[HD2 General] diddy0071:
about a week and a half ago I realized that I was just done of my G1. I love the phone with all my heart, it's been with me the longest (Since Oct. 2008) and I knew I wanted another Android Device. Problem was, well there aren't any good Android phones that are much better than the G1. Don't get me wrong, there are good quality phones, they just weren't for me. I contemplated getting the Nexus One, but paying 550 for a phone with taxes and shipping was too much for my budget. I could order it, at a discounted price, and pay 325, but still I thought that was too much for my budget.

I decided when I saw the commercials to go for the HD2. I used to have a winmo 6.0 phone (Tmobile Dash) so I figured I would get used to it again. I liked that phone too. I checked online and it was sold out! So started my quest since last monday to get this phone. Everyone was sold out. I went to 5 different stores in my 50 mile radios looking for it. Nobody had it. I was told at one point I could be on a waiting list, and they were not expecting any in until late April, early May. My initial response? "**** THAT!". I called T-mobile and they didn't know when it would be in stock. For the next week, I called T-mobile and the 5 surrounding stores daily asking for the phone. I wasn't as chummy with them like the OP, I wasn't on a first name basis with the sellers, I tried to disguise my phone and call at different times each day. I also called T-Mobile Daily with the same question. At one point, I found the phone at the local Radio Shack. They wanted $50 dollars more than what T-Mobile was offering it for. Then, Tuesday night, as I was laying in bed, I grabbed my phone and started facebooking it. I decided to check the website on t-mobile real quick before going to sleep to see a status update. When I clicked the usual "upgrade phone, check which number you want to upgrade" and saw the list of phones available, I realized the HTC HD2 was on the list. I jumped out of bed to the living room to my computer (I have a laptop in my room but the signal is kind of weak and I didn't want to have the signal get lost mid transaction and lose the sale, I was paranoid that if I was halfway through the process the internet would crap out, I would get it back, sign back in, and the phone would be out of stock. So I ran to the living room computer, logged on and saw that it was in fact available for upgrade. 2 things went through my head as I saw the pricing "199 with 2 year contract, or 429 with no contract". I could buy it and be locked in for another 2 years (my contract expires in October) or I could buy it at a no contract price, if a newer phone comes out that I like way better in the future I wouldn't have to worry about paying a higher price for it, I could get it for the new contract price. Hoping that maybe in the future the HD2 would be released as an Android phone, or perhaps another model with a big screen like this one supporting win7 or Android would be released, I opted for the full price. I could have just bought the Nexus One, and been happier with the purchase because I would have the snapdragon, the nice screen and the OS that I wanted, but the screen looked beautiful on this phone, so I chose it. it was 2:30am when I placed the order. I got it shipped that morning (well it was Wednesday already) and got it in the mail last night. After playing with it, I have to say win 6.5 is different, and a little hard to get used to. I'm barely learning about the different programs to install and cooked roms. Overall, I'm satisfied.