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Mohil Joined: Jun 09, 2005 Posts: 0 From: Johannesburg, ZA PM |
Hi, people. It's my first post here, but I've been reading this board for a while now, and I think I ought to add a few things:
1: What is Prodigits? I've been seeing this name all over the board.
2: To Tahir Ally: I really think you need to calm down. I'm an avid Vodacom supporter like you, but you really are doing more harm than good by forcing your opinions onto others.
3: It's a fact: Vodacom's GPRS service really is terrible as of recently, whether over the internet or on MMS. It's unreliable. And providing excuses as to why it is that way does not rectify the situation.
4: Can you imagine if Sony released the Playstation 2 with nothing but Wild Wild Racing to play for the next 3 months? That's what 3G is like in SA with it's "wide" selection of 3G phones.
5: I keep reading about people trying to choose between a 3G phone or Smartphone. I can't understand why. 6680 is both in one.
6: Tahir, you really need to learn some etiquette and respect. I believe that Nokia is the best phone manufacturer, but I don't go around convincing SE and Samsung fans to change to Nokia. I respect their opinions.
Anyways, I didn't mean to offend anyone. But I do believe that people have the rights to their opinions.
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JK Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: > 500 From: S. Africa - JOZI PM |
lots to say guy... whyd u only join now????
vodas "wide" selection??? voda has 8!!!
im not sure how many their are but i doubt there more than 12!!!
and vodas doesnt want the 6630...
3g will grow its only out for 6 months give it sometime... most people still have no clue whats it about...
even gprs alot of people have it but dont use it!!!! they dont even know its exists!!!!!!!- exept for sending pics!! |
Mohil Joined: Jun 09, 2005 Posts: 0 From: Johannesburg, ZA PM |
8? I only know 4:
Moto E1000, V980
SE V800
Sharp 902
Maybe there are others that are still waiting to be released.
(BTW I meant 3G phones, not Vodafone Live. SE F500 isn't 3G) |
JK Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: > 500 From: S. Africa - JOZI PM |
oops sorry.. u rite!
but how many are out in the UK for example?
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Mohil Joined: Jun 09, 2005 Posts: 0 From: Johannesburg, ZA PM |
I don't know, but I'm sure the networks there don't take 6 months to compliance-test their phones. I mean there's only so much a phone can do. Does it really take so long to get through everything? I'm sure even something as advanced like a Nokia 7710 or SE P910 takes nothing more than a month to compliance-test overseas.
People at Vodacom claim that the manufacturers are slow in releasing their phones, but I think the real reason is that their phones are in compliance-testing for so long. I've got an email that I've kept going for months to the support centre regarding the "progress" of the 6680's (and 6630) compliance-test. Very boring to read if you ask me.
By the way, what is Prodigits???
[ This Message was edited by: Mohil on 2005-06-09 15:10 ] |
Rhino8 Joined: Jan 07, 2005 Posts: 104 From: South Africa (Bloemfontein) PM |
Prodigits is a chat site. Not a very advanced one and i dont use it, but its a chat site
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amawanqa Joined: May 08, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA PM |
Just for the record, these are the CURRENT 3G handsets available in the UK:
O2: O2 X4 (BenQ), 6630, V975 and Samsung Z107, (6680 soon.)
T-Mobile and Virgin: 6630
Orange: Samsung V107, 6680, Sanyo S750, LG U8150, C975 and some branches still have the Z1010
Vodafone: 902, V975, E1000, 6630, V800
3: NEC e616V, NEC e313, NEC 338, NEC e228, C975, V 975, Nokia 7600, LG U8138, A1000, E1000, 6680.
Numerous other handsets expected within the next few months.
@ Tahir, www.thelink.com, one of the 3 biggest cellphone chainstores in the UK, has now advertised the Samsung Z500 in their 'coming soon' section, so if the Z500 arrives in SA next month, that will be almost the same time that they will be available here in the UK! Go Samsung SA!! |
brix25 Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: > 500 From: Cape Town, South Africa PM, WWW
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My friend AndyO tells me he has taken possession of a K600i courtesy of SonyEricsson South Africa. Hopefully I'll get it in my grubby paws soon.
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Mohil Joined: Jun 09, 2005 Posts: 0 From: Johannesburg, ZA PM |
Amawanqa: The Nokia 7600, isn't that the leaf-shaped phone? That's a pretty old model. It can't be a 3G phone. Can it??? |
brix25 Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: > 500 From: Cape Town, South Africa PM, WWW
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My friend AndyO tells me he has taken possession of a K600i courtesy of SonyEricsson South Africa. Hopefully I'll get it in my grubby paws soon.
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amawanqa Joined: May 08, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA PM |
@ Mohil,
Yes it is indeed 3G capable, and it is the leaf-shaped/tape-measure-shaped handset. Obviously no video calling facilities. Specs for most modern phones are available at www.gsmarena.com
It was the first Nokia 3G enabled handset available here. It's a bit of a bugger to sms with, though. (Initially,anyway.)Very popular here when they were going very cheap on the UK's dedicated 3G network,3, last October, for a whole whopping £29.99 (!) if you bought £15 top-up with it, on 3's PAYG service called 'Threepay'. This special was through www.carphonewarehouse.com at the time, but with such a ridiculously cheap price, CPW had such a backlog of orders that they took the special off their website within 2 days! People were restricted to buying a maximum of 2 per household...
It gives you the option, under phone settings, then network settings, to select either 'dual mode' (both UMTS and GSM) or only GSM.
Most people I know had them unlocked here and flashed to obtain the hidden menus for manually setting the network settings. Threepay has a relatively good tariff, but many people are put off that the airtime vouchers/top-up is only valid for 30 days, and with a minimum top-up of £15, compared to most other network's minimum £5 top-up, you might as well have gone for a contract...
I have sent two unlocked and flashed 7600's from here to SA, and both are working fine on Vodacom.
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sIssIs Joined: Jun 05, 2005 Posts: 0 PM |
Three new 3G-mobiles for the Vodafone range
The Motorola V1050, Samsung Z500 and Sony Ericsson's V600i. I wonder when these mobiles will be available in SA. They're only available in sweden and few other places! They better star getting the mobiles over to SA! |
Tahir Ally Joined: May 29, 2003 Posts: 106 From: South Africa PM, WWW
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I see no body broke the news here but here it is:ICASA WANTS TO BAN SA CELL NETWORKS TO GIVE CUSTOMERS FREE CELLPHONES ON CONTRACTS.Yes you read correct.And ALL NETWORKS welcomes it.ICASA say customer must pay for phones and must get lower rates.All networks have to respond to ICASA by 6 July 05......WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS
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brix25 Joined: Aug 20, 2003 Posts: > 500 From: Cape Town, South Africa PM, WWW
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LOL@ Tahir... Check a couple of posts back,
I posted this news 2 days ago. Icasa contends that the current practice of giving away "free phones" to contract subs pushes up the price of calls and services because somehow these "free phones" have to be subsidised from somewhere. They also want networks to have shorter contracts than the current 24 months.
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Rhino8 Joined: Jan 07, 2005 Posts: 104 From: South Africa (Bloemfontein) PM |
That would be gr8. But then some ppl will never get new phones. I would rather go for a free phone and pay more, unless call rates and data rates will drop dramaticaly
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