| Author |
South African mobile discussion |
TeenInvader
Joined: May 13, 2005
Posts: 398
From: South Africa - Jo'burg
PM, WWW
|
I gave up looking, but I didn't looked thoroughly, in many different places.
Anyway, maybe one day I will come across it. |
|
|
amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
PM |
There were some on eBay recently,some in seemingly very good condition,but none were new.
Occasionally,there is the odd brand new one up for sale,even though it has been discontinued for quite some time.
There was one in good condtition on Buy-It-Now for £16.99 (approx R200) yesterday. |
Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
PM |
There was a specific item i was interested in on Ebay, so i sent a message to the seller. Imagine my suprise when i not only got a very prompt reply, but also the email address of his supplier who was selling the same items for 30% less. Goes to show you, there really ARE some nice folks out there 
I'm not superstitious, merely mildly stitious. |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Cape Town, South Africa
PM, WWW
|
@da krypsta: Did they offer to ship the item to SA? |
Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
PM |
Yebo, they've offered to ship here, atm negotiating suitable cost for shipping, insurance, etc.
My brother has a fondness for martial weapons, being an ex-instructor, so i'm ordering a fairly rare baton from the US for Xmas/wedding gift. Rare in the sense that the same item here is nearly 4 times as expensive, even with the customs duty factored in...
I'm not superstitious, merely mildly stitious. |
ambyzown
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 231
From: Lagos-Nigeria
PM |
Hello my south african brothers, just thot I'd pop in to say hi, and congrats on your 4000th post. This is my first post here, and I must say I've read quite a few interesting things here. Brix25 has been a regular poster on our forum.
With Luv from Nigeria.
Let go and let God |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Cape Town, South Africa
PM, WWW
|
@ambyzown: Welcome to the SAMD...I should confess that haven't posted at the Proudly Nigeria thread in a while. It's not often that I bitch and moan but the last couple of days on GPRS has been some of the worst. I'm in Green Point, close to the Waterfront. At around 8-10pm connecting to GPRS is impossible...arggh 
Liar liar pants on fire/ You burning up like David Koresh- Ghostface Killah |
Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
PM |
Oh boy, talk about nostalgia! Just the mention of Greenpoint triggered off memories of Mark Lottering doing his Shmiley, the taxi conductor, piece of acting. "Greenpoint, Seapoint, ons ry nou merrem, come on lady!"
This message was posted from a WAP device |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Cape Town, South Africa
PM, WWW
|
LOL@ da krypsta... Just a couple of weeks ago Mark Lottering passed me in his red Golf V.
Do you guys have taxi conductors aka "gah-tjies" in PE?
Liar liar pants on fire/ You burning up like David Koresh- Ghostface Killah |
Siosal
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
Posts: 139
From: South Africa
PM |
I can not express my distress enough. I'm growing very attached to the posters here at esato.
Yet because of certain barriers (service provider at work,, lack of home net connection, work etc...) I can't post here half as often as I'd like. And when I do, I can never see my own posts (I blame the sp for that one).
I think that the people that post here are some of the most respectfull and intelligent South Africans I've had the pleasure of communicating with (being british and living in SA)
If it was up to me I'd be here all day. Instaed of catching snippets of conversations and trying to put my random 2c worth in. Well... at least noone has complained about my lack of consistency. Thanks guys. You do SA Proud.
(Yes I know it's just a forum) |
Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
PM |
@Siosal, i couldn't agree more with you, it's become a part of life to pop in here and catch up on what's the latest. It's more than a forum, it's a slice of life.
@Brix, during last year a few buddies and i spent an evening at the bowling alley with Mr.Lottering. Eventually curiosity got the better of me and, seeing that the party had gone liquid, i asked about his DUI charges. His reply was typical- he said that nope, he wasn't drunk when he was arrested... Being merely drunk was meant for mere mortals... No, he was paralytic!!!
As for gaachies, we've an abundance of them, so much so that the city is contemplating exporting some of em to the Formula One teams. Imagine the slowest F1 driver with a coloured gaachie... Not only will the gaachie ensure his driver gets every gap and wins the race, he'll find room in that tiny cockpit to squeeze in 15 paying passengers as well
I'm not superstitious, merely mildly stitious. |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Cape Town, South Africa
PM, WWW
|
I should declare that I don't own a car so I travel by taxi at least once a week( I walk to my office).
Yesterday I felt sorry for a granny sitting next to me, at least sorry for her ears, because the taxi driver all of a sudden decided he had to play the loudest techno/rave/trance garbage. Gartjies are usually ex cons who can't/won't find jobs in the formal economy and have to resort to harrasing passengers and turning them into contortionist for profit.
Weird thing happened to me, or at least to my cellphone...This morning it picked up reception for a tower that was at least 8 kilometres away...Is that unusual or is it the norm?
Liar liar pants on fire/ You burning up like David Koresh- Ghostface Killah |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Cape Town, South Africa
PM, WWW
|
I don't usually do this, back to back posts, but I just had to. Downloaded an awesome application today that delivers CNN's headlines direct to my phone, I even have the option to read it offline.
If you've got a capable phone just send an sms with "CNN" in the body to +447786204060
Liar liar pants on fire/ You burning up like David Koresh- Ghostface Killah |
Siosal
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
Posts: 139
From: South Africa
PM |
What are the costs brix? Standard gprs? Or is it like a value added service? Apologies if that is a daft question but i'm viewing on my phone.
I  my  810 |
dr_thug
Joined: Nov 11, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: India
PM |
South Africa beat India
btw,is South Africa also a cricket crazy country like India?? |
|
|
Posted: 2005-11-14 11:45
my 
810
