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[Desire HD General] TShill7:
Unlocked at 3

Hi,

I have no idea if this just an early batch from 3 trying to get them to market what they will do with later handsets. I read on here that someone else took a punt & I did as well.

I asked the kindly Eastern European assistant in the shop if it was locked and she said that "all phones were locked to 3G". I took this with a pinch of salt and purchased anyway, telling myself that I would sell it on EBay straight away to anyone who was fed up with the delays and happy to root later on. A low risk strategy in my book.

The phone has no proximity issues and I've updated to the latest firmware already and the wait while the battery is charging is painful! I'm not saying its a sure fire thing go into a 3 shop - but it worked for me ... so far. The proof whether its really sim unlocked will be when I take it to Switzerland and put in a Swisscom or Sunrise chip & cross my fingers. :rolleyes:
[Desire HD General] dapo007:
Just Got this message from Hantec

Your order from GPSK will be delivered 2 November by DPD. Can you please ensure that someone will be available to sign for the parcel at:

You can track your order at any time by clicking below. From the morning of 2 November you will also be able to view your one hour delivery timeslot by clicking

below.

Can't wait to get my hands on it
[Desire HD General] Chimero:
Got my Tracking from UPS. I am over the moon. My baby will be here on the 4th. Its gonna be the longest 3 days of this year.
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
I wouldn't be brave enough to try it ... I'll wait for the retailers to get it in I think. Glad it worked out for you though :)

Thanks for the update.
[Desire HD General] Chimero:
They handed over the device to UPS at 12 in the afternoon. The package is already in transit.
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
When did you place your order??
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
I just got the phone and its awesome! Only downside with it are the edges surrounding the display.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
congrats. let us know if u find any problems like proximity, battery cover etc.
[Desire HD General] NeiklotDK:
Sold in Denmark now

It really seems to be out in Denmark now. I have seen it for as low as 550 Euro with no strings attached.

I just ordered one for 415 Euro commiting to use 25 Euro a month for 6 months (which I would anyway).

I cannot wait to get my hands on it! First phone I have had that was top of the pop when I got it!
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Are they that big of a deal ? Or is it the review effect where they pointed that out, im just asking this because before that review no one ever mentioned it, dont take it wrong.
[Desire HD General] Markfcc:
Order date

October 5th
[Desire HD General] bobbyphoenix:
Congrats. I ordered from them on October 1st. Hopefully it will go out tomorrow. I haven't received an email yet, and my order still says "pending".
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
No problems with the battery cover. Stress tested it by detaching and attaching it a couple of times. Maybe I was more careful since I knew about it. There is one thing that irritated me, on the keyboards very left side it says xt9 horizontally with a very small font.
[Desire HD General] pingualot:
Which number did you call and when did you order as I ma waiting as well and some money off would be nice as i've been waiting for nearly a week.
[Desire HD General] claptnei:
Ordered on 22nd Oct, 0845 412 5000 and went through options as a new customer. Told them I wanted to cancel as it was taking to long.
[Desire HD General] Fif23:
IS THERE ANY WORLDWIDE ONLINE STORE THAT CAN SHIP MY PHONE TOMORROW IF I ORDER TODAY ? THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, HTC.

This is the most unprofessional handling of a new product I have ever seen.
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
:/

Wierd how markfcc has gotten feedback on his but we havent :/

Come on SET!! FOR F**K SAKE! -.-'
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Anyone order from MobileFun and receive any update from them??
[Desire HD General] Markfcc:
Only gotconfirmation from them on twitter my account now says processing and they said it would be here before 1 pm 2 Moro
[Desire HD General] bobbyphoenix:
Hmm. I sent them an email Oct 21st asking about shipping times, and Jamie replied the next day saying that they didn't get enough to ship all orders, but checked my order, and said I was definitely in the second batch, but I just checked my status again, and it's still "pending". I sent another email asking when it will be shipped since they got more in. I will keep you posted. Maybe squalllion1uk can email too? Just to get a better idea of what dates, or what order they are using to ship. Seems like my Oct 1st order should have been shipped before your Oct 5th.
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
Oddly enough I emailed them on friday and was told my order would be dispatched on monday and receive it on Tuesday but alas still "pending" So I emailed SET today again but hey no reply :/

Also I was told I would definitely be in the 2nd batch, exact words were " I can confirm" sigh...

