Posted by HOBBS
Thanks Gucci
A N82 and a N95 8gb.
Spoilt bugger.
Why'd he get the N82 when he has the 'King' lol
What are your thoughts on the N95 8gb since you've had the opportunity to tinkle around on one?
Its not long now hey.
Cannot wait.
This job though is numbing the excitement.Im so tired and for some reason this month is taking soooooooooooooooooo long lol
A month before upgrade for me is a hellish nightmare.
Everything has fallen so smoothly into place with this one (payins ect) its quite unsettling.
Im very sad about my about turn and disinterest in my P990i and the UIQ community.
Gucci,us phone whores can turn at a moments notice hey.
Wangs calls it schitzophrenia.I beg to differ.
We just phone slags.lol
Posted by HOBBS
Pistorius wins appeal to compete in Beijing
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius can try to qualify for the Beijing Olympics after winning his appeal against a ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the South African said on Friday.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruled in January that runner Pistorius could not compete with able-bodied athletes because the carbon-fibre blades attached to both legs gave him an advantage.
The 21 year-old appealed to CAS, which ruled in his favour on Friday following a hearing with various scientists at the end of last month.
"I don't think 'really happy' describes it. I'm ecstatic. The battle has been going on for far too long. It is a victory for sports in general. I think this day will go down in history," Pistorius told a news conference in Milan, where his lawyers are based.
"Now I can definitely say the truth has come out. I have the opportunity once again to chase my dream of the Olympics, if not 2008, in 2012."
He confirmed he would run in able-bodied races in Milan on July 2 and at the Rome Golden Gala on July 11, where he competed last year and endeared himself to Italian fans.
The 400 metres will be his main target but he is realistic about his chances of making the Aug 8-24 Games with the qualifying deadline in late July.
"I've missed the whole South African season. The time period is very short. It's going to be very difficult for me to qualify (for the able-bodied Games)," he said.
CAMARADERIE BETTER
He could run in the relay in Beijing without a sufficient individual time but is not holding out much hope with South Africa's 4x400m team struggling to qualify.
Pistorius, who won gold in the 200 metres and bronze in the 100 metres at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, was emphatic that he would compete in this year's Paralympics in September whether he qualified for the able-bodied Games or not.
He reckoned the camaraderie between paralympians was better than between able-bodied athletes but said essentially there was no difference between the two.
"Sport is supposed to bring people together not judge and separate," he said.
Swiss-based CAS, the world's top sports court, said in a statement that the IAAF had not proved competition rules had been contravened by his J-shaped blades.
"On the basis of the evidence brought by the experts called by both parties, the panel was not persuaded that there was sufficient evidence of any metabolic advantage in favour of the double amputee using the Cheetah Flex-Foot," the statement said.
The IAAF welcomed the decision and said more research needed to be conducted into the effects of prostheses.
"The IAAF accepts the decision of CAS, and Oscar will be welcomed wherever he competes this summer," a statement said.
"He is an inspirational man and we look forward to admiring his achievements in the future."
Posted by HOBBS
Its going to be a cracker tomorrow in the Super 14.
The Blues got the weekend off to a perfect start for South African Vodacom Super 14 hopes when they scored a hard-fought 19-17 win over the Hurricanes in their final league match in Auckland on Friday morning.
Blow-by-blow scoring
By limiting the Hurricanes to just one bonus point, it effectively means that if both the Stormers and the Sharks pick up bonus-point wins in their final matches of the league season on Saturday, then South Africa will have two teams in the playoffs for a second successive year.
And if the Reds do what the Blues did by scoring an upset win when they face the Waratahs in another derby match on Saturday, we could even have one of the South African teams playing at home when the semifinals arrive next weekend. Had the Hurricanes won, they would have virtually assured themselves of second position and home ground advantage next week, and would have effectively ended any hope of a semifinal on South African soil.
Now there is everything to play for as the Stormers face the Lions in Johannesburg and the Sharks host the Chiefs on what promises to be a pulsating, exciting and tense conclusion to this phase of the Super 14 season.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Gucci:
ROLMAO! That's brilliant, LOL. Love that 'gold' fuel cap and how that red n' blue plastics are finding a way through the delicate layer of matt black. 
Thanks for uploading those N81 pics, boet.
Posted by gola
GUCCI, pretty amazing that their videos are of a similar quality, thanks... Flip, an n95-8gb and an n82. Which one does he like the most?
nice pics
didn't know there was going to be a white n78, i prefer the black one...
http://bp2.blogger.com/_h5hOmDEy1n4/SBlpeZTGxzI/AAAAAAAA1fs/2NdIICRCAFc/s1600-h/78.JPG
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Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster:
LOL, schitzophrenic phone slags, then? Jokes, LOL.
@ gola:
Yeah, after seeing that white N78 option, methinks I prefer the look of the black one too.
Posted by GUCCI.011
Hobbs
Lol true that. We are never happy with what we've got
although that may change when you get the N95-8GB. My feelings about it is its a sweet phone,it has its little flaws but the features and Symbian S60 totaly make it worth getting. He got the N82 from his Dad, his Dad now has an E90, and E51, his uncle works for NOKIA SA. My bud has already used the N78 and i should get my hands on it in the next couple of weeks if im lucky, il post pics when i do.
Wanqa
i knew you would like them. you should have seen how that bike looked before they spray painted it Black LMAO!
Gola
Yep,it is, if the W900 could record in mp4 i bet it would be better though
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He prefers the N95-8gb, mainly because of the slider, and the big screen, i don't blame him, the N82s screen is dull when compared to N95-8gb and N81 screens, the N82 realy feels cheap as well,but WOW what a phone.
Ye the Black N78 looks better,i agree, white just doesnt suit it.
Posted by TeenInvader
Hi all
VodaCom makes us pay to access hsdpa about 20sumting per month. Without that you can only access 3g. This really sucks. I'm at voda world now and that is no sign of h in my fone. I was told un activate hsdpa service on my contract.
Or my fone is faulty it doesn't display the h icon.
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Posted by GUCCI.011
Vodacom don't seem to have much HSDPA coverage, a friend of mine got the SAMSUNG i450 (symbian s60 Samsung) and he can hardly get HSDPA coverage, ONLY 3G, which for me is still fast enough hey. Going to be getting a Wi-Fi router soon here at home so il surf the Web with that on my phone. I think it will be a while before HSDPA is cheaper and theres more coverage.
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Posted by JC08
With the 3g/hsdpa modem I get hsdpa where theres 3g coverage?
Posted by HOBBS
Stormers out but Sharks march on to the semi's.So Im half chuffed
Posted by TeenInvader
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Even if you in an area with coverage. You will not be able to access 3gh less you are subscribed. I was at vodaworld and there is hsdpa there but still my fone only accessed 3g.
And about prices it now reasonable 1 gig for 289 per month. That the same pric
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Actually i do get 3g hsdpa, its the hsdpa 3.6 that you need to pay for.
and for some reason my fone don't see normal hsdpa as hsdpa. i think its the network parameters configured by vodacom
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Posted by amawanqa
's W890i has been reduced in price already, now £179.95 (approx R2650) ,unbranded and unlocked, from the UK's CPW:
http://shop.carphonewarehouse[....]go/sony-ericsson/w890i-silver/
Posted by TeenInvader
damn, thats almost half the price they selling here in SA.
Posted by amawanqa
Taken from a GSMArena article re the new
P5i:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_[....]vealed_live_again-news-504.php :
'Sony Ericsson P5 - the new UIQ 3.3 user interface and the GPS navigation menu:
The Swiss Manager application reveals that the Sony Ericsson P5 runs on the same 208 MHz CPU as previous Sony Ericsson models. The amount of RAM installed is also the same - 128MB...'
How disappointing,
Posted by amawanqa
P1i macro pics:
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Posted by HOBBS
Ja wangs.very disappointing indeed.-5 for the P5.
Posted by Rhino8
I have been using HSDPA 1.8 with my htc since i got it at 1.8mbs (avg at about 1.2mbs without paying extra, you need to subscribe to higher hsdpa speeds at R50/mo according to voda (1.8mbs hsdpa is still free)
Posted by HOBBS
Ja Rhino.Think I'll be sticking to 1.8mbps HSDPA .Free is good
Hey Jmash,hows the new P1i dude?
Posted by HOBBS
Gucci,what is the best Screen Capture utility for S60 available?
Posted by gola
Kyle/GUCCI
Er, does the n81 have a torch function by any chance?
Posted by TeenInvader
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Yes you are right, i do get hsdpa 1.8 but unfortunately as vodacome suggests, you might not get 1.8mbs in my case i only get around 500kbps
Posted by kyle_274
@gola,
Um. I think there is a 3rd party app 4 a torch. Im not sure i hveou looked for 1. Again ask gucci. Lol
Posted by GUCCI.011
Hobbs
Im currently using Best ScreenSnap, its pretty good,lets you assign any key to capture screenshots and you can also choose the image format, BMP True Colour is the best format but MOST sites dont support it though, so i use JPEG High Quality which is still pretty good.
Gola
Ye,there's a 3rd party app for that called NTorch Lite, i havent tried it on my N81, but it works fine on my N80.
Posted by HOBBS
@TeenInvader-500mbps is still better than 384kbps.In Sea Point my 3G signal is strong,so Im hoping that with the new phone HSDPA 1.8kbps will kick in to the extreme.
@Gucci-Sorry to bug you bro,just getting my list together of apps I want to install as soon as I get the phone.Want to have them downloaded and ready to transfer.
Next,best file manager for S60?
Posted by HOBBS
Hey Wangs.My Korean friend who upgraded recently is absolutely loving his P1i.He's converted.(was an Nokia E61 user)So is a bloke I met today who works at Voda4U.He's also loving his P1i and doesnt think he will be going back to Nokia (yeah right.Havent we all said that.) The P1i is doing well.Eventhough its a bit thin on specs,its got a lot of respect from its owners.I think the touchscreen is a good balancer when it comes to specs.Does anyone know P1i sales figures by any chance?
Posted by amawanqa
@ Hobbster:
Would be interesting to check out
P1i sales. Perhaps if JK drops in here at some time again, he might have some definite facts n' figures.
However, the fact that not all the networks have bothered stocking it (or the W960i) here has not helped matters though...
Posted by HOBBS
Cmon JK.We need some sales figures for the P1i.
Posted by amawanqa
Eish, Motorola's shares have fallen a whopping 45% over the past year..:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/19/moto_strategy_goes/
Posted by Rhino8
The mrs got her new phone W910i yesterday... here are a few pix taken with the HTC tytn, BUT be warned, these pix are horrible quality, taken at night with only the light on in the room, and i had to take em fast as teh mrs didnt allow me more than about 30secs in total time...
I downsized thesse alot (to about 20kb each) coz they were such pathetic pics
The phone is vodafone branced, but the only branding on the outside is below the slide, not too bad
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Posted by JC08
Thats quite a cool phone ...1 of my friends picked one up at a cycle race, asked around who it belonged to and then no one claimed it, so he kept it! Dunno if I would have done the same, it would have kept bugging me if it was the right thing to do....but all in all it a very cool phone, ergonomics and looks wise!
Posted by GUCCI.011
Hobbs
The best file manager has got to be X-Plore,and also Y-Browser, but X-Plore is a MUST HAVE, it opens nearly every format.
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Posted by gola
thanks GUCCI/kyle
is this Carl Icahn dude to blame for Moto's downfall?
Posted by Kryptik
I agree with Gucci, X-plore is a must have, Hobbs. And nope, i'm not posting this message from beyond the grave, nor have i been kidnapped by FHM models (wishful thinking); i've been bogged down solid with work, and i've been helping to direct a play which my best half's school is putting on tonight. It hasn't been without glitches, but damn, these things are time-consuming! Anyway, how's everybody doing? Still alive and kicking, i hope... Brix, tried any gastronomical delicacies yet? Speaking of which, has anybody tried frog legs yet? Deeeelicious! Had some years ago, but was reacquainted with them recently at a banquet where all kinds of exotic chow was on offer... Apart from venison, there was also croc meat, cane rat and my favourite, mopani worms. Tastes a lot better than it sounds
Posted by jmash
hurrah,I got my p1 today,brand new as they promised.Ma im so relieved.just updated to the latest firmware and all seems sharp sharp.
Posted by GUCCI.011
Wanqa
Its so sad to see a great company like Moto falling. They are the ONLY phone maker that have good experience with Linux, an OS i would have loved to use, so far all the phones they put it in to just don't have the specs i want.
Kryptik
atleast you will see all that hard work has paid off tonite. . . .i hope.
Jmash
eish FINALY! Re Congrats on your new P1 man.
@ all
Is it just me or has VodaCom's GPRS service been realy kak lately? All i want is an hour or 2 of Web surfing then im back to the books but the GPRS and even 3G At times is so slow, its driving me nuts here.
Posted by gola
ya,congri jmash
GUCCI, lol, i've also been experiencing some voda gprs probs
you call them
Posted by amawanqa
The Reiger Park violence has had exposure here.
http://ap.google.com/article/[....]mgwYn-UUN6RYP_l1wNu_QD90OT7EO0
It was in some of the local papers this morning too.
@ Jmash:
That's excellent news, mfowethu! Glad they kept their word.
Posted by HOBBS
Congrats Jmash.A new P1i you did deserve bud.Nothing less.Cool Im looking at the 6 June.Upgrade falls on the 1st but new package pricelist comes out on the 6th.It should drop a wee bit.My boss says Im going to miss my P990i so my carrot might change to R4000 instead of R2000 so I might not have to sell it.So far everythings on track.We might just make it in a month.Its touch and go.Just got back 20 minutes ago and Im a walking fruitcake.Will post some pics of this job when Im finish.Im doing hundreds of square metres of a sandstone paint technique.Basically making the walls look like sandstone blocks.Think the owner is going to be very chuffed when he sees it for the first time on Friday when he flies in from Joburg.Its looking awesome.Thanks Gucci and Kryps.X-plore it is then.
Posted by HOBBS
Im glad that story made it over there wangs.i hope the world gets to hear about the realities facing our beautiful country.im working for a client who is single in an 8 bedroom house in bishopscourt (affluent white suburb) who spends R4000 a square metre on some fabric for his curtains.the rich in SA are getting stinking rich while the poor are getting sticking poor.this man wants to buy the house next door just that he can extend his lawn and make hìs garden bigger.thats insane.spend 12million and then demolish the house and extend your garden.the world is going mad i tell you.i hope this immigrant thing stops.it breaks my heart.the two security guards on the property are Rwandans in their late twenties whos whole families were wiped out during the genocide.they told me the story of how they fled and made it to south africa and it moved me.travelling by foot,boat,truck illegally through countries just to get here.theyve been through so much and they havent even reached 30 yet.the horrific things theyve must have seen in the short life theyve lived i wouldnt want to recount but they remain positive nevertheless.very brave and inspiring.so when i hear about immigrants been set alight,raped and beaten it makes me really angry.im more grateful now than ive ever been.when u interact with people who have been to hell and back and still are able to carry themselves with dignity and hope,it makes u look at your own life and experiences and puts its all in perspective.cmon south africa,wake up and sort urself out.
Posted by Janbobejan
Because of the happenings depicted in the picture below,I have to work this friday night
On the other hand my union has managed to squiz the governament's . . . so much so, they have agreed to pay us dubble for the night
Actuallt they have agreed to deploy the army, the thing is 1/3 are HIV positive and unfit for duty - mind you the police isn't much better either.
Posted by amawanqa
256 Mb of RAM in the
X1 Xperia now! 
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=170188
Posted by Kryptik
I hear what you're saying, Mario, and truthfully, i'm grateful that the army has been called out, even though they're not at peak levels. I'm scared shitless that the violence escalates to pre-94 levels. I know that you guys up in the J-Bay/H'Dorp area have had quite a few incidents to date. It's starting to flare up here as well, mostly in the Walmer/Motherwell areas. At least there are a few safe areas where help centres have been designated, should matters get out of hand. I've been preaching to the kids on a daily basis about brotherly love, tolerance, etc ever since the trouble started up north. Slightly over 95 % of the kids are from the more problematic sectors of Motherwell, and the reports which filter in aren't encouraging at all. Quite a few of the foreign nationals living there have started packing up their stock and moving to the safe areas, but already some have suffered financial and physical hardships because of what's happening. Will our people never learn?
On a lighter note, i'd love to see what R4k/metre fabric looks like, Hobbs. Bet it would make a pretty damn neat waistcoat
Posted by amawanqa
G702 (a.k.a. Beibei) undergoing FCC approval. Unusual (Nokia 7110-ish?) scrollwheel, and dunno about those floral patterns. Yet again it looks like nothing too mind-blowing from this latest UIQ3.3 smartphone, that has just surfaced...well from initial (unconfirmed) bits of info anyway... 
http://www.gsmarena.com/beibe[....]ony_ericsson_g702-news-507.php
Posted by amawanqa
Anyone else following the UEFA Champion's League Final tonight?
Posted by amawanqa
Congrats, ManUre.
Posted by brix25
@HOBBS: I'm currently in Metro Manila, Pasig City to be exact and Vodacom told me that they could not deliver any of the phones to me on that list. Its all grvy though, I'm not complaining my N70 is still going strong.
So I arrived here on Sunday afternoon after an almost three hour flight from Bangkok...got into the plane still hungover a crazy party on Saturday night that extended into the early hours of Sunday.
Manila is quite different from Bangkok my arrival at Ninoy Aquino airtport was enough to convince me of that. The international arrivals hall looks like a throwback to Jan Smuts of the 1980s...dreary, ugly but suprisingly effecient. Was out of there within 15 minutes including passport control and waiting for my baggage.
Yesterday I got "lost" in the city, travelled on the light rail system and checked into some malls for electronics- thats where all the fun ended. Compared to Bangkok, prices on all electronics here are quite expensive I would say even more expensive than what I would pay in Slaapstad at say HiFi Corp. Because of this I've put off buying a laptop locally, will probably head back to Thailand later this year to visit friends and pick up some gadgets.
PS: I've been quite depressed about the xenophobic violence in Jozi. I have a lot of friends who just happen to be Zimnbabweans and Zambians...hope the nonsense ends and T-Boz does something about Zim.
Posted by Rhino8
The mrs got to play with the sony W910i this morning (she had handset training) i am soooo greeen of envy
Posted by Janbobejan
@Kripta, I personally think, we have seen the worst of it. Locally, we may have a bit of a problem over the weekend because the tjokka man are returning and almost certainly will accuse the foreigners of sleeping with their wives and girlfriends while they where out to see. (A accusation which is not that wrong - mind you-) We will try to close as many shabeens on friday night as we can and already are removing as much dagga as possible from the community/location. What I find strange is - the police intranet talks about 64 confirmed dead (most of them extremely violent, even by african standards) and yet the press backtracked to less then 30 ! ! ! Now also there is mention of a 3-th force (whoever that may be), who is 'organizing' all this. I won't be surprised if some nut head will put all this mess on AWB's account
That at least, will 'please' lots of people in the government (will save face). Needless to say South Africa (African's) are the laughing stock of the world right now. It looks like those who have predicted, spiraling inflation, food prices, deteriorating infrastructure and just about all government departments, corruption etc etc, may have been right after all I still remember when I come here in the late ‘80’s, SA was better in most things then Australia and now . . . 1 AU Dollar is 1 USD, while 1 SAR is 7.5 USD I still think: ‘Affirmative Action’ was South Africa’s downfall, on the other hand the government had no choice but to implement it
As Plato said 2000+ years ago ‘The worst form of inequality is when one makes unequal things equal’.
On another note, my N73 has been handed in for ‘repairs’. I send my wife there, after all is her phone.
I might just be lucky – although I very much doubt it.
And yes – this time I did use a spell checker.
Greetings from J’bay,
Posted by GUCCI.011
All i can i say is GLORY GLORY GLORY TO MAN UNITED!
Brilliant game, especialy when Drogba got the Red card and EVEN BETTER when John Terry missed that penality hehe. . .
Rhino
Don't worry,Soon she'll be bored with it and you will still be enjoing your TyTN
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