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[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
There is a glimmer of hope in the HTC Sensation section for a possible way to get full root through an exploit in the radio eliminating the need to crack the encrypted bootloader. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14009372&postcount=16
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
That is rather promising...I love that kind of outside the box thinking. Brilliant.

I would prefer it with help from HTC, but if not, fnck 'em. I'll root this one last phone--and it'll be the most delicious compromise, more than a means to an end... a slap in the face...a middle finger--and then next year it's Samsung/Nexus whatever.

The worst thing I did was get caught up in HTC's upgrade cycle....it was all fine until this year. Samsung and Google's cycle will be just fine once I'm on it.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Its june fifth...they haven't denied anything. You could say it would release tomorrow and they won't deny it
[HTC EVO 3D] WeatherTech:
Yeah that's my point - they won't deny OR confirm anything. At least give us something to chew on, Sprint!
[HTC EVO 3D] jessejames111981:
I decided to not care about the bootloader issue and preordered one today at radio shack. She said they have no clue about a release date (no surprised, anyone that says different is blowing smoke) but there is some conference call from radio shack happening on Sunday which she expected to know the release date then. Its nothing concrete but I don't believe anyone who is totally confident on this issue. Anyone from radio shack can confirm anything of the sort or was this false info?
[HTC EVO 3D] heathmcabee:
I'm really sick to my stomach with the pre order that I made. I don't want to have a phone I can't modify or have fun with on XDA. I will have no reason to be here and learn if I buy the Evo 3d. Yay, I can load over Sense bull crap or have a rom with more bloat with the signed copy that it comes with (sometimes without). I just don't see much fun in this phone myself, and that was what it was all about. I wanted to have a phone I could do more with and learn from everyday, not something that was locked down more than something I had before. It makes me wish I wouldn't have sold my Evo now. Cause even though my Epic4g rocks with whats going on, I sure do miss my CM7 which isn't stable yet with Epic4g.

Hopefully these big wigs over at HTC see the light and realize that we that actually do the reviews and make your phones a success are the people that encourage people to buy the phone in which we like. I know you have heard this a million times before now, but it is actually true. It's like I came to the android seen a little to late and see the NAZI take over now and never really got to enjoy the freedom of open source development. I hope that at least one of these big TITANS of cellular devices will realize that it isn't to late to appease the public and rise to #1 and the ability to abide by the REAL consumers, the people who actually create a better device, the DEVELOPERS!
[HTC EVO 3D] Overstew:
Hang tight, just because you pre-ordered doesn't mean you have to get it, just save your gift card for another purchase. ;)

There's a list of new phones coming to Sprint soon (before 2012) that may have better customization features. Most commonly, the SGSII.

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/carriers/Sprint/upcoming/smartphones
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
Okay, finally, we can get back to this thread being the only relevant thread until JUNE 3rd, 4th or 5th--I'm tellin' ya, I know this guy, he is never wrong about anything, ever. He predicts horse races, bus departure times and cellphone release dates with perfection. He is an inside guy in all 3 industries, so, I think he knows someone.
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
Is his name Kramer? lol
[HTC EVO 3D] regulator207:
of Kramerica industries. http://kramerica.tv/
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
Is he a millionaire? If not I dont trust him.
[HTC EVO 3D] connerrs:
I'm wondering if HTC released an update to the bootloader issue so quickly due to an impending release date announcement. It would make sense that they didn't want to make an announcement while everything else was going on and I definitely didn't expect a response this fast...
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
has anyone looked at the leaked radioshack flyer on goodandevo yet? any thoughts
[HTC EVO 3D] Nsandhu23:
For everyone. The Evo 3D will not be released June 5-11. According to Good and Evo the Radioshack ad shows the pre order and that paper applies for the week. Below is the article .

http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/05/h...age-of-next-weekends-radio-shack-ad.html#more

From my soon to be Evo 3D
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
That might not be officially legit yet...especially if the retailers are still playing dumb about official dates.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
No, whoever wrote that is completely wrong. They it'll run next week and release on June 5th. I'm never wrong and neither is my source. The Epic community knows this, the EVO 3D community will have to learn it the hard way.
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
Um, didn't you say just the other day that the Evo 4G release date was really on 6-6-10 and the only reason people got it on 6-4-10 was because some retailers started selling it early?

lol, I hope you're right on this Evo 3D release date, but to say you're never wrong is a bit of a stretch.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
what makes you so sure? and what do you mean by evo community
[HTC EVO 3D] Nsandhu23:
Yea I think this is the same guy. This guys seems pretty convinced that he is right. Only time will tell.

