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HTC Hero

Owen · 2009-06-24 13:47:08

Just announced today, Android OS, but with HTC's own visual layer. The video linked on Engadget is an eye-candy orgasm fest. Specs aren't too shabby either, 530Mhz processor, 5 megapixel camera, coated in teflon to keep off dirt, fingerprint resistant, capacitive screen, multitouch, compass, 3.5mm audio jack, and supports…

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#1982 14-01-2010 9:51pm
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nmesisca wrote: »

if you want get the list items and post them here or pm them to me I will tell you which you shouldnt touch

The program ignores system apps.

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#1983 14-01-2010 10:26pm
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Anyone mind posting the meteor APN settings. had to wipe my hero the other day and i lost the settings. Can only find o2 and vodafone settings in the previous 40 pages.

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#1984 15-01-2010 12:19am
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Anybody got their hands on the updated meteor rom yet?
It will be interesting to see what has changed.

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#1985 15-01-2010 1:21am
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neacy69 wrote: »

Anyone know if there is HTC Hero's in stock on Pre-pay with Meteor?

I asked one of the sales guys in my local meteor and he said there are no Hero's on pre-pay in stock anywhere...only on Bill-Pay

I reckon he is just tryna get me to sign onto a contract!

Hey. I have been trying to get one off them on prepay too this week. I got the same story. Now the word is that Sigma, who I think are Meteor's suppliers, have gone belly-up, or they're having some difficulties, so there might be a supply issue. However, the staff didn't seem to be interested in me unless I sign a contract with them. They have the handsets on billpay of course. They told me to try the online store (which has been closed since last week). So we might have to wait a week or two

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#1986 15-01-2010 2:25am
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saeglopur wrote: »

Anyone mind posting the meteor APN settings. had to wipe my hero the other day and i lost the settings. Can only find o2 and vodafone settings in the previous 40 pages.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63179072&postcount=1274
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62875565&postcount=833

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#1987 15-01-2010 2:33am
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saeglopur wrote: »

Anyone mind posting the meteor APN settings. had to wipe my hero the other day and i lost the settings. Can only find o2 and vodafone settings in the previous 40 pages.

DATA
APN name: Meteor DATA
APN:data.mymeteor.ie
proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username:not set
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: not set
MMS Proxy: not set
MMS port: not set
MMS Protocol: 2.0
mcc ID: 272
mnc ID: 03
APN type: default

MMS
APN name: Meteor MMS
APN:mms.mymeteor.ie
proxy: 010.085.085.085
Port: 8799
Username:my
Password: wap
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mms.mymeteor.ie
MMS Proxy: 010.085.085.085
MMS port: 8799
MMS Protocol: 2.0
mcc ID: 272
mnc ID: 03
APN type: mms

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#1988 15-01-2010 2:54am
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mooman wrote: »

DATA
APN name: Meteor DATA
APN:data.mymeteor.ie
proxy: not set
Port: not set
Username:not set
Password: not set
Server: not set
MMSC: not set
MMS Proxy: not set
MMS port: not set
MMS Protocol: 2.0
mcc ID: 272
mnc ID: 03
APN type: default

MMS
APN name: Meteor MMS
APN:mms.mymeteor.ie
proxy: 010.085.085.085
Port: 8799
Username:my
Password: wap
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mms.mymeteor.ie
MMS Proxy: 010.085.085.085
MMS port: 8799
MMS Protocol: 2.0
mcc ID: 272
mnc ID: 03
APN type: mms

Mad_Mike wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=63179072&postcount=1274
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62875565&postcount=833

Thanks for that guys. boards comes to the rescue once again

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#1989 15-01-2010 10:30am
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thehamo wrote: »

hey,

does anyone know the O2 prepay mms settings for the hero? I am able to recieve mms messages but cant send them. I have tried adding an apn for the internet and a separate one for mms messages but it doesnt seem to work.

I have the following setup for the APN

Name: o2 MMS
APN: wap.dol.ie
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <not set>
Password: <not set>
Server: http://www.o2.ie
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN type: mms

Name: o2 Internet
APN: internet
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <not set>
Password: <not set>
Server: http://www.o2.ie
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN type: <not set>

any ideas? thanks.

