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Old June 30th, 2008, 12:44 PM   #5481
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Real speedcams detectors are indeed illegals but GPS based one are totally legals. The government even give the location of the cams.
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Just got a Samsung Gleam yesterday! images/smilies/banana.gif

I've never had a decent phone, so I'm happy that I could get one, and that I could pay for it with my own hard-earned money! images/smilies/smile.gif

From the internet (I'll take pics of my actual phone later):

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Wow, kind of feel ridiculous now coming here to say I got cell phone being as the one posted above is a billion times better. Well I got a Verizon pay as you go phone, it's a Samsung U410.

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Since I'm a gadget whore I had to get me the EeePC. The only downside is that the Linux version isn't available here so we get screwed out of 8GB. images/smilies/sad.gif

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Ooh, big screen, looks great.
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Hey hey man, nothin' to feel bad about. My previous cellphone (well previous of the previous) was like one of those 80s phones that could only be carried around in a giant hiking backpack and could be used to kill someone just by throwing the damn thing at them images/smilies/lol.gif. THAT was embarassing. I would offer my phone to friends and they'd just look at it.. give me a =/ look and say "nah its ok, I'll just go back and get my phone". Your phone is decent, don't feel bad. Be proud! images/smilies/tongue.gif
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Same reason you get an iPooed.
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