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Kane,

Or you could just live without your cell for a little while. I don't even have one, and rarely do I feel the need to use one!

Things will change when you get to England, Kane. Everybody's got one. How else will people contact you if you don't have a permanent address? Don't count on the pay phones working on MOD property, either. They've become indispensable and I couldn't have gotten by without one.

Kane wrote:Or you could just live without your cell for a little while. I don't even have one, and rarely do I feel the need to use one!

Exactly what I think.
My mates have one and I think. Why? Why do I need one?

That's what people tell me that everything's much different in England opposed to Canada, and to be honest, I'm no position to tell the difference because I've never been there. That being said, I understand that people may need to contact me for some reasons, but I don't have any next-to-kin over there so it shouldn't be a problem with immediate communications. As for getting in contact with friends and family at home, correct me if I'm wrong, but is there not an internet cafe that recruits have access to? Mind you, you have to pay for e-mail use, but it's a lot cheaper than a cell.

Anyways, just my two cents.

Cheers, Brent

Quite true Tom, each to his one.

I don't know about mobiles but I recieved a bit of grief over my carrier pigeons when I joined up.

If you pass out a mobile phone will be essential, what if you're put on stand by, but go home or off camp for the weekend. If you did get deployed over the weekend, how would they contact you? So it's probably a good idea to buy a cheap pay as you go phone when you get over here Kane. Also I'm sure with all the incredible friends you'll make when you get into the corps you'll never want to be out of contact with them!

I'll consider it for sure.

If I were you I would def take one its such a morale boost to hear a friendly voice cheering you on after a shit day! They say you are only meant to use them outside the dhobi shop but along as you dont walk around chatting away you can use them around you accom.

im a serving nod and like chris said they are a real big moral booster! its good to hear from familiar faces when your down at ctc! one more week and its back to reality!!!!!

Whilst on the subject of mobile phones (if anyone's still listening), i'm off to CTC soon and want to get a new contract so i can stay in touch with the outside world (assuming this is allowed).

Can anyone who's there at the moment tell me which networks receive signal at Lymspstone. I dont want to sign a 12 month contract (the phone fascists make you do this) and then arrive to realise it doesnt bloody work.

Many Thanks

There isent really a piticular service because I herd that there were people there with different service but all found it hard to get a signal. Look in the search.

Once again if anyone is still listening... I have a son currently in week twenty four and whilst I cannot vouch for his morale levels rising or falling due to his mobile, I know that I could not have got through this time if he had not taken it with him. It has been my main method of maintaining contact throughout the period and has been jolly useful in sharing the more "emotional" moments. The very best part was the "Mum - please call me back" call that I received on the Thursday night that he was told he had passed PRMC. If you have a mobile and anyone that will be cheering you on in the sidelines then take the phone. Lets face it you can always switch it to silent if us Mums phone to nag about clean underwear and other such trivia!