HTC 10 on Vodafone

[LordLanky]

So, exciting news about the HTC 10 yesterday.
The leaks left me doubting if the device was good enough, but initial reviews suggest it might have got it right.

In the meantime TechRadar suggests VF are sitting on the fence about whether to stock it.

I'm sure a helpful VF member of staff will point us to the pointless "Coming Soon" page. Thanks for that.

Meantime here in the real world who would like VF to stock the HTC 10?
Is it incredible or even possible that VF are considering to NOT run with it?

[63johnw]

@burso83 just for information for you. You don't actually own any handset until you have made 6 months payments so strictly speaking you can't sell it til then. It could cause problems if any potential buyer were to contact vodafone for unlocking or anything like that.

Just a warning for you.

[burso83]

@63johnw thanks for the heads up, the potential buyer will be aware of the handset origin

[jeffkinn]

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@burso83 wrote:

@63johnw thanks for the heads up, the potential buyer will be aware of the handset origin.

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I think you miss the implication of what @63johnw told you. You don't own any pay monthly handset for six months which means you can't sell it. It isn't yours to sell and still belongs to Vodafone.

[burso83]

thank you both

[bizarre_adz]

@Ian interesting change in position. I spoke to someone in the upgrades team on Friday afternoon who told me that they would not be stocking the handset.

Hopefully they do end up stocking them, as there's clearly an interest in the handset from the consumers. Just have to wait and see now I guess.

[IWonder]

@ian henson and @bizarre_adz I think the thing with Vodafone is still that nobody knows.  I had a Transcript about 18th April telling me that they would soon have the HTC 10 in the warehouse as the order had been confirmed.  

Since then I have had at least half a dozen phone calls to the retentions team all saying that they fully expect to stock it as they cannot see any reason why they wouldn't. ... yet still they have had no visits from HTC to run them through the product which normally would have happened by now (according to them).

We are all being told varying things, I think the truth is that nobody really knows but they want to keep stringing us on maybe.  I guess at the end of the day it comes down to how desperate are any of us to upgrade immediately.  The choice is then wait and take a chance, or go elsewhere.  As my contract only has 10 days left I may wait ... still unsure though!?! My impatience may get the better of me 😉

[LordLanky]

VF's lack of clarity has forced me to "downgrade" to a SIM only and have ordered SIM free direct from HTC.

Had a bit of a panic over the weekend as the 10% discount was withdrawn by HTC, but last night it was reinstated and persists today.

If you are thinking of the same route (no VF bloatware, can sell on when *I* want, VF contract is only 12months, etc), then suggest you be quick!

[Blue305]

Hey there, was thinking about doing the same. Can i ask u id u paid for the phone entirely, or u can choose a monthly installment plan? Thank You în advance!

[bizarre_adz]

It's a nice idea but the numbers don't stack up for me. Vodafone red 2gb deal is £17/month = £408 over 2 years. Add to that the discounted phone price of £500 and you're hitting over £900 and had to find over half of that upfront.

Via CPW I pay £34/month and it was £30 upfront (£846). So I get it cheaper overall, less upfront required and also no VF bloatware on the handset. Win win in my eyes.

One very frustrating point is that VF AU are stocking the HTC 10 directly. Makes me wonder if the UK will eventually follow suit or if each marketplace has their own buying team.

[jeffkinn]

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@bizarre_adz wrote:

One very frustrating point is that VF AU are stocking the HTC 10 directly. Makes me wonder if the UK will eventually follow suit or if each marketplace has their own buying team.

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On that point, each Vodafone network is entirely independent of every other Vodafone network. The only thing they have in common is the brand name. They make their own ranging decisions.