Anyone remember the chaos last year when The O. G. Evo 4G was released? There were last minute problems with the Micro SD card, and a firmware update was pushed out that day. In fact, the Radio Shack techs made sure to upgrade before handing me the device. Then, there was the Qik debacle. The Qik 2 way video calling app was launched with the Evo and was pulled within hours (if that) of its release, giving us only the ability to stream live video. The Qik servers took a huge and supposedly unanticipated hit, forcing them to upgrade and get more servers. The video calling app was released again several days, if not a week later. On top of that, Sprint's network took a huge blow in the groin in the afternoon of that day, shutting down all activation capabilities at Sprint Stores, Best Buys and Radio Shacks. Some people even experienced network connectivity issues. I couldn't buy a case in the sprint store that day because Sprint's computer network was down for a few hours.
At the Radio Shack I was at, one of the reps sold 2 Evo's to one person who had shown up before 6am with the rest of us. He did this, while completely forgetting that doing so would create a shortage on the preorders. To his credit, The store had 10 extra Evo's to sell besides their preorders. I was number 2 in line (hadn't preordered) so I got one. with the activation chaos going on in the store at the time, the rep activated 2 Evo's not realizing that the 10 unit limit had been reached while the customer who had preordered was understandably pissed because he could not get his unit. Worse, this mistake was made while the District Manager was present, and he was not happy. It was all a big mess.
So, do you all think we will see the same kind of issues come this Friday, June 24, 2011? I for one, believe that HTC engineers are hard at work at this very moment, working on a software update to push out on the heels of the release date to fix the call quality concerns experienced in many of the reviews, and maybe an adjustment to the way the Evo 3D displays user generated 3D images so they'll be more friendly on the eyes. At least thats what I hope.
At the Radio Shack I was at, one of the reps sold 2 Evo's to one person who had shown up before 6am with the rest of us. He did this, while completely forgetting that doing so would create a shortage on the preorders. To his credit, The store had 10 extra Evo's to sell besides their preorders. I was number 2 in line (hadn't preordered) so I got one. with the activation chaos going on in the store at the time, the rep activated 2 Evo's not realizing that the 10 unit limit had been reached while the customer who had preordered was understandably pissed because he could not get his unit. Worse, this mistake was made while the District Manager was present, and he was not happy. It was all a big mess.
So, do you all think we will see the same kind of issues come this Friday, June 24, 2011? I for one, believe that HTC engineers are hard at work at this very moment, working on a software update to push out on the heels of the release date to fix the call quality concerns experienced in many of the reviews, and maybe an adjustment to the way the Evo 3D displays user generated 3D images so they'll be more friendly on the eyes. At least thats what I hope.
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