I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
...
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Assuming you have friends, ask someone if they have an old one lying around.
Go to an ethnic minority style "We sell everything" type shop that does
phone unlocking for a fiver. Unlock it.
Go Tescos, buy new sim, top up and **** off and make calls cheaply.
The only giro I wait for is the one the pilot flies in with when he brings
me my £4k per month wages in.....

On 11 June, 06:18, "Me Here" wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message

...

I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Assuming you have friends, ask someone if they have an old one lying around.
Go to an ethnic minority style "We sell everything" type shop that does
phone unlocking for a fiver. Unlock it.
Go Tescos, buy new sim, top up and **** off and make calls cheaply.
The only giro I wait for is the one the pilot flies in with when he brings
me my 4k per month wages in.....

£4000 a month is a good wage for a tradesman. I had to work around the
clock for it though before the merchant bankers forced builders to get
the east Europeans in and hammer down the wages.

No I don't have any friends. Weeding out the chaff like you was too
time consuming.

I think I'll be getting a Tesco/Asda cheapo sim fitted if the phone
doesn't turn up. I bought a fairly good tatty one from a workmate but
sold it at cost to another workmate when the charger never arrived.
Like you he was a time wasting liar so I let it drop.

He may just be the sort of friendly chap who forgets to fulfill his
side of the bargain that passes for frienship these days. I prefer the
term acquaintance as I don't have to waste emotyion on the rubbish.

People who don't waste my time and are worth sucking up to might gain
my friendship. If I can see why I need them.

Mostly it is a form of insurance isn't it? You need friends you can
rely on. If like you, your friends are gained without your discernment
they may/probably will prove useless when you need them.

Do you have a mobile phone?
Got any friends?

Don't answer that. I'm not interested. You will only know the answer
to one and are too self hypnotised to realise it.

Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Nokia 5210, the builder's phone, preferably in dark green, like mine.
Plenty on EBay. Kids will laugh at you though. I believe you can get a
pink case for it if you prefer :-)

in 750127 20100611 053659 Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Carphone Warehouse or W H Smith will sell you a basic phone with SIM for under £15

On Jun 11, 8:28*am, Bob Martin wrote:
in 750127 20100611 053659 Weatherlawyer wrote:

I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Carphone Warehouse or W H Smith will sell you a basic phone with SIM for under £15

I got a Samsung from Asda earlier this year for £10 including £5 of
calls.

MBQ

In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?



TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem ..

Do you talk to people like that normally?.
--
Tony Sayer

Me Here wrote:
....
The only giro I wait for is the one the pilot flies in with when he brings
me my £4k per month wages in.....

How do you survive on that little?

Colin Bignell

In article ,
Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?


Got my parents a couple of http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-7219.aspx

Cheap, but seem ok for the basics. Added advantage of being crap in most
peoples eyes so a whole lot less nickable.

Makes calls and sends texts, decent battery life. Tesco net is O2
which was important for my parents as no other network has anything like the
coverage around their place.

That one has speakerphone as well which can be handy - no bluetooth for
headsets though if that's important to you.

Darren

tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?



TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem ..

Do you talk to people like that normally?.

Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less
of a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

In article ,
Nightjar \cpb\@ insertmysurnamehere wrote:
Me Here wrote:
...
The only giro I wait for is the one the pilot flies in with when he
brings me my £4k per month wages in.....

How do you survive on that little?

Probably the tea boy on my last film shoot.

--
*Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:w2nQn.19955$ua5.2211@hurricane...
tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?



TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem .. Do you talk to people
like that normally?.

Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less of
a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

What did "the one" say when he answered his phone?

Adam

"Me Here" wrote in message
...

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
...
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Assuming you have friends, ask someone if they have an old one lying
around.
Go to an ethnic minority style "We sell everything" type shop that does
phone unlocking for a fiver. Unlock it.

I didn't this. It lasted about 5 months before breaking.

Given the very low price of some PAYG offers I wouldn't do it again

tim

On Jun 11, 10:13*am, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:
"stuart noble" wrote in message

news:w2nQn.19955$ua5.2211@hurricane...



tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem .. Do you talk to people
like that normally?.

Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less of
a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

What did "the one" say when he answered his phone?

Adam

He offered a special service whilst he was down on he's knees anyway.

MBQ

ARWadsworth wrote:
"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:w2nQn.19955$ua5.2211@hurricane...
tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?


TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)
You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem .. Do you talk to people
like that normally?.
Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less of
a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

What did "the one" say when he answered his phone?

