Does enyone know anything about the HTC Hero 6250 Android phone

[DonDon]

from Cell South? I just got a deal from them where it's free if I sign up for 2 more years but don;t know much about the phone. The reviews say something about battery life sucking

[majflyboy]

I've had one for 6 or 8 mos & like it. Touch screen takes some getting used to. Need to keep a charger at work, at home and in the truck.

[DonDon]

Thats what I been hearing Maj, Also although I have the Total Unlimited (for Smartphones) plan, I have to pay extra for sending a picture text. What I been hearing anyways

[majflyboy]

I've got total everything, nothing is extra.

[Wannabe...]

All the cool kids carry Iphones, so....yeah, it should be fine for you.

Wannabe...

[DoubleGobble00]

I got the regular Hero from CellSouth with the Unlimited plan for smartphones..... Picture texts are not included in that plan.... but I always email all my pictures so that is no big deal. The first week I got my phone the battery life totally sucked. It was dead by around 2 o'clock each day. I did some reading online and turned off background data (so it was not always searching for app updates), turned off Wi-Fi (otherwise it would always be searching for a Wi-Fi connection but the regular connect in town was super fast so that wasn't needed), turned my screen brightness down, and turned off my GPS location. After turned these things off the battery life is great. I use my phone alot during the day and it will last all day long now. Also get the free advanced task killer app to kill all the running apps when you are not using them. That helps alot also.

These smart phones actually have really sup'd up batteries but they do some much that it kills the battery quick. Just talking on the phone won't kill the battery. It is the internet, gps, apps, etc that drain it fast....

DoubleG

[DonDon]

Thanks guys

[Minnerman]

All the cool kids carry Iphones, so....yeah, it should be fine for you.

Wannabe...

X2. Plus with the eyephone I don't have them worriesome ads every one complains about in here.

[Minnerman]

I got the regular Hero from CellSouth with the Unlimited plan for smartphones..... Picture texts are not included in that plan.... but I always email all my pictures so that is no big deal. The first week I got my phone the battery life totally sucked. It was dead by around 2 o'clock each day. I did some reading online and turned off background data (so it was not always searching for app updates), turned off Wi-Fi (otherwise it would always be searching for a Wi-Fi connection but the regular connect in town was super fast so that wasn't needed), turned my screen brightness down, and turned off my GPS location. After turned these things off the battery life is great. I use my phone alot during the day and it will last all day long now. Also get the free advanced task killer app to kill all the running apps when you are not using them. That helps alot also.

These smart phones actually have really sup'd up batteries but they do some much that it kills the battery quick. Just talking on the phone won't kill the battery. It is the internet, gps, apps, etc that drain it fast....

DoubleG

Dang DG00. You ought to just go back to a bag phone ifn you gonna turn all the fun stuff off.

[crappieman101]

Cell phone should be used for callin, answering, sending text..maybe 10 a month...and a weight in the opposite pocket of where you keep your jigs to even out the weight in your pockets...