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Looking to get rid of fascinate and get an incredible. Questions...

My MAIN concern is reception. How is the reception on the incredible? The galaxy s phones have such a weak antenna that I get lousy reception all the time.
And that's about my only question lol. The reception on this phone is so bad that I've come to hate the phone. I've tried every single rom, kernel, fix, etc. and nothing has helped. Worst phone I've ever owned.

If you are going to trash your fascinate, give it to me instead.
My incredible gets good reception most of the time. Even when its at -104 I can typically hold a call.
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I'm more worried about data speeds. I have to wait until I get home to download apps over wifi because my reception is so pathetic.
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Anyone else?

Where I sit right now in my house with 1 bar of reception and -100dbm I am getting 297 down and 306 up via Speedtest app.

Hmmm....that doesn't seem any better than the fascinate.

Hmm im on my inc right now, have z2 bars, just got 496 down and 382 up
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brian85 said:
Hmmm....that doesn't seem any better than the fascinate.
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Yeah, and I can see a tower from my back porch. Must not be a VZW tower...
When I have 3-4 bars over at my parents' house I get over 2k down and over 1k up with like a 50 sec ping.

RyanTX said:
Yeah, and I can see a tower from my back porch. Must not be a VZW tower...
When I have 3-4 bars over at my parents' house I get over 2k down and over 1k up with like a 50 sec ping.
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Alright, perfect. That's all I needed to know. I'm right in a verizon 3g area, and even when I get full bars on the fascinate (rarely), I can't get over 1.3mbps. With my previous phone I could get over 2k.
Bye bye fascinate.

Cool! Have fun.
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So I just got a practically brand new incredible, clean esn, etc. for $140.

brian85 said:
So I just got a practically brand new incredible, clean esn, etc. for $140.
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Good price. Nice find. Enjoy it my man!

What did you do with your fascinate?
Congrats on getting such a great price. Where'd you find it?
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I still have it. I am going to end up selling it.

brian85 said:
I still have it. I am going to end up selling it.
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If its in good condition I bet you could recoup the cost of your Inc
Theres always somebody looking to buy a AMOLED android

Brand new Evo 4g data speed problem.

Hi guys...
i usually lurk over at the hd2 forums as ive been running american droid on my hd2 with much satisfaction. finally decided to buy a native android phone and signed up with sprint. bought a evo 4g and an epic 4g.
firstly, let tell you guys that their coverage map is a joke! says that im well covered by 4g. i cant even get a signal while standing outside. pathetic.
anyway. my data speed out of the box was something like 10kbps download, it was horrible!! but oddly enough the epic was flying along at about 300kbps!!?? called customer support and they walked me through steps that didnt help at all. went to sprints repair store the next day, they danced the dance and finally concluded that the phone was defective after PRL updates, reboots, what all and to ask for a replacement. (bought it from amazon wireless).
while there i thought id ask for the MSL. lady asked why? said i knew of some very clever folks on the internet that may be able to help me out. she shrugged me off as if she knew better and although hesitant, gave the number to me.
i came home and did the "fix" as noted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922978
and now im getting speeds of 400-500 download.
so here comes the sticky question... is this slow data bug only a evo 4g problem or does it affect all sprint phones? (didnt affect the epic 4g)
should i ask for a replacement? is this a phone specific problem or a general evo 4g problem?
should i send int he evo 4g and settle for a 2nd epic 4g if its more reliable? (does come better kitted though... 16 gb memory card, a really decent pair of ear buds. i dont particularly care for hardware keyboard though)
appreciate any and all help guys.
regards,
asmd.

Welcome to the club of ****ty download speeds. No matter what prl I've tried or hack 3G and 4G(area related) are just jokes. The problem could be HTC related but I find it odd yet possible that your epic gets faster speeds. I also find it strange that they said the phone could be defective lol. If you're into changing roms like a madman then the evo will have more development than the epic(still a great phone). It would be your call if you would want to exchange it for another but I doubt getting a new one will help.
Epic does have better screen and gpu than the evo.

thanks for the reply... heres the odd thing though. they did the "caveman" speedtest by putting several evos from the store next to mine and hit enter in the borwser to make them load identical pages simultaneously and mine was the only one that sucked.
@ dirkyd3rk - so this slow download thing is a evo 4g problem then? (and doesnt affect the epic 4g?)

