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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
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From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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I just saw the iphone 3g pricing details on my broadband....
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Cellular/5358.html
ARSENAL : Samsung Galaxy SII
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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
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From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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On 2008-09-26 09:32:54, Siosal wrote:
Hello to all, I hope the year has treated you well.
I find myself once again available for upgrade and at a crossroads of what to do.
Since April all the (quality) phones available for free quickly disappeared. Looking at the phones available (on the weekender) i see few upgrades and more.. side grades(?). My w810 is showing it's age, but I refuse to upgrade to a phone just because it has 1 extra megapixel on the camera.
Which leaves me to either pay in for a better phone, or consider moving to a smart phone and consider that my upgrade reasoning.
That would probably mean I'll get the N73 (YES! A nokia phone for the SE fan! And a phone which is showing its age and isn't the most ergonomical phone around).
The iphone became available today on it's own contract, which would effectively triple my current monthly contract subscription costs. But is it worth it for a touch screen, lousy camera and no video calling? I would rather have the Samsung Omnia (and I don't particluarly like samsung), but I'm pretty sure I'll be paying in heftily for that too.
So my fellow members, can anyone recommend anything reasonable??
My wife works for MTN and i think they got the Sony C902 for R139/month on a MTN anytime 100 contract...
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Siosal
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: South Africa
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Sounds like a viable option. Thanks for the feedback Rhino.
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Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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I dont think I fancy those contract packages very much Rhino.I wouldnt mind a +-R200/month contract deal with a R3000 pay-in.
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Siosal
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
Posts: 139
From: South Africa
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They do have financing packages hobbs. R559 p/m for the 8 gig iphone (R599 for the 16gig), 120 anytime minutes, 100 sms' and 250mb of data.
That isn't "too" bad, all things considered.
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Rhino
Thats not bad at all especialy for such a phone with a powerhungry OS  my N81 needs to be charged everyday, but then again im constantly on the net with it lol.USB charging is something NOKIA should have put in long ago in their Nseries. 
My word! The iPhone is one mother of a rip-off!  250mb Data Limit? You pay-in atleast R1800 for the 8GB thats madness. I wonder how its going to do.
Siosal
The W760 looks like a nice phone, i wouldnt mind if Voda replaced my K850 with a W760 if they cant fix it. 3.2mp camera, GPS, dual loudspeakers, shake control and a nice 2.2inch screen, and its free on a Weekender not a bad deal in my opinion, otherwise C902 is not so bad, wouldn't you rather wait for the W902 though? Its a 5MP Walkman with Autofocus and all those other bells and whistles.
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Siosal
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: South Africa
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When is the w902 being released Gucci?
I my 810 |
medusa
Joined: Oct 18, 2006
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From: JHB, South Africa
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Hi everyone!
I'm reporting back after 2 or 3 months. I got the G900 today after many fights and an array nasty exchanges of words.
Seems that all I had to do was wait (as I got no where with the Glen Service Centre). Then MTN retentions department contacted me, and now I've got it! YAY!
Now all I have to do is read the manual I suppose.
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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Pretty soon in Europe, so it wont be long until it gets to SA. Heres the W902 Discussion: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=173020&start=270
Congrats on your new G900 Medusa!! How is it? What colour did you get it in?
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Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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Congrats on getting the G900 Medusa.Hope it serves you well.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Congrats on the new phone, cuz, about time they sorted out their hassles too! Congrats on the engagement too, about time YOU two started measuring your ankles for the correct shackle sizes 
So my buddy popped around yesterday to drop off a printer i'd bought from his I.T. company, and whilst here i had a quick look at his new E71. What's a beautiful handset! Beautifully constructed, fast processor, sufficient memory and of course, a huge screen simply begging to be used for reading ebooks 
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Tsepz_GP
Joined: Dec 27, 2006
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From: Johannesburg, South Africa
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OMG! Im shocked at the K850 BROD Solutions thread, people having BRODs over 2 times after fixing it, some saying that most service centers cant fix it etc. . . . I knew the phone had this problem but i thought the R1F FW its all fine, this looked a lot like the K800 situation which was then fixed with its latest FW and thought the K850 would be the same, seems not, anyway Vodacare at Vodaworld said they'll see what they can do, and sms me when they're done. im wondering what the hell could they possibly replace it with besides another K850, C902? The K850 is still more expensive than a C902.
Hobbs
Ye, i see quite a few sad users who have phones with built-in 8GB and no card slot. Personaly id love 16GB but i think 8GB would be enough, but thats me.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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The P1i now retails for 209.99 (approx R3150) here, sim-free and unbranded:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/M[....]/Product.html?searchtype=genre
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Looks like there's a (Blackberry) Storm brewing...:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/26/storm_pictures/
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Some Storm specs:
http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_storm_9500-2534.php
@ medusa;
Congrats on getting the G900! Really dig that handset.
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