There’s a chance that the Sprint HTC Evo 4G — America’s first 4G phone — will be on sale sooner than most were expecting. AndroidCentral came across several promotional flyers photographed by a forum user from its sister site. The photos allegedly come from Radio Shack (or as its known in some parts of the country, The Shack). A Radio Shack salesman allegedly said that the phone will be available for $200 with a contract and $600 without. The estimated arrival date for the phone is June 6.
I was expecting the Evo 4G to be available towards the end of the summer. A June 6 release date would be much better for Sprint. Verizon’s HTC Incredible has been getting great reviews and Apple is expected to announced its next iPhone later in June. The sooner Sprint launches the phone — which was recently approved by the FCC, btw — the better. Of course the June release would only make sense if Sprint has completed extensive work on upgrading its WiMax 4G network.
If the phone comes out in June, would any of you make the jump to Sprint and the Evo 4G?
After my god awful experience with Sprint the other day, I am very leery of staying even for this beast of a phone.