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 Jun 5 2007, 20:25
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 The Main Man!  Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco  |
Today is a sad day indeed!
With the announcement of the Orange HTC Touch, Orange have confirmed that the SPV line of devices, that was conceived to encompass our beloved Smartphones, is no more.  Future SPV type devices will be marketed under the HTC name, with HTC's retail brand now taking the same status enjoyed by other manufacturers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson etc. R.I.P. SPV, welcome HTC! We feel like we know you already P -------------------- My current devices of choice - HTC Touch HD (Miri 6.5 v11), White T-Mobile G1 (Haykuro ADP1.5Hr3-A2SD), Samsung Blackjack II (6.1 stock)   |
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Jun 5 2007, 21:58
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 Hardcore Group: Members Posts: 1,336 Joined: 9th May 2005 From: Oadby, Leicester, UK Member No.: 128,356 Device(s): Vario II, 8310, C600, C550 |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jun 5 2007, 21:25)  Today is a sad day indeed! With the announcement of the Orange HTC Touch, Orange have confirmed that the SPV line of devices, that was conceived to encompass our beloved Smartphones, is no more. Future SPV type devices will be marketed under the HTC name, with HTC's retail brand now taking the same status enjoyed by other manufacturers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson etc. R.I.P. SPV, welcome HTC! We feel like we know you already ;) P Reckon this is also the end of all the orange branded crap in the ROMs too? ;) Phil -------------------- |
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Jun 5 2007, 22:02
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The Main Man! Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco |
We can but hope
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Jun 5 2007, 22:27
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 91 Joined: 14th February 2003 Member No.: 2,823 Device(s): SPV M5000 |
gee Paul, you're mean. Scared me like bloody hell when I read the headline
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Jun 5 2007, 22:31
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The Main Man! Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco |
Haha, hadn't considered it that way, apologies
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Jun 5 2007, 22:31
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 Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,815 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
QUOTE(The Doctor @ Jun 5 2007, 22:58) Reckon this is also the end of all the orange branded crap in the ROMs too? Phil Er....no, look at any Orange dumb phone, they all have the horrible icons 
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Jun 5 2007, 23:15
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May it rest in peace...
Still recall my first SPV...just named, well SPV....still had one of the nicest looking call/hang up and Dpad I think..though it did more or less damaged the thump, due to the hard to press issue they had...but still they looked gooood IMHO..and boy did people look because of the, at that time, huge display and bright colours and features (despite some of the flaws, we all learned to live with)....I miss the good old times sniff
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Private: Motorola flare (!!!) --> Nokia 6110 --> SE T68 --> SE T68i --> SPV classic --> SE P900 --> SPV C 550 --> HP Ipaq 614C Work: Dancall (!) --> Ericsson (?) --> Nokia 6310 --> SE T630 --> Qtek 8310 --> HTC S710 |
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Jun 6 2007, 02:34
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,122 Joined: 20th February 2005 From: Leonay, NSW Member No.: 112,043 Device(s): Nokia E71 |
I think it is great that HTC are finally getting their name out there. They have created some great devices over the years, and having them named HTC might reduces some of the model name confusion
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Jun 6 2007, 07:42
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The Main Man! Group: Admin Team Posts: 21,816 Favorited Topics: 51 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): Touch HD / G1 Twitter: @paulatmodaco |
I said to Mono at the event yesterday when they showed the picture of a canary, how nice it still looked!
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Jun 6 2007, 13:00
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 Resident nutter Group: News Team Posts: 152 Joined: 6th December 2002 From: Brighton, UK Member No.: 803 |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jun 6 2007, 08:42) I said to Mono at the event yesterday when they showed the picture of a canary, how nice it still looked! P  Sorry -------------------- Paul Cuckoo - - Contact me to see how VoIP can improve your business - - Meridian Options HTC Tytn II (Kaiser) / OS: WM6 5.2.1620 / ROM: 1.56.405.5 / Radio: 1.27.12.11 |
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Jun 6 2007, 13:25
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 61 Joined: 26th February 2003 Member No.: 3,104 |
QUOTE(The Doctor @ Jun 5 2007, 22:58) Reckon this is also the end of all the orange branded crap in the ROMs too? Phil I'm pretty sure the Orange branded content is going to remain a feature regardless of the name change |
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Jun 6 2007, 15:56
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 The artist formerly known as Peekie Group: Posters Posts: 1,877 Joined: 26th October 2003 Member No.: 19,316 Device(s): HTC Diamond / Iphone 3g Twitter: @thumper_konijn |
The only problem i see is the price of the phones going up , under the spv name they were cheaper than the htc versions which is the sad reason i got the orange version of the vox ( should have paid the extra 100 euros )
 now if only t-mobile will drop their stupid pink colours ect and also bring out htc phones untouched then we are all winners 
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Jun 6 2007, 16:19
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 151 Joined: 1st November 2004 From: Exeter, UK Member No.: 62,991 Device(s): SE M600i |
Will bring an end to device variations too, so no more daft ideas ie taking wifi out of their tornado (c600)
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Jun 6 2007, 16:21
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 220 Joined: 3rd January 2005 From: Cambridge, UK Member No.: 104,315 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
I still have my Canary and was using it just 3 or 4 months ago! It was only when I destroyed the battery charger that I had an excuse for getting a new phone.
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Jun 6 2007, 19:45
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 94 Joined: 17th May 2005 Member No.: 129,919 Device(s): Orange SPV C500 |
Ah lets hope that this also means an end to slow release dates, so more are pushed out on us!
Remember when the M3000 was not on Orange UK! Well hopefully this means an end of operators having a tighter grip on HTC product releases. I doubt we will see an end to unbranded ROMs. T-Mobile's MDA range needs to have some decent WM smartphones, but I now want a Kaiser, roll on Kaiser!!! |
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Jun 7 2007, 03:17
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 224 Joined: 11th December 2005 From: France Member No.: 162,389 Device(s): Asus P525,SPV C600,HTC S710 |
I hope the prices won't rise though... I prefere buy a cheaper orange version then unbrand it via rom upgrade , or customizing icons, than paying 100 extra bucks for an unbranded one.
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Jun 7 2007, 09:36
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 220 Joined: 3rd January 2005 From: Cambridge, UK Member No.: 104,315 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
I would imagine it would be the same, just like you'd get an N95 cheaper with Orange than unconnected.
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Jun 7 2007, 10:27
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Moderator - Boing! Group: Admin Team Posts: 8,815 Joined: 12th December 2002 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 993 Device(s): HTC Touch HD |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Jun 6 2007, 08:42) I said to Mono at the event yesterday when they showed the picture of a canary, how nice it still looked! P Wish i still had my SPV, found an old Tanager the other day, still looks good considering its age! |
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Jun 7 2007, 15:07
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The artist formerly known as Peekie Group: Posters Posts: 1,877 Joined: 26th October 2003 Member No.: 19,316 Device(s): HTC Diamond / Iphone 3g Twitter: @thumper_konijn |
Ive still got a few older ones , spv x2 , spv e200 , spv c500 , spv c550 , spv c600 and the spv e650
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Jun 7 2007, 18:50
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 91 Joined: 14th February 2003 Member No.: 2,823 Device(s): SPV M5000 |
btw, where is this press release from Orange? could not find it anywhere
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