HTC Desire HD (Ace)

Participant · 11 Oct 2010 at 19:36

Just Googled it, it's being talked about on Hot Deals and MoneySavingExpert and he did not mis-type it. Deal apparently ends today.

muon · 11 Oct 2010 at 20:05

DIABLO said:
Surely he meant £17.50.

Its not that special. £7.50 x 18 months + Desire HD cost at £469 = £604, which will be close to some of the more competitive contract deals.

The Desire was selling on total contract deals for less than £500 on release.

£35 x 18 = £630 for example. You also avoid paying a lump sum upfront.

Participant · 11 Oct 2010 at 20:12

I think it's for 12 months not 18. After 12 months it goes up to £15.

subbass · 11 Oct 2010 at 20:34

Yes it's 12months. Just found the link. Too bad I'm stuck on O2

Great deal nonetheless. Btw it's 500txts not unlimited

K@rl · 11 Oct 2010 at 20:56

Just looking at the T Mobile site, lots of options there.

Any ideas on the best way to buy the thing. I brought my iPhone 3G outright and it ended up costing me just as much.

tuckenator · 11 Oct 2010 at 21:04

Yeh deal ended today i think, 12 month contract and i do get unlimited texts as you get 1 bolt on option which i used for texts. Had to phone up for the deal though. Now i just need my Cheap HD :S

Broken Hope · 11 Oct 2010 at 21:21

doggo said:
£459.95 on mobilefun, orderd mine from there a few weeks ago, confirmed with them I'll be getting one of the first batch through the doors

According to the email I got today from mobile fun, they have only had 35 pre-orders and have ordered 100 phones, so should be lots left in the first batch.

DJMK4 · 11 Oct 2010 at 21:32

I really hope the Vodafone guy on the phone does what he says and tries to get me the handset on a 25/month contract, the money ill be saving will be better than going going through cash back website.

kona786 · 11 Oct 2010 at 21:36

Von Smallhausen said:
No bother mate.

It's a Flext tariff where 20 quid a month gets me 200 quids worth of calls and texts along with unlimited internet.

Same here...Half price Flext40-2009 for life. Great tariff.

rapid64k · 11 Oct 2010 at 21:55

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TheOtherOption · 11 Oct 2010 at 22:22

My only issue now is regarding insurance, as with a phone this big and new I can see myself needing it but don't know where's best to get it from ...

T-Mobile offer £8.99 a month but I've heard some Lloyds TSB accounts get cheaper insurance as part of a monthly additional cost which I could maybe go with?

doggs · 11 Oct 2010 at 22:38

TheOtherOption said:
I've heard some Lloyds TSB accounts get cheaper insurance as part of a monthly additional cost which I could maybe go with?

Silver account includes phone insurance, AA cover and european travel insurance for £7.95 / month.

http://www.lloydstsb.com/current_accounts/added_value_accounts/silver_current_account.asp

Russinating · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:26

doggs said:
Silver account includes phone insurance, AA cover and european travel insurance for £7.95 / month.

http://www.lloydstsb.com/current_accounts/added_value_accounts/silver_current_account.asp

I just upgraded my account to this today (only had a normal current account for a week). The mobile cover takes 15 days to go active but the lady in the branch entered all the details in as HTC Desire HD for me and put the EMEI number as "00000000000", so all I need to do is call up and update it and I should be covered from the off

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Also in dire need of AA cover and I'm going on holiday next month so works out well

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_Jimlad_ · 11 Oct 2010 at 23:38

Russinating said:
I just upgraded my account to this today (only had a normal current account for a week). The mobile cover takes 15 days to go active but the lady in the branch entered all the details in as HTC Desire HD for me and put the EMEI number as "00000000000", so all I need to do is call up and update it and I should be covered from the off .

Also in dire need of AA cover and I'm going on holiday next month so works out well .

yeah i have that llyolds deal, we have it on our joint account so that makes it £3.50 each a month for all of the above x 2

ps i also made a claim for my desire and they shipped me a new unlocked/unbranded one within 3 days of getting the paper work in

DJMK4 · 12 Oct 2010 at 08:31

Hmm, given that phone insurance alone is around £7 per month, I think that Lloyds TSB is a good deal to be honest

I could do with some AA cover.

Russinating · 12 Oct 2010 at 09:23

Oh and the first 2 months should only cost £3, and there's no minimum contract length.

DJMK4 · 12 Oct 2010 at 09:52

Russinating said:
Oh and the first 2 months should only cost £3, and there's no minimum contract length.

Cant complain about that

Spammeh · 12 Oct 2010 at 11:17

DJMK4 said:
I really hope the Vodafone guy on the phone does what he says and tries to get me the handset on a 25/month contract, the money ill be saving will be better than going going through cash back website.

I'll be interested to see if the Voda guys can get it any cheaper. I've spoken to them on 3 separate occasions and been told that they can't reduce pre-order phone contracts at all, they can only do it once released.

doggo · 12 Oct 2010 at 13:33

Broken Hope said:
According to the email I got today from mobile fun, they have only had 35 pre-orders and have ordered 100 phones, so should be lots left in the first batch.

Strange, they told me they were having 50 in the first batch.

Just checked on their site and the release date is now showing as 01/11/2010 and there was me looking forward to getting one towards the end of next week

Russinating · 12 Oct 2010 at 13:51

doggo said:
Strange, they told me they were having 50 in the first batch.

Just checked on their site and the release date is now showing as 01/11/2010 and there was me looking forward to getting one towards the end of next week

MPD has gone up as well. Today it should say 13 days for delivery, but now it says 16. Whether that's for all customers or new orders who knows, but hopefully it'll be before the end of the month either way.