From my soon to be Evo 3D
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
I am part of the epic community and he's been right all of the time I just hope nothing cones up
[HTC EVO 3D] Nsandhu23:
Does he have a source? Like an inside man?

From my soon to be Evo 3D
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Yes I have my own source. I'm never wrong. And yes I was kinda wrong about a release date over a year ago because I don't remember insignificant details like that. especially ones that don't concern me. Now I haven't talked to my source in over a week. I've been busy non stop, I have even been to work in the past three days. I might be able to talk to him saturday, but we'll see

Cause for all I know the date might have changed since I last spoke to him. I did say it was the tentative scheduled release date. My source seemed certain that it was releasing the fifth
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
Cool man, keep us posted. Ask him about the full retail price too if you get a chance.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
O don't worry I will. Usually the bb and rs prices are higher than sprint, but they seem low this time.

And yeah, me and my source seriously have never been wrong, and I'm not bull ****ting y'all there either, but I'm also not trying to brag, do I'm sorry if I come off as a ****, I'm really not.

But let me go knock on wood because I don't want the first time we are wrong to be when it matters the most for me lol
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
Man I hope your right
[HTC EVO 3D] killakarl:
No, it was me and I admitted I was wrong so we moved on.
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
You weren't the only one.
[HTC EVO 3D] killakarl:
But I am a man so I admitted that I was wrong.

Back on the subject at hand, I would really love to take this phone on vacation, as I am leaving on the ninth.
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
You should at least start with dinner and a movie first ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
Here is something intersting. Just a guess someone made but think about it. remember that radioshack ad that leaked last week.

http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/05/r...-price-19999-with-contract-49999-without.html

Maybe this is the ad for when the phone is released. Notice is says nothing about pre-orders at all. Now the new ad that just leaked shows it an ad for the weekemd of the 5th and it says pre-order on it.

http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/05/r...-price-19999-with-contract-49999-without.html

So If we had to guess it would make sense that the evo 3d would come out some time after the 12th. I don't know I hope I'm wrong but it does make the most sense out of anything that we have going now. Like I said for my sake I hope I am dead wrong because I only have til the 16th of june to return my nexus and would like a couple of days with the evo to make sure that it is the phone for me. I am really concerned about battery life because my nexus can go like 18 hours with heavy use or like a day and a half with moderate use and that is really what I love about it. Anyway just some new light to shed on the subject
[HTC EVO 3D] fmedina2:
Nobody knows when the phone will be released. Everybody claims to 'know somebody' but they are just guessing and hoping it's the right day so they can be like I told you so. Only HTC knows as of right now. It isn't looking good for the first weekend of June by the looks of things though.
[HTC EVO 3D] zatos:
It's official! The EVO3D will be released on June 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 24th and July 5th! I have a source that has never been wrong!
[HTC EVO 3D] mattfmartin:
Hehe, that guy is a trip
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
Do you think with this nfc thing that maybe it's worth keeping the nexus s or do you think that the 3d is going to be the better way to go
[HTC EVO 3D] zonyl:
The evo 4g launch was a mess for sprint and its retailers; Activation system and insufficient stock. However there were a number of phones given away weeks earlier at I/o without too many problems.

I have a theory:

They will release the phones quietly to the pre-orders first and spread over a few weeks before they have a general release announcement. The secrecy may have been a mechanism to weed out grandma, soccer moms, etc, who may be causing more of a support issue initially.

Long lines at the stores, telling employees they can't take vacation, frustrated people waiting for activation, and turning people away when out, are something they may try to avoid this time.

