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[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
Was really hoping it wasnt going to be lg product as ive grown fond of htc as they least update reasonably.

My fiance has the ally and just now got 2.2! Yes it isnt the flagship but still.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
also a bummer as its not really an industry first as i think this phone is already available in Korea...

Also the fact the phone is slated to release with 2.2 is another bummer...

Though check this vid here and skip to the end and see how they show the thing being WAY faster than droidx, bout 4x faster loading web page.

btw the phone itself will NOT be a 3D projector as LG themselves have just recently shown there first 3d projectors. I assume that part means the phone will be able to connect to a 3d projector and feed it 3d video.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
I think the industry first part will be network related.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
yeah guess so. we all will find out in 2 days though. Still will be interested to see if Sprint doesn't bump the OS to 2.3 as releasing this phone on 2.2 would be a little downer but I guess they did the same with the Evo. Well I dont even remember if 2.2 was out officially when they released the Evo back then to be honest.

In the end still dissapointed this isn't HTC event. find the dev's here in the htc forums to be rock solid!
[EVO 4G General] Skaufma0:
I agree, I haven't heard anything on that though.
[EVO 4G General] xEVILFREDx:
I hope its something about 4G network will be upgraded and using some of the clearwire towers. Just crossing my fingers lol.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
Basically.. because that being the case its still not going to help any of the people that dont already get 4G service now.
[EVO 4G General] Beejis:
Biggest disappointment would be for them to announce " the first Android phone released with 2.3 gingerbread!!!". I would be so pissed!
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
i doubt they would do that... i sure hope not... that would be an epic let down.
[EVO 4G General] Beejis:
My hopes are for the rumored HTC Sabor or HTC Scorpion. Either one of those rumored phones would get me all excited for their next gem!
[EVO 4G General] mbaseball3:
What ever it is, it'll be wimax/lte compatible. Months ago the talk of dual 4g chip hit the forums. Don't feel like finding links but there's one here in xda and sprint users. Since clear tanked, and the future is lte, odds are it'll be evo 2 with dual 4g radio. Good stuff!

Sent from the Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
I'd rather it NOT be the Evo 2, at least until the Evo gets an official Gingerbread.
[EVO 4G General] TorxT3D:
evo still has alot of life left in.. i doubt it be an evo 2 already.

people still are mezmerized by it and want it.

im still betting on a 3d phone.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
sprint doesn't want to be left behind though..
[EVO 4G General] Jazzek:
Why would it be a phone? It doesn't seem like there's been enough advances in hardware tech to warrant describing a phone as "industry first/industry changing" compared to leading devices from CES.

I don't know what's been considered impossible or unfeasible in the wireless sector, but I'd investigate there if I wanted to have a better idea of what they might announce. My guess is a new or significantly improved wireless technology, considering the descriptive "innovation." I also bet it's a cool concept, but won't be implemented/useable for a while - if it were already being deployed (or if it is a phone) there would have been many opportunities for leaks, and we've heard nothing. Food for thought.

Anyways, the news is two days out and we have the super bowl between now and then. Everything is good!

-Just warming up!
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
so we've had a crazy amount of phones coming in today with network issues...could this be related to the industry changing news...maybe :confused:
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
My texts are failing... and horrible speeds?! haha.
[EVO 4G General] Lude act:
What about the blackberry Playbook?
[EVO 4G General] a1platnum:
My 4G hasn't worked for the 1st time since I've had the phone in 6 months today. This announcement has to be network related.

Swyped from my HTC Supersonic: EVO 4G
[EVO 4G General] live2ride96:
Actually, I think Sprint could give a flying rat's ass about falling behind in the tech department, as long as they're still selling Evos based on the name. Same reason Apple can be way behind the curve in tech and still sell phones in droves. The name. That's why the HUGE selection of phones is both Android's greatest asset and it's greatest enemy. Actually, more like the phone manufacturers' greatest enemy.

EDIT: After re-reading what I typed, I realized my "blanket statement" might be too all-inclusive. They do care to some extent, as falling TOO far behind can bite you in the ass as a carrier. But they're in no hurry to dethrone the Evo.
[EVO 4G General] silverjack:
Google and Sprint are doing this together right? Would it be an industry first event if Google would buyout the majority of sprints shares?

