GOOD NEWS! If you have a Sprint Hero and a PC, you can download the update from HTC directly.

If you have a Mac, bad news, you need to use a PC, since the installer is a .exe file.

The download is QUITE large (118 MB) and as everyone is swarming the server, the download speed is slow (as of the this writing, 3.3 MB per sec, which is a 2 hour download.)

Please NOTE: If you try to do a download via the Sprint Network, you will not see that there is new firmware available. You must download this from HTC and use a PC to install this.

May 7th came, and as expected there was NO UPDATE!

We are calling for the middle of June, right around the time of the release of the Evo.

There is a new rumor calling for a May 21st (Friday) update, but again, it’s just a rumor.

Of course, we’ll be checking our handsets on the 21st, but not going to get too upset when we see the “No Update Available” notice.

A number of rumors websites are posting screen images of Sprint Internal Customer Service websites which purport to an Eclair update in Early May.

We will immediately report when the update is available, but keep a few things in mind:

• These rumors are just… well, rumors! Every month since October 2009, there has been a rumor about the Eclair update coming to the HTC Hero, and none has been right yet.
• The update will be HUGE and Over The Air. So it will take a while.
• Back up your data. The chances are good you may lose all the data (pictures, music, SMS messages, account settings) on your phone.

We suggest you don’t get to worked up about this, and keep June in mind. We would LOVE to be wrong about this, and we would love to have Eclair NOW. Having used the HTC Incredible, the UI is just that.. INCREDIBLE! Pinch to zoom… awesome!

Still, some of us are counting down the release of the EVO.