Crappy data speeds seem to be isolated incidents here. It happens to quite a few people but not enough for it to be a problem that we all possess. I myself get excellent 4g signal and I'm on the edge of a 4g spot and my 3g speed is moderately good (about what your epic gets, give or take).
If you fixed your 3g speeds on the Evo, then I suggest keeping that Evo. You've already fixed the problem, there's no need to go out and get another one that you might have to fix again.
I have a friend with an Epic and I still like the Evo more. The Epic has a better GPU and screen, but the Evo has WAY more developer support (here on XDA) and better features. He schools me on benchmarks, but I can run Gingerbread with 3 different kinds of sense (1.0, 2.1, 3.0/2.1 hybrid from Virus) and he can barely run stable Froyo. We've got so many stable Froyo roms, a flashaholic like myself has to flash multiple times a week to try them all.
Lastly, I've heard that Sprint service in heavily populated areas is rather sketchy. I live in a suburb and get great speeds, but downtown I can't keep a 4g signal to save my life and my 3g speeds blow ass. I couldn't even get a steady GPS reading to check into a place of foursquare. Left downtown and all was well again. If you still have the problem, go ahead and get the replacement (and make sure to remove any evidence that you did anything fun with it )
In the end it's up to you. The people over in the Epic forums are cool, but we here in the Evo forums are cooler lol.

thanks for the reply,
will toy with it and decide. getting a replacement is going to cost me nothing. may just try it and chooses from the two to keep.
been playing with the epic as well. it doesnt feel as robust in my hand. it may have a better processor, but not in any real world advantage. and the screen is real nice but a little too super saturated. i do like the black levels though. since i have both i can compare and contrast all day long.

asmd6230 said:
thanks for the reply,
will toy with it and decide. getting a replacement is going to cost me nothing. may just try it and chooses from the two to keep.
been playing with the epic as well. it doesnt feel as robust in my hand. it may have a better processor, but not in any real world advantage. and the screen is real nice but a little too super saturated. i do like the black levels though. since i have both i can compare and contrast all day long.
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The epic is barely better in terms of specs but it has an amoled screen which is way better than the evo's. Me personally, I love my evo and couldn't imagine having another phone. My main problem with the epic is that it feels plastic as compared to the evo which feels solid. Maybe your phone could be defective I wouldn't be surprised based on the **** I've seen lol. I know you will make your own decision but I'd suggest the evo before anything else from sprint's lineup.

btw which one has a better battery life?

asmd6230 said:
btw which one has a better battery life?
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I've heard the epic does but it all depends on how one uses their phone. I get about 11 hours a day but I'm a very HEAVY user. Others on the forums can get anywhere from 15 hrs to about 32 hrs.

dirkyd3rk said:
I've heard the epic does but it all depends on how one uses their phone. I get about 11 hours a day but I'm a very HEAVY user. Others on the forums can get anywhere from 15 hrs to about 32 hrs.
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With the right kernel/rom combo you can actually get extremely good battery life.
With a normal day's use (a couple hundred texts, a couple phone calls, etc), I've gotten results like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/absolutzerogi/5635211381/
That's MikFroYo 4.61 with Netarchy's 4.3.4 SBC-CFS-Havs-More kernel.

dirkyd3rk said:
I've heard the epic does but it all depends on how one uses their phone. I get about 11 hours a day but I'm a very HEAVY user. Others on the forums can get anywhere from 15 hrs to about 32 hrs.
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thanks for the replies mate.
if im understanbding this right, only some but not all evo 4g have the data speed problem and its correctable with the fix i did (although not permanent and has to be redone on occasion)
and here i was thinking i could walk away from the hd2 to its sexier twin without hassles. ha ha....
yeah, will probably stick with the evo 4g. 3d doesnt bother me, and super amoled is not a deal breaker for me. its a nice screen but its not that much nicer.
ive noticed that the epic suspends 4g when not in use as seen int he "Zzzz" symbol, does the evo 4g do this as well.. ive yet to see it.

