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[Desire HD General] asad510:
Handtec

I placed my order with handtec on the 4th Oct. They have shipped all orders for September. Spoke to their customer services and they said that they had UK's largest allocation and so will the next one be. They are also giving a free HTC headset to all orders placed in October ...glad I placed my order with them.

so the cost of HTC Desire HD is infact only £434 ..also mentioned they had on order 20,000 units !!!
[Desire HD General] palexr:
Bums...

"We emailed you recently to let you know that there was a delay on your order for the HTC Desire HD. Due to further shipping delays, we now hope to get your HTC Desire HD to you by the end of the day on 25 October.

You don't need to do anything right now. We’ll send you an email to let you know when your phone is on its way. If you chose to have your order delivered to a Vodafone store, please wait for a confirmation email before going to pick it up.

If you have any questions about your order please call on 0844 854 0430 or email info@v-store.co.uk, quoting your order number as your reference.

Sorry to keep you waiting

Vodafone"
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
MPD have just changed their delivery to 12 days! Going to phone them
[Desire HD General] bigsi100:
Got this mail aswell. Have placed an order with Clove who reckon they'll be getting a very large batch in W/C 1st Nov, which they're hoping will cover new orders. The chap I spoke to actually sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Left order with play.com in place, just in case, but I'll never use them again. Utter nats nuts service.

Still nothing guaranteed - stuck with ****ty £4.95 LG phone I was using as a stop-gap for another few weeks.
[Desire HD General] affan2:
ordered mine on the 17th....nothing yet :(
[Desire HD General] broncogr:
18th for me too...........

Hoping........
[Desire HD General] asad510:
17th September??
[Desire HD General] ardsar:
Handtech usually send shipping details after 6pm. It also states this in the product page. If you ordered nxt working day you will get it on Monday.
[Desire HD General] asad510:
dont mind waiting ...was looking to get the HTC headset was chuffed to see that Handtec are going to send one Free!. Friend has also just placed an order with them ...seems they will get the largest allocation of stock
[Desire HD General] eboni:
Has anyone noticed the Expansys page, it has changed the availability date from 1 day to 5 days......

So not pleased, and they gave no indication when I was on the phone to them about 5 minutes before.
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Guys, just got off the phone with MobileFun and they claimed that they are getting around 800 items on the the 26th and their backlog of pre-orders are about 100 so they are available. Was going to cancel my Handtek order and change to MobileFun but Handtec told me that I would get my refund by Thursday next week which may defeat the purpose as I'd get my order by then supposedly. Also, the guy told me that they are an authorized HTC reseller and MobileFun isn't and may be getting imported orders from somewhere else. Either way, if it makes more sense, you can order with MobileFun and see what happens. They don't charge till the order is dispatched on Tuesday next week.

I would advise you guys to call them up and speak to them if you're planning to order. If only I have £450 spare, I would have also ordered from them.

Hopefully Handtec will dispatch the second order by Monday or Tuesday! Fingers crossed! ... Hey has anyone from the first batch at Handtec received their dispatch notes?
[Desire HD General] hatemk:
Anyone ordered with clove? My order was placed on 8 October and they say that i'll probably get it early November.
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
Have a look at two pages back...
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
MPD sales have just told me that they won't be getting their phones until the end of next week so I can expect delivery around 1st/2nd November :mad: Not overly impressed
[Desire HD General] asad510:
it seems that many retailers are stating different things ... from what I can see most are shipping only a limited amount - the largest shipped seems to be from Handtec so I would stick with them (also get HTC Headset thrown in for Free)
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Hehe... So true. Can't trust any of them really. Handtec however till now have not ever confirmed the number of items they will be releasing. They have assured me several times that since I ordered on the 4th of Oct I will definitely receive it in the 2nd batch which they will be receiving next week and they don't know when. I just hope it's not going to be on Friday again! :confused:

The headset i guess is a plus for me though already have 2 others. So I'm not really bugged with it. Lets see if they ship the first batch today.
[Desire HD General] eboni:
QQ. That is all
[Desire HD General] latte33:
I called MobileFun yesterday and I m on their pre-order list No26 -.-

Then they told me the first batch there are only limited stock up to 10-15 handset which I might get it at 1 November or before that. :(

Btw, I will try shopping around at London see whether I can get it through phones4u shop at London.

