Samsung E900: Day of the Triffids ;-)
Jim of MX Alliance spotted that Charlie Brooker of the Guardian has discovered the unique properties of Samsung’s E900…
It has touch-sensitive buttons that either refuse to work, or leap into action if you breathe on them. One such button also terminates calls, so it is easy to cut people off merely by holding the phone against your ear to hear them. It has no apparent “silent” mode, and when you set it to vibrate, it buzzes like a hornet in a matchbox.
Heh, oooooh dear.
That Samsung is for a particular kind of person who specifically welcomes the added bonus features of that handset… Charlie definitely isn’t enamoured with his ‘poxy’ handset…
Anyway, over the past week, I’ve bumped into other people scowling at the same poxy phone as me. And in each case, the story is the same: Orange rang up and offered them one for nothing. It’s spreading like a sinister virus, putting me in mind of the meteor storm at the start of Day of the Triffids…
I reckon Charlie should, if he’s still got his 7 day take-it-back or 30-day return offer, get the handset replaced for a decent Nokia or a Sony Ericsson. Or if he’s feeling adventurous and super stylish, an LG Shine.
