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[Desire HD General] prank1:
I am thinking about rooting, s-off and installing clockworkmod but I'm a little worried that HTC may have changed the hardware of the third batch of phones to prevent the hacks from working. Anybody with a third batch phone successfully done all those three hacks?
[Desire HD General] RandyKaoss:
Mine arrived an hour ago - LOVING IT!!

:D
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Just rooted my Desire HD, will now try S-OFF and ClockworkMod, then install a custom rom (Leedroid)
[Desire HD General] prank1:
UPDATE:

Have finished, and successfully rooted, installed ENG HBOOT (S-OFF) and installed ClockworkMod Recovery.

Everything went flawlessly, no problems whatsoever and I am at the moment making a nandroid backup!

Can't wait to install LeeDroid now!
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
great to know htc didnt patch the exploit! thanks for updating us.
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Yup :D I am now booting up LeeDroid for the first time

EDIT:

LeeDroid is great ;) I'm just happy that all the risky flashing stuff is now done and out of the way, and I can move onto the fun ROM flashing and root-programs!
[Desire HD General] andreasy:
And what benefit do you get by using this instead of default ROM? is it extra functionality, apps, performance, stability, etc.?
[Desire HD General] yazanarouri:
Mine is stuck in Bahrain, only hour drive away...doubt it'll get here tonight, hopefully tomorrow morning.

What is the advantage of rooting? What are the risks of rooting? Is it a risk worth taking?
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Custom ROMs are faster, have all of the useless stock applications removed (e.g. Amazon MP3), and have useful programs preloaded (such as Adfree). They also sometimes have different themes so they look nicer as well, and they may come with some extra ringtones and wallpapers.

Rooting is the first step in installing a custom ROM on your phone. Once you have installed everything, including the clockworkMod, and have made a nandroid backup, your phone is very secure and should you brick it or damage it software-wise, you will most likely be able to restore your backup and be up and running again.

The advantages are high, if you do not know what you are doing, it is best you find someone who does and has experience to do it for you.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
where do you live?
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Mine still showing 'estimated 6 days' from Expansys UK even though the site is now showing 99+ in stock.

VERY much doubt Expansys actually have stock and any orders placed now will quickly convert to 'pre order' as mine did as they await stock!
[Desire HD General] vovanopulo:
I cannot believe it... so quick... at last:

Tracking history...

Date and time Status Location Service Area
11/26/2010 4:13 pm Shipment delivered. Stamford, Ct
9:30 am With delivery courier. Norwalk, Ct
9:27 am Arrived at DHL facility. Norwalk, Ct
8:25 am Depart Facility New York City Gateway, Ny
8:17 am Processed at DHL Location. New York City Gateway, Ny
8:14 am Clearance processing complete New York City Gateway, Ny
8:14 am Transit through DHL facility New York City Gateway, Ny
3:17 am Depart Facility Leipzig, Germany
3:15 am In transit. Leipzig, Germany
11/25/2010 11:19 pm Depart Facility London-heathrow, United Kingdom
10:01 pm Transit through DHL facility London-heathrow, United Kingdom
9:29 pm Processed at DHL Location. London-heathrow, United Kingdom
7:31 pm Depart Facility Southampton, United Kingdom
6:02 pm Processed at DHL Location. Southampton, United Kingdom
6:02 pm Departing origin. Southampton, United Kingdom
3:39 pm Shipment picked up Southampton, United Kingdom
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
my DHD is already in singapore i am really surprised its there already next stop is sydney then adelaide and me :D
[Desire HD General] Troden:
FYI the free HTC Bluetooth ear piece was for people who placed orders in the month of October only.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
Im a little nervous. My DHD has been in Poyle GB since yesterday at 5:00 in the morning. Its been over 24 hours and it hasnt moved.
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
That was quick! Where did you order from, and when?
[Desire HD General] Troden:
Customs maybe?
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
OMG i received my phone this morning and i'm in love with it :P
[Desire HD General] omega100:
Damn

i wanted to order from them

but your post scares me,so i dont know what to do

has anyone ordered from them in the last 2 days?
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
congrats dude! im so jealous :P
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Well out of interest I left my order in and have chased it this morning as stock is still showing 99+

This time I was told that the fact that my order still shows 'estimated 5 days' even though stock shows plentiful leads her to believe that it will ship on Monday direct from the supplier. She wasn't so convinced after I explained that on Friday I had been told they were expecting stock Tuesday and mine will probably ship Tuesday or Wednesday.

