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sweet!!!!!

so is hero ever coming to US?

gonna look at it now :] thanks!

From the article:
I don't know if you mean "official" announcement by a particular carrier, but there certainly is a US-spec version, most likely coming to AT&T.

The engadget article has all the info.

Ricky

Thanks Ricky, yes, I did mean an "official" carrier announcement or simply news that HTC would be offering it unlocked. Hopefully FCC clearance does mean it's a case of when, not if

Chris

Well, you'd think so, or they would probably have a T-Mo friendly version if it were just to cover themselves. It's a shame it would require a carrier change...my wife's not ready to consider that. Anyway, wasn't it on one of the T-Mobile "leaked" documents that we first saw the Hero months ago, dressed in bright pink? I certainly remember it that way, but with T-mobile coming out recently saying they do not plan to offer it, something doesn't add up. [[EDIT: Actually, I'm thinking of the leaked HTC thing. The leaked T-Mo one didn't include Hero. So NM]] Obviously, they wouldn't want to overshadow the "Mytouch" launch right now with an announcement of a far better phone...but it also stands to reason that even if T-Mobile offers this hardware, it will likely come without Sense, and will be called the "T-Mobile ChatPal 2000 Touch Tapper" or similar disgustingly out-of-touch name (no pun intended)

Ricky

easy there. it was a version with the 850 and 1900mhz bands but it doesnt mean a US version. Canada and AT&T use the same 3g bands so its just as likely that the device is going to Canada.

mind you it could work on AT&T unlocked.

EDIT: i just realized my comment was "highly ranked" in that engadget article! yay!

Devices don't have to clear the FCC, a US gov't agency, to be offered in Canada.

http://www.fcc.gov/aboutus.html

lol alright. you win this round.

Thanks for answering the question about the pattern lock!

I was really curious to see what they might have replaced it with if they did. I find the pattern lock very interesting.

Really great review, thanks you very much for all the questions answered.

I have one more actually. I was reading the Gizmodo review, and unlike you, they had some great complaints about overall performance, specially regarding the use of widgets. However, one commenter (SnowingCookies) said something which could be the answer to their problems. I quote:

Do you know what type of SD card was used on your review unit? I just want to make sure their complaints was just a localized problem and not a major issue with the device.

Thanks in advance.

That makes no sense but Im interested if you can shed any light on this Chris

Glad to see I can sync with outlook contacts instead of Gmail contacts

Right, I've been trying to do some microSD sleuthing but I'm not coming up with much. The card supplied with our review unit is a 1GB SanDisk microSD, and there's no indication on the card itself as to its class rating. Serial number is 09035034770GM, if that helps anyone.

I saw that comment on Gizmodo's review, and I did wonder whether it could be the issue at hand. Speaking to HTC's PR people they're confused about the differing reports; they say all of the demo devices are running the same ROM (which they tell me is the production build, incidentally) which I took to mean both the phones in the US and here in the UK.

Chris

Haha I was thinking the exact same thing when I was reading lazy's comment

Looks amazing..
I recieve mine in the post tomorrow

? Did i read correctly..you're recieving the hero tomorrow? Are you in the UK or US

I am in the UK, I work for Orange.. I was in work when I recieved an e-mail saying it had been put in stock on the website, so I went straight in.

£30 a month, 18 months, 1200 Minutes, Unlimited texts and 500mb, handset completely free.

Well enjoy..please share some impressions of the phone when you get a chance.

I will do, I've had the Touch HD, the G1 and getting the Hero..
along with owning a HTC Diamond for a little while.

I'll be able to make a few comparisons, although I have a passionate hate for Win Mo, so it may be a little biased!

lol no worries, i have the same hate

Apparently they screwed up customers and the device by not making sure it has solid tethering features. The reviews all aboard are avoiding the issue. I would not rate the phone as trash because of it, but I am seriously pissed off because it is what I would purchase if the tethering was added.

Thanks for the indepth review!

Ordered mine today after trying one out instore,

900mins/unlimited txts/500meg net for £34.26 and and the phone for free, gotta love bombarding orange sales with internet deals to force them down in price :-D

Also Hello everyone, long time lurker present

Hey Chris - Im curious, what firmware version was your review Hero running? People who have gotten it in the UK from the Organge release are reporting the following, firmware verson 1.5, software version 1.0.0.A6288

I have the phone on my lap The only thing I can flaw is the lack of a hardware keyboard.. but I guess I can get used to the virtual one!

If anyone has any questions feel free to ask

18 or 24 month plan?

Did it come with any syncing software to sync contacts with Outlook via USB?

Is the phone laggy at all with say 3 or 4 widgets?

Nope :/ not useful to me but can see how it would be useful to others!

I have currently running the twitter widget, the weather widget, messages widget, email widget, clock widget, loads of program shortcuts and it's fine only bit of lag i had was when i was writing a text message and i got a phone call, after the phone call i ended up with a blank text message and a frozen screen for about 2-4 seconds.. but was fine after that

That's good to hear! I can't wait to get my HERO in hand.

How did you get your hands on your HERO already?

Um, I live in the UK and work for Orange, I got an e-mail from someone else within the company the moment it was up to buy on the website and I went right in and ordered, came in the post at 9:30am

Lucky bastard!!! lol

Do you plan on doing a review for the community?
Maybe even a video upload to youtube or use qik to shoot a video?

I suppose I could do a quick one tonight
Maybe not a video as the only thing I would have to record with is my G1 which would be a bit rubbish quality wise.

I'm updating my twitter when I find new little bits about the phone so you could follow me on there if you are interested, 'tomgravell'

Gonna follow you now. Thanks!
Consider updating your sig with twitter links, etc...

I hate you Tom, no lol im kidding. Thanks for answering questions.

Can you report on the camera auto focus..is it slow like some reviews are claiming.

I am now being followed on Twitter, scary how fast that e-mail came through, it was before I even read your reply to my post..

That's alright! The auto focus seems fine to me, if you're holding the camera still enough it will focus in about 1-1.5 seconds, the quality is nice aswell!

That's what's up!! Getting updates that fast huh?
I so want to get this phone in hand like now!!!!!!!! I so envy you!

Question? What about Google contact integration? For instance, when I flashed a HERO rom to my G1 I could not select to only see my Google contacts with Phone Numbers for instance so people I emailed on Craigslist or Ebay just once showed up in my contact list.

Hey guys I created a thread title HTC Hero Q&A, can we move this discussion over there so that we can have all the burning questions in one place lol.

I noticed earlier you can choose which contacts to display (Google, Phone, Sim or all), but I guess you'd still have someone added to your contacts even if you e-mailed them just once.. which is annoying.

Unfortunately they picked up the review unit this morning, and I can't find where I wrote down the firmware/software version. I am, you see, an idiot. I'll keep looking...

You can download HTC Sync from here: http://www.htc.com/au/SupportViewNew...73&news_id=169 (d/l link is at the very bottom of the page)

Chris

firmware verson 1.5, software version 1.0.0.A6288 is what i am running so i guess chris would be the same

18 month :-)

I have a sprint Hero and am loving it