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Disposable Cell Phones Arrive
headGasket writes "After the disposable cameras, here comes the disposable cell phones. Ideal for trash talk. Seriously, there is a $5 incentive to not dispose of it in the trash and bring it back for a rebate on the next one." These seem like a nice alternative to being locked into a lengthy contract, or for people who only need a cell phone for a short period of time.
I can see this as a boon for an illicit dealer.
If it's truly anonymous, think vending machines or straight cash sales, then you're right, illicit dealers could use them as well as the other monsters hiding under our collective bed: terrorists, child molesters, music pirates, etc.
Is this a reason not to have such things, because they MIGHT be used to break the law? That rationale is being used by the gun ban folks, the MPAA/RIAA, and supporters of the DMCA, among others.
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> Great I hope the smart states slap a hefty sales
> tax on these things to cover the cost of disposal
> say 100 dollars per unit
Do you honestly think the disposal cost of a disposable phone is actually $100? Give me a break. F'n environmentalist whackos...
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" Or anybody who thinks that their phone habits are NOBODY ELSE'S DAMN BUSINESS"
What country do you live in? In the US your phone habits are the business of the US govt, more specifically the justice dept anti-terrorism division.
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