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[Hero CDMA General] Stramondroid:
Narrow minded? Is that would you consider Microsoft? They release software that has no business being in the market place, only to patch it every tuesday when admins like me all over the world find bugs and exploits, and errors and problems. Just release the damn thing, and do incrementals as needed. Take the M$ route and get us what we want!

lol
[Hero CDMA General] muzz3256:
I would take that with a grain of salt, if I had a dime for every article I saw that had a date in it, I'd have enough money to buy Google and get 2.1

It'll be out whenever Sprint is ready. It doesn't help that they are dragging their feet, most likely for their proprietary apps. I'm not holding my breath.
[Hero CDMA General] johnsongrantr:
you've seen 1.5 trillion articles about this?
[Hero CDMA General] DJAscendance:
pretty dang close :p
[Hero CDMA General] azyouthinkeyeiz:
Well Apple just absorbed that mindset, and look how well they are doing.. lol...

I guess quality doesn't mean **** anymore.. lol

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And if you want the thick of it.. Sprint's QA is waiting on HTC for last submittal and approval.. But keep blaming things you have know idea of on people you have no idea what they are doing.. You know what they say about assumptions..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evostance:
Logged into Google on Picasa, tag my contacts in my pictures and uploaded onto Picasa online.

Setup Picasa in mediascape and then go into my contacts on my phone.

Click on pictures of a certain contact and I only get the ones I've taken with my camera.

Is there no way to link my Picasa pictures that are tagged with a contact and my Facebook contacts that are linked with the picture sync?

Example:

Anyway to do this? A feature that should be there if missing
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
On release day, March 24th 2009, I was forced to work late. Turns out, it didn't matter since the phones were sold out 4 hours after the official release.

The next batch that came through lasted longer, but I was having a financial crisis and put off grabbing one, thinking foolishly that the surge was over.

There are 19 T-Mo stores within 100 miles of my house and I am now on a first-name-basis with most of their clerks ;)

Austin is not only home to Dell, SXSWi and hundreds of video game companies, but it is also home to millions of techies slobering over this new gadget.

Two days ago, I was going through my twice-daily ritual of contacting the stores in the area when, on my third store, I heard that they now had 15 in stock.

15?!? I thought that was a joke! I jumped into my car and drove 10 minutes to the store, walking in just ahead of three others. There were 4 phones left.

While purchasing the phone, several others came rushing in, sweaty and begging, but to no avail, the phones were gone. 24 of them between 1pm and 3pm. Those were the only HD2s sold in Austin this week.

I now have my phone and am guarding it like a lost treasure. I don't know what they are going for on eBay right now, but it breaks my heart to think of parting with it after suffering for so long to get it...
[HD2 General] xeebot:
I was pretty lucky I guess. I walked in 10 minutes after T-Mobile opened on release day here in Los Angeles, and walked out with the phone 15 minutes later.

Looks like they underestimated the demand, or they are expecting a lot of returns, lol.
[HD2 General] ddgarcia05:
I got it the day they were released. The T-Mobile store was giving conflicting prices than what the a T-Mobile call center rep told me and my father on the phone (we both wanted the phone). Store refused to match the call centers prices. Our rep called the store while we were there and not only did we get the phone but they gave us a buy 1 get 1 free. We still had to renew our contracts but I didn't mind, you can't argue with a free phone. The call center rep said they were sorry of the inconvenience and made note on how we have been with t mobile for many years. Two HD2's for only $199.
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
The T-Mo reps on the phone told me that normally the company will set aside a few thousand of the new phones for the employees to purchase, but due to the demand, they've barred employees from purchasing the phone.

This sucks for employees, since they can't actually use the phone on a daily basis and be able to field questions from their customers, but it rocks for everyone else.

Can you imagine how pissed I would have been if I had found everyone at the stores carrying this phone but I couldn't have one? LOL!
[HD2 General] eyan15:
In Denver

I went to the T-Mobile outlet @ about 2PM on the launch day. I thought nobody would want this phone as it has the 'Marked for death' OS.

I causally asked the rep, how the sales was. he said mine was the last one left, the I went to another shop to get the screen protector as these were out of it.

