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EVO killer?

DE 2 Philly

Dec 23, 2010, 10:24 AM
I have an EVO and it still sets the bar for the top smartphone, think this one will be an "EVO killer"?
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TDBearCT

Dec 23, 2010, 11:00 AM
Well... no... It will be the Evo for Verizon.

HTC has several phones with these specs on different networks. Some run Android, some run Windows Phone 7. None of them have "killed" the Evo.

The event that will kill the Evo is some joint deployment strategy among the carriers and independents deploying LTE. Once that happens, WiMax will become the red-haired stepchild of the telecom industry and the Evo (and Epic) will be history.
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TDBearCT

Dec 23, 2010, 11:39 AM
Wow, I just re-read my post. I didn't mean it to sound so harsh.
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AndroidRules

Dec 23, 2010, 3:02 PM
TDBearCT said:
Wow, I just re-read my post. I didn't mean it to sound so harsh.


No you didn't sound harsh at all. You told it like it is. I absolutely agree 110%. Sprint better start getting "plan B" in the works.
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bp3dots1

Dec 24, 2010, 7:42 AM
AndroidRules said:


No you didn't sound harsh at all. You told it like it is. I absolutely agree 110%. Sprint better start getting "plan B" in the works.


Sprint has already addressed the "plan B" by stating that WiMax towers are easily convertible to LTE, (Pretty much a software change IIRC) so they would just need to deal with the handset difference.
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Azeron

Dec 24, 2010, 3:40 PM
Yes. Sprint will be okay. They used Wi-Max due to the advantage it gave in bing first to market with 4G. If a switch in needed in the future then they can go to LTE. I hope that does not become necessary and Sprint builds Wi-Max out.
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epik

Dec 27, 2010, 5:07 PM
If this string of the conversation were on the Sprint forum, we'd have a WiMAX war on our hands.
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AndroidRules

Dec 23, 2010, 3:00 PM
TDBearCT said:

The event that will kill the Evo is some joint deployment strategy among the carriers and independents deploying LTE. Once that happens, WiMax will become the red-haired stepchild of the telecom industry and the Evo (and Epic) will be history.


I hate it when people use the word "killer". There is NO such thing as a "killer" when it comes to technology. It just splinters. Nothing is killed.
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Iknownothing

Dec 23, 2010, 5:40 PM
I'm not sure about this anymore. There are four national wireless carriers. At this point only two of them are doing lte. Sprint is doing wimax and tmobile appears to be lobbying to get ltHe branded as a new technology. While tmobiles decision is almost certainly an economic one its unintended consequence is to strengthen wimax's position in the market.

I think the big questions for sprint right now is how to deal with clear, how to continue their buildout, and when and how to deploy their gobs of 700mhz spectrum for wimax. In my opinion the latter is a necessary eventuality.
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Azeron

Dec 23, 2010, 6:01 PM
Sprint has 700mHz spectrum? Could you provide details?
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WiWavelength

Dec 23, 2010, 7:50 PM
Azeron said:
Sprint has 700mHz spectrum?


No. However, the previous poster may be referring to SMR 800 MHz spectrum. Following public safety reconfiguration, Sprint retains a 14 MHz contiguous block. Currently, iDEN 800 is deployed in that spectrum. But, w/in two years, the spectrum will be fair game for a new airlink, probably CDMA1x 800 &/or LTE 800.

See the SMR 800 MHz band plan (both before & after reconfiguration):

http://www.in.gov/ipsc/files/before_after.pdf »

AJ
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Iknownothing

Dec 23, 2010, 8:42 PM
Thank you. That's exactly what I was thinking of. I knew nextel had some spectrum that was going be be freed up, thought it was 700 mhz. Thanks for the correction.
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Azeron

Dec 24, 2010, 3:35 PM
Thanks AJ. I knew about the Nextel spectrum although I thought they were awarded some of the spectrum they now use for Wi-Max due to vacating some spectrum in the lower bands which was interfering with Public Safety.
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WiWavelength

Dec 24, 2010, 5:44 PM
Azeron said:
Thanks AJ. I knew about the Nextel spectrum although I thought they were awarded some of the spectrum they now use for Wi-Max due to vacating some spectrum in the lower bands which was interfering with Public Safety.


