Figured a thread would be good to see when the Raphael is rumoured to be released and up for sale around the globe.
Perhaps replying in the following format would be useful:
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Country: UK
Site/Vendor: MobileFun.co.uk
Date of Release: TBA
Offers Pre-Order: Yes
Comments Below:
Currently still waiting on the dates from the site but they have a section already set up for the Touch Pro (Raphael) and assure me they are offering preorders once they have more info from HTC. Bought my Hermes from them and they were excellent to deal with.
Mobilefun_Support_email said:
Dear MrVanx,
We will have it on pre order sometime next week and we will definitely be selling it.
Thanks
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This was a responce back in June, theyve been really good before so there must be a delay getting info from HTC perhaps.
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EDIT:: Ive added the release info to the Raphael Wiki pages HERE
expansys says it will be on sale on 4th of august
lol well that lasted long!
Lets try and get the info into the thread guys, like the template above.
Never buy a phone in Mexico! look at the price....
Country: Mexico
Site/Vendor: http://www.expansys.com.mx/p.aspx?i=169845
Date of Release: Aug 4
Offers Pre-Order: Yes
Price: 14,734.95 Mexican Peso = 1,450.65 US Dollar
Impossible to buy it here!
Cheers
Country: NL
Site/Vendor: smartphoneshop.nl
Date of Release: TBA
Offers Pre-Order: No
First in Line
I've been watching for release of this for a few months now. so....
Country: UK
Site/Vendor: expansys
Date of Release: 4th August (rumoured)
Offers Pre-Order: Yes
Country: UK
Site/Vendor: HTC Direct
Date of Release: 30th August
Offers Pre-Order: Yes
Country: UK
Site/Vendor: Handtec
Date of Release: Mid August
Offers Pre-Order: Yes
Country: UK
Site/Vendor: Devicewire
Date of Release: TBA
Offers Pre-Order: Not last time I checked
on these uk sites can u still buy if your in the U.S.??? and if so will it b more money???
sweden
site: http://www.katshing.se
pre order: yes
release date: 14th august
swedish version with åäö keyboard.
he.. yes i am first in line
Belgium
site: http://www.netintro.be
pre order: yes
release date: second week of august
Price: 627,99 € incl. VAT
Belgium
site: http://www.expansys.be/p.aspx?i=169420
pre order: yes
release date: 5 august
Price: 664,96 € incl. VAT
The MDA Vario IV is available from t-mobile UK and has been available for about 1 week.
I can have one now for £130 or I can wait a 2 bill cycles and have one for free.
Decisions, decisions
kforman3 said:
on these uk sites can u still buy if your in the U.S.??? and if so will it b more money???
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Usually yes and yes. But what would be the point if you get the Euro version to use in the 'States (I'm assuming it'll be primarily used in the 'States, right?) when it won't support AT&T's 3G frequencies? It'll still work, but you'd be running on EDGE at best and for a phone like this, it's a little silly...
compact_bijou said:
The MDA Vario IV is available from t-mobile UK and has been available for about 1 week.
I can have one now for £130 or I can wait a 2 bill cycles and have one for free.
Decisions, decisions
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Whereabouts is it on thier site? All I can see is the MDA Compact IV (Diamond)
edgie168 said:
Usually yes and yes. But what would be the point if you get the Euro version to use in the 'States (I'm assuming it'll be primarily used in the 'States, right?) when it won't support AT&T's 3G frequencies? It'll still work, but you'd be running on EDGE at best and for a phone like this, it's a little silly...
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Isnt 3G in the states 2100MHz??
Expansys USA has it listed...
so it will come to US shores:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/d.aspx?i=169845
Release date is listed as 4th August. Note the radio data:
HSDPA/WCDMA:
- Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
- Up to 384 kbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent)
So this suggests HSDPA but not UPA. Also shows Quad-band GSM, but then has that odd parenthetical comment about operators...
So do these frequencies support US (e.g. AT&T) HSDPA? GSM seems to be covered.
M
Yeah; it doesn't look like it will be US 3G compatible. Which sucks; a lot.
