The big Phones Show fortnightly giveaway

The video show is produced on a shoestring budget and desperately needs your help! If you're enjoying it every week or two and also enjoying the weekly audio followup podcast then please consider helping out by 'subscribing' - what I call my monthly 'virtual pint of beer' club - i.e. if you met me in the street, would you at least buy me a beer to say "thank you"? (£3 a month was roughly the price of a pint here in the UK a year or two ago).

And, as an incentive, I'm giving away loads of ex-review phones and accessories to people drawn at random on The Phones Show Chat every two weeks.

I have a choice of phones and accessories (listed below) to give away to a lucky monthly 'virtual pint of beer' subscriber or an ad-hoc donator (auto-added in from donations in the previous month), chosen at random every fortnight on the Phones Show Chat. The X list below (phones) is active once every two months - the next 'X' draw is at the end of May 2012. The Y list is on offer every other fortnight.  I'll publish all major winner names. The winner can choose from:

X list (every 2 months):

• An Apple iPhone 3G, unlocked (boxed, with a selection of hard and soft covers/cases, good condition)
  
• A Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY gaming smartphone, with PSP-style slide-out controls ('as new' condition, fully boxed, thanks to Tim Salmon)
• A Samsung Europa 'with Google' Android 2.2 capacitive-screened smartphone with hardware buttons and d-pad (brand new, boxed, though currently locked to O2)
• a Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone, boxed, brand new (thanks to Nokia UK)
  
• A HTC 7 Mozart Windows Phone, with Xenon flash and 8mp camera, fully boxed, new (thanks to HTC UK)
  
• A Motorola Milestone 2 Android 2.2 qwerty sliding smartphone (boxed and excellent condition)
• A Nokia X6 16GB, capacitive screened music smartphone, amazing stereo speakers, rare white and blue (great condition, bang up to date firmware and system software, boxed with bits)
• a Nokia E51, the original tiny indestructible, metal S60 smartphone (boxed, but charger only) (thanks to Mike Robins)
  
• a Nokia 5530 diminutive S60 5th Edition smartphone (fully boxed, new) (thanks to Nokia UK)
• A Samsung INNOV8 (i8510) 16GB, 8 megapixel S60 3rd Edition FP2 smartphone (boxed, as new condition, partial accessories, unlocked)
• A white Nokia N97 touchscreen smartphone with 32GB of memory, slide-out qwerty, great cam and FM transmitter (boxed, good condition, all accessories)
• A black Nokia N97 touchscreen smartphone with 32GB of memory, slide-out qwerty, great cam and FM transmitter (boxed, sides worn condition, some accessories)
• Nokia 9500 Communicator (super condition, with leather case, charger and data cable)
• Other phones, some as-new, to be added shortly, this list subject to change!
  

Y list:

• a tough silicone case for the HTC Radar
• a Proporta Beach Buoy all-weather smartphone pouch
• a Proporta Beach Buoy Bike Mount all-weather smartphone pouch plus cords, inserts and ViewRanger voucher
  
• a Mugen 2000mAh replacement battery for the Nokia E75, with new rear cover
• a clear hard shell for the Google/Samsung Nexus S
• a part clear, part opaque hard silicone case for the Galaxy Nexus
• a tough black Mizu case for the Galaxy Nexus
• a Nokia CC-1031 cyan 'soft cover' case for the Lumia 800
• a 'professional screen guard' for the Samsung Galaxy Note
  
• a smoked/clear hard silicone case for the HTC Sensation
  
• a Proporta striped 'Impact Protective Crystal Back Shell' for the iPhone 4/4S
• a Mobile Fun OneCable Sync and charge
  
• a Proporta general athletics-themed 'hard shell' for the iPhone 4/4S
• a Proporta Olympics 2012-themed 'hard shell' for the iPhone 4/4S
• a Mobile Fun Ultra Glass full-face tempered glass protective shield for the Samsung Galaxy S2
  
• a desktop dock for the Google Nexus S
  
• a Proporta pair of capacitive touchscreen gloves for winter smartphone use
• a tough silicone case for the Nokia E6
• a leather wrap-around in-situ case for the Nokia E6
  
• a Mizu-style white protective case for the Samsung Galaxy Note
• a red rubber protective case for the HTC Rhyme
  
