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Mobile Tales - July 2006

July 21st 2006 08:00

Travelling

Today was just one of those days that could have been better. Although you just can't pin point exactly which part was the worst, you could have sworn it was all bad. You arrive to work early, bright eyed and moderately bushy tailed. Your uniform is a little creased, but not more than usual. You greet your work mates only to find out one of them has to attend a funeral and feels bad about attending because that would blow out the labour budget for the month. Then awkward conversation ensues and you try to look busy before the doors open.

Recomposing yourself you open the shutter doors and wait for the first customer to arrive, with a smile on your face. It is only when the first, then the second, then the third customer who walks through the door with pitchforks and torches that it dawns on you "this is going to be one of those days" you feel like hiding in the back room pretending not to be there.

But, how rude of me not to introduce myself! At my work I'm known by many things, verbally, numerically and symbolically. But the one you can take away with you today is, Ben.

On my way home

By day I am a university student but by night I work at a mobile phone retailer and these are true tales from the other side of the line. You will hear stories about what it's like to work at a mobile retailer, you'll get a taste of what we do in the elusive back office, you'll hear our bitching and moaning about those customers who expect Bluetooth headsets and BMWs to fall from the sky because they took the cheapest phone, on the cheapest plan. But that's not to say it's all bad! If you catch me on a good day, you'll hear about the lovely people I get to meet, the great team we've got and most of all I'll give you the inside info on all the latest and greatest gadgets we have to offer!

In the words of Dylan Moran, "You'll laugh, you'll cry, it'll change your life". If it doesn't, well at least you'll know what to look for in a mobile and/or mobile accessory!

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Comment by Jimbo

July 24th 2006 07:29

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Ahh Dylan Moran, such a genius. Who else would continue a show like Black Books, when he's publicly stated that he hates doing it.

But an interesting blog you have here. I'm awaiting my Sony Ericsson k800i from 3, but before I ordered that, I had my sights on the up and coming Nokia N80. Can you tell me if its any good?

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July 24th 2006 08:40

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Oh I definitely will be doing a review for the K800i in the near future, all I can say it's a pretty sweet phone. One of it's major drawing cards is the 3.2MP camera with autofocus. I've seen printouts of photos from it and would say they are excellent.

Most people look at photos on their computer and still find them pixellated compared to standard digital cameras BUT when printed it's not going to make much of a difference.

Even though it has the new flash, I'm still unwilling to recommend it as a camera to take in dark places. Phone cameras haven't advanced that far yet! Hehe well I'll post more in a future post! Stay tuned!

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