HTC Hero up for pre-order on Amazon UK: £429, July 15 delivery

We doubt the July 15 delivery date is set in stone, but UK residents itching to get a little Hero in their lives are now able to pre-order HTC's latest for £429 ($708). That's pretty much what we'd expect for an unlocked set, but Orange is planning to offer the Hero free on contract, so we'd be inclined to hang on just a teensy bit longer. Video after the break.

[Via Phandroid]

[RapHyE07 Posted Jun 28th 2009 4:18PM]

Haha, great vid!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2009 5:52PM]

Hahah yeah thats the same thing I was thinking when I clicked play.

Amazingly I dont think I've EVER seen that video, I've only heard the song is 80/ early 90 films and such and erm .. most recently Shrek.... *coughs*

But anywhom, I'm a Orange UK customer so I'm looking forward to July :-), shame the Samsung Galaxy/i7500 is not being mentioned yet in the UK coming from an LG Viewty I just cant wait for it to come out (If the Galaxy even comes to Orange).

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2009 5:54PM]

Ah, Also its nice to know what the unlocked box contents are (source amazon.co.uk):

* HTC Hero 3G Android Sim Free mobile phone
* Quick start guide
* Screen protector
* Travel charger
* Mini-USB data cable
* Standard battery
* Wired stereo headset with 3.5 mm connector
* Accessory leaflet
* 2 GB microSD card


Hopefully the Orange package would have a bigger SD card

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2009 6:37PM]

I am thinking about buying an unlocked htc magic with android 1.5 pre-installed. I would like to know if I will receive the ota updates over wifi even though I will be using the at&t 3g iphone network? This would be a deal breaker for me. Would it work on any unlocked htc magic I might buy or maybe even an htc hero unlocked? I just need to know if I will receive future updates for the android os on whatever android phone I buy. Any kind of help would be appreciated.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2009 7:59PM]

Play.com have the 5th July.

http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/10823762/HTC-Hero-Sim-Free-Unlocked-5-0-Megapixel-Mobile-Phone/Product.html

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 28th 2009 8:23PM]

@ $700, I'm singing
"We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond the thunderdome"

[jlarex Posted Jun 28th 2009 9:37PM]

I'm also thinking about getting an unlocked android phone to use on at&t. I haven't found out if OTA updates would work since I believe the updates are released by the carriers, but you should be able to update manually somehow as a last resort.

If you're planning on getting an unlocked magic make sure you get the Canadian Rogers version if you want it to be compatible with at&t's 3G network. All of the other versions will only work over the slow edge network. Unfortunately the Hero is also incompatible with at&t 3G at this time, but I'm sure they'll release another version eventually.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 29th 2009 4:06PM]

Hopefully either AT&T gets it in the states or some version of it is sold that will support the AT&T bands.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 29th 2009 9:19AM]

yep this BS about frequencies differing is starting to become a real problem.

what to do what to do?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 29th 2009 11:42AM]

This makes me want to get a Hero and watch Short Circuit 2...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 30th 2009 9:42AM]

£396.75 inc VAT @ Super Etrader
http://www.superetrader.co.uk/htc-hero-white-android-sim-free-unlocked-p-4302.html

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 5:55AM]

oh and £395 from Handtec

http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2156/htc-hero/e6a091a541e9047a44dc0beec51bbeb8