OT: Preordered My Sprint Evo Yesterday

[Boobs McGee]

Originally Posted by bowtown

I really love it. Just went to a wedding in Vermont this weekend, used my Evo as our GPS to get there, used it to find places to eat along the way, kept up with the World Cup action and current event, read a book on it, charted the constellations in the VT sky with Google sky, took tons of beautiful pictures, shot a video of the ceremony, and even used it as a flash light to get back to our cabin after the reception.

Everyone I show it to is shocked at how big and clear the screen is. I absolutely LOVE this phone, and I was getting lightning fast 3G service in the woods of VT, while my friends with iPhones were barely getting phone service. My only gripe so far is that the battery is absolutley abysmal. I have to charge 2-3 times a day with heavy usage. It's not a bad trade off though as I am rarely anywhere that I can't plug in.

AWESOME man, glad to hear its everything you want.

As far as the battery goes... did you cycle it a few times when you first got it? Another couple of tips... I turn off EVERYTHING when I'm not using it. Disable background data, turn off 3g wireless gps location and only sync my email once every three hours. Set my screen to about half brightness and 30 second timeout ....I'm gettin a full day with pretty heavy usage. You might ALSO want to go in and manually shut down some apps...or get a task killer.

Obviously if your near a charger its all good, but those are some of the things that have helped me.


This phone is pretty effing amazing

[Jason in LA]

Okay, my Treo 750 is falling apart. Time to finally pony up and get a new phone.

I like touch screen phones, but have always hated touch screen key pads. I really like having buttons, but I'm thinking that these new phones look so great that I'm going to have to just get used to the touch screen key pad.

So I first looked at the iPhone, which looked really impressive, plus I use a Mac. But AT&T is really expensive. I'm on Sprint, and comparing packages it looks like I'd pay a good $30 more for every similar package. Just to use the iPhone properly it looks like the bill would be a good $100 a month. I'm only paying $50 a month right now on Sprint. That's without internet. With internet would cost $70.

Since I'm on Sprint already and the monthly bill is much lower, I think I'm going to get the Evo. Phone looks awesome.

[Drunk Monkey]

Originally Posted by Jason in McLA

Okay, my Treo 750 is falling apart. Time to finally pony up and get a new phone.

I like touch screen phones, but have always hated touch screen key pads. I really like having buttons, but I'm thinking that these new phones look so great that I'm going to have to just get used to the touch screen key pad.

So I first looked at the iPhone, which looked really impressive, plus I use a Mac. But AT&T is really expensive. I'm on Sprint, and comparing packages it looks like I'd pay a good $30 more for every similar package. Just to use the iPhone properly it looks like the bill would be a good $100 a month. I'm only paying $50 a month right now on Sprint. That's without internet. With internet would cost $70.

Since I'm on Sprint already and the monthly bill is much lower, I think I'm going to get the Evo. Phone looks awesome.

Good luck finding one. I decided I was going to get one yesterday and was informed by the Sprint store that they have been sold out for 5 weeks. They get around 2 per week and they are gone within 30min of receiving them. I was told to check out radio shacks in crappy parts of town. They may have something.

[DenverBroncosJM]

I must admit I was an Iphone hater. My wife had one and I couldn't stand using the phone. I finally took the plunge after I had a falling out with sprint...

The Iphone really is a great phone. The email function alone for work is one of the easiest to use. I tried a blackberry but not being able to edit emails before you forward them on was a huge deal breaker.

After all the hype etc. the Iphone is a pretty good phone (just make sure you get a case)!

My brother has the EVO and its not to shabby but his battery life is pretty bad, that means its really bad coming from an Iphone user.

[Popps]

Originally Posted by DenverBroncosJM

I must admit I was an Iphone hater. My wife had one and I couldn't stand using the phone. I finally took the plunge after I had a falling out with sprint...

The Iphone really is a great phone. The email function alone for work is one of the easiest to use. I tried a blackberry but not being able to edit emails before you forward them on was a huge deal breaker.

After all the hype etc. the Iphone is a pretty good phone (just make sure you get a case)!

