Just won a Hero

VulcanGrey · #1 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 08:07 PM

Someone from the Hero a day contest called me to let me know I won a Hero.
Should get it fedex soon.

Roommate has the Nexus One, and I have had Android on my HTC Touch for a few years 1.0-2.0.1. We'll see how the Hero does.

jo1020 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 08:14 PM

Awesome, Congratulations!!

**elephant007** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 09:01 PM

Congrats

how about posting the link for the contest?

VulcanGrey · #4 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 10:46 PM

The contest was between Nov 4th and Dec 15th.

it was "sweepsakes.sprint.com/yahoo-mail" no longer open though.

I actually heard about it here on PPCGEEKS I think.

You had to fill out the form on that site and then check your yahoo email account using the phone. Every day you checked yahoo mail you were entered another time. My phone was already set to do that anyways.

They gave away 30 phones apparently.

ObsoleteE · #5 (**permalink**) 01-14-2010, 12:10 AM

Congrats, its a great phone.

Spiderman313 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-14-2010, 11:16 AM

Win a google phone thru yahoo mail? Ironic! Congratulations!

sHockz · #7 (**permalink**) 01-14-2010, 11:25 AM

wow, nice win....now thats how you get out of a 2 year contract!

**tokuzumi** · #8 (**permalink**) 01-14-2010, 12:20 PM

Going from android on your Touch to the Hero is going to be night and day. While the Hero currently only has 1.5 on it, *at some point* it will have 2.1. But the capacitive screen will be worlds better than the resistive screen on the touch. Plus, typing should be much improved, both because of the capacitive screen, and the additional .4" of additional screen. It's no nexus one, but it is a good phone, and I have been happy with it.

VulcanGrey · #9 (**permalink**) 01-14-2010, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sHockz

wow, nice win....now thats how you get out of a 2 year contract!

Exactly! I was actually just out of contract in late Dec. And I'll be premium in few months too! So now I have a good phone and I can still get something else if anything comes out that is better than the Hero.

sHockz · #10 (**permalink**) 01-14-2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VulcanGrey

Exactly! I was actually just out of contract in late Dec. And I'll be premium in few months too! So now I have a good phone and I can still get something else if anything comes out that is better than the Hero.

give it half a year before Sprint has some Snapdragon Android phones on the market.