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Muhammad-Oli
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Thanks very much! 
The C905 is said to be available in early Q4. I think I'm going to have to make it my next phone too. It just looks incredible and it has the features to match! I love the golden brown and the black versions. I think this phone may just be the next K800i, that is if SE doesn't mess up like with the K850i.
Now I just have to wait for the smart-phone announcements, just in case theres something amazing there. Then I'll make my decision. Not that I'm unhappy with my W910i, but I don't think I will buy a Walkman phone again.
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carkitter
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On 2008-06-17 13:07:23, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
I think this phone may just be the next K800i, that is if SE doesn't mess up like with the K850i.
I'll go further and say this may be the next K750, its that good and not a neagtive comment yet from what I see.
SE have outdone themselves with todays anouncements, all the phones are superb! These will sell like hotcakes! I hope we see some of these in enzed.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Yeah I wondered whether I should go so far as to say its the new K750i... If we can go by all this excitement, then I'd say it is.  It already seems to have the fastest growing thread ever!
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K71
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yeah the C905 definately looks the business!!!it'll be expensive though on initial release.can you imagine how much vfone will be selling it for considering the k850 was $1000(i think?) on release!!??!!i'm quite tempted myself, but if i did buy it i would be waiting for maybe 6 or 7 months after its release to keep the cost down.
G900 going ok.still haven't really sat down with it to sort through menus and shortcuts, still a bit slow on the best way to open some things.
-posted pictures in G900 pic thread and in esato's photo section.
-camera button is a bit of a pain, hard to press down properly on it.
-back cover doesn't fit tightly along top edge.
-concealed m2 slot is a bit of a niusance, but managable.
-video calling works.i videocalled my k800, so i now know video calls work on that too!!!
-my hpm-82 remote can't be fully utilised at the moment.most remote features don't work which is annoying.
-signal quality quite good, although doesn't appear to be as consistant as k800.
-wlan picks up flatmates wifi network (as well as two neighbours, alas they are secure) but he can't remember the password so i can't connect to that yet.
-calls and txt seem to be all working fine, but not sure about pxt though, will have to test it more.
-downloaded settings for vfone live! seem to be ok but have yet to get onto vfone live! to check.
thats it for now.not really much of a tech person so thats all the info i can really give ya!!
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Muhammad-Oli
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If I get the C905, I'll definitely be importing it. No way am I putting up with Vodafone's high pricing anymore!
Your G900 sounds pretty good overall! A bit of a pain having those small problems though, especially the headset. I saw your comments about the headset in the G900 thread, and it sounds extremely annoying! You'd expect all the functions to work if SE says its compatible!
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K71
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yeah, i'm not sure why it doesn't work properly.i was thinking of getting the hpm-85, or the hpm-90, but now i might wait to see if others have similar problems.
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carkitter
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@K71
Glad to know you got the video calling going. G900 sounds good so far.
C905 coming to NZ - at this stage...
Already here:
J110i, J210i
K310i, K610i, K770i, K800, K850i
M600
P990i, P1i
V630i, V640i
W200i, W850i, W880i, W910i, W950i
Z310i
Coming to NZ:
C702, C902, C905
G502
S302
T303
W350i, W980
Xperia X1
NOT coming to NZ:
F305
G700, G700 BE, G900
J120i, J121i, J132
K200i, K205, K220i, K330, K530i, K550i, K660i, K790i, K810i
R300, R306
S500i
T250i, T280i, T650i
W380i, W580i, W610i, W660i, W700i, W710i, W760, W890, W900i, W960i
Z250i, Z320i, Z555i, Z610i, Z710i, Z750i, Z770i, Z780i
@M-O
Add the above to the first page if you like
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2008-06-17 15:18:26, carkitter wrote:
C905 coming to NZ - at this stage...
Good news, even though I'll import it if I decide to buy it. I'd like to see SEs become more popular here, so any releases here are good!
Already here:
J110i, J210i (apparently)
K310i, K610i, K770i, K800, K850i
M600 (apparently)
P990i, P1i
V630i, V640i
W200i, W850i, W880i, W910i, W950i
Z310i
Never seen those phones here before, but its some good info to have, so I will add it to the first post! Thanks mate.
