HTC Hero earns FCC approval with CDMA, Sprint launch rumors more solid than ever

We know of precisely two types of radios going into Heros (or would that be Heroes?) right now: the 900 / 2100MHz 3G for global use that everyone's using so far, and an 850 / 1900 version for North America that the FCC's had the pleasure of using. Well, you know how FCC labs work -- they get to play with all the toys before anyone else does -- and now they're checking out another version of HTC's latest and greatest Android device with CDMA / EV-DO. This lends near-infinite credibility to the buzz that Sprint's signed up to launch the phone this fall, presumably around the same time it drops the InstinctQ from Samsung, at which point it'll have both the QWERTY and full-touch Android angles covered. Options are good, are they not?

[Butler Posted Aug 20th 2009 5:58PM]

Why not just return the pre and wait for this to drop?

[xtasi Posted Aug 20th 2009 6:03PM]

while the firmware update fixed the sluggishness, I wish HTC does the same thing they did with the HTC touch. CDMA came out with twice the rom, twice the ram and a faster processor. The firmware update made the sluggishness go away, but with that fix and more ram and aster cpu it would be better, though battery life may not be so good. Then again, I haven't heard of any HTC phone with good battery life.
anyone have good experience with battery life on any HTC phone?
phone portion runs for a while, though 3g kills the battery in about 1 hour for me on Sprint Touch.

[DJ Posted Aug 20th 2009 9:06PM]

Once this is confirmed for Sprint and the ROM is confirmed to fix lag issues, goodbye AT&T and iPhone. I have had it with their shit. I will break my contract and go to Sprint in a heartbeat.

[erfanik Posted Sep 10th 2009 3:30AM]

So is the north american version going to be available in Canada? I need to buy this phone so bad... how can I find an unlocked one that works with 3g?