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After having my EVO 4G, and on Sprint for the first time since getting my EVO, I am very satisfied still, 8 months later.
My EVO is rooted with "Myn's" ROM, and the phone is blazing fast, ans silky smooth, and so customizable it is awesome. I think the EVO is still one of the top Android phones available, even after 6+ months being out, only the HTC Thunderbolt being better.
And Sprint service in Chicago has been very good. Much better than T-Mobile which is very spotty and known for dropped calls, and has the worst building penetration making T-Mobile phones useless inside buildings. And ATT isn't much better. Sure Verizon might be the best, but you pay through the nose for Verizon, very expensive plans. Sprint pricing is great for what you get, and their Family plans for two phones is very affordable.
I have hope Sprint will surprise us this summer with some awesome new phones. I do believe we will see an EVO2 in June or July, and it will be the best Android phone to date. And also expect to see a nice Samsung Galaxy 2 phone sooner.
So for me personally I am staying with Sprint. Unless Summer and Fall comes and goes with no new high end Android releases, then I will jump ship. But I am sure in the next 6 months or sooner Sprint will get one or two top end Droids.
And the iPhone 4 on Verizon is just not worth it to me. Not customizable unless jailbreaked, and the pricing plans on Verizon for 2 iPhone4's on a family plan are way higher than 2 EVO's on Sprint.
Well can't disagree with you. I've only had my Evo since about this past November, running CM7 nightlies, and wouldn't go back. Verizon is expensive and I believe the Thunderbolt will be competition, and the iPhone can sit on the bench and look at the Android it wishes it could be.
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After having my EVO 4G, and on Sprint for the first time since getting my EVO, I am very satisfied still, 8 months later.
My EVO is rooted with "Myn's" ROM, and the phone is blazing fast, ans silky smooth, and so customizable it is awesome. I think the EVO is still one of the top Android phones available, even after 6+ months being out, only the HTC Thunderbolt being better.
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Obviously you are happy with Myn's ROM have you used any others? I kinda got my self into a bind by rooting and not really being knowledgeable enough to know what I was getting into. What are the things you like about Myn's ROM and is it easy enough to update and not have to flash 17 different components to get it to work. Obviously a generalized question but I would like to be able to not have to spend hours in forums trying to figure out how to correct and get pieces to work such as 4G and font fixes and HULU fixes and app2sd, etc.
Thanks in Advance for any advice.
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Obviously you are happy with Myn's ROM have you used any others? I kinda got my self into a bind by rooting and not really being knowledgeable enough to know what I was getting into. What are the things you like about Myn's ROM and is it easy enough to update and not have to flash 17 different components to get it to work. Obviously a generalized question but I would like to be able to not have to spend hours in forums trying to figure out how to correct and get pieces to work such as 4G and font fixes and HULU fixes and app2sd, etc.
Thanks in Advance for any advice.
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I like "Myn's" ROM the best because it still keeps the core "Sense UI" components, I like the dialer, contacts, and e-mail that Sense provides, it is just put together smart and nice design, no need to change it. But Myn's also get rid of the crappy Sprint and other bloatware that will slow down your phone. And his ROM makes the phone faster and smoother, but also good on battery too.
You just need the main zip file for Myn's, and a few add on's to make it look cooler, they all on the first page of his ROM. I have tried the other very popular ROM, Cyanogen 6.1, and it is very well done, just not my cup of tea, because of the lack of Sense. I like the business aspect feel of Sense, very clean, and great for certain functions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
You would be happy with Myns RLS5. It's a sense Rom, so its like stock, only faster, lighter, looks better and with awesome battery life. 4g works, and under his addons, he has the hacked flash for hulu. I don't know much about app2sd, never had ran out of memory yet.
I would try that with a netarchy-toastmod kernel. I was able to get 14 hours of battery life with medium usage on the stock battery. That would put you at only two flashes, one for the Rom and one for the kernel.
If you want visual customizations, you would have to find what theme/icons/etc you like and flash it.
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I agree with the OP. The EVO has been hands down the best phone I've ever owned and I currently have no "phone envy" but will happily purchase the sequel to this phone when it comes out.
