Posted by Dups!
@GUCCI
LOL! You sure have high standards! Next time I'll use my Bugatti Veryon
Okay, here are my impressions on the Curve 8520.
Out of 10
Screen- 9. It is superb considering that the resolution is 320X240.
Processor- 7. I expected a much better performance to be honest.
Keypad- 6.5. Cramped and too tiny even though the tactile feedback is good. The Bold 9000 was brilliant, better than any phone I used/tried before. The P1 is definitely better than the Curve.
Battery- 5. The only other phone I know with such poor battery life is my Motorola V8.
Call quality- 8.5. Here it really excels, not a Motorola but darn close.
Signal reception- 8. I think Nokia still is the king of reception closely followed by SE and Blackberry did suffer here and there by fluctuating in this regard.
Build quality- 8. Seemed well put together though I am concerned by the rubber sides over time.
Music quality- 6. The clarity was not that good and I felt a lack of midrange and high pitched sounds.
?OVERALL
It is a so so phone.
Posted by Dups!
Oops, forgot about my queries.
Has your moms experienced any freezes? This one froze about two times the last few days.
The ring volume seems rather low. The screens went blue on me while receiving a call. It happened twice. Any of those issues with your mom's Curve?
There is one feature I really, really loved, I thought it really was brilliant! The speed dial using the keypad. When I read it on Gsmarena I didn't think much of until I tried it. It is unbelievably brilliant!
I am left wondering if the 9700 is the phone for me after its sibling turned out a bit disappointing.
Posted by gola
On 2010-01-07 15:35:50, GUCCI.011 wrote:
JC you LEGEND!!
Gola
Cause that Jacob guy has his shirt off at almost every chance he gets
its like chicks movie just with vampires...
you heard chief wakil's 'air'? awesome track.
JC
So far so good bro, no regrets
installed mxit just to check it out and it sucks lol, i wouldn't mind a proper FB app though...
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Dups!
The screen is 480x360,ye its fantastic.very bright and crisp.
Im shockd you've had bad batt life
was it constantly online or something? Sounds like a faulty unit there.
My mums one hasnt had any freezes but it had or has this issue with the keypad unlock code when unlocking the phone crashes after confirming and then whipes EVERYTHING out,happened twice now,so she doesnt use that keypad lock anymore,realy strange issue and it seems to only be hers.
As for low ringing go to Profiles- Normal (or what ever you use that is Active)-Phone- Volume- its set to Medium on my mums with the Ringer_Bonjour ringtone and its pretty loud,a bit annoying to.
EDIT:
Oh you have a 8520 there, my mums is a 8900 Curve, that has a larger 1400mAh batt,the 8520 has 1150mAh so that could explain the batt life,and ye 8520 has 320x240 res screen,lol,my bad. I dont think that 8520 is a good benchmark or it doesnt give you a clear idea of how the bigger 9700 would be like IMO. You have a phone that realy is inferior to the P1 there. I hope what i wrote about the volume helps though.
Gola
Nah,Il check it out bro,thanx!
Yep MXit SUCKS on S60v5,its okay though,im hardly on anyway,rather FB and Twitter.
[ This Message was edited by: GUCCI.011 on 2010-01-09 19:55 ]
Posted by amawanqa
Last week, District 9 came out here on DVD. Tonight we finally got round to watching it.
Wow. As Wikus van der Merwe probably would've said, ''fokkin' excellent.''
Not without its flaws, but bloody good for what it is.
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-10 12:23 ]
Posted by Dups!
@GUCCI
I suppose you are right. The experience was rather disappointing.
I am off to Vodashop now. Hopefully I won't be enticed by something else. One thing I am certain about is it won't be an SE.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Goodluck Dups, an E72 wouldnt be such a bad choice by the way
Posted by amawanqa
Nokia's N900 is now on sale here:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.[....]bile-phones/NOKIA-N900/MONTHLY
Just as when the 5800 first came out, it's not available as a PAYG option at Carphone Warehouse at this stage.
