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chunkybeats
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Yep agree I would never buy a phone from a carrier. I remember my w810i from the UK and it was with T-Mobile. It was so branded to to the hilt it slowed the phone way down! I ended up getting it unlocked and then reflashed it and it was amazing!!! I still have my little w810i (4 years old and going strong!) but I gave it to my gf as she was on telecom (a crap sanyo contract phone). Now she is on 2degrees, brought her number over and loves it!!! Only sad thing was the contacts on the memory stick broke and now there is on memory stick access no more! Thanks to my dodgy memory stick but oh well!! I'm still wanting to de brand my w995a and maybe sell it as I just realised I cant use a foreign sim card in it (unless its NZ or USA) so thats sucks!!! X10 looks the boy for me!!! |
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yea g
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On 2010-04-21 05:46:46, chunkybeats wrote:
I cant use a foreign sim card in it (unless its NZ or USA)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
Supports all those bands, so it should work in most other countries. But it will only be 2G in countries that only use 900MHz 3G
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carkitter
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All countries with 900MHz 3G also have 2100MHz 3G which the W995a is compatible with, so you can use a W995a overseas. It's the same situation as with the iPhone 3G/3Gs which is 850/2100MHz UMTS.
900MHz 3g is used in rural areas because the signal is more reliable over long distances but has less capacity than 2100MHz which is better suited to urban, highly populated areas where celltowers are closer together.
Edit: What do you guys think about the iPhone 4G? I'm really scratching my head over it.
On the one hand it's getting a big upgrade this year which really threatens to blow all other smartphones into the weeds.
But on the other hand, Apple are showing signs of getting too carried away with world domination and I for one don't wish to support that. Here's what I mean:
With iPhone OS 4.0 Apple are looking to integrate paid advertising within apps. It's unknown whether this will make it into parts of the OS as well. The ads will be inserted by the app developers and 40% of the advertising revenue will go to Apple (up from the App Stores 30% of app sales revenue). While I'm a capitalist at heart and all for software developers earning money where they can (App Store app prices all eventually trend to free), I am concerned with Apple adding another massive revenue stream to the already massive revenue stream the iPhone and now iPad have created. Money is power and I firmly believe that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely Already small signs point to Apple going off the rails.
What makes advertising on the iPhone attractive to potential advertisers is that the iPhone is a premium device so the audience is in the wealthier segment of the population. iPhone owners are also conditioned to making purchases online (through iTunes) and the most popular things to do on the iPhone is browse the internet and send/receive email and this interests advertisers also. Most successful apps have over 1 million downloads to their credit which is greater than the circulation of many newspapers and most websites.
It's not enough that Apple competes with Microsoft (with OSX), PC manufacturers (Mac Book, iMac, etc), MP3 manufacturers (iPod), Portable gaming manufacturers (iPod Touch), Phone Manufacturers (iPhone), eReaders and Netbooks (iPad), now they want to compete with Google for online ad revenue. Apple get a share of purchases of online content in music, music videos, movies, TV shows, ebooks, soon eMagazines and eNewspapers, and now online advertising. It's almost like a sales tax on online purchases, only without the accountability of elected government controlling the spending. Apple's market cap is already more than that of Nokia and Google combined.
I'm worried that Apple is getting too powerful for its (and our) own good. Apples reputation for secrecy and OTT control of everything is well known. I'm rapidly losing interest in being a party to it any longer. Apple has a lot of leverage with developers and advertisers by having a customer base of iPhones and iPod Touches exceeding 50 million devices and and another 8.5m sold this last quarter. I would need some reassurance that US regulators have things in hand or that Apple has systems in place to increase transparency going forward before I would endorse it with a vote from my wallet. Maybe I'm just being a little paranoid but having Apple this far ahead of everyone else in the mobile space with no accountability makes me uneasy.
Whadya think?
