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soane28
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
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oli - Yeah for sure, it shouldnt happen none the less!
$399 is quite a reasonable price for the K770. Id pay that much for it. |
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Muhammad-Oli
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
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From: The NZ of L
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 Yeah thats a good price for the K770i. I feel like they should be ready to remove the K800i now...
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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On 2008-06-02 07:43:39, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
I feel like they should be ready to remove the K800i now...
Put it out of its misery more like... 
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K71
Joined: Jan 28, 2008
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well the k800 is still a damn good phone, i still enjoy mine, although it is starting to look a bit chunky.i got the brown one, i think it looked alot nicer (+ different) to the plain black one.i've gotta say too, that i really quite like the backside of the k770.very nice lens cover.
just like to point out wellington is better than all those other violent cities you live in.sucks to be you guys eh??
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Since you live in Wellington, are you gonna go see the Shell V-power petrol launch complete with F1 replica race car and Ferrari road car display? They also have 2 driving simulators using a PS3 F1 game which is quite cool.
I have some pics of the Auckland launch here, 'cause after all Auckland gets everything first...
It seems the iPhone 3G countdown has begun. I wonder if ISP servers/Apples website/Google/the Internet will crash on June 9 (Californian time zone) 
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Muhammad-Oli
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I find Wellington hard to navigate...
Anyway, there was a fairly interesting article in the Press today, mostly about Vodafone NZ CEO and the future of mobiles (and mobile internet) in New Zealand. It was a pretty good read. I'll post up some of the best bits later tonight after dinner and indoor soccer.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Alright so this article... Well I just found it at stuff.co.nz so that saves me a job! It appears to have come from The Dominion Post first, and it is very slightly different to the Christchurch Press version, but all the info is there.
READ ME
Its interesting that some people believe the iPhone won't be a Vodafone exclusive here, though I don't see Telecom getting a deal with Apple. Telecom are a nobody on the worldwide stage and I bet they have absolutely no pulling power when it comes to these deals. I think also Apple will see how small our market is and see no reason to have it on our two networks.
I'm looking forward to the high speed data though. That should be pretty cool, and 2010 is less than two years away now!
But I found the last few paragraphs the most interesting actually:
He also thinks the company could easily take 70 or 80 per cent of the mobile market if it chose to, but fears the Commerce Commission will move to regulate if it appears to become dominant in mobile.
Mr Stanners smiles at the thought. "We wish, we wish. I'm not sure there's a specific way they suggest we could do it, but I don't think so.
"It's very difficult to make material moves like that."
70 or 80%! And I believe them too. But it makes me wonder what they're holding back with. What is it that they could take over the market with which they aren't giving us? It makes me think we could be getting some serious deals, but because of restrictions by the Commerce Commission, we miss out. Which doesn't make too much sense...
But then maybe he means something like making ads on tv saying "This is a crap Telecom phone. It is on the Telecom network, which is also crap, here's why: (insert every reason Telecom is crap) ...So buy Vodafone cause its not crap". I reckon that would work because NZers only need to be told really!
I would love to see Vodafone have 70-80% market share, and I don't see why they are restricted so much! It sounds like the consumers are missing out. Isn't that what the Commerce Commission is about?
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K71
Joined: Jan 28, 2008
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OMG you find WELLINGTON hard to navigate??!!!??
I would have to assume you have never been to ORKLAND then!!!
ZOMG!!11!?!11.Wellington hard to navigate!!
yes but if v.fone are 70 to 80% then i would say that limits how strong the competition is with regards to services etc. they can offer.Maybe at the moment v.fone could offer ALOT more technology/price wise, but feel its not worth it as their market share would catch the eye of the Regulators.
And in other news, K71 has forked over some $$ for a red G900.
AU $570 (nz$698) including postage + insurance.
I thought that was a good price.
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2008-06-04 15:30:23, K71 wrote:
OMG you find WELLINGTON hard to navigate??!!!??
I would have to assume you have never been to ORKLAND then!!!
ZOMG!!11!?!11.Wellington hard to navigate!!
