It looks like the well-reviewed HTC EVO 4G is an overnight success, so successful, it's stressing the Sprint activation system and selling out in some stores
The super smartphone that is first to support 4G went on sale this morning at Sprint, Radio Shack and Best Buy.
Our local Radio Shack Store sold-out of the HTC EVO 4G by 9:00 am this morning. Aother Radio Shack store sold out later around 11:00 pm. Some stores experienced activation problems.
There were around 30 people in line at the Pasadena Sprint Store in Old Pasadena this morning waiting for the HTC EVO 4G, a store rep told us, by lunch time there were four people in line and that their stock wouldn't last until the end of today.
MicroSD Glitch Fixed with OTA Update:
Users have reported
problems accessing the microSD card. HTC spokesman Keith Nowak told
Engadget that HTC identified the cause of problem of "insufficient file
permissions" and other errors when attempting to write to the included 8
GB microSD on the HTC EVO 4G and
there's an OTA fix coming "very shortly.
The Over the Air fix
version 1.32.651.6 is currently being pushed out to the HTC EVO 4G.
The1.32.651.6
update also fixes a potential security
vulnerability. Users can manually install he update, go to Settings >
System
Updates > HTC software update and follow the instructions.
You can read HTC EVO 4G User Guide or the Getting Started Guide, online
.HTC EVO 4G
reviewers called the Android super phone, "everything a
geek could dream of," "a beautiful and powerful window to the world,"
and the touchscreen "mesmerizing." The major new features of the HTC
EVO 4G include a huge 4.3 touchscreen, 4G (WiMAX faster data
access), data and voice at the same time at 4G, and ability to work as a
Wi-Fi hotspot.
Click here for Wirefly's HTC EVO price.