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is your battery cover branded " With google"

Does your COver show "With Google?"

  • Yes

    Votes: 43 43.9%
  • No

    Votes: 55 56.1%

  • Total voters
    98
From what I've heard, those that got them early from Best Buy are all unbranded. Also, a lot of those that got them first thing Sunday were too. After that, they've been branded ones.

Could be wrong, but that's what I gathered from another thread where people were discussing a bug in the difference Mobile Network Type (unbranded say EvDo rev.0, while branded say rev.A).

Personally, I'm glad I have an unbranded one. I like google and all, but the phone just looks better without it IMO.
 
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From what I've heard, those that got them early from Best Buy are all unbranded. Also, a lot of those that got them first thing Sunday were too. After that, they've been branded ones.

Could be wrong, but that's what I gathered from another thread where people were discussing a bug in the difference Mobile Network Type (unbranded say EvDo rev.0, while branded say rev.A).

Personally, I'm glad I have an unbranded one. I like google and all, but the phone just looks better without it IMO.

My roomies is Branded and the only diff ive found thus far is his had the Visual Voicemail update pre installed...
 
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From what I've heard, those that got them early from Best Buy are all unbranded. Also, a lot of those that got them first thing Sunday were too. After that, they've been branded ones.

Could be wrong, but that's what I gathered from another thread where people were discussing a bug in the difference Mobile Network Type (unbranded say EvDo rev.0, while branded say rev.A).

Personally, I'm glad I have an unbranded one. I like google and all, but the phone just looks better without it IMO.

I got mine early from Best Buy and mine says "With Google" on it
 
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The only real difference is that the "without google" Heroes were made in an earlier run than the "with google" Heroes.

Promise.

(FWIW, i didn't get mine from Best Buy, and I'm the 4th "without google" on the poll)

Well who knows maybe there are some other differences... i actually kind of with mine had it :( maybe roomie will trade me
 
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I have the With Google brand on the back. I also have one without the google and there is no difference at all also you will know it is branded before you even open the box for those who want to trade one in for a branded one because on the front top right of the box it will say htc hero with google and non branded will only say htc hero. I am looking at both boxes now and i am scurd.
 
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Mine is "without" the Google branding and I prefer it that way. Although, once we put covers on them you'll never see the difference...but we'll know it :)

I was first to get one on Reward Zone Friday at my BestBuy store. I went back a few days later to ask about the "with Google" ones and they said that didn't have any. Who knows why or how it happened but I'm as happy as a kid with an ice cream cone with my Hero.
 
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From what I've heard, those that got them early from Best Buy are all unbranded. Also, a lot of those that got them first thing Sunday were too. After that, they've been branded ones.

Could be wrong, but that's what I gathered from another thread where people were discussing a bug in the difference Mobile Network Type (unbranded say EvDo rev.0, while branded say rev.A).

Personally, I'm glad I have an unbranded one. I like google and all, but the phone just looks better without it IMO.



I got my hero on the friday pre release and it has with google

Also mine is a branded that displays rev 0

what ive read is you are more than likely on a rev 0 tower but the phone is capable of rev a
 
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Got mine 3 weeks before release. No "with Google". States Rev. 0 (not an issue since it still gets rev. A) The first software update will fix labeling.

Also mine is missing the voice recognition option on the google search bar that pops up when you hit the search button. I guess that's because it's an early pre release model. :eek:

I'm looking forward to the first update, so I can voice search. ;)
 
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I got my hero on the friday pre release and it has with google

Also mine is a branded that displays rev 0

what ive read is you are more than likely on a rev 0 tower but the phone is capable of rev a

Thats incorrect if you believe what they are saying. And by they, I mean Sprint and HTC.

The phone is supposedly on Rev A, showing Rev 0, and its nothing more than a visual bug for some handsets, while others will show Rev A.

I still have yet to hear whats causing the difference though.
 
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Got mine 3 weeks before release. No "with Google". States Rev. 0 (not an issue since it still gets rev. A) The first software update will fix labeling.

Also mine is missing the voice recognition option on the google search bar that pops up when you hit the search button. I guess that's because it's an early pre release model. :eek:

I'm looking forward to the first update, so I can voice search. ;)

Mine will let me voice search and I'm non with google...
 
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