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Thinking of ditching TMo and my N1 and getting and Evo or Epic

So as not to piss off the Mods, please follow the link to the Epic forum where I posted the question first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12103553#post12103553

i'd wait just a little bit longer... ctia is coming and there are rumors... go to now.sprint.com/evo3d and get redirected to their home site. enter gibberish after the / and get a 404 error. this, along with somebody leaking a little info, might mean good news.
there's also a rumored nexus s 4g and evo view tablet btw. all of these are rumors thoug.

Wanting to take advantage of the $125 ETF credit Sprint is offering. Have till middle of April though.

yeah if you are thinking of getting a phone now then definitely get the evo. it has the bigger screen. plus i just don't like the build of the epic. also it is from samsung and if you ever had the instinct then you will understand why the evo is better.
however if you can wait there are some exciting rumors about a new evo phone (evo 3d). o would at least wait after ctia happening next week.

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i tested evo and epic side by side at sprint store... epic was slower to load fb, you tube..apps, etc. it also has bad reception when in some buildings. i have friends with epics and galaxy we would be watching youtube and theirs would stall. it does have a better looking screen but i went with the evo.

i have the Evo and my wife has the Epic.
I like the Evo more. And my wife ALSO likes my Evo more.
Very telling to me...

Coming From The Evo...........

Well I sold my Evo yesterday with the hopes of purchasing an Epic 4G thursday morning........Any reason not to??? Should i go back to the Evo, or grab an Evo Shift???? The best roms? Easiest rooting guide? Just wanting to make sure im making a good decision....................

One again i will play this card...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yglxmvnV8lI&feature=related

I love this phone, have played with friends shifts and they feel flimsy on my opinion, I rooted using the method detailed in the syndicate frozen rom in development section and then flashed that rom with no problem however you should try to find the most reliable update version to eb13 as some people have been experiencing problems with it however the only problem I have experienced on "stock" eb13 is the screen rotation lag. I used the zip method from samsung when they had the download available but they pulled it. Im sure theres a good copy of that file here on the forums somewhere... Anyways back to what you were probably asking, yes I would choose this phone again over a shift or any other phone available through sprint especially if you are comfortable rooting and flashing.
Sent from an EPIC 4G FROZEN and Syndicated

I was a previous evo owner. I switched because I dropped my evo and broke it and had no insurance. For some reason the epic was selling cheaper on ebay so decided to go with it. I gotta say overall the experience was great with both phones. I gotta give the edge to the evo as far as development but that's it. The devs on epic forums do a fantastic job with what they have which is froyo sources that are buggy as hell but I have no complaints.
Btw the screen on the epic is so much more vibrant I love it. Syndicate and bonsai seem to be most popular roms. From experence both are stable but I prefer bonsai because those devs make upgrading so easy no wipe required.
Check stickies in development rooting is just a click away.

iSaint said:
One again i will play this card...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yglxmvnV8lI&feature=related
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Lmao that was hilarious
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If you do in fact go with the evo and want to upgrade it to 2.2 right away (like i did) here is the method I used
Just download step #1, than go straight to #11 it is very easy and I have no problems whatsoever with it although they say there is risk involved...
Also, a good root for EXT4 is Here
And the Rom i run now (super fast)

I totally miss my evo just due to the number of different roms on them. Miui rom is so leet and its really stable now especiallly

Cm7 is in alpha, epic has a mostly stable MIUI rom now, and good devs from ACS, Team Viper, PTFMedic (forgive me if that was wrong) just to name a few.
CM7 ON MY EPIC!

iSaint said:
One again i will play this card...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yglxmvnV8lI&feature=related
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Lol that's great! This is how I was and I don't regret getting the epic its so much better!
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jm5503 said:
Well I sold my Evo yesterday with the hopes of purchasing an Epic 4G thursday morning........Any reason not to??? Should i go back to the Evo, or grab an Evo Shift???? The best roms? Easiest rooting guide? Just wanting to make sure im making a good decision....................
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I traded my evo for an epic, quadrant scores mean nothing unless you play games on phones which I dont, the only reason I traded was because I got bored with hacking the hell out of the evo, I personally think samsung phones are garbage compared to htc and I would take the evo back in a second.
I thing the epic devs are awesome and do a great job, but there are alot more options with the evo as far as developement goes. Is the epic faster? Hell yes, but so what.
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Krazy I just got my epic on the weekend and now might be regreting because of the development but cm7 is here and cooking. Either way the epic is sick ashell but the development on the evo is a slaughter house for the epic. So much for my evo killer but wil get there sooner or later

Bought an Epic to play with back in Nov. and hated it. Loved the hardware though.
Gun Bros pushed me over the edge, combined with Sprint taking my yearly upgrade.
The Evo can't hold out until October. I'm hoping the Epic I swapped my Asurion replacement for can.
I'll miss dev support and cm7 for now, I need my phone to work, what I see epic support has come a long way, my main gripe back in November, I'm excited about the swap.
Honestly though the decision would've been harder if my Asurion replacement wasn't dinged around the camera and didn't have a purple hue in it's hd v2 screen.
Enough if my insomniacal babbling.

