Hi all,
Release date for the HD2 on O2 was yesterday, I have been trying my utmost to get hold of one of these. Does anyone know any insider information?
I seem to be getting different info from different O2 reps.
I WANT ONE NOW!
Nobody knows - but the best guess at the moment is next week at the earliest. O2 just can't seem to answer a straight question different representatives giving different answers. It could come out this afternoon but nobody knows
looks like its been delayed until november now
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looks like its been delayed until november now
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based on what?
Gonna phone them again. They are all saying its due this week but can't tell me when. They say only once it shows on the system can they price it etc.
Next rep has said they are conducting tests on it and it will be released on the 26th November. I am so bloody impatient!
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Next rep has said they are conducting tests on it and it will be released on the 26th November. I am so bloody impatient!
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i know it's terrible waiting! i am so DESPERATE for this phone lol
Getting around all the hype, I don't think the Palm Pre has been a fantastic seller for them and I think if the HD2 drops now it will leave them with a lot of unsold Pre's.... so they are holding it back for the that reason (pure guesswork on my part).
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Next rep has said they are conducting tests on it and it will be released on the 26th November. I am so bloody impatient!
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The HD2 was supposed to be "in the final stages of acceptance testing" last week.
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Getting around all the hype, I don't think the Palm Pre has been a fantastic seller for them and I think if the HD2 drops now it will leave them with a lot of unsold Pre's.... so they are holding it back for the that reason (pure guesswork on my part).
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How they expected the Pre to sell as well as their marketing implies that they expected it to, is a mystery to me - the Pre offers very little new or exciting, with the OS being the only real exception (and I've heard a wide range of opinions on the OS). The problem is, if they hold back the HD2, they're going to end up not selling many of those as most people who want one will have moved to a different network or got one unlocked (O2 is one of the worse networks now IMHO - presumably they spent all of their money on iPhone exclusivity and subsidisation rather than improving their network and offering good deals).
Why doesn't the BBC interview O2 about the HD2 instead of wasting time interviewing them about the Pre?
I agree
Joezhang said:
Getting around all the hype, I don't think the Palm Pre has been a fantastic seller for them and I think if the HD2 drops now it will leave them with a lot of unsold Pre's.... so they are holding it back for the that reason (pure guesswork on my part).
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I think you might jus be right on that one my friend hopefully that wil teach them next time not be greedy and try to stock every handset under the sun
Yes, been pushed back to 3rd week November. However none of the reps I have spoken to are absolutely sure when it will be out, nor what the final pricing structure will be.
I am assuming they will definitely be out by December to catch the Xmas traffic.
WB
Lol,
they will be selling it on estonia at late october on early november.
T-mobile is also selling them on 6 Nov according to them. I guess O2 thinks they are special and people will wait for them
Keep an eye on this thread guys.
Ok, WHOS calling o2 everyday (Multiple times) like me?
ianmason said:
Ok, WHOS calling o2 everyday (Multiple times) like me?
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You sad timewaster. Hassling O2 isn't going to make it arrive any sooner.
Moandal said:
You sad timewaster. Hassling O2 isn't going to make it arrive any sooner.
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Blimey!!
Just eager to get hold of it as soon as I can.
Moandal said:
You sad timewaster. Hassling O2 isn't going to make it arrive any sooner.
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How do you know? One of the early excuses for an ambiguous date was that O2 didn't want the HD2 to hurt Pre sales. However, there's clearly a lot more demand for the HD2 and a lot less demand for the Pre than they expected, so O2 might decide to fast-track the HD2.
Latest from o2;
I called customer services and spoke to a guy who said they will definitely be getting stock over the weekend and it will definitely be on sale on the 26th October. I have now spoken to quite a few o2 reps and none have sounded as positive as this one. He didn't even have to go and ask a supervisor/manager/buyer........
We shall see!
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How do you know? One of the early excuses for an ambiguous date was that O2 didn't want the HD2 to hurt Pre sales. However, there's clearly a lot more demand for the HD2 and a lot less demand for the Pre than they expected, so O2 might decide to fast-track the HD2.
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Thing is, they were originally planning to launch the HD2 on 12th October, so that blows your theory out of the water. See here:
http://www.redmondpie.com/o2-uk-launching-htc-hd2-on-october-12-lkj621/
and various other news reports.
ianmason said:
Latest from o2;
I called customer services and spoke to a guy who said they will definitely be getting stock over the weekend and it will definitely be on sale on the 26th October. I have now spoken to quite a few o2 reps and none have sounded as positive as this one. He didn't even have to go and ask a supervisor/manager/buyer........
We shall see!
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Of course he didn't have to ask a supervisor. He was just telling you what you wanted to hear so he could get you off the line and move on to the next customer with a genuine need of assistance.
