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Hey guys.

First the disclaimer. I am a EVO only Fan. I can not wail until it drops.

I just had a chance to play with the incredible. I called a few of the local Verizon stores here in town to ask about the phone. They gave me the normal.. not in yet.. let me get your number... then one guy said hold on... When he came back he told me that they had one that I could play with. So I was a few mins away and I zoomed over. I had to wait a few mins because another guy was playing with it.

In a word ( I refuse to use incredible) it was great. Fastest phone ever. So EVO fans we are in for a treat. I am more excited than ever now. The screen was very crisp and clear so all of the concern about it is pointless IMO. Let me say I am not a real Techie ?? guy. Pinch to zoom. Great! Speed Great! Browser Great! Build of phone Great! and most of all I was expecting something along the lines of my wifes hero. Nope. Brand new ballgame. Now keep in mind that I am a EVO fan so I am only this excited about this phone because ours is so much more. Come on JUNE!!!!!!:D
 
Again. Before I get Blazed. I am excited about this phone because spec wise it is close to our phone and is by the same maker so it gives me an idea of how great our EVO will be. And i just noticed that there has been some discussion about the incred today. This is unrelated.
 
Supersonical said:
Hey community. I was just told that ajac, our wonderful poster over here has been spreading some not so nice rumors about me. Apparently i google everything and just tell you. I wish google worked like that, u know, it having information on the internet before it exists. Someone should make a search engine like that, call it time geenie, it will make you lots of money.

Also, ajac, there are two SPECIFIC dates. That right. I;m NOT saying that Sprint will release the phone on both either. I said bestbuy will release on one and Sprint on the otehr, hence 2 SEPERATE release dates. You catch my drift? If you want the sprint one its a solid June 13th, as of now, if nothing else sets back. Originally the phone was supposed to be late May, but May is not even in the equation. So as you say its May, you are wrong.

Self Praise has said i am valid. He and I have talked on our own and he will back me on what i say as i will back him. He works for Sprint and is contract bound to not say certain things. I am NOT. My good buddy works there and i spread the stuff SP can't. If you have a problem with what i say, or something is wrong (so far i have been right on and said everything before google has come out with it...) then don;t listen and comment about it here or on other sites.

I am here for you community and i give you REal HARD info on what you can't google. I'm not a fricken search engine, I'm a rumor busting fact making machine.

Let's go SUPERSONICAL

Jackson

p.s. all the rest of you i love and have the biggest admiration for, you keep me wanting to inform you because you are soo loving and respectful =]
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No worry, Jackson. I like the guy and hope he continues to be nice. If not, he will be dealt with. I really hope all of us continue to get along, because we've been like a big happy family here (including ajac) and that's the way I would like to see it continue.

If you're unhappy, maybe you can deal with the guy in PM.

Thanks
 
zaaye said:
Again. Before I get Blazed. I am excited about this phone because spec wise it is close to our phone and is by the same maker so it gives me an idea of how great our EVO will be. And i just noticed that there has been some discussion about the incred today. This is unrelated.
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Thanks, zaaye. The Incredible does have AMOLED, I think, and it's tall and skinny, whereas the EVO is a lot wider. I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, because the EVO is going to be so much better.
 
zaaye said:
Again. Before I get Blazed. I am excited about this phone because spec wise it is close to our phone and is by the same maker so it gives me an idea of how great our EVO will be. And i just noticed that there has been some discussion about the incred today. This is unrelated.
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how did it compare to your Instinct?
 
I'm not stating may either, it just seems weird that every chat rep is saying the same thing. Case in point



