O2 Release Date? - HD2 General

hey guys, is there any new information regarding a release date for the HD2 on o2 yet? i've not heard anything for a while anyone know anything?

nope, and it doesn't look like O2 know themselves....
which is hugely disappointing...and to be honest, hugely incompetent I think. A lot of places have it down to availability from 11th November...yet O2 still don't know.

i was told next week by an assitant manager in an o2 store, but im kinda wondering if that will happen now. I was impressed as he showed me proof and everything but i will believe when i see one in a store and therefore have it in my hand very soon after that...

been on the phone with t-mobile today, they will have the phone in stock from 6th November but after going through further testing the actual release date is likely to be a few days afterwards. No details on price plans yet. I'm guessing the situation is the same for O2

I just called up O2 and they said the 2nd Nov (Monday)!

i work for o2 and the release date for retail stores has been pushed back to week beginning 16th Nov, may be available a little earlier over the phone

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i work for o2 and the release date for retail stores has been pushed back to week beginning 16th Nov, may be available a little earlier over the phone
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I got the same answer - and I have had that answer twice now so I think that will be the earliest we will see it. Also for info I had a play with the Omnia II today. Not impressed really - nice screen but the TouchWiz is pretty poor really.

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i work for o2 and the release date for retail stores has been pushed back to week beginning 16th Nov, may be available a little earlier over the phone
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Really thats so bad, so its coming out after T-mobile now? This really does make me want to switch networks but i think ill end up waiting as i couldnt stand to be on tmobile in general.

yeah it's annoying it's been delayed so much, but the reasons i've been given for the delay are that it's still being tested and there's been stock issues with the hd2 and a couple of other phones

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yeah it's annoying it's been delayed so much, but the reasons i've been given for the delay are that it's still being tested and there's been stock issues with the hd2 and a couple of other phones
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It's kind of unusual that they're releasing the phone so shortly after it's unbranded/network free release. They normally take a few months...

well the phone was supposed to have launched on the 26th october originally

looks like i'll be moving to another network then, don't think i can wait that long my current phone is really close to death, this is such a let down...

just got the info on the tariff and it looks like when it does launch, it will only be free on a £75/month tariff, £49 on a £45/month tariff and £99 on a £35/month tariff

Where did you get the info from mate, If those are the tariffs, I might go to Tmobile.
Did you get a release date too?

i work for them, got the updated prices today, release date is supposed to be week beginning 16th nov

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just got the info on the tariff and it looks like when it does launch, it will only be free on a £75/month tariff, £49 on a £45/month tariff and £99 on a £35/month tariff
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That can't be right...that's daylight robbery!!!! I'm going to have to go through retentions methinks. It's cheaper on T-Mobile and although I don't like them, I know they are merging with Orange so they won't always have such bad coverage....

Dont like that is standard o2 prices, the most i would pay would be £100 and well looks like im in on that one as its in my budget completely. (though it would be nice if it was free obviously.

it really is ridiculous but the iphone is partly to blame, because it's so heavily subsidised, prices for everything else has gone up. The pricing for the SE Satio is even worse, that's chargeable no matter how much you pay a month

is this on a 12/18/24 month contract. This needs to be more specific.

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it really is ridiculous but the iphone is partly to blame, because it's so heavily subsidised, prices for everything else has gone up. The pricing for the SE Satio is even worse, that's chargeable no matter how much you pay a month
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This may be the case, but they could do what they wanted with iPhone exclusivity. However most networks have the HD2, so I'd be surprised if they didn't make sure their tariffs are aligned with the other networks. We'll see what happens in the coming weeks I suppose.

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mobiles.co.uk delayed to 17th nov

