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Roberto
Joined: Feb 01, 2002
Posts: 158
From: Singapore
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Hi there Kabayans! Basahin nyo ito...doon sa hindi pa nakakabasa...
Color Nokia 8310
Reuters
Helsinki, Jan 10
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, is expected to unveil by March a colour screen mobile phone to match an unexpectedly successful rival model from Ericsson, analysts said on Thursday.
"A couple of industry contacts tell us a colour display version of the new 8310 phone is being developed by Nokia," said Peter Richardson, analyst at SoundView Technology Group.
"We expect an announcement quite soon," he told Reuters, adding sources said Nokia planned to start selling the device early in the second quarter.
Nokia spokesman Tapio Hedman declined to comment.
Several analysts Reuters spoke to have said they expect the Finnish company to plug a hole in its portfolio by unveiling a small colour screen device at its quarterly results release on January 24, at the telecoms conference in Cannes in February or at the CeBIT show in Hanover in March.
Nokia -- known in the past for its skill in forecasting consumer trends -- was taken off guard by the immediate success of the Internet-enabled, tiny Ericsson T68 model, which came to the market late last year, industry experts say.
The T68 was the first colour screen cellphone for the European market.
"There is a gap in Nokia's portfolio. They've been shaken by the strength in demand for the T68," Richardson said.
Ericsson, the Swedish telecoms equipment maker, has since October 1 merged its mobile phone division with Japan's consumer electronics group Sony Corp to create Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.
Nokia holds around one third of the global market for cellphones, more than double its nearest rival Motorola. Total cellphones sales are expected to have been around 400 million units in 2001, some five percent below 2000 sales.
The industry has been hit by a global economic slowdown, operators' reluctance to subsidise phones to win new customers and the lack of attractive new services to stimulate demand.
Nokia has already announced one colour screen phone, a digital camera phone called 7650, which will be on the market by the middle of this year, but it will be bulky and expensive and is an unlikely competitor to the small Ericsson T68.
Analysts believe Nokia's new colour-screen phone, which will be squeezed into the product line before the 7650 model comes out, will be similar to the tiny 8310 monochrome screen model.
It is a recently introduced model that caters for the high-end consumer segment. It offers GPRS access and has an in-built FM radio and changeable covers.
GPRS, or General Packet Radio Services, allows users to get quick and constant Internet access, particularly in Europe.
"We think this product... addresses concerns that the 7650 will be too costly and too large to compete against slicker models like the T68," SoundView Technologies, which has a "strong buy" on Nokia, said in a research note.
Colour screens have become a huge success in Japan, the most advanced mobile Internet country, and their popularity is expected to grow in Europe partly because a colour display makes it more attractive to play games and use other functions, according to analysts.
Talo nang Nokia!!!! 
[ This Message was edited by: Roberto on 2002-02-11 17:44 ] |
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flipperds
Joined: Feb 09, 2002
Posts: 50
From: Philippines
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Dito pala kayo lahat! 
I'm a T39m user. Convert from N*k*a to Ericsson. |
racoonice
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 31
From: Pinas!
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i boughht my communicam at the hub for 6500...it was the last one accdg to the beautiful saleslady wehehehe... please please if ever any of you guys buys a cam lemme know...i just cant send the pics and its pissin me off!!...
i suggest that we set up a directory here for the t68 users para when MMS comes we can all enjoy the luxuries of owniing a t68
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arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
Posts: > 500
From: Philippines
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racoonice,
about your Communicam...
1) Please verify that you have either a GSM Data or GPRS Data account, meaning you have to be using a post-paid account and have activated one or both services.
2) Test the connection. For GSM data you can test by browsing a WAP site. For GPRS data, do not test using WAP (WAP over GPRS), since it uses a different CID and APN. Test the GPRS data account. If you are able to retrieve emails using the T68 email client, then you're ok.
3) It is best to be registered first at http://wap.sonyericssonmobile.com (the former mobileinternet.ericsson.com) before sending your pictures.
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ca_abarro
Joined: Jan 24, 2002
Posts: 66
From: Makati, Philippines
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Hey there everyone!
Im from Makati, Philippines and a web programmer, just 23 yrs. old. Also a techie person.
I was also aiming for a nokia 8310 but when I saw T68 and make the comparison, T68 is a better one! Not just because of the colored display, but it's all the features that comes with it! |
shk1d29
Joined: Feb 12, 2002
Posts: 1
From: Bora Raton, FL USA
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Hello there! Kumusta kayong lahat? I'm here in the US where the phones aren't that great. I've been looking into the T68 for about a few weeks now and I'm sure it will work here in the US but not fully sure. I'm really excited to get one. Can anyone tell me where to go? Where they sell unlocked T68s? Salamat! |
racoonice
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 31
From: Pinas!
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thanks arnold..ill try it later...hope it works.
do u have any news on when the next upgrade with MMS will be? thanks |
arnoldc
Joined: Dec 14, 2001
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From: Philippines
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racoonice,
This reply came straight from Rodney Gaviola, Head of Sony Ericsson - Services & Support Group, Philippines.
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Today MMS is still being tested by Globe and Smart, there is still no commercial MMS system for both of the network providers. No mobile phone supplier has launched any MMS phone in the market as of today.
Regarding the inquiry on the T68 for MMS upgrade, this is still not possible today.
Best regards,
Rodney
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luwi
Joined: Jan 17, 2002
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From: Dubai
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On 2002-02-12 07:00, arnoldc wrote:
racoonice,
This reply came straight from Rodney Gaviola, Head of Sony Ericsson - Services & Support Group, Philippines.
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Today MMS is still being tested by Globe and Smart, there is still no commercial MMS system for both of the network providers. No mobile phone supplier has launched any MMS phone in the market as of today.
Regarding the inquiry on the T68 for MMS upgrade, this is still not possible today.
Best regards,
Rodney
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[ This Message was edited by: arnoldc on 2002-02-12 07:07 ]
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thanks for th information. 
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racoonice
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 31
From: Pinas!
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thanks arnold for that MMS info.
i hope mms could be available soon..
peace!
[ This Message was edited by: racoonice on 2002-02-12 12:10 ] |
racoonice
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 31
From: Pinas!
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does anybody here have a decent ringtone?? mine sux bigtime! |
v3il
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 18
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nokia is playing catch up! hahaha I bet you it won't even be triband...
just how well is the T68 doing in Europe? So far I've only seen like one other guy in school with a T68.. |
ferrarista44
Joined: Jan 30, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: down south
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decent is relative...what is decent to you? 
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racoonice
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 31
From: Pinas!
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can prepaid subscribers use gprs?
if its not possible what options do we have?
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ferrarista44
Joined: Jan 30, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: down south
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prepaid cannot use GPRS...at least for now...
that's what i'm sure of... coz i asked GLOBE that already the day i bought my T68...
i had them activate my WAP, but they said they can tactivate my GPRS coz it's only for line subscription...
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Posted: 2002-02-11 17:42
