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Hop-On Hops Back On the PR Bandwagon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the attn.-terrorist-drug-dealing-child-pornographers dept.

I thought CNN's gushing forth of breathless admiration in today's piece: 'Disposable cell phones on the way' sounded familiar. Yep, it's Hop-On, the same company Slashdotters took to task last March ('Disposable' Cell Phone Actually Repackaged Nokia) after reading the San Francisco Chronicle's expose ("Sample 'new' cell phone really just modified Nokia [8260]"). Maybe this time the technology is for real. Or maybe I'm just too skeptical for my own good. Caveat lector.

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  1. Mission Impossible by delphin42 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What I really need is a disposable cell phone that explodes 5 seconds after my minutes are used up.

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    -- Adam
  2. Next up: the "free" cell phone by Xunker · · Score: 3, Funny

    that's right, that's what's comming next, the "free" cell phone.

    How can they give away repackaged Nokias^H^H^H^H^H^H disposable phones? Easy, the "free" cell phone is AdWare!

    Yes, it comes with a man in a monkey suit and whenever you're on a call to someone he hops around in front of you begging you to punch him and win $10.

    Focus group studdies show that people just punch him and ignore the $10.

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    Hilary Rosen's speech was about her love of money and her desire to roll around naked in a pile of money.
  3. A dangerous situation... by HorsePunchKid · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Recyclable"? Where are the telephone sanitizers when you need them?

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    Steven N. Severinghaus