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Anyone know the cheapest site for this phone? I want the unbranded one. All i find is 600+ which is ridiculous. i dont mind if it is used or new and ebay just hasnt been yielding that many unlocked unbranded ones. if you have one and are willing to sell to me, maybe we can work something out securely over ebay on private auction. i know this phone is only out for 2 months but hey, some people just dont like it. i am willing to trade a touch diamond unlocked unbraded + some cash and accessories for one.
Most places I have seen are about $600+. I got my Fuze for about $300 with upgrade on AT&T. That way it can support 3G. Remember not to buy the CDMA as it does not have a sim card. What provider are you with? It may be cheaper to buy a branded one from your provider.
Sorry buddy. There is no such thing as a cheap high-end device. Get a fuze if you really want it cheap. Sell your diamond for $400. Pay $100 for a fuze. Unbranded touch pros are $600+. You won't find a working model any cheaper.
thats what i kinda thought too. im bound to at&t already and still am under a contract until june and not eligible for upgrade discount until may. i really want to switch to tmobile because of their coverage at work and home is more superior in my area. an upgrade to the fuze would cost the $499 no commitment price.
i love my diamond for everything except the keyboard sucks. feels like my old iphone but way worse to type on because of the small size.
whats the difference between the cdma ones and the gsm ones? is it easier to flash one version than the other?
I'm in England and I bought mine from eBay for £390 - it wasn't brand new but only used for a week so it's as new.
I think (and this is my newbie answer!) that GSM phones (which I have) uses a sim card and CDMA uses............er.............something else?
GSM is generally easier to flash and more roms are created for GSM phones. I would love the diamond actually. I have a fuze and I barely use the hardware keyboard. I just use the compact qwerty on-screen. It's perfecty fine for me. I would've soo went for the diamond if it had removable storage. 4gb is just not enough for me. I meant go for the Touch HD, but I want 3g =/ and The touch HD looks promising, but not without a d-pad.
I own a titan and know more about the CDMA phones. I am looking for a gsm phone with gps and wifi to play with. I am aware of the kaiser, touch hd, and fuze but they more expensive used on Ebay than I want. Looking for good possible candidates under $100 used. Any suggestions?
For under $100 US? You're not going to find one, at least one that runs WM. Even a used Wizard goes for at least that much, maybe a bit more, and it doesn't have GPS. Your best bet is bid on a few Kaisers until you get one for a reasonable price.
If you're almost through with your plan, you can get a free Fuze through letstalk.com for AT&T. It'll come with a two-year contract though, and you're obligated to buy an (expensive) data plan.
Well I have found CDMA titans and touch cheaper than $100 so I was hoping there were gsm possibilities.
If you search enough you can find a good used Excalibur, and for that $ I think it´s one of the best options
Good luck,
Am I wrong? The excalibur doesn't have gps does it?
hehe, demanding a GPS and wifi for 100$ is .... pretty nuts
Hi,
does someone know the usual price policy of HTC concerning new models? Do previous ones become cheaper once a new one is available?
I'd be particularly interested in the Diamond, as the Diamond 2 will be available soon and I'd like to know whether I could expect a price drop soon.
Thanks.
lutent said:
Hi,
does someone know the usual price policy of HTC concerning new models? Do previous ones become cheaper once a new one is available?
I'd be particularly interested in the Diamond, as the Diamond 2 will be available soon and I'd like to know whether I could expect a price drop soon.
Thanks.
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It´s logic that prices goes down with the launching of new models, I don´t know if HTC has a policy and don´t really think so...
But let me give you an example of how the prices "down"
At least on my country, one of the lastest countries in the world to recieve any new model of almost anything.
Now days the actual price for an HTC S621 (Excalibur) is around $357USD!!!, X-peria is $1214USD (Just to give some examples)
With this example you can see that here lowing the prices does not apply
Maybe in other countries where new models arrive soon as they are launched you can see a sensitive decrease of the prices.
Just my point of view.
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It´s logic that prices goes down with the launching of new models, I don´t know if HTC has a policy and don´t really think so...
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Yes, thats why I am asking. I wasnt actually thinking of a real strict policy but rather about how HTC respectively most of the vendors acted upon the availability of a successor.
Did the prices usually decrease quickly once a successor was out or did they remain stable? I am asking because I want to get a Diamond but wouldnt really like to have a sudden price drop within two weeks.
i am thinking the same thing but with an experia
The prices apparently do not decrease with a new version. I just looked whether the price of the Diamond's predecessor, the Touch, dropped in price and it did not.