That is partly correct. Nextel has had SMR 800 MHz spectrum at 24 MHz bandwidth in most markets. In public safety spectrum reconfiguration, Nextel is transferring 10 MHz of that bandwidth to public safety and retaining (up to) the remaining 14 MHz. In compensation for that transferred 10 MHz, Sprint is receiving a nationwide PCS "G" 10 MHz license. The PCS 1900 MHz band is licensed A-F, so the PCS "G" is a new block contiguous w/ the PCS F 10 MHz block at the upper end of the...
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Azeron

Dec 24, 2010, 11:19 PM
Does Sprint have any plans to expand its geographical map along this PCS 'G' block?
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WiWavelength

Dec 25, 2010, 12:39 AM
Azeron said:
Does Sprint have any plans to expand its geographical map along this PCS 'G' block?


Doubtful. While Sprint will assuredly expand its footprint incrementally year to year, Sprint will not likely seek massive new build out.

To explain, Sprint already has licensed spectrum covering all 50 states. And this has been true for over a decade. So, lack of spectrum has not been a factor in Sprint's geographical build out. Rather, population & propagation have been the key determinants. Additionally, the PCS "G" block is contiguous w/ the PCS 1900 MHz band, thus shares its propagation characteristics best suited to urbanized areas & highway corridors.

For comparison, though, neither VZW nor AT...
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TDBearCT

Dec 24, 2010, 5:42 AM
Let me preface this by saying that I have worked in the telecom industry for several years.

T-Mobile will move to LTE when the next generation of equipment is available. Their preference is to have other carriers take the risk on bleeding edge technology and deploy when the kinks have been worked out.

I believe T-Mobile has deployed LTE in other parts of the world.
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Snapper314

Dec 28, 2010, 1:13 AM
I can't say to much about this device.

The model number is ADR6400 (the Incredible was the ADR6300). It has amazing specs (LTE, duo processors, HD camera rear & front facing camera, HDMI, lots of internal memory, etc).

The form factor looks similar to the Incredible.

I have no idea whether it or the Motorola will be the first one release but both will make almost everything currrently out look old real fast.

😈
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Azeron

Dec 23, 2010, 4:00 PM
I've loved the Evo since it was the rumored Supersonic, but let's not get carried away with ourselves. There is only one iconic phone.
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TDBearCT

Dec 24, 2010, 5:43 AM
The Droid? (grin)
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Azeron

Dec 24, 2010, 3:37 PM
🤣

No. Not quite.
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trenen

Dec 27, 2010, 11:51 AM
nothing iconic about the 'i' and it's really annoying, in general, with the world holding it up like a ****ing deity. It's nothing groundbreaking anymore. The device hasn't changed since 2007. Devices with better specs and equal performance have come out since then. When will the world move on? Jeeze...
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S-y-P-h-E-r

Dec 27, 2010, 8:24 PM
Oooo sounds like someone still on a ****ty nokia
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Azeron

Dec 27, 2010, 8:40 PM
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Don't get your panties in a bunch. Maybe the phone is not your cup of tea. No problem. Settle down and let those of us who believe it is STILL the world's greatest device admire it in peace. So the phone is so annoying that you felt the need to log in and belittle it. Why does a phone have that effect upon a person? Hmmmmmmm... 🤨
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CamelTowing

Dec 27, 2010, 5:41 PM
Azeron said:
I've loved the Evo since it was the rumored Supersonic, but let's not get carried away with ourselves. There is only one iconic phone.


Yeah I agree. There's only one. Depending on which review you read, it's either the EVO or the Epic. 🤣
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