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London Cabs Collect Mountain Of Cell Phones


Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:42 pm

More and more people are living the high-tech lifestyle. And as gadgets get cheaper, more people have them, and lose them.

In a British survey, in London alone more than 63,000 cell phones have been left in the back of cabs in the past six months; that's about three phones per cab.

Over the same timeframe, almost 5,000 laptops and 5,800 PDAs such as Palms and smartphones were left as well.

Jemima Khan reportedly left her iPod, phone and purse in a cab and asked for them to be returned to her friend who turned out to be Hugh Grant.

With Briton's growing love of phones, the Mobile Equipment National Database was created to allow people to register the unique ID number of their phone so it can be returned in the event it was lost or stolen.

Hugely successful, millions of gadgets are registered, and organizations such as Transport For London regularly consult it when trying to re-unite folk with their devices.

For the cab drivers, finding a phone in the back is one of the more pleasant things many have found. The survey of what else has been left behind included a harp, a dog, a hamster and a baby.

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1. Posted by Bjoern Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:45 pm

In London alone over the past six months more than 63,000 mobile phones have been left in the back of black cabs, according to a survey.

That works out at about three phones per cab.

Over the same period almost 5,000 laptops and 5,800 PDAs such as Palms and Pocket PCs were left in licensed cabs.


How could somebody forget his laptop?! Or even his phone?!

The survey of what else has been left behind included a harp, a dog, a hamster and a baby.


A hamster?! icon_huh.gif


2. Posted by hammi_poop Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:49 pm

lol the hamster is the best one....erm a baby?!?!?

3. Posted by Bjoern Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:52 pm

lol the hamster is the best one....erm a baby?!?!?
I guess hte baby was left on purpose... some mean women do that icon_sad.gif


4. Posted by GSMDude Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:54 pm

It would be useful if a database like that were created in the States.


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