I'm not trying to be nasty, but there's no way the HD2 will be on sale from O2 on Monday, when none of the e-tailers are getting it until 11th November at the earliest. So for the next month or so, why don't you be patient, leave the poor call centre staff alone and get on with enjoying your life. It's only a phone.
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ok i no this is been talked to death about. i am talking abou the new HTC. when can we expect it to be on o2 i have talk to o2 customer serivces and lets faceit they arent exactly informed about the subject. i asked em and they told me that i should expect the release of the XDAs! what dumb ppl. okay i found it halirious but thats not the point i would like to know when i can expect this machine! and when i can get my hands on 1!
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i have talk to o2 customer serivces and lets faceit they arent exactly informed about the subject. i asked em and they told me that i should expect the release of the XDAs!
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When the 2i came out I had the same exact thing. I did speak to one guy who was knowledgable but this was only because he wanted one as well. Everyone else refused to accept that it was even coming out at all, and refused to budge from their opinion was that the 2s was the highest I could go.
If the standard pattern is to be used here, I would reckon you'll see the Universal around Xmas / New Year and maybe pushing into Spring. I certainly hope so, cos in Janurary I'm due to contract renewal and I'll be hankering after one myself!!! The jump from 2i to Universal is more than that I did from XDA to XDA2. I can't wait!
Ant
but...
i get a contract renewal in august is it possible for me to get the phone even after i have contract renewed?!
AFAIK the contract will run after august without "renewal". And you can upgrade your phone anytime after. But be aware that as soon as you do you are locked into a further 12 months and won't be able to upgrade again until those 12 months are up.
Hope thats what you meant.
Hey,
some regional Expansys sites say the Touch Cruise has been discontinued. Any idea what the heck is going on? Anyone?
maybe they don't know nothing
heh lets hope their trannie webworker dont push the release ½year next by mistake
think so?
Rudegar said:
heh lets hope their trannie webworker dont push the release ½year next by mistake
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so you think it might be just one guy screwing up almost all regional expansys sites? i tried just randomly the czech one, the greek, italian and several others. it seemed to be a rather massive occurence.
all i say is the jumping the gun is a bit eraly from 1 reseller
wait and see
i know raskell is replying. no u idiots it aint disconntinued.
Discontinued?
I checked the Expansys sites in UK and MobilePlanet Us an both say expecting availability on Dec 16th. Should I send mine back? Perhaps if it is discontinued, the value may increase as a 'rare' item?????
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i know raskell is replying. no u idiots it aint disconntinued.
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Hey, I will be very glad to end up corrected. What I was trying to point at was that half of the expansys sites seem not to distribute the product to their respective countries any more. And I don't think it is necessary to give me this abuse just because I worry about a major distributor's withdrawal of the product. If it still comes out in the UK, I will happily order it from there and just get a european charger.
I am just getting a little anxious. I really want to buy a cool PDA phone. Originally I was waiting for months for Eten X800 only to find out from forums and reviews that it is a screwed up product. Then I started saving money for the Cruise, hoping I will be able to order it so that it can make it to the mail before Xmas. Now I naturally got scared when I - while browsing for some update - got the "discontinued" message.
No problem irvo, it just might be better if you post "Is the Cruise discontinued?" and also post the web address that shows the information so your concern can be verified.
As we know, several of the i-Mates have been discontinued, but with HTC, the Touch line is very popular right now. Cancelling one of those devices would be a serious flaw in their business plan.
Yup, my thoughts exactly - discontinuation would seem very illogical. And you're right, I might have been a little jumpy with the post title.
I found the "discontinued" label for example here:
http://www.expansys.cz/p.aspx?i=159610
but also at some other expansys local sites, for example the greek, austrian, or spanish one.
i think it would be a good thing, as mine is in the mail right now
Alpha Class said:
i think it would be a good thing, as mine is in the mail right now
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wow, congrats! where were you ordering from?
Yeah where???
it wouldn't be nice to tell
although if you do want to buy one at a slight discount i think there is a group buy going on at hofo
Speculations and Info for Fuze Release
Yeah, speculate.
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Update on cali stores! Called a bunch more and here is the new info
Placerville - Sells tomorrow
Emeryville - Selling now
Mountain View - Selling tomorrow
Cupertino - Still questionable. But is supposedly selling them today and will if you go in-store. (Don't call)
Manteca - Sells tomorrow (Has in stock but wont sell till tomorrow. First come first serve)
Modesto - Sells tomorrow (Has in stock but wont sell till tomorrow. First come first serve)
Stockton (All 4 stores) - Sell Wednesday
Tracy - Not here yet. Should be in stock by end of week.
