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[HTC One A9] pkinetics:
HTC USA's Twitter account says they have started shipping today. I ordered within hours of the announcement and have not received anything, so I'm guessing it will ship when I'm out of state. ha ha ha...

Just received this in an email:

Thank you for ordering the HTC One A9. It's the phone that gets all the important elements right-including UH OH Protection, and 6 months Google Play Music. When you buy the HTC One A9 from HTC.com, you get more value and greater level of freedom with a special SIM unlocked edition that comes with unique benefits. Your order of the Deep Garnet HTC One A9 will begin shipping in early December.

It's taking a little longer than expected to get you your Deep Garnet HTC One A9. To make up for it, HTC would like to give you 25% off of accessories to protect and personalize your new phone.​
[HTC One A9] rlvl:
Just in (via HTC's email): Carbon Grey HTC One A9 will begin shipping on 11/10/2015 based on shipping method.
[HTC One A9] thisisjason:
Just got an email from HTC saying my deep garnet is delayed until early December :crying:
[HTC One A9] Newcron:
I just received notification from HTC... that my phone will begin shipping Nov. 10th (next Tuesday). They gave me a coupon code for 25% off accessories for my trouble because 'it is taking a little longer than expected to get you your phone'.

Again, I only pre-ordered yesterday (Nov 5th), so I guess I'll just have to wait. Hope you guys who ordered early got your shipping confirmation soon!

Edit: oh wow looks like it was a blast that goes to everyone. and Deep Garnet appeared to be even later :(
[HTC One A9] need2behave:
Well this is the BS I was just greeted with in an e-mail from HTC...

"It's taking a little longer than expected to get you your Carbon Grey HTC One A9. To make up for it, HTC would like to give you 25% off of accessories to protect and personalize your new phone. "

followed by a promo code.....

NOT HAPPY:crying:
[HTC One A9] weidnerj:
Delayed

Thank you for ordering the HTC One A9. It's the phone that gets all the important elements right-including UH OH Protection, and 6 months Google Play Music. When you buy the HTC One A9 from HTC.com, you get more value and greater level of freedom with a special SIM unlocked edition that comes with unique benefits. Your order of the Topaz Gold HTC One A9 will begin shipping mid-December.

It's taking a little longer than expected to get you your Topaz Gold HTC One A9. To make up for it, HTC would like to give you 25% off of accessories to protect and personalize your new phone.

-------------------------------

This is egg on HTC's face. They knew two weeks ago what color ordered, and have to wait over a month after the release date. Plus only 25% off an accessory? And I just purchased my accessory already.
[HTC One A9] tekkneke:
Wow... Mine says late November for Topaz Gold. Gonna just cancel, not interested in waiting, certainly not paying them a dime for accessories that may or may not arrive this month, that they make 80% markup on. They should be giving free stuff.
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
I'm not too worried about it. That's only Tuesday and my M9 is still awesome anyway. Besides, not much I can do with this yet with no twrp and no custom development yet.
[HTC One A9] djdonone:
I knew it...

Was too good to be true. Dayum you HTC. Look at the email I just got about 20 minutes ago:

Thank you for ordering the HTC One A9. It's the phone that gets all the important elements right-including UH OH Protection, and 6 months Google Play Music. When you buy the HTC One A9 from HTC.com, you get more value and greater level of freedom with a special SIM unlocked edition that comes with unique benefits. Your order of the Deep Garnet HTC One A9 will begin shipping in early December.

It's taking a little longer than expected to get you your Deep Garnet HTC One A9. To make up for it, HTC would like to give you 25% off of accessories to protect and personalize your new phone.

FOR VERIZON CUSTOMERS:

The HTC One A9 is the first CDMA-less device to support both voice and data services over LTE, providing individuals with the flexibility to use the same device on multiple carrier networks. To ensure the best experience for our customers on the Verizon network, we are conducting more extensive testing and certification. As a result, Verizon compatibility on the HTC One A9 won't be available in December as originally expected. We are working with Verizon to make it available as soon as possible.

*sigh* :(
[HTC One A9] TehPwnd:
Just got the email as well. Carbon Gray A9. No shipping ETA on my email. I did get the 25% off coupon, though. Too bad my dot view case was delivered yesterday. A lot of good that coupon will do me now... ?
[HTC One A9] postmortem.:
Looks like shipping date is ordered by color preference, possibly by preorder date too. AT&T has only two gray variants at this time too.

