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revtech · 16th April 2005, 03:17

hey guys
at the moment hows the 6230 ?? a friend of mine wants to get it she like the looks and the features etc.so how is it and whats the market and grey market price ??

rev

jesal · 16th April 2005, 11:53

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Originally Posted by revtech

hey guys
at the moment hows the 6230 ?? a friend of mine wants to get it she like the looks and the features etc.so how is it and whats the market and grey market price ??

rev

ill guide u up here the only reason to get a 6230 is if u need add on memory if u can stay under 42mb go for the SE k700i as i did. if u are a nokia fan though u are not listening to me and got the 6230 by now. update wise the 6230i is in the making with rocking features. choice is hard. whats the price on the 6230 current right now anyways

xstream_nos · 16th April 2005, 12:57

people wanting to buy the 6630 shud put it on hold as nokia is launching new models...
like the 6680...6681 n the new 8800
has a better screen (265k colors) ... more functions etc...
cheers

jesal · 16th April 2005, 18:21

the 6680 is slower on benchmark tests than the 6630. kinda like what we have dyno for the cars

aadix · 16th April 2005, 19:29

hi guys
me picking up a nokia wireless adapter for my nokia 6100 for rs 2000, what's the price in mumbai? giving a link below,pls do lemme know gonna pick it up on tue,so pls lemme know before that:

link: http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,47879,00.html

ps:whats the price of a nokia 9500 with warranty?

jesal · 16th April 2005, 22:56

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Originally Posted by aadix

hi guys
me picking up a nokia wireless adapter for my nokia 6100 for rs 2000, what's the price in mumbai? giving a link below,pls do lemme know gonna pick it up on tue,so pls lemme know before that:

link: http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,47879,00.html

ps:whats the price of a nokia 9500 with warranty?

was around 1500 when i had my 7250i. though i dont think its useful at all. sell the phone and get a BT enabled phone for the same sum. just my 2 cents if u love your phone then u wont i guess

lamborghini · 18th April 2005, 11:02

6230 is for around 12.5 - 13K in grey market.
The 3230 makes more sense at 17K (although we are getting it for 16K from the person who supplies to the grey market).

CaliAtenza · 18th April 2005, 15:20

any new phones being launched in india? im still on track to get a SE k700i..but willing to look at other stuff too.

X-Machine · 23rd April 2005, 05:29

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Originally Posted by CaliAtenza

any new phones being launched in india? im still on track to get a SE k700i..but willing to look at other stuff too.

Quite a few.Infact the N6680,N6681,N8800 and the N9300i will surely be happening.I think even Sony-Ericson is planning to launch a superior version of the P910i.

X

jesal · 23rd April 2005, 08:17

alright 6680 is out in the martket. delhi prices 34000 and mumbai 30000. all prices are grey and first phones are in and sold to people already. seems like a great phone. i so wanted the 910 to have a 1mp camera but suckers dint come with one then so i had to opt for 7610, next upgrade definately the 6680 on my birthday for sure. or something thats new then from any party. samsung nokia SE moto, surprise me all 4 of u

Steeroid · 23rd April 2005, 11:39

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Originally Posted by jesal

alright 6680 is out in the martket. delhi prices 34000 and mumbai 30000. all prices are grey and first phones are in and sold to people already. seems like a great phone. i so wanted the 910 to have a 1mp camera but suckers dint come with one then so i had to opt for 7610, next upgrade definately the 6680 on my birthday for sure. or something thats new then from any party. samsung nokia SE moto, surprise me all 4 of u

If your budget is 30,000-plus you might want to check out the iMate JAM which is a nice little device with phenomenal functionality. I'm not sure if there's a Nokia with that kind of versatality, unless you consider the 9500 which is a brick and isnt half as much fun.

Rtech · 23rd April 2005, 12:09

Think a bit different, there are other companies besides Nokia.

This will arguably be the best phone in the market when it is launched.

Siemens SXG75
SXG75 key features:
- GPS + A-GPS
- UMTS / 3G
- MP3 Player
- QVGA screen (240x320 pixels)
- RDS Radio
- Bluetooth, infrared
- 128 MB internal memory + RS-MMC
- Word / Excel / PDF viewer
- 2 MP camera + CIF camera for video call

Steeroid · 23rd April 2005, 12:47

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Think a bit different, there are other companies besides Nokia.

This will arguably be the best phone in the market when it is launched.

Siemens SXG75
SXG75 key features:
- GPS + A-GPS
- UMTS / 3G
- MP3 Player
- QVGA screen (240x320 pixels)
- RDS Radio
- Bluetooth, infrared
- 128 MB internal memory + RS-MMC
- Word / Excel / PDF viewer
- 2 MP camera + CIF camera for video call

Does anybody offer 3G services in India yet? As far as I know EDGE is as far as we've reached, and that too with just AirTel?

