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Synbios:
Well I also used BB for quite some time. The overall build quality, call quality, and battery life is definitely better. But I think RIM has really fallen behind in technology and is not able to keep up with the same hardware improvements that are available on Android phones specifically. The browsing experience on BB is quite awful even on their newer phones. I think the presence of Android has also forced Apple to stay in the hardware game, improving resolution, camera, processor, RAM, etc.
If you're already using the Epic with 4G/WiMAX I don't think you will really get much more by trying anything else. I agree completely that AT&T and T-Mobile's pseudo-4G is no good right now, and Verizon's LTE and Sprint WiMAX is currently the best way to go. AT&T will not have LTE for quite some time. I heard that Sprint wants to switch to LTE now (perhaps buyer's remorese) so I'm not sure what their future is going to be like exactly.
The Thunderbolt 4G looks like an excellent phone it's too bad that it doesn't have dual cores or better upgraded hardware. While the Motorola Atrix 4G has slightly better hardware I'd probably avoid Motorola at this point because of the lack of customization and hacking availble due to the locked bootloaders. HTC is the way to go, IMHO.
Using 4G with tethered hotspot is definitely a good idea and could certainly be useful for everyday computer internet usage. I'm not sure if verizon's LTE will be any better in terms of speed but it all depends on your current location and signal strength. Hopefully there will be some benchmarks soon comparing the two.
chip!:
Verizon's Thunderbolt 4G LTE does look interesting... except, it is basically an LTE version of the HTC Evo on Sprint (nearly identical phones).
But, from what I can tell, the Verizon Motorola Bionic will actually be the better phone. It has dual cores CPU, "DDR2" ram.. not Flash RAM that all other phones have (faster RAM = good), and the resolution will be higher (960 x 540), 16GB onboard storage, and a 1930mAh battery.. and will be upgraded to Gingerbread soon after launch (if its not ready by launch time). Downside is that it will be harder to make ROMs for it since the bootloader will need to be cracked, but it has been done on other moto phones, so I doubt it will really be that much of a problem.
http://www.techlicious.com/blog/motorola-droid-bionic-verizon-4g-speed-and-dual-core-power/
Also, Verizon's LTE is faster than Sprints WiMax... but I'm readying reports that Clearwire/Sprint are already testing LTE that is faster than Verizons, and they could be rolling out the network as soon as 3QTR 2011, and phasing out WiMax.. so things could get interesting. If that is the case, then I think I will stick with Sprint and not switch to Verizon. Sprint is cheaper, and if its faster too.. well thats even better.
Synbios:
Yeah that's true sprint is phasing out their wimax and starting LTE but I have a feeling Verizon's LTE will be superior and have better coverage since they had an earlier start and also Sprint wasted money with their Wimax network.
The Bionic is the phone that I meant, not the Atrix (that one was AT&T). The Thunderbolt actually has a newer version of the snapdragon than the Evo but you're right it's still nothing compared to the specs that the Bionic has. I personally care more about modification than hardware specs so if I had a choice between the thunderbolt and bionic I'd go with the HTC, but I would completely understand if somebody chose the Bionic instead.
We don't really know what the pricing scheme for the Verizon's LTE network will be yet but I agree completely most likely the Sprint service will be cheaper, especially with that excellent simply everything plan that they have.
Nice chart though at least I know now that the verizon's LTE network is faster than sprint's wimax. Coverage is a huge problem though, since everyone's 4G is so damn spotty right now.
gibbler1010:
I'm in Canada, so I am through a company called Rogers, which I believe is affiliated with AT&T in the US..not sure..and no..I've always used apple as far as smartphones.. I've always liked them.
MinLo:
HTC EVO SHIFT
love the phone especly after dealing with winmo 6x on my tp1 and tp2
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