Handsets for 3G V800

[news.itxpress.com.au]

Given the recent recent codeshare agreement and access to caped rates, I'm
planning to migrate Telstra > 3.

As there are not any decent UMTS / W-CDMA 2100MHz enabled PDA's (Motorola do
have a Symbian based A1000 available), I'm looking for a phone similar to my
current Nokia 6100. Paying off a phone for 24 months is probably a little
too long, given that I'd upgrade in 2006 when there are a lot more options,
so am looking at a phone to use for the next 18 months, with some resale
value afterwards.

Handset wise, there isn't anything compariable to a Nokia 6100 with 3G
functionality - Nokia 7600 does not do videotalk, it appears they aren't
that small yet. LG's U8138 is fast and has a good cramshell form factor, tho
lacks storage upgrade and hi-res camera/flash.

Sonyericsson's Z1010 (their first 3G) has been out for over a year now, size
is a little too large. What I do like is the recently launched V800 -
exclusively available from Vodafone UK (launching a couple of months ago).
It has had some great reviews, in Sweden during November V800 sales were
greather than all other 3G handsets combined. Quite expensive tho - there is
actually one on ebay in AU, it will go for $700+

URL for dreaming:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10205&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10205

I think I will have to settle for the SE Z1010 or LG U8138.

[thomo]

I think Three requires you to buy a phone for each connection to their
network and doesn't provide USIM cards alone. However you may be able to go
for the cheapest phone & then use a second-hand alternative.

It will be interesting to see what happens when Three shares it's
transmitters with Telstra from mid year. Maybe the competition will demand a
USIM only service.

I use a Motorolla A925 (given free after a year with Three as a concession
for reducing the $99 monthly cap limit to $500) and find it good for most
basic services. Symbian probably allows for more sophisticated services.Then
again my first NEC 808 wasn't bad either.

Real choice & competition will come from Microsoft O/S, faster WCDMA and
much better batteries!

"news.itxpress.com.au" <bhemmings@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:41e074f4$0$18806$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-02.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
> Given the recent recent codeshare agreement and access to caped rates, I'm
> planning to migrate Telstra > 3.
>
> As there are not any decent UMTS / W-CDMA 2100MHz enabled PDA's (Motorola
do
> have a Symbian based A1000 available), I'm looking for a phone similar to
my
> current Nokia 6100. Paying off a phone for 24 months is probably a little
> too long, given that I'd upgrade in 2006 when there are a lot more
options,
> so am looking at a phone to use for the next 18 months, with some resale
> value afterwards.
>
> Handset wise, there isn't anything compariable to a Nokia 6100 with 3G
> functionality - Nokia 7600 does not do videotalk, it appears they aren't
> that small yet. LG's U8138 is fast and has a good cramshell form factor,
tho
> lacks storage upgrade and hi-res camera/flash.
>
> Sonyericsson's Z1010 (their first 3G) has been out for over a year now,
size
> is a little too large. What I do like is the recently launched V800 -
> exclusively available from Vodafone UK (launching a couple of months ago).
> It has had some great reviews, in Sweden during November V800 sales were
> greather than all other 3G handsets combined. Quite expensive tho - there
is
> actually one on ebay in AU, it will go for $700+
>
> URL for dreaming:
>
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=gb&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10205&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10205
>
> I think I will have to settle for the SE Z1010 or LG U8138.
>
>

[Charlie Wong]

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:15:00 +1000, "thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:

>Real choice & competition will come from Microsoft O/S, faster WCDMA and
>much better batteries!

LOL

[[BnH]]

"news.itxpress.com.au" <bhemmings@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:41e074f4$0$18806$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-02.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
> Given the recent recent codeshare agreement and access to caped rates, I'm
> planning to migrate Telstra > 3.
>

A move you will regret :)
IMHO .. keep your old Telstra number and make any outgoing calls using your
3 number.

=bob=

[losi]

he can always port his number to and back

"[BnH]" <b18[at]ii[dot]net> wrote in message
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>
> "news.itxpress.com.au" <bhemmings@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:41e074f4$0$18806$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-02.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
>> Given the recent recent codeshare agreement and access to caped rates,
>> I'm
>> planning to migrate Telstra > 3.
>>
>
> A move you will regret :)
> IMHO .. keep your old Telstra number and make any outgoing calls using
> your 3 number.
>
> =bob=
>
>

[news.itxpress.com.au]

Yes one phone, one account, that's enough.

Have CDMA as a fall-back.

"losi" <no@way> wrote in message news:41e0e680@quokka.wn.com.au...
> he can always port his number to and back
>
> "[BnH]" <b18[at]ii[dot]net> wrote in message
> news:41e098f2$0$21145$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> >
> > "news.itxpress.com.au" <bhemmings@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
news:41e074f4$0$18806$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-02.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
> >> Given the recent recent codeshare agreement and access to caped rates,
> >> I'm
> >> planning to migrate Telstra > 3.
> >>
> >
> > A move you will regret :)
> > IMHO .. keep your old Telstra number and make any outgoing calls using
> > your 3 number.
> >
> > =bob=
> >
> >
>
>

[Michael]

"thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:41e08629$0$20754$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> I think Three requires you to buy a phone for each connection to their
> network and doesn't provide USIM cards alone. However you may be able to
go
> for the cheapest phone & then use a second-hand alternative.
>
> It will be interesting to see what happens when Three shares it's
> transmitters with Telstra from mid year. Maybe the competition will demand
a

They aint "sharing" them, Telstra have bought 50% of them

> USIM only service.

Surely it will

>

[Michael]

"Charlie Wong" <willwasteyou@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:j441u09628fb4u9342l8c7gn195r06r3ch@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:15:00 +1000, "thomo" <thomo@optusnet.com.au>
> wrote:
>
> >Real choice & competition will come from Microsoft O/S, faster WCDMA and
> >much better batteries!
>
> LOL

I had to laugh at the microsoft o/s part