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yea g
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There's more NZers than you think here, look:
http://www.esato.com/board/bb[....]t.php?sortby=from&start=150300
just page throught the next 2-3 pages
maybe they all need to be on our list oli 
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carkitter
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This from the NZ Herald today:
Police want prepay mobiles registered
12:26PM Tuesday Oct 28, 2008
Police are calling for prepaid cellphone customers to be registered on a national database to stop criminals using the phones.
Criminals are known to use the phones, which can be purchased without identification, because they believe they cannot be traced and can be disposed of easily.
Detective Senior Sergeant Darrin Thomson, of the Wellington metro crime unit, said the phones provided a "significant challenge" for police and requiring people to provide identification to buy one would help catch criminals.
"The use of prepaid cellular phones is a common use amongst the criminal fraternity, particularly at the higher level, and anything that would help us thwart that anonymity would be fabulous," he told The Dominion Post.
Vodafone said it would support a government-mandated register and Telecom said it was open to discussions.
- NZPA
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I can understand the motivation for doing it but I can't see it working, it'll just create another black market. Crims won't register phones. Even car registration doesn't stop them, they just steal number plates. As someone who has lost several phones and not got them back, I would like to see more biometric scanners in phones like in the Porsche Design P9521. 
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carkitter
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The vast majority of people only join up to access the free content, those who are going to hang around will pop up in the forum eventually.
Disappointing that B&W haven't brought lower Data prices to the marketplace  but then I guess they are at the mercy of Vodafone's wholesale price.
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carkitter
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LG viewty half price -$499 on the Dick Smith Electronics website. Not bad for a 5 Mp camera, 120 fps video, widescreen, touchscreen device. |
yea g
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hmm.. nice but I never liked lg much. I think I will still go with c905
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RevoWution
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On 2008-10-28 10:53:26, carkitter wrote:
LG viewty half price -$499 on the Dick Smith Electronics website. Not bad for a 5 Mp camera, 120 fps video, widescreen, touchscreen device.
I only like the Viewty for its 120fps video recording function. Slow-mo movies, anyone? 
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Muhammad-Oli
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This is just robbery: CLICKY HERE
Make sure the currency is set to NZ $$$ and check out the price! (I'm talking about the X1 here)
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carkitter
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Foreign currency 101: when the NZ dollar drops against the $US, everything gets more expensive... in May last year the Reserve Bank had to intervene because the $NZ was at record highs, now they may intervene because we are at a 5 year low. The Aussie RB has already intervened to raise the Aussie dollar. Now is not a good time to import a cellphone, but officially supplied phones are selling at record low prices to clear stock in a Market where people have stopped using their credit cards. |
yea g
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hey guyzz guess who's joining the >500 club
So anyway has anyone gone out and bought a B&W SIm-card yet?
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2008-10-29 05:05:22, carkitter wrote:
Foreign currency 101: when the NZ dollar drops against the $US, everything gets more expensive... in May last year the Reserve Bank had to intervene because the $NZ was at record highs, now they may intervene because we are at a 5 year low. The Aussie RB has already intervened to raise the Aussie dollar. Now is not a good time to import a cellphone, but officially supplied phones are selling at record low prices to clear stock in a Market where people have stopped using their credit cards.
Yeah I understand that, but still when you're used to phones not really ever being over the $1500 mark, a $2000 phone is quite a shocking sight!
@yea g: Congratulations! That was quick! And nah I haven't, where do you buy them from?
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yea g
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Well AFAIK you can only buy them from the website (too bad - I dont own a credit card)
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carkitter
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PI has the HTC Touch Pro, I saw one on the weekend in Manukau. Can't remember the price though - something like $1300 I think. It seemed a little too small for my liking but with a SE UI and all the things the iPhone is missing it'll be hard to ignore.
Edit: it's actually $1600 according to the website.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Hey, if you have the money....
Just be sure to put up some nice pictures here. Hahahaha.
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yea g
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So anyone up for the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis party?
Or what about bill and ben party?
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Muhammad-Oli
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Haha, they never have a chance. I'm voting for Winston Peters and his party. Can you imagine how awesome it would be to have him as Prime Minister!?
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