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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
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From: Abuja, Nigeria
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Vodacom again? Na wa o!
I don't see Transcorp selling off MTEL tho.
I saw the Chinese clones too here in Abuja yesterday at the GSM Village. I got an LG S3500 for 11k for me and my coz...
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OluYom
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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On 2007-05-22 12:08:24, Ifedisky wrote:
Celtel refuses to give me GPRS settings
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Get an 0808 line. Activation of 0802 lines can be problematic. Some 0802 have GPRS access, while others just dont. But all 0808 I have requested settings for were browsing in minutes.
As for Mtel, I have never been a believer in Transcorp. In my opinion, they are more of a ghost corp. We'll watch and see how things turn out.
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Ifedisky
Joined: Mar 26, 2006
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From: Lagos,Nigeria
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Ok.But how do I request for the settings,as in which code do I send and where to?Again,I wouldn't know if my location plays a part as I'm in onitsha now. |
brym!
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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On 2007-05-23 00:26:53, Ifedisky wrote:
Again,I wouldn't know if my location plays a part as I'm in onitsha now.
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Ife: I don't think Celtel's current GPRS coverage extends to Onitsha or Asaba. I can confirm that of Asaba from my last visit there a few weeks ago. The amazing thing is that throughout the trial period there was adequate coverage.
Even Glo's superb coverage of that city has become epileptic. I still don't understand whats gwan? |
abubakar
Joined: Sep 15, 2005
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@all: pardon my absence! the hustle is killing me!
i am tired of 3G promises! the way telephony was for the elites in the preGSM era is the way data/internet is now. no real attempt is being made by the GSM/PTO companies to make it widely available and cheap as they dont want to invest in extra infrastructure. like i said last time, its thier low
penetration high skimming marketing scheme.
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
Posts: 28
From: Abuja, Nigeria
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...And so we wait with bated breath for Glo Broadband and Telkom/Multi-links to bring internet to the main stream. I had thot Abuja-based Rosecom would do the magic with its ADSL promise but I didn't factor in that they were depending on NITEL's undersea cable. A superb failure.
Now the latest is that the new commsat would solve all our internet/communications problems.... well, we wait.
Any advice for OBJ as he packs his bags? 
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OluYom
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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On 2007-05-25 19:05:38, coolapostle wrote:
...And so we wait with bated breath for Glo Broadband and Telkom/Multi-links to bring internet to the main stream. |
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I am fast learning not to wait for anybody to do anything in this country. I use what is available, and anytime new entrants come in, if its up my alley, fine. If not, too bad. One develops that attitude after a couple of disappointments.
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On 2007-05-25 19:05:38, coolapostle wrote:
but I didn't factor in that they were depending on NITEL's undersea cable. A superb failure.
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A failure indeed, like all things government-run here. Shame.
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On 2007-05-25 19:05:38, coolapostle wrote:
Now the latest is that the new commsat would solve all our internet/communications problems.... |
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If you bank on that, you'll believe anything. I won't hold my breath.
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On 2007-05-25 19:05:38, coolapostle wrote:
Any advice for OBJ as he packs his bags?
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What's the use? He NEVER listens to advice 
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coolapostle
Joined: Oct 15, 2004
Posts: 28
From: Abuja, Nigeria
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 Good one!
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pxthomas
Joined: May 14, 2006
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From: DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
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@aya ...please can N71 take 2gb miniSD card?
[ This Message was edited by: pxthomas on 2007-05-26 12:11 ] |
OluYom
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On 2007-05-26 08:12:00, pxthomas wrote:
@aya ...please can N71 take 2gb miniSD card
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I expect that if what it has is a miniSD slot, then the capacity wouldn't make any difference. It should be compatible, but one way to make sure of this is to try it out before you make the purchase, if possible.
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pxthomas
Joined: May 14, 2006
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On 2007-05-26 13:13:00, AYA wrote:
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On 2007-05-26 08:12:00, pxthomas wrote:
@aya ...please can N71 take 2gb miniSD card
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I expect that if what it has is a miniSD slot, then the capacity wouldn't make any difference. It should be compatible, but one way to make sure of this is to try it out before you make the purchase, if possible.
yes it has minisd slot but i don't know if it will function properly with higher capacity memory card |
brym!
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
Posts: 75
From: NAIJA
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@pxt: The specs info on Gsmarena says it supports cards up to 2GB. Really, what do you need a 2GB card for?
I am using a 1GB miniSD card and I still have 255MB free space after adding the ff:
over 90 mp3 and wma songs,
over 25 short videos in various formats,
over 100 vga size pictures,
over 20 free WM apps,
over 15 pdf files,
over 50 numerous word and excel files,
and more...
I'll advise you to buy the 1GB card because when you upgrade to another N series, the card may not be compartible since all new N series have microSD as default. |
brym!
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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@Ife: Boy, what can I say? I am browsing full time with Celtel's GPRS and I am 'live in Asaba'.
@pxt: Still no coverage in your area? On my way here I discovered that the Benin-Asaba road is effectively covered by Celtel's Gprs. The coverage of the Sagamu-Benin road is still poor even for voice calls. I got Gprs signals at Ore and Ijebu-Ode but no signal at Sagamu.
@all: Have a great week ahead with President Yar'Adua and ex President Obasanjo both of People's Wuruwuru Party.
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ambyzown
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 231
From: Lagos-Nigeria
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@Brym: I'm surprised it took this long for you to pick Celtel gprs in Asaba. I used gprs at Asaba as far back as November 2006 when it was still free. Maybe they deactivated it for a while. Anyway good for u. I hope Pxt and Ifedisky will be able to pick signals at their locations now.
I saw a beautiful WM device on saturday, and instantly fell in love with it. Its an iPaq, but didn't have enough time to fondle it so as to determine the model number, but it was smaller than the P910 and a beauty to look at. I wouldn't mind such a device windows mobile OS or not. |
brym!
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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@amby: As I mentioned in an earlier post, there was signal all through the free browsing period but it was deactivated at the end of the free trial, and only swithed on again just recently. I am excited because I realy do not need to use GloDirect here again.
The WM device you played with may have been one of the Ipaq 68 series PPCs similar to the Imate Jam. They are fine and very funtional devices, the drawback as with other WM devces is their pretty steep prices. |
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