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Does anyone actually know what the state of play is with Tmobile and the X1?
I have read on another forum that people have been told in stores that they are going to stock it, but tmobile people on the Forum say they are not going to stock it at all.
Anyone got any clues on this?
I spoke with T mobile regards this, and was advised that they would be stocking the X1 but that it'd be in a few months. This is due to, and i quote, "all recent sony touch screen phones have been crap" - i.e they will be quality testing the **** out of it (Maybe rebranding it/the software) before considering selling it to the consumer.
As a result, when my contract is due in 10 days, I'm not renewing.
Thanks Naffets. I really want to stay with T-Mobile this year due to the good customer service/back-end systems they have. But at the end of the day the first network to stock the X1 gets my money
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Thanks Naffets. I really want to stay with T-Mobile this year due to the good customer service/back-end systems they have. But at the end of the day the first network to stock the X1 gets my money
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i can say with 100% certainty that o2 will have it, and will be despatching this coming monday. (o2 stock it at the moment but cant ship until then apparently)
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i can say with 100% certainty that o2 will have it, and will be despatching this coming monday. (o2 stock it at the moment but cant ship until then apparently)
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hmmm. nothing on their site. i had assumed that vodafone were going to be first.
if anyone finds out any more info, please update this thread ...
I've been told by Vodafone (UK) the 17th, but I had been told the 12th and before that the 6th....
k so i was wrong
very very wrong
Quite annoyed actually, my informant was wrong.
At this stage i'd pay a fortune for a retail x1 unit
Naffets said:
k so i was wrong
very very wrong
Quite annoyed actually, my informant was wrong.
At this stage i'd pay a fortune for a retail x1 unit
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lol ebay £510!
Xperia definitely coming to Vodafone: CLICKY
No date and not my preference of operator though.
artesea said:
I've been told by Vodafone (UK) the 17th, but I had been told the 12th and before that the 6th....
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Just got off the phone and it been delayed another week (24th)
I have rang o2 every day for the last two weeks. It was due in on 6th, then put back to wc 13th rang them today and they still have not recieved them yet. It is not their fault (aparantly) and they will be selling X1 as soon as it arrives which could be this week. If not wc 20th
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Just got off the phone and it been delayed another week (24th)
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Yay, one X1 ordered to arrive on Monday
spoke to t mobile on 23/10 - they wont even confirm if they will be doing it this year - and thats after i said i'd leave if they aren't doing it straight away - useless, really.
The touch pro aint even available with them, idiots.
Well, time to move to o2...
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Yay, one X1 ordered to arrive on Monday
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Unboxing pictures now up on Flickr
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UK:
Carphone Warehouse dont know when it's going to be in. They advised next couple of weeks.
Vodaphone had a Dummy Unit and were to busy for me to ask if they had any in stock before I left.
O2 dont really have a clue, salesman looked a bit dumb founded when I said Xperia. He said SE are having quite a few releases in the next 2 weeks to a month, so come back then.
Just dont know which to go for, Omnia (Free on T-Mobile @ £30/m for 18 Months, 700 Mins Unlimited Texts) or Xperia (Free on O2 @ £30/m for 24 Months 600 Mins and Unlimited Texts) ...
Xperia felt a lot smaller than expected and I didn't see too many issues with the D-Pad, but then it was the Dummy Unit. Omnia was obviously thinner but felt like a boat width ways. Hmm ...
CPW already have the X1, as do mobiles.co.uk and Vodafone.
I have a Vodafone X1 but I'm using my Tmob sim as I have a better contract with Tmob.
CPW already have the X1, as do mobiles.co.uk and Vodafone.
I have a Vodafone X1 but I'm using my Tmob sim as I have a better contract with Tmob.
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Which CPW you on about then? My 2 Local places both Didn't have them and didn't know an exact date when they'll be in ... ?
And yes Mobiles.co.uk do, but tried to order today only to find them Out of Stock.
I'm curious about something.
From the looks of it T-mobile will not be carrying the X1 instores for a while.
But how are companies like Expansys able to offer it for free or at reduced prices with T-mobile contracts?
And are those models unlocked or T-mobile branded?
