Posted by Rhino8
I would not recommend bloemfontein at the moment tho. Its a mess with new developments.
Posted by brix25
@Rhino: Didn't David Kramer once say that Bloemfontein was the shittiest place in South Africa?
Posted by Rhino8
Bloem aint that bad.
Prob with my phone, no one can do my software over here. They need to send it to Jozi and i CANT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT A PHONE FOR TWO WEEKS! Thats ridicilous
Posted by brix25
@Rhino: Good luck whatever you decide to do with the phone. Unfortunately prayer won't do...it needs a firmware upgrade:D
Posted by Rhino8
Grrr. Ill convince my bro to buy this phone and then ill get clara if she is launched.
Posted by brix25
Clara will probably retail for about R5000 when it get's here in June and be on a Business tariff...putting it out of reach for the average South African...I pity them with their cheap Alcatel's and Nokia's.
Posted by Rhino8
Well i can afford a 5k phone. But my business contract(talk 100) on voda is due for an upgrade in june.
Posted by brix25
@Rhino...seems like you'll be getting the K750 by June. I see the K7 being dropped @ Cash Crusaders.
Posted by scotsboyuk
@brix25
I shall be in all of those places you mentioned.
Posted by brix25
@scotsboyuk: If ur Durban do the touristy thing and head for the uShaka Marine World...just avoid a nightclub called "Tiger Tiger" bouncers there are notorious for leaving patrons comatose. Joburg is cool just avoid the crowds and you'll be ok. Cape Town, I think you'll like it down here bcoz we've got a wide variety to offer. Just shout from the top of Table Mountain when you're in town.
Posted by Rhino8
@ brix i wont disgrace my k7 like that. I really want the clara, but am disappointed @ edge/no 3g
Posted by brix25
The final specs have not yet been released so don't get your knickers in a knot...I suspect it will come with EDGE...BTW why would you want it when you're on Voda and they don't have plans to launch EDGE.
Posted by Rhino8
Thats the only reason i maybe wont buy it.
Posted by brix25
If the Clara doesn't float your boat there'll be a host of 2mp phones being released this year. 3G in SA will still be a richman's toy unless Vodacom comes up with a "killer app" that gets people interested...Right now speed is not an issue unless you're in a the middle of the Kalahari and want to connect to the internet faster than a Springbok can jump.
Posted by Rhino8
Speed is always an issue. And if i get a new phone, it has to be sony and 3g. Anything else just would not work for me.
Posted by scotsboyuk
@brix25
Thanks awfully for the travel tips old boy.
Posted by Siosal
The problem with phones as it is with anything is that whatever you have will be considered entry level or obsolete a month or two after you buy it. Manufacturers make phones for individual needs.
Asking for Edge on a phone in a country you can't or don't need to use it in is just for saying you have it. Sure it's nice to have but like having a colour screen, after a few months you stop noticing the nice colours start actually using the phone for what it's used for.
Look at it this way. I am on contract. I got an SE K700i about 4 months ago. If Clara is looking like that, I can only imagine the phone that will be available for me when i next upgrade.
Posted by Rhino8
True, but i need a 3g phone, and a better cam works wonders, since im cycling alot and likes to take nice pics when im out in the country.
Posted by brix25
@Rhino@: only 3G phone available locally is the Moto E1000...haven't heard about the V800 being released locally.
Posted by Siosal
I take it when you say you "need" a 3G phone, it's for work, not for cycling. And since not everybody is going to be able to video conference for at least a year or two it's a waste considering that the technology will probably make today's 3G phones obsolete.
Camera...ok fair enough, but myself i would rather have a dedicated camera so that if someone swipes it, i can use my phone to report the theft....not always a good thing taking photo's with a phone, but especially if your cycling in nice locals, you need that higher quality of a proper cam.
Posted by coolapostle
You got only one life to live man! @Rhino, get the 3G phone and have you a good time!
Posted by brix25
I would prefer to wait before taking the plunge with 3G... MTN will be launchng their service in June and they might just be more competitive with their tariffs.
Posted by RicK700i
[:] I love my K700i.SA will beat England today in the cricket
Posted by brix25
Good to see you're enjoying the K700i. Yeah, after the other night SA will definitely beat the Poms
Posted by Siosal
Poms are australian. And come on lets face it... S.A are just not good enough to beat England or any other team....yet.
K700i rocks. @rhino8 get the 3g phone if thats what you want, just weigh up all the possibilities first.
