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Official EVO Rumors and Speculation thread

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twospirits said:
lol I know what you mean. Come on Sprint.

Speaking of which, does anyone know who handles Sprint's advertising/marketing?

TS out
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I was just thinking the same thing... WTF is Sprint thinking?!?! Why aren't they advertising... does anyone have any insight into why we haven't heard anything yet?!?!
 
t-nutts_21714 said:
this might sound dumb to some people, but, if you have an extra battery for the evo and is completely charge but dont use it for about three days after you had charge it, will it still be fully charged? why is every one making such a big deal over this battery thing...does it really drain quickly?
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It will slowly lose charge over the course of several weeks, but nothing significant in just a few days. If you swap them out on some sort of routine schedule, you shouldn't have any problems. This is based on my experience with lithium polymer battery chemistry in RC airplanes. I can't imagine cell phone batteries are that different, but I could be wrong.
 
RiverOfIce said:
LOL this is sprint. Marketing has never, ever, ever, been in the top million things they can do right. To be honest I do not see why they would market it until after july.
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Do tell.... it makes sense to you that a company such as Sprint that has the 1st 4G phone being released a week from this Friday and it's a hush hush job?!!?

Why would July make more sense?
 
So today I got a chance to stop in what everyone calls "The Shack" and I checked out the dummy EVO model and got all giddy giddy over it, the guys there seemed pretty cool. They were obviously phone knowledgeable and one told me that Froyo was expected to be on the EVO within a week of it's release date. But the phone felt GREAT in my hands I didn't wanna give it back. But the kickstand was sweet, as well as the overall look of the phone. It is also very pocketable I didn't have an issue with the size at all. Can't wait to have the REAL version of that sexy beast.
 
SHO_ONE said:
Do tell.... it makes sense to you that a company such as Sprint that has the 1st 4G phone being released a week from this Friday and it's a hush hush job?!!?

Why would July make more sense?
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They're waiting so I don't have to camp out when I pick up my phone from my local Sprint store. :)
 
I like the desk clock!!!

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I apologize in advance for my crappy image, it was taken with a Treo 700wx. Today I stopped by my local Best Buy to see if I could reserve the first spot of the day to pick up my phone, and low and behold, they had several Evo displays setup with dummy phones along with lots of "Buyer's Guide" magazines with our boy on the cover! This is the most marketing I've seen to date for this phone.
 

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thaprinze said:
I apologize in advance for my crappy image, it was taken with a Treo 700wx. Today I stopped by my local Best Buy to see if I could reserve the first spot of the day to pick up my phone, and low and behold, they had several Evo displays setup with dummy phones along with lots of "Buyer's Guide" magazines with our boy on the cover! This is the most marketing I've seen to date for this phone.
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LOL...I looked at the picture and thought to myself, "looks like a chick to me...", not realizing you were referring to the EVO...hahahaha
 
thaprinze said:
I apologize in advance for my crappy image, it was taken with a Treo 700wx. Today I stopped by my local Best Buy to see if I could reserve the first spot of the day to pick up my phone, and low and behold, they had several Evo displays setup with dummy phones along with lots of "Buyer's Guide" magazines with our boy on the cover! This is the most marketing I've seen to date for this phone.
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Yeah BB is getting the dock and cases!!
 
Called BB earlier to see what spot I had. I preordered on the 14th. The day after it started. First I called at least 3 different times each time no answer from mobile department. Then I got an operator who said they were busy and they'd call me back. 3 hours later no call. Called again finally got through and some snobby chick tells me they're not aloud to say what spot u have. Then said she wasn't aloud to talk about it. I was like .... ok ?!? I don't know where they find these simps.
 
SHO_ONE said:
Do tell.... it makes sense

Why would July make more sense?
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How in the hell does this make sense.
YouTube - Palm Pre Commercial - "Deja Vu" (HDTV)
or this
YouTube - Palm Pre Commercial - "Read My Mind" (HDTV)
or this
YouTube - Palm Pre Commercial - "Reincarnation" (HDTV)

It is sprint.

Now about july, you are going to coast into june 4 on just release news. June 1- launch of iphone 4g is going to be all apple. To go against that would take some major money. So if you start the heavy shelling when the iphone is released you may be a foot note in the media about the evo. A footnote is better then nothing. To start spending money now, only to have apple make you disappear is pointless, you are better off give away phones for free.

Wait a minute...
 
I was in the car tonight and heard my first ad on the radio for the Evo. It was actually a pretty cool commercial. Talking about the evolution of the smartphone. The only downside was the last 10 seconds or so was mentioning the evolution of 4g (and I am in an area that is not going to get 4g any time in the near future as far as I can tell). Still, it was a well done commercial, no Hesse calmly talking about the phone. Almost Droid-esque in feel to the tone of the commercial. AWESOME.
 
