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Available now on Virgin Mobile.
Free for £30 per month, 800 minutes, unlimited text & web on 24 month contract, £35 per month for 18 month contract.
I ordered my on phone (websites been having problems all day) at 6pm and was told it would be delivered tomorrow. I find that a bit hard to believe to be honest, but don't mind waiting until tuesday/web next week if I have to.
And anyway, the phone is for my wife. I'm 6 months into a contract with HTC Hero. Jealous, me ? Hell yes....
Same situation here except I'm having the Desire and she's got my Hero. Lol
Just phoned Orange retentions out of interest. The Desire "became available" about 30 minutes ago. Mine's on order for tomorrow.
Handset: free.
200 minutes.
Unlimited texts.
Unlimited internet (500MB I guess).
24-month contract.
£20 per month
First month £15.
Delivered tomorrow.
Get 'em while they're hot.
Ian A.
Thanks mate! Just ordered, got panther 35 tariff 400 min, unlimited texts, unlimited web,free sat nav through orange maps,free phone at £25pm on 18 month contract! Happy days
skanj said:
Thanks mate! Just ordered, got panther 35 tariff 400 min, unlimited texts, unlimited web,free sat nav through orange maps,free phone at £25pm on 18 month contract! Happy days
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WTF. I'm ringing back!
Was that a new connection or upgrade?
upgrade mate
Drat. I cancelled my contract a month ago and went on to PAYG while I waited for the Desire to come out. Reckon it's still worth a call?
youandwhosearmy said:
Drat. I cancelled my contract a month ago and went on to PAYG while I waited for the Desire to come out. Reckon it's still worth a call?
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you would need to get a new contract but if you wanna stay with them then give them a call and say you want desire so what offers will they give you if you choose to go back to them for a contract.
skanj said:
Thanks mate! Just ordered, got panther 35 tariff 400 min, unlimited texts, unlimited web,free sat nav through orange maps,free phone at £25pm on 18 month contract! Happy days
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Same (tho mine's 30 with insurance)
"became available"
Are you sure that means they're in stock, or have they just started taking orders?
I would be gutted if they do have them in stock and I've pre-ordered with buymobilephones.
About f**king time!
I would never have known that it was available if it weren't for this site (so thanks go to IPAddis for posting this thread). I have just ordered mine as an upgrade to my existing contract. No charge for the handset.
My new shiny thing gets delivered tomorrow!
Happy happy joy joy!
bigf00t said:
"became available"
Are you sure that means they're in stock, or have they just started taking orders?
I would be gutted if they do have them in stock and I've pre-ordered with buymobilephones.
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Mines being delivered tomorrow, so I guess that means they're in stock.
bigf00t said:
"became available"
Are you sure that means they're in stock, or have they just started taking orders?
I would be gutted if they do have them in stock and I've pre-ordered with buymobilephones.
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In stock. Apparently instruction came from above at midday today that they were allowed to sell them. They mentioned the usual guff about Orange having to test the phones so I suspect they've had the stock for a few days. Quite why they couldn't have told people this or at least advertised the handset in the "Coming Soon" section of their website as they promised is a mystery.
Hey ho.
Ian A.
Interesting.
I've contacted Buymobilephones and asked them when they'll have it- we shall see what they say.
I can't really be bothered cancelling and ordering direct from Orange.
I'm still hoping that if I get a later model, it'll be an updated handset without some of the bugs we've heard about.
Good luck with your handsets boys. It'll be interesting to see if you get a branded handset, official orange packaging etc. Keep us informed.
I couldn’t be more chuffed with my Desire and the deal I got with T-mobile UK as a new customer.
However I just tried to upgrade my mums contract as she is well overdue for a new contract and phone... near 30 or so months when she had a 18 month contract.
Anyway. I call them up from her phone to get the desire. But I found myself faced with unhelpful and indifferent retention blokes who 1 issues insanely bad deals and 2 wouldn’t make any deals...
When I got my phone I managed to get the phone at 89 quid on a 20 quid a month 24 month contract. 600 minutes 500 texts 3gb data and a booster.
I was expecting to at least be able to get something similar for my mum... ohhhh but no.
They wanted to give the phone for free but only on a 35 quid a month contract. I managed to talk them down to a 30 quid a month contract.
But if I wanted the contract like mine at 20 quid a month they wanted to charge 380 pounds for the phone.
380... that’s 19 quid shy of the full retail price of the phone.
They were in no way willing to budge. I tried to explain to them how odd it was that I was able to get such a great deal and my mum not. And that the price they where asking was just short of full retail price. But they didn’t care.
I remember when the desire came out some one here managed to get the phone for free on 15 quid a month with a similar contract to what I had...
Gone are those days. T-mobile seem to be back at screwing over there current customers. Which was why I left them in the first place years ago.
Anyone else had any trouble?
Anyone know ways of getting around this? I rather keep my mum with T-mobile as she needs the good dataplan…
Nutsy
Did you call the upgrade team? They are usually pretty useless. Call (if you already didnt) T-mobile choose the option you are 'leaving them'. You will then be in touch with people who normally can do decent deals as they dont want you (or your mom) to leave.
I think thats who the retension team is... at least thats what they called themselves when i asked them
Well i just tried to cancel... it went to the same retentions department as before i even spoke to the same person i spoke to before...
This time there now denying the 380 pound figure... But are willing to sell the phone at 240 quid on the 20 a month contract and 140 on the 25...
I honestly think there just randomly choosing numbers.
Anyway got a PAC code. We might still take up the 30 quid a month deal but one of the main reason for the 20 deal was we wanted to bring our costs down.
Ill just have to look around for a bit… Got 30 days to do it.
Go to a store - they have commission to earn.
Do you have any rival deals you can quote to them? When I was renewing my contract I got the best deal by quoting various deals I'd seen online and I ended up getting the phone for free and the price plan a couple of quid cheaper a month than anywhere else I'd seen. Didn't have to press to hard.
where you a returning customer?
Also what deals have you found online... Orange done seem to have the phone yet. And Voda dont seem to have any good deals and not selling the phone for under 30 quid a month.
I had exactly the same experience with them!
They just weren't willing to budge at all and would only offer me the phone on a £30 or more contract so I cancelled and have ordered from elsewhere!
Phil
Upgrade through mobilephonesdirect or mobiles.co.uk, they offer great deals like 20 quid a month etc etc, that is what I did
Yeah I had Vodafone 18month contract in its last month with my Touch HD. Tried to get upgrade with them for the desire and got very similar results as NutsyUK. So decided to get it from www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk on T-mobile for £25 p/m on a 24 month contract.
The best part was I got 900 mins, unlimited texts, and full unrestricted web n walk data package as my booster. I would just take out a new contract with www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk and just port your number over
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Well i just tried to cancel... it went to the same retentions department as before i even spoke to the same person i spoke to before...
This time there now denying the 380 pound figure... But are willing to sell the phone at 240 quid on the 20 a month contract and 140 on the 25...
I honestly think there just randomly choosing numbers.
Anyway got a PAC code. We might still take up the 30 quid a month deal but one of the main reason for the 20 deal was we wanted to bring our costs down.
Ill just have to look around for a bit… Got 30 days to do it.
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Vodafone were asking for £100 with £25 per month, or £50 with £30 per month when I tried my local shop!
It's their iPhone. Which makes it very difficult to get a good deal.
Personally I'd never sign up for 24 months and pay a fee towards handset.
You're better off actually signing up to voda for an iPhone, or t mobiles next best phone free on 18 month. Put it straight on ebay and buy sim free desire. You might even make a profit
I'd rather stick with tmobile than go to voda... vodas has terrible data... 500mb a month thats it...
tmobiles data with androids is 3gb... i think there standerd data plan thats given to retailers is 1gb
You can get it from somewhere like Mobile Phones Direct on an TMobile contract.
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Vodafone were asking for £100 with £25 per month, or £50 with £30 per month when I tried my local shop!
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That sucks, I got offered £20 per month and no charge for the phone.
Have just got Vodafone deal (did the deal over the phone - this is a discounted £35 / month tariff) - New Customer - Free HTC Desire, 18 month contract, £25.50 / month for 15 months, £35 / month for 3 x months, 600 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data (500 mb - but apparently not chargeable unless Gbs over your allowance regularly).
2 x weeks ago (over phone) was offered T-Mobile deal, new customer, 18 month contract, £20 / month, £107 for HTC Desire, 300 minutes, 300 texts, unlimited internet plus free Bolton: i.e. choice of free t mobile calls, landline or unlimited texts.
If T-mobile are charging such a ridiculous amount for the phone now either wait until the prices settle down again (maybe they have hiked the price due to the shortages? Or go elsewhere.
Clearly they are not offering a competitive deal.
http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/Brands/HTC/b509/n443/p31043.aspx
it sounds like T-Mobile have changed in the last month.
on 30th March i just called the upgrade team and got the phone for £40 on a £15 a month contract.
Going back to the OP's comments, as you said it was an upgrade, it would also depend on you Mothers history with T-mobile. How much she spent a month, how much her previous handset was worth and of course T-mobile offset the cost of this in with the monthly payment. Add on to this (not that I am suggesting anything) her credit worthiness, has she always paid on time, ever missed a payment, is she a high user - in that does she generate profit for T-mobile.
No operator gives handsets away for free, especially when so new and in such demand from those willing to pay. They also tier the pricing dependant on the customers usage and how much they will rake back in, length of contract etc. It is never so cut and dried between 2 different users as they both have different profiles from the operators perspective.
She was with them for 26 months on a 18 month contract. She always paid on time. I think there was one time a credit card wasnt updated so one payment was missed but that was quickly fixed...
she had a diamond before.
I would say this would be a fair a normal upgrade... but it seems this no desire for contracts under 30 quid is a new thing. blanket across the board...
After 18 months in contract with T-mobile (UK), with my awesome G1, the contract has ran out.
I have now upgraded to a htc desire, but with a 24 month contract :/ (but i survived with the G1 for 18 months, so 24 with a desire should be a piece of cake ).
Its on pre-order, again, but i have priority and I was told I will get a text within 7 days telling me my desire has shipped .
Hope you enjoy it like the rest of us are
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I came from a touch plus (which broke) before I got my Desire, they tried the 24 month contact BS with me too so I went out of contract for a month or two (with a discount on my line rental) and got my phone for free on an 18 month contract with reduced line rental. Also T-Mobile didn't have any desire's in stock but told me if I could source one from a T-Mobile store I could go and collect it from there. 10 minutes with a list of local stores and I had my phone waiting to be collected.
Moral of the story, NEVER accept your phone companies first offer!
P.s is it too late for you to do something similar? I'm pretty sure you haven't accepted your new contract until receipt of the new handset. If you can handle another month or so of your G1.
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Jacob_K said:
After 18 months in contract with T-mobile (UK), with my awesome G1, the contract has ran out.
I have now upgraded to a htc desire, but with a 24 month contract :/ (but i survived with the G1 for 18 months, so 24 with a desire should be a piece of cake ).
Its on pre-order, again, but i have priority and I was told I will get a text within 7 days telling me my desire has shipped .
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I would not get your hopes up, I ordered an upgrade (through retentions) one week ago, was told I would have the phone wednesday, phoned and they said they had no stock and did not know when more would come in!
Or is it just me?
Now don't get me wrong, as I've been waiting for a decent upgrade option since my trusty HD2 and would love the phone on the release date because my HD2 is very close to dying and my stupid new workplace haven't sorted me out with a phone despite me being there for nearly 2 months now (a massive and very well-known global IT company, believe it or not!).
But when I called Vodafone, my current network (yes, that's right "network", not "carrier" - I'm not American!) to try to get the phone on a cheaper deal (read "free" for £30 a month for 18 months), they said they couldn't be flexible on any of the tariffs on pre-orders. So I have the wait. I don't mind, but what really winds me up is the angst in this forum: "oh no, mine won't be delivered til 11th April!" Yes? And?
Well if you pre ordered a phone which costs about 800 pound in total on an average contract and the release day is the 5th and some are delievering then, and others on the 11th. I can see their point.
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I think if the phone had already been released and you had to wait 6 days for it then they might have a point. For pre-orders, not so much as HTC have, as far as I'm aware, never specified a release date.
I take it you're one of those who has to wait?
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Or is it just me?
Now don't get me wrong, as I've been waiting for a decent upgrade option since my trusty HD2 and would love the phone on the release date because my HD2 is very close to dying and my stupid new workplace haven't sorted me out with a phone despite me being there for nearly 2 months now (a massive and very well-known global IT company, believe it or not!).
