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carkitter
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I would put my money on the G502 personally.
The latest version of VMC Lite is no better than the last and certainly not as good as simply connecting an A200 SE phone. I dumped the original Vodem after is proved to be slower than the V640i and in constant conflict with freeware sitting in the taskbar. The Vodem stick hasn't had any conflicts, but it hasn't reached download speeds anywhere near those achieved before Xmas by the V640i.
V640i (3.6 mbps) At home - Best 1.4 Mbps, Avg - 0.9Mbps, Best ever - 1.5 Mbps at Uni.
Vodem stick (7.2 mbps) At home - Best 1.0 Mbps, Avg - 0.3 Mbps, Best ever - 1.0 Mbps at home.
V800i (384kbps) At home - Best 386kbps, Avg - 383kbps
Vodem (3.6 mbps) At home - Best 800kbps, Avg - 330 kbps
iPhone 3G (3.6mbps) At home - Best 900kbps, Avg 800kbps, Best ever - 1.7Mbps in Auckland CBD and also in Whangaparoa.
This is anecdotal not scientific and I should say that while the V640i easily gets 1.5Mbps at Uni, the iPhone struggles to beat 0.8Mbps at the same place. All these figures could be dependant on network load at different times too.
Note: Speedtest's on the iPhone are done using an awesome little App, not as modem connected to Laptop like the other devices.
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Well right now my dad is on telecom (lol) and he is gonna get a business plan on vodafone with about 20 g502's (including one for himself). I was wondering if its worth spending the extra money to get the vodem stick??
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carkitter
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The Vodem stick is 7.2 Mbps so it should be useful for longer as Vodafone's network speed rises. My 3G V800 maxes out at home and I expect the G502 will too, it's just when is the 64 million dollar question. My plan is for 2 yrs so I'm banking on getting a peak speed 'somewhere' that exceeds 3.6Mbps in that time and I can use it with the 3G wifi router I intend to get.
No doubt your dad is looking to purchase the Vodem stick outright? Go with the G502, its nicer to use, quicker to startup and cheaper in the short term plus he can browse on opera mini and poll emails as much as he likes.
Note: you can have a 3GB data plan with a Vodem stick but not with a phone; the maximum for a phone is 1GB (with an extra 1GB for $10 if he goes over).
If you/he can track down a  MD400g or MD400 that would be the ticket. SE usability with 7.2 Mbps speed. You can't source them in NZ as far as I know.
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Well getting a MD400 is out of the question.
Can you switch your data plan over from on account to business??
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carkitter
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On 2009-02-04 10:13:39, yea g wrote:
Can you switch your data plan over from on account to business??
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yea g
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lol bad engrish.
I meant is it possible to add minutes and stuff to a vodem sim card or transfer the data plan over.
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carkitter
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I believe not.
The SIM provided for use in a vodem may be able to have a phone plan added but won't be able to have it's number changed to your original number. Because of the way Vodafone's computer system works, the plan(data or phone) is surgically attached to the phone number on a SIM and therefore cannot move to another On Account number or Business number without breaking the plan and suffering penalty costs, even if you still want to fulfill the term of the plan on the new SIM.  I've already found this out the hard way as have other Vodafone Forum members.
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I just noticed that Vodafone were surprisingly quick bringing the N96 and 5800 to NZ... I don't know how long ago they started selling them, but I sure wish they were more like that with Sony Ericsson phones!
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How was everyone's Waitangi Day?
I spent mine shopping then later on went to the casino where I proceeded to win $60, then lose $80 so I came out $20 worse off. Not too bad considering I had two or three hours of fun there though. Had a few drinks with mates afterwards so it was a good day overall. 
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Well I installed ubuntu on my computer cause windows screwed itself and I'm getting a new hard drive on monday (we have teacher only day).
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carkitter
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I was working 9 'til 6 then decided to try downloading the iPhone SDK to my computer but since it is Intel-Mac compatible only I spent the rest of the evening checking out 2nd hand Macs on Trademe. But not seriously.
Interesting how Apple's strategy of major leaps in technology and design has a vicious effect on resale value - used Mac's are cheap not but much use really. Anything pre-Intel looks worthless now.
Edit: Anyone tuning into C4 tonight?
Uchoose 40 topic: Boy bands and Girl bands - ugh! 
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yea g
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You could always install mac os on your pc...
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carkitter
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I'm not the slightest bit interested in hacking, I'd rather buy a 2nd hand Mac quite honestly.
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Lol. There is probably something to emulate mac programs on windows.
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xzite
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On 2009-02-01 06:40:25, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
@xzite: Welcome mate. It's good to have you round! That's a nice couple of SE phones you've had... I had a V630i too and it was really good, especially for the price. What brings you to Esato?
I've added you to our little New Zealanders list in the first post of this thread. 
Yes i agree i have to say the V640i is of course the better model my V630i had 1 birthday & about 5days later it died (white screen of death) but i did adore it its just i adore the V640i so much more i even did my own review (Check it out by clicking here)
My first online review i'm so proud anyway i came to esato as i was a regular on the VodafoneNZ forums however it wasn't really "fun" there was very little input there but the staff are great. Esato has great topics & some great themes for my V640i which is what attracted me to esato.
Also can i just add i'm very honored to have a special place in such a highly popular topic. If this is the way you treat all Esato New Zealanders then i guess i picked the right site for my voicing of opinions & fun.
Thank You Mate
Pity you can't add other users to your friends list or can you i still got my L plates on so forgive me for not knowing some stuff.
NZ Rocks!!!!
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