Comments on: EVO v. iPhone in a 4G Battlecage!

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[...] podcast, but I thought I’d run through the big points quickly here as well and, revisiting my post from a while back, compare the EVO 4G now that we have some real specs. You’ll get more [...]

By: uhhuhher

uhhuhher — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:25:13 +0000

Don’t think we’ll see AT&T charging anything for 4G since they can barely provide service via 3G at this point. Sprint is so far ahead of the others with WiMax, and the soon to be added LTE, that I can’t imagine any other carrier catching them for a several years. If the new iPhone is really called iphone 4G, it better be on Sprint network.

By: todraw

todraw — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:22:12 +0000

From what i see, the design of this phone looks much cooler then the one of the iphone, also i tested one of the droid mobile phones in a store, they work smooth!^^

By: NeuroMan42

NeuroMan42 — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:57:35 +0000

A friend of mine recently dumper her iPhone to get a Droid. She said it was the BEST thing she has done. She even has other iPhone kool-aid drinkers ditching theirs now too.

By: A

Sat, 22 May 2010 11:30:39 +0000

First of all, it is not an iPhone 4G. The new iPhone will still be running on a 3G network. The 3G in iPhone 3G and 3GS refers to the network, not the iteration of the handset itself.

Secod, Sprint is charging and extra $10 for 4G data access, but their baseline unlimited plans cost less than AT&T’s. So, it is quite possible that you could still be paying less on Sprint even with the extra fee to access the much faster 4G network.

Finally, Verizon users hve little to cry about, as thy currently hve the Drois Incredible, which is arguably the best smartphone currently on the market. New Verizon phones have not yet been announced, but it would be silly to think that none will be released this summer and throughout the latter half of the year.

By: Kristle

Kristle — Sat, 22 May 2010 08:02:44 +0000

i agree that even with the extra $10 a month through sprint its a better deal. Especially for those of us here in the midwest. AT&T is Crappy here unless you are right in the middle of the city and never leave it, and when u live here u have to leave the city now and then, even to travel. AT&T looses signal way to much. Plus AT&T doesnt allow you to insure your phone so if it breaks your screwed and have to spend $500 for a new iPhone. Sprint only charges $100 to replace your broken smart phone. Now, lets just see how fast this 4G network gets up and running.

By: hammy

hammy — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:31:35 +0000

“iPhone 4G” is an unnofficial term for the fourth generation iPhone. It will NOT have 4G (WIMAX) capabilities, it will be a 3G phone.

The EVO 4G is a whole other ball game running on 4G (WiMax). Unfortunately the 4G areas are limited… and there is the whole sprint thing.

Either way, the point is moot because we are all locked on AT&T contracts until 2011 since all of us nerds have an iPhone 3GS already? right? right?

By: joe

joe — Sat, 22 May 2010 00:12:52 +0000

its possibly confirmed for sure sort of most likely that iPhone 4G wont be announced this June as Jobs wants the focus on iPad and both the 4g and 4G iPhone will be out next year June-ish… not sure if I believe this but its out there on teh web somewhere… looks super reliable to me!! http://tinyurl.com/3523zx9

By: CassCost

CassCost — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:18:19 +0000

Yay new contributor! Love the concise and casual article. I’ve been with Verizon for over a decade now, am as happy as a cell phone customer could be with their service, and even I am tempted to jump ship in order to get my hands on one of those fantastic new toys. Verizon needs to get on the ball.

By: Andy N

Andy N — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:11:25 +0000

@Joe: here’s a link to a video with some EVO demos, they do show 3G capability in addition to the 4G demonstrations. It looks about the same, maybe slightly faster than AT&T: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3UD4M3aUlY

@Horton: it’s true that with the iPhone we’re running on a LOT of rumors right now. If the Gizmodo leak (http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone) is to be trusted, then the front-facing camera looks real for now, although a lot can change between now and release. For example, a camera on the iPod Touch has been talked about for a while now, but kept getting scrapped (although new leaks show a camera on that too).

@theRooD: Again, running on mostly rumors, but AT&T did indicate (at the MWC, I think) that they would be rolling out a 4G network either late this year or in 2011, so depending on the release of the iPhone, it could be on a 4G network. But of course that’s speculation. People mostly just like to call it the iPhone 4G. It makes us feel warm and fuzzy.