yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
As long as you use a credit card these things are safe. You're always covered for fraud, non delivery etc. Just NEVER use a debit card when you're not sure.

Paypal protection is ok, but the thing i don't like about it is if they say NO you pretty much got no recourse. With credit cards you have alot more power.

It started of such a good day, but then since i ordered this i decided i beter get my sim card replaced. Its really worn out, and goes 'no sim' alot of the time. I'm sure you know what i'm talking about, the plastic coating on the plastic has peeled off making it thinner and the pads are dented!

I called t-mobile to tell them the sim card is broken, and i get no sim ocasionally. After the general explanation he says ok no problem we'll replace it, there will be a 10 pound charge.

I think its my fault for being so jovial on the phone with him, and when i objected he told me off for 'sniggering' at what he was saying. Well aparently i was sniggering anyway. I said i appologise but its an involuntry response to the rubish you are trying to feed me.

Anyway thats when i lost it. Politly, acuratly i explained to him that i pay T-Mobile for a service which is covered by a contract. In order to fulfil that contract t-mobile provide me with a SIM card that allows me to use the associated service. This sim card IS and remains t-mobile property. If this sim card or 'equipment' becomes faulty it is not my responsibility to repair or replace it, but T-Mobiles. He ranted on repeaiting his same rubish.

I told him ok then i refuse to pay you 10 pounds. Now i would like to see how you intend to provide me with the service you are contracually obliged to provide me.. i'm waiting?

Anyway he didnt budge, i told him to escalate it.. he said hold on let me check your account. When he came back he was half a man lol

I think he saw the times i had escalated to ofcom/their directors department and won damages. He might also have seen that i had VO'd a fair bit of their 2.5g network

anyway bottom line my new sim is on the way, but my old one gets disconnected some time today. I may actually have a HTC diamond by saturday, but no bloody sim to put in it!

argghhhh
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Nocturne_sa:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=320257403300&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011

This guy seems well dodgy...look at the stuff he has sold etc...and all of a sudden he starts selling the htc diamond and SE X1...i thought that wasn't going to be released till sept or something...and look at the price...too good to be true!

I tried getting his contact details since he registered in the uk but no luck...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Inkino's expensive.. htcdirect is a bit cheaper 439 + 10quid for next day shipping.

Or play.com with the voucher 409 with free shipping (but it says 3 to 5 days i think for shipping).

But if you're like me and cant wait then use this guy :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mean-machine:
Or play.com with the voucher 409 with free shipping (but it says 3 to 5 days i think for shipping).

Play.com is not too bad with shipping times. The only invonvenience is the fact that they only send to home address, whereas some other stores send to work addresses (some of them call you in the work to confirm that it's not a scam). Can you share the voucher code, please? :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
Wow...That's a funny story. :)

Too many people and places are selling the Touch Diamond! There's too much choice. Hmmmm...I really need to think about this...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
He appears to have had loads of iPhone sales go smoothly, and those two negatives are both by the same person. He has no other negative feedback - it's all positive. Also, he appears to have sold several other expensive things...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] SecureGSM:
I would strongly advise against purchasing from Phonesourse USA.

http://www.phonesource-usa.com/HTC-Touch-Diamond-In-Stock-P-492.htm

THEY DO NOT HAVE STOCK, but sell on eBay and on their website HTC Touch Diamond phones as IN STOCK ITEM. We have paid for the Diamond last week and now just received email from seller that they cannot ship till late next week due to low stock situation. This is rediculous! At this stage we have requested full refund and will be placing order with trusted seller.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] calico:
Orange Branding !

But not available and no actual launch date.

Only looks good in price search engines ...........
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] sub69:
Agreed. Pre-orders I've had from them previously (K800i, N95, PS3, PS3 Games) have arrived on on my doorstep on their stated release day. Of course, that means they had received the stock at their warehouses in advance, which may not be the way HTC do things...?

Think the code for a 5% discount was: experience08

Only valid until the 31st May though...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Hmm thats not too bad then. If this guy doesnt pan out i'll order from play.com
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Ok that guys seems to be genuine enough and says he'll ship on monday. BUT he can't provide a VAT receipt, which means i can't claim back the VAT when its expensed against the business. So i canceled the order with him. EDIT: He gave me a full refund, so i'm pretty sure he's a genuine guy.

So after all that i'm just going to order from one of the big retailers..

I just did a quick google to see if there was a better price and found this:

http://www.totalpda.co.uk/HTC/HTC-Diamond.7291.html

Don't get too excited, i called them and its NOT in stock, but they'll get it on 9th June. They do next day delivery (city-link) which is better than play.com.

