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  1. apollomaker

    Help EVO Battery Life vs. Hero (?)

    Howdy All --- hey, to you new EVO owners, especially those that had Heros before....how is the battery life comparison between the two?? ... assuming normal, day-to-day operations. I do not have an EVO (yet) but downstream, maybe. Wondering what the maH rating of the EVO battery is as well(?)...
  2. apollomaker

    AT&T Shafts Smartphone Customers !!!

    Just announced, AT&T will be changing its plans to put a limit on data usage, virtually eliminating the "unlimited" plan offerings to customers. See this: AT&T Hangs Up on Unlimited Wireless Data Plans - DailyFinance...
  3. apollomaker

    Latest Radio Upgrade with Fresh 2.1.1.

    Hey ya'll --- just a quick note to let you know the radio upgrade that Flipz has posted on his site installs and functions fine with Fresh 2.1.1 -- and other ROMs as he notes in his details about the upgrade. I flashed it under RA 1.6.2. Geek For Me – Android CDMA Sprint Hero If you...
  4. apollomaker

    Nandroid Backup - Apps2SD (?)

    Good Morning all --- another question surfaced as I am considering partitioning of my SD card for use with Fresh 2.0d and using the benfits of Apps2SD. Once up and running, does the Nandroid backup work on this configuration? Or must you keep your files in the Hero to get a functional backup...
  5. apollomaker

    Apps2SD Function Questions

    Hi Again Guys --- as I dive deeper into Fresh 2.0d, more questions surface. I searched around the site, and on XDA, and found some posts and comments that come real close to answering these questions about Apps2SD, but not quite. Here are my questions: (1) Does Apps2SD put both system and user...
  6. apollomaker

    Fresh 2.01d Observations

    Well, after flashing Fresh 2.0d, a few things came to the surface right away -- has anyone seen these things as I have. * No mail reception, even though hookup to my mail server appears to have worked well (password, username, servers, etc.). No prob with 1.5 rooted. * SD Card manipulation -...
  7. apollomaker

    Need ROM Experience / Comments

    Howdy All -- well I finally made the jump. Rooted today, after much study, and seems to have gone well. Backed up, and ready to go with a ROM, ROM manager installed. So, after untold hours of reading and digging, I cannot come up with a ROM that I can pin down as a good, solid starting point...
  8. apollomaker

    Recommend Video Viewer (?)

    Looking for a recommendation for a good video viewer. I mostly view .mp4 and .wmv videos. The vast majority and looking for something with some versatility in terms of video format and size, etc. Even if it costs a few bucks -- no problem. This will be my first try at viewing video on my Hero...
  9. apollomaker

    Site Access -- On and Off Again (?)

    Howdy All --- been experiencing a daily frustration for about the last week or so. Been getting error screens frequently (several times a day) when trying to access the site. It happens on various pages on the site as well. I just wanted to see if it was on my end, or if others were having the...
  10. apollomaker

    Expanding Micro SD Storage (?)

    Looking at greatly expanding my SD storage. It is clear that the Sprint Hero requires an SD device that meets the SD 2.0 specification. That is a given. The question I have is about SD speed (class) and size (up to 32GB max). I am wondering if there is noticable speed difference between...
  11. apollomaker

    Latest Scoop? Sprint OS Update?

    Hello All -- have been away for a while and was wondering what the latest word out of Sprint is relative to their availability of their release of the updated operating system ?? Noticed our last update info has been at least a month. Anything new?? Many Thanks for any info --- Tks --- Bob :D
  12. apollomaker

    Latest on Sprint Update ???

    Hi All -- Been away a while and was wondering if there is any new word from Sprint on the 2.0 (or whatever) update that is supposed to be coming our way. Any news or other info??? Many Thanks ---- :D
  13. apollomaker

    SD Card Compatibility: Comments???

    Howdy All --- well, now looking to go to a bigger SD card for my Hero. The question I have is if anyone has had any problems with SDHC 16GB devices?? HTC specs the Hero as being compatible with all forms (sizes of micro SD) of SD cards up to, and including, 32GB. BUT, I just want to throw this...
  14. apollomaker

    Help Compass Calibration: How To ??

    Good Morning All --- I have been searching everywhere (except the right place maybe ;)) for some notes on the proper method of CALIBRATING the Hero compass. I have found much commentary about the compass, but no specific talk about how to acutally calibrate it. I am trying to use the GPS Status...
  15. apollomaker

    Sprint: WiMAX, New Smartphones in 2010

    Just some more tidbits of news, some old, some new from Sprint. http://www.i4u.com/article28002.html Sorry to see the losses for them in terms of losing subscribers. Hopefully, the new phones, and services (WiMax) etc. will give them a boost. :D
  16. apollomaker

    OS ROM...Fully On-Air Flashable???

    Howdy All --- in anticipation of hopefully 2.0 coming our way not too long from now, was wondering if the complete operating system ROM is on-air flashable or would we have to do a flash from a downloaded image (flash from SD card)??? I am not sure how big the OS rom is, but just curious. I...
  17. apollomaker

    Android Newbie Here -- Hello All !!!

    Greetings All ----- Well, been thinking about jumping into an Android phone for some time and finally did it. Picked up an HTC Hero yesterday and have been captivated ever since. A great full-featured phone and a good platform to do some experimenting with Android software writing -- an add-on...