Of course sprint much like the government can be over estimated on intelligence :)
[HTC EVO 3D] zonyl:
Dbl post sry
[HTC EVO 3D] srb7215:
Not really sure why the 5th would be the date. If that ad is really for next weekend, which is the 4th/5th and it for pre-orders then it would make sense for the phone to be released a week or two after that. No sense in having an ad for pre-orders if the phone is actually released the day the ad comes out.
[HTC EVO 3D] rmwarren01:
Can't wait :)
[HTC EVO 3D] WeatherTech:
Well - it could also be that Sprint hasn't told RadioShack yet and therefore they can't really say it will be out at that point. (Wishful thinking perhaps).

Also, preorders have been open for a while now - I can't imagine they'd let a preorder carry on for too long as it will get harder and harder to guarantee release date possession of the phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
well maybe we will hear something today but it seems doubtful. More and more its looking like a mid june late june launch
[HTC EVO 3D] WeatherTech:
Going to be an issue for me with my buggy Blackberry lol.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
yeah it sucks. All this secrecy and silent pre-orders. With all the rumors thrown around it makes you wanna believe it will be first week of June but like I said doubtful. I just wish they would throw us a bone soon and just commented on the rumors to say if they could be true or false. Then you see places like goodandevo talking about cases and there release dates being beginning of June and you would think yeah but until we hear from Sprint officially I guess everything else is bull.
[HTC EVO 3D] jyan_osu:
I can't have the second week of June. I'm going to be covering E3.. need it to be after that :)
[HTC EVO 3D] vinterchaos:
does anyone really believe its coming out in basically a week? i'm kind of guessing the late june date sounds more realistic
[HTC EVO 3D] LionFreak:
Ugh!...the wait is going to kill me!
[HTC EVO 3D] LionFreak:
On another note. I'm so happy they have decided not to lock the phone!
[HTC EVO 3D] MSK01:
This wait is killing me. I need to know soon cause the days of my phone are numbered.
[HTC EVO 3D] Icy13:
So, the xda portal article on "noobs" just gave me an ad for the Evo3d.

In other words, the phone has hit web ads (Have not seen anyone else post this).

No release date, but hopefully this is a good sign?

I have a screen capture but I do not have the ability to upload as I am obviously a new user.
[HTC EVO 3D] Johnabis:
Yeah I seen an add on phonearena yesterday
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
Any new news today
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
Nope
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
I'd have a hard time believing they wouldn't get the EVO 3D on sale before they announce the Photon 4G on June 9th. Strictly speaking, its just a bad PR move on Sprint's part to divert interest from HTC's product to a different vendor before it even goes on sale.

Basically I would expect them to announce street dates for HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO View 4G within the week and get sales rolling. Then to keep momentum, they announce Phone/Xoom partnership with Motorola. NOT doing it this way would be dumb imo. If they roll out HTC products next week then announce Moto collaborations, that's huge diversification no other carrier has.

If they do things in reverse, ie releasing EVO 3D after moto announcement, that's a disservice to HTC imo.
[HTC EVO 3D] Johnabis:
plus on top of that I'm sure the galaxy s2 will be announced sometime within the next 30 to 45 days or so.
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
Well let's think, why would they keep everything so tight lipped on this release date, including FCC filings?

One obvious thing that comes to mind is they're trying to avoid letting the general public know too long before launch to avoid customer service floods. The tier overrides they're granting premier customers who got screwed on upgrades by the switch EXPIRES on June 30th, I know because I'm one of those customers, and they told me I could not get the override after June 30.

Second, their might be something in the phone they're playing close to the chest that we don't know about yet. I'm sure Samsung and Apple are finalizing this year's major releases as we speak, and I'm betting HTC has either an NFC chip in it or they're trying really hard to avoid showing technical specs behind Sharp's 3D parallax barrier technology that creates the 3D effect.

That, or they really just want to drop the bomb on people last minute as a marketing strategy. Make no mistake, it WILL be important for them to get the 3D on sale before the end of June. It will boost their Q2 financials and also spill over into Q3 financials. Thus far, id strongly assume Q2 has been lackluster for Sprint, with no major releases other than the Nexus S 4G, a phone that has already been on sale 5 months for another carrier.

