The jack for the chargers appears to be defective. It became dislodged after only 3 weeks. Sprint will not accept responsibility.
Hello to all. I have received many requests for feedback on the HTC EVO phone. I just received mine three weeks ago.
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Hello to all. I have received many requests for feedback on the HTC EVO phone. I just received mine three weeks ago.
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The jack for the chargers appears to be defective. It became dislodged after only 3 weeks. Sprint will not accept responsibility.
All Sprint stores is not corporate-owned. Most are independent dealers and if your phone was not purchased there, they will not help. You may want to wait on the Evo until bugs are worked out.
I will be fighting to return mine to corporate. Also, the battery life is VERY short. Beware of the new EVO - and don't sign with Sprint. Their customer service is horrible. I wasted 45 mins with 7 diff. agents with no resolution.
FYI, Technymph here again... BTW, I HAVE the phone insurance and the phone is still under warranty, and they refuse to replace my phone without paying $100 deductible via insurance and warranty will send remanufactured phone only. I will need to contact my credit card company to dispute.
The HTC EVO is back-ordered, so receiving a new phone right away is probably not going to be an option right away per corporate. Does anyone have suggestions on how a problem like this can be addressed when you need your phone every day for business purposes?
Sprint 4G is very unimpressive and only 10mbit anyway. T-Mobile's 21mbit HDPA is going to zoom past it.
I have my 4G off because there is no 4G service yet in the Tampa Bay area, so 4G is unimpressive until there is service here. So, the battery life is less than a day with it off and if you are using apps, it is much less. I would wait on the HTC EVO. New product, issues with charger jack, short battery life to name a few reasons.
The iPhone lasts around 5 hours if you're continually using it for 3G data. Not any other phones do much better.
iPad will last 10 hours with web use. I want a phone that does that!