EVO in Australia

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I got a HD2, replacing a Hero last month and am VERY excited about the Evo.

I can't seem to find a mention of Australia anywhere, I saw that the UK was apparently missing out as they don't have a 4G network but Vivid Wireless has just been launched in Perth here in Australia running a 4G Network and is currently on its way to coming online in other major cities.

So what do you think?
Will the Evo be coming to Australia?

I will end up importing one if it doesn't but I'd rather not have the Sprint branding (I'm that much of a purist)

if u import it how are u gonna use it? coz i thought it doesnt use sim card (correct me if im wrong)

But i really do hope this phone comes to australia

Not likely.

The EVO runs on the 4g network at Sprint. Perth is the only city that has a 4g network AFAIK (vividwireless.com.au), but its not linked to a cellular network in any way so a phone on this service would be unable to make phonecalls...

It does still have EVDO but that's slow and makes the phone pointless to release among Australia's market.

I dont know about the EVO using SIM cards but I was under the impression that it can function on 3G as well as 4G

The Evo, as a CDMA device released for Sprint, will not use a SIM card. But yes, the device will be able to function on both 4G and 3G. It will search for a WiMAX (4G) connection, and if it cannot connect, it will then search for a EVDO (3G) connection.

I have a feeling they will have a SIM card for the phone. Otherwise it wouldn't make for a great world phone Verizon has SIM slots in some of their phones in order to be a world phone on GSM networks.

I think the same will apply here. Knowing HTC they will follow up with a phone that will be equivalent in a next HD3/HD4 release for 850/900 networks.

They are truly moving the whole phone market at the moment. They are the phone company to beat in regards to style and innovation.

I do like the Samsung Galaxy S as well. But I have become attached to the Sense UI and that is one of the main reasons I do not want to get the Nexus One for AT&T. I will pay a little more to get the one from Telstra is AT&T doesn't release any news of a better android phone by April 27th.

I am due for an upgrade or I will move to Sprint for the EV0 4G which I think I will get anyways.

I have the Tmobile HD2 and the lock ups pisses me off even with several of the other ROM's I have flashed.

Oh well can't have everything. I might return the phone. I have a few more days.

Re: EVO in Australia

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this phone will not work in Australia. it is not a world phone and was developed for Sprint to steal business from other US carriers. there is no SIM card and if the 4g in Perth is LTE instead of WiMax, data won't work there either. EVDO isn't compatible in any way with GSM. Most likely, this phone won't be able to be flashed to work on another CDMA company here in the USA. Sorry, I know GSM is a world standard, but Sprint here provides the best service/price without a doubt and average speeds are better than GSM here because of how the GSM companies spread out their towers compared to the EVDO companies. this is an amazing break for us on Sprint since our phones generally SUCK. Even the Pre which debued on Sprint turned out to be a flop because Sprint had no standards for software or hardware and the first phones released fell apart by just looking at them the wrong way. at least this time, the phone is based off another phone (hd2) but better and running Android.

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It's a shame that it uses the CDMA network instead of GSM. This is the only credible challenge to iPhone so far. I'm dying to see it coming to Australia. My only concern is still the accuracy of the touch screen. Hope that HTC has sorted this out by now.

Yeah it's a real shame this isn't a world phone. It packs a royal punch.

The Desire isn't too bad a competitor to the iPhone though. Why not consider that?