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[EVO 4G General] stkiswr:
I don't really have to consider that. The iPhone is nice. Apple makes amazing products. I feel as though Steve Jobs is an asshat and due to his constant suing over products with all companies make him look weak and scared that he's loosing a nickle or two when he is filthy rich. His attitude towards the industry makes me never purchase his products. At least if Google is shady the do it behind closed doors. He acts like he personally invented technology and we should all pay him for it lmao

Also look at androids growth. Its getting larger and larger by the day.
[EVO 4G General] Cares:
I'll admit that the iPhone is really put together well. I just don't want to be forced into using everything Apple in order to make my iPhone function properly. No thanks to Apple App Store.
[EVO 4G General] droiddawg:
I've researched a lot of Canadian providers because I'm considering to move up there in the next 2 years and most of them have a cap or very expensive unlimited data plans. Unless they've changed since I checked last.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
It was said long before Verizon even got the iphone that they would eventually go tiered. And AT&T had it for a while before they went that route. And with or without the iphone, do you honestly think if Sprint continues to gain customers.. even with the huge backhaul issues they have NOW without the iphone that data is going to be unlimited forever? Even tmobile throttles after 2 gigs.. its only a matter of time, iphone or not.
[EVO 4G General] MaxCarnage:
AT&T had to introduce data capping after the debut of the iPhone because it was an incredibly popular phone and their infrastructure just wasn't poised to support it.

Verizon introduced data capping after the debut of the iPhone because it was a way to make more money since they no longer had to compete against AT&T armed with a popular smartphone they couldn't carry.

Sprint getting the iPhone likely wouldn't engender the same data usage increases that AT&T suffered, nor would they have the same rush to switch over that Verizon experienced. They will also remain a third-place contender in the cellphone carrier wars so getting rid of the one of their key marketing tools (unlimited data) probably wouldn't be one of their first moves.

I'm a Sprint convert from AT&T and iPhone because of their pricing and data plans. If they get the iPhone and move to tiered data pricing. I'm going to switch to a better network. It's as simple as that, and they certainly understand that.

Otherwise, I absolutely would buy a Sprint iPhone. Say what you will about how generic they are or what-have-you, the experience is consistent and when an app is released for one its released for all (unless your phone is three generations old). I owned every iPhone released and loved them all. The only thing I love more is Sprint's prices and customer service, hence why I switched to Android.
[EVO 4G General] stkiswr:
But they will get a rush if sprint releases a 4g iPhone. It ushered the era of cell tech we commonly use now. I prefer android and do not have a desire to own an iPhone but if sprint gets a 4g unit it will sell. Too bad sprints 4g coverage doesn't blanket GA! Or Warner robins like it should haha. I yearn for mO datA
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
This guy has a point. iOS has had much more time to mature and create a base of users. Android is not new, not at all. BUT its introduction into the market is, fragmentation is playing a key roll here too. So with all of this taken into account I am waiting for ICS. If iOS does drop in sprint I will wait until the holiday season to make my decision.
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
I'm saving my upgrade for the next iPhone. The only reason I switched from my iPhone was because someone I know gave me the employee discount on Sprint.

My phones have been iPhone > G1 > iPhone 3G > Evo

I by far prefer iOS. And this is all before iOS 5. Now that they are finally getting some real notifications (yes they ripped off Android/webOS, but they did it better) and the multitasking does what it's supposed to and doesn't kill battery life, I don't see anything Android has over iOS other than this supposed "freedom" that everyone talks about :cool: Pretty much 95% of the cross-platform apps that are on both are always more polished, look better, and work better on iOS (looking at you, FB). Plus their game selection is insanely better. The list goes on.

The *only* thing I will be lamenting is the small screen size. I feel like 4'' is the sweet spot..
[EVO 4G General] MaxCarnage:
I absolutely guarantee you that Sprint will never get a WiMax iPhone. There is no way that Apple is going to design and manufacture an iPhone for a dying 4G technology used exclusively by a third-place wireless carrier. If anything, the 5th gen iPhone will have an LTE chip that Sprint will be unable to utilize, so everyone will have a 4G iPhone except Sprint.

