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B@RTje
Joined: Jan 27, 2002
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From: holland
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Sometimes i'm wondering why i should buy the newest and coolest phone there is.. They realy cost a lot now.. and i think most people don't use the full 100 % of there phone anyway.. including me..
oke colour screen is cool.. themore colour the cooler it is.. camera is nice.. listen mp3's on the road..whatch a movie.. browe's the internet..
But i have a pc at home, that also can do that and more.. i have a digicam to make photo's.. etc.
A phone was designed to call.. nowdays it's a pocketpc that can call..
with a kinds of technoligy on board..
i know it's cool to make a picture and then show it to friends to get fancy, and play a 3d game on a "mobile" but is it wourth it all..
i know i'm not getting anywhere with this.. 
but in my case, i don't get a lot of calls or stuff.. i spreak friends on msn or at a disco, so why pay for a divice you don;t need.. sure it looks cool, and i want it.. that;s the problem of it.. most people are gadget freaks  they want the newest and coolest stuff..
can;t realy axplane it in english but you get te point i hope....
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haki
Joined: May 14, 2002
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From: The real MACEDONIA in GREECE
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Damn right! It's addiction of a serious type and it costs a lot. I feel this uncontrollable urge to buy every single top model that comes out despite knowing that I will not need most of the fancy features. I am in need of expert psychological assistance!
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Li Fei
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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Yup, for instance my parents both have bought T68i, although they use only phonebook, SMS (rarely) and alarm. They've paid a lot of money just because of the screen and \"sexy\" ;) design. Well, I've decided I won't replace mine with P800. Not because it's such a brick ;) but 'cause I already have the functionality I need using T68+MCA25+Palm. Moreover, I've decided I'll probably stay with that until 2004. I hope so ;)
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jplacson
Joined: Apr 21, 2002
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why YOU buy it is your own choice. I, for one, was debating on whether or not to get the P800, or a PDA. I had a T68i and I was happy with it. But I needed SOME PDA functions.
I wouldn't recommend the P800 to everyone... heavy PDA users, or people who don't always need their PDA would prefer a split solution.
Mild PDA users (like myself) or people who need an all-in-one solution would get the P800
People who do nothing more than text and call... obviously wouldn't get it... (my friend is selling his P800 cuz he finds it too complicated, he's sticking with his Nokia 8310)
So just cuz the latest phone is out, that doesn't mean you should but it! Some people think the T300 is an 'upgrade' to the T68i since it's newer... it isn't. And the P800 isn't an 'upgrade' to the T68i either... the P800 is the successor of the R380.
Buy & keep the phone that meets YOUR needs. If you need a lifestyle phone (T28, T68, T600) then the P800 is not for you. If you need a performance phone (R520, R380, P800)... then get the P800. If you need a cheap phone, there's the T100, 200 and 300.
Just cuz someone gets the T600, doesn't mean it's inferior to the P800. Just get what you want.  |
fijbert
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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From: Montreal / Beirut
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well w/e.. I dont see n e thing wrong in getting a T68i over a T200 or a Nokia 6100 over a 8310..
now I cant stand looking at monochrome screens.. it hurts my eyes..
and to a certain extent, when I got the T68i after the P800.. I cld see the lack of colors..
the only reason I use my T68i is cuz I can take it places I dont want to take my P800 (clubs, simple outtings, bad part of town, or to a friend's house)...
I'm the kind of guy who uses whatever the phone offers..
ie: T68i, I dont hv a camera, and I didnt buy one cuz I dont care for it.. P800, I use my cam everyday!
but there r something I wldnt sacrifice n e more.. like standard stuff..
I wld never go back to a monochrome screen.. EVER..
I never go back on technology.. only forward (with the exception of the T68i, the only phone I went back on cuz I needed BT, color, small and tri: nokia cant help me there)...
but wld I call my phones superior to someone else's? hell YEAH! I do it all the time when ppl bad mouth my superior tech..
I've even told some guy that my P800 is worth more than his life.. but he really pissed me off..
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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My solution to this quandry was to buy a secondhand p8 import well before it is available in the UK, this way i could try it for month.
If i find it too big or over complex/fragile then i could sell it on at about the same money & that way i would know for sure if it was the phone for me. It IS the phone for me so i`m keeping it.
Everything in life is a balance between;
SIZE / BENEFITS / PRICE & RUNNING COSTS
With a p8 i find the benefits outway the other two. |
Aikonoklast
Joined: Feb 02, 2002
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yeah that's why i'm stilll sticking to my t39 + sony clie + sony u10 digicam combo. still beats anything out there
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Necrosis
Joined: Jan 24, 2003
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Greetings!
I have a SERIOUS "buy-the-ultra-cool-phone" urge... I've managed to cope with it and sometimes I slap myself when this urges overcomes me!
For the times being, I think my t68i suites me fine, but that URGE hit me again when I first saw the P800 
If I had the money I would buy it in no time! But since I don't have the enough money, I'll buy it anyway  dispise the utility factor...
I'm not a heavy PDA user, nor a heavy mob phone user. I just like tehc stuff. It's that little thing that all humans are bound to be: insatisfation or greed.
Probably I don't need a P800, but I have to have one! Damm those marketeers at 
Go figures...
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@necrosis, As Aikonoklast said your probaably better off with a seperate good quality cam,PDA, & phone. but only if you don`t mind carrying it all.
For me (previously T68i/Ipaq bluetooth 3870 user) i find the main benefit is that p8 DOES do it all quite well, the camera is nowhere near as good as an average digicam, but it`s ALWAYS with you which is handy.
The p8 is a fantastic companion to your laptop.
AND A FANTASTIC GADGET. |
mariolouis
Joined: Nov 17, 2002
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i could have not said it any better. |
DeLa
Joined: Jan 22, 2003
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It all depends on the features you want and your budget of course.
In my opinion the combination of a (full-featured or not) GSM with bluetooth and a laptop is a wonderful solution for a lot of people. You have all the features of a aptop (word processor, keyboard, lots of storage) If you don't need the computer-part of the combination you just take your phone.
Maybe that will change if WiFi becomes widespread.
It all depends on what you need.
Apart from that I prefer apparel that does one thing and excels in that. That's why I have a T600 and why if I ever needed one (or my boss would pay for one) I'd prefer a palmtop with a phone instead of a hybrid like the P800 (however attractive it is)...
But that's just me |
pachy
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@Dela, i don`t wan`t to sound rude but i`m guessing maybe you hav`nt tried a P800.
For example, i thought an ipaq was going to be the best possible solution for me, but my 3870 turned out to be over hyped rubbish. |
sohopro
Joined: Feb 08, 2003
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From: Taiwan
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It's quite different with the "want" & "need".
Most functionalities are stirring up your desire not filling up your necessities.
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