How irritating. Mogg couldn't disrupt the skin off a rice pudding.
Posts by Charles Burrows
9 publicly visible posts • joined 14 Aug 2007
UK politico proposes site for prototype nuclear fusion plant
China discovers unknown mineral on the moon, names it Changesite-(Y)
Android phone auto reverts jailbreaks
Thursday 7th October 2010 09:34 GMT 
sim-ple-free solution
Chris 86 is absolutely right, why not just buy the phone sim-free if you don't want operator restrictions; this deal is for people who can't think for themselves, hence they don't cater for you 'software artisans'.
Most networks offer a much cheaper deal for a sim-only, rolling 30-day contract anyway, meaning if you buy the phone sim-free and use the 30-day contract you'd only be paying about the same amount for the phone over the equivalent of a normal contract term anyway.
Plus you can sell it after 6 months, without having to pay unlock fees, and buy the next new model instead of waiting (a ridiculous) 18m.
LG's ice cream phone
Asus to offer Linux-less Eee PCs globally
eBay parachutes ecommerce veteran into Skype hotseat
Wednesday 27th February 2008 10:54 GMT 
New to Skype
Yes, it was massively over-hyped on purchase, but the idea is good and I'm sure once they have increased their user base sufficiently (it must still be growing) they'll find some way to monetise it properly with advertising - as Google did with gmail. Yes, the adverts were/are considered slightly intrusive but it must have worked big-time for them and as a gmail user I certainly haven't stopped using the service because of it.
We've also just started using Skype and I'm pretty sure that we will continue to use it as we've found it an excellent free communication tool for family around the world.
If I were Skype chief exec I'd be looking at ways to distribute free PC headsets.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
