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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@KID777: One bad aspect of recent SEphones is their poor joysticks.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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@Mario, yep, i cling to the old 3510i, it's been faithful for years... Opera Mini seems to have better compression than Symbian, so it uses fewer kb than Symbian. I use the full version for downloads, etc but for now prefer Mini. Are you using version 8?
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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I finally got the correct gprs settings, som1 pleez pm me the opera mini link...
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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Nice.... You guys won't believe how many ppl want that phone!! It's like the 6220/6230 craze all over again.
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brix25
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Saw an ad for the D600 last night and felt bad for all those people who got the D500 recently. Is the D600 3G, I'm too lazy to check up gsmarena.com.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ brix,
LOL, no it ain't.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_d600-1103.php
He who laughs last... thinks slowest.
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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@BRIX its got EDGE!!!!
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mario2002
Joined: Feb 15, 2004
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@Kryptik How do you mean 'better compression' ?A website is already 'compressed' (optimized is the right term) to minimize download time ! What opera mini does is leaving out 'things' and that yes will make the overall file smaller.But if you are after the 'bare bone' representation use google's web-wap translator !
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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@786KBR: The LG M4410 has got EDGE!!! Need I say more. Unless you're on MTN, EDGE is going to be usless because Vodacom's poor coverage...like I said previously I'm only picking up a Vodacom EDGE signal off the Pier's Place building on the Foreshore which coincidentally houses offices for Vodacom.
@mario: What's up with the superiority complex? Opera Mini is good alternative to wap browsers...even better than WebViewer which has pulled it's browser off the market since the launch of Opera Mini.
This is only the beginning and hopefully by next year we'll be able to download files directly onto our phones using the browser.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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@Mario, i have to admit it's been quite a while since i even looked at Netfront... Always been an Opera user, so i've downloaded NF 3.2 in order to compare. I'm after a bare-bones browser, but with at least a user-friendly interface. Currently both Opera Full and Mini offer that, as does this version of NF which i'm using to post this message. I'm going to run this for a few days and see how it compares to Opera, then give you guys a breakdown of the positives and negatives. So far, the UI is quite decent, so it scores points there already  Regarding compression/optimization, Mini does seem to do it better in that Mini's text-only mode loads a page quite faster than Full's text-only mode. Will go into this in detail once i've put NF thru its paces.
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jiteshraj
Joined: May 16, 2005
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Hi there. I know this is off topic but can "Brix" PM me with the 'tweaked'  Vodacom GPRS settings. Thankx a million |
brix25
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@jiteshraj: You've been a member since May, never posted here before...so tell me how do I know you're not a spy for the Vodafone/Vodacom alliance?
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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hmmm, good point Brix. J, not a single post in all this time?
You wouldn't happen to be the guy in the trench-coat that's been following me? Blue Burberry, Navy watchcap, Rayban Olympians, etc.
Or maybe i'm just being paranoid 
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mario2002
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@Brix,buddy I think you haven't got much of a choise anyway :-( when it comes to web browsers for your 'precious'.
@Kryptik Let me guess - You are using opera mini on your 3510i ;-) No wonder it is your preferred browser.Did you hear about the chopper which crashed close to Harlem ? I am flying paragliders and I must say Langkloof isn't my preferred flying spot because of its unpredictable winds/weather patterns and 'difficult' terrain.
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brix25
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@the krypsta: Just a mention of free wap has all the freeloaders and loafers crawling out the woodworks.
Like I said before I don't mind paying for GPRS, the prices are quite reasonable compared to some countries in Europe...what gets me more excited is seeing/doing something that is not to be done.
Many months ago all of us wanted to get access to the Vodafone Live portal, when Tahir was going on about everyone being forced to get a branded handset.
The VLive settings were supposed to be "locked" and a tightly held secret but the enquiring mind never stops and finally it was cracked.
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