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[Desire HD General] Daizzy:
Looks like an official launch for the Philippines have been planned on Nov 23. There will be a media event for it. Though this doesn't make sure that the phone will be available on that day. We can only hope.

In other news the Desire Z has already been spotted in a couple of retailers, but still no sign of the Desire HD.
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Oh dear, seems we wont get it over this weekend yea? -__-

Ultimate sadness~
[Desire HD General] gottessohn:
I've just pre order my dhd at $788.. collection on 4 Dec.. that will be the day it will be launched..
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
A friend in Hong Kong now and had asked her to ask DHD for me and in Broadway they say they have got it :cool:

She will check the phone If it's really DHD and buy one for me If everything goes fine. Of course most probably it's grey market phone but no problem for me.
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
Yea... The feeling of holding the DHD is AWESOME! Got it for almost a week already, and am still enjoying the fun of it, though Singapore's M1 3G and HSDPA speed sucks big time... Sold my HD7 after I got it... Am satisfied with most but I hate the low volume of ringtone... And the leakage of juice is killing me... Full charge battery cant last me for even a full day (8.30am unplugged, reaches less than 15% at about 5pm)...
[Desire HD General] hyocca:
lil marc dude.

you using a export set is it?
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Really? M1 really that bad? And oh no really?! 4 DEC???!! :eek:
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
Yes dude... Aussie set... Well I don't really think DHD will arrive Singapore as scheduled especially when the UK sale was delayed for almost a month...
[Desire HD General] pp18:
well, i don't think your friend can get one from Broadway HK now, because the official launch in HK is tomorrow (Nov 22) and Broadway doesn't sell parallel-import goods. i asked a salesperson at Broadway just a couple hours ago and he said they still had no idea when stocks would be available at their shop.

according to the local discussion forums it'll be hard to get an official one within Nov here unless you join a bundled plan from CSL.

after all, parallel-import stocks are available now, with price considerably higher than the official list price.
[Desire HD General] kyang:
So bad huh? So is all the long wait worth it? HTC really shooting at their own toes this time. Two of my friends had given up the wait and jumped ship to Galaxy S and Nokia N8.

I am thinking of getting the Galaxy Tab. Anyone got any opinion?
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
You are absolutely right, unfortunately she could not buy one. Bad luck she left Hong Kong today :p
[Desire HD General] auricom:
No to galaxy S

Hell no to Nokia N8

.. And isn't Galaxy Tab a tablet? to which I'd recommend you getting an iPad instead.

In other words, wait for DesireHD. She's worth it.
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
I definitely agree with you... DHD worth the wait... Most importantly, back up battery can be used for the juice problem, so practically it isn't a problem!
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
Why no to "Samsung Galaxy S". What are the break dealers for SGS vs DHD? Is it OS?
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
galaxy tab is not a phone and it can't replace your phone cos it's too big..so how come that's even one of your choices, unless you don't need a new phone but need a new toy?
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
guess it's the material.. some people don't like the plastic feeling, the OS needs more work.. it lags so you need to do lagfix.. and the dev community is generally still larger for htc phones... but of course there are a lot of pros to the SGS too..like better speakers.. better batt life.. i'm not going to say better screen because that is subjective..
[Desire HD General] kyang:
But galaxy tab can make phone call right? I juz have figure how to use it as a phone, so damn big.. may be have to use bluetooth earpiece.
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
yes u can use BT earpiece but think about it, everywhere u go, u'll need to carry it in a pouch or bag because it can't fit into your pocket.. even if u go lunch, u need to bring a bag or pouch.. so if u really were to use the Tab as your everyday phone, means you'll be lugging around a bag or pouch for as long as you have it.. is it really practical?
[Desire HD General] auricom:
Ladies & Gentlemen (or ladylike gentlemen), allow me to present to you;

The Man Purse

As demonstrated by these fine men, society has accepted that there is nothing womanly about the Man Purse

(disclaimer: if

and only if

you are filthy rich and highly successful.)

