ASDA to sell mobiles from a fiver.

[Cyburn2008]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1965

Probably they are mono screen phones which havent been sold out yet like the Nokia 1100

 

[The Teej]

When I buy a mobile phone, I always keep the phone, or give it to someone else who needs it. I don't ever throw phones away.

If there's a way of getting your own MIDIs on there, I'm sure these would make great MIDI players, hehe.

 

[Harsky]

Funny how phones like that would probably cost £100 years ago when phones were heavy and only had 2 line LCD screen along with an antenna that you have to pull out. Makes the toy phones look more sophisticated

 

[FAST6191]

When I was compelled to have a phone I had one of the cheapo tesco ones and you know it made calls, sent the odd text message, had a battery that lasted about a week if I used the thing and took some serious punishment (more than a few throws against the wall, off high stuff (several stories on occasion) under wheels, through water and what have you).

Having also spent a few weeks now resoldering and repairing phones that have no more than what I had but useless cameras and media players built in because someone was unfortunate enough to drop them from a coffee table or use them outside a clean room I can see this being a good thing.

Of course when less than legit stuff costs that much.....

 

[Harsky]

When I was compelled to have a phone I had one of the cheapo tesco ones and you know it made calls, sent the odd text message, had a battery that lasted about a week if I used the thing and took some serious punishment (more than a few throws against the wall, off high stuff (several stories on occasion) under wheels, through water and what have you).

Having also spent a few weeks now resoldering and repairing phones that have no more than what I had but useless cameras and media players built in because someone was unfortunate enough to drop them from a coffee table or use them outside a clean room I can see this being a good thing.

Of course when less than legit stuff costs that much.....

I destroyed my first phone (Nokia 3310) because I put it in my jacket when I was in school and I was swinging on my chair when suddenly, my jacket pocket swung under the chair leg and CRACK. Goodbye LCD screen. Cost £50 to repair but by then I was using a phone that had colour screen which was a big deal to me at that time.

 

[science]

Nice disposable phones for travelers. I had to buy a few when I traveled to America because I'm on a CDMA network

 

[FAST6191]

Nice disposable phones for travelers.

Getting off topic perhaps but the last couple of European ferries I went on had sim card machines onboard. Then again it seems Europe actually ended with a half decent phone system somehow.

 

[James B.]

When I buy a mobile phone, I always keep the phone, or give it to someone else who needs it. I don't ever throw phones away.

If there's a way of getting your own MIDIs on there, I'm sure these would make great MIDI players, hehe.

Obviously you haven't had a cell phone from Virgin Mobile.

They suck some hardcore ass, no PC cable, no Bluetooth, no micro SD slot, no Sim Card.

Just a battery.

They.. suck..

EDIT: Just in case you were wondering, this is a 100 dollar phone.

Dont buy it.

 

[Mangofett]

Nice disposable phones for travelers.

Getting off topic perhaps but the last couple of European ferries I went on had sim card machines onboard. Then again it seems Europe actually ended with a half decent phone system somehow.

In terms of phones and telecom Europe >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USA

Especially the cool phone booths they have in france

 

[fischju]

Nice disposable phones for travelers.

Is that an intentional pun?

 

[Armadillo]

Friends of the Earth said: "Asda claims to be committed to reducing its environmental impact but is encouraging a throwaway culture by marketing cut-price electronic goods as disposable items."

Might just buy one now as it seems to be annoying them.