Dammit! Was expecting my HD to arrive from mobiles.co.uk anytime now (was flagged as 7th Nov) but notice on their site that it is now expected on 17th!
So far from "Beating the queue and be the first to own this phone with our unique pre-ordering system" it looks like I will be among the last.
Unless I cancel out and find another supplier - any suggestions?
Inpossible to get through to anyone on thier sales line right now so unable to confirm this yet - but not looking good.
Dammit indeed! I ordered from there too! If anyone else knows who does it on contract on o2 let me know too. Really upset!
7th could have been a typo maybe? Meant to be 17th from the start?
This is most disappointing, as I myself had also ordered from there and was eagerly awaiting dispatch!
There is also the possibility that they did get some stock in today, posted them out, and now the 17th is when they're getting more stock in?
No it was always the 7th. I rang them up a few days before with questions and they told me the answer woudl be with them by Friday - which is the 7th.
I am so angry. Got really excited about getting it soon and now have to wait nearly 2 weeks. If they get stock on 17th, we may get it on 18th. 11 days away.
Also, they say 'expected' stock - just like they said for 7th, so there is no guarantee they will get it on 17th and may change date again later.
They have informed me, after leaving the phone ringing for over 10 mins, that there will be no HDs from them until 17th at the earliest.
Expletives galore as my anguish gets buried under posts from people unboxing theirs.
Damn you Carphone Warehouse.
It is also possibly worth bearing in mind that the Touch HD was *supposed* to be an Orange exclusive (excluding SIM free obviously) and released on the 11th so this could have something to do with it...
source: http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobil...ange-Confirms-Touch-HD-Exclusive-UK-Launch/p1
edit: actually re-reading it doesn't mention the date... I can't remember where I saw the 11th advertised... still, it's supposed to be Orange exclusive...
This is just a SIM free version bundled with an O2 contract from an online reseller - the Orange exclusive oesn't (or shouldn't) effect it.
They probably did two things. Either got a few in stock and kept them for themselves or dished out to friends with discounts... or... knew they were going to get it on the 17th, but said the 7th to get orders in and therefore money in, to prevent us going elsewhere. Bad of me to think like this I know.
Lots of suppliers have them in stock so why could they not get any? 100 went to Expansys for crying out loud!
It's impossible to speak to anybody in this organisation - when their line isn't actually old fashioned engaged expect to be held for 10mins + to speak to a sales agent. A 10 minute queue for sales?! What's it going to be like if something goes wrong.
So pulling my order (assuming I can ever get through to them to do so) - just need to find someone else who sells it with contract online now....
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It's impossible to speak to anybody in this organisation - when their line isn't actually old fashioned engaged expect to be held for 10mins + to speak to a sales agent. A 10 minute queue for sales?! What's it going to be like if something goes wrong.
So pulling my order (assuming I can ever get through to them to do so) - just need to find someone else who sells it with contract online now....
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That was my main concern as well. I sent them an email 2 days ago asking if the 8gb card is in the box as it was not mentioned on their site. Still got no response. What happens when things go wrong with the item? Not very good CS, I'll say! I think I'll avoid!
Play.com claim to have them in stock. Mine is being packed as we speak infact.
Paly.com don't seem to sell phones with contracts - which is what I'm after as I can get the HD free on an 18 month £35 O2 contract (don't want to go Orange - not sure why, just assuming their coverage and international stuff won't be as good).
Unfortunately it's looking like mobiles.co.uk are the only online retailer to do this.
Did I say dammit already?

HTC HD2 - Pre-Order or Wait?

