About the Phones.

The BlackBerry I got was the 9500 - the touchscreen version. It's got an O2 pay as you go SIM in it at the moment but I'll need to change that once I've tracked down a user manual.

I should also point out that there's absolutely nothing illegal about either that or the Samsung. It's just that the British police like to play a fun little game. When they stop and search you if they find any vaguely expensive electrical equipment like a camera, an iPod, an iPad or even a cheap smartphone they immediately ask you if you've go the receipt. When you answer "no" because who carries all their receipts with them the police then arrest you on suspicion of theft/handling stolen goods and confiscate your property. This normally ends up with you in a police cell for up to 36 hours before being bailed to return to the police station in anything up to six months when you prove ownership of the property and the charges are dropped. This is highly irritating because it then takes another six months to have your property returned to you and if you get arrested again whilst on police bail it massively increases your chances of being charged and remanded in custody (prison) even if you've not done anything wrong.

The police use this tactic a lot when dealing with protesters - especially left-wing ones - so it seems a timely thing to bring up because the Occupy Protesters re-launched themselves on Saturday (13/5/12). I will need to get around to writing that up properly - probably tomorrow - even though I don't expect them to last that long. On reflection I could really have done without losing a day.