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Official EVO Rumors and Speculation thread

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VGPOP said:
This is my situation.

I currently own a T-Mobile G1 and my contract expires Sep '10. Since the EVO is coming out in June, I won't wait until September to get it. I don't want to pay for ETF for T-mobile since I only have three more monthly cycles to pay.

What I was thinking is to lower my monthly T-Mobile bill to the cheapest price. $39.99 for 500 mins or so, no internet.

So I will pay about $45.00 in July, August, September. That's $135.00, I don't know how much if the ETF for T-Mobile, but I think it's like $350 or something.

Anyway, my concern is my phone number.

I want to transfer my T-Mobile phone# to Sprint. But I don't know if I can do it after my contract with T-Mobile expires.

Anyone has any idea on the best approach for me?

Thanks in advanced!
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You won't need to pay the full ETF. I think in the last 6 months it drops to $100, and drops again for the last 3 months. I know because I'm trying to get my sister out of her contract so I can get her to Sprint! :D

Here's what I found looking online.

While the normal $200 feel still applies to subscribers exiting within the first 18 months of the plan, the carrier halves the fee to $100 for those with between three and six months left in their service. Those with three months or left pay $50; for those with less than one month left, the rate can drop below $50 if the customer's monthly rate is less.
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Make sure you verify this with T-mobile support.
 
tkrechel said:
You can always port your number, mobile companys can not stop this. They can however charge you depending on the situation. IF you are out of contract there should be no charge for porting your number though.
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Thanks!

But when I buy the EVO, they give me a new number, and then when my T-Mobile contract expires and I can go to Sprint and port my old T-Mobile phone number?

Do you know how much they would charge if I am still under contract? One time fee? Monthly?
 
Okay....this isn't news....but just fwiw...my experience on the phone with a Sprint sales rep just two minutes ago....

I called wanting to know what would happen if I was out of town during the release and in a NON WiMax area....would the phone be available...can I buy and port my and my wife's numbers. (remember...not very experienced here....still have a Katana) and...told the rep I'm sure he probably couldn't say anything if he knew. I explained that people on the forum here might start jumping from buildings if the phone is not release soon. He laughed and said, of course, that he didn't know anything....except that he just returned from vacation and saw on his notes...on the computer....that people are in training on the EVO now. He said this usually means the release will be soon.

As for answers to my questions....yeah...duh...feel so smart...but wanted to verify....I can go into any Sprint store and they can help me....but...he wasn't sure if the phone would be available everywhere or not. I asked him directly...so there is nothing to be read into this statement. He said to just call back to Sprint when the release date is known and ask how best to proceed. He also didn't know about the possibility for pre-order. So...perhaps Best Buy would be an option. But again....would I be able to go to a Best Buy out of state in a non 4G area? With my personal situation I may have to wait until the evening of the 9th....and would then worry about stock running short. Have any of you had experiences with purchasing out of state....with pre-orders....and the logistics of this situation? I've never waited for a phone....no research....just went in to the store and bought. This of course is very different. Feeling a bit anxious here!!!
 
thaprinze said:
You won't need to pay the full ETF. I think in the last 6 months it drops to $100, and drops again for the last 3 months. I know because I'm trying to get my sister out of her contract so I can get her to Sprint! :D
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Wow, that's even better! I am afraid to call T-Mobile and ask them these questions, and they're like

"Why are you leaving us"?

BECAUSE YOU AIN'T GOT THE EVO! :D
 
VGPOP said:
Thanks!

But when I buy the EVO, they give me a new number, and then when my T-Mobile contract expires and I can go to Sprint and port my old T-Mobile phone number?

Do you know how much they would charge if I am still under contract? One time fee? Monthly?
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porting a number over during contract usually results in automatically cancelling ur plan. which means ETF.

you can also wait til your plan expires and then port, no charge for porting numbers. just watch out of ETF when you do it before your contract is up
 
esone1ll said:
I really don't think it will look all that different...and it's a silly ad, now that I view it a few more times. The phone never actually gets USED in it. Unlike the DROID ads.
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I'm not in the TV advertising business and I don't care to speculate anymore. Actually, I would be happy to speculate with eieio on an earlier release date. He's still going for a May release and when you think about it, May still makes more sense.
 
billsmed said:
i'm not in the tv advertising business and i don't care to speculate anymore. Actually, i would be happy to speculate with eieio on an earlier release date. He's still going for a may release and when you think about it, may still makes more sense.
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I vote for may...puhlease! :D
 
we won't know until may12th. who knows what they will announce on may12th.
hopefully there will be a full explanation. afterall it's only 7 days away
 
neodorian said:
Their first youtube ad had the same problem and we all bitched and commented until they re-did it.

