HTC HERO Review By PB

[Kashank]

hmm I'm surprised at most of you being impressed with the battery life... the first two days I used it I couldn't get it to go through a full work shift with normal-light to heavy usage. I think it was getting around 6 hours off a full charge, and then the next day I tried to test it and turned on everything, wifi, bluetooth, gps... and it still seemed bad 5 to 6ish hours, but I mean that's understandable, I can live with that.

however I did find a big topic about how the default sms keeps the phone from sleeping when you send a text message. and it keeps the cpu at 100% even when the screen isn't on, and so they suggest disabling the default text and downloading HandCent sms... so I did, and wow couldn't believe it, I charged my phone to 100% by 2 oclock in the afternoon and by 8am the next morning I was only down to 40% battery life. (I had been playing alot of games on the phone too)

http://phandroid.com/2009/10/19/sprint-htc-hero-battery-problem-fix/

and I was thanking God... but then the terrible happened.

I was using it about 9 oclock this morning and all the sudden it cut off on me and turned back on... and the battery life went from 40% to 15%?? wtf? so that kind of flustered me. I'm gonna give it another few days, otherwise I'm taking this back and they better give me a new one. cause something aint right about that.

I love the phone though seriously, my whole post was just about the shady battery, I don't want to switch phones I just want them fixed, cause the user community/ free downloads/UI/Performance are amazing.

 

[elboriyorker]

hmm I'm surprised at most of you being impressed with the battery life... the first two days I used it I couldn't get it to go through a full work shift with normal-light to heavy usage. I think it was getting around 6 hours off a full charge, and then the next day I tried to test it and turned on everything, wifi, bluetooth, gps... and it still seemed bad 5 to 6ish hours, but I mean that's understandable, I can live with that.

however I did find a big topic about how the default sms keeps the phone from sleeping when you send a text message. and it keeps the cpu at 100% even when the screen isn't on, and so they suggest disabling the default text and downloading HandCent sms... so I did, and wow couldn't believe it, I charged my phone to 100% by 2 oclock in the afternoon and by 8am the next morning I was only down to 40% battery life. (I had been playing alot of games on the phone too)

http://phandroid.com/2009/10/19/sprint-htc-hero-battery-problem-fix/

and I was thanking God... but then the terrible happened.

I was using it about 9 oclock this morning and all the sudden it cut off on me and turned back on... and the battery life went from 40% to 15%?? wtf? so that kind of flustered me. I'm gonna give it another few days, otherwise I'm taking this back and they better give me a new one. cause something aint right about that.

I love the phone though seriously, my whole post was just about the shady battery, I don't want to switch phones I just want them fixed, cause the user community/ free downloads/UI/Performance are amazing.

thanks for the heads up.I did notice an issue with the battery life but i thought it was an isolated issue beings that i run a few apps like tweet,facebook and a couple of more...but I'll be looking into this for sure.
i guess the sms issues is a wide problem for these phones as I'm sure you have read about it.

elboriyorker

 

[Mike20PR]

Re Re HTC HERO Review By elboriyorker

i didnt see if yall talked bout it but does it have copy cute n paste bc i am gettin 1 sunday n i never checked when i played with it

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can you beam files too?

yes copy paste is fully functional

and no, you cant beam files ATM, there is an app in market that allows you to but currently it doesn't support the Hero or Galaxy. An update to the app will enable us to do so

 

[elboriyorker]

hmm I'm surprised at most of you being impressed with the battery life... the first two days I used it I couldn't get it to go through a full work shift with normal-light to heavy usage. I think it was getting around 6 hours off a full charge, and then the next day I tried to test it and turned on everything, wifi, bluetooth, gps... and it still seemed bad 5 to 6ish hours, but I mean that's understandable, I can live with that.

however I did find a big topic about how the default sms keeps the phone from sleeping when you send a text message. and it keeps the cpu at 100% even when the screen isn't on, and so they suggest disabling the default text and downloading HandCent sms... so I did, and wow couldn't believe it, I charged my phone to 100% by 2 oclock in the afternoon and by 8am the next morning I was only down to 40% battery life. (I had been playing alot of games on the phone too)

http://phandroid.com/2009/10/19/sprint-htc-hero-battery-problem-fix/

and I was thanking God... but then the terrible happened.

I was using it about 9 oclock this morning and all the sudden it cut off on me and turned back on... and the battery life went from 40% to 15%?? wtf? so that kind of flustered me. I'm gonna give it another few days, otherwise I'm taking this back and they better give me a new one. cause something aint right about that.