Posted by amawanqa
@ Gucci:
It appears that Qualcomm are certainly not sitting on their laurels
:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/dual[....]ng-before-the-end-of-the-year/
Posted by Tsepz_GP
YOH! Thats insane, Qualcomm are def. on top of their game hey Wanqs. Before we know it we will be seeing 2GHz CPU phones
Posted by amawanqa
Yeah Gucci, seems like a 2011 date for a possible 2GHz process is on track..
Posted by gola
all
I finally got to watch Apocalypto, freaken awesome! a bit unorthadox, but brilliant, same goes for the acting.
Posted by Dups!
Well, I went to Vodashop and got me a spanking brand new Blackberry Bold 9700.
It is a step up from the 8520 my sister has. The keypad is the same size but designed differently thus making it much better to type on, more like the P1 but not as good as the wider Bold 9000. The processor is fast in executing almost all the tasks though there is a slight delay in opening the messages tab, not much but about a second or two. Coming from a P1i that takes about 2 or 3 seconds it is not an issue. The build quality is my major gripe, the Curve 8520 is better built IMO whereas the 9700 feels a bit cheaply done.
It is, however, not going to be my main phone as the P1 is simply brilliant as slow as it is. The fact that the P1's home screen is a short cut to everything you need makes it excellent by today's standards, plus I still need that QWERTY touchscreen combo with Android to retire my P1. Hopefully SE becomes profitable and stable with great phones so that I can get that P1-like phone coming in Q2.
Posted by amawanqa
Congrats on getting that new Bold 9700, Dups!
Impressive specs.
Symbian spurned yet again, Gucci..
LOL, I still think that I'll be getting a S60V5 handset at some point in the future, but I'm also in no rush to replace my P1i either..
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-10 17:04 ]
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Dups!
Congrats on your BB!
,lol you dont seem that excited about it though,im sure it will grow on you over time,and will be using it as your main device but i do get what you mean about touchscreen,its so much more covenient navigating around the Menus and Web browsing with it,and i love the Handwriting.
Hows the web browsing on your new 9700? Have you installed any apps yet?
Wanqs
Atleast we're staying faithful to Symbian
. Sounds like the P1 has been treating you well there after getting the 5800 im now confident that when i upgrade il get another S60v5, think il delay the upgrade to late Dec 2010,or early 2011,wait for them Symbian^2 and ^3 devices to show.
Posted by Dups!
Thanks, wanqs!
Yeah, I did try the E72 at the shop and it was really, really nice but me and S60 will never compliment each other. Maybe Symbian 3.
I have to say that the P1i is a great phone. One never realizes that until you try out a new or different phone. UIQ was just too far ahead of the competition and SE's decision to incorporotate the physical QWERTY keypad plus the touchscreen function in the phone was just a stroke of genius.
It will take something really special to replace this phone.
Posted by Dups!
@GUCCI
Thanks! Coming from a P1 the 9700's browser is brilliant, loads faster and handles pages smoothly. On rare occasions it didn't load some pages properly but other than that I am quite impressed.
You're right though that I am not too thrilled, it just feels like an ordinary phone with nothing special. No I haven't loaded anything yet just playing around with it.
Posted by amawanqa
Hayibo! For how much?! Check out how much has been offered for this number
:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=192992
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-10 18:03 ]
Posted by Dups!
Yo, yo, yo!
Is this legit?
Over £500 for a number!
Err... Anyone interested in mine?
Posted by amawanqa
Yeah, looking at easy or 'gold' cellphone numbers on eBay, some do fetch insane amounts of money. Incredible.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Dups!
Did you activate BIS? Thats when a BB shines and out classes all other OSs. Having Push email online in other phones = poor batt life,but the BB just keeps going.
Wanqs
So much for a number?
,but why? Had no idea such a thing even exsisted lol
Posted by Dups!
@GUCCI
I am truly amazed! This may be the only thing that keeps me with Blackberry. My e-mails are just pushed through with such ease without me having to worry about a thing. It really is wonderful!
