HTC Hero: Available early from Sprint telesales

It has been reported that Sprint are already offering their version of the HTC Hero a few days early via the telesales route. The phone is not expected in stores until October 11th.

The news is according to BGR, who have phoned up Sprint telesales already and were offered to buy the HTC Hero for $279.99 on a 2-year deal before a $100 mail-in rebate.

Don’t forget that the HTC Hero will be Sprint’s first Android phone and Sprint’s ‘chinless’ design is rather different compared to the original one.

The Hero will pack a 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and will run on Sprint’s CDMA network. Let us know if you are planning to pick up one. Now’s your chance to get it a few days early.