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[EVO 4G General] captblaze:
I remember reading an article a few months back regarding sprint partnering with seimens and a few other companies to convert existing towers to an all in one system.

Roughly explained as current tech is one transmitter for voice and one for data on each tower. The new system would have one transmitter doing all traffic per tower.

Perhaps this will be the industry first?

^
[EVO 4G General] :
I think this is the best thing everyone could hope for, because it would make all sprint customers benefit.
[EVO 4G General] chowder25:
So will this announcement be made in a commercial form,press conference, online?
[EVO 4G General] phreezex:
my buddy works @ sprint... they are going to announce the new EVO III, a 5g phone. w/ quad core processor.. downloads of 60mb per sec.. its sick
[EVO 4G General] :
A network upgrade from evdo rev a to rev b or from wimax to wimax 2 would be like a magic trick if they just switched it on instantly after having upgraded the towers themselves, and everyone had a sudden 3g/4g speed increase. wishful thinking, and not really an industry first unless they call wimax 2 "5g" and embarrass every other provider by staying a generation ahead.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
no one uses rev b yet, so it would be an industry first.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Rev. B has been done, some Indian carrier.
[EVO 4G General] :
no offense to india, but they might not really consider that part of the industry since very few people in sprints customer base are aware of what happens in india, and they may only consider their industry to be north american/united states mobile phones.
[EVO 4G General] :
plus they have that new $10 3g data fee that people would calm down about if their speeds increased significantly
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Exactly. I highly doubt their "Industry" is outside of US
[EVO 4G General] :
oops, posted wrong forum
[EVO 4G General] gzibell:
I haven't heard on Google and Sprint being together on the announcement. I do have to say though for how much Google rocks as a company I can't even begin to imagine how awesome it would be if they did take majority control of Sprint and started making the decisions and using there buying/investing power. That would be crazy.
[EVO 4G General] cesarcerros31:
What if Google buys out sprint that would be an industry first and would be awesome

Sent from my gingerbread evo 4g
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Myth ...

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[EVO 4G General] mbaseball3:
Wimax 2 would be awesome alright. So would google buying out sprint. I know its been brought up before, but still surprised google hasn't started up their own wireless service.

Sent from the Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Wasn't there a rumor a few years ago about Google buying Sprint?

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[EVO 4G General] gzibell:
Only using 10% of your brain is nonsense. I do know a lot of people that don't you any of theirs though.

I wonder why Google hasn't gotten into wireless service yet. I know they own a big chunk of Clearwire(4G provider for Sprint), but they do not have a majority control.

It would be something different for them. Usually the buy up a company and they modify it make it better then make it free. I wonder how they would manage a wireless company. They wouldn't be able to make it free but it would be awesome!
[EVO 4G General] DarkManX4lf:
I thought that was about T-Mobile buying Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
didnt know google owned part of Clearwire. I know Sprint owns a huge chunk of CLWR though.
[EVO 4G General] :
It would be an interesting and evil strategy if google used android to gain huge mobile os market share and then bought sprint and made android exclusive to their network, leaving the other networks with iphone, blackberry, or whatever else.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
That won't happen anytime soon

Sent from your favorite carrier, black and yellow!
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
if they had a free wireless carrier....

can you imagine how in-your-face their ads would be on your cell phone.

ads on every screen! before you make a phone call.. you have to see a 3 sec ad!

you see an ad.. while you are on hold or waiting for someone to answer.

every bit of information is known and used to help put ads that you will want to see.

to get a text.. or send a text.. more ads...

ads ads ads...

but.. the service and phones would be free..
[EVO 4G General] millerd79:
I am one for instant gratification. So having to wait to do anything even if it is 3 seconds would get very old. Can you imagine every time you do anything have to listen or watch an ad?

...calling 911...

911 Operator: please hold for this commercial about spam

caller: (waiting) OMG some one is trying to kill me

911 Operator: Thanks for listening whats your emergency?

caller: Someone is trying to kill me.

