Evo 4g temporarily, then Epic on Aug 20?

[JayCudi]

When I bought the Evo, I was told if within the next 30 days I wanted to exchange it for another phone, I could absolutely do it (although i would be charged the restocking fee)

So I see no reason you should have any problems if you wanted to go that route.

 

[waltherchic#AC]

Can you get your hands on a phone from another source to use until the Epic comes out instead of buying the Evo? I made the mistake of getting a BB Curve 8530 waiting for the "Tour 2" to come out. #%$$@!&* worst piece of crap phone ever and then the "Tour 2" went back to the drawing board and I was basically stuck with it. Then again, it could have been a blessing in disguise because I seriously think it's time to fly from BB to something better.

 

[miamithrice]

I tried the same exact thing. Got my number ported over from ATT and attempted to return my Evo before the 30 days and buy a cheap used phone in the meantime so I could preserve my "upgrade" and buy the Epic for the subsidized price. Turns out it doesn't work that way. The whole sprint 30-day guarantee thing applies to your service as well as your phone so that if you don't like the service, you can return your phone and cancel your service and be refunded your activation fee and price of phone and they'd waive the ETF. They won't allow you to give your phone back and keep the line open. Only people that are actually eligible for an upgrade (not simply opening a new line) can return their phone, keep the line open, and still have their "upgrade" reset. The only other option for new customers is to open another line of service however chances are that you'd lose your phone number (which wasn't an option for me). And to whoever suggested cancelling the contract and opening up another account, I believe sprint has a mandatory waiting period in place for just that scenario. I ended up keeping my Evo beyond 30 days and selling it on ebay for a considerable amount. Assuming the Epic's retail price is the same as what even used Evo's are going for on ebay, no money should have to come out of pocket.

 

[liquidxit2]

Honestly I would wait, but thats just me.

 

[scrubcst]

Id wait. Less hassle and problems with the bill. My only thought would be is will you have to pay the extra ten for the 4g also...i assume you will have to.



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[caliskimmer]

Id wait. Less hassle and problems with the bill. My only thought would be is will you have to pay the extra ten for the 4g also...i assume you will have to.



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You have an Evo? No wonder I haven't seen you post around the Epic board. You do only have 16 posts though.

Anyways, after what everyone else is saying, I vote one more for just hanging on. It's right around the corner. I'm ready to chuck my iPhone 3G S out of the window and invite everyone to a "farewell junky Apple mobile products forever!" party, but I won't do that until I actually get the Epic first.

 

[frankos72]

All the waiting is making me wish I had hung on to my EVO. I guess it was a good intro course to android. I'm just really tired of having small-screen-itus. Anyway, I'll continue to wait because I really prefer a physical KB. I don't think Sprint would take kindly to me purchasing ANOTHER EVO to return it again.

 

[Mook1e]

Someone needs to teach you some patience instead of trying to scam the system.

You need to learn to read.
I already stated my phone is on it's last legs.
It has nothing to do with patience.
My 8525 screen dies at random and the only way to bring it back is to push up on the extended screen while pushing down on the keyboard. The keyboard types 7 extra characters when i type the "n" and "i" buttons, and more often then not i can't be heard or hear people who call me.
I'm a very patient person. Do you know how old the 8525 is? I've been in Iraq for 12 months and now I need a working phone to help track my soldiers (over 25 soldiers conducted airborne operations and etc..)
I want a phone with a qwerty, and I want the top of the line, but the 8525 is hindering my work. It's not a scam, it's part of the PURCHASE AGREEMENT when you buy a phone.

 

[waltherchic#AC]

Ugh, that bites. I know that when we got our phones one of the "restrictions" was that if we changed phones within 180 days we had to pay for the phone (it was one of those got the phone for free deals) Thankfully it's been more than 180 days and I'm hoping when the Epic comes out I can convince the kind souls at retentions (okay, put your snickers here) to let me at least upgrade DH to an Epic. Heck, I have no problem paying the extra $$ to get him a decent phone, poor guy deserves it.

Have you tried calling Sprint retentions and asking? You're definitely in a situation where you need to have a functioning device.

BTW...thank you!