Android phones are at the point where there's not very much that can be added to give phone envy. They all do the same thing. I guess the only thing that would make the phone better is an AMOLED or Super LCD screen. Other than that, what else does the new generation of phones do that mine can't? 3D? Don't care. Dual-cores? AFAIK, Android can't even utilize dual-cores properly yet. More RAM? Besides AMOLED/Super LCD, this is probably the only thing I'd want more of even though I haven't yet reached a point where I've been limited by the amount of RAM the EVO has. More Storage? Eh, 3rd place on my list of wants.
I agree the Sprint / EVO 4G combination cannot be beat out there if you look the following factors:
Cost of service - Unlimited Data / Text / Any carrier Mobile to Mobile = 109.99 (incl. $10 4G fee)
VZW - Unlimited Data / 5000 Text messages / Only 5 phone #s on any carrier unlimited = 119.98 (VZW hasn't published their LTE 4G fee yet, but assume it will be $10 so that puts the total up to 129.98)
Specs for phone
Only phone to beat EVO specs isn't officially released yet.. the Thunderbolt on Verizon. Thunderbolt beats Evo on following specs:
Sense 2.0 vs EVO Sense 1.6
RAM 768 vs EVO 512
Internal Memory 8GB and 32GB SD Card included vs EVO 1GB and 8GB
Weight 5.5 oz vs EVO 6.0 oz
Difference in weight is most likely due to the SMALLER battery the Thunderbolt is coming out with.. 1400mAh vs Evo 1500mAh.
So taking into account cost of plans and even when the Thunderbolt comes out the Evo specs are still VERY comparable, I would go with Sprint and the 4G any day.
I have heard rumor that Sprint is going to do away with the Unlimited Everything plans, but my local Sprint reps deny this. Has anyone else heard anything?
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Obviously you are happy with Myn's ROM have you used any others? I kinda got my self into a bind by rooting and not really being knowledgeable enough to know what I was getting into. What are the things you like about Myn's ROM and is it easy enough to update and not have to flash 17 different components to get it to work. Obviously a generalized question but I would like to be able to not have to spend hours in forums trying to figure out how to correct and get pieces to work such as 4G and font fixes and HULU fixes and app2sd, etc.
Thanks in Advance for any advice.
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make a backup and try them all, you will learn with hands on experience, it may look daunting and difficult at first but its not.
and don't listen to the mynions, they are brainwashed and will mynja your phone and brainwash you too
I actually got **kind of** bored with my Evo recently, and I went phone shopping for something newer and better. I couldn't find anything! There's literally not another phone on the market today that I would trade my Evo for.
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make a backup and try them all, you will learn with hands on experience, it may look daunting and difficult at first but its not.
and don't listen to the mynions, they are brainwashed and will mynja your phone and brainwash you too
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Haha mynions? That's not such a bad thing!
I dunno I tried asop but it just wasn't me. I like sense, been using sense since the HTC diamond days. Just used to it I guess. To each their own though, each has pros and cons.
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I actually got **kind of** bored with my Evo recently, and I went phone shopping for something newer and better. I couldn't find anything! There's literally not another phone on the market today that I would trade my Evo for.
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i know right i did the same and cant even find a different android that can beat the evos specs in todays android phones , evo is simply amazing
Funny I was talking to my brother (epic 4G user really pissed about official froyo)and my sister (HTC shift 4G user ) and evo had been my best phone so far so many roms to choose from is like having different phone and there is nothing in the market the I envy, at one point I got the iPhone 4 and returned and wanted the nice screen from the galaxy phones, but I mean Verizon coming out with HTC thunderbolt 8 months later that I got my evo which is an Evo with update look and update sense but everything else we had for the past 8 months so seriously they mess up I hope they come out with an Evo 2 and if they don't that would really be dumb part from sprint and HTC
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I like "Myn's" ROM the best because it still keeps the core "Sense UI" components, I like the dialer, contacts, and e-mail that Sense provides, it is just put together smart and nice design, no need to change it. But Myn's also get rid of the crappy Sprint and other bloatware that will slow down your phone. And his ROM makes the phone faster and smoother, but also good on battery too.
