HTC Desire UK Delay a Possibility

by Matthew Newill on March 29, 2010

Update: A couple of people in the comments have ordered last Friday and received Saturday, so it seems the delays are just in store now.

We have heard through a couple of comments on our HTC Desire posts recently that the said phone is being delayed in the UK. After speaking with a store in the UK today (a store in Leeds who gets phones as soon as they launch) we were told that they are not arriving till either Wednesday or Friday although there was no confirmation of if that was happening for sure and they haven't received any information as to why the phone didn't arrive for delivery ready for today.

Nukey, a reader from Exeter has said... (Comment found on the HTC Desire post here)

I went into the T-Mobile store in Exeter yesterday and they told me it has been delayed for another week.
There seems to be conflicting news everywhere as to it's release, it seems.

Late last week Paul also made a comment (too large to post here) essentially saying the same thing that it was being delayed a week until April 2nd. Part of the comment is quoted below...

I have just got off of the phone to T-Mobile upgrade department and have been informed that the HTC Desire FAILED a last minute ˜Quality' check yesterday, 25th March 2010, and HTC will NOT be allowing the release of the Desire to ANY networks until the 2nd April.

Although T-Mobile said I could go ahead and order the phone online, I wasn't told it would arrive quickly and going over to the T-Mobile site there is still a 7 day shipping time mentioned. We haven't had confirmation just yet on if those ordering it last week have received them today or not.

Hopefully we will see the phone actually arrive on T-Mobile this week but unfortunately problems do happen. It's just a shame nobody really knows what's happening and when it will actually be launched.

 


  • http://www.myspace.com/anamnesia Mister Mi

    Hi. I made an online pre-order of my HTC Desire here; http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/2749/htc-desire–sim-free-unlocked–graphite-/1b97fb40a340d24a6fce098b986f38a4

    They quote April 7th – “affecting all UK retailers”.

    • http://www.gadgetvenue.com Matthew

      Thanks Mister Mi! I guess we just don’t know when it will really happen :S

  • Raj

    Ordered it on an upgrade last Friday from T-Mobile and recieved it on Saturday, so I think they are around.

    • http://www.gadgetvenue.com Matthew

      Cheers Raj. Perhaps just a low stock issue then rather than a quality control problem. Good to hear some are receiving it.

  • Jay

    The phone is available now when ordered online through the T-Mobile website. I placed my order on Friday 26th in the morning after long awaiting its release and i received the phone the next day (Sat 27th) by noon. Excellent phone – loving it! Location: London.

  • BlameUREdiction

    I just had a word with handtec.co.uk and they claim that HTC have delayed until the 7th April in order to ship large orders to resellers all at once and maximise sales, instead of fragmented distribution as would have been the case – so possibly not due to software issues/quality control at all. This date could change however, for better or for worse.

    • http://www.gadgetvenue.com Matthew

      Thanks for the update.

  • http://www.hughgallagher.co.uk Hugh

    Just ordered mine from T-mobile, and it’s scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. I ordered on the phone and they said there were no technical issues, just that they were really low in stock. She claimed that the website and telesales had different stock reserves, and that the website had sold out (although she may well easily of been lying to get the sale). Anyhoo I’ll be happy to see the postman tomorrow.

  • Lisa

    Ordered 1 last friday ( 26th March) and, I’m still waiting eagerly for it! I’m hoping it comes tomorrow!

  • Chilliconcarnage

    Just off the phone to t-mobile. Apparently its a stock issue…but they guy i spoke to 5 minutes before said the ordering system for t-mobile was playing up….who knows!? I have been told that they are out of stock and should expect mine next Tuesday…been waiting since the 31st March! :o (

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