New Phone help please

[Nightbreed]

Hi, I've just paid for a new HTC Hero and it'll be here tomorrow. I've heard people saying I'll need to back it up, update it and link it to a google account.What's all that mean?
Ok, I've signed up to a google account but what now? What do I need that account for?
What do I do next?
Will I be able to recieve email from my business email and my hotmail account or do I need to use google's own?
Basically, can someone talk me through what I need to do from when it's out of the box?
Sorry for all the questions but I dont want to knacker my new phone right away.
Thank you in advance.

 

[TheSultan]

OK, don't post the same question twice, I just answered your other one cause I didn't see this. Hope your 4 posts are 2 other versions of this...

Check your other post for your answers....except the walking through thing wasn't in that one....

When you turn the phone on, it will give you prompts. It's SOO easy if you follow the directions on the screen.