There is someone able to buy it through London Oxford St with Sim Free….
[Desire HD General] insty:
My Desire HD from Handtec has been picked up by FedEx and will be delivered to Australia on the 26th.
[Desire HD General] Zantos64:
My HD has been picked up from Handtec at 16:05 for delivery before 12 tomorrow:):):) Happy or what!
[Desire HD General] Chimero:
That is good news!!!! Congrats... I am so envious. I will have to wait for the second batch and hope they get more than 10-20 handsets. Or its gonna be end of November for me due to Hajj Holidays.

Did they send you an email about the dispatch?
[Desire HD General] Evostance:
Yeeeees got one from P4U :D

Cancelled my Play.com order. You've all moved up one in the list
[Desire HD General] Rittzy:
I also cancelled my order so another position moved up, gettin mine delivered from elsewhere :p
[Desire HD General] fubofo:
Got that email also !! Shortly followed by.....

Hello ***** ******

You should have received an email to tell you that your Vodafone order has been despatched to the following address:

Belfast ** Castle Court

Unit ** Castle Court Shopping Centre, Belfast

Belfast

County Down

BT1 1DD

It should arrive between 8am and 6pm the day after you received your despatch email.

Awesome !! New handset on Monday
[Desire HD General] braby:
I am VERY surprised nobody noticed this on Gummobile:

In Stock 25th October, Pre Order Now!

Price: £529.99

Talking about gauging...
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
That's what they all say...
[Desire HD General] braby:
All who says?

Handtec, Clove and Superetrader all have same old prices...
[Desire HD General] latte33:
P4U which store u get it from?

How much u paid? 459.99?

:D
[Desire HD General] :
Yeah, me, lollol;P

JD
[Desire HD General] andybrumz:
Same here got one message saying sorry then another saying its been dispatched to the store i asked for!!!!

Hmmm hopefully ill get mine tomorrow....if not Mondays not too far away is it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! erm....yes it is, Two more days.........
[Desire HD General] eboni:
I am hoping mine comes in 3 days.... it feels like a never-ending epoch.
[Desire HD General] mancuk1972:
3 uk are selling a payg handset for £449 and have plenty of them ... got mine reserved at my local 3 store for pick up tomorrow ... only downside is they are 3 locked and minimal branding (phone has no branding on) but the staff member i spoke to said that the phone can be unlocked ... £20 cheaper than most retailers and available stock :)

cancelled my play.com pre purchase so you all moved up list I AM NOT WAITING 3 - 5 WEEKS

PS whats this 5 min wait ive been a member of xda for years ?? (tried to change post but had to wait 5 mins ) To prevent spam to the forums, new users must wait five minutes between posts. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed
[Desire HD General] bmw-boy:
My order has been dispatched today from clove technology

I will receive it Monday

My pre order was 20 September
[Desire HD General] KaidM:
Clove confirmed with me that they are fulfilling pre-orders taken up to the 20 Sept. I pre-ordered mine on the 24th and they believe that they will be able to fulfill my order on the 25 or 26 of October ie in 4 to 5 days.
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
Lucky bastards. Still nothing in Scandinavia, not even a guess on "when". And it's useless to "pre-order" now :(
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
I've just received this email from handtec !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND THEN I WENT TO FIND IT AND ........

..... i cried...:(
[Desire HD General] MrGarak:
Still waiting for 3 Ireland to actually announce the device, typical, haha. It's supposed to be next month I think. I thought it might be a bit cheaper than that though compared to the sim-free version. :rolleyes:

You mention 'minimal-branding', does this mean they will have their own branding inside the OS at the boot screen or something? I would probably get sim-free just to avoid that. :p
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
I know how you feel. Amazon basicly f*** over all those who preordered with them. They're starting deliveries Nov 15, so I will have my device a month late, although I preordered on Sep 16th. No use canceling my preorder now.

And this I don't get, they claim they weren't able to allocate stock for preorders like other smaller retailers did. And Amazon can easily eat them for breakfast, all of them, at once.

They should drop the price by £50, just for not playing fair :(

Damn, I need a cigarette!
[Desire HD General] Gig11gs:
any one feels like going to P4U tomorrow and buy a desire HD for 449 and sell it for me for 500?

easy 50 Gbp.

