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Doopsy
Joined: Feb 28, 2007
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What can i say, iam a die hard /// fan.... there affiliation with Sony was not all bad, sony has good products and a better factory than /// on there own, they would not have been able to keep up globally.... but now the merge with SAGEM.... not sure i trust the french!!
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@Doopsy: Don't get it twisted, I love  but in their quest to grow marketshare they released something like the P990 which IMHO should've been cancelled when developers experienced problems with UIQ 3.0.
Off topic: Anyone sighted the Z610i in local stores? I saw someone using it the other night and he was recording video which looked quite bad on the phone's screen.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Somebody brought an older sibling's Z610i to me the other day, with the request to put on some games and sort out the mms function. It's really elegant-looking, but as you said Brix, the video playback looked a tad poor. There was no flash either, none that i could detect anyway. Not a bad phone at all though..
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Ya, the Z610i has no flash and that horrid auto-focus-less 2mp cam.
The new W610i is too similar in specs to the W810i, so it's really not much of an upgrade.
The W850i is great if you can live with less-than-decent pics and you're insistent on having another Walkman phone.
The K810i should be out very soon, but this is a slimmer, newer rehash of the very capable K800i. If you're not bothered with smartphones like the P or M series (or W950), it may be worth checking out. It meets your mentioned criteria and more.
Here's a link with pics and specs:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_k810-1839.php
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jiteshraj
Joined: May 16, 2005
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@W810iv: Do check out the w880i as well. Its slim, with the same specs as the w850. Forget the camera, it has several other features that ur w810i doesn't. It has 3g, video calling, blogging, full internet browser, rss feeds, walkman player2 (sounds way better than w810i imo), it comes with 1gb memory, multitasking java applications, and some other refinements. Only bummer is the lack of radio. Good luck choosing. Stick to the w850i or w880i. Best music phones atm. |
deluded
Joined: Sep 14, 2005
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Hey guys, I have a question, I wanted to start a new thread, but decided to ask here first. I noticed that some people in Esato say that they have the option of updating their SE phone's firmware on SEUS even if it says they already have the latest firmware, while some people don't have such an option, why is that so?
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ deluded,
Really not sure about that one; a wild guess is that possibly some of the f/w updates are network firmware related, hence the possible disparity.
@ guys,
Mobilefun and Mphone in the UK now have the N95 in stock.
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Falcon786
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
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From: Vereeniging-South Africa
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brix u are scarying me now bro! is the p990 that bad?  coz i'm planning to get one later this month. oh and doops u best of taking it out on contract...mtn should be offering it on a my call 100 for bout R600 cash later this month at R159 per month.or if u want it right now it's free at R309 per month pro call 120
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@Falcon786: My friend got a P990 when it became available last year...He was initially impressed with the specs but soon fuming when got several "kern exec error" messages whenever he tried using some of the built-in applications. I suggested he get a firmware update but he was ready to return the phone to MTN out of frustration. In the end he kept it after several fw updates and got one of those Ultra Edition Samsung's as his second phone. Have not checked back with him about P990's recent behaviour.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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@ da brixsta,
Another indifferent performance from the Gunners today, losing 4-1 to Liverpool. Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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The LG Prada is now available here too:
http://www.phones4u.co.uk/sho[....]temkey=161482&mpitemkey=165166
This is one LG I really am keen to check out, and I couldn't be arsed about the fashion label; it could've been called the LG 'Knortoffie' for all I care.
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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That loss will probably cost Wenger his job. I honestly don't know why they've been so patient with his teams.
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Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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MY P990I IS SETTLING DOWN NICELY.I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS OTHER THAN AVAILABILITY OF APPS THAT DONT COST YOU.STILL LOVE IT TO BITS.I GOT MINE ON VODACOM BUSINESS CALL WHICH IS R189 A MONTH AND YOU HAVE TO PAY IN R1899.00. BUT BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON ANYTHING,DO SOME SERIOUS HOMEWORK.VISIT THE MAJOR BRAND WEBSITES AND SEE WHATS AROUND.REMEMBER AN UPGRADE IS TWO LOOOONG YEARS.GET SOMETHING THAT WILL KEEP YOU SMILING FOR THOSE 22 MONTHS.FOR ME BROWSING ON THE P990 IS A DREAM.LANDSCAPE/FITSCREEN MODE IS BEAUTIFUL;ADD TO THAT QWERTY FOR TYPING AND A SENSITIVE CALLIBRATED SETTING FOR THE STYLUS TO NAVIGATE AND YOU AWAYCHUCK A FAST 3G CONNECTION IN THE MIX AND BOBS YOUR UNCLE.SO MY TAKE ON YOUR UPGRADE IS ONE OF THE TWO UIQ 3 MODELS.P990I OR THE W950.OR IF YOU DECIDE NOKIA;THE NOKIA E61 IS ALSO A TREAT TO BROWSE ON ESPECIALLY WITH A 16MILLION COLOUR DISPLAY AND THAT BIG LANDSCAPE SCREEN.YOU WONT GET A TOUCHSCREEN;CAMERA OR A RADIO BUT AN AWESOME PHONE NEVERTHELESS.BROWSING ON THAT BABY IS EVEN MORE PLEASING.IM FOND OF THE NOKIA E61.ITS THAT 16MILLION DISPLAY THAT GETS ME.LOVE IT.I GET BORED WITH NON SMARTPHONES.HAD THIS BABY FOR ABOUT 2WEEKS AND I HAVENT EVEN GOTTEN STARTED.STILL MUST GET THE BIGGER MEMORY CARD;STEREO BLUETOOTH HEADSET,SOME KICK ASS APPS ECT ECT SO MUCH TO DO;SO LITTLE TIME LOL |
amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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No stoep session tonight, Francois?
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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School's finally out  I've relegated my schoolbag to the furthest corner of the dressing room, can finally kick back and really unwind. Going to be doing some of the stoep sitting later today on my cousin's balcony at the beachfront, lol
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