HTC Hero

[xxMATTGxx]

I'm going on a contract with '3'. It's a 24 month contract at £20 per month - free phone. I get unlimited texts and internet with 200 minutes which is perfect for me


Thanks I'll take a look when i get it






Yeah, i think the phone is still worth having even with those flaws . Thanks though



No it isnt haha
So the phone doesnt have normal bluetooth?

It has bluetooth but at the moment you won't be able to send files from your phone to another phone etc. You will be able to when 2.1 is released.

[JACKTARD]

It has bluetooth but at the moment you won't be able to send files from your phone to another phone etc. You will be able to when 2.1 is released.

guessing that means you can't receive them also?

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Correct. But flashing 2.1 onto your phone is really easy if it bothers you that much.

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I've got a whole new Q now about it .

To download apps do i need to make an account on android marketplace and if yeah, what details do they need? Do they need credit/debit card details even if i only download free apps? And another thing, can you then put the apps on the home screens?

[xxMATTGxx]

I've got a whole new Q now about it .

To download apps do i need to make an account on android marketplace and if yeah, what details do they need? Do they need credit/debit card details even if i only download free apps? And another thing, can you then put the apps on the home screens?

You need a Google account, so a simple Gmail account will do you fine. You do not need to enter any credit/debit card details to download the free applications from it.

Yes you can add applications and widgets on the home screen, you have like 7 screens all together I believe of space you can use. So 1 being the home screen.

[JACKTARD]

great because my dad just said he wont give me his card details to put into the android store thing. I dont have one yet because not 16 yet. Getting th ephone for 16th bday you see .
Really looking forward to getting it.
But i kinda half dnt get it still Sorry! lmao. So when you get apps from the android market you just log in with the googlemail email? Nothing else?

Have i already +repped you because u've rly helped? Ill check now

EDIT: Gotta spread so i must have already +repped

[xxMATTGxx]

great because my dad just said he wont give me his card details to put into the android store thing. I dont have one yet because not 16 yet. Getting th ephone for 16th bday you see .
Really looking forward to getting it.
But i kinda half dnt get it still Sorry! lmao. So when you get apps from the android market you just log in with the googlemail email? Nothing else?

Have i already +repped you because u've rly helped? Ill check now

EDIT: Gotta spread so i must have already +repped

When you first setup the phone to put your Google account details in and such. Once you have done that, that's it. You can click market when you have a net connection and download any of the free applications.

Edit: Yeah, a Gmail/GoogleMail account (Google Account) is all you need.

[JACKTARD]

ok great thanks.

when i have apps such as weather for instance, if i had it on the home page would it keep refreshing itself so it's accurate(Like overnight)? (i'll have unlimited internet access) Or will it jsut do that when i load it up?

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oh and also, do you use anything to protect the screen or body of the phone? I've heard that some of them are useless so do you think that they're necessary and if yeah, any recommendations?

[xxMATTGxx]

ok great thanks.

when i have apps such as weather for instance, if i had it on the home page would it keep refreshing itself so it's accurate(Like overnight)? (i'll have unlimited internet access) Or will it jsut do that when i load it up?

You can make it so it will only refresh when you want it to, so manually refresh. Normally it will refresh when you are connected to the internet either via WiFi or the mobile internet. Mobile internet does not have to be on at all times, you can turn it off and on when you need it.

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oh and also, do you use anything to protect the screen or body of the phone? I've heard that some of them are useless so do you think that they're necessary and if yeah, any recommendations?

I do not use a screen protector, I clean it every so often with this soft cloth thing to get rid of fingerprints. I've had no scratches what so ever on the screen. The rest of the body (back and sides) is protected by a silicon case. So it's up to you!