If you use this voucher 'TDOFF15' you get 15 pounds off. Which after shipping costs gives you a final price of 406.77

If you spend over 449 you can use 'TDOFF30' to get 30 pounds off. Might be worth picking up a memory card for your camera or something to tip the price over 449.

Oh and voucher expires may 31st, so hurry :)

EDIT: Forgot to mention they said that it was suposed to be 6th June, but the delivery was pushed back to 9th June. This might explain why some sites ares till listing 6th June (inkino etc)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] notisz:
The guy i ordered my second diamond from hong kong yesterday on ebay (x1387 is the name)told me he shipped today....lets see if everything is ok...the other diamond i ordered from phonesources twodays ago ihavent heard any news from them eventhough they say they had it in stock.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
That's a very good price. I might get it from there now...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
That voucher expires 31st May, and so does the play.com one (5% off to bring the price down to 409), so be careful you don't miss it!

I noticed their stock thing went down from 9+ to 8. Dunno what thats all about, maybe they are only getting 10 on monday.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
The voucher has expired...but mever mind. They're still pretty cheap.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] sidneysum:
I got my today in Hong Kong for HK$5,680 w/o contract.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] SecureGSM:
That' s US$725.00 or there abouts. Prices seems to settles down a bit. That is great.

From US$855 in Taiwan RRP down to US$725.00 in HK in almost no time.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] motin:
look at this

http://egadgetdepot.com/catalog/pro...d=130&osCsid=4059f08aa333100bfc179087cac54963

this guy is the best stan from new york i always go to him he is the best if he says he has them i belive him.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] AllTheWay:
HTC’s Touch Diamond and Raphael don’t like the U.S.

Don't mean to burst your guys bubble for anybody in the US wanting to use this phone with AT&T

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/01/htcs-touch-diamond-and-raphael-dont-like-the-us/
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] amir77a:
What is the current best North American price?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mital:
I just ordered one from totalpda.com :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
I got some order received email thing saying it was out of stock from TotalPDA and the extected stock date is as shown - with nothing shown lol

So i emailed TotalPDA and got this:

The item is still to be released on the 9/6/08, we will have it in stock on the 11/06/08

Not impressed :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] rorydaredkign:
i thnk im going to get raped on price from inkino. could get off some guy on ebay, for 410 incl 3 day postage by ems from hong kong, but hassle, and i dont have the money right now, so cash at inkino is better.

Rory
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] WorldIRC:
www.negrielectronics.com should have them today. Email them for pricing..info@negrielectronics.com Tell them Brian sent you!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] wfhowell:
touch diamond price

I just got mine from Smart Mobile Gadgets for $764 located in California.

http://www.smart-mobile-gadgets.com/welcome/cart.php?target=product&product_id=1287
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
The good thing about INKINO is that they do seem like people who they regularly financially rape. That might bring benefits in the future...

Also, to be fair, they are one of the best places for getting devices as soon as possible after they're released.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] rorydaredkign:
no way is it the best price, but its in stock for delivery wednesday [says tomorrow if you order by 4.30 but its 5..]

at EXPANSYS

http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=163250&sbadd=163250

and if i forgot to mention it, its £495
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
Hahahaha...

You always react faster than me. :)

I should have posted it before I told you...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
holy crap, thats expensive! about 100 quid on top of the cheapest. I wonder how they got them early.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
So do I. Very weird. I bet INKINO are annoyed now. Since I spotted that, just before Rory posted about it, the number in stock has gone down from 436 to 399, so they're going quickly...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
lol yeah. the best voucher i could find was 10 quid: BGZ0136627

[Not sure if it works.]

I'm just really anoyed at TotalPDA now, looks like i'll get mine NEXT thursday.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] rakh1:
Another TOTAL annoyance with TotalPDA. Checked their site on Fri and it said 9 in stock. Cancelled my order with Play and ordered with them. It stuck in pending all weekend and this morning I get a mail saying not in stock. I check the website again and it says there are 4 left!!! WTF!! I mail them and they reply saying they are not getting it until the 11th. Too late to go back to play now as the voucher has expired - I am pretty PISSED at these guys - advertising something in stock when it is not is crap - won't be using them again if I can help it...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
I'd be happy with next Thursday if it saved me that much money. I still might buy from TotalPDA. Dah...I really need to buy it somewhere soon, otherwise I'll end up with no Touch Diamond...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Yeah i did say here that i called them and they said it was ariving on the 9th.

The guy on the phone said 'oh yeah that.. thats just to drum up business'.

I'm really anoyed too because on the phone they said 9th, now its the 11th. I should have stayed with play.com too.

