Archive for February, 2008
Getting a great deal on the latest mobile phone
It is much better to do this in person, but it can also be done online I guess. The first thing to do is select the phone you want (don’t get a Nokia N95 from Orange) and the cheapest contract you can find remembering that on an 18-month contract you can go to a [...]
12Feb2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
Nokia N95 the trials and tribualtions
I bought my Nokia N95 from a Phones4U shop, one with extremely aggressive sales staff who will do you a deal. They matched the best deal I could find on the web, although it did take 90 minutes of my like and weary from the experience I signed a direct debit mandate for [...]
11Feb2008 | Tony | 2 comments | Continued
HDMI cables, have I been conned?
It is a well known fact that many electrical retailers make very high margins on accessories and of course insurance policies that you don’t need. I usually say no to both, but when I bought by first HD LCD TV with a PS3 from the Sony shop I found myself saying yes [...]
11Feb2008 | Tony | 3 comments | Continued
Great advertising, but…
It must be said that the recent Sony advertising campaign for Sony Brava’s has been excellent. Ellie Lovell asks whether the “Colour like no other” campaign would make you buy a Sony Bravia – for me the answer is no, as I like many “geeks?” these days will always check the web and dig [...]
10Feb2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued