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Multiple Efficiency |
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| Vodacom's MultiMessage service allows you to send a single text message to hundreds - even thousands - of people simultaneously and is being put to good use by businesses countrywide. | ||
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Manners, manners... |
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| Whatever you do, your mother always used to say. This was true at the family dinner table, and it's true in the way you use your cellphone in the workplace today. | ||
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Top Gear |
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| Wireless internet access is heading for the fast lane with GPRS, a new protocol for data transfer that also has an impact on text messaging. | ||
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Bank on that |
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| Have your bank in your pocket with the secure and convenient world of WIG. | ||
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Cellphone chaperone |
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| A cellphone is the perfect way to keep up with your teenager's comings and goings - and it needn't cost you an arm and a leg. | ||
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Cross-pollination |
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| Text messaging is not just a cellphone-to-cellphone affair. It can also be used to send an email to a computer - and receive a message in reply. | ||
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No strings attached |
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| Get the lowdown on the three main standards for wireless data transfer. | ||
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CeBIT2002 |
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| Lighter, smaller, more colourful, more powerful - Vodaworld looks at some of the cellphones that impressed visitors at CeBIT 2002. | ||
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Far and wide |
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| Roaming is not just for high-powered businesspeople who can't afford to be out of reach. Well handled, it is a cost-effective and convenient way for any holidaymaker to stay in touch | ||
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Frequency friendly |
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| Everything you ever wanted to know about GSM and cellular-frequency bandwidths, but were too afraid to ask... | ||
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Airborne info |
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| Being away from home doesn't necessarily mean being out of touch - especially if you have your mobile phone with you. | ||
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Tuning in |
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| Vodaworld takes a look at how the humble cellphone has revolutionised communication for the hearing-impaired. | ||
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Word to mouth |
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| TalkingSMS, a Vodacom service that allows you to send a text message to a landline, is proving to be a valuable tool for the hearing- and speech-impaired. | ||
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Saying power |
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| The pen may be mightier than the sword, but it never came up against the human voice. | ||
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Cheetah champions |
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| Vodacom has donated a R150 000 closed-circuit television system to improve security at the ranch where seven hand-raised cheetahs were maliciously poisoned last year. | ||
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Subtropical splendour |
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| Lush forests, breathtaking views, understated luxury and a world-class golf course make Zimbali Lodge a getaway with a difference. | ||
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A+ Achiever |
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| A teacher finds another way to help his community and himself - by opening a Vodacom phone shop. | ||
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Motorola V.70 |
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| Vodaworld gives the thumbs up to the space-age design of the new Motorola V.70. | ||
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SMS FX |
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| Now sending SMSs is even more fun with Wacky SMS, a revolutionary new way of messaging your friends, which allows you to insert zany sound effects into your text messages! | ||
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Personal touch |
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| Funk up your cellphone with new ringtones, voicemail messages and more... | ||
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Especially 4U |
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| Tired of scrambling to buy more airtime every time you run out, but not quite ready to pay monthly subscription fees for a contract? The 4U Contract package, which has per-second billing and no monthly access fee, could be just the option for you. | ||
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Zitulele Combi |
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| Vodaworld caught up with Zitulele Combi, the executive chairman of Master Currency and E&Y World Entrepreneur of the Year for managing change 2001, and quizzed him on his cellphone habits. | ||
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Mother Anderson |
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| Vodaworld catches up with Mother Anderson, gin-and-tonic swilling grandmother in Madam & Eve. | ||
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Jaydev Chiba |
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| Vodaworld quizzes Vodacom's IT director on his wireless ways. | ||
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Terence Parkin |
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| Vodaworld asks Olympic swimming medal-winner, Terence Parkin, about cellphones and being hearing-impaired. | ||
