yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire HD General] MrGarak:
Hey, I had no idea Vodafone were selling them sim-free, and at that price!

Is it actually retail sim-free like you would buy on the net, or a Vodafone model that they have to unlock themselves in the shop for you? Also, are you on Vodafone yourself?

I think they might have a shop at The Square in Tallaght which would be handier for me, must check this out now!

edit: Yup sure enough they have a shop in The Square SC, I think I'll pop in there on Monday morning, get a DHD sim-free if it's available then run downstairs and grab a sim-card from the 3 store! :D
[Desire HD General] vinokirk:
O2 are doing it for £380, then its about £20 or so for an unlock code :)
[Desire HD General] mvf023:
I ordered mine at MPD on 24/09 and it is still pending stock. I have looked at E2Save and can get the phone £5 p/m cheaper and delivery guarenteed for Tuesday by 9pm, has anyone had experience with these? I am also think of going to either CPW or P4U, but the tariffs are rubbish, are they any better in store?

Is it easy enough to cancel with MPD after reading one post which said they are not getting delviery until the end of this week it is getting a bit silly with them.
[Desire HD General] nsayani:
I don't think o2 are even offering the Desire HD.
[Desire HD General] squalllion1uk:
They aren't its the HD7 they are offering ....
[Desire HD General] braby:
If Croatian localization is important to you I would definitely wait in that case...at least ur takin a chance that a phone sold by VIP or Tele2 will be localized, whereas you know 100% that the one u order from UK won't be...

Personally I despise any language other than English on ANY electronical device! :D
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Same here :)
[Desire HD General] liorra3:
"Clearance delay" - damn, now i will get it only tomorrow :cool:
[Desire HD General] gwud:
I had ordered on 16th September from mobilefun but got bored of waiting so called p4u on market street Manchester. They had one in stock and sold it to me sim free. He said he shouldn't have good it as they were keeping them back for new cotracts, but as he told me I could have it over the phone, it was mine.

The guy then asked me if it was the new Windows Android phone. Hmm.

I've cancelled my mobilefun order, so anyone who has ordered from there get to move one up in the queue.
[Desire HD General] whulfcastle:
the 3 store in Queensway London is selling them on PAYG incase anyone is looking..
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Lol!!!!!
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
I think you can email them to cancel it, someone else mentioned it in this thread. Or try phoning but be prepared for a fairly long wait.

E2save don't do o2 contracts but the offers look reasonable, suppose it depends on who you like provider wise.
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Good for you... thanks mate...

I'm waiting from MobileFun....

I tried get the handset through my area, no body want to sell me with Sim Free..then I have to wait for MobileFun....:mad:
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
yes, pretty much everything is in English so it wouldnt be a problem for me but it would be if for example i wouldnt be able to catch our radio stations in Croatia, or use č,ć, or get mms settings from our poviders for this phone, mobile internet, or something like that becaude its not offical released yet. Now im making stuff up, but you get the idea what i mean.

Do you know how long did it took for Desire or some other HTC smartphones to come in Crotia after they were released to the market??
[Desire HD General] Smartmob:
I think it was like about 30 days....so...around end of november, early december... I think the VIP will ship them again....unlocked i hope ;)
[Desire HD General] nsayani:
Picked mine up today from Three in Northampton, the stores in Leicester and Nottingham had stock but would only sell on contract. I can confirm that the initial batch is unbranded and unlocked - got my t-mobile sim working in mine no problems.
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
I'm getting tired of Amazon UK ... No answer to mail ... A Belgian reseller had it past week and should have new one this week. Once it is in stock, I'll cancel my order on Amazon ...
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
You don't have to worry about that. There won't be problems like that whatsoever.

Well, VIP told me in an email that they have no idea when and if will they sell DHD in Croatia.
[Desire HD General] braby:
I called Intelkom (official distributer) before I placed an order with Superetrader and they told me that they should get it end of November.

They also had no clue what estimated price might be.

