On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 10:22:11AM +0800, Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 08:05:57PM -0600, Michael Chaney wrote: > > Okay, off-topic again but I'm curious. I think $200 is quite a bit of > > money (although my last phone was $300, which is really quite a bit). > > It's not considered a lot of money because a mobile GSM phone can > probably provide good service for many years (provided you don't swim > with the tide and follow the fickle developments in the mobile handset > market!). You'll probably pay more in phone bills for it in the first > four months you own the phone.
you can also 'blame' the buying mentality on Nokia & Co. for pushing people to buy the 'latest and greatest', putting people into debt for buying their latest wares.. now Siemens has a promo out in the papers... *sigh* _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