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Thats great news Dups
,BB seem to be untouchable with BIS/BES.
Posted by Dups!
This really is brilliant! I did mention that already, didn't I?
Honestly, it makes me wonder how I ever managed without it. I see I can surf for 'nothing' with this plan.
Posted by mweaich
Sorry to burst your bubble dude but I have had a BB Curve for about 4 months nw, the download limit is only 2.9mb sometimes 8mb on a good day and the page rendering sucks if you downloading off Megaupload or Rapidshare! And you can't view attachments over 3.5mb!!!!!!!! BB sucks! I love my uncapped 5 days of Battery life nokia E63!
Posted by Rhino8
On 2010-01-11 15:21:00, mweaich wrote:
Sorry to burst your bubble dude but I have had a BB Curve for about 4 months nw, the download limit is only 2.9mb sometimes 8mb on a good day and the page rendering sucks if you downloading off Megaupload or Rapidshare! And you can't view attachments over 3.5mb!!!!!!!! BB sucks! I love my uncapped 5 days of Battery life nokia E63!
Sorry to say, but i think you are in the minority. I love using my wives BB8520 (YES the cheapest bb around) and it is wonderful with BIS... ANYWAY, if you are looking for good rendering etc you should use a pc.
Posted by mweaich
Most phones nowadays have pc browsing capability, o wait not BB, ya the BIS is great for just emails that are not bigger than 3 songs! The browsing sucks! Bandwidth that is.
Posted by Dups!
@mweaich
Sounds to me like you're looking for support. If it doesn't work for you it doesn't mean it doesn't or won't work for anybody else.
I love it and am enjoying it! Like Rhino8 pointed out, you're in the minority. You are happy with your E63 then good for you!
Posted by Hobbs
Congratulations Dups on your Blackberry.Enjoy buddy
Posted by Tsepz_GP
BBs arent exactly made for heavy Web browsing, mainly for heavy Email and texting, if you bought for browsing you made a big mistake, you are better off with a WM, Symbian S60 (like your E63) or iPhone.
Posted by Dups!
@GUCCI
Exactly! I did actually point out that the phone rendered some pages improperly yesterday but for me it was all about call, text and e-mail first then browsing.
I prefer my laptop for heavy browsing. Their (Blackberry) specialty has always been e-mail and text and they've never pretended to be anything other than that though they try to be.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
And theres always Opera Mini5 beta2 if you want pages rendered nicely
as highly functional as the S60 browser is i find myself using Opera Mini or UCWeb if i dont want to be forever Pan&Zooming
Posted by Dups!
So true!
By the way, how's UCWeb? I have never tried it.
Posted by mweaich
I'm still yet to find a Ucweb version 4 a blackberry, o and I did buy my BB for browsing the dam network said uncapped browsing, what's the point if you can't download??? Makes no sense, and this is not a personal issue forum its for phone functionality issues and technical help. Peace
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Dups!
UCWeb is fantastic if you hate Pan&Zoom web browsing, its also very fast,and unbelievably lite on resources: both RAM and battery, its even lighter than Opera Mini. Im using the new Ucweb7 s60 version right now on my 5800,it still needs work for touchscreen though,but i can live with the bugs as the UCWeb team seem to always listen to its users,and its advantages outweigh the cons.
Posted by Dups!
Ouch! Seems like they don't have for UIQ. Would've loved to try it as it sounds quite good.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
On 2010-01-11 17:42:00, mweaich wrote:
I'm still yet to find a Ucweb version 4 a blackberry, o and I did buy my BB for browsing the dam network said uncapped browsing, what's the point if you can't download??? Makes no sense, and this is not a personal issue forum its for phone functionality issues and technical help. Peace
I guess the 'unlimited' net was to make the whole deal look better?
most people who buy BlackBerrys dont use the net as heavily as we do on phones, so im sure most would be fine with the browser,but when you start dealing with file sharing sites that require flash,java script and all that like Rapidshare the BB wont be able to handle them properly,but im sure the majority of BB users dont go on such sites, and BB put the browser there just for the casual browse once in a while,if you want more rather install OperaMini.