Even more likely is that this next iPhone will still be 3G only and let the dust settle on LTE before wading into those waters. Don't forget that the first iPhone didn't even have 3G after that had already become a fairly well established standard in the wireless data industry.
[EVO 4G General] fparkin:
all going say is i believe when i see it dont think going happen
[EVO 4G General] culua:
I think it gives sprints more customer whitch means i hope they will invest more on towers and more coverage.

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G General] LCL22:
screw apple, they could bring out an iphone that shoots laser beams and turns itself into a spaceship with 9000 mb download and i still wouldnt buy that overrated glorified toddler phone
[EVO 4G General] pwnst*r:
/end of thread
[EVO 4G General] WINKSTER:
I kinda like the iPad simply for the airplay or whatever but but iPhone . Screw that.
[EVO 4G General] detusueno:
Nobody cares what you do, the minute it's released on Sprint, there'll be lines going around the block. You can't say the same for any other phone.
[EVO 4G General] MaxCarnage:
You'd look pretty silly sitting there flashing a rom while the rest of us were zooming around in spaceships downloading movies and porn instantaneously. But we'd admire you for sticking with your principles.

Edit: screw you swype!
[EVO 4G General] Landara:
I have had an iPhone for years. I recently switched to Evo back in February. I actually loved my iPhone, they aren't crap, Apple is not evil, and I could give a rats ass about open source. I barely know what the hell it means, but I don't care who does what with their source code. I am very much like your typical android user. I got my phone because I wanted to leave ATT and I hate Verizon. I got the phone with the stats and features I liked, and it happened to be an Android phone. I'd switch back in a minute to Apple if sprint got them AND if they had new features that I wanted. First off, i will NOT under any circumstances EVER buy another 3g phone so WiMax is a must. So is a 4.3 inch screen. And 1080p video recording. I won't even consider it if they don't have those. If it does then maybe, although I gotta say I'm very happy with my Evo as of right now.
[EVO 4G General] manny1983nyc:
I had an iphone 4 for 6 months then switched to sprint and now own an evo,iphone is a very over rated and a very commercial phone,most of it users never had an android device and just think there phone is better and dont know the difference.Theres just so much wrong now that i know better,no sd card slot,no flash still wtf?no customizing at all,how boring is that every single 1 looks exactly the same o wait omg i can change my background.i have to say its very nice looking but what a flimsy piece of crap,breaks so easily never heard on a phone breaking more,gorilla glass and scratch proof yea ok lol lies.Bottom line after u know the difference between ios and android it cant compare iphones are for girls or old people and people that r not smart enough to think for them selves and need a dotted line.

Dont get me wrong android still has some things to correct but the possibilities r endless literally so that i can make my phone-myyyyyyyy phone my way from flash roms to using home ui launchers and themes,ios is very polished and runs very well but thats because theres nothing to it very basic.

Android Soldier for good

-HTC EVO 4G

-SYNERGY ROM
[EVO 4G General] k2buckley:
Whoa.
[EVO 4G General] popular nobody:
Sprint's iphone won't be the reason for tiered data, LTE will. Verizon was the first carrier to mention this move, and AT&T agreed with them. VZW's iPhone was in testing at the time, but it's not like their network was taking a beating over it. Sprint knows that being the only carrier with unlimited data is a gift horse, but it's not going to last forever.
[EVO 4G General] ninoriff:
10000000000000000% +1

I feel the same way!
[EVO 4G General] stinkyprince:
iphone is overrated. evo is underrated. I love being able to show my iphone friends that they are as good as they thought they were.
[EVO 4G General] schmay33:
iphone 4.3.4 jailbroke in 12 hours. EVO 4G UNROOTED for a Month.

what is happening to this world!!!!! ahhh
[EVO 4G General] mchunu:
And if you can't root it. Exactly how much freedom do you have?

As a former iphone 3g and 4 owner and a current evo owner I can't wait till Sprint gets the iphone. Yes I love my evo but lets be honest...the iphone just works. No overheating phone reboot problems, no gps issues and multiple fixes, no this app works on these models but not on others....etc etc etc. I love my evo for two reasons. The pricing plans of sprint and the 4 inch display.