asmd6230 said:
thanks for the replies mate.
if im understanbding this right, only some but not all evo 4g have the data speed problem and its correctable with the fix i did (although not permanent and has to be redone on occasion)
and here i was thinking i could walk away from the hd2 to its sexier twin without hassles. ha ha....
yeah, will probably stick with the evo 4g. 3d doesnt bother me, and super amoled is not a deal breaker for me. its a nice screen but its not that much nicer.
ive noticed that the epic suspends 4g when not in use as seen int he "Zzzz" symbol, does the evo 4g do this as well.. ive yet to see it.
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Nope lol, the evo 4G signal will continue to scan and drain your battery if you don't turn it off. You can thank HTC for that

Google/Samsung event = pathetic?

Why are Google and Samsung are so bad?
I'm sure that comparing to Apple events is a bit unfair, since no one could sell "new" featured like Jobs... But come the hell on!
You are a multibillion dollar corporation; please hire (full-time, if needed) an actor completely well versed in the product being sold and being able to deliver it like a brand new feature (never even attempted in the industry) to consumers. I know you cannot hire Mr. Jobs, but come on! Is NOONE on the face of this Earth as good as him?

Ya poor delivery I agree but u gotta admit the ics looks pretty AWESOME!!! If anyone doesn't know u can watch the event live on ustream.

Unfortunately, no indication of a Sprint/WiMAX version. Disappointing.

InkPouchMan said:
Unfortunately, no indication of a Sprint/WiMAX version. Disappointing.
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Even Sprint is moving away from Wimax.
It'll come to Sprint with LTE.
Possibly be exclusive to Verizon for a little bit.

mattykinsx said:
Even Sprint is moving away from Wimax.
It'll come to Sprint with LTE.
Possibly be exclusive to Verizon for a little bit.
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Why would it go to sprint? Wimax is going out and lte wont be here for a while. Maybe you can use it on sprints new lte in 2 years lol!

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Why would it go to sprint? Wimax is going out and lte wont be here for a while. Maybe you can use it on sprints new lte in 2 years lol!
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Did you just ask why Google's dev device would go to Sprint?
...The same reason that it went to all the other carriers?
While they may be exclusive to Verizon for a bit, it would be just about the most retarded decision possible to start being exclusive with Android.

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Did you just ask why Google's dev device would go to Sprint?
...The same reason that it went to all the other carriers?
While they may be exclusive to Verizon for a bit, it would be just about the most retarded decision possible to start being exclusive with Android.
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I lol'd at how awesome this response was
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Apple puts on a good show, I never really thought Android had to. I only care about what it does, not how its presented. I'm not the least bit disappointed.

I like the phone and ICS but I agree the presentation was making me sleepy. Go ahead and brag with over inflated numbers in the beginning. Show your over exaggerated ego that people watched because they either love it or hate. Your in China god damn it let me see some kung fu or something. But, the phone was really nice and ICS is the shizzz. I wish they outlined the boring geek stuff like if hardware accelerated gui was being enabled. O well.

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I lol'd at how awesome this response was
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Yes why would it go to sprint? Their 4G technology is going out so google isnt going to put old tech in their new phone. Also Sprint's data is terrible and slow

speedy0339 said:
Yes why would it go to sprint? Their 4G technology is going out so google isnt going to put old tech in their new phone. Also Sprint's data is terrible and slow
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It's pretty nice if you live somewhere decent.
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Robbzilla said:
It's pretty nice if you live somewhere decent.
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I live in North Phoenix in a VERY nice neighborhood

Thread jacked by conflicting views. I believe the OP is about how Google puts up a boring show* even with it's vast amount of money saved up in it's piggy bank. But, we can size up our e - d***s if you guys want.
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Thread jacked by conflicting views. I believe the OP is about how Google puts up a boring show* even with it's vast amount of money saved up in it's piggy bank. But, we can size up our e - d***s if you guys want.
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Sorry but sprint is bad in my area for some reason. I have 4 out of 6 bars and im getting .17mbps on a good day. Makes me so bad. And we dont have 4g at all in phoenix officially.

