Do the orange or t-mobile handsets come with branded ROMs? I want to get a black unlocked t-mobile Hero but I don't want some daft t-mobile ROM. I saw my friend's T-Mobile Diamond and nearly puked at the colorscheme.
don't worry, the T-mobile one has only got a link to the t-zones page in the browser and a t-mobiel logo on the front.
that ****ty pink colour is nowehere to be seen from what i've heard.
Saw one that a colleauge had bought and convinced me to get mine cos it wasn't really changed any.
Nope, just the start up logo on the Orange is included within the Hero, Android and HTC logos and a few links to Orange World etc that are useful.
Not keen on the black T-Mobile... looks cheap upto the Graphite one on Orange...
Thanks guys. Just bid on an apparently unlocked Orange Graphite Hero. Can't wait
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I bought my HTC Hero off ebay, I got it right after they were released in the UK. Will the update that Orange released work for my phone or is that specifically for phones on the orange network?
teffy27 said:
I bought my HTC Hero off ebay, I got it right after they were released in the UK. Will the update that Orange released work for my phone or is that specifically for phones on the orange network?
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If yours is white or brown/black and unlocked, you can get the update from the HTC site.
The Orange update is only for BRANDED Orange phones.
Its for Orange branded handsets.
If your's in a generic HTC Hero, then the generic HTC firmware update should work.
Enter your serial number in the appropriate place on the updates page to find out if its compatible.
If its a T-Mobile Hero, you will have to wait...
Most likely - since you got on on e-Bay - it will be a generic. I'd suggest that you flash it with one of the MoDaCo ROMs that also roots the phone (a lot of the utility apps require root access). Besides, the MoDaCo releases help free up on-board memory for running apps.
Yes - I have a white generic Hero bought through e-Bay.
I've been Googling around and some people describe the Hero that Orange are selling as black but it looks brown against some of the 'blacker' Heros on an image search.
In the UK the Orange branded Hero is graphite not black.
HTC offer AFAIK :
White - Unlocked, unbranded
Brown
Graphite - Orange UK only
Black
Pink
TBH, I've seen the black and brown ones in Carphone Warehouse, they don't look very good IMHO.
IS there a difference is specs betweens the T-mobile Hero and the Orange Hero, do one have better rom or something or a different chipset ?
Cheers James
Internal specs are the same.
The firmware is different with T-Mobile doing more customisation I believe. The core software though is the same.
Depends if you like the HTC look throughout or the T-Mobile one.
T-Mobile puts a big logo on the top of the touch screen which I hate. At least orange has the decency to put a small, inobtrusive logo on the rear case.
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Internal specs are the same.
The firmware is different with T-Mobile doing more customisation I believe. The core software though is the same.
Depends if you like the HTC look throughout or the T-Mobile one.
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Thanks for that, i would prefer HTC over t-mobile so i am glad tha orange have left it to HTC rather than messing around with it
Cheers
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T-Mobile puts a big logo on the top of the touch screen which I hate. At least orange has the decency to put a small, inobtrusive logo on the rear case.
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LOL, i was thinking that i thought atleast if the logo annoys me i can just change the back cover
The specs of both are the same. I don't know why people think the T-Mobile hero has had loads of customization done to it.
It's exactly the same as the standard HTC one and the Orange one. Only difference being that T-Mobile has a T-Mobile boot screen and some web n walk app that I've never used.
Hello I recently bought a white Amaze on ebay after seeing that this phone comes with the 850/1900mhz bands that needs to work fine on Argentina (we use the same as AT&T). But I noticed on some websites that they don't mention these bands on the white version of the Amaze, now I'm worried because I already payed and I'm waiting for my phone to arrive. Are the bands still there? Does any of you have a white Amaze working on AT&T? Or at least the box near you so you could tell me what it says. I can't wait to be part of the amaze community. Thank you
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Hello I recently bought a white Amaze on ebay after seeing that this phone comes with the 850/1900mhz bands that needs to work fine on Argentina (we use the same as AT&T). But I noticed on some websites that they don't mention these bands on the white version of the Amaze, now I'm worried because I already payed and I'm waiting for my phone to arrive. Are the bands still there? Does any of you have a white Amaze working on AT&T? Or at least the box near you so you could tell me what it says. I can't wait to be part of the amaze community. Thank you
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They have same hardware/internals built but differ in back casing ''black/white''
Thank you!
If I was to order an unlock Titan II off ebay would I be find to use it in the UK on three with no problems?
Let's hope so. I am awaiting delivery of a Titan 2 from across the pond [email protected] Branded but unlocked, In theory it should work on 3G but may involve manually inputting APN settings, I am on O2 but if it works then no reason why not on 3 network, Let you know when it eventually arrives
Just chatted with a HTC adviser and they said it should be ok for O2 seeing as the Titan 2 covers the 900mhz frquency, Not sure which 3 use but reckon will be ok.
I wonder if it is possible to buy a non at&t branded titan 2. Do they exist?
Now there's a very good question, I guess in theory they should exist but just not available to the UK market, The crux of the Titan 2s I believe were mainly for AT&T, I must admit I would prefer an unbranded one but think I can suffer the logo on the front for now at least.
I could not live with the logo, unless i can sandpaper it off, put a black sticker over it or buy a replacement housing form ebay
awesome
Let us know if it works, I am currently torn between ordering a Titan 2 from the US or a Lumia 900 (so much cheaper on ebay sim free from the US than they are in the UK.)
Wow what a disaster.. The Lumia 920 is exclusive to Rogers again.. And even better ONLY IN BLACK! Wow.. I have never been more let down about a release for a phone. Nokia's been hyping up this phone since it was announced, showing off it's beautiful selection of colors all over Nokia Canada's Facebook page only to release it in the most boring and conservative colour.
I was waiting to buy this phone. I was even considering switching to Rogers from Telus just to be able to use tethering and MMS finally (because Nokia refuses to release the network setup app in Canada) and then hearing that black IS the only option is a big let down. Almost as much as restricting this phone to one carrier. You'd think Microsoft would want to try to breakthrough the Canadian market finally and release this phone on all carriers (like the Galaxy S3) but nope, Rogers is good enough for them. They'll be lucky if they sell more 920's than 900's this year.
Sorry just had to vent.
I read on mobilesyrup that perhaps the exclusivity only lasts for a month (speculation)