My brother has the EVO and its not to shabby but his battery life is pretty bad, that means its really bad coming from an Iphone user.

iPhone kicks ass.

But, I'm going to wait until January when my contract is up to get an ip4. I'm hoping they iron out the antenna issue by then.

[RonDaChamp24]

Iphone 4. I want an Iphone 4. Have you guys seen this video? Iphone 4 vs Evo? I work for AT&T, and I own an Iphone 4 and even I find this f'ing hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

[Requiem]

Thanks for starting this thread. My previous two-year agreement with Sprint is up come November and I have to decide what I'm going to do with a phone. I've been pretty stoked with my friends Droid X, but Sprint has always been good to me with customer service or anything I ever needed from them.

I am on my second Samsung Instinct, which was one of their first 3G phones they had. My first one was chewed up by a baby huskie. It's still an awesome phone, but doesn't have all the perks the new phone has. Hearing the thing about the battery sucks. My Instinct needed about one full charge a day to work, but I was able to save and hoard four batteries for it after replacing it the first time.

If you could let me know about how the camera works and takes pictures, that'd be awesome as well.

[bowtown]

Originally Posted by Requiem

Thanks for starting this thread. My previous two-year agreement with Sprint is up come November and I have to decide what I'm going to do with a phone. I've been pretty stoked with my friends Droid X, but Sprint has always been good to me with customer service or anything I ever needed from them.

I am on my second Samsung Instinct, which was one of their first 3G phones they had. My first one was chewed up by a baby huskie. It's still an awesome phone, but doesn't have all the perks the new phone has. Hearing the thing about the battery sucks. My Instinct needed about one full charge a day to work, but I was able to save and hoard four batteries for it after replacing it the first time.

If you could let me know about how the camera works and takes pictures, that'd be awesome as well.

The battery isn't great, but they did an update on the phone about a month ago that seems to have helped quite a bit, at least for me. Also, if you just get an app killer, you can do a pretty good job of shutting down apps you aren't using and it extends the life tremendously. I don't know how heavily you use yours, but I spend a lot of time on mine, I use it for GPS, internet, email, music, and play games on it when I'm bored. On days when I'm using it Moderate-Heavy I can get by on a single charge for the whole day. On days when I'm using it a ton and have Google Maps and GPS running in the background, I usually have to charge at some point in the afternoon.

The camera is fantastic. Takes great pictures, especially in good lighting. Dark pictures it struggles with a little, but they are still better than any other camera phone I've ever seen or used, and the HD video is out of this world. Plus it looks great when you hook it up to your TV with the HDMI out.

If you are happy with Sprint's service, I'd highly reccomend the Evo. I absolutely love mine.

[Boobs McGee]

ditto. WELL, when i HAD the evo, ditto. i effed the speaker up (long story short i was exchanging some pics with this girl, and i dropped the phone into the sink with a bit of water in it....survived, EXCEPT her next pic came through before i could shut it off and the speaker blew), and will be getting it back from BB later today!!!

Funng thing is, the loaner phone they gave me is a samsung instinct hd, and i absolutely HATE IT. battery life, pics, browser, screen sensitivity... theyre all sub par imo. if thats what you're upgrading from, req, you are going to LOVE the evo. i've felt pretty naked for the last month without it

[Requiem]

That's the newer version of the Instinct, I have the archaic model. So yeah, I'll probably feel light years ahead in November when I choose to upgrade.

[denvernut1]

dat cell sucks the t-mobile vibrant is the only phone dat runs apps like the i-phone.....n it has a bigger screen n its thin unlike the other cells dat luks like portable dvd players instead of cells hahaha.... evo is trash.....

[broncocalijohn]

Originally Posted by Jason in McLA

Okay, my Treo 750 is falling apart. Time to finally pony up and get a new phone.

I like touch screen phones, but have always hated touch screen key pads. I really like having buttons, but I'm thinking that these new phones look so great that I'm going to have to just get used to the touch screen key pad.

So I first looked at the iPhone, which looked really impressive, plus I use a Mac. But AT&T is really expensive. I'm on Sprint, and comparing packages it looks like I'd pay a good $30 more for every similar package. Just to use the iPhone properly it looks like the bill would be a good $100 a month. I'm only paying $50 a month right now on Sprint. That's without internet. With internet would cost $70.

