Release in Germany

[isv51]

At First: Sorry for my english!
Hello everybody... I'm very sad that they don't sell the Touch Cruise in Germany. Everywhere it can only pre-ordered. :(
When i saw the Touch Cruise at the first time, it was a little bit like my first love.. :D
And since that day i couldn't sleep calmly. It sounds like a psycho, i know, but don't afraid...

I'm open this thread for all people in Germany who are also waiting like me.
If you are from Germany or have informations about the german release, you can write it down here. I hope i have mine in the next 2 weeks.
Have fun! :cool:

PS: I ordered mine @ Amazon.de for 529,- € without any shipping costs (normally at Amazon).

[badaccent]

I also pre-ordered my TC at Amazon.de for 529 EUR.

I called them on Friday and asked about the estimated delivery date since the web site doesn't list any. The lady on the phone told me that the internal system stated January 17, 2008.

It seems we have to be patient...

[isv51]

It could be... But if HTC changes the delivery date again, don't be worried about it. ^^

[wolfwolf]

Hi
I have bought the O2 XDA Orbit 2 - this is the same hardware but in an other case. I love this case it is like the HTC touch (elf).
You can buy it in the onlineshops in Germany for 499,-- Euro incl. Original TOMTOM 6.32 with Europe Alps Card+Carholder+12V Caradapter. Free an without locks.
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1771/xdaorbit2polariscruisemz3.png

Or
for 495,-- Euro + delivery
http://www.fonmarkt.at/misc/search/keyword,0,0,NAxcmwnzkbsddahcvqdfgzmjehxcpzsy.html
or partnershops noted on their homepage

I am very happy with my XDA Orbit 2

Servus
from
Austria

Wolf

[badaccent]

Consider yourself lucky! I have been to 6 or 7 O2 shops in my vicinity and none of them had any Orbit2 in stock. Either they were already sold out or they hadn't gotten any yet. *sigh*

Personally I think that the case design of the Orbit2 is much better then that of the Touch Cruise. I would like to buy that device. However, I do not like branded devices. I had a vodafone branded Samsung once and it was horrible!

So I will have to wait for amazon.de to get some TCs.

[isv51]

I also pre-ordered my TC at Amazon.de for 529 EUR.

I called them on Friday and asked about the estimated delivery date since the web site doesn't list any. The lady on the phone told me that the internal system stated January 17, 2008.

It seems we have to be patient...

Sorry, that i'm now writing on german... it's for badaccent and unimportant for the others.
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Also: Ich habe mich heute bei Amazon anrufen lassen (5 Min. Wartezeit :( ) habe den netten Menschen dort gefragt, ob er mir denn eine konkrete Lieferzeit nennen könnte.. Ich frage mich wie sie dir den 17.01. nennen konnte, da man mir gesagt hat, dass es vom Lieferanten noch keine Bestätigung gibt. Ich meinte dann: Ja aber so ungefähr usw. Daraufhin meinte der Herr: Es gibt keinen festen Liefertermin weder für mich noch für Amazon selbst... Er hat sich ja auch extra bemüht... hat im System nachgeschaut aber nichts gefunden. Is schon alles shit... :( Also ist warten angesagt. Ich hoffe Amazon bekommt die Teile bald, ansonsten bestelle ich woanders. Gut dass man bei Amazon jederzeit online stornieren kann... :)
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[badaccent]

I REALLY hope that amazon and others do get some TCs soon or I will be SERIOUSLY tempted to purchase a XDA Orbit 2 instead.

*sigh*

[isv51]

@badaccent on german because difficult to translate for me :(

Ich war auch kurz davor den Orbit 2 zu kaufen, da ich den bei MM gesehen habe und meine Freundin meinte auch der Orbit 2 is schicker... Ich war auch schon fast so weit mir den zu holen, bis ich dann erfahren habe, dass ich die 100 Frei-SMS nicht bekäme, wenn ich den gleich mitnehme... Ich solle online bei o2 bestellen, was ich ja auch tun wollte, aber o2 hatte keine auf Lager. Naja seitdem "fast Seitensprung" bleibe ich bei HTC, denn das Design is hammer geil... Wenn dir das Design vom o2 auf gut gefällt, kannst du dir ja das orbit 2 holen, bekommst mehr für weiniger Kohle. Ich brauche aber den ganzen zusatzshit nicht, denn, wenn ich mal nen Navi im Auto brauche, nehm ich den von meinem dad. der is cooler! ;)

Edit: You can answer in english! ;)

[badaccent]

I do not plan on changing anything in my tariff, plainly because I can not change anything yet. My tariff is locked until July 2008.

And frankly I do not prefer one design over the other. It is true that I would get more for less if I bought the Orbit 2.

So the question for now for me is: What is the DIFFERENCE between Touch Cruise and Orbit 2? Obviously the hardware is the same, so the differences must be in software. I would hate buying the Orbit 2 and then discover that it has limitations, i.e. in features, software (GPRS monitor, Sprite backup etc.) or such compared to the Touch cruise. That would warrant the 30 EUR more for the TC.

Can anybody tell me?

[isv51]

I don't think... You must look at PPC-Welt-Forum (http://ppc-welt.info/)
i think there was a post about the differences.

Believe me, it think it's only the o2 design and the o2-home-screen whats different.

P.S.: Orbit 2 has SpriteBackup included ;)