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Two days sans posting here, feels weird.
@da krypsta: The possibility of one day ordering your own customised phone is indeed possible, just check what Nike have done- you can order your own unique shoe off their website. Maybe Nokia can start doing this because they've got some much cross-pollination across their models that it would be quite feasible to "mix n match".
I doubt though whether you could order specific features from various manaufacturers. That would be too complicated, just think of all the issues like patents, designs, etc that will come up... Mobile phones might all look the same but they're quite different from one another.
@ALL: Hi Fi Corp is tempting me once again to splurge out the hard-earned cash...check this: 75CM LCD TV, 1024x768 screen, for R7799... The only catch though is that it doesn't seem to come with HDMI support.
Talking of which we've got all these ads today in the paper by electronics shops bragging about HD when SA is years off from getting any HD broadcast over the air by the trusted old SABC.
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Posted: 2006-03-23 11:40:51
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On 2006-03-21 16:58:00, brix25 wrote:
LOL @ da wanqsta: I remember a couple of years ago when govt tried to introduce the card licence there was a big uproar, eventually it got done.
Having every car in SA insured is possible but we're far off, they first to get all the unroadworthy vehicles off the road.
@brad: The ad was in a leaflet for Vodacom.
Its been advertised for a while now, theres a dealer here in jozi offering the W900/N70 + dvd free on weekender!!
not bad!!
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Posted: 2006-03-23 12:30:46
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@756KBR: That's quite a nice deal.
EDIT: We're far off from getting the capable handsets but next week we'll be way ahead of the pack when HSDPA launches, and please don't ask me what all those letters stand for.
Vodacom's 3G HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), which is up to five times faster than 3G and faster than ADSL, will be available commercially from 2 April 2006. Access will be through the exclusive use of a Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G broadband card with HSPDA, which can also be used on any of the Vodafone 3G broadband networks worldwide where roaming agreements are in place."3G HSDPA delivers performance comparable to today's ADSL and wireless LAN services, but with the added benefit of mobility. It is 3G on steroids!" says Pieter Uys, COO of Vodacom.
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Posted: 2006-03-23 13:54:16
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That's great to hear that SA is really pioneering HSDPA in some way.
I wonder how HSDPA/ 3.5G phone's batteries (usage and stand-by times) will cope with the extra data transfer loads, streaming and processing speeds, etc.
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Posted: 2006-03-23 22:18:15
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You'll have to either carry a charger with you, have a spare battery or have the phone on permanent charge when you're using any of the HSDPA services which will require a lot of processing/battery power. Good luck to those who'll buy the first capable handsets.
Talking of which it seems they're likely to come some time at the end of this year.
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Posted: 2006-03-23 22:50:00
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Totally off-topic, I hope the Proteas produce a better performance in the test arena tomorrow at Kingsmead, compared to how they battled against Clark et al on that mo'fo wicket last week.
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Posted: 2006-03-23 23:05:17
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@da wanqsta: U sa sebenza e la P900 yakho?
If you are what applications are you using with it?
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Posted: 2006-03-23 23:15:00
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Yhu, mhlekazi...I occasionally use Word and/ or the jotter on the P900 for planning work-related activities that come to mind when I'm away from either home or work PC's, as well as the jotter. Nothing too fancy or mind-blowing, I guess.
I use the P900 far more for non-work related things, again when I away from any PC. Then the phone really earns its keep, with all the texting with the stylus, internet browsing, etc.
I'm still keen to teach the Poms the mother of all isiXhosa tongue-twisters, not that I've completely mastered it myself, particularly after a few Budweisers:
Iqaqa laqabaleka iqhini latyibalika laqhawula uqhoqhoqho!
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Posted: 2006-03-24 00:15:55
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Its Vodaworlds birthday this weekend, have you guys seen the deals??
Very nice!!
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Posted: 2006-03-24 07:45:19
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Nice hearing about the HSDPA implementation, although i'd imagine those handsets would be horrendously expensive upon launch.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the ol' 3510i gamely soldiers on, despite being used by a nephew these days who's a Mxit addict.
Heard via the grapevine that a Cape Town hacker had unleashed a virus on Mxit, causing the system to hang. Seems they traced the dude and arrested him. My source mentioned speaking to one of the guys involved in the trace, and when he asked how they managed to acquire info off somebody's phone without being physically present he was treated to a little demo. His phone rang, and the caller id showed it to be a friend of his, who happened to be standing next to him (i personally know these guys, both of em work at the local cellshop i sometimes speak of). The upshot is that they not only read all the data on his phone, but also picked up on who was close to him, then called him from that particular number, using his colleagues airtime as well....
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Posted: 2006-03-24 08:54:00
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