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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
As someone that literally buys a new phone every year, I might get this. However, I won't be able to get it until summer, but something new might be available by then, so we'll just have to wait and see. The money is right, but I'd like to know that there's something else coming with an SD card slot. We'll just have to see what's in store for summer.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
I'm getting it. Gonna buy out a month of my moms contract and then she'll be due for an upgrade:)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
Luckily its not a huuuuge jump from the EVO so I'll be sticking with this phone. Plus LTE won't arrive to my area until 'October 2014’ so there's definitely no hurry for me. Kinda wish I would've held onto my 3D.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wrxlvr:
Me. But work is buying it, and it will be on AT&T (so I'll actually have LTE).

FU Sprint for not bringing LTE to Denver in a reasonable time frame.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] exSD:
Holding off on this phone. I've owned all of the Evos but won't be buying this one. Sprint sucks. I'm waiting until a couple months remain on my contract and then jumping ship to Verizon. Verizon has 4g in my city and have for almost a year and I'm stuck here with Sprint's ****ty 3g service that won't even load a Google search in a decent amount of time.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Yea I agree. Verizon is just a gauge master with the bill, otherwise I'd go too.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CrazyTechnoBoy:
I'm most probably getting it, but not sure whether I'm staying on Sprint or not. Each carrier has its own advantages and disadvantages.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sand1303:
Isn't our evo sprints version of the one. What is changing and how is the one x on sprint differnt than the evo lte other than the way it looks physically
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Deathsnuggle:
HTC one, not one x
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sand1303:
So what is different about the evo and the one x coming.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BamAlmighty:
Had the EVO, EVO 3D, and now EVO LTE.

I'm going Galaxy IV this time around.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
if the galaxy s4 turns out to impress...i may consider that if i choose to upgrade. although, the htc one is tempting as well, so it'll be a tough choice for me :eek:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Joshnor713:
Me too. Having a hard time deciding. How are you so certain, trying something different?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lawnguy:
Sense always wins me back. Will probably find a way to try both.

But I do like the one so far
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firmbiz94:
Read the thread " is the m7 the next EVO" and climb out from under that rock lol ...and yes I'm def getting it ...it will match my new metal i7 Asus well
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] MARIO SHARK:
ugh i just wish it supported sd cards
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] METHOD1911:
I've also had all of the Evos. I personally like the One even without a sd card. It sucks because I bought the LTE outright because I'm not due for a upgrade until April. Oh well I'll just have the LTE and the One. No way in hell I'm giving the LTE up for a 100.00 dollars after I paid 550.00 for it in December.

method1911 Tranquility LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lawnguy:
Ill mostly find a way to buy the one but, ill probably not let this EVO go for quite a while. This has easily been the best phone I've ever had and I love this phone! I wish it would've had all the crazy development we had with the first EVO. That was so much fun. Everytime you would log on to the forum you never knew what new thing would be there. Which is funny because I almost exclusively ran warm or virus but I read everything. Needless to say, I love this phone and I am excited to see this new one.

I also have to say that the development for this phone is, although not as heavy and as many, I think it is definitely WAY better. Mikey, and superjelly, and these others are really throwing solid builds. I just miss the buzz that used to be here.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] notsointeresting:
Unless the galaxy s4 has something to deter me away then the HTC One it is.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Ryno_666:
Yep that's what I did Sprint calls it Upgrade now......now.:p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eric00716:
Pre order is live only $99

http://shop.sprint.com/mysprint/sho...0105&flow=AAL&planSKUId=&ptn=&tabId=dt_phones

They only have silver for now
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] swaze:
UGH.........I have my finger on the mouse to preorder my upgrade but I kinda wanna wait and see when a s800 series phone comes out, or atleast see what the motorola X is about. decisions decisions......
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] acme64:
already ordered. full price tho >.<

Whats the cost for that buy out deal cost?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SiGuy11:
Being one of the many here that upgrade every year, I definitely have the itch to upgrade but to be completely honest I can't say I've been wooed by The One. First is the 2 capacitive buttons for back and home. Going from 4 buttons to 3 and losing the menu button wasn't fun on my first go around (although through development I had the multitasking button remapped to the menu) and now even losing 1 more button to have remapped (although i read through development once again we can remap the htc logo to become a button but that cant get implemented without custom kernels and who knows when HTC will release the kernel source). Next is the dedicated camera button. I'm sorry but since the 3D I don't want to live without one. I can probably do without it but it's just soo useful and I thought by now itd catch on to the point where every phone would come with a dedicated camera button but unfortunately for whatever reason they don't. I love pulling out the phone, holding the camera button down and launching the camera and snapping shots without having to find the capture button the screen. I love my LTE as much as I loved my OG. I hope Sprint will continue with their EVO line and just wait a couple months after The One launches and come out with the Evo One. I want the hardware, speakers, and camera button (maybe even kickstand?) and I'll be one happy camper.

tl;dr - HTC One lacks enough capacitive buttons and dedicated camera button. I'll stick my LTE and wait for the next Evo branded phone.