As the title says, What would you do? Pre-Order expecting stock to be non existant when actually released? or wait for o2 to give away their hand?
I am on o2 don't want to move to another service provider, definatly want the phone as soon as its out or as near as. My contract isn't due till july
I do have some cash that I can use to buy but not ideal (the gaffa will kill me).
Paying off my existing contract will be cheaper than buying the HD2 but then I won't be able to upgrade for 18months.
or buy the phone and in less than 9 months I can get another one and sell it.
I just don't know. Do I think about things too much? LOL
Either way I will have my HD for sale as soon as I get the HD2! Whats a fair price?
Personally I'd wait. There's always problems when a new thing comes out, whether it's not enough stock to go around (remember all the stuff with the HD from mobiles.co.uk this time last year?) or technical problems that need ironing out. It's usually best to let all the hooha die down and let everyone else put up with and solve all the issues
I know what you mean, I got my HD from mobiles.co.uk but didn't experience any problems, process was smooth and got the phone really quick.
Also just found the HD2 for £499 which is much cheaper than most other places. God its so hard not to click buy buy buy!!
Oh dear my finger slipped. Got it for £494.95 + Delivery.
Anyone want a Mint HD?
Where is it that price please?
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Where is it that price please?
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MobileFun £499 with this Promotional Code "MFAWOCT9" Job Done!!!
Just a waiting game now!! I am so impulsive!! LOL
Thanks, might join the 'impulsive buyers union', although the seeming lack of a front camera on the HD2 is a potential stumbling block for me...
Cheers for the heads-up Richard.
I'm currently on a monthly SIM only contract with O2, and spoke to them yesterday about upgrading when they get the phone. I was strongly considering doing that, but I reckon I'll pay mobilefun a visit and then sell my HD to make back half the cost.
Nice - thanks
Edit: Ooooh - just noticed the release date of 11/11/09. O2 is looking appealing again!
Also on sim only with o2 at the moment - they seemingly don't let you upgrade until you've been on sim only for 6 months though for some reason, so I think if I want it before February (when I'll have been with them for 6 months) I will need to buy it, and stick on the cheap sim only deal.
Oh, and does anyone know when mobilefun charge your card - on order or on dispatch? Thanks!
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Cheers for the heads-up Richard.
I'm currently on a monthly SIM only contract with O2, and spoke to them yesterday about upgrading when they get the phone. I was strongly considering doing that, but I reckon I'll pay mobilefun a visit and then sell my HD to make back half the cost.
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Your welcome, Thats exactly my plan now. I think you can upgrade 3 months early on o2 18 month contracts too so in april I can get another and sell it. Then the original HD2 won't of cost me a bean. If all goes to plan that is. LOL
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Thanks, might join the 'impulsive buyers union', although the seeming lack of a front camera on the HD2 is a potential stumbling block for me...
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I am a little dissapointed they give new hardware and take some other hardware away from us at the same time but I think they have realised that Video calling just hasn't taken off so they probably don't see the point of having a front camera.
I can count on 1 hand how many times I have used it since having a Diamond and my HD.
My girlfriend might see it differently as she uses the front camera as a mirror sometimes! lol
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Also on sim only with o2 at the moment - they seemingly don't let you upgrade until you've been on sim only for 6 months though for some reason
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skank - ask them to put you through to cancellations and ask them the same question. Yesterday, the CS girl I spoke to told me exactly the same thing as you, but put me through to cancellations because I had a query about cancelling my contract and when it would take effect. The girl in cancellations checked and said that they can do 2 types of credit check. One of them means you can't upgrade within the first 6 months, but the other means you can upgrade whenever you want. She said since they'd done a full credit check on me when I joined, I could upgrade immediately, so I'll probably go for that IN 10 DAYS TIME!!!! when the phone is supposed to become available.
It sounded like the CS staff don't really have the full picture, but the cancellations staff know a bit more. They were really helpful.
Good luck!
Thanks John. I did go to cancellations when I called but the guy seemed a bit dopey. Might call back. He was saying it might depend on whether or not I was with o2 before I went sim only, which I wasn't.
Same here - I was with Orange until they did that whole price change blunder. I was one of the lucky ones who got out of the contract and immediately moved to a virgin sim only deal. The coverage was sooooooo bad that I moved to O2. I've only been with them a week and they were more than happy to upgrade me.
Maybe you're right - call back and cross your fingers that you get someone a bit more clued up. I really should have asked the girl I spoke to for her name as I expect the next person I speak to will say "No. Can't upgrade you." and I'll then be outside the 14 day cancellation period.
I just thought i'd post this up, a reply I just got from o2 regarding the HD2. Doesn't really bother me now I have pre-ordered but some of you may be interested.
Good afternoon Richard
Thanks for emailing us about your phone query. I understand that you're interested in buying an HTC HD2 and want to know when it'd be available with us. Let me quickly look into this matter.
Richard, you'll be excited to know that this fantastic phone will soon be available with us. However, I'm unable to comment on when this phone will be launched as it's due to be released in the future. As soon as its available with us, it'll be immediately updated on our website.
Cheers Richard.
The girl I spoke to said that O2 has a release date of 19/10/09, but it's not official yet, as they're still "going through checks". That date can be put back. Basically, they'll put it on the website as soon as they have a definite and confirmed release date.
Need now to figure out how to sleep for a week and a half without starving or getting sacked, just to make the day come quicker! lol
Just called o2 and they said definitely no upgrade before 6 months, for anyone. You might want to call and check john!
I know you can't get a PAC and use it on the same network, but is it possible to go from o2 simplicity - orange PAYG - o2 contract with HD2?
Surely it is...
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Cheers Richard.
The girl I spoke to said that O2 has a release date of 19/10/09, but it's not official yet, as they're still "going through checks". That date can be put back. Basically, they'll put it on the website as soon as they have a definite and confirmed release date.
Need now to figure out how to sleep for a week and a half without starving or getting sacked, just to make the day come quicker! lol
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Yeah, wish we could hibernate!! Your like me, Hate waiting for new tech!! LOL
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Just called o2 and they said definitely no upgrade before 6 months, for anyone. You might want to call and check john!
I know you can't get a PAC and use it on the same network, but is it possible to go from o2 simplicity - orange PAYG - o2 contract with HD2?
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Well I hope to have more luck than you're having. The girl I spoke to said I didn't even need to go via the PAYG route to keep my number. I was considering a 14 day cancellation, then an O2 PAYG, then an O2 contract.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see. If I get anyone helpful again, I'll make sure to get their name (and possibly number), and pass it on to you.
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Well I hope to have more luck than you're having. The girl I spoke to said I didn't even need to go via the PAYG route to keep my number. I was considering a 14 day cancellation, then an O2 PAYG, then an O2 contract.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see. If I get anyone helpful again, I'll make sure to get their name (and possibly number), and pass it on to you.
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Thanks John. Good luck, and if you could let me know that would be great.

