I don't want to rent another 3G phone for my trip..maybe I ought to get the cheapest 3G phone I can find...how about a Nokia 2730...but first I have to see how much its going for here in the Philippines...
Maganda nga yung Nokia 2730. Yung phone mo ba hindi unlocked? If it is you can bring that phone anywhere except Korea but I think the 3G phones work there with a SIM card, if you can find one. Check out the Nokia E71. Less than P20,000 na lang yata yan dyan. That phone is a good one and I swear by it because I have one for almost 2 years na.
I understand Cat but I am talking about putting in another SIM card from that other country's into your cell phone so you will get local rates. Just like when I went home to Pinas, I bought a SIM card there and bought some loads to use my phone there. I did not use the roaming capability of my phone. If I did, I would have gotten a $3,000 bill on my statement when I got home:-(((
ah....I don't usually make calls naman kc from my cell when am in another country...hehehe..para lang ma receive ko ang text where I get most of my info (free kc)....
I just use a phonecard and pay phones (nagtitipid talaga ano? hahaha) its more for emergency that people can reach me immediately...
oh yes, the last time, I answered calls when I was abroad, lucky work-related, so charge :-)
but those calls were during my vacation...tsk..tsk...
kaya ngayon, iba na policy ko...ayoko nang ma disturb even during my vacation no...unless bayaran nila part of my day or travel expenses....di na ako magpapa-hero..kc mahal semento...
Php 4,690 lang sa Anson's ang Nokia 2730..good for 6 months, installment, zero interest....maybe I should get one and give my old one to my mom who doesn't like cellphones..hehe!
on another note, the C3 looked attractive from afar, but it wasn't 3G :-( and its not a smartphone either..
regarding that, pano pala yon..assuming the price is more or less the same from a couple of months back ....and even with the credit card rates there's no increase in the price (ex. its still P 4,600 before at one time and now at installment)..
oh well, pero its certainly a beaut w/ this zero installment business...before kc if utangin mo e alam mo kaagad ibang presyo :-) so far its the cheapest for 3G Nokia phones...until the next one comes along :-)
there I was...trying to confirm the network for 2730 if it could be for Japan ..then I got dazzled by the Nokia N8 (funny ad)...for while..until I remembered it was nearing Christmas and my credit cards were put away :-)
Sila kasi ang Leica distributor dito. I heard na baka daw nila i-carry yung Lumix line but nothing has happened. I am really hoping they would carry the Lumix line. Best Buy carries the Lumix line but they don't carry the LX5 nor the LX3. I was interested in the Lumix ZS7 but it is only available online. This one has GPS capability but I don't need that so I ended up buying the Lumix ZS5 for $239.00, $150 less than the ZS7. The Leica version of the ZS7 is the VLux20 and it is $300 more. Never mind na lang.
btw, you might also want to consider the Lumix ZS5. Mas magaan sa bulsa. It has a Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens f3.3 - f4.9. Very sharp too and the zoom is from 24 mm to 300 mm optical zoom. Ang galing. Meron pang Manual setting so you can control your exposure.
Si Boy Yniguez, he shoots with the ZS7 with great results. Check out his photos. Contact mo ba siya?
no..di yata....shempre mas gusto ko yung bagong bata...matagal actually na akong naghahanap ng LX3..tapos ganito pang nangyari..so prang Holy Grail na yata ang epek...LOL
ngeh..ngayon 4 times na nga..ok, I've deleted...baka Multiply prob...or na-infect ang post ko sa gusto mong pagbili ng camerang Leica na to...hehehe...
its very inspirational..parang if you believe it..you're more than half-way there...hope you can have time to see it between work and all the other things you do :-)
Maganda nga yung Nokia 2730. Yung phone mo ba hindi unlocked? If it is you can bring that phone anywhere except Korea but I think the 3G phones work there with a SIM card, if you can find one. Check out the Nokia E71. Less than P20,000 na lang yata yan dyan. That phone is a good one and I swear by it because I have one for almost 2 years na.
