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Who's Corrie ?

mm, I was wondering how there could possibly be a 'Mrs Jay'! Cause i am a gentleman really Or she doesn't read your posts or all your thoughts just as well for all of us on the last point

there is always an angle to make someone feel better

HTC Diamond has a shaped back that is annoying when putting on a flat surface to use, they have a new version coming with that fixed and a few other items, code name I think was Victor. IMO not as slick to use as iPhone UI is. Very easy to get drawn into the latest gadget feature / style. It is just like anything else really if on a tight or finite budget you should manage to that budget for what you really use/ need, trouble is in this space new product releases are so frequent the huge players like Nokia launch over 50 products a year others that operate in only parts of the market launch <5 a year but the reviews are always looking for an angle and the operators to. If you want to have a wander at just one mobile site of what is up and coming this is one of my favourites http://www.boygeniusreport.com/.

This sounds a bit newspaper sensationalism, if you put out a sign then you could of course be doing it to help keep speed down nothing to do with whether anything was further up the road or not. As for flashing I think highway code says nothing from memory but on constant headlight its different, how do you determine if someone flashed for what reason and how could you prove it beyond reasonable doubt. All sounds a bit journalistic.

The joys of working from home.......... NBSR Lost me Moi aussi, maybe Nixy, Buzz, Squeak, Rattle ? or New Brunswick Southern Railway

is "improve" the right word

They've been stripped you ordered too much of the stuff

What can anyone possibly say to that ! I think you've slowed down a bit since the marriage and when you become a Daddy it will slow again. Hope all is going to plan on the later

Not sure how I missed this one first time around. Just be careful guys on your Scottish hoon.

no pictures, i only do pictures this time of night

A few thoughts and opinions on operators and mobiles, I can't promise to keep this brief so I won't Operators e.g. Vodfone / O2 / Orange / 3 / T Mobile etc. These companies control in the UK about 50% of the mobiles sold and as such the range each one stocks is driven by their needs for different price points and features. The coverage from the V / O2 / O and T across the UK is very similar for 2G networks but does vary slightly in signal strength in different areas. If you have a foreign SIM among your collection of you can quite easily see the differences in the different areas you frequent. 3 has its own 3G network but does not have it covering the whole of the UK for those areas where its own 3G network does not have coverage it has historically had an agreement behind the scenes with O2 to use their 2G network but to make it look like 3's own, this is similar in how networks look like Virgin but actually aren't as they don't own any network infrastructure they buy it. The main aims for each of them is to drive their utilisation up of their network capacity (cost driver for them as networks are very capital intensive), to maintain customers and to gain customer share from competitors. There has been a market trend to push deal length out to the 18 and 24 month duration to create better lock in as in many respects the UK is quite a saturated market unlike countries like India where new subscribers are running around the 5million a week rate. Texts are very cost effective for the operators to provide they use little bandwidth have no time urgency so are moved around at a low priority and use the "space" in the network already paid for, the overhead of the systems behind the scene is relatively small. Voice is still the main money driver and main usage. The operators have realised that data usage will become increasingly important and as they own the consumer interface they are in a strong position to drive that market. That said what it means is that the cost to the operator of giving more "free" texts is very low but appears given the usual billing rate for them as a generous deal, voice minutes across network are quite an interesting feature of the way the market works and I won't discuss here. Voice calls within built up areas can be very very cheap for the operators if the receiver of the call and maker are within the same city cells as the call is effectively routed between the providers own local cells and does not jump out into the fibre network where other provider costs come into the reckoning. This means the providers can drive down their behind the scene network costs more effectively so enabling voice plans to be improved as well. The pre-paid market is fantastic for operators as the cash flow and usual less than full usage works well for them. This is why you are gradually seeing more competition in this space as well as the monthly contracts. Currently the iPhone with apple is the only deal a handset maker has where they share in the revenue from the contract and not just the handset sale, this may change with recent changes but this is the main reason why Apple started out its deals on an exclusive basis within each market (being changed in a couple now I believe). So, there is a lot of flexibility in deals beyond what you see being offered, a new deal will nearly always offer you much more than your current provider will, I personally think the difference will alter in the next few years but new customers are a hard fought for area so use it to your advantage. Handsets are very heavily subsidised as the operators negotiate massive discounts with the various providers so swapping them and offering new ones is something you are likely to be able to haggle if they believe you are are serious about leaving / joining. You should be able to negotiate a new deal before your contract ends if they believe you are leaving the key here phrase they need on the help desks is for you to ask for the PAC code which enables you to move your number between operators, until then you will not have been offered their special deals. Handsets have a lot of emotion attached to them some love Moto's others adore iPhone and most haven't heard of Vertu or can even afford them. There are some interesting models about to launched which are receiving some great reviews in the mobile blogging forums. My view is you need to be honest with yourself about what you need and want for both the plan and device you get that way you need not overpay. The new iPhone has some feature the old one really was lacking if you were a heavy techie user and in incorporating them Apple have hit the common battery life problem in driving things like 3G etc. The interface remains very slick but beginning to go a bit slower as more apps are pushed into the chipsets to handle. The physical shape has subtly changed and is a nicer feel. Battery life could become an issue if you are a heavy user on the new device as you can not swap the battery for another you will need to have means to charge it with you. New Nokia E71 for business and browsing use is getting a lot of positive reviews and incorporates the 2nd generation of A-GPS software (sat nav), along with the ususal load of techie Nokia stuff. SonyEricsson some solid designed phones, Samsung are improving their prviously poor quality record and along with LG are gaining ground in the industry, Moto's are having a bad time the RAZR hit was bought in and not designed by them so may be why finding a repeat is harder for them. Downloads are available for more handsets than people realise and this trend of having them available is likely to continue and extend in the next 18 months as more and more software is moved to the handsets. The effect of Android is still tbd but is likely to drive more openess enabling the things that people are used to on Pcs to become available on mobile devices. Better call a stop to this rambling, I suspect it is unlikely to be read by many and those that do will notice I've not re-read or proof read it. The bottom line is know your usage and likely usage and then find a plan that suits and a device you feel comfortable with, don't over buy features or style unless you do so knowingly. Remember new customers are highly valued so you should be bale to drive a bargain, your existing provider will not take the threat of you leaving seriously until you ask for that code.

sounds like a great result This is meant to be

I think it is like most things, usually better to do than watch. Not been watching though.

Remi, awesome, quite a few takes I'm sure but maybe not many on the police or pizza van.

You still need a bit of elbow grease with that stripper, always the way, they never do what it advertises to do.

mmm - not sure about the pink socks thought you'd have grown out of those.

You must be so pleased to leave that behind, not. Looks great and incredibly peaceful.

Welcome, welcome !! Good to see a lurker coming out Keep on enjoying the car and nothing wrong with keeping it standard, but you are going to be so tempted, enjoy the car and the wise collective of the forum, well most of it anyway

This guy is not only texting while moving he is the person in control of the vehicle and it is a motorbike http://www.break.com/index/guy-lays-down-to-text-on-motorcycle.html

Ben at GT Culture is the UK agent. Thanks, should have guessed you'd know

aw he's gone all sensitive and after he started it too

Great pics again !!! Quite a little niche business you're developing (haha pun was inevitable). Good advice on number plate !

Agree with Sarnie, he spoke wisely (ouch that hurt ) Glad you've gone for the Zed, you will really be pleased you did when you drive it ! Role on August the 2nd

That is an interesting review in what has been altered and the effect. Anyone know of UK suppliers or anyone got any first hand experience of either of the stages ?