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[EVO 4G General] dabezt1:
For my Sprint 30 day guarantee. Tomorrow is the last day I can return my Evo and walk away without a termination fee. Im coming from Tmobile and have used just about all their phones and all iphones, and the Evo holds its own. I love the screen size, and its build quality. But the main thing ive liked is the 3g coverage, its no where near as fast as Tmobile in my area, but i do alot of highway driving and get 1mb plus everywhere. With Tmobile once i started getting away from the city it would drop to edge. I guess ill go play with tmobiles new Mytouch 4g and make my decision there. I just sold the g2 i had which i hated, but I still own my Vibrant and iphone 4 so i could always go back.

But so far what I Like:

Screen size!!!!!

Build quality!

Dual Flash

3g Coverage

Development support.

What I dont like:

Super amoled looks wayy better.

3g is slower but still fine (Evo= 1mb+ to Vibrant=5mb downloads)

Graphics Suck. Live wallpaper slows it down, and 3d gaming is barely playable

Sprints Customer service is no where near as good as Tmobiles.
[EVO 4G General] dabezt1:
Oh yeah after a talk with sprints retention departmnet, They waived my actication fee, and provided me with a credit of $50 since I mentioned the Evo could be acquired online for $150, just in order to keep my service. And right at the end when I mentioned I would continue to think about it, the rep offered me a $10 credit every month for the rest of the contract (24months). This would kick in on my next billing cycle.

My 27% discount would also kick in next bill, making my total bill $50 plus tax which is still a little more than if id return to tmobile
[EVO 4G General] creyc:
Kinda hard to argue with those discounts, not a bad deal right there.

But I can't understand how you like AMOLED screens more, YUCK! They always look odd to me, too blue or too vibrant and kind of pixel-y? They are more readable in some situations but still I think they look awful.
[EVO 4G General] looneylu:
Not gonna lie... i really like the new myTouch. I am a fan of sense... also, hspa+ rocks in my area, and gsm is easier on battery than cdma. Add to that our wimax radios... lol, still love my evo though...
[EVO 4G General] potna:
Is say they earned your business, man that makes me think I need to complain more..lol

The ten dollars off every month would more then compensate for the cost of the phone its self.
[EVO 4G General] dabezt1:
After having the Evo I just dont see how i can ever own anything smaller than a 4.3in screen. Ill more than likely stick with The evo untill sprint or another carrier releases a highend 4.3in that isnt lock down. I do love the phone, just wished it could handle graphics better.

With the discounts im getting and the coolness of the Evo ill probably stick to Sprint for now unless the mytouch4g blows me away, which at 3.8in I dont think it will.

Now the Nexus S/2 could be interesting.
[EVO 4G General] Brutal-Force:
I was happy getting a 23% discount from --removed by mod--

I am also of the opinion that you have way too much time on your hands. For someone who is trying to drive their price down to nothing, you sure have a lot of the more recent phones, that you clearly could have sold to make up for any cost of having a phone in general.

While I am also a former T-mo customer, I gave them my money for 10 years, but honestly I don't think they are offering the best phones this year. As for plans, everyone I know can't touch my 4G speeds. As for customer service, I think Sprint has done a pretty good job with you.

If your just here to get attention, then I'd recommend moving on to the (Insert Next Best Phone Name) forum. The EVO on Sprint 4G clearly is the winner. If you don't have 4G then I can understand your dilemma, but still I highly doubt that you have a T-mo Talk/Text/Data for less than $50. Hell, its probably not less than $70 if your including insurance on your phones.

Good luck.
[EVO 4G General] scoobasteves:
First off, nothing wrong with having all the latest and greatest phones out, it's by far the best way to find out which phone you personally like best. If I could afford it I'd do it too.

Second, evo is hardly the winner. All phones have their downfalls and can be considered better than others in their own right.

My nexus can be considered better than your evo for a number of reasons.

1. Google owns android. Nexus is google's baby. It is also a developers phone.when android releases froyo, gingerbread, etc. who is the first to get it? Me. Have fun waiting months for yours to update, or for some samsung owners, possibly never.

