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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 21 January 2008, 21:26:59
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This is an interesting one from my draw.... £2 coin to indicate the size of the phone (or lack of size! ;D)
(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l210/tunnie84/phone.jpg)
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This is an interesting one from my draw.... £2 coin to indicate the size of the phone (or lack of size! ;D)
(http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l210/tunnie84/phone.jpg)
It's what you do with it that counts!!!! :D :D :D
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I always thought that "size matters" ...... :)
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
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My first phone came with a Cavalier Diplomat attached.......
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
I used to have one like that, like carrying a car battery with the phone on top and a 3 foot aerial, had to make calls through an operator. Not that long ago either really. :) :) :)
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what kind of £2 coin is that? special edition?! i've never seen one! deprived!
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
I used to have to walk around the house to find the best signal...happy days
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
If memory serves me correctly it was something like a 4800X ::)
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what kind of £2 coin is that? special edition?! i've never seen one! deprived!
Around the side, it says "An Act for the abolition of the slavery trade"
Why i kept it, not seen another!
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
If memory serves me correctly it was something like a 4800X ::)
I used to drink far too much then. Thats my excuse for not remembering what it was called :-[
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I remember in the 80s when i had my first company phone, it was the size of a breeze block with a big handset stuck on top of the battery, i think it was a motorola.
How things change
lol - mine too. Weighed a ton, lasted about 20mins...
If memory serves me correctly it was something like a 4800X ::)
I used to drink far too much then. Thats my excuse for not remembering what it was called :-[
What do you mean...."then" ?? ;)
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When I was a lad
;D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Collectable-80s-Mobile-Phone-Philips-MCR40_W0QQitemZ270205043371QQihZ017QQcategoryZ985QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I've got one of these in the loft:
http://www.storno.co.uk/storno_cqm600.htm
Kevin
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When I was a lad
;D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Collectable-80s-Mobile-Phone-Philips-MCR40_W0QQitemZ270205043371QQihZ017QQcategoryZ985QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
A yuppie phone ;D ;D ;D ;D came with a porsche in those days ;D ;D
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I've got one of these in the loft:
http://www.storno.co.uk/storno_cqm600.htm
Kevin
We used to use that kit day and daily and we thought we were the bees knees at the time!! ;D
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I've got one of these in the loft:
http://www.storno.co.uk/storno_cqm600.htm
Kevin
We used to use that kit day and daily and we thought we were the bees knees at the time!! ;D
Well, you certainly wouldn't break one in a hurry.
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I tweaked my one to work on the 2m amateur radio band and it gave me what amounted to a very slow internet connection at home via packet radio - in 1986.
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Kevin
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I've got one of these in the loft:
http://www.storno.co.uk/storno_cqm600.htm
Kevin
I have one of these in my loft
;D ;D ;D
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w306/miggyomega/Loft.jpg)
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do you think the phrase :your breakin up: is used more or less now
than it was in the 80s
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do you think the phrase :your breakin up: is used more or less now
than it was in the 80s
More now, they used to be handy, now thay can be a pain, from a work point of view, there is no escape. Got into trouble recently cos I had turned my phone off, I had not I was just out in the wilds, no signal and the boss knew where I was. There is no escape!!!!
;) ;) ;)
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When I was a lad
;D
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Collectable-80s-Mobile-Phone-Philips-MCR40_W0QQitemZ270205043371QQihZ017QQcategoryZ985QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It weighs 5 kgs!! :o At least you'd not loose it in your jacket pocket! ;)
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Left one in the pub one night though, still there the next day, no one 'picked it up' :D
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Left one in the pub one night though, still there the next day, no one 'picked it up' :D
They were probably off to machine mart for an engine hoist ;D
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Left one in the pub one night though, still there the next day, no one 'picked it up' :D
They were probably off to machine mart for an engine hoist ;D
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