And lo on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:36:09 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull>  
did spake, saying:

>>> 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. ;-)

Same deal with contracts.

>>> 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...

I suppose the slide is more durable then a flip?

>>> 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.

Hmm all the phones I've had you've had to hit dial before or after the  
number.

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com

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