Two chances to grab a free copy of “CSS Mastery”
~ 26 January 2006 ~
“CSS Mastery” is scheduled to hit shelves sometime next month, and I’m offering any of you a chance to grab one of two free copies in exchange for a little help:
- Show me which U.S. state has the most specialty license plates. I thought Florida had the most upon returning from vacation. Then someone said Nevada. Then another said Alabama. Then another Oklahoma. I give up. First person to find facts/evidence showing which U.S. state has the most custom (specialty) license plates wins. Clarification: I may have confused some of you. By “most custom license plates” I mean the most options for ordering
vanity(sheesh, whatever they’re called), team, cause-related plates, not how many customized license plates (e.g. HAX0R) have been purchased. - Tell me what mobile phone/device you use and what country you’re from. Yes, the highly scientific, accurate, and statistically significant results of your comments will help me with a couple of mobile web presentations coming up later this year. Winner to be randomly selected from among the list of comments.
Pony up a comment before Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at midnight and winners will be announced shortly after.
409 Comments
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I’m using the free phone Tmobile gives you when you sign up, although I’m thinking of trying out a Treo. But I’m hesitant because whenever I try the fancy stuff I always end up going back to the basic cellphone and its simple features.
I’ve got a guy working on the other question.
Motorola Razr (Cingular service), living in the US
1. I don’t have proof, but my guess would be Virginia. When I lived there it seemed EVERYONE had vanity plates. They were super cheap.
2. Cingular - US - Minnesota
2. None; U.S.
To clarify, when you say “the most custom plates” do you mean the state that has the most people who have ordered plates with letters and numbers that are customized, or do you mean the state with the most options for plates, prior to number or letters being stamped on them? For example, in Utah you can get the Ski Utah plates, the Rainbow Arch plate, the Primary Children’s Hostpital plate, the No More Homeless Pets plate, etc.
Oh, and I forgot to say I’m from the US earlier.
Ok. I am having a boring day at work. This is what I found about the vanity plates. From this website:
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/parts/articles/105268/article.html
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Car-crazy California issued its first personalized plate in late 1970. As of year-end 2004, there are almost 1.4 million such plates on California roads. During that time, the state has raised more than 1 billion dollars from vanity plate sales, according to the DMV. Nationwide, vanity plates can cost anywhere from $10 to $65 per year, depending on the state. California calls them “environmental plates,” because it uses the revenue to fund programs that preserve and protect the environment, such as the purchase of land for preserves, studies of endangered species and public education.
I use Nokia 7650 and I live in Estonia (Europe:-)
2. US, Sony Ericsson T610, T-Mobile Service
Motorola V635; Canada
Joshua - I mean prior to numbers and letters being stamped.
Currently using an Audiovox SMT5600 (Cingular) in the US.
Samsung A900 (Sprint); US.
1. I really don’t know a lot about America and license plates but I would say the state with the most cars in it.. and if there are different states with about the amount of cars I would go for the state with the richest residents. Anyway, good luck :)
2. I’m using the Nokia N-Gage QD, I’m from The Netherlands.
I’m going to answer the easy one (2): Currently an unlocked Motorola V80, in the US with Cingular. As of sometime this afternoon, an unlocked Motorola L6 SLVR, same country and service.
I use a Audiovox CDM-8600 with verizon. I am in the US of A. It is really small, and doesn’t have a camera or any of that fancy-pants mobile internet crap.
South Carolina.
Motorola v180/Cingular.
US
Phone: LG VX3200
Country: USA
Oh and to answer the first one, I would have to say Michigan. They have plates for most of the big colleges including MI State and U of M. They even have plates for the state bird, tree, slogan, child day care service and a couple others.
I use the Motorola V180 (Cingular) and am from the USA. Nothing fancy, but works well.
Phone: Nokia 2100
Country: Australia (Melbourne)
OK…I was wrong. It’s Mississippi! With over 125 plates and with the addition of the NASCAR plates who knows…
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/050822/california.shtml
http://www.mstc.state.ms.us/mvl/main.htm
…oh yeah…Motorola v180, USA
LG-VX4400 (Verizon)
USA
Currently using a Razr V3 and occasionally use a Motorola v551 (my fiance’s) in Canada.
I use Nokia 6230, and I am from United States.
Motorola V400/Cingular
USA
Nokia, USA
Your first question is a little confusing at first, which people here have stated. But your last sentence says “specialy plates”, which to me does *not* mean vanity plates.
Come to Texas, you will see more special (not vanity) license plates than you will find anywhere else, I guarantee it. Way more than Florida. Don’t believe me, take the Texas Department of Transportation’s word for it.
I think there is a little less than 120 on that page, but I am sure there is more by now (Longhorn Championship Plates to name one).
I’ve got a Nokia 2600 and I’m in the US.
I use a sprint cell phone made by Sanyo, I live in the United States and more specifically Texas. To be even more specific San Antonio, and if you want to get really personal Universal City…
wrong again. three strikes and I’m out after this one.
Its Virginia:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/plate_search.asp
I use a Samsung SGH-D500, a phone I really won’t recommend anyone who uses a Mac (due to iSync’s lack of support for this phone). Oh, I’m from from good ol’ Germany, by the way.
I use a sprint cell phone made by Sanyo, I live in the United States and more specifically Texas. To be even more specific San Antonio, and if you want to get really personal Universal City…
I’m rockin’ the LG PM-225 in the United States.
And I believe the state of Chuck Norris has the most custom license plates.
United States, T-Mobile, Samsung e310
I’m a sucker for contests.
Sony Ericsson T637 on Cingular USA.
i’ve got an LG VX4400 and i’m in the US
Sony Ericsson T630, Poland
I use a Nokia 6100, good bussiness phone! but not very cool now a days.
And i write from Spain, Europe.
(Your surname, Moll, is very popular in my region! There are lots of people called Moll!!!).