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Feel free to post your speculations and release dates here. We can also use this thread to let each other know what stores has the device in your area. Please be kind to each other...and happy posting.
wow, that was fast. I think I'll now be jumping on the Friday, November 7th bandwagon, but i hope that my friend gets it in sooner.
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wow, that was fast. I think I'll now be jumping on the Friday, November 7th bandwagon, but i hope that my friend gets it in sooner.
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A guy on AT&T forums just posted this:
"Guys,
Just kick up your feet and don't worry about the phone for now. It will eventually be at your local stores for you to enjoy, and it will be so worth the wait.
Guys.. Just think Thanksgiving. VERY close to Thanksgiving. I'll leave it at that.
Take it or leave it."
ya know, I think I am gonna stick with the 11/11 date that my wife told me about last week.
..so that's my bet... 5 pesos on 11/11
My local store told me less then a week. ;\
I was just told they were expecting it very, very soon. In a matter of days.
I don't believe we will see it until the week of the 24th as well. No stores have gotten any preliminary info and that is a pretty telling sign right there.
I wonder if the Fuze will be a part of any black friday deals. I would doubt it if just released that week. I would like to see it more in the $250 range because I don't think it is worth $350 and waiting 10 weeks for the 50 rebate, but I will probably ending up spending it anyway and dumping the Tilt on Ebay.
well given how they are releasing phones the epix came out like two weeks or a week ago bold came out today so i give the fuze another week or two it's definately coming out in november though
youngbusiness19 on the AT&T forums reported that he was able to get one from a store in Ohio.
Can anyone else confirm that they've obtained one?
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This one doesn't have a date in the title, so it won't go obsolete regardless of how long AT&T waits to intro the phone.
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yeah, so it will still be vaild for easter
I just called a local store in Indy and was told "We don't know when it'll be in. It's been delayed I think. I'm the manager and I would know!"
If he's the manager and "would know," he should be able to tell me and not just "think."
A little different answer
Not really important but... I called a major store in Denver. Lady has known of it some time as her job is dealing with new releases. She said that they were supposed to have displays up already but the materials are not in so they are behind schedule. She expects it any day. Also a sales person is getting trained on it tomorrow and hopes to know more then. Only significant thing is that they knew of it and were supposed to have displays up by now.
this sucks. im pretty sure black friday week is right. they dont want to have to put it on discount probably
guy at my local store who has been letting me know just said thats when they will get it
I just called a local store in Queens for the billionth time today and they don't know when its coming but it will be coming sometime in the future.
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If I worked at an AT&T store I'd just answer the phone with "We don't have the Fuze, if you're from XDA please leave me alone, is there anything else I can help you with today?"
It seems everyone on here is calling every store within 20 miles of them.
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im calling within 50 cause theres so few around here
Employees in Huntington Beach, CA store said next week.
I still say it has to be sooner than 11/25 because that is when the ATT rebate ends. And why would they include the Fuze in it if the phone isn't even going to be released by then. So I say it can't be Black Friday (11/28).
I was told next week... though previously told today... as far as black Friday and not wanting to discount it, well... they're in control... they can release it tomorrow and that doesn't mean they have to discount it. So, I don't see any reason they'd have to wait until then.
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I still say it has to be sooner than 11/25 because that is when the ATT rebate ends. And why would they include the Fuze in it if the phone isn't even going to be released by then. So I say it can't be Black Friday (11/28).
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ahh good point. . .
I was actually thinking the same thing as black. how annoyed must the ATT people be at the release of any new phone. . . .
people stopping in, calling in ... would drive me nutz.
Done a quick search but can't see anything on this here on the forum so here goes:
http://www.htc.com/uk/product/hd2/specification.html
Will one of the XDA moderators consider opening a dedicated forum for this device, now known as the HTC HD2 please?
I am toying between going straight out and buying one tomorrow morning, providing the stockists advertising them actually have the item in stock, or waiting until Christmas. Anyone else considering purchasing and of so how do we get the developers interested in doing stuff for this device?
Cheers
WB
LOL,
It was only ANNOUNCED today mate, that means you can forget about going out tomorrow and actually buy one ;-)
That said, I am going to buy one as soon as I can, hopefully somewhere around the end of october if we get lucky.
Me thinks that HTC got a best seller here, and am not worried that the XDA developers won't pick up this device anytime soon.
Until then, I keep drooling over the pics & specs
Clubbraxx,
I had a conversation with a supplier the other day and was left with the impression that some devices were already out there, waiting for today's announcement as the go-ahead for being able to release direct to the public as of now.
Needless to say I will be on the phone in the morning chasing up the said supplier and seeing what they have to say for themselves.
Just seen someone moaning about the price of the device at circa £550. Given the high-end spec of the device and taking a 3 or 4 year ownership span into account, I would say that this appears to be a reasonable price for a sim free device.