TECHMAN said:
Well for those of us new to HTC AND ANDROID, I think it's grest sprint is giving us a 30 day eval.

Just some thoughts. .....if Android is so open why have to root? What's the difference between iPhone jailbreak?

The hdmi port and software is already looking like amatuer night and that was a big

draw for me.
ClubSNAP Review by ed9119 - Sony Alpha NEX-5 - ClubSNAP Photography Forums


Everytime I look at evo review I am blinded by reflections on screen.

If iPhone screen is double resolution and indeed has a video out that's decent, I think hdmi out on evo is a bust.

I like metal frame on next gen apple, not plastic.

Just my feelings on the matter but we shall see...

By the way anyone preorder the Sony nex 5?! I like the phone portibility but... Take a look.
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what's going on in this post? you ok?!
 
RiverOfIce said:
How in the hell does this make sense.
YouTube - Palm Pre Commercial - "Deja Vu" (HDTV)
or this
YouTube - Palm Pre Commercial - "Read My Mind" (HDTV)
or this
YouTube - Palm Pre Commercial - "Reincarnation" (HDTV)

It is sprint.

Now about july, you are going to coast into june 4 on just release news. June 1- launch of iphone 4g is going to be all apple. To go against that would take some major money. So if you start the heavy shelling when the iphone is released you may be a foot note in the media about the evo. A footnote is better then nothing. To start spending money now, only to have apple make you disappear is pointless, you are better off give away phones for free.

Wait a minute...
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I'm sorry... but your post seams a bit random.. I agree that the Pre's commercials sucked so bad that I had almost forgotten about them till now. . . . . As for your logic, I can see advertising in July being smart, but momentum needs to start sometime and a week ago would have been good. Getting the word out to the unknowing masses is important, because we're the only one's that know about the phone.

I'm going with iphone is a great phone, but so is the EVO, thanks.
 
TECHMAN said:
Well for those of us new to HTC AND ANDROID, I think it's grest sprint is giving us a 30 day eval.

Just some thoughts. .....if Android is so open why have to root? What's the difference between iPhone jailbreak?

The hdmi port and software is already looking like amatuer night and that was a big

draw for me.
ClubSNAP Review by ed9119 - Sony Alpha NEX-5 - ClubSNAP Photography Forums


Everytime I look at evo review I am blinded by reflections on screen.

If iPhone screen is double resolution and indeed has a video out that's decent, I think hdmi out on evo is a bust.

I like metal frame on next gen apple, not plastic.

Just my feelings on the matter but we shall see...

By the way anyone preorder the Sony nex 5?! I like the phone portibility but... Take a look.
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if you like all the other stuff... then why sit here and complain about the Evo and just NOT go get the apple?

really not trying to be a bitch... but it would seem to me that you are trying very hard to push your thoughts on apple and no one here wants them.
 
clambert1273 said:
if you like all the other stuff... then why sit here and complain about the Evo and just NOT go get the apple?

really not trying to be a bitch... but it would seem to me that you are trying very hard to push your thoughts on apple and no one here wants them.
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Phone call came in while posting lol.

No one here wants my thoughts? Well this is a forum my Clambert and I believe I make valid points. Care to share why you disagree? Or is it just an automatic shutdown for you?

If so too bad.
 
chrissyd said:
Did anyone else notice the prices for the cases on the left hand side of the ad? It looked like $15.99 & up for Rocketfish, and $29.99 & up for Platinum brands (whatever that is)...so here's to hoping they actually have these in stock SOON!
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The cases that they were displaying look very similar, if not the same, to the ones one the Seidio website.
 
SHO_ONE said:
I can see advertising in July being smart, but momentum needs to start sometime
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If it was any other company, I would completely agree with you, but this is sprint.

EVO was done and completed by at least the beginning of may. Which means they could have shipped it by now. They could have shipped it for a may 7 release. They could have done it

But what did they choose to do? Release it in the middle of apple week. Think about that. They could have had it in your hands in the middle of may. With out a single competitor to run against, but what time did they choose to run it? Apple week.

Ignoring that. PasT behavior is a good indicator of future behavior.

The pre ads started full assault when? June 22, 2009.
Palm Revs Up Marketing To Pitch The Pre - Forbes.com

When did apple drop the iphone. June 19, 2009
Stronger, faster iPhone 3GS will hit stores June 19 - CNN.com

When is the iphone 4g suppose to be released? Early july ish according to rumors.
When will sprint start full assault? History.

Do a search for the instinct, you will find the same thing.
 
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