2. I'm hitting 60 fps, enjoy your 30 fps. You may have a bigger screen but can't fully enjoy it. Playing 3d games on the evo is atrocious.

3. Sprints 4g service had been highly touted this I know. But recent testing done by cnet, which I consider highly reliable and non bias; shows in NY sprints 4g getting 2-3mb whereas tmobiles hspa+ getting 5-6mb and it's not even considered true 4g lol but it doubled sprints. Now of course mileage will very.

Don't get me wrong, evo is a great phone. it's like having a portable theater in your pocket. It took me about three weeks of intense research comparing top phones on all carriers to reach a decision. I was hesitant to get the nexus considering how old it is, released in january. But it still using the same processor as many off the newer phones including evo, the 1ghz snapdragon. Yes your chip has been updated but mines still faster lol. And I like using a developer phone and getting updates before anyone else. Some may consider updates not that big of deal but froyo increased browser speed up to 30%, not something I'd want to wait months for to enjoy.

Oh and I have to say I love the trackball. Comes in handy for selecting text or other tight spots while browsing. I can also have it blink different colors: red for missed text, blue for missed call, green for voicemail, orange for email, purple for low battery, works for notifications as well.

It's nice having all this information without even turning on my phone.

This is officially by far the longest thing I've typed out on my nexus, got to love swype lol.
[EVO 4G General] magicriggs:
The nexus one is outdated. No matter what you say. Gingerbread is rumored to come out Nov 11 and its main feature is an integtrated video chat app. Nexi don't have a front facing camera. So right there goggles baby will be handicapped with that feature. I love the nexus a year ago when it came out but data speeds aren't nothing to brag about especially if its a matter of seconds. I think the mytouch 4G is ugly, it has to much bezeling on the side. A trackball is not needed when you have a big a$$ screen. And super amoled screens have been known to burn-in the screens. All the features there's no other phone that has what the evo can offer.

Front facing camera

Kickstand

Unlockable

Sense (which is the next best thing to vanilla)

4g capable

Capacitive buttons

Skinny

Sexy looking phone

Your making a rant in the evo section , in perfectly happy with my evo. Of all the phones I've owned this is by the far the best. With features and functionality in account.
[EVO 4G General] scoobasteves:
Calm down no need to get your panties in a bunch. Only one ranting is yourself.

Yes the nexus has been out since jan that's already been stated. Thanks for that bit of info. But it still has the same processor as the evo, though an older version. Yet it is still overclocked much faster than your evo.

Front facing camera, unlockable (lol did you really list that?), htc sense (lol? Anyone can flash that), 4g, skinny (hardly, compared to other smart phones it's quiet bulky, hence the pocket theater)... All these features can be found on many phones...front facing camera is over rated I can do without. How many video calls have you made in the past month?

Trackball great for alerts I don't even have to turn on my phone to get notifications.

With that being said, I'm glad you are happy with your evo, enjoy
[EVO 4G General] magicriggs:
I actually use the front facing camera a lot. I chat with other evo and iPhone 4 users. Given the ratio its pretty thin. And what's wrong with using the same processor. You want a better processor then go to Samsung galaxy s series. Good luck with the gps on there tho. Humming bird processor blows everyone out of the water. When I mean unlockable I mean the boot loader is not on lock down. And not everyone phone can flash sense, DX or D2 can't. Which are the newer phones comparable to the evo. You were seriously contemplating leaving Sprint to go with t-mobile cause of data speeds in a restricted area. Kinda of ironic cause the only thing that you sound to be proud of on the nexus is the processor speed. Processor speed don't mean **** if you don't got 3G or WiFi connection. Edge sucks on tmo and ill take Sprints 3G even tho I have the same processor as your sexi Nexi.
[EVO 4G General] RTC88:
Scoobasteves: Evo is just as fps unlocked as nexus, that's old news.
[EVO 4G General] dabezt1:
Are you in a bad mood man? Geez.

First I never tried driving their price down, I called about possibly porting my number and what the process is. The rep was the one asking questions and was being cool about wanting me to stay. So he offered me a discount.

