HTC Hero... Worth it? - Page 2

cheyne1 · #11 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 11:45 PM

I've been a winmo fan for years and I just had to have the touch pro 2 when it came out and 2 days later I traded it in for the hero and I must say its the biggest mistake I never made android especially with sense seems perfect to me yeah sure there maybe a few shortcomings according to other users but personally I don't care simply because every winmo phone I ever had from the sda to the touch pro 2 it has always been a battle to tweak and hack and flash and when something new comes out do it again. I used to think being a flashoholic was my problem but now I see that the most stable builds were never eyecandy enough even though they did their job very well and the newer stuff is quite buggy until you iron It out. Sorry for just goin on on but the point is winmo is a project os that constantly needs a tune up and this hero compared is everything I wanted out of the box looks great and its htc. I surely still love winmo but its love hate I hope wm7 does great but I'm sticking with android and now I get sleep at night too lol

iNTaYkE · #12 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 12:52 AM

It most definitely is!
I'm coming from the TP and I'm never going back to WinMo!

nighteyes · #13 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 02:30 AM

Since becoming a smartphone junkie, I was always a winmo person. I second what Cheyne said...when a new phone got released it was always "when is it going to be unlocked so i can start dumping custom roms on" so that you can get a phone with flare and usability, and it never ended >.<

Since going to the hero as of last week, dumping the touch pro doesn't cause me to lose any sleep. This phone does suffer from lag on occasion when you have mundo apps running the background but you cannot blame the hero itself. But that is what Taskiller is for

but honestly running stock hero...it just works for me.

Things I'm missing out of the box are tethering and office apps, but thats a matter of rooting the phone and getting the apps. But nevertheless, this phone is my hero, pardon the pun.

Android is maturing very quickly and the user base is growing exponentially. The interface is slick, a gazillion apps are at your hand (of course iphone still is reigning king, but they've been at it longer).

Only things I wish the phone had were a better battery, the ability to turn off all services but wifi so I can use my phone as a VOIP in a dead zone and not have the battery kill itself due to constantly looking for service....and one of my favorite apps on the winmo..garminXT :P

Anyways, as a newb to android, I can say that it is growing on me very quickly

drksilenc · #14 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 04:07 AM

you can disable the cell antena in the settings so it doesnt keep searching. like your in a building that doesnt get coverage. just go setting>wireless controls> and disable mobile network.

i am also migrating from the tp i was gonna get the tp2 until i saw verizon had teh same phone without tweaked hardware and it was only 200dollars out the gate. 350 out the gate for the tp2 on sprint.
i am personally glad i got the hero. hard keyboards are nice but if u ever pocket it and open it it can be really annoying. the only annoying things about it is im so used to the file system in wm 6.5 and now when i have folders set up for quick access there all just searched and one big list.
but all in all its alot more seamless than wm and i love the new screen on it. and the trackball was just icing on the cake.

nighteyes · #15 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by drksilenc

you can disable the cell antena in the settings so it doesnt keep searching. like your in a building that doesnt get coverage. just go setting>wireless controls> and disable mobile network.

i am also migrating from the tp i was gonna get the tp2 until i saw verizon had teh same phone without tweaked hardware and it was only 200dollars out the gate. 350 out the gate for the tp2 on sprint.
i am personally glad i got the hero. hard keyboards are nice but if u ever pocket it and open it it can be really annoying. the only annoying things about it is im so used to the file system in wm 6.5 and now when i have folders set up for quick access there all just searched and one big list.
but all in all its alot more seamless than wm and i love the new screen on it. and the trackball was just icing on the cake.

You're kidding me right? It was right under my nose the whole time, I thought Mobile network only meant 3g, so it was only in 1x voice mode.

ElAguila · #16 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 10:00 AM

I was a touch pro user. I thought I wouldn't be able to do without the physical keyboard but now I am glad I switched. The biggest difference you will notice is how much longer the battery lasts. And you can use the TP2 battery in the hero btw so you have a spare already.

Knuxr · #17 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ElAguila

I was a touch pro user. I thought I wouldn't be able to do without the physical keyboard but now I am glad I switched. The biggest difference you will notice is how much longer the battery lasts. And you can use the TP2 battery in the hero btw so you have a spare already.

That is quite handy

glad to know that!