I have an epic and my wife an evo. Yes there are alot more developers on the evo I still love my epic. Its faster, better screen and better gpu.
Sent From My Evo Killer!

So I've had the epic 4g for about a day and a half and I think I'm in love.....I don't miss the evo at all minus the development and various roms but I'm in love with the keyboard, vibrant screen, and the large speed improvement......I had to get use to the feel of the device and getting use to using the touch sensitive buttons more accurately......other than that I'm not having any issues or bugs........holding out until the official froyo upgrade comes out to root and flash a custom rom.......thx for the advice guys.......
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[Q] Upgrade Question

I am on Sprint and love my rooted EVO, I am due to upgrade now and I am wondering what Android phone would be good to get if I replaced my EVO. I really want something that I can root and have the flexibility like my EVO. Is there something out there?
thanks for any insight you have.

Wait till Wednesday because Sprint and HTC are holding a press conference to announce probably a new phone.

Im in the same boat. iv had the evo since day 1 and my upgrade is due very soon. Im going to wait until next wait to hear about the new phones sprint has to offer at the press conference. As much as i want to upgrade I also do not want to! I love my evo and i love the support base it has on XDA with roms and tweaks! I feel like no other phone will have the support the evo has!

themadmen said:
Wait till Wednesday because Sprint and HTC are holding a press conference to announce probably a new phone.
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Very cool, waiting til Wednesday for sure now! Thanks!

Hey,
I would wait because htc has the best phones, but remember sprint will be rolling out with more lte phones they might be worth waiting for since we are paying for premium data, just a thought

In a similiar situation myself. My upgrade became eligible 4/1. I am waiting till wend. But my concern is ...I have great 4g where I am and am concerned with upgrading to lte and being stuck on 3g for a year or more. The Cleveland area is in the third launch group.
To the op the epic touch seems great, I just added my daughter to my plan ( she got a free evo 3d great deal and great phone) and I got to play with it. The screen is amazing and very responsive. It also has great reviews. The only drawback is the forum for it here. I have been stalking it lately and it does not seem near as nice or active as the evo. 4g 's if I am wrong please correct me.
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kpost said:
In a similiar situation myself. My upgrade became eligible 4/1. I am waiting till wend. But my concern is ...I have great 4g where I am and am concerned with upgrading to lte and being stuck on 3g for a year or more. The Cleveland area is in the third launch group.
To the op the epic touch seems great, I just added my daughter to my plan ( she got a free evo 3d great deal and great phone) and I got to play with it. The screen is amazing and very responsive. It also has great reviews. The only drawback is the forum for it here. I have been stalking it lately and it does not seem near as nice or active as the evo. 4g 's if I am wrong please correct me.
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Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone

i would definitely wait to see what the happens with the rumors of the htc evo one

if you're following development for your next phone, i'd say stick to the EVO series.
The Galaxy line heavily favors GSM (since its natively GSM) so development for CDMA galaxy phones are the tricklings from their GSM brothers and because of that ppl get more restless, constantly expecting more from their devs as they hear about what comes out for the GSM variant (i lived it - it WILL get to you, i had the S2 since launch), but no hate intended, the development has gotten up to speed recently and the devs that have stuck around are beasts, but the S2 forum had lost a lot of support/respect from devs bc of the overly anxious community.
The EVO line is basically reserved for CDMA/Sprint. i had the E3D at launch and now my bros E4G and the development/devs/community for each had better vibes. Development seemed to come naturally and more comfortably because there wasn't a GSM variant pushing the devs because "the same phone is getting more development". Ppl are more humane, so Devs stay happy. Devs stay, so we stay happy. From the way it looks, especially with most ppls upgrades coming up, the EVO One X, or whatever, is going to be the direct successor of this phone. so you can expect a lot of the development/devs/community to translate when it drops - of course, not to the same magnitude because its not so much of a game-changer as the Evo 4G was initially, but it will definitely get a lot of attention
I was obviously contrasting GNex + GSIII vs Evo One X but you could always wait a while to see the impacts of each phone and then decide. i'm probably pretty biased bc I cant wait for the EoX to drop but as long as there are CDMA and GSM variants of the same phone, one side is always getting the shorter straw

stevovanburen said:
Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
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Looks like MikG devs are looking at the HTC One X (Jet). I'm guessing that's what will be announced tomorrow.
http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?11559-new-htc-phones-whats-your-thoughts