I will pay shipping also.
[Desire HD General] luckyguy82:
i order early of oct, and got this reply from clove, maybe need to consider another way:mad:

Sorry we only had enough stock to ship orders made in early September. However, it should only be 2-3 weeks before we can ship your order.

Regards

Sales Team

Clove Technology

TEL: +44 (0)1202 552936

FAX: +44 (0)1202 552937

Email: sales@clove.co.uk

Website: www.clove.co.uk
[Desire HD General] lare:
My order has been dispatched yesterday from clove technology and I will receive it on Monday

My pre order was 17th September

Yeee!

Maybe the first Desire HD in Finland..... ;-)
[Desire HD General] oawalker:
Just got my delivery for my DHD from t mobile i ordered yesterday :)
[Desire HD General] ramadanatt:
I have spent the last seven days running from one phone store to another (Leicester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Lincoln) trying to get one but I ended up with lost debt card and no cash. I tried to get some cash from an ATM in Sheffield oppissite to a P4U store. the ATM has eaten my card and refused to give it back. called the bank and they said I will receive a replacmnet card next friday.

Now I have no money, no debt card, and no DHD until Friday.

F**K HTC
[Desire HD General] ramadanatt:
Congratulations

Can I visit you today with £500?????
[Desire HD General] mickgeorge:
I ordered mine from Clove on Sept 29th, they've advised it's "very likely" that I'll receive mine from the next stock (due in on 26th)
[Desire HD General] liorra3:
that is suks, but as for me, clove one of the best shop to deal with.

i can guess that the 2-3 weeks in the time for filling up the markep with devices...
[Desire HD General] polystirenman:
i was lucky.

when i found this email i was so pissed off and decided to cancel my preorder and by from P4U for less money.so i phoned them up and canceled my pre order.the guy i spoked to said it will be done strait away.10 minutes later they phoned my back saying there was a mess in a warehouse and they can still fulfill my preorder.so while on the phone with them i asked for saturday delivery.they changed it free of charge and my DHD is on its way to me now :-D.and i am still getting bluetooth headset too!

after all i have to say THANK YOU HANDTEC!
[Desire HD General] SW7:
Email from Play.com

Dear xxxxxxxxx

Order ID: xxxxxxxxx

Thank you for your recent Play.com order for HTC Desire HD Android / Sim Free / Unlocked / 8 Megapixel / Touch Screen Mobile Phone

We have recently been informed by the manufacturer of this product that the release date has been changed to 22-Oct-2010. We have updated this information on site and will endeavour to process your order in readiness to arrive with you on the release date.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused to you in this matter and thank you for your patience and valued custom.

Kind Regards,

Customer Support Team

Play.com
[Desire HD General] seaempty:
I just got that email too, although my order's still "packing". Been like that since yesterday... but concerned!
[Desire HD General] SW7:
Although the product page still shows "usually ships in 3-5 weeks" and my order still shows "awaiting stock" :(
[Desire HD General] Wafster:
Should I jump the Amazon ship and order from Handtec ?!!
[Desire HD General] mancuk1972:
just got my 3 phone it is totally unbranded and appears unlocked as no sim lock showing via the up / down volume power ... so appears good deal

this occurred last time 3 sold htc desires ... the price is also blasting everyone out of the water with a price of £449 with free £10 top up

happy bunny - in fact VERY HAPPY BUNNY :)
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
I'm going into town today to take a look at one in CPW, think I might make the switch to Vodafone and walk out with one rather than waiting for MPD to get a shipment in.
[Desire HD General] colintd:
play.com

Preordered from play.com on the 17th Sept, all the same buggering about with status that everyone else has seen, then "Awaiting stock" yesterday and "packing" today. If only I had some confidence that tomorrow it would be "shipped" rather than yet another delay...
[Desire HD General] FernandoMiguel:
Expansys PT told me yesterday they have _confirmed_ stock on monday, the 25, for their ealier reservs, and that mine from 1 of October *may* only be satisfied on a second batch on Friday

:(:(:(:(:(:(

Here's the original:

http://p.bugabundo.net/ponto-de-situacao-desirehd
[Desire HD General] ramadanatt:
please can you try another network sim card and let us know so we go buy one.

