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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
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From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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I know they are one of, if not the largest sponsor, for f. But the brandes phones are really ugly.... The vodafone logo are real ugly. No offence........
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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You could possibly have offended one person on this thread. Vodafone is a big company but I'd hate to be confronted by them every time I made a call on my phone. If Tahir can be believed that would be the future of cellular.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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From: South Africa
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Mr Brix Vodafone is the largest mobile network in the world.1 in 3 person on this planet is connected via Vodafone in some way.Vodafone is buying off any network that wants to sell up.I would love Telkom and Venfin to sell all there shares to Vodafone.If Vodafone controlls Vodacom 100% you will fireworks in SA........In other parts of the world networks are joining hands or buying each another because they want to save money on infrastructure.Why Duplicate everything.Thats the Q.In time to come few big networks will be opperating and VODAFONE IS ONE OF THEM.Vodafone are still in talks with SA goverment to Telkom to sell up Vodacom.
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brix25
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Don't think there's much duplication...owning Vodacom would allow them (Vodafone) to have a single marketing strategy...which saves money in the long run. The Telkom CEO has said they would never sell their stake in Vodacom because it was strategic, especially for new streams of revenue. Seems like the fireworks will have to be put on hold then.
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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Telkom knows for a FACT.If they sell up all there shares in Vodacom.Telkom is KAPUT
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brix25
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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Until Telkom is entrenched in Africa will they consider selling their stake in Vodacom...they have not won a single fixed-licence in Africa and thus would want to keep Vodacom. If they did win a fixed-line licence they would want it to be linked to a GSM licence.
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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BREAKING NEWS!!!!
I got inside info that petrol might go to R8.00 a litre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by May.....
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Rhino8
Joined: Jan 07, 2005
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From: South Africa (Bloemfontein)
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Thats great, then it will be cheaper to use my mountain bike than the car....
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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I thought the reason for going to war was to make oil cheaper?
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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From: South Africa
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@Brix before the Iraq War.1 Iraqi Dinaar will get 3US dollars.Today 1000 Iraq Dinaar will get you 1 US dollars.NOW IS THAT LIBERISATION.American goverment and the west are the biggest criminals on this planet
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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What phones are all you guys using? Most of us use SE's but are there any you guys using any other makes?
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Tahir Ally
Joined: May 29, 2003
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From: South Africa
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I sell quiet a bit of SonyEricsson and i must say i did not get a single 1 coming back for repairs for the past 1 year.....You want QUALITY buy SONYERICSSON ///
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uthetha ituvi
Joined: Mar 01, 2005
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From: East London, both in SA & UK!
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A p900. Best phone I've used to date. Don't think the p910 has enough over the p910 to entice me to upgrade. Maybe the p910's successor will. I don't care if it'll still be a long while before the p910 replacement makes its appearance..the p900 does the job, for me, until that time.
I also have a Blokia 7600 as a spare phone. They were on a HUGE special in the UK last October on the '3' network. Price? £29.99 on PAYG!!!!!!(oh, on condition you bought £15 airtime as well with the purchase...!) I ordered 2 (maximum per customer)online from the carphonewarehouse's website on the day the launched the special and 2 days later they had such a backlog that they took the special off their site! I had the phone unlocked and flashed to access the hidden menus for £10. The other 7600 I bought is now in East London SA, with a Vodacom simcard in it.Has not given any hassles whatsoever.
Are Sendo phones sold in SA? There is apparently someone in Jhb who is the Sendo SA agent, according to Sendo when I contacted them. Most of the older Sendo phones are cheap n' nasty, but the Sendo X is such a GR8 phone to use. Was contemplating bringing some of these into SA. They are on eBay for about £120-£160 new.
The local cellphone shop nearby is also selling '3' and Vodafone-unlocked Motorola e1000's for £160.
Lastly, when I was last in SA about 2 years ago, Cell C were selling Sagem myX-5's. Are there any newer Sagems in SA?The new Sagem myX-8 is also a very underrated phone. I remember also seeing some LG phones at Jhb International. Is the SA market too saturated now to bother with these smaller, if underrated makes? |
uthetha ituvi
Joined: Mar 01, 2005
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From: East London, both in SA & UK!
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Oops, I obviously meant the p910 not being not enough of an improvement,for me, over the p900.
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brix25
Joined: Aug 20, 2003
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From: Cape Town, South Africa
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@uthetha: Quite liked the look of the first Sendo's ...unfortunately they were never available locally, Sendo X which by all accounts is a good phone is also not available locally. I fell in love with Ericsson with the T39 and then the SE T68i just went out and killed every other make in 2002. Have seen a couple of Sagem's but nothing that kept me distracted from my precious.
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