{"id":11057,"date":"2012-05-08T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=11057"},"modified":"2013-02-07T13:53:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T19:53:15","slug":"virgin-mobile-goes-4g-and-another-evo-is-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/hardware\/virgin-mobile-goes-4g-and-another-evo-is-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Mobile Goes 4G, And Another EVO Is Born"},"content":{"rendered":"
With Sprint transitioning to a4G network based on LTE instead of WiMax, I was wondering what the company would do with the old fiber — other than support existing handsets, that is. It looks like Spring will use that infrastructure to prop up their no-contract networks. While competing network MetroPCS does offer a (pricey and throttled<\/a>)4G pre-pay plan, Virgin is adding the speed without tagging on the price. Rates start at $35 a month, and you can get the advantage of high speed without dealing with high price.<\/p>\n Virgin will also be adding two new Broadband2Go devices with a USB stick called the U600 and an Overdrive wireless hotspot. These are great for frequent travelers.<\/p>\n What about phones though, you ask? Virgin has announced the EVO V 4G to handle your need for speed. Due out on May 31, this handset brings Android 4.0 to the pre-pay party. While it does have Sense 3.6 instead of the new Sense 4.0, I suspect only a small subset of people care.<\/p>\n For the most part, the device seems like a reworked original EVO, what with the 4.3 qHD screen (the best screen on Virgin phones), but the rear cameras is 5 MP instead of 8 and includes support for 3D imaging. Not bad. In addition, the battery is a 1730 mAh battery instead of the universally reviled 1500 mAh in the original EVO.\u00a0 Those two tweaks may be enough to keep this from just being last year’s high-end tossed to the pre-pay wolves.<\/p>\n