Update coming to HTC evo 4g lte

**charlesspivak1** · 11-20-2012, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by balansboy

Valid point! If it hadn't been "leaked" this thread wouldn't even exist

So then we're back to square one. Blame the potential "hoax" leaker. GET HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!!!!

**Geezerb** · 11-20-2012, 04:02 PM

Don't care? How arrogant of you to assume you are the only phone Sprint supports. Your phone does work so relax & wait for the update. Would you rather they release it with problems? That would surely make this thread grow!

**Ryan Button** · 11-20-2012, 04:02 PM

i sent this to sprint and HTC on twitter today and no response from either. and i sent it at 10 in the morning

**Darth Mo** · 11-20-2012, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by mrhankey184

It is a valid point, but if Sprint denied the update this thread wouldn't be 16 pages, it would be 2 at best. Rumors come, we all call sprint to verify and tech support, @sprintcare says Yes, an update is coming so now we want it...yes we are impatient, but give us a time frame. There is someone in software developement that knew this awhile ago, and could give us a better time frame or let customer service know internally so they have something to tell us, so Sprint doesn't look like they flat out don't care.

The problem is people are taking the leaked information and running with whatever part they want and then getting upset.

If you take the information as a whole, the update (if it's real) isn't "late" until after the 27th. Instead people are acting with petulant behavior because they want it now.

**balansboy** · 11-20-2012, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Button

i sent this to sprint and HTC on twitter today and no response from either. and i sent it at 10 in the morning

No offense, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to answer a question phrased with that tone either.

**mike31082** · 11-20-2012, 04:12 PM

I completely agee. I really wish the OEM skins where just that, skin/themes that where optional to the end user to apply after the phone was set up (similar to how Sense themes work or launchers. They sit on top of the OS rather than embedded into it). We would see phones getting more timely updates to when Google updates the OS.

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**mstrblueskys** · 11-20-2012, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by mike31082

I completely agee. I really wish the OEM skins where just that, skin/themes that where optional to the end user to apply after the phone was set up (similar to how Sense themes work or launchers. They sit on top of the OS rather than embedded into it). We would see phones getting more timely updates to when Google updates the OS.

It also would take more processing and memory and the features would be much less useful.

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**So Cold** · 11-20-2012, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Darth Mo

The problem is people are taking the leaked information and running with whatever part they want and then getting upset.

If you take the information as a whole, the update (if it's real) isn't "late" until after the 27th. Instead people are acting with petulant behavior because they want it now.

A few things, one, the "leaked" info only started this,it's been fueled by all of the inconsistent sprint tweets & emails. This really didn't take off until sprint fanned the fire

Two, I think people are more excited to get any update at all out of HTC, it's not that we're so impatient for jb. We don't want the update now we want it months ago when our contacts got broke!

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**Mikey47** · 11-20-2012, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by boo5ted

Yeah, um, no.

^^^This.

I understand how you feel, but what I don't understand is why you would get any phone other than a Nexus. If updates is your main priority, then getting a phone from HTC, Samsung, LG, etc., should be your last choice.

**sgt. slaughter** · 11-20-2012, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by spencer311

I just called. Spoke to 3 different people until I finally got to somebody higher up who confirmed the update was going out too like 1000 devices at a time or something. I questioned her about the screen shot and she wouldn't confirm it but from what she said it sounded like she was looking at the same screen. She said we would get the update soon but there is no way to force iit. HTC said they got the update to sprint end of the month and sprint would push it out by the end of this month. It is Jelly Bean by the way according to HTC. So all is good.

Yeah that's a lie, flat out. When its in stream anyone can manually pull, and then they switch to push mode.

Like I said earlier people need to calm down and stop bugging sprint reps for details as they know nothing at all. It's a waste of everyone's time in the end of things, and you'll get 100 different answers from them making it pointless.

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**TonyLibations** · 11-20-2012, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by sgt. slaughter

Yeah that's a lie, flat out. When its in stream anyone can manually pull, and then they switch to push mode.

Like I said earlier people need to calm down and stop bugging sprint reps for details as they know nothing at all. It's a waste of everyone's time in the end of things, and you'll get 100 different answers from them making it pointless.

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True, let's change things around when we call. Tell them we have proof that JB is pending for the iPhone or something and see how many of them say "Yes, it's coming in waves.. blah blah.. Have your heard that you can get a free phone by starting a 2nd or 3rd line of service?"

Those poor reps are so misinformed.

**Ryan Button** · 11-20-2012, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by balansboy

No offense, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to answer a question phrased with that tone either.

Yeah but sprint has been giving us the run around and I get your point but we need to get a little more stern with them and I was just doing something somebody else suggested.

**spencer311** · 11-20-2012, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by sgt. slaughter

Yeah that's a lie, flat out. When its in stream anyone can manually pull, and then they switch to push mode.
Like I said earlier people need to calm down and stop bugging sprint reps for details as they know nothing at all. It's a waste of everyone's time in the end of things, and you'll get 100 different answers from them making it pointless.

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Well if they never fix the issues I wan't them to know I have continually had issues with the phone so hopefully they can give me an early upgrade or something. I have no problem bugging them about an issue that they have not fixed in 3 months...

**So Cold** · 11-20-2012, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by RunOfLuck

True, let's change things around when we call. Tell them we have proof that JB is pending for the iPhone or something and see how many of them say "Yes, it's coming in waves.. blah blah.. Have your heard that you can get a free phone by starting a 2nd or 3rd line of service?"

Those poor reps are so misinformed.