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

Also am I the only one that thinks that Sony Xperia Z looks like an amazing phone minus the lacking hardware. Water/dust proof, dedicated camera button (ZL), 13 megapixel camera, no heavy android skinning (sense & touchwiz), microSD, and not to mention developer support (releasing lib/kernels). I like the direction where they're going and if they keep it up I'll finally dump HTC. I'm not a sammy fan because I like good build quality (plastic doesnt feel nice) and don't care of gimmicky features that I'll never use (i.e eye tracking).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
Looks like HTC is providing the pre-order deal. I am not supposed to upgrade until next year but Sprint is allowing upgrade with Pre-order shipped 4/15 and i can't see anything that requires buying out existing just agreeing to renew another 2 year at my discounted plan rate etc..Didn't think it was coming to Sprint so soon, Christmas in April!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Do what?? Lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
Signed up for pre-purchase about a month ago for the new ONE and received an email for discounted upgrade today with free case and says shipping within 2 weeks. Sorry if that was already covered in the thread, if so disregard.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sisyphus306:
How did you come across this, if you don't mind my asking? Did you just pre-order the phone and then get pleasantly surprised about not having to buy out? I didn't really see any verbiage on Sprint's Interweb page indicating that; however, I didn't go through the "full" process of pre-ordering, either.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tyler.durden:
x2

More info would be useful. Thinking about switching over to the One as well and it would be nice to know how to save a couple hundred dollars!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] TorxT3D:
i dont think its THAT big of an upgrade coming from the evo 4g lte, so i think i'll wait it out a few months to see if sprint has anything else up their sleeve for this year.

im guessing the EVO branding is dead now? i will miss sprint's "exclusive" modded phone lineups. the htc one is too vanilla for my tastes.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Wow! That's a great find! More info?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
Not quite seeing what you're talking about either. I know there's a special discount if you pre-order and sign a 2 year agreement from switching to Sprint from another carrier...

WHOA WHOA WHOA!

Wait a minute... this cannot be right.

If you go here: http://htconeprereg.com/promo.htm?devicePrId=41615

you can use the option to " Upgrade My Phone & Extend My Contract" under "Already a Sprint Customer?" and when you proceed to checkout you'll notice its only charging you $199 as if you're getting the upgrade price you would by going through Sprint. This could be a great find!

But it is REALLY deceiving because it says:

"Added Line/Device Access Fee - Included"

So is that adding an additional line to a current contract/family plan? What the hell is a Device Access Fee? Lol. Seems like a possible hidden charge?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Delakit, thanks for digging. I haven't had time.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
Not a problem but I'm not so sure this is what we think it is. At time of order they send information to Sprint about "upgrade eligibility." In that case, I'm sure Sprint won't allow the discount? But I have no clue... I'm thinking about putting an order in, seeing what happens, and pray to everything holy that I can cancel my order if needed. Lol.

EDIT: After thoroughly reviewing all terms and fine print... It looks like you can place the order for the $199 price but if your carrier tells them that you're not eligible for the upgrade then the price will most likely go up. If it sounds too good to be true... it probably is. Lol. My contract isn't up until another 420 days so I can almost promise they'll be charging me a good $500+ so I think I'll just not place the order... :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
You guys were correct and sorry, didn't mean to intentionally lead anyone on. I followed the link in my email and applied the pre-register code they sent and price was lowered to $199 BUT the deceiving part is the eligibility. They (HTC) make it look like you can extend the contract with promise of another 2 yr but you will receive a message from their market company letting you know you aren't eligible yet etc as I did and your cell order will not go thru. The funny thing is I called Sprint and gave up after 3 CSRs kept saying its not out, its not available etc. Bottom line, no cell, not eligible, and assume I will have to deal with Sprint another time if I want to pursue. Also as others stated, only 32g and silver for Sprint right now, at least that is what HTC told me via email. Sorry for the confusion.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
Definitely no need for an apology. They made it seem like anyone that received that E-Mail could just get the phone for $199 and that their contract would just be extended. That was very deceiving on their part and kind of pissed me off. But I still am not 100% on if I'm getting the HTC One or the GS4... I just can't get over the fact that there's no MicroSD Card slot... Idk if I can resort to cloud storage. That could cause a lot of headache for development. Numerous times I needed to simply take my MicroSD out to fix a simple mistake on my phone. But I suppose I would just need to be more careful? Idk... I'm getting irritated. Lol.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] david279:
Yea always check with the carrier first. Manufacturers can't make those type of deals...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
Absolutely.