Hmmmm .... still not convinced - can't see why my order status cannot be changed to 'in stock' if it really is in stock now?
[Desire HD General] yazanarouri:
I have received my phone:d it is just stunning! So stoked!

Sweet.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
thnx bro, what happen about yours?

i'll root mine now
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
and my phone is ROOTed :D
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
the only thing i hate about this phone is

gaps, gaps every where, battery cover and sim cover
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
do you also have s-off and clockwork installed?
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
yes, the only reason i did those because i wanted my phone to read arabic, dont need a Rom or kernel(yet :D)
[Desire HD General] supapawa:
Got mine last week from SupereTrader after I cancelled my clove order placed on October 11th.

That was a good decision...

It's an amazing phone, well worth the wait, no issues with it whatsoever, and SET people (especially Eamonn Maccarthy) were dependable and caring...

I am checking out of this thread, may you all receive your unit quickly and enjoy it.

Peace all!
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
Rep said:

Orange Direct - Back orders; Last batch sent out on 25th - Out of stock since.

No date for re-stock - Told to wait for "The Text" again or ring back on Monday.

I don't mind waiting; Its the not knowing when. (1 week? 3 Weeks? etc)

(Considering the handsets being released left-right centre this next few weeks/new year)

- How some of you didn't cancel with other suppliers that delayed beyond 1 month, I'll never know;

Patience is indeed, a virtue.
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Do you know how to make the whole phone interface arabic (e.g. Arabic menus)? Or have you just installed the arabic fonts?

I think the Desire HD has been released in the Middle East so maybe there is an arabic package somewhere..
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
nope the only arabic things for the DHD are just for reading and writing, even the DHDs released in the middle east are english based so they also need to root, s-off, modrecovery, arabizaion.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
lol i think that i broke mine :D as installed the Buzz OC and it kept in a loop without loading the system, just showing HTC logo for 5 seconds and then switched off and on.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i had to flash a new rom to fix the problem :p learnt my lesson :p
[Desire HD General] MrGarak:
This was happening to me too with both the Buzz Kernels through CWM! The Kernel in my sig works fine though, even if it may not be as fast.
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Yeah, apparently flashing kernels through CWM can cause reboots... Somebody made a program which allows you to flash the kernel without your DHD rebooting.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=852357

The program is there. Download it and try flashing the new kernel through that. I think you need a working ROM first, so you will need to flash one through CWM.

On another note, if you have CWM installed and a Nandroid Backup made, are you protected from bricking your DHD? Even if you mess up flashing a new kernel or ROM?
[Desire HD General] mwatson:
Looks like the DHD is starting to come back. CPW Basingstoke have 9 in stock sim free at £498.
[Desire HD General] MrGarak:
I tried yesterday with the utility and it had the same result as CWM with that kernel unfortunately.

Yup the backups can still be restored from the bootloader recovery, I messed up with the kernels a few times and was able to either flash a fresh ROM or restore a backup. Once the bootloader isn't wiped/modified I think everything will be fine.

What I find nice about it is it makes separate backups, so I have a backup for the stock ROM my DHD shipped with, one for LeeDroid and then the Cyanogenmod one, handy!
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
guys i really need a way to access the boot menu without removing the battery, because it's annoying me, removing the battery's cover is risky. as i have heavy hands :D
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
there is no point in ceceling if you want it sim free that is you could've get it on contract easier but for those of us who want sim free to cancel and go somewhere else would just place us at the back of the que :P

also my DHD just left singapore :D next stop sydney
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Install a program called 'Quick boot' from Android Market. It allows you to manually restart into bootloader or recovery without taking out your battery, and its free.

And the battery cover gets easier and less stiff to remove with time, I am finding it MUCH easier now.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
thnx bro for your help
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
Oh yeah, I understand that; I mean just if you happened to find it in stock sim-free elsewhere while you are waiting: Wouldn't you be tempted to cancel the original?

Glad your getting yours; I'm actually more impressed how UK and places like Oz don't have to usually wait ages more for international Gadget releases anymore.
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Well, that was yesterday afternoon - stock still shows 99 as of now, so are you telling me nobody has bought a Desire HD from expansys in 31 hours - was my warning *really* that effective?

Something odd going on methinks.
[Desire HD General] MARKMAKAVELI:
I want to buy the dhd on orange but judging from other posts, I could be waiting a while.

17.50 a month with 70 for the handset (all cashback etc inc).
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
My Desire HD has touched down in Nicosia :)
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
my dhd is almost in adelaide scheduled for deliver tomorrow :D

expect me to report back on build quality when i get it lets see if this batch has the same issues as the first couple
[Desire HD General] MarkieSA:
Just got off the phone with T-Mobile now, I placed my order and my DHD will be with me tomorrow. The guy on the phone confirmed that T-Mobile received over 1000 of the DHD's over the weekend of which about 300 are left after processing orders for people that were on a waiting list.
[Desire HD General] Riceburner:
Indeed.

Who else is waiting for Orange to sort themselves out?

given that the phones are beginning to be available sim-free in larger numbers, the carriers (who will undoubtedly have long term service and supply contracts with HTC) really ought to be getting stock by now.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
Ahh Fedex arrived at my door but nobody was home!

But im surprised, it's one day early :)
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
oh i hate that, but its even worse when your home all day never see anyone even though you are waiting then it says that you missed it :\.

i was not happy that day, hopefully it doesnt happen tomorrow
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
just got mine :) its soo awesome!!
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
Not a peep about mine...I'm going crazy here...
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Congrats m8 !
[Desire HD General] FrikyBCN:
Good news from Spain too. Vodafone announced this morning that the Desire HD will be available from 1st Dec. So less than 48 hours to go! (Of course I haven't seen the prices they're demanding yet, so who knows.....)
[Desire HD General] andreasy:
Sooooo,

"Week commencing 29th November" is here. Anyone cancelling after this changes to "Week commencing 6th December"? :p
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
congratz bro
[Desire HD General] MARKMAKAVELI:
Spoke to orange uk today. They said they have a few in stock if I buy now over the phone with him at sky high prices. I explained that I have a great deal through orange's own website, to which he replied that the stock for the internet is different to the stock they have over the phone. He has no idea when it will be available.
[Desire HD General] CarbonFiber51:
Hey guys, new member here.

I just finished talking to Handtec support, and my order from Oct 27th will definitely ship tomorrow, so no need for canceling orders after status changed to "week commencing December 6th".

If it wasn't to ship tomorrow, I would have to buy a plane ticket to UK and go medieval on their asses. lucky them...:cool:
[Desire HD General] andreasy:
But did they confirm to you that the 4th batch has arrived or maybe the confirmation was for the case that the batch arrives?
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
thanks guys, this phone is really niiice, but i cant play with it because im studying for tomorrow! its so hard to concentrate :)
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Seems Expansys actually do have stock and have finally got their asses into gear! Mine is on its way to me now and will be here tomorrow according to the email I received.

Just a quick note for anyone placing an order with expansys:

Get your money's worth and order the accessory pack (same price)

Use Quidco for 5% off AND voucher code QUIDCO25 / EXPANSYS25 for another £25 off.

Note that you will need to buy a sim card for £1 to make the order over £500 in order to get the discount but even still, not a bad price at £452.18 after discounts with the following included:

HTC Desire HD

microUSB Car Charger (5V/700mA)

Universal PDA/ Phone Car Mounting Kit

USB Cradle for HTC Desire HD

HTC Desire HD/ HD7 Pouch PO S550 (BASED SKU)
[Desire HD General] CarbonFiber51:
They didn't ship me on the 3rd batch. So as I understand, saying that it will ship tomorrow, with the shipment due, it's a confirmation of the 4th batch arriving.

DHD's for everyone!!!:D
[Desire HD General] leon100:
Perhaps, but not necessarily so. Last Friday I cancelled my order with Clove and ordered with Expansys from their UK site instead. I did this on the basis that Clove's UK site had stock as well as the local site for my country so I assumed that there was a good chance that they indeed had stock.

Happy to say that my order has been dispatched this afternoon. I'm just waiting for the DHL site to be updated in order to know the whereabouts of my package
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
I'm the same Leon, see above :-)

Not got any tracking info though, not sure if I should have had this in the email or whether the tracking number will appear later?
[Desire HD General] Riceburner:
So they're selling to new customers but not to existing?

Typical Orange trick.

It's true that each "branch" (new accounts/retentions/online etc) have different stock levels though - Orange have been working like that for years, no idea why. I guess their stock database system is a bit crap.
[Desire HD General] Troden:
How long did it take to get here to ADL from the date of Shipment?
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
5 days, luckily it left early friday morning so it moved over the weekend :D

im just waiting for the fed ex truck to get to my house atm time feels like its going so slow :(
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
just got it build quality perfect its AMAZING!!!

also why are people complaining about volume it is loud much louder than my old legend, speaker is lacking bass tho but it is def loud enough
[Desire HD General] emreeken:
I hope, we soon hear such good news from Vodafone Turkey.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
I agree 100%. Volume is plenty loud.
[Desire HD General] Troden:
Sweeeet great to hear, all i need is mine now arrgh cmon handtec.

with any luck it will ship today but i wont hold my breath :(
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
yeah my only issues with the DHD are the power button and volume buttons volume feels stiff but if you press closer to the center its not too bad

and the power button could do with being maybe a bit more tactile as it is its hard to feel cause it only sticks out a little from the body the body kind of has a bit of a point near the button which makes it feel a bit off i guess its what you get used to tho

all in all minor complaints of an amazing device
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
Just got off the Phone with Orange Direct.

Its crazy: Was Told still out of stock.

I then mentioned what another poster here had stated: Different stock levels for different customers - Why did "I" get offered stock as a "New" customer? -

Rep said that new customers would have their orders processed and would then probably be told via text, that the phone was....

"Not in Stock"

Now again, the Rep said they had no idea when new stock,for everyone inc. "Back Orders" was coming.

Only really opted for the upgrade as it was the best "available" phone about 2 and and half weeks back; Ordered it and was then told "Its out of stock but should have some in in the next few days" - I guess they did get some in, but thats misleading when they knew then that Back orders would mean I wouldn't get it. Nor was any chronic stock shortage problem mentioned.

Need a phone a desperately right now, don't have a temp and don't want to be stuck with a phone I don't like for two years.

Will I get the "Text"? Heres hoping Christmas comes early....

Much sympathies with the poor souls waiting for a month or more;wherever you are and whom ever you ordered with.
[Desire HD General] smadger:
Was on the phone to T-Mobile this morning...

"Middle of January"

What???????!!!!!!!!!!!
[Desire HD General] nmyseteroious:
I got a FedEx notification today!!! My DHD is dispatched!!!!!!

Ordered from Handtec Oct 28, 2010ใ

So happy!!!!!!!
[Desire HD General] FrikyBCN:
Try ringing them back and this time say you are a NEW customer and when they say they have availability, go "Gotcha!" ;-)
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
LOL - I did just that, just before I read your post!

Surprise Surprise, it was "In stock"

I said "So if I order right now, it'll be delivered tomorrow/Thursday Gurnateed?"

"Yep"

- I asked "Do you have different stock for different departments?" - Yes

I asked why? Why would a multi-national shareholder driven corporation promising me a bright future, why would they lie?

They said: Reasonably enough:

Upgrades = One allocation

Sales = One Allocation

No transfer between 2, as forecasts would be "Affected";

E.G. Sales = 2000 handsets to last 2 months

Upgrades = 2000 Handsets to last 2 weeks.

Therefore, if upgrades sold out in 1 week, they couldn't "Transfer" stock from the allocated Sales stock.

TBF, the guy I spoke to this time was pretty informative, but still it doesn't solve this glaring issue:

Why can't Orange Direct's Upgrade/Sales departments have transferable stock for those that need a particular phone?

Methinks those whose contracts end sooner get theres first; Not the fair, "First come first serve" basis... And thats before getting into the "Tiers" of customers.

