Ok guys, so I’ve been negotiating with the owner of SMG, which is a mobile phone store, on getting together a group buy for the HTC Touch Diamond for AllTouchSite.com readers so that you can save some money. I’ve personally bought from SMG many times in the past, and the experience has been good and the shipping fast.
The average price of a shipped Diamond right now is around $715, as I’m sure you know. You probably can find lower prices, but it’s going to be from a sketchy store, and I’m sure you don’t want to place that much of your money in the hands of someone that may not be legit =D.
That said, the group buy is for $651 shipped to your door via UPS 3 day air. That’s over $50 cheaper than you’ll find in other places =D. Now, this being a group buy, we have to have at least 10 people interested in this offer before we can get that lower price.
Instructions: Reply to this post in the comments and say “I’m in!” Be sure to use your correct email address in the comments because when we get up to 10 responses, I will have SMG email you an invoice at this stated price, and we can get a Diamond out to you ASAP.
July 20th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Aww man… will you guys have this in the future? I am currently in China until late late august and don’t want to order the phone unless I am back in the states.
Thanks for having this option though. Great idea!
July 20th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
i would be in but is it true that when a data connection is made all calls get forward to voice mail??
July 20th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I’m in!
July 20th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
bao thats how it is with every phone till they release 3g….
and i have my diamond for a month or so now.. love it!!
July 20th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I’m in. Sounds liek a good deal
July 20th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
well when im on the internet with my shadow i can answer my calls but i was watching a review on youtube and the guy said for t mobile , edge is usable but calls will be forawd to voicemail so…
July 20th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
oh and i also heard the diamond is a tad bit bigger now because of a 1350 mah battery…is it true
July 21st, 2008 at 5:34 pm
see i have the money but its either this, fix my car, or tuition lol! and i think the phone can come last…
but damn Brandon u getting all the hookups
Hopefully in the future if this works out u cna decrease the price even lower…:)
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
The Touch Diamond won’t be coming to T-Mobile, they declined to take the phone on board. (from a HTC rep) He told me most of the Shadow II leaks were accurate though, 6.1 etc….
July 28th, 2008 at 2:55 am
does it work with tmobile in the usa? i only have $300 but if i can get it for that much i would =]
July 28th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Yes it does, mark.
July 30th, 2008 at 5:23 am
but al said tmobile wont be getting it =[
August 6th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Im in !!!
August 9th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Mark, I have a Diamond on T-Mobile USA. In fact, today, one of my friends who didn’t know I got a new phone said my voice was surprisingly a lot more clear than it used to be when he called.
August 10th, 2008 at 3:32 am
oh ok cool. i cant wait till the HTC Dream comes out =]
August 11th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
The diamond is available on SMG for $635 so why would anyone do this? Also, if your looking to do a group buy contact HTC and say you want to buy a dozen of the diamonds and sell them through your store. A typical markup for a store is 2x the cost. The phone from HTC probably costs about 300-350 and maybe even less. If your going to make the effort you might as well go all the way to HTC and not get middle-manned.
August 11th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
James - good point. Thanks to falling prices, this is no longer a good deal (although technically, it’s still a bit cheaper than the new price if you add on shipping), so we’re going to close the buy.