Just curious as I've already ordered mine from Clove unlocked, but wanted to know how this system works.
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I'm curious about something.
From the looks of it T-mobile will not be carrying the X1 instores for a while.
But how are companies like Expansys able to offer it for free or at reduced prices with T-mobile contracts?
And are those models unlocked or T-mobile branded?
Just curious as I've already ordered mine from Clove unlocked, but wanted to know how this system works.
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They sell the unbranded version which they have bought at wholesale prices. They also sell you an airtime contract, for which they receive a commission from the provider. They use this commission to subsidise the sales price of the handset.
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They sell the unbranded version which they have bought at wholesale prices. They also sell you an airtime contract, for which they receive a commission from the provider. They use this commission to subsidise the sales price of the handset.
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Fair Enough. i figured it might be something like this but nice to see some confirmation.
Was thinking of getting it on a contract, before I realised that I'm going to be spending over 6 Months travelling and didn't want to pay the price of a new expensive contract ehn I'm not going to be able to use it.
I'm mainly interested in the UK buyers really, but I guess this thread could be useful for anyone if everyone posts where they got it and how much it cost?
I have a contract with 02 already and so have no choice but to buy the phone sim free. I have it pre-ordered through Play.com so is setting me back £520. This will be the first time I've bought a phone without my provider having given me it for free/nominal fee...I'm having a hard time coming to terms with such an outlay. I could buy a laptop for this price! I still want it though, it looks great!
i pre-ordered mine from clove - cost 482 pound with dhl shippment to croatia.
Will preorder tomorrow from www.digitec.ch.
Cost: CHF 689.- (with renewal of my subscription).
Greetz
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I'm mainly interested in the UK buyers really, but I guess this thread could be useful for anyone if everyone posts where they got it and how much it cost?
I have a contract with 02 already and so have no choice but to buy the phone sim free. I have it pre-ordered through Play.com so is setting me back £520. This will be the first time I've bought a phone without my provider having given me it for free/nominal fee...I'm having a hard time coming to terms with such an outlay. I could buy a laptop for this price! I still want it though, it looks great!
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I am thinking of doing the same thing as this would be my first phone sim free too as well as windows mobile and although it is a lot I worked out that it could be cheaper then you think. As I put into the equation that if I got this from T-Mobile I would have to pay about £100-£150 for the phone plus my phone bill would be around £35-£45 per month on an 18 month contract.
But if I bought the HD sim free and changed to the t-mobile sim only deal (£25) I could save around £300 plus having to pay around £100 for the phone it comes to a total of around £400 or even more.
So in a way it does not cost that much but the only problem is paying a big lump sum rather then spread it out (thanks Capital one for your 0% interest until November 09).
My only problem is who to buy from?
I'm probably going to be getting one from Expansys along with a T-Mo web'n'walk contract.
I am in the same boat. I am only 8 months in on an 18 month contract with 3 network. I really want the phone. At £500+ for the handset and then just use my USIM in it (hoping it works and is compatible) seems a lot. However I could by a second contract with O2 and get the phone free on a £35 contract and pay around £580 in total for an 18th month contract overall. So for £80 more I get lots of minutes and texts over 18 months as opposed to nothing at all when just buying the handset. Decisions decisions.
Speaking from the other side of the pond...I preordered mine a month ago from Expansys USA for $885CAN, which at the moment is 453GBP. Not bad considering they want $1100CAN now.
i pre ordered mine from www.pdaplaza.ca last week at $940can , i will get it tomorow, they now sell it for $971 can
Pre ordered mine from here: http://www.algebeld.nl/index.php?Pa...tegories=0&ProductPlusProducts=0&DataBundel=0
I have also ordered an 8GB micro SD from Play, but wouldn't mind finding out if the UK sim free ones come with one, as another guy on this forum from NL said his did.
I've justified the cost to myself by the fact that I have sold two of my old phones and will 'only' need to put £220 to it to make up the balance.