speedy0339 said:
Sorry but sprint is bad in my area for some reason. I have 4 out of 6 bars and im getting .17mbps on a good day. Makes me so bad. And we dont have 4g at all in phoenix officially.
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You don't have to apologize to me I get the same 3g speeds with all 4 of my different phones. I luckily have access to either Wifi or Wimax almost everywhere I go locally. But, honestly this has nothing to do with OP. Out of respect of the OP one of our fellow forum member I think the thread should stay on topic. I ain't mad though.

speedy0339 said:
Sorry but sprint is bad in my area for some reason. I have 4 out of 6 bars and im getting .17mbps on a good day. Makes me so bad. And we dont have 4g at all in phoenix officially.
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then maybe you should just switch carriers and stop whining like a little *****

newalker91 said:
There are more polite ways to say that.
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Yes, there is. But those other ways have been explored and discussed to death and this debate still continues on a daily basis.
I think it simple:
Unhappy with your carrier? Don't sign another contract for a new phone, switch.
Now, back to the Event/Galaxy Nexus...

mattykinsx said:
Did you just ask why Google's dev device would go to Sprint?
...The same reason that it went to all the other carriers?
While they may be exclusive to Verizon for a bit, it would be just about the most retarded decision possible to start being exclusive with Android.
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+1. The rumor is that Verizon will have it for a month or two(that's why they passed on getting a GSII variant) but I think sprint will be the last to get it considering they were the last to get the Nexus S. Google will prob worry about rolling it out to all the carriers as is first then worry about adding a wimax radio for sprint.

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Because unlike you, Google and Samsung are forward-thinking. They see Sprint's efforts to roll out nationwide LTE coverage and the backhaul being done to the 3G network, therefore the network footprints will be there for the device to run on. While some people on this forum continue to find it more productive to whine than to research, a select few will welcome this device with open arms on the network in its current state knowing what there is ahead of us.
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I'm going to go with newalker on this one. Not like I go into debate threads all the time and pick some.one to side with. I usually find my own opinion which is slightly differenr than every one elses but... ya us good geeks arnt mad and angery at to the point we yell often and hate on sprint. Sprints run by people. People make mistakes and sprint make a rather big one with wimax but I'm not pissed at all. I'm glad they figured it out sooner than later and are going to try to push out lte really really fast. We all have to apreciate what we have. 2 years ago we were so very far away from where we are today. 2 more years from now the whole dang sprint vision will be done. That's sooo fricken fast! I'm more than happy with my sg2 and 3g, most places have wifi and I personally feel blessed tech In phones is where it is. I'm still aww struck in where we are today. If people could take a step back and take a few deeps breaths and look at the big picture of where the big 3 have taken us in the last 5 years and what 5 more will bring you will be fine. Americas need to pump the breaks and be ok with the great stuff we got. Adroid phones are coming out so fast and so many its mind blowing. Every one should come to my island of Kauai for a bit to see how nice a little slower pace of living is and you will apreciate your phone and service at hand ( unless you got sub 300kbs serving in which case I'm sorry for you ). Idk why I said all this but we all gotta apreciate what we got
EDIT- it would be cool to have a little more ads for updates and androids but eh. AMD doesn't have tons of adds and I'm a AMD guy and I don't mind. Intel pumps out adds like apple. I almost like having a phone or knowing what all the masses ( iphone ) don't know/have. And I really like our little xda club

This isn't a debate thread. Just another thread jacked into one. O well, another thread that should get shut down.

The Photon and back, my personal experience.

I bought into the whole "Samsung radios suck" thing. I have a Photon in hand, and the bottom line is that its performing in nearly the exact same manner as the E4GT as far as reception. Im looking at the numbers, and Im not really impressed. Consider some dead areas which I attributed to the E4GT's "bad radio"....I still cannot pull data with the Photon. The Photon may have slightly better reception - but in real world applications, I dont think it warrents switching units.
So if Im not getting better reception, what am I getting? A smaller screen, terrible ergonomics (button placement, usb input placement), locked boot loader (broken 4G if unlock), quiet dev forum, some lag here and there in the menus, oh and yes the sleep of death! Not to mention the latest OTA is perpetually failing to install. The camera isnt close to as good as the touch either.
What I do like: I wish the E4GT had a kickstand. I also like the high res of the Photon's screen, looks very crisp. The BLUR SMS is also better than Touchwiz too, if you ask me.
I dont know....The Photon isnt really a terrible phone. But, consider my statements before you jump ship. I am going to have Sprint switch my service back to my E4GT. I understand that the E4GT has issues, and Samsung does too....but using both of these phones back to back I just cant let go of the touch.
Thoughts?

