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When can we expect the desire to be sold in retail shops?
I'm planning a trip to spain and I know a few people who will be in france\germany\UK in a few weeks, is there any information about the release dates for retail shops in those places and the cost?
Thank you.
The desire is in retail shops - I got one yesterday from a T-Mobile store
I got it on a contract £10 per month for 24 months plus £164 up front - it wasn't in stock PAYG although Carphone Warehouse should have them for around £400
Got mine off the local Vodafone shop yesterday. They had two delivered on the release date, and in store techy got one, I got the other.
CPW had them too, at least available according to the store and on display, also local Virgin media store and T-Mobile had them too.
Got mine Friday (2nd) in CPW on upgrade on VF - unbranded and unlocked
Can I buy the phone from a t-mobile, vodaphone or orange store without a contract?
If so, how much will it cost, and will it be unlocked?
And are there no retail shops to buy the phone in, unlocked and unbranded in the full package?
moran679 said:
Can I buy the phone from a t-mobile, vodaphone or orange store without a contract?
If so, how much will it cost, and will it be unlocked?
And are there no retail shops to buy the phone in, unlocked and unbranded in the full package?
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They might do but don't quote me!
As far as I know Carphone Warehouse are selling it SIM free for £399 when you buy a £10 top up. The only issue is lack of stock so I would call around first.
I dont know how many of you are in or around CEntral London but you should try the CPW in the Selfridges basement floor, they had stock of both Sim free and Plan based. Got my Sim Free yesterday
All the T-Mobile stores in the Bristol area have sold out.
Same story with CPW (although they only provide it on contract for Vodafone & Orange).
Many phone calls later I've sourced one 30 miles away and am sad enough to drive to collect it now!
Wasn't in Wells by chance? That's where I got mine last Friday...
EddyOS said:
Wasn't in Wells by chance? That's where I got mine last Friday...
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I have returned with a Desire in hand.
If anyone in the South West needs a Desire, the Swindon branch of T-Mobile has 2 left. (All 3 Bristol stores, Newport, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bath & Chippenham have sold out).
Now to wait the three hour charge time. Good excuse to get some paperwork out the way to pay the bills
Madgerr said:
I have returned with a Desire in hand.
If anyone in the South West needs a Desire, the Swindon branch of T-Mobile has 2 left. (All 3 Bristol stores, Newport, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bath & Chippenham have sold out).
Now to wait the three hour charge time. Good excuse to get some paperwork out the way to pay the bills
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If you need to unlock it be careful not to do the 15 EUR option on HTCCode as it didn't work, although they did refund me.
They do have a post in their forum which let's you send then 25 EUR by papal. Got my unlock code a few hours later
zippyioa said:
If you need to unlock it be careful not to do the 15 EUR option on HTCCode as it didn't work, although they did refund me.
They do have a post in their forum which let's you send then 25 EUR by papal. Got my unlock code a few hours later
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Thanks for the advice but I'll be happy enough using it with my t-mob contract. May unlock it after upgrading to HTC xxxxx in 18 months time though to maximise its value on ebay
I needed to unlock now as I still have a £35 a month contract with Vodafone until Jan 2011.
At worst I will pay an extra £10 a month for my T-mobile contract, at best I may use it instead of Vodafone from Jan
Hope you enjoy the Desire, only had mine 48 hours but I am already VERY happy!
moran679 said:
When can we expect the desire to be sold in retail shops?
I'm planning a trip to spain and I know a few people who will be in france\germany\UK in a few weeks, is there any information about the release dates for retail shops in those places and the cost?
Thank you.
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I'm from Spain. I've preordered mine thanks to the Spanish HTC forum with 50€ rebate, regular price is 499€.
That's the spanish HTC partner shop: http://www.ssmoviles.com/htc_desire_terminal-htc-desire.html
The Bristol Orange shop apparently has them in stock, phoned them earlier
Is the HTC Desire available in HK. I will be there from 12-14th of April and Im really hoping to get it then. The legend is already available but no news about the Desire.
Not sure but try either the top floor (entry level) of Wan Chai Computer centre or the places around Sham Shui Po. If you have never bought electronics from HK, you need to be aware that there are two prices - one for HK stock (usually pricer) and the other for grey imports from China and Japan. Warranty coverage for the latter is done by the shop, so if you have a problem you will have to send it back to that shop. That being said, HTC probably wont provide warranty coverage outside of the country of purchase (according to one of the other threads).
Thanks for the advice. My iPhone was bought in Shenzhen so no worries about warranty. I have been coming to HK since last 7 years on business. Buying most of my gadgets there. I was only concerned regarding availability of the phone in HK as cant see it mentioned anywhere in any of the forums or Google.
I've checked out WanChai just last night actually and there's no sign of the Desire.
Good news is, because of the current favorable exchange rate with the GBP, you can just do what I do. Order overseas from Clove! I'm expecting mine to arrive in HK on Monday. And even with shipping, it's cheaper than it would be when it goes on sale in HK.
A friend was 4 days ago in HKG and he found it somewhere in Kowloon.
