T-Mobile G1 - HTC Hero Question

[TommyTank200]

Hi All,

Been a while since I posted visited the forum to be honest, been a tad busy.

Let me give you a scenario, I currently have a black T-Mobile G1 that was if anyone one remembers subjected to a swim in a swimming pool. Although it still works I know its voided the warranty so I have claimed on my Insurance and been awarded enough to buy a new G1.

Now my question is should I buy another G1 or maybe punt for the Hero? I have to stay with T-Mobile as I still have a contract for 12 months.

I like the G1 but only because I have rooted it and got it working the way I like it.

What is everyone else doing sticking with the G1 or swapping to the Hero?

TT

[fumtoom]

SAME here!!!! this is some bull!

[TommyTank200]

I like the G1 for :-

Lattitude,
Internet,
Google Sync (mail, calander, contacts)
MSN/GTalk,
Google Maps,
Facebook/Twitter
You Tube.
Widgets and Touch Screen

I dont like,

Battery Life
Not bothered about qwerty keyboard,
No Blutooth for sending receiving data,
Camera is not that good,
Video is worse and
Weight it is quite a heavy phone imho.

I plan to read up on the Hero/G2 Touch but if it crosses off a couple of the dont likes without removing the likes then it might have to be the phone for me.

[fumtoom]

anybody using the JAC hero?

[simms22]

G1 ! Been with it since day preorder , and am still in love with it (loving it more and more every day) .
But anyways , the g1 have the physical keyboard . That , in itself , would prevent me from going with the hero .

[kitsunisan]

SAME here!!!! this is some bull!

Your posts never make any sense, please stop making them.

The Hero isn't going to be on T-Mobile, so if staying with them is a deciding factor, stick with the G1. If you're not tied to the physical keyboard, look at the Mytouch, its basically the G1 sans keyboard but with a lot more internal memory.

[master.peterm]

if you can wait till november there should be someinteresting phones by then

[Shel]

The Hero isn't going to be on T-Mobile, so if staying with them is a deciding factor, stick with the G1. If you're not tied to the physical keyboard, look at the Mytouch, its basically the G1 sans keyboard but with a lot more internal memory.

The OP is in England, and TMobile UK HAS announced they are going to be getting the Hero, I do believe.

So, the OP can get the Hero, but he cannot get the myTouch, which was only released by T Mobile US.

[kitsunisan]

The OP is in England, and TMobile UK HAS announced they are going to be getting the Hero, I do believe.

So, the OP can get the Hero, but he cannot get the myTouch, which was only released by T Mobile US.

Right, apologies. I'd personally go with Hero, the increased ram would make it worth it in my opinion. Only reason I can see to stick with a G1 is the keyboard, and I haven't really used mine in months.
A bit of further clarification on my part, the line about posts never making sense was directed at the quote, not at the OP. Should be self-evident, thought I'd point it out just in case.

[xdavidn88]

I'm sticking with the G1, I'm already happy with it.

I'm sure if I was willing to dish out $500-600 for the Hero, I would probably love it. But right now I'm happy with the G1 and that's all that matters!

[andy_lowe02]

OK here's a good one for everybody! I am running the Superhero V2 Rom on my unlocked,and jailbroke G1. Anybody know how to get the myFaves Application on that ROM? Any help is appreciated. I'm totally confused with this. I called T-Mobile and even explained everything to them and they can't do nothing about it if I have an unsupported OS. Thanks in advance to everybody!

[TommyTank200]

Thanks everyone, I think I will not replace my G1 once the insurance money comes through and instead opt for the G2 Touch (HTC Hero, TMob have renamed it for some reason). I dont really use the qwerty keyboard that much and would not miss it if it was not there.

I do like the sound of more internal memory and just hope features I heavily use like lattitude and MSN are compatible in the UK with them as they are not with the G1 and I had to root it.

I also hope the battery life is better, but to be fair it could not be worse, lol.

TT

[valos1479]

well since ur in the right area , id get the hero , nicer lookin phone better build quality , itll have better battery life out the box , and no need to hack to get the awesome sense ui .....

i got my hero on preorder , and im sacrificing no 3g ...to have it ...but the hell with it its better phone.

[amd85]

Right now with JacHero 2.63, the G1 feels like and works like a charm. Virtually no load time and stable as a rock. If you dont mind not having bluetooth and LED then go for it. Even the 2.63 none slow edition is hella fast with the stock 1gb memory card.