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[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
these are my thoughts too. Im only concerned that by "next few weeks", it might be sometime in December for the Nexus s release. Last time google said that Froyo would be released in the next few weeks, it ended up being released one and a half months later.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
well for me it depends im really taken by the nice 4.3 inch screen of the DHD only if i can get one that will work here which is supported by google well thats even better.

but if the Nexus S is going to be a 'best buy' exclusive like they say well then it seems it might be even harder to get then the DHD

any way i guess we just have to wait and see if a solid release date hits for the nexus S or does the DHD shipments arrive, :\
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i'm the one who were asking HTC on Facebook, now i can wait for ever because my queries has been answered. the only thing could make me cancel my order is when Samsung release their NEXUS S.
[Desire HD General] Gurps777:
T mobile have said their next htc desire hd delivery is tomorrow or friday by latest....Am i the only one who's been told that?? complete lies?
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
LOL! so i was just looking on handtec and it made me *facepalm*

i was originally going to buy the milestone 2 then i saw the DHD was going to be available sooner so i paid extra for that NOW the milestone 2 is available on the 19th and its dropped in price lol cause i pay ex vat its also about $170 cheaper :\

i guess if the DHD is delayed again next week (cause i really like the large screen) then i might jump back to the cheaper milestone 2 cause that keyboard would be nice also :P

but i just thought it was funny went for the DHD cause id get it sooner and now the milestone 2 would've beaten it to my door GG HTC gg indeed
[Desire HD General] tiagomenezzes:
I have decided to wait for the DHD, specially if people start cancelling, maybe then there will be more stock availabity and I will be able to receive mine earlier.

The main reason I decided to wait for the DHD has to be with the fact that I have been researching a bit and no phone comes even closer to that what Im expecting from the DHD. Even the Nexus S, it doesnt convince me. Its a Google phone, yes. But produced by Samsung! Also, hen I look at that phone... It looks so bulky, and just doesnt look nice to me, at all.

What about the Sony Ericsson ANZU/XPERIA X12, its supposed to have a 4.3inch screen and Android 2.2. Any ideas on that one?
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
aparantly the X12 only has an 800mhz CPU which was odd to me. but also considering SE's poor updating of the X10 i dont think id buy them because lack of good quick support

the X10 only just got a 2.1 update and froyo has been out for how long ? everyone is getting 2.2 and they just got 2.1 not good enough.

imo sure nexus S is made by samsung but its 'googles' device they will be supporting it not samsung so its better :P

but imo id go for htc first out of any other company based on my past experience, the only thing that is an issue for me now is these delays, getting sick of it tbh, but same thing with the milestone 2 only thing that stops me is that its not a stock android version like the original milestone and motoblur is **** :\ lol

imo tho lets all just hope that DHD's come in next week :)
[Desire HD General] Troden:
Yeah mate im gettign mine for £399 from handtec as they dont charge me the VAT as im outside of the UK :D

sweeet

Thats if it ever arrives, they have been sitting on my money since Oct24.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
LOL i got mine from handtec for 390 before it went up that 9 extra pounds :P, think it was something like 602 AUD at the time :D

plus i sold my legend for 400AUD making the DHD the cheapest phone ive ever bought sim free lol WIN!
[Desire HD General] quarintus:
I checked, but I don't see the VAT fall away when setting some other destination then the uk. The price just goes up...
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
LOL your country still pays vat tax ..... http://www.expatax.nl/vat.htm

only countries outside of the European union don't pay vat so your price goes up cause its adding shipping.
[Desire HD General] hardbreed:
ANOTHER delay from Clove

Im waiting since the 6th of october for mine, proper pain at this stage
[Desire HD General] tiagomenezzes:
You guys are quite lucky, I have to say. I actually thought that even though you did not pay VAT as you are outside the UK you would still have to pay Customs Duty in Australia. Reading a bit and in Australia, Customs Duty is only paid on goods with a value higher than A$1000. In the UK Customs Duty is paid on goods with a value higher than £175... Which is not that difficult to reach.

