htc, the maker of high spec smartphones has just announced that their blazingly amazing EVO 4G LTE handset is available for pre-order. But only if you live in the States and can afford what is bound to be a stiff price.
LTE or long-term evolution is the future standard for smartphones and will improve quality and capability no end.
And for the UK? No word yet but you can bet your life that the large networks will charge you dearly. Maybe even the the first £100 pm tariff! And don’t get too excited ‘cos the UK infrastructure is so poor and ancient that you won’t be able to get a signal, not even in London. As you can see from the map we don’t yet have it and we now lag well behind the rest of the Western World for coverage. But fear not; it’s planned. Like the HS2 rail link to Scotland, the Edinburgh trams and fibre optic to all internet users.
In case you took a pass on that Sprint-branded GNex or the LG Viper 4G in order to wait it out for HTC's EVO 4G LTE, well, now's the time to get your wallet ready and unleash the cash. As promised, The Now Network has the LTE-friendly EVO priced at $199.99 (50 bucks less on Wirefly) with a beloved two-year contract, while those ineligible for an upgrade will have to shell out around $550. That being said, chances are you won't get to surf those Long Term Evolution waves when you get device, but at least you'll be all set once the rollout finally commences. While Sprint's yet to give an official release date, Wirefly (somewhat reliable in the past) does say the ICS / Sense 4 slab will be shipping on May 18th. Hit either of the source links below to get your pre-order on.
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PSA: Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE up for pre-order today, May 18th release date hinted at Wirefly originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 May 2012 12:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSA: Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE up for pre-order today, May 18th release date hinted at Wirefly
Edgar Alvarez
Mon, 07 May 2012 16:23:00 GMT
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