I think the US 3G is at 850 MHz... And the world bands are the 900/2100MHz. I know that GSM/GPRS/EDGE runs on 850 already, but that's how the US is...
USA 3g/umts frequencies are 1900..maybe 850 in the future but not anytime soon
mrvanx said:
Whereabouts is it on thier site? All I can see is the MDA Compact IV (Diamond)
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It won't be on the t-mobile web site for "another few weeks" but it is available now to those who qualify for an upgrade or have the sponds.
compact_bijou said:
The MDA Vario IV is available from t-mobile UK and has been available for about 1 week.
I can have one now for £130 or I can wait a 2 bill cycles and have one for free.
Decisions, decisions
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It's not out yet. Probably not till mid August
Johnston411 said:
It's not out yet. Probably not till mid August
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The MDA Vario IV, categorically, is available now. It has been available for "about a week" it will not appear on the website "for a few more weeks"
I can have one delivered tomorrow (but I prefer to wait until I get it for free)
The initial offer may only be open to "high value, long term customers".
when I called to enquire about availability of the Diamond (compact IV) last Sunday I was told there were about 22 left out of 70 available
but I was not given any information about the MDA Vario IV being available, despite asking.
As usual, not all CSRs are as clued up as they ought to be but what I've written here is fact.
IF you can prove otherwise, please do. I have been around long enough to know not to post inaccurate information.
If you have been TOLD otherwise, please make that clear, that you were told otherwise
Related
A sales guy at 02 told me that they would be releasing the Polaris on the 3rd Jan, 2008 in the UK for the new year with new tariffs, can someone confirm this? I can't mind it being mentioned any where on any site.
It is listed in the Coming Soon section as Orbit 2. Don't trust the picture though since it's more likely will look like this.
Yeah so it looks like it will be coming out on the third of Jan, thanks.
Was told the 18th of Jan last week
The more realistic date for release in UK will be end Jan or early Feb.
Cheers
LB
It's in their latest brochure now....
I was told it would available around mid Jan.
No TomTom however - just CoPilot and thats only on certain tariffs
I'm on an O2 Corporate tariff through my employer. According to the "Coming Soon" spreadsheet they send us the Orbit 2 will be available W/C 21st Jan.
Abbsta said:
It is listed in the Coming Soon section as Orbit 2. Don't trust the picture though since it's more likely will look like this.
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Picture now updated on website....although different colour to brochure.
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Picture now updated on website....although different colour to brochure.
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I see this one is all black nice. I would've considered O2 but they don't have good data plans.
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I see this one is all black nice. I would've considered O2 but they don't have good data plans.
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Same, t-mobile looks promising though...
o2 data plan is now 7.50 for unlimited (200MB) - since november.
this is a lot better than the 15 quid for 36MB that i have been paying!
yeah the black version on o2s coming soon page looks very very nice
Expansys are offering the TC on O2 contracts !
If you don't want the Orbit 2, this seems a good alternative !
Here's the link:
http://www.expansys.com/b.aspx?i=159608
O2 prices look.. pricey
Looks like o2 are pricing the Orbit 2 quite high compared to v1 ??
I think the Orbit 2 looks better than the Cruise which I was after but I ideally wanted it on TMobile as webnwalk is less restrictive.
Anyone know how good O2's data plan is? Or are Tmobile taking on this device anytime soon?
thanks
o2 £7.50 for 200Mb
bencassie said:
o2 £7.50 for 200Mb
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thanks - am I right in thinking that you cannot use it as a modem or use messaging/streaming etc on O2? TMobile have a webnwalk plus but Im not sure how much I will use these features.... hmmm decisions.
I use my XDA Orbit (Artimis) as a modem when I'm on the train, much better than IE on the phone
tomres said:
Expansys are offering the TC on O2 contracts !
If you don't want the Orbit 2, this seems a good alternative !
Here's the link:
http://www.expansys.com/b.aspx?i=159608
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But it appears more expensive than the Orbit will be for the same monthly rate
http://shop.o2.co.uk/images/consumer/assets/comingsoon/comingsoon_ph_promo_4.jpg
Now that looks sweet!