ReplyDeleteSorry, but I can't help you here. I don't own a cellphone of any sort.
ReplyDeletehi Joey...its more of 3G capability..mine is already roaming and worked when I was in the US..kaso sa Japan, kailangan 3G eh...
ReplyDeleteso, useless ang Treo ko tsaka these other cellphones I have here at home kc di 3G
hi Ted.....oh that reminds me..if I will be calling you, that means at the office or at home?
ReplyDeleteI feel somewhat incomplete without my hanky and cellphone, watch and wallet when I go on trips...(well, ok the wallet is a given)
I understand Cat but I am talking about putting in another SIM card from that other country's into your cell phone so you will get local rates. Just like when I went home to Pinas, I bought a SIM card there and bought some loads to use my phone there. I did not use the roaming capability of my phone. If I did, I would have gotten a $3,000 bill on my statement when I got home:-(((
ReplyDeleteah....I don't usually make calls naman kc from my cell when am in another country...hehehe..para lang ma receive ko ang text where I get most of my info (free kc)....
ReplyDeleteI just use a phonecard and pay phones (nagtitipid talaga ano? hahaha) its more for emergency that people can reach me immediately...
oh yes, the last time, I answered calls when I was abroad, lucky work-related, so charge :-)
OK, got it. Ako naman kasi, bakasyon, kaya kailangan tawagan lahat ng kaibigan, mga Kayus, at kamag anakan at mga Ex's:-)
ReplyDeleteAt least ikaw, pwedeng i charge ang call kasi business trip ka naman.
ReplyDeleteaprub and ayos! hahaha!
ReplyDelete:-) Winks...
ReplyDeletebut those calls were during my vacation...tsk..tsk...
ReplyDeletekaya ngayon, iba na policy ko...ayoko nang ma disturb even during my vacation no...unless bayaran nila part of my day or travel expenses....di na ako magpapa-hero..kc mahal semento...
You're learning the ropes fast Cat. Good for you.
ReplyDeletee naghahanap nga ako 3K lang sana...hahaha....I've got other mobiles di k na ginagamit...at eto nga yung Treo ko nag-sitting pretty lang...
ReplyDeletesana yung E71 cheap lang din...
Subukan mo sa EBay. Mura lang dun. Some around $150.00 or P6500 + shipping and handling. Pa declare mo na lang ng mas mura para mura din ang tax.
ReplyDeletePraktikal din.
ReplyDeletePati labor, mahal na rin ngayon.
ReplyDeletePhp 4,690 lang sa Anson's ang Nokia 2730..good for 6 months, installment, zero interest....maybe I should get one and give my old one to my mom who doesn't like cellphones..hehe!
ReplyDeleteon another note, the C3 looked attractive from afar, but it wasn't 3G :-( and its not a smartphone either..
Yes. Kasi nasa presyo na, hehehehe...
ReplyDeleteregarding that, pano pala yon..assuming the price is more or less the same from a couple of months back ....and even with the credit card rates there's no increase in the price (ex. its still P 4,600 before at one time and now at installment)..
ReplyDeleteThat means couple of months back pa sila nang-loloko.
ReplyDeleteah..the beauty of business...
ReplyDeleteoh well, pero its certainly a beaut w/ this zero installment business...before kc if utangin mo e alam mo kaagad ibang presyo :-)
so far its the cheapest for 3G Nokia phones...until the next one comes along :-)
there I was...trying to confirm the network for 2730 if it could be for Japan ..then I got dazzled by the Nokia N8 (funny ad)...for while..until I remembered it was nearing Christmas and my credit cards were put away :-)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha.. nag overcharge ka na ba?...LOL
ReplyDeletemag overcharge na ako if I don't hide 'em hehehe...
ReplyDeletepwede mo rin gupitin in half...ha ha ha.
ReplyDeleteepp..epp....don't be so hasty naman! LOL
ReplyDeleteI need it for my trip no..
Oooops. OK, itago mo na lang muna:-)
ReplyDeletebtw Joey, anong balita pala sa camera LX5 dyan? kc dito out of stock pa rin eh...