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carkitter
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We are getting the MD400 and MD400g USB Broadband modems too, which is a first for SE in NZ.
The EC400 may be better for me though if I end up needing a 3G Wifi router to run my laptop, an iPhone and C905. The V640i and W980 could also then surf by Bluetooth PAN connection.
Wonder where I'd import an EC400 Broadband PCMCIA card from? 
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Muhammad-Oli
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To be honest, I don't know what you're on about! 
I wouldn't trust the info on SE's website too much though. They chop and change as they please.
I've now updated the first post guys. Again, let me know if you want anything added or removed. I'm thinking about removing the two NZ threads of interest because they seem to have expired a bit, but I don't think we have anything to put in as a replacement!
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Found this hiding on the NZ Herald website:
MOBILE MEDIA
Vodafone is trying to secure its dominance of the 3G mobile phone market in advance of Telecom introducing its new 3G service around November.
Telecom mobile users have been able to access broadband, but because of the technology for its CDMA format, the network has been unable to provide features such as downloading videos.
That will change when Telecom changes to a new WCDMA network, but Vodafone has been going all out to secure a big lead and recently developed a deal with Hyperfactory to develop advertising on mobile phones.
From July 28 Vodafone will introduce a new initiative providing a casual rate of $1 a day for a maximum of 10 megabytes without committing to a fixed monthly data contract.
Each MB after that costs $1.
I don't think this goes far enough. 10 MB is nowhere near enough data and still leaves the potential for unintended overspending. And if you use data everyday then your paying $30 per month for only 300 MB and that's not cheap in anyones language.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Oh I forgot to tell you guys! Vodafone sent me a text regarding this too. And I was gonna come post a comment on here saying that's a pretty crappy deal! Which it definitely is and I think anyone can see that. I hope they don't think that's cheap, cause if they do, they've got another thing coming...
They also say that browsing Facebook, Bebo, TradeMe and WAP YouTube (not the full version of YouTube) is free til about mid-July. Well I don't use those websites so I don't care. I had a look at WAP YouYube and its completely shite, and it cut of the connection part way through.
Vodafone's GPRS/3G/HSDPA service is completely shocking near my house, and I'm only a 15 minute walk from central Christchurch. It always cuts out, 3G hangs or disappears after only a few seconds of coming on, and this is even on the second storey of my house!  They better upgrade it before I even think about going on a plan so I can get cheap(er) data.
Anyway, seeing I hate these social networking sites, I hope the people who use their phones to go on them get stung with hidden costs or something.
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carkitter
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Check out this deal from VodafoneUK
C902 in Black or Exclusive Vodafone Red, free with a 18 month, GBP30 plan ($78) including unlimited landline calls (!) + 3GB Mobile Broadband available for GBP15 ($39). And that Broadband is 7.2Mbps...
I'd sign up to that. Even faster if it included a C905 or W980!
Edit: That plan can be had with C700, W890, W880, W910, K770, K850, V640, all free, some with bonus speaker bundles.
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Muhammad-Oli
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Well I can't really afford that per month. But I agree its a lot better than what Vodafone offers here. If I could, I'd pay more the phone and taker a cheaper plan to get that 3GB mobile broadband!
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Well I pay about that per month now but without the free phone which would save me about $700 - 800. Lets hope this type of plan arrives here soon. I've noticed Vodafone affilliates Digital Mobile, First Mobile and DS Wireless advertising deals on V640i, K770i, K800i, Nokia 5310 with 24 month Talker and Txter plans so I'd expect something changing, maybe on July 11?
Thinking about the new Casual Data tariff, I think Vodafone are close to a good plan. If they drop the one day restriction, then $1 per 10 MB is not bad at all. I can see my wife using less than 50MB per month with an iPhone, and that would cost her only $5.00. At that rate, 1GB would cost $100 which still leaves room for formal Data plans.
Edit: I've emailed Vodafone about dropping the 'per day' restriction, hopefully they'll consider it.
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