Posted by amawanqa
@ mweaich:
Bit of an abrupt entrance in here, LOL. Take it easy... peace indeed, bro. By the way, welcome to the SA Mobile Discussion thread.
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-11 17:54 ]
Posted by Hobbs
@ mweaich Welcome to the thread.
@ Dups Just enjoy that BB.All phones have a good and bad.You'll never find a perfect phone.Ive been through my share and Im yet to find one that satisfies me 100%.
Posted by amawanqa
Sigh, these Poms don't know how bloody lucky they are (in some ways)...can you imagine the SA government doing this for low income families?!:
http://news.aol.co.uk/free-la[....]rticle/20100111024637112917601
Posted by mweaich
Thanks for the welcome. I'm just agitated with my blackberry, hope I did not offend anybody here. O and about the AOL article, london citizens have it all!
Posted by Dups!
@Hobbs
Thanks! I'm with you, there is unlikely to be a perfect phone for all our needs. We just have to compromise here and there.
@mweaich
Nah, man. I don't think you offended anyone here. It's all discussing pros and cons of everything. Welcome indeed as the Chief in here, wanqs, has said.
@wanqs
Hmmm... that reminds me of a news article I saw on tv that France is the best country to live in for its quality of life. Funny how them Brits will still complain after that.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
Mweaich
Its all good in the SAMD hood, Welcome!
how long have you had the E63? It treating you well? What web browser do you use?
Wanqs
WOW! Dont think SA has that kinda cash,not whilest people are paying R300K for bodyguards 
Posted by mweaich
I got it the same time I got BB, had too, the blackberry sucked so went to buy a nokia, its awesome, the native browser is fluid and the phone has a large amount of RAM so it never freezes, shoking for its price tag.
Posted by amawanqa
On 2010-01-11 19:36:00, mweaich wrote:
...london citizens have it all!
Yeah, including the crap weather, overcrowded, etc. LOL.
@ Dups!
Yup, I saw that article with the country ratings recently too...and the UK slipped to 25th. LOL. Ya I guess the grass is always greener...
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-11 21:00 ]
Posted by mweaich
I have heard newzealand is the top ranked countries for social living, true or false?
Posted by amawanqa
@ mweaich:
If my iffy memory serves me correctly, they were very near the top of that ranking chart that Dups was referring to, but I'm not sure re social living; couldn't be too far off the mark, methinks.
I'm sure these okes would know, any bias aside, of course
:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=91593
Off topic, more updates for the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD on the way:
http://www.gsmarena.com/more_[....]ia_hd_on_the_way-news-1371.php
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-11 21:13 ]
Posted by tranced
Hiya all
@amawanqa: I don't see you posting P1's pics!
Posted by amawanqa
On 2010-01-11 22:57:25, tranced wrote:
Hiya all
@amawanqa: I don't see you posting P1's pics!
LMAO. Hola, tranced. Yeah, I haven't been taking that many 
P1i pics over these Winter months here. I'll be attending a few shows next month, so I'm pretty sure that the P1i pic thread will be getting a host of new pics within the next month or so...
By the way, dig that B&W kitty pic that you took with your P1i.
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2010-01-11 22:40 ]
Posted by Dups!
Yipeeee! I am on leave for 1 full month!
Got too many days and still have to take another 20 days of leave before August.
@GUCCI
Remember the ring volume of my sister's 8520 that I felt was low? Well, it is low. I went to profiles and set it to high but it still didn't help. My sister went to complain about the issue of a blue screen on incoming calls and was given a new handset which is still low as the first one. I wonder how Rhino's mrs's Curve is in this regard, I somehow doubt it'd be different after the second one is doing as the first in my sister's case.
Anyway, I'm struggling with this trackpad on the 9700, I just can't get used to using it. Sometimes it is sensitive and other times it needs me to touch harder on it. Hopefully I'll get used to it.
[ This Message was edited by: Dups! on 2010-01-12 13:04 ]