And yes it's cheaper for me to go back to tmobile even with my 27% sprint discount. We have had a family plan with tmobile for 8 years, so adding my line back would only be $5 and an additional $30 for Internet.

Maybe I do have to much time in my hands, but I've never complained about prices or tried to brag about my phone being the best. I understand there are always new phones coming out and thankfully I have had the ability to try out a lot of them. I just like phones and the evo is among the best I have liked, but far from being a clear cut winner. I'm not one of those guys that think my phone is the best in the world and out down every other phone, i like to try out a lot of different phones if I'm able to, and enjoy it.

I guess I'll just enjoy my Evo and it's awesome screen size.
[EVO 4G General] Jackk819:
T-Mobile is a dying company I think, they gotta step up their game. They have lost 25% of revenue compared to last year.
[EVO 4G General] amdchip:
Could be dying, maybe sprint will be dying too but if they keep releasing bad ass phones they should be fine
[EVO 4G General] amdchip:
2 year xda member and finally... reached my 100th post
[EVO 4G General] jdh10475:
Yeah I love the Evo probably one of the best phones I have used. I hear people complain that t-mo coverage is not that good in my area so that would be reason alone for me to stick with Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] Beejis:
Evo isn't restricted to 30fps anymore either

Sent from my HTC Evo 4g
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
Never, they have free mobile to mobile any company, unlimited web and text for great price, sprint rocks
[EVO 4G General] Brutal-Force:
I was not trying to badger the OP. As a matter of fact I am a former T-mo customer and was very happy with it.

Is the reason your plan a T-mo is cheaper because you are on a family plan there and not a family plan at Sprint? If thats the case then its apples to oranges.

To the Nexus Guy. It was a very good phone and I was seriously considering it when it finally became available on a plan rate. But that didn't happen till AFTER the Evo came out. I was on the phone with T-mo monthly to find out when that would happen. They could never give me an answer. So I took the plunge and got the EVO and never looked back.

T-mo's HSPA in my area is garbage. Seven guys I work (in Tampa) with have the Galaxy, and all of them claim 2-4Mbps. I get regularly 6.5Mbps. It may get better, but it isn't right now.

Processor? Seriously dude? if thats all you got with the Nexus, then you need to sit down. Developers phone? Seriously? Ever heard of Root? Oh yeah... all of T-mo's new phones are getting lock down. FPS? Spend more time on XDA preeze. Sprint unlocked it about 2 months ago. XDA did it even longer.

Nexus is a beautiful thing. But I am sorry, it is inferior to the EVO in about every possible way.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Flippy125:
I have a 30mb/s connection on my home wifi. When I connect my G2 to my wifi I get speeds of 2mb/s. Is the wifi chicp not able to handle such high speeds? I though it had wireless N
[G2 and Desire Z General] goku31640:
I believe you have a class 2 card. If I'm not mistaken, those can only write at 2MBps you can only download at your maximum write speed
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjsooley:
all is the source for the garmin phone out there?

how cool would it be if we could port the gps software.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coldheat1906:
Would be cool but..... isn't there some legal stuff that would not be cool?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mac208x:
garmin isnt apple they are not gonna go to your house, take ur door out and search ur house....
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opcow:
They aren't Richard Stallman either.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
No but isn't the garmen software a pay software? If it is, even if it could be ported it would be considered warez and not be allowed in xda.

This should be in Q&A as it is not Rom devolpment, will move when i get to a pc

Sent from the GothDroid using XDA App
[Android Themes] jonathanphx1:
This is a theme I am currently working on. I wanted to create a themed ROM that in my opinion had the best features out of the many ROM's that have been created both eris and non eris ROM's. I would need a little guidance on how to make it a flash able theme. I'm posting pictures of it for feedback, as well as what needs to be done so that no issues arise. This is themed version of ShadowROM. The pics with the circle blue battery are older, using them to show the current phone, notification bar ect.
[Android Themes] owen.chen:
good for you...... !
[Android Themes] ih4ckback:
oh nice looks good! what clock is that?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Gersonian:
Well y'all, according to FedEx, my Epic should arrive at my office sometime tomorrow - still torn as to if I made the right decision against the EVO, but I am banking on loving the hardwired keyboard once winter hits and all the capactive touchscreen only people find out how hard it is to type in the cold, to be happy with my decision - still not sure tho,ugh.