Looks like silver was popular choice, so they made alot of these... remember once you get the device, everything is past :)
[HTC One A9] BOO5TED:
Yep, received the email also. Shipping for mine isn't until the and of November, already canceled my order. Just going to get it from sprint instead.
[HTC One A9] tekkneke:
Well yeah, the carriers mostly have the colors like silver and carbon gray to start off with, so it was pretty obvious they'd have plenty of those. Really thought they'd have more than they seem to, though.
[HTC One A9] bigdaddyrobb:
Got the same email...went down to my ATT store they have them in stock and offered to sell me one for 519.00. Thanks but NO...nice that the stores can get stock before us. This is my first HTC phone and so far I am not impressed.
[HTC One A9] weidnerj:
HTC still has $399 as the price, but when you actually click on the provider, then it jumps to $499.

http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one-a9/buy-b/
[HTC One A9] gheymann:
Haven't received an email of any kind, I ordered the opal silver 10/23, If it's delayed I'll just cancel my pre-order been thinking about the LG V10, went to a carrier store to check it out and really liked the design ruggedized steel frame, 2nd screen, fingerprint sensor, great camera, removable battery and sd card. Released on Lollipop but will be upgraded to Marshmallow.

HTC better hurry, I'm having second thoughts, cancelling my pre-order in 3...2..1 (Nah I'll wait till the morning to see if there is an email)

Good Luck everyone, If I'm no longer lurking here after tomorrow I'll see you in the V10 forum :D
[HTC One A9] Ivanovic:
Also got the mail, shipping date is next Monday for the carbon grey

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[HTC One A9] moto01:
"Thank you for ordering the HTC One A9... Your order of the Topaz Gold HTC One A9 will begin shipping late November. It's taking a little longer than expected to get you your Topaz Gold HTC One A9. To make up for it, HTC would like to give you 25% off of accessories to protect and personalize your new phone."

This is complete bs. Pretty sure we can make a lawsuit against them for this. Really really uncool, unfair, and shameful for them.
[HTC One A9] techlogik:
Got the same email last night myself! Wow...way to go HTC....after standing behind these guys and going to the mat for them...they do this to us???

It's taking a little longer than expected to get you your Topaz Gold HTC One A9. To make up for it, HTC would like to give you 25% off of accessories to protect and personalize your new phone.

Wow,...25% an accessory...a $3 value!!

And then there is this little diddy at the end for use Verizon users...

"As a result, Verizon compatibility on the HTC One A9 won't be available in December as originally expected. We are working with Verizon to make it available as soon as possible."

Unreal.
[HTC One A9] sonus:
What would we sue for exactly? You can always just cancel the pre-order.

The curious thing is that if you click Sprint under order ALL THE COLORS ARE AVAILABLE. However, when selecting an unlocked or any other carrier phone only silver and gray are available - all other colors are listed as coming soon. HTC really botched this release. Ohhh well, I'll hold onto my deep garnet pre-order a bit longer. My current phone does work, and I'll at least get to see what Windows 10 looks like on it before making a final decision. If HTC waits long enough, maybe I'll get to see what the iPhone 7 will bring to the table before coming to this phone :p
[HTC One A9] Bian815:
I pre-ordered the grey (unlocked) HTC One A9 on October 25th. I too received the email on November 6th saying my phone shipment was delayed and will not ship until November 10th. I suspect they are afraid of us selling our phones for a profit online and they want the jump on us. I called my local AT&T and DID confirm that they have some of the grey HTC A9 phones in stock. If HTC has failed me now, I'm not sure I can trust them with the Android OS updates or their UH HO protection they promised. I just called HTC on the phone and canceled my order for a full refund and when asked why, I told them they just showed me they don't keep their promises so I can't trust them. Screw it, the camera reviews are not as good as I first thought when I ordered it anyway.
[HTC One A9] tomkins0752:
I pre-ordered on 10/21, and got the same email. Carbon Gray unlocked and with 1 day shipping. I'm sadly not surprised that the shipping was delayed.

I almost went for the red one, and if I had, I would be cancelling my order right now.

How can none of these companies get their product out in a timely manner?

Now I'm waiting on the A9 and the Nexus 6P, which are projected to show up on the same day now, all because of "delays."
[HTC One A9] johninsf:
I ordered gray 32gb, got 10Nov notice and should have it by Wednesday with 2 day shipping.

