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Muhammad-Oli
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Yeah I'd say Vodafone and AT&T would have the most effect on others too, but the thing is that those two companies won't agree. AT&T being American will go for WiMax, while Vodafone will go for LTE, causing confusion everywhere. But if the whole CDMA vs. GSM is anything to go by the Americans will lose out again.
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carkitter
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On 2008-08-15 13:56:12, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
But if the whole CDMA vs. GSM is anything to go by the Americans will lose out again.
 Exactly.
WiMax in the US is being pushed by Sprint Nextel who I think are CDMA; AT&T are obviously GSM. It looks like CDMA networks are mostly the ones resisting LTE, some things never change eh?  That's why I'm worried about Telecom. I think NZC are gambling on WiMax giving them an advantage but they're betting on a loser IMO.
I've emailed National Party Communications and IT spokesman Maurice Williamson about this issue; come November, he may be Communications Minister. In the unlikely event that Labour wins a 4th term(!?!), I'll email their relevant Minister.
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So i can't say that the k850i is super amazing or anything i miss the ol' k800i and it's lack of Vodaphone branding and the custom cam drivers are head and shoulders above the developments in the new camera software...
I guess i have some adjustments to make it's quite tricky to text on for example
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Well I've never felt it was anything special TBH but it certainly has good camera specs so if anyone can make it shine, I'm sure you can!
Congrats again to Oli on his wins in the Best Photoshopper and Best Australasian categories of the 2008 Esato Awards. I had a sense that we kiwis were in with a good show as the Aussies have been very quiet of late and the 'Australians where are you?' thread has generaly gone AWOL! At the same time Oli has led the charge here and become a prolific poster easily eclipsing my post count! Well done!
I'm very pleased at recieving a gong for my V640i review! I put a lot of effort into it, tried to be as honest and impartial as possible while still conveying my enthusiam for this underrated phone. Writing is something close to my heart just as drawing and photoshopping is to Oli so it's great we've both managed to do well in our respective 'fields'. Not being able to vote for my own review, I voted for PeterKay's W960 review on the strength of its photos and 80,000+ views which is simply incredible.
I'm pleased though to be 2nd Australasian rather than 4th Australian as last year 
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apparently k850i has lots of bugs and everyone on the c905 thred is saying they hope c905 doesn't have these bugs (c905 my next fone) |
gola
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Well done guys!
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carkitter
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Thanks gola, its been a good evening for NZ in sport too, with 5 Olympic medals and an unexpected win in the rugby. I kinda feel like I won a Gold medal too... sort of...
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Just for lolz look what I found in the playstation store:
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@M-O
Another thread to add to the first post perhaps?
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Muhammad-Oli
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Thanks again carkitter. I was really surprised when I saw the results! Congratulations again to you for your Gold and Silver medals.  I was pretty sure your review would get the award. It definitely deserved it!
I think its really impressive that our New Zealand thread made it to second place when we're such a small group. And its not just my work either! Its you guys that help keep this thread rolling! So thanks!
@gola: Cheers mate!
@yea g: Do you have a PS3 mate? Whats your PSN ID? Mine is Tabooger
@carkitter: It is done!
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carkitter
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I had hoped I might have a chance in the Best Debater category but it seems one needs to position one's self with an emotive, critical point of a view to be recognised there; Axxxr used to and was always recognised for it even though he eventually argued himself into oblivion. Perhaps another member will go the same way?
ScotsboyUK is undeniably the best orater on Esato but we seldom see his talents these days... 
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Dionasaurus
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Hey guys,
First of all congratulations to us and our little country for the Olympic medals!
Now my two cents: I managed to get the black C902 from Parallel Imported for $719, and I gotta say, I love this phone. In saying that, my last phone was a K750i that I had for almost three years so I guess it's a bit of a jump for me. Haven't really seen the camera quality properly yet as I haven't updated the firmware which I'm told will install much better camera drivers, but the phone is now my designated mp3 player with its awesome media player.
Last night I went to a party where someone had hired a stripper, and naturally, with my new phone, everyone demanded that I be the dodgy guy and record the performance for the birthday boy (which I didn't want to do, I swear!). But in the end, the phone got a lot of the stripper's attention as she started performing mostly for my camera.. err, phone. So bottom line is that the C902 gets you extra special stripper attention!
So here I am, lying in bed, hungover as hell typing this, my brain is a shrivelled prune, but my C902 is next to me playing Coldplay's new album, with videos and photos of my mate's special experience. Life is good.
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carkitter
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Hahaha!
Candidate for best post next year? Maybe...
First in this thread to get a C902, well done! Enjoy your new phone.
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Muhammad-Oli
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@Dionasaurus: Sounds like I'm going to be enjoying my C902 more than expected if it attracts that kind of attention! Funny that Parallel Imported don't reply to emails when you try to get the price down though. Really annoying!
@carkitter: You got my vote for best debater! I don't know whether best debater is such a great award to go for though. Look at Dogmann, everyone hates him... and from what I gather Axxxr had quite a few enemies too.
And Scotsboyuk doesn't post much here anymore because he is a mod on Esato's semi-rival, semi-friendly se-nse forums.
@yea g: I'll give you an add. I only have 4 games anyway. Maybe we'll have one in common.
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