I am sure you can root the evo to get 2.3 on it.
-- Karthik Poobalasubramanian Louisiana Board of Regents [email protected] [email protected] 225-341-5855 Skype: Poobal On Jan 20, 2011 8:39 AM, "Edmund Cramp" <[email protected]> wrote: > Given that the Evo is an Android 2.2 vs 2.3 on the Nexus S - and I'd be stuck with it for two years on a contract... I'd prefer to at least start out with something up to date. I think the chance of Sprint updating the Evo is close to zero. > > But I see your point about picking a "free" phone ... that's an approach that I hadn't considered - thanks! > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karthik Poobal >> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 6:12 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Nexus S ... Catch-22 >> >> Neuxs S has Quad band GSM but only has Tri-band HSPA >> (900/2100/1700) and will work only on Edge when you are on >> ATT. My opinion of T-Mobile network is that its a great >> network when you are right under one of their towers. I mean >> standing right under one of their tower. ATT does not have >> any good Android phones. You are probably better off staying >> with Sprint and possibly getting the Evo or Evo Shift. >> >> I bought the original Nexus One on ATT when it came out last >> year and to off set the price full price I got the >> Iphone4(when it came out) and sold it on Gazelle for about >> $575. It does not make any economic sense to buy an unlocked >> phone here in the US. >> >> Also, if you are certain that your credit should be okay then >> make sure that all 3 credit bureaus have the same info. Few >> years ago I was denied a very small personal loan and it >> turned out my identity was stolen and Transunion listed me on >> defaulting on a $70K loan. Both Experian and Equifax did not >> have that loan default information. Needless to say I had >> spent the next couple of years trying to remove that entry. >> >> >> -- >> Karthik Poobal >> Louisiana Board of Regents >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> 225-341-5855 >> Skype: poobal >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2011, at 3:39 AM, Edmund Cramp wrote: >> >> > I've tried both bestbuy.com and tmobile.com - the Google >> page just directs you to bestbuy.com. The phone does not >> appear on the T-Mobile web site. I'm starting to think that >> the only way that you can get a Nexus S is to buy it unlocked >> from BestBuy and with SIM card from AT&T to use it as a >> pre-paid phone which is no big deal really - the cash up >> front isn't a problem. I'm pretty certain that my credit is OK. >> > >> > It looks to me like the T-mobile stores just don't want you >> to get the phone. >> > >> > I've always been a cell phone plan subscriber (I like the >> convenience) so moving to unlocked SIM is a big step - it's >> hard to see just how the economics will work out at this >> point. Is it cheaper or more expensive as a prepaid customer? >> > >> > From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On >> > Behalf Of Clay Smith >> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 6:55 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Nexus S ... Catch-22 >> > >> > Are you trying to buy the phone through bestbuy.com or >> tmobile.com or are you trying to get it through >> google.com/nexus/ ? I am only curious because there might be >> a difference through how they are processing your credit. >> > >> > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Edmund Cramp >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Has anyone managed by buy a Nexus S phone yet? >> > >> > Best Buy are advertising the Nexus S at $529.99 or $199.99 >> with a new 2 year contract. I've been with Nextel/Sprint for >> about 12 years and it's time for a change - and I really like >> the new version of Android so I figured I'd buy a couple of >> new Nexus S phones... >> > >> > The Nexus S is ONLY available through Best Buy and you can >> only buy it at the $199.99 price on the Internet. I've been >> trying to order through Best Buy for the last few days >> (signing up as a new T-Mobile customer) and they keep saying >> that "there is a problem with the order" - talking to Best >> Buy it is seems that T-Mobile will only approve me for a >> pre-paid plan (flexpay). Oddly enough, Verizon approved me >> for a $80 phone plan last week for my daughter and didn't >> even blink using the same information. >> > >> > But you only get the $199.99 price on the Nexus S phone if >> you sign up for a two year contract ... but T-Mobile say that >> my credit is not approved for a contract phone. They'll only >> offer me a pre-paid plan if I want a Nexus S. They say that >> they have lots of phones that are "better" than the Nexus S >> and they're happy to sell me one of those with a plan, but >> not a Nexus S. I pointed out that all of the phones they >> offer have appear to have old versions of Android and >> T-Mobile appear to have no plans to update their phones to >> the current version of Android. >> > >> > So basically they refuse to sell me a Nexus S (at 199.99) >> with a 2 year contract but they are happy to give me a G2 >> phone for free with a 2 year contract - so my credit problems >> seem to be specific to an attempt to purchase a Nexus S phone. >> > >> > I've been on hold a lot the last few days. >> > >> > It looks like I have to buy the Nexus S at full price and >> then use the pay-as-you-go plans - which seem to cost more >> than a plan where they give me a free phone. >> > >> > [RANT]I can see why the iPhone is selling so well - Steve Jobs >> > understands that people buy phones, not cell phone plans >> ... and the >> > cell phone companies are all about selling plans and see a >> phone only >> > as bait to lure the customer.[/RANT] >> > >> > Even the sigmonster is pissed. >> > -- >> > "It is explained that all relationships require a little give and >> > take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give >> > and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves >> exhausted, we are >> > told that we didn't give enough." - Quentin Crisp >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > General mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > General mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
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