Review - The HTC Hero

Advantages: Too many to list in this small space...
Disadvantages: A little sluggish

... The HTC Hero I test and review a lot of mobile phones, but in a mobile phone market dominated by Apple, Blackberry, Samsung and Nokia, I can't help but have a soft spot for HTC; I think it is a British thing, a love for the underdog? But as much as I admire HTC, I can't help but worry that in trying to take on competitors like the iPhone their new HTC Hero is punching above its weight. So I turned it on to find out? Appearance When I was told that I was finally going to get my hands on HTC's latest handset, I thought I'd better do a bit of research? but when saw the publicity pictures I feared the worst? It looked a lot like its predecessor the T-Mobile G1, with that Jimmy Hill like chin. This was a bad start for me; I love the design of all of HTC's handsets, except one? the T-Mobile G1, so I wasn't expecting...

Luc2oo9 27.08.2009 (11.09.2009) · Read review
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Vodafone

Advantages: great UK customer service, great coverage
Disadvantages: NA

...Vodafone is a phone company I used to be with years ago, but due to the rest of my family members switching, I had to make the switch to the same provider as them. Now, they have made the switch back to Vodafone, and I have recently done the same, and have to say, it's a great network to be with, and has a vast amount of call plans Making the Switch To make the switch to Vodafone, I ordered a Sim Pack online, which was free with free deliver- all the more to convince me to move to their network. The delivery had a little delay in between, but the Vodafone customer service and e-forum team kept me up to date, and in contact until my Sim Card arrived, which was within a few days of contacting them. I have now been with Vodafone again, for about a month, and can honestly say, the network has not changed since last time I had it...

RyanC92 07.06.2008 · Read review
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Vodafone!

Advantages: Great customer service, easy to speak to, friendly!
Disadvantages: None!

...I have been with vodafone for a very long time and i find them a good service, I was with 02 before vodafone and found that they was not as good as vodafone, I am a very good texter and 02 could not find me a good tariff, but as soon as i spoke to vodafone they were easy to talk to and helped me straight away, i get 500 free minutes anytime of the day and 1000 textes a month for just £35 which i found is brilliant compare to other network rates. There are different priceplans, you can find online but i found it easier to phone them and speak to them personally about what i used my mobile for and for them to tell me a price with what i wanted instead of getting a priceplan online and going over that priceplan. Vodafone do a great package called "family" its a package where you can have 4 people who can ring eachother no matter...

melliebird 04.04.2008 · Read review
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Vodafone

Advantages: cant think of any
Disadvantages: Cost, Customer Services, Escalations Dept, Management Attitude

...Vodafone - 3rd place when it comes to most popular network in the UK, but it comes in first as its the network that makes the most money. Customer Services is Appalling, mainly because they Outsource it to other companies like Firstsource (ICICIonesource) - Indian call centre based in N.Ireland. Very Expensive Network, however they seem to hide this very well in their adviertising... so their TV Adds and Billboards suggest that your getting a deal..Look Closer People!!!.. Mobile Broadband is over rated and 3 Network had reported VF for its declaration of its Speed, which is impossible to determine!!! (Tech Help with Mobile BB is non existant) Staff are encouraged to be 'Self Thought' - this saves them on Trainer Wages..Nightmare guys...

Alien_Evangelist 25.09.2008 · Read review
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More HTC wow!

Advantages: Thin but big, 1GHz processor, runs Windows, loads of extra software.
Disadvantages: A little too sensitive, Not as many colours on screen as other phone

...Well I got this phone and wow...Its big the screen is big, the processor inside is even bigger. Its hard to explain the smoothness of the phone once it has started, however compared to my iPhone it is smooth and that is saying something. With Windows Mobile 6.5 as the operating system the amount of software and customisation available is really out of this world. The fact that the HTC HD2 is quite smart, ie when you pick up the phone to answer a call the ring volume goes down. With lots of little touchs like this it makes the user experiance quite outstanding. The fact that the 1ghz processor inside really makes the whole phone run so smoothly. Add the fact that Windows Mobile 6.5 has a huge back catalog of programs most of which work without the need to adjust any advanced features to make it work, sort of put the other...

