Back-to-basic mobile phone launced

[jtwn]

http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/h...you_go/all/all

If you look around there is going to be stuff cheaper than vodafones 'cheap'. Just a bit of a marketing scam if you ask me, making the consumer thinking its simple and cheap when there are better cheaper phones.

I mean, there is a Nokia 3120 for £34, a good deal half than what o2 charges...surely the kids can buy one of those instead of a 40 quid game.

[Angua]

All I ever use my 3510i for is emergency calls. Only cost me a tenner from Orange when I traded in the old phone.

[zoombini]

I have had my A55 for over a year now, it has lasted me much longer than some camera phones last others.
It has never failed & is chucked about something rotten.

The other 2 in the family have lasted as well too.
although they are now replaced with camera phones that won't last as long as one in particular is going to be anally inserted somewhere that I cannot hear that damn frog before too long!

ahh well theres a novel idea, a phone that only does what it needs to do

But why so big?

Strangely, I want my phone to make and receive phone calls, even text is a bonus I would not miss.

Originally Posted by gary_580

ahh well theres a novel idea, a phone that only does what it needs to do

But why so big?

I've been looking at the report in El Reg

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05...e_phone_phobe/

it looks like the main objective of the design is accessibility to larger text, bigger keys & an interface designed to be easy to use - i.e. targeting a 'more mature' market, where dexterity & eyesight may preclude using a 'normal' phone. The menu's certainly look easy to navigate.

This is the closest any product has come to persuading me to get a mobile, the only downer is, as has been said, the price for pay as you go is high & I wouldn't use it enough to justify choosing contract.

[zoombini]

I'm on p&g & have no intention of moving to contract, my £5 a month is enough for me.
"hello, yes, no, ok, goodbye"....2 second calls. lol

[bob_a_builder]

But why so big?

Exactly : I found a mobile phone only became useful once it became small enough to fit comfortably in a pocket or similar, such that I always had it with me. since I was not prepared to carry it round like a bit of street jewellery like some people used to ( some still do), otherwise it was always left somewhere or other and not available for use

whilst I am of age where I could appreciate a larger display, I think I prefer the portability over the ability to read screeds (well 160 characters) of text msg, which I never use anyway

[AndrewJ]

A Nokia 3410 and 3510 provides a nice size screen don't it