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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Hi Psycho, welcome to the thread. If it's phones you're after, folks, there are some incredible deals that go down on www.bidorbuy.co.za sometimes. I've seen the w900i, N90 and the like sell for some really low figures... It's really a matter of timing when it comes to winning something neat on these online auction sites... Have a look, some really cheap quality goodies up for grabs. I've been able to indulge my hobby tremendously the past few weeks 
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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@ psychonymphe, hey watch it! i am a geek! lol!
Just a summary what I use the phone for(The W900i):
Music is the nr.1 thing I use my phone for. And not just the "listening to music" way, in fact, I do that very little. I am a musician as most of you know, my big hobby...I make all forms of real and digital music. Where the phone comes in: I sit outside on our stoep almost every night with a hubbly, guitar, and my phone. Never mind tracks that I can practise to, I have a applicaton called Vibe which is sort of a Midi editor, and I have composed so many guitar lines and all forms of tunes in that. Also used that to improve my drum track composition.
Then there is the fact that I can watch full-length movies on the thing...Really cool. Watching DVD's the times I do is quite hard. And I watch it in parts if it's a crap movie (which 90% of movies these days are) I have watched a few movies like that which I never would have watched any other way. But that is taking backseat...I have a new addiction: Rocketboom! I downloaded about 2.5 GB of rocketboom videos this weekend at a client who has a uncapped 1mbps connection: they don't use it weekends, so why waste...they pay 8k monthly for the line. Anyway, I quite enjoy Rocketboom's daily "news casts" so yeah, watching 3 minute video casts on a phone is a bit easier than on a pc for me. Same with funny videos. I have tons of the stuff! It is great sitting outside at night, puffing away on some fruity flavour, and watching all the funny videos we have, which is quite a lot.
The camera on this phone is great: 2mp is not quite 3mp, and 3mp in my opinion is the minimum for good photos, but the photos printed out from this baby are not bad at all. To the untrained eye it will look perfect.
Video clips are something I take a lot of. Am using that to start my video blogging(once I can find a 3GP video editor!) Reason for video blogging is to start making video of any form. I am an alternative arts freak: music, pictures, video, digital arts, writing, and blowing up fruit...the last one was a joke....
Never mind internet(opera mini) , some other applications, games, books( I read a book on it one evening: so much easier than carrying around a few books) and yeah...lots to use. All round this phone is suited to my needs, and that is why I got it. I have had it for round about 3 months and I do not regret it.
Anyway, psychonymphe, give us a list of what you need in a phone, other than it being a comfortable brick..=) Maybe we can help you figure out what brick will aid your future "sink to the bottom" when the mafia gets you...
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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@ psychonymphe, about the screen size, I am not sure about the physical size of the screen, but a screen can be the same resolution (320x240) without being the same physical size. I just assume that since the K800i is smaller that it's screen might suffer in that regard, but I might be wrong.
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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Me AGAIN! Interresting link I found yesterday....saw a link to it again on Esato today..."SanDisk Launches V-MATE, A Video Flash Memory Card Recorder"
http://www.sandisk.com/Corpor[....]ases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=3524
So yeah...
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Time goes by so quickly...the SA thread will be 2 years old in exactly 2 month's time. |
JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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Hey welcome Psycho!! 
U a chick rite? |
Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
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From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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Welcome to the sa post psyconymph..
Now i cant remember whom of you said this "i dont want a popular phone" i have to agree with that fully, but i am leaving that behind for the k800, coz no matter how popular it is, i believe it will be worth it, and then again, re popularity, the phone may be popular, but how many south africans can actually afford such a phone?
ARSENAL : Samsung Galaxy SII
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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On 2006-09-05 00:07:00, psychonymphe wrote:
......This is a tad tragic...think i must stick to shoes, no discontinuations there.
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@ 786KBR, I'd hope she is, else we have our first user of an "alternative sexuallity" here! lol!
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Falcon786
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
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From: Vereeniging-South Africa
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Guys she's obviously a chick!I mean the name says it all...Nymph...Go check it up in the dictionary should be as nympho...So welcome miss NAUGHTY psycho 
oh and francs here's a link for a small program that can convert 3gp to avi.. www.freedownloadscenter.com/M[....]le_3GP_converter_Download.html
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psychonymphe
Joined: Sep 03, 2006
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From: Stellenbosch, S.Africa
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I am a chick, even the selfconfessed geek figured that1out;)
@francois, i followed wholeheartedly until u mentioned reading a book on ur phone; that is an absolute travesty. I need a big screen above all else. I need awesome battery life. I need it to be a SE. I need at least a 2mp camera. Music isnt an issue4me. 1thing i would love is2be able2store over 400 smses, but thats nothing but a bonus. I draw a lot and find it useful2take pics and ruminate on ideas, alterations, etc... And4that reason i cant use |
psychonymphe
Joined: Sep 03, 2006
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From: Stellenbosch, S.Africa
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...a dedicated camera because i wouldnt have it with me at all odd hours.
I said i didnt want a popular phone as that defeats all delusions of exclusivity. The k800i is n0t going to be exclusive, irrespective of price. At least it's a good phone, imagine owning something that's popular AND a piece of crap (LG choc).
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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Go for the K800, the only problem is this phones so good they gonna be around for a while and that means the price is gonna drop, then making it very popular... |
francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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I am sorry to say that I did not make it far in my teenage years before finding out what a nymphomaniac is.....lol!
@ Falcon786, thanx for the link, but it seems not to work...will see what I can do with the info in the url...
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francoislr
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@ kbr786, got it! there was a typo in the address....Aparently the difference between a Capitol G and a small g actually does make a difference...Thanks for the link bro!
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francoislr
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@ psychonymphe, so i would like to officially welcome the first girl to this forum, that is, if you are the first girl...have not been here for too long, so I know not what happened in the past concerning women....maybe there were some long, long ago...
If you are into making modifications on the phone to pictures and stuff, the best might be to go smart phone. I am sure there are symbian apps out there that can do what you need it to do....that means w950i, which will need you to buy a camera attachment, one of the P's, which means you will look like a corporate...or else you have to use the cursed N brand....heard the 93 has near-dvd quality video....(but that matters to just me)
Also, about the geek thing, at least I am not a nerd.....I read the following somewhere:
"Well, the difference between geeks and nerds are worldiness. Geeks like odd, hip things, like Steve Earle, manga and Lupin the Third on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. They cackle at Sealab 2120 and love Aqua Teen Hunger Force. They wear soccer jerseys and build computers and appreciate sushi. I would be, by most definitions, a geek.
Nerds think chess is a great way to spend the day. They have collections of Isaac Asimov and Piers Anthony and think D&D is better when you dress up.
Geeks want partners, nerds want to be worshiped. "
I read some more on the subject somewhere else: it goes into the thing of geeks do something, learns to do it well and applies it for their benefit...A nerd on the other hand will do something, push the limits beyond anything, even if the subject matter is useless, and will not be of use to anyone...more a matter of principle...
Just a dumb example, but I have a friend that is sort of like this: he has never blown up a baloon. He refuses to blow up a baloon, because he has never blown up a baloon, and he wants to keep his record. It is absolutely useless, but makes for good example....
What do you guys think?
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