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Just letting everyone know that having questioned mobilephonesdirect.co.uk they have confirmed that the only Desires they are shipping are Silver/Graphite.
I have asked them to change the website to advise of this and to email all customers who have pre-ordered already.
They are not getting any Brown ones.
Not sure i want a silver one
Just a heads up, MPD will not deal with any customer service issue after you've taken delivery, they refer you to HTC. I had problems within a week and they wouldn't help me.
Caveat Emptor
Gordon
SGTDavePwnage said:
Just letting everyone know that having questioned mobilephonesdirect.co.uk they have confirmed that the only Desires they are shipping are Silver/Graphite.
I have asked them to change the website to advise of this and to email all customers who have pre-ordered already.
They are not getting any Brown ones.
Not sure i want a silver one
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Really! I've never even seen or heard of a silver/graphite model. If this is true they'll get a fair few cancellations.
Just a heads up, MPD will not deal with any customer service issue after you've taken delivery, they refer you to HTC. I had problems within a week and they wouldn't help me.
Caveat Emptor
Gordon
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i can second this, after sales are truly rubbish, had an issue with my TP2 when I brought. Only had 10 days and they would not deal with me. Won't buy from these again soley based on there after sales.
Silver/Graphite doesn’t look so bad ? I’m getting one in few weeks.
I called mobilephonesdirect again today and they don't seem to know what's going on.
They advise that they are getting Graphite devices, but searching on-line the only colours I can find are brown or silver.
One of their staff said it would be the silver one and now another has said it is the brown
I did raise my concerns and they advised that if the phone I receive is not the one shown in the picture on their website then I can return it
I did raise my concerns and they advised that if the phone I receive is not the one shown in the picture on their website then I can return it
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Good luck with getting that to happen
hmm I have pre-ordered from MPD also and am not that hot on getting a silver one.
edit: looks like MPD are now confirming they are selling brown.
This Dutch website also offers both the Brown/Silver version:
http://www.pdashop.nl/product/91189/htc-desire-silver.html
IMO, brown > Silver.
badgerz said:
hmm I have pre-ordered from MPD also and am not that hot on getting a silver one.
edit: looks like MPD are now confirming they are selling brown.
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Just received a mail from them that contradicts this. I asked them specifically if they were selling the brown which was the one used on their website, and they said...
"The handset we have depicted on our website is in fact the Brown but we will be selling the Graphite"
"graphite vs Silver" Debate
Guys,
I don't know about you all, but my definition of the colour 'Graphite' is more like a dark charcoal kind of colour instead of something that looks silver/grayish...
HTC itself only defines Silver & Brown (which is same as the hero and that is definetly more black-ish than silver-ish...)
Thus, the 'Graphite' simply must be the 'brown' version in my humble opinion.
CT
omg! I didn't think about this at all! I ordered mine from tre.se, and the confirmation says it's grey! I'm kinda disappointed. The picture on the website is brown, and you never get to choose colour during the ordering process
You have to go all the way in to the full specifications to see the colour.
Well, I'll get used to the grey one I guess....
Apparently there is also a "black" version at amazon :
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375513&pf_rd_i=405320
prefer the original color scheme..
clubbtraxx said:
...my definition of the colour 'Graphite' is more like a dark charcoal kind of colour...
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Thus, the 'Graphite' simply must be the 'brown' version in my humble opinion.
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This is my opinion too. The supposedly "brown" version doesn't look remotely brown either in any photo. All very confusing. How difficult can it be to choose a phone's colour name based on it's actual colour? I've pre-ordered from MPD and am not too keen on the silver version so hopefully I'm correct in thinking I'll get the one pictured.
foyrtcw said:
This is my opinion too. The supposedly "brown" version doesn't look remotely brown either in any photo. All very confusing. How difficult can it be to choose a phone's colour name based on it's actual colour? I've pre-ordered from MPD and am not too keen on the silver version so hopefully I'm correct in thinking I'll get the one pictured.
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Why don't you ring them to clarify?
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Why don't you ring them to clarify?
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Other people have and it doesn't sound like they know themselves. If sent the silver I'd settle for it. If I was buying the phone for it's looks I'd go for the Legend.
I'm thinking about getting one from mpd, was looking getting the payg on vodafone rather than the simfree(~£50 difference). anyone know if it'll be unlocked or not? I recently got the o2 £15/month simplicity for smart phones 12month so not looking at a new contract.
carphone warehouse and it's affilate websites(mobiles.co.uk, e2save etc) sell unlocked handsets, be it on contract or payg. so I was wondering if mpd do the same thing, some one on the ocuk forums said that they emailed asking if the phone was unlocked, but it was regarding the ones on contract so not 100% sure about the payg one.
I am a bit sceptical buying from mpd reading some of the comments on here plus reviews on them from customers on another websit(can't remember the name of the site off the top of my head). have a store like 6miles from me so hopefully they'll be more helpful then the call centre.
tibey said:
Apparently there is also a "black" version at amazon :
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463375513&pf_rd_i=405320
prefer the original color scheme..
