http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/ Engadget Comments for HTC support site reveals Hero for Sprint, Snap for Alltel http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/@ Steve: Believe me there will be no line for new activations or phone purchases. This is Sprint.

The only line you'll find at a Sprint store is for those trying to pay their bills with cash because they were denied one of those "no checking account required," debit cards or or some other bill related problem. ;-) Beleive me, I work for Sprint.

We were all told to get ready for myriads of Pre buyers but it's still slow as ever. Boost is what is selling hot for us now. ]]>Aug 4th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
Also I dont know about the only people lined up at sprint are payments. My local Sprint store which is our areas service center is busy ALL the time. I mean the sign says what the people are there for, Tech, Sales, whatever. A lot of them say Sales on it. Dude, I went there at 10am one time and there were people waiting outside to chat with someone, probably for repairs. :)

One thing I found funny was there is a Sprint store in the same area that is owned by a secondary dealer, they get barely any business but have great sales staff so I always go there, on Pre launch day me and my wife got out of bed at like 10:30am store opened at 8am, the store got 18 Pres and we still were able to get one for her(2nd to last one). But i got to say, I like Sprint for the same reason I like Sams Club, I get decent service, good prices, and I usually dont have to wait in line(cept if i needed to go to the repair center).]]>Aug 4th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
@jrun

Everytime my contract expires i sit back and say.."Im leaving Sprint cuz they dont have any phones" but i stick it out and they come up with sumthin to get me to extend. Since Hesse has taken over Sprint is REALLY gettin off their ass about getting phones. I would get the Hero For Sprint....The plans are the cheapest and the coverage is as good in some places better than Verizon. If It were on At&t youd pay more money for no reason...on Verizon you would have great coverage but the phone would seem handicapped and still cost would be an issue. T-Mobile already has the G1 & My Touch but their 3G coverage is nowhere near as developed.]]>Aug 4th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
I don't know what state you work at and what city but because your store is slow doesn't mean all sprint stores are, in Phoenix, AZ the nearest sprint store is always full of people its always about a 20 minute wait time to talk to a sprint representative and the att store right down a block is always empty. It makes me think how is att gaining customers and sprint losing them because what I see is people buying more sprint phones than att but that doesn't mean anything as you saw the Q2 results.

There are some areas where sprint hardly sells and other areas where sprint sells the most it just depends where you live, when the hero comes to stores here in Phoenix, AZ there will be lines just like they were for the pre. ]]>Aug 4th 2009 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 8th 2009 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
Holding out for the hero myself though, and sprint plans are the least expensive for what you get so I don't have many complaints except it would be nice to not have to pay the $5/mo for calling google voice (i mean home).]]>Aug 4th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8877/htchero.jpg

Found the URL. Confirmed this page is real.]]>Aug 4th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
Not to mention the Verizon Pre, and Verizon iPhone. The first being somewhat confirmed rumor, and the latter being speculation by many, but completely possible.]]>Aug 4th 2009 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
Ever since I started to read engadget every day I have seen a billion posts about HTC or the Hero specifically. But the thing is I had never heard of HTC or hero, I don't know anyone with an HTC phone, and I still don't know what the big deal is.

So is it some payolla scandal or is there an actual reason to be writing about the company and the phone so much? What is the big deal?

And before you ask me to google them I have already, I am just trying to get an answer of why the site keeps mentioning HTC.]]>Aug 4th 2009 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
My question has really yet to be answered. Why is this company and this phone such a big deal on the site? The Hero, at best, has mixed reviews. And none of their phones has been a huge hit yet HTC continues to get near-constant exposure here.

And for the record, even if my question for context had been silly(it wasn't)...that is no excuse for rudeness. I'm surprised a site contributor would suggest that.]]>Aug 4th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
HTC introduces more smartphone models than anyone. You can take any two other manufacturers and combine them and HTC should still easily have more phones released in the past two years. Htc has even made phones for OTHER manufacturers. Sony's flagship phone the X1 and Palm's 2nd phone the Treo Pro are made by HTC. When you have a company that makes specific models for three platforms Wm Smartphone, Wm pro, and Android; and makes specific models for virtually every carrier in the world they will have the most news. Look at how big there 2009 roadmap is... http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/12/htcs-2009-haul-seemingly-leaked-packs-all-sorts-of-gorgeous/]]>Aug 5th 2009 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 5th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 4th 2009 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 5th 2009 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 5th 2009 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 5th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Aug 6th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/
But yeah, I'm confused about which phone to get myself. Samsung "Q" with the keyboard, OR Hero with Sense UI. Wish HTC could sell that to Google to use across all platforms..]]>Aug 20th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/htc-support-site-reveals-hero-for-sprint-snap-for-alltel/Sep 10th 2009 6:22AM