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[Desire HD General] Nameless_87:
Don't pull the battery... just lug in the headphones instead to avoid rebooting/hardbooting the device everytime.

With the headphones plugged in the device wakes up and you can continue using it as normal (form what I heard)

I am expecting mine tomorrow, as gummobile told me they are getting the stock tomorrow and my pre order will be dispatched from the initial batch :D
[Desire HD General] adwinp:
P4U list it as a monthly deal only.

On a side note, somebody in the NL could just buy/send the phone.

Wiring money is much faster than waiting for the week-end to fly over there.
[Desire HD General] :
I know, but is there anyone in holland you trust enough to wire 500 pounds to?

JD
[Desire HD General] adwinp:
@JD - a friend I had moved to Germany a while back. I guess it's time to recheck that facebook list.

;]
[Desire HD General] msx999:
I have called about 5 P4U in the West London area, not one of them will sell the phone on PAUG, only on a contract. Does anyone know of a P4U in London that will sell it PAUG???
[Desire HD General] slateac:
The Desire HD isnt available on pay as you go anywhere, its not even available for upgrades since stock is limited and is only available for new contracts or sim free.

it will probably take a while before PAuG is available
[Desire HD General] msx999:
thing is many people on this thread have said they've got it on paug, or offered it on paug.
[Desire HD General] d0pefish:
Picked my Desire HD up from Phones4U in Cribbs Causeway Bristol, and have now moved contracts to Orange with my PAC code :)

Really loving this phone so far, proximity sensor problem is NOT present on mine (yet?) and have made a few calls successfully being able to move the phone closer and further from my face, and watch the screen turn off and back on again.

Screen is gorgeous. You can call it WTF you want, LCD, SLCD, up-your-ass-CD. Who the hell cares. Look at it in real life, and you'll be pleasantly delighted.

The phone is very slick and fast. Very responsive and smooth, even the live wallpapers look lovely.

Just waiting for a case and a screen protector, and hopefully I'm set for two years of a happy return to Android, provided none of the problems show up. We shall see.

Just need to cancel my MPD order! :)
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
Just wondering if anyone has been in contact with play.com or heard anything back from them? Thanks
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
This is the email I got from them. Might have to pay them extra for a Saturday delivery if they ship on Friday. :P ... See the second email...

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

Thanks for your email,

We are expecting stock to be available sim free in the next couple of days, i would say the 22nd is a good estimate and may be the day that all stock is available so we should be shipping this promptly for all pre-order customers around this date.

Unfortunately we do not have fully confirmed information but as soon as we have it we will show this on our website and ensure all customers are updated,

Please advise if we can assist you further?,

Kind regards.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by replying to this ticket.

As always, it is our pleasure to assist in any way possible!

Thank you

Handtec Customer Services

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

Thanks for your email,

Should the item be with us on a Friday then your order would be with you on Monday, but if you have not has any notification until friday then give us a call and im sure we can get this changed around so it can be delivered Saturday for you,

- 01733 298 500

Please advise,

Kind regards,

If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us by replying to this ticket.

As always, it is our pleasure to assist in any way possible!

Thank you

Handtec Customer Services

www.handtec.co.uk
[Desire HD General] darrenjdoc:
My phone is arriving in the morning from mobiles.co.uk m8. The stock for phones4u never came in on Saturday but i had 5 phone calls from different outlets today stating that they will be in stock tomorrow. I never asked them about pay as you go. I could do that in the morning if you want and you could possibly pay over the phone and they could ship it to you ?
[Desire HD General] vovanopulo:
like they're shifting an initial arrival for one more week [-(
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
I called them this morning. They said they dont have stock yet, but when they do it will be 3-5 days.