If my order status has not changed I will be phoning up and having a ***** at them as this is taking the piss :/
[Desire HD General] vastis:
The word "confirm" will never mean the same to us again...

My order from sep 21st is also still pending. According to their Twitter last yesterday afternoon all the foreign orders from batch 2 would be sent today.
[Desire HD General] sromer:
Yeah, They got some stock on the 1st which they going to try and use to fill all orders made in september, then they get more stock on the 8th that is meant to be used for all other backorders

the shipment on the 8th is also meant to be alot bigger than the previous one
[Desire HD General] cypher49:
It turns out my mother's orange contract is finishing in 2 weeks and I was thinking of telling her to get the desire HD as her upgrade, but I don't know if orange are offering upgrades on that particular phone.

She has an 18 month racoon 35 contract for which she pays only £25, would it be possible to pay less than £100 for the phone and renew the contract for another 18 months at £25 per month?

I'll be going into town with her and there is a carphone warehouse, a phones4u and an orange store nearby, what store do you reckon will give me the best deal?
[Desire HD General] Bonzo:
Available in stock at several retailers in Norway.

Telekiosken, amongst others.
[Desire HD General] luckyguy82:
anyone got the update from expansys???
[Desire HD General] Hussien7:
Regarding to clove i sent them email yesterday and they reply me

You should have received an email regarding the shipment of HD's. If not we have pleasure in repeating it:

Given the very high level of enquiries on the shipment dates for orders of the Desire HD we have had to reply with a standard email which we hope will keep you informed.

We would like to update you regarding the supply situation on the HTC Desire HD. As with many of the recent HTC launches the demand has been very strong and the supply has been both poor and subject to change in dates.

We therefore wish to try and advise of the current situation as best we can.

We have already had a shipment of machines which has been despatched. A further shipment which was due on the 26th should now be with us the week commencing the 1st November. We expect this to clear all orders up to the end of September and perhaps into early October orders, subject to the volume we receive.

We are then told the next shipment, which should be larger, should arrive on about the 8th November. This should clear a large number of backorders for October - we would estimate to ship orders placed up to approx the 20th October.

Further stock is then due in November but until this is confirmed it is really difficult to predict dates.

We appreciate your patience in this situation which is very difficult and frustrating for all of us. Remember we are very keen to ship your order as soon as we can. We will keep the website updated with regard to shipping dates as best we can and also send further emails to you as the situation changes.

When your Desire HD ships you will receive despatch notification (including your package tracking number) by email. Due to the current situation we are getting a very high number of email enquiries requesting specific delivery dates on individual orders which we cannot confirm. We respectfully ask you not to reply to this email as we are unable to give any further details at the moment.

Regards

so just waiting for 8th November and see what will happen ?

i want this phoneeeeeeeeeeeee
[Desire HD General] Hussien7:
i have question ?

any one got DHD from clove from the previous patches ?? what color they gave ??? black or brown?
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
there is only 1 colour :\, it only looks different under diff light and websites differ weather they call it black or brown it is only 1 colour
[Desire HD General] Prad001:
Clove Delivery

Hi,

Can anyone let me know if clove has shipped orders for September 30th, cos i ordered on 30th of September and still waiting, as per above mail and your comments it looks like they should have cleared orders in September.

Cheers

Prad
[Desire HD General] Hussien7:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_hd-3468.php

they said 2 colors ???

and if it's one color what that color? black or brown ?

:)

thx for ur answer
[Desire HD General] Hussien7:
email clove and ask them :|
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
they are all 1 colour but 2 tone ie rubber bits black and metal is a brown hence the black, brown on gsmarena its a 2 tone colour pattern
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
I've asked clove if they received their 1 Nov shipment and they are giving evasive answers. Looks like they didn't get it at all or they only got very limited number of items that will not cover september. They are talking about waiting for Nov 8 shipment that they expect to be low again :(
[Desire HD General] Hussien7:
i don't know why HTC play with us why not released by millions like samsung ????

really scary because something strange with this device????

first sensor failure !!!!!

second the quantity very limited ????
[Desire HD General] Prad001:
The answers are really evasive, just asked them few more questions and clearly told them that they need to provide clear information on email with dates as handtec is displaying, so the customer service guy told me that i can cancel the order and buy it from handtec. I am not bothered if handtec ships or not all i need is a clear info as to when it would arrive and what orders will be closed instead of giving info as early November which can be anything... i am not offending anyone here but its frustrating on both ends.
[Desire HD General] MattDesireHD:
Hi chaps, just thought I would register to let you know about Clove orders as I have been waiting like you guys.

I ordered mine on the 24th September and it was sent yesterday.

Hopefully all your orders will be sorted out soon! :)
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
Thanks MattDesireHD

I wonder why didn't clove put that info on their product page. Simply say they despatched orders till xx Semptember. This confirms my doubt that they are being seriously under shipped by HTC and they are afraid to declare it so people won't cancel.
[Desire HD General] Riceburner:
Please let us know when you get it, mine's still marked "Pending Stock".

Would be good to know how long their delivery process takes.....
[Desire HD General] Prad001:
Thanks Matt..

I am a bit relieved now...i know u would have been more frustrated than us
[Desire HD General] MattDesireHD:
I have been refreshing this forum and my emails for weeks! Glad the wait is nearly over! :)
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
"SuperEtrader

HI, The last order number for the 2nd allocation is 316353" Twitter

Guess whos order number that is >.>
[Desire HD General] MattDesireHD:
Its here! Whooooo :)
[Desire HD General] riz157:
I hope 18th is correct I will cancel my order with MPD if It's a better deal.
[Desire HD General] Beards:
In that case... Do you want this...
[Desire HD General] eboni:
You are making me too excited with this info. I suppose we have a better indication today.
[Desire HD General] themonkster:
I'm due my upgrade on the 16th November I hope it's out about then.

Sent from my Froyd Villian Hero
[Desire HD General] deadite66:
from experience of waiting for the milestone last year expansys just have a rolling week, they let it count down to a few days then stick it back up to a week.
[Desire HD General] eboni:
God I remember that.... sad / bad times.:(
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
In the unboxing video, they only got the proto of the box. It scars me a little bit ... Yes the device seems to be done, but how long will it take to get the final box ?
[Desire HD General] Bumble-Bee:
The box is probably the review box that will have been made some time ago :-) its not going to be much longer :-D
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
Hope so ^^ BTW the date on my order still not changed
[Desire HD General] riz157:
Anyone tried Mobilefun.co.uk they seemed to have the cheapest sim freed deal.

Would anyone recommend them? Are they reliable?

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/sim-free-htc-desire-hd-p26004.htm
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
I've ordered accessories off them a few times before - no problems for me.
[Desire HD General] oawalker:
I have ordered some phone accessories from them they are fine, always fast delivery.

And i have ordered my htc desire HD from them as well, hopefully it should be dispatched on the 19th.
[Desire HD General] gwud:
I'd never heard from them before now, but they seemed to have the cheapest DHD so I ordered. I emailed them asking about the shipping and they replied quickly enough, so I hope that they'll ship the phone as quickly, when they get it. I was told I should have it by 20th.
[Desire HD General] oliboli:
shipping date...

just got an email from ARP.com regarding the pre-order and they will ship unit not before 9.Nov.10.....kinda sucks but lets hope it's worth the wait...hehehhe

cheers oli;-)
[Desire HD General] Gig11gs:
http://www.amazon.co.uk
[Desire HD General] willk22:
Summary of ship/realease dates for Desire HD

Alright!

Though I would make a summary of the (massively delayed) UK release dates for the HTC Desire HD because of all the discussion going on about it in the forum...

