anyone got an HTC desire?

[dannyboy]

my contracts up and thought id go for a smartphone . handset is free and 25 quid a month on o2 for 300 mins unlimited texts. quite like the idea of being able to watch movies on it , use msn etc

anyone have any experience of this ?

cheers

 

[gruntage]

My missus just got one. She loves it. The quick look I've had - its pretty Damn good, quick, brilliant screen and responsive. I've got the hero which is alright, but from what I've seen, the desire is a MAJOR improvement. She watches BBC iplayer on it a fair bit, and says the image is excellent.

 

[dannyboy]

cheers mate

yeh my mrs has the hero too. i wasnt that impressed with it as its a bit sluggish i found.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I'm looking at getting a Desire, but can't settle on a deal. Vodafone do £35 a month for 500mb Internet usage a month plus a load of mins/texts for 18 months.

Is 500mb enough? I've no idea how quickly I'd use that. I don't plan on doing too much other than a quick browse a few times a day. Any help much appreciated!

 

[dannyboy]

HTC Desire Graphite


i found this deal mate. 25 p/m 300 mins unlimited texts unlimited internet, plus free car charger and 4gig micro sd card

there are also deals for 25pm on orange and o2

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Ah cool, thanks dannyboy. Not seen that site before but it's saved me about £180. Good work!

 

[dannyboy]

 

[bhafc22]

Beautiful phone, brilliant, got it pretty much at launch, my first smart phone and by god it's amazing, I'm on £30 pound a month with Orange, 600 mins, unlimited texts and 'net, and I love it. Definite buy.

 

[Mr deez]

Beautiful phone, brilliant, got it pretty much at launch, my first smart phone and by god it's amazing, I'm on £30 pound a month with Orange, 600 mins, unlimited texts and 'net, and I love it. Definite buy.

Though the legend is virtually the same, and looks a lot nicer & is smaller if thats preferable to you. Performance difference between the 2 is tiny.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Though the legend is virtually the same, and looks a lot nicer & is smaller if thats preferable to you. Performance difference between the 2 is tiny.

I much prefer the look of the Desire, I like that the screen stretches to the bottom of the phone rather than stopping a few cm short of the bottom like on the Legend.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

What's the battery life like on the Desire?

 

[bhafc22]

Not bad, probably wise to charge it every night, but that's not a problem to me, as I always charge my phone every night regardless.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

I'm surprised they haven't developed or implemented a smart phone battery that can comfortably last more than 48 hours

 

[dannyboy]

for anyone thinking of that deal i put on here think twice (from mobile phones direct). my phone still not come and been fobbed off with different excuses all week, cancelled it today . going with mobiles.co.uk instead should come tomorrow

 

[adrian29uk]

What OS do you have on there? Windows or Android. Don't ruin it my getting Windows on there, otherwise you will be locked in to another Microsoft product.

 

[Drumstick]

I got HTC HD2 on Virgin £25 Unlimited txt 600 or 800 mins and unlimited Web. Great coverage and customer service. Free phone too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmrXrQUZgwE

 

[ROSM]

got the htc desire yesterday from vodafone - got android which I have been very surprised with (in a good way). Free phone for £30 a month which gives me 300 mins, 3000 texts (will never do anything near that) and 500mb data

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

for anyone thinking of that deal i put on here think twice (from mobile phones direct). my phone still not come and been fobbed off with different excuses all week, cancelled it today . going with mobiles.co.uk instead should come tomorrow

Same here!! Still says "Pending stock". Am about to cancel too

Had a couple of calls from Vodafone yesterday saying how they wanted to check I was set up and everything. And then when I said I was still waiting on delivery of the phone they tried to offer me the Legend instead of the Desire.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

got the htc desire yesterday from vodafone - got android which I have been very surprised with (in a good way). Free phone for £30 a month which gives me 300 mins, 3000 texts (will never do anything near that) and 500mb data

Was that an 18 or 24 month contract if you don't mind me asking?

 

[dannyboy]

sorry about that mate. i have spoken to them all week and keep getting bullshit excuses , today i was told no guarantees at all as to when i'll get it.

went for this deal instead order before 4pm and should get it tomorrow . but who knows

300 mins
unlimited texts on vodafone
25 p/m
9 months half price by redemption
comes with 4gb micro card
24month contract

think with vodafone its another 5 quid for unlimited t'internet

HTC Desire - Great Mobile Phone Deals on Vodafone