On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:40:04 GMT, "Steve Dulieu"
<steve.dulieu@greenyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Brian A" <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:q2rs64tfanvnb9djuc25kp8u5s8gbg7t6k@4ax.com.. .
>> On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:43:34 -0700 (PDT), petemcpete@hotmail.co.uk
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I can't seem to find much discussion about this phone here? What do
>>>people think about it?
>>>
>>>Should I wait for the HTC Touch Pro?
>>>
>>>Also does anyone think once it's really release / off pre-order it
>>>will come down to Free on 12 month contracts?
>>>
>>>Best contract deal I can find so far using
>>>http://www.touch-diamond-deals.com/
>>>is with mobiles2yourdoor
>>>
>>>Free HTC Touch Diamond with 12 months half price (via cash back) with
>>>700 minutes and 100 texts per month.
>>>Unlimited calls to UK landlines beginning 01 or 02 and free calls to
>>>one Orange number of your choice.
>>>Average line rental (after cash back) is equivalent to: £23.33 with
>>>the total contract cost over 18 months: £420.00
>>>
>>>You can get the touch diamond sim free at play for £399 but obvioulsy
>>>dont get the free minutes and texts.
>>>
>>>Any help and advice much appreciated!
>> I was interested in this phone but now I'm not so sure.
>> The best way to find out about new gadgets is to look on
>> www.cnet.co.uk
>> or
>> www.stuff.tv
>> or
>> www.megawhat.tv
>> I can also recommend the 'Crave' podcast from cnet.co.uk (as distinct
>> from the .com version) and the stuff.tv podcast.
>> Although on the rather basic side the podcast from frequencycast is
>> also quite good.
>> It is also worth checking out YouTube.
>> The conclusion of cnet appeared to be, in a nutshell, as I interpreted
>> it, good features but sluggish.
>> It is best to read the reviews and form your own opinion. Make sure
>> that it is a proper review based on having the device in their hot
>> hands rather than something based on a press release etc.
>>
>>
>The cnet review seems to have used one with a pre-production ROM. Discussion
>on MoDaCo indicates that the pukka UK production ROM models are much
>speeder.
Thanks for the info. I have read, the bits I am interested in, in the
article. There was an important point of interest to me as I was
hoping to get this phone on '3' if it becomes available. It drew my
attention to the HSDPA frequencies. I checked out another site and the
standard frequencies are 900/2100MHz on the Diamond. Apparently the
latter is used in Europe/Asia (but I do know that Telstra, in
Australia, is using 850MHz. A US version of the Diamond is due for
850/1900MHz, but that wouldn't satisfy Oz and UK operation. So, unless
there is a change in options I don't think that this device is going
to offer HSDPA on '3 like home' . If this is so it is a big negative
for me.
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