Does anyone know where I can get an HD2?

Have been severely mucked about by vodafone and no one else has the phone.
Voda told me my order last Friday would be here monday.
On monday they told me wednesday
on Tuesday morning they said Friday
on Tuesday afternoon they said "oh sorry mid december"
AAARRGGGH!
not a happy camper. mobilesdirect are out of stock and no one else in the UK seems to have the phone.
Any suggestions?
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yes got to the HTC uk site and the "Buy" have a look at shops people selling them..
there's several there that have them in stock/
Play.com have them in stock on free delivery at £499 (or did at time of writing)
I got mine from cleverkit.com next day delivery for £5
If you'd prefer a bricks-and-mortar store and you're in London then you could try Inkino.
I'm guessing both these options are sim free .... ?
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I got mine from Clever Kit.com. SIM free and I ordered mine on day of release after 3pm and it was delivered next day! Amazing service!! http://www.cleverkit.com/products/htc-hd2-sim-free-unlocked.html
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If you'd prefer a bricks-and-mortar store and you're in London then you could try Inkino.
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Got mine from Inkino. Just looked on their website, says 7 in stock.
Yes, SIM free.
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Have been severely mucked about by vodafone and no one else has the phone.
Voda told me my order last Friday would be here monday.
On monday they told me wednesday
on Tuesday morning they said Friday
on Tuesday afternoon they said "oh sorry mid december"
AAARRGGGH!
not a happy camper. mobilesdirect are out of stock and no one else in the UK seems to have the phone.
Any suggestions?
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Exactly the same situation here. Placed order on Sunday, they failed to call me back on the Monday when 1000 units came into them, so I never got one of those, so i was advised to place my order online as more expected Friday and I did, now got an email saying early December. Called Voda who were very apologetic and if I can wait till the 12th then they will compensate me as I should have had my phone by now.
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yes got to the HTC uk site and the "Buy" have a look at shops people selling them..
there's several there that have them in stock/
Play.com have them in stock on free delivery at £499 (or did at time of writing)
I got mine from cleverkit.com next day delivery for £5
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Check out Insight, they got them for £486
http://uk.insight.com/apps/productp...ct_id=HTCTCHHD2&nbs_search=C=102&S=1016&M=HTC
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Called Voda who were very apologetic and if I can wait till the 12th then they will compensate me as I should have had my phone by now.
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Interesting, they never mentioned compensation to me! Maybe I was too polite.
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This phone has been a lot more popular than Vodafone thought it would be.
Apparently people stayed away from the HTC Magic when it came out because they hadn't heard of HTC.
Don't think we can blame them for everything. I hope you get one soon mate! Vodafone are usually pretty good with fixing problems. Especially when they create them!
Same problem with voda here, on top of that I enquired as what would happen with my number transfer (my pac expires 12 December) in case they can't deliver a phone by then, they told me they had no record of my pac/number to be transfered... ooops must have fallen into a black hole then lol.
Not bothered about waiting but very annoyed about not being informed about delays before ordering and the fact that they did the credit check straight away...
Sent a lovely email to the UK CEO (yes, I can be polite and explain things clearly when I want to lol). I've just got a reply from him (about 1 hour after I sent it) apologising for letting me down and saying he'll get someone from his office to call me to "see how we straighten this out"
Fast reply! That's damn good.
Hope you get them soon guys. I hope Vodafone fix it for you.
I admit I was impressed. I thought it'd take a few days to get a reply and that I'd just get a standard apology penned by the PR people. No idea how long till I get the call though but will keep you informed.
Some Vodaphone stores had stock in, looked at one in Taunton and Weston super Mare had stock. Would only do 24 month contract though so decided to wait.
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Same problem with voda here, on top of that I enquired as what would happen with my number transfer (my pac expires 12 December) in case they can't deliver a phone by then, they told me they had no record of my pac/number to be transfered... ooops must have fallen into a black hole then lol.
Not bothered about waiting but very annoyed about not being informed about delays before ordering and the fact that they did the credit check straight away...
Sent a lovely email to the UK CEO (yes, I can be polite and explain things clearly when I want to lol). I've just got a reply from him (about 1 hour after I sent it) apologising for letting me down and saying he'll get someone from his office to call me to "see how we straighten this out"
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If Voda call you and manage to straighten it out by getting you a device before the end of the month let me know and I will also mail the CEO as they have 2 pages of notes for me.
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If Voda call you and manage to straighten it out by getting you a device before the end of the month let me know and I will also mail the CEO as they have 2 pages of notes for me.
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Will do though I can't really see how they'd get me a phone if they can't get stock from HTC before December. Still, I'm hoping that at the very least my account will get a note along the lines of "do not mess up, the stupid cow will complain to the ceo" .
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I Phoned tmobile yesterday and was told the hd2 is in stock but only on a 18 month contract. Vodafone tell me they have sold all there stock over the weekend and will not be getting more until the 27th of nov. Vodafone are not listing 12 month contracts but if you phone them and ask they will offer one. I Just cant wait until the 27th.
mobilefun.co.uk
very good site, got mine next day !
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Vodafone tell me they have sold all there stock over the weekend and will not be getting more until the 27th of nov.
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Me and many others with outstanding orders got this email from Vodafone:
"We have received unprecedented demand for the HTC HD2, and due to shortages from the manufacturer – we are experiencing slight delays in receiving your handset. We are doing everything we can to obtain further stock and will be the first to receive the next deliveries. Currently we expect these to arrive early in December."
That's a funny definition of slight delays Not sure where the 27th November date they've given you is coming from.
Vodafone are not listing 12 month contracts but if you phone them and ask they will offer one
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I couldn't get them to offer anything shorter than 18 months, so if 12 months is what you're after you may just want to order before they change their mind again
12 month contracts are very rare in premium mobiles these days. Given the lowest possible monthly amount is around £35 and premium phones are around £500 or so, the companies only get £420 out of you.
However, on an 18 month contract at minimum of £35 they get around £630 from you. At least this pays for phone.
As for stock, I would have hoped they could have had more in before the start of December. Must be because the phone has probably been more popular than HTC imagined it would be.