Someone over there probably got hold of an internal or preliminary HTC promo and then halfassedly converted it for Youtube.

It's just poor transcoding.
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If I remember right, you're in the business.
 
VGPOP said:
Wow, that's even better! I am afraid to call T-Mobile and ask them these questions, and they're like

"Why are you leaving us"?

BECAUSE YOU AIN'T GOT THE EVO! :D
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There's nothing to worry about. They won't cancel your contract. Just call them and ask them. I also updated my previous post to add some more detail to the T-mobile ETF schedule.
 
VGPOP said:
Thanks!

But when I buy the EVO, they give me a new number, and then when my T-Mobile contract expires and I can go to Sprint and port my old T-Mobile phone number?

Do you know how much they would charge if I am still under contract? One time fee? Monthly?
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Well they will give you a new number if that's what YOU want. if you tell them you want to port your number they will ask you some info on your current account and they will port it over. If you choose to get a new number and buy the evo with a new number you will be stuck with that number. Only way you will be able to port it later is if you add a line and buy another phone. They cant port the number over later to an active new line. Well maybe they can but they WON'T so be sure of what you want to do before you buy the phone.

As far as what T mobile will charge, I'd think if you're under contract still you will be charged the flat rate amount for breaking a contract early PLUS any remaining time on your CURRENT billing cycle. So if you do it RIGHT after you pay a bill it shouldn't be a whole lot more than the ETF amount
 
rebella, any word if this phone will be released early to S|P members like they have done in the past?

I remember waiting in line for the Instinct. What a joke lol.
 
I'm not 100% on T-Mobile policy but isn't their ETF prorated as well? If you really want to switch and are nearing the end of the contract you could just walk into a Sprint store with your account number and have it ported. Now I know AT&T's ETF is prorated but I've never had T-Mobile.
 
tkrechel said:
Well they will give you a new number if that's what YOU want. if you tell them you want to port your number they will ask you some info on your current account and they will port it over. If you choose to get a new number and buy the evo with a new number you will be stuck with that number. Only way you will be able to port it later is if you add a line and buy another phone. They cant port the number over later to an active new line. Well maybe they can but they WON'T so be sure of what you want to do before you buy the phone.

As far as what T mobile will charge, I'd think if you're under contract still you will be charged the flat rate amount for breaking a contract early PLUS any remaining time on your CURRENT billing cycle. So if you do it RIGHT after you pay a bill it shouldn't be a whole lot more than the ETF amount
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you will only be charge the month remaining that you did not pay and the ETF. not sure if they will automatically prorate, but ETF will definitely apply
 
I really hope that the add that was posted earlier was not official... it looks like some high school student did it in iMovie....

IMO if they let something like that go out the competition will walk all over them... especially with the Droid adds looking as pro as they do.
 
samplerate said:
I really hope that the add that was posted earlier was not official... it looks like some high school student did it in iMovie....

IMO if they let something like that go out the competition will walk all over them... especially with the Droid adds looking as pro as they do.
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Those are just teaser videos most likely made by HTC would be my guess. I'm sure sprint can and will do better than those heh
 
VGPOP said:
Thanks!

But when I buy the EVO, they give me a new number, and then when my T-Mobile contract expires and I can go to Sprint and port my old T-Mobile phone number?

Do you know how much they would charge if I am still under contract? One time fee? Monthly?
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From T-Mobil Terms of service "AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE WILL APPLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO END YOUR SERVICE BEFORE THE END OF YOUR TERM, OR IF WE TERMINATE IT EARLY. FOR SERVICE ACTIVATED, OR ACCEPTANCE OF A NEW ONE OR TWO YEAR TERM, ON OR AFTER 06/28/08, THE EARLY TERMINATION FEE IS: $200 IF YOU TERMINATE WITH MORE THAN 180 DAYS REMAINING ON YOUR TERM; $100 IF YOU TERMINATE WITH 91 TO 180 DAYS REMAINING ON YOUR TERM; $50 IF YOU TERMINATE WITH 31 TO 91 DAYS REMAINING ON YOUR TERM; AND THE LESSER OF $50 OR YOUR MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES"

I would think $50 would be less than 3 months of bill

Just make sure this isn't Nexus one because Google slaps you with a $300 ETF also
 
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