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OT : Simon Mason
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 03:52:26 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Monday, 28 November 2016 22:21:43 UTC, Rod Speed wrote: Feel free to ring me from the loony bin if you need to, I'm in the phone book. I need to be outdoors though. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CyVlKp0W8AAW215.jpg That's a big ****ing aerial, was that made in 1970? -- If "con" is the opposite of "pro", then what is the opposite of progress? |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 16:31:58 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
That's a big ****ing aerial, was that made in 1970? 2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridiu...tions#Handsets |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:56:30 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 16:31:58 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: That's a big ****ing aerial, was that made in 1970? 2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridiu...tions#Handsets Is it much better than mobiles? Because they suck for coverage. Mind you, no use for an everyday phone with an aerial that size. -- Death is the number 1 killer in the world. |
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"James Wilkinson Sword" wrote in message news On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:56:30 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 16:31:58 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: That's a big ****ing aerial, was that made in 1970? 2008: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridiu...tions#Handsets Is it much better than mobiles? Much worse in fact, doesn't work unless you are outside. Because they suck for coverage. You aint seen suck till you try one of those. Mind you, no use for an everyday phone with an aerial that size. Yep, ****ed in every way. And that's before you've seen the price of the calls. -- Death is the number 1 killer in the world. |
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OT : Simon Mason
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 17:01:45 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
Is it much better than mobiles? Because they suck for coverage. Why do you think I bought it in the first place? http://www.groundcontrol.com/images/...overage_02.jpg Mind you, no use for an everyday phone with an aerial that size. Fits in my pocket OK with the antenna folded down. http://www.mailasail.com/w/uploads/C...5a-closeup.jpg |
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OT : Simon Mason
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:22:06 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 17:01:45 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Is it much better than mobiles? Because they suck for coverage. Why do you think I bought it in the first place? http://www.groundcontrol.com/images/...overage_02.jpg Mind you, no use for an everyday phone with an aerial that size. Fits in my pocket OK with the antenna folded down. http://www.mailasail.com/w/uploads/C...5a-closeup.jpg Fair enough. Are they expensive? -- I went to buy some camoflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any. |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 19:28:28 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:22:06 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 17:01:45 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Is it much better than mobiles? Because they suck for coverage. Why do you think I bought it in the first place? http://www.groundcontrol.com/images/...overage_02.jpg Mind you, no use for an everyday phone with an aerial that size. Fits in my pocket OK with the antenna folded down. http://www.mailasail.com/w/uploads/C...5a-closeup.jpg Fair enough. Are they expensive? http://amzn.to/2fzoscc |
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OT : Simon Mason
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:16:42 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 19:28:28 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:22:06 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 17:01:45 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Is it much better than mobiles? Because they suck for coverage. Why do you think I bought it in the first place? http://www.groundcontrol.com/images/...overage_02.jpg Mind you, no use for an everyday phone with an aerial that size. Fits in my pocket OK with the antenna folded down. http://www.mailasail.com/w/uploads/C...5a-closeup.jpg Fair enough. Are they expensive? http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! -- I failed my audition as Romeo through a misunderstanding over a stage direction. In my script it clearly said, "Enter Juliette from the rear." |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:25:17 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
Are they expensive? http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxkFROtWQAECAXg.jpg |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:39:36 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:25:17 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Are they expensive? http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxkFROtWQAECAXg.jpg Don't they have mobile signals over there? And how often do you have to phone someone anyway? -- The average HB pencil can draw a line 4 miles long. |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:43:31 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:39:36 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:25:17 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Are they expensive? http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxkFROtWQAECAXg.jpg Don't they have mobile signals over there? And how often do you have to phone someone anyway? My Dad is 85. |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:49:49 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:43:31 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:39:36 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:25:17 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: Are they expensive? http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxkFROtWQAECAXg.jpg Don't they have mobile signals over there? And how often do you have to phone someone anyway? My Dad is 85. Surely you can get to a mobile signal or a landline every so often. If it's an emergency and he's trying to call you, you're not going to be of much help over there anyway! -- U2's on-tour sound system weighs 30 tons. |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:54:22 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
My Dad is 85. Surely you can get to a mobile signal or a landline every so often. If it's an emergency and he's trying to call you, you're not going to be of much help over there anyway! My sister telling me he is dangerously ill or when the funeral is. |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:33:15 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:54:22 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: My Dad is 85. Surely you can get to a mobile signal or a landline every so often. If it's an emergency and he's trying to call you, you're not going to be of much help over there anyway! My sister telling me he is dangerously ill or when the funeral is. So you'd instantaneously transport yourself back home? -- Do files get embarrassed when they get unzipped? |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 21:43:37 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:33:15 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:54:22 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: My Dad is 85. Surely you can get to a mobile signal or a landline every so often. If it's an emergency and he's trying to call you, you're not going to be of much help over there anyway! My sister telling me he is dangerously ill or when the funeral is. So you'd instantaneously transport yourself back home? I'd explore my options. |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:05:05 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 21:43:37 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:33:15 -0000, Simon Mason wrote: On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 20:54:22 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote: My Dad is 85. Surely you can get to a mobile signal or a landline every so often. If it's an emergency and he's trying to call you, you're not going to be of much help over there anyway! My sister telling me he is dangerously ill or when the funeral is. So you'd instantaneously transport yourself back home? I'd explore my options. A text you would receive whenever you passed a signal. -- To make the train seat next to you remain empty, simply smile at anyone approaching it and pat the seat. |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:25:03 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: snip http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! I hear that ordinary mobile phone signals (like everything else ) are pretty ****ty in Hull. |
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On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:33:02 -0000, Judith wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:25:03 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: snip http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! I hear that ordinary mobile phone signals (like everything else ) are pretty ****ty in Hull. They're ****ty everywhere. -- Apparently Jimmy Savile isn't dead, he was recently seen off the Scarborough coast bobbing up and down on a small buoy. |
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On Wednesday, 30 November 2016 10:33:04 UTC, Judith wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:25:03 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: snip http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! I hear that ordinary mobile phone signals (like everything else ) are pretty ****ty in Hull. And Lincolnshire, which has loads of sleepy hollows with no signal. |
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Judith wrote
James Wilkinson Sword wrote http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! I hear that ordinary mobile phone signals (like everything else ) are pretty ****ty in Hull. That steaming turd with an aerial is even worse, doesn't work anywhere inside. |
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On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:48:47 -0000, Simon Mason wrote:
On Wednesday, 30 November 2016 10:33:04 UTC, Judith wrote: On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:25:03 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: snip http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! I hear that ordinary mobile phone signals (like everything else ) are pretty ****ty in Hull. And Lincolnshire, which has loads of sleepy hollows with no signal. I find the signal ****s off when you go near buildings. Satnav too. -- Why are Jewish Men circumcised? Because Jewish women don't like anything that isn't 20% off. |
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On 30/11/2016 5:51 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
Judith wrote James Wilkinson Sword wrote http://amzn.to/2fzoscc For ****'s sake! That's the sort of thing you buy when trekking across the ****ing Sahara, or going to the North Pole! I hear that ordinary mobile phone signals (like everything else ) are pretty ****ty in Hull. That steaming turd with an aerial is even worse, doesn't work anywhere inside. Yeah, Rod. He said that in an earlier post when he said he needs to be outside and sent you a picture of the phone. |
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