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I think that picture is an old render from before the final design was decided on. Hence the non-standard colour, and different buttons/optical trackpad.
I don't think a black model exists.
I wouldn't worry.
The default "brown" looks great under normal light, but once you go outside and the sun beams down, the blimming phone looks a salmony pinky colour. I kid you not. My phone turns gay in the sun!!! lol
I cancelled my order from this site after reading a forum with complaints as long as your arm, loads had sent there phones back with issues and took up to 1 month to get them sorted, it seems they have very very bad after sales and i thought its not worth the hassle.
So I got confirmation today of the second Desire I ordered being dispatched. Going to put it up on ebay but wasnt sure if anyone here was interested first?
For thoses that didnt see, the story behind it is here.
You should post in the marketplace, is it unlocked, what colour and for how much?
A|ex said:
You should post in the marketplace, is it unlocked, what colour and for how much?
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Ah I didnt realise there was a marketplace, I always just head for the desire forums. Its...well i just went to check the colour and they dont actually say, its coming from Orange, who IIRC have the black one? So im going to guess black, but wont actually know until it arrives. Its locked to Orange but I can get it unlocked if needs be. Probably looking at locked £370 Delivered, unlocked £385 delivered
The black one, exclusive to Orange, isn't out yet, so it'll most probably be brown. I got mine today from Orange. Brown.
its the brown one. arrived today. now advertised in the marketplace forum
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its the brown one. arrived today. now advertised in the marketplace forum
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Excellent, correct place to post
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Hey guys - in search for a case
and yes iv'e searched etc but i wondered -
Has anyone ever bought from this website and are they trustworthy?
http://www.trait-tech.com
It seems like this guy bought from there but he's in Singapore?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338809&page=2
Im based in the uk
Looking to create a certain effect:
I have a white s2, wanted a white/silver bumper with a textured backplate or i dunno, something unique
Let me know what you think of firstly the website and secondly the vision of what my phone will look like/ the colours that would look good with a new phone
Any input greatly appreciated
This topic is interesting for me, I haven't seen pictures of a white gs2 accessorised. I an bad with colour, and how a black/blue case would look on a white gs? Or should I stick with the white?
I think white/silver/grey really
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white or silver would look good , else ???
Well im gonna get this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SILVER-PR...s=63&clkid=5469853211973189742#ht_1884wt_1139
with this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aluminium...ltDomain_0&hash=item415f571b09#ht_4567wt_1037
but going back to my question, is that website reliable?
So of course I ordered a blue mi max 3 listed on AliExpress then after I ordered blue was not available from seller I purchased from or anyone. Is the blue even out yet or is this a pre-order color as I can't find any info on blue version and that's the color I really want.
I have the same question. Why is there no blue color anywhere?
everyday I am checking aliexpress for this Blue color 6GB/128GB Mi Max 3. Still no luck.
Yeah does anyone know, might change my order to the black if blue isn't going to release.
I too ordered the blue 6GB, still no shipping yet. Quite sad because all of my other damn accessories are slowly trickling in, but no phone!!
cms062407 said:
I too ordered the blue 6GB, still no shipping yet. Quite sad because all of my other damn accessories are slowly trickling in, but no phone!!
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So is yours still processing?
Yep, sure is.
On sale this Friday according to this article:
https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/2...ugust-10-china-price-specifications-features/
Never heard of the site though so who knows?
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On sale this Friday according to this article:
https://www.mysmartprice.com/gear/2...ugust-10-china-price-specifications-features/
Never heard of the site though so who knows?
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Finally some solid info but haven't heard anyone getting blue color in 4gb version either so wonder if it's released at all yet
goodness, this is killing me, the wait...is this darn blue version actually going to be released? jeeezzz..still waiting for mine to ship and I purchased it on July 25.
Anyone have "shipped" they blue 6/128? I just ordered blue 6/128 from aliexpress mi global...
pecarosh said:
Anyone have "shipped" they blue 6/128? I just ordered blue 6/128 from aliexpress mi global...
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cancelled mines as they said it wasnt released yet, lots of deceiving sellers on aliexpress will show blue available to order but then say waiting for it to be released with no solid info still on blue color
They will sell that 128G blue color version on 24-Aug.
item.mi.com/product/10000111.html
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They will sell that 128G blue color version on 24-Aug.
item.mi.com/product/10000111.html
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What source is that from? Same day as blue translucent PS4 pro goes for sale lol
I bought a couple of these in blue and red, Ill probably have them delivered from China by the time anyone sees the blue version at the rate our black versions keep getting delayed lol:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Har...873.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.4c8f4c4dD77iHi
Or is silver really available for EVR-L29?
Available in silver right here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-Mat...cdecb9854:m:mbmVlXzSrP9-WyZWmeS0z2w:rk:1:pf:0
I just bought a blue from him. I've purchased a mate 8, p9 and p9 pro from this seller before. I debated hard on buying silver but for every picture I saw where it looked silver, I saw two more where it looked too purple.
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Available in silver right here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huawei-Mat...cdecb9854:m:mbmVlXzSrP9-WyZWmeS0z2w:rk:1:pf:0
I just bought a blue from him. I've purchased a mate 8, p9 and p9 pro from this seller before. I debated hard on buying silver but for every picture I saw where it looked silver, I saw two more where it looked too purple.
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Yeap, that's the one I was going to buy but I was certain only blue is available for EVR-L29. All the other sellers online (ebay, amazon, wondamobil, etc...) only do EVR-L29 in blue. He's the only one doing silver. Interesting.
Got it in silver bought it from mobyshop Singapore they have international shipping methods.
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Got it in silver bought it from mobyshop Singapore they have international shipping methods.
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Could you put a picture of the silver i look online but it's always d stock photo, nobody even shows the silver one in reviews
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Could you put a picture of the silver i look online but it's always d stock photo, nobody even shows the silver one in reviews
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Ye you often see the blue one or china version in silver, there are some reviews from South Asian regions youtubers where you can sometimes see a view of it.
Not really good at photos and still have the back film on the phone but you can get an idea :
https://imgur.com/a/mO4eSJW
found a video with good enough quality to get a view of the color : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZXmQ5nxz3U
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Or is silver really available for EVR-L29?
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I’ve never seen it in any color but blue from a legitimate site
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I’ve never seen it in any color but blue from a legitimate site
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Exactly my thoughts
It depends on the region it's sold in. I know in Malaysia it's sold in both blue and silver, while in Hong Kong it's in blue only.
Silver does exist, it's just more rare.
SmartPhonesFan said:
it is not rare .. on aliex all sellers selling both colors ..https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesal...SB_20190105155045&SearchText=HUAWEI+MATE+20+X
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I'm referring to EVR-L29, the global model.
Not EVR-AL00 the mainland China model. EVR-AL00 comes in more configurations. Silver, blue, 128G, 256G.
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they will flash global firmware onto china fw ... just mention it to them ..
or go even here u will find 4 sellers with L29 -silver ... https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=huawei+mate+20+x&_sop=16
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Rebranding a Chinese Mate 20 series phone isn't possible. They will probably add play store, but that's the extent of what they can do.
who cares about the color? I assume you will throw a case on it anyway... ?
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Man don't play smart boy .. I am telling you they can .. for $60 on top.. It is your fault you not reading my threads ..
Don't say ''not possible'' everything is possible !
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-20-x/how-to/guyyyz-revolutionary-message-flashing-t3884202
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It's not. Trust me. My full time job is reverse-engineering Huawei devices.
Many of the Chinese resellers who rebrand phones are my customers.
If someone tells you it is, they're mistaken. They're either scamming you, or they don't realize the changes in oeminfo for the Kirin 980 generation of phones. The oeminfo is encrypted/signed for each individual device, and modifying the regional branding isn't possible. Having a fully rebranded device isn't possible. Nobody has developed a way to do it, and sadly, it's looking unlikely to be able to fully rebrand the phone.
I'm only telling you to help you not get scammed. I'll be very impressed if you prove me wrong.
Do you have such a device in-hand? A screenshot of the About Phone screen?
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I don't think they lying.. chinese can do anything .. and u can buy any tools and readers .. They will be probably removing chip on the phone flashing it with global rom with special tool connected to laptop using windows ..
you have to START BELIEVE
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It's not an issue of being able to write to the memory of the phone. Anyone can do this with an unlocked bootloader. The issue is the regional branding of the phone, and the inability to change it from all/cn to something else due to device-specific signing/encryption.
It's fine if you don't believe me, but I think you will be disappointed with what happens if you trust they can do it.
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man absolutely no .. huawei /honor just making one production line where motherboards goes through the manuf. process and at the end of the line
they have PC and already set which firmware will goes to which piece or batches .. and worker just will flash it he has 3 ROMs global /EU and china ..
branding or region that is irrelevant..
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It seems that you have been very, very badly misinformed about both Huawei's production process and the relevancy of region/branding. Still, I'm very interested to see what the reseller ends up doing, so please let us know.
I did a quick search for EVR-L29 Malaysia and did come up with a midnight blue or phantom silver for sale on Expansys.
Ye Malaysia and Singapore are the only known regions that i know of which have both color EVR-L29, I'm not sure about 3rd party sellers, if it's true or not but since i bought it from an official seller/store, i have the phone and it's legit EVR-L29 phantom silver but not sure about the others. You're also covered with the 2 years Huawei warranty + mpen and smart cover free (maybe a limited time offer).
Most EVR-L29 from resellers are coming from HK supply and HK only have Blue for now in global version, that's why you see most of the time Blue ones.