Unnamed distributor bringing Hop-On's disposable cellphones to Europe
by Donald Melanson 
posted Apr 17th 2008 at 6:56PM
Details are pretty light on this one at the moment but, according to Telcoms.com, an unidentified European distributor has made a "test purchase" of no less than 10,000 disposable cellphones from Hop-On, which the company describes as a "a big step in introducing Hop-on to Europe." As before, the phone doesn't include a screen of any sort and costs a mere $20 with it employing a Texas Instruments chipset and operating on the 900/1800MHz band in this case. Needless to say, there's no word as to when or where the phones will actually be available, but that same unnamed distributor has apparently already made "multiple purchase orders" that are set to follow the initial test order, so it seems the phones should be landing in the hands of plenty of Europeans, however briefly, soon enough.[Via textually.org]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PeterF @ Apr 17th 2008 7:06PM
whats the point? why would you ever need a disposable phone?
creepinshadow @ Apr 17th 2008 7:56PM
If it where by apple u would say:
"whats the point of not getting one"
Christopher Wilson @ Apr 17th 2008 8:20PM
Could be useful if you're traveling to europe from the US. Dont have to worry about unlocking and getting a sim card, or losing your phone.
James @ Apr 17th 2008 8:21PM
You would need a disposable cell phone for those who fight crime...or make crime...whichever.
--James
youngcalihottie @ Apr 17th 2008 11:43PM
no, thats ok. i'll just buy a euro band Moto C139. it has a color screen and only costs $10 with SIM.
Anthony @ Apr 18th 2008 6:57AM
But don't you have to like sign your name and stuff? With these you just get it, without any 'tracking' of you.