Hello everyone,

I m quite a baby still in this IT savy world of yours. Unfortunately, I have crazy colleagues who keep convincing me to buy the mini O2 to keep my data, information and phone features in one device.

So now, is this mini O2 a user friendly device so that i can learn to use it in a short period of time? The three of us intends to buy the mini together next week, would we be entitled to some sort of a discount?

If I activated the wifi feature, does it mean that i can receive email at places like starbucks and coffee bean?

I ve also heard comments that I shd wait for the 3g fone to come out before buying the mini O2. whats your comment?

however, i kinda fall in love with the size of the mini O2. Please help with your points of view, i know the questions are rather stupid but i'll appreciate each and every one of them. Thanks

Ophelia

Dear Penny, which shop is this? thanks

Ophelia

Ophelia,
The shop is in Klang town... called the KTS. I dont think you can 'hutang' them though k? I could cause they know my family personally and we've been buying phones from them since ages ago. Not sure if you could get it for RM2500 without mentioning my cousin's big name though.

To answer your questions. You dont need to be IT savvy to use an O2 Mini. You should understand INSTALL and REMOVE programs though. And if you know how to use Microsoft Outlook with e-mails, contacts, notes and appointment, you should have no problem handling the O2 Mini.

[COLOR=blue] Dear Pennywise, thanks for the prompt reply. I dont intend to hutang lah, I intend to fully swipe my credit card! My colleague got one yesterday, complete package at RM2688, he bought it at alamanda shopping centre.

I definitely can install and remove programs and my outlook has been my right hand in the office. Hmmmm, then I definitely MUST buy one,

It is indeed a good way for you to organize your life, keep your data, appointment date, contacts information and etc in it. I just bought it for 3 days and I'm quite used to writting an SMS already. I went to gym today and while I was doing my cardio [cycling], my girlfriend sms-ed me and I replied... Phewwwitt... I knew it was all cool because both my left and right side girls were looking at me scribbling! Awesome feel!

Getting 3 units together is a lot. You could ask the shop for some discount though. It depends what shop. I hope you have a handphone or PDA shop that either your friends or you used to go/know for quite well. I'm sure you'll be able to bargain off probably another RM20/30 for each unit. It's still money!

[COLOR=blue] We dont have a particular shop that we go at lowyat often as we buy our fones everywhere. I guess RM26xx is a fair price to pay then?

WiFi feature, if activated [provided you have a WiFi account with TMNET], yes, you will be able to access e-mail, MSN and the internet in places like Starbucks / Coffee Bean. For your information, if you're already a Streamyx user, activating a WiFi account is only an additional RM10.

[COLOR=blue] I have an active streamyx account. My question if my line is a prepaid line, would it be WIFI compatible. Another question, as my office is in bangsar, is bangsar a hotspot or only the likes of starbucks, coffee bean?

3G phones are coming out. I dont know how it will compare to O2. If you run on WiFi, O2 is cheaper. If you run on GPRS, I'm not sure cause I dont know the charges for GPRS nor 3G but I'll assume 3G is more expensive - as usual, the newer the technology, it will always cost more.

[/quote]

[COLOR=blue] dont even know whether I can imagine this 3g features yet, I guess I shd proceed with buying the O2, what say you Pennywise? In a serious need of affirmation to blow RM26xx! (hardearned mind you)

[COLOR=blue] Dear Sonieclie 77,

Thanks for your tips. I ll buy you drinks if you are around bangsar the next time around

Anyway, I posted a few more additional Qs for Pennywise, would be higly appreciative if you could highlight your points there. Thanks a million.