Comments on: The UK Blackberry Tax http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sid http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html/comment-page-1#comment-1287 Sid Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:50:32 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html#comment-1287 Wow! I am 'shocked'. I thank heavens that I am not affected by this tax. But look at it logically. One is bound to integrate personal e-mail accounts on their BlackBerries. This thing just does not make sense to me. When I first read it I was like.. What?!? Kiddin' right? Wow! I am ’shocked’.

I thank heavens that I am not affected by this tax.

But look at it logically. One is bound to integrate personal e-mail accounts on their BlackBerries. This thing just does not make sense to me. When I first read it I was like.. What?!? Kiddin’ right?

]]> By: steve procter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html/comment-page-1#comment-1277 steve procter Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:57:24 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html#comment-1277 I have just read in the Daily Bull that the government is considering taxing anybody who has owned more than one handset per year under the new Handset Addict Tax. So for example if in 6 years you have had 28 or more handsets then you will be taxed - and it will be backdated to the day your grandfather was born. Ewan, I know of a good Pacific Island where the tax man can't reach you. The downside is that mobile roaming charges mean calling back to the UK will cost you more than the tax!! ;-) steve/itagg I have just read in the Daily Bull that the government is considering taxing anybody who has owned more than one handset per year under the new Handset Addict Tax. So for example if in 6 years you have had 28 or more handsets then you will be taxed – and it will be backdated to the day your grandfather was born.

Ewan, I know of a good Pacific Island where the tax man can’t reach you. The downside is that mobile roaming charges mean calling back to the UK will cost you more than the tax!! ;-)

steve/itagg

]]> By: Alex http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html/comment-page-1#comment-1248 Alex Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:15:22 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html#comment-1248 Apparently it's just a rumour, so says HMRC in an article on The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/13/rev_wont_tax_blackberries/) Saying that though, I wouldn't put it past the Government to do something like this! Apparently it’s just a rumour, so says HMRC in an article on The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/13/rev_wont_tax_blackberries/)

Saying that though, I wouldn’t put it past the Government to do something like this!

]]> By: technokitten http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html/comment-page-1#comment-1239 technokitten Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:05:10 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html#comment-1239 grrrr. That one ain't gonna get him elected as PM when the time comes. Seems really mean-spirited to me on the face of it. grrrr. That one ain’t gonna get him elected as PM when the time comes. Seems really mean-spirited to me on the face of it.

]]> By: mark http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html/comment-page-1#comment-1236 mark Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2006/10/the_uk_blackberry_tax.html#comment-1236 Tossers! I'm planning to scratch my arse about 4:30 today... I'll give gordon a ring to see if he'd like to tax that too..... Tossers!

I’m planning to scratch my arse about 4:30 today… I’ll give gordon a ring to see if he’d like to tax that too…..

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