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  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,592
    Should get aDesire delivered on Tuesday,you lot better be right!!! ;-)
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    no idea paul


    kap you will be fine got my missus one and she was so anti smart phone prior, now bloody loves it HTC rule
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,059
    [cite]Posted By: Kap10[/cite]Should get aDesire delivered on Tuesday,you lot better be right!!! ;-)

    Had mine a few days now and love it.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    edited December 2010
    Anyone seen any great deals knocking around on Desire's/iphone's

    Phone packed up today so looking for a replacement as I suddenly realised when your phone goes so does your life!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,059
    Bloody hell nla, you were right about angry birds ... how addictive is this game!
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    Out of interest has anyone purchased from internet-only cheapo joints

    e.g. dial-a-phone, mobiles.co.uk, e2save.com etc.

    Are they alright?
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,861
    My mate's done it twice, he got a free playstation 3 first time and a free flatscreen tele the second, hasn't had a problem, although his phone has never gone wrong so I dunno if that side of things becomes more of a hassle, cos obviously if you buy it direct from the network they are generally pretty good and quick to sort out replacements etc.
  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,779
    cheers for the reply paulsturgess

    from what I can work out it seems OK, just as you say a) bit of an issue if the phone buggers up... though I suppose it's a premium rate call centre call whoever you go with and b) the redemption clauses are alluring, but a hassle, missing deadlines or the royal mail losing the paperwork = losing money!
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,861
    yeh that is why my mate decided to go for the free gifts each time as he couldn't be bothered with the redemption hassle, and also you worry if they go out of business or something you won't get the cash back...
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,861
    if you don't want one of the gifts you might be better off taking that and then flogging it for what you can get on Ebay, or sell it to CEX, which I've done before, you'll get fairly decent price from them, there's one in Bromley amongst other places and then hopefully you'll have 200 odd quid straight in your pocket depending on what youre selling

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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,497
    What sort of deals did you peoples get with your Htc Desires? How much a month?
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    edited February 2011
    900 mins unlimited internet unlimited texts and insurance 30 sheets per month tmobile
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,861
    £22.50 a month, 600 mins unltd texts 500mb internet with Orange (whose signal in London has been an absolute disgrace for the last couple of months), and paid £50 one off for the handset.

    Got insurance through my home contents insurance - it cost an extra £40 to add my phone on, so less than £4 a month, the phone companies try and get you to buy it for 10quid odd a month so I would strongly advise against that, its a rip off!
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,745
    £30.00 per month.

    900 mins

    Unlimited texts

    500mb internet

    Free HTC Desire HD

    Vodafone online. Brilliant signal all over. Best 3g coverage I have ever had.
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    Pick it up before it stops ringing.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,059
    £30.00 per month, 300 mins, Unlimited texts, 500mb internet, Free HTC Desire HD

    O2 ... and it's excellent coverage ... I had TMobile before and it was rubbish coverage.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    thats 600 mins less for the same money with tmobile mate, is the HTC Desire HD that good that its worth 600 mins less
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,342
    slightly bigger screen, HD compatability, but from what I have seen, no it's not 3x the phone (as the minutes would suggest)

    On a completely different note, does anyone here have any insider info on phones being released in the next 3 months? Have a contract running out soon and I don't want to jump in and get a Desire HD or something only to find a new one is right around the corner.......
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,238
    [cite]Posted By: sam3110[/cite]slightly bigger screen, HD compatability, but from what I have seen, no it's not 3x the phone (as the minutes would suggest)

    On a completely different note, does anyone here have any insider info on phones being released in the next 3 months? Have a contract running out soon and I don't want to jump in and get a Desire HD or something only to find a new one is right around the corner.......

    Playstation phone in March!
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,059
    [cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]thats 600 mins less for the same money with tmobile mate, is the HTC Desire HD that good that its worth 600 mins less

    Problem is TMobile reception in my area is crap ... my work mobile is TMobile and cuts out a lot ... 300 mins is enough for personal use anyway.

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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,497
    After some hard negotiating I finally got around to getting a desire.

    .£18.75 per month.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,342
    edited March 2011
    Right...... T-Mobile just phoned, trying to force a Samsung Galaxy S down my throat for my upgrade, but I am not too sure I want to stick around with them any more

    Their coverage has been woeful, and they get all the new phones last (I'm not going to lie, I want the newest phones there are when I upgrade!)

    BUT, and it is a BIG BUT, they can offer me 900 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet for £35 a month

    So what I want to know is, will O2/Vodafone be able to offer me the same minutes, texts AND internet for the same price, or will that involve me accepting something akin to the Nokia 3310 as my phone?

    Also, is the Galaxy S a good phone, or should I go HTC, or for the Nexus S, or hold out a month for the Arc/Galaxy S II/Xperia Play?

    Any help would be greatly received :)
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,877
    finally going to get around to getting my new phone in the next week, likely the Desire HD, but a very simple question;

    Is 500mb a month enough your average smartphone useage ?
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]finally going to get around to getting my new phone in the next week, likely the Desire HD, but a very simple question;

    Is 500mb a month enough your average smartphone useage ?

    My Contract on the HTC Desire HD is for 750mb p/m & I have not even come close to using it. A Computer person will probably put it more elequently but pretty much sure browsing alone you'll be ok it's when you download stuff that really eats into it.
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    Speak clearly
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,731
    Don't answer the phone whilst ironing.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,497
    Right.Got my Desire this morning.Like it.All singing and dancing.Thing is the internet is slow slow slow.Only showing a 'G' signal which i presume is GPRS.Has not gone to 3G at all.Checked vodafones coverage checker and i'm in a 3G area and anyway i've been out and about today and not a sniff of 3G.

    Think it happened to me once with O2 but i was using my(very) old sim card in a 3G device.The sim card was no good.Can't believe vodafone are sending out sims without 3G capabilitys these days
    Do i need to switch something on.

    Any of you Techy nerds got any clues ;-)

    My 7-day return clock is ticking!!!
  • Jayajosh
    Jayajosh Posts: 2,880
    edited March 2011
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]finally going to get around to getting my new phone in the next week, likely the Desire HD, but a very simple question;

    Is 500mb a month enough your average smartphone useage ?

    I get 1 GB with Virgin and am always on the internet (on my phone). When I call for an update on my remaining minutes and bytes I find I only use about 20th of that, so yes 500mb is sufficient for most.
  • Screamer
    Screamer Posts: 728
    [cite]Posted By: carly burn[/cite]Right.Got my Desire this morning.Like it.All singing and dancing.Thing is the internet is slow slow slow.Only showing a 'G' signal which i presume is GPRS.Has not gone to 3G at all.Checked vodafones coverage checker and i'm in a 3G area and anyway i've been out and about today and not a sniff of 3G.

    Think it happened to me once with O2 but i was using my(very) old sim card in a 3G device.The sim card was no good.Can't believe vodafone are sending out sims without 3G capabilitys these days
    Do i need to switch something on.

    Any of you Techy nerds got any clues ;-)

    My 7-day return clock is ticking!!!

    On my Desire "H" is the fastest internet speed, and the one you want to see. 3G and G aren't as quick as that.

    I have activated it by simply turning the phone on and off before. Sometimes you have to call them to activate it when you receive a new handset.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    You should be receiving a h for internet take it in to the shop and get them ti fix it.


    Don't get the galaxy tell t mobile the phone you want they've got all Of them.

    You will get the mins you want and at the price you want

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