No, but I grabbed the wi-fi model.
It's pretty hot.
the missus would definitely veto any vita purchase
Dunno, I guess it would vary depending on the mobile coverage in your area. I skipped the 3G model because it's no use for gaming and I have an iPhone for everything else.I'm looking at the wi-fi model but I have no idea how well the 3G works in the UK, just looking for impressions.
thats surprising, if you had a smart phone you could watch your cartoon ponies anywhere you want
No, but I grabbed the wi-fi model.
It's pretty hot.
This is awesome. Well done bro *brofist*I got around it by buying her a nice sparkly ring of equivalent value. She was far too busy cooing over the new ring to notice that my PSP had 'grown'.
Cosmic thing was, I chose the ring without paying attention to price and it ended up costing ONE PENCE more than the Vita. I thought that was cool.
Thing is, if you top-up £15 internets on the 3G model you get Wipeout free.
Needs more research.
Thing is, if you top-up £5 internets on the 3G model you get Wipeout free.
Needs more research.
I got around it by buying her a nice sparkly ring of equivalent value. She was far too busy cooing over the new ring to notice that my PSP had 'grown'.
Cosmic thing was, I chose the ring without paying attention to price and it ended up costing ONE PENCE more than the Vita. I thought that was cool.
What would you use the 3G function for? Answer that question and you know whether you should get a 3G model or not.
: OI got around it by buying her a nice sparkly ring of equivalent value. She was far too busy cooing over the new ring to notice that my PSP had 'grown'.
You cannot game over 3G. That'd be the only point to a 3G Vita ever.Yeh that's the only thing holding me back. The answer at the moment is 'nothing', with the proviso that the 'near' functionality is absolutely awesome and worth the price of entry alone.
: O
"Sparkly"?
Engagement ring?!
I suspect you might spend more than the price of a Vita on an engagement ring, so probably not.
High 5. I love my missus dearly but she ain't difficult to distract.This is awesome. Well done bro *brofist*
You cannot game over 3G. That'd be the only point to a 3G Vita ever.
Do you ever worry in buying pre-engagements rings that she might take it the wrong way and think it's an actual engagement ring and this is it he's proposing omg?Yeah, it's a pre-engagement ring, I guess. It's the last ring I'll buy her before her engagement ring. You guess correctly, the actual engagement ring will require a small loan, she likes her shiny things.
Do you ever worry in buying pre-engagements rings that she might take it the wrong way and think it's an actual engagement ring and this is it he's proposing omg?
But dude, a loan? Just save for a few months. If you have the disposable income for both a launch-price Vita and a sparkly ring, you shouldn't tie yourself to a loan for the real deal.
Got a close mate with money to spare who you can borrow the money from? Show him your bank statement so he knows you're good for it.I've just realised that she'll see the loan go into the bank. Bugger.
Give him tips yourself or get a new boyfriend. Communication.Wow, could you propose to me please??? Or at least give my boyfriend some tips, he really hasn't got a clue.
We have a pretty good understanding about where we are in our relationship, tbh. She knows that we're right on the verge of an engagement but she also knows that when I propose to her, it will most likely be on the Charles Bridge in Prague or up the Eiffel Tower (they're 2 very significant locations in our relationship). If I'm buying her jewelry on a wet Tuesday in England, it's just a present. The size of the diamond would instantly clue her in too.
We have a pretty good understanding about where we are in our relationship, tbh. She knows that we're right on the verge of an engagement but she also knows that when I propose to her, it will most likely be on the Charles Bridge in Prague or up the Eiffel Tower (they're 2 very significant locations in our relationship). If I'm buying her jewelry on a wet Tuesday in England, it's just a present. The size of the diamond would instantly clue her in too.
The reason I'd take out a loan is so that she wouldn't notice me siphoning money out of the account. I'd pay it back shortly afterwards.
I've just realised that she'll see the loan go into the bank. Bugger.
Wow, could you propose to me please??? Or at least give my boyfriend some tips, he really hasn't got a clue.
I've just realised that she'll see the loan go into the bank. Bugger.
Wow, could you propose to me please??? Or at least give my boyfriend some tips, he really hasn't got a clue.
