HTC Magic - The new Google Android mobile phone from Vodafone

bren32

HTC Magic - The new Google Android mobile phone from Vodafone

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/htc-magic

This was announced at the recent MWC for vodafone UK, France, Spain etc. Anyone know if there are any plans by vodafone to release here?

djr

i'm kinda wondering this myself, they have a lot of older phones available at the moment for €10 upgrade on pay monthy, so it looks like stock is being cleared out for some reason or other...

with any luck they will offer it...

liamo

From Vodafone in response to my recent query :

We are planning on releasing the HTC Magic in the summer months, however we currently do not have an exact release date.

djr

liamo wrote: »

From Vodafone in response to my recent query :

indeed, they must have liked the cut of your jib.....

this is what i got:

"Thank you for contacting us with your query.


We currently have no plans to release the HTC Magic handset on the
Vodafone Ireland Network.

If you have any further queries, please call us on FreeFone 1907 and
we will be happy to assist you.

Yours sincerely"

Rew

I asked our biz account managaer the other day and he said he didn't think so and sent me the list of handsets and release dates that they do have. No sign of it on that.

liamo

this is what i got:

"Thank you for contacting us with your query.

We currently have no plans to release the HTC Magic handset on the
Vodafone Ireland Network.

Hmmmm. Well, here's their full response.

From: care@vodafone.ie
To: xxxxxxxxxnxxx
Subject: RE: handset
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Mar 2009 15:49:40.0519 (UTC)
FILETIME=[F8A0B370:01C9B085]
X-UID: 1561

Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thank you for contacting us with your query. Please accept our
apologies for the delay in responding to your query.

We are planning on releasing the HTC Magic in the summer months,
however we currently do not have an exact release date.

If you have any further queries, please call us on FreeFone 1907 and
we will be happy to assist you.

Yours sincerely

_________________________
Monique N Euvrard
Vodafone Customer Care Team

For information on self service options and on Vodafone's Products
and Services visit our website at http://www.vodafone.ie

---

Original Message

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From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 24/03/2009 18:58:24
To: care@vodafone.ie
Subject: handset

Hi,

I note that the HTC Magic has been announced for UK, Germany and
Italy.

When will the HTC Magic be available in Ireland?

Thanks

long_b

Rew wrote: »

I asked our biz account managaer the other day and he said he didn't think so and sent me the list of handsets and release dates that they do have. No sign of it on that.

List of new handsets and release dates eh ?
*coughs*
*waits hopefully*

h57xiucj2z946q

Both replys were from different people:

(from athome.ie@vodafone.com)

Dear ......

Thank you for your interest in our possible handsets, I contacted the
department in charge of releasing the handsets and they will be
launching the list of handsets that we will be launching in the
future, next week.

And as soon as they send this onto me and I confirm if we will be
carrying the HTC Magic, I'll send you an e-mail to let you know.

If you have any further queries please contact us anytime on FreeFone
1907 and one of our Customer Care Representatives will be happy to
assist you.

Yours sincerely

Dear ....

Thank you for contacting us with your query. Please accept our
apologies for the delay in responding to your query. The HTC Magic is
due to be released over the next few months subject to change.

If you have any further queries, please call us on CallSave 1850 20
87 87 between 08:00hrs to 22:00hrs and we will be happy to assist you.

Yours sincerely

Rew

long_b wrote: »

List of new handsets and release dates eh ?
*coughs*
*waits hopefully*

I had a closer look there and it only has current handsets and whats coming to the end of April, which is only 2 new phones: the Samsung Tocco Ultra and the very sexy SE Xperia X1.

parsi

Rew wrote: »

I had a closer look there and it only has current handsets and whats coming to the end of April, which is only 2 new phones: the Samsung Tocco Ultra and the very sexy SE Xperia X1.

I got that list yesterday and it has been a while since it was so dull and uninspiring.

h57xiucj2z946q

From care@vodafone.ie:

(Everytime I get a reply, its from someone different)

Dear ....

Thank you for contacting us with your query.

The release on this handset is due around September / October of this
year.

If you have any further queries, please call us on CallSave 1850 20
87 87 between 08:00hrs to 22:00hrs and we will be happy to assist you.

Yours sincerely

liamo

We are planning on releasing the HTC Magic in the summer months, however we currently do not have an exact release date.

We currently have no plans to release the HTC Magic handset on the Vodafone Ireland Network.

The HTC Magic is due to be released over the next few months subject to change.

The release on this handset is due around September / October of this year.

FFS !!

dmcg90

Was trying this phone today in Vodafone in Derry (yes they do have stock of it, if you want it bad enough) and to be honest I wasn't impressed.

If youre looking for a wow factor from a phone (eg Pre/iPhone) you wont get it from this, operating system is butter smooth, didnt like the navigation myself but it was a good experience overall.

Was really surprised how thin it was in my hand (thinner than an iPhone overall) but the trackball is useless as theres only a virtual keyboard.

Couldn't try batter life but I doubt its going to change from the reviews of it already posted on the internet.

Overall its a good phone, it won't be toppling the Iphone/Pre for a while but looking at it's future (doughnut version of v1.5, google it) it may well threaten it.

C-Shore

dmcg90 wrote: »

Was really surprised how thin it was in my hand (thinner than an iPhone overall) but the trackball is useless as theres only a virtual keyboard.

Overall its a good phone, it won't be toppling the Iphone/Pre for a while but looking at it's future (doughnut version of v1.5, google it) it may well threaten it.

is this selling with cupcake preloaded? i.e. is it the landscape qwerty keyboard?

Professey Chin

C-Shore wrote: »

is this selling with cupcake preloaded? i.e. is it the landscape qwerty keyboard?

Yep.Cupcake has to be on it for the keyboard

C-Shore

ah i see.. i thought v1 had a portrait qwerty but im enlightened now thanks