Then I called them again and they said if I ordered it today, it'd get dispatched tomorrow and then be 3-5 days from there
[Desire HD General] liorra3:
so the 22th is the one, for all the stores in uk (:
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
Aye well they better post it tomorrow cause thats when thier release date and thier leaving it a bit tight to change it! I want it this week!! :(
[Desire HD General] yhaeve:
My service provider here in Norway changed the delivery date from 20.oct to 8.dec!! :eek:
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Man, im really sad for you, honestly im not joking :| by then ull have like 10 other phones to choose from and u will go mad!
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
I'll be kicking off if so! I rang them twice and they hadn't changed their date
[Desire HD General] slateac:
Where? all ive seen so far most of the people here got it on contracts
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
If they dont give them hell for me too :p
[Desire HD General] mupet0000:
To you play.com people, I called them up today, they told me my order would be dispatched today and I will receive it tomorrow. I ordered on the 16th September. I've just checked my order status and it still says Pre-Ordered...
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
Mine also still says pre-ordered, are you going to give them a ring tomorrow as well?
[Desire HD General] mupet0000:
I sure will be calling them tomorrow if the status still says pre-ordered.
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
no way wtf! mine says awaiting stock now!!! has your status changed?
[Desire HD General] ramadanatt:
My update:

Today at 4PM I went to P4U in Nottingham and they told me they have it in stock and sim free. I asked him to give me one immediately and he said he will go bring it from the second floor. Immediately I called clove and asked them to cancel my pre-order and when I just finished the call I found the guy in front of my face saying "Sorry, no units in the stock now, they were all sold today" "We will receive the next delivery tomorrow night and will be available on Wednesday at 10am"

so I asked him to reserve one for me and told him that I will be from 6am waiting in front of the store.

then I went to the other P4U store which is 500m far, they told they have it in stock but on a contract only.

so I went back home empty handed

I don't understand the game that HTC is playing with us by the DHD

never happened before.
[Desire HD General] vistagamer:
**** happens... sorry for that...

But good luck next time :)
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Mine has change to awaiting stock.

If that hasn't changed by tomorrow im going to call them up and go ape ****
[Desire HD General] mupet0000:
Same thing with Play.com, "Awaiting Stock".
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Awaiting Stock

Your item is temporarily out of stock. Please view the product details for an expected re-stock date.

Product Details

Pre-order. | Due for release on 19 October 2010
[Desire HD General] Basil3:
I walked into phones4u Washington yesterday and was sold the dhd on pay as you go for £449. The guy even had to check the price on the display under the phone. If they were only meant to be selling on contract, then he and his manager hadn't been told.
[Desire HD General] riz157:
I also had to buy on contract from them as they wouldn't sell on pay as u go. Reason is simple they earn more commission with contract sales but they shouldn't be doing that.
[Desire HD General] ille16:
All the stores here in sweden now pushed it back to 5th november :/
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Grr still says awaiting stock. I've sold my X10 so I need it ASAP otherwise ill be without a phone.

I can't keep hold of the X10 forever otherwise its new owner's going to start getting pissy
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
Hopefully it only says awaiting stock as they are getting it in today then will send it out? or else maybe hopeful thinking lol i want now :(. Please play send me my phone today!

On a side note i didnt know play.com was on jersey, a explanation for it taking roughly 3-5 days but hopefully quicker because its an expensive product thier sending
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Yep, a lot of places are. Means they don't have taxes.

Play usually post it and change it to dispatched a day later. That way they cover their back if any problems arise and it seems like you get it faster.

Dont think this is the case with preorders though..
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Grrr. Play.com have changed my order from awaiting stock back to pre-ordered... wtf
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Omg, Play.com put the release date to 25 October 2010.... Sad....
[Desire HD General] colintd:
Play.com update

My order has also gone back to pre-order and just a moment ago the item page has changed to Nov 1 availability date :-(
[Desire HD General] colintd:
Further update

And now it has changed back to Oct 25 as noted by latte33
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Oh **** is going to hit the fan now. They told me this week
[Desire HD General] mupet0000:
Disappointing from play.com. If they knew they didn't have stock why let the release date hit and then change it.
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Well I no longer have a phone to use from friday thanks to them..