In the other shop, those guys were so surprised that I was able to get one so late in the day.

With WM7 around the corner I'm surprised this phone is selling this hot.

PS: At the look of it I hate the WM7 with the same disgust I reserve for the iPhones. And I got this because its the last hurray of a beautiful OS. My heart broke when they excluded US from HD launch, so this is like a dream come true. 4.3' capacitive screen with snapdragon. I'm pinching myself. But for the shear 'unique' feel I'll still keep my N900.
[HD2 General] zelendel:
Talk about going threw hell to get this phone, I live in Alaska and we dont have T-mobile here so I had to use wirefly to order the phone on a new two year t-mobile contract using my old home Address in CT, and then have the phone sent to my brother (they wouldnt send the phone to a different state then the billing addy) for him to send to me here lol oh and had to sell my Tilt 2 to afford it and have been stuck with my old V3 razor till it gets here on Sat lol The things we do for our Toys lol:D
[HD2 General] mystik610:
I drove 45 minutes to get mine 2 days before launch :)
[HD2 General] fhaines:
HD2

Walked into one Tmobile store at 12:30pm, they were sold out.

Drove 10 miles to the other local Tmobile shop and they had 6 left.

Slapped down 450 dollars, smiled and walked out the door, HD2 in hand, it was like it was Christmas morning.

No regrets, no complaints.

fhaines
[HD2 General] /null/:
I went into a tmo affiliate store the day before to check out the Cliq. I never even considered the HD2. I looked at the screen, then saw it was winmo and spent about 30 minutes talking myself into it after I swore no more winmo phones. After watching about 10 minutes of transformers I was sold.

Biggest plus of winmo is desktop access to my phone via Soti and or mymobiler.

Biggest negative, no ipsecvpn with challenge response -:-( <--I didn't research that part, and a work colleague said they got their Eris working, this is my dealbreaker. Sucks I have to sell, I like everything else about it.
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
Wait, you're selling your HD2?
[HD2 General] HectikDroid:
Oh Snap!!!

I talked myself into getting the phone on launch day, called all stores within 100miles from me, nothing all sold out (pretty pissed), as I walk into walmart I see they sell it, had 1 in stock and I bought it. Still smile everytime I take it out of my pocket. I got it for 148.88 yes!!!!:D
[HD2 General] glcK23:
I didn't go through anything because not getting the phone isn't the end of the world.

So I ordered mine on the 25th and got put on a waiting list..No big deal...The phone was mailed and delivered to me 6 days later.
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
I had it 4 days before its public release.

All I did was; headed into my store when I received a call that the FedEx truck had arrived, unpackaged the shipment, grabbed my reserved unit... and left the store... went home and then slept for the rest of my day off.

:D
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
LOL, you got lucky, 'cause just after that they canceled employee purchases ;)
[HD2 General] /null/:
I'm trying to trade for a N1 if possible, in marketplace and at work. At the same time I am trying all the different vpn's for winmo (trials) in what seems to be a vain attempt to get vpn working.
[HD2 General] stim141:
Ordered it online on Monday and received it on Thursday afternoon. Paid WAYYY less than T-Mobile. Was willing to pay the $149.00 through a AAA discount but when I called they said it was 199.00. Called a third party supplier and got it for 1/2 the 149 as a new 2 year activation. Was a little reluctant and was even thinking of cancelling with the third party because there seem to be a few bad reviews but I have 14 days return 30 day exchange.

Still can get the 14% off AAA discount off my bill and got the insurance which is now activated. Was a little hesitant but it was manufactured sealed and so far is physically flawless. Have the 3g connect problems everyone else seems to have. Had a SMT5600, 2125, TYTN, TYTN II Kaiser and a FUZE for a week (sold it for more than I paid for it once I saw the HD2). So far its a MAJOR improvement in build quality and usability. The only thing I wish it had was conversation record with RESCO or VITO.
[HD2 General] nabiladeeb:
bought it at 2am in the moring !!!

T-Mo online store was out of stock. Then a friend of mine called me up at 2:30 am at night on March 30th to say they are available. Bought the phone while half asleep, woke up next morning to see it was out of stock again :D
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
Now THAT is HTC dedication! ;)
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
You shouldn't have any problems trading down like that. (Yes, I said trading down. I've played with the Nexus One and it is awesome, but this phone is lightspeeds beyond it IMHO)

So the IPSec/L2TP and PPTP settings won't work for you because you need a "challenge response"? I can't believe that no one has created a "fix" for this somewhere on these forums...
[HD2 General] jordinho:
just sat down, ordered online through wirefly with 100 bing cashback.
[HD2 General] dgreening:
Walmart

First I ordered online on the 24th, I thought I beat the rush but I received a txt msg that said my order is pending and I would receive another txt when it shipped. I checked for the next 2 days but no luck. I even called T-Mo but nothing. I asked if I found it locally could I cancel my order, basically they said good luck and yes I could. I went to my local Walmart and suprise they actually had 3 of them on Friday. They told me their computer was down on Wednesday and couldn't sell them to anyone so nobody came back because of that issue. I did pay $50 extra but that was OK, I was without a phone because my Touch Pro 2 sold on eBay faster than expected.

This is the best phone so far.
[HD2 General] MirasHD2:
I was at my T-mobile local store at 8AM because I thought there would already be a line for this phone, but there was no one. So I waited in my car until about 9:45am. They opened at 10AM and I was still the only standing at the door. I asked how many were in stock and he said 4 now. When I was leaving then like 10 heads walked in asking for the phone. Glad I got mine. It was worth sitting in my car for almost 2 hours in the cold weather with my heater not working. I love this phone! :D
[HD2 General] 84Gti Guy:
called my favorite to store the day before sale to check if they got enough on the list. they said the list was a no go 1st come 1st serve. i called @ 8:30 in the morn there were people in line. i called another local store close to work. they had a few they said but were opening @ 9 (normal time was 10). i tell my manager if i can take my lunch early, he said good luck getting your phone. i get there 5 to 9 they open they have 8 phones. 4 other people arriveall forthe phone.there for 10min back in work in 5. my manager looks at the phone and tells me, i take it i won't get much work out you today (he loves tech as much as i do.
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
LOL, reminds me of when Halo 3 came out. I planned for it and took a week of vacation. My wife is very tolerant of me and my toys, but even she had issues with that one!
[HD2 General] chvvkumar:
I was on MetroPCS with a Nokia 1606 dumb phone.

The phone died with me having a telephone interview for an internship in a couple of days. Originally wanted to go with the N1/Eris but I couldn't afford the data plan and I had 24x7 Wi-Fi at university where I live.

Went to the T-Mo booth at a local mall and fell in love with the HD2 (Even though I knew all about from online stories). It began to come in my dreams ;)

Sadly, they were out of stock and I signed up for a 30$/mo plan w/o anything else ad got another Nokia as a standby. Then on the 2nd of this month, I got a call from the TMo booth that they were expecting shipment the next day and I should be there by 12 noon.

I couldn't wait and went there at 9.30AM to make sure I was the first person to grab the phone.

I waited till 11AM with no sight of the shipment and the guys at the store took pity on me and assured me they will call me and keep one unit for me. With a broken heart, I went back to work at 2PM.

At 3PM I got the call from them that the phones arrived and I should come pick mine up. I had to be at work for 2 more hours that day to substitute for one of my co-workers and ran to the store (took the bus - I don't have a car) still in my work uniform and as they said, they had one unit reserved for me!

After completing the formalities, I was told they only got 3 phones and mine was the only one left when I got there.

So, all in all I got the phone finally!
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
There are quite a few worthy reads within this particular thread...

Definitely didn't realize that SO MANY of you went through a lot of trouble to obtain this device. That's pretty awesome... for most of you the immediate hard work and dedication paid off. :)
[HD2 General] |Blitzkrieg|:
Only thing I really 'went through' was iffy service from one store :/

Went to my local T-Mobile store at opening. They had 4 in, all of which were reserved for pre-paid customers. The rep told me they had until 12 to pick their phones up, or they would release them to walk-in customers. I asked if he could call another shop and see if they had any in stock. He did, and they did! So off I drove, taking about 10 minutes to get there (and almost getting in a car accident, in my haste! :o )

The rep at the 2nd store first told me they weren't selling the phone off-contract. When I asked for clarification, stating that T-Mobile had announced (and was listing online) the off-contract price of $450, she caved. She poked a few buttons on her computer, then told me one of the necessary ordering pages was down (404 error) and without it, there was nothing she could do. Try again in a few hours.

Walked to the other end of the mall, to the T-Mobile kiosk. They had 3 in stock, none reserved, and the rep there was not deterred by the 404 error. Took him one extra try, got through to the ordering page just fine, and I walked out of the mall quite happy!

(Thanks for nothing Northgate lady!)
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
I agree. These are all fascinating stories, even the ones who got one the "easy" way ;)

Funny how the iPhone customers went through the same kind of supply issues, but the media doesn't even make a peep when the HTC fans go through it too.
[HD2 General] sancmat:
My story was a little fun.

Wednesday

2:00 PM

I called around a few of the t-mobile stores in the minneapolis area only to find out one store had 3 HD2s left in stock and that seemed to be it for the cities. Unfortunatly I had an important meeting for 30 minutes.

2:30 PM

I left work to go get the phone. I streached a few speed limits on my way to the mall (My car is by no means average when it comes to speed). I walked into the mall to hear the following conversation.

Patron: So if I buy this and don't like it I can have my money back?

Sales Clerk: Yes

Patron: I'll take it

Sales Clerk: That is our last one.

Dissapointed I left and started calling around to non t-mobile stores.

Best Buy Mobile: had not recieved theirs yet and they would hold one for me.

Radio Shack: 1 in stock but they wanted $250 (that wasn't happening)

Top Mobile Kiosk (an authorized t-mobile dealer): told me they usually get stock in last but If I waited for them they would give me a small discount.

Thursday:

Noon: Best Buy mobile called to tell me they had it in stock. I stoped by top mobile who said they had not gotten it in yet. Since top mobile had been good to me in the past (and they offered the discount) I decided to wait.

3:00 PM

Purchased phone from Top Mobile.

Friday

2:00 PM

Sold old Unlocked Touch pro on craigslist for $20 less then the price of the new phone.
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
Agreed.

And YES, I caught that little comment in there. LOL! :rolleyes:

I did indeed get it way TOO EASY compared to most of these stories. This thread is still very, very informative... it teaches folks the trials and tribulations of the DIE HARD HTC FANBOYS... and GIRLS! ;)
[HD2 General] ntpphong:
I bought a sealed one from someone off craigslist the morning after I've ordered mine from T-Mobile. Now I'm in love with one and have a brand new one sitting next to me, thinking about ebaying it.
[HD2 General] radzi:
My brother flew tu USA and I asked him to buy me one. When he arrived they were all sold out, then I searched online on every store that could have it and finally found it on bestbuy and email him to go there... hehe I just stoled a few hours from his hollydays and now I have it fresh and unlocked!
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
The only thing that would make that story any more awesome would be if you hadsent your brother to the States to get the phone ;)
[HD2 General] :
Meh, I walked in the door at RadioShack the moment they opened on launch day, said hello to the T-mobile rep that was there and purchased the phone. Turns out the RadioShacks in my area only stocked 1 phone per store at the time, so the moment I signed my receipt three or four people walked in the door and asked about it...so I gtfo...lol...
[HD2 General] Black Box:
I called a t-mobile store the day before it was released, asked if they had stock, and "reserved" one. Got out of class the next day at about 1pm and had my hd2 an hour later. There was a line after I got there lol.
[HD2 General] duke911:
I did not get it yet :confused:

I have been waiting since March 25th! I couldn't make it on launch day (24) because I had an exam, so I came the next day, and it was out of stock...

the ugly part is that I signed up for the waiting list, but the reps at my local T-mobile store keep changing my name in the list, they lie too much, and I'm getting pissed at this:mad:

tomorrow is going to be the last day, I'll have a talk with the manager and see why they keep messing with my name, and putting it at the bottom of the list!

if he does not cooperate, then screw T-mobile.. I'll HTC version of the HD2, or anything else...:mad::mad::mad:
[HD2 General] Susasama:
Lol at these stories, glad i wasn't the only one that went through trials and tribulations to get this beast of a device. So, my 2 year contract with t-mo just so happened to expire the 22nd, lucky me. 24th Call all t-mobile stores within 50 miles of my house. No luck. Didn't get an opportunity to go out of town until the 29th, the Monday following.

