*UPDATE 4* Sprint's Diamond gets pictured, dated
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UPDATE: Looks like the launch has been pushed back a few weeks, and it will run $249 after rebates or $549 sans contract. We'll update you further when we have more information.
UPDATE 2: It would appear September 2 is a go. (or not...)
UPDATE 3: You'll start to see some Diamonds in the wild on the 2nd, but the phone won't be available until the 14th. Initially it will be available only via telesales and direct ship, with stock filtering into retail locations in the following weeks. Thanks again to r0fl for the higher res pics!
UPDATE 4: Sprint is now officially saying that it is coming in September.
HTC Touch Diamond CDMA preliminary specifications
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162 Comments
1. (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42 0 0
GREAT but when is it coming out for verizon?
6. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 00:07 0 0
if history is any past indication, i wouldnt expect it in 2008
10. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 00:37 0 0
Verizon sucks anyway... they disable features in their phones, and then nickel and dime for every and any extra feature. I speak from experience, I used to work there (and no I am not a disgruntled employee). You should check out Sprint's simply everything plan with this phone. Beats Verizon's hands down with included text, video messaging, unlimited data, Sprint TV, and Nav. You really do get everything. Best plan I have ever had.
12. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 01:11 0 0
Yes, you do get everything... including the worst rated company by JD Power and associates, in overall. Which means, connection quality, customer service, overall experience. Who was number one? Oh yes, big red. Simply everything plan get you ... well, what you pay for, I guess. You're right it's cheap (... wait! By "cheap" does mean mean quality of service or monetary pricing?... Yes, and yes)
15. LessthanZach posted on 15 Aug 2008, 03:57 0 0
I have to agree, you get what you pay for. Damnit I am tired of these Sprint peeps who just instantly bash verizon. Verizon is the easiest company to get bashed which pisses me off because guess what??? JD Powers just rated us number one AGAIN in customer service overall. For call hold time, service for walk in retail and more. Sprint's reception sucks and their cust care sucks. I will pay the extra money to have a better company. It's the same premise behind buying a car....... Kia or Mercedes.
26. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 09:13 0 0
Where the heck do you live where Sprint reception sucks? I've lived in Florida, New York, and PA over the last seven years and I've never noticed a difference in service. Sure, every now and then there's a dead spot (Verizon's new marketing saying they don't have those is RIDICULOUS since I'm standing 100 feet from one right now) but all the major carriers have very good call reception. If you're actually trying to tell me that I should pay Verizon 30% more to get everything I get with Simply Everything, I say you're out of your mind. And I'll take my Touch Diamond in Sprint flavor since the Verizon model reportedly will lack the accelerometer(!), the 4 Gigs of internal memory and will have a smaller processor. Oh, and if you're tired of Sprint "peeps" ragging on VZW, maybe you should take a look at how many Verizon folks come on here and constantly rip Sprint. It's a two-way street.
30. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 09:43 0 0
I have the Simply Everything plan and I think it's easily the best value out there. In Philadelphia where I live, I get great service everywhere. Heck, if the signal is weak, I roam on Verizon anyway. I'm sure there are areas where VZW has better coverage, but they can't touch the deal that I get. I looked it up and it would cost me something like $700 over the life of the contract for Verizon. This is not bashing Verizon. I'm just relaying my experience. I think some of the Verizon salesmen on here need to recognize that for many people, Sprint Everything is the best option because in many places, the difference in service (if any) doesn't justify the difference in cost.
32. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 10:31 0 0
Agree with 26 and 30. I live in Meto Indy and have yet to find a place were I do not get service and have not had a droped call with my Instinct. Most that say Sprint has bad reception have either never had service through them or did in 1996 and still base their opinion on that. I also think they say some of the things they say to try and justify why they pay more for something other get for much less. That's why I left Comcast. They think they can charge more for something I can get else were for less money.
43. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 13:10 0 0
Yep I live in NY and the Sprint reception is outstanding everywhere I go. Traveled to Puerto Rico recently and it was spectacular there as well. Their 3G broadband network is the best in the country. I think the red back is an eyesore. It's a shame they would do this to such a cool phone. I will probably pay extra money to remove the back. :(
50. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 16:41 0 0
sprint sucks there the only carrier that is not going with Lte there going with some type of wifi phone service there going down and probly will not exist in 3 yrs haha they lost almost a million customers last quarter what does that tell ya hmmmm why are they trying to give everything away for free hmmmm ask youreself before you stick youre foot in youre mouth and look like an idiot
52. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 16:52 0 0
i live in dallas, texas and back when my family used to have sprint we rarely got reception at our home, and when my brother lived in downtown dallas for a year he could not get reception anywhere downtown. that was like 3 years ago, however. we ditched sprint when they couldn't give us service in one of the biggest cities in the nation. we didn't pay the etf, either.
61. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 19:34 0 0
sprint rents verizons cell sites for their service
63. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 21:38 0 0
Bad analogy. Mercedes is one of the LEAST reliable car manufacurers on the market.
65. (unregistered) posted on 15 Aug 2008, 22:35 0 0
get a college degree and learn to talk with logical thoughts and complete sentences.
68. (unregistered) posted on 16 Aug 2008, 06:58 0 0
yall prolly live a the boondocks sprint service is exceptional in nyc and i will be leaving my crappy 3g iphone and at&ts crappy service for sprint and the reva speeds.
69. (unregistered) posted on 16 Aug 2008, 07:00 0 0
exactly roaming off verizon is what happnens when i have no service. i rather have a excellent phone with all it features and no sprint service and roam of verizon. verizon phones suck.
74. tkizzle (unregistered) posted on 16 Aug 2008, 18:19 0 0
Sprint's "simply everything" plan is exactly why they're simply losing more customer's every quarter than any other carrier in the game. Cheap plans+wack service=out of business. Get your research game up
77. (unregistered) posted on 16 Aug 2008, 21:56 0 0
There's been a new breakthrough in writing called "punctuation". Perhaps you should look into it.
80. (unregistered) posted on 17 Aug 2008, 16:26 0 0
You just typed all that and you expect us to believe that someone ELSE is an idiot? "youre foot in youre mouth"
84. (unregistered) posted on 18 Aug 2008, 02:17 0 0
You obviously don't know what you are talking about. All of the major carriers have roaming agreements. Reception really depends on how close you are to a tower period (Verizon, Sprint, or another CDMA carrier / ATT, T-Mobile, or another GSM carrier). Sprints problems were mainly due to the Nextel merger and customer service issues do to duplication of departments, different billing systems etc. Sprint has now integrated their billing systems so that will be less of an issue. I would rather go with a better value plan than spend more to a company that disables bluetooth, strips their phones down, and uses tons of propietary bs.
