[shaakezula]

just got my hero yesterday from bestbuy..$99 with my 150 upgrade.. i was eligible for a no deposit 3rd line added to my family plan so i bought the hero on the new 3rd line (for $99) otherwise it would have been (179$ with upgrade) since ive been with sprint for 7 years..they also knocked off 25$ per month on my bill for a loyal customer thing...sweeet...after playing with the fone and reading the htc hero forum here for a few days i was sold..i have had 3 YES 3 touch pro's replaced and REFUSED to get a 4th reburbished one...

so after a day of playing with the hero, i have to go along with others in this thread and say the battery life has far surpassed my expectations, after watching youtube vids for a while, messing around with it all day, still had PLENTY of juice left this morn when i woke up..

the fone just seems to glide from interface to interface...i dig the way the widgets are set up for quicker access to what you need and i'm finding the app store very useful as well along with several links provided on this forum i've found..

so far i have had NO issues with receiving pic. mail that others have been having here in the forum..(yes with wifi turned off) had an issue sending pic mail but it was resolved with some advice i found here on the forums surfing...

so far i've had no issues using the fone, no dropped calls..the ringer is LOUD as hell which i dig..after reading many threads in here i found out how to add custom ringtones and custom textes..just have to make sure textes are in wav format n ringtones in mp3 (wav will usually have a larger kb ratio)

overall in 2 days i'm VERY impressed with this fone and the os...speaking of..i dig the OS..and have no issues with it whatsoever...

THE ONLY cons i have (along with others im seeing) is the whole not being able to store apps on the micro sd card (WITHOUT having to root the device) that's a big con for me after having a mogul and t/pro for so long..i'm not technically savvy enough to even attempt to root my phone, i'll just have to see if i can pay someone to do it in my town...

my only suggestion for ppl planning on buying the hero..
1. go to a store and play with it 1st
2. read the hero forums and try and get an overall feel for the device and what
the common isues pros AND cons are
3. if you've been a winmo user for a while be PREPARED for a huge learning curve..
i've had it two days and still learning everyday =)