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[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
@borgqueenx, that's ok :)

yeah i knew about the gold trim (which i was disappointed about as i actually prefer the red US trim! but ah well, maybe it'll look better in real life) but hadn't considered that battery would be better without 4G :) extra memory would be great, but like you, i doubt we'll get that
[HTC EVO 3D] borgqueenx:
Memory doesnt mean more ram. Maybe the internal memory is 8gb instead of 4, or maybe they just removed the green hornet or something lol.

We'l see. I really hope for some better quality control and better software with less bugs.
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
In all honesty even though I really do want this phone as soon as possible, the wait would be much more bearable if I knew an exact date. I'm sure thats the same for many others. HTC and/or Vodafone should make some sort of solid announcement in my opinion.

I knew about the gold trim and I prefered the red so thats a shame but i can live with that. Well we won't have much choice really. That would be ace if we do have a better battery and increase in memory. I am wondering what would make them decide to do that but if they do, that will be a great bonus.
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
No worries. Thanks for posting the info on your blog. I found it very helpful and now many more im sure will too.

Well it wouldn't be the first time a major delay has occured due to branding/embedding operator specific softweare/features into a phone. I wish the networks just left them unbranded. I mean HTC has put alot of work and time into getting it running the way it should (as all manufacturers do) and then operators say to the mobile companies, we will distribute it to our customers but we want xyz feature embeded etc. This delays everything and sometimes produces another problem that needs to then be rectified. For me it all seems unneccessary.

Thanks for the info buddy ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
That actually does make more sense to me. Better battery life due to GSM rather than CDMA usage rather than having an increased battery capacity seems more likely.

Thanks buddy!
[HTC EVO 3D] desztan:
In Singapore arriving August.

http://www.m1shop.com.sg/Redirect?nextpage=upcomingModels.jsp&n=Upcoming Models
[HTC EVO 3D] colthekid:
And today it's disappeared from the Vodafone site!??? :(:confused:

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-evo-3d

WTF is going on???? :mad:
[HTC EVO 3D] sbrownla:
No Evo 3D for Vodafone UK

It won't be coming to Vodafone UK ... Sorry to hear it.

http://www.slashgear.com/htc-evo-3d-gets-vodafone-snub-27167642/

Ouch.
[HTC EVO 3D] colthekid:
Yep...just read the same...:mad:

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/vodafone-pulls-htc-evo-3d-citing-delays-984008
[HTC EVO 3D] sbrownla:
Sorry guys and gals

Oddly, I wish there was something I could do. I hope that HTC decides to remove branding and just let independent retailers sell the GSM version.

I was hoping for a GSM version to reach the US too. Bummer.
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
damn, this is really bad news :( because whilst i hate vodafone and their overpriced and low value tariffs, it seemed clear that they had exclusivity to be the first to release the evo 3d. now unless some other network tries to get the exclusivity to be the only one stocking the phone for a period of time- then september looks like the likely release date (as stated on play and amazon).

This is gonna be damaging for the evo 3d, because people are gonna wait till sept to get it- they might as well wait a bit longer for the better phones coming out in december- and i'm sure many will be tempted by the new iphone in sept.

HTC really should have gotten this phone out in july over here. :mad: arghh been waiting for this for so long, don't know what to do now. guess i'll just have to be patient
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
I'm gutted!! Today I checked the Vodaphone website as I have been doing everyday. Refreshed the coming soon page and it was gone. I suddenly broke out into a massive smile thinking to myself "it's no longer coming soon its here!!". I followed that with a refresh on the gsmarena website and the status had changed from "expected release July" to "Released July". I was a happy bunny.

So I went to the Vodafone upgrade section. the phone wasnt listed. Strange. So I called them. That's when I found out Vodafone had ditched the idea of stocking the handset altogether. Vodafone claims that its ok because they have many other smartphones with equally great specs to suit all their customers. Is that so Vodafone? How many 3D handsets do you have again?! Oh thats right, none!!

Now I may be coming over a little childish rite my rant but I don't care. My dummy is out and I WANT ONE! I WANT ONE NOW! Please note the bottom lip is out.