Looks like you can now buy the DVP in the UK

Expansys seem to have the DVP on sale. Their expected shipment is 1 working day and they now take Paypal payments, which they do only when they have stock.
http://www.expansys.com/dell-venue-pro-windows-phone-7-smartphone-qwerty-205052/
That's weird, when I spoke to a Dell customer service guy he said they weren't going to sell it unlocked first. Should've known that he didn't know what he was talkin' about.
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Expansys seem to have the DVP on sale. Their expected shipment is 1 working day and they now take Paypal payments, which they do only when they have stock.
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it says estimated 1 day. they have not got stock and i doubt they will have stock tomorrow as dells own uk site does not list it.
ps. when i pre-ordered one from them in November they tock my money straight away and when i phoned them up about it they say it was a mistak and i had to wait 10 days to get my money back.
im going to wait till play.com or dell.co.uk have they in stock at i dont trust expansys ot clove.
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it says estimated 1 day. they have not got stock and i doubt they will have stock tomorrow as dells own uk site does not list it.
ps. when i pre-ordered one from them in November they tock my money straight away and when i phoned them up about it they say it was a mistak and i had to wait 10 days to get my money back.
im going to wait till play.com or dell.co.uk have they in stock at i dont trust expansys ot clove.
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In November I wanted to preorder and pay via Paypal and their rep told me the Paypal option wasn't for preoders and would only appear when they actually had stock. So maybe you can actually buy from them now... To be fair I was fed up and got the Omnia 7 but that could be of interest to some people.
Oh by the way, the last time I spoke to Dell UK they had no plans for selling the phone themselves.
Clove says mid-February
This phone's launch has really been a joke, they're launching it in the middle of MWC when it might get obsolete.
http://www.clove.co.uk/dell-venue-pro
I had emailed Clove only three days ago to ask when the phone was in stock and they said it was expected early this week. The situation is a complete farce.
Surprised you guys are still looking to get this phone considering all the issues and that you can get other devices in the UK that can be unlocked for any carrier.
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Clove says mid-February
This phone's launch has really been a joke, they're launching it in the middle of MWC when it might get obsolete.
http://www.clove.co.uk/dell-venue-pro
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clove said the 6th january and then changed it to week starting the 10th. the reason they do these dates is so you pre-order from them thinking you are going to get it earlier then if you do it with other sites but once you pre-order they tell you there is a delay and hope you dont cancel (clove had it on the 6th when every over site had the 11th).
exspansy tock my money from my debit card, i did not try the paypal option.
tomorrow is the 11th and play.com and exspansy should say in stock but bet they wont and then will delay it again.
as far as dell.co.uk selling it. i was under the assumtion that dell sells all there products from their website and would sell the DVP too like they have been selling the streak. i prefer to buy from play.com but they only listing the 8gb and i wont the 16gb model.
tomorrow i will see if any of them have it but at this rate i may have to look at getting another phone. with the mobile show in early feb there probably be a load of new handsets.
UPDATE: clove and exspansy have delayed it till mid feb. i guess i will have to see if any new handsets get released at the mobile show that takes my fancy, if not it will be arround mid feb by that point anyway.
i reckon they are waiting for the os update which will fix a lot of the current issues (crashes etc).
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Surprised you guys are still looking to get this phone considering all the issues and that you can get other devices in the UK that can be unlocked for any carrier.
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i always get my phone sim free so i can get any handset but the hd7 and omina 7 i have seen and tried and i dont like the designs.
