[OT] [plug] Motorolla C380 Ringtones from Linux PC

[Rennie]

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:25, James Devenish wrote:
> In message <1103797263.2934.6.camel at localhost>
>
> on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 06:21:03PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 18:16, James Devenish wrote:
> > > In message <1103796691.2934.1.camel at localhost>
> > >
> > > on Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 06:11:32PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> > > > mobile: 0422 978315
> > >
> > > why [do] people choose a variety of bizarre ways of expressing their
> > > mobile telephone numbers.
> >
> > [It's] meant to read zero, four, two, two, *ever so short pause*
> > ninety seven, eighty-three, one, five.
>
> Sure, and "BANGBANGABANG BANGBANGABANG" is meant to be read as 3 BANGs,
> followed by a slight pause, following by 2 more BANGs and a B A N G.
> But I still don't understand the rationale for the irregularity.

"rationale"...? We're human, the rationale is _habit_.

As to where the habit came from, I think that's how it was when mobiles first 
came into existence.

I must say, after experiencing some of the "systems" overseas I think the Aus' 
phone numbering system is amongst the more logical of them. 

I do to agree it would be more consistent/logical is  the mobile numbers were 
expressed as "04  ####  ####".