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gcs001
Joined: May 28, 2005
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From: JHB, South Africa
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Yep. via gprs. this is the first site i could actually get in2 via my fone. not sure wot is going on, dunno whether its my k*k sp (cellc) or my fone (only got it earlier this week). |
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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
Posts: 104
From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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Probably your sp mate. Welcome, anything you want, feel free to ask.
ARSENAL : Samsung Galaxy SII
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Welcome to our newest member...gcs001. What phone are you using?
@Tahir: The R4000 is just an estimate...don't take my word as the gospel. In some ways you're right about waiting for price drops but then again if a phone is good like the K700i I would happily wait even with Blokia releasing a new phone every month.
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gcs001
Joined: May 28, 2005
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From: JHB, South Africa
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Tx guys. using a motorola v547. still cannot get 2 other sites. 'file type not recognised' or 'page cannot be displayed' errors. any suggestions? |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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That's a cool phone, at least it's got EDGE but only if you're on MTN. |
gcs001
Joined: May 28, 2005
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From: JHB, South Africa
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yes it is pretty cool. not sure wot EDGE is but I'm with cellc. |
brix25
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@gcs: Get an MTN PAYG sim, get their GPRS settings sent to your phone and soon you should know what EDGE is coz you'll be connecting much faster to wap.
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Uncle Bob
Joined: Nov 27, 2003
Posts: 202
From: Englandshire
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Dooie donner, 4 duisend bokke is 'n kakhuis vol van geld! Of is dit? Ek plak hier in die suide van soutieland - Portsmouth. Ek het kontrak met O2 en in my opinie, die beste netwerk in Engeland. Ja-nee, die weer is hond warm hierdie naweek en dan is dit nogal 'n lang naweek in elke geval.
Yebo Gogo
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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i also dont speak afrikaans very well...
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Uncle Bob
Joined: Nov 27, 2003
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From: Englandshire
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@786KBR: No problemo dude. I need to practice the lingo as I've been out of touch for quite some time...
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@Uncle Bob- Doubt you can be out of touch when there's a South African channel on Sky and half of all foreigners in London are exiles from SA.
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uthetha ituvi
Joined: Mar 01, 2005
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From: East London, both in SA & UK!
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Oh no, Brix...
HALF of all foreigners in London are 'exiles'(LOL!)from SA?
Dig the humour, but I won't take it as the gospel 
Yes, there are LOADS of SA citizens in London, and at times it does feel like half of the foreigners are from SA, BUT if you do a more in-depth analysis of the demographics of the Queen's Capital, you might be surprised...ever since some of the former Eastern Bloc countries have become members of the EU, there has been a HUGE influx of people coming here for work or to settle here, eg. from Lithuania, etc.
As for the longer established communities, the Asian population is well in excess of 1 miilion in the UK, of which a large proportion are in the east of London. The south London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark have massive Afro-Caribbean populations too. The list goes on...
As for the SA Sky channel, it used to be on Sky channel 837 (I think) or thereabouts, but now the channels in that range are virtually all Asian channels. I never bothered with it, as I had better use for my time than watching re-runs of SA soapies etc.
However, there is a focus on African news on one of the Sky news channels, of which a large proportion is on SA news. Perhaps this is the channel you were referring to?
PS: Glad to hear you are content with your 'precious'. With the rate of cellphone technology advancements and very regular new releases, perhaps it's fair to say that anyone too infatuated with getting the latest and greatest handset as soon as they are released from all the manufacturers, will have to have money to burn, work in a cellphone shop or network,or not have much common sense. We all know that,as regards specs at least, what's out now is 'passe' in less than a year.
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@utheta: It's bucketing down in CT...Lord knows we need this rain. I think the channel was NSATV...mostly re-runs and nostalgic programming for expats.
On cellphones it's quite weird seeing all this craziness on Esato where some people seem to be buying a new phone every 6 months. Madness IMHO. I like new phones for my sheer interest in the technological advances made.
Showed my phone off to a friend visiting from Los Angeles this week and she was awed by the fact that I had music videos on my phone.
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uthetha ituvi
Joined: Mar 01, 2005
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From: East London, both in SA & UK!
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Hmm, did you play 'LA Woman' by 'The Doors' for her? Oh wait, I don't think Jim Morrison and co never made a music vid for that song..LOL..just joking.
Seriously though, I couldn't agree more as regards the seemingly continuous (throwing money away,IMO)'upgrading' of cellphones by some esato members, every 6 months or even less. Fair enough,each to their own and all that, but for the average Joe Public to fork out the amount of money that some do for a few extra or enhanced features does seem to defy logic at the best of times.
Not that, in the past, I have much room to talk, as I went through a stage where I went phone-crazy, until reality and common sense really hit home, when I realised how much money was squandered and what I could have bought for that money...
I've had my p900 for well over a year now, and still have no need to upgrade, as I have mentioned in previous posts.
But yes, we do love our gadgets, and the more electronic wizardry our phones can perform, the greater the obvious appeal.
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@utheta: The Doors is a bit before my time but played her a hiphop video.
Anyone around here using the latest Siemens S-series?
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