Motorola V551/Cingular
Virginia, USA
Also my vote for the most vanity plate styles since they offer more than 180 (or “over 180” as they state). Alas, this has already been pointed out twice.
T-Mobile with the Samsung X105
http://www.hellocellphone.com/images/X105.jpg
Yeah, it sucks, unless you are in a big city. It’s like the Verizon commercial saying “can you hear me now?”, but I’m doing it for real as I run around my building trying to find out where the person I’m talking to can actually hear me.
On the Vicense plate question, it has to be California (but Susie already said that). They also have the most drivers that drive badly and flip you off.
BlackBerry 8700 and Nokia 3120b, Canada;
I’m using a Samsung SGH-D600, and whilst I’m from the UK I’m currently in the US.
I don’t have time to research the license plate thing but I’ll enter the lottery for the 2nd question book.
I have a Samsung A460 and I live in the US.
Sorry for the double post, but I also wanted to point out that anyone can propose a new plate design in Virginia.
The winner has to be Texas, at 539 different licence plate types. You can view them all here:
http://www.plateshack.com/platelist.html
Along with ones from all the other states :)
My phonse is a T610,
Douglas
phone: Sony Ericsson T610/t-mobile
country: USA (although I was delighted to find that I could use it in London, as is)
Nokia N-Gage in the US.
I didn’t actually buy this phone, I did have the Moto V188 that T-Mobile gives away free. A friend of mine bought a Razr and gave me the N-Gage because I could use the Bluetooth. I think I’ve played Tony Hawk once.
Do I get extra points for providing statistical info for 2 people? wink wink nudge nudge
Oh, and that’s fromthe UK btw.
Sony Ericsson K750i; Sweden.
I use a Sony Ericsson K600i. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I use a Sony Ericsson K600i. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sony Ericsson T230, Jamaica
Nokia 6016i - Sprint - USA
I use a Black Razr phone on Cingular in the USA.
Believe it or not, I don’t own a phone and I’m from the US.
Currently use the Nokia 3120b. United States.
I live in the US and use a UT Starcom wifi phone on the Vonage service.
Sony Ericsson T630, Vodafone New Zealand
Sony Ericsson T637, USA.
Can’t believe all these people will do anything for a free book…
…cough Nokia 6600 on Orange in the UK
Sony Ericsson T630, Vodafone New Zealand
motorola v600 (but i hate it) this is croatia calling
Motorola Razr, United States (unless you’re one of those that thinks New Mexico isn’t part of the U.S. - which is why we actually have USA on our license plates)
Motorola v180 from Cingular. (It was free. And it works. As a phone. Which is what I wanted.)
And a Blackberry 7250 from Verizon. (Which is also a phone. Sort of.)
Both are based in the U.S., and probably don’t work anywhere else.
no idea about the plates but i have a samsung a670 on verizon, US
Treo 650 with Verizon, and I live in the US.
Cam —- I use a Nokia 770 internet tablet and I’m from your country!!!!
Sprint, Treo 650, USA
mobile phone/device: none :-)
country: Canada
The state with the most specialty plates has got to be Texas. The literature they included in my last registration renewal notice was overwhelming.
I use a Nokia (the old workhorse) on Cingular, and I live in Texas.
Siemens C55
Austria
Do I get a bonus for being the first German-speaker to answer?
Phone: Motorola e815
Provider: Verizon
Country: USA
Sony Ericsson T637 on Cingular (ex at&t), in the USA, for both business and pleasure.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2004/nov/07/ndn_new_law_may_spell_end_to_dozens_of_specialty_l/
A bit outdated, but apparently as of 2004 Florida had “about 200” specialty license plates.
YAMR; USA
(Yet Another Motorola RAZR)
Motorola Razr V3, Vodafone service, Germany
I’m from New Zealand, and I use a Sony Ericsson T610.
I really don’t have an answer for the first part, but for the second, here you go:
Sony Ericsson k750i, Finland
Toshiba vm4050, United States
Sony-Ericsson W800i, Germany
#2
I use Samsung SGH-X427 Cingular in US.
I also use Dell Axim X50V Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 for Mobile Web Development.
Nokia 6255i with Alltel checking from USA/Arizona. Yeah.
Motorola V400 (Cingular), USA
Nokia 6100, Denmark
Ok, forget Florida, Virginia, or Texas.
It’s Maryland.
http://www.mva.state.md.us/VehicleServ/SpecialtyPlates/orgSearchResults?searchType=all&catId=3%7C4&searchString=&btnSubmit=Go+%3E%3E
715 friggin’ specialty plates to choose from. You want your Worcester Preparatory School plate? You got it. How about the West River Sailing Club? Yep. Or perhaps my favorite, the Vigilant Hose Fire Department.
California.
Nokia 6010 - Cingular - US
Nokia 3120, Australia
2. Nokia 6610i. I’m in Australia.
I don’t know about your first question, though!
Sony Ericsson t610 in the U.S. Soon to be an i-Mate K-JAM (or MDA cause I’m getting it from T-Mobile)
SE K750i
I live in the US.
Sony Ericsson V600i.
Melbourne, Australia.
Just switched from an Audiovox 8600 (Verizon) to Nokia 6230 (Cingular) in hou.tx.usa.
You could also perform a study on how to get the most comments out of a single blog entry. ;-)
LG 4400b, New York USA.
Sony Ericsson T610 (T-Mobile) US
UTStarcom’s GF200 will probably be my next phone
wow.. i think josh wins.
By my count, Maryland has at least 711 specialty plate designs. You can count for yourself at the DMV site.
Sorry, it’s actually 741 specialty plates that Maryland has. I forgot about the military plates and the amateur radio plate that are in a different section.
Heh, I have been a daily visitor for about a year now, why not post for the 4th-5th time? :P
Sony Ericsson K700i, CosmOTE, Greece
It has some kinf of XHTML capable browser that also understands CSS (imported ones too) yay! I know so because I tested my site’s mobile.css tricks on it…
I think Virginia has the most types of plates with 180. We have so many, you’ve got to http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/plate_search.asp">browse them by letter to see them all.