pleaaaaaaaaaaase
[Desire HD General] malex1:
MoDaCo/Super E Trader

Received my DHD today

with pouch/6 x screen protectors/car mount/car power lead.
[Desire HD General] chrism1983:
Just got one for the same price from the 3 store in Cumbernauld - confirmed unlocked! Using my Vodafone sim on it now. In store they swore blind that it would be locked and practically took the huff that I wouldn't take out a contract.
[Desire HD General] lynxboy:
I've decided to cancel my order with MPD. Originally due on October 6th, the constant changing of dates has got me pulling my hair out. It's a contract I'm after aswell, not sim-free. I've never dealt with them before and was taken in by the "HTC Ultimate Partner" line. If that is how HTC treats their ultimate partners, I really feel for the general partners!!!

Dial-a-phone, P4U and CPW are all stating they have stock so when I return from my weekend away I'll hopefully have one by Tuesday at the latest and will report back.

Has anyone buying with contract had any success from mobiles.co.uk?

Regards.
[Desire HD General] @home:
For you guys & gals who have pre-ordered & are getting know where fast, I found this. Not sure if anyone has seen/posted it before?

http://www.devicewire.co.uk/htc-desire-hd

I have nothing to do with them, just helping you maybe get yourself & DHD quicker.

Cheers
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
They only deliver inside of the UK.
[Desire HD General] ramadanatt:
I just came back from the three three stores close to me and all of them refused to sell it to me on pay as you go. :mad::mad::mad:
[Desire HD General] asad510:
In short yes personally anyone with preorders in October elsewhere are better off to go with handtec. Other stores have only covered orders for early sept where handtec with the largest allocations will start shipping October orders. This is the reason why my friend ordered yesterday I think he will be in the next batch along with me
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
it's not 100% guaranted, but what the hell :p u'll get free bluetooth headset if u ordered in Oct, so why not
[Desire HD General] omega100:
are handtec reliable?

i live outside the uk,and i would like to place to order a desire hd from them,but i have read some not so good reviews of their service(when compared to clove)

the only reason id go with handtec is that they do accept paypal and clove doesnt

has anyone received their hd from handtec?can you tell me if they are reliable?thank you!
[Desire HD General] crossbox:
Thanks for this - just got mine from 3 store in camden for 449 - cancelling Handtec order - everyone ordering after 12th Oct just moved up 1 in the que.

Also I don't think is simlocked - works fine with my 02 sim out of the box
[Desire HD General] lefty83:
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS got my phone just now from three for £449 on payg, manager swore its locked to three and asked if i was sure i wanted it payg.

Came home and popped in my t-mobile sim, WORKING! unbranded and unlocked for £449 from oxford street.

Finally my wait is over and I got it dead cheap
[Desire HD General] cd993:
The lengths you go to!

I tried to obtain a contract from places like Mobile Phones Direct and Phones4u but was annoyingly declined. I have a contract and was able to get an additional one last year with a worse credit rating than present, but the shared accomodation where I live is bringing down my rating. Anyways I was only able to get the HTC Mozart (Windows Mobile 7) from Orange which is coming Monday and I am currently listing it on eBay. With the money raised (a nice amount so far!) I shall hopefully walk in to a store and purchase the HD, Phones4u is seeming like a good option right now.

Im just amazed at how high the listing is going, place a bid if your interested haha!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140468950379&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
Its also £514.95 without delivery :eek:.... Not going to pay for that. I'd rather wait and just spend the extra on any accessories I'll need. :)
[Desire HD General] asad510:
Yes people have received their htc's. I used them last year they were top notch
[Desire HD General] @home:
LOL - It's in Stock - If you wanted it bad enough, well maybe....
[Desire HD General] broncogr:
I got my HD2 from Handtek last year.

This year I am waiting for my Desire HD from them.
[Desire HD General] Planescape:
i was thinking for theultimate partners their arrangement sucks! I havent cancelled yet, thinking i might have to wait as i dont want to switch to vodafone as ill have to pay for both contracts at first as o2 want 30 days notice.