I heard we're getting android 7.0 jelly filled doughnut

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**sgt. slaughter** · 11-20-2012, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by spencer311

Well if they never fix the issues I wan't them to know I have continually had issues with the phone so hopefully they can give me an early upgrade or something. I have no problem bugging them about an issue that they have not fixed in 3 months...

Bug them about issues is one thing.

Asking about update and how its rolled out is another.

The 2nd one is pointless.

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**mrhankey184** · 11-20-2012, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by sgt. slaughter

Bug them about issues is one thing.

Asking about update and how its rolled out is another.

The 2nd one is pointless.

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They are obviously one in the same

**mike31082** · 11-20-2012, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by mstrblueskys

It also would take more processing and memory and the features would be much less useful.

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While I am aware of that, it would be less intrusive on the OS. I mean if you took stock android and wanted to put it on any phone, all it would really take is a new driver and carrier certification. That should not take the 2-3 moths that it is taking these OEM to get updates out. By the time they are, newer version has already been released as it is. JB hasn't even hit the majority of the higher end Android phones and 4.1.2 has already been released with even more features.

**zakphi** · 11-20-2012, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by mike31082

While I am aware of that, it would be less intrusive on the OS. I mean if you took stock android and wanted to put it on any phone, all it would really take is a new driver and carrier certification. That should not take the 2-3 moths that it is taking these OEM to get updates out. By the time they are, newer version has already been released as it is. JB hasn't even hit the majority of the higher end Android phones and 4.1.2 has already been released with even more features.

welcome to the "wonderful" world of technology. if you take a look at iProducts, their products have a shelf life of what, 6ish months. you don't see them complaining. plus, i rather companies not to rush their software because that leads to bugs and then people like us complaining.

**So Cold** · 11-20-2012, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by zakphi

welcome to the "wonderful" world of technology. if you take a look at iProducts, their products have a shelf life of what, 6ish months. you don't see them complaining. plus, i rather companies not to rush their software because that leads to bugs and then people like us complaining.

Think the next update won't have bugs? And delaying updates/updgrades is different than delaying fixes.

**zakphi** · 11-20-2012, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by So Cold

Think the next update won't have bugs? And delaying updates/updgrades is different than delaying fixes.

no, i dont think that. no software is perfect. but if google didn't rush to release their OS to the public, they wouldn't have missed forgetting to add the month of december.

unlike some people surfing these forums, i don't have any problems that need fixing. i guess i was lucky and got a good working phone.

**sgt. slaughter** · 11-21-2012, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by mrhankey184

They are obviously one in the same

Lol no they are vastly different.

One is a pointless convo as they won't ever know till after you would anyway.

The one with issues is different and reporting them is logical. Asking where this fictitious OTA is and when it rolls out and how is absurd as like I said, they will 99 9% time never know for sure before you do. Period.

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**spencer311** · 11-21-2012, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by sgt. slaughter

Lol no they are vastly different.

One is a pointless convo as they won't ever know till after you would anyway.

The one with issues is different and reporting them is logical. Asking where this fictitious OTA is and when it rolls out and how is absurd as like I said, they will 99 9% time never know for sure before you do. Period.

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I called and asked how long we were gonna have these issues... Then when they tried to walk me through all this crap I finally said that it wasn't just me and that everyone is having these problems. And that we need an update that will fix the connectivity issues and the contacts. Thats when I asked about wether or not the screenshot was real. But I couldn't care less what you think about it. I don't know if your realize it but this thread is actually entirely devoted to weather or not we get the update. So when they gave me the info I let people know. If you don't wanna know new information I would suggest a different thread.

**gpdaddy95** · 11-21-2012, 07:12 AM

OK, I've enjoyed this thread for the past few days and have watched it with a lot of interest hoping someone would get theupdate and show it to us. It's been really entertaining to see the level of frustration out there. I've seen people complain about Sprint, HTC, Android and everything else but the overuse of emoticons. I've even tried to update several times. So I took a step back yesterday and realized that a) JB is a nice upgrade and all, but the only thing I really want on my phone is the Google NOW feature, b) I bought this phone and loved it and still do because it works well, c) the lack of an update won't majically turn my phone into a piece of crap, d) Sprint's service (in my area at least) has improved immensely, e) everyone's getting really worked up over a damn phone!

So my advice is to really look at how much your life will allegedly improve with the update to JB on your phone....my bet is a marginal improvement. Yeah, your ringtones will work better and you may even get maginally better connections, But the improvements are certainly nothing on the scale of doubling your salary and halving your work week or finding out you're going to parent a triplets in a few months or your tattoo is spelled incorrectly. If we're going to get an update, great! If not, oh well. If these updates are that important to you, get a Nexus phone. Until then, relax and wait for the 27th to see if this is a hoax or not and then either laugh at getting pwned or enjoy the update and look for thiings to pick at.

BTW, I realize this post is far less enjoyable to read than the previous 16 pages, but I just had to say it. So blast away at me while I get back to something really important.....Black Ops II!

**ncfanboy** · 11-21-2012, 07:33 AM

Google now is also the thing I really want also I need a fix for my contact corruption issue and LTE switch over fix if the update fixes these things then I'm super happy. I really want this post to be true give me my jelly bean update htc.

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**smkyle** · 11-21-2012, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by ncfanboy

Google now is also the thing I really want also I need a fix for my contact corruption issue and LTE switch over fix if the update fixes these things then I'm super happy. I really want this post to be true give me my jelly bean update htc.

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The LTE fix is all I ask for. I've been so excited for LTE to come to my area only to find out that my phone can't use it. I love this phone in every other way, but I stay with sprint for the unlimited data which isn't nearly as valuable without fast connection speeds.

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