I have a Kyocera Soho phone.
Looks like I shouldn’t have taken the time to count, though I did e-mail the Maryland answer a few days ago …
Motorola RAZR V3 from Cingular; United States.
Siemens S65, waiting for the SE P990; Spain
Oops, looks like my link broke, but you get the idea. I hope. :-/
Motorola v400, US
Motorola V220, Canada
I use an LG VX5200 and I am living in the USA.
I have two mobile phones: a LG 8130 (UMTS) and a Nokia 8310 (GSM). I’m from Italy.
I live in the US and use a SonyEricsson T616.
Nokia 6060, Australia
Siemens SL55 on T-Mobile in Germany. I chose the smallest phone sans camera there was in the shop. Just the basic stuff, I’m no way mobile-nerd :)
cheers!
Maryland -
In some states, motorists willing to pay the extra fee for a specialty license plate (roughly $25-50 per year, plus minor administrative charges under $5) have more choices available to them for the plate than they do makes and models of cars. Texas has over 150 designs; Virginia more than 300. Not to be one-upped by its southern neighbor, Maryland has over 350 designs. There is even an organization with its own newsletter devoted to specialty license plate enthusiasts, the Auto License Plate Collectors Association.
A link to the article of the above quote
I use an LG camera phone from verizon—model # VX6100
UK represent (S.E. England, specifically). I’m using a Nokia 6630 on the Orange network.
Dude I have to be right! Look at this alphabetical list on the Maryland Motor Vehicle Site!
Besides these there are military plates.
I’m from germany and using a Nokia 6230.
I don’t know anything about the first question but I think any of the states got more custom license plates than in whole europe ;)
I live in Italy and I’m using a Nokia 6680 H3G branded (Three, www.tre.it, switched from my old TIM Italy pre-paid contract) with firmware 3.04.35 (May 12th 2005, it can’t be updated because of Three branding :(( ), Symbian OS 8, Flash Lite 2 and a lot of apps installed into my 512Mb memory card (apps, movies and music to be more precise).
Sometimes I also use my old Nokia 6110 (firmware 3.09, Oct. 10th 2002) when I need to travel a little more lightweighted…
Montana has 86 (no number listed, so I counted them): Montana Sponsored Plates.
With a population of only 900,000 people, I think that should win!
Nokia 6680, Sweden.
I use two different Nokia’s, 5100 and 3230, at the moment. And I live in Finland, in the land of Nokia so my future phones will most likely follow the lead of all my phones so far.
I still use a Ericsson (yes, not even a Sony Ericsson) T68. Sort of works. Living in Lillehammer, Norway.
I use a Samsung T-Mobile, and I live in the US.
I am from Switzerland, currently living in California. The tiny Panasonic G51 from Thailand with Cingular is my cell phone of choice.
Wow, wwhat are the chances of me winnign now that so many people have posted. But I have a positive outlook on life so heres my mobile info;
I have a Siemens SX1, you know, that big,chunky ugly thing that is only availible in a depressing grey. I managed to get it in the U2-iPod equivalent, Red & Black. Nonetheless, it still freezes on me like its Windows 95, and looses its keys when you type harder that you normally press when manipulating a sketchy 30-Year-old Atomic Submarine. But it’s my crappy, chunky, battery-munching phone and I love it for all it’s flaws. It lives in my pocket, here in England, trustfully losing it’s connextion to T-Mobile every 20 minutes. I don’t know what I would do without it!
SE T610, France
Nokia 6230, I’m from Holland. Have no idea about the first one…
Treo 650 Sprint (Pittsburgh,PA US)
I still have a Nokia 5125, living in the US.
Cell phone: DEAD! I killed it after extremely bloated phone bill. That why I need to win the book. I got nobody callin’ be on the phone. ;)
Country: USA
Now about the plates, are these offered by the states or outside conpanies? I see alot of places that sell custom plates for everyone.
What is the stipulation?
I use a Nokia 6230i and an Orange SPV c500 (also known as an HTC Typhoon) on the O2 network in the UK.
LG VX7000 on Verizon in Minneapolis, MN.
I know the first one is neither MN nor ND, but that doesn’t count as an answer.
George - Don’t know anything about third-party plates.
Nokia 3120. Finland.
Well, I’m from New Zealand and my phone is a Sony Ericsson W800i.
Love this phone! :)
Blackberry 7100t, from the U.S.
Phone is: Nokia 6310i
Country is: Denmark
1. Certainly not Utah, but obviously you’re aware of that, Cameron. There are a few license college plates (I had U of U ones two cars ago), some hunting/education/fireman etc, ones, but nothing crazy. I want one with a pictogram man and several pictogram women. Truly Utahn. ;)
2. Motorola Razr V3, on tmobile. SLC, UT, USA. But I’m looking at that new MDA from T-Mobile…
sony ericsson k700i on O2. In freezing cold London.
As much as i love winning things, im just happy the book’s coming out. Haven’t had a good css musing session since zen garden came out.
Motorola V551 (a bit outdated but still going strong)
Canada
I believe it may be Maryland with the most types of license plates. Maryland MVA offers 744 different plates for sale. All the organizational plates are on this page. Add the 26 military plates, the Amateur Radio Operator plate), the “basic Maryland” plate and the two current “decorative” plates (Chesapeake Bay Plate and the Agricultural Plate—I think that makes 744.
I have a Sony Ericsson T637; USA.
I’m on a … 3310 Nokia in New Zealand :)
I use a Treo 600 (soon to be 650 or 700) and am in the US. I got tired of having to re-enter all my contacts (currently have about 1000) into my phone as I upgraded, and most standard phones have horrible address books anyway. Using my Treo, I can keep tabs on thousands of contacts and have all their info right at hand - email, phone, cell, address, notes, meetings, etc. I also use the email and web browsing when I’m not near a hotspot.
