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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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Now here's something for Vodafone McClaren Mercedes fans:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=139922
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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These articles I found particularly funny today;-)
101 uses for a dead iPhone
http://www.theregister.com/2007/01/11/top_iphone_tips/
Man loses weight playing Wii Sports
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/[....]wii_play_leads_to_weight_loss/
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Awfully quiet around here today, hope it's not as a result of the cricket...and why haven't I seen 786KBR on here crowing about his "team" and their awesome batting?
Back to phone related issues, one thing I love about my phone is the ability it has to store almost 700 messages...that's about as much as I've had on my phone before I got the flashing envelope telling me to clear the memory.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Dammit, I've got a cold.. and the braaing in the cold Saturday night air didn't help matters. Eish, better take the cold n' flu capsules again...
I've downloaded quite a few games for the N73, and Ducati 3D Experience and Sky Force Reloaded are my two current faves.
Cellphone arcade-type shoot-em-ups like Sky Force Reloaded and Siberian Strike remind me of my high school days, when we used to hang out in the corner shop before school and play classic arcade games like Xevious, Moon Patrol, Raiden, Time Pilot etc. Never bothered with Pac-Man though.
I can still recall the smell of the shop, maybe it was the incense...
Sigh, cellphone games have come a long way...
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Current phones: T39m, T610, T630, P900, Nokia 7600, Nokia N73.
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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Yeah, i grew up with street fighter 2, bubble bobble, snow brothers, and a few others. Sf2 and snow bros being my 20(later 50)c eaters. I got all of these on my phone now:) sf2 is just not the same on a phone, i eventually did all 100 levels of bubble bobble on my phone, and snow brothers is in chinese, so no fun as it should be, but it is not bad on my phone. Oh the old days:) oh, never mind tetris which i have always had on my phones that could handle games:) i have an odd taste in games. I like rpg the most, and have found a couple of great games. More on good games later. Sleepy time!
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brix25
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@da wanqsta: I remember Moon Patrol and Time Pilot. Back in the day my 20c coins were chowed by games like the first Street Fighter and classics like Centrepede, Silk Worm and Galaga.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Here's a little something which was included with an email which i received, really made my day! Hopefully it'll brighten your day a tad as well-
I smaak you stukkend, please say you'll be mine,
you're my moon, my stars, and my beachday sunshine...
You're so gorgeous it makes me go "wow"!!! You're better than a proper Durban bunnychow....
You're my beaded love-letter, my breeze in the night. You're my tea, my koeksister, my Blitz firelight....
You're my Discovery, my Tracker, my ADT.
My pap, Mrs Ball's Chutney, my Nandos for free....
You're my lambchop, my gumdrop, my partner in crime.
My chilli, my roti, my samoosa sublime...
The list is just endless and that isn't all. You're my Lotto jackpot, my Bioplus, even my zol....
You're my 4X4 when the road is hilly. You're the Clover pure butter on my mielie....
One look from you and I can float to the sky. I feel like the Springboks have just scored a try....
At this rate Kulula's
popularity just might die. Coz for me you're the only and best way to fly....
This, my snoekie, is only the start, coz you've taken the cable car straight to my heart!
So if I were the fork, would you please be my knife? Baby, you're the tomato sauce on the peri-peri chips of my life!!!
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Siosal
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: South Africa
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Craziness people. lol. Hope everyone is well. The new years isn't so kind to me, but it'll pick up I'm sure. Hope it is treating you guys better.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ da brixsta,
Those arcade titles bring back so many memories. I remember as a young lighty being tuned by the old lady for spending a whole Rand on 5 games (while she did the grocery shopping in Pick n' Pay), which also included the non-colour Asteroids game (it bored me somewhat compared to some of the newer ones that were around).
@ Kryptik,
LOL! I read that out to the mrs and we had a good laugh.
Jeremy Mansfield concocted a song by the same title, which is available on his 'Raw' CD.
If anyone's interested downloading the 3.5-odd meg song, here's the link via rapidshare:
http://rapidshare.com/files/12983936/I_smaak_u_stukkend.wma.html
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Current phones: T39m, T610, T630, P900, Nokia 7600, Nokia N73.
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mario2004
Joined: Sep 16, 2006
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@Amawanga after checking a few newer phones I decided to 'try' the N73 for the next year or so. Actually it will be my wife's phone, but if the N95 does not live up to my expectations I might hold on the N73. Now I am quite happy with the N70, but the N73 will come basically for 'free' (my wife's work contract). Do you think is it worth it to go from a N70 to a 73 or should I advise her to wait another 6 or so months with the upgrade and get the 95?
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amawanqa
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Mario,
As regards the N73, I can't fault it too much; although I've had to give it 2 'reboots' over this past week after it battled to connect with the PC's Bluetooth dongle this past week. This sorted the issue out. I was doing a helluva lot of data transferring without rebooting the phone at all until then, so not too surprising perhaps...
The list of 9.1 applications is increasing almost daily as I'm sure you are aware.
Now I have no personal experience with the N70, so I couldn't make a fair comment when comparing the 2 handsets. I wouldn't know if the OS's speed is at all different with the new version etc etc.
It's impossible to predict how stable/ good the N95 is going to be at this stage, taking into account prototypes that Eldar et al have been fiddling with too (perhaps if celltech is reading this, he could give us a bit more insight).
However, if it is everything that it is hyped to be, I'd wait the extra 6 months or so and get the phone that you really do want, particularly with its all-important integrated GPS etc. 
I'm sure Nokia will do whatever to try and ensure that it does what it says on the tin, but obviously there are many new components on this flagship Nokia, so although it's being currently rigorously tested and put through its paces prior to market availability, who knows over time...
If it really goes all pear-shaped with the N95 which seems unlikely, then you can always get the N73 in 6 months' time.
I don't think that you would be disappointed with the N73, but as I mentioned, if I was you, I'd wait the 6 months or so and see how the N95 delivers, then you've also got more 'concrete', substantiated opinions of the N95's abilities to piss off the fanboys with.
I haven't mentioned the sublime N73's camera, as if memory serves me correctly, this is not higher up the pecking order, as regards features, for you. As it is at the moment, I'm very impressed with the N73's camera hardware and software.
Sorry it's not a very thorough comparison, but I hope this helps.
As for me, UIQ remains my firm favourite, and I look forward to seeing what smartphones are launched this year, hopefully leagues better than the disappointing P990i...
A decent mp camera-equipped M600-type handset would do fit the bill for me. 
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Current phones: T39m, T610, T630, P900, Nokia 7600, Nokia N73.
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Pretoria, South Africa
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So i am watching mk89, and saw a music video by subrosa, a band i met when watching blindside, they were the opening band that night. Let me sign a cd with them. I like the video, not bad. Glad tv is getting better here:) nice seeing faces on tv that are around. High time.
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Isn't there a site where one could apply for cooler weather? I think i'm going to die of heatstroke today...
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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...and we've just got our first proper snow early this morning... Will take pics later. Gonna be fun driving to work this morning...
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jmash
Joined: Jan 18, 2006
Posts: 117
From: Nelspruit,South Africa
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@ Kryptic,
Hey boet you can try www.coolweather.com/southafrica
maybe this can cool you up.
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