Also just received the Nexus 6p and test driving it as well. 2 days of use and the phone is quite nice. Feels great.

Knowing that these 2 phones are very different, I want to give HTC Sense on Marshmallow diet a try. The HTC design, SD card expansion, improved camera and Uh Oh enticed me. Let's see if I can stomach the performance and battery.
[HTC One A9] Cashreedhar:
Pre-ordered my Sprint A9 Carbon grey within seconds it was open for pre-order on 20th. Today I received email that my shipping will be delayed as the Sprint version of Carbon grey won't be available until the end of this month. Highly disappointed, because it is available in Sprint stores. That means HTC doing marketing gimmick and cheating the people who already did the pre-order? Its like they are trying to meet the supply for carriers on priority to those who pre-ordered. Does HTC think they are the only one's in market? And I also received their 25% off coupon forcing me to buy their expensive accessories as a compensation for the delay.

Anyways, hopefully by then I will get Marshmellow on my M8 and I can decide whether to keep A9 or return within the trial period. Looks like they got huge number of pre-orders and they are short of production. That shouldn't make them greedy at the same time. Looks like M8 will be last HTC phone I used after 5 year bond with their products. I would rather buy LG V10 than the greedy and rude HTC. Phone is value for money and also time is money! They are making Sprint customers wait for 45 days for this "Limited Edition" smart(?)phone? I like their guts

- comes from an ex-true HTC fan
[HTC One A9] need2behave:
Been reading lots of reports of delays with the pre-orders. HTC has really let the ball drop on this, and it is not a good start for a company which is trying to restore its image. Not surprisingly some people are cancelling their orders. I'm not at that stage just yet, but if there are more hiccups I may just do the same.

Supposedly here in Canada the units are supposed to start shipping Nov 10th, though in my e-mail from HTC I was told mid-November. In Canada there was only the silver and gray models to chose from, so longer delays with color variants was less an issue.

Tried to look up my order just now, and HTC online indicated incorrect order, and could not find my order. Oh wonderful. Called their 1-888 number and was told their server is down for 3-4 hours and to call back after 3pm EST. Again, not building confidence in HTC . HTC needs to re-think their approach and compensate the people who pre-ordered with something more than 25% off accessories. Why would I, or anyone who pre-ordered, want to promote/recommend HTC products if they can't deliver on time???
[HTC One A9] kasper1977:
I think they should give free next day shipping.
[HTC One A9] CarinaPDX:
I ordered a 3/32 Deep Garnet on 23 Oct, and just got the email this weekend indicating delivery "early December".

IIRC when I ordered they did state that the colors might be later than the silver and gray ones, and that the Verizon models would definitely be later. As much as I would like my new phone in my hands yesterday, I see no cause for complaint. Yes, they will be a little later than planned but not greatly so, except for the Verizon model but that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

Some here have the attitude that since we pre-ordered our phones we should go to the front of the line. Well consider this: the network operators had their orders in long before we did, and they would not be happy if they miss the Christmas shopping season. Filling those orders is critical for HTC's success: by far the greatest number of Android smartphones sold in the US are through the network operators, and without their distribution they will sell few phones in the US no matter how good the product (which is why Sony is having such a hard go of it). So cut some slack folks. As long as the phones are high quality when we get them, and they arrive in time for Christmas, no worries.

The accessories discount was a nice gesture, but given the high pricing to begin with it isn't likely to get me to part with much more money.
[HTC One A9] scotty2000:
I preordered the grey one A9 at german o2 Telefonica online shop on oct23rd an the delivery was on nov the 6th :)

It´s a really nice phone, but HTC only sells the 16GB variant in europe (for now?) ... :(
[HTC One A9] moto01:
"Thank you for ordering on HTC. Unfortunately, one or more of the products you ordered is currently out of stock and could not be shipped. The product(s) has been placed on backorder and will be shipped as soon as stock becomes available. You will receive another email notification when your order has actually shipped.

If you chose to pay by credit card, your credit card has been pre-authorized but you will not be charged until the product ships. If you pre-paid using an alternate payment method, we will hold your funds until the product ships. Thank you for your patience and understanding."

WTF HTC?

For some context, I've pre-ordered my gold topaz back at Oct 27th, and already got the email for delay in shipping until late nov. Something here is fishy
[HTC One A9] tekkneke:
Agree, I already paid for next day shipping, and at this point it seems sort of inconsequential. Would much rather they refunded that cost than 25% off some already overpriced accessory.
[HTC One A9] pkinetics:
i hope the 25% code is still usable when they release the QC 3 charger.

