Michigan EVO round-up

excav8ter · May 30, 2010

njbianco said:
I enjoy the moment but the hero would be better for your son since he's 13 and the gpu in the hero is better for 3d games and such. Also the Hero has better Facebook integration and stuff if he is into that. Pretty much if a hard keyboard isn't needed id get the hero most likely he would enjoy the hero more because of games and Sense UI.

Thanks, for that input. The only problem i have is some of the adult content apps. in the market, I know he can find that stuff on the internet, I just want to try to limit his access. He loves the hero and plays games on it a lot.

campbell53 · May 30, 2010

I live in Niles but SB is close. BB in SB didn't know anything on pre order day. I was the first one at 12:30pm. I hate my Pre (like webos hate the hardware). Friday can't come soon enough.

excav8ter · May 30, 2010

campbell53 said:
I live in Niles but SB is close. BB in SB didn't know anything on pre order day. I was the first one at 12:30pm. I hate my Pre (like webos hate the hardware). Friday can't come soon enough.

I am very excited to get the evo too. I am kinda wondering if the store i "ordered" at will really have the evo's that I ordered. Normally they dont get the cool phones untill about a month or so after release. I talk to the manager quite a bit and she told me they would have it on the 4th, so I guess I will see on friday.

ab500 · May 30, 2010

I go to college in Ann Arbor, Sprint service is fantastic in most areas as long as you don't go to North Campus.

I'll be picking my phone up in my home town though, about an hour north.

nitussi · May 30, 2010

BB in Roseville for me ..was the first in line at 4am(after the club) last year for the Pre, prob be the first for the EVO too!

andddlay · May 30, 2010

nitussi said:
BB in Roseville for me ..was the first in line at 4am(after the club) last year for the Pre, prob be the first for the EVO too!

I'm going there too! But ot in line - I preordered it.

nitussi · May 30, 2010

andddlay said:
I'm going there too! But ot in line - I preordered it.

Yeh I pre'd-up too, just don't want to deal with long activation waiting times. With the many preorders they have, it could be while b4 they get to you, especially if the line is long. Me bn in line early, I will be in and out in a hurry.

Don't mind waiting a few hours ..I'll have movies and tim hortons coffee keeping me company.

andddlay · May 30, 2010

nitussi said:
Yeh I pre'd-up too, just don't want to deal with long activation waiting times. With the many preorders they have, it could be while b4 they get to you, especially if the line is long. Me bn in line early, I will be in and out in a hurry.

Don't mind waiting a few hours ..I'll have movies and tim hortons coffee keeping me company.

For the Pre I went early to a Sprint store. I have never done a pre-order for a phone at Best Buy before. They said they have over 50 pre orders. They called me and I made an appointment, which makes me think that I can just go in at that time, pick up the phone, activate it and get out - not a long process. Why, then should we arrive early? What are these appointments for? Spreading out the activations?

If I wanted, could I go in when they open and pick it up, instead at the time they have me scheduled for?

Ronnie · May 30, 2010

i already got one and have one on ore ordered at bb in westland ( for the Mrs.)

excav8ter · May 30, 2010

Ronnie said:
i already got one and have one on ore ordered at bb in westland ( for the Mrs.)

How has your battery life been? Wait a sec!!!! How did you get one so fast....

Ronnie · May 30, 2010

excav8ter said:
How has your battery life been? Wait a sec!!!! How did you get one so fast....