I agree with you more or less, and yea the higher res on the photon would have been great on the touch. The screen on the touch is nicer for scrolling, but the whites are not white, they are an off white as to the photon's white was a bright clear white.
reception, I feel both are about the same with the photon tending to "hold" the signal a bit better. The touches signal bar is misleading but so far my call ability has been decent, but not photon decent.
My main reason for switching was the photon I had would clock up the cell radio and no way to recover till a reboot was performed. It was so bad that it happened several times a day. Missed tons of calls and txt and decided enough was enough. So here I am sporting the SGS2 and I must admit the screen res and whiteness is the only thing that I can pick on so far.

The OTA will fail if you've any changes to the system files. That what sucks with the Motor updates.
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its sprints service that sucks, the phones are fine.

lafester said:
its sprints service that sucks, the phones are fine.
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^^ fully agree!!!!

I will tell you, I had photon for a month, then
E4GT since launch and the radios on everything work better, even bluetooth.
I did a shoot out with my buddies photon same area, I had much better throughput than his. Calls just as clear. Gps works better cause on the photon the market got offtrack while ET4G didn't, plus speed and reception of gps it won.
So I don't give into that 'better radio' hype
.: sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch :.

hayabusa1300cc said:
I will tell you, I had photon for a month, then
E4GT since launch and the radios on everything work better, even bluetooth.
I did a shoot out with my buddies photon same area, I had much better throughput than his. Calls just as clear. Gps works better cause on the photon the market got offtrack while ET4G didn't, plus speed and reception of gps it won.
So I don't give into that 'better radio' hype
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its a 50/50 and depends on your location as well..

I still thinking Samy cdma radios sucks, just look the past with samsung moment, epic, nexus s 4G and ET4G bc it has a radio problems too. And to make the things worst, how slow is samsung to fix problems.

dmora01 said:
I still thinking Samy cdma radios sucks, just look the past with samsung moment, epic, nexus s 4G and ET4G bc it has a radio problems too. And to make the things worst, how slow is samsung to fix problems.
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true they are slow, but nothing we can do about it.

lafester said:
its sprints service that sucks, the phones are fine.
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after a slight adventure out in to the world of mobile providers before coming back to sprint i think i have to agree with this.
i found at&t and verizon are too expensive and t-mobile seems to be almost non-existent. so you have sprint in that sweet middle spot amassing people exponentially.
i have also learned that almost all prepaid carriers android phones run on sprint towers? crazy right? if you ever wondered why you don't get amazing speeds, this could be a reason. they whore their towers out to pretty much everyone.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...ost-iphone-launch-45-pages-of-complaints-bad/

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http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...ost-iphone-launch-45-pages-of-complaints-bad/
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lol.
*shakes angry fist at apple*
"siri, can you please get off my network??"

SpaceMonky said:
lol.
*shakes angry fist at apple*
"siri, can you please get off my network??"
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[Q] e4gt now of evo lte in one month?

coming from a hero. want your thoughts on if I should get the e4gt tomorrow or wait a month for the evo lte?
The LTE would be more useful later, the WIMAX more useful now. I guess this is the biggest factor.
Size and Weight seem similar. Screen resolution better on evo lte, processors about equal?
I was thinking about the galaxy nexus, but i dont think this will be out until much later.

Wait a month if you like the evo we all can't wait for lte I myself am waitingfor the s3

So much happier with my galaxy over my evo and nexus. I am going to trap the sg3 or whatever it is when it gets to sprint. Not going to bother with lte as that is so far away for any real usage anywhere decent. Definately like HTC just wish they made a phone that wasn't so freaking heavy.

