They told me in Three today it is free at £35 per month on a 24 month contract due in a couple of weeks.

I just had an email @ 23:59 on Sunday 17th October from Phones4u confirming that my HTC Desire HD order has been completed and will be shipped tonight for next day delivery before 1pm.
I'm presuming shipped Monday night for delivery Tuesday Fingers crossed.

Amazon are saying "This item is due to be released on November 15, 2010"
Important Product Information
We are experiencing delays with this item which has caused the release date to changed without notice, we apologise for this inconvenience and we will continue to update the release date as and when we receive information. This product will be in constraint within the market and orders will be fulfilled on a first come first served basis as we are allocated stock.

I've just called up my local Phones 4U and they have the HTC Desire HD in stock and available to buy outright! Simfree price is 450 and colour is dark brown/copper. At first she said i couldn't buy it simfree because it's brand new and just been released and i would have to wait 3-4 weeks but i told her i had called up other Phones4U shops and they said i could buy it simfree there and then (i lied!), so she put me on hold to double check. 30 seconds later she said yes i can come in and buy the phone simfree, not a problem at all! Hahaha! Result!!!

My advice - go to Phones4U pronto! They have it in stock!!!

£449.95 to be exact I just got home with one, seems stores didn't get many Colour is black/ dark silver

Nice one! Give us a review, first impressions and all that.

I look forward to it!

Just going to pick mine up now from the Trafford Centre. Sim free too

I wonder why they didn't want to sell it in the first place and prefer to make you wait

Anyway, good or you.

Notice how their website appears to be struggling? I suspect a lot of people are ordering like mad.

They currently have Desire HDs on TMobile, Orange and of course sim free although officially they aren't meant to actually be letting anyone have one until tomorrow. Seems you got lucky, well done

And please put the camera thing to bed, does it have a front facing camera?
The web write ups say not but HTC UK Customer services stated twice to me via email that it does. I want to know if they've told porkie pies

If there is a front facing camera i cant see it but its still charging and i haven't turned it on yet

Look forward to a review from you too!

What is the video codec support like on the HD? Is it as naff as the Desire?

The photos all show a small object to the right of the earpiece / speaker, to the top right of the screen. That's what HTC UK are suggesting is the forward facing camera. Is that item present on your handset and is it a camera?

I have to admit you're very patient, I turn mine on as soon as I've bought it normally and even if it's charging, I play with it while it's charging

PDF user guide for the Desire HD http://kaipee.co.uk/dhd/DHD_manual.pdf

Arrrgghh Phones4u are lying dicks.

Phoned up my local store, which is in the Trafford Centre. Told there was 2 in stock and that he would keep one for me

I arrive within the hour, only to be told, they have none and that they had none all day??!!!

Was not a happy at all in the store. Oh well, just have to wait.

It may that they realised they aren't meant to sell them yet.

I called Phones4u earlier to enquire about handsfree HTC Desire HDs to see if my local store had them. They told me that they would have them from tomorrow because they aren't on sale today. I mentioned this thread and stated that someone had got one today from Phones4u which they said was impossible because they aren't allowed to sell them yet, so I said it must be true because a second person if off to the Trafford Centre to get one - this may have put a stop to yours if they realised stores were being naughty and called ahead! Sorry if that's the case

I should blame you then!

That may of well been the case, as he clearly said to me they had 2 in stock, but flatly denied they even had any at all in the store when I got there. Even said they have not had in store all week.

Have to phone up again tomorrow, but not sure I fancy going there again and not getting one!

I think I can better this I went in a Brighton Phones4u on my way to a hospital appointment not wanting to take a new phone there I asking if they would keep it for a hour got the heres my card ask for me bit
45min later went back to be told there sold out and the assistant was new and shouldn’t have said that, tried another Brighton Phones4u who were very helpful and checked other stores but only localish store with stock wasn’t answering phone so tried there and it paid off I got one

Lucky git! I so want one! Really gutted I am sat here tonight not playing around with my new phone.

Will have to have a phone around tomorrow.

Would order it off Amazon but it says on there it could be middle of November for release!

I am definetely going to blame you if i walk into my local P4U store and they refuse to sell me one simfree! Mentioned DS and let the cat out the bag! How dare you!

I thought yours was already sent out to you a week or so back or something?

Can anyone who actually has the Desire HD in their possession right now confirm one way or another if there is a front facing camera please?

I suspect not, but HTC UK gave me a little hope when they claimed not once, but twice, when I contacted them on separate occasions that there is definitely a front camera.

I suspect you'll say not, but I'm keen to know either way.

So, come on, those of you who have them, post please!

NOT a front facing camera, see the user guide link i posted a bit ago

Use it to your advantage when your phone arrives.

Call up HTC when it turns up and tell them that they specifically told you it had a front facing camera and that is the biggest reason you bought the phone. Get all angry etc and see if they give you some free stuff "im now half a grand+ out of pocket because of your customer services" Tell them you cant return it either so they have no choice to compensate you in some way.

I remember reading somewhere that the Desire HD has no front facing camera. The only HTC model that has one is the Evo.