You just need the main zip file for Myn's, and a few add on's to make it look cooler, they all on the first page of his ROM. I have tried the other very popular ROM, Cyanogen 6.1, and it is very well done, just not my cup of tea, because of the lack of Sense. I like the business aspect feel of Sense, very clean, and great for certain functions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471
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Thanks for the info. I am looking for something that has the Sense UI and close to stock. I also want something easy to maintain and MYN's ROM may be just that. I have looked over Myn's site and downloaded the ROM. I will give it a try.
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You would be happy with Myns RLS5. It's a sense Rom, so its like stock, only faster, lighter, looks better and with awesome battery life. 4g works, and under his addons, he has the hacked flash for hulu. I don't know much about app2sd, never had ran out of memory yet.
I would try that with a netarchy-toastmod kernel. I was able to get 14 hours of battery life with medium usage on the stock battery. That would put you at only two flashes, one for the Rom and one for the kernel.
If you want visual customizations, you would have to find what theme/icons/etc you like and flash it.
Hope this helps out a bit
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Not to up on kernals. Which netarchy-toastmod kernel did you use?
Thanks for any info.
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Not to up on kernals. Which netarchy-toastmod kernel did you use?
Thanks for any info.
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I've had great luck with the 4.3.2 CFS SBC kernels
I'm not knocking myn's rom at all (it was actually the first rom I ever flashed) but I'm currently using mikfroyo v4.4 with chogardjr's blue theme and I love it. Super fast, no bloatware, and hulu works. I'm also running a sbc kernel. (I forget which one but check my sig)
omg this is a pleasant discussion and change of pace from the General section. It seems the people who only have only one descended testicle hang out there.
I LOVE my Evo. It's giant, fast, 4g with all the bells and whistles. Our dev community is amazing. My plan is cheaper than it's ever been.
As for Roms, I'm using Konikub Elite Rom right now with MS79723's SBC kernel #15 v7. I get roughly 12 hours of battery life with moderate-heavy usage.
I have used Myn RLS5 and MikFroyo 4.5. Also have some experience with a Gingerbread Rom. I've used CM on prior phones, but I love my 4g too much to not use it.
Big fan of the Evo and I can't wait to see what our successor looks like.
I just hope Sprint really does get a high end Android successor to the EVO this Summer. Rumors of T-Mobile getting the first next gen HTC device in May, will be dual core, 4.3" screen, same form factor as the EVO.
I am afraid that Sprint won't get a true EVO 2 ? Might have to hope for a solid Samsung Galaxy S2 device, they are supposed to me much improved, with larger screen, dual core, better battery, and brand new next gen Super AMOLED screen. As long as it can be rooted quickly and good ROM's made for it, I would be all over that. But not even sure Sprint will get that either.
I agree even after having my evo fro 6 months I find more tweaks and items to make my phone better. Love it!
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Not to up on kernals. Which netarchy-toastmod kernel did you use?
Thanks for any info.
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I'm using netarchys newest beta (4.3.2) more aggressive havs no sbc. Havs is a type of auto voltage regulation and sbc is the super battery mod which enables trickle charge beyond 90% to keep your battery charged as the stock HTC drivers stop charging at 100% and don't charge again until it drops to 90%, I don't use it cause of reports that it might damage the battery, so I stick to non sbc kernels.
Have two days left before I'm stuck with the epic. Just wondering if I'm making the right choice. I love the keyboard but I only use it for gaming. The screen is great but the software is lacking. Do you guys think that the evos hardware compares to the epics? The phone is fast but the gps sucks. Just trying to get some input from the other side.
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try the evo for 30 days
, you can root it, play with it, flash all you want and still return it to stock to return if you dont like
Well I walk own & walk around with both phones & even though on paper, spec wise the Epic beats the Evo, in real world use, the Evo is a better phone IMO with wayyyyy better support from Sprint, HTC & the devs on Xda. I hardly ever use my Epic.
