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Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on October 20, 2007, 11:25:11 pm: i need a new phone. i have up to $500. what should i get? (i generally like nokias)
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: AppleXY on October 20, 2007, 11:58:04 pm: ooooo... iPhones. Sadly very difficult to use in Australia *sigh*.
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: joshuamorgan on October 21, 2007, 07:48:20 am: iPhone? Nah, aesthetics-/hype-wise they are sweet, but the functionality doesn't rival any phone currently on the market. They can't for example send/receive MMS, doesn't support UMTS/HSDPA (3G, so high-speed Internet and video calls aren't possible), and *currently* third-party application support is limited to web-based applications (an SDK is due to be released next year but there will never be support for J2ME).

I like to think of the iPhone as a hot chick with no personality. :P
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on October 21, 2007, 10:46:59 am: iphones are rubbish lol, where are the buttons :(

im thinking of getting an n80, thoughts?
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: joshuamorgan on October 21, 2007, 10:48:18 am: Nokia N80 seems good. If you can afford an extra $230, you can get a Nokia N95 through http://insanemobile.com - mine arrives Thursday, can't wait!
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on October 21, 2007, 11:56:54 am: just bought the n80 off ebay for $420 + $24 postage :D
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: joshuamorgan on October 21, 2007, 03:35:06 pm: Schweet. Is it new or used?
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on October 22, 2007, 03:44:47 pm: new, $444 including shipping. pearl black & free upgrade to internet edition

EDIT: call me ben :)
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: joshuamorgan on October 22, 2007, 03:58:53 pm: Awesome.

My Nokia N95 arrived today, it's freakin' sweet! I love it like a fat kid loves chocolate! :P
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on October 22, 2007, 03:59:22 pm: i hate you :(
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: 2happy on October 30, 2007, 08:27:53 pm: n80 is soo bad. it is too thick; they are rolling them out since there is the WICKED-looking new n81; WAY better than the n95 excpet for the camera. Plus, it's got hard drive storage
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on October 30, 2007, 08:36:02 pm: too thick? its like 2cm thick...anything under that is a pain in the ass to hold if you have average-large hands

aaaanyway...i got jibbed. the phone is the chinese one and has this problem where it scrolls down constantly without being touched. im going for a refund and gunna buy it elsewhere.
Title: Re: Mobile phone
Post by: gulamali on November 04, 2007, 06:09:39 pm: Quote from: "rustic_metal"
i need a new phone. i have up to $500. what should i get? (i generally like nokias)

go dubai and get your phone there rofl :P

lucky for me i'm going there at the end of the year =]

LG KU990 Viewty is a good phone, 5mg camera and totally touchscreen, looks tough as well.
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: Ahmad on November 10, 2007, 07:33:49 pm: Just got an N73 for free. :D
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on November 10, 2007, 08:07:28 pm: Quote from: "Ahmad"
Just got an N73 for free. :D

i absolutely hate you.

how come?
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: Ahmad on November 10, 2007, 08:10:47 pm: Cousin bought another phone. Gave me this one. Very, very random.
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on November 10, 2007, 08:11:42 pm: Quote from: "Ahmad"
Cousin bought another phone. Gave me this one. Very, very random.

i want a cousin.

actually i have like 6...
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: Odette on November 10, 2007, 08:27:15 pm: Oh speaking of mobile phones, i need to get a new one. any suggestions??
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on November 10, 2007, 08:34:32 pm: Quote from: "Odette"
Oh speaking of mobile phones, i need to get a new one. any suggestions??

(http://www.w3.org/2005/Talks/1111-maxf-delhi/telephone.jpg)
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: Odette on November 10, 2007, 08:42:45 pm: Oh lovely... i want that :P
Where can i buy it from? lol
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: brendan on November 10, 2007, 08:59:35 pm: Quote from: "Odette"
Oh speaking of mobile phones, i need to get a new one. any suggestions??

(http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/phone_hero20071019.png)
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: Odette on November 10, 2007, 09:05:01 pm: nice ^^ i'll consider it =]
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: rustic_metal on November 10, 2007, 09:22:46 pm: Quote from: "Odette"
Oh lovely... i want that :P
Where can i buy it from? lol

shops
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: huangers on November 17, 2007, 12:37:39 pm: samsung U700, it takes a while to get used to the touch buttons but otherwise the camera is sweet and its pretty good :)

or try waiting for the new sony ericssons which are coming out end of this yr or start of next yr. namely the k850i with the 5 megapixel camera or the w960i which has 8gb of onboard memory :)

nokia n81 and n82 (coming soon) look pretty sweet as well, the n82 has a 5 megapixel camera and a damn good flash, better than the n95s
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: Daniel15 on November 17, 2007, 01:29:01 pm: I need a new phone too, my Sony Ericsson Z550i is acting stupid and likes turning off when people try to call :P
The Nokia N95 looks good, I might consider it once I get more money :)
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: joshuamorgan on November 17, 2007, 04:33:50 pm: The Nokia N95 is awesome, highly recommend it. My only complaint is that I haven't yet managed to get the GPS working - although I've only given it 30 seconds to connect to the satellite, so perhaps I need more patience.

I don't like the iPhone, it's aesthetics are to boot, but functionality is poor.
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: huangers on November 17, 2007, 07:02:01 pm: have any of you guys who claim to not like the iphone actually played around with it?
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: joshuamorgan on November 17, 2007, 07:34:22 pm: Quote from: "huangers"
have any of you guys who claim to not like the iphone actually played around with it?

Nope. The thing can't send MMS, no Java, etc.
Title: Mobile phone
Post by: huangers on November 17, 2007, 09:13:32 pm: ah k well ive had a bit of a go using it, personally i dont use MMS and all that, but i did think it was a decent piece of tech :P the whole touch interface was just too cool haha

for a 2 megapixel camera the quality was surprisingly good too. but hey who knows a new version will probably be released before it comes to australia with all the features you want :P