Devicewire postponed Diamond shipment till June 23th

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Devicewire.co.uk stated that they are going to have Diamond in stock by June 9th. However this morning -->http://www.devicewire.co.uk/eshot/ht...ery/index.html

Apparently there is a rumor that HTC delayed delivery due to Quality issues. Anyone with more informations?

Much confusion atm - DeviceWire claiming to be first in the UK with them by 23rd June. Clove stating UK spec 16th, Hantech 19th. Expansys has already shipped but there are concerns that they may be Grey. TotalPDA have them in stock but are embargoed by HTC, no idea if they are grey or not....

Watch this sapce I think...

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Play are still stating "Due for release on 13/06/2008", which I thought was the "offficial" launch date.

TotalPDA DONT have them in stock, the guy on the phone admited to me it was just to drum up interest. They're getting them on the 11th.

I was previously preordered on htcdirect.co.uk, so i was on the mailing list. They just sent out the following update. Why would HTC delay shipment because of software? Wierd.

Hi,

We have just been informed by the only official distributor of HTC products in the UK that the HTC Touch Diamond is now expected to come in on 17th June. The reason for the delay is a last minute software fix that needed to be applied. We appreciate that you have already been waiting a long time for this device, but it is better that known issues are dealt with at source rather then with a later ROM update or patch.

Please be aware that there are some grey-imports available in the UK. These are sourced from the Asian Market and thus come with warranty issues. HTC will not entertain warranty related repairs in the EU. Also, they only have a one year warranty. Also, they shipped without the software fix.

Be assured that your pre-order will be dealt with on the day the stock arrives.

Regards

Devicewire claims that they will be the first in UK to have them, officially. They posted that the worst scenario is June 23rd. I don't understand this. Maybe a marketing trick to stop people ordering from Expansys? Fear of defective device can do wonders...
Still, I am hoping that shipment might be in UK before 23rd...I sent email to Devicewire, maybe they will give us some additional details.

Or perhaps there is actually an issue and it was only caught after the initial HK units were sold (and grey market sold in UK by Expansys). And perhaps that issue accounts for the lagginess differences between the demo videos by CoolSmartPhone and the actual units in people's hands...

there is a registry patch that apparently correct the lag problem.

Originally Posted by drtwin

Devicewire.co.uk stated that they are going to have Diamond in stock by June 9th. However this morning -->http://www.devicewire.co.uk/eshot/ht...ery/index.html

Apparently there is a rumor that HTC delayed delivery due to Quality issues. Anyone with more informations?

Same in Italy, HTC is making a rom update for european version.

This is reply I've got today by devicewire
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Hi,

Thank you for contacting devicewire.com

We have been informed by HTC directly our shipment will leave the
weekend and will take about 10 days to arrive with us. I wouldn't be
surprised if items are dispatched ahead of the new advertised date.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,

devicewire.com

I read somewhere that the new date is a 'worst case scenario', so the devices should start arriving shortly before then...

Anyway, the fact that HTC are willing to move the release date to apply a software fix shows, as you would expect with a flagship device, that they are taking this device seriously and that they really want it to work as well as we want it to work.