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Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / August 2007Anyone got a phone going cheap? Oh, and a car?
Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going cheap? And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? Reading area.  SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 >Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, <http://www.mym.co.uk/bilingual/graphics/telephone.jpg> > with a camera (but it doesn't have to be a good one). <http://www.toynutz.com/FleaMktToyCamera01.jpg> >And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? <http://www.amba-marketing.com/smsimg/283mobytoycar-pink_u.jpg> >Reading area. <http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us/librarygraphics/readingarea.jpg> Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road >>Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >>and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, > ><http://www.mym.co.uk/bilingual/graphics/telephone.jpg> Got one of those - good looks, but doesn't work very well. >> with a camera (but it doesn't have to be a good one). > ><http://www.toynutz.com/FleaMktToyCamera01.jpg> Got similar, again, the only stuff it shows is piccies I never took. >>And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? > ><http://www.amba-marketing.com/smsimg/283mobytoycar-pink_u.jpg> Hmm, I don't think she'd fit. >>Reading area. > ><http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us/librarygraphics/readingarea.jpg> Ah, yes, know it well. Doesn't really help. SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 marina said... > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it > doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going > cheap? > > And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? Orange's wibble often have cheap phobiles, but not usually with a camera. That said, my current phobile has a camera (not brilliant, but it does have one) and cost around £40 from one of Orange's retail outlets. You'll probably find that other netjbexf have retail shops TAAW, and of course wibbles. They might also have similar offers. SignatureFran To email me see 'from' in headers; use your net know-how to find the domain, and put my real name in front thereof. > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Reading area. Cheapest way to get a phone is to have a contract one on a rebate scheme. Works for me. You'll need to be fairly disciplined to claim the rebates in the time windows, though. I'm currently on a £35 a month Vodafone tariff, which works out free for 12 months after the final rebate. Come Novemeber I'll cancel this contract and sign up to another one. I got the last one from http://www.coolnewmobile.co.uk/ but they seem to be mainly 18 month contracts now. http://www.hotukdeals.com/ has details of contract & PAYG deals e.g. http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/40719/motorola-krzr-k1-lg-chocolate-nokia The phones are unfashionable but perfectly serviceable, considering the overall cost of bugger all. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Come Novemeber I'll cancel this contract and sign up to another one. What the lady needs is one of these: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqsnyY_e4o> I've had mine for over a month now and I can confidently say it's going very high up on my list of 'best phones I've ever owned' Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road > >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqsnyY_e4o> Now you either appear to be recommending an account on Youtube or a 400 quid phone. Neither of which meets the posted requirement. Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike >> >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Now you either appear to be recommending an account on Youtube or a 400 >quid phone. Neither of which meets the posted requirement. That link isn't recommending an account on youtube, it's a URL to a commercial. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road >>> >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >>> >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >That link isn't recommending an account on youtube, it's a URL to a >commercial. Why would Marina want to buy a commercial? Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >>>> >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >>>> >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Why would Marina want to buy a commercial? Don't you frame them and put them on your wall? Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road > >> What the lady needs is one of these: > >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > That link isn't recommending an account on youtube, it's a URL to a > commercial. Yes. A commercial for a 400 quid phone. What *is* your point? Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike >> That link isn't recommending an account on youtube, it's a URL to a >> commercial. > > Yes. A commercial for a 400 quid phone. What *is* your point? Gaining your attention, I guess. Keep up the good work. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney > >> That link isn't recommending an account on youtube, it's a URL to a > >> commercial. > > > > Yes. A commercial for a 400 quid phone. What *is* your point? > > Gaining your attention, I guess. Keep up the good work. The long summer evenings in Folkestone must just fly by. Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike >> >> That link isn't recommending an account on youtube, it's a URL to a >> >> commercial. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >The long summer evenings in Folkestone must just fly by. I don't live in Folkestone. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road BGN said... > What the lady needs is one of these: > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqsnyY_e4o> Raises the question, 'when is a phone not a phone'? It seems to do everything, but I'll bet it's not cheap. Neither, I suspect, does it make toast. SignatureFran To email me see 'from' in headers; use your net know-how to find the domain, and put my real name in front thereof. >> What the lady needs is one of these: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >everything, but I'll bet it's not cheap. Neither, I suspect, does it >make toast. No toast, no. When you're shopping for a mobile phone you need to think about which network you're on and then go from there. Check out the various mobile websites and use their postcode search boxes to check for coverage around your home, place of work and other places where you go a lot. The prettiest and most perfect mobile phone in the world isn't going to be much use if you've got coverage. Some networks share or 'contract out' their coverage. For example, "3" used to roam on o2 but they now roam on Orange therefore if you have good Orange coverage in your area then you'll have good 2G coverage on 3. If you're like me then you'll have 2G coverage but 'fringe' 3G coverage (3 uses its own network for 3G) which meant I had utter sh.t reception on my old Nokia e61 because the phone would always lean towards the fringe 3G coverage and keep losing signal all the effing time and 3's custom phone firmware meant that I couldn't disable 3G. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road >The prettiest and most perfect mobile phone in the world isn't going >to be much use if you've got coverage. I live and work in Reading - we have good coverage here. SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 >>The prettiest and most perfect mobile phone in the world isn't going >>to be much use if you've got coverage. > >I live and work in Reading I'm terribly sorry to hear that. >we have good coverage here. Wahay! Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road > BGN said... > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > everything, but I'll bet it's not cheap. Neither, I suspect, does it > make toast. No it doesn't, although mine gets hot enough to keep a drink warm if you're using lots of the functions. Fine phone, apart from some software bugs that are being ironed out. And it was a free upgrade 'cos I use it lots and the contract allowed it. Rich The message <Xns9980C2BFBBE64wtymmmsas@85.214.90.228> from wessie <putmynamehere@tesco.net> contains these words: > Cheapest way to get a phone is to have a contract one on a rebate scheme. Far cheaper is to buy a 2nd hand one. I bought Mum a Nokia 3330 a while ago 'cos some git in the phone shop had sold her a tiny Motorola which wasn't even slightly suitable for an 84 year old with MS and slow fingers. £6 didn't seem too much for a nice big phone with big buttons. SignatureSkipweasel We have always been at war with Iran. [George Orwell - almost] > The message <Xns9980C2BFBBE64wtymmmsas@85.214.90.228> > from wessie <putmynamehere@tesco.net> contains these words: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > slow fingers. £6 didn't seem too much for a nice big phone with big > buttons. £6? That's a lot. Actually, my current phone, over 12 months and once the cashback checks are in, will net me a profit of £50 (well about £45 once you factor in the registered post costs for the rebate claims). I will get a 100% line rental rebate, of £420 from the vendor. As I went to their website via the Quidco portal, I will get a further £50 cashback, just from clicking on a link. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney > I will get a 100% line rental rebate, of £420 from the vendor. Unless they mysteriously go bust! Andy Burns <usenet.july2007@adslpipe.co.uk> wrote in news:13b4i7ort2noq35 @corp.supernews.com: >> I will get a 100% line rental rebate, of £420 from the vendor. > > Unless they mysteriously go bust! Well, I've had all but £164 of the line rental rebate so far this year. All paid within the specified time frame. I've done this with at least 4 different firms in recent years. I've always received the rebate cheques. Even if one in five goes pear shaped, I've had good value for money. I get the benefit of a £35 a month contract with no net cost to me. Of course, I'm paying £35 a month to Vodafone in advance and waiting for the rebates from the retailer. This no doubt aids their cash flow and gives them a market share boost. This arrangement suits me. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney > Well, I've had all but £164 of the line rental rebate so far this year. All > paid within the specified time frame. fairy nuff, I suppose they bank on some people forgetting to claim, but you do hear horror stories with this type of company, they need to keep signing up more new customers, to pay the rebates back to the old customers, until one day ... >> Well, I've had all but £164 of the line rental rebate so far this yea > r. All [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > signing up more new customers, to pay the rebates back to the old > customers, until one day ... No doubt. People forget as the time window is usually just 1 month. People don't send in the correct document(s). They have a full rebuttal service. Simply follow the instructions and invest 98p in recorded delivery. 