Ok so I decided to have a visit to a couple of stores. Bypassed voda for obvious reasons - they are now lying scum in my book. Overexageration - possibly.

Anyway so I nipped into Carphonwe Warehouse and was told they expected the Evo 3D available from the second week of September. Damn!!

Tmobiles turn - "a couple of months yet mate".

Phones 4 U - *shrugs shoulders* "No idea". Thanks for the help there p4u

So finally checked o2. Are you going to be stocking the Evo 3D at any point and if so when? Answer, "not as far as we know".

So its looking like second week in September. No network exclusivity.

This phone better not have a single Fking bug by the time it gets here.

Your comments welcome on the situation as well as my attitude on it. Am I being childish, unreasonable, impatient, or is it justified? Your thoughts.

Thanks, Mark
[HTC EVO 3D] davados:
Not long got a email from vodafone.

An update on the HTC EVO 3D

Dear MR David Sturgess,

We're contacting you to advise that due to delays in the launch of the HTC EVO 3D, we no longer intend to include the device in our smartphone range.

We realise this might come as a disappointment, but don't worry! We've already got some fantastic phones available through our online shop : http://vodafone.chtah.com/a/tBOMD9iB7vLDSB8ciQONdQbwFry/vt2a ,and there are some really exciting handsets in the pipeline. Keep an eye on our coming soon : http://vodafone.chtah.com/a/tBOMD9iB7vLDSB8ciQONdQbwFry/vt7 section for all the latest information about the products coming to Vodafone.
[HTC EVO 3D] jbdias:
in portuguese version of Expansys they say evo 3d will cost 639,99euros and it will be released in 17/08/11

expansys.pt/mobile-phones/brand/htc/
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Arghhh :| Mid August is still kinda late. Was hoping to get this bad-boy around the end of July to the beginning of August.

Unless another Network provider (T-MOBILE! << GET YOUR ASSES IN THERE) pounces on this opportunity and strikes a deal or something, I don't think we (UK) will be seeing the hTC's 3D POWA until the first weeks of September :(
[HTC EVO 3D] Hasty:
I mentioned in my thread about this and that I asked HTC last week. The rep told me it was still due for release this month (July).

Typical HTC left hand/right hand scenario it would seem.
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
This is recent communication with Vodafone...

Email sent to Vodafone

Hi, I received the email adevising the Evo 3D will be dropped due to delays. As have many, I have been waiting months for the release of the phone and longer for it to be released in the UK.

Why can't Vodafone be as patient?

I have been checking the website every single day since the Evo 3D was announced as "coming soon", 29 days later it dissapears. There are forums, blogs, and news articles all over the internet with customers venting their frustration regarding this and those following the phone trends know there isn't a mobile phone with the Evo 3D's power that also has 3D capabilities to hit the market anytime soon.

The Vodafone statement that there are other equally impressive handsets is simply untrue.

I feel let down, with my time wasted and due to this will be giving my 30 days notice on [DATE OMMITTED] on this number and shortly afterwards on my second number also.

Mark

.......................................................

Vodafones reply

Hello Mark,

Thank you for contacting Vodafone Customer Service.

I fully understand your situation and the stress you had felt. My apologies for all the inconvenience caused to you.

I request you to please click the below link to know the new offers in Vodafone.

http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispat...bel=Page_Search_searchResult&pageID=PSE_0001&

I am sure that any new product in the market will be avaialble with us.

If not, we make sure that if our customers have ordered for it, customers get the same on time.

Your comments about the disappointment are highly appreciated and this will be used as a feedback for our future business. The incident you have highlighted will not only assist us in improving the service we provide in the future but it will also be used to further develop and improve our ongoing training program.

I trust the above information helps.

Kind regards,

Neema Mehta

Vodafone Customer Services

...............................................

My reply to Vodafone

Hello,

The stress I "had felt" is still being felt.

The link does not work, it brings me to search results with nothing found.

"I am sure that any new product in the market will be avaialble with us." - but the reason I am contacting you is because you have said you have dropped the HTC EVO 3D which is a new product in the market so that cannot possibly be true.

"If not, we make sure that if our customers have ordered for it, customers get the same on time." - This makes no sense to me. Please explain.

