Posted by amawanqa
P1i pics again.
Sunset. Melkbosstrand. Stunning. Sigh... 'tis a beautiful country.
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-08-28 18:01 ]
Posted by amawanqa
OK, herewith the first of 3 sequenced posts of the Blaauwberg drama that The Hobbster quickly alerted me to earlier this month:
Posted by amawanqa
Part 2 (brace yer bandwidth, LOL):
Posted by amawanqa
Last one taken with the mrs's Olympus camera:
Phew, that's enough
P1i pics for tonight. 
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-08-28 21:32 ]
Posted by GUCCI.011
Wanqa
Brilliant pics!
they finaly managed to move that red and blue boat, when we got here it was still sitting on the sand with that yellow tape around the area. Its now sitting in CPT harbour just near the waterfront,will post a K850 pic of it.
All
Dam been enjoying CPT, cant wait to come back here.
Flying back to Jhb today 
wish we could have stayd here longer.
Posted by HOBBS
Very cool Wangs.Arent you impressed with my director skills.Those P1i's the cops (actors) by the way werent real,they props.Dummy phone.Thats why I chose the P1i.I knew you would notice.I was going to equip them all with E90 Communicators but that would have been a bit over the top.lol Nice pics bud.
Posted by TeenInvader
@Wanqa
Damn you are a good camera man. Mate, I guess you are using the right tools
Posted by Kryptik
Great pix there Wanqa, and superb directing by Hobbs
Opera Mini mod v.2.06 = a mere 40kb worth of bandwidth
Posted by amawanqa
LOL, thanks guys.
@ Hobbster:
Ya those actors that you hired weren't very convincing as policemen or sailors, LOL. I'd fire most of 'em, including some of those extras. ( I can almost imagine you shouting "cut-cut-cut!" LOL).
You certainly got the props and action sequences sorted out, down to a fine art. Very convincing special effects there, boet.
Posted by amawanqa
P1i pics again:
Macro mode pics of a newspaper article re the Blaauwberg (although it says the neighbouring Melkbosstrand) beached boats saga:
Paarl:
On the way to the Cederberge:
Posted by amawanqa
Right, I've now asked O2 for my PAC number, which they've just given me.
Shame, they tried all the usual tricks to keep one on the network, but Wanqa knows all the rates of the various networks and for every option they threw at me, i was able to quote a better rate with the UK's newest 'virtual' network, belonging to supermarket giant 'ASDA'. Signal? They're using the best as their roaming partner, i.e. Vodafone.
Their new tariff kicks in on Monday and there's simply no other network at the moment that can compete on price.
A flat rate to all networks at any time is just 8p (approx R1.20) a minute, 4p (approx 60c) per sms, calls to SA cellphones are 20p (approx R3) a minute and GPRS is...hallelujah... also just 20p (approx R3) a Meg! Wooohoooo! By UK network rates, that's peanuts, and significantly cheaper than any other network here! No more being fuggin' ripped off for data!
I've read the fine print, terms and conditions etc. No limited offer, no expiry date gumf etc etc. I'm a happy Wanqa.
So long, O2.
Eish, I'm such a frugal Wanqa when it comes to such things, LOL.
Posted by GUCCI.011
Hmmm. . . .been sitting at the airport for the past 3hours. We got here early hoping to switch to an earlier flight but all early flights to jhb are overbooked so we are only boarding at around 4:15pm so not long from now.
Wanqa
Eish ya'll are spoilt there hey.
Gola
The W960 is now Free at Vodacom on Business Call at around R280pm, cant remember exact price but its under R300pm.
Posted by HOBBS
Just curious Wangs.Virgin Mobile here have data rates at R0.50c/MB.What are their data rates like over there?
Posted by amawanqa
Oh hell they're gonna give me stick about the cricket when I'm back at work on Monday... Oh well, at least SA won the test series against them.
@ Hobbster:
You sure you wanna know? Check this out:
Pay As You Go - £5 per MB (approx R75)
If one selects the Daily Bonus tariff, or if you pay by Direct Debit or if you're a Pay Monthly or Liberty SIM customer (contract sim only) - £2 per MB (approx R30)...
