HTC Hero on its way to Sprint! Confirmed!

[jbearamus]

Originally Posted by cordevil95

Anybody know the base retail on this phone?? I'm up for a 1 year phone upgrade Nov. 1 but I don't know if I want to extend my contract another 2 years to get $150 off.

this is a guess but the MyTouch 3G for Tmobile retails @ 450 so we can probably assume in that neighborhood unless Sprint and or HTC want more because of the Sense software. I wouldn't be surprised if they put it at $500 but not more and I'd expect 450

[slbailey1]

1. The Hero has a lock screen.

2. PDANet is available for Android. It has a one-time-only cost of $29.
http://www.junefabrics.com/android/

3. You can "Root" the phone and develop and install any applicatins you want.

Originally Posted by miamicanes

A few questions...

1) What safeguards does it have (either out of the box, or at least downloadable & existing today a-la-S2U2) to prevent you from accidentally placing calls or triggering input events if you carry the phone in your back pocket? Prior to discovering S2U2, I literally came within minutes of smashing my Touch in rage one night when an incoming missed call turned on the phone in my back pocket, and I ended up making a 47 minute call to my parents' voicemail (it had done other things in the past, that just happened to be the all-time low point of my relationship with the phone).

2) Will it be able to do phone-as-modem with Sprint's full knowledge and blessing? I currently pay Sprint the extra $25/month to get PAM instead of whatever they call their unlimited pda-only data plan this month and only use it occasionally... but when I want it (maybe a few hours per month), it's REALLY nice to have. I don't use it often enough to justify a USB device and second plan, but I've come to regard casual tetherability as non-negotiable requirement. If "Unlimited Everything" means "(except PAM)", is it at least available as an option?

3) Does anyone know what I can do with a developer-edition G1 that I WOULDN'T be able to do with a Sprint Hero (at least, not until someone figures out how to root it)? Specifically, what restrictions will the version of Android shipped with the phone enforce against user-installed apps? One of my pet development projects in the emulator has been a graffiti input method editor (overloading the volume-up button to activate full-screen finger-able graffiti input whenever it's pressed and held > 500ms). Up to now, it hadn't really sunk in that I wouldn't necessarily have carte-blanche access equal to that provided by a developer edition G1 with Sprint's phone, and I'm worried.

[Dr.8820]

has it been reported that you can pre-order it from htc's website? if so, i apologize.

[slbailey1]

Originally Posted by mr.8820

has it been reported that you can pre-order it from htc's website? if so, i apologize.

From that link you are not pre-ordering the Hero, but registering to get early information about it.

[cordevil95]

Does anybody know if you can get the $100 rebate if you buy the phone retail (without signing a new contract)?

[MrChainsaw]

Originally Posted by cordevil95

Does anybody know if you can get the $100 rebate if you buy the phone retail (without signing a new contract)?

Sprint's mail in rebates are only valid if you are eligible for all other rebates, so no. If you are paying full retail price there is no break.

[MrChainsaw]

Hey guys. I'm not sure yet whether it will sync with tasks or not. One communication says Microsoft Outlook Integratation with E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar. And I have another one that states "compatibility and access to Outlook email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology." I want to assume that if it is fully compatible with Direct Push, then Tasks would come with it, but I won't know till I get my hands on mine. Which, should be a couple weeks prior to launch. I'll let you know as soon as I do!

Here is the other page of info (which by the way states Visual Voicemail for which I am SUPER STOKED. Now the Instinct isn't the only one!!):

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External...xUeXBlPTM=&t=1

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by maxxed

a note to sero users...i posted this at spusers aswell

16:50:56 System
Connected to sprint-ap1.cnxchat.com
16:50:56 System
Session ID: 7202238
16:50:56 me
Initial Question/Comment: I would like to know if the upcoming HTC Hero will be available for those customers subscribing to SERO F&F 500.
Shavon has joined this session!
16:54:52 System
Connected with Shavon
16:54:52 System
Thank you for contacting Sprint. My name is Shavon. In order to better assist you; may I please have your first and last name?
16:54:57 Shavon
Yes, it will
16:55:28 me
Can you please make note of this on my account so upgrading will go smoothly?
16:57:17 Shavon
The chat will be emailed to your email address and you have the option to print it out at the end of the chat. I have researched the phone and it is not stated that it cannot be activated on a SERO plan. The only phone that cannot be activated on the SERO plan is the Palm Pre.

...

this rep is obviously wrong because there are 2 instincts out if not 3 (not sure if the instinct hd dropped yet, i think the 8th also) and all of those phones you need an everything plan. The hero will not be able to be activated on sero, i'm positive. a quick search proves you have to have unlimited plan. haven't we all confirmed that the average sprint rep knows nothing. Just because you talk to him through chat, he is still just the same as calling in. Those reps know nothing of future plans for sprint, we know more through this website and others.

http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/10491.html

[MrChainsaw]

Originally Posted by p-slim

this rep is obviously wrong because there are 2 instincts out if not 3 (not sure if the instinct hd dropped yet, i think the 8th also) and all of those phones you need an everything plan. The hero will not be able to be activated on sero, i'm positive.

Going to agree with p on this one. The Hero, like the Pre and Instinct, will be limited to a normal consumer Everything Plan, Family Everything Data, OR an Everything Plus Data plan on the program that replaced SERO - The Everything Plus Referral Program.

[surfer01]

Totally disagree, it says right on the official sprint hero press release it requires an unlimited data plan, and then goes on to tout the everything plans. It does NOT say a everything plan is required. SERO will be included. You can campare the press releases from the instinct and Pre and note the different requirements yourself. THEY require everything plans, HERO will not, unless good ole sprint changes their stance. E