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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec3ption:
Shroomz, I understand what you're saying and I hope it's true, but according to this link: http://premier.sprint.com/premierupdate/faq.html

So I will be losing my $150 upgrade until October :(
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
That's when you call and have it reset.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgt. slaughter:
Dirty,

wanted to let you know finally got an email back from CS and she said she submitted a request to update my records for the original date based on the fact she could find an old account tied to my phone number and SSN that started in '02. Hey it isn't 10yrs but ill have to think a little harder and look through some files to see the exact start date.

All in all, best CS experience so far, just a few emails back and forth to get it done. now 48hrs ill get a call to confirm it is all set!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Glad to hear that, like I said i've done it for people, just takes time and patience.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
ummm not what sprint told me last night. i have an upgrade from november 2010 and if i do not use it i loose it next week. what do you know that they didn't last night?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
There is a chance that system could change it. Call in at that time to have it reset

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
I wanna make sure were on the same page. My upgrade is a premier one, my yearly. Im silver not gold. Are you saying i can call on april 1st and not loose it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramiss:
I would love to see the numbers on Sprint's choice. Surely they will lose money forcing people to not buy new devices, even if they are subsidized.

Looks like I'll be keeping my Evo for a while or just start buying used devices.

Sent from my device.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultan.of.swing:
Just spoke with sprint again. I will be losing my current upgrade I have now April 1st. So the only option right now is to use my upgrade now, then sell the phone to just buy the evo 3d outright when available. Errrrrr .....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
wirefly says my air rave line is up for an upgrade? lol whats up with that
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
same here, i also talked to sprint about it. your airave has it's own number with sprint. im in the same boat as everyone else, i need to use my upgrade before next week. such a damn shame the nexus will not be out by then. i think sprint will be hurting because of this horrid choice they made.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
join the club. looks as i may have to buy an epic or that wp7 device to tide me over.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultan.of.swing:
What can you do you know.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilentSummer:
Guess I'm passing on the EVO 3D....not buying it for full price.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Yes you'd call for a reset

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z28marols1:
Hey, everybody talking about using the upgrade and then selling it when the evo 3d comes out...

Best Buy has a new program they just launched called buy back. If you buy into the program when upgrading, and then turn your phone in within 6 mos of purchase, they will give you 50% of the retail value (not subsidized price, mind you) back on a gift card which you can then use to purchase a new one outright. So, if you went and got an Epic right now (which they have on sale this week) it would cost you 149.99 + the cost of the program. If you turn it in within 6 mos you will get back 324.99 (50% of 649.99, which is what their full retail price is). Probably more money than you could get by ebaying or craigslisting it...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
never heard of this. you mean more like beg and plead right? ;)

I mean thats all i tell them and they will do it no questions asked? Whats the point of the upgrade changes then? Theres gotta be more to it then that shroomz.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
Maybe this whole deal is an elaborate april fools joke! ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welrope:
Quick Question.

After calling in and finding out that my shared plan is only ~150.00 a month, and i will be silver after April 1st, i will not be getting the upgrade on my line that would have been due in June. 1st option was to add a line, and meet the 3 month requirement by June, and be "golden" for my upgrade. Option 2, and the one i just went with. I have 2 other lines on the account, and both are eligible for their 22 month upgrade in December 2011. The rep moved one of those lines to the primary, which will make it immediately eligible for the upgrade. She also stated that since the phone on that line hasn't been upgraded since Feb, 2010, it would keep the upgrade even though i will be silver come next month. Do you agree with this? She said it should show up on my next billing cycle as the primary line and with an full upgrade.

I hope this rant made since..