Here's the link to the above details:
http://www.virginmobile.com/v[....]d=payasyougo.tarrif.shop.sm018
Can you see now why this new ASDA tariff has Wanqa frothing at the mouth with glee? LOL.
Ja nee, the grass is always greener n' all that, hey? The phones are that much cheaper here but eish, data rates show up that much greater disparity or what...
Posted by HOBBS
I now see why you are so ecstatic about changing bud.
Posted by HOBBS
Just watched Die Hard 4 again on MNET and was once again charmed by that old Communicator and E61i that they make look super fast and highly sophisticated.Hacking into FBI data bases with a Nokia Communicator.Yeah right.
Posted by amawanqa
LOL yeah. Thoroughly enjoyed Die Hard 4.0 too.
Decided to fly to SA again next August i.e. 2 consecutive years, 'cos can you just imagine plane ticket prices and all other costs, even a few weeks after the 2010 Soccer World Cup... no thanks.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Gucci:
You back in Jozi now? Dang, 3+ hours at Cape Town's expanding airport doesn't sound like too much fun..
Posted by amawanqa
P1i pic: sunset in East London:
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-08-29 21:56 ]
Posted by GUCCI.011
Wanqa
Great pic there boet.
Lol yep, what we did was to "chill" in the lounge of the airport boarding area upstairs. Drank quite a few hot chocs and cokes then 5mins before having to board we went down to those tents lol
i swear if the wind had blown any harder those tents could fall.
All
Whats with the TVs in some of SAA's aeroplanes? No wonder they are in debt all the time, a flight from CPT-JHB is not long enough to play a movie anyway lol. And WTF arent we allowed to use our phones in Offline in SA flights??? In december British Airways flight crew said no when going to george and back and now SAA as well? Makes Offline on NOKIA and FLIGHT mode on a SE useless, im just frustrated cause once we reached cruising altittude there was the perfect sunset above the clouds would have been such a sweet pic, and i wanted to watch a movie i loaded on my n81. Stupid flight attendants.
Hobbs
Hows the weather down there tonite? Jhb is so warm, summer is definetly just around the corner.
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Posted by gola
Wanqs great pics once again there
GUCCI, thanks for the heads up bro. The w960 is so 3.2mp ago, but hey, when push comes to shove then it will have to do. This is how things stand for me : w960 < n78 < n79 < c905... welcome back man, upload them pics!
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Posted by HOBBS
Still belting down with rain here Gucci and bitterly cold.
Posted by amawanqa
Thanks, Gucci n' gola.
Hope y'all having a bril weekend.
The angular,
Z555i clamshell has really dropped in price here now, going for just £39.95 (approx R600):
http://shop.carphonewarehouse[....]sson/z555i-rose/t-mobile/tmob/
Posted by mario2004
Huh,barely a month after getting my n95 8gig (and only now getting a bit of free time -I am sick in bed - to check it out),samsung releases a 8mp s60
the n95 reminds me a lot on my 7650 Not that I mind - it has about 2000+X more memory and a better video camera (and a few other things which I don't bother mentioning). But if you want to take a picture in the dark without a flash the 7650 rules all the way And YES I do need just that one feature
Posted by GUCCI.011
Gola
Nice! Im now regreting not waiting for the N79, those are the specs i wanted!! Hmmm. . . . .i wonder if i can get it for Xmas as a " got through matric" present . . . .wishfull thinking LMAO! the price is R290.60 for W960, but when looking at its price at Voda its STILL worth +R7000 which is a total rip-off. The P1 is worth R3949 and both have the same specs, the N81, N78 and N82 are better than W960 and all three are cheaper , unbelievable thats all i gota say.
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[ This Message was edited by: GUCCI.011 on 2008-08-30 11:58 ]
Posted by HOBBS
Hey Mario.Glad u finally have some time with ur N95.One thing I love about this phone is that months can go by an you still feel u have something that can compete with the latest offerings.Its still a gem for now.Wouldnt mind that FM transmitter spec though.I think that would have been a cherry on the cake.8mp camera.5mp is enough for me personally.Look what Wangs can achieve on a 3.2mp cam.Stunning shots.Their is a certain amount of skill involved.By the way Gucci,I think it was Incredible Connections that are selling the P1i for R2699.00 Bargain.