Adam




It was a mobile, and he answered with "XYZ flooring" or whatever. In
other words he sounded like he might be expecting potential customers to
ring, which is only to be expected if you advertise in the local paper
:-) You may be on your knees in the middle of a difficult job, but you
have to see things from the caller's point of view. Why should I trust,
and give money to, someone I don't know from Adam? I need to be
convinced by that initial exchange that you're not a chancer. If you pay
£50 a week for a small ad, those calls are valuable.
I wonder what TMH thinks about that.

"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:WroQn.18436$nW1.3800@hurricane...
ARWadsworth wrote:
"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:w2nQn.19955$ua5.2211@hurricane...
tony sayer wrote:
In article

s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?


TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)
You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem .. Do you talk to people
like that normally?.
Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less
of a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

What did "the one" say when he answered his phone?

Adam


It was a mobile, and he answered with "XYZ flooring" or whatever. In other
words he sounded like he might be expecting potential customers to ring,
which is only to be expected if you advertise in the local paper :-) You
may be on your knees in the middle of a difficult job, but you have to see
things from the caller's point of view. Why should I trust, and give money
to, someone I don't know from Adam? I need to be convinced by that initial
exchange that you're not a chancer. If you pay £50 a week for a small ad,
those calls are valuable.
I wonder what TMH thinks about that.

That was the correct way to answer the phone. It is pretty basic but people
still do not do it correctly.

Adam

"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:PulQn.37$Ny7.24@hurricane...
Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. (Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time
whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Nokia 5210, the builder's phone, preferably in dark green, like mine.
Plenty on EBay. Kids will laugh at you though. I believe you can get a
pink case for it if you prefer :-)

Im still using a 3310 with monochrome display that you can actually read in
bright sunlight, unlike most new phones I have tried.

-

On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:11:06 +0100, "Mark" wrote:


"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:PulQn.37$Ny7.24@hurricane...
Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. (Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time
whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Nokia 5210, the builder's phone, preferably in dark green, like mine.
Plenty on EBay. Kids will laugh at you though. I believe you can get a
pink case for it if you prefer :-)

Im still using a 3310 with monochrome display that you can actually read in
bright sunlight, unlike most new phones I have tried.


I'll second Stuart's recommendation of the Nokia 5210. It's robust
and reliable and the car kits are sturdy and usually easy to find.

There is a near-identical 5310 (IIRC) with Bluetooth but that isn't so
easy to find. There are plenty of used/refurbished 5210s on eBay.

Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

I've had 2 decent nokia cheapos from Asda in the past 6 months ( the first
one made it's way into a pint of wine late one night, so I bought a new one,
then the old one started working again) the first was £9.99, the second
about £20.

Calls are 8p to any network or landline at any time and texts 4p each....I
looked into the tesco sims where the calls are 10p and txts 5p, but they
treble your topups, they worked out to be a con...if you put a tenner on,
they treble it to 30 quid, but you have to use all of that within the month,
it's a pita at 5p a minute, so it's largely un-doable therfore the calls and
texts work out dearer.

I've known a few people who've bought 'fancy' 2nd hand ones, only to find
that they are a bag of ****e, YMMV.

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

Phil L wrote:


I've had 2 decent nokia cheapos from Asda in the past 6 months ( the
first one made it's way into a pint of wine late one night, so I
bought a new one, then the old one started working again) the first
was £9.99, the second about £20.

Calls are 8p to any network or landline at any time and texts 4p
each....I looked into the tesco sims where the calls are 10p and txts
5p, but they treble your topups, they worked out to be a con...if you
put a tenner on, they treble it to 30 quid, but you have to use all
of that within the month, it's a pita at 5p a minute, so it's largely
un-doable therfore the calls and texts work out dearer.

I've known a few people who've bought 'fancy' 2nd hand ones, only to
find that they are a bag of ****e, YMMV.

forgot to add, they use the vodaphone network which is fine around here, it
may not be where you are, although I've travelled all over UK and Europe and
always had decent coverage

--
Phil L
RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:36:59 -0700 (PDT), Weatherlawyer
wrote:

I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Get a cheap PAYG from asda. 8ppm voice and4pp text, no charges.

tim.... wrote:

I didn't this. It lasted about 5 months before breaking.

Given the very low price of some PAYG offers I wouldn't do it again



If you break phones you might like to look at a Samsung Solid.

Supposed to be waterproof (up to a point) dust (ditto) and
shockresistant to boot.

http://www.samsungmobile.co.uk/mobil...-solid-extreme

Andy

On Jun 11, 4:47*pm, Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:11:06 +0100, "Mark" wrote:

"stuart noble" wrote in message
news:PulQn.37$Ny7.24@hurricane...
Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. (Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time
whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Nokia 5210, the builder's phone, preferably in dark green, like mine.
Plenty on EBay. Kids will laugh at you though. I believe you can get a
pink case for it if you prefer :-)

Im still using a 3310 with monochrome display that you can actually read in
bright sunlight, unlike most new phones I have tried.

