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Pretorius, yer beauty! Eish, that was a nerve-racking final few minutes against the All Blacks...at least there's a bit more SA rugby pride restored with this match's outcome.
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Posted: 2006-09-02 17:31:20
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Hey guys i just met this guy last night who works for dstv multichoice and he had a new sagem that they testing which takes a multichoice card to receive all the usual channels with out the need for 3g reception and apparently it's not a battery killer...Looks crystal clear!Very nice indeed albeit a bit chunky phone...Any body know more bout this...
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Posted: 2006-09-02 17:42:23
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@Falcon786: That Sagem phone and more especially the DStv trial with DVB-H was discussed here some time back. Even though there's a big DVB-H mast atop my office block I could never get my grubby paws on that Sagem.
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Posted: 2006-09-02 18:55:00
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Speaking of TV functionality in phones, have you guys heard of Virgin's new Lobster 700? Interestingly, it uses DAB and not 3G for its 'piece de resistance' feature.
It will be available here later this month...being Virgin, I wonder if it's headed for SA shores as well:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.[....]ETAILS&manu=VIR&hand=LOB700VIR
http://www.coolsmartphone.com//news2523.html
Info from the above links:
The Virgin Mobile Lobster 700 TV mobile phone promises to revolutionise the way we watch television. Although 'mobile TV' has been around for a little while, the Lobster 700 TV is the UK's first mobile phone that will let you watch live TV and listen to digital radio from major broadcasters. It's all thanks to DAB-IP technology, which stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting - Internet Protocol. Instead of relying on 3G networks, this handset receives broadcast signals through its own aerial.
But the Virgin Mobile Lobster 700 TV isn't a one-trick pony. As well as being a television and radio receiver, it's also a smart phone that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 software. You'll have special versions of familiar Windows programs that'll synchronise with your PC, giving you email, internet browsing, instant messaging and a music player when you're on the move. And it's a camera phone, taking 1.3 megapixel photos and recording video clips.
The whole package is based on some impressive hardware, with a 2.2" colour screen, 128MB of storage, a memory expansion slot and Bluetooth connectivity. It's much more than just a telephone - in fact, in the words of Virgin Mobile, it's a "tellyphone"!
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Posted: 2006-09-03 01:47:16
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The DvBh phones been available for a month now, not that popular at the moment... Not sure if receptions available. Mr Wanqa the w810 is available here at R2399, not bad hey? The m600 n p990 is awaiting global software so should b released by mid nov or earlier!
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Posted: 2006-09-03 08:04:58
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On 2006-09-03 08:04:58, 786KBR wrote:
Mr Wanqa the w810 is available here at R2399, not bad hey? The m600 n p990 is awaiting global software so should b released by mid nov or earlier!
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@ 786KBR,
That's a fantastic price for a W810i, particularly if they are unbranded, no question. I'm very encouraged to hear that a handset like that is going for such a competitive price in SA. With the current exchange rate, there would be no real benefit in anyone buying one here at the current price if they were hoping to pay less than in SA.
Your message posted from a 'K800iv'...pardon my ignorance, what does the 'v' refer to?
[ This Message was edited by: amawanqa on 2006-09-03 10:17 ]
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Posted: 2006-09-03 11:14:52
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@ wanqa, the 'v' mystery. Could it be indication of the cursed mark of the vodafone?
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Posted: 2006-09-03 14:42:22
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Ah francois, I think you've sussed it.
So the Big Red One has even infiltrated the WAP-enabled phone recognition footprint now...
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Posted: 2006-09-03 15:01:27
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@786KBR: Expect to be answering a lot of questions from us. The other day I played around with a dummy K800iV while at Vodashop...don't know how different the dummy is from the production model but the joystick felt very suspect. Any difference from the much-maligned K750 joystick or do they both feel the same?
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Posted: 2006-09-03 15:26:00
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Mr Brix, i dont feel much of a diffence, my phones very fast n d joysticks nice n sensitive. Alot of people notice d phone, alot even know d name n its class beating camera, im always very surprised of how many people know their phones, hot Chanel sunglasses wearing chicks included! ;) Mr Wanqa yeah its a k800iv v for vodafone, n dat w810 is also vodafone branded. Was at d airport this morning and took d cybershot sticker of a dummy phone, really enhances d look! Survivor SA is starting :D
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Posted: 2006-09-03 18:15:08
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