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Sorry guys, these days I dont get to log in as often as I used to, and there have been so many replies since my last post that I would like to respond to. I'm currently working on a drilling rig in Edo state and only have access to gprs when I get back to the city.
First of all, I've inherited an N70 which is a 3g phone, plus my M600i so I guess that means I'm double ready for 3g. But unfortunately, no 3g tags here in Benin.
@Area, Pxt and Brym: Please tell me what you enjoy most from ur Nokia phone that you cannot do better on a less expensive SE model?
apart from certain installable 3rd party applications, a W810 will stand its own against most of the Nseries smartphones.
My w810 has a wonderful camera, an excellent mp3 player, large memory, and a host of very useful java apps (Dictionary, Bible, instant messenger, wireless print software, photo editor, file encrypter, rss news reader) it also has a bluetooth remote control which I use to control my media player and powerpoint presentations. I've configured my email client to d/l my mails every hour, so feature wise, this phone is loaded. My preference for SE is based on the intuitive nature of the OS, I find what I need where I expect to find it. The phone predicts my next move. for instance when typing text, if I select the 'open bracket' symbol, SE knows that the next thing will be to close the bracket after the required text has ben input, but not nokia. Also when entering names in contacts, SE know that names are proper nouns and so capitalises them after a space, but not nokia. why would I need an application to transfer contacts via bluetooth? do u need one to transfer photos? Yes SE has issues with UIQ3 but that doesn't make its java models any less capable. Aya is happy with his E61i very good, but I will not be caught dead holding a saucer to my ears. He was once this happy with a p910i and will be with a future SE model.
Lets be objective and not sentimental about our judgements. If S60 is stable, well so is Java. UIQ3 hasn't totally failed, Motorola has succeeded with it, and now SE has done the needful by selling part of its stake in UIQ to moto. lets see what they make of it.
I say SE is more innovative than nokia.
Proof:
SE pioneered the smartphone with the R380
SE pioneered the touchscreen UI with the R380
SE pioneered the online software update service
SE pioneered musicphones with the walkman series
I could go on, but I wont.
I don't hate Nokias, I only prefer SE.
Like Angel said, I live on the Sony side of life
Alhieri Engineering is in talks to acquire Intercellular. If that deal sails through, it will settle their carrier problem and instantly give them four cities to launch their 3g services.
Is there a 3g non-smartphone Nokia model available on the market?
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Posted: 2007-10-18 00:17:50
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erm actualy nokia had an oldskol mp3 "green light" phone way b4 walkman dreamed of starting
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Posted: 2007-10-18 02:46:40
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VOLLEY OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM AIR MARSHAL AMBY OF THE SE REPUBLICAN GUARD!!!!
2 days absence from here, see as they are firing me! This reply go long! I pray my battery holds out.
@area: how can u talk about painting someone after u painted me with "end of discussion" and P1!! Na so dis kin gist bring armed robbers to my house last yr! Anyhow, in ur pro-nokia monologue u didnt mention the "cheap good" nokia phones. Or in its absence, cheap bad ones. Or in its absence expensive bad ones. Are there any expensive good ones?
@aya: na lie! All that ur gist was ifizi! If u are so practical in ur expenditure, u would know as someone rightly stated earlier (sorry i forgot who!!) that it maybe easier to get some msgs across via video calls. And the fact u rarely use mms which u must still be getting some free ones shows you dont take advantage of the format. Rather than call or text my bro, for example, its easier and cheaper to send a mms video or recording, which he usually replies in kind. A very long text is usually also sent by mms. But still, for clarity sake, if ur the price differential was 3-5 bucks over the normal voice tariff u still wont use it for normal calls, now and then, with no special need for it?Come on! The price difference is small. Most pay much more of a difference when neglecting to make a "on-net" call consciencly. This question goes out to everyone else too.
PS: Was it a mental note u made that 3G registry or did u go thru the thread? (or scarier, do u have ur own record
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@adrusa: dont knock video calls cos they ddnt become a fad elsewhere. Remember, the nigerian is a funny animal! We too like to pose! Elsewhere in the "developed" world, u see dollar millionaires sending text msgs (how britney spears got in trouble textn while driving). But we here have a stigma against textn, like its for the "under class". Isnt that how the whole "mobile phones are not for the masses" came about in the 090 era? The "status symbol" effect of the vid calls should get a good customer base IF its priced and placed well.