kashumer 23.11.2009 · Read review
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HTC Hero To The Rescue

Advantages: Well made, interface is surprisingly good, Android apps are excellent
Disadvantages: Battery life could be better, no bluetooth data transfer capability

...available on Orange. The choices were limited and having sustained a poor Blackberry experience for 18 months I was keen to explore new avenues. Luckily the HTC Hero presented itself to me as a viable option and despite having seen the television advertising campaign a couple of months prior and mocking it's cringe worthy 'Hero' branding I still took the plunge as it posed the most impressive package from the choices available to me. Out of the box: At this time I was still adamant that I wanted and IPhone and realised that the HTC Hero was easily fetching £300 on auction sites. I thought to myself "as soon as I take it out of the box I'll know whether to keep it or sell it for an IPhone". Indeed as I removed it from the box I immediately noticed how well built the phone is. It's of reassuring weight and the teflon finish of the Graphite...

conradburns 09.10.2009 · Read review
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vodafone

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: never get good signal

...my opinion on vodafone is not great. i dont think it is very good at all as you can not get a very good signal everywhere. I am on vodafone and i am not pleased with it as i live in the countryside and i can hardly ever get a signal. all my friends have bt cellnet and they can always get a signal when they come to my house, i would not recommend this network to anybody because of the siganl problem, apart from the signal problem this network is fine and would be ok for someone living in a built up area....

lucy14uk 25.09.2000 · Read review
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Vodafone Update

Advantages: My family and boyfriend are on Vodafone so I can save money on calls to them, offers a wide range of services, excellent customer service.
Disadvantages: Not always the best coverage, expensive, limited choice of price plans, not suitable anymore

...I have been with Vodafone now for nearly three years. I brought my first phone on pay as you go on and I was spending a fortune on top ups. I then a year later decided to buy a contract phone on Vodafone to save me money on my calls by having the free minutes off peak to call people. This actually did not work out much cheaper than top ups because I always was texting more than calling. I admit it I am a text addict and when my bill came in each month I was horrified to see how many I sent each month but it didn't stop me did it. My bill was around £60 - 70 per month in just texting. I wish I could have got out of the habit, but still to this day I text too much. I have actually now a genie sim card where I can send 300 text messages free every month. This was great when I first received it and my next two bills were only £30...

coolchanty 18.02.2002 (31.07.2003) · Read review
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VODAFONE - become a Vodaclone

Advantages: Price Plans, Coverage, Ethics
Disadvantages: The TV adverts

...~~~ Vodafone History ~~~ Vodafone is the largest mobile network provider in the UK and it's headquarters is based in Newbury, Berkshire close to junction 13 of the M4, which is home to over 6000 employees. Back in 1983, a small electronics firm called Racal teamed up with an American telecoms company and together they bid (and won) one of the 2 mobile phone operators licenses which were put up for grabs by the government. Vodafone was launched 2 years later in 1985 - the name of the other company was Cellnet (later renamed BT Cellnet). In 1993 a new boy arrived on the block called One-2-One, prompting Vodafone to look beyond the UK to increase it's revenue and co-inciding with the launch of digital technology or GSM as it is referred to now. The next 6 years saw Vodafone buying out...

nigeofnewbury 08.09.2005 · Read review
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Vodafone UKs best

Advantages: Great if all your friends are on Vodafone.
Disadvantages: If you have friends on other networks, say goodbye to your salary.

...Vodafone is the UKs biggest network, providing the country with mobile telecommunications services. They have more customrrs than any other UK network, and it doesn't look like it will change anytime soon. My contract with Vodafone is run through Singlepoint, this basically means that I'm billed through a company other than Vodafone itself. The main reason I chose Vodafone was due to the fact that a good majority of my friends are on it. I couldn't face the high monstrous other network charges any more and decided to jump ship, I was previosuly with Orange. Vodafone has a huge number of tariffs to choose from, one of the most varied the that any UK network has to offer. Theres something for everyone, from low users, medium users and high users of their mobile phone. Theres even packages for peak users and off peak users. In...

ceminem 16.04.2002 · Read review
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