Were I the type to use image macro's, I'd insert one here reflecting that I felt your comment was too kind.Anybody who doesn't want to marry Dave is a chump lacking in taste.
Open up a new current account with a different bank and use that for the loan, once you pay it off after the engagement, close it. Win.
Great idea. I'll set up a separate account and then afterwards, I'll use it as a rainy day LEGO fund or something.Get the loan elsewhere? (And I don't mean Wonga) Set up a new personal account just for that purpose if necessary, or do it through a very good friend or family member.
I'm kind of lucky on that front in that I knew it would be more than my life's worth to pick the engagement ring myself.
Word of warning to UK GAF, i know you're all probably a lot smarter than me and realise that borrowing from WONGA is a bad idea but to anyone who's thinking about it, don't. I borrowed £200 from them to pay my council tax and missed the payment, the sneaky fuckers took £900 from my bank £10 at a time over 4 days with no warning. I'm in the shit with the bank now who i owe £700 to with them taking £5 out a day for an unplanned overdraft. Don't start work for another month.Get the loan elsewhere? (And I don't mean Wonga)
I have no idea why anyone would want a Vita.
Spoons' large breakfast with an orange juice has saved my life many a hangover, it's a vicious cycle though as i just end up getting pissed again.
Word of warning to UK GAF, i know you're all probably a lot smarter than me and realise that borrowing from WONGA is a bad idea but to anyone who's thinking about it, don't. I borrowed £200 from them to pay my council tax and missed the payment, the sneaky fuckers took £900 from my bank £10 at a time over 4 days with no warning. I'm in the shit with the bank now who i owe £700 to with them taking £5 out a day for an unplanned overdraft. Don't start work for another month.
While I agree you shouldn't use them and their ilk unless you need to, that right there is the issue.
Edit: and £900 for £200? Dispute the payments with your bank, claim they are fraudulent and the bank take the hit I think (I had that with BT when they took too much money).
And seriously, council tax? Takes ages for local councils to do anything. You'll get a ton of "final notice we mean it this time" letters before you'll get actual trouble from them.
And seriously, council tax? Takes ages for local councils to do anything. You'll get a ton of "final notice we mean it this time" letters before you'll get actual trouble from them.
Yep, when I was a poor student we used to pay it when we got a summons, you would ring them and say "well can I pay you £100 a month (or whatever the monthly payments were)" and they would invariably just say yes.
when did students pay council tax?
That's not true, i missed a payment last year in October and they made me pay the quarter in one go. When i couldn't pay that they took me to court and said they will bump the amount up to a grand and send the bailiffs round. I was struggling for money so got the last bit off WONGA.
I own my house too so there is the real risk of them taking it off me.
Only one who should have been paying council tax was that one non-student housemate, and if he let the council know the exact details he wouldn't have had to pay the full amount, either.When they live in a shared house and paid all the utility's, one of my house-mates wasn't a student either.
Word of warning to UK GAF, i know you're all probably a lot smarter than me and realise that borrowing from WONGA is a bad idea but to anyone who's thinking about it, don't. I borrowed £200 from them to pay my council tax and missed the payment, the sneaky fuckers took £900 from my bank £10 at a time over 4 days with no warning. I'm in the shit with the bank now who i owe £700 to with them taking £5 out a day for an unplanned overdraft. Don't start work for another month.
the missus would definitely veto any vita purchase
I got around it by buying her a nice sparkly ring of equivalent value. She was far too busy cooing over the new ring to notice that my PSP had 'grown'.
What healthy relationships you both have
What healthy relationships you both have
any good relationship is a constant negotiation, she's just as likely to get a purchase of an expensive handbag vetoed by me as I am of a Vita. She's probably right, we're struggling a bit at the moment so a Vita isn't a high priority.
I've been in unhealthy relationships. They don't generally involve light-hearted frivolous spending. As Meadows said, there's give and take. I'm sure as hell not buying an iPad 3 now. Well, not yet
Trust me, when it matters, my lady is as sharp as a tack. She takes none of my nonsense an I'm a better man for it.
Sorry, don't take me seriously! Although I thought you were around university age for some reason, didn't realise you're actually at the stage where you have to be sensible with money jointly!