HTC Touch Diamond with US HSDPA going to the highest bidder

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 12th 2008 at 7:59AM

Okay, so officially, there's no such thing as a Touch Diamond that can hang on 850 or 1900MHz HSDPA networks -- key word there being "officially." The FCC knows better than that, and at least one eBayer looking for a little extra spending cash seems to as well. A fellow with a so-so 92.9 percent feedback rating claims to have the most elusive of Touch Diamond models in his possession, but wants to sell it and wait for the Touch Pro instead (can't say we blame him). Of course, from his perspective, it also helps that this thing is worth many times what it'll be worth in a few weeks, months, or years -- whenever it is that someone gets around to releasing this puppy in a slightly more official capacity. As always, caveat emptor in these sorts of situations.

[Thanks, Moe]

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: auction, ebay, htc, touch diamond, TouchDiamond, touchflo 3d, Touchflo3d

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kraljm @ Aug 12th 2008 8:06AM

umm in australia we have the HTC touch diamond working on Telstra's 850Mhz HSDPA network..... released a couple weeks ago

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vinkustheory @ Aug 12th 2008 9:18AM

FYI if you mean the phone is hard to find, the word would be elusive.

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Chris Ziegler @ Aug 12th 2008 12:06PM

Yep, that was pretty egregious. Thanks.

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Jon Lam @ Aug 12th 2008 9:55AM

His latest answer to a question claims that he has got the European/Asian version with a ROM to get the US HSDPA bands. Smells like bullshit to me, but a fellow can still hope, right?

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badqat @ Aug 12th 2008 7:21PM

Hope so, since I'm the current high bidder.

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Matt @ Aug 12th 2008 11:04AM

Please also note the battery icon showing only one bar remaining. Get used to that - most of the reviews say this handset won't even last a day on a full charge.

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PG @ Aug 12th 2008 1:00PM

I have used almost every smartphone that supports US 3G bands: Blackjack, Blackjack II, 8525, Tilt, and currently using iPhone 3G. Every single one of these phones has/had poor battery life.

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youngcalihottie @ Aug 13th 2008 6:54AM

too bad feedback ratings dont mean anything anymore. ebay broke the feedback system. sellers can only leave positive- (or no-) feedback for buyers since May. so now someone can have a 100% by only buying. then when they pull a stunt selling and get a negative, it will be averaged out by all those positives from buying.

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VampireHunter Z @ Aug 12th 2008 3:06PM

Is there anyone in here from Europe with this phone that can tell me about it's video playback? Does it play videos at the full 640x480 rez? Also is the playback smooth?

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Dave @ Aug 13th 2008 4:54AM

Is there any way to ask htc about upcoming handset?

Because i would like to ask them;

1. Are they any plans to make a htc touch diamond and pro handset in the US, where 3g would work on at&t? yes or no.

2. If yes, then when do you hope to deploy the handset?

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jj @ Aug 27th 2008 9:40PM

That guy can't possibly have a US version (and no ROM upgrade will enable an antenna that's not physically present). Then again, 202.50 for an HTC Diamond must have been a pretty sweet deal. Waiting for feedback, now, to see if the buyer is pleased.