I'll buy mine from o2 germany, because I have contract there. I hope that its coming this week, I'm soooooo curious.. I want it!!! So, I'll have to pay 290€ for it (in terms of contract, with 30€ per month), I think this is ok. Greez, cad^^
Wow! Guys in Canada can have their Touch HD's by tomorrow!!! awesome!
please do post ur reviews here once u get them. I am really concerned about its navigational capabilites, coz of lack of the DPAD.
I want to order the phone in USA, as my cousins staying in Manhattan will have to get it for me in December.
Long wait for me!
PS: PLEASE suggest me some "non-ebay Online Stores" where i can buy the Touch HD, with a creditcard.
Thanks.
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Did you call O2 customer support about it? I am also thinking of ordering it from O2 if it's really true that they sell it for 559 without contract. I have a contract but I renewed it just this spring.
boba
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No, unfortunately I didn't call them, but many in the internet say that its possible to come even earlier because the release was earlier, too in netherlands. So I still hope, if not, its sure to come next week, absolute latest in two weeks. Thats my information I have.. You can belive me, I'm sitting on fire, I really want this device greez, cad^^
Inkino
Ordered my from Inkino today. $780 shipped to USA. Due there the 4th of Nov.
More one: http://www.redcoon.pt/index.php/cmd/shop/a/ProductDetail/pid/B163772/cid/34
The Rom is in Spanish like my Diamond when I buy in redcoon... but I change to WWE (xda-dev) one week later
If I do go for the Touch HD (considering SE X1 too - difficult choice), then I would probably (at this point) get it from Mobiles.co.uk.
I phoned up and told them that Orange have exclusivity on it in the UK (until 01 Jan 09 I believe).
However, the guy (who wasn't that informed it seemed) said that if it was on the site then it was authorised for sale.
Also, I saw on one website, a recent post said that with tariffs on O2 above 600 minutes, you get free web access as an "O2 Bolt-On". Seems like a good deal.
Unfortunately, O2 itself will have no stock and I've been out of my contract for 1 month now waiting for the X1 to come out. Therefore, I'd have to get a new contract, and a new number (you can't transfer an O2 number to a new O2 number provided by a third party I think).
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If I do go for the Touch HD (considering SE X1 too - difficult choice), then I would probably (at this point) get it from Mobiles.co.uk.
I phoned up and told them that Orange have exclusivity on it in the UK (until 01 Jan 09 I believe).
However, the guy (who wasn't that informed it seemed) said that if it was on the site then it was authorised for sale.
Also, I saw on one website, a recent post said that with tariffs on O2 above 600 minutes, you get free web access as an "O2 Bolt-On". Seems like a good deal.
Unfortunately, O2 itself will have no stock and I've been out of my contract for 1 month now waiting for the X1 to come out. Therefore, I'd have to get a new contract, and a new number (you can't transfer an O2 number to a new O2 number provided by a third party I think).
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you can if you transfer to another provider E.G. T-mobile PAYG then back to your new contract , put a couple of quid on PAYG
Amazon.de sent me a mail: expected delivery to me 03.12.-17.12.
SingaporeAirlines said:
If I do go for the Touch HD (considering SE X1 too - difficult choice), then I would probably (at this point) get it from Mobiles.co.uk.
I phoned up and told them that Orange have exclusivity on it in the UK (until 01 Jan 09 I believe).
However, the guy (who wasn't that informed it seemed) said that if it was on the site then it was authorised for sale.
Also, I saw on one website, a recent post said that with tariffs on O2 above 600 minutes, you get free web access as an "O2 Bolt-On". Seems like a good deal.
Unfortunately, O2 itself will have no stock and I've been out of my contract for 1 month now waiting for the X1 to come out. Therefore, I'd have to get a new contract, and a new number (you can't transfer an O2 number to a new O2 number provided by a third party I think).
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I decided to go for O2 from mobiles.co.uk, as 600mins with a free internet bolt-on is a sweet deal. Only time will tell if they manage get around the exclusivity deal but I'd rather peel my face off than sign up to Orange's garbage contracts with a data package that is cat vomit.
