Le Jeu? La Chandelle?

I remain eternally grateful to the person who stole a mobile 'phone from a friend years ago. I had bought the 'phone as a gift and when it was stolen I became legally responsible, according to the contracts involved. It took forever to clear the mess up and when faced with buying a 'phone for myself I asked a sensible question... was there anything I had to say that was worth hundreds of Euros and, worse, the extreme confusion that would ensue if the wretched machine went missing.

When it comes to technology, the less energy expended on communication the better... or so it seems to me.