Geez, and I thought my home Oregon had a lot - there are currently 33 different styles of plates you can get.
Nokia 2285/Tracfone; US
I have an LG PM-325. I live in the US.
Audiovox CDM-8940 through Verizon in the US.
Treo 650 the U.S. of A.
TMobile Sidekick
US
Motorola V551 in the US
I’ve lived in Nevada for the last year and a half and I can 2nd that Nevada does in fact have an absurd amount of plates. The DMV site with all the plates is at http://www.dmvnv.com/platesmain.htm and I counted 61 on the site. I probably missed some but there are 8 plates just for Classic Vehicles. I have the regular boring plate which most have, but the “Lake Tahoe” and “Las Vegas Centennial” plates are really popular.
I use an LG PM-325 on Sprint’s stupid network in the US.
Sony Ericsson T616 in Canada. Still love it.
I use a Nokia (cheapest model on offer) as it’s easy and I’m not exactly expecting it to jump rope or cook a roast, just receive messages.
I live in Thailand the majority of the time, although my home base (and a lot of my stuff) is in Devon, England.
It’s great to have it automatically switch over to whatever country I’m in, but then the phone bills are a killer so I avoid sending and just receive for the most part.
As for the license plates, cannot help with that question but I’d LOVE to receive your new book.
cat
Motorola V220, Canada
Motorola RAZR, USA.
Nokia 3120, USA. Wish I had the time to help you out with that license plate stuff :)
US - no mobile service; still don’t know why I’d need one
im using a siemens mc60 (also known as mct62) in the distant country of chile.
Sony Ericsson T630. From Holland.
LG vx6100, Verizon.
Hawaii, USA
Nokia 3230.
Baguio City, Philippines.
The answer is illinois, and i use a Motorola RAZR from cingular in the good ol United States of America.
I use a Kyocera Phantom and I’m in WI, USA.
Treo 650, Cingular, USA
I’ve got an LG 4600 from Telus, in Canada. I’d get a Treo, but they force a very expensive and crappy data service on you if you have a PDA phone.
I own a Sony Ericsson k750i and I live in Cork, IRELAND
I’m in New Zealand and still using my trusty Nokia 6310i.
Motorola Razr, CA USA
LG TM250
BC Canada
Mac - are you sure you have to buy the data rate plan with telus?… you don’t have to with Bell.
(Sprint) Treo 650 in the US.
168 is my lucky number!
I use a LG VX6100 with Verizon Wireless and I live in the US
Samsung SCHa670 - San Diego, CA - USA
Cell: Treo 600
Service: Verizon
Location: NC, USA
‘ello! My phone carrier is Verizon and I live in the Northeast U.S. Great blog! :)
I’m using the Motorola RAZR V3 Silver. I am from the United States.
I also work for t-mobile, so if I can help you in any way with your presentations, drop me a line.
-Deron
i use a nokia 6200 which is perfectly competent. and i use cingular which is competent but not perfect. i live in canada (west side!) and the usa (east coast!) ending the hip hop war :)
1) Marylanders do love the bling with over 700 plates.
2) I am one of the only US based web designer luddites I know. I have no phone…
…there is no spoon.
None; US
samsung e105 with t-mobile in the US
Treo 650 in the US.
Treo 650 thru Verizon in the US. And I love it. The service kinda sucks, but I couldn’t live w/out the phone.
Sony Ericsson T630 in South Africa.
I use a Sony Ericsson K700i, and i live in Costa Rica. Oh, and Opera Mini is the browser on the cell.
Phone : (currently) none ^^
Country : France
Siemens M50
Finland
I use a nokia 6020. Living in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa.
As for custom plates, damn, SA has its fair share of vanity plates!
I’ve got an ancient Siemens A 35. I come from Argentina, but I live in Italy, so you can choose.
Saludos
Adriano
Of the four states you mentioned, I used this site: http://www.dmv.org/ to go to each states DMV, and Alabama has 107 specialty plates by my count, but the last 25 or so are generic plates you can buy stickers to add, mostly NASCAR related…Florida has 103 specialty plates, Nevada has far fewer, so I didn’t’ count, Oklahoma, once I got to 120 I stopped, they have many, many NASCAR tags, and that easily outpaced (pun intended) the other states. A google search found an article in the Tennessean stated that Tennessee had 128, but I’m sure Oklahoma beats that. It would be difficult to really answer the question without clearly defining “specialty” as many states also have extra plates for military, law enforcement, etc, and lump those in. So ,not official, or scientific, but more to debate, nonetheless.
Oh, and I use a Nokia 6235i in the US.
Samsung X105
T-Mobile
USA
I’m in the U.S., and until last Tuesday, I used a Samsung a670 (Verizon). I liked that phone, but now it’s just a pretty paperweight, ‘cause it was in the pocket of my jeans when I threw them in the wash. :`( (And yes, I tried the drying-it-in-a-slow-oven thing. Still dead.) I’m so bummed… but it would sure cheer me up to win that cool book! :^)
Hello,
I’m from Norway and use a Sony Ericsson k700i.
Treo 650 in Canada
No idea where to start with the license plates thing, but if it helps with your straw poll, I use Sony Ericsson 750i in the UK.
Phone: Sony Ericsson K750i
Country: Croatia
1.) No info on the license plates.
2.) Phone: Motorola E398 / Country: American living in Italy
I use a Sony Ericsson K700i. Its about a year old now, and the little joystick is not very responsive any more, but I still like it.
I live in England.
Sagem MyX3-2, in Italy.
I use an SonyEricsson K750i and I live in Dortmund, Germany, Europe.
I am a Nokia 6021 user and I live in Bangalore, India
Siemens S65 in the UK.
I’m afraid we only have dull standard license plates, though.
