How would you guys compare this to the iPhone? I'm considering getting either one and I was put off when I heard it was laggy but I heard HTC patched it. So what's your verdict, guys?

I can't tell either it was laggy or not because the lag issue is most probably on 1.76.405.6, and our Malaysian Hero comes with 2.73.728.5. So I have no experience on the lag issue, so cannot compare.

From xda, the latest International update is 2.73.405.5 and solved that issue, which is older than ours. Assuming our update is built based on previous codes, I'd say the lag is not there anymore :-)

The laggy issue in on the old firmwre. Malaysia one come with the new firmware,so no more laggy ..yay!

Hi Guys,

Been using Hero AP set for the past 1 week. Now upgraded to latest official EU update available > 2.73.405.5 which barely took no more than 5 mins.

The performance effect is *very* extreme, no more sluggish feel compared to with old out-of-the-box 1.7.x.x ROM.

Btw, my set doesn't have APN settings for all Malaysian telco. Appreciate if those having local sets could share with me the APN settings for Maxis and also Celcom. Rite now, i manage to configure 3G for internet, still cannot MMS.

Tq

wow looks like more and more hero owner here... good thing to know

scalper, I'd love to help but I don't know where to check those settings you said.

wau! that is very good price!! yeah! but guess u need to pay RM148 per month, i.e. RM50 for EXEC50 plan and RM98 for Advance broadband plan. No wonder magic price drop to RM1499...

FINALLY!

Now I have Android Market in my Hero after following this bit.ly/TVoUL exactly.

No problem at all. It's a smooth sailing for me. Now time to go to Market getting some groceries XD

Edit: Now I have my Hero exactly as I wanted. With Market :-) Just downloaded Linda.

Interestingly enough, my Hero is much more responsive now. I'd say the 2.73.405.5 update is so much faster compared to our update. SERIOUSLY.

You can get you settings (WAP, 3G and Internet) from here.

This post has been edited by LEVIATHAN: Sep 19 2009, 11:33 AM

Wow, gratz levi. Cant wait 2 try the '2.73.405.5' firmware. Sadly im at kmpung now..no pc here lol..

Mine to tell us how u get Market into Android? wat is bit.ly/TVoUL???

Copy paste enter bit.ly/TVoUL to your address bar :-)

Levi, tq for the MMS settings link! Now I can start MMSing.

Good to know that :-)

Hero owner, do you sync your contact, calendar, Task, Note with outlook? any issue?

No issue :-)

But the sync won't import you contacts' groups.

does the hero contact support group? does the group has limitation like only 10 contact in a group?

Yep. I have groups with more than 30 contacts.

what about calendar appointment, does it support group?

do you use note? does your note sync with outlook?

task? got group?

I can't comment as I don't use that function.

Hi owners of htc Hero... i am thinking of getting the htc hero but i am kinda like a person who can't live without a gps system in a phone.. big question for those of you who already own hero..

how is the gps support like? is there any software on it now that you guys are able to run true gps? u know like mapking where it doesn't require broadband and tracks and teach you to make everyturn depending where u are at?