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22-05-2008, 01:38 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Brunswick,Melbourne
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Majority of phones in the market are all single simmed, why would Apple make the iPhone (a device that is very easy to use) have two sims?
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22-05-2008, 01:39 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: NSW
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Originally Posted by NeoRicen
People seem to be forgetting the iPhone was originally launched at $599, it could very well happen again.
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I haven't forgotten, just that it would be a step backwards - many might think "oh but it will only be $400 in two months time". As I said, it's anyone's guess on price points as we will have various levels of network subsidising.
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Originally Posted by alastair
It could be (and I'm really just guessing here) that the two different SIM slots are for the two different TYPES of SIM cards. ie one for regular GSM and one for UTMS (or whatever it's called).
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A 3G phone has a backwards compatible SIM slot, so what you are describing would be 1x2G slot and 1 x 2G/3G slot, which I'm 100% sure won't happen. |
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22-05-2008, 02:09 PM
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Group: Registered Users
Location: australia
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two sims sounds fine to me if the second data sim can make use of this:
Vodafone Store / Mobile Phone Plans & Deals / Huawei USB Modem / Mobile Broadband / 5GB Mobile Broadband for $39/month
tack that onto a cheap voice plan and perfect |
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22-05-2008, 02:31 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: NSW
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That's what I'm hoping, but on the one sim. Shouldn't matter if you tether it either, as you have limited data and they don't even have to give you the 3G modem (maybe handy if it could go off the same account tho).
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22-05-2008, 03:26 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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or maybe the dude at vodafone was talking about this iphone knockoff
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22-05-2008, 03:35 PM
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Group: Registered Users
Location: australia
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kind of disappointing vodafone don't have a $39 a month voice plan to add to it, $80ish a month is about what I want.. instead I'll be forced mostly likely to $70 a month and only $130 cap a month or $90 a month a more phone calls than I need  . 3 need to get on this bandwagon, tbh |
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22-05-2008, 04:34 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: back and forth between Sydney, Australia & Hiratsuka, Japan
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Ok, I just rang my friend at the Vodafone office in Chatswood and asked him about the two sim thing being discussed here, his reply was - "Nope, definitely not"
He said that Vodafone has an internal tech/specs info thingy on their screens that they can look at. He did say it was definitely 3G. He can't confirm the release date accept to say that it is sooner than people think. He also said that even he doesn't know what the plans/cost will be.
Not many people at Vodafone know anything at all about the iPhone at all, including my friend who is a director or some such.
As with anything, take that as you will.
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22-05-2008, 04:59 PM
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Group: Registered Users
Location: australia
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I just want confirmation of screen size, or for ivisishield to get one, so I can order one of them up soon, I really want it on from day 1, any scratches will make me so sad
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22-05-2008, 05:15 PM
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Wi-Fi Makes Me Tingle
Group: Regulars
Location: Mascot, Sydney
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Originally Posted by Exocet
Current UMTS phones have twin antennas so that voice can be maintained on GSM while data continues on 3G where both networks are available...perhaps that's what he got confused over.
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this information above is incorrect,
the device cannot be on 2 bands at the same time, it can hand a call between bands, and a umts device can create multiple connections to the network (multirab) so you can have data and voice at the same time with different grades of service on the (3G) side.
but no device on the market today can have data on 3g and voice on 2g at the same time. and no device will offer this in 1 single device with 1 sim card.
see the specs for confirmation
ETSI UMTS |
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22-05-2008, 05:48 PM
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Group: Registered Users
Location: melbourne
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Edge
Any one know of a free EDGE setting for Iphones? i have been looking around for some? any one help me out?
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22-05-2008, 06:06 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by vargz
to be able to put one work sim and one personal sim in the same phone.
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Now your talking. 
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22-05-2008, 06:44 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney
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Originally Posted by pazzman
Any one know of a free EDGE setting for Iphones? i have been looking around for some? any one help me out?
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What do you mean? |
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22-05-2008, 07:47 PM
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Group: Registered Users
Location: melbourne
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NeoRicen
What do you mean?
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what i mean is. is it possible to get free EDGE? one that many people can just log into.. or at least a way for it to work with my optus prepaid sim...
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22-05-2008, 07:55 PM
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Group: Registered Users
Location: Camden, NSW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pazzman
what i mean is. is it possible to get free EDGE? one that many people can just log into.. or at least a way for it to work with my optus prepaid sim...
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Man if you find out tell me please, I've been after that and somewhere where they hand out free money for years! |
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22-05-2008, 08:00 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pazzman
what i mean is. is it possible to get free EDGE? one that many people can just log into.. or at least a way for it to work with my optus prepaid sim...
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You can't be serious...Do ATM's give out free money? |
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