04/24/2010 05:16:32PM System: "Thank you for contacting Sprint. My name is Jenny K."
04/24/2010 05:16:32PM Dandm4life: "when will the evo be released?"
04/24/2010 05:17:00PM Dandm4life: "hi jenny k"
04/24/2010 05:17:05PM Agent (Jenny K): "Hello."
04/24/2010 05:17:52PM Agent (Jenny K): "The HTC evo is going to be launched this summer. You can pre register the handset on www.sprint.com/evo."
04/24/2010 05:18:18PM Dandm4life: "is there a month yet? or just summer"
04/24/2010 05:18:38PM Agent (Jenny K): "It will be released in May."
04/24/2010 05:19:34PM Agent (Jenny K): "Even you can check the detail on www.sprint.com/evo."
04/24/2010 05:19:45PM Agent (Jenny K): "Have I resolved your concern today?"
04/24/2010 05:20:05PM Dandm4life: "yes, thanks for the help"
04/24/2010 05:20:17PM Agent (Jenny K): "We value your business and would appreciate you taking time to respond to a brief survey about your chat experience."
04/24/2010 05:20:33PM Session Ended
 
billsmed said:
Yeah, that would be good. Anything regarding that other phone should probably go into a different thread. I would like this to continue to be the EVO 4G thread and for the most part everyone has been doing a good job of that.

Let me take this opportunity to thank you Autosuggestion and everyone else for their input. I've learned a lot from you guys, so THANK YOU!! :D
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OOPs I didn't see this. Sorry guys.

:(
 
Supersonical said:
Hey community. I was just told that ajac, our wonderful poster over here has been spreading some not so nice rumors about me. Apparently i google everything and just tell you. I wish google worked like that, u know, it having information on the internet before it exists. Someone should make a search engine like that, call it time geenie, it will make you lots of money.

Also, ajac, there are two SPECIFIC dates. That right. I;m NOT saying that Sprint will release the phone on both either. I said bestbuy will release on one and Sprint on the otehr, hence 2 SEPERATE release dates. You catch my drift? If you want the sprint one its a solid June 13th, as of now, if nothing else sets back. Originally the phone was supposed to be late May, but May is not even in the equation. So as you say its May, you are wrong.

Self Praise has said i am valid. He and I have talked on our own and he will back me on what i say as i will back him. He works for Sprint and is contract bound to not say certain things. I am NOT. My good buddy works there and i spread the stuff SP can't. If you have a problem with what i say, or something is wrong (so far i have been right on and said everything before google has come out with it...) then don;t listen and comment about it here or on other sites.

I am here for you community and i give you REal HARD info on what you can't google. I'm not a fricken search engine, I'm a rumor busting fact making machine.

Let's go SUPERSONICAL

Jackson

p.s. all the rest of you i love and have the biggest admiration for, you keep me wanting to inform you because you are soo loving and respectful =]
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Disclaimer: I DO NOT WORK FOR SPRINT, as I do internal testing for numerous carriers.

I'll give you props though. It seems like the Google you use could get information from April 26th, before the 24th. Like I've stated before, there were certain things you've stated that was incorrect, but the majority was good info. You know the kind of people I hate? A know-it-all. The EVO doesn't come out in May 21st. My Sprint connect told me the 22nd. So I'm going to spread rumors that you Google everything, yet state that I got a so-called connect that told me such and such. Is this what they call irony?

Ajac vs Jackson aside, one thing I do agree with Ajac. Why would Best Buy sell Sprint's flagship device before Sprint? Not just a day or two, but a full week? This is not going to happen. If the EVO drops on June 13th, Best Buy Reward Zone Members who pre-ordered the device, might be able to purchase it on Friday. Best Buy is only helping the cause, but this is Sprint's baby.

As for when the device is dropping, I've already explained it full detail. What I will say is this, late May is a slight possibility for the simple fact that the hardware detail is over. Software detail is a work in progress, but it won't take forever to complete. From what I know, June it is. The only reason I've joined this forum, was because of this section. It's amazing how friendly and cool people are, and just humble over everything. People don't let me become a lurker again, because people rather embrace negativity, than peace.
 
dandm4life said:
I'm not stating may either, it just seems weird that every chat rep is saying the same thing. Case in point