Got mine this morning from www.pdaplaza.ca in montreal, i just love it
Damn it. Called to give my 30 days notice yesterday and when they asked what phone I'd want to stay, I naturally said a Touch HD (since I was going to get one from elsewhere anyway). £15 per month and £15 for the phone? Fantastic thinks I. Phone arrives today and they sent me the Touch 3G instead. Called Orange back and they tell me that as of today they no longer offer the Touch HD - it has been discontinued and will be removed from the online store shortly. Crap
Now I have to return this Touch 3G then call Orange again to get a refund for the postage and the money I paid for the Touch HD. Anyone know where the Touch HD is available on Orange for a reasonable price since Mobiles.co.uk is still out of stock?
ordered mine yesturday from phones 4 u whihc got delevered today!!!
free handset, £30 per month for 600 min and unlimited text.
Sooooo, pleased i decied to end my contract early and order from phones 4 u as I was going to get an upgrade to the HD from orange at the end of next month.
Blastman, don't know if you needed those minutes, so..
buymobilephones.net is doing a free HD with Dolphin 25 on Orange. 400 mins / unltd texts. 2 Months eve/ wkend HDSPA interenet.
If you plan on using a ton of daytime data, orange is pretty costly mind...
imo, the touch HD is more business consumer based.
iphone is what the masses go for, and thus o2.
anyway, im due to ring orange business tomorrow, so i'll get word if they have discontinued the HD also.
such a shame though. orange just aint been the same since they stoped everyday50
btw, i ordered a HD for one of our managers on monday/tuesday - no problems here!
To the OP: surely they have mis-sold you the product and should accept all costs in rectifying their mistake?
Went into Phones4U last week & they told me they didn't carry it. So I ended up getting it from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, good service but only do it on T-Mobile & Vodafone. £35 for 700 mins, unltd texts & free internet. Next day delivery, good customer after-sales service too.
what would happen if i send my phone in for warrenty ?
im on orange would i get a like for like swap ?
Rubbish!
I can confirm that this is not true, as I myself work in orange retail, sometimes direct just tell you things so as not to lose too much money.
Hope this helps.
Besides, they have just released Orange Maps and the Touch HD is one of the main promoted devices for this service.
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Went into Phones4U last week & they told me they didn't carry it. So I ended up getting it from mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, good service but only do it on T-Mobile & Vodafone. £35 for 700 mins, unltd texts & free internet. Next day delivery, good customer after-sales service too.
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Phones4u do not have it in stores, online only.
Give the Carphone Warehouse a call. I have been with Orange for years and when I wanted to upgrade to the Touch Hd at the end of last year, Orange were looking to charge me £100 for the handset.. I don't pay for phones, ever...
So, I told Orange to do one and called CW, they offered me a free Touch HD, unlocked and unbranded, and said I would be able to continue my Orange contract. I was sceptical, but 6 months on and I am still with Orange with the Touch HD. The contract was renewed and I carried on.
The most positive point is I didn't have to pay a penny to upgrade.
i ordered one yesterday! so this is not true
Man this is just plain annoying. Rang Orange posing as a new customer and the sales person said they didn't have any Touch HD's and didn't know if or when they would be getting any more in stock.
I guess I'll just give BuyMobilePhones a call and get one from them (once I call Orange *again* for a refund on the phone and postage of the return)..
orange business: still current model and no plans to dis-continue!
looks like orange have been trying to have ya
-1 for orange
i ordered mine from buymobilephones.net last week and got it in no time. free on a £25 a month with orange. best phone ive ever used!
Contract distance selling laws. Return it in as new condition and tell them you want to cancel it. Not going to be easy to get them to admit to it but it is legally correct so keep hounding them
My sister has just upgraded to the Touch HD yesterday, so i think someone at Orange is telling porkies!
I was kicking myself as i rang orange last week to upgrade but they wanted £195 to upgrade, so i called their bluff and requested the PAC code and thought i would ring back this week to see if they would improve their offer.
But I was told on Thursday the exact same thing by orange that they have discontinued the HD, they told me that will be replaced by the Touch Pro 2 but that it is still been tested and will not be available for another 3 months.
But many thanks to d8smt who mentioned mobile phones direct where i got the HD for free on a tariff of £35 per month on Voda.
I received the phone this morning just waiting for it to fully charge before i start to play with it
Tis true!
