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Ever since Vodacom slashed rates on DATA more and more people are using or joining Vodacom and now FREE BROWSING via VODAFONE LIVE.I will admit speeds on GPRS are dead slow sometimes and YES if you want faster speeds you must buy a 3G device.By the end of this year or early next year where ever there is a Vodacom signal there will be 3G coverage.Vodacom wil be rolling out another 1000 3G base stations in the next 9 months.........On the otherside if you want fast GPRS SPEED TRY BROWSING AFTER MIDNIGHT...........Nowdays the Vodacom shops sales on 3G is higher or same as 2G........This year is the year of 3G
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Posted: 2005-04-17 21:30:33
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Today I noticed the speeds were slow. They're actually trying to sell people Vodafone Live...wait till they find out about all the limitations:-) Browsing is not free cause you pay for it and it's only on the Vodafone Live portal, once you leave you start paying.
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Posted: 2005-04-17 21:39:49
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BROWSING IS FREE ON VODAFONE LIVE ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE OR BUY SOMETHING ON VODAFONE LIVE YOU PAY .NO NETWORK OFFER THIS........Customers are buying branded handset.Last week i sold more Vodafone branded handsets than normal handset.Full Hollywood and Bollywood movies will be available to download on you phones coming soon to Vodacom in 2-6months.
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Posted: 2005-04-17 21:55:26
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LOL@ Tahir: Whoever bought thoses phones should have the heads checked. If for instance you bought a V800 you won't be able to play any mp3's that have not been downloaded off the Vodafone Live portal...you can't transfer your own mp3's to the phone because the phone won't play anything that does not have a DRM(digital rights management) key. Tahir put that in your pipe and smoke it... I'd prefer choice than being forced to make the rich richer.
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Posted: 2005-04-17 23:45:09
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@tahir
Is what brix said true? Then i dont want a branded handset. f**k free browsing on voda live, if you cant get a non branded handset, ill import one myself.
Your a true salesman, mention all the good points, the little there is but the millions of kak points you just conveniently forget to mention.
And to think i was going to get a v800 when i upgraded in june, A BRANDED V800!
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Posted: 2005-04-18 07:09:00
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@Rhino: He won't say anything because he knows how Vodafone Live works. Before anyone goes out and buys a branded handset they should know what they're letting themselves in for...lots of restrictions. BTW liked the Vodafone-branded Sharp GX20, nice phone...unfortunately it's branded.
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Posted: 2005-04-18 08:08:54
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I think you are being harsh on Tahir Ally.Its nice to come her to recieve the latest Vodacom news.Rather that than no news at alll.Just wait till MTN gets, if you dont like branded phones.
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Posted: 2005-04-18 08:35:07
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@ Rhino8
Brix25 is smoking his socks...
As an owner of a V800, you can PLAY any MP3's on the phone without DRM rights. What you CANNOT do is use those MP3's for ringtones and alarm signals, unless u run them thru the DRM packager.
As a side note, remember that if you are brave enough, you can always update to Z800, and remove all the Vodafone crap...
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Posted: 2005-04-18 08:41:20
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@ Brix.You said you want choice.MTN and Cell C does not even have an MP3 portal like Vodafone Live.Vodafone has over 500 000 music files you can download on your phone.Who gives you that choice.The main thing in 3G is CONTENT.No mobile network in SA has the content like Vodafone.In time to come companies like exactmobile wont exists because its PAIN to download stuff from them .You dont understand the Vodafone live concept but i will explain it to you.When a phone is Vodafone live branded you dont have to break your head installing settings for mms or internet all this is preloaded.Vodafone live makes life easier.From the last post it seems you like PIRATE STUFF.Who said you cant transfer stuff from a V800 to another device.Thats BULLSHIT........If you dont like branded stuff all i can say to you is You will buy a branded phone sometime in the future or you can stick with your K700i and you will be missing out on allot of stuff
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Posted: 2005-04-18 08:46:04
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I dont think he can afford anything else!! :)
any way voda live is not as bad as you think, i know pirated stuff is more fun and you have a better variety... but what voda offers is legal and that means alot to some people.
its quite cheap as well,
and i think if some of you in this thread are actually looking for a handset that has everything you want, you will never stop looking for the rest of your life!!!!
i think you are easily manipulated espacially by the other users i this site, you dont even own a 3g or a voda live phone but you already complaining if dont want it then import 1 you nagging little B!!!
im quite content with these phones some have better features than the next but hey what can you do... right????
just get one thats suites you best...
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Posted: 2005-04-18 09:16:10
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