Posted by HOBBS
Go Springboks!
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Super try!
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Super try again!
Posted by amawanqa
Woohoooo! Go Bokke! Bekker n' Nokwe in the space of 2 minutes! They gotta keep this up... Oz are so good at playing under pressure.
Posted by HOBBS
Super try once again!
Posted by JC08
@ hobbs, why couldnt they have have played like this the whole try nations?
Posted by HOBBS
Super try once again again.lol
Posted by amawanqa
@ JC:
I was asking myself that very same question..
Inconsistency seems to indeed be our biggest issue.
Keep it up...you can bet the Wallabies will try and throw even the kitchen sink at us in the second half. Pressure all the way, manne.
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Posted by amawanqa
Nokwe's hat trick secures a bonus point.
Lovin' it.
Dammit; stop moering each other and play rugby, LOL. Hobbster, did you script this as well, boet?
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Posted by HOBBS
Great first half.Woohoo!
Posted by HOBBS
Fantastic AD Jacobs try.
Posted by HOBBS
Another one.WTF! Woohoo!
Posted by amawanqa
Spiiieees! When last has our Number 8 had such a good game? What a player.
Nokwe, yer beauty. When last has someone scored 4 tries in 1 match against the Wallabies?
And how's this 'beeeassst' Mtawarira? Yebo, mdoda!
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Posted by HOBBS
Pienaar MAGIC! Wonderlik.
Posted by Kryptik
Damn, they're playing inspired rugby!! Haven't seen such tight play from them in ages!
Posted by amawanqa
@ Kryptik:
Yup, I totally agree. What a joy to watch such a world-champions-worthy performance.
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[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2008-08-30 15:41 ]
Posted by HOBBS
HIGH 5 WANGS!
Posted by Kryptik
Woohoo, 53-8
Posted by amawanqa
Bokke...bokke...
And so it came to pass, that SA beat Oz with the biggest margin by a SA side over their antipodeon arch-rivals. Lekkerrr...
Posted by GUCCI.011
Man we spanked the Wallabies!! What a game, only cought it now, was out shopping for my suit for the matric dance.
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[ This Message was edited by: GUCCI.011 on 2008-08-30 15:59 ]
Posted by HOBBS
How much is your date going to cost you for your matric dance Gucci? Lol
Posted by gola
Well done to the boks!!
On 2008-08-30 12:55:20, GUCCI.011 wrote:
Gola
Nice! Im now regreting not waiting for the N79, those are the specs i wanted!! Hmmm. . . . .i wonder if i can get it for Xmas as a " got through matric" present . . . .wishfull thinking LMAO! the price is R290.60 for W960, but when looking at its price at Voda its STILL worth +R7000 which is a total rip-off. The P1 is worth R3949 and both have the same specs, the N81, N78 and N82 are better than W960 and all three are cheaper , unbelievable thats all i gota say.
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[ This Message was edited by: GUCCI.011 on 2008-08-30 11:58 ]
The w960i was about R300 more than the n78 at the SE shop at vodaworld, R5500, when I went there a couple of weeks ago. Either way it's a rip off.
When is your matric dance?
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[ This Message was edited by: gola on 2008-08-30 17:29 ]
Posted by GUCCI.011
Hobbs
Nada!! its privalage enough that IM taking her
Gola
Lol true. Dam! Maybe Voda got the pricing wrong in their booklet cause R7000 is too much.
Its next week Saturday.
Ps: will upload some pics i took during the little stay at Cpt sometime during the week.
Posted by mario2004
Huh,now that's a novelty. And no I ain't taking about the rugby (not my cup of tea). I am talking about a small 3.5g sign at the top left on my screen. A few days ago I registered for that 'service' at vodacom for a extra 49 rand a month pay-go, and I forgot about it. This afternoon I downloaded a 10MB + Utube file and after pressing 'enter' went to switch the kettle on for my afternoon tea. I come to check if the download has started and guess what? In just under a minute it was finished ! ! I thought it come from some cash file on my local wifi network but did not remember to have ever downloaded that video. So asked to 'reload' just to check and presto ! 200Kilobyte or 1.6Mbit a second ! ! ! And no it did not come from the wifi network ! Not bad Voda