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hirezI [heart] my old 8110i, I really do. It's black, doesn't crash, fits my face (ie - is the correct size for a Telephonic Speaking Instrument), allows the user to slam it shut with an imprecation and thus end a call in a dramatic manner for the entertainment of the casual onlooker, and was the real Matrix phone.
But. Battery life is now down to six hours, the SMS capabilities are a bit weedy (a memory of ten messages and no predictive input) and you can't get bits or manuals since Nokia decreed it to be an Unphone in a tediously Orwellian manner.
Thus I determined that I was in requirement of a new telephone and that it would likely be a 7210i. A tedious afternoon of dealing with telephone vendors seemingly more used to the demands and financial practices of the lower orders resulted in the discovery that I would either have to pay full price for the device or engage the services of a new airtime provider. Since keeping the same phone-number was non-negotiable, (When there's a DNS for phones, I'll consider changing it. Until then - No Sale.) there was also an extra round of bureacracy to be played.
I called Cellnet and told the fellow that I needed a PAC.
"You want to change networks?"
"Not especially, but it's the only way I can get a new phone without being ripped off."
"Ok, what sort of deal are you being offered?"
"7210i for 50 notes plus airtime on Voda."
"Hm. How about one for 99 quid plus three months free line rental, delivered to you free Monday AM?"
"Jolly good. I'll take it."
Most odd. From this I infer that a lot of people are paying far too much for Shiny Toys.
In other news, these are the result of following a chance link from BoingBoing and a refusal to wander Camden without a firearm. And very fine they are too.
But. Battery life is now down to six hours, the SMS capabilities are a bit weedy (a memory of ten messages and no predictive input) and you can't get bits or manuals since Nokia decreed it to be an Unphone in a tediously Orwellian manner.
Thus I determined that I was in requirement of a new telephone and that it would likely be a 7210i. A tedious afternoon of dealing with telephone vendors seemingly more used to the demands and financial practices of the lower orders resulted in the discovery that I would either have to pay full price for the device or engage the services of a new airtime provider. Since keeping the same phone-number was non-negotiable, (When there's a DNS for phones, I'll consider changing it. Until then - No Sale.) there was also an extra round of bureacracy to be played.
I called Cellnet and told the fellow that I needed a PAC.
"You want to change networks?"
"Not especially, but it's the only way I can get a new phone without being ripped off."
"Ok, what sort of deal are you being offered?"
"7210i for 50 notes plus airtime on Voda."
"Hm. How about one for 99 quid plus three months free line rental, delivered to you free Monday AM?"
"Jolly good. I'll take it."
Most odd. From this I infer that a lot of people are paying far too much for Shiny Toys.
In other news, these are the result of following a chance link from BoingBoing and a refusal to wander Camden without a firearm. And very fine they are too.
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Date: 2003-09-27 03:21 pm (UTC)Where's the extra fixing ?
Oh - MdR thinks it would be practical to print our own sarcastic camo patterns on Roy's fabric printer, for a suitable fee....
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Date: 2003-09-27 04:44 pm (UTC)A couple of those tonneau fixings should do it. Actually, the whole thing could have been held together with them.
Though it would sound like someone rattling the teaspoon drawer when one walked anywhere.
You know, I'm quite partial to the idea of Berlin Pattern fabric. Or dazzle-pattern. Anyone got a tame Vorticist we could borrow?
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Date: 2003-09-27 05:09 pm (UTC)What's Berlin Pattern look like ?
I wonder if we could make any of these work ?
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/saishin-e.html
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Date: 2003-09-27 05:19 pm (UTC)http://www.emlra.org/techtalk/berlin_brigade.htm
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Date: 2003-09-27 05:22 pm (UTC)(You bastard. I've been at the lager. I have to go lie down now.)
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Date: 2003-09-28 02:38 pm (UTC)Err - so what would it look like on clothes ? How big are the squares ?
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Date: 2003-09-28 03:22 pm (UTC)I suspect that the effect would not be unlike Copey's trousers on the back of '20 Mothers' - I'm still not entirely sure that would be a Good Thing, but it's probably a worthwhile experiment.
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Date: 2003-09-27 05:25 pm (UTC)no subject