Since I'm on Sprint already and the monthly bill is much lower, I think I'm going to get the Evo. Phone looks awesome.

im on sprint and have nothing but it is time to get into the 2000s and be connected whereever I go. I will then get a Twitter account and force you to all be following me while I try to do my best Josina grammar.

[broncocalijohn]

Originally Posted by denvernut1

dat cell sucks the t-mobile vibrant is the only phone dat runs apps like the i-phone.....n it has a bigger screen n its thin unlike the other cells dat luks like portable dvd players instead of cells hahaha.... evo is trash.....

****! Casino Royale is back.

[Boobs McGee]

For any of you still on the fence about this phone...

I just picked my repaired Evo up from the BB a Arapahoe and University, and was talking with the mobile department. They informed me that Robert Ayers AND Bay Bay are evo users/lovers...and had recently been in the store along with Sir Timothy (who consequently didn't buy a phone at the time)

So basically, if you DON'T buy this phone, you're pretty much a raider fan. Throwin that out there

[Jason in LA]

Originally Posted by denvernut1

dat cell sucks the t-mobile vibrant is the only phone dat runs apps like the i-phone.....n it has a bigger screen n its thin unlike the other cells dat luks like portable dvd players instead of cells hahaha.... evo is trash.....

You know you have like unlimited characters here. I'm just saying.

[Jason in LA]

Originally Posted by broncocalijohn

im on sprint and have nothing but it is time to get into the 2000s and be connected whereever I go. I will then get a Twitter account and force you to all be following me while I try to do my best Josina grammar.

I still haven't gotten with twitter. I really don't care to read that somebody is bored at work.

[Requiem]

Of course Tim didn't buy a phone. What's the need? Dude can read people's ****ing minds. Knows what you're gonna do or say before you even know it.

[footstepsfrom#27]

I have Sprint 4G already and it sucks in the area I'm in so it's almost always stuck in 3G mode, and a nice little surprise buried in the fine print of their broadband contract specifies that if you're using more than 5 Gigs a month of 3G data that the "4G unlimited" plan now costs you $$ for every byte thereafter...the first month the bill was an extra $68 for my "flat rate" unlimited plan...no they wouldn't let us use the 30 day cancelation option (who knew before that?) without defaulting the contract, etc...anyway buyer beware on Sprint's service IMO but the phone does look interesting if it actually works like they'll claim.

[bowtown]

One more quick note, it looks like Sprint just pushed Android 2.2 Froyo to all the Evo devices. I just finished downloading it and haven't had a chance to play around with it yet, but there's another plus.

[serious hops]

Hey guys, just wanted to bump this thread and find out what you Evo users think of them after a few months. Also, for anyone who has Sprint in CO, how's the coverage?

TIA

[Mountain Bronco]

Please get this out of this forum and into the proper place.

[Los Broncos]

I just got the Google G2 phone, it's addicting to play with.

[HILife]

Originally Posted by Mountain Bronco

Please get this out of this forum and into the proper place.

Stop crying. This thread is 3 pages long, so it's doing something right. Please it says OT: ............. So what did you expect.

Motorola Droid and loving it. Can't wait for Verizon to get a phone with a dual core processor.

EDIT: I just noticed why it is 3 pages, this was created in the off season.

[bowtown]

Originally Posted by serious hops

Hey guys, just wanted to bump this thread and find out what you Evo users think of them after a few months. Also, for anyone who has Sprint in CO, how's the coverage?

TIA

Still love it. I've actually been realy pleasantly surprised with Sprint too. I'd heard a lot of horror stories, but I've hd no issues so far. I love that they still have the most affordable unlmited pan and I get fast 3G coverage in places that my friends with AT&T don't, and even Verizon. I guess it probably also depends on where you live. AND 4G is supposed to be here in NYC in the next couple of weeks, so looking forward to that. I def would reccomend the Evo if you are in the market.

[BroncoDoug]

Yeah, they just turned on 4G here in Denver, I haven't had any complaints with my EVO at all!