Samsung D500 and I live in London, UK.
phone: O2 Xphone iim (i think its actually/also known as the HTC Amadeus)
country: Singapore
2) None. Russia
florida : Sanyo PM-8200 (sprint)
I am swedish and I have a (gasp) SonyEricsson W800i and I use Opera Mini as a browser when I can.
Sometimes I have to use the built in browser to download new games and stuff.
As for the license plates, I have no idea and no way of finding out … :)
Nokia 3510i, manky bling edition. That’s right, the “golden” plastic XPress-on(TM, natch) cover. I’m from Ireland.
Dublin, Ireland; sorry.
I’ve got a Nokie 6820 on O2 in the UK.
Sony Ericsson T610, Austria
Hi,
I’m guessing Florida for the license plate question.
I have a Nokia 6630 and I’m in Scotland.
Sony Ericsson K750i and Australia. :)
I’ve got a Sony Ericsson K750i over here in the UK.
And the only fancy licence plates we get over here are illegal - you have to have a boring, standard yellow rectangle with a standard, boring typeface in standard, classic black at a standard size.
Some folks go for different typefaces, smaller sizes, and fancy stuff like that (mostly on badly modded cheap cars or fast sportsbikes), but PC Plod has a tendency to get annoyed by those if they’re having a bad day.
I use a Sony Ericsson T610 and I live in Berlin, Germany
Well, I use a Nokia 6260 and am in the UK. It’s awesome because it talks to my Mac and makes life easier. Which is good, because that’s why I got it.
2) Palm Tungsten T3 with oldschool Nokia 6310i — Germany.
I have a Sony Ericsson T630. My mobile operator is Orange and I live in France.
SONY Ericsson T630, Australia.
I use a Nokia 6600 and I’m reading and writng from Rome, Italy!
Hello Cameron.
I would like to know whether the book “CSS Mastery”, is already translated into spanish.
No more. Again congratulations and thanks.
I use a Sony Ericsson v600i and I’m in England
None, UK :)
Sharp GX15, Portugal
Here’s some stats on Tennessee from:
http://www.state.tn.us/safety/plates.html
The State of Tennessee offers more than 90 specialty license plates for Tennessee motorists to display on their registered motor vehicles.
from:
http://www.dmvnv.com/platesproposed.htm
This is interesting…
Sponsoring a New Plate in NV
If your group or organization wishes to sponsor a new specialty plate, you will need to collect the name, address and signature of 1,000 motorists…
Once a specialty plate has been approved by the Commission on Special License Plates and production is allowed under the 25-plate maximum, the sponsoring group meets with the DMV for guidelines on color, character placement and other plate requirements.
The group must then submit its formal proposed art work to the DMV, which may ask for changes based on technical factors. Once the design is agreed upon, the department will produce prototypes.
1- dunno
2- nokia 3510 from São Paulo, Brazil (but i´m planning to change it soon)
and more - from Virginia
Virginia offers approximately 180 special license plate designs that enable people with a common interest to identify or promote themselves or their cause.
from:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/plates.asp
Last effort…
from:
http://www.window.state.tx.us/tpr/tpr5/4gg/gg04.html
Maryland lists 600 organizations that have their own specialty plates… . In Virginia, which has authorized 150 different types of specialty plates…
Sanyo SCP-200; US
I use a Siemens X66 pda/phone. I am from the USA.
Enrique - No plans for a Spanish version yet as far as I’m aware.
Samsung SCH-A950, US
Nokia 6610
Dublin, Ireland
I use a K750i that I got with O2, and I’m in the UK.
The Opera Mini browser works very well on it :)
Palm Treo 650 (Sprint) is my mobile weapon of choice.
Sony Ericsson K750i
(very durable)
Macedonia, Europe.
I use an LG (number not written on my phone), and I’m from Canada.
Nokia 660, T-Mobile, U.S.
Crap, that was supposed to be Nokia 6600, T-Mobile, U.S.
Motorola E815
US
Sprint Network, in the US. And I’m using the Samsung SPH-A900
Treo 650, Cingular, US
2. Sony Ericsson W800i and I’m from the Netherlands. Mostly using Opera Mini as a browser.
I’m using a Motorola RAZR V3 and T-Mobile (uh, get more?). Living in Southern Texas, USA.
Nokia 6010, and in the US.
Don’t know who has the most custom plates available, but Utah does seem to have a lot: at least 35
http://www.dmv.utah.gov/license.html
You could probably up that by another 10 if you went for the option of your car being a 73 or older, then you can use the original issue plates that were available that car’s model year.
1. Joshua Steimle is correct with Maryland having a whopping 700+ list of options to choose from. It is quite robust.
Elsewhere:
Nevada: 40
Florida: 100
Texas: 120
New York State: 255
I think it is safe to say Maryland has definitely dominated the special license plate market.
2. Nokia 3120 (Cingular). Texas, U.S.
What a great way to gather statistics, Cameron.
1) Maryland.
2) I use a Nokia3650 in the US.
I’m from Belgium, using a Samsung SGH A300 (monochrome, WAP only, never browsed mobile), QTEK S100 (Windows mobile, browsing quite nice, tested some sites for you a while back), Nokia 6100 (color, WAP only, albeit with GPRS. Once browsed mobile, sucked.)
Motorola V551 in Denver, Colorado, USA
2. Siemens ME 45, Germany
Oklahoma has 11 different categories of specialty plates and 170 different license plates total (not counting all the different Native American tribal license plates).
http://www.tax.ok.gov/sp1.html
I use a Sprint Treo 650 in Oklahoma where all the license plates are.
There are 33 different tribal plates in Oklahoma, which brings the number of plates to 203.
I’m going to go with Ohio - at 60 specialty plates… only because I’m from Ohio and it’s the greatest state in the union… but as I’m scrolling through the comments, I’ve seen that number has easily been beat.
https://www.oplates.com/NameLookup/PlateLookupWizard1.asp?ID=PRPSJEBWNZSUGYAGPNRATKITGJAMEWNCJCDGEKYDVUSIARKITP
I use a Sony Ericsson Z500 through Cingular Wireless (US)
Nokia 6680
Serbia and Montenegro
GPRS 9.6k available only, but hopefully 3G mid-2006 (although it won’t be first time this is false statement by local operators).
I have a Sanyo PM-8200 mobile phone. I live in the USA!
I USE T-MOBIILE (USA)
Sony Ericsson P800, Czech Republic
I use a Samsung A530 from Verizon in the US.
A Sony Ericsson K750i on Vodafone Germany.
Great lottery, by the way ;-)
1. Don’t know much about license plates in the US, but here in sweden you cant do much with you plates.
2. Nokia 6680 with 3G and shozu.com
I’m from the UK and I use a Siemens C45 - it’s in dire need of an upgrade ;)
United States using a Nextel Blackberry 7100i
I think Texas actually has around 150 - that doesn’t win but I’d figure I’d throw it in. The extra ones might be ones like ‘Log Loader’and ‘congressman’ And, these plates created $8,228,873 in revenue in ‘04.
Treo 650, Austin
Nokia 7250i(very crappy camera) TIM Brazil
I use Siemens M55 and i’m from Lithuania. arhhg want this book badly :)
I have an i-mate K-jam and I live in Lisbon, Portugal.
2. Sony Ericsson Z520a, Cingular, Hawaii, USA.
I use a Nokia 3588i with Sprint PCS and I’m from San Diego, CA. You have a great site here!
Samsung SCH-a670, Verizon, US.
Nokia 9500 Communicator (AKA “The Brick”), Canada
Sony Ericsson z500 (Rogers - Canada)
Ahhhh, I’d like to say “Alabama” Cameron, for a free book.
Stats available here:
In early 2007, I will be sitting on Takapuna beach in New Zealand, using an iPod as my main device. After calling my wife on it, I will flip over the click-wheel panel to reveal a small keyboard. SafariMobile will launch, and I’ll key in cameronmoll.com to see when book #2 is coming out, and email you a quick note.
Ah, but that’s several dreams away. For now, I’ll stick with my Nokia 6230 in California.
Very excited about the book, Cameron. Can’t wait to see it.
Siemens A40, from Brazil.
Good luck with the plates!
Sony Ericsson W800i from the UK! Can’t wait to read your book.
Nokia 3310, Scratched, Oil ‘n Vinegar. Belgium. Won’t switch till it smokes.
Nokia 3200, USA
Here is some good information on lisensce plates, however I’m not sure that I know exactly what you’re looking for.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=95001053
I use a Sprint LG phone.
Technology: Digital
Frequency: 1900
S/W ver. PM225V08
H/W ver. Rev 1.0
PRL ver. PRL 10028
Browser Ver. 6.2.3.7
I use a motorola v300 and I live in the USA, but I’ve dragged my cell with me as far as Bodhgaya, India…
2. Motorola Razr V3 from Cingular (and curse both on a regular basis); USA
I use an unlocked Motorola V635 (imported) on T-Mobile’s network in the US.
1. Sorry, no idea.
2. Nokia 3220, T-Mobile, USA
Samsung C207 Cingular freebie, Texas.
1. It’s Minnesota. Proof? I was embarrassed to see our local DMV (Minneapolis, MN) brag about it with a flyer a year or so ago. I’ll see what I can do about finding that flyer.
2. Treo 650, Sprint, Minnesota.
I use a Motorola i850 iDen phone and I’m from Canada.
Treo650. Baton Rouge, LA
LG VX3200/USA
I was going to guess California for the plates until I read the other comments. I’m amazed at the figures over 100. That’s just too many to choose from.
I believe my home state of Alabama - with well over 150 to choose to from and growing each year. http://www.ador.state.al.us/motorvehicle/index.html
Motorola V550
2. Cingular, Motorola v355, Midwest USA.
Re: Question 2 - Cingular, Nokia 6230, New York.
2. Sony Ericsson K700i, Sweden
LG vx6000 on Verizon; US
A silver Motorola V3 Razr, powered by Cingular, in the U.S.A.
Okay, so I lied … now I have the RAZR from Cingular and boy and I depressed, I need to blog about it.
In India,
I am using a LG-RD2340 , a CDMA phone given completely free by reliance infocomm for 3 month pre-paid!!who talk value can be used for 9 months totally with minimal recharge!
Also using a GSM - Airtel based SIM. phone Samsung SGH-E800 (GPRS dual band). I like it
in the US, I used LG-PM325 on Sprint’s network. I loved it. Unfortunately can’t use it in India :( hence the other phones!
Cingular, Razr, US. It’d be cool to have a copy.
Missouri, by far
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/transportation/tranrev2.htm
NOKIA 3510i
Israel
Nokia 3210, Australia
Mobile phone: Nokia 3310. Why? Funnily enough, I just want to make phone calls!
Country: Australia
I am living in Germany and I am using a Sony Ericsson K700i.
2. I live in the US and use a Motorola V220
I am from Finland and Nokia 6600
Hi, I have (but don’t use very much) a Sony Ericsson T100. I’m from Belgium.
I have a Ericson t310 and I’m from Denmark
HP iPaq 6300
Cingular
HP iPaq 6300
Cingular
US
Heh…
Toshiba CDMA2000
Alltel
US
Ancient piece of junk (battery lasts all of 20 minutes at this point in time).
samsung e300. UK
I still have an old Sony Z5. People keep telling me it’s junk (like: “Dude, it doesn’t even have a built-in VGA cam”. so what?), but i’m actually quite happy with it.
Country: Germany
Sony Ericsson K700i in Denmark
LG 6100, Verizon, Tennessee
Sony Ericsson K600i, United Kingdom :)
I have a Moto V710 in US, going to a Treo after I mail in the Recall form for my V710 and get my 200$ rebate.
I also have a Motorola V710, getting a free Treo 650 from a friend when she gets the 700 in a couple of weeks. I live in the U.S.