I emailed them back and told them its misleading to be showing it as in stock when it isnt. I dont think they care. Maybe we should report them to trading standards. They try to make out they are some great professional company, but thats surely not the case.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Well play.com was almost exactly the same price.

I personally think by monday its going to be in stock everywhere. If you google it there's about 15 online UK shops that say ariving 9th.

Well at least i'll see the iphone anouncement and might just cancel it still.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
Hmm...You've got a good case there. Maybe you could report them to Watchdog too.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
lol watchdog is a joke these days. At the end of every segment, they just read out the statement from the company and move on.

I'm tempted by expansys now because i'll claim the VAT back.. but its a difference of 350 vs 420ish, and with VAT it just goes over that 500 quid mark.. insane!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] bobcntsa:
just receive mine :)

ordered via ebay on thursday for 505euro
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
Haha...That's true, but it does cause quite a lot of damage to the company's reputation.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] loser:
wfhowell- did you get the delivery from Smart mobile gadgets yet?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] KamaL:
I don't know about you guys, but I was going to buy this device, the only place would be E-Gadget Depot. I just got a email from the owner telling me he has it already in stock for 779$, a great price IMHO.

I bought from him my Trinity a year ago, and I must say all the transaction was superb. The owner replied to emails immediately and he helped me throughout the whole process.

Highly recommended. :D

http://egadgetdepot.com/catalog/pro...d=130&osCsid=67ca60d748abf2ec6c045c994b4660d3
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] King of Rapture™:
I noticed they have a pouch in the box.

1. Do others offer pouch?

2. I wonder if this is the same pouch which cleans the HTC Diamond, while removing from the pouch?

Thanks,

KOR! :)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] leecotton:
Play.com release date changed...

Boooo! Play.com have changed their release date for the phone from the 9th to the 13th!

Maybe a trip to Tottenham Court Road is called for...

Lee
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
Everything seems to be going INKINO's way at the moment...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] wardy:
Devicewire are the first official UK supplier
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Wow that sucks! At least they don't charge you until its in stock.

Total PDA is now stock 11th, delivery 112th.

htcdirect.co.uk is still stock 6th

Inkino is still stock 6th

Most others are stock 9th

There's people on ebay who have it now, some HK, some in UK non UK spec, and some who claim to have UK spec.

If you go Tottenham Court road (or Edgware Road) you'll likely get a HK model (and pay more for it).

PS. it seems expansys (in stock for 500 quid) are selling imports lol, and HTC arent all that happy about it
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] :
Diamond for $765

Here they are selling it for $764.35
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] mouseymousey:
Devicewire are now showing stock on 23rd June :-(

Does anyone know if the Inkino shop will have these in stock tomorrow, or if it's just thier website?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] iainparkes:
I ordered by from Handtec but yesterday the due date has shot up to 19th June! Anyway I've called TotalPDA and they have told me they have just sent out their stock but will have a new batch in on Thursday 12th June and can deliver it for 13th. Also these have a good price £421.87 inc Vat and Shipping next day
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Strange i preorded a while ago and havnt had any shipping notification from them
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] urlyadoptr:
WOW $

check this out

Mod Edit Scam link removed
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
price too good to be true? And your very first post it seems.

Hmm yeah give that one a miss.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] walshieau:
Scammer!!! do not use...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] urlyadoptr:
Im here in Canada - so no i have nothing to do with that listing

I thought it might be one of the India bound non-3g models but i'm not sure i care about 3g based on the cost of data contracts here in canada, but i dont care at that price
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
And inkino have changed thier date to 17th as well.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] laporte:
hi there, in germany i just ordered a htc diamond with contract, absolutely costs in the whole 24 months are 337€ :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] citats:
Got mine on the 4th of June for $788 here http://www.pdaplaza.ca/shop.php?id=506&subcatid=57

Can to Euro works out to 492 euro

The UK version of pdaplaza has it for 529 euro.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
529 euro's plus tax on top which brings it to the expansys price :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] d_preston215:
What about here?

Just comparing prices for the Diamond and I saw this:

http://www.importgsm.com/product.php?productid=483&cat=0&page=1

$784.99
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] timn2087:
eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-HTC-Touc...oryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

works out to 459 eur + shipping

or 368 pounds
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] fatso485:
http://store.fastcommerce.com/prod_ENGADGETMOBILESLIMITED-ff80818119f1676e011a2a93f9b8225c.html

its listed at only $450 here. not sure if there is a catch. it is unusually cheap
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] fatso485:
anybody knows if there is something wrong with the $450 people above. i think ill order from them
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] dentalj:
Looks like engadget mobiles limited is in UK, so I'm assuming that must be 450 pounds, not US.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Jackster:
tried to choose paypal. says that payment fails without directing you to paypal. tried to choose other categories of products. there's nothing on this site except from two nokia phones.

something's wrong ;)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] jasjamming:
its a scam site.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] someone1234:
Total PDA price went up to £369.99 (£434.74 Inc VAT)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] milesmowbray:
Got mine from Hong Kong ebay seller:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/x1387

DHL delivery was amazing, left HK on the 7th, got it this morning (10th). No duty to pay either, £382.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] cojones:
So I'm guessing it's not official UK stock, can you confirm. Have you tried registering it on HTC Europe?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] chaos42:
I bought from the same shop. The communication was excellent, and the shipment very fast. Ordered thursday the 05.06 recieved it 09.06 (weekend between)!

