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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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Oh ja, and my quote is what you will pay at a 24hr garage, usually the most expensive place to get anything. Pretoria is not that bad at all. My GF has mentioned some of the Cape Town prices, and I thought that was pretty ridiculous. Suppose one knows where to get stuff when you live somewhere...
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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i remember once going up to a vendor at Carnival City, where i was attending a show. The dude wanted R12 for a 340ml can, which was insane.
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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Like at Lost City, there were times Beer was cheaper than Sodas. Quite the b!tc# when you are 12 years old...
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jiteshraj
Joined: May 16, 2005
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thanks for all the suggestions guys. think i'm gonna go for m600i. it should be a refreshing change. only problem is the crap vodafone software. anyway i'm sure debranding will be possible soon. i'm also gonna pick up the stereo bluetooth earphones. sum exciting times ahead. will report back on my experience. btw a can of coke here in Durban is under R5 at most places. Durban is cheap. cheers |
brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Good to hear about your choice. Are you taking the M600 on contract?
Had a hectic day at work...nothing seemed to be falling into place but thankfully my bosses understand the pressure I'm working under.
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francoislr
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Some feedback on the M600i would be much appreciated as my dad is thinking of getting it. He is not a high end user in the sense that i am, but a phone with the M600i's capabilities would suit him well.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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This has waaay too much sugar in it for kids to be drinking it, yet their marketing/branding people know exactly how to draw the little suckers in...
and this one's just plain nasty!! You won't even need a phone once you've had enough of this, simply allow the voices in your head to make contact with the voices in the other party's head 
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jiteshraj
Joined: May 16, 2005
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brix: yeah i'm getting the m600 on a weekender contract. should have it by end of next week. hope they have the white one. might have to pay extra for the handset tho. my k700 is serving me well and will serve as my secondary handset. anyway, i'll report back as soon as i get my new toy |
francoislr
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On 2006-10-30 19:30:43, jiteshraj wrote: might have to pay extra for the handset tho.
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I saw the M600i for free the last weekend or two at vodaworld on weekender. Hope you don't have to pay in. The more money saved the more money to be wasted on more important things:)
So i have discovered my new series i am going to watch. Took two episodes to get me thorougly hooked. It is called House. Got two seasons available, so got about 1600 minutes of entertainment lined up:) and the cool thing, the theme song is Teardrop by Massive Attack:)
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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Did you guys see the thing about the new saa air service? Flights will be hyper cheap, they mentioned about 160 for a one way ticket. Less excuse for us not to meet up:) hope it pulls off, and that the other cheap airlines suck it up. They are very unhappy:)
At that price i can fly down to cape town once a month to see my love:)
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Ah, Massive Attack...that reminds me Francois: have you seen that movie called 'Flight Of The Phoenix', featuring Dennis Quaid? (about a Fairchild C-119 transport plane that crash-lands in the Gobi Desert and they goffel n' create another plane of sorts from the wreckage.)
Anyway, they also used Massive Attack's music in the latter part of the movie, as the sweltering desert heat is beating down on the survivors. They used the eerie song 'Angel', which is the first song on the same album as Teardrop, ie. Mezzanine.
To quote Monty Python..
"And now for something completely different:"
Taken with the P900...da wanqsta's fave choc...a Kit-Kat Chunky Peanut Butter!!!
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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@francois: Saw the thing about Mango- our newest airline. From news reports, the average price for a ticket from Cape Town to Jozi will cost R200...I believe that it's marketing hype and they've probably excluded airport taxes and other hidden costs.
Try to check their site but it's still hasn't gone online and they were supposed to open bookings from midnight this evening.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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Flipping cheap! Even with taxes and a few sundry costs it ought not to be too pricey...
Next Saturday i'm taking some kids from my class to the movies, but the Saturday after that should be ok  Meet up at the Waterfront?
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brix25
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On 2006-10-30 22:40:00, Kryptik wrote:
Next Saturday i'm taking some kids from my class to the movies, but the Saturday after that should be ok Meet up at the Waterfront?
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ROLMAO...I'm trying to organise a special treat for all the people who post here.
PS: Anyone read Business Report which carried a story about Telkom taking a stake in MTN and in turn selling it's 50% stake in Vodacom to Vodafone Plc to finance the possible deal.
I sincerely hope its just a rumour because I really can't stand Telkom....just don't dig the idea of monopolies pimping out poor consumers for an essential service.
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Kryptik
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On 2006-10-30 23:01:13, brix25 wrote:
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On 2006-10-30 22:40:00, Kryptik wrote:
Next Saturday i'm taking some kids from my class to the movies, but the Saturday after that should be ok Meet up at the Waterfront?
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ROLMAO...I'm trying to organise a special treat for all the people who post here.
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Chartering a Boeing for us, mfowethu? A Lear may be a better option
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