**11PM UPDATE** HTC EVO 4G LTE launch now officially delayed. new post upcoming with details within the hour.
**10PM UPDATE** Since posting the article below - it appears that a large majority of the pre-order stock is also being held. Will know more on Wednesday AM around 10AM, will update then.
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If you have already ordered your HTC EVO 4G LTE or plan on buying one at a store on Friday, then you're lucky... you may be in the elite group of people that will be able to say they own the device anytime soon. When the email inbox started lighting up a couple of hours ago with questions, we should have known something was up - and we can now confirm that a large number of shipments from HTC are now being held by US Customs - for Apple patent infringement.
So what's this mean for you? Well, if you're not one of the early adopters, and usually ride the 'second wave' when a new device is launched, you may be waiting just a bit longer until this power play by Apple is worked out.
The Verge has more info...
HTC's statement:
The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order. We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval. The HTC One X and HTC Evo 4G LTE have been received enthusiastically by customers and we appreciate their patience as we work to get these products into their hands as soon as possible.
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ReplyDelete[...] HTC EVO 4G LTE – Full Launch Delay 16 05 2012 In continuation of our earlier post – we can now (un)officially confirm that the FULL launch of the HTC EVO 4G LTE is now [...]
ReplyDeleteYou use (un)official and official in the same sentence, that is a huge contradiction.
ReplyDeleteagreed, but being in my position, and having an unoffical blog is a huge contradiction in itself :)
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ReplyDeleteMichael O'stean (09:14:44) :
ReplyDeleteThese 2 new lte4g sprint phones (evo and gs3) are great, but this sprint network sucks….It’s no longer the “now” network but better yet should be called the “vision” network…. i was one of the “lucky” first ones to get the lte4g only to learn that i am now stuck on a 3g wimax network til lte comes alive here in tampa, fla.. depending on who u talk too, lte will be here next month, 2 months, this summer, Q3, end of this year, and from off many reliable blogs such as this one, 2013. Why TF does sprint sell phones for networks that they are so far behind on….and i was told by the “care” department that it is up and down the east coast and more cities are coming…so i found a map…..lol and her idea of the whole east coast are cities like bos, nyc, atlanta, and a very few others….otherwise…welcome back to the year 2000 and 3g wimax speed….
Now as far as issues ive had so far with this phone… where i once had 4g service in my home, i now get 3g only and occasionally bounces into roaming..and i recently did a trip up to Panama city Beach for memorial day weekend and had the worst phone service i ever remember having…another issue is my bluetooth connection in both my Ford truck and my BMW.. both new models.. the phone connects but unable to use it or get voice to work on it… more issues but im bored of typing…thought i was the only one with these issues but they are all over the blogs with more issues then what i have… The sprint stores and care, excalated up too supervisors, escalated up to retentions departments, etc are clueless about the issues and now are wanting to charge me a restocking fee for returning the phones as well as another activation fee to start up my trusty ole 3d evo until something better comes along…such as ATT or Verizon… funny thing is retentions said they would reverse these charges if i would stay with them..(i’m within 30 days of my contract).. i declined.. because your lte service sucks compared to everyone else.. I’ve been with Sprint for a long time but you guys have put the cart before the horses lately….and you’re going to lose a lot of customers because of this… I’m a Pilot for a Major Airline who has enjoyed the little discount I get from sprint and I am a big “pro-sprint” guy at work…but trust me, after last night dealing with these departments, I am going to be a MEGAPHONE against sprint and wake up people to just how much better service is from the other carriers….I say all this just to let people know my experience, but hoping too that this inside sprint guy is somewhere up on the food chain and can affect change for the better for others….
thanks…your once loyal customer