All the people who complain that the iphone doesn't have flash should get over it. Flash is a dying technology that will have hardly any market share in the next two years. Most things on the web have already moved to html5. Supposedly* the new iphone will have a 4" screen. And as far as everyone screaming about customization, freedom, and theming, all of that is possible when you jailbreak the iphone. The same thing that we all have to do on android phones to customize them since they are "most of the time" locked down by carriers...hence the evo with latest ota still being unrooted and ios being jailbroken so quickly.

I might add that even though ios 4.3.4 and 5 beta is jailbroken so quickly it may take a lol longer to jailbreak iphone 5 but rest assured it will be jailbroken.

That said I love both.....but the iphone just WORKS!!!!
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
All the people that think just because sprints getting an iphone data will be capped please go sit in a corner!

Sprint desperately needs an iphone to even compete with other carriers. When the att/tmo merger goes through (which it will) their only weapon against verizon and att will be their unlimited data. There's no chance sprint will pull the plug on unlimited data if they want to remain a separate entity. Dan will stand by his "unlimited" data promise and when iphone hits sprint att/verizon will lose many iphone users but it wont hurt the big two much.

Just my two cents....
[EVO 4G General] stkiswr:
Sprint should focus on upgrading their service before they bring another data hawg to the party. What's the point in bringing an iPhone when data isn't the best already. Verizon planned for this and I have seen Verizon banging out 3mb over 3g while sprint might hit 1mb in a great area here. 4g is only for maybe a 1 mile radius. Verizon may charge more...but they are delivering. At&t and tmo doesn't bother me at all. Take the 2 worst coverage carriers and you still have the worst coverage lmao.

Verizon

Sprint

At&t

That's a fact as far as coverage is concerned. Now Verizon has the fastest network and some of the lamest phones. I came to sprint almost a year ago and have an amazing phone...but if I didn't have wifi at my house I would probably have switched back.

Sprint should upgrade towers and service nation wide...then bring the iPhone. Its not like they aren't making enough money.
[EVO 4G General] coldsweat:
Ok, I can't take this anymore people....

It's I COULDN'T care less... ok?

:D
[EVO 4G General] mlin:
It all depends. I suppose if you could Carr less but don't then you would say I could care less.

tapa tapa tapa
[EVO 4G General] manny1983nyc:
I had an iphone 4 for 6 months then switched to sprint and now own an evo,iphone is a very over rated and a very commercial phone,most of it users never had an android device and just think there phone is better and dont know the difference.Theres just so much wrong now that i know better,no sd card slot,no flash still wtf?no customizing at all,how boring is that every single 1 of them looks exactly the same o wait omg i can change my background.i have to say its very nice looking but what a flimsy piece of crap,breaks so easily never heard on a phone breaking more,gorilla glass and scratch proof yea ok lol lies.Bottom line after u know the difference between ios and android it cant compare iphones are for girls or old people and people that r not smart enough to think for them selves and need a dotted line.

Dont get me wrong android still has some things to correct but the possibilities r endless literally so that i can make my phone-myyyyyyyy phone my way from flashing roms to using home ui launchers and themes,ios is very polished and runs very well but thats because theres nothing to it very basic.
[EVO 4G General] apheonixboy:
Don't hesitate ... just grab a Galaxy S2 when it pops out... ;)
[EVO 4G General] beatstork:
best post ever written
[EVO 4G General] dresr82:
My thoughts exactly!

Sent from 3 dimensions of AWESOME!
[EVO 4G General] Delta105RUS:
ANDROID RULES ALL!!!

G2 running MIUI 1.7.15
[EVO 4G General] popular nobody:
Doesn't matter if find the device to be overrated or a gem, it will outsell any Android device in their lineup, while bringing an island of defectors with it. It's a business decision that has more pros than cons right now. Sprint can't afford to be the only major U.S. carrier without it, and they fight off the merger without it.
[EVO 4G General] lilman355:
I don't see capping coming anytime soon. Sprint is making fun of other carriers for not having unlimited data, why would they be hypocrites? It's just too unlikely. Key work unlikely not impossible.
[EVO 4G General] LCL22:
LOL

like there were lines for the iphone 4 ?

hint...there werent..at least not here in PR

also, no one cares what you think either , but you still typed it did you not?

that was jsut unnecesary
[EVO 4G General] Joey_UFC:
sprint will not be getting the iphone 5. Apple releasing 2 iphones before third quarter of this year. The I5 and the Iphone 4s. the 4s is for prepaid cell phone users which is most likely what sprint will get if they do actually receive a iphone.

No way that sprint, att and verizon will all have iphones, it will never ever happen
[EVO 4G General] davenukem:
Uh... What? You're argument is so nonsensical it's hilarious.
[EVO 4G General] MaxCarnage:
First off, you don't know for a fact any of the things that you've posted here. It's conjecture based on rumors at best; pulled-out-of-your-ass at worst.

Secondly, I am genuinely curious as to why you believe that Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon will "never" all sell iPhones. They all sell HTC phones...why would Apple purposefully continue to limit themselves to two carriers? If you had a reason that Apple specifically didn't want to do business with Sprint; say for instance, Sprint insists that the iPhone must come pre-loaded with Sprint apps, then I could understand why this wouldn't happen. But saying that these three carriers "will never" all have iPhones seems kind of arbitrary to me.

I would think that Apple would want to absolutely get their phone into the hands of as many people were willing to buy them as possible. Deciding that Sprint can't sell it because AT&T and Verizon does isn't making a lot of sense to me.
[EVO 4G General] stinkyprince:
I couldn't agree more!
[EVO 4G General] stinkyprince:
Love IT! Now, I need to forward this to my iphone buddy's...lol
[EVO 4G General] stinkyprince:
There weren't here either, but The EVO has been on back order for the longest time. New contracts were first and then upgrades. zero in stock for what seemed to be forever...lol
[EVO 4G General] AbsolutZeroGI:
The Sprint store my Sprint buddies work at are still backordered, a year later. You couldn't buy an Evo there if you wanted one.

By the way the data cap thing:

iPhone users are stupid

Stupid people pay money

carriers get iPhone = carriers get a lot of new, stupid customers

carriers say "hey, stupid people pay lots of money"

Carriers get rid of unlimited data plans.

Pulling that out of my ass, but I'm on Sprint because the data is unlimited, there's no Apple genius bars in my Sprint store and because I love the color combination of black and yellow.