Posted by Rhino8
Well when cycling wiv my mates you just have moments where a good cam is essential. And doing a 100k cross country cycle you want as little as possible. And i need 3g for business, but also for surfing as i use my laptop alot for fun.
Posted by Siosal
Well it's all good. Nobody here will make your decision for you. But you've got enough objective opinions to make your decision a good one.
Post a couple of the picks you take. Would like to see them.
Posted by Rhino8
Ill see what i can do. Lol. Good luck to sa wiv cricket.
Posted by brix25
Warning this post is unrelated mobile technology. Firstly I'm a happy chappy coz I'm celebrating my birthday. Secondly I'm sure glad SA saw off the Poms...we should be hammering them more often.
Posted by Rhino8
@briz.... Happy birthday mate. Enjoy it.
Posted by brix25
@Rhino...thanks boet. Had the party on Friday night coz I'm working on Sundays.
Posted by Rhino8
@ brix. Work on sunday sux. What work you doing again?
Posted by brix25
@: I'm a journalist at a morning paper. Work on Sunday's suck...@ least I have Friday's off.
Posted by Rhino8
Friday of aint too bad tho.
Posted by Siosal
I'm a Graphic Designer. Work 6 days a week and the work just doesn't stop.
Don't know how I'm gonna take a holiday if they depend on me this much.
Posted by Rhino8
Got the same prob. Last time i went away for a long weekend, taking thursday and friday of to im cycling, when i came back everything was a mess, since noone can work with my system on the pc
Posted by Siosal
I know what you mean. And when i start talking ram, g card or anything technical, i get this clueless look from everybody.
Unbelievable. If I didn't need a raise I'd ask them to hire me an assistant.
Posted by Rhino8
I got an assistant, quite useless but she does all the shit work quite well. I can tell her that i need a stock update she goes and count everything. Sweet.
Posted by Siosal
Schweet. Very nice. Just got an order to design something by this afternoon and my K700 won't stop ringing.
Aren't i the popular one.
But I have to do all the lesser work myself.
Meaning I take my time, surf the net and post useless stuff on esato.
Posted by Rhino8
Well thats what esato is for. Or this forum at least. Nice phone. Best at the moment.
Posted by Siosal
I love it. Just what I need. Battery lasts ages. No bugs or glitches.
Camera is absolutely incredible in well lit conditions. Excellent reception. It's just...aaaaahhhhh. I don't know. Wonderfull, but not too much. Just right.
Posted by RicK700i
Damn the most irritating thing is when i download a big video like a 1 MB vid then it stops downloading when i get 600KB OR more,its wasting my money and time
Posted by Rhino8
@rick thats wierd i havent tried downloading that big clips from voda, i have downloaded 1meg clips using o2 roaming gprs .
Posted by Rhino8
My nice k7 just erased all my bookmarks and internet settings. nice sun of a Bitch. I wanna throw this piece of shit to pieces soo bad. As soon as i can get a backup phone im sending the Bitch for an software upgrade.
Posted by HyperiaBlue
Why not upgrade your phone online using
online update service? It will cost you nothing and will have the most up to date firmware. All you need is a Dss-25 desktop stand and Bobs your mate!
Posted by Rhino8
Give me the site i can use. I got my p800 sync station, that will work right?
Posted by HyperiaBlue
Basically u have to go to the
website and go to the global support page and select the K700i and select "More"
Go here:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]=ps&lm=ps1_1&pid=10139
I think the P800 cradle may work, make sure u have all the correct drivers installed!
Good luck.
Posted by brix25
Anyone got any experience of using the Moto E398? Seriously giving it a thought... I think I need a break from SE.
Posted by RicK700i
@ rhino8 ,can you download big files from Vodcom like more than 500kb,i have the settings,leave your e-mail addy here.Howcome you have a o2 sim card?are you perhaps an Englishman thats living here in SA?
Posted by Rhino8
Dont you guys know? If you use o2 uk, in south africa you get free gprs. I had a bud send me 1. And its FAST. Voda is like comparing a snail to a leoperd.
@rick: any eng man living in sa shud hav his mind read. I love da ppl,bt our govt sux, always have, always will. First apartheid, nw the new govt just going frm bad to worse.
@ brix: i mite go 4 a low end phone, wil keep to sony tho, this one only f**kin when im surfing.
[ This Message was edited by: Rhino8 on 2005-02-14 20:47 ]