Telepocalypse

Lambs to the slaughter?

The incomparably named mobile comparison shopping site Reestit Mutton's Bargain Basement has this month's latest deals from UK mobile operators:

Yes, that's right, those are all-inclusive annual prices, not monthly ones. (xe.com says £1=US$1.88, £1=€1.48.) For the price of a deep fill sandwich and a bottle of fizzy water you can have a phone and a year's mobile service inclusive of enough minutes and texts for the average person. The only catch is you need three envelopes and stamps to claim the cashback offers.

Glad I'm not trying to make my living from, err, um, this industry. Ah. Oh well, consultant, go heal thyself...