HTC Hero, coming July on Orange and T-Mobile, makes me want!

[hornett]

Misses just said mine has turned up going to ride my bike home extra fast

 

[Conrad11]

Had mine for 2 days now and I absolutely love it. Had a bit of trouble setting up my Google account but other than that it's fantastic. Highly customizable and so many features already on the phone and to download. I thought the "chin" would be offputting, but its really not. Only downpoints are the 5MP camera is quite slow at focusing and the picture quality isnt perfect and it occasionally lags whilst flicking through windows. A great phone, however.

A couple of questions for Hero owners while I eagerly await mine:
1) How accurate is the Hero at linking your phone contacts with their profiles on Facebook? If it finds one of your contacts Facebook profiles does it take their display picture and use it for their contact picture?
2) Can you check to see if the music play can play AAC VBR files?

1) When you add a contact you can link it and its pretty straight forward [you just search their name in the facebook list, which automatically comes up]. And yes, it takes their display pic as the contact pic.
2) I'm not big on my file types, but on the box it says AAC (AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC)

 

[Captain_Slick]

I was going to get this, but the camera isn't good enough nor is the built in storage. Gonna hold out for the Samsung Galaxy.

 

[thecremeegg]

Having signal issues with mine - goes from full to none regularly

 

[Andelusion]

I'm thinking about buying the Hero unlocked and going Sim Only with O2, I have a couple of quesitons (have looked through T&C on O2 site but non the wiser).

I want to use the internet with my Hero, upon selecting the bolt-ons on the O2 site there is 'Unlimited Web' and another choice for 'Unlimited Wifi', does this mean that if I choose the Web bolt-on that I can't connect to my home network for free? Or does 'Unlimited Wifi' mean somtehing else, like a different kind of mobile network that I don't know about? Cheers.

 

[kam187]

I'm thinking about buying the Hero unlocked and going Sim Only with O2, I have a couple of quesitons (have looked through T&C on O2 site but non the wiser).

I want to use the internet with my Hero, upon selecting the bolt-ons on the O2 site there is 'Unlimited Web' and another choice for 'Unlimited Wifi', does this mean that if I choose the Web bolt-on that I can't connect to my home network for free? Or does 'Unlimited Wifi' mean somtehing else, like a different kind of mobile network that I don't know about? Cheers.

Unlimited Web is unlimited edge or 3G (there's some fair use limit, it used to be 200mb, not sure what it is now)

unlimited wifi is connection to the cloud network. Its a bunch of wifi hot spots spread around the country. So if you're in range of one you could log onto it when you're out.

You can always log onto your on wifi with or without the wifi add on.

 

[Meatball]

1) When you add a contact you can link it and its pretty straight forward [you just search their name in the facebook list, which automatically comes up]. And yes, it takes their display pic as the contact pic.
2) I'm not big on my file types, but on the box it says AAC (AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC)

Fantastic thanks for that. I don't need to bother transferring all my contacts pictures over now .

Mine was dispatched today for next day delivery so *fingers crossed* it will arrive tomorrow a long with my 16Gb class 6 card tomorrow to .

 

[McDaniel]

Bit worried as mine is still saying "Awaiting Further Info" - will be a very angry customer tomorrow if it doesn't change later!

 

[smokedog]

Bit worried as mine is still saying "Awaiting Further Info" - will be a very angry customer tomorrow if it doesn't change later!

Mine says the same... Called CS and they didn't have clue. Don't expect to arrive tomorrow now, seeing its pasted the 4:30 last post deadline.

 

[McDaniel]

Mine says the same... Called CS and they didn't have clue. Don't expect to arrive tomorrow now, seeing its pasted the 4:30 last post deadline.

Well 2 hours ago the Manager of contracts was meant to be dealing with mine after x amount of phonecalls

 

[jpmonkey69]

Well 2 hours ago the Manager of contracts was meant to be dealing with mine after x amount of phonecalls

Just cancel it and get an iPhone... they're better IMO.

 

[McDaniel]

Just cancel it and get an iPhone... they're better IMO.

Had one - didn't really like it

 

[kam187]

Had one - didn't really like it

Where did you order from? Cant you get it from you're network?

 

[scoopex]

I got a HTC Hero on the way from Orange but i dont even want it.

 

[jpmonkey69]

Had one - didn't really like it

Fair enough! Horses for courses!

I have the HTC Hero, and one thing that bugs me is that I can't change my SMS alert tone I'm not sure if it's because I'm a 'tard or if it's just not possible.

That aside though, despite the slow CPU it's a very capable phone.

 

[McDaniel]

Where did you order from? Cant you get it from you're network?

I'm on O2 - but moving to T-Mob + HTC Hero

 

[kam187]

I'm on O2 - but moving to T-Mob + HTC Hero

Couldnt you go direct through T-Mobile directly? I upgraded today; they told me they'll have stock on friday, but I just got a text saying order went through and its on its way.

 

[McDaniel]

No - I want the white model not the black.

 

[McDaniel]

It's not the waiting as such - it's being told something several times and a company not delivering; and as a first time buyer with them it doesn't leave the best impression!

 

[kam187]

Fair enough! Horses for courses!

I have the HTC Hero, and one thing that bugs me is that I can't change my SMS alert tone I'm not sure if it's because I'm a 'tard or if it's just not possible.

That aside though, despite the slow CPU it's a very capable phone.

Try this:

Open the Messaging App. Menu>Settings, scroll down to the bottom to the notification settings