Samsung SPH-A680 USA
I’m rocking a lowly Motorolla V220 in the U.S. It gets the job dones, but the mobile web is basically useless with this phone’s wimpy browsing technology.
1. Pennslyvania
a. http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/license_plates/plate-special_org.shtml
b. http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/license_plates/special_fund.shtml
c. http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/license_plates/victory_junction.shtml
2. Motorola V400 (Cingular), MD USA
This may be duplicating something in one of the 311 comments before mine, but, I found this article (http://tinyurl.com/c9qwc) on the Center for Indidvidual Freedom (CFIF) site discussing freedom of speech issues regarding specialty and vanity plates. In 2002, when the article was published, the author reported, “Texas has over 150 designs; Virginia more than 300. Not to be one-upped by its southern neighbor, Maryland has over 350 designs.” At the Maryland MVA site, they have a listing (http://tinyurl.com/cq7jr) of all the plates you can get, with links to images of each one. There are hundreds! 25 for “A”, including the Annapolis Woodworkers Association, 56 for “B”, including the Baltimore Duckpin Bowlers Association. I only counted as far as “F” — 196 different plates in the first 6 letters of the alphabet. I’d be hard-pressed to believe there’s a state with more!
Okay, so I have no life. On the Maryland MVA site, I counted 691 available Association & Organization plates. There are also combat-related plates available, based on whatever military award or honor you may have received. Then there’s the “Save the Chesapeake Bay” plate, the “Agricultural Heritage” Plate, the Disabled Veterans, etc… Wouldn’t it be great if Maryland managed to merge your 2 requests together and offered specialty plates based on what kind of cellphone you have? Mine would be a Motorola V551.
1. Ask Evano. I trust his/her counting skills.
2. Samsung SPH-V6900, in South Korea. aaaand LOVING it.
Phones here are substantially better than back home in Toronto.
I’m using a nokia 6230 and I live in the Netherlands :)
I’m using a Sony Erisson K700 & live in Taiwan :)
Nokia 6230 and I’m from Bulgaria
Using a Samsung from Sprint and from the US.
Motorola E1000,China
1. No proof, but Florida (followed by Nevada and then California) is what I’ve observed during my trips to the US.
2. Vodafone Sweden; SonyEricson K608i
I’m using a Nokia 6260 in the UK, soon to get a Razr V3i :D
Sony Ericsson k750i/ England. I use Opera Mini to browse the net on my phone :-)
1) not so much as a clue
2) nokia 3310. The only mobile of which i feel slightly certain that it isn’t gonna give me arthritis before i reach 30 due to pressing stupid minuscule buttons. Oh and i’m from Belgium.
Want Mobile PC based Treo
settled for Sanyo 2300 from Sprint because the price was right.
Oh yea and forgot Minnesota USA
2. Nokia 6210, the Netherlands.
From: Austria; Sony Ericsson K700I, T-Mobile
Michigan, USA, Motorola Razr V3, Cingular. I just downloaded the Opera Mini browser and I love it!
Cameron,
I’m from Belgium and I use a Nokia 9200 Communicator.
Cheers,
Danny
Nokia 3100, Finland
Sadly, I don’t use a mobile device. Well, not unless we count my 12” ibook. There’re a ton of hotspots around Kingston, Ont. Canada, so it’s rare that I don’t have some electronic communication (IM, email) available.
SonyEricsson T630, Denmark
1. Nothing to say about this. :)
2. I live in the US, use Cingular and have a Nokia 3120
This is my Sony Ericsson K700i in the from the good old flirt Denmark
Hi,
Great lottery indeed ;) and incredible feel of the website.
I use:
Sony Ericsson K700i (not nice)
HP IPAQ hx4700 (very nice)
I’m from Poland.
Greetings,
Greg
Hi,
thanks for the lottery and a very nice page.
I use:
Sony Ericsson K700i and HP ipag hx4700.
I come from Poland.
Kindest regards,
Greg
Hi, I’m still using a Sony Ericsson T68i and TMobile. Washington DC area.
I found that Illinois has the most specialty license plates on this page: http://www.jayp.net/trivia/geo01.htm with Steve Toomie (toomie@worldnet.att.net) as the source. I’m checking his source and will post it as soon as he replies.
I’m using a blackberry 6750, Canada
I decided to check out some states. I gave up at Maryland, with approximately 720 specialty plates! Here are the states, numbers and urls:
720 Maryland— http://www.marylandmva.com/VehicleServ/SpecialtyPlates/product.asp
180 Virginia— http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/plates.asp
179 New York— http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/cplates.htm
120 Texas— http://www.dot.state.tx.us/vtr/spplates/allplates.htm
100 Florida— http://www.taxcollect.com/Content.aspx?ContentID=291&CommandID=2&DeptID=12
90 Tennessee— http://www.state.tn.us/safety/plates.html
27 Nevada— http://www.dmvnv.com/platescharitable.htm
26 Oregon— http://www.lcd.state.or.us/ODOT/DMV/vehicle/plates.shtml
25 Alabama— http://www.ador.state.al.us/motorvehicle/specialty.html
11 California— http://www.dmv.ca.gov/online/elp/elp.htm
8 Nebraska— http://www.dmv.state.ne.us/dvr/specialty/index.html
Maryland is approximate because they didn’t give a total, so I had to keep a running total in my head. Whew!
I live in the US and use a Samsung SCH-a670 cell phone on the Verizon Wireless network.
Nokia 7650, Belize, CA.
And how again will this assist you?
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XV6700 (Verizon)
USA
Using the Samsung D500 you get free with a Debitel plan. From the Netherlands
Using the Samsung D500 you get with a Debitel plan in the Netherlands… Yes you’re exactly right, that great country between Germany and England
what state? oooh - man I’d be guessing… ah heck why not; New Mexico :-)
Nokia 6235 CDMA, Wellington, New Zealand.
