User: hungryjoe
These are the most recent forum messages posted by hungryjoe:
Re: Konnichiwa Softbank San
Softbank's LTE network uses the same standards and frequencies as Clearwire's planned LTE network, which means compatible handsets. The combined company would have somewhere between 80 and 90 Million customers, giving them greater leverage to negotiate with handset and equipment suppliers. Softbank has probably also reached the limit of domestic expansion in Japan and needs to look elsewhere for growth. In spite of it's size Sprint's market cap makes it a cheap buy for Softbank. As for Sprint, they ...
Re: wheres the hdmi output?
HTC has somehow managed to make it possible to connect HDMI and micro USB through the same port. Whats more the phone apparently can charge through HDMI as well as USB and HDMI output mirrors what is on the phones display instead of just working when the video player is active.
You can see a Sprint rep demonstrating this at CTIA in this video at about 16 minutes 40 seconds:
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011 /03/24/htc-evo-3d-hands-on-video/
Re: The Good, The bad and the ugly
Currently anyone who has been a Sprint customer ten years or more or anyone whose service plan is $70 or higher. Anyone with an EVO most likely falls into one of those two categories. The eligibility requirements are due to change in April and then there will be two tiers: Premier Silver and Premier Gold.
You can find more info at:
http://premier.sprint.com/premierupdat e/index.php
Re: The Good, The bad and the ugly
Given that we don't know the release date yet, it's possible that anyone who is a Sprint Premier customer will be in their upgrade window by the time the Evo 3D ships. Most premier customers qualify for an upgrade at 10 months.
It's also likely that anyone who payed full retail for the original Evo will be in their upgrade window, though those folks probably won't mind paying full retail for the new version.
Re: AT&T ready?
I've had one for over a month now and while it works on at&t's network I wouldn't recommend it.
I work in an area that has 3g service but has poor reception due to the amount of matter between me and the rest of the world. I found out very quickly that unless I switch the phone to GSM only mode at work I have to deal with the following:
*Battery almost dead by the end of my eight hour ...