I'm not surprised the special color ones were shipping later. I thought I saw something on HTC's Twitter account that the acid gold was to be late Nov, so it wasn't surprising that they would be later.

Simple question: Has any vendor shipped their fancier colors the same time their primaries have shipped?
[HTC One A9] mrwicked:
Just got the same email for my carbon grey Sprint variant.
[HTC One A9] nuvision:
Got the same message today .... preordered on Oct 21 ... Topaz Gold
[HTC One A9] techlogik:
Haha...here we go!

Order status page says the silver will ship 11/10, tomorrow. Topaz Gold, late November:

1	HTC One A9 - Unlocked - Opal Silver

Boxed Shipment

Thank you for your preorder of the HTC One A9 – Your preorder will begin shipping on 11/10 and your shipping method estimated arrival will be based from the date you receive your shipping notification. You will be receiving a notification once your product has been shipped with a tracking number for your convenience. Please note that your shipment will require a signature upon arrival to ensure a safe and secure delivery of your new HTC product.

1	HTC One A9 - Unlocked - Topaz Gold

Boxed Shipment

Thank you for your preorder of the HTC One A9 – Your preorder will begin shipping in late November and your shipping method estimated arrival will be based from the date you receive your shipping notification. You will be receiving a notification once your product has been shipped with a tracking number for your convenience. Please note that your shipment will require a signature upon arrival to ensure a safe and secure delivery of your new HTC product.

Then this email, assuming related to the Topaz Gold:

"Thank you for ordering on HTC. Unfortunately, one or more of the products you ordered is currently out of stock and could not be shipped. The product(s) has been placed on backorder and will be shipped as soon as stock becomes available. You will receive another email notification when your order has actually shipped.

If you chose to pay by credit card, your credit card has been pre-authorized but you will not be charged until the product ships. If you pre-paid using an alternate payment method, we will hold your funds until the product ships. Thank you for your patience and understanding."

We shall see, I paid for 2 day shipping, so it should be here by Thursday/Friday.
[HTC One A9] azuno:
Just received a shipping email from HTC for my unlocked Carbon Grey model. FedEx shows it being delivered on 11/11. Woo! Finally..
[HTC One A9] bbeverag:
I got my shipping notification tonight. I was one of the first pre orders, on october 20th.
[HTC One A9] rlvl:
Hearing about quite a few shipments via fedex . Still waiting for mine!
[HTC One A9] postmortem.:
Same here - shipped today, will be here on Wednesday. I have opted for 3-8 days shipping, so can't complain at all.
[HTC One A9] Kardon403:
What time did you guys place your pre-order? I ordered on the 22nd (according to the receipt) and I still haven't heard anything besides the apology message including the 25% off acc. coupon.
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
I ordered 10/31. On 11/6 I received the same email as everyone else saying Carbon Gray would ship on 11/10.

I have not received shipping confirmation yet, but am hopeful to get it sometime tomorrow. I ordered with 3-8 day option.
[HTC One A9] i_maq:
Ordered from eBay yesterday, factory unlocked 32GB silver edition, coming straight from Taiwan, seeing as we won't be getting this version here in the UK, I got it for a steal - £340, free shipping. Expected delivery within 2 weeks, HTC, it's been a long time, but let's get back to together!
[HTC One A9] steve_il:
I ordered an unlocked opal silver on 10/20 (launch day) with the free 3-8 day shipping.

Got the shipping email last night (11/9). It is being shipped FedEx home delivery from a warehouse in Indiana to my home in IL. Fedex estimates delivery on 11/11.
[HTC One A9] kasper1977:
I ordered carbon gray on 10/21.....got confirmation email last night saying that my order has shipped. I just checked tracking # says will be delivered tomorrow��
[HTC One A9] darkburst1991:
I ordered mine on Nov 6th, just before the price went up. I did not receive any emails about shipping. The Order summary says it will start shipping on the 10th, but I am not sure when I will get mine.