But when I called Vodafone, my current network (yes, that's right "network", not "carrier" - I'm not American!) to try to get the phone on a cheaper deal (read "free" for £30 a month for 18 months), they said they couldn't be flexible on any of the tariffs on pre-orders. So I have the wait. I don't mind, but what really winds me up is the angst in this forum: "oh no, mine won't be delivered til 11th April!" Yes? And?
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Yes they can, but you need to speak to retentions and not upgrades
Just do what I do and go through phones4u or similar 3rd party company for your upgrade. Orange, who I've been with for 6 years will not budge on upgrades for me, despite me being on their highest banding, so I upgrade thru phones4u now who will sell you the contract and (usually unlocked and unbranded phone) for a lot less than the stupidly strict network providers. I got the One X on an 18 month contract, 600 minutes, 3000 texts and 750mb internet for only 28.50 a month and they have thrown in the medialink for free too. Give them a try
Ruudfood said:
Or is it just me?
Now don't get me wrong, as I've been waiting for a decent upgrade option since my trusty HD2 and would love the phone on the release date because my HD2 is very close to dying and my stupid new workplace haven't sorted me out with a phone despite me being there for nearly 2 months now (a massive and very well-known global IT company, believe it or not!).
But when I called Vodafone, my current network (yes, that's right "network", not "carrier" - I'm not American!) to try to get the phone on a cheaper deal (read "free" for £30 a month for 18 months), they said they couldn't be flexible on any of the tariffs on pre-orders. So I have the wait. I don't mind, but what really winds me up is the angst in this forum: "oh no, mine won't be delivered til 11th April!" Yes? And?
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same problem... whats really bugs me is that I don't know when or how much will it be when it hits the markets in my country
I`ll be a month behind everyone....due an upgrade on May 6th.At least by then the devs should be in full swing
tough question, simple answer.. will get my hands on it, if I get it a bit lower than the MRP, however can't wait 6 months for the price to come down, then something newer will come and I won't be ever able to buy a phone in this cycle.
Btw, I will also upgrade from HD2,
I will be one week behind than everyone else since im getting paid next week i can't wait any longer..i will be making a black&cyan theme for sense 4.0 when i get it
Well the One X should be out by mid-april in my country, but I will wait till second week of May because it's my birthday and because htc phone prices usually decrease about 100-150$ after 3 weeks
I'm waiting for t mobile UK to start displaying contracts so think it will be a couple of days after release before I take the plunge,but as my contract is up on the 31st I should be in a decent position to keep my current contract sign up for another 18 months and get the phone for free
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This One is going to be a worthy replacement for my HD2!
im counting the days....
If you pre-order you get the Media Link Box for free and the plan I've pre-ordered on makes it a steal. 12 Month contract with Vodafone with HTC One X black, HTC Media Link, 300mins, 500mb, unlimited texts total cost £542. Sure as hell beats paying £490 outright from Amazon which was what I was going to do!
Sadly Voda/Orange/O2 were out of the question for me as unlimited data is a necessity.
I was severely hamstrung with 500mb of data on my Dz on Vodafone, and since moving to three two weeks ago I've downloaded over 2gb data.
In terms of pre-ordering, the trick is to get your employer to pay for your phone, then it doesnt matter how much the contract costs
My upgrade date is April 15th, so I've got to wait until release!
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Sadly Voda/Orange/O2 were out of the question for me as unlimited data is a necessity.
I was severely hamstrung with 500mb of data on my Dz on Vodafone, and since moving to three two weeks ago I've downloaded over 2gb data.
In terms of pre-ordering, the trick is to get your employer to pay for your phone, then it doesnt matter how much the contract costs
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I haven't paid for a phone for about 10 years and I've had about 10 in that time!
Unfortunately, the One X isn't likely to be one of the phones on the list of devices my employer will issue. I asked for an HTC and they offered me a Wildfire S or a Desire S!! I declined and they've given me an SGS2 instead. Fortunately, they will allow me to get my own device and stick their sim in it
i'm probably waiting until 4/25, but only so i don't spend all of my money. i want so many records i've just bought around 30, so that cost a big chunk. i will manage a few weeks without a phone. i put my ATT account on vacation. they said it would cost $10 for the time it was suspended, then resume normal billing when i call to have it restored. i didn't say it was because i sold my GS2, though. i said i was going out of the country.