I've been following the Touch Cruise threads for a while waiting for a release on a UK network, and the O2 Orbit 2 looks the bees knees. Only problem is I'm on Orange with an unlimited data plan, 1000 minutes, 300 texts, insurance and free answerphone, all for around £50 per month and fear O2 won't be able to match this.
I'd swap to O2 for this phone if the 3G coverage is as good as Orange. What can I expect from O2's 3G service?
So, who's got a Diamond pre-orderd. If so - where and how much?
I ordered mine from Expansys last week when the price was still: £443.70.
Expected Thu June 19th.
Also pre-ordered the stand from Clove: https://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct...Category=CB077B5C-390D-4153-8EDD-44D1B2BEF716
R
PS: I asked for a Diamon forum in the 'About XDA Dev' forum - please add your voice to the thread so we can get one created asap.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=391799
play.com £429.99 due on 02/06/2008 http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/5508804/-/Product.html?searchstring=diamond&searchsource=0
Sweet - just cancelled the Expansys one and bought this - saved £20 which will go towards the cradle for it THANKS!
rakh1 said:
Sweet - just cancelled the Expansys one and bought this - saved £20 which will go towards the cradle for it THANKS!
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Put my voice to the request for a new Diamond forum
I may be going to the online UK site to get the phone also (if I have no success in Singapore first week of June!).
Gary.
538 euro at pdashop.be
texarcana said:
538 euro at pdashop.be
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529 euro at pdashop.nl
T-Mobile will carries Diamond
I read somewhere that HTC Diamond will be coming to one of the major wireless carriers in the U.S, and it will likely be t-mobile. I hope they are right, because for $299 with 2 years contract for this beauty with T-mobile. How sweet is that?
You have to be having a laugh, a two year contract and purchase price of $299 they are taking the p*ss
I wouldn't bother to be honest it is a lot of cash for a yesterday type device, the spec just doesn't come up to the standard I would need to switch from the 18 month old P3300 Artemis or either of the newer devices I am currently using - Mike
Update: The Vario IV "is in testing at the moment and won't be available until the end of September"
As yet, "there is no stock or pricing information available to anyone at t-mobile"
Obviously, if anyone else rings up they will probably be told something completely different.
I will keep trying every 7 days.
MDA vario IV
I think that they are saying end of September to be on the safe side.
T-Mobile announced the Vario IV before the Touch Pro, they must of been testing it for weeks now I think that it may come out in August. They may release it on the quiet.
How long did it take for the Compact IV to come out after the Diamond?
StaticPlaya said:
I think that they are saying end of September to be on the safe side.... they must of been testing it for weeks now
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That's the thing about call centres, large companies and the people who pay for it all to exist.
The company never treats the front line staff with enough respect to give them the information they need to do their job efficiently.
See the very recent debacle of t-mobile sending out the Diamond instead of the Vario.
This leads to a huge drop in efficiency and a lack of information which causes some of the first line staff to talk rubbish in a pointless
attempt to gain kudos from having 'inside' information. The only other people to be impressed by this are other first line staff.
That's all I get for paying t-mobile over £800 per year, I guess
I see htcdirect have also brought their date forward to the 4th of August too.
http://www.htcdirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=418
I'm thinking this is probably the real date now as several firms that were listing 30th August have now started showing the 4th.
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I'm thinking this is probably the real date now as several firms that were listing 30th August have now started showing the 4th.
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Nah, it just means they don't have any stock and they are changing their dates to reflect what other companies with no stock are saying so it looks like they have stock.
Devicewire.co.uk is run by the UK's Brightpoint subsidiary. That's why they got the first official UK Diamond stocks, and they show 1st September. I'll go with devicewire every time, knowing that they are run by the main European distributor, thanks muchly. when Device wire shows 4th august, i might believe it.
And no, they don't have them in stock yet.
So where do we reckon Expansys will get their dodgy early grey import stock from this time then??
I'll be in for one as an upgrade, wonder what T-mobile will offer it to me for ????
You should precise T-Mobile to "T-Mobile UK"
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You should precise T-Mobile to "T-Mobile UK"
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Is it officially available on T-Mobile Austria or are you a tester?
licht77 said:
You should precise T-Mobile to "T-Mobile UK"
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Agreed, I'm unable to edit the title, that's a job for a mod
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Is it officially available on T-Mobile Austria or are you a tester?