Still, in terms of warranty your DHD will be considered from Grey Market, meaning that it will not be supported by HTC there in Australia.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
it seems both clove and handtec seem to be in sync with these delays :\

anyway, also note the wording 'in best circumstances' so in other words htc delayed it gave no date in the best case scenario is that they will see them next week imo this week commencing 22nd date is just speculation on behalf of clove / hantec

personally id be happier if they just wrote 'we have no idea when new stock will arrive' then it will be an amazing surprise when they finally get them :P
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
and this is why i import many things :D

however due to the current high value of our dollar next to the US dollar there is a push for this value to be dropped to $400 i for one hope this doesnt pass as prices over here are significantly higher than buying from overseas

DHD for example $899 on average from australian online stores (i dont know where you can even find them sim free from a brick and motar store)

and handtec only set me back 640ish after currency conversion and shipping, that differnce is just too large imo
[Desire HD General] Riceburner:
well - looks like I'm going to be waiting until next week now....

Orange are currently showing as "Awaiting Testing" (again).

Whether that means they actually have stock or not, I couldn't get out of the operator (despite virtually constraining her to a bare wooden chair and shining a bright light into her eyes for hours in a dank metal windowless room)
[Desire HD General] Redbilly007:
Hi all, surprise surprise, just contacted orange telling them my contract is up in 4 days and I was thinking about moving on after all their broken promises, its due in! Its under test! Its on its way! All bollox, the guy on the phone informed me it would be no longer than 2 days,and he will personally ring me once its in stock!

we will see
[Desire HD General] fluffhouse:
Finally got my DHD in my dirty fingers today. I'd had it on order from both mobilefun.co.uk and totalpda.co.uk, intending to cancel the other once one was dispatched. But after a tipoff from someone on the equivalent thread over at Amazon, I got it from the carphonewarehouse website, who had some sim-free stock yesterday. Delivered the next day, no messing about. Appears they've run out now though :\

It was £495, but just seemed worth the extra 30 quid to have it in my hands now instead of "er next week maybe, or the week after, or before xmas if you're lucky".

It's been interesting though frustrating following this thread!
[Desire HD General] Fif23:
HTC - Disgrace .

Never again.

All shipments delayed again. What is weird is that, they always delay the shipment in a few days...

IF YOU DON'T HAVE COMPONENTS TO MAKE THE DEVICE, HOW ARE YOU PLANNING TO GET THEM, MANUFACTURE THE DEVICE AND SHIP IT TO EUROPE IN UNDER 7 DAYS ? STOP LYING !!!!!!!
[Desire HD General] FrikyBCN:
Very in-depth review of the Desire HD from one of the heavyweight reviewers over at mobile-review (sorry I can't post the link, just put a .com on the end)
[Desire HD General] tiagomenezzes:
I cancelled my order with Amazon. Want to know why?! I have the phone here in my hands. :)

Went to Carphone Warehouse yesterday, they told me that they do not have it in stock but to try again today as they receive new stock every Thursday. Went to the shop today and they did have it! One should see my smile! :)

Not yet tested as I want to charge it for 3h before the first switching On of the phone, but a big smile on my face already. The phone feels great. :)

Im just wondering now... Amazon gave me a Claim Code to use on a HTC bluetooth handset as a goodwill gesture for the time that I had to wait for the phone. I havent used that Claim Code yet as I had untill the 30th on November to do it. Should I use the code to claim the bluetooth handset even though I cancelled my order? :D
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
What did you pay from CPW tiagomenezzes ?

Congrats btw :)
[Desire HD General] tiagomenezzes:
£495 >> more expensive than Amazon, but wont have to wait until 17th of December, as they now wanted me to. Tell you what, is definitely worth!
[Desire HD General] Troden:
so whats the bets HTC UK shipmnt date of the 22nd gets pushed back to the 29th.

just like the past 3 weeks.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
eh i hope not these delays are seriously making me want to get something else i want a phone before xmas :\
[Desire HD General] adwinp:
For those of you who live in Poland, and specifically the Tricity (Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot):

I have a spare (NEW, UNBOXED) Desire HD.

If you can't wait for your retailer order, send me a PM. ;]
[Desire HD General] Fif23:
Something just came to mind...

Did HTC stop the production of the DHD due to construction problems and low quality units produced or is it simply a shortage issue ?

I heard somewhere that a lot of units didnt pass testing and have sunk turn on buttons, misalligned plastic pieces etc...
[Desire HD General] Nodeuk:
Just got a text from T-Mobile saying my DHD would arrive on Monday 22nd, hoping that's the truth. I ordered mine as an upgrade on 6th Nov.
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
HTC says they have aluminum case shortages, maybe the one in the old batches was faulty and causing all the misalignment/gaps/sunken button issues and HTC are waiting for the fixed case?

Whatever it is I hope it gets sorted out really soon.
[Desire HD General] RandyKaoss:
I'm thinking of cancelling.

From what I gather, the third party sellers get their stock from T-Mobile, if T-Mobile can't satisfy their direct orders, what chance have the third-parties got??!

Many dual-core CPU phones due early 2011...
[Desire HD General] bigtin:
Not all 3rd party sellers will get their stock from T-Mobile, the likes of CPW and P4U have had stock whenever I've checked but their "deals" are rubbish.
[Desire HD General] Sherloq:
I've also just received a text from T-Mobile saying my phone will be with me on Tuesday (23rd Nov). I ordered mine at the beginning of November... anyway finally its here. I really think this means they are now in stock and this should quickly filter down to all places over the next week.

So just to re-iterate based on Nodeuk also getting a similar message - T-Mobile now have stock!
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
I hope this means handtec get stock next week too.
[Desire HD General] andreasy:
I don't know what the truth will be at the end but they insist that they don't cover the story by giving us the delay slowly-slowly and that they will have it by 22nd. I have seen other shops with that date as well, I think it was Amazon.

Anyway, a week or 2 won't make any difference as long as it won't be more than a month at the end.
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
Apparently, these dates come from HTC UK, clove also announced 22 Nov. My fear is that HTC is the one who is doing the "delay slowly-slowly" :(
[Desire HD General] odyseus:
I too cancelled, I could see the delay going on week after week.

Instead I ordered an unlocked Dell Streak from Tesco of all places This one has the 32gb microSD card in and costs £399 (seems32gb version costs £429 from Dell?). At least I should get a big screen and now dell are rolling out froyo for unlocked streaks..
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
im willing to wait another couple week but then its getting to close to xmas for me then its too long i need a phone before that so ill probably cancel and jump to the milestone2. somehow i reckon they will be getting them soon 3 weeks without stock ....surly they have built some units in that time :\
[Desire HD General] munkimatt:
Managed to blag an upgrade after 8 months of my contract with T-mobile on Thursday :) Text on Friday telling me it'd been despatched.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
ohhh this is good news if t-mobile is dispatching devices clove and handtec might receive their stock next week :D

im probably just getting my hopes up then will be horribly disappointed tho lol
[Desire HD General] prank1:
I can just imagine it...

Next Delivery Due: Week commencing 29th November 2010

And then when that day comes..

Next Delivery Due: Week commencing 6th December 2010

And then...

Next Delivery Due: Early 2011

But with all of the T-Mobile and Orange stock, I have to admit I am getting my hopes up a bit. But I probably will be disappointed next week. If it does get delayed till early 2011, then I am cancelling my order, sticking with my HD2 (with Android) and probably buying myself an Alienware laptop.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
this is exactly what i'm thinking but not going to buy a laptop :P i'm going to buy the next thing Samsung releases.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
so i used a DHD in a vodafone store they had stock to but wouldnt sell me one sim free after using it i was willing to pay more than handtec just to have it now !

anyway the build quality of the unit i used was perfect no gaps in covers or recessed buttons., eh i really hope handtec get stock now makes me even more impatent stores have it but wont sell it without contract and a friend of mine got one already but on contract of course and im still stuck waiting even tho i ordered over a month ago :\

not very happy atm
[Desire HD General] GeoMil:
I cancelled and ordered an HD2 to run Android on... (and hopefully WP7 too!)
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
when will be notified about the new delays?
[Desire HD General] Killiandros:
I already have an HD2 (which I'm quite happy with) and have pre-ordered the DesireHD for an 'upgrade.' (I assume there aren't huge differences between the HD2 and the DesireHD based on the specs I've read)

However, with all the delays, the HD2 being able to run Android (issue free?) and the next generation of phones with much improved processors around the corner - I'm seriously considering cancelling my order.

Should I just stick with the HD2 ?
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
If you are happy with you HD2 and able to wait for next big thing in the android world, I say yes cancel your order, the reason I didn't cancel my order yet because I'm not happy with my blackberry, as without its BlackBerry messenger the phone is boring, that's why I bought the DHD as my entertainment device.
[Desire HD General] Gurps777:
I would say stick with your HD2 but personally...I can't...My hd2 is great but...That unibody design combined with the 4.3 inch screen...is the deal breaker...I don't think the next gen phones will have 4.3 inch soon...maybe 3.7 to start off with...Plus the unibody design is rare for htc...Only legend and desire hd have it so far...But that's personal. I'm getting mine tomorrow....Can't wait !
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
By Tuesday? It will be a nice surprise if clove or handtec gets something from htc this week. I'm not expecting much though :(
[Desire HD General] vovanopulo:
Too bad when you can't do a damn thing to change something :'(
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
yeah it would be nice to wake up one morning and see an email saying my htc desire hd has been dispatched :D, however considering what has happened over the last few weeks im just setting myself up for dissapointment lol

however the fact that t-mobile in the uk is telling people they will receive it this week means that there is a thin sliver of hope for hantec stock this week D:
[Desire HD General] v6kgang:
I was in for a pleasant surprise today...some intermediate stocks arrived at pdashop and i was lucky to block one..will get in the evening...other wise need to wait till 1st week of dec to get one in stock
[Desire HD General] Nodeuk:
My t-mobile upgrade *just* arrived :D
[Desire HD General] Ruzza:
My tmobile uk upgrade also arrived at 08:30 this morning :)
[Desire HD General] MarkieSA:
A few questions if you don't mind:-

Is there any sort of T-Mobile branding on the phone

Is the phone network locked

How long since ordering did you have to wait for your upgrade

Thanks in advance !
[Desire HD General] RandyKaoss:
BuyMobilePhones expect stock on Wednesday, but they have no idea how many they are getting.

Fingers and toes crossed that my pre-order is covered!!

:D
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
I guess today is the official launch for Hong Kong, Is there any one who can confirm If DHD started to sold in Hong Kong and how much unlocked pay&go prices?
[Desire HD General] cheesinar:
I picked up my DHD this evening from Wilsons communications in Hong kong. Simfree and unlocked is hk$5498.:)

From what the sales guy was saying once they are out of their current stock, they are not expecting any new stock until 23rd December.
[Desire HD General] Nodeuk:
Nothing physical on the phone, not seen anything at all in the software, not even something simple like the default homepage.

I've only got t-mobile sims to hand, so I cant answer this one im afraid. Given the lack of branding i'd imagine not.

I ordered the upgrade mid afternoon on 6th Nov. I did ring T-Mobile on thursday 18th asking whats up (being polite and whatnot).
[Desire HD General] MarkieSA:
Thank you for replying, appreciate it:D
[Desire HD General] prank1:
Expansys are now taking orders for the Desire HD again, and have even given an estimate of 3 days for delivery..

http://www.expansys.com/htc-desire-hd-203871/

I hope that this, and the recent stock updates from carriers means good news for us who have pre-ordered from retailers such as HandTec and Clove.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
fingers crossed!
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
Wow, good for you pal.

23rd Dec is horribly long :confused:
[Desire HD General] Ruzza:
Just tried an o2 and three sim card and it shows, network locked - contact customer care, when it boots up!

