Go To Latest Video ReviewsOrange Confirms Touch HD Exclusive UK Launch
| Author | Gordon Kelly |
| Published | 27th Oct 2008 |
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HTC's Touch HD has formally been announced today as an Orange UK exclusive from "early November" (the release date we had expected). Vitally however, for those punters not overly thrilled with the Orange network, other telcos won't get a look in until 2009.
On the upside, with subsidies the Touch HD will cost just £79.99 on an 18 month £40pm contract which will include data surfing - though just to 250MB per month as Orange continues to lack on its mobile broadband offerings compared to the likes of Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2 and 3.
"We are very pleased to launch this state of the art mobile internet device exclusively on the Orange network," said Francois Mahieu, Orange UK's Director of Devices. "It is a great phone but also a wonderful multimedia handset which paves the way to even more innovations from Orange next year in the mobile internet space. The HTC Touch HD on Orange will be the must have device this Christmas for the person that wants it all."
I can hear that gnashing of teeth from rivals as we speak.
That said, with 3 Comes With Music, the Vodafone BlackBerry Storm and of course O2's iPhone 3G all available for the Christmas period this is looking like one very merry handset season.
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Singularity said on 28th October 2008
Gordon said on 28th October 2008
@Singularity - we're NOT comparing Internet based offerings, but WHAT THE PHONE COMES WITH and that is poor when set against rival telcos.
Funnily enough, if w... more
Petrov said on 30th October 2008
Seems a bit silly releasing a press release with contact details for their sales department and pricing. Their sales team don't even have the pricing info that's on the p... more
Francis Phillips said on 30th October 2008
Expansys are offering this phone SIM Free and subsidised from £99 on T-Mobile and mobiles.co.uk are offering it on Orange AND O2 from free.
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@ Gordon - not about this press release; you compare Orange internet offering based on this press release with the competition's offer for different handsets. It's the go... more