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No, officially it will be avaliable for customers on 4th August... i am just a lucky businesscustomer
is it going to be available n the U.S?
Keep this post to the top
i want to replace my Vario 3 to Vario 4
im getting sick of t mobile sending me handset replacements
Gundam2k4 said:
Keep this post to the top
i want to replace my Vario 3 to Vario 4
im getting sick of t mobile sending me handset replacements
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No need to bump this thread.....vario 4 will be out soon.
Called T-Mobile!
I just called T-Mobile about an upgrade asked about the Vario IV. He had no idea what I was talking about he even tried to sell me the compact IV and I had to pay £40 for the handset. Yeah right! The price that I'm looking for when I upgrade is free. lol
Devicewire now have their stocking coming in date as the 18th August now.
If you want more information on my dealings with T mobile head office then please visit my blog as i have already put some information on there, plus will be updating it as and when the lady from the directors office gets in touch with me.
http://vario-iv-4.blogspot.com/
StaticPlaya said:
I just called T-Mobile about an upgrade asked about the Vario IV. He had no idea what I was talking about he even tried to sell me the compact IV and I had to pay £40 for the handset. Yeah right! The price that I'm looking for when I upgrade is free. lol
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Yep, the customer service monkeys seem to think you don't know what you're talking about when asking for the Vario IV and tell you about the Compact IV instead.
Durr @ them.
T-Mobile UK - Available now
Hi Folks,
Just to let you know that the MDA Vario IV is now available.
Just got off the phone to customer service to upgrade - being sent out tomorrow.
Greeeeaaattt!
Dave
Im on the phone to them now
thanks for the tip m8
Just got off the phone with T-Mobile and they confirm that they still don't have the Vario IV
Anyone else had any joy?
deejaydave said:
Hi Folks,
Just to let you know that the MDA Vario IV is now available.
Just got off the phone to customer service to upgrade - being sent out tomorrow.
Greeeeaaattt!
Dave
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Let us know if you actually get the Vario and not the Compact.
Does anyone know when will be HTC Sensation released in europe?If you don't know exact date you can only say month.
May/June here on the UK.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk
Verizon in May and all the rest first week of June
In France, may 12, with SFR (Vodafone).
Don't know if the phone will be available unlocked or only with a contract
i use to buy my phone without any contract
Really on 12th may?
I hope sim free versions will be out on this period, though I will wait for the price to fall and of course the root
I've already ordered mine with Vodafone Spain. They told me I should receive it in 1 or 2 weeks... we'll see...
Vodafone NL said I'd get it week 19, delayed to week 21 now...
in France SFR officially announced the sensation
price will start at 199€ (with cash back of 100€) so 99€ with a contract
it will be sold first online , starting may 12, and one week later in SFR (vodafone) stores
if you want to buy an off contract phone, you will have to wait for mid june
off contract price will be between 529€ 549€.
it seems that the back cover colour will change with country.
The french version will not include HTC watch
a french video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xigdyd_htc-sensation_tech
l
Netherlands release date confirmed by Vodafone.nl
Week : 21
Possible from monday 23 Mei.
Without contract : 03-06-2011
I got an email from Vodafone wich stated that I would get it in week 20.
Greetings from Ulft
VF Germany. 16.May.2011.
I doubt they will release it next week but I hope I am wrong!
The sooner they release it, the sooner the devs will find a way to root it
Here in Belgium it will be released on June 3.
Link to it
its preorder now on vodafone uhttp://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/catalog/compatiblePlanListView.jsp?dependantSkuIds=sku4320051&phoneType=post&skuType=phoneSku&selection=&from=phoneSku&initialFilters=flt_paymonthly&_requestid=55489k
Last rumour i heard was june 8th UK, but i can't remember if that was vodafone or o2, doesn't mean much to me i want sim free.
Delivery 19th May on Vodafone!
Vodafone are aiming to deliver on 19th May!!!
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-sensation?WT.srch=1&cid=ppc-goo-h-c72-10696-ex
So branded models are due between 12 and 19th May, sim free for 8th June as we can conclude.