No doubt the networks will be doing their best to tie in the unwary into 3 year/multi dollar contracts to make a killing on these.
Let me know if you hear any news.
Cheers
WB
The device should be available before the end of this month. I'm looking forward to it
Btw, the device is listed on expansys for $829,99 (or €649,99).
I was told by a customer service rep at O2(UK) at the weekend, that they have the device listed for mid October release.
As an O2 customer who has a contract ending on November 1st, I am considering getting one ASAP. I am unsure however, whether to get HD2, or TP2.
QWERTY & TV out, or Monster capacitive screen. Hmmmmm.... decisions, decisions.
Any help appreciated. lol.
Please merge, so many loe threads now!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=560143&page=77
op...what have you been smoking?
Availability Update
Following my chasing up of contacts today it looks like network providers such as o2 will have their stock to be released from mid October, ie next week. Sim free providers will not be getting their stock for release until a month later, ie mid November.
The above applies to the UK only; I have no idea what the position is elsewhere.
My order is just about to go in....
WB
Made my order today
Hi all!
What do you think of this model?
I fills my needs by 200%, but i heard that some software made for older 6 and 6.1 wont work on this new 6.5? Is that right? And i've also heard that Win mobile 7 is done. if so why did they not use win 7 on this new model?
Thanks in advance
****... I bought new Touch HD one week ago... Now I see HD2 and I'm not very happy...
stabloid said:
I was told by a customer service rep at O2(UK) at the weekend, that they have the device listed for mid October release.
As an O2 customer who has a contract ending on November 1st, I am considering getting one ASAP. I am unsure however, whether to get HD2, or TP2.
QWERTY & TV out, or Monster capacitive screen. Hmmmmm.... decisions, decisions.
Any help appreciated. lol.
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Depends on how much you would really use the TV out feature. They keyboard...thats different, for me if the on screen keyboard is at least as good as the iPhones I can dump the physical one and be happy.
Hello all
Review Video HTC HD2 – Windows Mobile 6.5 at its best
you wont find this on Youtube
If you've ever been to an electronics market in certain parts of Asia, you'll be familiar with iPhone knockoffs running Android. Within weeks of a new Apple device, you can get a gray market iPhone lookalike running Android Jelly Bean or something, for a third of the cost of the real thing. But we never thought we'd see a 'real' manufacturer take this approach. Until now
If I were living under a rock, and came across the One A9 on holiday, I would absolutely believe it was a gray market ripoff. I can just imagine coming home to tell my friends, “Hey, check out the fake HTC iPhone I bought,” only to be informed HTC itself actually put it out.
We can lay some blame for this odd decision on the exodus of HTC designers – Scott Croyle in 2014, and Jonah Becker in 2015 – and presume the design department at HTC is full of empty desks following their departure. Or we could put it down to a last-ditch effort to get someone, anyone, to buy an HTC device.
But what if this is actually the best decision HTC has made in a long time?
Exactly! The fact that it comes from HTC! HTC POSSIBLY THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY EVER! Or should I say was. I think HTC has absolutely NO idea what they are actually doing at the moment. Every time they make decisions that are even worse than before. Like the don't even care about user feedback! They are becoming the 2nd Nintendo I could say. I really hope Sony won't end like this too because they actually know what they are doing!
despite the positive reviews ive seen im skeptical about buying. i don't do preorders and ive been burned too many times by false reviews. the device does look pretty nice though.
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despite the positive reviews ive seen im skeptical about buying. i don't do preorders and ive been burned too many times by false reviews. the device does look pretty nice though.
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I've mentioned this in another thread before if you're interested in the device and don't pre-order it will cost you an extra $100 on November 7th. which is the end of the promotional pricing. HTC offers a 30 day no questions asked money back guarantee why not take them up on their offer? You can always send it back if it doesn't suit you!
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I've mentioned this in another thread before if you're interested in the device and don't pre-order it will cost you an extra $100 on November 7th. which is the end of the promotional pricing. HTC offers a 30 day no questions asked money back guarantee why not take them up on their offer? You can always send it back if it doesn't suit you!
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Does the 30 days start from the time of purchase or the time of delivery?
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Does the 30 days start from the time of purchase or the time of delivery?
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It would have to start from the day of delivery, I have another pre-order that has already been pending for 30 days, if the trial started at the time of purchase my trial period for that order would expire before I ever received the product. Makes 'Sense' to me, sorry bad pun..... Good Luck!!!
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Does the 30 days start from the time of purchase or the time of delivery?
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From the date of delivery. Confirmed by Rep over the phone. I am still waiting for my Sprint A9, which I ordered on 20th last month :crying:
Huge... I think too ... Thanks HTC...