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I think so, from phones4u or carphone as soon as they start selling.
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Posted: 2003-02-24 16:30:00
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On 2003-02-24 14:48, andrew99 wrote:
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I think you've been brain washed by se, not everything takes a year (or more) from when it is announced until when it works.
I've been to a 3 trial in their store on Oxford Street, it looks pretty cool. I want to know when they will be selling the Z1010...
check coverage of the 3g services
check cost of 3g services
laugh
buy a p800
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Posted: 2003-02-24 16:51:00
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Coverage of 3 services? Hmm, lets see, all of london. hmm, all of the m1, m4, m25, hmm, 2.5G coverage courtesy of O2.
Pirces for calls, hmmm, 5p a minute anytime, no monthly rental.
Trust me, I'm laughing... and in a months time, when I'm making video calls and you are not, I'd say see who laughs last, but the thing is, you wouldn't see anything...
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Posted: 2003-02-24 18:34:00
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andrew99 do you think the nec e606 has some kind of memory slot?
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Posted: 2003-02-24 19:06:00
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check coverage of the 3g services
It covers everything inside the M25, which is nice for me.
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check cost of 3g services
£59.99 for 1000 xnet minutes, 250 texts, 100 MMS (40 video +60 photo) and if I get one for my girlfriend, we have 100 videocall mins as well? And if I'm one of the first 20,000, the handset will cost £199.98?
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Yeah, it is pretty funny...
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buy a P800
Or... pre-order a e606 for the 3rd of March.
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Posted: 2003-02-24 19:08:00
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I think phones4u have started to take pre- oders, but you have to pay a £20 deposit, and its about £199. Its a good deal I think.
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Posted: 2003-02-24 19:15:00
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Unfortunately there is no memory slot in the e606, and it has only got 32mg on board.
I am going to buy the phone on the "12" package, which is pretty cheap and puts £100 toward the handset, and as I am going to buy two I get £100 off the total, so it works out at £250 per handset, which is sort of comparable with the p800
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Posted: 2003-02-24 19:47:00
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I agree - £59 would be a bargain for just 1000 xnet voice minutes - let alone all the other bits thrown into the bundle. And the £100 caboodle tariff doubles all of the allowance!
Coverage is potentially a worry - I know there are quite a few UMTS masts in and around Southampton but what the reception will actually end up being like I don't know. There are quite a few other masts all the way up the M3 as well (along my commute route).
I was all set to pre-order an e606 but now I don't know whether to wait for the Z1010 or not! Do we have any indication when it might be released? "Second half of 2003" I think was mentioned in the press release from SE but I wonder whether 3's kit and caboodle tariffs will still be available by then (they are supposed to only be promotional ones for the first subscribers but I don't think they have given a firm date for when they will be withdrawn).
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Posted: 2003-02-24 19:53:00
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Well I will have to make up my mind on what tariff is best for me .I think I might try the 12 or 1000mins one but I dont know how long the offer will last.
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Posted: 2003-02-24 21:01:00
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I know that i will wait, no point rushing in buying a G3 phone, not many people i know have a MMS compatable phone, let alone a video phone.
Beside there going to be bugs in the systems some where. And the number of phone that will be sold, and the chances of any one i know will also going to have one are next to nothing!
I will wait untill next year or even untill 2005 ................ etc
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Posted: 2003-02-24 22:50:00
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