The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret

I love my mum.

I rang her this afternoon, so that she could tell me not to buy a new mobile phone - I'd just been into the T-Mobile shop to have a gander and the thought struck me that I could basically afford it so what the hell, but I knew it was frivolous and impulsive so I gave her a call to confirm.  I was expecting her to tell me not to be so silly and that was far too much to fritter away on a luxury product, but instead she asked whether it was the best deal and noted that I'd still be able to afford it in a few days.

Since I rang her she's been scouring the internet checking out price plans and working out where I could buy the same phone for less (or even a better one).  She is great like that; when something takes her interest she'll spend hours beavering away, looking it up.

Anyway.

On a related note, if anyone has any thoughts about phones, models to buy and where to buy them from, I'd welcome them.  I'm after a clamshell/hinged/flippy phone^[1] with a built-in camera and preferably some way of transferring pictures onto a PC (either bluetooth or cable) otherwise what's the point of the camera.  I'd also welcome input on networks - I'm on T-Mobile pay-as-you-go at the moment and it's quite expensive, but I do want to keep my number.

[1] I find them more ergonomic to use; there is less chance of forgetting to lock the keypad; they are satisfying to snap shut at the end of a call; they look more like Star Trek communicators.