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[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
Think i just saw the advert............it was for One SV
[One (M7) General] scut:
I wounder why there is no ads for HTC one.

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Not long to go before all silver one owner's get email saying they are dispatched.NOT.
[One (M7) General] scotcruz:
lol.. true :D
[One (M7) General] Hoodeddeathman:
Pre Order Problem

Spoke to P4U this morning, My black one is delayed until 02/04 so I switched to silver which are apparently going to ship on time.I pre ordered on release day.
[One (M7) General] onlinejobwork:
Parcel force are the worse I had experience they never came on given estimated time and they are very rude to me when I just ask the reason for delay
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Lol

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It's a beautiful morning. I hear the birds singing outsid my window, one of my neighbours is just getting in to his car the sound of his radio playing wakes me up.

What's this someone knocking on my door i look out of my bedroom window, it's a courier. Could this be delivery of my phone.

I run down open the door greet the postman with a smile, hurriedly sign for the package.

I rip open the package and yes it's arrived my HTC one.

Work of fiction short story Waiting for my HTC One

written by Rizwan Nawaz

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I just received this from P4U better late then never:

Thank you for pre-ordering your HTC One from Phones 4u.*

We’re writing to let you know that there has been a slight delay with the delivery of this new phone to the UK. Please accept our apologies for the delay. The hold-up concerns the black variant of the HTC One and has affected all retailers across the country. The expected delivery date supplied by HTC is now 2 April.*

As we understand you may want your HTC One sooner, we’re offering you the chance to swap your black HTC One for a silver variant. If you’d like to take a closer look at the HTC One in silver, just click here to see it on our website.*

If you do choose to take a silver device, just call us on 0800 294 6036. We’re open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm.

Alternatively, if you’re happy to wait for the HTC One in black, you don’t have to do anything and we’ll simply update you when your new phone has been dispatched (expected to be around 2 April) .

Once again, please accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused. We’re working hard to ensure we get your new phone to you as soon as possible.
[One (M7) General] gsusx:
Happy HTC One Eve everyone....
[One (M7) General] scut:
Morning people waiting for my email to trlle it on the post.LOL
[One (M7) General] KrishB26:
I also ordered a black one, spoke to Phones4U and they said if I order a silver one instead, it will arrive on the 15th as there is no delay whatsoever on the silver one. So I swapped them. Now I wait.
[One (M7) General] brainimpact:
You do know Know when 1st of April gets here there will be a press release saying its a April Fool and we wont get anything on the 2nd lol
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
But that will only be for the Black One :p
[One (M7) General] scotcruz:
Ha ha ha.. That's a good one mate..

Besides still can't believe how they could deliver the silver on the 15th when it's officially been delayed by HTC

There will be a lot of unhappy customers
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
It's been stated on the other thread that a 3 store or warehouse took delivery of Silver handsets yesterday.:silly:
[One (M7) General] scut:
Anybody going to get In contact with p4u are they still insisting they are on track to deliver or post on the 15th when the rest of the world knows they can't and it delayed by HTC.but HTC have only said middle of march wich is tomorrow.on suppliers are saying 29th
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
So HTC have said mid March.....some suppliers have said tomorrow.....the 2 kind of tie in with each other don't you think?:cyclops:
[One (M7) General] :
Expecting a load of angry people later on here. Me being one of them..
[One (M7) General] arknailed7754:
Purely because of how p4u handled this.not HTC Lol delays happen
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
lol! Haha! Me I'm just dissappointed but not angry. Can't believe some retailers are overwhelming with stocks while others get none. If handtec ain't gonna get one later then this would be my last HTC device :p Going back to sony next season.
[One (M7) General] craftycarper1:
I won't get angry......I'll get drunk.......
[One (M7) General] gallifreyangirl:
Be interesting to see what happens as have preorder with phones 4 u and catphonewarehouse.
[One (M7) General] scut:
i will be mad with p4u they have consistently said the 15th for delivery or postage 3-5 days delivery. all suppliers said at one point the 15th and have changed these dates at some point this week too the 29th or later .to be fair to htc i have not read of any confirmed dates only mid march to start rolling out .Not a launch date but a roll out which i see as a drip feed the the world so i dont think htc are at fault here but companies like p4u they are still advertising htc one silver for delivery on the 15/03 and black 02/04.how can they give these dates it looks like they are just grabbing all the orders.

