Wow, thanks for the good news. Hope can get it from shop tommorow. Can't wait

@Levi : thanks for the info dude.. but cant wait for next week coz balik kampung dy this friday . Maybe tmrow will go to LYP or Sungei Wang to get da 'hero'

@Evirober : dude, the hero u tested at DM is ori set from SiS? got any freebies such as pouch or mem card? tfyt

Nice . Plan to get a brown one myself too tommorow.

So, did u find any suitable case at LYP?

Woot...got mine dy at LYP. SiS set...brown color for RM 2399.

Went to 5 shops (1 finish, 3 still not arrived, last shop ..the phone just arrived...lucky me ).

Later will post some pics.

Hi Levi,
I checked mine and it stated my build number is 2.73.728.5.
Supposedly this is a newer build rite?

Yup, no adroid market app on mine too.

Sigh...slideME app is quit useless as there are only a few which are free. Besides the free one not so atractive

It seems that we need to flash to others firmware to enjoy andriod market

Wow, they redesigned the phone totally. Sprint hero is chin-less

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

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

Hi guys,

Just got back from kampung.. lol..and still havent root my hero (will try to do it later tho)

For those who still wondering how to 'Unroot' your hero to stock firmware..i think the link below might help..



This post has been edited by ElmI: Sep 26 2009, 04:45 AM

Mine seems working fine. When connecting to either Wi-fi or mob. internet..the weather widget at home screen will update itself in around 30 - 45 sec.
I'm using stock firmware n also google sync contact..

Just update my hero with Amon Ra’s Hero Recovery Image & MoDaCo v2.3 custom ROM . Feel nice indeed with the market.

I'm following the instructions from the unlockr (here & here ) .

@Levi: thanks for the tutorial man. Very helpful

@artic: i recommend u use Amon Ra’s Hero Recovery Image coz its very easy to backup ur phone. its got Nandroid v2.2 backup and restore in it. Details on how to root ur hero can be found here.

Yes, after u have loaded a new ROM with market in it, u can only access the free apps. You need to install Market enabler to gain access to the paid apps. the apk can be found here.

Been using MoDaCo custom ROM v2.3 for few days, what i can say is that its not as smooth as our stock firmware. Feel quit sluggish n slow when opening apps. Google map also not included.

Right now using previous MoDaCo v2.2 enhanced. Man, its fast n smooth...i like it

Im using IM+

Hi there, welcome to the Hero's lair

Personally i haven't try the 2.73.751 ROM yet but have tried Modaco Custom v2.3 (which i suspect using generic-2.73.751.4 coz it have the new people widget same as the generic-2.73.751.4), it also feel sluggish and slow when compare to Malaysia's ROM. Right now im using Modaco Custom v2.2 and it's smooth and fast.

I think for now, the best choice for Hero ROMs are 2.73.405.5 and Modaco Custom v2.2 as both are smooth, fast and also come with android market

P/s: MCR 2.4 with new underpinnings coming soon. (Dunno what is underpinnings tho )

This post has been edited by ElmI: Sep 30 2009, 10:08 PM

Ahh..sorry i cant help u on that coz for contact i use Google contact service. All my contacts will be dloaded n sync automatically when i connect to the internet.

Hurm..maybe u can try changing the contact type (either Google, Phone or Sim) when u save ur contact and see whether it is on ur contact list or not..

If still cant...i dunno lo..maybe its time to use other ROM

Glad its all work out...enjoy ur custom ROM Hero dude...

Didn't work for me too. Maybe when flash 10 available for android, we be able to view more complex flash site. Right now only some lite flash site work...but miniclip can load ok tho..played Canyon Defense with no problem although its a bit slow

Market Enabler Dependencies:

1. Working su command (implies that the phone has to be rooted)
2. Busybox binaries (or just the grep command working).

For those who dun want to use custom ROM, you can still gain root access using pre-rooted generic ROM. Here's the link for rooted generic hero ROM 2.73.405.5

Hi guys,

Good news for those who use MoDaCo Custom ROM. Ver. 2.5 is up for grab now . You can get it from link below



Changelog

2.5

Removed IM app due to incompatability with freshly wiped devices.

2.4

Faster than 2.2!
Recommended for use with radio 63.18.55.06FU_6.35.07.08
New WWE core image
Another busybox update - 1.15.2 release
Added dropbear binaries in ROM (will add as a service in a later release)
Replaced CustomLocale with MoreLocales
Added IM application in ROM
Maps is now no longer removed
Other tweaks

Credit to Paul@MoDaCo. Enjoy