Hey hamo, im in the exact same boat as you. using those settings as cant get my MMS sorted.

Can any1 here enlighten us and give a helpin hand to get it sorted. cheers

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#1990 15-01-2010 10:36am
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thehamo wrote: »

hey,

does anyone know the O2 prepay mms settings for the hero? I am able to recieve mms messages but cant send them. I have tried adding an apn for the internet and a separate one for mms messages but it doesnt seem to work.

I have the following setup for the APN
....
any ideas? thanks.

I just use the one APN setting, works perfectly

APN: internet
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <Not set>
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy: 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN Type: internet + mms
Authentication Type: Normal(PAP)

Those work for me on o2 prepay (albeit on the Samsung Galaxy Spica, rather than the Hero)

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#1991 15-01-2010 10:56am
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thehamo wrote: »

hey,

does anyone know the O2 prepay mms settings for the hero? I am able to recieve mms messages but cant send them. I have tried adding an apn for the internet and a separate one for mms messages but it doesnt seem to work.

I have the following setup for the APN

Name: o2 MMS
APN: wap.dol.ie
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <not set>
Password: <not set>
Server: http://www.o2.ie
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN type: mms

Name: o2 Internet
APN: internet
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <not set>
Password: <not set>
Server: http://www.o2.ie
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN type: <not set>

any ideas? thanks.

I'm, on an O2 contract and here are my settings:

Name: o2 MMS
APN: internet
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <not set>
Password: <not set>
Server: http://www.o2.ie
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN type: mms

Name: o2 Internet
APN: internet
Proxy: 62.40.32.40
Port: 8080
Username: <not set>
Password: <not set>
Server: http://www.o2.ie
MMSC: http://mmsc.mms.o2.ie:8002
MMS Proxy 62.40.32.40
MMS Port: 8080
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 272
MNC: 02
APN type: <not set>

MMS are sent through the internet data connection so make sure you have network data turned on.

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#1992 15-01-2010 11:38am
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Padraig Mor wrote: »

The program ignores system apps.

I m not sure what program you're using, if its Advanced Task Manager, it does not ignore the system apps.
Also keep in mind some system apps are different from android phone to another. It sounds strange that the app you're using knows what is what.
checking the provider of the app wouldnt help either or it would be ignoring Google maps as well..

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#1993 15-01-2010 11:52am
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docentore wrote: »

I don't know if I saw it here or some other forum, but someone suggested to turn the pin code lock off. I know it is not the best solution, nor the safest, but I didn't have any "No service" message in three days (since I did turn the pin code off). It doesn't mean it fixed the issue, but I think phone is logging to the network automatically.

If anyone else can try this and see if it is really working or I was just lucky for the last couple of days.

i have been testing this since last night. Previously I was constantly getting the no service problem at home - since I have simply turned off the pin request (and switched the 3g access back on) it has been fine.

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#1994 15-01-2010 11:58am
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nmesisca wrote: »

I m not sure what program you're using, if its Advanced Task Manager, it does not ignore the system apps.
Also keep in mind some system apps are different from android phone to another. It sounds strange that the app you're using knows what is what.
checking the provider of the app wouldnt help either or it would be ignoring Google maps as well..

There's no such thing as a "System App". Anything that's vital to the Android system runs as a process, not an app. If you end the messaging app, the next time you get an SMS, Android will restart it. The messaging app isn't what "receives" the SMS, it just reads the database where it's stored. I'm not certain, but I believe the Gmail app works the same way, that's why if you click the Process tab in Advanced Task Manager, even if you end the Gmail app, there's still a Gmail Storage Process.

And if an app doesn't show up in the list of ATM, hitting End All won't make a difference to it

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#1995 15-01-2010 11:59am
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nmesisca wrote: »

I m not sure what program you're using, if its Advanced Task Manager, it does not ignore the system apps.
Also keep in mind some system apps are different from android phone to another. It sounds strange that the app you're using knows what is what.
checking the provider of the app wouldnt help either or it would be ignoring Google maps as well..