However right now I am seriously reconsidering anyway if I am getting a Diamond after having read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=439410
supply and demand
I'd suspect that htc stop making
devices when newer ones come out
Yes that´s correct
But that is happening on the first world countries where consumism is more faster.
On other countries like mine due to the late arriving of new models we have a 2 year delay making the "old" models still being here sold as new and at impresive high prices.
I´m sure other countries behaive similar.
yep, it depends wich country your in if the price is going to drop. That's why ebay is a good reference for purchase with it's many different international sellers.
Here in Hong Kong Definitely price of a previous model will drop if the New Model comes out.
Just to give you some numbers for a HTC TOUCH HD.
When the HD was released here in HK it has costed initially ca. $930USD now HD will be sold for ca.$650USD. Most likely by the time Touch Pro2 will be coming out, the price will drop further ca.100-150USD.
However HTC made smart move and did not announced the TP2 is a direct succesor of HD but atleast it is almost the same just differences of Keyboard, miner screen issue and the camera. Therefore I believe here HK any new buyer will sure go with the TP2 which will put pressure of HD price.
With this years economy situation and other WinMo device manufacturer coming up with better devices ,HTC will be needing to droping the prices. Just Today I have seen the new Asus P835 just for ca.420 USD which has almost the same specs. like a HTC HD
Therefore as others also meantioned if you are in a country in which those new devices will be released on day 1 then I would say it is worth to wait for few more weeks.
Thanks everyone.
A price drop is also what I would have imagined, however as mentioned previously it doesnt seem to take place - at least here in Europe. The Diamond's predecessor, the Touch, started at EUR 410 and is now down to EUR 310 (when the Diamond was introduced it was at EUR 340). The Diamond at the other hand was initially available for EUR 500 and is now down to EUR 380.
So the price drop is rather equal, even with the Diamond not having yet a successor out.
And I'm not sure I want to stay in the HTC family if they haven't released graphic driver software that can actually make their phones usable.
The phone I'm looking to upgrade to is the HTC Touch Pro 2. So I'm wondering, does anyone have this phone? If so, does it have the appropriate 2D and 3D drivers it should (10fps for video is f**king insanity)?
Finally, if not, what would be a good upgrade from the Kaiser (and don't say the Touch Pro, because it was also released without it's drivers)?
Regarding Touch Pro 2
Have a look on it´s proper section, you can read experiences and recommendations from several users
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=479
I am in the same boat - I can renew my contract at at&t and get a cheap new phone.
I really dislike HTC for the stunts they pulled with the Kaiser drivers.
I am actually eyeing the iphone. If they had it with a 1 year contract, I would jump on it in a sec (even if it was $100 more to buy).
The iphone is a fascinating device indeed. I would love to have one, specially one of the recent 3GS with 32GB memory.
It comes full with functionality, there is plenty of software for it and above all, it has a great user interface and design. It is great to use.
But, there is a major inconvinience: it costs a fortune!
I mean 600 Euro or more for an unlocked iphone, or the equivalent level for plans is very expensive.
Add to that the vulnerabily of the device (never ever drop it, scratch it and take care to not grease the glass all the time), it is a headache to own one.
HTC devices, on the other hand, have two appealing characteristics: they can be obtained cheap (because they do have a long lifetime, so they end up cheap on ebay for a good value price) and they can be hacked, modded and expanded at your hearts will.
Conclusion:
1) If you have the money.
2) If you prefer to USE the device instead of HACKING it.
Get yourself the iphone. You will be happy with it.
Otherwise, just get the HTC one you fancy and live with its limitation, enjoying all the stuff you can do with it (new firmware, cooked firmware, lots of applications, customizations, etc.).
Cheers,
vma
vma said:
The iphone is a fascinating device indeed. I would love to have one, specially one of the recent 3GS with 32GB memory.
It comes full with functionality, there is plenty of software for it and above all, it has a great user interface and design. It is great to use.
But, there is a major inconvinience: it costs a fortune!
I mean 600 Euro or more for an unlocked iphone, or the equivalent level for plans is very expensive.
Add to that the vulnerabily of the device (never ever drop it, scratch it and take care to not grease the glass all the time), it is a headache to own one.
HTC devices, on the other hand, have two appealing characteristics: they can be obtained cheap (because they do have a long lifetime, so they end up cheap on ebay for a good value price) and they can be hacked, modded and expanded at your hearts will.
Conclusion:
1) If you have the money.
2) If you prefer to USE the device instead of HACKING it.
