Sprint has some of the more popular phones available these days. There is the Palm Pre, the problematic Blackberry Tour, and now you can add the Google Android HTC Hero as Sprint has confirmed it’s availability.

Sprint will sell the HTC Hero, which has arguably been called the best Android handset available, for $180 US after a $100 mail in rebate and after signing a two year service contract.

Consumers will have two options when it comes to data plans. There is the Everything plan that includes free calls to mobile numbers or the Business Advantage message and data plan. Without a service plan, the Google phone phone will set you back $480.