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Evilchap
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yeah to be honest I just simply dont like anything Apple. Its because I sat down at a MAC and sat completely stumped at not having a "right click" option. What kind of world doesnt have right click? Nope gona be an X10 for me all the way, the masses can keep their iphone. |
carkitter
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Have you guys seen the new range of smartphones from Dell? They give SE a run for it's money in style and no waiting for Android 2.1
Dell Lightning (Windows Phone 7)
Dell Thunder (Android)
Dell Tablet (Android)
Dell Smoke (Android)
Dell Flash (Android)
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2010-04-22 07:50:35, Evilchap wrote:
yeah to be honest I just simply dont like anything Apple. Its because I sat down at a MAC and sat completely stumped at not having a "right click" option. What kind of world doesnt have right click? Nope gona be an X10 for me all the way, the masses can keep their iphone.
A common confusion for non-Mac users. There is a right click and it works if you have a mouse with left and right buttons. With no mouse, you can either put two fingers on the trackpad and click, or control+click. Very intuitive once you get your head round it. 
Regarding the new iPhone, I love it. Always been an Apple fan but the iPhone never did it for me until I saw this and heard about the changes in OS4. The advertising is worrying, but not enough to put me off. I'm sure that if there are problems with it, there will be an outcry and it will be fixed.
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carkitter
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Xperia X10 dummy phone spotted in Lynmall Vodafone kiosk on the weekend...
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Muhammad-Oli
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Yeah? I saw an Asian girl walking round with a white X10 just yesterday at Takapuna Mall. Looked amazing and I'm somewhat tempted!
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carkitter
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X10 at EI: now $895
That's remarkably cheap when you consider the release prices of X1 ($1600), W995 ($999) and W910 ($899).
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Muhammad-Oli
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The X10 actually did release at EI at over $1000 nearly a month ago. It has since come down in price. My brother and I have been watching it!
EDIT: BTW it's actually $924.
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carkitter
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iPad coming to NZ in July according to an Apple press release.
Details on pricing and plans yet to be announced.
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Muhammad-Oli
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You getting one carkitter?
Man the prices at Expert Infotech fall like crazy! X10 was $924 a few days back, now its $885. Nearly a $40 drop. In a few weeks anybody will be able to afford one! 
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carkitter
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I did see the X10 for $895 before the price changed to $924. Odd that.
As for the iPad - I have no use for one at present. I think the 3 main target groups are:
1) Children - books, movies, games, internet and no need to navigate Windows or OSX has got to be a big plus for parents.
2) Seniors - for the same reasons as above but add Photo Album, Facebook and TradeMe to the list.
3) Business travellers - the sort of people who already are interested in eReaders and can easily afford the device plus a data plan.
If all goes to plan an I am employed in the IT industry before Xmas, then an iPad would make a great present for the kids, especially as the ex has just bought a Mac.
I'm quite intrigued by the rumoured HP tablet running WebOS. I'm quite partial to the WebOS UI and would love to try out a Palm Pre or the afore-mentioned tablet. As always the available content will decide which device is best and I think Apple might have this sewn up.
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carkitter
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Wow! Some crazy SE pricing on the Vodafone site at present.
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chunkybeats
Joined: Dec 08, 2005
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Thanks guys with the advice, but my W995a doesnt like my O2 uk sim card. It does work on my old W810i but on my w995a it shows it as a inactive sim. A bit strange, I dont think it supports GSM sim cards while roaming in NZ. Im only worried about my old uk sim card because it still has credit on it from 2 years ago and I was using my old w810i to check, but my other half has my w810i so I dont really want to bother her much!!! Maybe i will just save for an x10 and sell my w995a .
As for the ipad discussion, I already saw a guy in a pub on Friday night with one (yes in a pub!, get a life!) and it made him look ridiculous really! He was struggling to hold it in a busy pub and having to hold the beast. A stupid device to be honest and really anything from Apple is stupid. Although I still have my old ipod video but its due to die any day now so need to think of a replacement!!! (Hopefully the X10  |
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