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soane28
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Just saw the Nokia N81 in the flesh today. Quite a nice phone, esp after people saying it had bad build quality. Pity it has a bad camera on the back. |
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Muhammad-Oli
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@Soane: Where did you see that?! I really wish I didn't live in crappy old Christchurch sometimes! 
@carkitter, any progress with the T650i? 
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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On 2008-01-30 11:01:55, Muhummad-Oli wrote:
While you're at Expert Infotech's online shop, you may want to look around as their prices seem stupidly low!
Expert Infotech Ltd.
221 Hinemoa Street,
Birkenhead
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: 09 419 9786
Fax: 09 419 9781
E-mail: info@einfo.co.nz
MSN ID: sales@einfo.co.nz
GST No: 83-376-457
Business Hours :
Mon - Fri: 9:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sunday: Closed
They're only 20 mins drive away, think I'll have a look on Saturday. Thanks for the heads up!
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Muhammad-Oli
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No problem
The one on trademe could always come in cheaper, as its only at $345 at the moment. But then it does sound like its second hand. I'd still buy from an importer instead.
Let me know how you get on at Expert Infotech, as I might be using their services sometime soon! 
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carkitter
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Couldn't get there today as I had to work at the last minute so I'll try to get there next week.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Fair enough! I'm still interested to know what they're like. I'll be waiting for your verdict lol.
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carkitter
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Looked in the Vbox this afternoon:
Your Offers
There'll be more exclusive v.box offers coming your way soon!
We'll send you an email to let you know when there are fresh offers to be collected from your v.box.
That means they're getting ready to dump some slow moving or old stock. Can't wait! 
 Guess what snuck into the Vodafone site! Vodafone Family is a You Choose add-on for $20 per month where you nominate 3 other Vodafone mobile numbers and the four of you get 'Best Mate style' unlimited calling within the group! This is something that Vodafone UK have been doing for sometime with groups of 4 and 6 people for up to 7 GB pounds. About time! This could save me some money...
Who says On-Account plans are too expensive in NZ? Not me!
Landline - who needs it!
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2008-02-03 03:36:25, carkitter wrote:
Looked in the Vbox this afternoon:
Your Offers
There'll be more exclusive v.box offers coming your way soon!
We'll send you an email to let you know when there are fresh offers to be collected from your v.box.
That means they're getting ready to dump some slow moving or old stock. Can't wait!
Hmmm... let me guess... Phones carkitter will see in his v.box:
W950i
W880i
K800i
And with the new Vodafone offer, it sounds interesting, but its not for me! I only call one person!
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carkitter
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Plus a few Motos and maybe the Nokia E65 and N95?
Should be interesting...
It's all happening now. New add-ons, discounts, maybe a new range of phones?????? We shall see. Anyone got the new MyMobile mag yet? I'd better get mine tomorrow.
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Muhammad-Oli
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It should be pretty exciting for you. Luck b******...
Yep I keep meaning to get the new MyMobile. I guess I'll be getting it tomorrow as well!
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Muhammad-Oli
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Yay I finally joined the >500 club! Lol, just needed to let that out somewhere! Somewhere where I'm not going to get my head bitten off for being happy about it!
It took me long enough huh? Although about 80% of those posts were made within the last 3-4 months. Before that I had maybe around 80 posts that were made about 2 years previously!
Anyways... Back to business...
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JiSm
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Muhammad-Oli
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@JiSm: So are you saying you're a fellow NZer?
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Muhammad-Oli
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Wow finally! I've been checking the Vodafone online store daily for a month or more now and they've finally had an SE surge! See 4 new SE phones here!
So we have the Havana Gold V640i at $399 (Surprised at how cheap this one is!), the Sandy Beige K770i at $599 (Worth the $200 premium over the K800i? I don't think so!), the Havana Bronze W910i at $799 (*whistles* I'll be surprised if this one sells.), aaaand the Velvet Blue K850i at a massive $999 (I honestly expected it to be cheaper, this is daylight robbery!).
Ah well, I'm glad to see them all the same. Won't be buying them though.
It does make me wonder though... What would one of us New Zealanders in-the-know do if they wanted, say, a K850i?
We can get it on Vodafone for $999 and enjoy Vodafone's customer support and the phone being ready to use with Vodafone's network (video calling works, no need for set-up, etc.), but put up with the Vodafone branding and the empty wallet.
Or we can get it from an importer/trademe/overseas. The K850i is selling for $679 at Expert Infotech, $749 at Parallel Imported (the most trustworthy importer in my opinion), or $770 at Etown. This way has benefits... You save up to $320 and you get no branding. But buying this way means a non-NZ charger with probably a dodgey adapter, limited or no customer support (no peace of mind), and needing to set the phone up to work properly (and maybe sacrificing a few features).
What way would you guys go? I guess if I were keen on these phones, I'd take the Vodafone just so I can sleep easy lol. I don't like the premium I pay though.
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JiSm
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On 2008-02-07 06:47:07, Muhummad-Oli wrote:
@JiSm: So are you saying you're a fellow NZer?
Sure am!
With your post below, just get the K850 from the cheapest place possible and spend $40 out of the $$$ you save on a standard SE Charger (Genuine tho).
PS: To buy K850i here is 250Quid or $660ish NZD.
I got the K850 and its MEAN! I use the MBW-100 Bluetooth watch with it too. SE so kicks ass man. I worked for Telecom NZ for 6 years before I came to UK and Nokia dominated NZ the whole time. There was a surge of SE but it never lasted. Things will be changing... you will see... Is the W960 out there yet?
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