I got one recently. One of my coworkers mentioned that he heard HTC's code is buggy (HTC tacked on some improvements to Android) but I don't have a whole lot of evidence to back that up.<br><br>In the past few weeks I've noticed a problem crossing the border. I couldn't register on American carriers without shutting the phone off and on again. I also had the photo app crash once, which isn't terrible. Oh, and the 5MP camera seems over sensitive to movement and is pretty terrible in the dark.<br>
<br>That aside, I'm enjoying it, but I probably haven't really put it through its paces. I think the Droid/Milestone looks pretty cool, but it isn't available in Canada yet.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/1/4 Dave Germiquet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davegermiquet@gmail.com">davegermiquet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Telus's HTC Hero Runs on Andriod I believe....<br>
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Anyone have that one here? Any good?<br>
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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:53 PM, William Muriithi<br>
<<a href="mailto:william.muriithi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org">william.muriithi-Re5JQEeQqe8@public.gmane.orgm</a>> wrote:<br>
> Tyler,<br>
> 2010/1/4 Tyler Aviss <<a href="mailto:tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org">tjaviss@gmail.com</a>><br>
>><br>
>> My iPhone recently bit the bucket (*darn* irremovable battery and<br>
>> flimsy ribbon cables *grumble* *grumble*). While another of the same<br>
>> might be a consideration if I can find one for cheap enough - so that<br>
>> I can keep my apps/accessories/etc - another preference would be to<br>
>> move to a different phone on a linuxy-platform. One of the reasons I<br>
>> got the iPhone was the BSD-based OS and FOSS toolset when unlocked<br>
>> (SSH, and others), but I'd like to move to something that isn't<br>
>> deliberately made to become an expensive brick over time.<br>
> That sucks. I was under impression you can replace iphone battery. At<br>
> least it seem like so when you do a quick google search<br>
>><br>
>> Thus far I've looked at phones like the Nokia N900, Motorola<br>
>> Milestone, and HTC Touch Pro 2. The last one seems to run on a windows<br>
>> platform so I've more or less written it off, but I have little<br>
>> experience with the others, and there may be a different brand+model<br>
>> that fits better.<br>
>><br>
> Interesting.. Have checked the above too, with exception of Nokia<br>
> N900. Not interesting<br>
>> Some things I'm looking for or would like:<br>
>> - Decent interface. Multitouch is darn nice if available, or at the<br>
>> least not needing a stylus<br>
>> - Removable battery<br>
>> - Decent battery life (compared to an iPhone 3G, not too hard to do)<br>
>> - Good bluetooth support (a2dp, etc)<br>
>> - GPS/mapping<br>
>> - OS with FOSS tools. SSH client, SSH server and/or related<br>
>> - Not *too* expensive. $500 or less would be nice<br>
>> - Decent syncing capabilities. Linux friendliness for music and/or<br>
>> calendar+contacts a big plus<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Suggestions?<br>
> Will watch this closely. Want to change phone companies. BB from<br>
> Rogers can not be used on Wind network so will have to ditch it. Would<br>
> prefer like Android phone if possible<br>
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