I'll second Stuart's recommendation of the Nokia 5210. *It's robust
and reliable and the car kits are sturdy and usually easy to find.

There is a near-identical 5310 (IIRC) with Bluetooth but that isn't so
easy to find. *There are plenty of used/refurbished 5210s on eBay.

Batteries are available and cheap too. Thanks all.

"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message
...
On 11 June, 06:18, "Me Here" wrote:
"Weatherlawyer" wrote in message

...

I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

Assuming you have friends, ask someone if they have an old one lying
around.
Go to an ethnic minority style "We sell everything" type shop that does
phone unlocking for a fiver. Unlock it.
Go Tescos, buy new sim, top up and **** off and make calls cheaply.
The only giro I wait for is the one the pilot flies in with when he brings
me my 4k per month wages in.....

£4000 a month is a good wage for a tradesman. I had to work around the
clock for it though before the merchant bankers forced builders to get
the east Europeans in and hammer down the wages.

No I don't have any friends. Weeding out the chaff like you was too
time consuming.

I think I'll be getting a Tesco/Asda cheapo sim fitted if the phone
doesn't turn up. I bought a fairly good tatty one from a workmate but
sold it at cost to another workmate when the charger never arrived.
Like you he was a time wasting liar so I let it drop.

He may just be the sort of friendly chap who forgets to fulfill his
side of the bargain that passes for frienship these days. I prefer the
term acquaintance as I don't have to waste emotyion on the rubbish.

People who don't waste my time and are worth sucking up to might gain
my friendship. If I can see why I need them.

Mostly it is a form of insurance isn't it? You need friends you can
rely on. If like you, your friends are gained without your discernment
they may/probably will prove useless when you need them.

Do you have a mobile phone?
Got any friends?

Don't answer that. I'm not interested. You will only know the answer
to one and are too self hypnotised to realise it.



Well that wasted a **** load of your time... Nice try old man...

On Jun 11, 8:52*am, tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus

I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem ..

Do you talk to people like that normally?.

Not normally, no. Orally often. Of course with the English language in
constant development if you say what you mean in writing it is still
called talking. One might say it isn't so but with popular useage it
becomes written in.

Isn't pedantry fascinating?

On Jun 11, 10:08*am, stuart noble wrote:
tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem ..

Do you talk to people like that normally?.

Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less
of a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

Oddly, you sound like you'd fit right in.
And we could ask you for help with our phones and be genuinely pleased
as you change the subject.

On Jun 11, 10:13*am, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:
"stuart noble" wrote in message

news:w2nQn.19955$ua5.2211@hurricane...





tony sayer wrote:
In article
s.com, Weatherlawyer scribeth thus
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

TIA to posters who actually know what they are talking about.
(Anyone else just feck off and waste someone else's time whilst
waiting for your giro.)

You seem to have a bit of an attitude problem .. Do you talk to people
like that normally?.

Sounds like maybe we have an old school tradesman struggling to adapt to
the new ways. IME, if they were a bit more civil, they might have less of
a chip on the shoulder.
I rang a few vinyl fitters the other day. Anyone who answered the phone
with a guttural "ello" got hung up on. The one (and there was only one)
who answered like a normal human being, and convinced me in the first
sentence that he knew his stuff, got the job. He also got paid more than
he asked for, plus tea and cakes

What did "the one" say when he answered his phone?

"Hewow, Waymond sthpeaking."

On Jun 11, 9:13*am, dmc@puffin. (D.M.Chapman) wrote:
In article ,

Weatherlawyer wrote:
I lost my phone. It solved the problem of deciding to replace the
battery or get a new/SH one.

I just need to phone people about work and occasioanl old fashioned
things like making dental appointments and etc.

I want one that is easy to use and doesn't waste pocket space or
money.
Second hand good one or a Tesco cheapo, which?

Got my parents a couple ofhttp://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-7219.aspx

Cheap, but seem ok for the basics. Added advantage of being crap in most
peoples eyes so a whole lot less nickable.

Makes calls and sends texts, decent battery life. Tesco net is O2
which was important for my parents as no other network has anything like the
coverage around their place.

That one has speakerphone as well which can be handy - no bluetooth for
headsets though if that's important to you.

Nice one. I'd forgotten the importance of knowing what services cover
the locality best.

Hells bells, I'm replying like IMM.