It's Advanced Task Killer. The closest thing it lists to a system app is Settings.

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#1996 15-01-2010 12:05pm
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Padraig Mor wrote: »

It's Advanced Task Killer. The closest thing it lists to a system app is Settings.

The only difference between the apps list in Advanced Task Killer and Advanced Task Manager is that ATM lists the running widgets as well as the apps

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#1997 15-01-2010 3:52pm
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Having a few problems getting my mail setup right.

I'm using the gmail client, set via the gmail web page (on the PC) to poll two other POP accounts that I have. The gmail app in the phone then should get "push" mail via this.

However, there can be a significant delay in the mail arriving at the phone. Eg, at 13.10 today I received an email on the PC, but the same email only arrived on the phone at 14.51.

What gmail setups are people using? (I have the IMAP and POP disabled on my gmail settings which I access through the google site on the PC) which I believe means the gmail app reverts to push syncing.

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#1998 15-01-2010 3:55pm
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I have my pop email routed through gmail. Emails land in my on-line mailbox & on my phone simultaneously....

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#1999 15-01-2010 4:00pm
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viper006 wrote: »

Hey hamo, im in the exact same boat as you. using those settings as cant get my MMS sorted.

Can any1 here enlighten us and give a helpin hand to get it sorted. cheers

Hows things.

I finally got it sorted with the settings mentioned below. I went on to a site called talk202 and they seemed to sort it out for me. Now I dont know what they did but I can send and receive mms messages now anyway

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#2000 15-01-2010 5:24pm
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28064212 wrote: »

There's no such thing as a "System App". Anything that's vital to the Android system runs as a process, not an app. If you end the messaging app, the next time you get an SMS, Android will restart it. The messaging app isn't what "receives" the SMS, it just reads the database where it's stored. I'm not certain, but I believe the Gmail app works the same way, that's why if you click the Process tab in Advanced Task Manager, even if you end the Gmail app, there's still a Gmail Storage Process.

And if an app doesn't show up in the list of ATM, hitting End All won't make a difference to it

whats Google Partner setup on my magic then?
Market?
google mail?
messaging?
yeah some of them have services as well. it doesnt change the fact that if you terminate the app, it wont show you the new messages (in case of messging app).
I was oversimplifying.

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#2001 15-01-2010 5:25pm
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Patrickof wrote: »

Having a few problems getting my mail setup right.

I'm using the gmail client, set via the gmail web page (on the PC) to poll two other POP accounts that I have. The gmail app in the phone then should get "push" mail via this.

However, there can be a significant delay in the mail arriving at the phone. Eg, at 13.10 today I received an email on the PC, but the same email only arrived on the phone at 14.51.

What gmail setups are people using? (I have the IMAP and POP disabled on my gmail settings which I access through the google site on the PC) which I believe means the gmail app reverts to push syncing.

I enabled imap from my pc and now access my gmail through imap(I use the standard email app, not the gmail app) My emails land in inbox and on my phone at pretty much the same time, have my phone set to check my mails every 5 minutes.

It's pretty handy, the exact settings are available in your gmail settings.

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#2002 15-01-2010 5:44pm
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Bluefoam wrote: »

I have my pop email routed through gmail. Emails land in my on-line mailbox & on my phone simultaneously....

I was just checking and sent a test, it arrived into my gmail mailbox when viewed on the PC (took a manual check of the pop3 account but that seems to be the norm, gmail sets the polling frequency based on usage), however, the email didn't appear on the phone until I manually hit refresh.

The phone is set for background sync, sync all for inbox etc etc.

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#2003 15-01-2010 6:05pm
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nmesisca wrote: »

whats Google Partner setup on my magic then?
Market?
google mail?
messaging?
yeah some of them have services as well. it doesnt change the fact that if you terminate the app, it wont show you the new messages (in case of messging app).
I was oversimplifying.