Given what's been happenning to our friends in the US I won't be rushing to get it !
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...i reckon they are waiting for the os update which will fix a lot of the current issues (crashes etc).
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The O/S is rock stable ... either that or Samsung have worked miracles! My Omnia 7 has crashed twice since i purchased it and I got it on release day. (To be fair, the ONLY thing that has crashed on it has been the marketplace app)
Its far more likely that Dell have screwed up the firmware or chip/mobo integration somehow.
Either way, i'm now out of the market for one of these. Sadly, its the only 4"+ device with a keyboard.... who nows.... maybe Feb will cure my problem?
Clove has been told today there will be no stock until 'mid february at the earliest' for 'microsoft issue on mms settings'. Given every other manufacturer has phones in europe with working mms capability, I cannot see how only dell needs an one month worth wp7 fix. Assume they have multiple issues and don't have a clue about when they will be able to fix them all.
Now, I'm not sure who, between me still waiting for this phone and Dell, needs more urgently a reality check.
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i always get my phone sim free so i can get any handset but the hd7 and omina 7 i have seen and tried and i dont like the designs.
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To be fair, once you start using one daily you just see it as a Windows Phone and forget a bit about the design. Sure the DVP has something special but unless you really need a keyboard you can do worse than the HD7 and Omnia 7.
What I will probably miss the most about the DVP is the Gorilla Glass but I'm more than happy with the Omnia 7.
goodbye dell
it has been a nice time waiting for u to fix those issues but i guess enough is enough
crawling back to htc via the 7 pro
I think Expansys and Clove literally just pull these release dates out of thin air (in the same way that Amazon and Play basically invent release dates for some videogames and dvds, etc., even when they haven't been announced yet). They're clearly not in any sort of serious contact with Dell if, only one day before the phones are due to go on sale, they 'find out' that their delivery isn't going to arrive.
I too am going to have to consider the HTC Pro 7 now, much as I don't want to buy another HTC phone. Sigh...
Peew971 said:
To be fair, once you start using one daily you just see it as a Windows Phone and forget a bit about the design. Sure the DVP has something special but unless you really need a keyboard you can do worse than the HD7 and Omnia 7.
What I will probably miss the most about the DVP is the Gorilla Glass but I'm more than happy with the Omnia 7.
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i heard somewhere that the omnia 7 does not gorilla glass but it is not listed. not sure if this is true.
im going to wait till the mobile show in feb and then decide which phone to get.
Monty Burns said:
The O/S is rock stable ... either that or Samsung have worked miracles! My Omnia 7 has crashed twice since i purchased it and I got it on release day. (To be fair, the ONLY thing that has crashed on it has been the marketplace app)
Its far more likely that Dell have screwed up the firmware or chip/mobo integration somehow.
Either way, i'm now out of the market for one of these. Sadly, its the only 4"+ device with a keyboard.... who nows.... maybe Feb will cure my problem?
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i have a feeling that the way dell has set up the dvp is slightly different than how overs have done and as they are very close to microsoft i this microsoft was fix some things that did not work with the way they made the handset.
i could be wrong but seems strange that the release has been put back to mid feb when the os update is to be released.
I'm stil waiting. Mabye its better to solve the problems. Or els the DVP is going to be a new iphone . But what about the OS update how as Microshoft annouced for april? New languages? Like dutch. We wil see
http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/dell-venue-pro-delayed-in-the-uk-again-due-to-mms
Delayed again till mid-February, what a joke.
I am also waiting for this to happen so Dell can finally feel comfortable in providing an unlock code.