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Vodafone are aiming to deliver on 19th May!!!
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-sensation?WT.srch=1&cid=ppc-goo-h-c72-10696-ex
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I wonder if they'll give this to me for free on a £20p/m 12 month plan!
Handtec already published the phone's price
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.ph...ocked-black-/31b2e6ddca0b926603bbead57f0b0d78
Nice, it's a bit cheaper than the SGSII. Can't wait till this phone is finally going to be released to try it out.
Everybody know when Zen 3 Ultra release?
Asus hasn't provided information regarding the availablity, but you could expect it to be available in Q3.
At the website Tweakers they talk about august, september. One thing i like with Samsung is that afther a presentation, the phone is some weeks later in the stores. I want a Zen 3 Ultra now!!!
If the unit comes in August or September , it should identify in which cases Asus has just cut back .
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I want this phone too, but i'm worried about band comparability with t-mobile. Band 12 specifically, looking at this and the zte axon 7.
Asia first on 12 july :s
http://m.gsmarena.com/asus_zenfone_...ultra_to_go_on_sale_next_month-news-19107.php
From the asus website specifications there looks to be a CN and WW version with different frequency bands.
I wonder if the 12th July date is just for a CN/TW version and the WW version will be later on?
This looks like the phone for me. I had no problem with the size of my 7" Huawei X1 but software was terrible and reception flaky, my Sony UltraZ 6.4" has been fine but after using a 7" screen everything else seems too small. Hope it hits the Australian market soon.
6.8-inch ZenFone 3 Ultra will be released on July 27.
Asus plans to start with shipments of the ZoneFone 3 model to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and by August will ship all models to the three markets as well as to Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.
Shipment will later be expanded to Japan, Italy and the United States.
Source: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan-business/2016/07/13/472079/Asus-ZenFone.htm
Gearbest has a listing, not in stock now but they can ship internationally. Based on the LTE bands offered it looks like WW version
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_365531.html
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Gearbest has a listing, not in stock now but they can ship internationally. Based on the LTE bands offered it looks like WW version
http://www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_365531.html
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Spoke to gearbest live chat rep and he said they will have stock 7-10 business days from now
Amazon.com on August 5, but the price is verry high by this seller. I hope there will be more sellers.
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Amazon.com on August 5, but the price is verry high by this seller. I hope there will be more sellers.
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When you say "this seller" it'd help if you provided a link, so people could know what you're talking about... If you mean Kiletrading seller - his version is of no use to me, or anyone in USA - doesn't support US LTE bands. I need bands 2,4,12 for T-Mobile - all missing.
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When you say "this seller" it'd help if you provided a link, so people could know what you're talking about... If you mean Kiletrading seller - his version is of no use to me, or anyone in USA - doesn't support US LTE bands. I need bands 2,4,12 for T-Mobile - all missing.
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Sorry links to stores is not allowed here. Just go to amazon and search for zu680kl, there is one seller.
Some ebay sellers have silver color in stock. The gray color comes in august.
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Spoke to gearbest live chat rep and he said they will have stock 7-10 business days from now
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You can order the 3GB/32GB version now, dispatch: ships between Aug 18 - Aug 20 I wait for 4GB/64GB, but still in arrival notice
I've just got mine yesterday in Malaysia. The phone is a perfect replacement for my Sony Xperia Z Ultra, as they share similar dimensions and weights, yet the screen is much larger and the speaker sounds awesome!
Finally one site that ships internationally has Ultras on sale. DealExtreme, about $640, all three colors, only 4GB/64GB version. I think it's the international/non-Chinese version. For mysterious reasons, the gray color is more expensive than other two.
Note that you might not be able to combine your phone order with any other article because they seem to keep stuff in various warehouses and can't collect it into a single shipment. You can only combine Ultra with stuff that has their internal code starting with 852. So far they seem not to have any additional matching items like cases or screen protectors.
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Finally one site that ships internationally has Ultras on sale. DealExtreme
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Seems like I spoke to soon, they have just put the phone for sale on their site, but one cannot actually buy it. They've cancelled my order without explanation.