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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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The Moto PEBL has really dropped in price quickly here, compared to the run of form that the RAZR enjoyed when it was launched. Perhaps not too surprising I suppose, due to the similarity in specs and market segment focus...it wouldn't have made too much sense to price the 2 handsets too differently, even if the RAZR has been around that much longer.
Carphone Warehouse is now selling them for £109.95 when bought with £10 airtime on Vodafone PAYG (but unlocked and unbranded like most CPW stock); this also pertains to the more limited deep red/burgundy example too:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.[....].MOTPEBLU6&origin=SPECIALOFFER |
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Speaking of Motorola...Cell C are discounting the phone through Game...a brand spanking new V3 will cost you R1275.
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zani_003
Joined: Mar 02, 2005
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From: South Africa, Durban
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motorola is Sh*t period!!! neva lookin @ one again!!
@brix wud u buy thier smartphnes? |
brix25
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@brad: I would not buy a Motorola smartphone. They've got the A1000 which is a UIQ phone. I like their fashion phones even though they're light on features the exception being the V3x. |
zani_003
Joined: Mar 02, 2005
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From: South Africa, Durban
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i hate that phone too!! its the fact that when u play back a video or are taking a photo u cant use the full screen! the controls take about 1/4 of the screen!!! |
brix25
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In South Africa we're still lucky, go onto any American site like howardforums and see how Motorola, for instance, cripple  in their phones so subscribers are forced to only download content through Verizon's mobile portal.
Although things are faqr from perfect when it comes to service we still get a good deal from our networks.
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Menageryl
Joined: Aug 14, 2004
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From: South Africa
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' Well, that's me, I'm bamboozled!!! I never ever thought I'd see this...
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| Nokia yesterday launched its BenQ P31-based Nokia 6708 Symbian OS UIQ 2.x smartphone in the Taiwan market at a suggested retail price of NT$16,800 (US$525), following the availability of the model in the China market since early this year. The tri-band GSM 6708 which sports a 320x208 pixels touchscreen, a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera, and a MiniSD card slot and supports Quickoffice, is manufactured by BenQ and will be also be available in some Southeast Asian countries. The 6708 has been enjoying brisk sales in China since its launch, with unit sales reaching 30,000 units a month. Total production of the 6708 by BenQ may reach 300,000 units. Source: Digitimes.com. |
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' Now I believe anything is possible!!!
' Sorry folks. Just had to share this with y'all - knowing the UIQ and S60 fans we have in this thread...
' ~Moi
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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' Now I believe anything is possible!!!
' Sorry folks. Just had to share this with y'all - knowing the UIQ and S60 fans we have in this thread...
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Err like who??  |
coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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Hi all, I would like to know how "cheap" these new phones are in ZA. For exmaple, here in Naija, my monthly salary cannot afford ONE W800i! Most new Phones cost from 35-70k while the salary of a young graduate is like 30-40k.
Is it easy for you to just walk into any store and pick up any new phone? |
brix25
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@Menagaryl: I'm partial to UIQ but wouldn't describe myself as a devotee...sort of like the guy who loves Macs but who doesn't quite have a hatred for Bill Gates.
@coola: I don't know what the average poster on here earns...if I felt the need to splurge I could easily walk into Vodashop and buy myself a US$500 phone...thankfully a sense of sanity prevails just as I'm about to blow cash on the latest gadget from  or Blokia.
In South Africa, like most parts of the world, a mobile phone has become a status symbol and no-one wants to be seen with a three year-old phone unless you're a technophobe and think WAP is an abbreviation for some killer virus.
Here are my top phones in SA currently. I work at the HQ of a large media conglomorate so O get to see people using lots of phones.
1) N70
2) Moto V3
3) Samsung D600
4) Nokia 6230
5) K750
6) Moto SLVR
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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The latest high end phones out this month!!
The W810
I750 Samsung smart phone
LG Chocolate
P850 3Mp phone
P300 Samsung cool little wallet accesory with built in Battery!
Thats it:D |
amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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I'd classify myself as a UIQ fan for one, but perhaps don't sing its praises as much as Mario does with the S60 platform; I'd leave it at that as Mario can speak for himself, but it doesn't require too many brain cells to work out if he's a S60 devotee or not...
And I'm sure The Kryptik One may have a good word or 2 to share about platform preferences...again I'll leave that for him to do.
I'm also a fan of the S60 format and enjoy my Nokia 3230 as a second phone, but I'm certainly not a single-minded zealot when it comes to operating systems and platforms; both UIQ and S60 have their merits and I enjoy what both have to offer. 
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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On 2006-05-25 15:43:01, brix25 wrote:
@coola: I could easily walk into Vodashop and buy myself a US$500 phone...
In South Africa, like most parts of the world, a mobile phone has become a status symbol and no-one wants to be seen
Here are my top phones in SA currently.
1) N70
2) Moto V3
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So, shelling out $500 for a phone won't dent your pocket in a month? Wow! That is like 70k in naira terms here in Naija.... way, way, too high for the average Joe... like me. 
So most ppl in ZA can afford the phone on ur top 10 then?
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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On 2006-05-25 15:43:01, brix25 wrote:
@coola: I could easily walk into Vodashop and buy myself a US$500 phone...
In South Africa, like most parts of the world, a mobile phone has become a status symbol and no-one wants to be seen
Here are my top phones in SA currently.
1) N70
2) Moto V3
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So, shelling out $500 for a phone won't dent your pocket in a month? Wow! That is like 70k in naira terms here in Naija.... way, way, too high for the average Joe... like me.
So most ppl in ZA can afford the phone on ur top 10 then?
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brix25
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@coola: Don't get it twisted...In South Africa most people can't afford a $500 phone. If you were an average office worker in Emzansi (SA) a D600 or K750 would be your weapon of choice. I'm not going to hazard a guess on what the average South African earns but if I look around me, generally speaking it's seems that we're going through an economic boom because everone is spending.
@da wanqa:Well said, couldn't agree more...each flavour of Symbian has it's issues...currently as everyone knows I'm using UIQ, two years ago when I played around with a friend's 6600 the experience put me off S60 but I'm confident Nokia improvements in it's latest line of S60 devices...enough so that I'm still considering replacing my P910 with an N70 soon.
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