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The latest high end phones out this month!!
The W810
I750 Samsung smart phone
LG Chocolate
P850 3Mp phone
P300 Samsung cool little wallet accesory with built in Battery!
Thats it:D
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Posted: 2006-05-25 16:49:12
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I'd classify myself as a UIQ fan for one, but perhaps don't sing its praises as much as Mario does with the S60 platform; I'd leave it at that as Mario can speak for himself, but it doesn't require too many brain cells to work out if he's a S60 devotee or not...
And I'm sure The Kryptik One may have a good word or 2 to share about platform preferences...again I'll leave that for him to do.
I'm also a fan of the S60 format and enjoy my Nokia 3230 as a second phone, but I'm certainly not a single-minded zealot when it comes to operating systems and platforms; both UIQ and S60 have their merits and I enjoy what both have to offer.
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2006-05-25 16:01 ]
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Posted: 2006-05-25 16:59:08
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On 2006-05-25 15:43:01, brix25 wrote:
@coola: I could easily walk into Vodashop and buy myself a US$500 phone...
In South Africa, like most parts of the world, a mobile phone has become a status symbol and no-one wants to be seen
Here are my top phones in SA currently.
1) N70
2) Moto V3
So, shelling out $500 for a phone won't dent your pocket in a month? Wow! That is like 70k in naira terms here in Naija.... way, way, too high for the average Joe... like me.
So most ppl in ZA can afford the phone on ur top 10 then?
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Posted: 2006-05-25 17:35:12
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On 2006-05-25 15:43:01, brix25 wrote:
@coola: I could easily walk into Vodashop and buy myself a US$500 phone...
In South Africa, like most parts of the world, a mobile phone has become a status symbol and no-one wants to be seen
Here are my top phones in SA currently.
1) N70
2) Moto V3
So, shelling out $500 for a phone won't dent your pocket in a month? Wow! That is like 70k in naira terms here in Naija.... way, way, too high for the average Joe... like me.
So most ppl in ZA can afford the phone on ur top 10 then?
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Posted: 2006-05-25 17:42:04
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@coola: Don't get it twisted...In South Africa most people can't afford a $500 phone. If you were an average office worker in Emzansi (SA) a D600 or K750 would be your weapon of choice. I'm not going to hazard a guess on what the average South African earns but if I look around me, generally speaking it's seems that we're going through an economic boom because everone is spending.
@da wanqa:Well said, couldn't agree more...each flavour of Symbian has it's issues...currently as everyone knows I'm using UIQ, two years ago when I played around with a friend's 6600 the experience put me off S60 but I'm confident Nokia improvements in it's latest line of S60 devices...enough so that I'm still considering replacing my P910 with an N70 soon.
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[ This Message was edited by: brix25 on 2006-05-25 17:01 ]
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Posted: 2006-05-25 17:43:13
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Hey guys Laffen has allowed the walkman logo!!
its
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Posted: 2006-05-26 08:21:52
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Good, good
Not that I'm much of mobile music enthusiast.
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Posted: 2006-05-26 09:50:52
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As stated, i'm an admirer and fan of the S60 platform, no doubt. Unlike Brix, i took to the 6600 like a duck to water, after having read and reread the comments made by users on various sites. I think to a large degree it's been the availability of applications like Netfront that has so endeared me to Symbian.
@ Coola, imo most employed South Africans would be able to walk into a store and purchase a basic phone e.g. 1100, but most wouldn't be able to purchase a middle-of-the-range and upward phone on a whim, unless on credit. I can safely state that not many State employees can casually purchase high-end phones, not unless there'd been a windfall of some sort, or a foray into a savings account. Being very involved in the labour law aspect of education, i was pleasantly surprised at a meeting the other day to learn that an increase had been negotiated which now enables me to purchase three packets of peanuts instead of the usual two after the bills have been paid
It certainly does appear that we're experiencing an economic revival of some sorts, hopefully a lasting one.
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[ This Message was edited by: Kryptik on 2006-05-26 16:43 ]
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Posted: 2006-05-26 17:41:00
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On 2006-05-25 17:42:04, coolapostle wrote:
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On 2006-05-25 15:43:01, brix25 wrote:
@coola: I could easily walk into Vodashop and buy myself a US$500 phone...
In South Africa, like most parts of the world, a mobile phone has become a status symbol and no-one wants to be seen
Here are my top phones in SA currently.
1) N70
2) Moto V3
So, shelling out $500 for a phone won't dent your pocket in a month? Wow! That is like 70k in naira terms here in Naija.... way, way, too high for the average Joe... like me.
So most ppl in ZA can afford the phone on ur top 10 then?
Lets just say that you can get any phone, at R135pm X 24, thats the main seller, in terms of having the latest phone, currently you can get a N90 or a N70 any highend phone at R135 pm!!
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Posted: 2006-05-27 08:39:18
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Last night I thought I'd go out, hook up with a couple of friends, have some drinks but this morning when I got up around 7 I felt like sh!t....Haven't had a hangover in well over five months, to add to my misery last night I forgot to switch on the geyser( I'm playing my part by saving electricity)...so I had to take a cold shower which seemingly hasn't cured my hangover.
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Posted: 2006-05-27 13:40:39
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