HTC Touch Diamond lands tomorrow on Verizon: $299.99 on contract

It seems the rumblings and rumors were true -- every last one of them. HTC's now-aged Touch Diamond is indeed hitting Verizon Wireless this month, bringing with it the same 2.76-inch touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, TouchFLO interface and Windows Mobile 6.1 OS that we've seen ad nauseum on carriers around the world (though it does boast a microSD card slot). We're pretty baffled by the immensely large $299.99 on-contract sticker (after $70 mail-in rebate), and honestly, we just don't see VZW moving too many of these before a price drop. In fact, are you even giving this a second thought?

HTC Touch Diamond lands tomorrow on Verizon: $299.99 on contract

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 1:54PM]

I got this phone with AT&T in Jan. paid $125 when I renewed my contract

[jlim23 Posted Apr 9th 2009 1:58PM]

i had to do a double-take and make sure it wasn't a typo...just to make sure...this is NOT a Touch Diamond TWO, right?

Touch Diamond ONE...at $299...WITH contract???

Hey Verizon: ROFLMAOLOLOLOLOLHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...........!!!!!!!

really...fire whoever is responsible for this pricing joke.

[Bandigolo Posted Apr 9th 2009 1:58PM]

Woah - are those directional arrows around the D-pad? I don't know of any current Diamond to have cursor-arrow ability on the hard key pad (i.e. up down left right). Is this for real? Cause that'd be a sweet upgrade.

[PhoenixFox Posted Apr 9th 2009 5:59PM]

They're just there to show that that's a d-pad... it has the touch-sensitive ring though.

[rbz Posted Apr 9th 2009 1:59PM]

o heeeellllzzz noooo! jumpin the big V ship for S n the PRE!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 11:40PM]

late, with a locked down GPS, and half the RAM of the Sprint of Alltel version. Verizon does it again.

It does have a MicroSD slot, though.

[pleasantcrew Posted Apr 9th 2009 2:30PM]

I've been with Verizon for over 10 years and you would think after buying Alltel they could invest in better phones. Boy if it wasn't for the service!

[Merton Posted Apr 9th 2009 2:40PM]

I am in the same boat.

Where I am from (Western New York), Verizon has, by far, the best service.

My friend who lives across the street from me gets service in his house, but when he comes to mine, he gets no reception. He lives literally across the street (it makes no sense). My other friend who currently has an iPhone drops calls with me ALL the time. I know its not me, because I am calling from my room, and he is the only person I drop calls with. T-Mobile doesn't have 3g in my area as well. From what I have heard, Sprint is pretty decent in my area, but the fact that I am on a family plan (my entire family has Verizon) makes getting a Pre (or any other phone for that matter) incredibly expensive.

Damnit, Verizon.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 3:02PM]

DO NOT buy this phone! nothing buy issues on my Sprint version even after getting not one but 2 replacement phones the same hickups still exist. this phone will frustrate you to no end. When working correctly is a cool phone, but I have had to reset it daily since I got it....and oh how I regret ever getting one.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 3:42PM]

way too much and way too late. as a VZW customer this is not for me

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 4:26PM]

are the photographs of the people coming out of the phone?! cool...its 3D! haha

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 4:37PM]

Verizon. We are leaving in droves...

[JAYZ1881 Posted Apr 9th 2009 7:35PM]

Now who wants to buy one and report back if the faceted back fits on the Sprint version?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2009 12:23AM]

wow i want this...too bad im an iphone user with At and t lol

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 10th 2009 1:32AM]

Agree totally the phone is overpriced and late to the party. I too have a Moto Q which frankly is adequate for now. 6 months ago i would have jumped but now we'll wait for the Diamond 2. Doesn't make sense that the touch pro is only $10 more. There's some confusion over the specs which will clarify upon the release. i believe there is a card slot and Sprint level memory. Any Diamonds in the pipeline should be dumped for no more than $100 and the Diamond 2 release accelerated. Some rumors have the Diamond 2 coming to Verizon in May - probably unrealistic but I'd consider that at $200 to $250. Keep in mind that 3G is no big deal. Data speeds will not significantly improve until 4G is widespread on your next phone after this upgrade.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/09/htc-touch-diamond-lands-tomorrow-on-verizon-299-99-on-contract/

[GoonieGooGoo Posted Apr 10th 2009 3:03PM]

Aaah...iphone users...so defensive.....and naive.

You wonder why SLINGPLAYER MOBILE is taking so long to release.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 12th 2009 4:25PM]

Much prefer my Omnia....

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 13th 2009 6:01PM]

Full features - e-mail, internet, GPS, photos, all the connections you will need. Looks great, can carry in a pocket without knowing it's there. It avoids many problems of the i-Phone. But problems with almost every feature that I expect will be worked out in superior phones in the next year or two.

http://bestbuycellphone.net/tag/htc-touch-diamond/