911 Operator: Ok we will have someone out to you asap, but first listen to this advertisement.

Before we know it all big corporations will be jumping on the wagon.

I would rather pay a monthly subscription then to ever have to look at them.
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
How can the 4th largest carrier buy the 3rd largest? Only way is if they merged. Buying usually happens from bigger to smaller.

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[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Lol that was funny.

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[EVO 4G General] Justin.G11:
911 isnt run by a corporation....
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Not yet.

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[EVO 4G General] elegantai:
those were disjoint thoughts. He meant corporations as in other wireless carriers would start having ads like that if one company found a way to make money of it. the 911 bit was to emphasize a point :D
[EVO 4G General] millerd79:
it's like your reading my mind...thank you...:)
[EVO 4G General] datajosh:
Anyone else seeing an increase in 3G speeds today? I actually hit 1.8Mbps download, which is the fastest I've ever seen on Sprint's network.
[EVO 4G General] silverjack:
I have 2 towers I know of that can get up to 1.3mbs but that's after taking the proxy server out of the mix. Do it in the ##data menu, there is a guide somewhere on here.

Sent from an EVOlution
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Where do you live? :o

I am at average speeds for me. 400-700 kbps

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[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
tomorrow they will announce the winner of the super bowl, then with the power of android and the magic of blaine they will change it to the other team
[EVO 4G General] millerd79:
winner...winner...chicken dinner
[EVO 4G General] Shaquiel Harris:
I honestly think its tablet related. tablets are starting to be the new thing. It prolly talks to you or something.

Sent from my Rooted God-like HTC Vision.
[EVO 4G General] elegantai:
Am I the only one with the feeling of utter disappointment looming around 6pm tomorrow? lol :D
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Nope

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[EVO 4G General] datajosh:
I'm in Greenville, SC... I normally get those speeds too, sometimes less, so I'm really shocked today.
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Lucky you. I actually get slower speeds at home, but that doesn't really matter since I am usually on WiFi. Though at work I get double the speeds. I hit around 1.2Mbps even though work is only 3 mins away by car. :confused:
[EVO 4G General] rfeagan:
No. Not at all.
[EVO 4G General] John Kotches:
T-mobile is owned by Deutsche Telekom, which is significantly larger than Sprint. So it would be the larger corporation taking over the smaller.

Moar gees with gginggerbread and tapatalk!
[EVO 4G General] silverjack:
Any idea if this event will be stremcasted somewhere online?

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[EVO 4G General] lynyrd65:
Reasonably it could be a combination of things. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they announced nationwide 4g availability, a cdma wp7 device as well as a tablet. I hope it's something cooler though.

I am pretty sure nationwide 4g will be one of the "firsts" but i'm still uncertain about the others. In Oklahoma 4g was just turned on for most bigger cities. This happened at some point this month or late January. Because there was no 4g in Oklahoma before that and numerous reports of 4g being available in new places leads me to believe nationwide 4g will be at least one of the "firsts".

proof: Look at towns around your area on this map. There is a good chance some of them just got 4g turned on.
[EVO 4G General] jkinnison90:
Get ready to get disappointed tomorrow everybody. I can't picture it being anything that great honestly, but who knows!
[EVO 4G General] datajosh:
I knew they had been working in my area, didn't realize it was actually on Clear's map! I'm guessing it's not active for Sprint yet though because I haven't been able to connect to 4G in any of the spots Clear says it should be active.
[EVO 4G General] splmonster:
This I do not agree with, i'm sure it's going to be a device that will be pretty cool. I see it being a solid tablet. That's just my two cents..
[EVO 4G General] WhiteiceDMSTech:
I bet it's gonna be about how MikFroyo 4.5 is out. :)
[EVO 4G General] xoreactionzox:
Well iphone 4 is not one u gotta read its gonna be the first of something iphone 4 would not be the first unless they made it 4g

There has been alot of talk about a 3d daul screen tab

Or a 3d phone but that wouldnt be the first tmobile has that

David blaine will be there so theres also talk about him flipping a switch and turning on 4g for the whole world

Its got so.ething to do with magical and in a nokia a15 chip video they say there making magic lol who knows

I think it will be some kind of daul core phone

But im hoping it will be a 3d daul screen tab just bc i use my galaxy tab as my phone anyway
[EVO 4G General] shagav:
I just hope that the announcement is pretty sweet...I want my mind blown
[EVO 4G General] DarkManX4lf:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/171910/tmobile_may_buy_sprint_to_create_market_giant_report_says.html

I think T-Mobile is part of a bigger company in Europe so they would have the resources to do it.