Sprint has never left any wiggle-room for me. I've tried calling customer service, direct to a manager, to a higher up, to a corporate rep, to higher than that... They just keep yelling me I need to wait. It's understandable but I like the latest technology when it comes out. Not having to wait more than a year to get it since I obviously just can't afford to buy retail like a lot of other people out there.

... Sent from my 'Oops! Should've bought the S3!' via XDA-Developers App.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
I'm am struggling more than I thought coming up with the 200$. I'm thinking about activating my old hero and seeing how much I can get for this evo lte somewhere. Using my girlfriends upgrade was the easy part...the money is hard. I figured it would be vice versa
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Riff76:
Manwhore yourself :-p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Jeez i would hate to see my customer base :cowboy:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Quetzalcoatl:
Wait about 6months and it'll be on ebay/Craigslist for about 200. That's how I got my lte
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] david279:
Another deal..

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...new-accounts-upgrades-with-next-day-shipping/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Hrm wonder if they tie the ESn to the account that uses the upgrade for 2 years like other places do..
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Sorry to say but HTC will fail again. We all know I'm a big Sense fan, but this device isn't enough to overpower the SGS3S. I've been to the movies 4 times in one weekend and all I seen were vadass commercials displaying boomsound. Before the movie, I hear people saying they want the phone until some guy busts out and says "Yea, badass phone by HTC, but the Note 2 is available now... That phone ain't been released in months!" Like 3 more dudes stood up and said "Yea... Samsung atleast gets devices here on time." How can we argue? The ****ing 1 is still not out. I'm tired of all these Damn badass commercials with no device. That is not the way to beat Samsung and Damn sure not apple. Right there in the movies I realized how HTC is ****ing up. One guy even had his Note 2 rooted with CMX on it and it was ****ing badass. HTC deserves this for ****ing up yet again. After they flooded the market... Its been downhill every since. I hope Google buys them too

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Lol, no offense...but you make it sound like the entire theater broke out into a Samsung commercial. :p

HTC will not outsell Samsung right now, but it is more than just not delivering on time..it's not like they went back on releases dates. It's because Samsung is the new Apple when it comes to marketing. The s4 is ..well an iphone style upgrade over the s3 and people are gonna rush to upgrade.

It's all marketing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] swaze:
Well not everyone thinks so...

http://anandtech.com/show/6747/htc-one-review
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
One thing that gets me. HTC is calling this phone the HTC "one" when they already had the One X, One S and other variations. It's confusing to the average consumer. You need a line, Iphone, Galaxy... it's just simple. What will HTC call next years device? The HTC "Two" ?

It's somewhat minor, but it shows that they really aren't all that clever when it comes to marketing. Smartphone business has become dog eat dog, if they want to survive.. you got to be more clever, you have to throw some people under the bus every once in a while. Show people WHY this phone is better, cooler and more fun than the s3/s4. Samsung does it to Apple...and it works.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
What does the review mean? Some nerds like the device? Regular people can't even wrap their minds around the word "root" so that article is a great breakdown but means nothing to the humans like my father who chose a ****ing Huawei Mercury over the Galaxy s3 on cricket. The one is the only device to face the iPhone until an HTC Nexus, but like the One X... Will fail. Have you seen the 1Q earnings reports for HTC? Kobe Bryant is worth more than them at this point... (Kobe Bryant the greatest NBA player since Jordan I might add)

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jspsuperman:
Off topic,

*Cough* LeBron James *cough* *cough* kobes a rapist *cough*

:D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mulhiny:
This...this is what it's all about. Sprint marketed the hell out of the EVO 4G and it was a major win. Ask the "average" phone user what the flagship HTC device is now and they probably won't know, but what they do know is they need an iPhone or a Galaxy device.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
Ouch for HTC

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/20...w-profit-after-latest-smartphone-delayed.html

Their profit margin will have no effect on my purchasing decisions, but I fee bad for HTC, as one who wants to see them do well. :(

Edit: looks like they won't have any $ to improve marketing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] swaze:
Ok Mr. Smart guy what phone did HTC release within the last quarter? Ok then. Hard to make a profit when you haven't released anything.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pbedard:
Yes I am
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Google will buy them too so no harm done. HTC Nexus is coming soon... Maybe this year with all this One praise

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sisyphus306:
Man, now I really want this phone! Ugh, only way to get it is to pay full price since I can't upgrade until April 2014.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
I think this is my 4th post in this thread now. First I was going with the S4. Then was leaning towards the One. Then the S4 possibly. But now I'm set on the ONE. Needs to be done. Might even keep my LTEvo. Probably not but whatever. Lol. The ONE is way too sexy to switch to Samsung. Sense 5 looks great anyway so the number of developers switching to the ONE and when won't even matter. I didn't root my EVO 3D or LTE for about a month or two.