Sorry, i've no more details and no price tag...
zedeff said:
Is the HTC Desire available in HK. I will be there from 12-14th of April and Im really hoping to get it then. The legend is already available but no news about the Desire.
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I will try to the same as I will be in Hong Kong a couple of days after you.
I have bought HTC devices several times in Hong Kong and never had any problems.
The computer stores in Wan Chai and Mongkok are your best bet. Look around though do a bit of bargaining.
keep us inforned.
ohyeahar said:
I've checked out WanChai just last night actually and there's no sign of the Desire.
Good news is, because of the current favorable exchange rate with the GBP, you can just do what I do. Order overseas from Clove! I'm expecting mine to arrive in HK on Monday. And even with shipping, it's cheaper than it would be when it goes on sale in HK.
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I cant order it to HK as I will be there only for 3 days and also cant order to India as then too expensive after paying import taxes. N1 is around 4500HKD in Mong Kok if Desire is same price or lower it will be ideal. I will look around Mong Kok and Sham Shui PO. Also Kowloon ( Thanks to Atomicman). If found and bought I will inform on this forum immediately.
I've been looking around for the Desire in HK too, so far nothing. Most of the shops either say they don't know the release date, or "maybe next week", which is the typical answer when they have no idea.
The latest from the HK forums (using google translate) is that HTC HK has said they're not sure of an exact date, maybe in June. The consensus is that they want to give the Legend (out March 31st) some time to sell before releasing the Desire. I'm sure grey imports from the UK will start to show up soon, but at a premium.
Not sure if it'll be cheaper than the Nexus One, since you can get an N1 directly from Google for less than $4500, so their price in Mongkok just includes a small mark-up. The Legend is $4180, down to $3980 in some places, so I reckon the Desire will be at least $6-800 more than that to set it apart.
Based on all that info, I also ordered from Clove today.
@ohyeahar: when did you order yours? Do you have a DHL tracking number for it already?
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@ohyeahar: when did you order yours? Do you have a DHL tracking number for it already?
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Ordered on March 8. Already shipping. Expecting it on Monday.
So slim to zero chance of getting a desire in HK before 14th April? So what do you suggest I do buy the Legend or N1? Please advise as Im quite eager to buy an android phone now. I will be able to change it only after 6 months so have to live with whichever phone I buy till then.
ohyeahar if you feel like selling your Desire let me know ;-)
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I got your PM and was trying to reply, but you've disabled receiving of PM's. You might want to look into that.
Finally bought the Nexus One as couldn't find the desire and cant with for an android phone any longer. I'm in HK till 15th Morning so if any one knows of a definite place where desire is available here do let me know. I don't mind buying that as well. Can always sell my N1 on Ebay in India.
I bought my HTC Desire (UK) version at a shop in Tsuen Wan. It mainly deals online shopping for customers from mainland china but they also sell phones there. I just got mine there yesterday. See if they have any stocks left and you can get one there. The contact information below:
Rm2412, 24/F, Wing Hing Ind Building
83-93 Chai Wan Kok Street, Tsuen Wan
Tel:3583 2773
Rmb to mentioned I introduce you there hehe, as I will get extra discount when I buy ipad there next time.
lesliekkwu said:
I bought my HTC Desire (UK) version at a shop in Tsuen Wan...
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Congrats! How much did you get it for?
$4380
Well to TBH you can buy it at Clove at a cheaper price...but what happens if your phone breaks down ? You won't be buying a round trip ticket to UK to just fix your phone... (Rmb the warranty for HTC UK is 2 years !!)
They include a one time FREE deliver service to UK center to repair the machine...and afterwards they charge you $200 only.
Just like ordinary HKers time is important...hehe
lesliekkwu said:
$4380
Well to TBH you can buy it at Clove at a cheaper price...but what happens if your phone breaks down ? You won't be buying a round trip ticket to UK to just fix your phone... (Rmb the warranty for HTC UK is 2 years !!)
They include a one time FREE deliver service to UK center to repair the machine...and afterwards they charge you $200 only.
Just like ordinary HKers time is important...hehe
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That's a good price actually. If you consider the price difference between the Legend and Desire in UK and that the Legend's retail price in HK is 4199, I'd expect the Desire to cost about 4389.
That is a good price considering the phone isn't available in the usual shops in HK.
Regarding the warranty, according to the spec on Clove the phone comes with a 2 year International warranty, so if anything goes wrong you should be able to get HTC HK to take care of it, right?
Hi!
I wanted to let you know, that people from Germany can order a One X at mediamarkt.de online for € 579,-. Customers are able to pick up their orders at the next physical store. I'll get mine this afternoon (it's 1pm here). Be quick if you want to be the first!
Enjoy,
kreilinger
i see you;re from Austria, can you pick it up there?
yes, i'm from austria, but i live very close to germany. i used the adress of one of my german friends to pre-order it, because mediamarkt's online store wouldn't let me change the country.
i don't know when u can get it in austria, but there is a shop called cyberport.at which says the one x is available for shipping at 5th april. t-mobile austria offers it starting at 21st april
HI all,
I really need to get an answer here because DHL is really not helping me out with my parcel...and it's really confusing.
