Motorola chairman predicts ultra-cheap mobiles by '08
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Nov 5th 2006 at 2:10PM
$15 contract-free cellphones might just be a reality by 2008. David Brown, Chairman of the Board for Motorola's British outpost, delivered the good news during a speech to the UK's Institute of Engineering and Technology, saying that agreements with suppliers are largely to thank for the development. Of course, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves -- 2008 is still a little ways off yet -- but coming from the company that brings us the ultra-low-cost (yet still reasonably fashionable) MOTOFONE, we'd like to believe the statement carries some weight. If it all goes down, Mr. Brown believes it'll lead to another 100 million people investing in their first cellphone each and every year, and if that's not motivation for the manufacturers to make it a reality, we don't know what is.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Otsego @ Nov 5th 2006 2:21PM
That phone / price point will sell my father. and having worked in the biz for a few years (ago), i cant tell you how many people just wanted a phone. on the cheap. Moto is goin the right direction with this one to grab those late-to-the-party technophobes.
Jamie Spears @ Nov 5th 2006 3:06PM
yo man!! celll phones!!
Z @ Nov 5th 2006 3:11PM
When people are paying an average of $50 per month for service, why are people complaining about paying a few hundred dollars on a phone? It's the service that should be dropping in price, not the phones.
Ry @ Nov 5th 2006 6:35PM
MOTOFONE is gonna be a hit.
mike @ Nov 5th 2006 10:32PM
@ Z
If you don't want certain features, why would you pay to have them? If you are only making phone calls a $15 phone will do that the exact same as a $400 phone.
owenV @ Nov 5th 2006 11:01PM
I want one
Tim @ Nov 7th 2006 3:23AM
Man, that's the perfect phone. Only one feature missing I personally can't live without: bluetooth. Here's hoping a model with bluetooth comes out.