"Your comments about the disappointment are highly appreciated and this will be used as a feedback for our future business." I do not want my dissapointment to be appreciated. I want Vodafone to realise that the dissapointment should not exist.

Regards,

Mark

...........................................

I hope someone will benefit from this in some way, and that is the reason I am sharing this information.

Thanks,

Mark
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
If you guys haven't done so yet, go Pre-register your interest in Carphone Warehouse. hTC Evo 3D is up on their site in the Coming soon section :)

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news/coming-soon/htc-evo-3d

(September release date)
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
thanks, just did it now. I really wish some fresh news will come out- i keep checking this page everyday in the hope that something has! september seems like such an awfully long time to wait till, especially since i've been waiting for so long! :(

i'm using, what feels like, an ancient htc hero and am desperate for something that isn't so damn laggy and slow!
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-evo-3d-gsm-version-not-coming-to-uk-until-september

i guess it's official then, we're not seeing this until september :( i'm so disappointed
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
The carphone warehouse coming soon interest form for the Evo 3D won't submit. Theres a page error. Arghhh. Maybe it will be fixed soon.

EDIT: Now fixed. Looks like they were updating the page at the time.
[HTC EVO 3D] borgqueenx:
I will probaly will not make the uk people happy, but it is highly likely we will get the evo3d in stocks at every shop end this week, in the netherlands...

Im happy because i can order it immediatly after holidays:)
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
is it out in the netherlands now?

and for the people waiting for the UK version, in the absence of anymore news, has anyone found any good deals or prices already? i found this website- although it' still offering vodafone tariffs with evo 3d for some reason

http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk...aspx?affiliate=affiliate_future&aff_id=125272
[HTC EVO 3D] runeazn:
i bought mine on a contract in < see my flag+provider rofl

its unbranded
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
how much do you guys have to pay for the phone over in netherlands? hmm just wondering if there's anyway i can buy it from a dutch website and get it shipped over here lol. waiting is killing me!
[HTC EVO 3D] sbrownla:
Sorry to cross post but Negri Electronics announced the GSM version should be shipping to US customers this week. Fingers crossed.

It's $650US or somewhere around there. Better get one before Apple wins more BS against another manufacturer. I may even buy two just in case ... Hmmm ...

Does anyone else see this phone as a flagship or work of art? It is like a collector's item, I have been obsessed with it from the get go ... Unhealthily obsessed.
[HTC EVO 3D] lombardo8:
Amazon have moved the release date forward to 22-08-2011

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-Evo-Sim...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1313171445&sr=1-1

We should have this beast in 10 days! sweet. I am going to wait till the price drops to £400 though or see if I can find a nice upgrade deal
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
great news! :) i really want it now but i think i'll be in the same boat as you, waiting till the price drops a bit or till i find a good contract deal. incidentally the extended warranty on that amazon page looks like a great deal as well, it's so much cheaper than phone insurance i've see elsewhere
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
And now Play.com have moved the date forward :D

2 DAYS!!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
it's been changed to the 19th now for some reason. it'll probably be changed again to the 22nd to match amazon's release date

Edit: Just called T-mobile asking when the phone will be available on their network, and they said that they have a forecast of phones for the next 3 months, and the evo 3d is not on it and so it definitely won't come out on their network in the next 3 months. Seems like a strange state of affairs- if the phone isn't coming out on vodafone or tmobil, which network is it going to come out on!? surely it can't just be sim free
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
It wont be available through T-Mobile stores shadders but, you can get the HTC EVO 3D on a t-mobile contract from Carphone warehouse (when it becomes available)
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
well people, it's FINALLY available in the uk- carphone warehouse have released it today :D

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mo...c=phoneFinder&tariffNetworks=&clearance=false
[HTC EVO 3D] mazinya:
So as Handtec
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Yeah got a text from them yesterday. Was so excited :D. Going to get it off them today in the morning,.

1Question have the bugs from the US evo3d been fixed in the European one and are there any differences in our one?

Can't wait to get this phone!
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
i know i was the same. i actually emailed them the day before yesterday asking them when they expected to released the phone (they had september down on their website) and i was shocked to get their text yesterday.

and lucky you! let us know how you find it (and if you're planning on rooting it). i'm unfortunately going to wait a bit until some better deals pop up in my budget range!
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Yeah kind of expensive now, hope I can negotiate the price down as I am upgrading my contract.

If I do get the phone I'll let you know how everything goes :)

Edit: not going to root it, for the time being.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
YES! :D

I've managed to stay on the same contract, £31pm(Including VAT) 700mins unlimited texts + Unlimited Internet [18months].

£99 for the phone :)

Will be getting it from the store tomorrow

EDIT: got the insurance as well > 11 pounds per month :eek:
[HTC EVO 3D] setoz:
Just got mine this morning at carphone warehouse!

Its really smooty, especially compared to my old milestone:)
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Nice!

This is definitely a massive upgrade for both of us :p

Welcome to the Forums btw ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] Hasty:
Got mine on Thursday from Mobiles.co.uk but it's getting collected again on Monday for replacement.

The screen is bleeding light. It started in the bottom edge and is now creeping slowly up both sides as if the screen isn't sealed in properly. Hope the replacement EVO 3D is fine :)

Excellent phone other than that issue! Would be interested in knowing if any other UK folk have the issue.
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
Well I have now had my Evo 3D 3 days - Thanks carphone warehouse!! :D

I've been a child at christmas honestly. I'm so impressed with it.

The 3D really is awesome. Better than I imagined it would be.

I have already got it unlocked, s-off, and rooted. Done a Nandroid backup and ready to start playing with this beast.
[HTC EVO 3D] hiya1987:
ordered mine today from work (I work at Carphone) we don't have it in stock yet, should get it tomorrow I hopw. Sold my galaxy s 2 for it. Glad you're loving it.
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
i'm hoping to get it with the 12month contract under talk mobile in the next couple of weeks :)

have you guys found any good cases + insurance for the mobile? or are you just using it as is?
[HTC EVO 3D] setoz:
None of the stores had any cases, so im using mine without any.
[HTC EVO 3D] hiya1987:
I've ordered some stuff of ebay. But going away for two SIS may get a otterbox. I got geek squad ffor.mine. pve the phone wished there was a little more pre loaded content but I wouldn't buy a LG for love or.money
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Ordered my one on Thursday, it still hasn't arrived yet :|

They said it would come on Friday, I waited and it didn't. So i called them up and they said definitely (100%) it will arrive on Monday, so i went to the store today and guess what?

Sorry to tell you this but your product will arrive on Thursday!? WTH!! Seriously annoyed :(

I've been getting messages from CFW from last Thursday that it has been dispatched, everyday they say its dispatched and yet it has not Flipping arrived!

lol sorry for the rant. Really P'd off ATM was looking forward to using it :(

EDIT: So (to the new UK users who bought from CPW) how you finding the phone? Any different from the US version or is it exactly the same :)

+ do you guys mind doing Mini reviews here
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
i've just ordered mine, and apparently it should arrive tomorrow!! I'm excited- no more HTC hero that crashes when i open the phone book or try to download anything! :D :D

EDIT:

just saw your post- doesn't bode well for mine coming tomorrow then! sorry to hear they're messing you around. i ordered from e2save (who are owned by Carphone Warehouse). i'll be seriously ticked off if it takes a week to arrive! fingers crossed they stick to their word and deliver tomorrow, i'll be eagerly awaiting it
[HTC EVO 3D] hiya1987:
where did you order it online or in store? I ordered mine in store and came next day. I spoke to a HTC reyesturday and he said they are looking into a 3d content update this friday for over the air update. So fingers crossed we will get some more 3d content.
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
i'm guessing you're quite experienced with rooting? if not, could you post a link to anywhere with simple instructions? i'm a rooting n00b and i'm on the fence as to whether or not to do it (i really want to root- but scared of damaging the shiny new, expensive phone)
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Hope nothing goes wrong shadders (shouldn't though)

I ordered mines on the phone; directly with CarphoneWarehouse.

3D content: Suwweeeet! If what they say is true, then AWESOME :D more 3D content is what the Evo needs.

