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@ Hobbster,
I hear you boet and you're right; at the end of the day I will indeed buy what suits me,(that's why I've never mentioned a N95 as my next smartphone upgrade, or N81 or whatever), not what's necessarily the latest n' greatest, or what's perhaps 'en vogue'. The fact that I'm still using the P900 after all these years says it all really.
With only 1 network still carrying the P1i, I've had to look at alternatives too. Touchscreen smartphone with decent cam? That narrows me down to the
phones, LG Viewty and the new TyTN II.
Yes, Nokia might surprise us with all the rumours of touchscreen smartphones next year, yes the P3 is apparently gonna be announced soon and so on, but I need something sooner to replace my overworked P900, as you know.
Orange are getting the P1i soon (apparently), but how's this for a bargain:
There's a place in Basildon, Essex (about 45 minutes' drive from our place) which has got brand spanking new P990i's for silly money, ie. £129.99! (approx R1820!). Now fair enough, they are locked to the Orange network, so it'll cost another £10 to unlock if I want to use another network. I'll probably use an Orange sim in it anyway, so no hassle for me now.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-N[....]eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
The RAM issue is not the be all and end all for me, as I hardly ever have any multitude of applications installed at any one time.
The P1i's slimmer dimensions and better-specced cam appeals, but effectively I could almost get 2 P990i's for the price of a P1i now; is it worth double? I dunno...
Maybe I should get a P990i now at that ridiculously cheap price, and see what transpires with the rumoured P3 in the months ahead, and how that will affect P1i prices. And so this kinda trend may continue with me..
Yes, I am very price-conscious; I have to be due to my self-imposed limits that I allow myself; we're trying to save but there's also plane tickets to SA for next July and August which will need to be booked very soon, the motorbikes' insurance annual renewals are coming up in a few months etc etc.
Who knows, with such a ridiculously low price for so much phone, I might just settle for a P990i, at this stage anyway...
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He who laughs last...thinks slowest.
T39m,
T630,P900, Nokia 7600 & N73
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2007-10-22 22:40 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-22 23:35:51
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The Proteas practising (?) their skills ahead of tomorrow's 3rd ODI in Pakistan
; take note, Bafana Bafana..you may have competition...
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...and Graeme Smith and the boys taking notes on Saturday night, on how not to 'choke' in world cups...
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He who laughs last...thinks slowest.
T39m,
T630,P900, Nokia 7600 & N73
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2007-10-22 23:06 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-23 00:02:26
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Its quite funny hey Kryptic.We can send spaceships to the moon and back but we cant invent a battery that can last long enough without having to be recharged daily or every second day.
@Wangs R1900
Enough said.
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Posted: 2007-10-23 00:26:21
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@dad - There's an ONGOING investigation during the last race (leg) - Brazil . . . something has to do with FUEL-issues I guess
Well anyway, if the VERDICT will be AGAINST the one veing investigated at
. . . Louis Jamiltiger will be declared as the NEW-2007 Driver of the Year and Rookie of the Year (too)
a veeeery FIRST (I guess) in the Formula 1 History
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Posted: 2007-10-23 02:42:14
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Hope u watching AM LIVE.Olivia Tambo International is abuzz with Springbok fans,some who have been there since 2 this morning.Here they come....BOKKE!
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Posted: 2007-10-23 07:14:18
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Reality has finally kicked in to what theyve done.Walking out the airport they all look shocked and a bit fearful to tell the truth.Thats credit to the SA organisation team.Organised chaos.You come from a 1st world country where everything runs smoothly and theres order to.....well,organised chaos.Welcome back to crazy Africa.
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Posted: 2007-10-23 07:52:55
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I had a look at it on tv this morning as well. Organized chaos is a very appropriate term! Imagine the scenes of jubilation when they're touring Jozi today!
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Posted: 2007-10-23 10:07:00
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Would've loved to have seen that homecoming live..
@ Jojo,
I don't think anything will materialise from that appeal IMHO.
The Iceman will remain the '07 world champ.
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Posted: 2007-10-23 13:00:37
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The Springboks are going to parade the streets of Cape Town on the 29th.im goimg to hire a room with a balcony on Long Street and buy a paintball gun with green and gold paint balls,and when they come past on the double decker bus,spray the shit out of them.Bad idea?
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Posted: 2007-10-23 13:22:16
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^^
Sounds good to me.
[ This Message was edited by: goldenface on 2007-10-23 12:42 ]
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Posted: 2007-10-23 13:42:13
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