$10 cell phone?

[scancode]

Look at that! $10, no screen, nothing. Seems cool... and cheap!
Too bad they aren't available in my country... they'd be a GREAT success

Spec sheet: http://hop-on.com/gsm-hop1800.pdf

What do you think of this iPhone killer?

[Lashiec]

o_O, a disposable mobile phone... Apart from the environmental concerns, I guess it could be VERY useful for lots of people who only wants a mobile phone, plain and simply.

[scancode]

Oh, I forgot... You get a $5 rebate if you return it

[app103]

There are a number of companies that have prepaid phone plans in which the phone itself is around $10-$20, and they give you a choice of which phone you want.

They even sell them in the supermarket near my house, as well as the cards to recharge them.

[Lashiec]

Yeah, back in the early days of the GSM phones, the big stores here (think Wal-Mart) were giving the phones for free, in exchange for signing up a contract, of course.

[Deozaan]

That actually looks like my kind of phone! None of that extra carp with text messages and cameras and videos and game.

A cell phone is not a piece of technology I enjoy using. I hate phones!

Although I think I would miss the built in address book. That's a useful feature that kind of requires a screen.

[allen]

That actually looks like my kind of phone! None of that extra carp with text messages and cameras and videos and game.

-Deozaan (June 05, 2008, 08:50 PM)

Voice communication is my least favorite part of the cell phone! I was tempted to get the cheap text-only plan for my phone

Although I think I would miss the built in address book. That's a useful feature that kind of requires a screen.

Someone could make a buck off of an address book service--where you call in and store numbers, stating the name to associate with it. Call and say who you want to talk to and connect.

[Fred Nerd]

Can't you just write your numbers on the back in white out?

Or use the free space from where the screen was to stick a piece of paper.

I'd get one, I bought a new phone early this year, still no camera/music player, but at least it has fast response time and is hard to break. I know, I've tried