I wanted to write to thank everyone in this forum who helped keep my phone going well past its time. After replacing the housing, two touch screens, a new battery, several ROMs, and over 3 years its time to put this puppy to rest. I feel like I earned a new toy.

While I was never able to develop anything, I hope that my willingness to test things and give feedback while answering other people's problems from time to time was of service to the community.

So here is the deal... I am happy to gift this bad boy to any dev that is in need of a testing device. Although I am willing to give this to a developer, I would appreciate if they at least paid the shipping costs.

If there are any takers, let me know and we will try to work something out. If I have no takers, I will flash it back to winmo and try and sell it back under Sprint's trade-in deal.

Thanks again, everyone, for, as so many people have said, breathing new life into a device that probably should have left this earth a long long time ago.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Does_It_Matter:
One use I found for these...

I have a few of these, 2 I use, 1 for me, 1 for another family member.

Another one, I flashed some small build of Droid, downloaded eReader,

then downloaded a bunch of e-books for it.

Actually makes quite a nice little e-book viewer!
[XPERIA X10 General] HackitZ:
Hey everyone, have a look here and see where out x10 lands when compared to other phones. hopefully he will update to include our x10 with android 2.1

http://smartphonebenchmarks.com/

Let me know what you think. :)
[XPERIA X10 General] naveen_reloaded:
2000+ score ?

how that possible ? i mean its almost 4 times what we get in quadrant

how is this possible ?

can CM6 can bring this much performance ? does the screensize have anythign to do with it ? as screen will take much memory for the projection of the image and other things .. ours is 4" .. so does that also play ?
[XPERIA X10 General] NightSidew1nd3r:
Amount of pixels has an effect, not physical size, that only effects battery
[XPERIA X10 General] lawonga:
i know galaxy s's can go well over 2k

these guys are all using 2.2 overclocked
[XPERIA X10 General] xtrmshadow:
Yup.

I can just imagine the X10,if its at 2.1 already performing as fast as Galaxy S,then the X10 at 2.2 should go like light-speed as 2.2 improves performance from 100-500% XD
[XPERIA X10 General] brunswick000:
Its all about full root and 2.2. Heck even the HD2, a WIN Mobile phone, running Vanilla Android from the sd card is pulling a score over 1800! This phone is still a real contender.... we just need our devs to crack the bootloader and throw us some custom Roms. Waiting to donate guys, keep up the good/hard work. Cheers.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yc1437:
Hi need help here, how to make the default phone dialer smart dialing smarter like Dialer One? I like the interface of the default dialer but would like to have the smart dialing function like Dialer One. Current the default dialer only able to detect the first word of the contact list & this definitely super sucks!

Regards

YC
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
I have a serious question here about the GPS issue. I am really starting to think that this GPS issue is somthing that is being manipulated by specific "carriers" so that if you are a big GPS user you will us the "carrier specific" GPS app like TeleNav.

The reason I wonder this is because as I read the threads I see tht people with "unbranded" phones do not seem to have as much GPS issues as those with branded ones.

As I read the new froyo posts I see that those who have upgraded through Kies "officially" (and there by are unbranded) are reporting that GPS is locking onto 7 - 8 satelites in under 30 seconds and get a PERFECT positioning while those who have used the reg. hack method (and there by are branded) still report that the GPS is horrible.

I may be way off here and dont mean to sound all "conspiracy theory" or anything but this is just my 2 cents. What do you think?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewluecke:
It's incredibly unlikely. All the SGS phones are branded in some way I believe, and all use the same hardware.

Some firmware's are simply broken GPS drivers. Remember, when Telstra in Aus shipped the Desire, they shipped broken GPS too (and HTC hasn't had similar complaints), but it does show that accidents happen.

