>> Well let me put it this way. My current mobile phone is a little bit 
>> worn out now. And it wasn't a very good phone to start with. But on 
>> the other hand, it doesn't seem to be *possible* to buy a mobile phone 
>> that's just a phone any more. It has to also try to be a camera and a 
>> music system and a database and... I just want a phone?
> 
> They're out there just not displayed as prominently because they're cheap.

Heh, I'll bet. ;-)

>> Also, for some reason flip phones seem to be extremely rare right now.
> 
> They were in vogue for a while along with sliding ones, perhaps people 
> got fed-up with the flip/slide breaking? Or it was just cheaper not to 
> build them that way?

Lots of slide phones around, not seeing many flip phones...

>> but it can still call 999, causing a pretty serious hazard as it might 
>> block out a *real* emergency call.
> 
> It can still call any emergency number, but the I bet the likelyhood of 
> hitting the three correct digits and dial remains small.

Um... hit 9 three times? (Or alternatively, just hold down the 9 key for 
a second or so.) It's really very easy. I made many, many calls this way 
with my old Nokia 3210.

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