I could not imagine Sprint charging more than $250 for the phone unless they do a payment plan similar to what T-Mobile does. Either way, they should price this "very agressively" (at the most $199) at least for the first 30-60 days to get as many of these phones to as many people as possible.
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Official EVO Rumors and Speculation thread
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drexappeal
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Sorry for the ignorant question, but I've never used VOIP for anything. If the EVO is going to have VOIP through a 3rd party app, does that cost extra to actually place a phone call through VOIP? How exactly would that work? My only familiarity with VOIP is through land lines that are connected through VOIP.
esone1ll
Android Enthusiast
Have you ever used Skype? Skype is VoIP. Voice Over Internet Protocol. It's just a way of sending a live voice stream through the internet, in the same way that you send email.
The 3rd party app may or may not be Skype.
It will not cost extra at all, especially if its through google. It will just allow you to start making calls the way all calls will be made 2 years into the future, over the interenet. Sprint would have their own app for this but its still in the dev process
keatre
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Alot of times it's free to call someone using the same VOIP app that you are.
For instance, take Skype. You can freely call another person using Skype, however, if you want to call a landline of any sort, you have to pay.
Granted, this could be different for the Evo, but that's how a lot fo VOIP apps run today.
EDIT: Looks like I was super late at answering, mods can delete if they'd like.
https://www.google.com/phone/choose?hl=en&gl=US&s7e=
^ VERIZON IS NOT GETTING THE NEXUS ONE! BAHAHAHA
ohh cool, they are still testing though...
^ VERIZON IS NOT GETTING THE NEXUS ONE! BAHAHAHA
ohh cool, they are still testing though...
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Nah. Never used SKYPE, but I'm familiar with it and I'm also familiar with what VOIP stands for.
Isn't SKYPE a paid service though? I thought there's a monthly fee for SKYPE, is there not?
esone1ll
Android Enthusiast
Nope. A call from one Skype account to another is completely free.
What costs money is calling from Skype to a landline, because then it passes from the Internet to a physical telephone wire.
AndroidTod
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just thought I would post this I found it a good example of the new touchscreen sensor HTC is using in Incredible and EVO, compared to N1
nx25
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Well... they have it. It just looks like the EVO and is called the Incredible. And has better specs. And HTC Sense.
Which means the EVO is beyond compare with the N1.
EVO > Incredible > N1 > Droid > iPhone 3G
Android 17
Android Enthusiast
For the most part, the Incredible is a superior device, so it should come as little loss. However, it also casts doubt on Sprint getting the Nexus One, I mean, think about it, why would only 1 CDMA carrier (and the smaller one at that) get the phone when it would be mostly compatible with the other one?
It would make more sense for Sprint to get it though, since I believe the Nexus One and HTC EVO are different enough beasts, whereas the same cannot be said for the Incredible and Nexus One.
billsmed
Android Expert
I would expect to be able to call any land line without extra charges. On my home VoIP service, I pay about $25.00/month, but I have unlimited long distance to anywhere in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico and most of Western Europe.
With Google Voice, when they get it all working, it should work the same way and it will be free.
polkadots
Android Enthusiast
Please correct me if I am wrong - as I often am....but I have never seen a phone or any digital storage in recent memory that wasn't something like 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc...but you're saying it'll have 10?
billsmed
Android Expert
Maybe N1 + 4G?
drexappeal
Extreme Android User
Thanks to everyone that chimed in to answer my questions about VOIP and Skype and whatnot.
Getting back on subject though, I JUST got an email from EVP (Employee Value Program) about the EVO and the "pre-order" list I joined through EVP. I had to do 3 different print screens to get the entire email and I'll post up pics of the email as soon as I can.
Getting back on subject though, I JUST got an email from EVP (Employee Value Program) about the EVO and the "pre-order" list I joined through EVP. I had to do 3 different print screens to get the entire email and I'll post up pics of the email as soon as I can.
Greetings all!! First time poster here. I've been following (lurking) here with great interest and really enjoying all the insights, viewpoints and creative banter about my next phone, the EVO. I wanted to ask a follow-up question about the HDMI output connector, but I can't find the original post (was it drksilenc or reallynotnick?).
Has it been stated whether it's a mini, micro, Type C or ???
I see HDMI cables listed on eBay that run from $4.60 to > $30.00.
Has it been stated whether it's a mini, micro, Type C or ???
I see HDMI cables listed on eBay that run from $4.60 to > $30.00.
Android 17
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On a somewhat unrelated note, I vote that any post containing any ozcarguide links be deleted =P.
Seriously, that's one of the most garbage websites I've ever seen and it's a bit annoying that people keep posting links from there.
Also, no offense to anyone, but I'm honestly surprised how many people here were actually waiting for a new Blackberry before the EVO was announced, I guess it has to do entirely with brand loyalty, because even the Palm Pre, Pixi, and *gags* the Iphone are significantly (just slightly) better devices than any Blackberry I have ever seen.
Sorry for the rant, but on another note, I would totally consider using the 4G hotspot function if I lived by myself, unfortunately I cannot see this working well for anyone except for people whom lived alone. It would be too unreliable for other roommates/family members.
Seriously, that's one of the most garbage websites I've ever seen and it's a bit annoying that people keep posting links from there.
Also, no offense to anyone, but I'm honestly surprised how many people here were actually waiting for a new Blackberry before the EVO was announced, I guess it has to do entirely with brand loyalty, because even the Palm Pre, Pixi, and *gags* the Iphone are significantly (just slightly) better devices than any Blackberry I have ever seen.
Sorry for the rant, but on another note, I would totally consider using the 4G hotspot function if I lived by myself, unfortunately I cannot see this working well for anyone except for people whom lived alone. It would be too unreliable for other roommates/family members.
I believe they said it was mini type d and it is not available yet.
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drexappeal
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As promised, here are the screen caps I took of the email I received from EVP regarding the pre-order list I had joined.
-What bothers me on this first part of the email is that it's still pretty "ambiguous" as to when the EVO is coming out, but at least August is completely ruled out. Note the "Within 60 Days" line-
- On this 2nd part of the email, it gives out majority of the specs that are already available. The part that bothers me (which I think EVP might be slightly confused as to what the information means) is where they say it'll have "1GB of built in storage." Seems to me that they're referring to the 1GB ROM (which we've established on this thread that ROM doesn't equal "internal storage").-
-There's no real significance about this last part of the email, but just included it so you can see it's from EVP-
-What bothers me on this first part of the email is that it's still pretty "ambiguous" as to when the EVO is coming out, but at least August is completely ruled out. Note the "Within 60 Days" line-
- On this 2nd part of the email, it gives out majority of the specs that are already available. The part that bothers me (which I think EVP might be slightly confused as to what the information means) is where they say it'll have "1GB of built in storage." Seems to me that they're referring to the 1GB ROM (which we've established on this thread that ROM doesn't equal "internal storage").-
-There's no real significance about this last part of the email, but just included it so you can see it's from EVP-
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