Dirty people in high places! jk i got one online. ebay

Ronnie · May 30, 2010

i dont understand how everyone complains about battery life.... i have had prolly 5-600 phones and i dont think i ever had a phone and didnt have a car charger. i also have multiple home chargers. So if anyone thinks that they can use a phone, especially a phone like the evo and not have an extra charger are crazy. i talk a ton and use the internet a ton..... but i have my phone charging pretty much all the time. Your buying the best phone in the US right now . i would suggest to get a xtra charger. just in case

excav8ter · May 30, 2010

Ronnie said:
i dont understand how everyone complains about battery life.... i have had prolly 5-600 phones and i dont think i ever had a phone and didnt have a car charger. i also have multiple home chargers. So if anyone thinks that they can use a phone, especially a phone like the evo and not have an extra charger are crazy. i talk a ton and use the internet a ton..... but i have my phone charging pretty much all the time. Your buying the best phone in the US right now . i would suggest to get a xtra charger. just in case

I plan on an a car charger and an extra battery. I also got a cool re-chargeable device from sprint, it's like a portable charging device, charge it up and then you can charge your phone anytime you need to. I leave it in my dump truck and use it on those longer days in the summer.

pcsperson · May 30, 2010

I'll be in ann Arbor this week, are people meeting up?

LeDroid · May 30, 2010

Where and what time?

pcsperson said:
I'll be in ann Arbor this week, are people meeting up?

pcsperson · May 30, 2010

LeDroid said:
Where and what time?

newer to the area, plus I still have to run around to buy one, missed the pre order. Where did you pre order yours at?

LeDroid · May 31, 2010

I didn't pre-order one so just like you, I'll be on the hunt for one in the morning, too.

pcsperson said:
newer to the area, plus I still have to run around to buy one, missed the pre order. Where did you pre order yours at?

pcsperson · Jun 1, 2010

Well we can try to find some EVO's first! Anyone else around AA?

six2one · Jun 1, 2010

pcsperson said:
Well we can try to find some EVO's first! Anyone else around AA?

me, i am pre-ordered at the radio shack on maple on the west side. scheduled time is 9:30am.

halo0 · Jun 1, 2010

I just preordered one at the BB in AA but their first shipment is already sold out, so I'd be interested to hear if there are any in stock elsewhere on the 4th so I don't have to wait for the next BB shipment.

six2one · Jun 1, 2010

halo0 said:
I just preordered one at the BB in AA but their first shipment is already sold out, so I'd be interested to hear if there are any in stock elsewhere on the 4th so I don't have to wait for the next BB shipment.

i wonder what the actual numbers are. i really have to think the lady at RS was messing with me when she said they already had 200 pre-orders (not expected phones in, but actual orders). i was assured that i would get one at my scheduled time. i wont really care if i dont, but ill use it as an excuse to get some discount on something if i dont. kinda defeats the purpose of pre-ordering if you dont get the thing you pre-ordered.

meh, anyways...i think they only hold it for 2 days if you dont pick it up. if the RS on maple really has that many i bet someone wont pick theirs up...its worth trying.

halo0 · Jun 1, 2010

I called the Briarwood one and the guy said he doesn't even know how many he's getting! Said to call back on Thurs to see. When I asked how many pre-orders he just said "a lot". Pretty weak if you ask me. At least BB knows how many they are getting!

pcsperson · Jun 1, 2010

six2one said:
me, i am pre-ordered at the radio shack on maple on the west side. scheduled time is 9:30am.

I will have to try to stop by that one

halo0 said:
I called the Briarwood one and the guy said he doesn't even know how many he's getting! Said to call back on Thurs to see. When I asked how many pre-orders he just said "a lot". Pretty weak if you ask me. At least BB knows how many they are getting!

I stopped by there last week, I forgot how many they said they had

pcsperson · Jun 2, 2010

There is a love evo at the RS on Ellsworth by the Walmart in Yipsy

wega1985 · Jun 2, 2010

dandm4life said:
Best Buy Grandville for me. Hey wega, is beltline setting up appointments?

Just got the call from the Best Buy on East Beltline to setup appointment. I was first pre-order. They're opening at ten.

Things discussed:

Do you want Zagg screen protector pre-installed? $~30
Do you want one of the cases (limited supply), chargers, etc.?
Getting free Plantronics BT.
18 mos. 0% on BB card over $250. (Not sure how $50 pre-order gift card will play into that. i.e. return it, rebuy it on BB card.)

And, of course, the appointment time you'd like.

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