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Black HTC Hero....

the_milkman

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Jul 28, 2009
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Hi All..

I am trying to get hold of a Black HTC Hero Sim-free... I have called about 5 online retailers and they are all telling me that the Black version will not be available on Sim-free. They also said that the white HTC hero will be the only colour available sim-free...

Has anyone else had the same feedback??

I am tempted to get an unlocked version on ebay in Graphite... but i'm not sure how to remove the Orange branded firmware and replace it with a HTC branded formware..

Can anyone give me an pointers...

Many thanks.. I cant wait to get my first android phone!!!!!!!!!
 
I haven't seen any sim-free Heroes that weren't white. Orange have a graphite one (which I've held, it's beautiful) and T-Mobile have a black one and a pink one, but both are locked and only available on contract.

I think the white one has an improved surface (correct???) so it's not all bad. I've heard it looks better in person than online photos make it look.
 
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