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I'm onto my 3rd Android, an HTC EVO. The screen is amazing - yes it is big and makes the phone big but I don't really find that a problem in my pocket. My Spr

by dotBen 16y ago

I'm onto my 3rd Android, an HTC EVO. The screen is amazing - yes it is big and makes the phone big but I don't really find that a problem in my pocket. My Sprint plan is $60/month for unlimited data, texts, calls to mobiles, calls at weekends... the only metered calling is landlines during the working day, which I have 500 mins/month on. That for me is = unlimited all the way through. The 4G is amazing, although not available yet in SF. Reported battery problems are solved if you install custom ROMS (which you'll want to do anyway to get root, wifi tethering at no extra cost, etc)

d2viant 16y ago
From what I understand, Sprint's service is not really 4G, it's WiMax that has been rebranded. http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/141144 http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/141144
- nicholasreed 16y ago
  I just tested "4G" in Chicago on an Evo and it is blazing fast. The Evo's hotspot ability and screen clarity are amazing! Also, the fact that I pay $50 less per month vs Verizon for great coverage and fast data makes the whole experience even better.
- dotBen 16y ago
  Oh, it's not 4G by international telephone standards. But then I say this as a European living in the US that America's telephone and connectivity network is still back in the dark ages.
- jallmann 16y ago
  WiMax has enough bandwidth to be considered 4G, but the tech is closer to WiFi than traditional cellular. And the rebranding you're thinking of is Clear from Clearwire -- WiMax is just the radio standard that they're using. The other 4G will be LTE. WiMax/LTE is akin to HSDPA and EV-DO -- different standards that fall under the 3G umbrella. But if you want to be really pedantic, apparently wimax falls under 3G also (according to wikipeda).
djb_hackernews 16y ago
Are you on a special plan to get $60/mo? I thought the basic everything plan from sprint was 59.99/mo + the 10/mo for the 4g device. I am a sprint customer and ready for a new phone and I know Sprint has great retention deals if you ask, wondering if you went that route.
- dotBen 16y ago
  I have a former-SERO (Sprint Employee Referral Offer) plan, now known as Everything Data Plus 500. You can get that via instructions at http://www.cellfanatic.com/2008/07/24/sprint-sero-plans-now-sprint-everything-plus-faq/ http://www.cellfanatic.com/2008/07/24/sprint-sero-plans-now-... (See the image for "Russ McGuire"'s info as your referree). I got my EVO at Google I/O and so when I called up to put the phone on my plan they didn't ask what phone I had and so didn't make me take their kinda pointless $10 EVO tax. I've heard long-standing customers can usually ask retentions to drop it. I also have an employer discount on there, but they now appear to be hard to get applied on already discount plans. So YMMV. Good luck I have my phone rooted, so I can run the open source wifi tether and not need to pay Sprint to use the on that comes with the phone. Also, it's all still cheaper than AT&T
  - djb_hackernews 16y ago
    Hmm, I also jumped on SERO a long time ago, and it's really the only thing keeping me from upgrading to an android phone. To upgrade to any of the plans they offer for their android phones would double my current monthly bill. I've heard reports that its near impossible to keep SERO and have an android phone. I've been a sprint customer for 10 years, i hope to use that to get some discount.

by dotBen 16y ago

d2viant 16y ago

From what I understand, Sprint's service is not really 4G, it's WiMax that has been rebranded. http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/141144 http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/141144

nicholasreed 16y ago
I just tested "4G" in Chicago on an Evo and it is blazing fast. The Evo's hotspot ability and screen clarity are amazing! Also, the fact that I pay $50 less per month vs Verizon for great coverage and fast data makes the whole experience even better.
dotBen 16y ago
Oh, it's not 4G by international telephone standards. But then I say this as a European living in the US that America's telephone and connectivity network is still back in the dark ages.
jallmann 16y ago
WiMax has enough bandwidth to be considered 4G, but the tech is closer to WiFi than traditional cellular. And the rebranding you're thinking of is Clear from Clearwire -- WiMax is just the radio standard that they're using. The other 4G will be LTE. WiMax/LTE is akin to HSDPA and EV-DO -- different standards that fall under the 3G umbrella. But if you want to be really pedantic, apparently wimax falls under 3G also (according to wikipeda).

djb_hackernews 16y ago

Are you on a special plan to get $60/mo? I thought the basic everything plan from sprint was 59.99/mo + the 10/mo for the 4g device. I am a sprint customer and ready for a new phone and I know Sprint has great retention deals if you ask, wondering if you went that route.

dotBen 16y ago
I have a former-SERO (Sprint Employee Referral Offer) plan, now known as Everything Data Plus 500. You can get that via instructions at http://www.cellfanatic.com/2008/07/24/sprint-sero-plans-now-sprint-everything-plus-faq/ http://www.cellfanatic.com/2008/07/24/sprint-sero-plans-now-... (See the image for "Russ McGuire"'s info as your referree). I got my EVO at Google I/O and so when I called up to put the phone on my plan they didn't ask what phone I had and so didn't make me take their kinda pointless $10 EVO tax. I've heard long-standing customers can usually ask retentions to drop it. I also have an employer discount on there, but they now appear to be hard to get applied on already discount plans. So YMMV. Good luck I have my phone rooted, so I can run the open source wifi tether and not need to pay Sprint to use the on that comes with the phone. Also, it's all still cheaper than AT&T
- djb_hackernews 16y ago
  Hmm, I also jumped on SERO a long time ago, and it's really the only thing keeping me from upgrading to an android phone. To upgrade to any of the plans they offer for their android phones would double my current monthly bill. I've heard reports that its near impossible to keep SERO and have an android phone. I've been a sprint customer for 10 years, i hope to use that to get some discount.