I love the phone though seriously, my whole post was just about the shady battery, I don't want to switch phones I just want them fixed, cause the user community/ free downloads/UI/Performance are amazing.

i want to recap on this...i installed handcent sms as it was recommended.I like it alot better then the default sms...And the battery draining issue,i'm no longer experiencing it anymore...i still have some juice left after a day and 1/2 .I hope sprint can fix that issue with the sms.It's seems the whole structure is whacked...I recommend to everybody to try this out...:smile-big:

 

[mzlady26]

right now all I can say is wow, I have read all the feed back and watched the video. What could actually be better than a wm phone??? I guess I hve found the answers. Yes i can see that there are some kinks that need to be worked out but what hits the stores and does not have kinks?! So now the question to myslef is do I upgrde to this or tp2? All the rave reviews send me away from the tp2. Thanks for all the feedback AMJ

 

[D/\SH]

right now all I can say is wow, I have read all the feed back and watched the video. What could actually be better than a wm phone??? I guess I hve found the answers. Yes i can see that there are some kinks that need to be worked out but what hits the stores and does not have kinks?! So now the question to myslef is do I upgrde to this or tp2? All the rave reviews send me away from the tp2. Thanks for all the feedback AMJ

i myself love the tp2 and battery problems i have never faced with the device... it is way faster than the touch pro in all aspects, has 2.1 running flawlessly, the stock rom didnt suck, and much much much more... you got the larger screen, the tilt, they awesomely spaced and luxeriously easy to press large buttons... damn its enough to cream over girl.

 

[Kashank]

Re HTC HERO Review By elboriyorker

i want to recap on this...i installed handcent sms as it was recommended.I like it alot better then the default sms...And the battery draining issue,i'm no longer experiencing it anymore...i still have some juice left after a day and 1/2 .I hope sprint can fix that issue with the sms.It's seems the whole structure is whacked...I recommend to everybody to try this out...:smile-big:

Yeah the best way to check if it's working or not is to go to your settings > about phone> status and scroll to the bottom and make sure your awake time isn't 100%.

cause if it's 100% then no matter when your screen is off your phone is still working. My battery life extended ALOT after I started using handcent and completely disabled all the built in texting.

But yeah hopefully they'll fix this issue cause I don't like having to monitor stuff like that.

so when I turned off gps/wifi/bluetooth/ always on data/ and built in texing... my battery life is great now. I don't mind the battery draining if I'm the one draining it... but when I'm not using my phone I want my battery doing ok

I recommend installing the battery graph from the market. It's great to check up on the battery usage, like I was able to tell the best way to charge my phone Car Charger > Wall outlet > Usb. and you can see what programs drain the battery quicker, definitely a cool application to have.

 

[elboriyorker]

Re: Re HTC HERO Review By elboriyorker

Yeah the best way to check if it's working or not is to go to your settings > about phone> status and scroll to the bottom and make sure your awake time isn't 100%.

cause if it's 100% then no matter when your screen is off your phone is still working. My battery life extended ALOT after I started using handcent and completely disabled all the built in texting.

But yeah hopefully they'll fix this issue cause I don't like having to monitor stuff like that.

so when I turned off gps/wifi/bluetooth/ always on data/ and built in texing... my battery life is great now. I don't mind the battery draining if I'm the one draining it... but when I'm not using my phone I want my battery doing ok

I recommend installing the battery graph from the market. It's great to check up on the battery usage, like I was able to tell the best way to charge my phone Car Charger > Wall outlet > Usb. and you can see what programs drain the battery quicker, definitely a cool application to have.

thanks for the info. I'm sure this will benefit me and other members that has a hero

 

[shortyboy1987]

Re HTC HERO Review By elboriyorker

I love this phone 4 some reason I'm gettin dirt under the screen is. There a way fix or prevent that n do yall know if there's a wifi sharing app thanks

 

[D/\SH]

Re: Re HTC HERO Review By elboriyorker

I love this phone 4 some reason I'm gettin dirt under the screen is. There a way fix or prevent that n do yall know if there's a wifi sharing app thanks

what do you mean dirt under screen? you have a screen protector on there? and for wifi sharing you can use htc wifi router, wmwifirouter, etc...

 

[elboriyorker]

I love this phone 4 some reason I'm gettin dirt under the screen is. There a way fix or prevent that n do yall know if there's a wifi sharing app thanks

what do you mean dirt under screen? you have a screen protector on there? and for wifi sharing you can use htc wifi router, wmwifirouter, etc...

yea bout to say i never heard about dirt underneath the screen..To be honest you don't need a screen protector...If you read the specs it has that screen coating that protects from oily substance. I love it myself..my that just my opinion.

 

[shortyboy1987]

Re HTC HERO Review By elboriyorker

Ya its a fun phone but there's stuff I miss on wm 2 is there a WiFi internet sharing app

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Never mind bout the WiFi sharing I didn't see the reply thanks man ill try n look 4 if