HTC promised those in the US who bought the new HTC 10 directly from the company that they’d receive free gift, but it turns out it’s more disappointing than originally hoped.
If you own a HTC 10, you’re in line to get a free USB-C cable for fast charging up your phone. It’s not the greatest gift, especially when you already get a free USB-C in the box with the phone.
HTC predicted that wouldn’t be enough though and has also bundled in a 12-month subscription to the UH OH Protection plan.
That means if you need a replacement for your HTC 10 in the next year, it’ll be free of charge.
Better than nothing
The free gifts seem to only be for those in the US – you can’t get access to UH OH anywhere else. A spokesperson for HTC confirmed to TechRadar there’s no plans to bring the gift scheme to the UK anytime soon.
Getting a free USB-C cable may sound a little bit underwhelming, but after all we shouldn’t complain as it’s just a freebie given after you’ve got a great phone. No-one was expecting a free HTC Vive to turn up on their doorstep.
Source: techradar.com
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Except of course there's a huge price difference between the fairly limited Gear VR and the very expensive top end Vive, getting the Gears nice with Samsung (though wouldn't persuade me to get one as I'm not a fan of their software or hardware) but you'd be a fool to expect a Vive free with a HTC phone.
people lap up the same iPhone every year, but HTC gets reamed for giving away free cables…..Oh, the logic……
HTC shouldn't have given anything as a gift. People are only crying about what they are getting for FREE. I pre-ordered my HTC10 within a week of it being available. I appreciate anything HTC will give away as a free gift. The gift was not a selling point for this phone. No one even knew about this until HTC stopped taking pre-orders. Those who are crying about it (wmurch3) need to save it for their mom or anyone who actually cares. Stop looking spoiled on the internet. Its not a good look. Its a FREE GIFT! Meaning they didn't have to give you anything.
What like the free Samsung Gear VR Samsung gave away with their S7 and S7 Edge phones?
I just don't understand why they are cheaping out. Just send the hi-def headphones for god sakes. They want to increase good will towards their brand that would be a good place to start. I doubt those cost all that much. If they're trying to build brand loyalty they have to start making their products more enticing.
If the onboard DAC is as good as reviews make it seem then most people won't have the necessary headphones to take advantage and it will be useless.