[derdider]

Originally Posted by dricco

Bought mine online from emobile last Thursday. Webpage said phone was in stock. Called them today after they had debited my account, phone hasn't been sent out due to being out of stock. Phone is still in stock according to the webpage. Going to call them back to cancel my order, what a joke...

Mine apparently got sent out yesterday so should receive it today (or so i was told) so they must have had some in stock. I was waiting a few weeks for mine too though

[dricco]

Originally Posted by derdider

Mine apparently got sent out yesterday so should receive it today (or so i was told) so they must have had some in stock. I was waiting a few weeks for mine too though

When they called to confirm my details they told me the phone had been sent out and that we last Friday. Call them up, don't trust them.

[derdider]

Originally Posted by dricco

When they called to confirm my details they told me the phone had been sent out and that we last Friday. Call them up, don't trust them.

They better not do that to me. My patience has been tested enough so far !

I'll wait till about 2:00 / 3:00 to give the courier time to arrive and if its not here then.....

[Sappy404]

Hi folks

Desire HD is €30 more in-store than I was quoted over the phone but it is impossible to source unless you get lucky by finding one in a brick-and-mortar Meteor outlet. Does anybody have any experience getting the in-store staff to discount the handsets to online/phone prices, or would I be wasting my time in trying?

[Tea_Bag]

desire HD seems to be instore in my local again. they never get phones so its worth checking the ones near you. this is only the second HD they've ever got.

[MaceFace]

Originally Posted by Sappy404

Hi folks

Desire HD is €30 more in-store than I was quoted over the phone but it is impossible to source unless you get lucky by finding one in a brick-and-mortar Meteor outlet. Does anybody have any experience getting the in-store staff to discount the handsets to online/phone prices, or would I be wasting my time in trying?

Well, I think the answer is maybe (or maybe hell yes?)

Last week I decided to switch from O2. After all the investigations I decided Meteor was the best value, especially if purchased on line.
Problem being they don't do the Desire HD on line - only the desire.
So, I bought a Desire for €169 on the Connect 30 plan (€25 online vs €30 in store).
After hearing the various problems with getting a contract from them once you sign up on line, I went into the Square and bought a phone there instead (will not sign contract when it is eventually sent out).

So, in the shop, bought a Desire for €99 vs the €169 online. The only difference is I could not get the €25/month deal as this was an online special. The full price was €30 which I had to pay. 18 month contract.

Now, the nice bit - she said there was a Desire HD out back if I wanted that (I was buying two phones). I took it.
Price was €179, reduced from €229 because I was switching(?) and €30 a month.

So, not too sure. Can't get the HD on Meteor online.
EMobile do have it for €169 but to get the Data plan, you have to go for Select 30 which is €39 a month (5 quid off if your with Eircon).

The main problem with Meteor shops is that they are all franchises and have almost nothing to do with Meteor the company. All act independently (which limits what they can do in terms of plans).
Honestly though - why would they discount the HD when there is a severe shortage of them.

[Sappy404]

Originally Posted by MaceFace

Well, I think the answer is maybe (or maybe hell yes?)

Last week I decided to switch from O2. After all the investigations I decided Meteor was the best value, especially if purchased on line.
Problem being they don't do the Desire HD on line - only the desire.
So, I bought a Desire for €169 on the Connect 30 plan (€25 online vs €30 in store).
After hearing the various problems with getting a contract from them once you sign up on line, I went into the Square and bought a phone there instead (will not sign contract when it is eventually sent out).

So, in the shop, bought a Desire for €99 vs the €169 online. The only difference is I could not get the €25/month deal as this was an online special. The full price was €30 which I had to pay. 18 month contract.

Now, the nice bit - she said there was a Desire HD out back if I wanted that (I was buying two phones). I took it.
Price was €179, reduced from €229 because I was switching(?) and €30 a month.

So, not too sure. Can't get the HD on Meteor online.
EMobile do have it for €169 but to get the Data plan, you have to go for Select 30 which is €39 a month (5 quid off if your with Eircon).

The main problem with Meteor shops is that they are all franchises and have almost nothing to do with Meteor the company. All act independently (which limits what they can do in terms of plans).
Honestly though - why would they discount the HD when there is a severe shortage of them.

Because you're dealing with a salesperson working on commission who may be able to get you a discount on their most expensive handset rather than see you walk away phoneless, or settle for a cheaper phone.

I was in one store yesterday and the price quoted to me for the Desire HD was €209. When I pointed out the handset was advertised at €199 on the wall, he went into the office for a minute and came back agreeing to the €199 price. I didn't take it because I won't have the cash 'til the weekend, but it got me thinking about what exactly they'll do for you in terms of discounts.

[derdider]

Originally Posted by dricco

When they called to confirm my details they told me the phone had been sent out and that we last Friday. Call them up, don't trust them.

Originally Posted by derdider

They better not do that to me. My patience has been tested enough so far !

I'll wait till about 2:00 / 3:00 to give the courier time to arrive and if its not here then.....

No phone arrived

[jd83]

I ordered a desire hd on emobile ebay on the 7th of dec got it yesterday
The phone itself was sim free and unbranded So if your getting one from ebay the current batch might be sim free

[Upstream]

The desire HD is up on Meteors website now.
https://phones.meteor.ie/phones/htc_.../in_all_phones
from €79.99 to €259.99.

I got fed up waiting for it and went for for the original desire, but I saw one yesterday and it's a lovely looking phone.

[gericool]

Folks
My friend has a HTC desire and I am wondering if there is any point in buying him an iPOD touch 32G for Christmas. Need your advice

[derdider]

Got mine today - €50 from emobile (business account). About time

[Bluefoam]

I would say an iPod would be a good complement to a HD, but an iTouch has allot of similarities...

[brk3]

Originally Posted by derdider

Got mine today - €50 from emobile (business account). About time

derdider, did you get a dispatch/shipping number mail at any stage and if so when?

[cojomo2]

Originally Posted by Bluefoam

I would say an iPod would be a good complement to a HD, but an iTouch has allot of similarities...

Would disagree , the desire has a perfectly good mp3 player,the only think that might be missing is storage ,which can be sorted with a micro SD card.

He will find it cumbersome carrying 2 devices around ,especially when the desire is very capable by itself .