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Gigs
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BTW There is a distinction between Sony and  here in NZ  I know for a fact you won't find a single nokia carkit in any nz staff member car.
I have a mate that works at Vodafone and their whole strategy seems wierd lately, I would say they're only going to concentrate on 3g phones from now on. Who knows what their issue with the W900 was though  (you'd think they'd want something like that to put against telecoms 1g "music" phone)
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samule
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shake up @ SENZ there has been a restructure resulting in a reshuffle and some positions being discontinued.
Aus/NZ will operate as one reporting to the Oceania Regional Head. NZ positions are moving into NZ. You can find more info in today's Telecommunications Review |
carkitter
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Very interesting, must get me a copy of that.
Certainly explains the slow disappearance of SE phones from NZ stores.
Found some sharp pricing on DSE's website. HCB-300 selling for $98.00
Listed as an earpiece - Hahaha! 
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samule
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se still exists and is still operating in nz
w800 is being replaced by w810
k800 is replacing k750
v800 is being phased out
so some handsets are getting the chop.
but more are coming
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carkitter
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So are nz going to release phones with MSPD alongside phones with Memory Stick Micro (M2) and require stores to stock both types of media? I very much doubt it.
I see W900i has disappeared from NZ website. No W810i yet - would NZ customers recognise the difference between it and the K610i? K610i has MP3, M2 plus the all important (to Vodafone) 3G features. Perhaps it would be a better choice for our tiny market.
Will SonyNZ or NZ release the 4GB and 8GB MSPD cards? I hope so. It's hard to find even the 1 or 2Gig cards at the moment.
Sorry if I sound overly cynical, but it frustrates me immensly how little choice we get here in NZ.
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samule
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as per gigs above w900 has been pulled |
carkitter
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And yet SENZ website has removed the words Currently Unavailable from 3 of the Walkman phones featured - see here.
I know W800 has been dropped and the eagerly awaited W900 never even got started, but does this mean W810i is already here?
Has anyone else noticed the W900 in the Navy ads? I wonder how they got one? That ad came out last year before the release of the phone overseas...
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carkitter
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Anyone else lose thier Xtra connection over the last few days?
Mine disappeared on Monday night and returned just tonight (Wed).
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zealander
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Yeah carkitter, I lost my BB connection this week.
I think it was a naitonwide thing coz it was on the news.
I cracked up at the remedial advice given:
"Turn your PC off and then on again" LOL
Stink about the new Walkman phones not coming to NZ.
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kiwifly
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my name is Kiwi, but actually i am not from new zealand...
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carkitter
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@kiwifly
Welcome to Esato!
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carkitter
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While out and about today, I stopped at a BP service station and noticed a sign advertising a BP / AA Rewards card competition. One of the prizes is a 'Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone' and pictured is a W900i.
This left me perplexed. Did BP source these W900i's from nz or from an importer? What does VFNZ think of that? I'm sure that this could become a sticky situation for BP unless the W900 picture was just a sample photo and if so, what  phone are they really giving away?
Maybe I over-analyse but this situation has me intrigued...
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Gigs
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Hey Carkitter, you know anything abotu putting carkits into trucks? have a mate thats looking to get an HCB 700 installed into his truck.  If not can you reccomend anyone?
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So are nz going to release phones with MSPD alongside phones with Memory Stick Micro (M2) and require stores to stock both types of media? I very much doubt it.
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Thats upto the stores, remember the media isn't directly sold by its just the type the phone uses. Now if the store is SMART they'll contact Sony (remember different company ) and setup an account and look at providing the media.
It's no wonder the sony stores have to be doing so well when the people selling them don't really look past the phones and directly sold accessories by the phone manufacturer. They (and trademe ) have to be making a killing on MSPD
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K610i has MP3, M2 plus the all important (to Vodafone) 3G features. Perhaps it would be a better choice for our tiny market.
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That'll be upto voda I guess, they seem to be too 3g happy right now. I guess alot of handsets will get left by the wayside. Meh! mind you not surprising when you look at the rebates voda gives its dealers. (They also get incentives I believe to sell more 3g than 2g)
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Will SonyNZ or NZ release the 4GB and 8GB MSPD cards? I hope so. It's hard to find even the 1 or 2Gig cards at the moment.
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SE? no. They don't have anything to do with memory card releases. Sony, should do, they usually bring all their memory products out here. The New Market sony store is pretty onto it.
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Sorry if I sound overly cynical, but it frustrates me immensly how little choice we get here in NZ.
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Totally agree with you!
As for the promotions, it'd be silly to think that SENZ didn't have w900's So they might give some away as promo prizes, that or they have used parallel ones. VFNZ won't really care at all since its more money for them for whoever gets the phone. (Doesn't the TV ad say a sony phone? just rofl, the only sony phone was the CMD j70 out here and i'd be pissed if i won that )
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carkitter
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So would I.
Hardly surprising though that BP's ad agency doesn't know the finer details of products.
My point about VF is that they don't like non-official phones being connected to thier network so W900 would be frowned on. Perhaps had a supply deal with BP prior to VF dumping the W900 but noone informed the BP ad people of the latest developments.
If I won a W900 from BP, who would be responisble for ensuring it is able to be connected in NZ?
As for Carkit installation into a truck, yeah I've done a few.
Most trucks and some heavy duty 4WD's have a 24 Volt electrical system so your friend will need a stepdown transformer to supply 12V to the Carkit.
Some more info is needed to determine the best system for the truck:
- Make, model
- Size (tonnage)
- Distance / Region travelled per trip
A truck such as a Isuzu Delta is pretty basic - no radio mute or pre-wiring for instance whereas the latest Vovlo Roadtrains are pretty sophisticated with pre-wiring for power and speaker interface. 
While cellphone reception is pretty good these days, it still varies through hilly and remote terrain, so an external antenna may be needed if used outside urban areas. Again, a Delta could use the standard car antenna but a tractor unit would be better off with either a 'invisible' antenna or a heavy duty, boosted, roof mounted, antenna.
Alternatively, if the driver is in-and-out of the truck all the time, perhaps an Akono HBH-300 headset would suit better. It has excellent standby and talktime and a car charger suppied in the box.
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