Btw did they say its a UK update or Abroad?
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Been playing about with the phone, and gotta say that this is one hello of a beast. Loving it so far. 3D does strain your eyes but definitely a super cool feature :)

Btw I think I've got light bleed at the bottom bit of the phone :(
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
No not at all. I only started playing with rooting androids and things in like the past month or two. I've learnt everything from the forums on here. To be honest, I've used several resources and several different threads.

I cant exactly remember the process fully but I used visionary+ theres a thread on here somewhere for it. Basically i temp rooted, then perm rooted, there was a sh. thing and used that. installed busybox. Rebooted, installed titanium backup and that confirmed that it got root.

For s-off and recovery visit http://revolutionary.io/ and follow their instructions. it's quite easy to do. don't bother with the tool HTC has launched themselves, for one it doesnt give full access like initially promised to the root community, AND more importantly you have to give all your details to HTC meaning THEY WILL KNOW you have voided your warranty by doing this so you can't undo everything and claim on warranty if you need to in the future like you can with this method.

a couple of root only apps i recommend are "Optimize Tool Box" and "Adree Android" both available from the android market and of course are free.

Also for Evo 3D optomised 3D Video...

http://thepiratebay.org/user/audiophile1983/

And....

http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc...deos_and_transfer_them_to_the_htc_evo_3d.html

;)
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
thank you very much for taking the time to write all that out :) much appreciated. shame that HTC have kind of gone back on their promise- i remember the following the excitement and good will towards them when they announced they would indeed be unlocking the bootloader (which they still are but like you said it's not as promised!). plus i agree that it's not worth voiding the warranty by using their method.

on a more exciting note, my evo 3d arrived today! :D months of waiting over. i've only now found the time to play with it, in the process of setting up my different accounts at the moment

thanks for the links- incidentally I already had those very 2 webpages bookmarked! we must have been browsing the same sites in search of good 3d content to try out the phone's capabilities! i have avatar and hubble 3d downloaded so can't wait to test out the 3d on the phone with those two :D
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
Not a problem my friend. I'm happy to help where I can. Afterall thats what this place is all about. ;) Nice one dude!!!

I'm still like a child with mine showing everyone my 3D vids and photos. Everyone who has seen has been impressed bigtime! It's ace! :D

I upgraded my 8GB card to 16 and thats full already. Gonna go for a 32GB card soon lol Mind ya I do have a couple of films on already :D

That's brilliant. I wonder how many of the same pages we came accross looking for good 3D content. It's not easy to search for 3D stuff for the Evo 3D when the phone itself has 3D as part of it's name lol

It's the same on the android market, eveything that says 3D in it just means its a 3 dimentional game but not actually 3D

I take it youve figured out you need to search for "3D sbs" video. Have you checked out some of the vids on Youtube too. Theres some cool 3D sbs vids on there.
[HTC EVO 3D] hiya1987:
Should be a uk update was at work conference and HTC were there the content looks to be pretty similar to usa evo 3d so 3d spider an etc
[HTC EVO 3D] shadders:
I know, I just want to leave everything else in order to just play with the phone! but i'm refusing to take it out of the house until i have a case for it though haha, which means i can't show it off just yet! and ah thanks for the tips, it had never occurred to search 'sbs' it would narrow the search down a bit! and ah i completely forgot about youtube 3d! i shall check it out :)

that's good, i was wondering why we didn't get the 3d spiderman game demo like the americans!

and to everyone who owns the device, once you've opened the messages app and you click on a particular message thread, how long does it take to open the particular thread of messages? when i click on it, i see loading for just a second or 2 before it all pops up. is it instantaneous for you guys?

it's just that i like to have all the messages from my previous phone on this one, which means i've used an app to restore 12,000 messages onto my evo 3d! so if message thread opening is instant for you guys, i might sack it and delete them all in order to not slow the phone down
[HTC EVO 3D] ejmjs:
Wow that is a lot of messages!! Well obviously I can't speak for everyone but mine opens instantly. maybe a quarter of a second at most. Then again I don't have loads of messages.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rage1ofakind:
Same, opens up as soon as i click it.

Probably is because of the amount of messages you have :p

PS. Anyone in the UK receive the OTA update?