Does anyone know if other companies are offering o2 contracts with the DHD?
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Finally!! Amazon moved their ass and changed my shipping estimate from Nov 15 to Oct 25!!
[Desire HD General] Smartmob:
Will that be 1st DHD in CRO? :D Check your PM
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
I sure hope so :D

Replied!
[Desire HD General] bratfink:
YES!!!!!

Just got my HD from Three! WOOOOOO!
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
it still says november 15 for me..
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
When did you place your order? I placed mine very early, September 16th. Maybe that's the reason? They probably got limited stock and are serving preorders on a first come first serve basis.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
yeah ur probably right. I ordered with them on 11 october.
[Desire HD General] Wafster:
I ordered mine 2nd of October and still shipping date is still middle of November. I'll give them until the end of the month if they didn't change, I'll order it from Handtec and get the free bluetooth headset plus its 50 pounds cheaper than Amazon
[Desire HD General] zurek:
anyone from ireland? I was out shopping today and decided to stop by Vodafone.asked if they have the DHD.the guy said yes and went at the back.i was thinking,hes gonna bring me the old desire,but nope!!sim-free unlocked DHD for 479euro! Vodafone in blanchardstown shopping centre.
[Desire HD General] berek9999:
Hey hey - just checked mine and it now says 27-28 Oct. Pre-ordered on 23rd sep. Excited now!
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Yep, seems legitimate now. First come first serve, after all.
[Desire HD General] braby:
Eddie, not if I get mine first! ;)

As soon as it arrives to my buddy in Krapina (his mother drives to/from Slovenia every day) I am going there to pick it up the same day.

Superetrader should ship it on Monday as far as they told me, so I am hoping by Friday it's in my hands.
[Desire HD General] karan999:
Its coming to India by December 25th.Christmas will be awesome with the Desire HD :) !!!!
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
Well, mine also ships on Monday to Austria :P

I guess you have the advantage of delivery address being closer to Croatia :)
[Desire HD General] Gig11gs:
Woooooot!! amazon "Dispatch estimate: 25 Oct 2010 - 26 Oct 2010

Delivery estimate: 27 Oct 2010"

happy man!
[Desire HD General] nsayani:
Think I might give them a try tomorrow - can you tell me if your phone is unlocked as well?
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
Hello guys, first time posting. I was reading this thread when i saw a flag from my countrymen Eddie1506 and braby so i thought to ask a question :D i too was thinkig of ordering Desire HD...do you think ther could be any diference when it comes to Croatia and ordering it from autside? like some preloaded apps, maps, support for croatian language that we would normally get on mobile but not untill its offical released in Croatia? will we be able to normally get all updates and use mobile with our carriers (vip, tele2)?
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
There shouldn't be absolutely any difference besides maybe preinstalled maps. But those can be downloaded freely anyways. No HTC Android phone has full support for Croatian language (UI is not translated, keyboard has Croatian characters) so it won't make a difference anyways.

EDIT: And yes, all updates will work fine and the phone will work fine with any Croatian operator as long as you order it sim free.
[Desire HD General] :
Hello,

I have also pre-ordered the DHD with mobilephonesdirect! Did anyone from MPD recieved it? what do you think about the firm?

Actually I got a pretty good deal (£25 + 69 for the phone)

regards
[Desire HD General] Igor 3:
thanks for replying....ou, i didnt know that it supports č,ć, đ,ž and so on because i think that desire didnt, so i was wondering...how come then HTC Legend had preinstalled Croatian language. Sorry, this will be my first Android phone so i dont know much :confused:
[Desire HD General] latte33:
Today i went to P4U at Oxford street (between Tottenham court tube and oxford circus)

The arseh**e salesman refused to sell me sim free....

he told me " i got plenty of the handset but i dont want to sell you because i cant earn money from it, with contract i earn alot more, why i want to do that'

F**k off the salesman, if he just tell me he cant sell me due to company policy than i just ignored, but he told me about this....

I will never go P4U again!!
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
They all support Croatian accented chars, even Desire. Honestly, don't know why Legend has UI translated to Croatian, maybe operators did it. Hero and Desire don't have it.
[Desire HD General] havoc99:
They're quite idiotic anyways. I've never had a good experience with P4U. Most don't even know what a phone is. (Well in my experience!)
[Desire HD General] TurQich:
Who know for Germany Release Date? :)

Regards and Thanks for Answer..:)