im sorry to say but i too am stoked about the htc hero. im really going to look at it in oct and being a government employee, i can buy anytime. i think the pre is a great device and in the next year or 2 it will be outstanding, at that point i'll reconsider.....but for now i can't stand the basic functions that the pre DOES NOT have!!!!! i cant stand my notifications blowing my ear drum anymore.... i know, updated will come, right? i mean really i was at the ford dealership and saw a brand new car, inside and out the newest design, but it did not have wheels and tires yet or steering wheel. the salesman told me that they were working on that and it would be available in "future updates" but for now they were working on "important updates" like paint colors and chrome accents to ya know impress the "corporate world".
sorry palm but u fk'd yourself real bad and u needed this to survive and because of it you'll probably FAIL!!!!! oh well u could always buy another phone company and fuc them up too!!!