Contract ends mid-Jan, so really thinking of getting a desire-Z or Milestone 2 (I know theres no root yet, but the Z's hinge just doesn't seem durable IMO...) on a new contract.

The Futures Dim... The Futures T'Orange.
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
Based on what I've been reading here, I've decided to hammer down on Mobilefun...I've been talking to them by email for over a month now, and the last time I spoke to them, they added a free case to my order, but that was 2 weeks ago, and I'm getting irritated. I don't want the phone when it's obsolete, with all this new tech being introduced every day.

I've sent them an email threatening to cancel my order for a SIM FREE (not upgrade) handset if they don't send me mine by Friday. I am thinking of using Expansys, as they have a nice bundle according to an earlier post.
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
Seriously considering just getting a HTC Desire-Z instead:

23.50 New contract, in stock Next day delivery of Desire-Z, 900Mins, Unltd Internet (1GB)

VS

22.50 Upgrade to God-Knows-When HTC desire HD, 600 Mins, 500MB Internet

Appreciate the posts; Sim-Free People, you have great power! Use it well...
[Desire HD General] Riceburner:
Gotta be joking!! I've been "out of contract" since the beginning of October, and awaiting a DHD through retentions since the end of October - nothing yet.
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
What power is this you're referring to? My order is for a SIM Free phone, and I have had exactly zilch in terms of luck in getting the phone so far.

The ONLY consolation I have (and it's not even concrete) is that if I get a phone from a later batch, I'm likely to get one with no build defects...

As an update, by the way, Mobilefun changed the status of the phone from "9 to 14 days" (which has been up since sometime in late October) to "Sold out, stock due shortly"...I wonder if this bodes well for me getting my phone by this weekend...
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
...aaaaand here's my 30th post, making me a full "member" (right? will check). Sorry for the spam guys...don't hold it against me :)
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
Yep...worked like a charm :)
[Desire HD General] Broken Hope:
I got annoyed with Mobilefun and ordered a sim free phone from unlocked-mobiles on Friday and received it today, so much faster service than mobilefun at least.

I seem to have gotten a class 4 sandisk memory card with mine, I'm sure the first batch were getting class 2 samsung cards.
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
The only reason I'm still with Mobilefun is because they had the cheapest online price I could find. I think everyone else is charging £499.

Congrats on the class 4...hope mine comes (eventually) with one of those.

What's the build quality like on yours?
[Desire HD General] Broken Hope:
Unlocked-mobiles is £464, build quality seems excellent, no gaps or any of the earlier issues it seems.
[Desire HD General] PapaDocta:
ordered from expansys and there is 5 days wait on the cardle and one day on the phone Danggg!! :(

eXpansys USB Cradle for HTC Desire HD	1	1	Estimated 5 Days

HTC Desire HD	1	1	Estimated 1 Day

while if you check on the cardle they have 20 in stock!
[Desire HD General] kishengajjar:
Sounds to me like they're just buying time...
[Desire HD General] PapaDocta:
looks like it.. i don't know why big companies keep on lying.. i really wanted to go with handtec but they are not sure how big the stock that they are receiving and i fed up waiting :(
[Desire HD General] nmyseteroious:
from my experience...Handtec never lied yet...the information they give and update on their website is very clear
[Desire HD General] nmyseteroious:
Waoh...just checked my FedEx tracking..."In transit" expect delivery TOMORROW!!!

1 day delivery FTW!
[Desire HD General] vovanopulo:
congrats, dude!
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
kishengajjar

Financial Power :)

Not all of us can fork out such a lump sum; Hence have to be "Tied" to contracts to get the latest tech

I'm sure your all brilliant savers!
[Desire HD General] Tapori_UK:
Nooo!

I was gonna ring to cancel (through to retentions) in the hope they might send one.

Damn, I guess with me needing a phone right now, it'll have to be elsewhere.

Will still give'em one last chance to make amends...
[Desire HD General] toolbum:
T-mobile

I had one of the very first Desire HD's from T-mobile UK. However after a week I noticed one small dead pixel so I asked for a replacement. They had none in stock at the time. But I chased it up on Friday 26th Nov and I recieved a replacement yesterday 29th which is hopefully an indication that they may have stock?