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HTC Hero

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    #482
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,453 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    You subscribed to this forum too, Bluefoam?
    Every 2 mins I'm getting a "Reply to thread 'HTC Hero'" email :p


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    #483
    Slipshaney
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭Slipshaney


    ok ok message received


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    #484
    Oafley Jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,460 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    plazzTT wrote: »
    So Meteor will have it only in white.

    I prefer the graphite one, but according to HTC, the white phone is the only colour of the phone which has a protective coating layer of polytetrafluoroethylene to keep it looking new and clean. Whatever that is.

    Polytetrafluoroethylene is better know by it's brand name of Teflon.


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    #485
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Nyom nyom eclair


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    #486
    Dingatron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭Dingatron


    muckwarrior wrote: »
    Nyom nyom eclair

    I want. Likely to be a while though before it arrives to the Hero unless its cooked.


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    #487
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,713 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    There have been suggestions that they will bypass 1.6 and release 2.0 for the hero... Still some questions over whether the hardware will be up for the task


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    #488
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Called into Meteor in Waterford this evening. Was told they never heard of it before another guy chimed in and said it would be at least two weeks before it could be had. Then called up to 3g store who are usually on the ball from my experience and i actually had to spell out H...T...C...


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    #489
    Dingatron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭Dingatron


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    There have been suggestions that they will bypass 1.6 and release 2.0 for the hero... Still some questions over whether the hardware will be up for the task


    The Hero is the highest spec'd Android you can currently buy. I know there's a load of new ones around the corner but there is no way that it won't be up to the task. I think all this speculation is down to the initial problems Hero had that were resolved with the update. If anything I'm expecting better performance with 1.6 and 2.0. ;)

    http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/video-android-1-6-donut-gets-jazzy-walkthrough-performance-and/

    Engadget on 1.6
    There's not much in the way of presentation updates, most changes going on behind the scenes, particularly when it comes to performance. Those improvements are definitely noticeable when it comes to scrolling through apps


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    #490
    rizzee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Phone shops in town - like ones that unlock phones etc (proper ones :P) - might sell and put on different colour cases for the phone? Like the brown one if you don't like the white? T4 screwdriver.. sorted :D


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    #491
    Bluefoam
    Registered Users Posts: 7,713 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    rizzee wrote: »
    Phone shops in town - like ones that unlock phones etc (proper ones :P) - might sell and put on different colour cases for the phone? Like the brown one if you don't like the white? T4 screwdriver.. sorted :D

    Good point. Why don't you just buy one in each colour?


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    #492
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Solair wrote: »
    Doesn't really make a big deal, it's the same phone with a CDMA radio unit instead of a GSM/3GSM unit.
    Yeah but its only the Sprint version that he was asking about so its kinda a big deal if you wanna use it here


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    #493
    rizzee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    Good point. Why don't you just buy one in each colour?


    :cool:;)


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    #494
    paddy2k
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭paddy2k


    rizzee wrote: »
    Phone shops in town - like ones that unlock phones etc (proper ones :P) - might sell and put on different colour cases for the phone? Like the brown one if you don't like the white? T4 screwdriver.. sorted :D

    Of course! How did i miss this, the Hero coming to Meteor means some shops might actually stock accessories, which will benefit people who've already bought one.

    Delighted to finally have a penguin in my pocket.


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    #495
    Slipshaney
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭Slipshaney


    what sort of accessories are available so far?


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    #496
    chrislad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    EPM wrote: »
    Called into Meteor in Waterford this evening. Was told they never heard of it before another guy chimed in and said it would be at least two weeks before it could be had. Then called up to 3g store who are usually on the ball from my experience and i actually had to spell out H...T...C...

    Because they've been told nothing about it yet! The Meteor website has more info than has been given to staff!


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    #497
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    chrislad wrote: »
    Because they've been told nothing about it yet! The Meteor website has more info than has been given to staff!

    More's the pity. You would think that they'd hipe one of the biggest launches of the year (and probably ever for them:D).

    If this thing was marketed properly they could really sock it to the iPhone


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    #498
    Skud
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭Skud


    EPM wrote: »
    More's the pity. You would think that they'd hipe one of the biggest launches of the year (and probably ever for them:D).