I would hold off a little while...the Evo One, Galaxy nexus, Galaxy Journal (note), the Galaxy SIII are all coming to Sprint by the end of Summer....
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Hey,
Point proven not even a few days later and
http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/htc-and-sprint-officially-unveil-the-new-evo-4g-lte/
rawr! I want one now! and its lte! win I think so!

stevovanburen said:
Hey,
I mean the development community is alright for the evo3d and it is a great phone, but the evo is one of the biggest hits and has a HUGE amount of support on the xda forums and we are truly blessed with that and it really isnt something you wont find on any other phone
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I wouldn't go for an EVO 3d for an upgrade.. its a nice phone but would be boring due to the sense 3.0 roms for the evo and 6 months after your upgrade you would want a newer one due to the 3d being.considered old now and the EVO 4G is so outdated sprint no longer sells it

I only mentioned the e3d because my daughter got 1 free I was looking at the s2. I really wanted the new evo one coming out but it being lte, I will lose my 4g till about late 2013 or about the time of my next upcoming upgrade. So if I want to keep wimax what is the best phone?
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kpost said:
I only mentioned the e3d because my daughter got 1 free I was looking at the s2. I really wanted the new evo one coming out but it being lte, I will lose my 4g till about late 2013 or about the time of my next upcoming upgrade. So if I want to keep wimax what is the best phone?
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e4gt hands down. its blows the e3d away in design and performance, imo. if youre a true stickler on signal/reception - mopho, its a world phone too. the iphone isnt even 4g capable. i'd still stick with the e4gt if you must have a wimax device

Before Your Epic 4G Touch & Where you're Headed?

So all of us here are using The epic 4g touch. I was just curious and thought it would be interesting for everyone to state what phone they came from..how they ended up with this phone. And you're future with this phone (keeping it, upgrading, etc) ..please don't say "I'm leaving this phone because it sucks, something is wrong with it, etc) this is just a light friendly topic
And if something is wrong with this thread ..the mods can feel free to remove it..I mean no harm at all :thumbup:
I'll start:
Well I came from the Samsung intercept from Virgin mobile ..had that phone for a while...actually that was my real first smart phone ..I never been a big phone person until I hit xda...anyway me and that phone didn't get along at all lol, so last December (haven't had this phone that long) I was randomly walking past the Sprint store and decided to look at phones..didn't want an iPhone.. so I got the best phone in the store which was this (best decision ever)
My future with this phone, I love it and was going to give my mom this phone since she loves it over her iPhone and get myself a note 2...which will be great because this epic 4g community is awsome and taught me a lot
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

I had the Kyocera Zio from cricket and because my battery was getting to be terrible and did not last any more than 4 hours I decided it was time for an upgrade.
Cricket did not have anything that I was interested in at the time and since I was working for AT&T doing technical support for U-Verse, I was trying to get the Skyrocket, AT&T wanted a crazy deposit even though I was an employee... I walked over to a Sprint kiosk, and told them I wanted the Galaxy S II, they tried selling me an iPhone and I said no, I want the S2. There was a $0 deposit, so I jumped on the deal.
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I came from an Evo 3D which didn't suit me very well because of the lack of updates at the time. Plus the 3D was useless if no one else I knew had it. I played around with an epic 4g touch. Instantly I fell in love with the design and camera, regardless of the LOS fear 3D users used to keep people from jumping. Now my future is that I'm jumping over to a Galaxy nexus but still keeping up with the E4GT since my brother and friends own it.

I also came from the samsung intercept, which was also my first real smart phone. That thing never had anything good for me. Before that I had a rant and a rumor, both which were also terrible phones. I only got this phone June 1st of this year because that's when my contract was finally up and my parents made me buy my own phone. (I'm only 18) I was looking at the phones at sprint months before my upgrade, and reading up on the ones I liked. I finally decided on this because one it just looks amazing, two all the reviews were good and three I figured it would be a good entry level phone for myself. I couldn't be any happier!
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HTC Evo until the sprint software upgrade turned it into a turd. I was due for an upgrade, so I got the E4GT. Worked great on GB for a few months until we got OTA to ICS. After *****ing to sprint and Samsung, I saw a post on AC about rolling back to GB. I did that and stayed on GB for about a month, and then started experimenting with other rooms. Once I found this place, I rarely go anywhere else. Although I'm a newbie, everyone seems cool here .