ReplyDeleteI will check Lighthaus camera but it would be the Leica version. Kung meron, I will shoot some photos with it and them post them for you.
ReplyDeletehmm...bakit wala pang Panasonic version dyan..or you mean yung suki mo yun lang kina-carry, more on Leica?
ReplyDeleteSila kasi ang Leica distributor dito. I heard na baka daw nila i-carry yung Lumix line but nothing has happened. I am really hoping they would carry the Lumix line. Best Buy carries the Lumix line but they don't carry the LX5 nor the LX3. I was interested in the Lumix ZS7 but it is only available online. This one has GPS capability but I don't need that so I ended up buying the Lumix ZS5 for $239.00, $150 less than the ZS7. The Leica version of the ZS7 is the VLux20 and it is $300 more. Never mind na lang.
ReplyDeletebtw, you might also want to consider the Lumix ZS5. Mas magaan sa bulsa. It has a Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens f3.3 - f4.9. Very sharp too and the zoom is from 24 mm to 300 mm optical zoom. Ang galing. Meron pang Manual setting so you can control your exposure.
ReplyDeleteSi Boy Yniguez, he shoots with the ZS7 with great results. Check out his photos. Contact mo ba siya?
ahahaha...pero kc Leica...*wink* bayaran mo na ang diff
ReplyDeleteno..di yata....shempre mas gusto ko yung bagong bata...matagal actually na akong naghahanap ng LX3..tapos ganito pang nangyari..so prang Holy Grail na yata ang epek...LOL
ReplyDeletemakukuha mo rin yan. just be patient{-)
ReplyDeletehehe...hay...just said it can't be in time for my trip to Japan..but oh well, bahala na...
ReplyDeleteJust tested the Leica DLux5. Great camera. Will post test photos soon. Hang in there.
ReplyDeletebasa ko Joey was at first -
ReplyDelete"just tested and bought the Leica DLux5"
meow!
basa ko Joey was at first -
ReplyDelete"just tested and bought the Leica DLux5"
meow!
basa ko Joey was at first -
ReplyDelete"just tested and bought the Leica DLux5"
meow!
basa ko Joey was at first -
ReplyDelete"just tested and bought the Leica DLux5"
meow!
Bakit apat na beses lumabas itong message mo?
ReplyDeleteI wish I had bought it pero awanin ti ta-kwar:-(((
eh? one time lang lumalabas dito ah...
ReplyDeletenaku, subconscious mo na yan urging you to buy the cam...reading 4 msgs instead of one...(di totoo yang walang pera)
Dito sa akin, 4 times lumabas. Don't know why? Siguro nga binu buyuo mo akong bilhin yung DLux5. Ang kulit ba.....:-)
ReplyDeletengeh..ngayon 4 times na nga..ok, I've deleted...baka Multiply prob...or na-infect ang post ko sa gusto mong pagbili ng camerang Leica na to...hehehe...
ReplyDeleteHe he he sana nga magkatotoo ano... wishful thinking:-)
ReplyDeletenakita mo yung film The Secret? ganon din dapat mong gawin..and it will come to you...
ReplyDeleteNo, di ko pa nakita yung movie na yun. Pero tila parang may nakita akong DVD nun dito sa bahay. I'll look for it one time.
ReplyDeleteits very inspirational..parang if you believe it..you're more than half-way there...hope you can have time to see it between work and all the other things you do :-)
ReplyDeleteHeard a lot of great things about it. Kailangan hanapin muna yung DVD.
ReplyDeleteSa umpisa pa lang sabog na ano:-)
sabog na sabog...haha!
ReplyDeleteAt saka durog pa...LOL:-)
ReplyDeletedurugin before pasabugin
ReplyDeleteI've finally seen the light -
ReplyDeletespending Php 4, 500 to 4700 to buy a new cellphone just for use in Japan...versus spending the money to eat sa Japan?
aber? sinong winner? bwahahaha!