I can't stress this enough: Make sure you go to a corporate-owned Sprint store- NOT an affiliate. In my area (Charlottesville, VA) we have an Adcomm digitel "Sprint" store, and THE Sprint store. The adcomm store wouldn't sell me an EVO outright (ie not an upgrade/new contract) a week after the launch. The retail Sprint store had one for me in 3 days.
I don't mean to offend anyone who might work at an affiliate-owned store, but in general I find the retail sprint stores treat current customers much better than the affiliates (who only care about signing new contracts/extensions).
06-16-2010 11:21 PM