All the settings you mention (besides č,ć etc...) you can enter manually on any phone in the world, regardless of localization.
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
ok thanks guys, thats pretty much all i needed to know...just one more, if i buy it in Germani or Italy for example can i just change the settings inside the phone to English without flashing any custom roms...when you get yours please,please make a small review and sent me to pm :D :D
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Yep, English is prety much universal and every phone will have it, no matter where it is bought.
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
So, I send a mail to KingOfGadgets (Amazon's reseller for the Desire HD) and here is the answer :

Thanks Linda, so we can expect the Desire HD for this week. Would be sooooo nice :)
[Desire HD General] sakiszzr:
just ordered mine from a UK store,does anyone know if the ac charger is only for UK Mains Socket :confused:
[Desire HD General] themonkster:
ARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I want this phone Nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !!!!!!!!!!
[Desire HD General] liorra3:
i think that we all do :D
[Desire HD General] Beards:
Patience is a virtue..... Everything comes to those who wait.:)
[Desire HD General] phunkycow:
Unfortunately I'm running out of patience myself (damnit :p).

But I guess I'm on the right path since I haven't thrown my omnia out of the window yet. It's a good sign!

Fingers crossed.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
these delays will make me to buy SGS :(i don't have a phone now
[Desire HD General] mark wild:
:D

Dont, JUST DONT!!! :D
[Desire HD General] turkification:
Don't listen to the devil! :p
[Desire HD General] madindehead:
This is why you don't sell until you know exactly when you are getting your phone.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i sold my old phone to prepare the needed money for DHD, because it was going to be released in the 4th according to clove.co.uk, but now i have to wait more and more :confused:
[Desire HD General] Bumble-Bee:
If ppl want a phone to last them untill they get a DHD grab a G1 :-)

If anyone is thinking of getting a GalaxyS you will regret it :-)
[Desire HD General] themonkster:
I've still got my trusty Hero if I didn't need the money I'd frame it on the wall. It was the phone that started the revolution.

Sent from my Froyd Villian Hero
[Desire HD General] Beards:
And to think I am the one accused of being a Fanboy.

At least I make it constructive criticism.
[Desire HD General] turkification:
I think your sarcasm meter is broken :rolleyes:
[Desire HD General] funfair:
http://twitter.com/markmoons/statuses/26844535917

Twitter of director HTC Benelux.

Someone asked about the delay caused by google.

His anwser

Translated

Is not correct for NL... (The Netherlands) I expect first delivery of Desire HD next week on the market, if things are working...

so dutchies, don't worry. This is not some retail seller, this is the regional director of HTC Benelux!

Source: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Mark/Moons
[Desire HD General] mark wild:
:D

I wrote that cuz - WAIT till the DHD comes out to compare them and than make your choice. Don't make your choices just cuz your in a hurry.

...

Don't you agree?
[Desire HD General] Beards:
Without doubt.
[Desire HD General] guinnes.s:
I been to the htc meetup in London and been playing with the hd and it feels much more solid then the Galaxy S. Been trying to decide witch one to go,the S has a front camera but no flash,the Hd has flash but no front camera. The thing that just convinced me to go for the Hd is the Htc sense new website with all the services . That sold it for me lol. Rumors are that Carphonewarehouse should get it tomorrow Sunday, I get to understand the delay is only for the unlocked versions not the carriers supported ones or I may be wrong.

carphonewarehouse here I come, lol
[Desire HD General] madindehead:
Well, I spoke to Vodafone today, actually in the store, and they told me around the 22nd of October is when they are getting it. So yeah. So figure.
[Desire HD General] guinnes.s:
I asked today vodafone on twitter and they got no idea when,lol, I think we r aspecting to much from this retailers lol.

posted from my Htc Magic Uk
[Desire HD General] jamieeeee:
Hoop het echt heeel erg! ik had HTC Nederland een bericht gestuurd via de HTC site of hun duidelijkheid kunnen geven wanneer ze toestellen beginnen uit te leveren aan de winkels, ik kreeg terug

they say HTC NL doesnt know when it will be able to ship the devices to the stores.
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
If I'm right, no ac charger inside, just the USB cable.
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Umm?

No it comes with a thin wall plug and then a weird screw on USB adapter
[Desire HD General] enzo_450:
Anyone have any ideas when it will be getting to Australia with Vodafone/3?

I know it's a long shot, but worth a try! Plan on my TouchPro runs out this month, and to stop myself from breaking it in half because the digitizer is stuffed and only works when it wants, I'm back to using my old LG!!!!!