When your phone receives a message, the service that handles messages starts up the default messaging app (whatever the default app is set to, stock, Handcent, whatever), which then notifies you. It doesn't matter at all whether the actual app was running when the message was received

As for the Google Partner Setup app, I have no idea what it does (try switching to it), but it's obviously not too crucial, since it's never running on my phone (Samsung Galaxy Spica running stock Android 1.5). From looking around, it appears to relate to the actual setting up of an account for syncing with Google

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#2004 15-01-2010 6:11pm
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28064212 wrote: »

When your phone receives a message, the service that handles messages starts up the default messaging app (whatever the default app is set to, stock, Handcent, whatever), which then notifies you. It doesn't matter at all whether the actual app was running when the message was received

As for the Google Partner Setup app, I have no idea what it does (try switching to it), but it's obviously not too crucial, since it's never running on my phone (Samsung Galaxy Spica running stock Android 1.5). From looking around, it appears to relate to the actual setting up of an account for syncing with Google

its what is needed to synch everything to google. you terminate it, and 24h after your phone will force close until you reboot it.
the components can be services and apps. it is not true that the service will restart the app. the two things are in most cases not related. the service will still be connecting and synching the databases but if the app is not running you will not get any notification.
try killing the Alarm app and see if you wake up in the morning.

I dont know how its called on a Spica. this is a Hero thread..

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#2005 15-01-2010 6:29pm
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Hmmm.

My Hero has started to run a bit slower now, and just checked, everything seems to be stored on the internal memory, with the SD card virtually empty, apart from some songs I banged onto it.

Is there a way to change the primary storage, or do I have to root it to do this?

Haven't rooted yet, still running stock Hero rom.

Also, when it comes to rooting, do I need to get a micro SD adapter?

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#2006 15-01-2010 7:33pm
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Sofiztikated wrote: »

Hmmm.

My Hero has started to run a bit slower now, and just checked, everything seems to be stored on the internal memory, with the SD card virtually empty, apart from some songs I banged onto it.

Is there a way to change the primary storage, or do I have to root it to do this?

Haven't rooted yet, still running stock Hero rom.

Also, when it comes to rooting, do I need to get a micro SD adapter?

Modaco rom supports A2SD (apps to SD) but you need to root to install it.
You dont "need" an adapter, but i found that in some cases makes things easier (transfer of large maps for example). they are very cheap and come with most micro sd cards..

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#2007 15-01-2010 8:40pm
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Cool so, Modaco, here I come.

More specifically, do I need the adaptor for rooting the phone? Thought I read somewhere I would.

Have one, but I don't trust it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Don't want to start rooting to find out the damn thing isn't working.

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#2008 15-01-2010 9:08pm
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nmesisca wrote: »

Modaco rom supports A2SD (apps to SD) but you need to root to install it.
You dont "need" an adapter, but i found that in some cases makes things easier (transfer of large maps for example). they are very cheap and come with most micro sd cards..

if i wanted to get a proper GPS for the Hero (don't like having to download google maps on the fly) do I have to root the phone in order to put the application/maps on the SD Card?

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#2009 15-01-2010 10:29pm
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Sofiztikated wrote: »

Cool so, Modaco, here I come.

More specifically, do I need the adaptor for rooting the phone? Thought I read somewhere I would.

Have one, but I don't trust it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Don't want to start rooting to find out the damn thing isn't working.

I have rooted one.. but no, it wasnt necessary.
(i noticed the newer ones are more reliable, the old ones may fail with bigger/newer micro sdcards)

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#2010 15-01-2010 10:30pm
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Mitch Connor wrote: »

if i wanted to get a proper GPS for the Hero (don't like having to download google maps on the fly) do I have to root the phone in order to put the application/maps on the SD Card?

no they're just standard applications, install download map and.. go

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#2011 16-01-2010 3:40pm
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Hiya folks,

Great tips and tricks in this thread.

I've just had my UK Orange Hero unlocked and it is working grand with my Irish 3 SIM. However does anyone have the settings for the internet/3G on Three.ie. I tried the search function and found the settings for Meteor/O2 et al but none for three.

All help appreciated.

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