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I like the idea of a handset in the form of the Statue of Liberty as the arm and torch would make a mean antenna. Of course, the lady's crown with those spires wouldn't be very comfortable nestled in your front pocket.

I'm expecting the Japanese to come out with a handset that really is in the shape and colors of Hello Kitty. Such a horrid character.]]>Jul 18th 2009 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
But yeah... this phone is waaay more awesome than my iphone.]]>Jul 19th 2009 5:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Beat me to it. That was the first thing I thought of.

Though I suppose I could get one and dye it blue...]]>Jul 19th 2009 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
That phone should be in crapgadget.]]>Jul 18th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
BRITAIN DOES NOT MEAN ENGLAND.]]>Jul 18th 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
sure london is in england - it's also in britain. and 'god save the queen' is actually the UK national anthem, not just england's. and red phone boxes used to be found all over the UK (except Hull).

incidentally, wtf are they doing trying to sell this phone actually in britain (or england, for that matter) - surely nobody who lives here would be stupid enough to buy it? they should make it a bit cheaper (I mean in price not in quality, pretty sure there's no further to go there) and sell it at airports to just-arrived foreign visitors who need a GSM phone to use while they're in london, england, or britain.]]>Jul 18th 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
my English friend once thought Catalina Island (the island 20 miles off from LA) was Hawaii.

so it's not just us yanks that are mistaken

]]>Jul 19th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
But if they didn't call us Americans, what would they call us? United Statesians?]]>Jul 19th 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 20th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2054948887_36d7d3d89f.jpg?v=0

Ugly BT phonebox, smashed and covered in graffiti. Thats what youl usually see.]]>Jul 18th 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
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People used to literally pass out due to lack of oxygen if they stayed inside them too long without opening the door. It's true.]]>Jul 18th 2009 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.flickr.com/photos/melita666/3211377336/]]>Jul 18th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 19th 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/]]>Jul 19th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/
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Got to agree with the person who said sell it at airports, cos the public probably will think that's a little tacky.]]>Jul 18th 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/18/london-calling-mobile-phone-makes-us-long-to-be-british/Jul 18th 2009 8:12PM