    If this thing was marketed properly they could really sock it to the iPhone

    i think they are holding back.. they know that a replacement is already in the pipeline. SE xperia x3 is rumored to be out on nov 3rd. Think they holding off and will push an android phone for christmas but don't know which android phones they will have just yet.


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    #499
    cojomo2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭cojomo2


    Can the Hero play Quicktime video ?

    Thanks


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    #500
    radiospan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,329 ✭✭✭radiospan


    I don't think so, not out of the box. The spec says it supports MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9 video formats.

    Maybe with a third-party ROM or software?


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    #501
    paddy2k
    Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭paddy2k


    Skud wrote: »
    i think they are holding back.. they know that a replacement is already in the pipeline. SE xperia x3 is rumored to be out on nov 3rd. Think they holding off and will push an android phone for christmas but don't know which android phones they will have just yet.

    Awh dam, november 3rd for the X3. Was hoping to stay with SE but i guess you'd be waiting forever if you were waiting for the next big thing.


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    #502
    rizzee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Don't you guys mean the X10? I've a thread up here about it somewhere.

    edit- http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055721746

    Anyway, not to long ontil the show gets on the road with Meteor about this phone, lets hope they can stick to their promise and have it out the 1st.


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    #503
    cojomo2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭cojomo2


    plazzTT wrote: »
    I don't think so, not out of the box. The spec says it supports MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 and Windows Media® Video 9 video formats.

    Maybe with a third-party ROM or software?


    isnt quicktime 7 MPEG-4?


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    #504
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Can someone convince me not to upgrade my N95 for the Hero? Pretty please...


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    #505
    Skud
    Registered Users Posts: 1,821 ✭✭✭Skud


    rizzee wrote: »
    Don't you guys mean the X10? I've a thread up here about it somewhere.

    edit- http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055721746

    Anyway, not to long ontil the show gets on the road with Meteor about this phone, lets hope they can stick to their promise and have it out the 1st.

    not officially either x3 or x10 yet? only murmurs atm? But ya could be x10 :)


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    #506
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Zapp Brannigan wrote: »
    Can someone convince me not to upgrade my N95 for the Hero? Pretty please...

    N95 has a camera flash, and eh... longer battery life!


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    #507
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    muckwarrior wrote: »
    N95 has a camera flash, and eh... longer battery life!

    don't care about the camera, I have a digital camera for that. Better battery life? Wow, the N95 has pretty crappy battery life as it is but then again I guess the Hero does a lot more?


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    #508
    rizzee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Zapp Brannigan wrote: »
    Can someone convince me not to upgrade my N95 for the Hero? Pretty please...


    Upgrade away. N95 is dated.Even though it has a better cam etc, both batteries are pretty crappy tbh. S60 is dated, Androids the new thing :cool:


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    #509
    rizzee
    Registered Users Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭rizzee


    Skud wrote: »
    not officially either x3 or x10 yet? only murmurs atm? But ya could be x10 :)

    The rumour is the X10, the x3 was the old name for it so the fact of the rumour is that it will be the x10.. x3 name is out of the picture. Understand? :P


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    #510
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    Zapp Brannigan wrote: »
    don't care about the camera, I have a digital camera for that. Better battery life? Wow, the N95 has pretty crappy battery life as it is but then again I guess the Hero does a lot more?
    I used to get a good 4-5 days outta my n95. I guess the big difference will be that you'd probably find yourself using the hero a lot more, with all the different apps and stuff.


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    #511
    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    rizzee wrote: »
    Upgrade away. N95 is dated.Even though it has a better cam etc, both batteries are pretty crappy tbh. S60 is dated, Androids the new thing :cool:

    Nokia are basically abandoning their Symbian operating system for their high end smart phone. The N97 is pretty much the end of the line for Symbian.

    They're moving everything over to Maemo, mobile linux. http://maemo.nokia.com/

    The N900 is the first in that line : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUwvaTmXWQ

    *very* expensive handset though at the moment, retailing at just shy of €700 SIM free!!
    http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/specifications/


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