Does anyone have a customer service email address
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
Down london this week think I shall have a wander around see if there are any sim free....have a pre order with superetrader was not to happy they took the money straight away for a preorder and now all this.... if they are waiting for the word go from google why the hell is everywhere else selling them?????? I smell bull **** ....
[Desire HD General] andrewd1:
O the way

Just had an email from T-Mobile to say it's on the way and will be with me tomorrow.
[Desire HD General] mwright:
I just spoke to them myself again and the rep confirmed that the phone will be released "sometime in November". He also suggested that the original rep assumed I meant the Desire rather than the HD. That is possible I guess!

Ah well - back to waiting I guess.
[Desire HD General] Leekster:
just got off the phone with t-mobiles loyalty department. they rang me to say they've just had stock of 800 dhds and mine is being shipped out and I should receive it tomorrow. so anyone with an upgrade with t-mob get on the phone quick
[Desire HD General] cypher49:
I just got a call from home saying that my DHD has arrived which was bought for £450, the thing is it was really an impulse buy and I don't know if I can justify using up that amount of money so I might sell it soon (maybe thursday or friday).

If anyone is interested I could sell it to them for £450 + shipping (I'll put in half the cost of special delivery posting) or if you're willing to come to London we could meet up somewhere.

I could also put the item up on eBay because I'm a new member on here and I have good feedback on that site, but the buy it now price will be £460.

I'll try post up some pics when I get home at night.
[Desire HD General] mupet0000:
I'll buy it, pm me your number or something?
[Desire HD General] Gig11gs:
I will buy it right now if you conform no proximity sensor problem.

I will pay with paypal
[Desire HD General] Otterjasie:
I'll buy it if he doesn't want it!
[Desire HD General] v-b-n:
Lol....thread became a marketplace all of a sudden !
[Desire HD General] Gig11gs:
gummobile.com

have 3 in stock are they reliable? any one bout anything from them before?

eCell

have more the 10 (i think its a lie)

but no one recommend them
[Desire HD General] compost55:
Just got off phone with T-Mobile and ordered my DHD. Will be despatched today and should get it tomorrow.
[Desire HD General] scotia_rfc:
After receiving the above email yesterday i replied back to clove saying i appreciated their reply and was looking forward to them telling me my handset was on it's way, hopefully in the near future. Also added how frustrating it was that different retailers were providing different release dates and that Phones 4 U were currently selling their stock.

Got a reply from Clove this morning :

From what I can see the phones4u website still has the Desire HD as a pre-order? Do you know someone that has received a device from them?

Regards

Sales Team

Clove Technology

TEL: +44 (0)1202 552936

FAX: +44 (0)1202 552937

Email: sales@clove.co.uk

Website: www.clove.co.uk

I replied advising them that Phones 4 U stores were currently selling their stock.

I wonder if they are pissed off with this also?
[Desire HD General] crossbox:
I don't understand why all this horsesh*t with some retailers selling them first / some on contract only. 90% of the public couldn't tell the difference between a smartphone and a steam iron, and anyone with half a brain (i.e. the smartphone geeks like me waiting for this phone) is not going to take a contract they don't want.

Plus the phones (as with the Desire) sell far faster by word of mouth once they're out there in peoples hands.

So supply has obviously been bottlenecked to preferred retailers (while us clove/expansys/handtec customers are willing to pay cash monay NOW) and these retailers are basically holding on to make an extra 5% commission on each unit with a contract, when they could be turning over tripple the number of units and taking sales out of competitors hands by selling them to whoever is willing to buy them now. Morons!
[Desire HD General] Devilsduck:
Just contacted VF to find out when they are shipping their pre-orders as T-Mobile are shipping theirs now. The response was, you will be updated shortly by email if you have pre-ordered!

I hate vodafone. Why can't they just give me an answer! My bet is it will get delivered on Thursday........luck would have it that I am away on a business trip from Thursday morning until Friday night!

Rubbish!
[Desire HD General] mupet0000:
Any idea if these T-Mobile or Vodafone ones are branded or locked?
[Desire HD General] Devilsduck:
The word on the street is that none are branded on the casing etc, but I'm guessing there will be some bloatware on them. Have to wait for the official VF and Tmob uk release ones though
[Desire HD General] @home:
Just rang P4U & asked about buying a Handset Only & was told they are not allowed to sell them.