04/24/2010 05:16:32PM System: "Thank you for contacting Sprint. My name is Jenny K."
04/24/2010 05:16:32PM Dandm4life: "when will the evo be released?"
04/24/2010 05:17:00PM Dandm4life: "hi jenny k"
04/24/2010 05:17:05PM Agent (Jenny K): "Hello."
04/24/2010 05:17:52PM Agent (Jenny K): "The HTC evo is going to be launched this summer. You can pre register the handset on www.sprint.com/evo."
04/24/2010 05:18:18PM Dandm4life: "is there a month yet? or just summer"
04/24/2010 05:18:38PM Agent (Jenny K): "It will be released in May."
04/24/2010 05:19:34PM Agent (Jenny K): "Even you can check the detail on www.sprint.com/evo."
04/24/2010 05:19:45PM Agent (Jenny K): "Have I resolved your concern today?"
04/24/2010 05:20:05PM Dandm4life: "yes, thanks for the help"
04/24/2010 05:20:17PM Agent (Jenny K): "We value your business and would appreciate you taking time to respond to a brief survey about your chat experience."
04/24/2010 05:20:33PM Session Ended
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Is it possible that they are referring to the release date for the customers that win the contest and in may is when they will release the information on the official release date?
 
billsmed said:
Thanks, zaaye. The Incredible does have AMOLED, I think, and it's tall and skinny, whereas the EVO is a lot wider. I'm glad you enjoyed the experience, because the EVO is going to be so much better.
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Oh yea. Thats right. :confused: I just showed my age and poor tech savvy all in one statement. Ha ha.
 
zaaye said:
OOPs I didn't see this. Sorry guys.

:(
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I'm not trying to be unreasonable and I'm not saying you can't talk about another phone, especially with the way it relates to the EVO. I'm just saying this is the EVO thread and that is what we should concentrate on. I was having some fun playing devil's advocate today and most people didn't seem to appreciate it, but it was fun for me.

I guess I'm trying to say yes, this is the EVO thread, but there's nothing wrong with having some fun with it while we wait for our phone.
 
The people who think the Evo is a beefier Incredible are flat out wrong. The Incredible is the HTC Desire (which to this point is Europe only) that was slightly retooled with a bigger camera and slightly bigger memory. The Evo if anything is more closely tied to the HD2, but even then that's more because of screen size than anything else. From what I've read though the Evo/Supersonic has been in the works since 2008, so its not as easy as just slapping the HD'2 screen into an Incredible like some people are insinuating.
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I disagree. We all know what the Desire is. I think the facts speak for themselves, however.

The differences are these:

-Evo has a larger screen size and different screen type.
-Evo has front-facing camera.
-Evo has 4G.
-Evo has twice the ROM, and slightly less RAM.

Comparatively, there really aren't many differences between the two devices. They use the same 8MP camera, the same processor, and--most importantly--the exact same operating system with the exact same skin.

Aside from the 4G, these differences are pretty superficial. The fact that they are superficial does not mean that the Evo is not a better phone than the Incredible--it clearly is. Nobody is trying to insult the Evo by saying that it's nearly the same as the Incredible. Regardless, it's true--and especially in the context in which it was used.

We were saying (or at least I was) that the testing should be roughly done on the Evo because it's nearly the same as the Incredible--the only real testing that should need to be done is with 4G. The display? No, displays are pretty simple, and they've already used a similar one on the HD2. The front-facing camera? No, cameras don't require too much playing. The RAM/ROM? Not really an issue. Most of the differences between these two phones are--especially from a testing perspective--insignificant.

The main testing grounds for this phone are the OS/skin and 4G, and one of them is already taken care of, because there's another phone which is just about to be released that runs the same exact software.

If 4G is ironed out, the phone should be ready.
 
Self Praise said:
Disclaimer: I DO NOT WORK FOR SPRINT, as I do internal testing for numerous carriers.

I'll give you props though. It seems like the Google you use could get information from April 26th, before the 24th. Like I've stated before, there were certain things you've stated that was incorrect, but the majority was good info. You know the kind of people I hate? A know-it-all. The EVO doesn't come out in May 21st. My Sprint connect told me the 22nd. So I'm going to spread rumors that you Google everything, yet state that I got a so-called connect that told me such and such. Is this what they call irony?

Ajac vs Jackson aside, one thing I do agree with Ajac. Why would Best Buy sell Sprint's flagship device before Sprint? Not just a day or two, but a full week? This is not going to happen. If the EVO drops on June 13th, Best Buy Reward Zone Members who pre-ordered the device, might be able to purchase it on Friday. Best Buy is only helping the cause, but this is Sprint's baby.

