Hi,
I'm currently in a Dilemma. I have been told by T-Mobile I can't upgrade early to the desire. However, To buyout my contract at this stage will only cost £120. Something which I think (*hope*) I'd be able to get for the G1 on Ebay.
I'm looking at mobiles.co.uk and love this package:
HTC Desire : Free
600 minutes Any Network Anytime
Unlimited Texts
Vodafone Passport
For £25 a month which I'd then have to pay £5 a month onto for the internet package making it £30, £5 cheaper than my G1.
My question is, does anyone know the release date of the Desire on Vodafone? If I was to preorder with this package, would I get the phone on April 1st like I would on T-Mobile?
Thanks
I saw on www.devicewire.com that the desire will be released by vodafone on the 12th as they had the same offer.
They is stock available in store today at the moment and didn't just want to post the one store so others can post is they find stock as well
Sent my mrs to check carphone warehouse and they have 5 in stock today on T-mobile, orange & Vodafone. Got her to get one for me on T-Mobile on 24 month contract, free phone, 900 mins, unlimited interent & 500 texts. Now can't wait to till I get home to get my hands on the phone
Hope this helps anybody wanting to get one
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They are having trouble putting it through
But fingers crossed it will go through as the contract, number etc has all been done
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Oopss Double Post
Rubbish Carphone Warehouse deals and lies.
payneardo said:
They is stock available in store today at the moment and didn't just want to post the one store so others can post is they find stock as well
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Just popped into the Carphone Warehouse on the corner of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.
They have the Desire, unlocked. The deals they could offer me were rubbish though. I was after the T-mobile £20/month 24Month 600mins/500txts and £130 for the phone. For £20 a month they would only offer 300mins and £170 for the phone. Rubbish.
I showed the guy the deal on the T-Mobile website, but he couldn't match it. His reason will make you laugh...
"T-Mobile put their own software on top of Android which slows it down.".
I corrected him, pointing out the very few modifications T-Mobile have made to the stock HTC ROM, and he looked a little out of his depth.
Seriously, do they actually teach their staff to spout total bullsh*t?
Ordering over the phone with T-Mobile - hoping to get a few quid off the web price. What is the best deal anyone here has managed on the £20 a month deal?
update: Just phoned T-Mobile sales - lovely lady offered me £20 discount on the phone (so £110 not £130) on the £20/month 24month contract. Not in stock at the moment, but expected within 48 hours (from this morning). She said she will wait for stock to come in, then immediately place the order and call me to confirm free next day delivery.
Mobilephonesdirect have the Desire for £348 on T-Mobile PAYG.
Quite interested in this as it seems to be the cheapest price for PAYG and seriously undercuts CPW.
Anybody used the company before? Trustworthy?
Sorry, can't post link as I am a new member.
Thanks in advance
So would there be any difference between getting it PAYG on T-Mobile through mobilephonesdirect, and buying it sim-free? Would it be locked to T-Mobile? I thought all phones bought through MPD were unlocked, unbranded?
Thats a good point. Mpd do generally sell unlocked unbranded handsets. Worth finding out.
Reply from MPD:
"If you wanted an unlocked, unbranded HTC Desire then you would have to chose the Sim Free version rather that the PAYG version."
So you can factor in another £15 to unlock it. Still a very good deal though.
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you might not get it for now but carphonewarehouse now has them in stock now to order online and you will get it next day and there phones are unlocked to any network and unbranded
Why is the PAYG Price and Sim-Free price different by about £100?
I thought all their phones are Unlocked....Including the desire..
(Unless you pay £100 for the t mob. branding l0l!)
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...
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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
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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
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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
During a little ordeal I had yesterday with my Galaxy Ace S5830i, I inadvertently discovered the following:
I bought my handset from the CPW on Vodafone (urrgh) PAYG (a condition of getting it cheaper from CPW, apparently), but I just discovered that the phone itself was NOT locked to vodafone, and came simfree. I dunno if this was a mistake from CPW and they maybe gave me the wrong box, but if you buy yours from CPW then I'd recommend checking it with a different sim before paying someone to unlock it for you, or before you go through the hassle of unlocking it yourself to find you brick it my mistake.
As it turned out, also, vodafone didn't even add the £10 credit to the phone, even after their standard 48hr waiting period, so I complained and got CPW to refund me the ten bucks anyway once they confirmed the sim didn't receive the credit.
So, bye bye vodafone and hello giffgaff with unlimited data.