Please not that they are correct as of 11/10/2010 and the information has been collected from either the CURRENT pre-order date shown on the companies respective websites, from emails I have received from the networks, or information from other XDA members. Ok, Here goes:

Network:

Orange: mid-november (e-mail) :mad:

Vodaphone: 0ctober 22nd (website date) :D

T-mobile: late october (website date, heard its around the 22nd as well) - EDIT: 18th october!! :)

3: not sure, haven't replied (displayed as 'coming soon' on website)

02: not sure, apparently they haven't been announced as getting it yet according to the HTC London conference, not on website either (not even 'coming soon' section)

Third-party:

Mobiles.co.uk: 11th October?!?! (probably a lie, but maybe they really are already dispatching orders! we can only hope...) Edit: stock expected Friday 15th :D

Mobilephonesdirect: within 17 days (gracias!)

Carphone warehouse: October - no specific date

Phones 4 u: Coming soon page, no info on date

Buymobilephones: 'stock due soon' :rolleyes:

Unlocked pre-order:

Amazon: November 15th :eek:

Play: October 19th - seems optimistic to me... :rolleyes:

Clove: 'First stock expected week ending 22/10' - quote from website (so anywhere from 15th - 22nd october)

Handtec: 'stock delayed until late october' - taken from website

eXpansys: estimated 19th october

superEtrader: Mid - Late October (thanks!)

Mobile fun: 19th October (cheers!)

Htcdirect: 15th October (danke!) :D

Also, if you have pre-ordered from somewhere already (you lucky lucky people), then you might get yours earlier then the dates displayed here/ on their website. This is because places like amazon etc might have sold out of their expected pre-order stock and so are advertising the release of their second stock intake!
[Desire HD General] Bumble-Bee:
ADD

superEtrader - Mid - Late October :D

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

Im Thinking (Guessing) the week starting the 18th will be the shipping week for everyone

:cool:

​
[Desire HD General] Wafster:
SOB, I ordered on Amazon, should I cancel my order and order somewhere else?! Is there any hope that they will make these dates closer. Bloody hell over a month delay on Amazon. I ordered from them cuz I thought they are big and would be more reliable than smaller site. Damn it:mad::eek:
[Desire HD General] Bumble-Bee:
I wouldnt cancel any pre-orders yet..... amazon will get stock the same day as anywhere else but its pre-order list may be longer, therefor they will have huge backorders i.e if you order now your phone will not ship till the 15th Nov.

So just hang on untill you see retailers start shipping ;)

;) ;)
[Desire HD General] oawalker:
Add Mobile fun - 19th October

and Mobilephonedirect within 17 days

and buymobilephones.net coming soon
[Desire HD General] @home:
I bet your having kittens, Lol.

Pleased for ya matey - I remember how I felt when I got mine & still do - Enjoy
[Desire HD General] SW7:
Got one from Mobiles.co.uk, cancelled pre-orders from Amazon and Play

Got soooo sick of the waiting and the always changing release date, got one from Mobiles .co .uk on Orange contract. The phone itself is unlocked. Ordered midnight Friday and received it this morning. HAPPY!

Cancelled my pre-orders with both Amazon and Play. So for the ones waiting from either of them, you are one place up!

Also, just before I cancelled on Amazon, I noticed the despatch date has changed from 14-15 Nov. to 3-4 Nov. Good news for anyone waiting.
[Desire HD General] :
Still waiting on T-mob... :\
[Desire HD General] supapawa:
+1

Their status update changed today to: "Out of Stock: New Orders will likely ship from mid-late November.":(

They are talking about new orders only, not giving any updates to current pre-orders. I'd strongly recommend not to place any orders from them as they clearly lure people into ordering without any idea as to when they will actually be able to fulfill that order.:mad::mad:

EDIT:

Got this back from them after I asked if they could add a similar fulfillment rate information as handtech:

"I understand what you ask, but in the past this has simply led to more confusion and emails

We re receiving the SAME level of stock as all other on-line retailers

Regards

Sales Team

Clove Technology"
[Desire HD General] bobbyphoenix:
Congrats. Well then mine better ship today. My order number is 313685. Almost 3000 orders before yours. I did read on Twitter also from them that all international orders will ship today, so maybe they have two different piles of orders they are doing. Either way I never heard back from Jamie yet, and still "pending".
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Just called MOBILE FUN.... I ordered at 30 Sept...

and thought today will be released but ....they told me....delayed till 10 November...

Sh*T them...

They are sister company with Mobiles.co.uk....

They are giving out to contract phone 1st.....

Dammit...
[Desire HD General] bobbyphoenix:
Well I emailed them twice, and no reply, so I decided to try Twitter. BOOM. Within an hour I get a reply.

" SuperEtrader

@Bobby_Phoenix Hi, Yes your item will be dispatched today. Thank you for pre-ordering with Superetrader."
[Desire HD General] latte33:
I don't know whether are they right, because when i click on the link from Mobile Fun for contract phone... it direct to the Mobiles.co.uk..... so, it quite suspicious.

It doesn't matter now, Just now i walked in to 3 Stores at my places and grab it £449.99.

Oh yea...happy now....
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
It's finally here! Arrived today from Amazon to Austria. Picking it up tomorrow!
[Desire HD General] dhiral.v:
Mobilefun pre-order

Hi guys,

Just called up mobilefun, they were expecting a shipment today however the lady said the shipment had not come in and now they will be expecting at the end of the month :mad:

Regards
[Desire HD General] rselva_kr:
Almost same answer from www.expansys.ae:mad::(

But, they said they were expecting the shipment today and it not arrived.

Delayed by a day or two.

Seems HTC are the reason for all the issues with undersupply of the device to retailers. Also, it seems they are sending to most retailers at same time.

Upd:

Just received an email that they are expecting more stock in end of next week. So, mine is delayed till further 10days atleast i think:(
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
I cannot believe that Saunalahti, a finnish carrier, is getting Desire HD phones on the week 46, and UK sellers are still struggling to get stock :confused:
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Yup, i been told by them will be 10 November 2010....I straight angry....:mad:

And at lunch time.... walk to my nearest 3 Stores and grab it with Sim Free £449.99....:D
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
Hope you got yours posted today as well mate :)

Got the dispatch email twas almost orgasmic... :)
[Desire HD General] bobbyphoenix:
YAY!

Yep, me too! YAY! Now I just need to wait for it. Did you get a tracking number? I only got the dispatch email, but no tracking number. I would love to track it instead of just wonder "Is it today?".
[Desire HD General] Ethania:
Finally place my order today from PC City, Swedish retailer.

5 of November. Just wish me luck!
[Desire HD General] FrikyBCN:
Does anyone have any info on when the HTC Desire HD will be available in Spain?

Also can anyone advise more generally, when is it better to buy unlocked (as opposed to contract)? I've never bought an unlocked phone, so I don't really know the pros and cons of it.

thanks!
[Desire HD General] Acaelus:
Was on the phone earlier to T Mobile, and HTC have told them they'll be getting stock "early November" - so "any day now". So, if you haven't got it from them yet, next week seems to be the ETA. I can't believe I'm still waiting! My other phone is broken as well, so I kind of need it urgently. My patience has expired lol.

That's for the UK, if you didn't manage to work it out :p
[Desire HD General] pingualot:
Good Good I can't wait :)
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
Just get a mail from Amazon UK, mine was just dispatched, I should get it Friday. Ordered the 3rd October :)
[Desire HD General] L19:
I think Handtec shipped all their September orders, and up until October 13th .. :)

That's what they posted on their website ..

"Handtec Note: All September backorders have been shipped and orders up until the 13th October. We would like to thank all our customers for their patience."

hope the next shipment would be that fast .. , cause I'm on the 3rd patch ..
[Desire HD General] webego:
All the phones so far seem to have been unlocked. I haven't heard anyone that has tried different network sim cards in their handsets say theirs is locked.
[Desire HD General] luckyguy82:
before i order from expansys, their website showing available in 4 days, but showing 11 days in my order.

today, they add another 7 days more.............. without any reason.

i feel tired, and will cancel my order with expansys. in facts, my N1 still ok, better waiting for N2.

good luck everyone.
[Desire HD General] rselva_kr:
Same happned to me and i just sent them a cancel request.:(
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
I should be receiving mine today! I did have to phone yesterday to confirm that it would be dispatched and the woman at the call centre phoned through to the warehouse to check it out.
[Desire HD General] Fif23:
Clove will send mine Mid-November...
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
how do you know that? did they send it in email?