HTC Hero Black pre-order

[AIpha]

wonder whats the cheapest price i can pay for hero unlocked from UK hmmm

Cheapest price=Arm, leg, toenail clipping.


Enjoy your touch flo 1 arm hero though. x)

[notxel21]

hey notxel how reliable is that site you provided? they have an unlocked magic for a good price...(plus magic has similar specs to the hero.)

The first thing I checked was their BBB rating (A+) http://www.bbb.org/central-californi...is-ca-89036870

A few Google buyer reviews: http://www.google.com/products/revie...&cat=merchants

They seem legit!

[LazyGenius]

The first thing I checked was their BBB rating (A+) http://www.bbb.org/central-californi...is-ca-89036870

A few Google buyer reviews: http://www.google.com/products/revie...&cat=merchants

They seem legit!

alright! i might have get my phone through them...

[Jet]

Oh hell nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont see myself paying 700 for that, I really really want one though! I guess i`ll just settle for the Magic

[LazyGenius]

Oh hell nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont see myself paying 700 for that, I really really want one though! I guess i`ll just settle for the Magic

wait... i think the price just went down! im not seeing it for $634! thats the cheapest i seen so far....

and does anyone know if this works with ATT 3g bands?

[Crashdamage]

...does anyone know if this works with ATT 3g bands?

This is my understanding of the situation and it may not be 100% accurate, but...

No. Unlocked European versions on AT&T will still have only Edge service in the U.S. AT&T uses either 850 or 1900MHZ. European phones use either 900 or 2100MHZ. So AT&T 3G has the same problem as T-Mo U.S. 3G does.

BUT...T-Mo U.S. owns bandwith for 3G in either 1700 or 2100MHZ. 2100MHZ is used around the world, but they have not actually deployed any 2100MHZ service in the U.S. only 1700. Maybe they're saving 2100MHZ for 4G. Maybe they're saving 2100MHZ for some future world-capable versions since most 3G service in Europe is 2100 MHZ (I think). Ask T-Mo what they're planning.

So the Good is that T-Mo is the only U.S. provider with substantial world-standard 3G bandwith in the U.S. And if they ever do use 2100MHZ space for 3G, T-Mo phones like the G1/MyTouch are good to go. At least most - maybe all, I dunno - 3G-equipped T-Mo U.S. phones are already 1700-2100MHZ-capable. You could probably take a T-Mo U.S. phone to Europe and have 3G right now.

The Bad is you can't - so far - bring a European version to the U.S and have 3G on any carrier.

Correct me if I'm wrong about any of this...

[morris]

So 3 weeks later, has anyone found a place to pre-order a black Hero yet?

I think the brown looks kinda ugly, and white just isn't my thing.

[Crashdamage]

Unlocked Heros are only available in white, at least for the foreseeable future. All other colors are reserved for service provider's versions.