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[challenge entry] Why have teletext free when you can pay 35p per page?

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(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:30, archived)
# Amstrad gayphone
Someone bought me one of these phones for Christmas once. I have, like, five computers already. I have a fat broadband pipe, and six email addresses. Why on earth would I want a machine like this?

Of course, what I actually said was: "Oh wow, that's awesome, thanks a lot."
(ManekiNeko loves horses, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:33, archived)
# to pay 35p per e-mail!
why else would anyone want one?
The service line that it calls RANDOMLY is about 7p per min, and its got the worlds worse modem on it at 9600 or something daft, so each e-mail check costs you about 60p! its the biggest rip off since charging people for sliced bread! i mean, who doesnt own a knife?
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:35, archived)
# hahah
I wouldn't mind trying one to see what they're like, I remember the first series of the Apprentice being full of them.
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:35, archived)
# one of the BIG selling points was
They play old speccy games!
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:37, archived)
# do they?
piss
www.b3ta.com/board/9618104
(I helped save b3ta! kingsuperspecial is in an audience, wanking furiously, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:38, archived)
# You had to download them to the phone
and pay £fucktons to play them.
(I helped save b3ta! lazygamer VS tittybiscuits, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:46, archived)
# haha, I never knew that
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:59, archived)
# i saw an aging one of this gathering dust in my dad's garage the other day
i thought about robbing it, but then realised "why bother?"

</interesting story >
(I helped save b3ta! kingsuperspecial is in an audience, wanking furiously, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:35, archived)
# with a couple of weeks enjoyable work
you can just about get the OMAP Linux tree running on it.
(Disclaimer: may not be enjoyable.)
(RIS, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 18:38, archived)
# i want to dock it in my pocket
(I helped save b3ta! Shada, Sun 2 Aug 2009, 17:38, archived)