... Sent from my 'Maybe the LTEvo wasn't such a bad idea afterall,' using the XDA Developers app.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] swaze:
LOL, you are a funny dude.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] acme64:
I have a feeling the one is HTC last flagship phone, they just didn't have the advertising to make up a 98% loss in revenue. They literally cannot afford to lose any more.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
So considering I have to pay 50 to get an early upgrade and newegg has it for 129.99 with free next day shipping I think i'm gonna do that... It's still cheaper than waiting for my upgrade:)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] champ052005:
Its only $50 for an early upgrade when you have a whole year left on contract?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
That'd be the best situation. Imagine the HTC1 with android 5.0 as default software with the OPTION from HTC to install sense from HTC Dev. That'd be the best of both worlds there

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
my mom has 50 days left on hers:)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
As many movies as I have been to, I have to say I have never seen a bunch of people start shouting about their phones during a movie, people get shot for that stuff around here :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
That's kinda what I was saying :P

I understand his point, but a story wasn't needed there haha.

Looks like I'll be ordering mine the first week of may, so I'll be joining in .
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sgt. slaughter:
HTC will be fine no need to worry at all... This is one of the first ones they have absolutely swept all the reviews basically as opposed to the typical sammy fanfare junk...

This phone will be solid no worries.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cj719:
Pre ordered from new egg plus HTC buy back promo equals 29.99 score
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njspank:
Does Sprint no longer offer like a $75 rebate credit for fulfilling one year of your agreement? I have the LTE which of course I got last year and think I want the One but I don't wanna wait another year to upgrade. I've never Owen a Samsung phone and the GS4 seems nice. I kinda want a change, but the One is sexy beast and I've been rocking with HTC since the TouchPro days! Decisions, decions, decisions....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
I feel your pain... I'm considering buying One Retail

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njspank:
Yeah dude, its tough. But at least we will soon have a Sense 5 ROM to fill the void. Although we won't have the specs and the actual phone, something is better than nothing for now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wtfdic:
I realy do like the look of the One but unfortunetly I am stuck with the LTE for about another year.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] waterbound:
Its been my experience that once the cell is out for a while that you will be able to buy out the rest of your contract and upgrade etc. Wait until around July and by then the bugs if any will be worked out.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] METHOD1911:
I'm glad I didn't try to get my LTE on a early upgrade.

method1911 Sense5LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
How can you stay on a device with old specs? Man, I can't do it. I want to get it on contract, but I don't want the stupid contract!!!!!!! Man Sprint should adopt the T-MOBILE no contract plans

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] youdug:
Their "no contract" plan is bullsh*t. Youre still in a commitment if you buy a new phone from them and youre going to pay more during them two years than you would with sprint UNLESS you buy the phone full price for $600+ or get one from another person but then youll have no insurance. You get the phone for $100 new and you have to pay $20 extra a month for two years. You cancel that day and your etf is basically $480 = the remaining cost of the phone. Thats if its $20 a month extra...

Its not a bad deal if you want to try the service and already have a phone that can be activated and dont care about insurance but if you want a new phone from them i see zero benefit to their no contract plans.

Someone correct me if im wrong but thats how i see it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
^^^^^THIS^^^^^

I've heard so much BS about this and I always try to point out, 'you're still tied down, it's just a diff spot on the ledger'. I Dont understand people falling for this. Changing line items with the same outcome, is the SAME outcome. Grrr.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
You guys have just taught me something there lol. Let me ask this... Should I get the One with Sprint on contract or pay full price? Either way... I'll be spending the same amount of cash for the phone right?

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] scottspa74:
It takes a humble gracious man to say that. My coworker keeps trying to convince me it's better to go with tmo. In the am I'm gonna crunch some real numbers with him. Will get back to you and let you know results.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Hold up... Let me ask you this. I have the cash to buy retail & the option to use upgrade. If you were me... Would you retail or upgrade? Either way... I'm staying with Sprint and I have to have a new phone worth higher specs

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] youdug:
If you have no plans to leave then upgrade. Why not. Save yourself 400+. Take that extra and do what Ya Boy Bangz would do :beer::D

Google the kid if you dont know lmao