Geoff Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 A 33-year-old Dutch woman sustained slight face and neck burns after her mobile phone burst into flames, the Amsterdam police said Thursday. A Nokia spokesman in Helsinki said similar incidents have happened in the past and were always related to faulty batteries from independent electronics manufacturers. - Reuters So beware... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Twinkle* Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Oo dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funke88 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 Thank you for sharing that gem of information. Damn, I've just bought my first ever cell phone, a Nokia I might add. Scary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBouncer Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 It's a 'mobile' phone! Only the Yanks have Cell Phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in Bradway Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 Brings a whole new meaning to the word 'hotline'. Sorry.....couldn't resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Party Boy Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by DaBouncer It's a 'mobile' phone! Only the Yanks have Cell Phones. Sorry but it's a cell phone - as in it will only work if you are within the coverage area of one of the cells. Sorry to be pedantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by Party Boy Sorry but it's a cell phone - as in it will only work if you are within the coverage area of one of the cells. Sorry to be pedantic I'd guess the point that DB is making is that we in the UK call them mobile 'phones and the Americans call them cell 'phones. We have enough creeping Americanisation in this country without adopting their terms for everyday things. It may be trivial but before you know it we'll be using words like faucet and diaper so let's hang on to our own terms for as long as possible, OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBouncer Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by maxt I'd guess the point that DB is making is that we in the UK call them mobile 'phones and the Americans call them cell 'phones. We have enough creeping Americanisation in this country without adopting their terms for everyday things. It may be trivial but before you know it we'll be using words like faucet and diaper so let's hang on to our own terms for as long as possible, OK? Yeah thats the point I was making.... goes over some peoples head I reckon:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ruscoe Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Originally posted by DaBouncer It's a 'mobile' phone! Only the Yanks have Cell Phones. A guy at work once phoned one of our sales reps in the US on their "cell" phone. The conversation went something like this... UK person: "Are you in prison?" US person: "No. Why?" UK person: "Because it says this is your cell phone!" US person: "What?" UK person: "Have you got a phone in your prison cell...?!" US person: "I'm not in prison!" UK person: "How come you've got a cell phone then?" ... Americans just don't get it, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funke88 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Wow, Sorry if I have become too Americanized for y'all. I must have been away too long. Cell phone vs Mobile phone, it's all the same. And if we are going to be picky about this conversation; just for your information DB there are no Yanks down here in the south. Yanks only live up north above the Mason Dixon Line. Maybe a moderator should review my postings and translate everything into Yorkshire slang so you can understand me. I'd hate to offend anyone with my americanisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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