HTC Hero - Battery is shot - Upgrade Advice pls

[Groty]

My Sprint Hero battery seems to be shot. I'm getting only 5-6 hours out of it and the phone is heating up pretty bad. As of May 1st, I have my upgrade available with Sprint. The problem is, I'm itching for the Evo 3D. The dual-core is far too tempting, I should be good with it for at least 2 years.

What are my options here?

• Drop $30 for a new battery and keep getting dragged along by Sprint regarding the release date of the Evo 3D.
• Just go upgrade to the old Evo? What if the Evo 3D comes out in a month, would they honor another upgrade in that time?

Yeah, I'm quite frustrated. My company pushed some policy out to the phone that forces a lock, literally every 45 seconds of no interaction, as part of Outlook integration. It hangs constantly, sometimes taking 7 or 8 tries to get the password entered.

I've been waiting quite a while, my upgrade hits, and now there's no definitive date on the Evo 3D. Price would be nice to know as well.

What are your recommendations?

 

[LBPHeretic]

Buy a new battery from a reputable seller on eBay and wait for the Sprint HTC EVO 3D. I am waiting for that handset too.

You can find decent quality batteries for the Sprint HTC Hero on eBay. My friend who also has a Sprint HTC Hero got one and he said the longevity is at least equivalent to his OEM battery when it was new.

 

[JB in AZ]

Ditto what LBP said. And, there is the very good possibility that the Hero battery will work in the EVO 3D. No promises, but it works in the EVO 4G!

 

[bec4757]

Most Sprint stores will give you a new battery. I got one last time I was in there.

Try lock picker from the market. It should help with your email problem.