No I'm not happy to see you but yes...that is a Evo in my pocket!
I would say the Evo, but maybe if you like a keyboard try the shift. Try the Evo for 30 days and if you don't like it stay with the Epic.
It is a nice phone but I just don't want to get stuck with a forgotten phone like I was with the pre. As far as the keyboard I use swype and I heard game gripper is coming out with a bluetooth game pad. If I knew for certain that samsung would update this phone and get rid of all its bugs I would prob keep it. I think my biggest prob is having to walk around my backyard trying to get a signal with gps.
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I'd go with the EVO, even before last weeks FroYo update fiasco. HTC's are more reliable, in my opinion. I just moved my wife from a Samsung moment to the EVO shift and she loves is. granted, it's not fair to make a comparison regarding the EPIC based on experiences with the Moment, which everybody will agree is not half the phone the EPIC is. But my experience with Samsung compared to HTC in general is that HTC is the far superior brand.
I would go with the evo. I have a friend who tried both and really just liked the evo better. The only thing that made me a little apprehensive at first was it was all touch, but I got used to it quick and would never go back.
hardware wise i think the epic is better, but its samsung who have proven they don't really support their newer tech and their UI skin isn't my favorite. The evo's aftermarket community is probably second only to the nexus phones and on par with the droid phones and the Evo is still sprints flagship android phone. Plus HTC build quality is nice and i like sense and it allows me to use it with my work email so for me its a no brainer
Evo without a doubt. If you are on these forums and are interested in future development, has to be evo. Samsung seems to be pissing a LOT of people off and it doesn't seem like there are really that many devs working on them.
HTC and EVO are the way to go IMO. All i can say is i have had my evo since launch day and i dont see a phone coming to sprint any time soon that will make me want to get new one. I LOVE MY PHONE...
And like people have said, Get the Evo, try it for 30. You will probably not go back to the Epic!
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hardware wise i think the epic is better, but its samsung who have proven they don't really support their newer tech and their UI skin isn't my favorite. The evo's aftermarket community is probably second only to the nexus phones and on par with the droid phones and the Evo is still sprints flagship android phone. Plus HTC build quality is nice and i like sense and it allows me to use it with my work email so for me its a no brainer
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Htc build quality is nice? Let me hit what you're smoking lol. But seriously I'd go evo if you want to be a power user
Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
My wife and I recently changed over to Sprint and at first, we both got Epics. Within my 30 days I changed to the EVO and I don't regret that choice for a minute. The factors in my decision:
1. I knew I was going to root and flash a new ROM anyway (CM7 is amazing) so I didn't care what it had to offer stock.
2. I hate having a physical keyboard.
3. I don't play games on the phone.
4. Display: the SuperAMOLED screen on the Epic is gorgeous, no doubt, and oh how I wish the EVO had one, but honestly it wasn't a determining factor for me, and it shouldn't be for anyone. You can tell that it's a different type of screen (sometimes you can see a little tracing) and the colors aren't as vibrant, but it's still a pretty display on the EVO.
Yes, the Epic has a better processor and GPU, but having had my EVO for a while now, it feels solid, which is important for me. My wife likes her Epic because of the "pretty screen" and the keyboard, but whenever I am doing something with it (installing something for her or whatever) it feels like a cheap toy compared to my EVO.
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Evo without a doubt. If you are on these forums and are interested in future development, has to be evo. Samsung seems to be pissing a LOT of people off and it doesn't seem like there are really that many devs working on them.
HTC and EVO are the way to go IMO. All i can say is i have had my evo since launch day and i dont see a phone coming to sprint any time soon that will make me want to get new one. I LOVE MY PHONE...
And like people have said, Get the Evo, try it for 30. You will probably not go back to the Epic!
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I second this. For the longest time I fell in love with this thing a little more every day. A few months ago we kind of got in a bit of a rut, then CM7 came out and she's more beautiful than ever (No CM7 for Epic). As everyone has said, there's no comparison between the two when it comes to development. A friend has the Epic and I taught her how to use it and have played around with it extensively and for me, my EVO is superior.
