Thread: N900: The Great "It's a phone!" vs. "It's not a phone; it's a mobile computer!" Debate
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2010-11-23 , 09:06
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Originally Posted by shazosbourne View Post
In a nutshell, the Nokia Australia website calls it a touchscreen mobile computer.
If I ever get fined by the police for ("using a mobile phone") changing a playlist in my car using the fm transmitter, I will take it to court and win on the basis of it not being a mobile phone.

Works for me.

P.S. Poster above......wrong thread mate.
UK law doesn't use "mobile phone" or "cellphone" in its wording. So, mount the device in a craddle and call it handsfree, weasel words will not help you.

http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/The...leDriving.html

Australian rules explicitly state "mobile phone".

mobile phone does not include a CB radio or any other two-way radio;

I suppose that laptops and Internet tablets aren't mobile phones, even if they have some cellular connectivity added, are they? So, I would support you in this argument, though I'm against driving.

EDIT: Humour: in some countries you can get punished for keeping cellular phone in your hand, but will not get punished for keeping a computer on your lap, even though it is more dangerous, isn't it? It would be interesting to try out the latter... though you would need a smart car for it which could prevent a collision when you cannot.
Last edited by Wikiwide; 2010-11-23 at 09:18.