What Phone Do You Use?

Iphone app... Yes please!

I had a Telstra "country phone" -preferred the old CDMA that they forced me out of (better range). It developed a short in the battery which burnt innards beyond repair.
Chased around and bought a rebuilt one of the same (superceded) model so I could still use my hands free kit in my work vehicle.
A month later this one went up in smoke (literally; I could not see the road.) and I had to stop and drop it on the ground.
It was too hot too hold so I stood by with my water jug until it cooled down -afraid of starting a grass fire.

That was before Christmas and I decided to purchase a cheap, prepaid mobile in the New Year. Four months later I feel strangely liberated and really thinking a mobile is not very essential to existence (although handy on very rare occasions).

Currently I have two landlines with;

• Panasonic cordless of about 1998 vintage. Discarded by someone else for a more modern, stylish unit with lesser performance.
• Royal Albert Old Country Roses Phone. Has a genuine bell too (but electronic push-button dialling

It is amazing how little the techniques of (landline) telephone system has changed in the last 100 years.

I am not sure what all that says about me but, don't call me a reactionary technophobe or I will disclose my occupation.

Jeff

I keep a land line number simply because I've had it for so many years. I did switch it to my local cable company 18 months ago, to save more than a few bucks. My mobile is an an Android-based phone. I started with a Blackberry, now on my second 'Droid. Actually considered an iphone this last time, but with 4g available in my area, and the iphone being offered in 3g only, I stuck with the 'Droid (the 4g is so much faster). The smart phone has been an invaluable tool both for work and home. Tons of information is right there on my belt. Not sure what I'd do without one.

to Jeff

that's looks awesome! is that made by china/porcelain?

but I recommend Nokia, rather than other brands

lol - I used to sit on the GSM standards bodies. I basically tested the first sms (short message service) system (for the dutch telecom). Bit of trivia : Listen to the beeps when a text msg comes in, it is morse code for sms. I know the man that invented that, used to work for orange (previously HutchMicroTel).

The body is bone china. The rest is Chinese made/assembled under license to Royal Albert.
Old style handpiece with full size microphone and earpiece inserts gives very good, clear sound quality.

They were made in other Royal Albert patterns too. US and UK models; not sold in Australia. Any in Australia are imported -US models plug straight in, UK models need modification (no ring circuit and different plug).
UK phone connections have ring circuit at the first outlet and an extra wire to feed ring signal to any other phones. Most other countries have ring circuit in each phone.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/25103188302....m1559.l2649

Jeff