Wonder if any of the operators actually holds a 3G license...if not, it would be a bit of a waste to buy a 3G phone right now because you'd get more choice when the service is finally running (and better prices too?)

Out of interest - how many of you use your mobilephone for anything other than plain voice communication and text messaging? And yeah - for watching the occassional MMS video...

Rtech · 23rd April 2005, 12:58

Better to be ready right? And if you are paying so much and it comes in the package, why not? Then again, I've been using my phone for more than a year and a half now, so that classifies it as a dinosaur (hell, it doesn't even have a camera inbuilt

!!) so maybe I'm not the best person to comment here!

BTW, orange were the first to offer EDGE if I'm not mistaken.

Steeroid · 23rd April 2005, 13:08

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Better to be ready right? And if you are paying so much and it comes in the package, why not?

Quite the opposite, actually. Prices for terminals (handsets) drop as the usage picks up - more people buying terminals. When the service is either not available or is limited in availability (for lack of Network Resources or high pricing) the terminals usually have an unwanted premium attached to them.

When GPRS handsets were first introduced they were sold for about Rs.80,000 in India. Now every Rs.10,000 handset comes with GPRS by default. Therein lies the difference.

You will be able to find a terminal with all features other than UMTS/3G for less. 3G is (W)CDMA over GSM - the terminals will therefore be more complex and therefore more expensive.

You could look at the Nokia 9500 which comes with EDGE, Wi-Fi, some kind of Camera (1.3?), 80 mb memory and smartphone functionality (PDA + Phone) blah blah blah

or the iMate jam which is much better but doesnt come with built-in Wi Fi (you have to buy an Add-on SD WiFi card).

or the Nokia 9300 if you dont need a camera...

16th April 2005, 03:17	#241
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	hey guys at the moment hows the 6230 ?? a friend of mine wants to get it she like the looks and the features etc.so how is it and whats the market and grey market price ?? rev
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xstream_nos BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 78 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	people wanting to buy the 6630 shud put it on hold as nokia is launching new models... like the 6680...6681 n the new 8800 has a better screen (265k colors) ... more functions etc... cheers Last edited by xstream_nos : 16th April 2005 at 13:04.
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16th April 2005, 18:21	#244
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	the 6680 is slower on benchmark tests than the 6630. kinda like what we have dyno for the cars
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16th April 2005, 19:29	#245
aadix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 1,597 Thanked: 14 Times	hi guys me picking up a nokia wireless adapter for my nokia 6100 for rs 2000, what's the price in mumbai? giving a link below,pls do lemme know gonna pick it up on tue,so pls lemme know before that: link: http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,47879,00.html ps:whats the price of a nokia 9500 with warranty?
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lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,128 Thanked: 5,813 Times View My Garage	6230 is for around 12.5 - 13K in grey market. The 3230 makes more sense at 17K (although we are getting it for 16K from the person who supplies to the grey market).
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CaliAtenza BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LAX-SNA-BFL-BLR Posts: 321 Thanked: 19 Times	any new phones being launched in india? im still on track to get a SE k700i..but willing to look at other stuff too.
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23rd April 2005, 08:17	#250
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	alright 6680 is out in the martket. delhi prices 34000 and mumbai 30000. all prices are grey and first phones are in and sold to people already. seems like a great phone. i so wanted the 910 to have a 1mp camera but suckers dint come with one then so i had to opt for 7610, next upgrade definately the 6680 on my birthday for sure. or something thats new then from any party. samsung nokia SE moto, surprise me all 4 of u
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23rd April 2005, 12:09	#252
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 362 Times View My Garage	Think a bit different, there are other companies besides Nokia. This will arguably be the best phone in the market when it is launched. Siemens SXG75 SXG75 key features: - GPS + A-GPS - UMTS / 3G - MP3 Player - QVGA screen (240x320 pixels) - RDS Radio - Bluetooth, infrared - 128 MB internal memory + RS-MMC - Word / Excel / PDF viewer - 2 MP camera + CIF camera for video call
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23rd April 2005, 12:58	#254
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 362 Times View My Garage	Better to be ready right? And if you are paying so much and it comes in the package, why not? Then again, I've been using my phone for more than a year and a half now, so that classifies it as a dinosaur (hell, it doesn't even have a camera inbuilt !!) so maybe I'm not the best person to comment here! BTW, orange were the first to offer EDGE if I'm not mistaken.
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