how many silver htc ones do they have not enough to supply the whole of the uk i wouldn't have thought but they certainly look like they are going to take orders and from what i have read peoples money .

even if they have that money a few days until people relies what they have done and cancel there orders and refund that's allot of interest in there bank account for no work i think this could be a case of fraud taking money by deception i hope i am wrong i have been really happy with p4u in past.
[One (M7) General] TimsterRS4:
You should use a Capital letter to start a sentence. (maybe a few more commas too).
[One (M7) General] gsusx:
how many pre orders do you think they will actually have ?/
[One (M7) General] :
Think thats exactly why P4U are doing it and your right it is against the law, but how do you prove it?

Anyways I know later on well be told no stock till the end of March so I'll end up with the S4 if I gotta wait, may as well wait for the newest one of the two. Thats just my take on it right now. If the One turns up though I'll be pleasantly surprised but and I'll stick with HTC.
[One (M7) General] scut:
Are you my English teacher.lol
[One (M7) General] Basil3:
I have to say, this thread is great entertainment :D
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
As said previously, if Phones 4 U wanted to intentionally trick people out of their money they would do it with BOTH colours.

Also, Three and Phones 4 U which are totally unrelated to each other BOTH have dates of 15th of March for Silver phones only. So are Three also tricking people out of their money?

If this is a mistake, and I grant you, it is highly likely that it is, and we will not get our phones, it is because of bad communication either by HTC, or internally within both organisations. The coincidence that it is both Three and P4U would suggest any mistakes/communication issues originated at HTC.
[One (M7) General] TimsterRS4:
If I need to be, yes. (space after a full stop, before lol)
[One (M7) General] YoungAceAtlanta:
1. we have a space bar for a reason you know

2. I don't know the rules in the UK but a online retailer can not take you're money without shipping the product.. A retailer can put a hold on you're credit/debit card but that hold must go off within 3-7 days, its called a pre-authorization charge.. some places take out a dollar for this, some charge the full amount to see if you're card is good.

i really doubt HTC don't have a single batch of HTC One's ready to go.. they probly don't have enough to stay in stock once those sell out tho
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
lol! And I thought somebody already recieved just now their order from phones4u?
[One (M7) General] tashman84:
I wouldn't get your hopes up.

For a fact Three have not got ANY stock of the One in their warehouse as of 8:45 this morning.

One of my friends works for them.

Normally Three would receive the handset early in the afternoon and then start processing the orders according to my friend.

I have also ordered the silver HTC One so am anxious to find out if we will get it or not.

Tom
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
I wonder who will be the first one to let everybody else know that p4u delayed his order (for Silver one)... ;)
[One (M7) General] manook:
Just changed to the silver one after receiving the email. Stated phone will be despatched today and I keep the early order bonuses.

Just for those ringing the number on the email goes to the wrong department. Its only customer services that can authorise a change in handset as after waiting I was then transferred.

Either colour would suit me, I just need to use something other than this ancient Arc (although JB on it makes it a lot quicker)
[One (M7) General] @home:
Why anyone buys from p4u is beyond me. They should be shut down & all the staff taught that you sell phones, or not as in my case, your not better than me so stop thinking you are better than me, I can shop else where, which I did.

I hate p4u & all who toss it off under their employment.
[One (M7) General] scut:
You would have thought that somebody at p4u would have started asking questions days ago when people started to mention delays.

The whole internet is full of news about this one member of customer services you would think would Google it then start questioning it or saying they don't know whats happening. Telling the truth!.
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
They CAN take your money if they state clearly on the website that they will do so. In the case of P4U it says in bold letters

"Please be aware that payment for your purchase may be taken before the item is despatched"

By clicking next, or checkout or add after seeing this message is a contractual agreement that they can do this and your waive your normal rights.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39124411&postcount=739 :victory:
[One (M7) General] riz157:
I couldn't help myself rang p4u again, they must love talking to me.