6 weeks later a cheque for £84 drops through your letterbox. Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney >> Well, I've had all but £164 of the line rental rebate so far this year. All >> paid within the specified time frame. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >signing up more new customers, to pay the rebates back to the old >customers, until one day ... I've done this for several years too and have never had a problem. I just select companies for cashback deals who have a decent history and a trusted brand. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road wessie said... > £6? That's a lot. > > Actually, my current phone, over 12 months and once the cashback checks > are in, will net me a profit of £50 (well about £45 once you factor in > the registered post costs for the rebate claims). How does that jbex then? I mean, how do you get a phobile for nowt, let alone molish a prophet? SignatureFran To email me see 'from' in headers; use your net know-how to find the domain, and put my real name in front thereof. > wessie said... >> £6? That's a lot. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > How does that jbex then? I mean, how do you get a phobile for nowt, let > alone molish a prophet? See my ebay auction. Buy it now price of a reasonable 99p plus £38.50 P&P Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney wessie said... > > wessie said... > >> £6? That's a lot. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > See my ebay auction. Buy it now price of a reasonable 99p plus £38.50 P&P Happy to, but whereabouts on eBay are you? A URL wouldn't go amiss... SignatureFran To email me see 'from' in headers; use your net know-how to find the domain, and put my real name in front thereof. > wessie said... >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> > Happy to, but whereabouts on eBay are you? A URL wouldn't go amiss... Search ebay user gullibleenoughtosendmoneytorandompeople Signaturewessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS "Wessie is a lovely man with many wonderful qualities" TM Blaney >> £6? That's a lot. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >How does that jbex then? I mean, how do you get a phobile for nowt, let >alone molish a prophet? Have a look at www.mobileshop.com (been around for years) and click on their "12 Months FREE Deals" thing from the list on the left. Have a look at the phones you're interested in, have a look at the same phones in highstreet shops if you want, check out the network coverage and then buy buy buy. It might be worth noting that some of these "12 months free" deals *may* have an 18-month contract so you need to work out the cost of the 6 months at the end you'll actually pay for and then work it out over the whole contract period. As with most of these cashback deals you'll end up paying the normal monthly fee and having to claim it back. Just make sure you follow wessie's advice on how to do it and you're unlikely to have a problem. Signature-- Nick ICQ: 9235201 EMAIL & MSN: nickmooney@spamcop.net -- LOTR#4 SKOGA#8 DS#7 BOTAFOT#159 BOTM#2 FBOTY#06 PM#11 -- GSF600n www.bgn.me.uk - Drive until you lose the road Guy King said... > The message <Xns9980C2BFBBE64wtymmmsas@85.214.90.228> > from wessie <putmynamehere@tesco.net> contains these words: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > wasn't even slightly suitable for an 84 year old with MS and slow > fingers. £6 didn't seem too much for a nice big phone with big buttons. I've had a 3330 and a 3230 and they were both pretty good. Robert's got the 3230 now; the 3330 came a cropper when I dropped it and the screen broke. The phone was still working, but I couldn't tell whether it was switched on or off; neither could I make calls because I couldn't see what was on the screen. I replaced it with this: http://tinyurl.com/324s9o (resolves to http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5472963/Trail/C$cip% 3D41921.Office,+PC+and+phones%3EC$cip%3D41989.Mobile+phones%3EC$cip% 3D41992.T-mobile+Mobile+phones.htm) I think I paid about £40 for it in the local Orange shop, which isn't too bad considering the cost of a lot of today's phones. SignatureFran To email me see 'from' in headers; use your net know-how to find the domain, and put my real name in front thereof. >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it >> doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going >> cheap? >Cheapest way to get a phone is to have a contract one on a rebate scheme. >Works for me. You'll need to be fairly disciplined to claim the rebates in >the time windows, though. Ah, now see, there's a problem. I'm not disciplined at all when it comes to money - having read further down the thread, I'm sure I'd miss the dates. I'm the one who missed out on the Tesco Clubcard offers by missing dates. SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it > doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going > cheap? I'm possibly about to offload my old Nokia 6230 (vodafone). It does just about everything but it's a few years old so isn't as all-singing all-dancing as current models. Going rate on ebay seems to be 30-50 quid, I'll take 25. Failing that, I've got a Nokia 3200 (Vodafone-badged cover, but allegedly unlocked) of unknown parentage which you can take off my hands for free. It's got a camera but not much else and it's worth buttons. Both Maidenhead. Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Both Maidenhead. I've got a 6230 that you can't have because I really like it. :-) > I've got a 6230 that you can't have because I really like it. :-) This is a recommendation ukrm style (for those in the shedde) >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >all-dancing as current models. Going rate on ebay seems to be 30-50 >quid, I'll take 25. Maybe - is it a PAYG? (I know nuffink about phones.) >Failing that, I've got a Nokia 3200 (Vodafone-badged cover, but >allegedly unlocked) of unknown parentage which you can take off my hands >for free. It's got a camera but not much else and it's worth buttons. Not too sure - even if it is unlocked, is it PAYG? Is it reliable? You don't know, hmm, probably not that one. >Both Maidenhead. Not too far then. Also thinking about Platy's Laura's one... SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 > >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Maybe - is it a PAYG? (I know nuffink about phones.) There's no difference. Stick a PAYG sim in it and it's PAYG. Stick a sim in that's on a contract and it'll be on a contract. > >Failing that, I've got a Nokia 3200 (Vodafone-badged cover, but > >allegedly unlocked) of unknown parentage which you can take off my hands > >for free. It's got a camera but not much else and it's worth buttons. > > Not too sure - even if it is unlocked, is it PAYG? Is it reliable? You > don't know, hmm, probably not that one. See above re: PAYG. I've had a Virgin Mobile sim in it and it seemed to make calls just fine and the camera worked. Couldn't pick up voicemail, but I think that was just a settings thing - bung in the right settings from Vodafone and you should be laughing. Either way, it's free and... > >Both Maidenhead. > > Not too far then. Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike > > >I'm possibly about to offload my old Nokia 6230 (vodafone). It does just > > >about everything but it's a few years old so isn't as all-singing [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > There's no difference. Stick a PAYG sim in it and it's PAYG. Stick a sim > in that's on a contract and it'll be on a contract. Should also note, the only thing you need to make it PAYG is a sim that you can order gratis from http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm?go=simpacks.payasyoutalk Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Reading area. SWMBO got a PAYG phone from Orange for a tenner a couple of months back. An Alcatel, I think. She had to buy a tenner's worth of credit too. SignatureChris > SWMBO got a PAYG phone from Orange for a tenner a couple of months > back. Whenever I upgrade my orange phone, they send me a free PAYG SIM and I re-register my old phone with it and pass it to parents. Check if you have any friends who're flashing round their fancy new phone and slip 'em a few drinks for their old one ... then stick a sim in it. http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/sim/payg_sim >> SWMBO got a PAYG phone from Orange for a tenner a couple of months >> back. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >then stick a sim in it. >http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/sim/payg_sim Orange payg rocks for electronic pocketwatch owners. I still have 7squids credit left and I last topped it up in I can't remember when, it may have been last year even. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > back. An Alcatel, I think. She had to buy a tenner's worth of credit > too. I've got one of those but it didn't have a camera. It's not bad though but I have my doubts as to its longevity. SignatureMalc If you're swimming in a creek And an eel bites your cheek That's a moray > I've got one of those but it didn't have a camera. It's not bad > though but I have my doubts as to its longevity. She's only wanted to make calls and text. Pretty much all I do with a V3 so I might as well get one myself. SignatureChris > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it > doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going > cheap? > > And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? Possibly, but it'd be a Merc 250D - while it's been reliable so far, it's not exactly little... SignatureMorini Corsaro 125 | CB450K4 | XL250 Motosport x2 | 900SSD Triumph T-Bird chop | K1100LT BOTAFOF #33 TWA#10 The UKRM FAQ: http://www.ukrm.net/faq/index.html "Je profite du paysage" - Joe Bar >Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Reading area. Moneysaving expert had a few good offers recently http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ Signaturegeoff > And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? I'm outing an old Nissan Micra, taxed to end October, Mot to mid November. > Reading area. Check. About 15 miles away. P. >> And my friend wants a cheap, reliable little car - anyone outing one? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Check. About 15 miles away. Coo - I'll let my friend know about that one. How much? How old? What mileage? SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it > doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going > cheap? Laura's old Toshiba TS10[1] is now surplus to requirements. Not a leading-edge all-time classic, but it's kinda quirky, pleasant to use and free. I think it's locked to Vodafone, and the glass over the camera lens is cracked (although this doesn't show up on photographs). [1]http://www.gsmarena.com/toshiba_ts10-1528.php Signatureplatypus "fastidious and precise" >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap >> and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >[1]http://www.gsmarena.com/toshiba_ts10-1528.php Cool - free you say? Is it PAYG? I could pick it up next time we meet up. SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 >>> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. >>> Cheap and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Cool - free you say? Is it PAYG? I could pick it up next time we meet > up. The SIM is now in Laura's new phone - all you need to do is get a new PAYG SIM from your preferred provider. Signatureplatypus "fastidious and precise" Previously on Studio 60 ^W^W uk.rec.sheds, marina said ... > Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap > and cheerful, PAYG, reliable, easy to use, with a camera (but it > doesn't have to be a good one). Anyone got a fairly decent one going > cheap? Many horriblemarkets now sell incredibly cheap phones, but I don't know whether they have cameras. Virgin are top for PAYG. You can PAYG by direct debit. No need for top ups or credit that expires before you use it. You just make the call and get a bill at the end of the month that is automagicall paid by DD. My bills are usually in the region of 53p in a particularly heavy use month. You can get a SIM card on its own for about a tenner with £5 credit on it to start with. They may also do some suitable phones for not very much. Also, if you have a Virgin phone and shop in their stores, you get £1 in top up vouchers for each £10 spent, if you show them the Virgin phone (turned on to show the logo on screen). SignatureFenny BARTLET: Just be wrong. Just stand there in your wrongness and be wrong, and get used to it. >Previously on Studio 60 ^W^W uk.rec.sheds, marina said ... >> Yes, I've decided it's time to join in - I want a mobile phone. Cheap [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >top up vouchers for each £10 spent, if you show them the Virgin phone >(turned on to show the logo on screen). V. cool - I'm with Virgin for phone, TV and broadband anyway, so I could add it one v. cheaply. Ta. SignatureMarina Mayes - Reading, UK. To email me remove XX from my address SR250 - gone. BOTAFOT12, BOD#2, BOTAFOS#2 KotLBOD#s, KotLBOTAFOS#s,IMC#2, Tart#10-19, SR#3 I never give in to fear or blackmail; I always give in to temptation. "You're a national treasure" - porl, 18.1.03 Grand Duchess Fenny the Idle of Mabe Burnthouse <umrat@onetel.com> wrote: > Virgin are top for PAYG. You can PAYG by direct debit. No need for top > ups or credit that expires before you use it. You just make the call and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > top up vouchers for each £10 spent, if you show them the Virgin phone > (turned on to show the logo on screen). H heavy month by your standards must be around 5 calls if your bill is 53p. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # Previously on Studio 60 ^W^W uk.rec.sheds, SteveH said ... > H heavy month by your standards must be around 5 calls if your bill is > 53p. Possibly why I don't want to be paying $Stupidamounts per month on a call plan where I would just be using it to take advantage of the free minutes. I'm sure there are other people out there who don't feel the urge to be talking to someone else at every hour of the day or night, driving to work, walking round the horriblemarket or pretending to work in the office with a mobile phone permanently glued to their ear. I make calls when I need to. When I don't need to, I don't want to be paying for the privilege. When I'm not using it or expecting a call, my phone is turned off. Yes, I also have a mobile for work,which is on during work hours, but my quarterly calls are around £5 on top of the contract fee of £5/month. I'm seriously considering persuading work to let me change to Virgin for that, as it would save them money. SignatureFenny Willow: Is there anything you don't know everything about? Giles: Synchronized swimming. Complete mystery to me. >Previously on Studio 60 ^W^W uk.rec.sheds, SteveH said ... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >work, walking round the horriblemarket or pretending to work in the office >with a mobile phone permanently glued to their ear. <waves> Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features Grand Duchess Fenny the Idle of Mabe Burnthouse's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following: >Yes, I also have a mobile for work,which is on during work hours, but my >quarterly calls are around £5 on top of the contract fee of £5/month. I'm >seriously considering persuading work to let me change to Virgin for that, >as it would save them money. My work provided mobile phone is £1/month and 3-3.5p/min depending on what you're calling, makes you realise what a complete and utter rip-off the consumer mobile market really is dunnit? SignatureDavid Reid David@disarray.org.uk http://www.disarray.org.uk You can mock now, but just wait until I'm as famous as whoever it was who invented the zip fastener. Karen Davies > Grand Duchess Fenny the Idle of Mabe Burnthouse's best pigeon dodged > hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > what you're calling, makes you realise what a complete and utter rip-off > the consumer mobile market really is dunnit? Mine is similar. I reckon on £10/month on work calls, about 1/2 that on personal calls (with Virgin mobile).. and I dread to think about land-line calls, maybe a couple of hours a day, some of that international. I must be old-fashioned as I still prefer to have a telephone conversation sat at a desk, using a land-line. >I must be old-fashioned as I still prefer to have a telephone >conversation sat at a desk, using a land-line. So do I. Signaturee-mail me at geraldine(underlined space)ms(littlesnailything) bigfoot dot com only without the spaces ginge <the.gingeREMOVE@THISgmail.com>typed > I must be old-fashioned as I still prefer to have a telephone > conversation sat at a desk, using a land-line. So do I. There again, phoning from a sofa on a mobile's OK. I can't walk much anyway, so walking and talking are not an option. SignatureHelen D. Vecht: helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk Edgware. >ginge <the.gingeREMOVE@THISgmail.com>typed > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >There again, phoning from a sofa on a mobile's OK. I can't walk much >anyway, so walking and talking are not an option. I can still walk, although not very far or very well, but I have little desire to womble along listening to summat on my phone when I could be paying attention to my surroundings, specially if they're pleasant or interesting. Signaturee-mail me at geraldine(underlined space)ms(littlesnailything) bigfoot dot com only without the spaces >>ginge <the.gingeREMOVE@THISgmail.com>typed >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >paying attention to my surroundings, specially if they're pleasant or >interesting. In any case, I seem fairly incapable of holding a sensible conversation on the phone while trying to do something else. And vice versa, which is why I never ever have the phone switched on while I'm driving. Was it Gerald Ford who allegedly couldn't chew gum and walk at the same time? Signaturee-mail me at geraldine(underlined space)ms(littlesnailything) bigfoot dot com only without the spaces Countess-Palatine Blackberry the Perplexed of Divine Intervention. wrote: > Was it Gerald Ford who allegedly couldn't chew gum and walk at the > same time? Ronald Reagan, and it was chewing gum and taking the elevator at the same time that they tried to teach him, reputedly unsuccessfully. Signaturejob Grand Duchess Fenny the Idle of Mabe Burnthouse <umrat@onetel.com>typed > Previously on Studio 60 ^W^W uk.rec.sheds, SteveH said ... > > H heavy month by your standards must be around 5 calls if your bill is > > 53p. My phobile usage is *much* heavier than yours, about 2zu/month. > Possibly why I don't want to be paying $Stupidamounts per month on a call > plan where I would just be using it to take advantage of the free minutes. > I'm sure there are other people out there who don't feel the urge to be > talking to someone else at every hour of the day or night, driving to > work, walking round the horriblemarket or pretending to work in the office > with a mobile phone permanently glued to their ear. Wot she sed. > I make calls when I need to. When I don't need to, I don't want to be > paying for the privilege. When I'm not using it or expecting a call, my > phone is turned off. Mine's mostly switched on, so that I can send and receive tecksts and get alerted to messages on me landline answering chamine. I have little need for incessant inane conversation thobut. > Yes, I also have a mobile for work,which is on during work hours, but my > quarterly calls are around £5 on top of the contract fee of £5/month. I'm > seriously considering persuading work to let me change to Virgin for that, > as it would save them money. SignatureHelen D. Vecht: helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk Edgware. Grand Duchess Fenny the Idle of Mabe Burnthouse <umrat@onetel.com> wrote: > Previously on Studio 60 ^W^W uk.rec.sheds, SteveH said ... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > work, walking round the horriblemarket or pretending to work in the office > with a mobile phone permanently glued to their ear. 4 minutes on Virgin PAYG would be 45p. I don't believe you only make 4 mins. of calls a month. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # The message <1i2cazx.fsugw97oz6f4N%steve@italiancar.co.uk> from steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) contains these words: > I don't believe you only make 4 mins. of calls a month. In the past month my mobile lists 329 seconds of calls. About half of them are to the Answerphone to pick up messages that someone could have waited till they saw me to relate. Most of my friends are either in the shed or live near enough to walk round to if I want a chat. SignatureSkipweasel We have always been at war with Iran. [George Orwell - almost] > In the past month my mobile lists 329 seconds of calls. About half of > them are to the Answerphone to pick up messages that someone could have > waited till they saw me to relate. I are on virgin PAYG, and calls to the voicemule thingy are both free and not logged. My jbex phone rings 3 times and goes to voicemail. I then get an dialogue box from the phone saying "missed call" as though it is my fault. I have to delete that. Then I get a text message saying I have voicemail. I have to delete that. Then there is another dialogue box saying that I have voice mail. I have to delete that. Then I collect the voicemail, which invariably says "can you ring me back" so I delete that, select the missed call list and dial back again. Drives me bluddy crackers some days. > > In the past month my mobile lists 329 seconds of calls. About half of > > them are to the Answerphone to pick up messages that someone could have [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Drives me bluddy crackers some days. I've turned voice-mail off, so that if someone /really/ wants to speak to me they'll call again, rather than putting the onus on me to call them back. AFAIAC my mobile is for /my/ convenience, not theirs. Signature^Ï^ <snipe@notforspam.fsnet.co.uk> (unmunged, use as is) > > Drives me bluddy crackers some days. > > I've turned voice-mail off, so that if someone /really/ wants to speak > to me they'll call again, rather than putting the onus on me to call > them back. AFAIAC my mobile is for /my/ convenience, not theirs. I know people who do that. They're very lonely, though, 'cos people just can't be arsed phoning them anymore. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # ["Followup-To:" header set to uk.rec.sheds.] SteveH said: >> I've turned voice-mail off, so that if someone /really/ wants to speak >> to me they'll call again, rather than putting the onus on me to call [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > They're very lonely, though, 'cos people just can't be arsed phoning > them anymore. I don't even have a mobile phone. Therefore I am infinitely lonely, because no other form of human contact is even imaginable any more. Either that or there's a flaw in the argument somewhere. SignatureRichard Robinson "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem My email address is at http://www.qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html > > > Drives me bluddy crackers some days. > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > They're very lonely, though, 'cos people just can't be arsed phoning > them anymore. I find that people mostly text these days. Signature^Ï^ <snipe@notforspam.fsnet.co.uk> (unmunged, use as is) >> > > Drives me bluddy crackers some days. >> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I find that people mostly text these days. I find it extremely annoying that people assume because a text has been sent I have received it and then get annoyed some days later when I contact them after getting back into an area with reception and wading through the list of texts that arrive. SignatureChris, West Cork, Ireland. Festina lente >>> > > Drives me bluddy crackers some days. >>> > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >after getting back into an area with reception and wading through the list >of texts that arrive. Christ, this thread deserves an award in the "most boring" category. Signaturevulgarandmischevious > Christ, this thread deserves an award in the "most boring" category. You don't say? fu set. Signature^Ï^ <snipe@notforspam.fsnet.co.uk> (unmunged, use as is) >>>> > > Drives me bluddy crackers some days. >>>> > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Christ, this thread deserves an award in the "most boring" category. We got another award, where will we hang this one? SignatureChris, West Cork, Ireland. Festina lente > Christ, this thread deserves an award in the "most boring" category. Where's Alison Hopkins when you need her? Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike > > Christ, this thread deserves an award in the "most boring" category. > > Where's Alison Hopkins when you need her? I'd guess at Stiges. In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >> Christ, this thread deserves an award in the "most boring" category. > >Where's Alison Hopkins when you need her? I happen to know this one. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I happen to know this one. Go on then, tell. SignatureLady Nina >>In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >>>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Go on then, tell. There are things that are best kept even from ukrm. but this is not one of them uk.rec.gardening, she mostly lurks. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features steve auvache <dont_spam@thecow.me.uk> wrote in message <S7yDUqB3G3tGFw6G@auvache.force9.co.uk>: >>>In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >>>>Where's Alison Hopkins when you need her? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >There are things that are best kept even from ukrm. Buried under your patio, dug up on lonely evenings? SignatureK75RT, K1100LT, ZXR750H1, 5TA. "We created it, let's take it over" >>> In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > uk.rec.gardening, she mostly lurks. AH and Blondie in one place at one time. Doesn't that contravene Safe by Design H&S regulations? SignatureHog > In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes > >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I happen to know this one. Crikey. There's a question I never expected anyone to know the answer to. Signatureogden sv650 - surprisingly quick for a girl's bike In article <46B76F8F.463F15B3@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >> In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Crikey. There's a question I never expected anyone to know the answer >to. Never underestimate the wizzened, we have powers beyond your comprehension young oggers. Signaturesteve auvache A Bloo one with built in safety features >> In article <46B71C82.2FC8B370@pre.org>, ogden <ogden@pre.org> writes >> >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Crikey. There's a question I never expected anyone to know the answer >to. There's a question I never thought would get asked. SignatureChamp ZX10R | GPz750turbo | GSX-R 600 racer My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle To email me, neal at my domain should work. > I find it extremely annoying that people assume because a text has been sent > I have received it If they turned on SMS delivery reports they'd know when you[r phone] got it. Andy Burns's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the following: >> I find it extremely annoying that people assume because a text has >>been sent I have received it > >If they turned on SMS delivery reports they'd know when you[r phone] got it. And, depending on their contract and useage, end up paying twice as much for their texts. SignatureDavid Reid David@disarray.org.uk http://www.disarray.org.uk Remember that the '60s happened in the early '70s Steve Jobs > Andy Burns's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the > following: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > And, depending on their contract and useage, end up paying twice as much > for their texts. Yes I notice orinj have started charging 0.01zu per delivery report. Signature... - . -. -.. . -.-. > Andy Burns's best pigeon dodged hawks and farmers' guns to bring me the > following: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > And, depending on their contract and useage, end up paying twice as much > for their texts. That's their problem, not mine. _They_ want to be able to assume that I've received their SMSes; _they_ can take the trouble for it. I'm not required to be a slave to my mobile terrorist. Richard "Cerumen" <cerumen.chris@gmail.com>typed > I find it extremely annoying that people assume because a text has > been sent > I have received it and then get annoyed some days later when I contact them > after getting back into an area with reception and wading through the list > of texts that arrive. I have delivery reports enabled on my phobile so I know when a text has been received (not iffn it's been read thobut). SignatureHelen D. Vecht: helenvecht@zetnet.co.uk Edgware. >"Cerumen" <cerumen.chris@gmail.com>typed > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >I have delivery reports enabled on my phobile so I know when a text has >been received (not iffn it's been read thobut). doesn't work (the same way) on all netjbexf, but. On Orange, you could prefix the message with "RCT " and get a delivery report, O2 has some other system and some netjbexf don't do it at all. Some phones have a setting for it so it does it automagically, and some don't. needs a bit of standardisation, IMHO. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too! Austin Shackles said... > >I have delivery reports enabled on my phobile so I know when a text has > >been received (not iffn it's been read thobut). > > doesn't work (the same way) on all netjbexf, but. On Orange, you could > prefix the message with "RCT " and get a delivery report, But when you tried that with me, all I got was a strange message preceded by 'rct' and I had to phone you to ask what on earth Rhondda Cynon Taff had to do with anything. SignatureFran To email me see 'from' in headers; use your net know-how to find the domain, and put my real name in front thereof. >Austin Shackles said... >> >I have delivery reports enabled on my phobile so I know when a text has [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >preceded by 'rct' and I had to phone you to ask what on earth Rhondda >Cynon Taff had to do with anything. quite. on O2 you put something else, and on other networks something else-else or they don't do it. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too! >> But when you tried that with me, all I got was a strange message >> preceded by 'rct' and I had to phone you to ask what on earth Rhondda >> Cynon Taff had to do with anything. > > quite. on O2 you put something else, and on other networks something > else-else or they don't do it. How many phobiles /don't/ offer to do it for themselves nowadays? I think my 1st iSmenes one didn't and a nazi oMotoral one, but all my oNiksa did, and all my oSyns. >>> But when you tried that with me, all I got was a strange message >>> preceded by 'rct' and I had to phone you to ask what on earth Rhondda [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >think my 1st iSmenes one didn't and a nazi oMotoral one, but all my >oNiksa did, and all my oSyns. I think quite a few do, but it's a network-dependent function so that it's not necessarily enabled on every phone of type X SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too! |
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