Thanks,
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ereinhart:
Is there anywhere on sprints site that tells you how long you've been with them for ? or should I call them.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
When you move a line to the "primary" spot it takes 3 months for the system to recognize it as part as the premier program, unless they manually reset the upgrade.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welrope:
The lady i spoke with said it should show up next billing cycle, but i have been down that road before. Should i assume that the line i just had transfered to primary will not get an upgrade if it comes into the system after April 1'st?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
She gave you wrong information. It takes 3 months unless reset manually
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
why in the world would sprint reset our upgrades when they are taking them away april 1st? still makes no sense to me. im probably just going to loose this upgrade and buy the nexus full price when i sell my evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrown245:
Ok I have been with sprint since july 4 , 2010 and it states in my contract that I signed that I would receive a 1 year upgrade. I understand their policy changed but in the legalities of it my contract out weighs the policy change does it not? Other wise wouldn't sprint then be in breach of contract? And what does it mean to have your upgrade date reset?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
No, it states you have a perk that can be changed at anytime but under the correct conditions you get a 1 year upgrade.

"Conditions subject to change at anytime".

Btw, nice name lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrown245:
So im screwed when the evo 3d comes out unless I up my monthly plan? Or is there an option available to still receive the 1 year upgrade?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
For you its tough because you've been with the company less than a year - getting them to reset your upgrade will be a challenge
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrown245:
That sux. I take it this will be like pulling teeth getting my 1 yr upgrade.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrown245:
Ok how long do I have to be on the 89.99 plan before im eligible for the 1 yr upgrade ?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
3 months....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrown245:
And for how long after the upgrade?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
0 months....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrown245:
Ok cool so if in april I go up to the 89.99 and get my upgrade in july I can then go back down to the 69.99 plan?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpydaPig:
So I just called sprint not too long ago today, and the lady I spoke with was a complete idiot. She didn't even know that the premier plans were changing. I was completely annoyed and spoke to the supervisor. I explained to him that I was eligible for an upgrade which started march which was my one year with them. He explained to me that I get to keep my 150 upgrade till I use it, which I will be using on the 3d. So overall i'm pretty happy that I won't be losing my upgrade once April comes around. But what pisses me of are some of these customer service reps who are just complete morons.

Edit: Oh and I forgot to mention that I did call yesterday too and another idiot rep tried to tell me that I'll loose my upgrade this April.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novanosis85:
You asked him that question in so many ways that I think you gave him a headache.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aldldl:
If I pay more than 89.99 but am on a lesser plan is that included? For example when adding in insurance and premium data charges it is more than 89.99.

Or my friend has the 89 plan but has a 25% employee discount would she still qualify for the upgrades?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
The cost is before discounts, so yep! Doesn't include "features" though. (so insurance and the $10 data fee don't count towards that)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Hah, not that bad!I took tylenol earlier
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aldldl:
*RANT*

Why does the $10 data not count towards my discounts or premium , it is mandatory for all smartphones now. I just cant see why sprint does not consider it part of a plan at this point and not an addon.

It actually makes the price incentive to stay with sprint much less than one would think.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Even if it did, you would be paying either $79.99 or $139.99 still not qualifying :-/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aldldl:
point taken
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheapskate88:
Those who can't take advantage of the yearly upgrade now that they've changed the qualifications can always upgrade their plans for the next three months. Once the Evo 3D is released you can pay the discount rate and switch back to your original plan. Clearly cheaper than paying for the phone outright.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
yes it is... but i am hoping they will give me this one upgrade when i call. like was suggested.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpydaPig:
So just got a phone call back from sprint and now they're telling me that my upgrade that I already have will no longer be valid after april. WTF!! I just called earlier and some supervisor told me I was. Customer service is garbage. None of them new what they were talking about. It's frustrating having a rep tell you you're still eligible and the other telling you you're not. I like sprint but customer service has always been horrible for me. :mad: I'm going to call everyday just to piss them off and ask them the same question everytime.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Retentions is the only dept that can do anything about your upgrade, I wouldn't worry much about what a CS rep said if retentions said you're fine.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpydaPig:
So my question is i became eligible for an upgrade March 1, 2011, my one year mark. Will i get to keep that upgrade after april when the 3d comes around?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Like I said, there's a 50/50 chance the system will kick it off, you'd have to call in and have it reset if it is kicked off.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpydaPig:
So i've been reading this whole thread trying to understand what it means by reset, I still don't really understand what it means? Can you explain what it means by reset, this is the first time I have heard of this.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
They reset your upgrade; it show's that you're eligible.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpydaPig:
Thanks bro, i'll give them a call if it does get kicked off. So just to clarify, if it does gets kicked off and I ask for a reset and if they do reset it, it'll show my status ass being eligible for that upgrade I have? Sorry for being such a noob and all the questions about this. This is a whole new and confusing thing to me. :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
That is correct!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpydaPig:
Officially thanked :D you were far better help than those 5 customer service reps that I spoke with. thanks again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
well im gonna go ahead and try what shroomz suggested on march 31st. i have been with sprint for 7 years and i absolutely do not want to loose this upgrade. i have a feeling it will not work but im gonna try and ill report back. hope he is right about this info he's giving us.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
lol, if they wont reset it can we have your cs number ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Holyrolla:
Okay, how about this one: I brought a TP2 outright last February and went month to month on Sprint until June when I got the Evo on a 2 year contract. Would my 1 year be in January or in June?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB112:
June.

