Phone

Sprint HTC Hero

One reason that I was so excited to get this phone was that it supports Exchange Active Sync out of the box. This is great for me since I would like to consolidate down to one phone and get rid of my employer provided device that I am not so fond of. Well I was very disappointed when it did not work. I brought the Hero in and sat down with a mail administrator and we set it all up. Come to find out that the built in sync does not support ssl passwords. Well what is the point then? No IT department is going to allow device syncing without securing the password that is flying in the air in packets that could be sniffed out by anyone. This is, after all, my domain log in password and that is a huge security hole.Thank fully I found Touchdown by NitroDesk. This is a great application. I downloaded the trial installed it and off I went. Very simple setup and it just works and with PUSH email I get my email on the device quickly, sometimes before Outlook gets it. Synced my Calander and Contacts as well. Love it and I say it is well worth the $20.00 that the license costs. I got mine for $10.00 due to some special pricing that they had going on at the time. Check it out if you are on Android. It is great.

Android Phone

While I was away and so busy in the early parts of the month I picked up a new Cell Phone and I love it. I got the new Sprint HTC Hero.

 http://now.sprint.com/android/index.php?…

I love android and all that it can do. Apps are being developed and most that I have downloaded have been great. Here is a link to the app store viewable online and not just on your andriod device.

 http://www.cyrket.com/

A couple downsides to this phone, at least to me:

Battery Life - When used heavily for GPS, WIFI, and Bluetooth the phone does not last long enough.

Data Cable - This cable does not have a standard USB Mini plug but some HTC plug. I hate when companies just do not use standard cables.

No Upgrade to 1.6 yet - Sprint and HTC really need to pick this up and work out the bugs that they have. 1.6 introduces some nice features one of which is IPSec VPN without rooting the phone. I need this!!

Other than that I love this phone and think that it is very snappy, multitasks well, and I love the HTC and Sprint customizations.( Even though that is exactly why the 1.6 upgrade is not available for this device)

Overall I would recommend this device to anyone. Sprint has great plans for this phone and I do not think you can beat the priceing of the data plans.

Check it out and let me know what you thing.