On Thu 28 Feb 2008 18:50:42, Ivor Jones <ivor@thisaddressis.invalid>
wrote:
>
> I heard a report on local radio the other day that police in the
> West Midlands are asking for people to inform on those that have
> several mobile phones, on the rather flimsy IMHO grounds that
> terrorists and other criminals use multiple phones to avoid
> detection.
>
> So how is that going to affect those of us that legitimately have
> several..? Or who use multiple networks to get the best deals..?
>
> For example, I have five active numbers..! For anyone remotely
> interested, they are: one for normal personal use, one for work,
> one with the original Orange Out Here pack on for the occasional
> SMS (I don't send many), one emergency spare in the car glovebox
> and last but not least an old Cellnet SIM that I hang onto purely
> because it has a memorable number that I might want to sell one
> day.
>
> I think I'd better turn myself in now..!
>
>
> Ivor
>
I give up!