I think this is terrible marketing by HTC. I know I can buy a different handset but that's not the point.

Surely it's not right that if you want it on contract you can have one & if you just want he handset you can't have one.

This is getting into iPhone Control Freak territory.
[Desire HD General] Devilsduck:
I think that is P4U not HTC. HTC will sell the phone at a certain price to P4U, P4U will then get a bigger commission for selling a contract
[Desire HD General] darrenjdoc:
Just after checking DHL's website -

Get in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Desire HD General] Devilsduck:
Booooooooo! :P

Enjoy buddy
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Whose that from?
[Desire HD General] Otterjasie:
Rumor has it stock has been dispatched to carphone stores...most of the stores have some stock now, very limited, some have 1, some have 3, some have 6 etc.

These are all on contract though...nothing on sim-free :-(
[Desire HD General] Basil3:
On a side note, I noticed that my phone came pre-loaded with an Amazon MP3 app. You would think that this shows that Amazon has some kind of sway with HTC and/or Google, but obviously not with the delays in stock from them.
[Desire HD General] Xartz:
Just contacted mobilephonesdirect and after being on hold for 22 minutes they confirmed they receive stock on the 28th of October.

Might aswell cancel my pre-order.
[Desire HD General] darrenjdoc:
Haha cheers m8

Its from mobiles.co.uk. I pre-ordered it from them on the release day.
[Desire HD General] lurkindoc:
whats t-mobile number to order the dhd
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Just got a call from CarphoneWarehouse and they were offering me the DHD on Orange network as I gave my details on their website for when stock arrives. I told them that I was looking for a SIM Free as I already am in contract and the call was concluded. Basically, they're offering it on Orange only right now and have stock. Anyone interested should call them up. Just got off the phone a minute ago... ;)

Still waiting for Handtec to ship out my order! :(
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Just got off the phone will Play.com and had a massive rant.

Now i've sent them a very angry email
[Desire HD General] eboni:
Just spoken to Expansys, they said they will have them by the end of the week.

If anyone gets any more details please post them.

Thanks.

I hate all this waiting....
[Desire HD General] vrgngns:
i've pre-ordered from handtec too. do you know when will they have stock dhd?
[Desire HD General] crossbox:
Handtec live support (yesterday) only said they're "expecting" this week and will dispatch as soon as they arrive.

Personl opinion - doubt we'll see anything from them until next week - I don't expect they're any more likely to get stock before expansys/play/mobilephonesdirect etc :mad:
[Desire HD General] lurkindoc:
ive just off phone with t-mobile , they say they expect stock in this afternoon, they denied that any have been depatched today hmmm

they will phone me later if they have stock come in
[Desire HD General] darrenjdoc:
*darrenjdoc sits patiently in front of door waiting for DHL van to deliver his new baby :D
[Desire HD General] bugail:
Just been in Phones 4 U, they didn't have any stock but the guy said he'd sell it to me Sim Free for £449.99 when they get a delivery
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Which store was that?

Did they say when delivery was expected?
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
I'd buy it if I didn't have to pay £24.99 for the shipping...
[Desire HD General] bugail:
Was the one in Cardiff. Said they'd be having a delivery on Friday.
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Yeah thats what mine said to me. Well, they said its £450 on PAYG but its not in stock.

Called CPW and they said call back later and they'd let me know
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
This was the last I heard from them.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8692699&postcount=791

I'm guessing the deliveries will start monday next week... the 25th onwards.
[Desire HD General] Nameless_87:
I did buy it from gummobile... for that shipping cost... I live in Malta and this way I receive the phone in 1-3 days instead of the usual week and a half...

Also I pre ordered last week and they assured me I'd have one from the initial stock, however I haven't heard from them since yesterday and they told me they are still expecting stock today.
[Desire HD General] Leekster:
i was called at 9.45 by their loyalty dept because I had phoned up to complain about a third party earlier this morning.

perhaps its only the loyalty dept that received that batchand the upgrade dept didn't get a look in. it may be worth phoning for your pac and seeing whatthe loyalty dept does then.
[Desire HD General] Buddhainuk:
where abouts r u bud?

i have just been in touch with T-mobile and they say thay have no stock in at all and are waiting for it to turn up..

I'm in UK Blackpool

bit pissed about this seeing other people saying that they have it on the way.
[Desire HD General] gwud:
This phone is turning me into a mad man!

I've called the 4 phones4u stores in Manchester, one in Stretford and one in the Trafford Centre and they generally have stock but will only sell it with a contract. I asked why some would sell it PAYG but not others and was told it was going to be about a month before they'd sell them PAYG.

I've now emailed phones4u to ask for clarification.

I've also got an order at mobilefun (1st November) and Play.com.

I'm conserned I may need therapy. I've never been so keen on getting a phone before.
[Desire HD General] Xartz:
£35 a month though, bit too much to pay.

Plus your locked down to another 24 month contract. Worth it in the long term with the Glacier coming over the horizon?
[Desire HD General] latte33:
I also have an order at MobileFun and been told have to wait till 11 November or Beg of Nov (i called them yesterday)...

Play.com bloodyhell.... change their release date from 19 Oct to 25 Oct....

I'm also getting crazy to wait for this mobile phone.... LOL...:confused:
[Desire HD General] riz157:
I also got a call from T-Mobile customer services advising me that the phone is due in stock this afternoon or tomorrow at the latest. Will dispatch once recieved, mind you I have already bought it from phones4u.:D

Might return it or sell second one.
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
I've not really posted in here since getting my DHD, but I think I should quickly share my thoughts as it might save you all from going insane.

So I was as desperate as you all were. Desperate enough to cancel my preorder and get it direct from P4U on a contract (was gonna get it on a contract via MPD anyway).

But I'm now wishing I'd have waited, mainly because of the current proximity/light sensor issue that is going round. At the moment it seems like it's affecting somewhere in the region of 50% of the handsets that have been sold already.

That means that 50% of you guys who are waiting might end up with a phone that can't make phone calls. So far we don't know if it's fixable in software or if it's going to need to be replaced.

I expect the reason for the delays is because of this issue. Chances are the handsets you get at the end of October/beginning of November might have this issue resolved.

As it stands for me, I might be waiting for a long, long time. I've got to wait for a replacement now, which will probably have to wait until all preorders are fulfilled, which looks like it's going to be at least 6 weeks - during which I can't make phone calls. Naturally I'll be claiming my line rental back - but it's not good enough.

So all I can say to you all is: Be patient - the delays are probably for a reason, and once you get your phone it should work as expected, and not be crippled like mine.
[Desire HD General] scotia_rfc:
I've been following that thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=811285). Not a good kick off for the DHD.

I think as you say it's best to bide our time just now instead of ending up with a phone that, well, doesn't phone!
[Desire HD General] themonkster:
I think it was concluded the other day that the Glacier is the T-Mobile G2.

I don't think they're will be a high spec HTC Android phone out for at least 6 months.

Sent from my Hero Froyo'd Villian 1.5
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
Actually the myTouch HD.
[Desire HD General] Eurks:
Anyone from Bristol no if anyone has a demo in store in town or cribbs?
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
Yeah, I agree. It's not the waiting in it self that's the problem for me, it's the not knowing **** that makes me go "doh" every five minutes.
[Desire HD General] OdieS:
The Phones4U near Cabot Circus had a sample handset, but it's non-functional and has a big bolt through it. They had a real unit yesterday but would only sell it on contract.
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Called CPW today.

Said they got them in stock but would only sell it on contract and it wouldnt be sim free or payg for another 2 months ish
[Desire HD General] darrenjdoc:
It finally arrived. One word. Wow !!!
[Desire HD General] ardsar:
On another thread 'got my hd today' a member has just received an email from clove stating delivery for Friday (abroad shipment) and payment taken. Has anyone else heard from clove
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Rub it in ;)

Where you get it from?

Contract or SimFree
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
elaborate.. lol
[Desire HD General] Leekster:
according to the manager at the cpw in town (the one nearest the tescos metro) they are going to start selling the handset on friday, they open at 9am as a fyi
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
elgivemethephone