Just rang Orange Upgrades and they have discontinued it!
They are replacing it mid June with the HTC Touch Pro 2
Going to the orange shop to get mine as they have "old" stock in
Htc touch hd discontinued already!!!
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Can you believe the beatifull HTC HD/BLACKSTONE has been DISCONTINUED already. all good things in life dont last for long.... lets see what HTC has in store for us now
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Can you believe the beatifull HTC HD/BLACKSTONE has been DISCONTINUED already. all good things in life dont last for long.... lets see what HTC has in store for us now
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TC,
Where did you hear this?
Cheers.
My upgrade is due in just over a week and i was struggling to find a handset to go for (I currenty have the Touch HD) as i was under the impression HD2 wasn't available on Orange UK.
To my surprise about an hour ago, i done a search of some mobile sellers websites and most are offering the HD2 on an Orange contract and upgrade!
Handset is not on the Orange UK website tho.
If i get this beast on an upgrade i am going to be one happy chappy!
HD2 Loyal
scotia_rfc said:
My upgrade is due in just over a week and i was struggling to find a handset to go for (I currenty have the Touch HD) as i was under the impression HD2 wasn't available on Orange UK.
To my surprise about an hour ago, i done a search of some mobile sellers websites and most are offering the HD2 on an Orange contract and upgrade!
Handset is not on the Orange UK website tho.
If i get this beast on an upgrade i am going to be one happy chappy!
HD2 Loyal
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Im on orange, however I had the mobile from my insurance company... Tell you the truth (might be the area i am in / place of work) but the internet on Orange is really slow, a friend of mine who has T-mobile has faster speeds when loading internet pages / downloading.
I have ran numerous speed tests with full HSDPA signal and, its still slow.. I've contacted orange and apparently theres a cellphone mast down in my area, however my place of work is no where near my home.
If your happy with orange, dont let me ruin your deal! its a real nice phone to have.
scotia_rfc said:
My upgrade is due in just over a week and i was struggling to find a handset to go for (I currenty have the Touch HD) as i was under the impression HD2 wasn't available on Orange UK.
To my surprise about an hour ago, i done a search of some mobile sellers websites and most are offering the HD2 on an Orange contract and upgrade!
Handset is not on the Orange UK website tho.
If i get this beast on an upgrade i am going to be one happy chappy!
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If you get a handset from a supplier who also bundles the contract themselves, (i.e you dont get the phone direct from orange) chances are you will get an unlocked wwe rom too, and not have to wait for orange to release updates......which is nice.
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If you get a handset from a supplier who also bundles the contract themselves, (i.e you dont get the phone direct from orange) chances are you will get an unlocked wwe rom too, and not have to wait for orange to release updates......which is nice.
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I would probably flash with a cooked rom anyway. I'm running the latest EnergyRom on my Touch HD, but you can tell it struggles a bit compared to the lightning speed of the HD2.
Thing is also, i don't see the handset available on Orange website and i was in the ORange shop the other day and it wasn't in there either so not sure if they will have an official branded rom.
Will find out more in the coming days.
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If you get a handset from a supplier who also bundles the contract themselves, (i.e you dont get the phone direct from orange) chances are you will get an unlocked wwe rom too, and not have to wait for orange to release updates......which is nice.
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My last phone was from an online company a subsidary of carphone warehouse, they sold the phone with a seperate contract (free phone) and you are correct I did have an unlocked phone (Diamond 2). My contract for orange ends in November, I cant wait to switch networks.
I was due for an upgrade last month on Orange. The only place where you can get the HD2 as an upgrade is on mobiles.co.uk but you have to pay quite a bit for the handset (unless you're ok with a 24 month contract) so I ended up going on T-Mobile. Just transfer your number if you want to keep it.
Edit: All mobiles from this website are unlocked FYI.
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I was due for an upgrade last month on Orange. The only place where you can get the HD2 as an upgrade is on mobiles.co.uk but you have to pay quite a bit for the handset (unless you're ok with a 24 month contract) so I ended up going on T-Mobile. Just transfer your number if you want to keep it.