As for when the device is dropping, I've already explained it full detail. What I will say is this, late May is a slight possibility for the simple fact that the hardware detail is over. Software detail is a work in progress, but it won't take forever to complete. From what I know, June it is.
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I got a pool going on the 22nd..
 
Self Praise said:
Disclaimer: I DO NOT WORK FOR SPRINT, as I do internal testing for numerous carriers.

I'll give you props though. It seems like the Google you use could get information from April 26th, before the 24th. Like I've stated before, there were certain things you've stated that was incorrect, but the majority was good info. You know the kind of people I hate? A know-it-all. The EVO doesn't come out in May 21st. My Sprint connect told me the 22nd. So I'm going to spread rumors that you Google everything, yet state that I got a so-called connect that told me such and such. Is this what they call irony?

Ajac vs Jackson aside, one thing I do agree with Ajac. Why would Best Buy sell Sprint's flagship device before Sprint? Not just a day or two, but a full week? This is not going to happen. If the EVO drops on June 13th, Best Buy Reward Zone Members who pre-ordered the device, might be able to purchase it on Friday. Best Buy is only helping the cause, but this is Sprint's baby.

As for when the device is dropping, I've already explained it full detail. What I will say is this, late May is a slight possibility for the simple fact that the hardware detail is over. Software detail is a work in progress, but it won't take forever to complete. From what I know, June it is.
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As always, I appreciate everything you say and I hang on every word. What I don't understand was your reference to May 22nd. Is that the day the media blitz begins and when we might learn more about the release date, etc?

Darn, he's gone already. I'm not fast enough.
 
Unless something major has changed in the past few hours, the date is still early June. I'll check back up with you guys later tonite, this seems like a persistent rumor you are all interested in

ik it was a possibilty as of a few months ago, but that june 13th date kinda shut it down
 
eieio said:
I got a pool going on the 22nd..
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Thanks for all the speed test results. Don't see where you actually posted a poll, however.

Now, let me see if I have this right; you think the EVO 4G is going to drop on May 22nd? It's funny, because Self Praise mentioned that same date, but he left before I could verify it.

Obviously you're connected to the WiMAX build-out somehow, so maybe you know something the rest of us don't??
 
I don't get why people are being so argumentative on what they believe should be the release date for the EVO.

The software is not done on the device, simple as that. Self Praise has already stated it several times. It'll be out when it's ready.

No amount of debating or no opinion, no matter how logical or reasonable it may be, will change the fact that the phone simply isn't ready for release yet, and the fact that Sprint will release it when it deems it ready to be released.

Would we all like it out as soon as possible? Yes. But barring Sprint making a huge mistake and releasing a device with buggy software and potentially alienating a huge portion of their customers, it will not happen.

It's nice to form your own ideas and provide reasonable rationale, but all the back and forth on what is strictly speculation and personal opinion is becoming a bit redundant.
 
This has already been discussed and confirmed by a few, but just wanted to add my 2 cents as well.

I went to 3 different retails chains (Best Buy, and 2 Radio Shacks) and all of the conversations went exactly like this (give or take a yeah for yes, etc)..

Me: Hey, do you guys know the release for the Evo yet?
Store person: I'm not sure, let me ask
(Manager or senior sales comes out): Its going to be released in May.
Me: May?! Really, I heard early June-ish?
Store: No, it's slated for May right now, as long as Sprint doesn't push it back
Me: And this is for sure, confirmed?
Store: Yep.
Me: Any pro-order options available?
Store: *Yes
Me: Cool! Do you have an exact date for me?
Store: I can't disclose that, but it'll be mid to late-May.
Me: Thanks!

* Radio Shack 1 said yes, Best Buy said yes, and would take my cell number now and put me on a list (which surprised me), Radio Shack 2 said they might, but have no info on pre-order now.

Sorry if this has been said a lot, just wanted to share my Saturday Evo recon trips! (gotta entertain myself while shoe shopping with the girlfriend....)
 
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