This is my parcel log:
Tuesday, October 02, 2012 LocationTime
9Departed Facility in LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 07:06
8Transferred through LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 07:05
7Arrived at Sort Facility LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 06:06
6Departed Facility in EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 03:13
5Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 00:06
Monday, October 01, 2012 LocationTime
4Arrived at Sort Facility EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 23:00
3Departed Facility in SOUTHAMPTON - UK SOUTHAMPTON - UK 19:56
2Processed at SOUTHAMPTON - UK SOUTHAMPTON - UK 19:04
1Shipment picked up SOUTHAMPTON - UK 16:36
It's been stuck on the last status for 2 days now. So I first called up the aus DHL and they told me my phone has not even left UK yet.
I then call up UK DHL and they told me it has been scanned and left UK. It has also been scanned when arrived in the UAE and it should be in aus by now. However, she can't find any record of the phone on the system after the scan in UAE . She said she can't open a case for a trace from the UK, so she asked me to call aus UK.
I called and the aus UK told me that there has been a transit delay in UAE. They said the custom there will check the shipment today and should be on it's way to aus later tonight. She then told me that if my tracking doesn't get update after tonight, t I will need to call back tomorrow and they'll need to open a case for tracing for me.
Why would a transit delay be so long (2 days!?) and why bother to mention about opening a tracing case if they are so confident that my parcel hasn't been lost? Is DHL reliable?
If any of you have bought the note 2 from clove and was dispatched by DHL on Monday the 1st. Could you please share whether or not you have recieved your phone or are you in the same situation as me as well atm?
Much appreciated.
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DMax99 said:
HI all,
I really need to get an answer here because DHL is really not helping me out with my parcel...and it's really confusing.
This is my parcel log:
Tuesday, October 02, 2012 LocationTime
9Departed Facility in LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 07:06
8Transferred through LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 07:05
7Arrived at Sort Facility LONDON-HEATHROW - UK LONDON-HEATHROW - UK 06:06
6Departed Facility in EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 03:13
5Processed at EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 00:06
Monday, October 01, 2012 LocationTime
4Arrived at Sort Facility EAST MIDLANDS - UK EAST MIDLANDS - UK 23:00
3Departed Facility in SOUTHAMPTON - UK SOUTHAMPTON - UK 19:56
2Processed at SOUTHAMPTON - UK SOUTHAMPTON - UK 19:04
1Shipment picked up SOUTHAMPTON - UK 16:36
It's been stuck on the last status for 2 days now. So I first called up the aus DHL and they told me my phone has not even left UK yet.
I then call up UK DHL and they told me it has been scanned and left UK. It has also been scanned when arrived in the UAE and it should be in aus by now. However, she can't find any record of the phone on the system after the scan in UAE . She said she can't open a case for a trace from the UK, so she asked me to call aus UK.
I called and the aus UK told me that there has been a transit delay in UAE. They said the custom there will check the shipment today and should be on it's way to aus later tonight. She then told me that if my tracking doesn't get update after tonight, t I will need to call back tomorrow and they'll need to open a case for tracing for me.
Why would a transit delay be so long (2 days!?) and why bother to mention about opening a tracing case if they are so confident that my parcel hasn't been lost? Is DHL reliable?
If any of you have bought the note 2 from clove and was dispatched by DHL on Monday the 1st. Could you please share whether or not you have recieved your phone or are you in the same situation as me as well atm?
Much appreciated.
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I got mine today, it goes to singapore from the UK, then Aus, but they dont seem to update or scan in Singapore... id be worried if its longer than 3 days delay... mine shipped out on the 1st OCT.
sonhy said:
I got mine today, it goes to singapore from the UK, then Aus, but they dont seem to update or scan in Singapore... id be worried if its longer than 3 days delay... mine shipped out on the 1st OCT.
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Cheers for that....
So if they didn't update or scan in Singapore...how did you know that it went to Singapore? Did you call them up to find out? Why do they transit parcels to the same country at different places?
Do you mind showing me your log before it arrived to aus?
Thanks again
I have called them the fourth time tonight....they still have no idea where it is. She thought it was still in the UK. She open a case to trace it for me....
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Just called up clove, it was JOHN that answer the phone....great customer service....he said he will look into to this case for me personally as well and well let me know tomorrow if DHL still can't answer me.
If the phone is lost..then a replacement will be sent to me....
The question then will be: do I go with DHL again?
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Wow...so happy to see that my tracking status has finally been updated and is now in melb...YAY!
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yeah sorry, been playing with the note2... i called up DHL and they said it has left singapore and will be in aus next morning, that what i was told the night before my note2 came.
Huawei is launching the Mate 20 X in Germany.
I got the message today that it should be sold in Germany.
Very probably already on the 28th of November.
At the moment it is already listed at the technology markets "Saturn" & "Media Markt".
The price is 899 € Only the blue version is available.
https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_huawei-mate20-x-2500372.html
https://www.mediamarkt.de/de/product/_huawei-mate20-x-128-gb-midnight-blue-dual-sim-2500372.html
For people from Netherlands or Belgium, Luxembourg living near the border might be interesting.
Yeah to expensive, buy from Wondamobile, Splendor or eBay . It's the same EVR-L29 model i think.