My employer has at last seen fit to issue me with a mobile phone. I asked for one years ago, as I often have to make site visits to isolated places, but was turned down. At last, a Health & Safety Review recommended that all lone workers be issued with a mobile phone or radio.

This is how I came to be excitedly ripping open the box to my new Nokia 1100, much to the envy of some of my colleagues who still have older, larger phones wNokia 1100hich were issued to them two or three years ago.
My first thought was how small, light and compact the phone appeared - brilliant as I've only a small handbag and even carrying that around gives me an annoying shoulder ache. How do men manage without handbags and why can't I? Why is womans workwear always designed with sewn up trouser and jacket pockets? Could this be a conspiracy between the clothing and the handbag manufactures?
Size: 106mm x 46mm x 20mm
Weight: 86g
Anti-slip grips
Anyway, not being one to spend hours pouring over the instructions, I turned the phone over and immeadiately determined where the SIM card should go and slotted it in. Next, in went the battery and then the charger lead. I plugged the whole thing into the wall socket for the recommended three hours - I did look at the instructions to check this out! A little battery symbol waves up and down the rather small grey screen to indicate that charging is taking place. Once this has vanished the battery is fully charged.
Talk time: 2 - 41/2 hr
Standby: 100 - 400hr
Animated screensaver
Display colour: Black & White
Once charged I immeadiately set about testing the mobile by ringing my own desk phone, which unfortunately had been set on divert, much to the annoyance of everyone in the room as a chain of telephones began to ring one by one with me on the end of the line!
Operating frequency: EGSM 900, GSM 1800
Having established that everything was working, I decided at this rather late stage, that it was time to check out the paper work to establish the features being offered by this pocket sized piece of modern technology.
Good simple instruction book.
I was a little disappointed to find that I wasn't able to access the internet and a camera would have been useful to record my findings whilst out on site - but I suppose I shouldn't really push my luck. My phone was black but I could choose a diiferent coloured face, should I wish to waste my money - I don't.
EXTRAS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE:
Interchangeable Fascia colours: blue, fuchsia, green, red, yellow, bright blue - £14.95 at www.kelkoo.co.uk
Compatible hands free kits: Headset HDC-5, Boom Headset HDB 5, Dual Headset HDD - 1.
Compatible Car Kit: Plug in HF car kit PPH 1.
Standard Headset HDC 5 - £8.95 at www.kelkoo.co.uk