HTC EVO 4G delays hurting Sprint's 4G strategy

Referring strictly to the article I have been on a Sprint “waiting list” since launch day and cannot find one yet. In fact, they stopped using waiting lists because of the embarrassing shortage on phones. I really don’t know how much to blame Sprint for this, but I’m annoyed enough to think about another carrier. Last I checked, I still had 20 people ahead of me on the list and they only get maybe 5 phones a day in.
I know Sprint doesn’t want to inventory too much product, but they really need to get enough product for a proper launch. This really is hurting them.

And if you want an evo but can’t find one, go to best buy… where they not only have them; but where you dont even pay a.mail In rebate

I got mine at a Sorint licensee store — had to out down a deposit and wait a week, but that wasn’t so bad. However, if Sprint wants me to use the thing more than my iPhone, it would help if I could actually get 4G in my neighborhood. I also had to wait TWO weeks before Verizon (my least favorite carrier) would cough up my landline number. That’s obscene, especially since the landline has been out of order fo a month, and they never fixed it! Meantime I’m using a temp number, not getting 4G, and wondering why I simply didn’t get another iPhone.

Been waiting to use my upgrade on this dang phone and cant find it anywhere including bestbuy!!

Well…..Hesse best make sure theres no shortages of EPIC’S.

I was lucky to get my Evo after having to wait for 2 weeks. I absolutely love the phone.

Battery life may be an issue, but when you’re dealing with the size of RAM and processor of Today’s smartphones such as the Evo, it should be expected. See how much battery life you get on a laptop. It’s all in perspective. Until batteries improve, more and more smartphones in this category, will experience the same issue.

Jawman did more of a review on the EVO than BGR did.

Still waiting on EVO review…..

i’m afraid i’m not helping with the shortage. i got the evo the day they were released, loved it, smashed in a car door on july 4th (still works, but there’s a corner where touch still registers but there’s no image), ordered a replacement, the replacement was left on my stoop w/out a signature, was supposedly stolen, and now i’ll have wait till ANOTHER replacement is available (quoted 5 days). at least my present, albeit damaged, EVO is still working.

Sorry.

I hope its not the same story with the EPic.

And why are Sprint and Verizon taking so long on a release date for their versions of the Samsung Galaxy S? Both AT&T (Captivate) and T-Mo (Vibran) have firm release dates, but not Sprint (Epic 4G) or VZW (Fascinate)! This is annoying, as we’re trying to switch over from VZW to Sprint. Are they just trying to prevent these from taking interest away from the Evo and DroidX???

Some of you may want to look into Wirefly.

I got in on the Evo/Bing deal over July 4 weekend and my 3 phones (2 EVOs + 1 Hero). The Hero came last week and the EVOs are coming tomorrow.

Currently Bing has $25 cashback. Search for Wirefly.

I’ve been unsuccessful in getting an Evo! Yesterday when the white ones were on sale I went online to get one shipped to store but when i went to go pick it up they didn’t let me walk out with one! I told them the phone comes out today but they said they had to get all the pre-orders out before i could even get one! I was so mad because I was charged and got my store pick up confirmation email but they said they had to cancel the order and wait until they got all the pre-orders out! I was livid but i went to the sprint store and had no choice but to get put on their waiting list! Hopefully I get mine soon!

Guys I can’t say a whole lot about this but I’m telling you, go to one of third party Sprint stores that are independently owned and operated. A lot of them can’t compete with the corporate stores and will give you a monthly discount if you buy it there. Yeah you still have to do the mail in rebate, but you’ll save so much more money a month that it’s worth it to do that rather than go to Best Buy or Wirefly.

Got it Launch Day….One of the best devices i’ve ever owned..

Same here, got mine launch day and have had no problems what so ever…….Left at&t and crapple for sprint and the evo and have not looked back

after about 2 weeks of deal hunting on craigs list.

bingo, i am in EVO heaven.

I live in Atlanta where you can’t get these things anywhere. When you visit the store and ask about a waiting list, they tell you they’ve closed them. The Evo has gone to a first come, first served item. So how do you get one of these babies? You go to a non 4G market. They have plenty in stock. I was able to pick up two Evo’s yesterday. I had to drive about an hour out of town, but I got em. That being said, I like it but I don’t love it. I live in the city of Atlanta limits and I can’t get 4G service at my house…lame! I’m also a long time Blackberry user and coming from a business related product to a more media related product I was very disappointed. My fiancee loves hers. She is replacing a Pre. I will be returning mine though. It’s a lot of fun but I dont need another expensive toy. I need a work phone.

Got mine on launch day. Best phone I’ve ever owned, and that list includes Palms (Pre, Treos, and Centro) and 2 different BlackBerry’s. It’s fast, stable, feature rich, and does the personal and business things I need it to do. Well worth keeping up attempts at buying if you haven’t been able to find one.

Some stores have them, but you wouldn’t know unless you were physically there. I’ve asked a few stores via phone whether they had them and was told no. When I stopped by less than an hour later, they still had them in stock.

As far as shortages hurting, yes it hurts Sprint. I know they must have been concerned about getting too many phones given the overabundance of Pres they had, but Sprint didn’t bet enough on the Evo. They should have ordered enough to get them well into the pre-holiday buying season instead of thinking just get enough for summer.

Parts supplies are going to slow all the carriers down because parts makers have been afraid to build enough new production facilities and capacities because economies are down. The demand for smartphones remains high though. I don’t think smartphone makers are seeing the links though – smartphone demand remains high while mobile PCs and netbooks continues to fall. Buyers are telling them that smartphones are in the sweetspot.

It also hurts that Samsung, LG, and a few other much smaller suppliers pretty much control the screen production.

Ordered from Wirefly and shipped in 1 week, unlike the 3 weeks I was expecting. Very pleased.

Inside sources say that Samsung manufactures the EVO’s screen. Since Samsung is releasing their own 4G phone (the Epic) for Sprint at the end of the month, they have halted production of the EVO screen in order to boost sales.