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The off-peak special offer doesn't start until 9:30, so don't expect any updates from my mystery destination until sometime after that.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 9:01 a.m. | #
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I dunno, DG. I was on PAYG for eight years and finally caved in for a contract because the new generation of smartphones do so much! I found I couldn't resist mobile internet, GPS maps (plenty of free OS map apps), and mobile book reader programs. It downloads the day's Grauniad over wifi while I sleep so I can read it on the train. It's a slippery slope of functionality - at some point you'll need more data than is feasible over PAYG and then they've got you!
The only major downside (aside from a contract that'll run me £600 over 2 years!) is the battery life on these things is shit. Out of the all-singing, all-dancing phones I've only seen the Blackberrys run for several days on a charge. 1-2 days at most is normal.
FWIW, I went for an Android beastie (HTC Desire) since they're cheaper than a fruit phone and do exactly the same stuff.
Chz | 22.07.10 - 9:15 a.m. | #
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are you in norwich???
tim... | 22.07.10 - 9:30 a.m. | #
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Strangely, my equally antiquated Motorola has said twice this morning it's trying to download a message .....maybe it's your email?
NiC | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 9:48 a.m. | #
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OK, I've just spent a good ten minutes of working time looking for places on that Oyster days out list that are a) £5 and b) historic ...
Pippa | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 10:45 a.m. | #
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I've used the train special offer 5 times so far, Chichester, Bognor Regis (twice) Portsmouth and Newhaven, each trip cost £5.
Tomorrow, Friday, I am off to Southwold, train to Halesworth (£15) then bus).
Saturday I may try Liverpool.(£15)
John | 22.07.10 - 10:47 a.m. | #
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DG fella, go for total interactivity and get yourself an iPhone. It's so, so much more than just a phone, it will change your life! You occasionally ask for quality ways to spend your hard earned £££ and this is definitely one device you should have.
Cxx
Christian | 22.07.10 - 10:50 a.m. | #
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Nah, Blackberry is the way forward. How did I manage without it?
Debster | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 11:14 a.m. | #
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It's not necessary to have a contract (expensive or not) with any phone these days. Practically any model is available SIM-free and unlocked. (Of course, the phone will not then be subject to the usual considerable subsidy!)
Tim | 22.07.10 - 11:22 a.m. | #
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I'll plump for Cardiff - how often can you get there and back for £20?
B | 22.07.10 - 12:11 p.m. | #
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Lichfield? Two hours out of London, cathedral within walking distance of the station?
Pippa | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 12:25 p.m. | #
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If you need a toy that also makes calls, get an iPhone. No other gadget is a match.
If you need a tool to communicate, get a Nokia E72 (or the older E71). You can get one unlocked for less than £180 on eBay, so you can keep whatever number and PAYG arrangement you've got. Just pop your SIM card in it.
On top of the all the new-fangledness of a smartphone -- GPS, a decent camera, etc -- it has a QWERTY keypad with actual, physical buttons, whilst being a very slim phone. It's built like a tank. It has good battery life -- I charged mine Tuesday night, have used it for email and phone calls since, and it's still 2/3 full -- and the Nokia Maps application, which unlike others one can use without connecting to the Internet, provides fairly accurate turn-by-turn walking directions, similar to what drivers get. You can also plan routes on your PC and transfer them to the phone, which I found useful when I started cycling in London.
Also it has a dedicated button to use the camera flash as a torch. That's just cool.
It's not a perfect phone but if you need to use a wide variety of features occasionally, I don't think anything beats it.
K | 22.07.10 - 12:39 p.m. | #
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I'll plump for Cardiff - how often can you get there and back for £20?
Every day of the week with National Express.
Pedantic of Purley | 22.07.10 - 12:44 p.m. | #
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i've paid £7 each for two single off-peak tickets to/from cardiff... it's all about the advance buy...
also - stay away from the iphone... this video hopefully demonstrates it downsides...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
tim... | 22.07.10 - 1:53 p.m. | #
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Hmm. Cathedral city with ancient walls and a concrete theatre, around two hours from London? I'll hazard a guess at Chichester.
Claire in Osaka | 22.07.10 - 2:44 p.m. | #
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On the train, Mr Pedant.
B | 22.07.10 - 2:45 p.m. | #
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buy iphone 4
Kaka | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 2:55 p.m. | #
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I agree with Claire- Chichester. The District Museum sealed it for me...
James | 22.07.10 - 3:09 p.m. | #
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Oh yes, iPhone for sure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg (where did dg leave that flag?)
I've just put my sim back into my old Nokia 6310.....
Ham | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 4:06 p.m. | #
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Clearly Chichester, but I see I'm not the first to realise that.
I went to Cardiff for £20 last week (plus Caerphilly for a fiver more). Well worth it, may take another trip this Sat while one can...
Dominic | 22.07.10 - 4:21 p.m. | #
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(Oh and no way do National Express get you to Cardiff in two hours, though)
Dominic | 22.07.10 - 4:22 p.m. | #
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Not many ship canals around, either. The Chichester one surprised me when I found it recently.
logistical | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 4:57 p.m. | #
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That last pun about Wittering's a bit bad tho!
Thanks for leavening my day with the clues (to you and Wikipedia and all pages leading on from there, really).
Pippa | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 5:46 p.m. | #
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Lovely Chichester...there's a great chip shop at Selsey for those venturing on.
Waterhouse | 22.07.10 - 5:48 p.m. | #
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My cell phone makes calls and texts. Period! :)
CornishCockney | 22.07.10 - 6:00 p.m. | #
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Grumpy old man. ;)
Geofftech | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 6:19 p.m. | #
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60 miles there, and 60 miles back, all for a fiver. Bargain. And very lovely.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 22.07.10 - 8:32 p.m. | #
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My guess is you went to the Orange/O2/Tmobile shop
Richard | Homepage | 23.07.10 - 7:15 p.m. | #
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