My phone: Sony Ericsson K750i - Sonofon subscription.
I live in Denmark, where we have boring readable license plates in black and white.
T-Mobile MDA Vario (HTC Wizard), UK.
Thanks!
Nokia 1100, The Netherlands.
Phone: Nokia N70
Country: Slovenia
Sony Ericsson K750i
Germany
i have a vanity plate from texas. (someone ran into me this weekend)
i rock a treo 650 from cingular. love the phone hate the customer service.
Motorola V500, Orange Network, Poland
I use an old Sony Ericsson T226 with the now extinct AT&T wireless service and I live in Arizona USA.
Motorola T731c (Telus Mobility), Québec, Canada
Sony Ericsson T610 in the USA.
I have a Samsung A-610 phone, from New York, NY. However, when I am in Seoul, Korea, I use the Samsung SCH-B360 (only available in Korea — try entering the product number from the Samsung’s Korea site: www.sec.co.kr — the field box before the GO button on top right, and click on the first link with the model number from the search results.)
Nokia 6680 (Rogers Wireless) / Toronto, Canada
Motorola RAZR V3c on Verizon (Albany NY Area).
As a side note, Verizon notoriously cripples the Bluetooth OBEX profile on their phones, so generally speaking, you cannot transfer data from a Verizon phone to a bluetooth enabled computer. Most Verizon phones with Bluetooth only support wireless Bluetooth headsets.
What is interesting about the RAZR V3c on Verizon is that the Bluetooth is not crippled (I use it to transfer MP3s and images from my iBook and also synchronize my contacts with iSync, both which do not work on other Verizon phones without hacking) even though the documentation that comes with the phone clearly states that the OBEX profile is not supported.
nokia 6800, united states
Treo 650 with Sprint in the US (Boston).
Treo 650 with Sprint in the US (Boston).
I believe that Tennessee has around 90 different specialty plates.
VGA1000 by Samsung® with Sprint. Located in the US.
Samsung SGH-X497 GPS Tri Band (whatever that means) with Cingular. Only I don’t actually use it that much. And I’m from the U.S.
When I’m in the US (DC area)
Work:Blackberry 7250 (Verizon)
Personal:Nokia 6800 (Cingular/AT&T)
In Ireland:
Personal: Switch SIM from Nokia 6800 to Nokia 6385(Cingular/AT&T)
Personal Ireland: Nokia 6340i ( Metor)
I’m using the Audiovox SMT 5600 on Cingular. It runs Windows Mobile 2003 SE and the .NET Compact Framework (supposedly, although I’ve never gotten it to install)
I’m using Nokia 8800 and that’s in United Kingdom. Sometimes, when i’m forced to use two SIM cards (traveling) the secondary phone is Nokia 8310 :)
I use a Sony Ericsson z800i. I’m from Singapore
LG VX4400; US
Palm Treo 650 and I live in the United States
Nokia 6100, Ukraine.
Motorola RAZR v3
Sony Ericson K750i
Thailand
Motorola v180, CA, US
Motorola RAZR
USA
Wow, talk about doing a bit of scrolling just to get to the bottom. But then, no better incentive than a free (undoubtedly most excellent) book!
I use a Sony Ericsson k700i as well, though powered by Cingular in the currently damp states of America. (‘Tis unlocked and eBayed; otherwise I don’t think it’s available in the US.)
I use two tin cans between a very long bit of string…reception is rubbish but the monthly bill is always a pleasant surprise.
A bit ashamed that my first comment on your beautiful site is a plug to get a freebie, but here i goes:
2. I use a Qtek 9090, and I come from the land of ice and snow (i.e. Norway)
Ad.2. I use Nokia 6020, my operator is Era (PTC) and I’m from Poland.
cheers!
Erm…Motorola v3 Razr, Orange network - from the UK!
Gimme a book! Gimme gimme gimme! Pleeeeease!!!
Nokia 6610i, Finland. Can have the cake - ehm… the book now, please?
I use a Sony Ericsson f500i and i’m from France.
If you want your book to be translated in french, you better send me a copy now :)
Sony Ericsson, K700i
UK
Sony Ericsson T-637, Cingular - USA
Samsung a850 - USA
+ Panasonic X700 [Nokia 6600] on T-Mobile, USA.
+ I vote for TN: http://www.state.tn.us/safety/plates.html
I use a black Motorlla Razr V3, I’m with GT&T and I live in Guyana, South America.
I use a BlackBerry 7100G with Cingular service. I live and work in the Washington, DC, USA area.
Plates -
http://www.rtbrandon.com/blankplates/index.html
Nokia 6225 / Sprint in USA.
LGVX4500 with Verizon, USA
nokia 6680 - between ireland and poland;)
I use a Samsung VI660 // Ontario, Canada.
i have a LG VX3300 from Verizon, and I live in the US (VA).
Motorola V710 with Verizon
Good old Nokia 6310i (and not going to exchange it for anything that’s pink&trendy only because I’m female), Orange/Poland.
Sony Ericsson T68i on Rogers Wireless in Ontario, Canada.
Sony Ericcson T637; MA,United States; Cingular
2. SANYO SCP-5500,Sprint,US
1. Virginia (over 180: http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/citizen/vehicles/plate_search.asp )
2. Cingular Motorola v551, US
I am sure it’s got to be Califorina….
I use a Nokia 6230 in Houston, TX.
Nokia N70, Sydney Australia
Hi,
From Belgium, using a 8210. Color screen and wap capable. Wap capabilities were essential to my final thesis subject in school (multimedia, web etc.). Wish my 3310 would still operate :(
Provider is proximus.
Using Motorola StarTac in PA, USA with absolutely no bells/whistles. Authentically boring isn’t the start of it.
Nokia 3595, OK, USA
Hi,
I live in Slovenia, Europe. I use SonyEricsson K750i. Great little boy’z toy.
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I use a Motorola Razor and I am from the US :) first?