When do you think Sprint will start selling the SS?

[LCW]

summer is officially June 21st... so

 

[csierra72]

Anytime after June 6th which is the one year anniversary of my Pre purchase. I'll be eligible then and will definitely be buying this beast of a phone.

 

[GolpherZX]

Actually, you should be available to go June 1st. I checked my upgrade status at a store when I was having issues with my Pre and it was June 1st, even though I got it on June 6th as well. So far so good I'm happy with my Hero and the Android OS. I am a definite Android user for the long haul.

 

[csierra72]

Actually, you should be available to go June 1st. I checked my upgrade status at a store when I was having issues with my Pre and it was June 1st, even though I got it on June 6th as well. So far so good I'm happy with my Hero and the Android OS. I am a definite Android user for the long haul.

Awesome, thanks for the heads up. This will be my first Android OS phone and I'm definitely looking forward to it.

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

I made a joke on twitter about the release, but it wasn't 100% in jest.

Somewhere on some blog (yeah pretty vague) I saw a post in a story's comments from a Daniel Cho who said Sprint/HTC were planning on a big whoop-de-doo on June 30 with the rollout of 4G for Kansas City and the release of the Supersonic (EVO).

No idea who Daniel Cho is, or even if it was just a troll posting, but it makes perfect sense after yesterdays news.

 

[donald.aleshire]

Is he the CEO of HTC? Maybe not...I just prefer we get a time frame so the guessing doesnt kill me like it did with the Pre!!!

 

[csierra72]

Is he the CEO of HTC? Maybe not...I just prefer we get a time frame so the guessing doesnt kill me like it did with the Pre!!!

I'm with you man. I've been checking blogs and sites all day. I'm like a crackhead searching for a fix.

 

[dandm4life]

I'm also hoping for a time frame is well, I'm off contract and looking to jump ship from the Pre

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Is he the CEO of HTC? Maybe not...I just prefer we get a time frame so the guessing doesnt kill me like it did with the Pre!!!

LOL. No that's Peter Chou. If he had said something like that you'd see it on the front page of AC

 

[donald.aleshire]

LOL. No that's Peter Chou. If he had said something like that you'd see it on the front page of AC

haha whoops! Ur right!!

 

[Ozmodiar]

Just came across this...thought everyone would be interested:

http://www.crn.com/networking/224200297;jsessionid=FICI2T4G2SIXPQE1GHOSKH4ATMY32JVN

Sprint and HTC haven't yet announced pricing for the phone, though in a launch event this week they confirmed June as the arrival date.

 

[Complex Pants]

right around 1 year after the pre release. hmmm

This is my bet.

 

[csierra72]

right around 1 year after the pre release. hmmm

Perfect for all those jumping ship from the Pre like me

 

[the weasel]

You're wrong for ONE simple fact:

iPhone 4G will be available for 3G ONLY.

Evo will be available on 4G/3G.

So if you're in an area with 4G speeds and you want that speed, you have only ONE option: Evo.

There is ONE thing going in Apple's favor here though - the name of their phone is misleading/confusing enough to non-tech savvy people that they're going to believe it'll get 4G speeds.

it's actually called the iphone G4, not 4G

 

[Ozmodiar]

Ah. I was wondering what naming scheme they were going to use to try to avoid that confusion.

 

[Darth Pooh#CB]

it's actually called the iphone G4, not 4G

That is the what the industry is calling it. Well half actually... some people still call it the iPhone 4G (which refers to 4th Generation Hardware) and some call it the G4.

Apple has not called it anything since it isn't announced nor released. His original depiction of the device and it's capabilities (presumed since ATT has no 4G network yet) are accurate.

Ah. I was wondering what naming scheme they were going to use to try to avoid that confusion.

Keep wondering... speculation + silly season = good times.

 

[kidd_andyy]

iphone 4g??

Correct. HTC isn't "hurting" per se, but no company should attempt a head-to-head with the iPhone 4G this summer. Companies should try to capitalize on market lulls and this is the perfect time of year to release devices (Jan - April typically see the most churn rate for cell carriers... Income tax checks come in and people are more willing to pay ETF's to go to another carrier for a certain phone).

the head to head with ipohne 4G isnt even an actual happening yet its a rumor and right now everybody knows that Sprint is making the 4G network the better network than AT&T Verizon so why would anyone say that the HTC EVO wont be able to compete with the "iPhone 4G" when its only a rumor and not even going to be out for another year

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

the head to head with ipohne 4G isnt even an actual happening yet its a rumor and right now everybody knows that Sprint is making the 4G network the better network than AT&T Verizon so why would anyone say that the HTC EVO wont be able to compete with the "iPhone 4G" when its only a rumor and not even going to be out for another year

4g is 4th generation cell phone, not 4th gen wireless data

 

[SHO_ONE#IM]

pdadb.net has it set for June 2010. I think that is what it had for the Pre and it launched in June as well. Might be perfect timing to get all the Sprint Premier Pre owners (I was one of them until I got myself a Hero last week) to jump ship onto the Android platform.

For me I'll be honing in on all the skills needed for Android with my Hero until June, so the subsidy will be available again!!!

I literally did the same thing... I put my Pre on craigslist for a trade on Monday, and by Wed. I had a taker. We met up on Sat morning and I've been enjoying Android since... I only wish it had the 3D games like my Pre did.