, makes the costs of everything go up and then it costs more to support the state because everything is so expensive. Not only that but our "honest" business owners like to hire undocumented workers for cheap labor so these generous owners can put even more money into their already overly full pockets, greed is what's messing up this state and making our taxes be what they are, well that and our property taxes are too low compared to what we pay for the homes.

Just to put this back on topic, GO EVO! lol
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Great googily moogily! My friend just closed this morning on an 1,100 square foot home here in Texas that's pretty nice..for $64,000!! I don't see how people can possibly afford to live in some places!And to be on topic.. Do we know for sure that if we UPGRADE we'll get the same price as new Sprint customers if we purchase from BB or the Shack? I know a lot of the phones at those places have higher upgrade prices than new customer prices. For example I know someone who bought a Moment at BB. Sprint store was $99 after MIR. New customer price at BB was $99. Upgrade eligible price was $179. Might the Evo be the same way?
 
drexappeal said:
I'm seriously considering getting this charger, for emergency purposes. Has anybody ever tried it that can explain exactly how it works exactly? Does it mean that I'll need to carry around a small cable also? It says that it's compatible with the EVO 4G already.

Solio Mono Hybrid Charger - Item # PGU5688Q_C

Sprint - All Accessories
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i replied to you in the other thread but u deleted it, but i think it would be good if you get 2 spares and a battery charger so you can have one spare on you while the other is at home charging.
 
pelebkf said:
Excuse my ignorance but is that the "internet/router" function?

If it is then why do they not charge for the phone to be hooked up directly to the laptop?
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Simple answer: Yes.

As to why they don't charge for the wired hook up, they do if you use it enough and it adds up pretty quickly. There's a 5GB cap per month on the usage and you'll be hit with a hefty fee if you go over that.
 
ekt8750 said:
Simple answer: Yes.

As to why they don't charge for the wired hook up, they do if you use it enough and it adds up pretty quickly. There's a 5GB cap per month on the usage and you'll be hit with a hefty fee if you go over that.
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I am assuming that is also true for the regular data on the phone itself.
 
Still, the network can handle it and many people use Wimax already for their laptops and home internet service. I think if anything it is more of a marketing thing. It is seen as a premium feature so they can charge for it. The Wimax network won't suffer from the lack of bandwidth you see on the 3G networks.

Either way, there are 3rd party applications and tweaks that are either free or cheap that allow you to do this sort of thing. Windows Mobile has had a program called WMWifiRouter available for at least 2+ years and it allows you to share out your 3G connection over your Wifi radio. Hopefully someone writes similar applications for this phone. I think they will just have to figure out how to bridge the Wimax and Wifi radios the way they did with the EVDO and Wifi radios. Once some enterprising dev does that, you will be able to do it just fine if you prefer that to Sprint's commercial option.

Thankfully I only need it 5 or 6 times a year when I am not around Wifi so I probably won't pay for it monthly but rather use an app that you buy once or just root and set it up myself one someone comes up with a way to do it.
 
neodorian said:
Still, the network can handle it and many people use Wimax already for their laptops and home internet service. I think if anything it is more of a marketing thing. It is seen as a premium feature so they can charge for it. The Wimax network won't suffer from the lack of bandwidth you see on the 3G networks.

Either way, there are 3rd party applications and tweaks that are either free or cheap that allow you to do this sort of thing. Windows Mobile has had a program called WMWifiRouter available for at least 2+ years and it allows you to share out your 3G connection over your Wifi radio. Hopefully someone writes similar applications for this phone. I think they will just have to figure out how to bridge the Wimax and Wifi radios the way they did with the EVDO and Wifi radios. Once some enterprising dev does that, you will be able to do it just fine if you prefer that to Sprint's commercial option.

Thankfully I only need it 5 or 6 times a year when I am not around Wifi so I probably won't pay for it monthly but rather use an app that you buy once or just root and set it up myself one someone comes up with a way to do it.
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they have an app like that for android...you need to root your phone tho
 
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