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See when you purchase an iPhone, its just not enough. You cannot escape the urge to “pimp yourself” out with the accessories which sometimes will end up costing more than the iPhone itself.

I’m guilty of this iPhone Accessory Lust (or as I call it from now on in – iPAL) where I am presented with a multitude of must haves from car cradles, to flash headphones, alarm clocks with docks, cases, screen protectors, docks with remote controls and the list could go on if I could be bothered. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been over a week since my last blog post, so I thought I’d just touch base and say hi. I’m trying to get some reading done, but computers keep getting in my way. So I thought I’d share what books I’m reading and books I’ve just ordered. I’m really tired, so instead of writing about high tech, this is a low tech post!

In Cold Blood – Truman Capote

I decided it was time to read some classics. Read the rest of this entry »

At present, I am on iPhone 60 with Vodafone. As the name implies. This costs me $60 per month incl the taxmans share. For this $60 I get 60 minutes, 200 txt msgs and 250mb of mobile data on their slow 3G network. At the time of writing, it will cost me $405 in early termination charges (ETC) to move to XT. I have $1100 or so credit on my Vodafone account. If I use this until it runs out, my ETC will reduce to a more reasonable $253. Read the rest of this entry »

A discussion tonight in the chatroom has sparked this blog post. My cellphone ownership history. Warts, Nokias and All. So please find detailed below all 10 cellphones over the last 10 years. This post is a wee detour from my 7 Year Telco Itch series Read the rest of this entry »

I lie in that subject. I really do lie. But there’s a hint of truth in it too. How so you ask. Well. Here’s the deal. I have the XT prepay sim loaded up with credit and I’m ready to rock. Below what I’ve done so far with it:-

Test One – Speed Read the rest of this entry »