E4GTUser94 said:
I also came from the samsung intercept, which was also my first real smart phone. That thing never had anything good for me. Before that I had a rant and a rumor, both which were also terrible phones. I only got this phone June 1st of this year because that's when my contract was finally up and my parents made me buy my own phone. (I'm only 18) I was looking at the phones at sprint months before my upgrade, and reading up on the ones I liked. I finally decided on this because one it just looks amazing, two all the reviews were good and three I figured it would be a good entry level phone for myself. I couldn't be any happier!
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I really do feel your pain on the intercept lol...this phone was a major upgrade from that one
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

Before The Epic 4g Touch I Had A iPhone.......LMAO Right... Motorola Photon 4g...Now Im going to either a samsung note 2 or LG Optimus G or moving away to blackbery

I had a LG flip phone before this phone.. lmao.. Happy with this phone and not going anywhere. No idea what phone I will get by end of next year.

MiguelHogue said:
I really do feel your pain on the intercept lol...this phone was a major upgrade from that one
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
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Yes it was one hell of an upgrade from that horrid thing! I actually would like to thank Sprint, or whoever for the ****ty ota update to ICS. If it wasn't for that I would never have ventured into root and custom ROM land. I'm happy I did though, I've been missing out on a lot!
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Before this I had the og epic 4g, and ive been loving it.
Next I don't know where I'll be going maybe the optimus g note too, or the j butterfly if it comes to sprint, but I'd prefer a Samsung.

sextape said:
Before The Epic 4g Touch I Had A iPhone.......LMAO Right... Motorola Photon 4g...Now Im going to either a samsung note 2 or LG Optimus G or moving away to blackbery
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My mom just picked up an iPhone 5 last night..... Needless to say, I've been trying to convince her to take the damn thing back! I told her I won't answer her calls now lol
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Had a Evo 3D, then got the E4GT thanks to Asurion as they gave me a brand new one as a replacement for my 3D, & as of a week ago I've sold my E4GT & used my upgrade to get a GNex, but I'm not really sure yet if I'm gonna keep this or not as I have until the 29th to be able to return it & that's also the same day that Google will announce the new Nexus, but if its the same as we've been reading with only 8 & 16GB models then I'm definitely keeping my GNex.
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I had a blackberry tour and I have to say that it was great but battery was in a way awful. I went to sprint after my contract with the mentality (95%) of getting an iPhone but i saw a phone with a huge display and awsome colors. My metality dropped by about 50% in about 2 minutes. Make long story short, ended up leaving with an epic 4g touch:thumbup:. I will be upgrading to the galaxy s4 whenever it comes out. Hopefully it comes out before i can upgrade in June next year. Note 2 just looks to big for a phone and I like to use my phone in one hand. Easier to swype on tapatalk. I will stick with any Galaxy forever and ever and ever. I have had a great experience.
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Motorola cliq > MyTouch 3G Slide > MyTouch 4G > (Switched carriers due to the FAKE 4G & BS Unlimited Data ***Throttled) Evo 4G > Epic 4G Touch!!! Going to get the Note2 see you there Miguel!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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"420 Special Edition 10/16"

krazy_smokezalot said:
Motorola cliq > MyTouch 3G Slide > MyTouch 4G > (Switched carriers due to the FAKE 4G & BS Unlimited Data ***Throttled) Evo 4G > Epic 4G Touch!!! Going to get the Note2 see you there Miguel!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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"420 Special Edition 10/16"
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Ctfuuuuu at fake 4g..and I'll most likely go to the corporate store and get mine..Clinton sprint store suck ..
So see you there :thumbup::thumbup:
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

