Palm Pre to HTC Hero

[BolivianBeast89]

What's up fellas?

Been on sprint for about two years. When I first contracted for Sprint, I was excited for the Palm Pre, Palm's come-back-kid.

Big mistake on my part.

At first it didn't have all the features I wanted. Then after about a year, the first one started having problems. Messing up on me constantly(i.e. volume rocker, keypad, on/off button, etc.) Thanks for the insurance I pay for I was able to get one after another.

In one year, I went through 4 Palm Pres. The last 2 being within a month of each other. Then not even a week after receiving my last refurb Pre, it messed up on me once again.

So, instead of getting another Pre, I opted for the Hero because I am definitely going to invest in an EVO so i thought I'd get myself used to the Android platform. Had it for about a month now and loving every bit of it.
Look forward to roaming these forums daily!

 

[Martimus]

Welcome to the Android Forums!

 

[BolivianBeast89]

Great to be here!
But due to the problems with my Palm Pre and how much sh&t I would have been in if I didn't buy the insurance, I have woes about rooting my Hero and voiding any warranties? Although it is a refurb Hero(as were my 3 other Pres) I don't think I want to tamper with my insurance....

 

[Martimus]

In theory it's difficult with most phones to completely brick it and void the warranty. If you opt to root the phone and install a custom ROM, all you need to do is restore the factory ROM and unroot before returning the phone to the carrier and it's highly unlikely that they'd ever find out.

Half the fun is customizing the phone to the extent that you are comfortable with customizing it...

 

[BolivianBeast89]

In theory it's difficult with most phones to completely brick it and void the warranty. If you opt to root the phone and install a custom ROM, all you need to do is restore the factory ROM and unroot before returning the phone to the carrier and it's highly unlikely that they'd ever find out.

Half the fun is customizing the phone to the extent that you are comfortable with customizing it...

A-Rootin' I shall go, then!

 

[Martimus]

A-Rootin' I shall go, then!

Take your time and read the many threads on the subject and I suspect you'll be just fine...