:p:p:p:p:p
[Desire HD General] eozen81:
"Man bags" or "Man Purse" whatever it is, of course it's not shame to carry but a big load, especially on summers :)
[Desire HD General] kyang:
You make my day, pal.
[Desire HD General] koolkalangdude:
Was it launched yesterday in SG?
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
nope

10 char
[Desire HD General] paul886:
yeaterday it launched in hk...
[Desire HD General] kyang:
My goodness, SG left out in the cold.
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
SG shouldn't be too far behind.. fingers crossed that it'll be launched this Thurs or at least this weekend..:p
[Desire HD General] jlws90:
This weekend? Unlikely~

Saw other forums where some users commented that they will be collecting their pre-ordered sets on 4th of Dec.
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
Like I said, let them continue fantasizing... Since they kept hoping it will be here this weekend... We must understand one thing, I had been expecting my DHD from Expansys since end of October, in the end all the delays I got it jz last week...
[Desire HD General] gottessohn:
Wont be this weekend, delayed shipment

yup i agree, the supply for DHD is low hence all shipment is being delayed..
[Desire HD General] koolkalangdude:
DHD and Z was launched yesterday here in the Phils but it will be available END of DECEMBER!!! omg...
[Desire HD General] descenpet:
4th Dec then just nice for me. my contract 1 year on that day.. now time to pray :D
[Desire HD General] hyocca:
http://www.facebook.com/HTCMalaysia

the desire hd phones will be on sale in malaysia on the 25th November.

haha, seems like we're really the last.

plus the fact that during the launch of htc in sg last oct.

they mentioned that the phone will be on sale from november

oh well we're getting ours on the 4th december..

hah!

a phone worth waiting after all =:p
[Desire HD General] sunnysideup:
4th dec...chey...then no point getting my DHD from the UK lol. Maybe I'll get another one on contract (mine is due for re-contracting) and sell it to offset my cost...pui :p

Anyone knows where to get a DHD matte screen protector? Maybe a small shop somewhere that I can just drive to. Ebay too troublesome. Thanks!
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Oh ya, and also those cases which i can slide it into, should i get from HTCpedia shop online? seems credible and of good quality (: since i doubt accesories for this phone will be out soon
[Desire HD General] auricom:
Isn't its screen made of glass just like the iPhone? In that case you don't really need a screen protector, i've had the iPhone for several years without screen protector and not even a tiny scratch on its screen..

The clarity difference between using screen protector and not, is night and day, worse on matte than the glossy ones
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
why not search ebay for it? it's a lot cheaper. u can also search for those pouches that are for the HD2. i saw a few such pouches at less than SGD$5 plus postage too.
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
Dude, this you don't have to worry. Launching of products is the same as what we had in Singapore, the preview of DHD and Desire Z. The product will not be sold all the way till December I believe. That's always the trend.
[Desire HD General] sunnysideup:
Hi auricom...is it glass? lol yeah i think it is...i'm not too bothered about scratches and the like, it's more of fingerprints and my face leaving an oil slick on it HAHAHAHA
[Desire HD General] dansoh:
Was at Sitex yesterday, saw the DHD photo at the HTC booth, but when asked, they werent selling it and no idea when its launching.

So sad:(
[Desire HD General] Lunatictz:
Any1 know when dhd (sim free).will actually become available in sg? and where could get my hands on it. flying over there on the 3rd and really hoping i can get it there.
[Desire HD General] jlws90:
Still nt available yet. Unless you wanna get the AP set...
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
LOL dude, AP set is not available as well...
[Desire HD General] override182:
AP set is selling in malaysia for RM2750 and that was wtf
[Desire HD General] Lunatictz:
i got a shop that has it in stock but selling it at S$1300

which is also WTF!
[Desire HD General] wugui:
Please, those are the price that are for people who couldnt wait(or is dumb). Like my phone, people in singapore are selling it sky rising high, even when its like used, one month or two. I seen prices like 900, 1k++. I order it from US and get my friend to ship it over, and i paid for THEIR tax and OUR gst. its slightly less than 850.

*If you couldn't wait, order it oversea. If you doesn't want to pay extra, wait for it to release and stop complain. If you want it now and don't want to pay so much, get out of Singapore.

Cheers Android supporter. ^^
[Desire HD General] wugui:
You can have the whole world map with google map. you can have the navigation with the map when you update it from the market. BUT nav is not available in singapore, yet. Just like google voice and etc. Any official android will do the same job.