krazy_smokezalot said:
Motorola cliq > MyTouch 3G Slide > MyTouch 4G > (Switched carriers due to the FAKE 4G & BS Unlimited Data ***Throttled) Evo 4G > Epic 4G Touch!!! Going to get the Note2 see you there Miguel!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Lol its all FauxG. No wireless data technology out today is certified 4G. Its all 3.9G
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Came from the evo 4g only reason I got the epic 4g touch was because I messed up and lost my wimax keys with so much flashing I did and never had a nandroid so I was stuck on 3g and couldn't take it no more so brought a e4gt off Craigslist lol. My upgrade been up since June and after checking out the battery stats post in the note 2 forum I'm thinking on jumping on that beast lol 8-10hrs screen on is insane lol.
BTW Miguel I seen you lurking in the note 2 thread
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I came from the HTC EVO 4G. I loved that phone and would have kept it longer if I didn't drop it and shatter the screen at work. I had my upgrade waiting for the EVO LTE but then I seen Apple (the Devil) cause it to get held up in customs and I needed a new phone quick.
I went to Best Buy (no need for rebates) to get the Galaxy Nexus for Sprint but they didn't carry it for Sprint. I seen they had the Epic 4G Touch for $100 so I jumped on it!
My nest device will be another HTC, can't wait to see what they come up with in 2 years lol. Although buy that time I'm sure Samsung will have the Galaxy S V.
So I guess I just have to wait til my upgrade and see whats out by then. Tech changes so much in such a short time.

MiguelHogue said:
Ctfuuuuu at fake 4g..and I'll most likely go to the corporate store and get mine..Clinton sprint store suck ..
So see you there :thumbup::thumbup:
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
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Then head to the one at PG Mall! I might get mines full price then sell this E4GT!
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"420 Special Edition 10/16"

Had a couple of decent LG phones with verizon(chocolate and voyager LULZ) before getting my first real smartphone. The Huawei Ascend from MetroPCS. That was short lived due to how laggy it was. If I had seconds to live and a call to make...well, I would've died lol
I do take my E4GT for granted looking back..my future with this phone is an upgrade if the next nexus rumors hold true. Not due for an upgrade till June though.

Asurion claim

My epic 4g touch was cool when it was new since it was so different. Once the newness wore off, I have been missing HTC ever since. The reception has always been bad, it gets laggy on strange things, and now even after wiping battery stats my phone will go from 50% battery straight to 0. It's time for an insurance claim anyway, but has anyone heard of Asurion switching s2's for an evo 4g lte, or maybe even a new photon? I would just buy one, but I'm still 6 months from a $75 off upgrade. Just checking because I saw some posts from August about Asurion forcing people to take an OG evo 4g.

Call them and ask them what other devices they might be able to offer you rather than the SGS2. I doubt they will budge and give you an evo LTE because LTE and price different according to them ins't in the same Tier as WiMax devices. Just saying what they told me and others many times.

Doubt it. Asurion's exchange list is almost always similar to ours, and currently for the E4GT that consists of the evo 3d and OG photon.
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Doubt it. Asurion's exchange list is almost always similar to ours, and currently for the E4GT that consists of the evo 3d and OG photon.
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An og photon I might actually go for. I had a good run with Asurion before. I went from a palm treo, to a mogul, to a touch pro, then to a touch pro 2 all through insurance. My plan is to try and do my half upgrade in June when the new 5" HTC phone launches, assuming sprint will get it. I'm just trying to jump Samsung ship before then.

A month ago my wife's Verizon droid charge (garbage phone) was smashed. Since they replaced 3 under warranty they gave her a galaxy nexus which is a massive upgrade! The first two people we talked to would not do it. The 3rd did do it. In that case They might upgrade you. Since you have an epic no. Flash GA10 and you will enjoy. I had the power button fail on my epic that is over a year old. Ive flashed it a bizillion times. Its been with me at work and family trips.Its been great. So I paid the $100 and had a new one sent. It was brand new, never opened 12-2-2012 build. Im loving it. In no way am i saying try to switch phones! As i just spent money to keep mine. E4GT!

Not all phones are created equal. My "old" e4gt has always been "solid" with wifi/3g/4g. My sister's old e4gt on the other hand not so great.
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Kudos to Miketuky for sticking up for our beloved E4GT, after all this is the E4GT forum. We aren't supposed to talk people out of getting an Epic.
My Epic's are 14 months old now and after the JB FK23 update they feel like new phones.
Common guys, keep up the faith.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.

PanchoPlanet said:
Kudos to Miketuky for sticking up for our beloved E4GT, after all this is the E4GT forum. We aren't supposed to talk people out of getting an Epic.
My Epic's are 14 months old now and after the JB FK23 update they feel like new phones.
Common guys, keep up the faith.
Pp.
sent from a jellybean filled epic touch.
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I love this phone and the xda community is awesome & very helpful to everyone. Sprint was going to let me upgrade early to the s3 but i opted out cause this phone is kick ass. Jelly bean leaks really brought out the potential of this exynos processor. I in no way was intending on talking people into switching phones. Sorry if it came out that way. My last epic was 14 months also I loved it & I Still do. I received a new one today and it has me just as excited as I was nov 2011 when I first purchased this phone.
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