Anyway that article is old and it probably wont happen.
[EVO 4G General] AngelofChaos:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...nce-kyocera-smartphone-at-new-york-event.html

Android smartphone made by Kyocera, codenamed "Echo" will be unveiled tomorrow by Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] alewifebp:
My last post on this subject was fun, but this one is a little more serious. As has been mentioned, this is an Android based event, so that does cut down the speculation a little bit. So here are a few choices that are plausible.

EVO 2 with the associated spec upgrades, 3D maybe, and the first with Gingerbread and Sense.

The Nexus S on a CDMA carrier with 4G.

Upgrade of all current phones sold to Gingerbread (with the exception of the Epic).

A 4G Android tablet.

WiMax 2.
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
that would be a let down!

hopefully that is just a little side info...
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
grrr... i am surrounded by green!! :mad:
[EVO 4G General] snootched:
It would be nice if it was the new sony Xperia...
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Why is this a let down? Nobody knows the specs...for all we know it's the next EVO but with 2011 specs
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
becuase.. a new phone.. is not very big news.... not revolutionary or innovative. industry first....

the industry gets new phones all the time.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Its the 7th, hurry the F up sprint.
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
Dude, they are bringing a magician to the event...and not even a good one....I hope you werent expecting anything earth shattering....them taking a magician means they did not feel like the news was "exciting" enough on its own so they needed more. Let me know the next time Apple brings a magician or farm animals to an event....it's b/c they dont need them

I think there will be multiple announcements tomorrow though...and just saw a AT&T commercial that talked about data and voice at the same time. I wonder if they are pumping those out only b/c the VZ ip or b/c its something Sprint will be introducing tomorrow on 3G
[EVO 4G General] elegantai:
Its because AT&T is trying to prevent their iPhone users from jumping ship.

I agree 1000% with this statement
[EVO 4G General] doh_tee:
Honestly man, within reasonable expectations, a 4g flip with a LTE merge is the most likely. that would be TWO firsts. and the magician, while the Apple fanboys say its a compensation, I say its a metaphor for something that seems unfathomable. which both of those fit.
[EVO 4G General] Tyzing:
I'm by no means a fan boy for the record! Android for life (MIUI really lol) but I do respect their events and what they announce at their events. It truly is worth watching just as a lover of new technology. It is odd though that Sprint hasnt leaked this info out yet. Normally everyone knows everything Sprint has up their sleeve b/c they cant keep a secret....this time is different though. Keep in mind this is the same company we get Road Maps for the entire year with in the past...
[EVO 4G General] tech7:
Ok when the international release ev rev b they made a magic show and car show and also realese latest phones and also said that current phones were capatible for ev do rev b 9.3 not do advance
[EVO 4G General] splmonster:
Well we are probably all wrong in our speculation. This doesn't sound good...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...nce-kyocera-smartphone-at-new-york-event.html
[EVO 4G General] thenags:
I sure hope it's better than that.
[EVO 4G General] dkdude36:
i bet that, along with everything else, they will release or announce when they are releasing this evo update.

i kno its wishful thinking, but i cant wait for sense 2.0 and gingerbread!
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
A phone not made in China? Sounds good to me. I had Sanyo phones for years and loved them, they were simple but very well made.
[EVO 4G General] mbaseball3:
I think I remember reports that Kyocera was gonna start making high end phones....last year announcement I think.....hmm Imma find that info

Edit- maybe this is what I'm thinking?

www.androidgod.net/2011/01/25/leaked-logo-suggests-kyocera-echo-headed-to-sprint/

Sent from the Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] doh_tee:
I retract my last comment about fanboys. And uh... if that Kyocera phone is the announcement I will be more irritated then I was at Pittsburghs terrible performance today.
[EVO 4G General] MiamiBoi:
I'm off of work today and I am refreshing the sprint.com website every 10 mins... what an addiction..
[EVO 4G General] mbaseball3:
I am though an HTC fan boy but don't count Kyocera out....word is it'll be dual core if it does in fact come.