BUT you really want to use nav in singapore, *clickclick*.

credit to Brut.all for the magic.
[Desire HD General] Lunatictz:
lol you didnt have to reply in such a way. but exactly my meaning, its WAY cheaper to actually order it oversea (eg, UK), even with the duties included its still under s$1k. Still patiently waiting for handtec
[Desire HD General] wugui:
"some" people are meant to be ill treated this way.:eek:
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
I damn agree with you bro, especially those kept whining whining and whining. Come on, you want it cheap order from overseas, if you can't wait, get it at 1.3k then... If neither option you want, then just move on with your life.
[Desire HD General] fate1990:
I was just told today that the "new" release date would be next Monday or Tuesday. I am leaving SG next Thursday...Really worried about the possibility that I would not get the DHD...
[Desire HD General] jlws90:
Nv heard b4 phone release on a Monday or Tuesday but who cares about that? Release asap can liao...
[Desire HD General] kyang:
HTC never did officially addressed the reason for the delay of DHD right?

The whole world is waiting and they can still dilly-dally. I think that their marketing actually screw up, that is why the release keep delaying.:mad:
[Desire HD General] fate1990:
I am leaving here next Thurs..
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
Confirmed their marketing screw up cos if they really had stocks shortage then they shouldn't have announced so early and people won't know what they were missing and won't feel so pissed with waiting.
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
This is just irritating -_- any idea whether it'll really be out on the 4th? or maybe even this weekend, or next?
[Desire HD General] auricom:
I have it on good authority that the HTC Desire HD will be available for sale the day the HTC Desire 3D is launched. the Desire 3D itself will be available for sale the day another next generation phone is launched.

This marketing strategy is called the infallibly ridiculous staggered release.
[Desire HD General] ghedix:
if they release this close or on the same day Nexus S comes out htc will be in trouble. both desire z and dhd has been known as battery drains when you go through all of the android forums. the only thing they got going for them is their device looks cool. this edge no longer applies when nexus s comes out - amoled concave screen, vanilla android - guaranteed to get the first update on all android versions OTA as it's a google phone.
[Desire HD General] LittleMerc:
Funny we still have fantasies going on for things which are not even solid yet...
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Okay... -_- but seriously any idea when it might be out. I cant stand my spare phone any longer...
[Desire HD General] auricom:
Obviously nobody - not even the retailers - know when it'll be out in singapore, otherwise us rabid gadget dogs here would've heard something by now.

Next week seems unlikely.
[Desire HD General] fate1990:
Unlikely??The AAAs in Funan told me that it was definitely going to be next week. Otherwise, I would not have made the pre-order...sign..BTW, the IT show in Suntec got a promotion for HD right now...
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
i guess it would be safe to say we can check every saturday, since like mobile promotions are out weekly? i dunno :\ darn.
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
the promotion is worser than the C3 promotion though
[Desire HD General] fate1990:
anyway,I just really want to get the phone asap....I am leaving next Thursday and their claimed release date is again drawing soon... Tomorrow is the last day of this month..If it is ever going to be the end of the month, I shall get the phone tomorrow by all means..
[Desire HD General] kyang:
Well, i went down to SITEX today and found there is a HTC booth. The operator of the booth seems to be the people from AAA after I read through the pamphlets.

I asked him about the DHD and was told have to preorder, meaning to put down minimum $50 but have to wait for 2 weeks. And the set cost $888. Was going to trade in my touch pro 2 but they are only offering $40 to $50, so in the end have to give up. Will wait for the Telcos to carry it.

I have tried Samsung's Galaxy S but don't like its GUI, I still prefer HTC Sense. No luck on trying the Galaxy Tab. So at he moment, have to hold on and not jumping ship. :o
[Desire HD General] fate1990:
Did they mention the release date in Singapore?
[Desire HD General] kyang:
Nope. They only said the stocks are extremely low. They are not sure if the telco will carry it or not.

hopefully before mid Dec 2010 they will release it islandwide.
[Desire HD General] kyang:
HTC really has no business sense, if there is strong demand for DHD, shouldn't they rammed up the production in stead of pushing the release date?
[Desire HD General] koolkalangdude:
any updates??
[Desire HD General] jo3yp:
Guys..........