I waited since 10th of Novemberish
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
It's been quiet here for a while so thought of posting an update. Handtec is expecting a shipment on Wednesday/Thuresday and allocation will be done on the same day so it's a day or two for those who ordered from handtec. On the other hand clove is waiting to hear from HTC today regarding a delivery date, hopefully they will get the expected batch this week.
[Desire HD General] FrikyBCN:
You guys are lucky! Here in Spain, Vodafone have an exclusive deal with HTC and they have no dates at all yet for the Desire HD. The latest message on their twitter was that they might have "news" in the next 2 weeks. I was pissed off about it initially but now I'm thinking each day of delay from HTC, brings me one day closer to the Nexus S. :-)
[Desire HD General] MarkieSA:
Thanks for that information.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
how have you heard this handtec news ?, source please ?

while it is good news and i have no doubt my order will be filled (18th oct), for them to say this means that it is confimed that htc has sent them stock right ?

which means def no more delays HOWEVER where have you heard this or are you just getting our hopes up for major dissapointment
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
A friend ordered with handtec, he got this info from their live support. What I understood is that they are waiting for the shipment to arrive in 1-2 days, but it's not there yet.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
ah k well i guess we will have to wait and see then, hopefully its correct and not just an employee trying to prevent another cencelation :P
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
that is great news if its true. Hopefully i'll receive that mystical email :)
[Desire HD General] RandyKaoss:
BuyMobilePhones just announced on Twitter that they are getting a batch of T-Mobile DHDs tomorrow. However, not enough to satisfy all pre-orders :(

Fingers crossed...
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
I agree with you Unless Nexus S would not make us suffer like this :)
[Desire HD General] Sherloq:
Just got my DHD T-Mobile renewal through the post today! I'd been waiting for over 3 weeks... Hope you all get yours soon!
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
Clove Delayed:

We are pleased to confirm that our next shipment of Desire HD is due to arrive from HTC on Monday 29 November – this will clear orders up to 20 October inclusive. Payments for those orders will be processed over the next few days to ensure that they are ready to ship as soon as stock arrives.

Approximately one week later we expect to receive further stock, however, this shipment is not guaranteed and we do not yet know how many will be delivered. We do anticipate fulfilling all our current orders in December but are unable to guarantee any delivery dates at the moment.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
It may be delayed, but they seem very confident in receiving them at that date. Good news imo because this might debunk that rumor of delays till mid december. Hopefully handtec get theirs sometime this week like someone above me said, and im faily confident they will :) Things are looking up.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i'm laughing at our self when we were angry and mad about Amazon 15th of November delay first when the phone was launched.
[Desire HD General] yazanarouri:
yea i ordered from handtec too, on october 15th and still waiting to hear some good news. I sure do hope this is real news.
[Desire HD General] nmyseteroious:
I asked one of the LiveSupport at Handtec and he/she said that they are getting the DHD from HTC on Thursday so probably dispatch beginning of next week.
[Desire HD General] dvg40rus:
Handtec usually dispatches orders right after receiving the batch....
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
good thing that they didnt change their stock status yet
[Desire HD General] dvg40rus:
they didnt, clove did. don't know where's the truth
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i think clove has
[Desire HD General] jsm1970:
I gave up with an order placed with Mobilephonesdirect since 3rd Oct.

Carphone Warehouse web order placed Friday 4pm, despatched on Monday afternoon, received it 1pm today. Charging it up now, doesn't appear to have any production faults and is not branded or locked to a carrier. £30 per month :)
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
hantec will dispatch on the same day they receive them and allocate them to customers, which is good because then rather than ship monday then have to wait all that time through the week for shipping they can ship at the end of the week then it will still travel over the weekend and be here to me first thing monday :D

if they are actually getting them thursday lol
[Desire HD General] prank1:
If they dispatch on Thursday, it should arrive either Friday or Saturday so maybe we will get ours this week (fingers crossed)
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i'm happy because handtec still have the 22nd commencing thing :D
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
nope wont make it to me till Monday it has to come to australia :D Wait.... :(
[Desire HD General] emreeken:
Same here in Turkey. Vodafone does not have a clue about release date, just says "soon". HTC Turkey keeps saying before new year.

I hate the word "soon".
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
LOL, even though they start to sell here, I am sure the pricing will me considerably hig compared to other countries. So I never follow Turkey launch dates :p
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
For England, It's saying in stock below link for sim-free version, is that right?

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/choose-tariff/HTC-DESIRE-HD/HANDSET/NEW
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Believe so - good for those that can't wait to get their hands on the HD (and don't mind paying a premium to do so)!

Just spoke to my local Phones4U incidentally and was told they have had only TWO in since launch day!