Best contract / deal for HTC Desire...

[tech_guy]

My contract is up next month on my T-Mobile G1 and I'm looking at getting the Desire. Are there any really good contracts out there? I've been looking at Orange and others. I'm really going to be mainly using it for the internet & email so the data use is very important.

[richardp]

I am in exactly the same situation with T-Mobile, I looked at the offer online for me to get the Desire and they would still charge me £30 a month over 18 months then they wanted £170 for the phone! I checked their website to see what a new customer would pay and as far as I can see for the same contract (including data) over 18 months a new customer pays only £99 for the Desire !!! Me thinks that I will be asking for my PUK code come the end of june and see if they offer me the phone for free or I will give another provider the £99 !!

[featured_spectre]

Vodaphone - £20 a month / 18 month contract, cost of phone is £50. 600 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited data, unlimited email, free facebook / twitter etc

 

They phoned me with that offer (and I am not on vodaphone!)

[LosOjos]

I am in exactly the same situation with T-Mobile, I looked at the offer online for me to get the Desire and they would still charge me £30 a month over 18 months then they wanted £170 for the phone! I checked their website to see what a new customer would pay and as far as I can see for the same contract (including data) over 18 months a new customer pays only £99 for the Desire !!! Me thinks that I will be asking for my PUK code come the end of june and see if they offer me the phone for free or I will give another provider the £99 !!

 

Either I got lucky or they've changed their prices then, because I got one with tmobile about a month ago, £30p/m with unlimited texts, 'unlimited' data (3gb fair use policy, most others are 1gb), 500 minutes and the phone for free

[tech_guy]

Vodaphone - £20 a month / 18 month contract, cost of phone is £50. 600 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited data, unlimited email, free facebook / twitter etc

 

They phoned me with that offer (and I am not on vodaphone!)

 

Sounds interesting.

[chris_uk]

Vodaphone - £20 a month / 18 month contract, cost of phone is £50. 600 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited data, unlimited email, free facebook / twitter etc

 

They phoned me with that offer (and I am not on vodaphone!)

 

Was it Vodafone that called you? Just had a quick scout on the website and can't find anything like it

[featured_spectre]

It was vodaphone indeed! I asked to see if it was a 3rd party company or vodaphone and asked or their address, googles it and it cam up as vodaphone in banbury (well near too it)

[chris_uk]

It was vodaphone indeed! I asked to see if it was a 3rd party company or vodaphone and asked or their address, googles it and it cam up as vodaphone in banbury (well near too it)

 

Will be giving them a call tomorrow morning!

[JJonas]

Whats the best deal on an HTC Desire at the moment?

[JJonas]

Vodafone are being stubborn. Wont offer me one for less than £30 month.

[ICT_GUY]

Vodaphone - £20 a month / 18 month contract, cost of phone is £50. 600 mins, unlimited texts, unlimited data, unlimited email, free facebook / twitter etc

 

They phoned me with that offer (and I am not on vodaphone!)

 

£35 free phone at the moment on 18mnth

[bensewell]

i got one today by calling three and threatening to cancel. Free phone 300 x network mins, 5000 texts, 500MB internet, 100 pic messages, voicemail and 5000 3 to 3 (good for calling the mrs) for £22.50 a month. Free phone. Thankyou please! I've got one coming tomorrow, they tried palming the samsung galaxy portal to me. It didnt work.

[JJonas]

Got one on its way to me now. I asked for a PAC code next day I had a call and they offered me the Desire at a very good price.

 

Anybody care to recommend any essential software or good Desire/Android related sites?

 

Also cant decide if I should try 'rooting' this phone anybody done this and what is the advantage? at the moment I think I would rather keep the warranty.

[teejay]

Got one on its way to me now. I asked for a PAC code next day I had a call and they offered me the Desire at a very good price.

 

Anybody care to recommend any essential software or good Desire/Android related sites?

 

Also cant decide if I should try 'rooting' this phone anybody done this and what is the advantage? at the moment I think I would rather keep the warranty.

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/netbooks-pda-phones/57467-android-apps.html

 

The other thing, which I think is more important than getting the cheapest deal, is making sure the network you choose has very good data coverage where you will use it most, some networks are very patchy.

[broc]

I have just bought an HTC Desire on O2 PAYG for £319 for the handset..... in-store.

[nile_c]

T Mobile will give you the best FUP limit. They offer 3GB with their Android devices.