HTC Hero

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deep
wd8
27 Nov 2009

does android work in india?
and also tell me hows the touch feel in this and its performance.

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Mohammed
fXD
26 Nov 2009

I was wondering if the original hero not sprint version got its firmware update yet or no? and is it available for all devices. thanks in advance

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Anonymous
nIj
26 Nov 2009

this is out selling the iphone 3 to 1 if you get it you will see why!!!

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Anonymous
fwi
26 Nov 2009

rain, 25 Nov 2009Thanks! The press-and-hold-C tip is helpful. But my diction... moreWhen typing I'll use a capital 'I' and the phone will add the Apostrophe.

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My Hero
fwi
26 Nov 2009

I've been using the Hero for a month now and I think its awesome. The music playback is not the best and no epualizer makes it even worse BUT when playing through the bluetooth in the car there are no faults. Otherwise I must say that the UI is amazing, the screen quality is almost perfect and the browsing experience is my Favourite part of the phone.

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Abraham
ibe
26 Nov 2009

Any Malaysian user?? does android support in Malaysia?? without android this izzit useless ????

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Adnan
IaH
25 Nov 2009

can anyone tell me about the quality of music playback of the set? specially compared to nokia 5800xm and iphone?

and also about the color complexion of the screen as it 65k only.

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rain
wcd
25 Nov 2009

Arcane, 25 Nov 2009@ rain...the numbers or signs you see above the alphabets i... moreThanks! The press-and-hold-C tip is helpful. But my dictionary doesn't seem to have "i'll"... so when i key in ill, it comes up with "ill / Ill / ilk" only. how can i add a word (containing an apostrophe) to my dictionary?

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Arcane
uW5
25 Nov 2009

rain, 23 Nov 2009hi, i'm a new user, hope someone can help: 1. is there a... more@ rain...the numbers or signs you see above the alphabets in a bit greyish colour can be used by pressing the same key for a bit longer time as "c" has ' (apostrophe) above it so if you press "c" for a bit longer time, you'll have "apostrophe" typed. Also i you type without apostrophe say to write i'll just press ill and auto correction will convert it into i'll in the first place unless you really meant to write "ill" instead of "i'll". Hope it helps..

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duw
qbh
24 Nov 2009

Nick, 21 Nov 2009When can we expect a North American version of this phone? ... moreTelus got it already.

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Anonymous
n%g
23 Nov 2009

Nick, 21 Nov 2009When can we expect a North American version of this phone? ... moretomorrow

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rain
R57
23 Nov 2009

hi, i'm a new user, hope someone can help:

1. is there a way to type apostrophes or punctuation, for example ":)", "i'm" or "i'll", without having to activate the 12# punctuation/symbols screen? i haven't been able to add these to the dictionary

2. in viewing call history, is there a way to display the time of all calls in the call log? currently i have to click on each call individually to view its time

3. when i activate the messages icon > "compose message" > "to", the names i enter bring up email addresses, rather than the handphone numbers. is there a way to change the default to handphone numbers only, instead of email?

thanks!!

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Den10
0pt
22 Nov 2009

FAO existing Hero users.

When Syncing to the PC, you usually get two options, 'mount' so transfer files, and you also get the 'sync' option on the notification bar on the phone, but a lot of the time I only get the mount option. Do you know how I can manually launch the sync option so I can connect it to the HTC suite?

Thanks in advance!

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Nick
CPY
21 Nov 2009

When can we expect a North American version of this phone? I would like to purchase this phone for use on the AT&T 3G network!

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mayur
uwe
21 Nov 2009

its a great model like its name hero
but i havnt got the 2gb micro sd memory storage card in it . can u help me its orange uk htc hero.....lov u all

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Upset
fXM
21 Nov 2009

Hi All

Its a good phone with good features and great 3rd party apps, but, AVOID the teflon coated white unit! This comes off very quickly leaving the black undercoat shining through.

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Amir
pt1
21 Nov 2009

Anonymous, 20 Nov 2009I need to upgrade my phone now with orange uk,should i buy ... moreYes. . . Ur reply was v helpful. . . ! Many thanks:-)
one more time pls. . . .
Nokia n900 or hero which is better ? ?
U said firmware 2.0 coming soon and u also said it is available at htc website. . . ? ?
There is hero2 coming ??when?
Thanks

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Tiger
t}a
21 Nov 2009

Hi after looking and using this phone for a bit i have decided not to buy it, it certainly looks and feels good but the OS is very slow , it hangs , also the keys especially the Back key is difficult to get to if you are a right hand user, all in all good but not really a good buy for me!! So now looking forward to the HTC HD2 being available in india!!

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KoZinE
tjF
20 Nov 2009

pinguino1, 18 Nov 20093.2 screen: too small 320x480: low resolution 14.4 mm: to... moreYea. Look somewhere else. I changed from my Nokia E90 with tons of features to HTC Hero. Anyway, some corrections to your opinions. You seem to be over exaggerating them. I just think you should get a netbook instead.

3.2 screen: too small.
Whats ok for you? 4 inches? It's not too small.

320x480: low resolution
Agree. But enough to display adequate information.

14.4 mm: too thick
You are really over exaggerating here. It's ok for a phone like this and it's not as if it's as thick as an ordinary laptop. How thin do you want it to be? As thin as 10 sheets of paper?

288 MB ram: very little
Whats adequate for you? 1GB of ram on a phone like this? Come on! How much do you want to do on a phone? Watch HD movies, chat and browse the net at the same time?! Why don't you request for Radeon Graphics in it too?

CPU 7200A 528mhz: Old generation and slow clock.
Agree. But 528mhz is enough for a phone in it's class. There are phones in this class which are slower. Even the samsung jet with 800mhz is occasionally sluggish.

miniUSB: old standard. Trent toward MicroUSB
Whats the difference between Mini and Micro? MiniUSB is not old. The transferring speeds are still the same. Just difference in the jack. You consider something new when there is a significant change. Mini to Micro is just a facelift.

No FM Radio
Agree. Down Point.

No Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point.
Infact, it syncs with outlook and has a viewer for word and excel. There are other android software which comes with viewers with editors. Even Windows 7 does not come with MS Office! You have to buy it yourself. Please do proper research.

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Anonymous
wrc
20 Nov 2009

Amir, 19 Nov 2009Hi every one,pls anyone can answer who have this phone... ... moreI need to upgrade my phone now with orange uk,should i buy this phone?is this better then motorola dext or iphone?? better than iphone yes, in term of you don't have to experience ijail.

Someone said here at gsmarena that motorola ui touch screen better then htc hero ui touch?? HTC Sense UI is among, if not the best. With 7 homescreen you can optimize your needs. I watched on youtube, iboy put the HTC sense on their iphone :))

Is this phone browsing is good?better then safari?this phone browsing have flash support. -Yes but you got to wait until update for full flash support on android v2.0 eclair available from HTC.

so i can listen live radio like if u have this phone now can u go this radio try to listen now... Kismat radio or LBC97.3FM. . . . ?pls reply after u have tried??or there is any apps in android so i can listen these radio station??? I don't know coz I'm not live in your country.

How about bettery is good?? No smartphone battery is good, not even iphone. hero's battery last one day if you use it to browse or play music/video continuosly.

how about bluetooth is working with other devices? not until v2.0

can we upgrade to android 2.0?when will be?? we all wait the news from HTC, it would take some time because they have to costumize the sense UI with all eclair's aspects.

How about camera is better then iphone or dext?? camera is decent, but no flash.

How about speker is loud. . . ? speaker loudness is average I should say.

Hope it'll help.

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