 

[jamex]

He does not have sprint but has ATT. What he wants to do is temporarily buy the EVO with the intention of returning it then getting the Epic 4G. Really silly if you ask me since the Epic is coming out soon. Just get some cheap phone to use on ATT in the mean time.

 

[ippikiokami]

Why is it silly?

You guys do know that even if you go 1 day into your next billing cycle you have to pay for the whole billing cycle. There isn't a prorate when you cancel. I know this is the case for ATT (not sure about the other carriers). Also seeing all the shortages of phones lately, a person's best chance of getting any of the hot phones anytime soon is preorder or opening day. If he just stays with ATT until the end of the months contract he might have to wait another month or so (look at the evo) to be able to get one.

 

[Mook1e]

He does not have sprint but has ATT. What he wants to do is temporarily buy the EVO with the intention of returning it then getting the Epic 4G. Really silly if you ask me since the Epic is coming out soon. Just get some cheap phone to use on ATT in the mean time.

Why the hell would I pay for a throw-away phone instead of just getting the Evo until the Epic comes out?
That's silly. It's actually more than silly, it's stupid.
It would make more sense to get an Android phone, transfer my contacts and items, and then the transfer to another android phone would be very simple. I'm going to have to move everything from winmo to android anyway, why put in an extra temporary move?
Anyway, I'm going to try and hold out if the Epic is coming in the beginning of August.

 

[whippingboy]

From what I've seen- Android is NOT locked down to a single format when it comes to contacts. Yes it can use Vcard format- and google- but so could my PRe. I migrated all my data to google- then synced with Pre and all was fine. I got my EVO and never looked at my google cloud until I returned the evo...now my cloud is JACKED UP- the EVO reformatted my contacts! My PRE didn't touch their content.

Samsung's contact interface and labeling is somewhat different from EVO - so AGAIN, I warn (I'm no authority) you may not be doing yourself any favors going to EVO then to Samsung and just assuming all will transfer fine. I would just get a headstart on planning how you plan to sync with Epic (Missing sync or Outlook or dump vcard database to Google and pray like I did) and WAIT. The phones in my experience are THAT different- - despite both using Google to sync to.

 

[Mook1e]

thanks for the heads-up.

 

[miamithrice]

He does not have sprint but has ATT. What he wants to do is temporarily buy the EVO with the intention of returning it then getting the Epic 4G. Really silly if you ask me since the Epic is coming out soon. Just get some cheap phone to use on ATT in the mean time.

It's impossible to do so and keep the number he ports over anyway. Please see my post for reference. Returning the Evo after activating a new account would mean closing the account, period. Only "upgraders" can return the phone without the account being closed.

 

[miamithrice]

Samsung's contact interface and labeling is somewhat different from EVO - so AGAIN, I warn (I'm no authority) you may not be doing yourself any favors going to EVO then to Samsung and just assuming all will transfer fine. I would just get a headstart on planning how you plan to sync with Epic (Missing sync or Outlook or dump vcard database to Google and pray like I did) and WAIT. The phones in my experience are THAT different- - despite both using Google to sync to.

I synced my google contacts to my blackberry Curve (temp) just fine.

 

[whippingboy]

Not sure what you're trying to say Miamithrice- yes you can... there's no guarantee there will be ZERO changes when you enter your google account info into any other phone when you migrate was my point (regardless if they're both Android).

How Blackberry captures contact data and syncs with Google vs. how ANY of the differentiated handset makers for Android phones do it may not be consistent was my point. The most secure way is use a 3rd party app like Microsoft Outlook, or something else to sync to google so you know your data is in YOUR CONTROL- as Google contacts (and many other cloud based systems) have proved their data can be reformatted unintentionally.

 

[Brianadfl]

Main question is where are you going to find a Evo to purchase. Sprint store is out. everyones saying there not in stock. do bestbuy and radio shack have them in stock?

 

[coolqf]

Main question is where are you going to find a Evo to purchase. Sprint store is out. everyones saying there not in stock. do bestbuy and radio shack have them in stock?

BestBuy online is taking order for the black and it doesn't that it's out of stock or backordered.

 

[Brianadfl]

BestBuy online is taking order for the black and it doesn't that it's out of stock or backordered.

Yeah i just looked online, the black and white are sold out. he might have to wait anyways.