Comments on: Two Weeks Later, I’m Loving The HTC EVO

By: @johnworrell

@johnworrell — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:24:15 +0000

Brad, Did you get a microcell? What about the ability to make voice calls? Still an issue for you?

By: Steve Bell

Steve Bell — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:17:24 +0000

I double-dog-dare you to go down to the Apple Store and mess around with an iPhone 4 demo unit. The screen on that thing is SENSATIONAL.

I did myself, and would have succumbed, but i'm really attached to my EVO because of the built-in hotspot functionality. Still, i have to fight off the thought because of that iPhone 4 screen:) And it helps to think about AT&T's cruddy network.

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:07:04 +0000

It's actually just my old 3GS.

By: Steve Bell

Steve Bell — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:54:35 +0000

ok Brad, thanks for coming clean about your addiction to the iPhone:) Is it a 3GS again, or the iPhone 4 this time?

Or… perhaps, is there an iPhone side of you that is just like the iPhone customer in this movie?
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/28/iphone-4-vs-evo-…

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:50:03 +0000

After deciding to do a month of Mac, I went back to the iPhone. I was pleasantly surprised by iOS 4.0 as the early version I had seen had left me underwhelmed. We'll see how I'm doing at the end of July.

By: Steve Bell

Steve Bell — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:43:08 +0000

– SIX WEEKS LATER —

Hey Brad, ok I'm curious: still using your EVO?

By: Andry Haryanto

Andry Haryanto — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:54:43 +0000

Rod, see my reply to John below on a brief history of Sprint. As a former internal consultant for Sprint, I used to travel the country every few weeks. Never have any problem with the network, even now after I left for another job now in CA. If you know where you're gonna be traveling to, use http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp to check out the coverage. Based on my experience, it is pretty accurate.

Unfortunately, I'm trading my HTC Hero for the iPhone 4 because [1] my new company pays for the plan (glad the data limit is not an issue!) and [2] I want to show the love for my girlfriend who has shed blood and tears working in the iPhone team.

By: Andry Haryanto

Andry Haryanto — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:49:47 +0000

There's a long history to the Sprint hate – they used to expand so fast that the customer care and network quality set the lowest standard for the industry. It has been restructuring since 2007 and now the network and customer service has gotten much better.

By: Justin Wyman

Justin Wyman — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:23:24 +0000

Just want to say thank you for the post. My Palm Pre just broke and was strongly considering leaving Sprint for an Iphone. However, I'm moving from Boulder to San Fran and had huge concerns about AT&T coverage – which you verified.

Battery life can always be managed; Sprint EVO it is.

Justin

By: Steve Bell

Steve Bell — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:25:34 +0000

re: Music- the speaker on this thing sounds better than my MacBook Pro. It has a kickstand and FM Radio application (uses the headphone cord as the Antenna) so you can morph into a little desktop Digital Radio + MP3 player…

Yep, per Brad iTunes store compatible music apps already available for Android.

I don't favor Bluetooth headsets, but Sprint sells a nice (wired) stereo headset with integrated Mic in the cord, great for Music or listening to Podcasts/videos – and doubles as the FM antenna.

Also amazing about the EVO – the Google Mapping and GPS Navigation runs circles around the dedicated Trimble GPS in my car.

Be forewarned — the "Teeter" gravity-ball game on this thing is deadly addictive:)