Quite right, I've only been to Auckland airport on my way out of this country, so I guess I can't really talk. But I have been to Wellington about 3 times. Christchurch in comparison is a breeze.
yes but if v.fone are 70 to 80% then i would say that limits how strong the competition is with regards to services etc. they can offer.Maybe at the moment v.fone could offer ALOT more technology/price wise, but feel its not worth it as their market share would catch the eye of the Regulators.
Yeah true, but what I'm saying is why do they have to regulate it? I think everyone in New Zealand would rather have better deals and better pricing! Regulation means we get the end of the stick with the brown stuff on it.
And in other news, K71 has forked over some $$ for a red G900.
AU $570 (nz$698) including postage + insurance.
I thought that was a good price.
Soon we shall see if it'll work in N.Z.!!
Awesome mate! I hope you'll show us some pictures of it! I think the red looks the best of the two colours, and it sounds like you got a good price for it too! Can I ask where you purchased it from?
Lol I'm sure it will work here, theres no reasons why it wouldn't. All you'd need to get is the P1i settings and you'll be away.
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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@K71
I've heard several people say Wellington is hard to navigate, and not only because all the street signs are blown over...
My Dad commented on all the one-way streets being confusing but that could be because he drove us the wrong way around the Basin Reserve and was confronted with 5 lanes of oncoming traffic! 
I've been to Wellington three times, the last time for a weeks holiday and am beginning to get the hang of it. I was considering moving to the windy city in 2000 but never got around to it. I hear it's overrun with Civil servants now - is it true they all have Helen's haircut and dental work and are on the look out for people who don't think in unison? 
Congrats on the G900! Can't wait to see your comments on it.
I'm off to check out the Voda interview, back soon.
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soane28
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
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Oli - you said indoor soccer right? You live in christchurch? What team are you in? I have a friend whos in a indoor soccer team called The Nubs? Might be same tournament? |
carkitter
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Hmmm... yes, interesting indeed.
I like that they FINALLY see mobile handsets as a delivery device for internet to consumers en-masse. Stuff like iPhones surfing Bebo and Facebook means cheap, fast mobile broadband and if Vodafone can release the iPhone in NZ with 7.2Mbps HSDPA (and LTE hard on its heels in 2010) on a low-price Data deal or a Free Data plan covered in advertising (like Google wants to do) before Xmas, then Telecom are dead and buried for the foreseeable future and NZCommunications will be up against a wall from the start. That scenario could deliver the 70-80% market share the Australasian analyst Buddle mentioned, but I'd find it difficult to see the Commerce Commission stepping in when so much innovation is hitting the market. The CC would only get involved if a dominant player was slowing innovation and holding prices excessively high - Fonterra anyone? Otherwise how can any one-company reap the benefits of being first to market with the technology consumers want?
Telecom are still dominant in fixed line communication and this funds thier discounting strategy in mobile (estimated 48% of the market but only 40% of the revenue) and they will need to roll out 7.2Mbps Data right across thier network to compete, which will take quite so time.
I gonna see if I can be present at that 50-100Mbps demonstration next month. That will be something special; I wonder if I could bluff my way into a Press Pass on the back of my past articles for MyMobile magazine and reporting for a respected international mobile phone website?
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Muhammad-Oli
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@soane28: I don't recognise the name, but then I can't remember any team names anyway! I play in a Wednesday night tournament at Pioneer Stadium. My team is called No Subs. It could be the same tournament, but you'd have to ask him where he plays.
@carkitter: I don't see why Vodafone don't just go all out and get that 70-80% market share. They have everything they need other than a few upgrades... Sorry I'm just failing to see whats stopping them, or why the Commerce Commission would stop them doing this.
Haha, you should definitely try to get in. I don't know if your excuse for a press pass would work, but its worth an attempt I reckon. Make sure you get us some videos!
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K71
Joined: Jan 28, 2008
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bought it from seller x1387 on ebay.i've used them before when i got a k700, then a k750, but didn't use them to get my k800.so far so good with them, so will see how this one goes. |
Muhammad-Oli
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Oh yeah, I think they are the same company as Plemix.com which I recommended to you.
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