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post Jul 16 2008, 10:21
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Am I the only person that keeps getting the comment:

"Oh, is that the new iPhone"

when I show off my phone? It's really starting to annoy me!
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post Jul 16 2008, 11:08
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QUOTE(~Rob @ Jul 16 2008, 11:21) *
Am I the only person that keeps getting the comment:

"Oh, is that the new iPhone"

when I show off my phone? It's really starting to annoy me!



Perhaps I'm stating the obvious, but don't show it off then rolleyes.gif


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post Jul 16 2008, 11:09
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QUOTE(~Rob @ Jul 16 2008, 10:21) *
Am I the only person that keeps getting the comment:

"Oh, is that the new iPhone"

when I show off my phone? It's really starting to annoy me!


Just tell them it's the new iPhone Nano, designed to fit in a shirt pocket, rather then needing cargo pants like the original iPhone. They'll then go rushing off to O2 or the Apple Store asking for one!


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post Jul 16 2008, 11:15
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I'm guessing when you tell them "no, it's made by HTC" they say "Who? Never heard of them. Are they like Nokia or Motorola?" biggrin.gif


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post Jul 16 2008, 11:19
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Your not alone! i get that ALL the time with any touchscreen device! smile.gif

You have to remember there is still a MASSIVE percentage of the poplation that have not even heard of Windows Powered Mobile Device 'phone'... its worse down in devon i assure you wink.gif


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I'm guessing when you tell them "no, it's made by HTC" they say "Who? Never heard of them. Are they like Nokia or Motorola?" biggrin.gif


Spot on!
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post Jul 16 2008, 12:41
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Just tell them it's the new iPhone Nano, designed to fit in a shirt pocket, rather then needing cargo pants like the original iPhone. They'll then go rushing off to O2 or the Apple Store asking for one!



Yeah..that would be funny :-) The new iPod Nano 2.0 ;-)


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QUOTE(~Rob @ Jul 16 2008, 11:21) *
Am I the only person that keeps getting the comment:

"Oh, is that the new iPhone"

when I show off my phone? It's really starting to annoy me!


or that they have queued up, bought and activated and iphone and come back again
before touchflo and managed to let you make a call wink.gif
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Had that at lunch today. I actually held back from boring everyone about it.. and two of them have decided to get Diamonds instead of I-2's


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