Sent from my Evo "Z" unit on xda app.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
You'll still have your upgrade March 31st so it won't work.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zabalba:
Myself and my partner got our phones in early July. After speaking with CS some time ago we learned we already have 1 upgrade. We would like to be able to upgrade both phones by the time the EVO3D comes out. How can we go about it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
If I switch to an 89.99 individual plan after April 1st, when will I be made a Premier Gold Member?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killakarl:
I just called sprint and I have been sitting on my upgrade since October, while on the premier status. When I got the hero and now they are telling me that once April 1st hits I will lose that upgrade until it runs until October. When it is 2 years. And they also reset my line when I added my wife in 2002 when I switched to a fair and flexible plan. My number has been active for over ten years. So what advice would you give me with the evo 3d coming out in the summer?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Only the main line gets yearly upgrades

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
After three months

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Call and ask for a reset when the time comes, not now.

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aham83:
If you are looking to upgrade anytime soon I would wait till sunday because they will start doing instant rebates. So no more mailing them in. THis will be a test run..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
Dirty, we need a scoop on the Nexus S 4G release date!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dased14:
So data and insurance dont count but what about multi line add ons to everything data. are they resetting the non primary lines upgrade dates as well I have 1 ready now and two more end of summer? and I go gold next year sucks I was with nextel when sprint bought them and have been here ever sense and have been buying new phones almost every year
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
Additional lines are only every twenty two months

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dased14:
Was asking if their cost the $19.99 per line adds into the $189 amount you was talking about. Cause with all phones (not counting insurance and data) I'm reach the golden amount
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
No they do not

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
I preordered the nexus 4g from bestbuy. The line was eligible for a two year upgrade in oct 2010. Should i call sprint and upgrade now or wait and see if the nexus comes out before april 1st and renew at bestbuy?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
They won't be able to do anything on a phone that hasn't been released yet

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dased14:
Damn
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
Yeah I know how you feel. My 4 line family shared plan comes to over $200, but I still don't qualify for Gold since the base plan is the 1500 minutes and not the 3000 minutes. I believe 3000 minutes is the only plan that qualify for Gold status for family shared plan.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
ok so you have to specify what phone you want during the upgrade process? You can't call sprint and renew your contract and then go get the phone from best buy at upgrade price, when released ?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyShroomz:
If it's available you can get the phone anywhere. You can't call and say"ok buying a phone tuesday reserve it" unless sprint has a reserve thing going on.

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
I might be getting in on this a little late, but I've got questions.

I signed up with Sprint in October 2009 for the Hero on a $69.99/month plan. I purchased at full price an EVO in June 2010, so I have never used an upgrade discount.

My wife is losing her work phone and needs to activate a new line this weekend. I was considering doing this on Sunday due to the instant rebate thing.

If she activates a new line under my plan (making my plan a family plan) she gets a discount on the phone, and I do not sign a new 2 year agreement.

If the EVO 3D comes out in June, am I able to purchase it with a full upgrade discount on my line? I thought it was "going away" as of 04/01 to be replaced with a half ($75) discount.

On a side note, if I pick up an EVO off craigslist (since they run about $225 around me, vs $200 at sprint) is there any way I can add a line for my wife without signing a 2 year contract?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princessakiki:
You have to sign a new two year contract on a new line regardless if you have a phone already or not. So your best bet is to get a brand new phone. Buying off ebay is pointless on a new line. An already existing line is different.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MichaelWestin:
What I'd like to find out is another way around this. For example, I read somewhere very recently, on XDA actually (but I forgot which thread), that on Wirefly you can upgrade after a year even if you are in a two year agreement. However, you would need to pay an additional $200 ETF to Wirefly should you cancel service. I couldn't find out anything about it on the site, and it doesn't really make sense to me since most plans automatically qualified for the upgrade through the premier perks anyway, but it is worth looking into since I don't plan on canceling the service. Anybody have any additional info?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fullthrottleenergy:
You'll have to sign a 2yr contract on a new line but you do keep your $150 discount if you purchase a phone off craigslist. So buy the evo off craigslist and activate that on the new line and then when the evo3d comes use your upgrade discount.

edit: where are you finding evos for $225? I'm trying to buy one for my sister and they're like $250-$300
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoctorComrade:
I am on the 69.99 plan. From what I understand, I can upgrade to the 89.99 plan and ask for a reset. From doing that I will be able to get my yearly upgrade come June. Correct?

Sent from my Evo powered by moar gees.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
If you stay on the 89.99 plan for 3 months there is no need to ask for a reset. Thats only if you don't change your plan.
[General Topics] rex-tc:
I am sick of everyone thinking the upcoming dual-core devices will blow away tegra 2.

Tegra 2 vs Dual Core A5 (Ipad 2)

A lot of talk about Andntech OpenGL benchmark trumping Tegra 2, but what about Stockfish and Benchit Pi where A5 got slaughtered (PC Magazine)? With half the RAM and lower clock I don't see this thing smoking Tegra 2 in all benchmarks, or real life CPU situations.

Tegra 2 vs Exynos (Some Galaxy S2)

Lower benchmarks in Smartbench Gaming. Plus there is early benchmarks of Quadrant scores of 2100 tablets running the Exynos 4210. There is a reason why Samsung Galaxy S2 is including Tegra 2 in some regions.

Androidevolution.."One negative surprise on the S2 so far has been the level of GPU performance. So far, most of the early benchmark shows that Exynos 4210 isn’t up to par when it comes to the GPU performance. This is strange given that Samsung was leading the market when they introduced the previous generation SoC ...... Smartbench 2011 GPU numbers are once again, very disappointing"

Tegra 2 vs Dual Core-Snapdragon (HTC Pyramid)

This thing got smoked in Smartbench with gaming and productivity.

" Their tests confirm that the Pyramid indeed houses a dual-core chip, but the popular Smarbench 2011 shows a CPU and GPU that simply don’t hold up to the Tegra 2 chip found in the LG Optimus 2X and Motorola Atrix 4G"
[General Topics] oka1:
Something to remember, Tegra may be the fastest, but........ Just like a computer in your house the slowest component is the driver or the memory storage is usually the one that slows it down or the motherboard. So having the fastest cpu makes your bench look good but in practical use it is not better performance.

If the sole purpose is to game then, yeah ok that may be a winner, but get real, using the phone for gaming is such a waste of technology
[General Topics] vbetts:
Mind you synthetic benchmarks aren't the best way to show performance, quadrant and linpack are both easy to inflate scores just by changing a single value. As for ram, it's hard to compare ram seeing that Ios and Android handles memory differently.
[General Topics] Dirk:
+1. Synthetic benchmarks are not a good indicator of real world performance.
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