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amawanqa
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I've had 2 Siemens phones in the past, namely the C55 and MC-60. The older C55's interface was particularly poor, not to mention the much older A-series interfaces as well.
The MC-60 had a far better interface, but still not as intuitive as either Nokia or SE. I had that phone for a day, then exchanged it; that VGA camera was the worst I've used, out of all the phones I've ever owned or used.
Hopefully the new B-S (sorry...) phones will be so well-priced (compared to the daunting competition from established favourites like Nokia, which enjoy very loyal following), that a selective buying public will be willing to break the mould and prepared take the plunge with them, as it were...
Surely pricing and deals will be key to any form of decent market penetration, even long after SA market release. There's obviously not much B-S brand loyalty or brand-name bragging for them to rely on or utilise.
That tiny ipod-esque EF 51 should hopefully be a hit with a younger-than-wanqa audience, particularly if the price is really competitive, ie. BenQ-Siemens introductory offers or whatever. (although that screen is small..)
The more business-orientated P51 looks interesting, with QWERTY keyboard etc, and the 2mp-equipped S88 should hopefully please quite a wide audience.
And that S81 looks very similar to the SE V600... but hey, if the price is extremely attractive, who cares?
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brix25
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@da wanqsta: I'll wait and see before I get excited about the model line-up.
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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Siemens went bankrupt in two countries already... |
JediHobbes
Joined: Dec 31, 2004
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From: Jhb, South Africa
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Just to move the subject AWAY from cricket...does anyone know when the Nokia 6280 will actually be AVAILABLE? MTN and Vodacom seem to have it on their pricelists, but I'm getting tired of waiting. I need it on MTN, but I don't mind switching to Vodacom. I'm impatient, you know:) Oh, the closest stores to me are the Vodashop/MTN shop in Sandton City, and Vodaworld Midrand isn't that far away.
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JK
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Voda will have it first!!
I let you know whenever they have stock.... just keep browsing daily incase I post it! |
brix25
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@JediHobbes: Welcome to the thread bro. The 6280 is being advertised, and I've seen Cell C (R98x24 months) offering it on contract the other day but as always that's not a guarentee that it's available in stores. It was the same case with the N90 and N70 which were advertised by Nokia back in December but the phones only became widely available in late January.
Word of advice: Be patient, good things comes to those who wait.
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amawanqa
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@ da brixsta,
Yeah, I guess it's no use looking at all the pros and cons of the latest B-S phone range and pipe-dreaming about each and every one, when the possiblity exists that only a few specific, selected models might make it to SA shores.
The B-S EF81 becomes available in UK shops by this weekend according to CPW staff, and for the more bling-conscious, Samsung's chrome-finished version of the D600 become available here early next week.
http://www.carphonewarehouse.[....]LECONTENT.CS.MAIN&NODE_ID=7898
PS: How's this for a price drop in 1 week: Orange UK dropped the PAYG price of the N70 by £80! (approx R950!) Now costs £249.99 (approx R2800 on PAYG),with free branding too. 
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop[....]nokia_n70/detail/pay_as_you_go
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brix25
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@da wanqsta: I'd give that special from Orange a miss.
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amawanqa
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@ da brixsta,
It'll be a while before I touch another Orange-branded handset myself.
However, I found such a significant price drop and handset depreciation of fairly general interest, more than an air of possible purchase.
Having said that, I can't complain too much about the Orange SPV C550 that I currently use as a second phone, as it was a helluva lotta phone for not much money and to be honest, I am enjoying the handset, even with it's strong vermillion accents.
However, with the hotly-debated, new Orange pricings coming into effect, I'll be using the network even less, apart from the Orange-related freebies that any Orange PAYG customer is elligible to access and utilise. |
zani_003
Joined: Mar 02, 2005
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well just been on voda site and yes they have launched HSPDA! if u ask me data prices r about 2 tumble |
brix25
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Played with a friend's N70 last night and have to say that I was mightily impressed with the phone even though it was a Vodaphone version with hideous menus. First off, browsing through the menu's is lightening fast. Another thing I enjoyed was a feature which allows you morph all your pictures as a single video...it's novel but one of the best things I've seen on a phone.
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Aalpha001
Joined: Mar 21, 2005
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amawanqa
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Off to the Cambridge v/s Oxford Universities boat race along the Thames today. With all the thousands of students and raucous party atmosphere along the banks of the river, and riverside pubs that follow the snaking path through the capital, it's actually one massive party.
Don't mean to draw this into a big sport discussion, but congrats to Ntini on his eleventh 5+ wicket haul.
I don't really follow F1 too much and don't support any particular driver, but I really felt for Button this morning in the Oz GP, his engine going kaput on the last lap. A clinical performance from the ostentatious Spaniard driving for Renault, though...
@ Aalpha, nice of you to visit here again!
@ da brixsta,
What a performance by the Gunners yesterday! |
brix25
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Didn't have to time to watch any sports, spent the early part of yesterday in Stellenbosch at the Spier wine estate getting re-acquainted with the some fine wines. Later the evening enjoyed some of the finest musicians at the CT Jazz Festival.
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amawanqa
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Sounds like a really er.. 'chilled' (sic) Saturday that you had, brixster.
Not sure if you heard the result, but Arsenal thrashed Aston Villa 5-0.
My trusty P900 is 2 years old later this month, and still going strong. Best phone I've owned, by a country mile. |
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