Why do you want the Evo LTE or why do you want Epic touch? Answer that and it will answer your questions... which phone do you want to still have in 2014. Where do you live and is there 4g or not, is it coming to your hood and do you really need it. Answer that and it will answer YOUR questions.
I know you asked others but too me if you do your research its only you that can decide what's best for you... Either phone you wont be losing out
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I like the weight of the e4gt -- I was very surprised to see the evo lte is only 4grams heavier, which is making me think more about it.
How does ICS run on the rooted e4gt? Is there anything bad about the e4gt? and will lte really take that long to roll out? i'll be living in SLC or Bay Area in 6 months
In my 60 seconds of using the e4gt it seems like the icons and menus are too big... which makes me think having the high res screen is better. is this a fair assessment?

playya said:
Why do you want the Evo LTE or why do you want Epic touch? Answer that and it will answer your questions... which phone do you want to still have in 2014. Where do you live and is there 4g or not, is it coming to your hood and do you really need it. Answer that and it will answer YOUR questions.
I know you asked others but too me if you do your research its only you that can decide what's best for you... Either phone you wont be losing out
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Agreed. Depending on your area, you could be 4G-less for a while if you go with the new Evo. If you don't have wimax where you're at or where you're going, you might as well wait for the new Evo.
I'm assuming you rate an upgrade with Sprint? If you're buying without renewing your contract, you should consider just buying something used.

I'm interested in the galaxy s3 and journal

mrtimo said:
coming from a hero. want your thoughts on if I should get the e4gt tomorrow or wait a month for the evo lte?
The LTE would be more useful later, the WIMAX more useful now. I guess this is the biggest factor.
Size and Weight seem similar. Screen resolution better on evo lte, processors about equal?
I was thinking about the galaxy nexus, but i dont think this will be out until much later.
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I'll pretty much just reiterate what others have said; First check 4G (Wimax) coverage for your area. If you do not get WiMax, you should probably wait for LTE.
There are other options, if you want an LTE device, the Galaxy Nexus is a true ICS experience, but the EVO has better specs. If you want to save some money the LG Viper isn't a bad choice either. However, I'd say both the EVO and the GN have a more lasting appeal.
While I love my Epic and will not upgrade to anything but a GSIII; I wouldn't blame you for waiting for the EVO.

Seriously, WAIT. Why even ask? Newer phone in EVERY way.

EVO LTE...trust me!

any word on the camera on the EVO LTE?
Epic camera seems tough to beat

mrtimo said:
any word on the camera on the EVO LTE?
Epic camera seems tough to beat
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Look at the review videos I think the evo wins on camera it has zero shutter lag

I would definitely wait for the new evo or gs3. Never used the gs2 myself though.

If I was going to be stuck with a phone for two years you better believe it would be LTE, who knows how long sprint will leave the wimax switch on.

Gordon Ramsay said:
If I was going to be stuck with a phone for two years you better believe it would be LTE, who knows how long sprint will leave the wimax switch on.
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2015+

master acehole said:
Look at the review videos I think the evo wins on camera it has zero shutter lag
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galaxy nexus has zero shutter lag and the camera still sucks. I dont trust htc, they always have crappy cameras. epic touch is one of the best phone cameras out now

mrtimo said:
any word on the camera on the EVO LTE?
Epic camera seems tough to beat
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I took a ton of pictures when I was at the event last week, and was impressed with the camera. First time I've actually looked at another device for the camera.

Just a minor sticking point, you won't get the EVO in a month that's just when you can start pre-ordering them. To my knowledge they still haven't released the actual date when the phone will be available.

Even though the et4g is a fantastic phone in every way, at this point in time the Evo would be a better bet due to superior specs and LTE support.
Better yet, wait a little longer for the SGSIII release date announcement and decide if you can wait that long. That phone will for sure be worth holding on to for 2 years.
Transmission sent from a Galaxy S II, CODENAME style.

If you have wimax coverage where you live and where you are most of the time. Pretty dumb to get a phone (no matter how good it is) with wildly varying data speeds on 3g. If you don't have any wimax coverage and are in a major city / where sprint is slated to do their LTE expansion, by all means get it.
Point is. If you have wimax. Stick with E4GT for now since you' won't be getting LTE till later on (most likely 1+ years).