With regards to Alheri, unless they are ready to make very heavy long term investments in equipment with very negligible returns in the short term, thier 3G rollout has got to be compact and precise. No putting it up in MDs village on launch!
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Posted: 2007-10-18 10:17:31
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On 2007-10-18 10:17:31, abubakar wrote:
@aya: na lie! All that ur gist was ifizi! If u are so practical in ur expenditure, u would know as someone rightly stated earlier (sorry i forgot who!!) that it maybe easier to get some msgs across via video calls.
Assuming I need to send those kind of messages at all! And I don't. To put it straight again, an email will get those sort of messages across cheaper, and with greater certainty, simply because MMS is billed in blocks i.e. Messages below xkb cost this and messages between x and ykb cost that.
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And the fact u rarely use mms which u must still be getting some free ones shows you dont take advantage of the format.
I don't send MMS at all. I tried it out when it was introduced and have found no real use for it.
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A very long text is usually also sent by mms.
That one na lie!
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On 2007-10-18 10:17:31, abubakar wrote:
But still, for clarity sake, if ur the price differential was 3-5 bucks over the normal voice tariff u still wont use it for normal calls, now and then, with no special need for it?Come on! The price difference is small. Most pay much more of a difference when neglecting to make a "on-net" call consciencly.
You have no access to information on my telephone habits, and so you are just shooting in the dark. This sermon may be needed by others, but believe me when I say its a waste on me.
So you are asking me to spend an extra N3-5 per minute just to see someone's face even if I do not NEED to see that face?
MMS schmit; video calls schmit.
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Posted: 2007-10-18 11:10:00
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@All From AYA's 3G sniffing exercise, it seems Glo's 3G will have better coverage in Laogs. It's been awhile since someone shouted... Up Glo!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 2007-10-18 11:53:00
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Forget about a SE NOKIA WAR. AYAhas just launched a QUOTE WAR!!
But in order to keep it simple and keep down download cost i'll refrain from any quotes. But i will say:
- you currently have multiple free MMSs on ur phone that not only give delivery reports but also read reports. I have never sent an MMS that just disappeared without a trace. The only delay i have gotten was either i ddnt have gprs to send it on time or the recipient ddnt have it to receive it on time.
-dont misquote me out of context. Let me rephrase: WHEN I HAVE A LONG TEXT TO SEND TO MY BRO I SOMETIMES SEND IT AS A MMS INSTEAD. If u like still say na lie!!
-i dont know ur phone usage, but unless you have the title of nigeria's most prudent person, u wouldnt mind spending a little now and then. Its human nature. Any how, if they do rollout with and if the differential is small, we shall see who will be the one to eat his words (literally, on the vid call screen!!!)
Think i have exceeded my quota on this thread for this week!
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Posted: 2007-10-18 14:51:19
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This SE v Nokia war is getting interesting, let me supply more ammunition:
Mobile Review seems to be the only site that provides detailed info on proprietary software of these the phone manufacturers.
Warning: These are long reviews with images, so use a PC if you are cost-conscious.
For review of Nokia's new proprietary S40 software features:
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/s405thedition-en.shtml
For review of SE's latest proprietary software called A200:
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/a200-se-en.shtml
For a comparison of the previous editions of both softwares:
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/k800vs6233-en.shtml
So read up, form your opinions and ATTTTTAAAACCCKKKK.
For me, I rest my case.
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Posted: 2007-10-18 18:27:37
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This message was posted from a T610
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Posted: 2007-10-18 18:50:12
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I am beginning to get confused here. Are U Guys arguing whether 3G will be a hit even before the 3G roll-out? Or whether AYA will ever need to send a video call? He says he won't need it. (But I am sure he will try it
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Anyway, the most interesting feature for me IS the video calls. Remember that Glo Fixed will soon bring Broadband to the masses. I expect a rush by Starcomms and Multilinks to protect their markets. So I don't expect my GSM phone to become my primary means of getting really fast internet connections. Except of course for video calls.
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Posted: 2007-10-18 19:14:32
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Posted: 2007-10-18 19:33:56
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