And i got a lot of accesoirs delivered with it.

1 x leather case

1 x extra screenprotector

1 x car charger

1 x non-slip-dash-mat

I've paid EUR 475,24 for the phone plus 28,79 Tax.

cheers,

chaos42
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] cojones:
...also, what ROM version does it have?

ta
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] aragornol:
heh i`ve paid 415 ( 25 insurance) pounds + 10 pounds shipping cost + 10 pounds VAT same shop ... DHL service ... shipped on 3.6.2008 received 5.6.2008 though at custom office they kept it until 6.6.2008 :(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Dark Fire:
That's annoying. I think that makes play.com better...

And INKINO doesn't look that expensive now...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] cojones:
Phoned Total PDA this morning, now looks like they're not going to get it until next week. ebay for me then!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] photchan:
Hi, I'm have a brand new shrink wrapped one available (bought for my wife - but she wants to stick to her Nokia E65 - will never understand women!!) Please send me a mail to photchan@gmail.com - With one year GLOBAL WARRANTY (Certain countries only) and with original receipt from the CSL shop in Hong Kong. Will sell for the same price as the CSL retail shop price (approx. GBP375 + shipping & paypal fees - can discuss).
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] hsct:
There's no such thing as "Global Warranty". Buyers should check with their local HTC for tech support issues.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] photchan:
Hi - Are you willing to wager? I have a global warranty that is valid in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, and USA.

I have the card, and in fact i recently had it serviced in Singapore - but I bought it in Hong Kong.

Can take pictures of the warranty if so required so that you can read the fine print.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] hsct:
Thanks for your information photchan. You've clearly explained that warranty is only covered in those 5 countries, hence is not "Global"

So had your Diamond been serviced? Surprisingly you said it's "Shrink wrapped" .......
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] photchan:
Ok let's break it down. I bought two units, one for myself and one for my wife who wants to continue using her nokia e65. So while in singapore my unit had some problems with the bluetooth, for which they did a software fix at the HTC Care shop there.

In regards to the warranty, HTC Calls it a "GLOBAL Warranty" and i had put in brackets that it only applies to certain countries and the receipt of the shop you bought it from must also state that it is covered by Global Warranty. My receipt from CSL does mention this.

Yes my wife's phone is still shrink-wrapped, never been opened. Photo of production date label and IMEI number is avaialble - and it is the exact unit you will receive.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] sohaibkkhan:
Is this a safe site to buy the phone from? i have always been careful when buying items from ebay, so it will be my first experience...

its now 345 pounds to buy it now price (+15 pounds for transportation), and im hoping that it will avoid custom controlls..usually people on ebay send it as a gift to avoid this problem..im not sure if this guy will. Any ideas??

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/x1387
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] grizzley:
How much do you want for it?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] turt:
I've bought an Atom Life last year from him: my phone was there in 48 hours (from Hong Kong to Belgium) with UPS, and declared value was 100 USD, so I didn't have to pay any taxes.

Happy transaction for me!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] kidd78:
brought mine from x1387 too on thursday, just gotta wait for it to get here. Paid £355 with delivery included. Just hope for the best on customs :confused:
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ceevee369:
Fully correct!

ANY device bought in or through Hong Kong ONLY carries Hong Kong Guarantee for example.

Why do you think they have so many different official ROM's?

My device, bought in Hong Kong, Made in Taiwan needs to be shipped back to HK, though I do LIVE in Taiwan...

as for pricing, do NOT buy at Hong Kong Intl Airport - too expensive.

Bought mine through Broadway at 5650 HKD which is cheaper than here in TW where it is now sold at 23.500 New Taiwan Dollar.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] tha_rami:
Bought it for 281 euro exactly, legal and in box, combined with a 1 year Data Unlimited (35 euro) plan that my parents'll pay.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] pizzachips:
got mine for 600 USD off ebay from plemix.com

it was 600 + 30 shipping + 70 taxes (damn customs)

but it was a 2 day delivery

so $700 USD total