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stephenmercedes
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Or Sara Cox LOL Now, if it was Toni Blackburn, or Simon Mayo - you can probably tell, I'm old school...
Cheap way to upgrade to DAB?
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I still have my Nokia 6310i in perfect working order. No, mine is one of those new fangled Nokia 67-- slides! LOLDoes it look like this?
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You know what Stephen, to be fair I bet your Nokia probably does calls better than my iPhone lol. The battery will probably last ages too. That’s what a phone is for at the end of the day!
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That exactly is my whole life philosophy, just because it's 'new', doesn't mean it's better LOL To be fair, the battery is wearing down as it can only last about 12 days now, but the call quality is ace
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I can get on board with the full on hippy lifestyle of living off the land, take what you need and leave the rest and so on.That exactly is my whole life philosophy, just because it's 'new', doesn't mean it's better LOL To be fair, the battery is wearing down as it can only last about 12 days now, but the call quality is ace
I am, however, a big fan of shiny new stuff but would hate a halfway house solution.
Something about your philosophy makes me wonder though:
- When boarding a flight do you wish that the pilot would dump all of his electronic aids and fly by the stars?
- When sitting in the dentist's chair do you request a shot of whisky and a leather strap to bite on?
- When going into hospital do you wish for a bag of leeches over the most up to date technology?
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The answer to all your questions is, 'of course not', I'm not an eejit LOL. Though I do shave daily with a 50+ year old DE razor, and wear proper leather brogue shoes (not trainers), and I hate TV reality shows. I'm not a hippy, just fussy
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The answer to all your questions is, 'of course not', I'm not an eejit LOL. Though I do shave daily with a 50+ year old DE razor, and wear proper leather brogue shoes (not trainers), and I hate TV reality shows. I'm not a hippy, just fussy
I had meant to present the opposing argument of situations where new fangled ideas are not welcome:
- Shoes, with you on the brogues
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- Most clothing except that brilliant indestructible shirt that I once had
- Furniture
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I specifically didn't mention his name in my original post as I wasn't after a discussion on the qualities of Evans. He's a contemporary of mine and I've been a fan for decades, but I also know people hate him in equal measure! We're all fans of someone...
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@DrFeelgood - what happened to the indestructible shirt? 
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No worries my lips are sealed regards that man.
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You had to go and spoil it, didn’t you! I was with you all the way, down to having a 6310 on PAYG as my backup phone in the car, preferring real leather shoes etc.......
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@DrFeelgood - what happened to the indestructible shirt?
My Mrs binned it, I bet it's still intact in landfill or wherever it ended up. She reckoned that it made me look bad, it was that kind of shirt.
It survived the most colourful dribbles.
They say that post nuclear attach the only living beings will be Cockroaches, they will be wearing that shirt.
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Thanks to the generosity of 'baxlin', I have now solved my DAB conversion. It's one of the first 'pure' converters and in my opinion, much more in keeping with the old aesthetics of my car rather than the new blue LED display ones. So am now all prepared for January and my new morning DJ on Virgin!
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Thanks again Malcolm, enjoy your pint
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If you have aux in, and a cigarette lighter, just spend £20 and get the usb stick sized DAB receiver that Argos sell. I posted about mine a few years back, great little product
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'aux in', LOL My car was designed last century, and no driver access to one, so it probably doesn't have one. I suppose the only 'auxilary' in those days may have been an 8-track player or something
(By the way, Argos don't stock anything like what you describe anymore, and my 'Pure' unit is a perfect solution for me, and I'm the one that asked the question...) Thanks anyway
I recently bought a bluetooth receiver for my 2004 SL, i connect it to my smartphone which has pretty much replaced my aged COMAND system. I use the phone for internet radio, Spotify, Waze satnav and TomTom safety camera warnings, all through the cars speakers. Works great so far.
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