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Htc build quality is nice? Let me hit what you're smoking lol. But seriously I'd go evo if you want to be a power user
Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
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There were some build quality issues at the beginning (I swapped out my launch day unit due to screen separation) but I think they've got that all fixed. The Epic just feels to light and cheap to me.
For anyone who talks about the Epics faster CPU/GPU, how much of it can it really use while it's stuck with 2.1. This is my quadrant score running CM7 RC1. Granted, synthetic benchmarks aren't a totally accurate gauge of performance but I'm pretty satisfied with this.
op, remember where you are posting this...
I know, I posted in the epic forums to. I wanted to hear from both sides you can't make a decision on what just one side says.
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I second this. For the longest time I fell in love with this thing a little more every day. A few months ago we kind of got in a bit of a rut, then CM7 came out and she's more beautiful than ever (No CM7 for Epic). As everyone has said, there's no comparison between the two when it comes to development. A friend has the Epic and I taught her how to use it and have played around with it extensively and for me, my EVO is superior.
There were some build quality issues at the beginning (I swapped out my launch day unit due to screen separation) but I think they've got that all fixed. The Epic just feels to light and cheap to me.
For anyone who talks about the Epics faster CPU/GPU, how much of it can it really use while it's stuck with 2.1. This is my quadrant score running CM7 RC1. Granted, synthetic benchmarks aren't a totally accurate gauge of performance but I'm pretty satisfied with this.[/QUOTE
If I was going buy quadrant scores I'd just stay with this phone. I'm looking for real world usage
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If I was going buy quadrant scores I'd just stay with this phone. I'm looking for real world usage
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I don't disagree and I hate synthetics. I do know though that the performance of the EVO with all the development that's gone on since launch is competitive with the Epics performance.
Its just a really hard choice to make. If this phone ever gets the support it deserves it would rule. But that's a really big IF. With the way samsung is going I don't know if it will ever see a fully functional 2.2 prob never 2.3 or above like we all know the evo will
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Quadrant scores don't mean real world performance. You can have a regular setting and get "okay" scores, but throw on setcpu at max overclocking and take the test and have high scores, it just superficial and can't be accurate. But the Evo does have excellent performance while not being overclocked at all.
My wife and I have both. The key board can be nice but the evo wins everything else. My sister inlaw tried both and went with the evo and never looked back.
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It really just comes down to what you want out of your phone. If you want a phone with a phyiscal keyboard at least now the EVO Shift is an option!
As another member previously mentioned, I would take full advantage of the 30-day trial peroid. Just don't get too attached to the phone (unless you plan on keeping it)!
What would this phone do on an ext2 file system. Just curious as a Moment owner sdx used every trick in the book to make that pos somewhat usable and it is my understanding that ext2 is faster than ext4. Has anyone tried it? Just curious.
AFAIK EXT4 is faster than EXT2, the moment and hero just wouldn't have been able to handle it.
Ok is AFFAIK different than just plain ext4 cuz I still have my Moment and play around on sdx cuz they ported froyo to it and my Moment seems to smoke other Moments that are on ext4. At least some of them are claiming to be on ext4.
AFAIK = As far as I know. And like I said the moment and hero couldn't really handle EXT4 so it would probably hurt performance.
ok that explains his barely better than stock quad scores lol.
AFAIK = As far as I know haha I'm an idiot.
Hello, XDA friends(to be!)
I'm thinking of buying the Epic Touch 4G next week following the death (may it rest in peace) of my old EVO 4g.
I've been reading reviews, looked up how to increase the resolution, checked into rooting it.. so on and so forth. I've rooted my old phone and my boyfriend's phone so i'm not too worried about the process.
One question I haven't been able to get answered is the quality of the 4G on the phone.
For example, I use my 4G internet on my EVO pretty much daily. I travel in the dallas area alot and tether it with my laptop for work. I was very pleased with the consistent quality of the 4G radio on the EVO
Is the 4G radio on the Epic Touch 4G any good? Can I rely on it for my tethering needs? I'm hoping for -at least- similar quality to my old EVO.. I heard of the LOS problems, but with sprint just releasing a (mostly) fix for the issue, i'm not too worried. Worst case, I can find a custom ROM that helps with the issue.