Too impatient!
[Desire HD General] sakiszzr:
thanks noobdeagle
[Desire HD General] luckyguy82:
try to email clove, asking for the status, but no answer.:mad:

in facts, clove updates the status in the website:

"Out of Stock: More stock due late October and early November. Back Order Now" :(

now, really need to find a DHD asap. please let me know where & how i could get one, please. i am from thailand, need a sim-free DHD.
[Desire HD General] LooSeGoD:
I hassled 3 today, and unfortunately all they have is an internal mail announcing it. No release date or anything but apparently gossip suggests middle of November. One week before my contract is up :D
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
I ordered Oct 8th, and I'm likely to get it in November as they told yesterday in email.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
dont forget there is only 1 week left of october......id image all of us still waiting or those that placed october pre-orders wont see it untill early november especially including international shipping time.

im sick of waiting to but hopefully there might be some fixed problems in later batches :P
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Amazon has finally taken my money!!! \o/

Status: Dispatching Soon

Damn, I never thought I would be this happy with someone taking nearly GPB500 from me :D
[Desire HD General] x0xRIFLEMANx0x:
What about handtec ?

Anyone know anything ?

:confused:
[Desire HD General] makaveli25:
i've ordered from handtec

i'm in melbourne, australia

i've ordered on the 30th sept, my order has been shipped on the 22nd (London time) and its already arrived in australia, tomorrow it should arrive on my doorstep.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
oh wow that's pretty quick delivery im also in Australia so its nice to hear its only about 4ish days for delivery time from handtec :D

i didnt order till oct so im stuck waiting a bit longer :(
[Desire HD General] vrgngns:
my order was 6th october, and still waiting an e-mail from handtec. :(
[Desire HD General] :
Update from MPD:

Useless.
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
I just spoke to a Customer Advisor at MPD and because I placed my order on the 27th September I should still receive mine tomorrow or Wednesday. They have stock in and are getting additional stock everyday so they will be fulfilling pre-orders on a first come basis.

When did you pre-order?
[Desire HD General] mancuk29:
Get down to a 3 store £449. first batch from 3 appear to be unlocked and unbranded
[Desire HD General] :
Day after you, the 28th. I'll hold on then and see what happens, suppose I can't do much else!

Thanks.
[Desire HD General] mvf023:
Cancelled my order with mobilephonesdirect after the latest update and failure to reply to any of my emails, tried to ring but after 10 minutes of waiting gave up. Gone to E2Save with delivery scheduled for tomorrow and a cheaper tariff.
[Desire HD General] colintd:
Play.com

My order placed with play.com on Sept 17 now says shipped but they have used a 48hour carrier. Oh well, I guess Wednesday is better than never.
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
Ho ? Amazon UK ? Weird, still nothing here :/
[Desire HD General] berek9999:
Yep, same here - dispatching soon. Can't be soon enough!
[Desire HD General] Pulverizer:
expansys may be tomorrow dispatch?

Current expansys desire hd page display

Availability:

Estimated 1 Day

I ordered expansys, So I hope desire hd dispatch will be tomorrow.

If not I'll be angry!!!!!!!

I enquired about desire hd dispatch date to Expansys E-Mail ,

But they never respond my email. T_T
[Desire HD General] adwinp:
This release is the worst fail in HTC release history.

Next time I'll just book a flight and buy the damn phone myself instead of going through that s*** again. 1 month that the CC has been charged and no delivery in sight.

@Handtec

Well, it's a nice gesture to send a BT set free, IF I needed it.
[Desire HD General] jords12:
Clove is better in this respect - they don't charge you until they ship. Although, they do seem to be behind handtec in shipping - I've heard that people with orders around oct 5th have been shipped from handtec, while my 25th sept clove preorder hasn't been shipped yet (they say sometime this week, if they get their promised units).

Although this could just be because clove has more early preorders than handtec.
[Desire HD General] Pulverizer:
In now, expansys desire hd status is sold out.

When is expansys's status "in stock"?

I'm more confused.
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Yes, Amazon UK.

These are very early preorders being dispatched today. I ordered on Sep 16th.
[Desire HD General] alex9898:
The DHD was in stock on the french site of expansys during the last hour.