This is my Evo. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

That is your iPhone, there are many like it and they're all just like yours.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
You can't even compare iPhone 4 sales to the evo. The shortages are just a lack of supply, not even close to being an indication of there being a higher demand than the iPhone 4. First week sales of the iPhone 4 were probably almost as high as total total sales ever for the EVO 4G.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Considering that the vast majority of people who work in the tech industry use iPhones, yes, you are talking out of your ass.
[EVO 4G General] malexxran:
Way to stick up for the icrap from your Nexus... Douche
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
I think the iPhone 5 jut like any other iPhone, not worth it. It'll be released, and then in 6 months the iPhone 6 will be out that will only be .24% btter then th 5 because they added features it should have already had. I won't be buying one, and anyone that wants one, will get it.
[EVO 4G General] phistyle:
The hardware may be similiar but I envy iPhone users because of all the apps and games they get...even Japanese game developers like squarenix are developing and porting final fantasy games to the iPhone..you surely don't see that for the android anytime soon. My BMW even has integrated iPhone and iPod connectivity. Theres no denying the app and accessory support for the iPhone. Android may get there one day but definitely not anytime soon imo.
[EVO 4G General] bloodwar:
And it will just sit on the shelf. Maybe ill be decent if someone loaded android os on it.
[EVO 4G General] jb1038:
Yep don't care for the iPhone
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
A iPhone on Sprint would quickly become the best selling phone on its line up.
[EVO 4G General] CDobra58:
Yes it would and it Would Give Sprint Customers another choice in phone operating system as to data capping if people keep hacking the tether to have mega download for there computer when the price they pay for unlimited data is for THERE PHONES then Sprint will have to cap data
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
I would get an iphone the day it came out.
[EVO 4G General] mchunu:
Ummm.....that's what jailbreaking is for. To customize the look and different options on the iphone...therefor they don't all look alike and are not all alike.....you do know what jailbreaking is right...you know the same thing as rooting....which allows you to change the way your phone looks.....and please don't say I can change to what ever rom I want and you can't do that on the iphone....you know the reason most people change their rom is because they don't like the rom they're on or to get extra features. Wow you can get extra features by jailbreaking the iphone and still stay on a STABLE rom/os that you CAN customize. Changing your rom on android means you're still on android......wow...did you know there are hacks to run full linux and android on some iphones.....hold up...but it's still and iphone and according to you and a whole lot of others you can't customize iphone and they're all the same......its ok to have your opinion but please don't mislead people with false information.
[EVO 4G General] malexxran:
crappy ! its NOT the original OS and you miss the whole feeling of the Android running it that way.﻿ Drawing is not good, booting is slow, runs slow ass F and lots of things are missing. Iphone is still crap lol
[EVO 4G General] AdriVelazquez:
I feel like that community that is customizing for the Android OS is better. Especially it seems like Google and HTC support open customization.
[EVO 4G General] LoveisPeace2012:
More like Google and Samsung nowadays HTC is showing their true colors with these promises
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
The jail breaking community is huge. They jail breaked the latest iOS update that plugged up a previous exploit within hours, meanwhile active EVO users have been praying for root for weeks.
[EVO 4G General] bloodwar:
im not to sure about that. If someone really wanted the iphone that badly wouldn't they already be on att or verizon. I had an iphone 3g before android. I really don't see how someone who experience an android phone would use an iphone. But thats my 2 cents I could be dead wrong
[EVO 4G General] mlin:
I agree, I had a 3Gs before Android and would not go back. I just like the Android OS a lot more and IMHO its far superior. It would be interesting to see what would happen. ANdroid phones are still selling like crazy on VZW though were obviously slowed by the launch of the iP4.
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
I went from iPhone > G1 > iPhone 3G > Evo

My next phone will be an iPhone (hopefully sprint gets it). I really want the iphone, but I'm not going to other carriers because I have an employee discount on Sprint. That is the whole reason I ditched the iPhone in the first place. Saving money > what phone I have.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
You probably are dead wrong. You could have said the same thing about Verizon/ATT last year, now the Verizon iPhone 4 is probably the best selling phone. And that's a year old phone competing against brand new LTE Android phones. A launch day iPhone on all 3 carriers would create a frenzy like we have never seen.
[EVO 4G General] ECrispy:
Its not imp if Apple is evil or what's better - iOS or Android. Those debates can keep raging. But Sprint is in trouble, they keep losing customers and money, and getting the iPhone 5 will be a huge deal. I want Sprint to survive, they are at present the only carrier with uncapped data, and the most customer friendly.

US cellular and ISP market is a travesty. Carriers should share towers and frequencies, and all phones should be available on all carriers. Let the quality of the service decide who wins. Instead we have anti-comptetitve monopolies thanks to big $$$ and the FCC.
[EVO 4G General] ECrispy:
On the topic of JB vs root, there is no Android equivalent to Cydia or the various other unofficial app repositories for iOS. IMO that's something iPhone does better.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Let them get the iphone, they need it to compete; being the only carrier with no iphone is hurting them. Let them cap data too if it means sprint will increase speeds by 50% or higher. I only use about 2-3Gb a month since im always on wifi anyways. Id rather pay for a tiered data plan that pay an extra 10 bucks a month for ****ty data speeds. Give me a capped 2gb a month at 15mbps or higher over an uncapped (unlimted) ****ty 1-4mbps any day. I have wifi (shrugs). Who gives a **** about unlimted if the speeds are fcukng dial up. Bring on the iphone 5 ill use that **** :D
[EVO 4G General] CDKJudoka:
Actually, look for Aptoide in the market. There are plenty of .apk repositories out there for Android.

Let Sprint get the iPhone. It can only help their bottom line and also force them to expend their network properly.