I agree that the $10 is not a 4G fee but a fee to use the EVO. But, I still find many people (and many reviewers) thinking that the $10 is a 4G fee. Therefore, I think Sprint might want to change their statement about the $10 or Sprint needs to re-iterate that the $10 is NOT a 4G fee. Right now, there are doing nothing and this is adding to the confusion/mistake that people are feeling about the $10 extra they have to pay.
Within a day or two of getting the phone, I started getting read/write errors and formatting the card is what worked for me.
If I am not mistaken, the original HTC phone that is being called the EVO 4G, had free tethering, which Sprint is charging $30. I seriously doubt that Sprint will put on Froyo on the phone and loose $30 in the bargain. Does not make much business sense.
When Sprint first showed us the EVO, I clearly remember them saying that the phone supported hot spot. Sprint conveniently (or not) forgot to tell us that there would be a cost associated with having the hot spot. $29.99 is cheaper than other alternatives, but it is still $29.99 more than free.
Mateo, I hope that when you see your first $print invoice, you will not see the $10. I just don't trust these reps any more. They say one thing and the invoice says something else. You might want ask the Rep if he/she can give you that $10 credit in writing.So I'm really not trying to beat a dead horse here... And believe me this horse has been shot, run over, and backed over several times but on the $10 EVO charge.... I read all these posts about how people called and asked for the account credit and I really wasn't sweating the $10 at all, like the rest of you I was accepting it as the cost of having 4g as well as 3g being uncapped. That said, I figured it couldnt hurt to call because after all not calling at all is like leaving money on the ground as your walking by. I called and didnt say "hey I know about the $10 credit", I didnt ask for retentions, and I also didnt ask for the credit at all. I simply called *2, chose the option for service disconnection and when the person came on the line, I asked how much it would be to cancel my service early. They asked why and I said that although I was very interested in the EVO, I was still torn between it and the iphone and that my friend informed me I would be paying an extra $10 for it per month. I said that I dont live in a 4g city, I shopped at&t's plans and that after my employer discount from them (lie), it would be cheaper for me to get the iphone than the EVO with the extra $10. After trying to just persuade me out of leaving by telling me the Evo's specs and what 4g will do for me when I get it she offered the $10 for 24 months. Again I know its a hassle but just so you people on the fence are aware, they will do this for you. Also.. Be nice. Again I'm sorry for backing over the poor horse again but I just want all my fellow forum members to save money with me
The $10 is the fee Sprint is charging for the privilege/speed/power and the bragging rights to own the EVO phone. Why do people still think that this $10 has anything to do with 4G? Sprint can use the fee for whatever they may please. If it is used to expand the 4G coverage, then all the better.Good point. The way I also see it, I think $10 is pretty small considering the cost to implement a 4G network across the country. They have to recover some of that too somehow right? But yeah excellent point. I'm paying it and moving on. It's ridiculous to complain about $10 a month when I'm pretty damn sure I spend $100 a month on starbucks trips.
Won't that depend on whether you are holding the EVO in portrait or landscape mode?
