Everyone seems to be loving some of the new features of the HTC Evo 4G. The additional fees that come with some of them however, are another matter. Thankfully, Qik has updated their blog to address the widely held belief that their video service was going to be pay only. There will be two subscription levels much like some markets apps, a core or lite version which will be free, and a paid premium version. Â From Qik’s blog:
Well, there’re a number of rumors flying around that the 2-way Qik mobile video service will require a premium subscription. We wanted to clarify what that really means. Firstly, rest assured that the core Qik service that lets you communicate live from your phone to other phones, web and desktop will be FREE. Yes – this means that the core capability of doing 2-way Qik video chat will be FREE for Sprint EVO 4G users. The subscription fee will be for some advanced premium features that we are working on, which we will be announcing on June 4th – the day the amazing HTC EVO 4G phone launches.
So, we’ll have to wait six more days to find out the differences, unless we get lucky and the information gets leaked. Keep your fingers crossed!
[Source AndroidGuys, Qik]
