> Some of you regulars must have a lot of phones/contracts/sims, based on your
> replies.
> Why do you have so many, and what do you do with them all ?

I think i've had 4 in total since I first got one back in the very
late 90's;

Nokia 5110
Mode of failure: battery failed, replaced, phone became intermittently
"crashy". Traded in for the V600.

Nokia 1100 (a replacement for the SIM from the 5110 which later became
a spare)
Mode of failure: battery failed, phone would cut off within seconds of
a call

Motorola V600 (two of)
Mode of failure: battery failed, phone would cut off within seconds of
a call, phone became intermittently "crashy" (refuse to charge /
locking up / corrupted display until rebooted). Sat on the table until
I can be bothered to recycle it properly.

Nokia 2630
Mode of failure: None, but my first handset of this phone was replaced
due to complete firmware lockup

We're also in possession of a "donated" Samsung D900 as a replacement
for the second V600.