I was told in no uncertain terms my phone is being dispatched tomorrow. Guaranteed!!

So I'm chilling out taking their word for it and if in the unlikely event it's not dispatched tomorrow I will.......wait! Of course i will be annoyed but What else can I do. Certainly not going to get Xperia Z or S4 in anger buy something which I really don't want........waiting waiting but life carriers on.
[One (M7) General] jadaress1:
Hi, ive just rang phones4u and have been given my tracking number, as mine was a exchange from the xperia z which i returned on monday, they say mine was prioritised, my phone has been allocated, which means they have stock, im sooo happy, mine was ordered in silver. Hope this helped.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
If p4u is going to delay it after all this, I'm going to cancel my order with them and do a new one with another retailer, just to "punish" their lies...
[One (M7) General] gsusx:
dispatched tomorrow ???

i thought they were supposed to dispatch today for delivery tomorrow ?
[One (M7) General] :
There still full of crap told me out today for tomorrow not out tomorrow.
[One (M7) General] jadaress1:
They have stock, dont know how much but like i posted earlier, i have tracking number for dispatch today.
[One (M7) General] Wh1techapel:
"this is for the HTC one Luke we have not yet received the stock and are expecting this today for dispatch tonight"

Live chat only moments ago with P4U. :confused:
[One (M7) General] scut:
lol.
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Was it contract phone or sim free?

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I think they are saying that as they are not allowed to send out prior to official release date as stipulated by HTC.

They might even send it out tonight.
[One (M7) General] jadaress1:
Mine was a upgrade.
[One (M7) General] riz157:
I think that is what they are saying especially if sim free phone, call their contract sales line and you might get different answer. I did, however both teams did say "dispatch on the 15th for sure".
[One (M7) General] lestalegend:
You're wrong, on this occasion phones 4 you are using the hold agreement as stated within point two of the person you quoted.

There are some bitter and twisted people on here, phones for you closed down and people lose there jobs.. wouldn't wish that on anyone! After all its just a phone guys there is more important things in life!

HTC are at fault for the delay phones for you could have handled communicating the delay better, but I fully expect to have my silver phone within a week if not tomorrow.
[One (M7) General] riz157:
That makes business sense I thought they would prioritise contract phones over sim free as they don't actually make that much on sim free phones.

I think we all be receiving our dispatch emails today or tomorrow if they are going to screw anyone over it will be sim free dudes.
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
I was one of the first 200 to order, ordered basically as soon as it was announced (sim free) and I haven't heard anything yet.. so looks like they're prioritising contract first defo which annoys me a bit.
[One (M7) General] manook:
Phones4u took payment on 19th Feb from my CC way before despatch. Same as Three and Asda (who I previously pre-ordered the xperia z with but cancelled and glad I did!).

I know the difference between a hold as I previously ordered a Nexus 4, Nexus 7 & Nexus 10 with Google who place holds on your account. On my account it shows Pending transactions for holds which is what google done but after 14days it vanished as is normal for holds....
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Yes I hear you man you would think its first come first served but no they split the departments up and priority goes to contract upgrades. You order online for sim free deals and can order over the phone for contracts and upgrades. These are only clever tactics to draw customers in and to protect themselves.

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Just got my £25 voucher have to spend within 60 days. This is because they messed up my order.
[One (M7) General] onlinejobwork:
ONE lucky ONE got email for ONE I think he is the only ONE got the email for the ONE from P4U at 9:13 AM, please post if any ONE got similar email for the ONE :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39124411&postcount=739
[One (M7) General] riz157:
When did you order? I know one person who placed his order on the 1st has got his dispatch confirmation.

Call em up man.
[One (M7) General] RCJ89:
I was one of the first 50! to pre order on contract have not received a email to say anything about a dispatch.
[One (M7) General] Wh1techapel:
It's fake, don't get too excited buddy.
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
In Germany, some poor guy excitedly opened his front door with an HTC package (from O2), only to find it contained a One S by mistake!!

