Today Sprint announced their Sprint HTC Hero which will be released on October 11. Best Buy also announced in a press release that they will have the HTC Hero (Sprint) available on October 11. Customers will be able to buy the HTC Hero for only $179.99 with a 2-year activation, and without the need to file any mail-in rebates.
If you plan on buying the HTC Hero, get it from Best Buy! Sprint will require you to fill in a mail-in rebate, while Best Buy stores will not.
Today Sprint released a press release confirming that the Sprint HTC Hero will be available to order on October 11 for $179.99 (after rebates). What took a lot of HTC Hero fans by surprise is that Sprint has changed the design of their HTC Hero. Below is a picture which shows how Sprint’s HTC Hero looks and how the original HTC Hero looks.
The hardware and the software of both HTC Hero’s are the same. Both have the HTC Hero Sense UI, and same specs. If you were planning on getting the HTC Hero, will the new design change your mind?
Although we already knew that the HTC Hero is coming to Sprint in October 11, Sprint has confirmed this in their recent press release. The HTC Hero will cost $179.99 after $50 instant savings, $100 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement. HTC Hero is Sprint’s first Android device! You can “pre-register” to be notified once the HTC Hero is out at http://www.sprint.com/hero.
The HTC Hero won’t be coming to AT&T, Verizon, or other carriers in the US any time soon. Sprint has an exclusive agreement with the HTC Hero.
You can find out more about the HTC Hero at Sprint.com.
The HTC Hero is coming to Sprint on October 11th! Well, actually HTC and Sprint haven’t made any official announcements yet but HTC has revealed this
on their website. Go to http://www.htc.com/ca/faq_detail.aspx?p_id=288&act=um, and you’ll notice a page titled HTC Hero (Sprint).
The October 11 HTC Hero release date has not been confirmed yet, but a reputable forum member on the XDA-Developer forum posted the following proof picture:
Are you looking forward to the HTC Hero launch? I am! This may be the first Android phone I’m getting.
