Sprint Announces the HTC Hero

I know it's going to be a stupid question, but what does it mean when you root a phone? 😕

How do I find live wallpapers i downloaded on my HTC Hero phone?????

I just bought the hero at radio shack for 50 last sunday, but Im kinda thinking of getting the samsung intercept since the hero prolly WILL NOT be getting 2.2 froyo and the intercept is pink. I was also looking at sprints tutorials of the intercept and liked the phone dialer and how the incoming calls and outgoing calls, and phonebook look, i also heard it will have a fast processor and ive always liked samsung, the first htc i had was the touch pro, and that phone lagged alot, and then i had the diamond. I just dumped my pixi bc it was a POS and it was WAYY TO SLOW!! So i think Im gonna exchange the hero for the intercept.

Is there any way to unlock a Hero that has been locked out, with out using the Google acct.

Is anyone else upset by the lack of live wallpapers with this update? Does anyone have an idea on how we can get those on the Hero? 😡

What excatly does Google Voice do and how does it work? Also does it cost anything?

I'm looking for a good music app since I can't find I Music on the market. Any ideas?

My Samsung m520 finally bit the dust yesterday, so I'm looking for a phone. I test-drove a Moment (because I've been very happy with Samsung in the past) but I was extremely disappointed. Sure, it was great for a little computer that fits in my purse, but for a phone it was lacking so I took it back. The ONE THING I did like about the phone was the proximity sensor on the touch screen...I did not accidentally hang up on anyone with my cheek like my husband has done with his Hero.

My question is: did the Eclair update for the Hero include some kind of fix for that? I know I could probably get used to a) holding the phone away from my face while I'm using it (provided I don't have to use my shoulder to prop it) or b) only using the ph...
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I was reading on the Evo forum that someone said he teethered his Hero to his computer to get it online. Does anyone know if it's possible to do it and if it is how and can it work on an X Box and or Wii?

I'm looking at all these different Google apps like Goggles and Shopper and I'm just wondering which of these is acctually worth the time. Shopper seems nice but I'm just not sure it's whorth the time. Any tips or ideas?

I'm looking at different music players for my Hero to mix things up a little. Cubed seems to get huge raves but when I try to play my playlist it dosen't work. Any ideas on a good music player or how to get Cubed to work with my playlists?

Does anyone know what the status is on the Skyfire browser on Android 2.1? It's nice being able to watch videos you couldn't normaly watch but it would be nice to speed it up or rewind it.

I currently have the BB 8330m and am due for an upgrade on 7/1. This phone seems like something I would be interested in and was wondering if the SiriusXM app will work on it? Has anyone tried it? From what I understand the app will work on newer model BBs. I appreciate any help on this topic. Thanks!

I had the Hero for about 4 months.... theres been a couple of times when I almost threw my phone against the wall... Everything i try to do is slow motion.. It takes a dammm ass long time just to remove a text messaging thread, and thats with ONLY A COUPLE OF MESSAGES ON IT...If it has days worth of messages forgot about it !!1 your phone will freeze up and u well have to restart it.... Everything is slow about this phone, dialing numbers , opening certain things up... Cant wait for the Nexus for sprint to come out.... 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿 👿

I just rooted (unlocked) my Hero and have downloaded a couple of ROMS that are pretty cool but as of now, I am not that impressed. Does anyone know of any cool ROMS or Themes?
Thanks!

Hi all,

I have Cellular South service and I'm thinking about upgrading my phone and getting the HTC Hero. I've read through this forum and I'm sure my questions have already been answered but, here goes....

1- Cell South does not give the option of adding picture messaging to the phone...when I contacted customer service (via email) regarding this I was told..."Thank you for your email.The HTC Hero is not MMS capable at this time. This is the reason it will not let you select it as a feature. We have an update coming to make it available, however have not been given a release date."...Now, my husband swears that he knows people who have this phone who send and receive picture messages just fine. So, my question is...does it and how...
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As I've stated in a previous thread I'm seriously looking into getting this phone. I would however like to look and get an idea of the apps out there available for it. I've tried to do searches online for the "Android Market", hoping to find a version that I can look through on my computer before making the leap and getting the phone. Unfortunately I'm not finding it online and it seems to only be available from the phone itself. Is there a way to go on this site on a computer just to have a looksee at what's available before I plunk down so much money?

Check it out. Search Android market for "SFL"
You need to have an account on sprint.com/familylocator to be able to use it. You can get 15 days free.

Discussions on SprintUsers:
http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23 ... »
and on AndroidForums
http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/63510-sprin ... »

So we will lose this then? Since Verizon agreed to a deal. I liked having this extra perk on my phone.

Please share if you use microsoft outlook on your pc to save your calendar and contacts.

I use it (not a live exchange server) to sync my Palm Treo 800W at home and need to know if this HTC Hero supports this with a USB Cable.........Thanks!