-Unlocked Carbon Grey
[HTC One A9] digitalcandy:
I ordered carbon grey 10/20 5 PM and nothing yet. Card not charged, FedEx doesn't show any shipments to me.
[HTC One A9] eelpout:
Ordered 11/2, carbon grey unlocked. Arriving today, 11/10 (FedEx overnight).
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
Weird. I never got an email from HTC that my unit shipped, but I just checked the status online and apparently it shipped yesterday and arrives tomorrow. I had selected 3-8 day shipping so I guess HTC upgraded me to 2-day for free. Kudos to them for that.
[HTC One A9] Ivanovic:
It seems that the first come first served doesn't apply here. People with orders placed on November saw their orders shipped today while we still haven't (23/10 order). I am not in a rush, just trying to understand how their sales department works!

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[HTC One A9] jdubya45:
I ordered on 10/26 and no shipping email. Ordered with over night. I dont see how someone who ordered this week gets it before me but such is life.
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
Check your order status online. I never received shipping email, but mine is supposed to arrive tomorrow.
[HTC One A9] jdubya45:
I did. Nothing. Just that it will being shipping on 11/10. Unless there is a different order status link??
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
I just went here and entered my order number and password.

https://store.us.htc.com/store?Action=help&Locale=en_US&SiteID=htcus

And there was a tracking number, but no carrier information. I guessed it was FedEx, so I went to their site and entered it and voila. Arriving tomorrow.
[HTC One A9] jdubya45:
Thanks. Nothing for me still. Can you check your tracking and see if there is a reference number used? Maybe I can cross reference from FedEx.com and see if they sent it.
[HTC One A9] rahaar:
+1... i just ordered on nov 6, wnto to the online order status and ...ther is the trackin number ... arriving on thursday :) happyyyy.....:good:
[HTC One A9] jdubya45:
Wow...all I can say is...wow.....where could mine be then?
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
Oh, what color did you get? Mine is Carbon Gray, so maybe that's the deal. Did you get silver?
[HTC One A9] jdubya45:
Carbon Grey...:confused:
[HTC One A9] jollywhitefoot:
Strange. This is what my Order Details page looks like.

Qty	Product Name

1	HTC One A9 - Unlocked - Carbon Grey

Boxed Shipment

Track Shipment: XX: FEDEXTRACKINGNUMBER

Quantity shipped: 1

Thank you for your preorder of the HTC One A9 – Your preorder will begin shipping on 11/10 and your shipping method estimated arrival will be based from the date you receive your shipping notification. You will be receiving a notification once your product has been shipped with a tracking number for your convenience. Please note that your shipment will require a signature upon arrival to ensure a safe and secure delivery of your new HTC product.
[HTC One A9] rcronin23:
Still No Tracking Info

Order 10/28...Carbon grey. Still no tracking info with overnight shipping selected at purchase and no credit card charge yet either. :(

Update:

FedEx overnight. Be here tomorrow - 11/11
[HTC One A9] rlvl:
I contacted HTC support and just when I started typing my query to the agent , I got the shipping email :D Phew! Finally!
[HTC One A9] Kardon403:
Well this kinda sucks, I pre-ordered back on Oct 22nd and I haven't even been told Nov 10th, instead I was told "Mid November" in my apology email. I ordered a Carbon Black 32gb from HTC Canada. They charged my card last month. Testing my patience HTC?
[HTC One A9] Ivanovic:
Ok just got my shipping confirmation! You will get is soon guys I guess! (Ordered 23/10)

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[HTC One A9] noraz123:
Shipped! (USA)

I received my shipping notification today from Fedex. Looks like it shipped out of Indiana at midnight, and is now in Kentucky. Scheduled for delivery on Saturday (California). I ordered the carbon gray model on Oct 29.
[HTC One A9] darkburst1991:
ordered on Nov. 6, Carbon Gray Unlocked.

Scheduled delivery:

Thu 11/12/2015 by 8:00 pm

Good luck to all. They seem to be rolling out.
[HTC One A9] bigdaddyrobb:
I ordered on 10/21, got the email saying will ship in 11/10, just got a shipping confirmation Scheduled delivery:

Sat 11/14/2015 by end of day
[HTC One A9] fix-this!:
so at&t wont sell to me full price without an account. i was gonna buy and sim unlock. htc is backordered and tmobile doesn't carry it in store. i guess nobody wants my money, sad.
[HTC One A9] mrwicked:
Any of you guys on Sprint that are getting orders shipped?
[HTC One A9] BOO5TED:
I got an email stating my silver A9 was backordered until late Nov. Cancelled the order with HTC and bought online from Sprint, should be here next week.