TL;DR
Is the 4G radio any good?
Do the standard Wireless tethering apps work?
Will I NEED a custom ROM to deal with LOS/Signal quality in general/Tethering?
thanks guys!
Saph
Kleinersaphire said:
Hello, XDA friends(to be!)
I'm thinking of buying the Epic Touch 4G next week following the death (may it rest in peace) of my old EVO 4g.
I've been reading reviews, looked up how to increase the resolution, checked into rooting it.. so on and so forth. I've rooted my old phone and my boyfriend's phone so i'm not too worried about the process.
One question I haven't been able to get answered is the quality of the 4G on the phone.
For example, I use my 4G internet on my EVO pretty much daily. I travel in the dallas area alot and tether it with my laptop for work. I was very pleased with the consistent quality of the 4G radio on the EVO
Is the 4G radio on the Epic Touch 4G any good? Can I rely on it for my tethering needs? I'm hoping for -at least- similar quality to my old EVO.. I heard of the LOS problems, but with sprint just releasing a (mostly) fix for the issue, i'm not too worried. Worst case, I can find a custom ROM that helps with the issue.
TL;DR
Is the 4G radio any good?
Do the standard Wireless tethering apps work?
Will I NEED a custom ROM to deal with LOS/Signal quality in general/Tethering?
thanks guys!
Saph
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The radio is average.
Yes all the standard tethering apps work (provided you're rooted)
No. Just update the firmware. I haven't had LoS since Ek02.
If you do go ahead and pull the trigger on the ET4G Load a custom ROM for sure as this phone is pretty bloated with crappy software. I highly suggest Culkulin's 2.8.1 ROM and it's probably doubled my battery life as well as sped up the phone considerably. Also the Sprint Hotspot feature is unlocked so the only other tether app I use is Android Wired Tether (wired tether for root users).
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Thanks!
I can deal with "Average.".
Any chance anyone is a current E4GT user who used to be an EVO 4g user and can compare?
Glad to hear tethering apps work fine. I'm having a hard time getting a working one for my boyfriend's EVO 3D. I've gone through like 9 different versions.
I'm currently considering the Blazer ROM, I really like its style. I will look into the one you suggested though.
Thanks so much!
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Thanks!
I can deal with "Average.".
Any chance anyone is a current E4GT user who used to be an EVO 4g user and can compare?
I'm currently considering the Blazer ROM, I really like its style. I will look into the one you suggested though.
Thanks so much!
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As a recent Evo4G user (about 3 weeks ago), I offer the simple (because I'm at work) opinion of "hell yes!". For the reasons of: screen, CPU/gpu, storage, and weirdly enough... Touchwiz! (screw Sense, seriously. I thought I would miss it. Not one bit.) And like mentioned previous, the Los issues are no more. If you got good 4G on your evo, you'll get just as good on the E4GT. So tethering should be no issue at all.
And there are quite a few roms around, considering the age of the phone. (and rumored ICS in the near future)
The Evo4G seems clunky now. You'll see.
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Thanks you guys! Y'all rock. I'm getting the phone.. ordering today!
I disagree with the 4g radio being average on the Epic. I had both original Epic n Evo 4g and I'm currently rocking the upgraded models. The Evo has better radios in total but the 4g radio on the Epic is superior. Where I get three bars on the Epic the Evo would have two and where the Evo would lose connection the Epic would stay locked to its one bar. Also the Evo also does this thing that when you put your hand on it the signal drops one bar of it's 4g. I'll post a picture when I can of both phones side by side connected to 4G so you can see what I mean..
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I am a long time Epic 4G user. Rooted the phone, used several different ROMs and have loved it. It is on its last legs right now and am thinking of switching to the S3. Couple of questions:
1) I love the slide out keyboard and that is my biggest concern. I do use Swype a lot as well but having the keyboard is something I enjoyed. Is that hard to get used to, not having one?
2) I am in Los Angeles and it doesn't look like 4G LTE is there yet. I get 4G (not LTE) now, will that change with a new phone (it gets slower?)
