No one seems to have considered the opposite- it's quite common to encounter shops with incredibly loud and tasteless music, clearly chosen by the bored staff. It seems to be generally clothing and shoe shops but my local supermarket has this too. I guess that there must be a whole generation over 30 who will never learn to appreciate 50 cent and Lady Gaga- I know that I try to reduce my own exposure to such 'unscheduled entertainments' as much as possible. The article is hysterical and highly misleading. I cannot speak for the school supposedly using Mozart as a 'punishment' but I do live and travel in London. It is quite common here for classical music to be played at tube ('subway') station entrance halls. The choice of music is generally 19th century waltzes and military marches. The sound volume makes it noticeable but not unbearable- you can hold a conversation over it. It's not at every station but it isn't rare. It does seem to cut down on the beggars and general hecklers that you would otherwise encounter.

In the UK under The Distance Selling Regulations ( http://www.oft.gov.uk/advice_and_resources/resource_base/legal/distance-selling-regulations/ ) All mail order companies, including on-line sellers must give you a seven (working) day cooling off period during which you may return your purchase for a full refund. For a phone you would be expected to pay the tariffed cost of any calls etc that you made but during the time you had it but nothing for the phone, no penalty and the contract would be cancelled. All networks also offer SIM only contracts where you may use your own phone. T-Mobile UK for instance offer both monthly sim-only plans: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/sim-card/pay-monthly/ and pay as you go 'free SIM' plans http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/free-pay-as-you-go-sim-cards/

It's already here, for a subset of images: http://www.plinksearch.net/apps.html Works quite well here

In the UK we have the Disability Discrimination Act (‘DDA’) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_Discrimination_Act_1995 ) This requires that service providers do not provide a disabled person with a lesser degree of service than a person who is not disabled and that they make reasonable adjustments to facilitate this. Any public website based in the UK would be bound by this legislation. Cases are heard in a criminal court with a jury. Statute law does not define what constitutes a disability or a reasonable adjustment, the courts decide this on a case by case basis. A common prejudice is that people think of disabilities, first as someone in a wheelchair and maybe secondly of a blind person. A disability may in fact be mental, ‘invisible’ (e.g. epilepsy) or in fact any chronic condition that disables someone. The comment “Someone with no legs shouldn't sue Ford because it is hard to drive.” is not relevant because Ford do provide cars that may be driven by someone with no legs- certainly an automatic with hand controls is available in the UK. The linked article specifically mentions ‘World of Warcraft’ which for the terms of the DDA is a web-based business operating in the UK. There is a very clear precedent here with Odeon Cinemas (a UK chain) not providing a website that was accessible with alternative browsers: before http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39124215,00.htm and after http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/accessibility/ The alternative of course would be to not do business in the UK

That was before the recent software upgrade which fixed a lot of bugs and made the interface a great deal more responsive. I have one of these phones and it's excellent.