Sunday night: called all t-mobile stores again asking about future stock. ONE store said they were getting a shipment of 15 in tomorrow (the 29th) They said the truck gets here around 4.

Monday morning: Called the store to double check. Yes we're getting 15 in later today. Call around 2 o'clock to see when truck gets here. Called at 2:30 they said hasn't got there yet. So i left at around 2:45 drove 45 minutes to Orlando. Got there around 3:30. Sold out. Called all other stores/kiosks within 50 miles, no luck.

Tuesday morning: 10 AM Called all stores again, becoming ritual now. ONE kiosk had 1 left. I'm looking for 2 because the wife wants one too, and they're doing buy one get one. Told the store thanks but no thanks. Called several other stores again, no luck. The store i went to the previous day, called me and said they MIGHT be getting some in again. Drove 45 minutes again. They didn't get any. Frustrated and fed up, and the wife feeling bad said "go check that one store and see if they have that 1 left". Drove another 45 minutes. 4 o'clock in the afternoon they STILL had it in stock. Called the wife told her the BOGO offer for the free phone was equal or lesser value , cause she wanted a mytouch. Lo and behold they had a mytouch, placed the order. Found out i had a 120$ credit on my line, walked out with the LAST HD2, probably in the state, and a MyTouch for just a hair over 100$ after taxes.

I think I'm in love.

P.S. if anyone is interested in a iphone3g unlocked 3.1.2 i have one collecting dust now :P
[HD2 General] Reignzone:
God, I love these stories.

I still CANNOT get enough of this thread. This is priceless material.

In fact, I might just take this on tour. :p
[HD2 General] Snarksneeze:
Looks like you are still in the middle of the Hell that I and most of these other posters have gone through. Like you, I was psyched about the 24th launch, and like you I was on "waiting" lists.

Even now, after I bought my phone, I am waiting for these other stores that say they have me on a list to call me. Not a single one of them have.

My advice:

Don't trust the lists! The chances of the salesperson who took down your name being there to stop a sale to a walk-in are very slim. Most store policies say that if a customer is standing there, give 'em the merchandise!

Find out what times and days the trucks arrive. The day before the truck gets there, the trucking service will send the store an inventory of that truck. If you get chummy with at least one of the salespeople, you can ask for them by name and promise them the first sale. Just don't wait for them to call, because all of the stores are swamped with calls for this phone.

Get the name of the person you called and try and pop by for a surprise visit, asking for them. Sales people love to be asked for by name, it's a status symbol. I know this, because I did commission sales for 5 years. When you "pop by", make sure you let them know you don't expect them to magically produce the phone, but ask them about any accessories and warranties. This is where they get the best kickbacks and they need to sell a certain percentage of those just to keep their jobs!

Don't forget that you are talking to people. I doubt that anyone who answers the phone, other than the manager, is paid for their time. They only get paid if they sell something and if they are sitting around with a huge waiting list for a product they can't get in, they will get upset and testy about it. I always laugh when they answer the phone and say, "I know, I know, you don't have any in, do you (name)?" They automatically know you are asking for this phone, because everyone else is too. Give them your name and chat for a bit.

In the end, it's really about luck, at least if you read these stories. Most of us just happened to be in the right place at the right time and snagged our babies from the clutches of the unwashed masses. So don't get upset if your luck is running foul, just hang in there and remember that the phone will mean so much more if you suffer to get it. (unlike Reignzone :P)

Oh, and this was my 100th post. Hope it was a good-quality one :D
[HD2 General] Tribulattifather:
You guys are making me want one badly. And CONGRATS!

And I really want to cook for this device, well the 1024 version anyhow ;)
[HD2 General] 84Gti Guy:
While at my local corp store picking up my bodyglove clear case (finally after 2 1/2 weeks of it not available), 4 people came in asking for the phone with all being told the next 2 shipments were already reserved and they could take their name for the 3rd shipment. Crazy.