[msudawg]

has anyone got the email about the hero yet?

[parrotreb]

Originally Posted by msudawg

has anyone got the email about the hero yet?

Yes. Just got it.

[asmith001]

what's it say?

[johncpayne]

Just got mine as well. It says you can order it online and you have till Saturday for them to hold pre-orders. It gives you a link to go ahead and order it and they give you .99 cent over night shipping. I may just wait and see if they have any in the stores around my house.

[johncpayne]

One more thing, if you order online you get an instant rebate instead of a mail in rebate. I have changed my mind and I am going to order it online due to not wanting to deal with the mail in rebate.

[msmith198025]

Just finished mine online. $36 upgrade fee oh well. still a good deal

[johncpayne]

Just finished mine as well. I am a new customer to Cellular South so no upgrade fee. Now I will anxiously await it's arrival on my front porch.

[msmith198025]

Finally did get to play with the hero though, so I will give my impressions.

First off the interface is SLICK! The phone performs as smoothly as my iTouch, but the interface is ALOT nicer looking. The browser was impressive, and very safari like.
I found the keyboard to be ever so slightly smaller than the iphone, but the feedback was a nice touch.
Camera was great!

Only got about five minutes with it, but walked away more impressed than I thought I would be.

[msudawg]

i just ordered mine.. i have been screwed over on a rebate once so i'm not letting it happen again

[asmith001]

Got mine ordered. Was anyone able to select a store for pickup? I had to chose priority overnight shipping.

[msmith198025]

Originally Posted by asmith001

Got mine ordered. Was anyone able to select a store for pickup? I had to chose priority overnight shipping.

I did not even try in store pick up, as I figured that would be a nightmare. Still have to go in and get my numbers swapped over, but I can do that early sat morning when it isnt such a madhouse.

Anyone thinking overnight will mean tomorrow this late in the day? I am betting on friday

[pound24]

I must say that the hero is pretty impressive I played with the tour also. I think blackberry need to come with a little more. the curve and the tour is not very different only the the screen resolution and memory was the biggest improvement. But that hero was like dammmm. Big upgrade from the diamond I had. I only played with it 5mins and loved it.

[johncpayne]

I tried to do in store pickup but it wouldn't let me.

[msmith198025]

Its because the stores have not entered them into the system according to what I have read and heard

[P1Scream]

611 just told me that the store i need to pick it up at will call me tonight or in the morning. i dont know if i believe that. haha