But all stock is for the earliers pre-orders
[Desire HD General] Chimero:
I can confirm to you that Handtec has not shipped orders till the 5th of October. I ordered on the 5th. Still waiting.
[Desire HD General] vrgngns:
Handtec's e-mail:

Thanks for your email,

We are receiving further stock of this item this week, we will then dispatch all orders as quickly as possible and ensure this is dispatched on your chosen delivery option, tracking details will be sent upon dispatch and can be tracked up until delivery.

Please feel free to email or call us for any further updates.

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] adwinp:
Mine definitely hasn't been sent, while I've ordered on the 1st of October.
[Desire HD General] Balforth:
HTC Desire HD available through o2 in Germany

o2 Germany just updated their website with the HD:

https://service.o2online.de/portal/?$part=Productcatalog.content.detailView&hardwareId=4510%20070045%2000&commercializationId=NewCustomerWebshopPostpaid&tariffId=N-HWO-H-NC-20
[Desire HD General] latte33:
3 Store around my place do not have stock :(

Now i just wait from MobileFun...
[Desire HD General] MrGarak:
Called two Vodafone stores today, Grafton Street and Liffey Valley SC, both of them said they only have locked PAYG, don't sell them sim-free and rarely sell any phones sim-free :p

I'll try Blanchardstown SC again later, looks very unlikely though.
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
I've pre-ordered since the 4th of Oct. According to what I've heard is that no October orders have been dispatched as yet. :( ... Still waiting impatiently.
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Just had a chat with the Customer Services of HandTec and ive asked a few questions:

My order was made on the 18th of this month.
[Desire HD General] jords12:
Ok, I was clearly wrong about how far handtec has got through it's preorders, probably about the same for clove and handtec then.

I'm waiting in extreme anticipation for the ship notice from clove - although I shudder to think how crazy i'm going to go with tracking that parcel from the UK to NZ... if the royal mail site goes down, you will know why :)
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
oh this is good news mine was placed the week b4 the 18th but by the time the bank transfer went through the order was marked as the 18th so this week then i am looking forward to it
[Desire HD General] llcooljazz:
Mobile Fun are expecting stock at the end of this week, start of next week.
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Any clue as to when the second batch will be shipped?
[Desire HD General] liorra3:
the new baby is here~ (: tnx to clove~!
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Just spoke to Handtec as well. They said that they'll be receiving two batches "hopefully" this week but not sure when this week...

"HTC are expecting two shipments hopefully they will both come in this week ... if so then we will be able to dispatch your order ... any time this week"
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
that's great news because i ordered too on the 18th of this month. So for sure im having mine dispatched this week :)
[Desire HD General] latte33:
How do you know? You called them?

I thought their release in tomorrow?

When did you order?

Sorry for asking so many question... :p
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Amazon UK just shipped mine!

Thank you, good night!

(what a saga, phew!)
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Just called MobileFun.... i'm on the Pre-order list number 15....might ship tomorrow...

Finger crossed.....If not have to wait begining of November or Begining of next week.... :(
[Desire HD General] llcooljazz:
I have friend who works there. They asked the Distributor - and they are not 100% they are just awaiting stock from HTC. Apparently the distributor ordered 40k and so far HTC have only sent them 1k.
[Desire HD General] sromer:
Anyone know when clove is meant to get more stock ?
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
You can be pretty sure that no one knows when they'll get their phone until it's dispatched. Despite what the retailers say, they mostly don't have a clue.
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Thanks for your answer...

I been told by their customer service...I'm no.15 on their list.... probably dispatch at tomorrow...finger crossed...:p
[Desire HD General] yazanarouri:
I ordered mine on the 15th of October. Do you think they will ship domestically first, and then ship internationally, vice versa?

I live in Saudi Arabia, and was about to order Iphone 4 until I saw this one!
[Desire HD General] latte33:
The release date at MobileFun have been changed 2 November 2010....