Quick edit: this strategy is pretty sound when you think about it. Announcing it in May gives a lot of consumers time to talk themselves out of buying. Last minute announce and release increases the chance of impulse buys. Apple has been banking on this startegy for years.
[HTC EVO 3D] rrsweet:
I actually think this is the biggest key. you can say 3D is a gimmick, But with the Way 3D has taken off in theaters is it really? With more and more TV's and DVD players being released with 3D tech, still a gimmick. on a phone yeah maybe. But it's a phone that has a HUGE and I mean HUGE revenue stream for outside developers, and companies. look at blockbuster how much do you think they paid to have their app installed out of the box? Netflix can now stream to your phone? well if people dig 3D for movies so much. Wouldn't you want in now that phones can handle it? I mean how much money could you stand to make? Not to mention andy one that has a 3D compatible TV could watch it there and share with their friends. THis phone effects so much more than this phone. this is hands down one of the biggest leaps in phone tech. in a long time and if it works, and the people love it. Well I'm guessing in 2 years you will be hard pressed to find a phone without it.

It's kind of like the Evo 4G and the 4.3" screen. I was one of the MANY who thought a phone that big was a bad idea. It completely reversed the directions phones were going. Yeah How many people own the 4.3" now not just on the EVO but countless phones.

The EVO line is the iPhones biggest competitor, and this one should crush the iPhone. So beat apple at their own game and don't release anything more than you need to to generate interest until the phone come out.
[HTC EVO 3D] DeathBySnuggles:
I don't feel that 3d is such a gimmick. Having a 3ds and seeing how neat the 3d pictures are, I feel that high res 3d pictures is simply the next evolution in photography. Picture quality (2d) is so good and resolution is so high already. You can't just keep increasing megapixel size. Eventually it will just be ridiculous. The evolution is this, first 3d, then holographic imaging.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
Engadget just had a review about the htc sensation on their website and they said battery life was pretty good. now the sensation is the evo 3d minus 3d and some internal storage and with a smaller battery clocked at 1520.. With the evo 1730 is it safe to say that we will get better battery life or worse because of the 3d. Keep in mind 3d is not on unless you use it. Any guesses on this?
[HTC EVO 3D] dadoc04:
exactly... like this here.. http://www.sevilla111.com/default_en.htm :eek::eek:
[HTC EVO 3D] mcampos7:
9/30/2011? Wtf

Don't think I believe this, don't want to anyway...

Doesn't give a date when this was written, but this is the first I've seen of it.

This says release date 9/30/2011:

http://www.brighthand.com/price/product.asp?productFamilyID=1336

Thoughts?
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
What is this?
[HTC EVO 3D] mcampos7:
A supposed release date 9/30/2011. Sorry I'll edit the post.
[HTC EVO 3D] j2themax:
[/QUOTE]Even though Android is supposedly huge, I feel like no one I know, who I didn't make buy one of course, owns an Android phone or even knows what it is and I like it that way!

That was always the fun of owning a WM phone. No one even knew what they were but they did sooooooo much stuff! So when the first iPhone came out for the masses, I was like what is the big deal, I have been using a touch screen phone for years that can do all that stuff maybe just not as pretty graphically.[/QUOTE]

Completely Agree:):):):):)
[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
Too funny!

Tapa tapa tapa
[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
I'm beginning to wonder if HTC/Sprint are having issues with bugs and finalizing the device...

Edit: never mind, I just looked and noticed that the evo 4g wasn't announced until may 12th last year... maybe we'll hear something tomorrow.

Tapa tapa tapa
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
This phone is going to give me a tumor. I'm just waiting for my email from sprint, hvan't recieved a thung frum them yet.

What is tapa tapa tapa?
[HTC EVO 3D] mlin:
I'm a Simpsons fan and it's a play on tapatalk. Its from the episode where Lisa takes ballet and the only instructions her instructor gives her is "tapa tapa tapa."