• a Proporta 'Impact Protective Crystal Back Shell' for Blackberry Bold 9900
• a Proporta 'Impact Protective Crystal Back Shell' with skeleton artwork for Blackberry  93xx series
  
• a Case-Mate gel in-situ protective case for the HTC Sensation
  
• a set of rather super Nokia MD-6 stereo external speakers (works with most music players or smartphones compatible with 4-pole 3.5mm jacks)
  
• an OtterBox Commuter hard case for the Nokia N8
• an OtterBox Commuter hard case for the Nokia E7
• an OtterBox Commuter case for the Nokia E72
  
• a SwissTech Utilikey multi-tool
• a Proporta Mizu Shell case for the HTC Incredible S
  
• a Proporta Alu-leather case for the Google Nexus one
• a Proporta Alu-leather case for the iPhone 4/4S
• a Proporta Ted Baker leather slip case for the Galaxy S II and similar form factors
  
• a Proporta Alu-leather pouch for the HTC Desire HD, Sony Ericsson Arc and other touchscreen smartphones
• a (new) pack of limited edition 'Symbian smart cards', from 2005 - effectively top trumps with old smartphones!
  
• a Proporta Neoprene sleeve for 10" tablets
• a Proporta 'book' leather case for the Apple iPad (original)
  
• a FlexiShield case for the Nokia N8
  
• a Mobile Fun Bluetooth Cassette Adapter
  
• a Symbian-branded USB Plasma ball (no, really)
  
• a Zeemote Bluetooth gaming controller
  
• a Proporta Perfora leather case for Apple iPhone
• a Proporta N97 mini Alu-leather luxury case
• a Proporta Maya pouch - case that fits almost anything
• a Noreve luxury suede-leather case for Nokia N96
• Nokia official leather sleeve case for X6/N97 mini and others
  
• InvisibleShield screen protectors and ToughGuard shell for the Nokia N97 mini
• a Capdase leather flip case for the Google Nexus one
• a Mobile+ 12V to USB and miniUSB converter with flying extender lead
  
• Spare battery: choose one from: Samsung i8910 (1500mAh), Nokia BL-5K, Nokia BL-5J, Nokia BL-5F, Nokia BP-6MT or Nokia BP-4L (1500mAh)
  
• numerous cases for various other smartphones - if you can't see something in the list above for your device, let me know and I'll rummage around...!
  

I'll keep the giveaways coming - I've got quite a pile of ex-review gear that needs to find a good home! 

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Steve Litchfield, (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, email me at slitchfield@gmail.com.

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Show 169 - Hands-on review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and some further thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S III

Show 168 - Hands-on review of the HTC One S, a blow-by-blow comparison between the Nokia Lumia 710 and HTC Radar, and news of the Galaxy S III

Show 167 - News, My top 10 second hand bargains, A look at the very first touchscreen smartphone - 7 YEARS before the Apple iPhone

Show 166 - Hands-on review of the HTC One X, the biggest and fastest phone in the world - but is it the best?

Show 165 - Hands-on review of the Sony Xperia S, are the super 720p screen and 12mp camera enough?

Show 164 - An editorial on the death of a form factor, my Top 5 Qwerty candybars in 2012, and my hands on review of the Asha 302

Show 163 - Review of the Nokia N9, running Meego, plus 'What you need to know' from MWC 2012

Show 162 - Review of the Google Nexus X(!), plus a look at the Nokia 500 and thoughts on Symbian Belle

Show 161 - Hands-on review of the Samsung Galaxy Note

Show 160 - Review of the 4.65", 720p-screened Galaxy Nexus

Show 159 - CES news, Predictions for 2012

Show 158 - Hands-on review of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

Show 157 - Top 5 Phones, Christmas 2011

Show 156 - Hands on review of the sleek Nokia Lumia 800, running Windows Phone Mango

Show 155 - News, plus a hands-on review of the HTC Titan with 4.7" screen

Show 154 - Hands on review of the Nokia 701 (1GHz, Symbian Belle) and a transmission from the future!

Show 153 - News, plus a head-to-head between the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray and the Nokia 700

Show 152 - News of Android 4.0, the Galaxy Nexus, and my thoughts on the highs and lows of Windows Phone Mango

Show 151 - News, plus a hands-on review of the Blackberry Bold 9900, the best Blackberry ever made?

Show 150 - News of the iPhone 4S, plus a hands-on review of the LG Optimus 3D, plus a rant!

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