Get yourself the iphone. You will be happy with it.
Otherwise, just get the HTC one you fancy and live with its limitation, enjoying all the stuff you can do with it (new firmware, cooked firmware, lots of applications, customizations, etc.).
Cheers,
vma
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I am in the same boat as the original poster. I am looking for a new phone since my iphone 2g has the dreaded dead strip which is common for the iphone.
At first when it happened I instantly wanted to replace the iphone with another one however on craiglist the 2g were still going for around $150 to $200. However again these were used and most likely were going to start crapping out just like my current. On mine the volume buttons began get stuck and eventually from trying to plug them out ended up coming off. Then I explored the option of a newer 3g since it is better phone overall of the 2g with better form factor and speakerphone. However they were going for $250 to $300 but then again with no warranty. Also since I am taking it to tmobile it would be without 3g.
So yeah the iphone is expensive choice for me since the same plan I have now on ATT would cost me $65 more a month which is $780 more a year. If I decide to take with tmobile then I am paying $300 for an iphone that does not have a warranty. The one year warranty is ridiculous for a phone that retails for $600.
get the touch pro 2 on tmobile 8/12 and be very happy
I recently won a T-Mobile Text2Win Promotion that is giving me a Samsung Behold and a year of unlimited service. I'm selling the Behold and buying a TP2.
Interestingly enough, my girlfriend won as well. She wants a phone with a keyboard but doesn't want to spend a lot. Does anyone have any suggestions for a (used is fine) phone I could buy her that meets the following requirements?:
Full keyboard
Works with T-Mobile USA
Runs WM6 or Android
3G and GPS would be awesome.
$150 or less, but open to higher priced suggestions.
A touch screen would be nice but it's definitely not a requirement.
I found a Wing on ebay and that might be exactly what she's looking for, but I thought some other options would be nice to find. Any ideas would be great!
Thanks
How about a Blue Angel? It is about $45 dollars on ebay with a dock, and has a full keyboard, touchscreen, SD card slot and runs WM6.5. The only problem is that it doesn't have 3G. I have a bluetooth GPS receiver, so you could always use that. Although you would have to unlock it first, that takes about 2 minutes.
Seppuko said:
I recently won a T-Mobile Text2Win Promotion that is giving me a Samsung Behold and a year of unlimited service. I'm selling the Behold and buying a TP2.
Interestingly enough, my girlfriend won as well. She wants a phone with a keyboard but doesn't want to spend a lot. Does anyone have any suggestions for a (used is fine) phone I could buy her that meets the following requirements?:
Full keyboard
Works with T-Mobile USA
Runs WM6 or Android
3G and GPS would be awesome.
$150 or less, but open to higher priced suggestions.
A touch screen would be nice but it's definitely not a requirement.
I found a Wing on ebay and that might be exactly what she's looking for, but I thought some other options would be nice to find. Any ideas would be great!
Thanks
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Have a look on marketplace, sometimes there are very good deals!
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How about a Blue Angel? It is about $45 dollars on ebay with a dock, and has a full keyboard, touchscreen, SD card slot and runs WM6.5. The only problem is that it doesn't have 3G. I have a bluetooth GPS receiver, so you could always use that. Although you would have to unlock it first, that takes about 2 minutes.
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Oh wow I've never seen one of these before. I will definitely look into this, thanks!
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Have a look on marketplace, sometimes there are very good deals!
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I will keep an eye out there, but it seems most people are selling newer phones for 200+
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I will keep an eye out there, but it seems most people are selling newer phones for 200+
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A Kaiser\Tilt would fit the bill
Maybe the Kaiser, it was my first WM device and I love it. I hear they're pretty cheap these days, and they fufill all the requirements listed. It also has a very active community (especially ROM development).
The devs have even gotten almost full Android with the Hero's Sense UI and full GPU support (however, no Camera and the android Wi-Fi is still pretty experimental, and GPS doesn't work).
However, the device is incompatible with T-Mobile USA's 3G frequencies, so you'd be using EDGE only. But I'm sure you could get a good deal in the XDA Marketplace. Especially if you bought one with a broken screen and replaced it yourself (not for the faint of heart though). And even if you buy one locked to another carrier (e.g. AT&T Tilt), you could still unlock it yourself.
Dave
Seppuko said:
I will keep an eye out there, but it seems most people are selling newer phones for 200+
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Well perhaps the most, but if you have a good constant look there are some -200 deals for sure.
Other day I saw a guy sell a device (not remember which HTC) in less than 100usd...