Sent from the Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] afazel:
I thought Pittsburgh played about as well as they usually do, just this time they did it against a better team :D

Sent from my phone with the geebees
[EVO 4G General] doh_tee:
not to hijack the threat but they played SO bad! their first half was a complete embarrassment.
[EVO 4G General] splmonster:
Looks like the Kyocera Echo is the industry first..

They have made a site for it already.

http://now.sprint.com/echo/?ECID=vanity:echo

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/sprint-expected-to-introduce-kyocera-echo-at-event-later-today/
[EVO 4G General] JasonK75:
Well, that might be part of what they are annoucing today. I hope it isn't the CDMA WP7 phone at all; I liked the above post mentioning the faster 3G and WiMAX 2 that was mentioned. Hopefully all three? I was excited for the announcement, but now I kind of feel like it isn't going to be about data speed and that is what I was really hoping for.
[EVO 4G General] tech7:
this even is about phones and new network
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
SMH @ kyocera. I figured it'd be something wack.
[EVO 4G General] cmart4:
yeah its' probably coincidental, but my 3g speeds this am are about 2-3x faster than normal for this time of day
[EVO 4G General] kryptoniteman:
Was the keyocera page up before? Says it not ready when I click on it.
[EVO 4G General] TorxT3D:
im setting my expectations low now... so if it ends up being nothing i wont fret, if it ends up being awesome, then my day will be joyed.
[EVO 4G General] 4redstars:
a phone by Kyocera and WP7 phone...i can't say I'm all that excited.
[EVO 4G General] novanosis85:
No joke.
[EVO 4G General] cornelious2:
I am getting about the same, I haven't hit those speeds since I was working down town. *crosses fingers for revb*
[EVO 4G General] zonyl:
I loved my last Kyocera phone. Back in the age of HT(who) and i(what), my Kyocera Palm Phone was probably the best smartphone sprint had until Treo's appeared. It had email, syncing calendar, web browser, touchscreen, and tethering in 2001! I used the phone for 2+ years, build quality was great, still works.
[EVO 4G General] TorxT3D:
i havent hit the 1000+kbps speeds since the evo's release with stock rom.

ever since i started flashing roms, i can barely break 700kbps. dunno whats up with that, but im still getting piss poor speed results even testing with a server IN my city and full bars.
[EVO 4G General] kryptoniteman:
3G speeds in DC....never really use 4G since 3G is usually this fast on the EVO for me

Also I have to stand in a window to get 4G...not doing that
[EVO 4G General] kryptoniteman:
If u guys want me to stand in a window and do the test let me know.
[EVO 4G General] 321Q:
specs?

Any insights as to the specs of the Echo?
[EVO 4G General] cesarcerros31:
Wow my download has doubled I think it will be both phone and network

Sent from my gingerbread evo 4g
[EVO 4G General] zonyl:
+1

What is seemingly a real industry first is that if this is the phone they are going to announce they havent leaked anything other than the manufacturer and the naming.
[EVO 4G General] searcher61:
Cdma voice/data at the same time. THAT WOULD BE AN INDUSTRY FIRST.

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[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
You guys and your fast speeds. Im barely topping 600...

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[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Except no phone supports that on Sprint, yet...

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[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
yeah... i just did my speed test.. cant break 500mb.... hate it when my up is faster than down....
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
QFT

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[EVO 4G General] fachadick:
not only are my speeds and ping MUCH slower than normal - it's got me in the wrong time zone, connecting to servers in Ireland. :confused:

reset my profile, now they have me back in nj, but my speeds are still terrible.
[EVO 4G General] TorxT3D:
will cdma voice/data allow for TRUE 2way video conferencing with sound AND video both ways? instead of having to wait like CB radio talk?
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
Same ol slow speeds here.
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
the steelers won, but the power of android and the magic of blaine can even now make us all believe the packers won
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
that would be a steve jobs power...