Does anyone have an idea?

[Mobbygirl]

Hi,
Does anyone have an idea of when Motorola v710 is coming to Australia? Because it seems like the perfect phone for me!!!! I just don't know if it will be in Australia this year!!

Also does anyone know if the motorola v600 will drop in price in July ( financial year)
as I am thinking of buying that if the Motorola v710 isn't coming soon to Ausland!!!

Thanks any idea's would be much appreciated

Sid I have decided to go with Optus with Yes time, as a few of my friends are moving to Optus as well, just deciding on the phone now!!! Thanks for your help...

[Mobbygirl]

By the way I just wanted to say this Site is really excellent. The information is the best I have come across on the net for phone reviews..

Keep up the excellent work Michael and Sid!!

[manav]

So did you get that new phone?

[Mobbygirl]

i will know in another 4 hours ( haha) As I wont get home til then, so yep I know, bad choice manav and you will tell me i told you so, but maybe mine turns out to be ok! just ok though, wouldn't expect amazing miracles : )

[manav]

Keep me updated on how you liked it!

[Toocool]

How is the phone? What are the features of Moto v710?

[cdover]

Originally posted by Toocool
How is the phone? What are the features of Moto v710?

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=475 :) Not GSM however.

[manav]

Also does anyone know if the motorola v600 will drop in price in July ( financial year)

No one can surely tell you about price drops! I was wondering even though GSM is most popular CDMA/UTMS etc.. phones are also coming out at a steady pace.

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
No one can surely tell you about price drops! I was wondering even though GSM is most popular CDMA/UTMS etc.. phones are also coming out at a steady pace.

Yes, but with CDMA phones you're unable to put a sim card in, hence it would be difficult to change phones because you'll have to change numbers, and all your contacts etc. (I think that's how it works. Never had it before...)

[manav]

Many people take phones on contracts so they have to keep the same number throughout and the phones are locked anyway. So CDMA isn't a bad option.

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
Many people take phones on contracts so they have to keep the same number throughout and the phones are locked anyway. So CDMA isn't a bad option.

Well I'm on contract, but I change my sim to a Philippine pre-paid when I go to the Philippines because it's MUCH MUCH cheaper, wouldn't be able to do that with CDMA! You'd have to spend for the sms and calls made overseas.

[mundets]

Are Philippine prepaid rates cheaper than Singaporean contract rates?

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
Are Philippine prepaid rates cheaper than Singaporean contract rates?

Not always locally, but I would have to pay LOADS if I were to send text, or make calls, overseas. They make it so it's SG$3 (p99) a minute for calls! Ack.

[manav]

Pre-paid rates can never be lesser then contract rates. (In the same region mind it :D )

[mundets]

Originally posted by cdover
Not always locally, but I would have to pay LOADS if I were to send text, or make calls, overseas. They make it so it's SG$3 (p99) a minute for calls! Ack.
Do you mean roaming rates? Globe charges around P50-80, depending on where you go.

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
Do you mean roaming rates? Globe charges around P50-80, depending on where you go.

I see...um not too sure what roaming rates are. Does that mean you have to pay to get signal in another country? Don't need to do that on Singtel...

[manav]

Not to get signal, to send/recieve calls/sms.

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
Not to get signal, to send/recieve calls/sms.

Oh, well yes I mean that... you mention receiving (spelt with an ei, not an ie, btw:D) sms' - do you have to pay to receive sms overseas?? That would suck...

[manav]

Sorry for the typo, and yeah I have heard that you have to pay for receiving sms'es.

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
Sorry for the typo, and yeah I have heard that you have to pay for receiving sms'es.

Gak! Don't think you have to with my carrier. Oh well...so...

[manav]

I tend to useally take a card (prepaid) of the region where I am going, its much cheaper. But useless if you are not going to stay for long.

[Ruler_70]

I just dont get why everyone accross the world doesnt use GSM on 900/1800/1900. Plus those american only phones are so damn ugly!

Im glad that here in africa we get the same stuff as asia and europe cause those brick looking things in the US are just disgusting.

Just have a look at nokia USA website if you dont beleive me.

[manav]

Yeah, they have really ugly looking phones. I remember the Motorola Star-tec. OMG who would ever use it?

[mundets]

Originally posted by cdover
Gak! Don't think you have to with my carrier. Oh well...so...
I'm sure that you'd have to call your carrier to activate your roaming service...
What your carrier does is tell the carrier of the place you're going to roam to that you're going to roam in their coverage area, so that the carrier of the place you're roaing in knows that you're roaming there, therefore allowing you to use their network. (did that make sense?)

[edeab220]

USA phones ugly? Wow...that's something I haven't heard before. I always thought they looked pretty good...the Moto V300 look good, and so do the V600. My 3650 looks great, and that new Siemens phone that we just got looks great too...

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
I'm sure that you'd have to call your carrier to activate your roaming service...
What your carrier does is tell the carrier of the place you're going to roam to that you're going to roam in their coverage area, so that the carrier of the place you're roaing in knows that you're roaming there, therefore allowing you to use their network. (did that make sense?)


Hey. Yea, knew that. Um, I find that random, but I havn't reread this. Thanks for typing it up for me though! It's like when I go to the Philippines I get a text from Singtel saying: "Thank you for using Singtel Roaming. We hope you enjoy your stay in Manila. The temperature is....the currency difference is..." etc :). And then I get an SMS from Globe or Smart saying "welcome to the Philippines etc.". Then I delete the messages and curse them for taking up my memory, and then get my Philippine sim card and insert it! :D:D.

[mundets]

Ah... So your roaming service is automatic!
Gah, I envy you. :(

Globe doesn't have it... You need to call them 24 hours prior to your departure.
I discovered this on a recent trip to Beijing. I was at the Manila Airport, and remembered that I had to activate my roaming. So I called CS and asked to activate my roaming. Well, well...they said that I had to phone in 24 hours prior!!!! Gah...
So I was in Beijing WITHOUT any cellphone service. It was BAD. Very bad...

BTW, sorry for the randomness! :P I just pick out random posts in threads to read :P

[Ruler_70]

Originally posted by edeab220
USA phones ugly? Wow...that's something I haven't heard before. I always thought they looked pretty good...the Moto V300 look good, and so do the V600. My 3650 looks great, and that new Siemens phone that we just got looks great too...

Those arent USA only phones, everyone else gets those phones as well. Im referring to phones for the Americas only (850/1800/1900), they are so damn ugly, just check out manufactures websites for 850Mhz phones!

[shaheen]

well the 850mhz 6230 and E398 just got released and they aint ugly.