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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Tahir Yamigo is just a gateway...you can chat to anyone of your MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, etc if they're online.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
Posts: 106
From: South Africa
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With Fantastic1 all you need is an GPRS and Java enabled phone.Here is what this company will offer:
Intstant Messaging-Unlimited text from phone or pc.
SMS @3cents localy,4cents international.
Full music track downloads-Pc or phone but if you buy from you pc, you can transfer to mobile @ R7.00 a track.
Mobile blogging-50 free per user
Free website for friends or people to view
FREE web space
Free email add
Domain name charges @ R63 once off thereafter free renewal .
Intergration to view on pc or phone:Aol,Yahoo,msn,icq,Personal email,Skype.
Sync of phone to secure database on free web space they provide.
2 Ringtone free per month
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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
Posts: 104
From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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Would you make up your mind already? |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Tahir can't seem to understand that people hate paying for something they can get for free.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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@Brix i dont know what you going to do when you buy your next phone.Vodacom phones are branded,MTN is said to be doing the same thing.The reason you have to pay because the networks wants to look after themselves and there tradepartner.I WILL KEEP ON SAYING THIS UNTIL IT GOES INTO YOUR HEAD "ONLY VODAFONE GIVES YOU FREE BROWSING VIA VODAFONE LIVE".When you are browsing for your free stuff,you are paying for browsing and downloading.Vodafone only charges you for the content NOT FOR DOWNLOAD.All Vodafone live handsets have the same interface.You said people like FREE STUFF WHY MUST THEY PAY FOR SOMETHING WHEN THEY CAN GET IT FOR FREE.Did you know that there are 1billion sms sent in SA every month and Exactmobile turnover in a month is R45 million.My point is people will still pay and there is business for everyone
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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LOL... No, even if I get a branded phone on contract will simply flash to it's original fw. You and a couple of robots might love similiar interfaces but I like variety, that's why I use SE and not Blokia. Can't comment on the money Exactmobile makes but they certainly ain't getting a cent from me, good luck to anyone downloading R50 games that can be downloaded for free by just using two brain cells and Google. Ok, keep repeating the marketing propaganda they've fed you... I'm not buying it.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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@ Brix you said you love SonyEricsson interface well i got news for you.All VODAFONE LIVE handsets interface is the same as SONYERICSSON.You said you hate blokia and dont want to be a robot because the menus are the same on all Nokias.THATS WHY NOKIA IS THE MARKET LEADER because all there customers says NOKIA IS SO EASY TO USE AND IF THEY BUY ANOTHER BRAND.They have to learn how to use the new phone.Vodacom struck GOLD with VODAFONE just for this one thing.Yes Vodafone live menus will have some enhancement as time go by but they simplify the phone.............The problem with you i think is,You did not own or use a VODAFONE LIVE handset thats why you dont know how nice it is.
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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What's the topics that are most popular on Esato? De-branding branded phones. Overseas networks do it but I'm constantly hearing about how posters hate the Vodafone branded handsets and the Live menu...next time I'll try and play around with a branded phone but I doubt I'll be blown away.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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The only reason people want to debrand the phone or dont like branded handset because they will love to change networks and a branded handsets have the mms and gprs settings of the network you buy it from.
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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
Posts: 104
From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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You just said it yourself tahir..... Ppl like variety and a branded handset takes away your freedom to use whatever network you desire. With a vodafone handset vodacom can push call prices up, and ppl would just have to pay up, coz they cant use anything else.
Only reason exact mobile makes money is coz of dumb ppl.
Searching and downloading a good game wont cost you R50 anyhow so i cant see why i should pay.
Maybe me and brix will have k700 for life, but i AINT going branded.
The advantages is so littl
ARSENAL : Samsung Galaxy SII
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mamba
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 138
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congratulations on completing 1000 posts.. |
JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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Please stop this crap... theres only a couple things brix can do... buy branded voda phone or mtn branded phone... or he can buy cheaper phones that werent worth branding!!!! its his choice...
he doesnt buy tahir and vodas marketing..but he is obviously gona have a bad impression on voda just becoz of other members on esato!!!
and one more thing... cell companies dont care about me or you or the other technical cellphone users.... its for the masses and what they want and need!
in the end they want to sell phones and contracts thats all!!
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@mamba: Were u standing around all this time without making your voice heard? What kind of Nigerian are you? BTW congratulations to all the regulars on our thread reaching this milestone.
Just heard that SE won't allow the upcoming W800i to be branded.
My next phone will be 3G but I won't be forced to use Voda if they persist with branding their 3G handsets, will switch over to any other network and keep my old phone number due to number portability.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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From: South Africa
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@ Brix.You still have to learn alot.The W800i is NOT A 3G PHONE and number porting is not as easy as you think.In number porting the networks have to decide if they will put your number on their network
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CodeMaster
Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Johannesburg, RSA
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Just gotta say that i love my V800, but after seeing pics of the Z800 firmware, my V800 will be changing to a Z800 as soon as my T28 cable arrives.
Why worry about branded phones? Just keep buying SE, they are the easiest to unlock and de-brand.
On a side note for All MTN users, my dad just ordered his P910i. FREE on PROCALL120. If i had known, i might have changed to MTN.
Anyway, converted another Blokia user anyway :)
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