Three Deals

I have signed up to get a SGS 2 on Three as I had an issue with my experia Arc, I know some deals have been leaked from Three and I was also told that today was the launch date. However I phoned the exchange phone section on the three helpline they informed me that there were no deals out yet and the phone is not in stock. Funny launch date.
Has anyone else had any luck with three or has anyone heard of any other deals.
BTW i will post up and deals they offer me i will be ringing them back daily untill they get the phone in.
AndyNic said:
I have signed up to get a SGS 2 on Three as I had an issue with my experia Arc, I know some deals have been leaked from Three and I was also told that today was the launch date. However I phoned the exchange phone section on the three helpline they informed me that there were no deals out yet and the phone is not in stock. Funny launch date.
Has anyone else had any luck with three or has anyone heard of any other deals.
BTW i will post up and deals they offer me i will be ringing them back daily untill they get the phone in.
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I deal with their twitter quite a lot and they being schtum on the release apart from that it is really soon. The only rumour I have heard about the pricing is that the one plan will be £40 a month for a free phone, which is **** tbh ^^
Tbh follow @threeuk or @fysi (that's me), and you'll find out the release the day it is released.
I was originally by a "line manager" on the help desk that is was 29th april then they said the 3rd may. Today they told it would be in the next couple of days. They even extended the 14 day exchange policy so that i could get the SGS 2.
This is my favourite deal so far:
http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobi...ng-Galaxy-S-II/3/30-Text-900-(24mths)/9770455
I don't think it's an official Three deal but just throwing it out there as it's probably the one I'll be getting
they do do good deals, see my thread about buymobilephones
Xero Xenith said:
This is my favourite deal so far:
http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobi...ng-Galaxy-S-II/3/30-Text-900-(24mths)/9770455
I don't think it's an official Three deal but just throwing it out there as it's probably the one I'll be getting
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I seen that floating round the net but find it had to believe as the experia arc is at £40 for the same deal.
Three will have it on their website for sale this afternoon, and on sale in-store tomorrow.
http://blog.three.co.uk/2011/05/04/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-available-on-three/
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http://blog.three.co.uk/2011/05/04/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-available-on-three/
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Click on the link saying it's available and it will take you to the Samsung page with no SGS2
But as I said it will be for sale this afternoon
mike1lu said:
Click on the link saying it's available and it will take you to the Samsung page with no SGS2
But as I said it will be for sale this afternoon
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Haha I know, I clicked it trying to see the deals! But it's definitive proof that they're selling it today/tomorrow, thought it'd be useful
£40 a month for unlimited internet :X
Earliest delivery: Friday 13 May 2011
I have now ordered mine free phone £35 a month for 24 months with 5000 txt and 500 minutes cross network. Delivery date is 11th May

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