How much longer will you keep your EVO 4G?

[Mikestony]

Can you please tell me where you got whatever download you needed to root your phone...I am a total newbie and would like to root my phone to clear out the clutter! Thanks

Welcome fletzie!
Here is an excellent guide for rooting your Evo 4g: (I assume that is what you have :0 )

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...-rooting-gingerbread-2-3-5-dummies-guide.html

If you have any questions, just start a new thread and ask my friend.

 

[kevr6]

Just an FYI: All who are waiting for Wimax to shut down before getting another phone, I do see a considerable difference in speed with LTE vs Wimax. All the streaming apps I use through my car while driving. No actual bench info yet but very happy with Sprint LTE here in Atlanta.

 

[ARt15]

I plan on keeping it until it is no longer functioning.

 

[timstdy]

Until my eligibility for an upgrade with Sprint comes up then will probably buy Samsung Note 2.

 

[Caloy]

Until my eligibility for an upgrade with Sprint comes up then will probably buy Samsung Note 2.

You won't be sorry if you did. You still get the user battery swap option as well as sd card expandability. Too bad HTC had to limit our choices. I wouldn't have jumped ship if they didn't.

-Sent using the force

 

[Caloy]

(Erased, wrong thread)

-Sent using the force

 

[Maritzay]

ill keep it forever

 

[wolf_walker]

I finally jumped ship, galaxy s3. Got on Verizon with the wife, it was a lot of phone for the money and 4G lte is everywhere. I miss my Evo, but sprints data speeds were pitiful. The evo is for sale with seidio battery and case and all...

 

[syi]

my brother just jumped ship to the note 2. I am mad jelly of mutitasking done right!

 

[ChuckHester]

I will probably keep the Evo until there is a decent quad-core phone available on Sprint

 

[Herodroid]

I will probably keep the Evo until there is a decent quad-core phone available on Sprint

The Galaxy Note 2

 

[Caloy]

The Galaxy Note 2

Agreed! The Samsung GN2 is not only a decent alternative, it's an awesome alternative! The only thing that the Evo has that the GN2 doesn't is the kickstand.
2 years ago I wouldn't be caught dead with a Samsung. Just goes to show how far this company has gone.

Sent using the force

 

[Palmetto Fellow]

Looks like I am done with the EVO 4G.

I thought I was going to hold off for a quad core HTC, or Samsung Galaxy S4, but I decided to get the EVO V 4G and move to Virgin Mobile. It saves me over half my bill, and is a phone upgrade at the same time. The new phone should be paid for in 4 months. After that, who knows...I'll probably stick with it for a whole year to reel in the savings.

Like most Americans, my paycheck just got hit with a SS tax witholdings increase. The switch will help me lower my bills.

 

[tube517]

Looks like I am done with the EVO 4G.

I thought I was going to hold off for a quad core HTC, or Samsung Galaxy S4, but I decided to get the EVO V 4G and move to Virgin Mobile. It saves me over half my bill, and is a phone upgrade at the same time. The new phone should be paid for in 4 months. After that, who knows...I'll probably stick with it for a whole year to reel in the savings.

Like most Americans, my paycheck just got hit with a SS tax witholdings increase. The switch will help me lower my bills.

The way the economy is now, prepaid is becoming the way to go especially with more smartphones being offered. I doubt I will ever get a contract again. I'd rather use a dumb phone on a cheap prepaid plan than pay all that money on a 2 year contract.

 

[kevr6]

I'm here to tell you I've been overly pleased with my GN2. Blows away the EVO 4g. Rooted with modified boot animation and launcher...pure love. Of course Samsung is planning to stop using android in the future. We'll see how that hurts their business.

 

[dan330]

I'm here to tell you I've been overly pleased with my GN2. Blows away the EVO 4g. Rooted with modified boot animation and launcher...pure love. Of course Samsung is planning to stop using android in the future. We'll see how that hurts their business.

really.. sammy is dropping andy? this is the first i heard of this...

 

[EarlyMon]

really.. sammy is dropping andy? this is the first i heard of this...

BGR hyped up a story.

At no point has Samsung said that.

They rolled out a replacement for their regional os, Bada.

According to BGR, once again, the sky is falling.

 

[dan330]

i think a company as big as sammy..and from their past experience..

the smart play is not to put all your eggs in one basket.
they will make devices for everyone..
Google
Microsoft
Samsung
Apple ( yes.. parts)

RIM? not even sure they will make it far enough out of the gates..

 

[Karayan]

Kept mine until last Sunday when the battery finally went flatline. Had to dust off the EVO LTE I've had for some time now just incase. It was a great ride. One phone I absolutely enjoyed using.

 

[Shane37664]

Now that my phone is properly rooted, all thanks to Mikestoney, i plan on using this phone for as long as it will last for me!

 

[dan330]

Now that my phone is properly rooted, all thanks to Mikestoney, i plan on using this phone for as long as it will last for me!

how long have u had this EVO?

 

[Shane37664]

how long have u had this EVO?

ive had my phone for probably over 2 years now, and i was skeptical about rooting it for awhile, especially when i quit my contract and started running everything via WiFi, but never realized how much more i could have done without spending so much....

 

[LOveWerks]

I have a hot-tubbed EVO 3D, an EVO 4G that is pristine [minus battery and SD Card] (both Sprint; the 3VO has a brand-new Gorilla Gadgets MegaBattery, and back cover); I also have a Samsung Prevail (working - 2gB SD Card), & all have root - I'd trade 'em for anything that'd work with Boost Mobile, that'd run ICS/Jellybean on up.

But, maybe pigs have wings - I'll go to a local shop to trade up

 

[Evo]

Last week me phone started going into Car Panel mode randomly throughout the day. I cleaned dalvik cache and cache, I reflashed my ROM, I flashed an old ROM, I froze Car Panel in Titanium Backup, I uninstalled Car Panel in Titanium Backup. But after days of trying I am going to have to say goodbye to my EVO. I truely felt like I gave my phone the equivelant of CPR to a human, doing everything I could think of before I had to call it.

Maybe it is not a complete goodbye, I will still use it for an mp3 player, maybe play some old games, maybe keep it around for a desperate backup situation, but it looks like it is time for me to move on. Whether I wanted to or not, I am being forced to move to another phone.

I am on Sprint and have been holding out for a Nokia phone for what feels like a year. I was eligible for an upgrade over a year and a half ago but I have held onto my Evo because I didn't think there was a better phone or community out there. I have wanted to try a Windows phone for quite awhile now and with Sprint only having 2 Windows phones, I have gone with the HTC 8XT.

It has only been 2 days on this new phone, but I am realizing really quickly that I am going to miss how much help there is out there for certain phones and OS's. This is getting a little long but wanted to say a thank you for all that have answered my questions, developed ROMs, written tutorials, or even asked the question I needed an answer to before I even asked it.

I didn't necessarily talk to some of you, but here is a thank you to some of the people who got this forum going or seemed to have answers to questions that helped me along the way.

twospirits, ocnbrze, Caloy, tube517, dan330, EarlyMon, Matlock, Covert_Death, and most definitely billsmed who seemed like he was the 1st (unofficial) moderator of the Evo forum who put the work into getting all of the information and rumors together.

 

[EarlyMon]

Best luck, don't be a stranger!