Challenger at Funan just called me, they have stock and asked me to go and take a look :)

I'm happy with my Desire so won't be getting one but hope you lot enjoy it!

go go go :)
[Desire HD General] Aruvin:
Collection

I pre-ordered at sitex.. and im on my my to collecting it now at amk...
[Desire HD General] eternise:
Any display set at Funan?
[Desire HD General] jo3yp:
I don't know, I just got a call saying they had them in stock if I wanted to come down and take a look... I'm not going down as I'm sticking with the desire I bought a month ago as an interim phone... perfectly happy with it so not bothering to upgrade :)
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
So any idea whether it'll be out with telecos soon?
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Do tell us if your model is the one without any hardware problems, such as Uneven gaps along the screen, camera being off center etc.
[Desire HD General] Aruvin:
It's simply awesome the phone we've all dreamt about ... there are no build or software errors I presume that's why spore took so long to start shipping they had to make sure everything was perfect as we are a fussy bunch..

Sent from my HTC desire HD,
[Desire HD General] Waran123:
Collection

Who did you pre-order with?

I did mine with AAA and they told me by Dec 14th they'll call for me to collect from Funan.
[Desire HD General] rbsixhk:
I am the new user of HD
[Desire HD General] Waran123:
Where did you get it from rbsixhk?
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Dang! Teleco please release it this weekend T_T
[Desire HD General] Aruvin:
Hey i pre-ordered at sitex htc booth and got it on weds, honestly the best trick is to get an iphone 4 .. sell it at a 2nd hand shop .. i sold mine (32gb) at 1080.. after that order ur desire hd at about 850 from a mobile dealer.. they should get direct import set shipments which shd lower the price... 1080-380=700 for iphone 4 850 for desire hd.. that means ur only paying 150 for ur desire hd.. 50 bucks if u have a $100 voucher... if u were to get it straight from the telco i bet the price would exceed 400 bucks even with a mid range data plan. So thr u go guys start queing up for ur iphone 4s like me .. haha
[Desire HD General] kafkatamura:
Isnt it by law all phones have to be sim free in SG?
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
You mean you only paid $380 for your Iphone4 32gb? Means you're on a higher end plan. If you're on a low end plan, the 32gb one should be like $600? And of course this also means that you're super tied down for the next 2 years since the penalty for recontracting or breaking contract before the end of 2 years is a lot higher for an iPhone plan.

I don't know about you, but I can't imagine being tied down to a 2 year contract since 2 years is way to long to be holding a phone, so my contract is the yearly renewable type which only applies to non-iPhone plans.
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
What you mean by sim free? if you mean unlocked then yes they are all unlocked. If you mean they don't come with a sim, then no, there is no law that says that the phones have to be sold without a sim
[Desire HD General] jaredlum1988:
Proud to be a owner this afternoon! Anyway I do hope the carriers can get it in tml! So the rest of us can get it
[Desire HD General] jamespuaks:
Heard HD will be launch tomorrow
[Desire HD General] Oriserzz:
Mobile Square @ Far-East has it for $810, and desire Z for $710.

Too bad i can't afford to get it... =(
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
Launch tmr with m1?! :D:D:D:D:D
[Desire HD General] kyang:
Is it safe? Far East's reputation not so good.
[Desire HD General] cosmoboi:
Yuppie...launching tomorrow for m1...
[Desire HD General] jlws90:
It's out for all Telco!
[Desire HD General] koolkalangdude:
wow Great! Can anyone let us know how much from the telcos?
[Desire HD General] descenpet:
my contract is 1 year today but singtel said i can buy online only tomorrow >.<

i can't go down to shop today either.. said no stock at shop yet.
[Desire HD General] ChenJiongYu:
Does HTC SENSE work for you in Singapore?
[Desire HD General] auricom:
so anyone has any latest DHD info on AAA/Funan/Simlim pricing? Thx.
[Desire HD General] m.ink:
Just check this morning at Singtel website, it selling for $448 for 3G Flexi Lite plan, cheaper than I expect, does anyone know whether it's out at the Singtel stores already?
[Desire HD General] descenpet:
i called them earlier around 1030, they said online only, helloshops dun have yet.
[Desire HD General] Oriserzz:
Mobile Square Seems Safe, Just don't get it from Lucky Plaze etc...
[Desire HD General] kyang:
Think i got confuse with Lucky Plaza and Far East Plaza.
[Desire HD General] wugui:
Just 8 more days and you can get yourself Dell Streak with Froyo. Same price but only via starhub. =)
[Desire HD General] Frostyeo:
M1 shops all have!

at 12noon today called m1:

"yes we have stock at imm"

reach imm around 1

"sorry no more stock, only have the sets ppl reserved"

-_- got to wait for next batch~_~
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
the dell streak just doesn't have the same dev support as htc phones.. and we don't even know if it's rootable and s-off possible.
[Desire HD General] ruchern:
Singapore's HTC Desire HD is officially available via Singtel, Starhub and M1 on 4th Dec 2010.
[Desire HD General] ruchern:
http://www.sgmobiledeals.com/blog/s...hub-and-m1-here-are-the-price-plan-comparison
[Desire HD General] the_gunners:
hi all,

i'm planning for 1 week trip to SG next week, anyone know where i can get the cheapest Desire HD ?

TIA
[Desire HD General] alex1409:
Proud owner of DHD ..... I must say its worth the wait.... a good upgrade from hd2...
[Desire HD General] Oriserzz:
Check Out Mobile Square @ Far-East Plaza. Cost $810 with cash payment.
[Desire HD General] clarkdevlin:
At sim lim you can get it at SG$764... made a canvas last 2 days ago.. and thats the lowest price that I found. But I got mine from starhub at only $298 with line.
[Desire HD General] kyang:
how come Singtel so lousy? Can only order online. Seems like they do not have the stock yet but are accepting orders.

If they have any stock at all, they would have workable testing sets at Hello Shop right?
[Desire HD General] Oriserzz:
From Sim Lim? Most likely export set?
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
Sim lim is a place for people who know what they are ordering, else you might get fleeced very easily. Horror stories are aplenty, like selling you a repackaged used set that someone else rejected, swapping out original accessories for 3rd party ones, masquerading an export set as a local set etc.
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
It's like this at all the telcos. They were sold out at the first day. I suspect the telcos only got a very small amount of sets. Maybe a couple of hundred for each telco for the whole island..
[Desire HD General] Oriserzz:
Better not get from there then! Don't wanna take risk as its hard to identify local set or export set.
[Desire HD General] koolkalangdude:
btw, what's the difference between local and export set? is the local set any better?
[Desire HD General] Oriserzz:
Local Set carries the most important thing. => Warrenty

Export Set carries warrenty, but u'll have to fly to the original country of purchase to service it. =)
[Desire HD General] clarkdevlin:
that maybe true, its a good thing that my wife was planning to sign in a contract plan with any telco. and last 2 days ago we went to M1 at IMM to get a plan with the Desire HD unit. but they said they don't have stock anymore and will only be able to pre-order for us, but good thing we tried starhub also at IMM and to our luck they had 11 units left. also they had a 10% discount on plan rates cause my wife's pass was staff/corporate pass and we got my desire hd at only $298 even the simcard was free. now my wife is happily using my HD7 while me I'm playing with my new toy. One thing good about getting a phone from telco's here is that all units are already Open Line (sim unlocked). not like in my home country.
[Desire HD General] alex1409:
I logged in HTC sense online, but seems like a lot of functions are missing. I can only find my phone using the website .... anyone facing the same issue?
[Desire HD General] wugui:
you got to be kidding me. im happily rooted it and dumped other firmware in to get my froyo before official.

i think you need to change the

we

to

i

. and i have yet to see singapore phone with simlocked, maybe im dumb, so be it.:rolleyes:
[Desire HD General] lukesky:
guess u're right, i stand corrected.. the Streak is rootable based on my 10 sec glance into the Dell Streak sub forum..
[Desire HD General] ruchern:
Facing the same problem here.
[Desire HD General] melon pan:
has anyone used the map voucher for the premium navigation? i think mine is working partially at least but i cant seem to get any voice directions out of my car panel app. anyone enlighten me?

i have installed all the relevant files such as the maps and voice. but is it because i have to be in a vehicle or something thats moving then the voice will activate? sorry for asking such a noob question. :confused:
[Desire HD General] ruchern:
There is something wrong with the GPS for the car panel. Mine gets sucked at searching for GPS. OS anyone facing the same issue.
[Desire HD General] wugui:
just to share with you, cyanogen mod team did mention when there was a problem with rooting g2, that nothing stop them from rooting. its just a matter of time.

the only phone that i think are not getting updates, or enough care from developers are the se phone. i dont really see a stable 2,2 out there for them. htc, dell, samsung and motorola, cheers!

just a random question anyway: who is interested in getting the nexus s? :cool: