Sep. 3, 2009-- Sprint (NYSE:S) and HTC Corporation today announced the upcoming arrival of the much-anticipated HTC Hero^TM from Sprint, the first wireless device offering the combination of the open and innovative Android platform with the high-speed connectivity of America's most dependable 3G network1 (EVDO Rev. A.)

Offering a rich mobile Internet experience, the much-anticipated HTC Hero offers synchronization for built-in Google mobile services, including Google Search^TM, Google Maps^TM, Gmail^TM, and YouTube^TM as well as access to thousands of applications built on the Android platform.

Beginning on Oct. 11, customers will be able to purchase HTC Hero through all Sprint retail channels including Web (www.sprint.com), Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) and our national retail partner Best Buy for $179.99 (excluding taxes) after a $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year service agreement. Pre-registration begins today at www.sprint.com/hero.

Sprint Press Release:

Please note that, this is not official release from HTC, The GSM Version, not Sprint CDMA version HTC Hero.  it's an Android Open Source Project by cyanogenmod.  CyanogenMod 6 is a free, community built distribution of Android 2.2 which greatly extends the capabilities of your phone.

This is an alpha preview and unsupported version. You have to know what you are doing when using this. If you don't, don't use it. If you do, use it at your own risk. You've been warned!

INSTRUCTIONS:

• - First time flashing CM to your Hero (or coming from another ROM)?
• 1. Unlock your device and install Amon_RA's recovery image
• 2. Do a Nandroid backup!
• 3. Update your radio if necessary
• 4. WIPE
• 5. Install the ROM
• 5. Optionally install the Google Addon

Source: cyanogenmod