Rick
I now have a phone thank-you. Unfortunately, being a young girl the
cheaper new phones available had a very low "cool" factor and I was
hoping to get something second hand that was slightly more upmarket.
I have had some problems with ebay in the past and I was hoping that
Mac users would be more reliable especially with regards to battery
condition which can be a problem. I also, mistakenly as it happened,
thought they might be a good source as there seemed to be a number
getting new iPhones.
Thanks for your concern and suggestions.
Barry
On 17/07/2008, at 7:17 AM, Rick Armstrong wrote:
Gosh Barry, Has anyone offered you a phone or phones, you can buy
some outright $59 - $79 phones from Vodaphone and I think they may
some unlocked cheaper versions on eBay. Rick
On 16/07/2008, at 9:15 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
Phillip
Just for your information my Grand-daughter is 13. She has a
medical condition which is potentially serious so she need a form
of communication in emergencies. I the past six months she has
made about $15 of prepaid calls, not enough to cause major problems
I would have thought.
Barry
On 15/07/2008, at 11:04 PM, Phillip Arena wrote:
Hi Barry,
Without being too much of an alarmist, how old are your
grandchildren? I am surprised to see children quite young (as in
8 and below) using mobile phones. Mobile phone companies simply
brush off the dangers of mobile phones, but they are a health
hazard - do your own research and you'll find enough evidence to
alarm you. I have been concerned for various emissions such as
electromagnetic radiation and those from telecommunication
installations for more than 15 years - there's plenty of material
there to help us make an informed choice; I find it ironic that a
number of years ago, while the public in the UK were being issued
with brochures on safe use of mobile phones (including the
forbidden use for children between the ages of about 5 and 11) in
the USA, Motorola signed a multi-million dollar contract with
Disney to provide mobile phones to a similar age bracket. If
anyone has any doubts on the dangers of mobile phone emissions
from either base station towers or the phones themselves, speak to
any armed forces communications officer. In New York city, they
have been removing trasmission antennae from residential apartment
blocks.
Remember that smoking, asbestos and DDT were once considered safe.
I carry a mobile phone for emergencies and NEVER leave it switched
on next to my body for long periods. It's also not hard to find
recent statistics on the number of car accidents caused by using
phones whilst driving as compared to the benefits of having a
mobile in a dangerous situation.
Australia and the Mobile Carriers Forum are really back in the
dark ages and are doing very little to inform us - if it doesn't
matter to you then that's a personal choice - as for us, our
daughters (4 and 8) already discuss the dangers of the overuse of
mobile phones (yes, I shall be holding out as long as possible
before allowing them to have a mobile). Mobile phones are making
certain companies very, VERY rich with total disregard to the
impact on the health of our society.
Oh, besides health, I met a colleague's son who at a conference
admitted that his last phone bill was "around $3000" and his
friend, "around $1500".
Gosh...what did we do without them?
Regards
Phil
With so many people showing an interest in getting an iPhone is
there someone with an old unlocked phone they have replaced. I
am looking for something for one of my Grandchildren who tends to
destroy phones with great regularity so it needs to be reasonably
cheap. Bells and whistles are not required but it must pass the
"not daggy" test. Also should be unlocked so current Vodaphone
SIM card can be used.
Thanks
Barry
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