Black HTC Hero....

[the_milkman]

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!!!!!!!!!

 

[Quboid]

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.

 

[Quboid]

HTC HERO GRAPHITE UNLOCKED on eBay (end time 29-Jul-09 15:34:54 BST)

If you're fast, and in the UK. It's not black, but it is dark and as I said, it is beautiful. I don't know how it was unlocked, anyone?

 

[chrisjenx]

There unlockable like any other phone.
I could unlock mine, have to pay for the code but still possible.

 

[the_milkman]

I finally manged to get a Black hero on T-mobile. (via ebay) great phone but having some problems unlocking it, I have paid for 2 different websites for codes.. none of them have been able to do it yet!!

bummer!!

i'm not a very patient person!!

 

[Quboid]

I've never got an unlock code from anyone but the network, I don't trust them in general and I certainly wouldn't trust those who offer to unlock a handset that they've probably never seen yet.