Oh dear, hope my handset will dispatch tomorrow :)
[Desire HD General] Chimero:
I am pretty sure they will ship based on the ordering date. I am from Saudi Arabia too and have ordered on the 5th of October. I am expecting delivery next week :)
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
I hope I haven't shot myself in the foot. Just ordered the DHD from DeviceWire.co.uk and it cost me with delivery about £525.:eek: I can't believe I just did that. Kinda got impatient with this whole waiting I suppose. The woman said that I'd get it on Wednesday as it's too late to dispatch today (4pm Cut off). So Handtec, if you dispatch tomorrow, you get my money otherwise DeviceWire will extort me! :eek:
[Desire HD General] Riceburner:
Re MobilePhonesDirect.... I got this today :
[Desire HD General] berek9999:
Woohoo - just had an email from Amazon saying that my HD has shipped!
[Desire HD General] Pulverizer:
When was your ordered date? september? october?
[Desire HD General] berek9999:
23 September
[Desire HD General] asad510:
its a matter of days you should have waited ...hate companies like device...ripping people off
[Desire HD General] Pulverizer:
WoW! Congraturation :)

I was ordered oct / 14 at Expansys UK.

But i still estimated 7 days.. and this estimated date is continuous increase.:mad::mad::mad:

So i'm confused...:eek::eek:
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
True. But I needed to make sure that I got my handset before the 1st of November as it's been seriously affecting my work since I got rid of my BlackBerry. I guess it's about £40 more than what i paid at Handtec.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
Hi guys, i have a question for those who've cancelled a preorder with Handtec (not just for the DHD, but any item ordered with them.

Handtec take your money straight away even before shipped, so if i cancel my preorder with them how long would it take for the money to reappear in my bank account?

If Amazon end up dispatching before Handtec then i'll need to cancel my preorder with Handtec since Amazon i much cheaper for me.
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
Still nothing from Amazon :/ I've seen that berek9999 (who ordered its on 23 september) and somebody other will get it soon. Is there a lot of orders on Amazon ?
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
The last time I asked them (last week) the guy told me that it would take 5 days since I paid for it by card. I asked on Thursday and he said I'd get it on Thursday the next week. You should call and ask them to confirm. I'd give it a week.
[Desire HD General] avenge the rage:
Does anyone have any idea as to when orange will get it.

Need it on my upgrade :-(
[Desire HD General] themonkster:
Orange rang me the other day and said they expect to release it the first week of November. My upgrade is on the 16th, I hope they have it by then.
[Desire HD General] oawalker:
I remember when i ordered a phone from them last year and i wanted to cancel it took me over 3 weeks to get a refund and i had to call them so many times to get them to processes the refund. they are so quick to take your money but don't want to give it back to you
[Desire HD General] santhoshkumar:
I've ordered mine with MPD on 20th September and there is no sign of it.

I got the same email.

"Dear Customer

Thank you for your order of the stunning New Desire HD.

The demand for this product has been tremendous and unfortunately there has been a delay in getting supplies in the UK. This has meant they are in very short supply everywhere.

The good news is our shipment has been confirmed. We expect to commence deliveries during the week of the 1st of November.

We appreciate that you have been inconvenienced. We apologise on behalf of HTC.

What happens next? We will email you on the 1st of November confirming your delivery date.

Thank you and sorry for the delay."

T-mobile UK customers have already started receiving their phone from Friday itself..

Should have gone with them

I'won't recommend MPD.
[Desire HD General] santhoshkumar:
I've ordered mine with MPD on 20th September and there is no sign of it.

I got the same email stating they will update me on 1st November...S*** service.
[Desire HD General] Wafster:
Amazon you Charlie Hunt

I ordered 2 of October and Amazon is freaken kidding me still middle of November

Dispatch Estimate: 14 Nov 2010 - 15 Nov 2010
[Desire HD General] JohnM109R:
In Montreal Area????

Hey Guys.... Where would I get on of these DHD in Montreal area unlocked...to work on Fido...

Thanks...
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
wow really? did you pay with paypal? I think i'll just keep my order since they're throwing in a free bluetooth headset. Besides i have no clue when Amazon will decide to dispatch :cool:
[Desire HD General] avenge the rage:
Nice one. Did they let you go on a pre order list?

I can't get on the waiting list
[Desire HD General] ramadanatt:
I got mine today from Three Leicester for £449.99

I'm dissapointed with the screen .. it is foggy and has no nice colors.

It looks like pixels are lightened by a white neon lamps.

Camera photos and Video quality are ****.

Battery life is 1 Hour :(
[Desire HD General] Axiol:
Sure you get the good ? Not a fake like a Disire DH ? (joking) Weird, all the first review are very good :/
[Desire HD General] oawalker:
I Didn't use paypal, used normal checkout. yea they will dispatch it soon