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3G three live in Jan - too late for P800 |
lingart
Joined: Feb 20, 2002
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I would give up on the P800... too little/too late...
3G services are going live in the UK in january with three =>
www.three.co.uk
Their handsets from NEC look amazing and you get premier league football clips - goals highlights as they happen. I think the P800 is old before its even released. |
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panda
Joined: Sep 01, 2002
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From: Tokyo
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I would suggest that one should be cautious taking up 3G services with three. The NEC handset you mentioned has a battery life of 50 hours only, i.e. it will only last half a day in the real life condition (experience from 3G phones in Japan which had 55 hours standby time). So Getting P800 could be a better bet still, in terms of the practicality. |
701
Joined: Nov 26, 2002
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From: Romania
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Hehe battery is the most unimportant feature with the 3g-that phone is not working yet as there is no netw 4it lol and there won't b 4 another year..
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panda
Joined: Sep 01, 2002
Posts: 32
From: Tokyo
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Glad you think battery life in unimportant on 3G. I will stick to a phone that can last as long as the current 2G phones, thank you. |
gatevital
Joined: Dec 01, 2002
Posts: 440
From: Bath England
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£59 or £99 pr mounth to roam on o2... |
bart
Joined: Feb 03, 2002
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From: Flanders
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the phones of today are not good for 3G not even the upcomming nokia and motorola 3G phones. they all have poly-ion battery. for 3G you need alot of power so we need those new alcohol batterys. and no don't think of drinking from you battery guys, i think it will taste like hell. |
bjarne1
Joined: Oct 07, 2002
Posts: 117
From: sweden
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Why bother. 3G will be for some in the beginning, but for the masses, there will not have a breaktrue for atleast 2 years. Who the f**k will pay 100 euro / month + rates for using a phone?
As with everything, the price will come wonw, and the services will popup. But not now.
 C510 I want a torch! Please/Bjarne |
wapchimp
Joined: Jun 09, 2002
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From: Land of the chimps
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@lingart - sorry mate I don't agree with that = T68 was way ahead of it's time - there are a few phones now better in some respects - but not many - P800 will be a good seller if priced right - it HAS been a long time coming though - I wouldn't be surprised if 3 was late launching though - and only business users or spoilt rich kids will join 3 - £350+ for a handset & £50 a month line rental - extortion my son - I want videophones - but not at this price & video coverage won't be everywhere either!!! If I was rich I'd get one - but I'm not - Orange dont pay me enough wages to defect 
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webcash
Joined: Nov 12, 2002
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I hate to disagree orangeman as an orange customer I really love orange and dont particularly want to leave.However lets consider the facts.The rumours are that you will get a lot of data and voice calls perhaps as much as 40 hours a month and numerous sms mms etc as well as video and stuff where it is available.Consider my current plight where i have 2 phones on orange one of which is on talk 400 @50 per month then you add care and my pay as u go on o2 for the 300 free texts that takes me to 60 per month already without in front or anything else and i still got to carry two phones.
Come one hutchison you did fine when you launched orange lets get you going now.I want you lol.
BTW i wonder why they didnt choose orange to share their 2 g with as they originally were orange
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wapchimp
Joined: Jun 09, 2002
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hutchinson offloaded em (owned by voda/mannesman now france telecom - but u knew that) they still own/have options on other 'oranges' such as orange hk & some others - would have made sense for them to merge with 3 - but there was a new licence & oftel wants more competition - when it will come - orange 3g releases 03 - probably last quarter - but who knows???
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Ruvjet
Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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On 2002-12-11 13:57, 701 wrote:
Hehe battery is the most unimportant feature with the 3g-that phone is not working yet as there is no netw 4it lol and there won't b 4 another year..
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Maybe in your country, but we are ready to roll next month in the UK..
www.three.co.uk |
kallingen
Joined: Jan 13, 2002
Posts: 282
From: Karlstad, Sweden
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those 3G-nets here in sweden shall be done before 31th December 2003 here in sweden.. so about 1 year we´re ready to rock! 
Please be patiant...
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Joakim Käll, Sweden
* Owner Of A SonyEricsson P800 *
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Caspa
Joined: Nov 28, 2001
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From: London, UK.
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I think the P800 still has a good life ahead of it...it was thought by many in the industry to be a 3G handset when it was introduced and demonstrated. Now as for 3... We'll have to wait and see, mass uptake will be a long and slow process, handsets are limited, 3G coverage will be too (just like Tmob was), and i don't like the idea of roaming on O2...but they are keeping their cases close to their chests, who knows what they might have up their sleeves! It will be interesting to see them grow and develop..
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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3G is a known flop in Japan,only 10% of the predicted no. subsribed and not many ppl have COLOUR phones(in uk) never mind 3G phones.
I think the p800 has a long life going by the above. :-)
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Caspa
Joined: Nov 28, 2001
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From: London, UK.
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I mean cards!... Orangeman...any news on the P800?...my upgrades due mid-feb, and i got no news at work bout the Orange version!
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Posted: 2002-12-10 13:29
C510 I want a torch!
