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Re: Using mobile phone as an internet radio

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From: Dave Plowman (News)
Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:18
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In article <EfmdnfC5gagOdvLNnZ2dnUVZ7radnZ2d@bt.com>,
   MB <MB@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> The Americans do seem generally to be used to sending a lot by courier 
> when we would just put in the post. 

Quite. And I was simply guessing at an explanation. Any better guesses
happily considered.

> Tending to happen in the UK also 
> even though the Royal Mail / Parcelforce often give a better service and 
> of course do not charge extra to send further.  There has been a big 
> campaign in the North of Scotland about companies charging extra for 
> many postcode areas.

It's what happens when private firms cherry pick the most profitable stuff.

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Subject: Re: Using mobile phone as an internet radio
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