It does seem odd that only one person who didn't even order untiL March got a dispatch email. Let's hope that P4U didn't make a similar mistake with them!
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Ow that would be nasty.
[One (M7) General] mechanimal82:
I've just spoken to someone at Phones4U who said all phones will be dispatched early (like 5am) tomorrow morning and should be delivered that same day. He said you'll get the email with tracking number once sent.

I'm a bit apprehensive of this, as I enquired why some people had received tracking emails/numbers... He didn't have an answer except repeated that phones will be dispatched tomorrow.
[One (M7) General] :
No ones had a dispatch email guys, just winding you all up that's all there doing :)
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
I don't know where their distribution centre is but i'd be impressed if it reached me the same day if it only left at 5am....
[One (M7) General] scotcruz:
:D brace yourself folks
[One (M7) General] mechanimal82:
My thoughts exactly. I did ask him that, but he said that it should be delivered by end of day. If only I believed Royal Mail were that good!
[One (M7) General] onlinejobwork:
Really? how do you say that?

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Sometime I think I can go directly from where they shipped and got it there by hand myself instead of wait for delivery:laugh::laugh:
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
That is physically IMPOSSIBLE. What a load of nonsense some of these staff give. The latest a dispatch can take place is just before midnight and only IF the warehouse is located in a central courier hub (such as Birmingham area). Examples of this are eBuyer who allow orders up until 11pm.

Same day deliveries do exist but are VERY expensive....and I would put money that P4U would never lose all their profit on hundreds of orders to achieve that.
[One (M7) General] dewhurst88:
Looks like phones 4 u have changed some of the info on the forums for the silver htc ones that are on either EE, orange or t-mobile looks like people ain't getting them till the 20th now

http://support.phones4u.co.uk/pe/ac...D=10425065&channelID=10&portalPageId=10256075
[One (M7) General] riz157:
Got the same answer at least they are consistent. It's odd customer services won't deny or acknowledge stock has been receivedby their warehouse but sales are more then happy to tell you stock has been received.
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
It's all starting to smell bad but I kind of expected it. The new update doesn't say anything about SIM free stock. It only talks about contract.
[One (M7) General] Palla71:
F*CK!!! :mad:
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
Just had a thought....could it be the dispatch emails are sent out on the morning of delivery (hence the 5am confusion)? Some companies do this because the tracking doesn't work until very late the night before. So some retailers do send out the emails over night so people only try tracking their order on the day of delivery.
[One (M7) General] mechanimal82:
Royal Mail do offer Same Day: http://www.royalmail.com/packet-despatch-medium/uk-delivery/sameday

However, like you said it's an expensive service and I'm not sure P4U want all that expense for the volume of pre-orders they have.
[One (M7) General] scut:
lets face it we are not getting phones this week p4u have not even got any stock yet, they wont get stock,they are full of s**t or haven't been told that they are not getting stock which i don't believe that is the management haven't told sales who still think its all ok.:o
[One (M7) General] onlinejobwork:
another shock from Pu4 :

Every hours changing story, but I learn now never order in pre-order

Date moved to 20th for silver EE/Orange/T-mobile but 15th for O2/Vodafone

http://support.phones4u.co.uk/pe/ac...D=10425065&channelID=10&portalPageId=10175131
[One (M7) General] :
Yet no mention about Sim free.
[One (M7) General] scut:
Phones 4 U have just announced a delay on dispatch of T-mobile/EE/Orange orders, but Vodafone/O2 still on track.

The problem is, nothing has been updated in regards to SIM free stock and whether that date is affected or not.
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
And they forgot to specify what is going on with SIM free
[One (M7) General] rizzleboi:
I always thought items were dispatched in the afternoon/evening. Thats how my next day delivery experiences has worked. Heck DPD don't confirm till the morning
[One (M7) General] RCJ89:
Just been told my handset has been allocated and just waiting for the courier to pick it up now.
[One (M7) General] tashman84:
Its obvious p4u have got very little stock and are allocating it to the most lucrative contracts so they make the most cash.

This is exactly the same when a new handset is released and they won't sell it sim free in stores. It`s they don't make much money compared to a 24 month contract.
[One (M7) General] jonstatt:
Okay ..its all falling apart.

Look at this link for a SIM Free phone

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/shop/shop...761&intcid=sim-free-dotw#sthash.OLa0DJCl.dpbs

Order today on Orange, T-Mobile or EE for delivery in 1-2 weeks

What does the network have to do with SIM free?!
[One (M7) General] rizzleboi:
*Subject to network approval* so does that mean the EE group won't let them have priority?
[One (M7) General] Wh1techapel:
"So it's sim-free, o2 and vodafone being released tomorrow?"

Matt J:" i cant see any reason why there would be a delay as its sim free its not network dependant. with a contract model we have to wait for handsets from the network. sim free there's no delay"
[One (M7) General] :
Had another chat with them just now..

Michelle : Hello, you're chatting with Michelle , a Phones4U Sales Advisor, may I take your name please?

Gez: Geraint

Michelle : Hi there how are you ?

Gez: Hi Michelle noticed you got this update on the HTC One

Gez: Silver (O2/Vodafone) - The delivery date is still the 15th March 2013* Silver (EE/Orange/T-Mobile) - The delivery date is now 20th March 2013* Black - The delivery date is now the 2nd April 2013*

Gez: but no mention about us Sim free orderers. Still delivery for tomorrow?

Michelle : did you order the phone in black or silver?

Gez: silver sim free

Michelle : this will be delivered tomorrow

Gez: Ok thanks, little worried as I've had no email to confirm my order to date.

Michelle : I understand

Michelle : you should receive this at some point today
[One (M7) General] lestalegend:
It's on hold chap as confirmed by my bank nationwide :beer:
[One (M7) General] Shasarak:
Well, I'm not giving up hope yet. :fingers-crossed:

In the following, all names have been changed to protect the guilty:
[One (M7) General] kalo88:
Just spoke to the guy on live chat, gave him my order number, he advised a dispatch email is being sent later once collected by courier so they can give me tracking details etc.

Looks like I *may* get it tomorrow..
[One (M7) General] mechanimal82:
And here's my live chat conversation? Seems like no one knows what's going on there:

Sam L says:

Hello Dan. My name is Sam L how can I help you?

Dan says:

Hi Sam, I've pre-ordered the HTC One and called your CS Dept an hour ago who told me my order is on track. However I've just read this announcement which contradicts what I was told. Can you clarify if I will be getting the phone tomorrow or not please? http://support.phones4u.co.uk/pe/ac...D=10425065&channelID=10&portalPageId=10256075

Sam L says:

Of course, one minute please Dan.

Sam L says:

Okay Dan I can see you ordered the silver variant of the handset, there are no stock issues with this, the delays advised are surrounding the black handset only :)

Sam L says:

Was there anything else I can advise?

Dan says:

If you read the post in the link I provided it states: "Silver (EE/Orange/T-Mobile) - The delivery date is now 20th March 2013"

Sam L says:

That would be for orders from this point, your pre-order delivery date was based upon how early you secured your handset.

Dan says:

First statement: If you have ordered or are about to pre-order the HTC One we wanted to give you all an update on the delivery date for the two colour variants we have available at Phones 4u online and over the phone, as we have been made aware by HTC that there may be a slight delay to some orders.

Sam L says:

Dan your handset is scheduled for delivery on the 15th, we advise only maximum delivery timescales of 3-5 working days in case of royal mail delays but we expect this to be with you tomorrow.

Sam L says:

I cannot advise otherwise as this is the information I am supplied with and reading for your particular order.

Dan says:

OK, so to clarify; even though I meet the criteria for the delay (pre-ordered Silver on EE) my order is still due for delivery tomorrow?

Sam L says:

This is what I have been advised, I have not been told otherwise. If circumstances change you would be notified via E-Mail.

Dan says:

OK. I'll wait for an email advising either despatched or delayed then. Thanks
[One (M7) General] scut:
they have NO stock