Part of the difference in performance may simply be the load of apps running affecting CPU speed, affecting timing, or other random stuff.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
Thanks for the reply here on this. I see what you are saying but if the issue is something related to the issues you mention above then why when a "real" navigatiin app is used (like the telenav app i have on my phone) does it lock on right away and is acurate almost to the penny? Google Maps and Google Navigation are WAY OFF by like 1500 meters... This still does not make sense to me...

Perhaps the issue is on Googles side?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
My track and Google map really suck.

You can almost try any other program and they're always better.

The problem is that they do continue to next point they have calculated and if they se you have turn Away from your course they still use the point they calculated and move you to the point you are.

But you get waste data that's not true.

That's way you see so bad track on sgs when you upload them to Google map.

This is why many complain on the gps on sgs, but if they used a real gps program, and preferred an offline program, then they should se the gps do work.

Look at my stat when i drive my car.

In all other program its always spot on, but not with these program.

As you can se i almost have a perfect lock with a signal strength over 40 on four off hem.

So to say to me that sgs gps is broken and it is a hardware fault is to funny.

Sent from GT-I9000 jpo. My own kernel for z4mod and with 341MB Ram
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
What program is this picture of and what gps program do you use?

~Edit~ If the google programs suck so bad then why do they work so well on the iphone and even on my old WM Samsung Omnia i910? They are spot on with those devices...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
Its gps test.

Well i don't know why it don't work well on sgs. I just know it don't.

I use copilot. But there are many program you can use and they still work better.

Sent from GT-I9000 jpo. My own kernel for z4mod and with 341MB Ram
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
Andrew. You still don't understand that sgs can have good gps.

Look at the picture i posted.

Its when i was moving and i do have almost a perfect lock and signal strength.

You still ignore this fact.

You also ignore that more and more people do report that mytrack and Google map don't work.

You also don't answer what op do ask.

You also write bad things about me time after time in every tread you can.

Try to understand all sgs phone is not the same.

Some are better some are worse.

Is true a use it for car navigation, but i could use it for other things to. The result would be the same.

My gps in the sgs do work very good.

If you understand how signal strength works then you should know that.

So stop telling lies about me.

Sent from GT-I9000 jpo. My own kernel for z4mod and with 341MB Ram
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewluecke:
I've seen your picture. Once again, it proves nothing (I can make a similar one). All you've proven is that you get good reception whilst standing still. Congrats. You haven't proven the location is accurate though, or proven anything else.

If it were just a case of "my tracks" and "google maps" (you mean nav), are dodgy, PROVE IT!

Damian's challenge

You are quick to tell everyone else they don't know what they are talking about. You CLAIM Mytracks and Google Maps is broken.

So now, to prove your point, grab a track recorder. It doesn't have to be mytracks, but it MUST be one which records tracks. Then, go for a half hour walk, at all times sticking to a footpath, or a consistant distance alongside the roads. Then post results. If the signal is waving around significantly, congratulations, your GPS isn't suitable for fitness like ours, but is still fine for driving. However, if the track remains relatively consistent, so we can identify what side of the road you are walking on, you've proven it's hardware.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] McBain_666:
You mean software at the end...

Anyway, I don't understand why people in this forum always link locking speed to gps accuracy. I am on jpm, I lock in less than 20 seconds all the time, but navigation with google maps/navigator is ****ty. Point is, if I look at gps data with gpd status app, I don't see any jumping of digital compass or latitude/longitude. This is puzzling. Is there a navigation program like navigon that I can try to test, for free or a reasonable price? I don't need another navigator, so I really don't care about spending 100 for navigon...

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vigge_sWe:
The picture actually tells that he is moving in a speed of 25 km/h
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewluecke:
Sorry, my bad. But it doesn't really change much, because there is no way of knowing if the accuracy value being shown is correct in that picture unless it provides coordinates. In fact, there is no way of knowing if the SNR is valid at all. Hence why he needs to show tracks, based on raw data as the quality of those are mostly dependent on the quality of GPS.