3) The wireless tether is a feature I use a lot to get my laptop on the internet away from home. I assume that is still available if I root this phone as well?
4) Maybe a silly question but can I transfer my data from games like Angry Birds? I do a titanium backup to my SD card on my Epic 4G.
5) I assume I can buy spare batteries and all of that like I did for my Epic 4G too.
Think that is about it. Thanks for any info you can share!
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I am a long time Epic 4G user. Rooted the phone, used several different ROMs and have loved it. It is on its last legs right now and am thinking of switching to the S3. Couple of questions:
1) I love the slide out keyboard and that is my biggest concern. I do use Swype a lot as well but having the keyboard is something I enjoyed. Is that hard to get used to, not having one?
2) I am in Los Angeles and it doesn't look like 4G LTE is there yet. I get 4G (not LTE) now, will that change with a new phone (it gets slower?)
3) The wireless tether is a feature I use a lot to get my laptop on the internet away from home. I assume that is still available if I root this phone as well?
4) Maybe a silly question but can I transfer my data from games like Angry Birds? I do a titanium backup to my SD card on my Epic 4G.
5) I assume I can buy spare batteries and all of that like I did for my Epic 4G too.
Think that is about it. Thanks for any info you can share!
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1. I haven't found I missed it and not too many complaints that I've seen.
2. No 4g until Network Vision hits your area.
3. Wireless tether is available.
4. You can try but be prepared that you could get data corruption since it's different phones and OS version and such.
5. Who needs spare batteries with this beast?
Everything that ^ he said. So be prepared to be stuck on 3g. You'll have to find out when LA is getting LTE
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I have upgraded to GS3 from Epic and dont look back. Mostly i am impressed with battery life. Although the latest build in my opinion drains a bit quicker but still good. So my suggestion is : pull the trigger.
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I used CM9 on my Epic and use AOSP on my GS3 now, feels the same only faster
I missed the keyboard at first, I still kinda do for the special keys and capitalizing letters and such... but other than that it's not too big of a change... the bigger screen makes it much easier to type.
I've restored some data for apps (angry birds included) from my Epic to my GS3 without any issue using Titanium Backup.
I was using an expanded battery in my Epic and I still get more life out of my GS3 than I did on my Epic... so the stock battery should be fine.
Thanks everyone. I think the 4G thing could be a pain though. I will have to see when LA is getting it. Not like it is a big city or anything.
I can agree alot with alot of this users here as well, ive also upgraded to the SGS3 from my epic 4G, and ive been loving this phone ever since, now like everyone else said, u wont be able to get 4g due to the fact that the new HPDSA+ or something like that doesnt support basic 4g only LTE 4G so ull be stuck with 3G untill vision hits our neightborhood, not a big deal, im useto using the 3G and ofcourse i got Wifi at home to download does huge files it has.
Althought ive also loved the external keyboard that came with the epic im not desapointed that it doesnt have it on the sg3, it would look as sexy as it does now if it did have the keyboard, besides ive found that i can type just as fast if not better with the software keyboard, so i dont miss it.
Yes u can do wireless tethering by rooting still works. now with transfering ure files its not recommended by u can try specially since the SGS3 doesnt support the ability to trasfer files from ure phone to the ext memory card so ure stuck installing everything to ure phone. Now ive found a nice tweak which ive used personally and found it to be great which is called sd2internal2extsd which lets u swap ure external sdcard with ure internal memory and use ure external to install all ure programs files and games etc.....like i did, i got the 16gig SGS3 bought a 64gig ultra mobile class 10 memory card and been rocking it ever since on my new 64 gig SGS3 awesome, saved me 200 dollars. (I bought my SD card on amazon for a great deal)
battery issue isnt as bad as it was with the epic years, where ud have to change it every 5 hours or so if u where lucky, witht he Galaxy S3 it will last u all day or upto 6 hours at the most if ure a heavy user, if u root and install a custom rom with battery saver features on it ure phone will last u all day if not more. If u get the SGS3 trust me ure gonna be loving this phone.