Bewildered, I called O2 and told them about my problem. They said they would check their systems for the status of my account and phone. Later, I got a callback from them... it's been blacklisted!
Aparrently some time this week my phone was reported as stolen, so O2 blacklisted the handset so it couldn't be used. They advised that if I've bought it legitimately, I should be able to get a replacement from the shop where I bought it. Of course, I didn't buy the phone on eBay or anywhere online because of the possibilty that I could be buying a dodgy handset, so I went back to the shop in town where I bought it. They were just as puzzled as I was about this! Thankfully, they took it back with its box and contents and they're ordering a new one for me. Hopefully it'll arrive on Wednesday.
For the moment then, I'm using my N70 instead. I'd forgotten just how slow this is, after having used an N95 for almost five months. I think I'll re-flash it's firmware in the hopes it'll improve it's peformance.
On another note, I'm going out tonight. I was asked over a week ago by Claire - a friend of mine from work - to come out tonight since we've just been paid. I wasn't able to do it because originally I had a gig planned with The Anythings in Stockton-on-Tees. Unfortunately, we had to sack our drummer on Sunday, so now I'm free to go out. I plan to stumble home nissed as a pewt! Wish me luck
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I thought it best to post about this here, because I know a lot of people who are anxious to get their hands on the update and this is just easier. Nokia have released new firmware for the N95-1, which brings it up to V20.0.015, quite a leap!
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The main features of this update include a fix for the keypress bug, demand paging, and a faster camera application. I'm just downloading it now, in the hopes it will sort out any other problms too.
On another note, I started my diet today! It's another step towards a new me... losing a bit of weight. I weighed myself today at a whopping 189 lbs! I'd like to get down to about 160 lbs-ish, maybe a little lower. I'll keep you all appraised on my progress...
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I've got them all! All 120 stars in Super Mario Galaxy!! Are games getting easier? I remember it took me ages to get all 120 on Super Mario 64.
I've heard a rumour that if I face bowser again I'll be able to play as Luigi. I'll soon find out if that's true.
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I officially graduated today. I had to dress up like a tit all day but now it's all over. Here's a photo
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I thought I would mention this because it's suddenly become a bit of a shock to me.
I'm sat at my computer watching episodes of Enterprise supping JD and Coke, when I decided to browse through the past posts that I'd made through the time that I was on b3ta. I came across a post I made in February...
A little scared!
It said that I would die suddenly at the age of 25... I won't be 25 until October :S
I was referring to the results of a website that I visited that day, which claimed to tell fortunes. I look at the post now, and I'm 25... a little worried.
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Well, that was quick. I just completed Super Mario Galaxy. Of all 120 stars in the game, you only need 60 to face bowser and complete the game. I'm now working on getting the remaining 60, but it's strange that I was able to get so far in the space of 30 hours, taking into consideration that I have work and need to sleep/bathe/dress/travel (basically, have a life) as well.
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Yup, I bought one of the most anticipated Wii games of all time this morning... Super Mario Galaxy! Well... I say bought... I actually used some of the vouchers that I got for being at Garlands for three years, so in a sense I got it for free! I know, I was going to use them for getting Christmas presents with (or put them towards them anyway) but the way I see it I'm gonna be buying this game if I didn't have the vouchers anyway, so there's nothing lost.
I've only been playing this thing an hour and I'm hooked! I can definitely see why everyone says it's pretty much a sequal to Super Mario 64 as the gameplay and control style is very much the same. I can't comment on Super Mario Sunshine though, as I haven't got it (but plan to at some point). The graphics of SMG though... stunning! I have a cheap TV - no HD or anything - and this looks gorgeous on it! Who needs Hi-Def when you can get graphics like this!?
I'm leaving this post short because I want to get back to it. It's such a shame that I have to go to work later though
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Bloody hell, I was woken up with a shock this morning
I was fast asleep when my mobile phone started ringing. I answered it, and it was Virgin Media. The woman on the phone wanted to confirm that she was speaking to Andrew Irvine, the account holder of 4Mb broadband for £25 a month... at my old address!! I didn't exactly confirm it because I thought it was cancelled!! After another call to Virgin Media, it turns out that they never cancelled it when I asked them to two years ago! That means that I've paid a total of £600 for a broadband service at my old house!
Still, I got them to close it (again) today and they said that because it's such a large amount of money, I had to provide proof that I've moved out of the property and that I've been paying for broadband there for the last two years by sending in copies of my bank statements for the last two years to verify that I've been paying it. No easy feat, to say the least... but then I thought "I'm not sending my bank statements to some company or stranger!". Instead, I went to my bank branch, who said that they can arrange for a letter to be signed by a bank manager which will tell Virgin Media all they need to know. I'm gonna have a word with the bank manager personally on Monday and, hopefully, the letter will be ready the following day.
As for proof that I moved out, I still have a copy of the contract that I signed with The Letting's Company stating the duration of my stay at the address... which should suffice. This should come in very handy for Christmas presents, huh?
All of this happened this morning! And I was still groggy from the day before because of my cold
I thought I'd make myself feel a little better by going into Starbucks for an Eggnog Latte. Alas, when I went in and paid for it, they soon told me that they'd ran out of Eggnog 
But wait... they refunded my money, and made me a Caramel Macchiato instead
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Ya know I mentioned that I had a sore throat a couple of days ago? Well... it was a full on cold!
I could bearly speak today as it hurt so much, and I've been feeling awfully drowsy as well! Luckily, I didn't have to go onto the phones tonight. My TL could tell by just looking at me that I was bad. Instead, I was preparing envelopes to hold the receipts that we send customers when they make payments.Now I have the whole weekend to get over it. Oh joy...
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