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I confirmed with Orange today that they will not be doing directly, but i called dial-a-phone and they said that i could get it free on upgrade and that was on 18 month contract. So i'll be calling them back next week. I called phones 4 u also but they didn't have it in stock at the mo so couldn't give me a price.
There's quite a few doing it on upgrade. Check out http://www.best-mobile-contracts.co.uk . Thats where i found out dial-a-phone are doing it.
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I was due for an upgrade last month on Orange. The only place where you can get the HD2 as an upgrade is on mobiles.co.uk but you have to pay quite a bit for the handset (unless you're ok with a 24 month contract) so I ended up going on T-Mobile. Just transfer your number if you want to keep it.
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Hey peeps
Have just registered on here and thought I'd make my first contribution to this thread....
I recieved my HD2 on Orange today from believe it or not...dialaphone! It was free on an 18month contract with 1200mins, unlimited txts and internet plus it came with a £10 discount every month from orange!!! What do you think? Was the best offer I could find
btw phone came unlocked
When I called them a month ago they said that they wouldn't offer that particular phone as an upgrade but rather on a new contract, which is why I went to mobiles.co.uk. I'm happy either way, the only thing I miss is Orange Wednesday but it's not like I was using it. Plus the T-Mobile data plan is actually unlimited unlike the Orange one.
Hey,
Was just wondering where people are planning on getting their Desire Z from and if you are planning on going the contract route or just paying for it out-right and getting a sim-free phone.
As of yet it looks like Play.com , handtec and clove look the best for sim-free.
As for carriers I am yet to see this being advertised on any, only the Desire HD is showing as coming soon.
I had a chat with someone from T-Mobile today and the think they should have them in October and wouldn't say when.
Contract options are going through my current contract with T-Mo and getting a locked and branded handset and keep my unlimited data (3gbs) or going through any of the other carriers through a dif website and their max unlimited data seems to be on T-Mo but is down to a ridiculous 1gb/mnth.
What your thoughts?
Getting mine sim free. Had a Touch Pro 2 which I bought outright, and just got a contract o2 sim from carphonewarehouse which I swapped out to sim only... Running at about £5 p/m... Anyway, TP2 died, sent to insurance, who gave me money towards my new phone
So, looking to get the Desire Z. Prolly gonna go to handtec... Was told that htc only offer the 2 year warranty when bought from authorised htc resellers, otherwise, it's only a 1 year warranty. Anyone know how true this is?
Can't wait till they're released tho Looks a great phone...
Good point about warranty. But I'm going to pay by Egg Money Card to get extended warranty to 24 months.
I remember my last phone from T-Mobile had 2 years warranty. But when I tried to check Handtec and Clove websites I couldn't find anything about warranty period for this phone. But other HTC phones have 2 years warranty.
handtec sell UK stock and is covered by 2 year warranty via HTC. I have my past 4 HTC phones from them.
Sim free from ebay
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Hey,
I had a chat with someone from T-Mobile today and the think they should have them in October and wouldn't say when.
Contract options are going through my current contract with T-Mo and getting a locked and branded handset and keep my unlimited data (3gbs) or going through any of the other carriers through a dif website and their max unlimited data seems to be on T-Mo but is down to a ridiculous 1gb/mnth.
What your thoughts?
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I was reading somewhere that the date got pushed to October 16th I think for anyone buying from tmobile. I could be wrong though seeing as they have already postponed it once.
As far as contract vs outright, I know I dont have 500 dollars or so lying around and am already tired of ATT service, so im going with the discounted handset and improved service
Always buy sim-free. In Poland contract is installment purchase with very high interest rates in fact. I prefer unlimited internet & text + 1000 minutes instead of new phone with poor plan.
definitely SIM free...in Australia, I would have to wait until around 2011 before I could get this phone on contract - and even then it would be very expensive!
Looking at expansys...which will be selling it for around $760AUD including shipping..but i'll also see what ebay sellers can do! Hopefully around $700!! (or less)
Amazon.co.uk. They won't be available in my country (Slovakia) at launch, plus they will be overpriced as hell. Expansys has it overpriced too (even including the postage fees i will be around 510 euros from Amazon, vs 535 euros from Expansys).
On contract ? LOL. HTC Desire was added to my T-Mobile SK phone list just 2 or 3 weeks ago .
I have a free handset upgrade just sitting in Telstra's system in hopes that the Z will come to them. Either the Z or the Droid 2 World edition or whatever other bad ass phone may come.
I am from New Zealand want a contract free phone i doubt Telecom/Vodafone releases it .They just released Desire & X10
If i buy from UK or any other international seller where is the warranty applicable?? .
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I am from New Zealand want a contract free phone i doubt Telecom/Vodafone releases it .They just released Desire & X10
If i buy from UK or any other international seller where is the warranty applicable?? .
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Generally the warranty wont be valid outside the country the device was purchased in.......but I cant guarantee that
Best thing might be to email HTC about it???
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I have a free handset upgrade just sitting in Telstra's system in hopes that the Z will come to them. Either the Z or the Droid 2 World edition or whatever other bad ass phone may come.
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The question you got to ask yourself with this question is if you like to play around with your phone like flashing roms and all sorts of other stuff on your phone (since you're on here I'm guess that could be a yes)
Do you want to have that process be easy then go with the Z or if you prefer jumping through many hoops and possibly not having that ability you could go with the Moto.
I got to say I love Moto hardware, they have some of the most rock solid build quality and design but how they lock down their devices and have that rubbish blur on it annoys me....not to mention I was about 2 seconds away from buying a Milestone last year when it was released and seeing that it might never get its 2.2 update really makes me glad I didn't.
Got mine from MobilePhonesDirect
Network O2
900 minutes
Unlimited Texts
Unlimited Internet
£40 a month with 8 months at half price on an 18 month contract; works out at £31.11 per month.
First three months free insurance.
Daffa222 said:
Got mine from MobilePhonesDirect
Network O2
900 minutes
Unlimited Texts
Unlimited Internet
£40 a month with 8 months at half price on an 18 month contract; works out at £31.11 per month.
First three months free insurance.
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You might want to have a closer look into how much that 'unlimited internet' is that they are giving you. I was doing one of those chat things with one of their sales team and turns out that even though they were offering me a T-Mobile contract that it would be through mobilephonesdirect and so their unlimited internet is only 1Gb instead of T-Mobiles 3Gb which I though was a total rip-off.
Let us know when your phone finally arrives, not heard many good things about that company. Hope everything goes well.
by contract, vodafone NL 200, €25 pm for free, hopefully by the 15th oct, otherwise 8th nov
Still waiting for offers. Currently only vodafone is offering a not expensive contract here in Holland. Now €25.
Problem is that the " unlimited" internet here is limited, except on t- mobile. So ill wait a bit since my contract will end in the beginning of November.
Daffa222 said:
Got mine from MobilePhonesDirect
Network O2
900 minutes
Unlimited Texts
Unlimited Internet
£40 a month with 8 months at half price on an 18 month contract; works out at £31.11 per month.
First three months free insurance.
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How did you get 8months half price, I don't see anything like that on there site?
StuRoid said:
You might want to have a closer look into how much that 'unlimited internet' is that they are giving you. I was doing one of those chat things with one of their sales team and turns out that even though they were offering me a T-Mobile contract that it would be through mobilephonesdirect and so their unlimited internet is only 1Gb instead of T-Mobiles 3Gb which I though was a total rip-off.
Let us know when your phone finally arrives, not heard many good things about that company. Hope everything goes well.
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I shall be giving them a call during business hours tomorrow to check on the fair usage policy for the mobile internet. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
elliott_stocks said:
How did you get 8months half price, I don't see anything like that on there site?
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Their deals have changed. When I went into work the next day after ordering this package, my boss asked why I didn't get a phone through our company, as he can claim money back or something. So I had him look into a deal for me and if it worked out better, I'd cancel this one. I went back to the site to double-check what the deal was so I could give my boss the full details and I couldn't see the package I had ordered the night previously. So by the looks of things, it is no longer available.
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Czech Republic:
HTC Desire HD available at Vodafone for preorders (777CZK/month ~ 10500CZK price for phone)
HTC Desire Z not sure