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Nokia N8 - R262pm on MTN Anytime 100 .Includes 75mb bundle pm
 
Mokusei said:
Guys, I am due for an upgrade with MTN. I am currently on an AnyTime 100 contract with a Nokia 5800 (sold it a while ago) for R150pm. Now using a Nokia E63 as a mean-time phone.

So, I can spend up to around R250, but preferably less, per month. I don't like the idea of a Blackberry. Even teen in my school has one and it's really not a great smartphone at all. They all use it for BBM entirely and have no idea what a real smartphone is all about.

What are the best options in my price range? :)

EDIT: I am willing to change network, should the best deal lie elsewhere.
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Amen.
 
Mokusei said:
That's a good price for the phone, but it's not a great choice for me. And R262 is quite pricey. I am really mainly looking at R200 max, only if it's really worth it will I go over (i.e. for an iPhone 4 - but with airtime too - not like Vodacom's R250pm deal but it comes with no airtime).

EDIT: I see MTN is offering the Samsung Wave 2 for R180pm with R100 airtime. Good deal? How is the Wave 2 overall?
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i noticed the price on the n8 is valid till end Jan, i am sure if you look at the specials they release in Feb the n8 will probably be cheaper, if you want to keep budget ask mtn to put you on thr top up option of your contrat (they do allow it and the monthly cost is the same)
 
Mokusei said:
That's a good price for the phone, but it's not a great choice for me. And R262 is quite pricey. I am really mainly looking at R200 max, only if it's really worth it will I go over (i.e. for an iPhone 4 - but with airtime too - not like Vodacom's R250pm deal but it comes with no airtime).

EDIT: I see MTN is offering the Samsung Wave 2 for R180pm with R100 airtime. Good deal? How is the Wave 2 overall?
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Give the Wave a skip, it runs on Samsung's "Bada" os and compared to android it sucks. Get a promotions booklet from an Mtn store, I recall seeing the HTC Desire on Anytime 200 for +-R270 p.m

If you want a serious smartphone get something with Android as the iphone is out of the price range that you mentioned
 
Mokusei said:
That's a good price for the phone, but it's not a great choice for me. And R262 is quite pricey. I am really mainly looking at R200 max, only if it's really worth it will I go over (i.e. for an iPhone 4 - but with airtime too - not like Vodacom's R250pm deal but it comes with no airtime).

EDIT: I see MTN is offering the Samsung Wave 2 for R180pm with R100 airtime. Good deal? How is the Wave 2 overall?
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The N8 is R185 on Vodacom. Of course no extensive data, but that's no problem ;-).
 
Mokusei said:
That's a good price for the phone, but it's not a great choice for me. And R262 is quite pricey. I am really mainly looking at R200 max, only if it's really worth it will I go over (i.e. for an iPhone 4 - but with airtime too - not like Vodacom's R250pm deal but it comes with no airtime).

EDIT: I see MTN is offering the Samsung Wave 2 for R180pm with R100 airtime. Good deal? How is the Wave 2 overall?
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The N8 is R185 on Vodacom. Of course no extensive data, but that's no problem ;-).
 
LG Optimus One is a great mid-range Android smartphone that has a sharp 800x480 screen that would be great for web browsing. Not sure on the contract price but it should be in your price range.
I suppose an HTC Desire Z, HTC Desire HD, or Samsung Galaxy S would stretch your budget too much?
 
Maddmatt said:
LG Optimus One is a great mid-range Android smartphone that has a sharp 800x480 screen that would be great for web browsing. Not sure on the contract price but it should be in your price range.
I suppose an HTC Desire Z, HTC Desire HD, or Samsung Galaxy S would stretch your budget too much?
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LG Optimus One actually has a HVGA screen (320 x 480 pixels) not WVGA....
 
Mokusei said:
Thanks for all the advice guys. I think I've settled on the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. R139pm with R100 airtime and 25 free SMSs.
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The x10 mini is a great phone in its own right but just keep in mind that it uses a tiny screen compared to what's out there and IMO its not a true smartphone. If you can stretch your budget to R199 pm you can pick up a Motorola Milestone from MTN with R100 airtime...
 
Mokusei said:
Well, I do have their brochure from mtnsp.co.za, but nothing else.
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Call them on 808 & ask them to email you the current pricing. I did that in april last year. Warning the list is many pages long so don't click print unless you wanna print more than 10 pages.
 
minerva said:
The x10 mini is a great phone in its own right but just keep in mind that it uses a tiny screen compared to what's out there and IMO its not a true smartphone. If you can stretch your budget to R199 pm you can pick up a Motorola Milestone from MTN with R100 airtime...
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+1000000
 
Mokusei said:
Thanks for all the advice guys. I think I've settled on the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. R139pm with R100 airtime and 25 free SMSs.
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Its actually R99 till 31 Jan. So hurry. I was considering this, but want the Wildfire. I'm gonna wait for the Wildfire price to drop.
 
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