Tapa tapa tapa
[HTC EVO 3D] fanesxx:
yeah yeah, HTC is smart, their waiting for any other iphone 5 updates news from apple, then we"ll hear a release date, They want the evo 3d to compete with the iphone 5, HTC knows they have a phone that is unbeatable, this time they might win, especially with ice cream sandwich coming later this year, like i said UNBEATABLE:D
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
there gonna be waiting a while then because a new iPhone ain't coming out until fall
[HTC EVO 3D] tmacgarris6727:
Iphone will never be beaten people just love it people are still buying the 3gs
[HTC EVO 3D] richardrk:
The Evo 4G came out on June 4th did it not. I believe that they will be releasing the beast on the same day. Hell I'm surprised they didn't hand 5,000 of 'em out to the folks at Google I/O this year.
[HTC EVO 3D] motoelliot:
Then her tapshoes go ape**** and she shows up the instructor, too funny! Love the Simpsons!

And obviously family Guy and southpark...

Sent from A.W.E.S.O.M-O
[HTC EVO 3D] mayfield103:
I preordered the evo got it on first day. The wait is killing me for this one. I hope that best buys servers don't crash again like they did with the evo

EOD is evotastic!
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
The iphone is only loved because it's simple for retards to use. Most smart phones require some brain. I never had an android phone though they seemed to be on the easy side, I know Windows Mobile phones would confuse the hell out of some people. My friend just bought an iphone 3g and I couldn't talk him out of it. Just have to let people find out its not that cool on their own.
[HTC EVO 3D] eman3316@optonline.net:
But it is cool because all the cool people own one and Steve Jobs also says so!
[HTC EVO 3D] greg.dassing:
I hate to speculate and/or start any rumors but Sprint.com has been down for a least 10 mins now...could we be seeing an updated home page about the release of the EVO 3D when it comes back up??
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
Haha, doubt it but I'll keep looking. They may have got hacked like the PSN.
[HTC EVO 3D] greg.dassing:
Nope...no such news...oh well :rolleyes:
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
Hmm well after I posted, I refreshed the Sprint.com website and it worked that time. Not sure if it was down or my browser at work was being gay, but no changes on the EVO 3D that I seen.
[HTC EVO 3D] greg.dassing:
It was down (for me anyway) for at least an hour but its back up and theres no update that I've seen...
[HTC EVO 3D] Icy13:
definitely down again at 12:30pm CST
[HTC EVO 3D] tgkdubb:
just paid my bill and it was down...moving quite slow for a bit. Here's to hope of some 3D news.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
K, that's def not the date.
[HTC EVO 3D] alchemist316:
Agreed not the date why would it be 90 days after or more .

I know the site that came from I tell you these half Ass websites gotta stop I don't think we should speculate as much untill we know more but i can say Sep Oct release there's no way

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[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
I would prefer June 3rd. I'll accept June 5th. June 4th is the most likely (even though it is also the least likely of the three).

June 4th. A week or two or later would be fatal to the success of this phone. Sure, it would likely still be a success. But a smashing success is the goal. So many factors involved. Sprint has been really capable lately at their launches and timing, I'd be surprised if they effed this up.
[HTC EVO 3D] deuceja:
I personally am waiting on the evo 3d I sold my evo before it dropped so I can get max on payout but if it doesn't come out which I HIGHLY doubt ill be pissed off cause this nexus sucks I WANT MY HTC
[HTC EVO 3D] newbie139:
Guys the expiration on your upgrade reset expiring on june 30th is a lie a sprint store manager told me and i quote " once they reset your upgrade eligibility IS RESET! so you can use it whenever could be today or next year " i told him i called many time and the told me about the june 30th deadline and againhe said " depends where you call you get a customer service driven on sales and upgrades but if you call the customer service number on the web page the option that says (if you have any other question press#) the will give you my answer ...

i did call and sure enough she told me that once its reset it doesnt expire
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
They don't reset your upgrade for the "tier override" for the Premier switch. They do it on the spot when you go to upgrade. I was informed of this two weeks ago, I have to go in the store and they call business support and get it done. They won't just reset your upgrade, at least for Silver customers who got ****'d in April.

If you're one of the people like me who lost an upgrade because of the new tiered premier program, you only have until June 30th, or they'll tell you too bad.
[HTC EVO 3D] newbie139:
you are wrong txt upgrade to 1311 and youll see is reset i spoke with the manager like 10 minutes and with the service rep like 15 and at least my upgrade eligibility is reset to full upgrade 150$ off she even sent me a email confirming it
[HTC EVO 3D] newbie139:
btw im a silver customer that had only $75 off before my reset