A couple of months ago I got a Nokia E61 on Three for £15 a month. For an extra £5 you can have X-Series which includes unlimited data, and my plan includes 600 texts and 75 minutes. A minute-heavy one is also available.

All that remains to be seen is how well the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field can spread across Britain.

Incidentally, O2 sucks for data, and often coverage. Roaming is a scam as well.

24 comments, and nobody's looked at it from a business perspective.

Manufacturers don't give a shit about your convenience, their primary concern is $$$$$$$$.

If you team up with flash manufacturers to create a new method of wrapping up the same flash chips, you've got a slice of the revenue when people buy any new device that includes this new "Standard". If you keep using the same cards in all your devices, people don't buy new cards.

This is also the reason why Sony and Fuji/Olympus have their own standards (or ever-growing array of even more confusingly named products, in Sony's case). If they have their own card standard, they'll generate more revenue from it. Simple.

Yahoo Pipes creates a completely Apple-free RSS feed. Go knock yourself out.

Want a liveblogger for the event? =)

Just to question the listings again-

Three networks (UK, Australia, Italy and others) use 3G SIM cards that won't work in non-3G phones. From the T&Cs:

5.3 Each sim may only be used in handsets which are enabled for 3 services and are authorised by us for connection to the 3 network. Any attempt to use the SIM in other handsets may result in serious damage to the handset and may prevent you from being able to use it, including the making of emergency calls.

On top of this, what's the point of using an EDGE phone on a network built for 3G?

Fingers crossed for some E-Series love.

GTA San Andreas for PC - it's the last game my tired old computer could really support and I'm too broke for a 360 - im a charity case Ryan! =P

I've been on a CGMS (I'm 18, diagnosed at 1 and 8 months, and am having difficulty controlling - I'm one step away in the NHS Framework from being on a pump).

The main issue I have with them (or at least the Medtronic one I used) was that there was no feedback whatsoever. I had to input my regular blood tests (finger stick) in order to calibrate the CGMS system, which in turn would not alert me to my current glucose levels.

Nice idea, but they're far from being an everyday diabetic's accessory.

What's with the mixer on the third one?

"The US is the only country that does the carrier subs. Other country's all sell their phones unlocked so you pay full price and then choose your carrier."

Um... no. All of Europe, Canada, Korea, Japan and Australia (at the very least) contradict your statement.

www.carphonewarehouse.co.uk - have a look how many phones are priced "From Free"

Same for all the carriers over here (eg www.three.co.uk)